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TEXAS JEWISH POST, FORT WORTH, THURSDAY, MAY20, 1993- IN OUR 47TH YEAR!
Wash Watch
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Favorable Signals on
Boycott:
The administration may be
living up to its campaign
promise to intensify the fight
against the Arab boycott.
Las t week, a group of Jew-
ish leaders representing a
number of organizations met
with Commerce Secretary
Ron Brown and Peter
Tamoff, the undersecretary
of state for political affairs
and the third-ranking offi-
cial at Foggy Bottom, to dis-
cuss American anti-boycott
efforts.
At both meetings, the Jew-
ish leaders made a plea for
vigorous American action to
convince the G-7 nations to
include language calling for
an end to the secondary and
tertiary boycotts in the po-
litical statement following
the G-7 summit in Tokyo in
July.
In recent years, efforts to
get a strong G-7 statement
have run afoul of the contro-
versy over Israel’s aggres-
sive settlements policies; this
time around, with anew gov-
ernment in Israel that is ob-
viously committed to the
Mideast peace process, anti-
boycott activitists hope that
the “linkage” question will
evaporate.
“The meeting with Mr.
Tamoff was very positive,”
said Jess Hordes, Washing-
ton director for the Anti-
Defamation League. “He
made it very clear that the
administration is actively and
constructively trying to get a
statement as part of the po-
litical statement of the G-7
summit, for the first time.”
That would send a clear
message to the Arab coun-
tries that tolerance of the
boycott is on the wane.
Brown, whose department
oversees enforcement of U.S.
anti-boycott laws, made the
case that the administration
is keeping the boycott at the
top of its list of priorities in
its dealing with Arab nations.
During his recent trip to Saudi
Arabia, he told the Jewish
leaders, the boycott was the
second item on his agenda.
High-Stakes Race for
Jewish GOPers:
A seemingly minor state-
wide race in Virginia could
Bat Mitzvah
tell an interesting tale about
the future of the Republican
party, and in particular about
its efforts to attract Jews to
the GOP banner.
The primary actor in this
little drama is Bobbie
Kilberg, who served as liai-
son to the Jewish commu-
nity during the George Bush
presidency.
Kilberg is running for lieu-
tenant governor in Virginia,
a state where Democrats have
held a lock on top executive
offices for twelve years.
Kilberg, a moderate Re-
publican, is running against
Mike Farris, who has become
the champion of the Chris-
tian Right because of his
strong anti-abortion position
and his support for home
schooling — a litmus-test
issue for the “born-again”
community.
Because of Kilberg’s na-
tional reputation and her
opponent’s ultra-conserva-
tive agenda, the race may be
an early tip-off to the results
of the continuing battle for
control of the party.
Jewish Republicans are
pulling out all the stops in
supporting Kilberg.
A recent fundraising let-
ter, signed by four leaders of
the National Jewish Coali-
tion, laid out the stakes in the
race. The letter pointed out
that Farris was the lead coun-
sel in a Tennessee case in
which he sought to stop chil-
dren in the public schools
from reading a number of
books — including “The
Diary of Anne Frank.”
“Farris’ case argued that
Ann Frank’s words should
be removed from the schools
because they promote the
ideas of tolerance and that
religions are equal,” the Jew-
ish Republicans wrote.
“Farris believes all children
should be taught that only
one belief is valid.”
But other Jewish Republi-
cans were less impressed
with Kilberg’s performance
at the White House; Kilberg,
according to some Jewish
activities, was tainted by her
job of running interference
for an administration that was
highly unpopular among
many Jewish voters.
The Virginia Republicans
will cast their votes at a June
5 nominating convention —
and Jewish Republicans
around the country will be
watching closely.
Jewish Schools Win
Education Award:
Last week, President Clin-
ton honored a group of pub-
lic and private schools that
have been unusually effec-
tive in providing a quality
education.
Two of the 228 schools
winning the Department of
Education’s coveted “Blue
Ribbon” award were Jewish
day schools — the San Di-
ego Hebrew Day School and
the Salanter AkibaRiverdale
Academy in the Bronx.
During the ceremony,
President Clinton spoke of
the need to find schools that
work, and to replicate their
programs in other institu-
tions.
“Our school was singled
out for—among other things
— being able to convey val-
ues effectively to children,”
said Rabbi Simcha Weiser,
headmaster of the San Diego
school. “That reflects one of
the national goals for educa-
tion — being able to effec-
tively convey to children the
value of hard work and re-
spect for themselves and for
others.”
In his speech to the educa-
tors, Clinton emphasized the
need to avoid competition
between public and private
schools, and to utilize the
best of both approaches in
developing a more effective
national educational strategy
The White House cer-
emony was “exhilarating and
very refreshing” for Rabbi
Weiser.
