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Israelis View New U. S. Economy Measures Jerusalem (JTA)—I s r a e 11 economists who have long demanded devaluation of the Israeli pound renewed that proposal this week with added emphasis after cbrislderation of
President Nixon's an n o u n c ement of sweeping changes in United States wage, price and international trade policies. Professors Chaim Barkal and Michael Michaeli of the He-
brew University were among ternational trade. Prof. Barkal, such experts queried by news- head of the university's ecomen seeking information on nomics department, and Prof. possible effects of the n e w Michaeli, social sciences dean United States policy oh Israel's and an expert on international economy, particularly its In- fiscal policies, both said that 'the-Israeli,pound should have been devalued long ago. They called Nixon's a n n o u n c e d ation of the dollar. This time, they said, Israeli should not react only by adjustment to the new dollar-gold rate but instead should "take the opportunity ' for courageous and decisive action" by devaluation,
Markish Family Serving Council Bluffs,^ Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha
New York (JTA)-Mrs. Esther Markish and David Markish,'the widow and son of the Soviet Yiddish poet "Peretz Markish, who was killed in 1952 in theStalin purges, staged an eigh^nqur silent demonstration in Moscow within recent days, it was. reported by Richard Maass^ chairman of the American Jewish Conference'on Soviet Jewry. Mrs. Markish and her son, Finger, charging Minton with distorting his - -argument, wrote '.the. -publisher: -."Certainly who have been denied ertfgrathere are(crooked Jews in America)-4f* the tion permits without explanareligion of a crook is relevant, which it isn't. - tion, held their vigil outside the But your statement hardly answers our objec- Council of Ministers building tion to the advertisement's headline . . . our after cabling President Nikolai position being that this is a slur against all V. Podgorny about their plight. Jewish people, since it says something quite The Markishes wore crude yel- different from the mere fact that there are low Stars of David on their - some crooked Jews. In addition, the statement clothing to emphasize the situ' In the headline is a lie." Finger stressed that ation of Soviet Jews". They said • he was not defending Lansky but "all innocent they were in front of the Coub\ Jews- who were linked to Lansky in Putnam's cjl. of Ministers because they insinuating ad," which he described as an did not know the location of i "appeal to bigotry or the language of bigotry Peretz Markish's jgrave.. " . " * in prder to sell something." In making the correspondence public, Orau~ bard said he hoped" "that intelligent and responsible Americans of" every faith would point out to G.P. Putnam's Sons and its subsidiary, Berkley Publishing Corporation, that ! Omaha — Mort L. Feigenthe ad and the jacket cover of the upcoming paperback are an outrageous affront,1? Berkley baum, will be the consultant plans to use the ad's headline on the paper- for a conference on Adult Jewback's cover. Graubard concluded: "If the ish Education Sunday, August Anti-Defamation League has been unable to make it c l e a t * . . . Indulgence in anti-Semitism 22, in the recreation room at Beth Israel Synagogue, 1502' • from otherwise respectable quarters lias seem; ingly become more acceptable these days (what North 52nd Street. Mr. Feigenbaum served lor with the new, 'anything goes' attitude apparent in the ^widespreadiise and acceptance of por- many years with the Anti-Denography of obscenity." Neither Minton nor a famation L e a g u e of B'nai B'rith, in its South Central ofspokesman was available for comment. . fice and: was also the Regional Director for Connecticut.. "In, Connecticut, he. coordinated and produced, a .weekly television program - e n t i t l e d "Jewish Views, and News" in cooperation with1 the Connecticut Rabbis and agencies.' • He is currently; serving as a member of the National Staff of the B'nai B'rith Commission: on Adult Jewish Education and Is the "Coordinator of Field Services for the Department. 7 The conference Is being sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Committee to explore new ideas and methods in Adult Jewish Education. All members of the Committee, as well as all interested persons from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines,
ADL Raps Publisher for Use of Biased Headline ifew York (JTA)-The president of G.P. Putnam's Sons, the publishers, has twice rejected claims by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith that .its advertising for abook on Meyer. LanskyJs anti-Semitic. ADL national chairman Seymour Graubard made public a written exchange between ADL fact-finding director Justin J. Finger and Put* nam's president,Walter J. Minton. In his first letter to Minton, Finger referred to an advertisement for "Lansky," by Hank Messick, in tbe New York Times of April 22 and 24 and June 2, with the headline: "Jews Control Crime in the United States." Finger called the ad "structured upon a blatant appeal to antiSemitism," and added that "since Putnam's considered the Messick book worth publishing, it likely has merits on which it could be advertised without dipping into the murky waters of anti-Semitism." Minton replied; "There are crooked Jews in America, and if you read Hank Messick's 'Lansky' you will learn something about them . . . I am sorry to see the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith leaping to the defense of people such as Meyer" Lansky."f: The subject of the book, who calls himself a "retired businessman," is Said by federal authorities to be a, longtime underworld leader. He has been in Israel for more than a year on a tourist visa, seeking Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return and refusing to return to the United States to face racketeering charges.
