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/ess jawin For America
JTA-Je with Telegraph Agency AJP■ American Jewish Press SAF-Seven Arts Features
WNS- World Ne ws Service JCNS-Je wish Chronicle News Service
We’ve just completed a series pioneering Jewish families in Texas, with
particular emphasis on the Fort Worth area. The columns were part of a
master’s thesis on the history of Jews in our area and ends with 1955.
Two decades have raced by like a whirlwind and, it seems, the events for
Jews become more harrassing, with more adversities and obstacles. The
hurdles present themselves and in the face of it all it really is a very
interesting life, with all the problems, vicissitudes and antagonisims.
One is never really inured.
In the newspaper field, one is always dealing with negative headlines, the
seamy side of character and emotions. However, we cannot succumb to the
baseless. There is great reason and order. There is great goodness that
exists between human beings and the goodness must certainly be over-
whelming or otherwise we would all perish at the hands of the greedy and
power-hungry foes of humanity.
Such is not the case though we often wonder how nations that are
plagued by skyjacking (which they could cure overnight by banding
together and outlawing it with determination and secure passenger checks)
do nothing, are lax or pay lip service to a breed of gangsters who are
carrying terroristic actions not only to civilian adult populations but to the
cradle.
We saw what happened at Entebbe: Governments did not want to get
involved. Even when Idi Amin, big Dada, was helping the terrorists make
their “selections” similar to the Nazis who master-minded the gas
chambers, nations preferred not to become “involved.”
Isn’t that the way the dictator plays one group against another and uses
fear to harness power? Then the tyrants use power to create more fear in
ordek* to retain and garner greater power.
It’$ a simple formula that’s been used throughout history. It makes it very
convenient when a power mad tyrant has a Jewish population to flaunt in
front of his people to promote hate and propagandize prejudices.
America’s greatest development has been predicated on the fact that
somehow we climb above the negatives. We have feelings and we have
saychel. We try and accomplish the American Dream. We cherish liberty
and believe in the pursuits of individual happiness based upon Freedom for
all men.
Let’s face it. Jews are overwhelmingly committed to Israel. Not just the
survival of Israel but the growth and independence of that stalwart nation.
Equally we have to understand that American Jews, though they support
Israel, still do not opt in great numbers to go on Aliyah as immigrants to
live there and build the nation.
Some people call this “checkbook Judaism.” They believe that once one’s
written a check for humanitarian pursuits the book is closed.
We can’t buy that theory.
In fact once a commitment is made other moral values enter the scene
and Jews find themselves more obsessed with their problems than ever
nefdre.
Continued on page 6
Israeli-Lebanese Moslem
Officers Hold Border Talks
TEL AVIV (WNS)
Israeli officers have been
meeting with officers of the
Arab Lebanese Army, the
Moslem group that has
been fighting together with
the ’ Palestine Liberation
Army against Lebanese
Christians, it was revealed
here. Sources in Jerusalem
said the talks, held at Rosh
Hanikra on the Israeli-
Lebanese border, were
requested by the Arab
Lebanese Army and ar-
ranged through the United
Nations representatives in
the area. The two sides
discussed problems con-
cerning the border, includ-
ing the crossing into Israel
of villagers from southern
Lebanon for medical aid,
trade and employment.
They reportedly agreed
that the villagers will not be
interfered with and that
Arab terrorists will not be
allowed near the border.
Israeli officials stressed
that the meetings are not
political but are a continua-
tion of the meetings Israeli
officials have long had with
the regular Lebanese army.
The Arab Lebanese Army
is made up of Moslem
soldiers, led by Lt. Ahmed
El Khatib, who broke away
from the regular Lebanese
armed forced which is
headed by a Christian
general. Some Jerusalem
sources say that the meet-
ings now going on are the
result of a common desire
by Israel and the Arab
Lebanese Army to keep
Syria out of southern
Lebanon.
INSIDE INDEX
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Egypt Israel Sign for Nuclear Reactors ......... 2
Democrats Ask Combat Terrorism............... 2
Still Talking About Intransigence' 2
Fort Worth's Around The Town.................. 3
Postorlal: Jewish Survival...................... 4
Libraries Troubled............................. 4
Contributions Honor Entebbe Heroes ..........., 4
Israel Next World Fashion Center................ 5
PLO Suffers Downgrading.................... 7
Silver Lining.................................. 7
French Now Pro-Palestlnlan................... 8
Fort Worth Dining Guide - Entertainment 9
Israelis Now Returning from Abroad 9
Dallas Doings........... II
BS5SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Israeli Philharmonic to Visit Austin.............. 12 (
New Officers at Beth Torah .....................12 (
West Bank Merchants Strike ....................12 <
Argentine Army Releases Jews.................13
Congressmen's Anti-Sky lacking Bills ...........14 ,
T. Israel Youth Problems Discussion............15 I
Dallas Singles Scene........................15 1
Six Gestapo Murderers on Trial ...............15
What's Cooking............................16
Army Roadblocks Stop Gosh Emunlm...........17 1
Dallas Dining Guide ■ Entertainment............18
Katzlr Worries About Western Jewry............18
Kredltor Zionists Off and Running..............19
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In Platform at Kansas City
GOP Discussion
On Jewish Plank
BY JOSEPH POLAKOFF
(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)
WASHINGTON - The
Republican national plat-
form committee opens its
week-long sessions in Kan-
sas City Aug. 8 in an atmos-
phere of uncertainty on the
specific wording of policies
and philosophy it is or-
dained to offer the party’s
quadrennial convention
that begins in the same city,
Aug. 16, to choose its nom-
inees for President and
Vice-President. Unless the
nomination for the Presi-
dency appears assured for
either President Ford or
former California Governor
Ronald Reagan before it
completes hearings and
begins drafting, the com-
mittee may emerge with
tenuous positions on some
major issues, including
possibly even those so-
called Jewish concerns, and
leave it to the convention
itself to draft the precise
language in the planks. The
committee comprises 108
representatives - two of
each from the 50 states and
the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam and the
Virgin Islands. Iowa Gover-
nor Robert D. Ray is its
temporary chairman.
