Russian Repudiates Emigration Letter WASHINGTON (JTA) - A repudiation by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko of the Oct. 18 letters of understanding on Soviet emigration practices exchanged between Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D. Wash.) was made public Dec. 18 by the Soviet official news agency Tass. The repudiation, which says the Klsslnger-Jackson exchange created a "distorted impression" of the Soviet position, was contained tn a letter from Gromyko to Kissinger dated Oct. 26, when Kissinger was in Moscow. The Gromyko letter said the Soviet government had given no assurances to the U.S. on easing emigration procedures and it expected American restrictions on trade with the USSR to be lifted un-
Lazarus' Woodcarvings Are Results of 'Voyage' ByRktardPwrf OMAHA — E:xpresBion luu •Iwayi been a big part of >. David Lazarus' life. Prom the lime he wai a youngster singing ~ professionally In church choirs, through an unhappily •liort career on the stage, Into a iucceatful career as Inaurance salesman and essayist, to the present, Lazarus has been using various means of expressing himself—poetry, essays, painting, public speaking. Today he is primarily Into woodcarvlng —Jewish woodcarvlng. He has taken blocks of mahogany and has carved mezuzot and menorahs from them—93 such carvings to date. One of his carvings, sent to ^avld Ben Gurfcm, now occupies a place on Mount Zlon. Another was accepted by : Shnair Zalman Shazar. the
late former president of Israel. al lafaMa and pbjrilclaM botti in CtovolaDd, Oblo—«lMN LataiVi iMcame a lap diartarad Ufa UDdKwritar for Sim Ufa of CteMda—«id in Ida oathw Omalta. Two o( hia worhi are •t Bath bnel. anl pivctiaiad ftfla. The rich-looking handiworks, many with numerous Judalca symbols and some with Hebraic inscriptions, range In size from mere incties (mezuzot for the doorposts of one's house) to a IV^by-2-foot Shabbos candleholder. Moat feature the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, tlie "shin" or "sin", resembles a three-pronged fork-pointed (Continued on PageS)
Mrs. Marburg Named As Assistant to Editor OMAIM - Mrs. Gerald (Judy) Marburg has ]obied The Jewish Press as assistant to the editor. Motlier of two youngsters, Mrs. Marburg holds a bachelor's degree In English 'and has worked in the ; magazine publishing field. At Tto Preaa, Mrs. Marburg /will uiM. Editor Richard : Pearl in the weekly gattierlng, !writlng, editing and iprofwilngofnews. :' Mrs. Mart>urg's husband Is jjlead of the personnel ^departnMot at the Veterana [Adminiatralion Hospital. The iMarburp are memt>ers of Temple Israel.
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conditionally. Tbare was no Indtrattwi M to wtqr UM Oramyfeo Wter was ralaMsJ at this ttaM. Itare was, howsvar, soma spiculatton that it was raieaaed as an answai' to ^ypttan Ttniwt Miniatar Ismail Fabmy'a demand atvwal days ••» that brael trecM Its tanmlgration lor tbe nortHyaars. Fahmy's statement has seen by some here and In Israel as a request to tbe Soviet Union to halt the emigration of Soviet Jews. The speculation was also that the release of the Gromyko letter at this time serves to smooth the way for the upcoming talks In Cairo between President Anwar Sadat and Soviet Communist Party Secretary L<eonid I. Brezhnev. The Tass release of the Gromyko letter came five
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days after the Senate approved the Trade Reform Bill giving the Soviet Union most favored nation status in return for what Kissinger had said were assurances that the emigration of Jews and other Soviet citizens would be eased. Gromyko's letter said that in contacts with tite U.S. on the emigration issue, the Soviet Bide had "underlioed tliat this question relates totally to the Internal competence of our State . . . Tass is authorized to state thai leading circles of Die Soviet Union flatly reject as unacceptable any attempts from whoever they may come, to Intervene In the Internal affalrb that are entirely the concern of the Soviet State and no one else," tiie Tass release, stated. Gromyko's letter to Kissinger said that Soviet
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There is a new element now t>eing noticed In Jewish giving to Uie United Jewish Appeal. An dement of anger. The UJA notices this new spirit in Jewish communities all over the coUhtry. Jews In America are now angry. They are angry at the United Nations for inviting the Palestine Arab terrorist leaders to address the UN Assembly; they are angry at the sell-out of morality for Arab oil by tlie European democratic nations; they are angry at the silence with which the world Is ready to accept the nibbling up by the Aratu of the State of Israel piece by piece. They are also angry at tlnae Jews In this country who don't carry out their responsibilities at this crucial time for Israel. In their anger, many of them are giving more for UJA in the 1975 fund-raising campaign — which Is already going on — tiien tliey gave in pravlous critical years for Israel. This, despite the economic insecurity