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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

i ChronIcle
Detroit Jewisn

Published by the Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
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2827 Barium Tower, Detroit 26, Michigan
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Entered as Second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Post Office at
Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1179.
GEORGE WEISWASSER
SEYMOUR TILCIIIN
Editor-in-Chief
President
Detroit 26, Michigan
Thursday, July 7, 1949 (Tammuz 10, 5709)

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A New Program for Bnai Brith

With the retirement of Isadore Starr, another vigorous and
resourceful personality has taken over the presidency of the

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Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Council.
Dr. Lawrence Yaffa, in his very first statement of policy, has
made it unmistakeably clear that the Council in the coming sea-
son will be more active in all-community undertakings.

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"It is my deep rooted conviction," he asserted in his inaugural
address, "that we can grow numerically only by providing dy-
namic leadership and active participation in those communal
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matters that lie close to the heart and desires of local Jewry and
are directly responsive to its immediate hopes and needs.

By RABBI C. L. HEILPERN
ONDON—One of the many
thrills one experiences on a
visit to Israel is in seeing the way
in which classical Hebrew has
been adapted to modern usage.
It is a fallacy to think that
modern Hebrew is something
distinctive from classical Hebrew.
In fact, the best writers.of mod-
ern Hebrew are those who have
a thorough knowledge of the
classical tongue.
The ordinary military terms
will be knoiAm to those who lead
the Bible in Hebrew, but want
to deal with some of those which
are lesser known, as, for instance,
the names of the different ranks
in the army.

