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TEXAS JEWISH POST THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1984 DALLAS PAGE 14
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Bureacracy Confusion May Bring Business Aid
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since 1974 but the depart-
ment had formally recogniz-
ed that for the first time
with a notice in the Federal
Register last month (June).
The same notice also formal-
ly recognized the eligibility
of Asian-Pacific Americans.
The Commerce Depart-
ment explained that because
the Hassidim had been
placed on the “disadvantag-
ed” list by an order of the
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
in 1974 it had never been
previously recorded in the
Federal Register although
they were fully eligible.
The Hasidic business de-
velopment center in Brook-
ly, the only one in the
country, was said to have
received about two million
dollars over the past five
years to promote business
and community develop-
ment among Hasidic Jews.
Pendleton’s letter, it was
reported, has prompted the
Small Business Administra-
tion to consider whether it
should follow the Commerce
Department and allow Hasi-
dic Jews to be eligible also
for government contracts
such as those set aside for
minority and disadvantaged
businesses. The Department
and the SBA now give aid to
Spanish-speaking Americ-
cans, Blacks, Puerto Ricans,
American Indians, Asian-Pa-
cific Americans, Eskimos
and Aleuts.
Thousands Of Falashas In Israel
BY JOSEPH POLAKOFF
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Pub
licity generated by factually
eroneous criticism to Presi-
dent Reagan by Clarence M.
Pendleton Jr., chairman of
the U.S. Civil Rights Commi-
sion, may bring about
additional federal govern-
ment support for Hasidic
Jews in their business
ventures.
Reportedly relying on
newspaper reports about
the Reagan Administration
allowing Hassidic Jews to
apply for federal help as a
“disadvantaged” group as
well as supporting “set-
aside” programs” for Black
contractors, Pendleton
wrote that the actions of the
Department of Commerce’s
Minority Business Develop-
ment Agency were “con-
trary to what you say you
believe about working to-
ward a race, free, gender-
neutral and color-blind so-
ciety.
The facts were, as appar-
ently neither Pendleton nor
his aides knew about them,
were that the agency had
designated Hasidic Jews
“disadvantaged” status
JERUSALEM [JTA] -
The Jewish Agency confirm-
ed for the first time that
thousands of Falashas —
Ethiopian Jews — are in
Israel. According to data
released by its immigra-
tion and absorption depart-
ment, about a quarter of
Ethiopian Jewry now lives
in Israel, more than half of
them under 18 and only five
percent over 60 years of age.
This information was dis-
closed after reporters were
taken on a tour of absorp-
tion centers in northern
Israel by Haim aharon, head
of the immigration and
absorption department. Ah-
aron said the Agency chang-
ed its policy of not publiciz-
ing the Falasha presence in
response to what he said
were unfounded media re-
ports about problems of
Falasha immigrants.
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According to the World Jewish Congress the Canadian affiliate, the Cana-,
dian Jewish Congress, Yuly Kosharovsky, a radio electronics engineer from
Moscow, was first refused a visa for himself, his wife and two chil-
dren, in April 1971. His friends in Sverdlovsk were imprisoned for their
attempts to teach Jewish culture in the USSR. He was interrogated for his
connection with them and was later slandered in a Sverdlovsk news-
paper and labelled a traitor. His wife studied mathematics at the Moscow
State University, but never was allowed to practice in her field. Her son,
Mikkhail, has been bullied in school, and called a “dirty Jew.” The ap-
plicant lost his job in the shop where he was working when his em-
ployers learned of his application to leave the USSR. Since then he has
been forced to take odd jobs to support his family. He has been threat-
ened with charges of “parasitism.”
Aba Taratuta, a mathematician from Leningrad, was, along with his wife
and son, originally refused a visa in 1973. The Taratutas are regularly
harassed. He was forced to give up his job shortly after applying to leave.
His wife now gives private English lessons to help supplement the family
income. In December 1976, the applicant was called to the KGB daily
during the course of the Moscow symposium on Jewish culture. In that
same month he was told by Ovir that he and his family would have
to wait at least ten more years before they will be allowed to leave. Their
telephone has been disconnected.
Churchill was undoubtedly a great man. We respect and appreciate
historian Gilbert’s tribute to him and his active support of Soviet re-
fuseniks.
However, from the crevices of the past we can’t help remembering the
lingering haunting fact that Churchill and Roosevelt agreed, after they had
the full knowledge of how Hitler was mass-murdering Jews in the cremator-
iums, not to take overt action and bomb rail lines leading to the camps for
fear of upsetting Hitler and then making it “worse” forthe Jews.
They both agreed they’d deal with the Jewish problem after they de-
feated Hitler.
But then it was too late.
More than SIX MILLION were slaughtered.
Perhaps that’s only one of the reasons why Jews are anxious to see a plat-
form plank repudiating anti-Semitism and racism.
That’s the spotlight America is supposed to be for all people.
We should eave no step unturned until we achieve that goal.
For all Peof le.
Vandals Overturn Cemetery Monuments
BY SUSAN BIRNBAUM
SADDLEBROOK, N.J.
[JTA] — Two incidents of
vandalism were responsible
for the desecration of about
90 monuments at Riverside
Cemetery in Bergen County,
New Jersey, according to
cemetery and police spokes-
persons.
Both sources are current-
ly discounting any probably
anti-Semitism at the Jewish
cemetery and leaning to-
ward vandalism by beer-
drinking youths. Beer cans
were found in the vicinity of
the overturned monuments,
and local police are investi-
gating youth activity in the
area, according to the
Saddlebrook police depart-
ment.
The overturned stones
were discovered early Sun-
day morning by cemetery
personnel, who called in
police to investigate. The
vandals returned again and
did further damage in
another part of the ceme-
tery, which borders on the
three towns of Lodi, Saddle-
brook, and Rochelle Park.
According to a police
official, the vandalism has
“nothing to do” with anti-
Semitism but is rather a
“periodic occurrence” affect-
ing other local cemeteries as
well. Police stressed that
similar damage occurred at a
nearby Catholic cemetery
two years ago.
The intruders appear to
have scaled the fence, as
there were no signs of forced
entry, and no holes in the
fence, the spokespersons
claimed. The investigation
into the two incidents is in
the preliminary stage, ac-
cording to police, and local
officers are “talking to kids”
in the area. The police are
not presently sure if the
vandals are local residents
or if they came from other
areas.
Cemetery spokesperson
Margaret Ritter said that
although individual families
are usually asked to should-
er the cost of damages, the
cemetery will be re-erecting
toppled stones at no cost to
the families. Those monu-
ments that have been
damaged, however, will
have to be paid for by
families of the deceased.
Approximately 90 percent of
the damage was overturned
stones. The cemetery is
sending out letters to the
families informing them of
the damage.
Ritter said that a guard
makes the rounds of the
entire cemetery, which cov-
ers 90 acres. The guard
tours the grounds every
hour and punches a key to
indicate he has performed
his duty, according to Ritter.
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