Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1978 — Page 2

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SADAT WEARING A SWASTIKA TIE?—This is what the American Nazis want us to believe, and sent The Chicago Jewish Post and Opinion three of the photographs which have appeared widely in the daily press, including the one pictured above, showing the Swastika tie, with captions that had Begin saying, “You Know, That Tie Looks Awfully Familiar To Me,” and Sadat responding to Begin, “I’m Sorry, But I Will Not Remove My Tie.” The cutlines provided by the Nazis read: “If the Nazi swastika can be tolerated in their presence by Israel’s leaders and the bearers of this insignia praised by Israel’s leaders as a ‘Man of Peace,’ then it is certainly the height of hypocrisy that the Jewish community of Skokie, 111. should take an opposing viewpoint.”

Non-Jews As Speakers For Affairs Flayed

MIAMI — Columnist Edward Cohen of The Jewish Floridian chastises Jewish organizations, including the local Federation, which calls on non-Jewish politicians to grace the lecturn at their important meetings. President Ford spoke at the annual kickoff of the Combined Jewish Appeal-Israel Emergency Fund, while Sen. John Chaffee, of Rhode Island, spoke to the Federation’s pacesetters and Rep. Jack Kemp to the B’nai B’rith dinner honoring Bob Russell. “When was the last time a Jewish scholar of note appeared as a guest speaker at one of these community events?” asked Cohen, who also is Administrator

of Temple Israel. “I believe, he continued, “we are at a point in American history where we probably have the greatest number of active scholars teaching and publishing out of not only our rabbinic seminaries but at every major college and university in this country. Men and women of scholarly distinction receive node? everywhere but in the institutional Jewish community. One may see and hear them in a few synagogues — too few for my taste — but otherwise “the spiritual and intellectual quality” has given way to a deadening conformity in selecting speakers that denigrates the Jewish community and adds nothing to the purpose of the event.”

Quick Peace Not Expected

New Approach: Talks

Could Reach Into

WASHINGTON—Although the first meeting of the military committee was to convene in Jerusalem Wednesday, and the second committee—the political committee—was to be convened next Monday, the new policy thrust here by Administration officials is to remove the time element to avoid more discouragement when obstacles arise as they inevitably will. Zbigniew Brezezinski, Carter’s advisor, told a TV audience that the movement towards peace could well extend beyond even this year. MEANWHILE Israel retreated from its announced plan to develop

eight new settlements in the Sinai to strengthen the string now extending from Rakish down to Sharm eSheikh at the tip of the peninsula. The retreat was considered significant since it led finally to a threat from Prime Minister Begin that the return of the Sinai Peninsula would not be made if the present settlements in the eastern part were not allowed to remain under Israel rule. In his current pronouncements on his return from the Middle East President Carter is using the word “determination” as opposed to self-determination and seems now to be taking the position that an independent state in the Middle East on the West Bank would not advan-

'79 ce the cause of permanent peace. He still favors some connection with Jordan, a position which Israel is not expected to oppose. A VISIT by Foreign Minister Dayan to Pope Paul VI is expected to take up another thorny issue—that of the future of Jerusalem. The Pope’s position has been in favor of the internationalization of East Jerusalem, which has no chance of being accepted by Israel. The Israel view is that control over the various religious shrines would be invested in the proper religious authorities of the various denominations, but that Jerusalem as a whole would remain as Israel’s capitol and completely under her control.

National Association of Temple Educators

Jewish Group Cancels Chicago Meet Over ERA

SAN FRANCISCO-An unpublicized action of a Jewish organization cancelling its coming convention in Chicago because of the Illinois stand against the ERA amendment became known this week. The National Association of Temple Educators (NATE) which met here at the time of the biennial convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, passed a resolution not to convene in Chicago this year. The resolution pointed out that 60 other organizations have boycotted convention cities in unratified states, including the B’nai B’rith Women’s Mid-Atlantic Region. THE ACTION of the Reform temple executive directors, who

are known as administrators, meant that commitments for hotel space and speakers would now have to be changed. “Nonetheless,” the resolution stated, “the members voted against the site by an overwhelming majority, considering the issue a matter of human rights.” NATE took note of the fact that the UAHC is scheduled to convene in Chicago next year. The resolution was sent to the UAHC for similar action. The resolution stated that “only 16 months remain to secure the three states necessary for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and time is running

out for the passage of a constitutional amendment that will guarantee equal rights, indeed basic human rights, to more than 50% of the American population.” It added that “the UAHC has gone on record as favoring the Equal Rights Amendment and the Centenary Perspective of our movement advocates that women should have full rights.”

It closed with the point that “a matter of principle is clearly evident and there are times in human life when Jewish educators must stand up for basic human rights and take such action as is deemed necessary to make this conviction visible to the communities in which they live.”

Press Releases By Jewish Bodies Seen As Harmful

NEW YORK—A Jewish Telegraphic Agency “behind the headlines” roundup by its editor Murray Zuckoff takes to task national Jewish organizations for rushing into print with news releases at every move by the Carter Administration in the Middle East picture. “As Middle East events unfold with dizzying and almost unpredictable speed,” the article begins, “spokesmen for Jewish organizations feel increasingly compelled to provide instant comments on the developments, either praising or condemning one side or another and invariably offering for consideration their

favorite political recipes on how best to resolve the specific problem on hand.” MAKING THE POINT that frequently the releases “tend to exacerbate a situation rather than solve it,” Zuckoff referred to the recent Carter TV press conference and noted that “several Jewish organizations issued instantaneous press releases lauding Carter for his statement. The releases added no new insights into the problem. Moreover, none was newsworthy and all were ill-timed. He then raked the organizations over the coals for additional releases challenging a Sadat position, and called them both

“counter-productive at the very least”.

While not stating that the president of the organization is unaware sometimes of the press releases issued in his name, Zuckoff did challenge the public relations directors of various national Jewish organizations. “Quite frequently,” he wrote, “press releases are churned out by some public relations officer on behalf of the head of an organization who is always referred to as a “Jewish leader” or a “Zionist leader”. These credit lines more often than not refer to individuals who lead only in the

number and verbosity of press release statements.” THE ARTICLE was replete with sarcasm. It concluded with the following three paragraphs making fun of the press release syndrome: “Unfortunately, however, press releases have become a way of life for some organizations and a substitute for genuine, practical activity. The press release syndrome is a complusive response to events, or even to non-events. Releases are sometimes based on rumors, on unconfirmed media reports or in response to press releases issued by other organizations. “Press releases fall into several

readily identifiable categories: (!) the revolving door release—one right after another; (2) the jogger’s release—just for the exercise; (3) the bandwagon release—to make the record; (4) equal time or space release—responding to some other organization; (5) the round-robin release—responding to responses; and (6) the identity crisis release—to avoid being forgotten. “With the beginning of the new year, a resolution is in order: organizations shall not live by press releases alone, especially in this period when a release written on the spur of the moment may wind up being a misguided missile.”

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