Inside: From The Editor, Rh ode Islan d Jewish 1 page4 Histo rica l As s oc. 136 S ession s St . 6'round Town, page 8 Prov. R .I. 0 2 906 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 Abu Nidal Gang Tagged Holocaust Survivors Are Reminded As KIiiers At Of Pain At Liberty Island Gathering by Susan Bostian Istanbul Synagogue Seated at the foot of the Statue of Liberty near the sparkling water of the New York Harbor, (JTA) - The machine gun and pretending to be dead. His father Lenka Rose, one of the 3,000 grenade attack by two Arab was killed by gunfire. Four women assembled survivors of the terrorists on the Neve Shalom in the women's gallery were Holocaust, reflected with Synagogue in Istanbul September injured by flying splinters. tear-streaked joy on the 40 years 6, which took the lives of at least Radio Istanbul quoted since she and the others had come 21 Sabbath worshippers and eye-witnesses as saying dozens of to this country to begin new lives. wounded four, bore the stamp of people, haggard, in shock and The group gathered to the Abu Nida! gang, a dissident bleeding, ran into the street commemorate the friends and faction of the PLO based in Syria, calling for help. Ambulances and relatives whose lives had ended in according to experts on police cars reached the area 10 Nazi death camps and to remind international terrorism in Israel minutes after the alarm was the world that such atrocities must and other countries. sounded. never be repeated. But during the Premier Shimon Peres, Turkish officials contacted by impressive ceremonies last expressing outrage and revulsion the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Saturday, organized by the at what was probably the bloodiest from Paris said this was because American Gathering and synagogue massacre since the the narrow lanes of the Federation of J ewish Holocaust Nazi era, vowed on an Israel commercial quarter were crowded Survivors and the Hebrew television interview Saturday with pushcarts and shoppers at Immigrant Aid Society, the Lenka Rose night that "We will not rest until the time. survivors were forced to face the we cut off this murderous hand." The death toll would have been reality of persistent persecution by perish, but all that perished were President and Mario Cuomo, He added that "whoever much higher if a Bar Mitzvah the recent slaying at a synagogue the victims. Anti-Semitism is still governor of New York, spoke with hesitates about American planned for Saturday had not been in Istanbul, Turkey. flourishing. But we have a sadness about the deaths of the 21 responses or Israeli responses can postponed at the last minute. The recent events stirred deep mission. We do not forget those Jewish worshippers. now learn a lesson," a reference to The victims will be buried at a emotions in Mrs. Rose. "I was very that perished. Everywhere we go, "Elie Wiesel reminded us that the U.S. bombing of Libya last collective funeral, probably on naive. I thought after Aushwitz we take them with us." again someone is trying to April in retaliation for terrorist Wednesday. Israel's Minister of that now anti-Semitism would Representatives fo r the (Continued on page 9) acts against American nationals. Religious Affairs, Yosef Burg, will Foreign Minister Yitzhak Tepresent his country. The Shamir declared that "Israel has governor of Istanbul province, to constantly conduct an Nevat Ayaz, said after a meeting Touro Synagogue· Ceremonies aggressive war against all the with Turkey's Chief Rabbi, David terror organizations in every place Asseo, that the services would be and at every time to prevent them held in the Neve Shalom from carrying out beastly attacks Synagogue. Draw 150 To Newport like this one." ... The George Washington Letter In Washington Saturday, State Ceremonies were held at the Department spokesman Bruce Two Groups Claim Responsibility Touro Synagogue in Newport on Ammerman declared, "We August 24, 1986. In attendance According to Turkish officials, condemn this cowardly attack and were 150 people, including the deeply deplore the terrible loss of the killers shouted "Jihad" (holy war) as they opened fire on the Hon. Patrick Kirby, Mayor of life which resulted from it." Newport, Senator Claiborne Pell, worshippers. The officials Israeli sources saw a common the newly appointed rabbi of suggested that the terror squad anti-Israel thread linking the Touro Synagogue, Rabbi Eliezer might have belonged to the Istanbul outrage with the Sandler, and Rabbi Marc Islamic Jihad, a gang controlled by attempted hijacking of a Pan Jagolinzer, of Temple Shalom in American 747 jet at Karachi the extremist Lebanese Shiites linked to the pro-Iranian Middletown. airport Friday which resulted in The ceremonies were presided Hezbollah (Party of God) which