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This raises several compelling questions: What might Judaism mean to women who have lived without personal freedom? What metaphors of political and spiritual liberation does it offer? Do American Jewish women who have fought our own bat- tles for education and inclusion have an international message to teach? We don't know yet. Certain- ly the very idea of a "Jewish family" will be a novel concept in the smaller towns, where in- termarriage was the norm, not the exception. There's much for Western women to learn. "These women need the en- ergy of American and Israeli Jewish women," Ms. Gratch said. "Soviet women seem al- most depressed to me. They don't know about themselves as Jews. They're unaware of their history. They don't know what Israel means. And they don't understand the pluralism pos- sible within Jewish life." Ms. Gratch says Jewish edu- cation could provide crucial sup- port for women now living through drastic social change. 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But the diplomatic gains appear to pale by com- parison with those of the last winter, when Israel forged ties with China and India. Now that Israel has broken the diplomatic co- coon that encased it for much of its statehood, the only major outstanding challenge is establishing re- lations with the Arab world. On that score, several nations in northern Africa and along the Persian Gulf have expressed interest in relations, but none of them appears to be ready to take the diplomatic plunge. Morocco's King Hassan II met with Israeli leaders in Rabat last month, but so far Egypt remains the only Arab nation to establish ties with the Jewish state. But representatives of Morocco and the Persian Gulf state of Qatar did at- tend a reception sponsored by the Israeli Mission here. The recognition agreements concluded here at the United Nations were each signed by Israeli For- eign Minister Shimon Peres, who was here to address the General Assembly He met last week with Foreign Minister Ahmud Swalay Kasenally of the African island republic of Mauritius and with Foreign Minister Pascaline Mserri Bongo of the African repub- lic of Gabon. During the brief signing ceremonies, the foreign min- isters discussed receiving assistance from Israel in the fields of agriculture and economic development. Diplomatic relations bet- ween Israel and the two countries were suspended following the 1973 Yom Kippur War ❑