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Stoviet Planes Overfly Sinai •" Jerusalejn_{JTA)_j leaders have taken a gray? yiew of an overflight of the Sinai peninsula by two Soviet WIG-233. Defense M i n i s t e r Moshe Dayan said that the overflight was clearly intended to impress upon both Israel and Egypt that it is the Russians who hold the real Military power in the Middle East. - Israeli sources claimed that the overflights dealt a severe Sbjow to' the American argument that Israel retains substantial air superiority over the Arabs despite continuing Soviet deliveries of aircraft to Egypt. They said It amounted to a direct intervention by the Russians in the Mideast, more serious than the Soviet presence Inside E g y p t . The MIG-23, fcnown as the Foxbat, Is the , fastest, highest flying fighter ; plane In the world. . ' * Israeli circles said the overflight had a two-fold purpose— as a demonstration intended to Intimidate Israel and as a practical reconnaisance m i s s i o n , from their altitude the MIG3
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_veerfi^able-iQ_phQt0grapJi Israeli. positions not only in the Sinai but in the southern portions of Israel proper. The sources said the Russians were seeking to prove to the Arabs that they were prepared to' assume functions other than advisory and defensive. Some sources said Moscow may have decided on the demonstration in view of the entry of its great _ rival, China, into the international political arena. Officials said the Soviets appeared intent on increasing tensions in the area, pressuring Israel and making the Egyptians more than ever dependent oh the Soviet Union. Israelis . said that if there is renewed a n x i e t y in Jerusalem there should be an equal feeling of anxiety in Washington over the S o v i e t demonstration of its aerial superiority. : In view of the incident, Israel was expected to intensify its demands for more Phantoms which the Nixon administration has been-withholding on grounds that Israel does riot really need them at this time.
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Des. Moines—Mrs. S h e l d o n Rabinowitz has been named chairman of the Women's Division of the 1972 All-in-One Campaign, of the Jewish Welfare Federation. Mrs.^ Rabinowitz served as Workers' Training Chairman for the .Women's .Division of the 1971 Campaign. She is a member of (lie Community Re- r latlonsjCommiss'lon of the Federation, a past president of Tifereth Israel Women's League and a former, member of the nouncements from P e k i n g Commission on Jewish Educaviewed the very establishment tion. She has been active in the of Israel as illegal and claimed League of Women Voters and -;that the~l9l& war for Israel's has worked in several past Fedindependence was designed to. eration Campaigns. Her husband is general chalideprive the Palestine Arabs of mah o*,tUe Campaign for 1972. their country.
• Jerusalem (JTA)—The People's Republic of China's Premier Chou-JSn-lai said this week that China cannot open nor»~ - mal relations with Israel despite the fact that Israel recently voted to seat mainland China in the United Nations and oust Taiwan. ' In an interview published by. the Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun, Chou said fostering friend--. ; - • ly relations with the people of 1 Israel is not impossible. But, he , added, Israel had started an ' '.'aggressive war" in the MidDes Moines—Gerald Engman has accepted the Chairmanship dle East in 1967 and this issue : of the Federation sponsored Des Moines drive in behalf of State has still not been settled. , - Israel recognrzed mainland of Israel Bonds. He Is currently engaged in forming aslate of China In 1050 but diplomatic re- committeemen who will aid in advancing the sale of Bonds at a -y. '-... lations have never been estab- critical juncture in Israel's history. lished. An initial meeting will be held Tuesday evening, November Observers here said the lan- 16, at the Des Moines Club. On this occasion, too, Arnold Lifson, guage and tone of the statement Chairman of the i Minneapolis Israel Bond Committee, will be were somewhat softer than pre- present to offer, a report on the Bond story in both community and ;• • . ' _." y •-•' . . • : * vious Chinese announcements national phases. —^n-Israel—They-notedHhat eiiou: • .Mr. Liison was honored at aTOmmunlty\vTde"dinnerheld in mentioned Israel by name, as- Minneapolis In 1970, sponsored by the Minneapolis Federation for, - knowledging that there is art Jewish Service, when byer.One Million Dollars in Bonds were Israeli state. Previously, Pe- sold. The event set a precedent-throughout the United States— king referred only, to the "Zion- the Federation of a major Jewish community joining with the local Israel'Bond Organization—la common cause with Israel. , ist-imperalists." • x ' Also, the statement focused ""' Mr, Engman, Secretary Treasurer of EMCO Industries, Inc., on the 1967 S,ix-Day War, is Vice-President of the Jewish Social Service and a leading memwhereas in the past, official an- ber of Tifereth Israel and Temple B'nai Jeshurun.
