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13 ELUL, 5752 Friday, September 11 ,,:
Cuomo assures Israel Jews urge Preside of Clinton support not to sell planes By David Landau JERUSALEM (JTA) — New York Gov. Mario Cuomo assured Israelis that Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, if elected U.S. president, would be a solid supporter of the Jewish state and would implement Democratic Party platform promises regarding Israel. "1 nominated him because I believe he will carry out his promises," Cuomo told reporiers after a meeting here with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In a four-day schedule crammed with meetings, (;uomo focused on enhancing economic ties between his state and Israel. He progiised greater involvement by New York state U> stem the Arab boycott against Israel. In a prepared statement on his arrival, Cuomo said the Arab League boycott "is in fact an economic boycott against New York state, the United States and the nations of the world." He pointed out that at $800 million worth of trade per year,> Israel is New York state's ISth-largest trading partner. '
Paper under fire Flowers for Artyom Last Spring, Artyom Zisaer, 9. bought a package of Russian sunflower seeds. He planted and watered and nurtured and watched as one flower grew and grew and grew! "I planed 11 seeds in one spot," Artyom explained. "My flower lived through the snow last April. I pulled off all the bad leaves." Artyom's flower is now iipproximately eight feet tall. Hie head has a dianle^r of almost 24 .inches. "I feel proud because U turned out so big," he said, "especially because it turned out bigger than my dad's!" Artyom and his family arrived in Omaha on May 7, 1990 from the former Soviet Union. He is currently a third grader at Montclair Elementary School.
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By Henrlette Boas AMSTERDAM (JTA) "A librn.linn emotional •experience" in how purticipantH di'utnhed (ho "lliddun Xy'hih^ '••rence'in Amsterdam, Tl. . lice gathered some 620 Jewish peoplk ,whu as dtildren were hidden in Holland during the Naxi occupation. Many of the participants found they wore able to talk about their experiences at the conference, after having suppreaaed th^, memorial for nearly 50 years. The topics they spoke about included their divided loyaltif!* bdtweon birth parents and foster parents, the obligations of gratefulness to the foster parents, and the influence on the adult life of children raised by Chriptians who saytnl iJi.-m Blo*me Even, an lowish psychologist, lee~"' —^ the great > «he encoii'-''—' -rnong on who nil r the war i log-
By Jeremy Jones The article also claimed SYDNEY, Australia that Israel was estab(JTA) — An Australian lished by "international Jewish organization has criminal and Zionist terlodged a complaint with rorists" and that the the government's Anti- Holocaust was invented Discrimination Board to allow for "matejrial against a local Arabic-lan- extortion of the world," in guage newspaper which order "to feed the expanran an article criticizing sion plans of the Racist Australian Christians for State and murder thr "exonerating" Jews for Arabs." killing Christ. The article, signed by Michael Haddad, appeared in the Sydney newspaper An Nahar in response to the announcement that Australian Catholics were By Larry Viidelson establishing guidelines NEW YORK (JTA) — A for a better relationship proposal to streamline the ' with Australian Jews. Jewish Agency for Israel is being bitterly opposed by Zionist organizations, which say it would threaten the agencyV as a marriage, o: ist movement unU l.>ia>iBy Agnes Bohm pora philanthropy. HUDA' But the leaders of the visiting North American Jewish grossman has warned the fund-raising agencies say Hungarian government efficiency and savings against he fas- must be the Jewish Agencist, anil ideas of cy's top priorities. a leading Hungarian parThe actual stakes in the. hamentanan. dispute are small, comRep. Tom Lantos (D- pared to the Jewish AgenCalif >, a Jew who immi- cy's overall $632 million grated to the United budget for this year: The States from Hungary, proposed change to the said that American help Agency's bylaws would would be cut olT any tour- trim throe high-level jobs, ist, contacts would be related secretarial staff endangered if Hungary and perks. Advocates of the wore to accept the beliefs
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NEW YORK (JTA) - The organized Am« oi^°: Jewish community is strongly urging President) 3'^.-^'not to allow Sauidi Arabia to buy as many as 72 sophisticated F-15 fighter aircraft from the United States., But the community has not decided what course of action to take if the president decides to go ahead with the sale, valued at $5 billion. The president is legally required to give Congress 30 days' notice of an arms sale and the chance to vote it down. Sources say formal notification of the sale could come within the next week. In a "statement, the Conference of Presidents of M^or American Jewish Organizations warned that such a sale "would erode Israel's qualitative edge, upset the military balance in the region and necessari-'. ly intensify the Middle East arms race." ,The prospective sale was also opposed by the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. Its chair, Maynard Wishner of Chicago, urged Bush in a letter to delay its submission to Congress and to "work instead to implement the guideline^ that you yourself proposed requiring restraint in the production and supply of arms to the Middle East." Both groups also asked Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton to oppose such a sale. But neither the NJCRAC letters nor thej carefully worded Conference lof Presidents statement said whether the Jewish community would mount a lobbying campaign against the sale if'it is submitted to Congress. Such a Tight could mean another bruising battle between the administration and American Jewry, this time rij^t before the presidential election.
Foundation continues leadership role
Zionists angered
Lantos warns
Sheldon Bernstein By Claudia Sherman, Foundation public relation* director Getting comfortable in his new office, Sheldon Bernstein has assumed the position of Endowineiq Director of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation ( Omaha. Most recently from Sherman Oaks, CA, M( Bernstein and his wife Lorri were born, raised, an educated here. Mr. Beriist^n was a partner and via president with Wachbnt, Groll, Freedman at Bernstein in Sherman Oaks. Tm elated to be back in Omaha and hope to i the most of my professioani knowledge and exper ences as Endowment Director." he said. "T^a giv ms an opport' leadership in
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