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PRIVATE TO GENERAL
wooDEO SPOON
A PRIVATE is "Turai," which
word is derived from the word
"Tur," "row" (c.f. "the ranks").
A corporal is a "Ray Turai."
A sergeant is "Samal," from
"We must be conductors and not mere passengers on the train
"Saimel," meaning a figure, and
of local moving events if we are to gain and to hold our rightful
in modern Hebrew, "a symbol."
place of leadership in the life of our community."
A sergeant, therefore, is one who
carries the flag. A staff-sergeant
This is a forthright view and symbolizes a new policy for
is "Samal Rishon," and the ever-
Detroit Bnai Brith which recognizes that service to the community
popular sergeant-major is "Ray
a
as a whole means also service to Bnai Brith and presages
Samal."
By WILLIAM ZUKERMAN
_ stronger and a more respected Bnai Brith body.
An officer is a "Ketsin." The
(Jewish World News Service)
word in the Bible means "ruler,"
its
All
Bnai
Brith
should
rally
to
the
program
outlined
by
YORK—A
significant
report
on
the
situation
in
Israel
was
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NEW
"judge," and "officer." It is
given by the president of the Manhattan region of the ZOA, Jacques found, in the third sense, in
new president.
Torczyner, upon his return from Israel.
Torczyner was primarily impressed by the spirit of the country Joshua.
A liaison officer is called
and people who, despite the enormous difficulties, were not in a
defeatist mood. He had heard many complaints by new immigrants "Ketsin Kesher." A lieutenant
is a "Seren." In the Bible the
and old settlers, but none would 'I
word is found in the plural only,
Rabbi David Aronson, president of the Rabbinical Assembly
THE
RELIGIONS
RESTRIC-
change their present position, or
usually meaning "rulers." (We
new Zionist party go back to their old places.
of
a
TIONS
imposed
by
the
Rabbis
use the Aramaic form "Segan"
of America, has proposed the formation
which would associate itself with U. S. Zionists and the world
The upsurge of enthusiasm re- and parties of the Religious bloc for one who stands at the read-
leased by the establishment of the are beginning to arouse consider- ing of the Torah.)
organization and represent only American Jews who are members
Jewish State is still felt in the able resentment. It is all right to
A captain is "Seren." In the
of conservative Synagogues. The following is the answer of Dr.
air. He had no doubt that with observe the sanctity of the Sab- Bible the plural of this word is
Samuel Margoshes, distinguished journalist and Zionist spokes-
bath
and
Kashruth,
but
to
be
this spirit abroad, all hardships
found in a few places, but the
man, which we strongly indorse:
will be overcome and Israel will prevented from going to the sea- most common form is the con-
side
on
a
hot
summer
day,
or
to
This plan is anything but constructive. If actually carried out emerge a nation as well as a see a film, is hard for people used struct, thus, "Sarni Pelishtim,"
State.
"lords of the Philistines."
to western civilization.
it would tend to produce more anarchy in Zionist circles. What
A major is "Rav Seren"; a
Rabbi Aronson is really saying is that every Jewish group in the LIKE MELTING POT
The government of Israel is in
lieutenant-colonel "Segan Aluf";
United States, big or small, may form a new Zionist party, re-
AMONG THE CHIEF difficul- an anomalous position. Officially a colonel "Aluf." and a brigadier
gardless of the already existing Zionist alignment here and the
ties of Israel, Torczyner stressed it is a labor and socialistic gov- "Rav Aluf." The word "Aluf" is
world over..Beratise,'acbrdirig to Rabbi Aronson's estimate, there
not the economic—the lack of ernment, but the Histadrut is found, of course, in abundance
are a half million Jews •belonging to over 400 conservative con- housing, the high prices, austerity part owner of most of the largest in Genesis, meaning "chief."
gregations, the Rabbi would have them form a new party. No —but rather the social and psy- business and industrial enter-
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prises of Israel.
chological problems.
other reason is offered.
BORROWED TERM
It is thus committed by its fi-
CHIEF OF STAFF is "Rosh
Israel, according to him, pre-
Such a group .would.haye po ideological raison d'etre. Rabbi
nancial interests to private enter- Hamateh," which is a literal
sented
a
picture
of
a
miniature
Aronson says that the function of the new organization would
American Melting Pot, condensed prise just like any capitalistic translation from other languages.
be ''strengthening our religious way of life and expressing our
A guard is. of course, "Mish-
into a diminuative frame which government and it cannot under-
sense of spiritual and historic continuity." But there is already
a large mar." A searchlight is "Zarkor,"
revealed the confusion more take nationalization on
Zionist
party
for
that
very
purpose—the
Mizraehi,
a
branch
of
a
sharply than in the United States. scale. This tends to antagonize which is derived from the word
the World Zionist Organization with a very strong American
There is a tremendous diversity labor and to strengthen the left- "Zarok," "to throw."
section.
of people, languages, cultures, wing Mapam party.
A sniper is a "Tsalaf," which
One is forced to believe that the real reason behind this pro- civilizations and ways of life
is derived from the word used in
posal is the desire to be seen and counted. Here we have yet which is not yet consolidated, as YOUTH ARROGANT
the connection with the sprink-
another example of the new individualism"—or the old selfish-