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Finkelsfein Syeeess@rs Named NEW YORK-Tho Board of tirement as C h a n c e l l o r beDirectors of The, Jewish Theo- • comes" effective. logical Seminary of- America ' Dr. Cohen, a noted historian, has unanimously elected Dr. Is Jacob H. Schlff Professor of Gerson D. Cohen to succeed History at the Seminary, a post Dr, Louis Finkelstein as Chief which he will retain. Ho was Executive Officer of the Sem- ordained by the Seminary in inary and as President of the 1948, and holds its degrees of Faculties,, effective next June bachelor and master of Hebrew 30th when Dr. Finkelstein's re- literature. Dr, Cohen also received a bachelor's degree with special honors from City College of New York, where ho was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a doctorate in Semitic languages ftom Columbia University. The Board of Directors also ^ announced its intention to tako the necessary steps to bring about a revision of its By-laws so as to change the title of the office heretofore held by Dr. Finkelstein from Charicello* to President. ;.•.>;".'•''. < -*W <• The revision'o£'the :By-Iaw3 Dr.- Gersoa t. jwill alfiocreato ?a inewly' d *
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fined office of Chancellor which will be concerned with Seminary development, and other specifically n a m e d projects. When that is accomplished, that office will bo filled by Dr. Ber: nard Mandelbaum .who. has been unanimously selected for that post and as Vice-President of the Faculties.
They are the first husband and wife, t e a m to be Campaign Chairmen simultaneously. They visited Israel last March and in 195!), and plan to go again next spring. A Des Moines native, Mrs. Rabinowitz was graduated* from Lincoln High School and attended the University of Iowa. She and-her husband are parents of one son and three daughters. One of the goals Mrs. Rabinowitz envisions for the 1972 Women's Campaign is increased understanding of the meaning of commitment to support of humanitarian needs of Jews not only here at home.but also in Israel and around the world. "We have gone past the point In our history where every Campaign year can be characterized as more important than the last," she said. "Our further understanding and commltmentrinust become a "way of life fqrTus." ; ' Mrs. Rabinowitz said that in addition to the dollar goal,,"we
hope to further educate the women of Des Moines to understand what our commitment should be. This commitment should become a part of us—a way of living as a Jew in Dea Monies, Iowa.
1 WASHINGTON (JTA)—Jhe attempt to reinstate nonilenominationa! prayers in public schools was defeated'in a House vote this week. Proponents of the measure, which would have overruled the Supreme Court, fell 24 votes short of the required twothirds majority. •, ' , The draft, sponsored by Rep. Calmers P^JWylieJK,, Ohio),_ -wouldrif-passed^bytheTIouse, have needed^a two-thirds vote in the Senate and approval by three-fourths—38^-of the state legisla- • tures. It was opposed by Jewish, Protestant and-even Catholic organizations, ' ajl' of, which charged that it circumvented the principle of church-state separation embodied in the First Amende :
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, Paul S. Berger of Washington, chairman of the American^ Jewish Congress' Commission on Law and Social Action, called the House decision "an affirmation of the belief of the American people that the Bill of Rights may not be tampered with." Passage, he said, "would have set a dangerous precedent, paving the way to other limitations of basic liberties, such as freedom of speech, press and assembly."
inner Omaha—Arrangements are being completed for an Israel Tribute Dinner and Concert, sponsored by the Omaha Israel Bond Committee. The event will be held Sunday, December 12, at 6 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue. E. Robert Newman, General Chairman of the 1971 Greater Omaha Israel Bond Campaign, said that an intensified effort will bo made to .surpass all previous records established in Bond Sales. Tha theme of the drive this year will revolve around the mobilization dflsrael Bond dollars to help speed Israel's "search for survival menaced by the shadow of destruction," said Mr. • N e w m a n ^ - "•'•'. •-.:
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Tha^dinner on.December 12 wuTclimax the Omaha Israel Ijond campaign.'An internationally famous concert artist will bo tha speclal^g;uestja,t tlia dinner. All members of the community are urged to reserve thetfate'. • Eli M. Zalkih is serving as Associate Chairman for the 1971 campaigns Mrs; Isaac Nadoff Is serving as'chairmanof the Worn* 'DiiI''":";;:;;