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■     WOV 27 1972
GROUP ATTACKS ART/ST, TORONTO GALLERY OWNER
By SOL I. LITTMAN
TORONTO-
A right wing group unleashed an attack this weei< against a Jewish ai-t gallery owner and a young Montreal artist and called for "the rejuvenation of our Western Christi.an culture." '
The Western Guardian which describes itself as the former Edmund Burke Society, passed out mimeographed flyers condemning the exhibit of the work of Mark Prent at the Isaacs Gallery and called for direct action in the event that police do not close the show.
Ben Kayfetz. national dJrector of the Joint Community Relations Committee stated4hat,
the leaflet was "all too reminiscent of the Nazi attacks against so called "decadent" art in the 1930's, directed at such famous artists as Jacob Epstein aind others."
The exhibition has led to a criminal charge of "the display of disgusting objects" against Toronto gallery owner Ayram Isaacs.
The art show, which has been attracting record crowds "is concerned with man's inhumanity to man; with slaughter, death and cannibalism." It consists largely of fibre-glass models of human corpsesand human parts. _ _
The Yonge Street gallery was visited by police shortly after the Prent show opened on Februarv 19. Thev ordered Isaacs to
close the show, but Isaacs refused. Police photographers took pictures of the exhibit and shared them with the Crown Attorney. However, no charge was laid until a citizen's complaint was filed on March 3.
Isaacs has been summoned to appear on March 23 at 2 p.m. in court room 33, Old City Hall.
Mimeographed leaflets calling fora "clean up of culture perversion and the closing of Isac's (sic) Gallery" were distributed by an organization which signed itself 'The Western Guardian, formerly the Edmund Burke Society."  . •
The leaflet, refers tothe works displayed at the Isaacs Gallery as "an insult to the
Christian root values of Canada and our Western way ofjife." It urged citizens to complain to the police morality squad.
It also called for direct action against the gallery in the.,event that the,courts do not close the show. ^
"If the law is not enforced and the public gbod is not protected, the law and our institutions will fall into disrepute," the leaflet stated. "Then, the only alternative for those in the majority, who are dedicated tbChrist-ian morality and healthy culture is to take action against the perverters."
Prent, 24, graduated from. Sir George Williams University in 1970. He describes his work as «r assault on the human ner-
vous system intended to penetrate "the protective numbness" man has adopted to avoid the impact of the horrors of war and natural disaster seen daily on our television screen.
"Prent's work is electrifying and'unques-tionably shocking but its purpose is. serious and its intent humane, Isaacs said. "A young artist may employ shock without realizing that it is; self-limiting. However, an artist so skilled will surely continue to produce powerful works and, with maturity, increasing" subtlety. For the present Prent must be considered a contemporary Hier-onymous Bosch who is obsessed with the evils of mankind."
Leon Kronitz chosen director of Zionists
By MARK MEDICOFF CJN Quebec Bureau Chief
MONTREAL -
Dr. Leon Kronitz. principal of the Solomon Schechter Academy, chairman of the Congress' national executi\e committee, and former president of the Labour Zionist Organization, has been unanimousU elected national .executive vice-president of the Canadian Zionist Federation.
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PM to meet Congress
MONTREAL -
Prime Ministen Pierre Elliott Trudoati will meet the national executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto March 24, it was announced this week.
Myer Sharzer. e\ecuti\e director of the Central Region of the Congress, told the CJN about 100 Congress officials will be at a noon luncheon for Trudeau.
He said the prime minister will make a statement on go\ernment polic> and "we anticipate among the things he'll talk about will be those matters of more direct concern to the Jewish communitv."
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The announcement follows a meeting held last Sunday of the national executive committee - the senior representative bod\ - at Zionist headquarters in Montreal.
Dr. Kronitz succeeds Abe Tooch who retires as executive-director in Juls after 2-1/2 years in'that position. The professional status of the post does not involve a term of office, and the newl\ elected vice-president will assume his post in September.
The well-known educator holds.offices in other major Canadian Jewish institutions, including the Allied Jewish Community Services, Congress and the Zionist organizations. "In an\ organization," Dr. Kronitz told The Canadian Jewish News, "where there is a contlict of interest, I will resign. In other offices I will resign onl> if I feel it will be unfair to the organization due to m\ time limitations.
