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Romanian Rabbi
Warns Of Conditions
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New York (JTA) —
,Romania's shift from so-
cialism to a market econo-
my, coupled with the advent
of winter, mean difficult
times ahead for all
Romanians — but par-
ticularly its Jews, according
to Romania's chief rabbi,
Moses Rosen.
A lack of food, rampant in-
flation and a dearth of jobs
are plaguing the country, he
said, and Romania's des-
perate citizens are becoming
more receptive to the mes-
sage of extreme right-wing
forces.
"Hunger is bringing fas-
cism and anti-Semitism," he
told the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency during a recent visit
to the United States. "Peo-
ple are not working, and the
extreme right forces are ex-
ploiting the situation. Jews
are the first victims. It's an
old problem here, and we are
very worried."
Mr. Rosen was in the U.S.
seeking most-favored-nation
status for Romania. Such a
designation would allow
that country's government
to receive aid and loans for
which it is not now eligible.
There is some human-
itarian aid coming from the
U.S. but "it is far from
enough," Mr. Rosen said,
adding that Romania has
only one-fifth of the fuel it
needs for winter.
Last spring, Romania's
Jewish community publish-
ed a chronicle of the Holo-
caust in Romania, and sent
500 copies to members of
parliament, members of the
union of writers and the
press. "No one wrote one
word about it," said Mr.
Rosen, who has been chief
rabbi of Romania since 1948.
In addition, he said, since
he began to talk openly
about the role of the
Romanian government dur-
ing the Holocaust, he has
become the victim of a right-
wing campaign to label him
anti- Romanian.
No physical violence
against Jews has been com-
mitted recently, Mr. Rosen
said, but Jewish cemeteries
and synagogues have been
vandalized.
Three Romanian news-
papers publish what Mr.
Rosen called "poison." One
of the papers is named for
the Iron Guard, the fascist
government forces in place
during the Holocaust.
"These papers are in-
sulting us, attacking us, and
inciting (Romanians) to
pogrom against us," he said.
Meanwhile, efforts to
rehabilitate the memory of
Romania's strongman, Ion
Antonescu, have been at
least partially successful.
"There are already streets
and cities in Romania nam-
ed for Antonescu, the killer
of 300,000 Jews," said Mr.
- Rosen.
IDF Cracks Down
On Peace Marches
Jerusalem (JTA) — While
the Palestinian peace camp
tries to sustain the enthusi-
asm demonstrated upon the
return of its delegation from
the Madrid peace con-
ference, the Israel Defense
Force has been clamping
down on peace demonstra-
tions in the administered
territories, as Palestinian
advocates and foes of the
peace process contend
among themselves.
The IDF intervened in
Hebron when a scuffle de-
veloped between Arab peace
advocates and their oppo-
nents. No one was reported
hurt.
Peace rallies, with sup-
porters bearing olive bran-
ches, have been staged by
supporters of Al Fatah, the
mainstream faction of the
Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization.
The marches are opposed
by the Islamic fundamenta-
list Hamas movement and
its sympathizer's. Still,
Hamas supporters appear to
have lost ground, at least
temporarily, to the new Pa-
lestinian political coalition
committed to peace talks.
Palestinians supporting
peace have been visiting
campuses and trade union
centers in the West Bank,
drumming up support and
forming regional political
action committees, which
would guide the Palestinian
delegates to the peace talks.
In an effort to rally as wide
support as possible for the
committees, another 25
members, from the_ Commu-
nist Party and a faction of
the Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine, have
been included in this pro-
cess.