the death of 16 passengers and over by Mrs. Jack Werner, Vice more than 100 injured. The has been responsible for murderous attacks in Lebanon President of the Society of Friends hijackers, they noted, demanded of Touro Synagogue and Aaron J. over the past two years. to be flown to Cyprus to effect the Slom, President. Mr. Slom A Shiite group in Beirut calling release of three Palestinian declared his support and that of itself the "Islamic Revenge" terrorists imprisoned there for the the Society for the Touro National murder of three Israelis on a yacht claimed responsibility for the synagogue attack in revenge for Heritage Trust, which has been in Larnaca a year ago. set up in Newport to launch the Israeli attacks on Lebanese ... new project of the Jewish villages. Another unknown group American Hertiage Center, as part At ceremonies in Newport at the Touro Synagogue, were (left Eye-Witness Accounts calling itself the "Palestine to right) Aaron Slom, President, Society of Friends of Touro, The Neve Shalom Synagogue, Revenge Organization" also of the Touro Complex. Among the guests were Dr. Sen. Claiborne Pell (D., R.I.), and Jerome Lippman. A section of an old Sephardic congregation in claimed responsibility. Jonathan de Sola Mendes, a Board the fence was dedicated in memory of Raoul Wallenberg. A the city's Beyoglu quarter, had But Israeli sources pointed to member of the Society who is a plaque was also dedicated in memory of Sen. Pell's father, been closed for some time for Abu Nida! who is backed by Syria leader of his own Shearith Israel Herbert C. Pell. repairs. The Saturday morning and Libya. During the past six (Spanish-Portugese) Synagogue in services marked its re-opening. years his terror squads carried out New York City, who read the The two assailants reportedly fatal attacks on the Rue Copernic George Washington Letter; Dr. The second part of the was happening. He warned that gained entrance by posing as synagogue in Paris, the main Frank A. Seixu, who read his ceremonies took place outside the Jews should never be deluded into televi8ion cameramen assigned to synagogue in Rome and ancestor's letter, Moses Seixas, Touro Sanctuary in Patriots Park, believing it couldn't happen again cover the event for Israel synagogues in Vienna and Warden of the Hebrew where Mr. Samuel Friedman and that everyone should be on televi8ion. One of them spoke Antwerp. They also attacked a Congregation of Newport, to presided. guard to safeguard the future. Hebrew to a guard. Jewi8h restaurant in Paris and a George Wuhington, dated August There were dedications of the The ceremonies were followed According to eye-witne88 movie house there during a Jewish 17, 1790, congratulating him on Hebert C. Pell Memorial and the by a 4:30 p.m. reception at the accounts, once inside they barred film festival. his election to the Presidency. memorial to Herbert Epatein, Viking Hotel. the heavy gates and opened fire on Reports from Istanbul Saturday The main address was delivered unveiled by hi8 wife and daughter, A trust fund hu been the congregants with machine said seven rabbis were among the by the Hon. Matthew J . Smith, and the Dr. Seebert J . Goldowsky established nationally to finance guns and hurled grenades. Rafi victims, also two cantors and three archivist, Providence College and Fence. the project. T he reception, which Saul, 17, who had been tourists from Iran. Another report Speaker of the House of Sen. Claiborne Pell unveiled the served u a kick-off event, wu worshipping with his father, told named an Israeli rabbi, Raphael Represenatives of Rhode Island. memorial to his father and spoke chaired by Mr. Zalman Newman. reporters later that after gunning Neein, as a victim. Mr. Smith dwelt on the historical about the Nazi atrocitiea against Speakers included Dr. Alon down m08t of the 30 people in the But Henry Siegman, executive and contemporary significance of the European Jews. He dwelt on Ben-Meir and Howard Kay. The synagogue, the attackers poured director of the American Jewish the act which created the Touro hi8 father's concern and efforts to committee was chaired by Mn. guoline over the dead and dying CongreH who wu recently in Synagogue not only u a counter the conspiracy of silence Elie Cohen. The reception wu Turkey, said on a television and set them a.fire. The terrorists magnificent structure for a place not only among gentiles, but also donated by Viking Hotel owner, interview Saturday that he had then blew themselves up with of worship, but also u a pillar of among Jews who did not do their Dr. Earl Cohen. &BCertsined by telephone from grenades. religious freedom for all. duty to apprise the world of what Saul said he eecaped by Istanbul that no rabbi wu killed. :',fl,} • 1·., ·~1·,,-,~ -=-1• ; ~ 1~ 1 { f .;. T T' .