The Reagan forces,
concentrating on the nom-
ination, have not spelled
out their positions on
matters of high Jewish
•interest. A group led by
Peter Hannaford of Los
Angeles is reported pre-
paring them. However,
expressions by Reagan and
his running mate, Pennsyl-
vania Senator Richard
Schweiker, would indicate
their firm backing for Israel
and emigration rights for
Soviet Jews and others.
Reagan, who four years
ago, received an Israeli
award from the then For-
eign Minister Abba Eban,
challenged the Administra-
tion’s position on Israel on
March 31, saying it was
Anti-Semitic Tactics
Concern Goldwater
WASHINGTON (WNS) -
! Sen. Barry Goldwater
j (R.Ariz.) has expressed
I concern about the anti-
] Semitic campaign being
j waged against Rep. Sam
Steiger, a Jew, by his
opponent in the Republi-
can primary race for a
candidate to succeed
retiring Republican Sen.
Paul Fannin. Steiger, 47,
who has been in Congress
for 10 years is being
opposed by Rep. John
Conlan, 45, a two-term
Congressman who is
leader of a controversial
“Get Christians into Elec-
tive Politics” group. Both
Congressmen are staunch
conservatives with almost
identical records. The
Wall Street * Journal re-
ported that many Arizona
Jews are “uneasy” over
the “gutter-style way a
religious issue has entered
the race.” Goldwater said
“we have heard Conlan is
using anti-Semitic remarks
about Steiger” and that he
“is calling him a Jew in an
uncomplimentary way.
This is very unusual in
Arizona.” Goldwater, who
described himself as half
Jewish, said “We are very
concerned about anti-
Semitism creeping into
any campaign and I don’t
want to be associated with
anything like that.” He
declared he would “dis-
avow that in the Republi-
can party as long as I am
around.” The Journal said
that Conlan has been
endorsed by Billy Graham.
Conlan denied to the
Journal that there is anti-
Semitism in his campaign.
He told the Journal that
he is an ‘independent
Protestant” without any
bigotry although he ad-
mits his talks to church
and evangelical groups
are meant to encourage
Christians to become
“more politically active.”
The Journal quoted
Steiger as saying “I have
been in Arizona politics
since 1950 and the Jewish
business has never sur-
faced before. I am sure
John (Conlan) did not
instigate this but it re-
flects the kind of people
his campaign attracts.”
insufficient for our ally
Israel. He also affirmed in
an interview in the Los
Angeles Times that he
favored providing Israel
what she requires for her
security. Schweiker’s
voting record, as JTA has
Continued on page 10
'Big D' Delegates
React to Carter
BY STEVE WISCH
Several members of the
Dallas Jewish community,
who attended the Demo-
cratic National convention
as delegates, believe that
Jimmy Carter is “solid” on
Israel and other issues
which traditionally concern
most Jewish voters.
The fact that Carter
failed to mention Israel in
his acceptance speech
doesn’t concern these
Carterites too much, al-
though they admit they
would have preferred a
statement on the Middle
East in the speech.
“Mondale did make a
very strong statement on
the Middle East,” explain^!
Dallas attorney Martin
Frost. “I don’t recall Carter
saying anything, but I think
he’s made it clear that he’s
a strong supporter of
Israel.”
Frost, who grew up in
Fort Worth, unsuccessfully
challenged Rep. Dale Mil-
ford last year for his Demo-
cratic Congressional nom-
ination. Despite his failure
to unseat Milford, Frost’s
campaign was highly re-
garded by political obser-
vers in Texas.
“Carter has a basic
commitment to civil liber-
ties and civil rights and
those have been traditional
Jewish concerns,” ex-
plained Frost, who was
elected as a delegate from
the Oak Cliff area.
“My concern is basically
the way a person handles
himself in office. He was a
progressive Southern gov-
ernor and I’m impressed
with that. I think it’s going
Continued on page 10
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