One hiehl> placed Zionist official said Dr. Kronitz is one of the few leaders able to deal with the complex issues of the Zionist world, and described him as a "politician's politician".
Dr. Kronitz said no decision has\et been reached concerning his position in the Congress' national executive committee, but he said he "will relinquish some responsibilities".
Expect kashnit rules probe
Members of the Israeli Defence Force search for signs of the terrorist activity in the area of the border with Lebanon. Two members of a MoAav in the Western Galilee were killed while travelling near the border. About 50 terrorists are believed to have been killed during Israeli raids.
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By HOWARD ENGLISH
CJN Queen's Park Correspondent
TORONTO -
Ontario's Consumer Protection Bureau promised last week to conduct a complete investigation into any allegations from members of the Jewish community thata business which claims to be kosher, is not observing kashrut regulations.
Although no such allegations have yet been received, Charles Jamieson. the bureau's deputy registrar, guaranteed during an inter-
Israel achieves objectives in terrorist raids
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Israel announced last week the completion of its military operations against Arab terrorists in southern Lebanon and said that all of its objectives had been achieved in the four days of ground battles and air strikes.
According to Israeli sources, at least 50 terrorists were killed andabout lOOwounded. Israeli casualties amounted to II men wounded, most of them subsequently released from the hospital.
A communique broadcast on Kol Israel radio said the operation had been successful in its intended purpose of pushing the terrorists farther back from the Israeli txjrder and destroying their bases and munitions dumps. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was seized, as weU as propa-
ganda material which included an Arabic translation of the savings of Mao Tse-tung. Kol Israel reported.
According to the Israelis, Lebanon itself was a beneficiary of the incursion inasmuch as it cleared the so-called "Fatahland" of Arab terrorists, ' opening the way for Lebanese forces to reassert their control of the region, which had long been in terrorist hands. As Israeli units pulled out of "Fatahland," Lebanese Army units were Seen crossing the Hasbani River to enter the southeastern section of their country in force for the first time in nearly four years.
Authoritative sources here made it clear that the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon was according to plan and had nothing to do with the SecurityCouncil resolution, adopted unanimously in the early hours of Feb. 28,
demanding that Israel cease all militarx operations in Lebanon and pu|l out its forces.
Israel denounced the resolution as "onesided and cynical" because it failed to refer to the terrorist acts from Lebanese soil that prompted the incursion.
The sources attributed Western, particularly U.S., concurrence in the resolution to Lebanon's pro-Western image and the desire to prevent it from falling under Soviet influejice. The Soviet Union abstained.
. One of the major accomplishments of the Israeli attacks was the construction of three roads leading from the Israeli border into the heart of "Fatahland." They were built by the army engineers corps, shielded by tank, artillery and air force fire. Th^ roads will make it possible for Israel to
police the area and strike directh at the terrorists should they return.
Israeli soldiers returning from the operation reported they had received a fricndlv reception from Lebanese villagers who seemed glad to be rid of the terrorists.
About 2,000 terrorists reportedlv fled "Fatahland" during the four days of fighting but many are believed to have "vanished" by mingling with the local population.
Lebanese newspapers, meanwhile, called for a revision of the agreement signed in Cairo a year ago under which the Lebanese government permits the terrorists to use their territory as a base for incursions against Israel as long as the terrorists refrain from shooting at Israeli targets from Lebanese soil.
view that any complaint submitted in writing will be given "very careful study."
Under Ontario's Consumer Protection Act. the bureau may issue a 'cease and desist' order, requiring the removal of a 'kosher' sign, should an investigation reveal that a store owner's advertising is deliberately false, misleading, or deceptive.
No provincial legislation dealing specifically with the question of kashrut presently exists.
In the past, the bureau has faced enormous difficulties trying to prove that a businessman deliberately intended to deceive the public.
In addition, allegations of non-compliance with kashrut laws are impossible to validate without a "defined interpretation" of the word 'kosher', said Jamieson.
The bureau will consult legal and rabbinic authorities when a complaint arises before asking a businessman to defend himself.
