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48th District Judge
Gus Cifelli
is endorsed by
Jewish community
leaders.
New York (JTA) — Alfred Moses, for the position of ambassador in
president of the American Jew- Romania."
ish Committee and a longtime
They also wrote that Mr.
advocate on behalf of Romanian Moses, "at Ceausescu's request,
Jewry, has been appointed U.S. covered, concealed or minimized
ambassador to Romania.
the situation in Romania when
The appointment, which was he spoke in front of some com-
unanimously confirmed last week mittees of the American Congress
by the U.S. Senate, has riled in the '70s and '80s."
some emotions in Romania,
Mr. Moses, who said he plans
where seven Romanian parlia- to leave for Bucharest "as soon as
mentarians have charged that possible," said that Mr. Helms
Mr. Moses was a supporter of the "paid no attention" to the letter.
late Communist dictator Nicolae
Noting that the Romanian crit-
Ceausescu.
icism stems from his support for
Mr. Moses, a Washington at- granting Romania most-favored-
torney who in
nation trade sta-
the 1970s was
tus, Mr. Moses
special counsel
said, "I support-
to President
ed MFN for Ro-
Carter, has vig-
mania, but I
orously denied
used MFN to
this, saying the
help Romani-
charges are "ab-
ans, both those
solutely base-
seeking to leave
less."
and those not
"My dealings
leaving. It was
with Ceausescu
the only lever-
were formal,
age we had."
proper and fri-
In his con-
gid," Mr. Moses
stant pursuit of
said in a tele-
achieving most-
phone interview
favored-nation
from his home
trade status
in Virginia.
in the United
The controversy
States, Mr. Cea-
over Mr. Moses'
usescu often
appointment re-
used the late
Moses:
vives old issues Alfred
Romanian chief
`Moral' objection raised.
about links be-
rabbi, Moses
tween Roman-
Rosen, as an in-
ian Jewry — which often became termediary with the United
a bargaining chip in Romanian- States for MFN status.
American negotiations during the
Rabbi Rosen's support for
Communist era — and the MFN stemmed from his belief
Ceausescu dictatorship, which that it was the most tangible way
was overthrown in 1989.
to help the Romanian Jews —
The apppointment of the 65- both the 400,000 who were al-
year-old Mr. Moses, which has lowed to make aliyah and those
the support of many government who remained.
officials in Romania, was wide-
Because of those connections,
ly publicized in the Romanian Romanian Jewry was the only
media, with many newspapers Jewish community allowed to
profiling him as a well-known emigrate from a Communist
representative of American Jew- country during the height of the
ry. He served in a number of AJ- Communist era.
Committee post before being
Rabbi Rosen's dealings with
elected the group's president in the Ceausescu regime made him
1990.
a target of frequent criticism and
Mr. Moses' appointment also suspicion as a possible Commu-
apparently marked the first time nist and Ceausescu ally.
that the name of a foreign am-
Mr. Moses, who was also very
bassador was announced before involved with the issue of Ro-
he presented his credentials.
manian emigration, said he
The seven Romanian parlia- sometimes disagreed with Rabbi
mentarians opposed to Mr. Moses Rosen on the issue, but they be-
sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Jesse came "dear friends."
Mr. Moses said he met with
Helms, R-N.C., last month
Mr Ceausescu only three times.
protesting the nomination.
In it they expressed their op-
He also said that despite his
position to the appointment on support for MFN, Mr. Moses con-
"moral grounds," claiming that veyed to U.S. officials the "op-
Mr. Moses "was, for a long time, pressive conditions," he found fol-
associated with the Ceausescus; lowing his initial visit to Romania
this disqualifies him in the race in 1976.