“It was very rewarding,
being part of this group ol
educators who see them-
selves as important players
in our society,” he said. “And
that is a very important ele-
ment in providing a top qual-
ity education for our chil-
dren.”
The message for Jewish
leaders, he said, is clear.
“If the President of the
United States can take the
time to personally congratu-
late educators from around
the country, it is certainly
appropriate for Jewish lead-
ers to visit their schools and
show a personal commitment
of a quality Jewish educa-
tion.”
Libby Beth Clearfield,
daughter of Michael and S u-
san Clearfield, will be called
to the Torah as a Bat
Mitzvah on Friday, May 28,
at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday,
May 29 at 5:00 p.m. at Con-
gregation Beth Shalom in
Arlington. She is the sister
of Daniel, Jason and Jake
Clearfield and the grand-
daughter of Irving and
Frances Libby of Dallas,
Vivian and Carl Bergman of
Boynton Beach, Florida, and
the late Daniel Clear-field
of Philadelphia. Libby, a sev-
enth grade honors student at
Young Junior High School
in Arlington, will be hon-
ored by her family with an
Oneg Shabbat following the
Friday evening Service. All
Mends are invited to attend.
Libby Beth Clearfield
Holocaust
continued from p. 1
Holocaust, and should be
abandoned immediately by
the Jewish people,” said
Friedman, a businessman
who was described by the
Los Angeles Times as an
active member of the Jew-
ish community.
“Unless a full-scale pro-
gram is implemented to pre-
vent another Holocaust, a
more accurate slogan is ‘It
will happen again,”’ said
Friedman.
The committee plans to
launch a program to educate
Americans about the Holo-
caust, including disMbution
of a free videotape about the
Holocaust to 10,000
churches, and disMbution of
copies of “The Diary of
Anne Frank.”
Friedman founded the
committee last year, in an
effort to ensure that the Ho-
locaust is not forgotten. He
has enlisted 1,000 ministers
and bishops across the coun-
try in his cause, and they
have pledged to deliver one
sermon per year about the
Holocaust.
The survey found that
older people are more likely
to belie ve a holocaust could
happen again.
Sixty-one percent of
people age 45 to 64 believe
that another holocaust could
occur, while only 48 per-
cent of younger respondents
felt that way.
Ninety-eight percent of
respondents had heard abou t
the Holocaust, the survey
said. It also found that one
in six Americans is unaware
of the centuries of persecu-
tion suffered by the Jews of
Europe before World War
n.
Only 14 percentof respon-
dents had ever attended a
class, seminar or sermon
about the Holocaust in a
church or synagogue.
A recent study by the
American Jewish Commit-
tee found that many Ameri-
cans are ignorant about
events relating to the Holo-
caust.
When asked if they knew
what the term “Holocaust”
referred to, 38 percent of
adults and 53 percentof high
school students in the
AJCommittee study either
said they did not know or
offered completely incorrect
answers.
Deborah Kalb is a writer
for the States News Service.
Pageantry
continued from p. 1
self so that more Jews will
be drawn to make aliyah.
He also said theat the suc-
cessful integration of the im-
migrants who have already
come should be considered
vital to Israel’s security.
Weizman observed that
the course of his own life,
particularly his military en-
deavors, has paralleled that
of the country.
He said he had hoped all
his life for the day Israel
would realize peace so that
the death and suffering that
had punctuated Israel’s short
existence would end and the
country could focus on de-
veloping economically, so-
cially, educationally and
culturally.
The former defense min-
ister recounted his role in
the peace process with Egypt,
when he was a member of
the negotiating team at Camp
David. He said the accords
had planted the seeds for
peace with other Arab na-
tions.
Weizman, who was a se-
nior Likud leader at the time,
later quit the party and turned
increasingly dovish as he
became disgusted with what
he saw as Likud’s abandon-
ment of the peace process
and lack of commitment to
Palestinian autonomy.
After forming his own
small party, Weizman later
joined Labor.
Today, Weizman said, all
of the nation’s efforts must
be invested in the current
peace process. But he also
made a point of noting that
the Arabs joined this process
only after they realized they
could not destroy Israel and
did not want to miss the
chance to develop the
Middle East economically
and culturally.
Weizman said he hoped
peace with the Arabs would
be realized during his presi-
dency.
Herzog, in his speech, re-
counted the changes that had
occurred and the challenges
Israel had faced during his
decade in office.
He also pointed to the
weaknesses in the structure
of the Israeli government and
called for electoral reform
that would enhance democ-
racy and increase the stabil-
ity of the national leader-
ship.
He said there needs to be
a clearer separation of gov-
ernment powers and more
accountability by Knesset
members to the public.
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