in the United States, into a single
The spirit of the youth, particu- ling of blood on the altar. The
ness. We are reluctantly forced to interpret the call for a new
people. German Jews, Bulgarian
well-known word "Kavana" has
group in this light since it in no way advances the common cause Jews, Balkan Jews, Jews from larly of the native born, is boist- been adapted to mean "aiming."
erous,
aggressive,
chauvinistic
of Zionism, in which all existent parties cooperate.
Arab countries live separately
Some modern Hebrew words
and lead their own lives isolated and contemptuous of Jews out- (following a custom in all tong-,
from the rest.
ues) have been partly made up
side Israel.
of
About 60 per cent of the people
Ben Gurion is easily the most from other languages. One
in Israel do not speak Hebrew, popular person in Israel. He the most noted is "Maglid," which
is made up of the initials of
use their native languages and
Jews are not so calloused that the problem of the hundreds of lead a transplanted life. The occupies the same position in "machine-gun" and the number
Israel
as
did
Churchill
immedi-
thousands of Arab refugees is not being given some thought. In
problem how to blend all these
34. Here we have a successful
fact, Jews are studying palliatives while the Arab leaders respon-
different nationalities into one ately after- the war in England. example of a Hebrew-sounding
homogeneous group is probably But the Mapai is not as popular
sible for the senseless flight from Palestine are playing on the
Eng-
and strong as it was. There is word coined partly from an
a fe millions and then
world's sympathies, seeking to scroungthew
the toughest facing the govern- much dissatisfaction with its mo- lish word.
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leave the problem in the laps of the UN, Quakers and the Red
ment.
nopolistic tendencies and bureau-
Cross.
NOT SAME MEANING
The educational system is cratic domination.
THE WORD ''patrol" is just
chaotic. There is no one school
Realizing that at the most Israel will accept from two to
Torczyner anticipates the rise transliterated into Hebrew let-
system for the entire country,
three hundred thousand of the refugees, leaving the Arab world
of the power of the middle class
to care for the half million remainder, many tens of thousands but each party and each ideology in Israel and a decline in the rule ters in Israel.
A popular word among service-
has its own schools which bring
of them not even Palestinians, Eliahu Ben Horin, author of "The
up the children on party propa- of labor, especially of the right- men is "Tram." which is also
Middle East: Crossroads of History," suggests in a study made for
written in Hebrew characters
ganda more than real education. wing Mapai.
the, ZOA that Iraq "can most easily provide for large-scale re-
but which has not the unsavory
settlement of all of the Arab refugees from Palestine with greatest
connotation it has in Great
benefit to the country itself."
Britain and in America. It mere-
Ben Horin points out that Iraqi statesmen have themselves
ly refers to one of the thousands
raised the question ft oin time to time and that Herbert Hoover
of servicemen who try to thumb
suggested in 1945, long before the Palestine war, that the entire
a lift on the road. They have
Mideast could be served well by a transfer of Palestinian Arabs
A new group, to provide social ' ors of the program, announced. even formed a Hebrew 'plural of
to Iraq. They could recreate the "Garden of Eden," the ex- and recreational activities for I Plans are being made to pro- the word "Trampistim."
president said, with new blood and a revival of ancient irriga-
At Haifa airport a cartoon
young Jewish adults between 21- i vide for all forms of recreational shows a soldier telling of his ex-
35, is being formed under the activities, ranging from movies
tion schemes.
ploits to his "Bachurs,- girl-
Moreover, Ben Horin remarks, Iraq's population is • so deplet- auspices of the Detroit depart- and dancing to outdoor events for friend, and underneath was the
summer
and
winter
that the country is "particularly vulnerable to attempts from ment of recreation.
ed
Mrs. Mack, director of the exhortation: Al Tithalel —"Don't
First meeting of the club will
whatever quarter to foment trouble and threaten the political
boast, pour out your heart to the
stability of the area." This may explain, in part, why Iraq is be held at 7:30 p. m., Saturday, Rouge building, has given her
full support to the new group C. 0."
seeking a closer alignment with neighboring Iran and Turkey and July 23.
Straight away the well-known
Facilities have been provided and will lend assistance when- verse in Jeremiah comes to the
deserting the wobbling Arab League.
at the Rouge recreation house, ever needed, Spinner said.
All of this should tend to convince the Anglo-American en- Rouge park, where the group will
For reservations to the first mind: Al Yithalel Chatham
tente and the UN that the destiny of the Arab refugee, lies in a meet twice a month, Tina Du- affair, call Miss Dubrove, TO. B'Chochmato—"Let not the wise
man glory in his wisdom."
rehabilitated Iraq. Israel and the entire Middle East would find it brove and Nate Spinner, initiat- 8-1529, or Spinner, TY. 7-4879.
foster
that
proposition.
advantageous to

A Picture of Israel
by Objective Guest

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More Fragmentation in Zionism?

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Arab Destiny Lies in Iraq

New Social Group Forming
for Young Adults 21 to 35

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