In the United States. Their giving Is termed "Inspirational" by UJA leadership. There sre already seven gifta of tl miUloa Mcii and one as high as t2.S miilioa. At tbla point the glviag Is 10 percant higher compared to the Yom Klpiiur War giving by tbe same dooors. And the campaign Is only at its The gcal that the Jewish communities had set for themselves last year was 1900 million — only $750 million for Israel and $150'milllon for Jewish communal needes in the United States. They raised only $675 million. But the goal for 1975 Is again set at $900 million. Is it possible to raise more in 1975 than during the concluded year! Encouraged by the present response of the communities, the UJA leadership says "yes." Naturally, If another Arab war against Israel breaks out, the WOO million goal will have to go up. But even if war is avoided, UJA leaders believe that the goal set at present can be
achieved. Hie cash collections may go slower, but this depends on general economic developments in the United States. The mood which the UJA leadership now finds In the communities throughout tlie country attests lo the fact that many Jews In this country have begun to realize that the Arab war against Israel is developing into a war against Jews all over the world. HM reoognltton o( this fact is growing with every week as the Arab rulers become more adamant in their threats and more ontumfcen ID their Intentlone. llieir trigbtentaig threats remind many American Jews ot ltS7, when 40,000 graves wen dug In Tel Aviv in ezpactaUoo o( a possible massive Arab air attack on the dty. The bolocaual never came because Israel siieeeeded In deatrtqriiv the Egyptian air force before they Marted even to move from their bases. lUs Unie tbe poasttiUlty is not prediided that kog-ranae missiles provided by the Soviet Union may be UMd by Syria and Egypt. American Jews are beginning also to realize what It means when Israel was forced for the first time to give land back to the Aralw; also, that for the first time since Its establishment Israel Is now brutally deserted by every country except the United States, and by every people except the Jewish people. Today Israel does not have diplomatic relations with a majority of nations In tbe United Nations, while most of ttie democratic countries with which she does maintain such relations are lukewarm to Israel's fate; preferring Arab oil at any price, even at the coat of morality. Israel's Isolation and loneliness, plus the growing Arab Power in oil, gold and Influence against the Jews, stimulates American Jews to increased giving more than any speech by any q>eaker. Speakers don't matter now at UJA meetings. The people come Uiere to demonstrate their deep concern lor Israel and their anger over the world's Iwtrayalot morality. . (Continued on Page 2)
"explanations" of their views on emigration had been characterized in the U.S. as "some sort ol assurances and even almost obligations fnwn our side about the . . . departure of Soviet citizens from the USSR. Some figures were even cited relating to the supposed numtier of such citizens, and the expected Increase of this number in comparison with past years is also being talked about." llie Onanyko letter claimed that KlMli«M-bad been told b)r the Soviet Untan thst In fact (here was "a tendency toward bi the number o( wlahlng to leave the USSR and seek permanent residence in other countries." The letter referred to "artificially created complications" around U.S.-Sovlet trade agreements and observed, "There Is only one basis on which SovietAmerican relations In genera] and commercial and economic relations in particular can be built successfully . .. This Is full equaUty of the sides and non• interference in each other's Internal affairs." Kissinger, in his final appearance before the Senate Finance Committee earlier this month prior to its apl>roval of the Trade Reform Bill, sUted that the understanding with the Soviet Union on the enilgraUon issue had to be taken on "faith." He told the Senators that if he were to say specifically that an agreement had been reached, the Soviets would repudiate it. He made no mention of the Gromyko letter written ne^y two months earlier.
Rubinstein Resigns OMAHA-The Jewish Federation of Omaha Monday night, Dec. 23, accepted "with regret" the resignation ot Herbert Rubinstein as Its executive director. Rubinstein's resignation, which he submitted at a special meeting Sunday morning at the Jewish Community Center, was effective immediately. The resignation was announced to Federation departntent heads by Morley ZIpursky, Federation president, at a meeting Monday morning. The Jewish Press waa unable to reach Rubinstein for comment before tlie paper's special Monday morning deadline. ZIpursky said Rubinstein had made contributions to the community despite the letter's brief tenure. Rubinstein had taken the post this past ^rlng, after spending 20 montlis In Israel, Rubinstein's future plans were not announced. ZipOrsky said the Federation would press ahead to fill the position. No acting director was to tie named, he said.