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Page 4-THE NEWS-Fcbmarv 1989 WORLD BEAT . edited by Marta Garelik Soviet Ambassador Praises Israel WASHINGTON (JTA) - The Soviet ambassador to Washington hailed recent Soviet-Israeli cooperation and said he foresees an improvement in relations between Moscow and world Jewry. Ambassador Yuri Dubin in made the remarks at a Soviet Embassy ceremony in which officials of the American Jewish World Service presented him a check for $^,000 to help relief efforts in earthquake- ravaged Soviet Armenia. The Boston-based group also gave $30,000 to the Armenian primate, Arch bishop Torkom Manoogian, which is earmarked for helping Armenia’s estimat ed 40,000 to 50,000 ampu tees, many below the age of 18. Dubinin said he was “deeply moved” by the gift. He also said the Soviet people are appreciative of the aid the Israeli govern ment has provided in ef forts to rescue victims of the disaster. The ambassador praised “cooperation between the Soviet Union and Israel” over the recent hijacking of an Aeroflot airliner, which landed safely at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airpjort. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Commit tee has raised more than $250,000 for Armenian re lief efforts so far. B*nai B*ritb Chapter Begun in Moscow WASHINGTON (JTA) - Thirty-eight leaders of the Moscow Jewish community have founded the first unit of B’nai B’rith in the Soviet Union. B’nai B’rith asked for the immediate release of all refuseniks and a “sys tematic, substantial and sustained emigration pro cess involving new appli cants.” The authorities promised to relax cultural restric tions, including prohibi tions on the teaching of Hebrew. B’nai B’rith urged that Hebrew be designated the official language of the Jewish minority. Permis sion was granted in princi ple to allow foreign rabbis to serve communities in the USSR. Another initiative involved proposed ex changes and visits of So viet youth and American Jewish teen-agers affiliat ed with the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. Discussions also focused on the registration and cer tification of Hebrew teach ers, the publication of Jew ish books in the Russian language and exchanges of exhibits. The delegation discussed the Arab-Israeli conflict with Soviet officials and Moscow’s desire to host a world human rights confer ence. The deputy procura tor general, Vladimir An dreyev, promised the group judicial cooperation re garding Nazi war crimi nals and a full accounting soon of the case of Raoul Wallenberg. Israelis Lose Match In Moscow TEL AVIV (JTA) - It was a triumph in defeat and it warmed the hearts of Jews throughout the Soviet Union on a frigid Saturday. The Hapoel vol leyball team from Kiryat Ata, the Israeli champions, played the Moscow Djma- mos, the Soviet Cup- holders in Moscow. Hapoel was soundly beaten — 15-8,15-3 and 15- 2 — in what was the first round of the European Cup tournament. But the con test was clearly a case where the game was more important than the victory. The televised match was the first time in the 21 years since Moscow severed di plomatic relations with Israel that Israeli and Russian sports teams met anywhere but in a third country. The Israelis got a tremen dous reception from the crowd and the press. Syria Urged to Let Jews Out BRUSSELS (JTA) - The European Parliament in Strasbourg has intervened on behalf of six Syrian Jews who are missing or were imprisoned because they wanted to leave Syria. A resolution urging their immediate release was to be delivered to the Damas cus government by the president of the parlia ment, the legislative body of the European Commun ity, and also to the 12 E.C. member states. The resolution was intro duced by two members of the Liberal group, Jean- Thomas Nordmann of France and Carles-Alfred Gasoliba Byohm of Spain, during a debate on human rights violations around the world. It notes that there are some 5,000 Jews living in Syria today, with three Jews, Ibrahim and Victor Lahal and Selim Sued, con fined to prison. Three others, Eli Sued, Jacques Lalo and Zaki Mam- roud, disappeared after their arrest. They were all accused by the authorities of trying to leave Syria. In calling on Sjnria to let these Jews leave, the reso lution cited the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Urge Revocation of Nazi-Loving Casino Owner*s License NEW YORK (JTA)-The Nevada State Gaming Com mission is considering sus pending or revoking the gambling license of a L^s Vegas casino owner for his flagrant display of Nazi sjrmpathies, which reported ly include a Nazi memorabi lia room in his hotel and the hosting of a birthday party in 1986 and 1988 to honor Adolf Hitler’s birthday. The Nevada Control Board filed a complaint with the gaming commission, its parent organization, recom mending the license suspen sion along with a $400,000 fine against Ralph Engel- stadt, owner of the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. The Hitler birthday par ties featured Nazi marching music, cakes decorated with swastikas and bartenders wearing t-shirts bearing Hitler’s picture. The Imperial Palace’s print shop was also alleged to have produced bumper stickers saying “Hitler Was Right,” which were distri buted to employees. U,S.~Arab Women Barred from Israel TEL AVIV (JTA) - Two Arab American women ar riving at Ben-Gurion Airport recently were detained by police and sent back to the U.S. after a gross anti-Semit- ic outburst. The women began to hurl insults when an Arab man accompanying them was found to be on a list of people barred from entering Israel. One of the women was quoted as saying “It’s a pity Hitler didn’t totally destroy the Jewish people.” The two women and the man were denied entry into Israel and sent back to their points of origin. Their identities were not disclosed. Jewish Art Displayed BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (JTA) — The Yugoslav cap ital is hosting the largest exhibition of native Jewish art, culture and history ever mounted in this country. Titled “Jews on the Terri tory of Yugoslavia,” it opened Jan. 16 for six weeks. The exhibit may eventual ly travel to Tel Aviv, London and New York. It was seen last April through June in Zagreb, capital of the Yugos lav province of Croatia, and during the summer in Saraje vo, capital of Bosnia-Herce- govina. Jews have lived in the country that is now Yugo slavia for nearly 2,000 years. It was home to more than 80.000 Jews before World War II. The Holocaust claimed the lives of about 67.000 Yugoslavs. Today, the Jewish population numbers roughly 6,000. Arabs Lack Desire for Democracy and Peace TEL AVIV (JTA) - Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. am bassador to the UN, ruled out the possibility of Israeli- Arab peace in the foreseeable future because of what she contends is a lack of com mitment to democracy by the Palestinians. But two Israeli scholars indicated that Israel has to meet the current Palestinian peace offensive with a cred ible policy initiative of its own. They and others spoke at the first session of the fourth annual Jeane Kirkpatrick Forum at Tel Aviv Univer sity, named in honor of the former envoy, who was an outspoken friend of Israel in the world organization. OSI Official Killed in Plane Crash NEW YORK (JTA) - Among the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 disaster was an assistant deputy director of the Justice De partment’s Office of Special Investigations, who had just concluded talks with Austria on the subject of deporting Nazi war criminals firom the U.S. to Austria. Michael Bernstein, 36, was responsible in OSI for super vising the investigation and litigation of hundreds of cases of suspected Nsuci war criminals living in the Uni ted States. A fruit of Bernstein’s ne gotiations with the Austri- ans will be the deportation to that country of Josef Ec kert, an accused Nazi war criminal who was appre hended in Los Angeles a year ago. 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