Brandt Ends Four Day Visit to Israel Jerusalem (JTA)—Chancellor Willy Brandt of West Germany laid a wreath at the tomb of six million Jews slain by the Nazis and then solemnly recited in German, the 103rd Psalm. Yad Vashen, the meta? orial to the Jewish Martyrs of the holocaust, was t h e f i r s t stop for the German leader during his four-day visit to I s rael. . Brandt and his entourage arrived aboard a German military transport and the Chancellor was the first to alight from the plane to be greeted by Mrs. Meir, Foreign Minister Abba Eban, and Transport Minister Shimon Peres,- They stood at attention as an Israel Army band played the Israeli
and German national anthems and then Mrs. Meir and her guest mounted a podium to make their formal statements. "Mr. Chancellor, you are welcomed in Israel with the esteem due one who, in the darkest period for the human race and especially, for the Jewish people, joined forces with those who f o u g h t the Nazis," Mrs. Meir said. She noted that Brandt is the first Chancellor of West Germany to visit Israel while in office anct recalled Ms visit here 13 years ago when he was Mayor oi West Berlin. Many Topics Discussed Brandt stressed repeatedly during his visit that the past can be neither undone nor forgotten. But he stressed equally West Germany's intention to maintain strict "even-handedness" in the Middle East dispute, and that while his country was prepared to help bring the two sides together it off1 New York (JTA)—The Jew- ered neither mediation nor adish press in tlio United States vice, will .receive aid from Israel in Brandt said that Israel and the form of advertising from West Germany have had northe Israeli government and mal relations, since they exnon-governmental firms,' it was changed ambassadors e i g h t announced here by Arye Tzimu- years ago but these have alki, coordinator of the World ' ways been in the context of the Union of Jewish journalists. historical background of the Tzimuki said 4hat a special past. "Without the acceptance public committee to support of our share of responsibility the Jewish press in the U.S. for the crimes which Nazism was'established recently in Is- committed abusing the name rael, Among its members ore of Germany, external freedom Finaneo Minister Pinhas Sapir, would not bo credible nor reTourism Minister Moshe Kol liable," , he said. "The three and Jewish Agency Treasurer decades that separate us from Leon Dultzin. the days of horror made-us Tzimuki said the committee forget nothing of what must concluded that the Jewish press, not be forgotten," he said. is an essential tool in the battle The German leader said his against assimilation and de- talks with'-"Premier *Meir Inserves economic support. cluded cooperation b e t w e e n
their two countries, international relations in general, the Middle East conflict and the problems confronting that region. He said Israel's viewpoint was presented "in a frank manner," adding that this did not signify wide differences. Brandt said that the matter
of compensation for Nazi victims was not brought up in his talks with Mrs. Meir. He saW he held out little hope that pecpie not covered by existing legislation would be brought into a new framework of restitution.
Visits Soviet Jews Brandt also met with a delegation of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union and promised them he would do his best to try to secure the release of Jews imprisoned in the USSR because they wanted to emigrate to Israel. ,
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American Jews Prepare For Arrival oliireihiievNew York (JTA)—American Jews are-preparing to greet Soviet Communist party First Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev with demonstrations in Washington, D.C., at the Western White House at San Clemente, Calif., New York and Long Island. The Soviet leader is expected to arrive in the United
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States Saturday for talks with President Nixon. Official sdurces said that it has not yet been decided whether Brezhney will v i s i t New York City.'State Department officials. are reportedly reluctant to risk massive demonstrations on behalf of Soviet Jewry with Brezhnev present on the scene. : The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish' Or1-ganizations reported that its constituent member agencies were mobilizing wide-spread participation in the National Freedom Assembly for Soviet Jews to be held in Washington next Sunday and in Lbs Angeles the following day. The Washington, D.C. procession is expected to be led by Senators, Congressmen;jChristian and Jewish leaders; labor leaders as well as people from the arts and sciences. The "greeting Brezhnev" ac-
tivities at San Clemente will begin with a mass participation Candlelight Caravan on Juno 20. Hundreds of cars are expected to converge on the West* erri White House with the participants walking, c a n d l e s in their hands, to the gates of the President's residence. Si Frumkin, chairman of the Southern California Council for Soviet Jews, said in Los Ange^les{- "Brezhnev 'represents a country that has declared "war on the Jewish people." He added "we will not relax our pressure until free emigration is permitted to all those who wish to leave." ~ ' ' f On. Long Island, a "Freedom Prayer Service" will be conducted on June 18, followed by a "Lights on for Freedom" procession to the Soviet residence at Glen Cove, L.I. No details about the plans for ' demonstrations in New York City are available.
Des Moines —• The Jewish Rabinowitz, 1972 W o m e n ' s sions to the Legal Committee. Welfare Federation will hold a Campaign Chairman; Jeanette Copies of these documents may general meeting Sunday, June Bear, 1973 Women's Campaign be had at the Office of the Jew24 at Tifereth Israel,Clubhouse. Chairman'and Harry Pomer- ish Welfare Federation. The Agenda will include pre- antz, 1973 General Campaign Stan Engman is p r o g r a m • sentation of Campaign Chair- Chairman. chairman for the meeting. man by Harlan Hockenberg. At this time, the Campaign Recognized will be Rosalind will be officially closed with announcement of dollars achieved and the names of the 1974. Chairmen. Jewish Cemeteries'. Campaign c Morton Bookey will speak Hit Hard by Strike about the gift of land to the community and- Dick .Levitt New York, (JTA) —Thirteen will speak1 about the work of Jewish cemeteries were among the Steering Committee of the' the 41 cemeteries in the New Community Action Committee York metropolitan area hit by to date. a strike of 1700 members ,of Marvin Wlnlck, chairman of the Cemetery Workers and the newly appointed L e g a l ' Green Attendants Union, Local Committee has requested that : 3 6 5 . , ••',•• ' : .. * •'.V ••:•• nominations for Board memRabbi Samuel Schrage an- bers of the Federation and the nounced that an Emergency Jewish Welfare F e d c r a 11 on Committee for Jewish Burial Foundation be deleted from the has been set up to help.be- program and the present mem. reaved families bury' t h e i r bership continue to the end of dead. He said that he and Shlo- the calendar year. mo Drimmer, president of the In this period, the Legal Committee, met with Sam Ci- Committee will study the Armaglia, union president, arid ticles; of Incorporation and By received permission for mem- Laws as to the judicious changbers of the families of the de- ing of the Annual Meeting from ceased, volunteers and frien'ds a January meeting as included to dig graves. Rabbi Schrage in the Articles of Incorporation noted that the union agreed to a June meeting, as recom, because Jewish religious J a w mended by the Officers and requires the dead to be buried Board of Governors. within 24 hours. As1 a result of this request "Because many of the de- and the need to act in accordc e a s e d a r e elderlyy and be- ance with legal requirements, cause they have no relatives the • Nomination Committee's who are physically capable of report will not be presented at ' <UggJng graves with the blunt the Meeting. instruments required to; do tho ':','•'} federation, members- are-en• operation/ the Committee Js or-: j courgged. i to • i review 7 our, Ar- Attesting to the growing number of Soviet Jews now Immigrating to: Israel, signs such as this . ganlzing'squads of volunteers • tides; of. Incorporation' and' By bnc on an appliance store in Tel Aviv ore becoming commonplace as part of the street scene. The : itoShclp," Rabbi^Schtoge said- . L d i d revi- sign reads, "SpecJnl Prices for Wcw.Immigrants. Wo speak Russian/' .-' • <•"
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