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The Music committee of the JCC has announced the program for the piano concert of Natan Brand, scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. in the JCC theater. According to trio announcement, there will be According to the an- selections from Schumann, Chopin, Scrlabln, Rachnouncement, the breakfast maninoff, Debussy and Stravinsky. meeting will take place Ticket prices are patrons, $10; adults, $5; JCC Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m. in the members, $4; students, $3, and seniors, t2. Holiday Inn, 3331 South Mr. Brand has concertlzed the United Stales and Canada and has been the recipient of international JERUSAIEM (JTA>- 72nd street Mayor Teddy Koltek has Reservations for the IS awards. publicly refused an in- breakfast may be made by Mr. Brand returned to Lincoln Center in 1976 for a vitation from the Apostolic calling 433-2,451 In Lincoln. recital which was hailed by the New York Times as delegate In Jerusalem to being an "unadulterated triumph" and his playing was attend a tervtco marking The breakfast with the describe as "fluent, spontaneous and imaginative." the fourth anniversary of. California senator Is being In the 1681-82 season, Natan Brand returned to Alice the Inauguration of Pope sponsored by Nebraska Tully Hall at Lincoln Center to present a three-concert John Paul II. Interchange, an alt-Schumann series. A highlight of his 1932-83 season will be another three-concert series at Tully Hall In a message to the organization made of consisting of masterworks of the etude, sonata and delegate, Migr. William representatives from Carcw, Kollek said be must Jewish, Catholic. fantasy form. decline in view of "the Protestant groups along Mr. Brand resides in New York Qty with his wife astounding fact" that the snd son, and i s on the faculty of the Hebrew Arts' p Pope granted an audience tabor, educators, ejected School. He has been visiting professor and ortist-tnlast month to PLO chief officials, women's groups, rtsidence at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. Yasir Ara/at. dvll righto or&mliaUohs.
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Kirshenbaum to be honored The State of Israel will recognize Joe Kirshenbaum for his outstanding contributions to his community, nation and the State of Israel, it was announced Jointly by Mickey Kaplan and Murray Newman, general co-chairman for the Omaha community, State of Israel Bonds. "Mr. Kirshenbaum's Jewish involvement is deep rooted in Omaha. As an active member of Beth JoeKlrtbenbaom Israel Synagogue, Joe has served as its president and Bond Chairman, knows the is presently on the needs of Israel are greater Executive Board. He is now than ever." past president of the • The date for the upJewish Federation and has coming Dinner of State is headed several missions to Sunday evening, Nov. U , i t Israel and Washington, Peony Park. For inD.C." formation and reservations Mr. Kaplan added that call the Israel Bond Office "Joe being a past Israel at 341-1177.
Arab agents push propaganda campaign By ISorU Smolar
A massive and ugly propaganda campaign is now being developed in this country by Arab agents and pro-. Arab elements to Influence Congress to vote against giving American aid to Israel. The campaign Is being carried through large advertisements in newspapers in 50 cities. The basic text of the costly ad is the same for all the newspapers accepting it — not all newspapers accept it, rccognlxtng its maliciously misleading contents — but the text is slyly adjusted to each d l y to appeal to innocent Americans locally. Asserting that Israel "spent 2.5 billion in three weeks to kill people In Lebanon," the inciting ad asks provocatively whether the money given to Israel could not be "better spent" for the benefit of the population of the city where the advertisement Is carried. The ad is placed by a group calling iUclf "American-Arab AntlDiscrimination Commmittce" and gives an address in Washington. It urges the readers "to write or call. Congressmen and Senators to stop American foreign aid' to Israel," The campaign obviously speculates on the fact that (he forthcoming session of Congress will have a substantial number of new Representatives and Senators who might be Influenced by voters in the cities where they are currently running for election. The Arab propaganda machine Is clearly figuring that Its ad may fnf luencealso older members of both houses of Congress who are not up for reelection this year but are confused about Israel because of the Lebanon Issue, The expensive advertisement - which Is obviously funded by Arab oil governments and by some American firms .dealing with i f t w , governments. - r , 4 « s not
mention, naturally, that Arab countries are also receiving substantial financial aid from the United States. Nor docs it mention the fact that the Palestine Liberation Organization is being financed by Saudi Arabia to the tune of $1 million a day, and that the Soviet government is — according to a report by the Central Intelligence Agency -- allocating about $200 million annually for "national liberation" movements abroad, the largest part of which goes to the PLO for terrorist activities. National Jewish organizations arc mobilizing themselves to fight this Arab campaign. Because the inciting Arab ad is focusing on sensitive issues through a local approach, the Anti-Defamntion League of B'nai B'rith has alerted its regional offices across the country to react in the form of a Icttcr-to-the-cditor campaign in any newspapers in their region carrying the deceptive ad. The U.S. government is committed to Israel for the year 1083 under the Foreign Aid Bill (HR 6370). The bill provides for $1.7 million in military assistance and $785 million in economic support. It has already completed the Congressional committee process, and is awaiting action on the floor of both the Sena to and the House when Congress resumes its session. A Congressional debate on the bill is anticipated this fall. It Is feared that there may be a tendency on the part of some members of Congress to take a position that Israel needs less in terms of military supplies and equipment because of the demonstration of Israel's strength in the war In Lebanon. Jewish leadership Is therefore preparing itself for working with President Reagan and Congress to ensure the support of the request of close to $2.5 billion for Israel In grants and loans in the 1083 budget. There is special need now to demonstrate to the American public and to Congress that It Is in America's
interest to maintain militarily and economically a strong Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East upon whom the U.S. can depend to thwart Moscow's ambition to make Inroads into the area. The Kremlin has already gained strong influence in Syria and Iraq. In the Lebanon war alone, Israel defeated two surrogates of. the Soviet union — the PLO and Syria -- thus weakening Soviet Interest in the area. With the PLO and their supporters now chosing Washington as their real battlefield, Jewish leaders {ear that while Israel's operation in Lebanon resulted in the military destruction of the PLO, pro-Arab petrodollars may.obtain a PLO victory In the U.S. Members of Congress are aware of the close ties that' have existed for years bewtcen the PLO leadership and the Kremlin. At least 70 summit meetings have taken place during the lost five years between the PLO top leaders and Soviet top leaders, the latter including Brezhnev, Kosygin, Gromyko and members of the Soviet military command. The complete backing of the PLO by Moscow and its satellite countries in the United Nations and at every international forum' Is also well known. The PLO representative to the UN, Zchde Terzi, has admitted in an interview, carried by the Public Broadcasting Service, the Palestinian terrorists are getting training on a regular basis in the Soviet Union. In light of the intention of the PLO to secure control vi the West Bank and the Gaza area, now held by Israel, and declare itself government in these territories, It can be realized by every thinking American what the United States stands to lose to the Soviet Union by cutting military and financial support to Israel. Gaza, which lies on the shores of the Mediterranean, can easily be converted into a Soviet navel base, if the PLO succeeds In reaching its' goal of establishing an independent Palcatlrian state.