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2 texas iewish post'thursday' december 1,1988 hanuka issue
JESS JAWIN
Persona Non Grata
■ PLO CHAIRMAN YASSER ARAFAT meeting with King Hussein of Jordan in
Amman earlier this week.
IH S he Arab nations are marshalling their big political guns
in the United Nations to try and gain a propaganda advantage
over the United States’ decision to deny a visa to Yasser Arafat
for the purpose of addressing the General Assembly.
Arafat wants to discuss his proposals for a Middle East peace.
In essence he wants the United States to recognize him as the
sole bargaining agent for the Palestinian people—a post he has
never formally been elected to regardless of his recent
declaration of “statehood.”
Swashbuckling, with a pistol at his side, Arafat addressed the
UN during the 1974 session.
Support For 'Who Is A Jew'
Wavering In Likud and NRP
BY DAVID LANDAU
JERUSALEM (JTA)-A
slight wavering was
discernible in the ultra-
Orthodox camp and
among some of its Likud
supporters over the
wisdom of pushing the
fiercely controversial
"Who Is a Jew" amend-
ment to the Law of
Return through the
| Knesset at this time.
Apparently stunned
by the ferocity of pro-
tests from Diaspora
J ewish lead ers — i n-
cluding the mainstream
Orthodox rabbinical or-
ganization in the United
States —some political
Headers here expressed
second thoughts about
I the proposed amend-
ment or, more
specifically, its timing.
The change in Israel's
basic immigration law
would disqualify per-
sons converted to
Judaism by non-
Orthodox rabbis from
automatic Israeli citi-
zenship.
Although such a
change would impact
relatively few immi-
grants directly, its sym-
bolic denigration of all
non-Orthodox trends in
Judaism has infuriated
Conservative and
Reform Jews, who com-
prise the vast majority
of affiliated Jews in the
United States and other
Diaspora countries.
But the religious die-
hards here which in-
cludes the Agudat
Yisraei Party seem
determined to force the
amendment through the
new Knesset at the
earliest opportunity.
The Chabad move-
ment, headed by
Lubavitcher Rebbe
Menachem Schneer-
son, who lives in Brook-
lyn, has effectively tak-
en control of Agudat
Yisraei in Israel.
Menachem Porush, a
veteran Knesset Mem-
ber of Agudat Yisraei,
spoke to a delegation of
American Jewish
philanthropic leaders
representing the Coun-
cil of Jewish Federa-
tions, United Jewish Ap-
peal, United Israel Ap-
peal and UIA-Canada.
They came to Israel
November 21 to lobby
against the "Who Is a
Jew" amendment. The
Americans, who return-
ed to New York, made
little headway with Pre-
mier Yitzhak Shamir. He
told them that their con-
cerns are exaggerated.
Shamir promised the
ultra-Orthodox parties
swift passage of the
amendment in return
for their participation in
a Likud-led coalition
_ government.
see SUPPORT page 29
RCA Orthodox Group Urges Shamir
Hanuka Starts Sundown Saturday j0 Cease 'Who Is A Jew' Drive
Here's How You Can Make Candles
Hanuka, the Festival
of Lights whose
celebration dates to 165
BCE, will be celebrated
starting this Saturday,
December 3, at sun-
down when the first
candle will be lighted in
commemoration of the
heroic struggle for
religious freedom
against the Syrians.
Jewish homes throu-
ghout the world will tra-
ditionally mark .the hol-
iday by eating tradi-
tional foods and
adhering to the practice
of lighting the menorah
for eight successive
nights.
In the Dallas-Fort.
Worth metroplex, spec-
ial Hanuka parties will
take place in homes and
under the auspices of
synagogues and organi-
zation for the joyous
25th of Kislev which
marks the Hebrew date
co m_m e m o r a_t i n g the
famous struggle which
the Maccabees fought.
Part of the simcha is
in getting the menorah,
or candelabra ready.
Many families have
menorahs which have
been in their posses-
sions for hundreds of
years.
Menorahs also take
shape in various art
see HANUKA page 15
You Have A Chance to Voice Your Opinion
on the 'Who Is A Jew' Attempted Legislation
BY ANDREW SILOW
CARROLL
NEW YORK (JTA)-
Reform, Conservative
and secular opponents
of the proposed "Who
Is a Jew" amendment to
Israel's Law of Return
gained an ally in the
Rabbinical Council of
America, which repre-
sents a majority of the
Orthodox congregation-
al rabbis in the United
States.
In a cable sent to
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Shamir, the RCA said it
supports "removal of
this issue from the
political agenda" in or-
der to "help preserve
the unity and support of
the American Jewish
community with and for
Israel."
Rabbi Max Schreier,
president of the RCA,
and Rabbi Binyamin
Walfish, executive vice
president, said the laws
of conversion to
Judaism, the central is-
sue of the legislation,
belong "in the hands of
the Chief Rabbinate and
not in the secular
Knesset."
In bucking Israel's
Orthodox religious par-
ties, who are pushing for
passage of the
legislation, the RCA has
diverged from two other
major American Or-
thodox groups, the
Agudath Israel of Amer-
ica and the Chabad
Lubavitch movement.
The leader of the
Brooklyn-based Chabad
Hasidim, Rabbi
Menachem Schneerson,
has been a vigorous pro-
ponent of the "Who is a
Jew" legislation, which
would prevent non-
Orthdoox converts to
Judaism from being
see RCA page 11
Bl The furor which
has been caused by the
Religious Parties in
Israel to amend the
current law in Israel on
the interpretation of
"Who Is A Jew" has
ignited a fire of protest
from Jews the world
over.
The Cover: This repre-
sents one of a series of
stained glass windows
designed by David
Hillman (1895-1974) for
the Central Synagogue
in London. The theme is
called "Hanukkah" and
is represented by ap-
propriate Hebrew texts
and images. Avoidance
of human faces is a
revival of the medieval
practice.
At the recent 57th
General Assembly of
the Council of Jewish
Federations held in New
Orleans, it was resolv-
ed to ask the political
leaders of Israel not to
make a political issue of
see OPINION page 14
Impact of Scowcroft's Selection
As Security Adviser Unclear
INDEX
Features .
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Opinion.
.........4
Dallas Doings.....................
.........5
Synagogue Services...............
...... 7,28
Health. . .
. . 70, 25-26
Dining/Entertainment..............
.....72-75
Food.....
.....76-7 7
Around The Town.................
........24
Light Sabbath Candles
5:01 P.M.
BY DAVID FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Brent Scowcroft, whom
President-elect George
Bush appointed as his
national security ad-
viser, does not have an
extensive public record
on the Middle East.
Scowcroft, who will
be returning to the posi-
tion he held in the last
two years of the Ford
administration, is better
known for his expertise
on arms control and the
Soviet Union.
Officials involved in
pro-Israel causes say
privately that while he’
is not anti-Israel, he
might lean more toward
the Arab countries. In
1981, he was one of 16
former top-ranking gov-
ernment official who
publicly supported the
sale of AWACS sur-
veillance planes to
Saudi Arabia.
Scowcroft, who now
works for Kissinger As-
sociates, the consulting
firm headed by former
Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger, has
been a consultant for
businesses dealing with
the Arab world, partic-
ularly Saudi Arabia.
However, as in the
case of Secretary of
State-designate James
Baker, who also does
not have a well-known
record on Israel, pro-
Israeli sources are cross-
ing their fingers that
Scowcroft will abide by
Bush's stated intention
of continuing the
Reagan administration's
strategic alliance with
Israel.
Bush's appointment
see SCOWCROFT page 21
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