The Canadian Jewish Congress is also offering assistance to those who, uncover concrete evidence of deceptive advertising.
The legal committee of Congress will hear any authentic complaint.
"If it was a good case, and pointed out a community evil, we would certainly consider backing it," said Ben Kayfetz. Congress director of community relations for the Toronto region.
Congress has never begun a case on its; own initiative because it feels that Congress-supervised stores are available for those who are truly concerned about kashrut.
About 50% of Toronto's Jewish butchers are operating without religious supervision of anv kind. '
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By GEOFFREY D. PAUL Jewish Chronicle News Service
TEL AVIV -
Haim Barlev, who was JsraePs chief of staff for four eventful years until Dec. 31, is embarking ona political careerwhich may lead to office as his country's prime mini-■■ster.,- .■ V-_
He is aijput to enter the Israeli cabinet as minister of commerce'and industry j^fter nomination by'lhe Labour Party and more particularly by the former Mapai faction.
But most auspiciously of all, he is the choice of Pinhas Sapir, the fount'ainhead from which power and influence inside the Labour Party continue to flow.
Sapir is yielding lip one of the two port-folioi he holds (the ;otfi;eris<Jinance) to Barlev while at the/same time exercising his political ingeniiity to keep Itzhak Rabin. Israel's ambassador, in Washington and identified with the former Achdut Avoda camp,-out of the cabinet, at least until the next general election in 1973.^ \
The 18-month start which Barlev has been given will be an importpt and testing time for him. He possesses a rock-solid reputa-t. tion as a military commander during/the long, testing months of Nasser's Suez /Var of attrition" and the hold-fast period'since: the ceasefire in August 1970,.
He is liked and respected l^yimost of his
future cabinet colleagues who were impressed by his calm and wide grasp of not only defence issues but also related foreign policy .considerations.
He now has the opportunity, with the somnolent ministry of commerce and industry, to project his abilities in another direction - under the watchful eye oMhe public and Sapir*
It is'hardly likely that 47-year-old Barlev wiirbe in a position to leadTFie Labour Party at the 1973 autumn election. ThisT it is widely assumed, will, be done either by Golda Meir, the prime minister. 73. herself or by Sapir. 63.
But both these veterans are displaying an increasing reluctance to carr>:_the;^buj:^ dens of office for very much longer and the belief is that, once a capable siiccessor - one recognized by both pa'j-ty and public as such - is ready and able\to take over, he will be enthroned with their blessing.
This does not mean that either - Moshe Payan. the defence minister, 56. or Yigal Allon. the deputy prime minister and educa-—-tion minister. 53, will surrender without a fight, or that other would-be contenders have abandoned their hopes.
But the knowledge that Sapir is ready (and some say Mrs. Meir, too) to support the candidacy of Barlev. must have a dampening cfTcct on other aspirants.
Dayan recently speculated pessimistically
on his likelihood of ever becoming prime minister. He was right not to heed the campaign directed against the conduct of his private life or the alleged benefits he has enjoyed from his archaeological activities.
Neither of these'factors have yet regis- ^ tered nejatively with the public to the extent -^^^'J^ V, yvhere they would damage his candidacy for the_ leadership. The main count against him -which he acknowledges - is that he has never been a pairty man.
He has shown Jittle interest in the party machine, even less in the human cogs which make it run. They, and party stalwarts who have contributed much of their life to constructing this political giant, feelthata man with Dayan's small political conviction, once a-.leader of the anti-party Rafi faction, could dismantle from the inside wliiat they labored so hard to build. y^,.-'
Dayan himself has observed wryly that it toolk 100.000 Egyptian troops to get him into ^''-^ thte cabinet in 1967.
Allpn, despite some almost desperate campaigning by his cohorts has never regained the following he once enjoyed. The anti-Dayan zealotry of those around him and his own unimpressive performance as a dispart-mehtal minister have dimmed his iimage.
And. with so charismatic a Iea((er as
Golda Meir. his post of deputy premier, has   —-------- —
proved little more than a sinecure and not    Halm Barter (jl|^t), former Israel chief of staff Jooksom faito Jordan with^^^^ e (Cont'd on p8o« 7)    Ze'erl, (left) chief of central Command and a junior officer.