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which would have at least a temporary effect of lowering Israel's prices on exported pro* ducts relative to ; exports of other countries. • .. . They cited as an example of merely adjusting, Israel's act of devaluating of the pound three years.ago to its present tnree-and-a-nal3Tto th~e dollar" when it followed the p o u n d sterling and other European currencies in a 12 per cent devaluation. The two experts also urged imposition of wage-and price controls', linked to the proposed devaluation, so that the value of the devaluation would not be lost. Most observers here, however, expressed doubts- that the government Would follow the advice of the two experts. In an examination of the Impact of one speciflo trade measure in the new Nixon program—the imposition of a'ip per cent import surcharge ~the experts indicated they expected little harm to. Israel's Israel's sales to the Ameri? -cati 'market constitute 20-^x5* cent of Its total annual exports. Diamonds, Israelis number, one export .item,, may be affected by tive surcharge." Other Israe; li exports to the United State* include such specialty items 84 wines, bathing suitsV fashions and textiles. • ... • ]. Short of a severe recession in the United States, > Americans were'expected to continue buying such Israeli specialty items even if they do c o s t more. A large part of the other 80 per cent of Israel's ex». ports go to c o u n t r i e s with strong currencies. ' .; A weakening of the dollar \ (Continued on page 8)
Jewish Education Conference To Probe Methods and Ideas
Mort Feigenbaum
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Lincoln and Sioux City are invited to attend. There will be no registration charge. „ For those wishing to attend, morning services will be held in the sanctuary of Beth Israel Synagogue at 9:00 a.m. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will end at 1:00 p.m.
Omaha Federation Board To Meet Next Wednesday New York—New York City Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary C. McLaugMln (center), charged that "the severe nutritional restrictions" In the Soviet strict regime prison camps "exact a heavy toll" on the prisoners. She spoke at on open-air women's assembly in behalf of Soviet Jewish "Prison, era of Conscience, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza here, t h e diet provided the prisoners Is deficU ' ent In calories and nutrients, leaving prisoners open to skin end lung Infections, muscle waste and mental breakdown, Dr: McLaughllri said. Attending the meeting were New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Bess Myerson (right), chairman of the assembly, nnd Mrs. Rlvkn Alexandrovlch (left), wbo Is l a t h e United States to mobilize public opinion In behalf of her daughter, Ruth.
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Omaha—A meeting of the executive board of the Omaha Jew* ish-Federation will be held Wednesday, August 25, at 8 p . n v a t the Highland Country Club, Included on the agenda will be reports on the first Omaha Student Pilgrimage to Israel; the New Jewish Community Center; the status of. the studyvon a Jewish Day School for Omaha; .Federation concerns and participation In various activities In the ; general community; and an analysis of the results of the Task J? . Force on Jewish Identity study prepared by the Council of Jewish' <! Federations and Welfare Funds*. M • ( , C. Sf, Newman, president, -will preside at the meeting.