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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991

JDC Seeks Recognition
From Soviet Republics

New York (JTA) — In a
move reflecting the new
strategies of Jewish organ-
izations in dealing with a
rapidly fragmenting Soviet
Union, representatives of
the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee met
last week with the leaders of
Moldavia and Azerbaijan to
seek official recognition for
the humanitarian assistance
agency.
In separate meetings,
Presidents Mircea Snegur of
Moldavia and Ayaz
Mutalibov of Azerbaijan
promised swift action on the
Joint's request, according to
Amir Shaviv, the agency's
spokesman in New York.
The two leaders expressed
desire for better relations
with world Jewry and prom-
ised JDC President Sylvia
Hassenfeld that they would
respect Jewish freedom of
worship and assembly in
their republics.
Ms. Hassenfeld said she
was "encouraged by our
warm welcome."
In Moldavia, Mr. Snegur
personally accepted all the
papers needed for the JDC's
accreditation. The meeting
was covered by the local
press and television in

Kishinev, the Moldavian
capital, which was the site of
vicious pogroms in 1903 and
1905.
Today an estimated 80,000
Jews live in Moldavia, which
is seeking independence
from the Soviet Union and to
establish ties with eth-
nically-related Romania on
its border.
In the Azerbaijan capital
of Baku, Ms. Hassenfeld pre-
sented Mutalibov with a
Russian-language edition of
the Encyclopedia Judaica.
The president of the large-
ly Moslem republic express-
ed his respect for the con-
tributions of the Jews and
the Joint to Azerbaijan life.
About 35,000 Jews live in
Azerbaijan, mostly in Baku.
The Joint has been work-
ing in Baku and Moldavia
for the last two years, organ-
izing cultural and religious
events, including massive
Passover seders, bar mitz-
vahs, and the opening of
Jewish libraries.
Formal accreditation will
allow the organization,
funded largely by the United
Jewish Appeal, to operate
more officially and legally in
such areas as renting offices
and importing kosher foods.

Jordanians Return
Israeli Youths

Tel Aviv (JTA) — The
mysterious ruins of Petra
have once again lured Israeli
youths to make the
dangerous trip to Jordan. A
Jewish youth and his Arab
buddy, missing for a week,
were handed over to Israeli
authorities last week by
Jordanian military police at
the Allenby Bridge after
their adventure.
Eran Koran, 19, of
Tiberias and Ali Mubarak
Taher, 21, from the Arab
town of Kfar Kanna in
Galilee, were disheveled and
tearful over the trouble they
had caused.
Both were reported miss-
ing Nov. 4, and there was
immediate speculation that
they had headed for Petra.
Mr. Koran, who is due to
begin his military service,
was described by friends as
"adventurous" and by
former teachers as
"problematic." He worked at
a Tiberias pub, where he met
Mr. Taher and persuaded
the young Israeli Arab to ac-
company him to Petra to act
as spokesman if they en-

countered hostile Bedouins.
Known as the "rose-red
city, half as old as time,"
Petra was hewn by the
Nabateans from the distinc-
tive scarlet rocks of the
Moabite Mountains
overlooking the Jordan
Valley. It has been a magnet
for adventurers for cen-
turies, more than a few of
them Israelis during the last
four decades.
But it is illegal to visit
Petra without a permit from
the Jordanian government.
A visit can be dangerous.
Outlaw Bedouin bands have
been known to murder
tourists for their posses-
sions.
For many years, a popular
song about the ancient ruins
and the adventures of a trip
there was banned from
Israel Radio.
Last year, a similar inci-
dent took place when two
Israeli youths, Orthodox
Jews who were also missing
for a week, turned up in the
hands of Jordanian au-
thorities after having visited
the fabled ruins.

