America"' "elvish Periodical 6
Thursday, August 18, 1949
DETROIT JEWISII CIIRONICLE
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New Hillel
House Set
for Michigan
New Fangs
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GEORGE WEISWASSER
SEYMOUR TILCII1N
Editor-in-Chief
President
Detroit 26, Michigan
(Ab 23, 5709)
Thursday, Aug. 18, 1949
NEW YORK—With the recent
purchase of three new homes for
t _w p,L Hillel Foundations at various
campuses, the number of Hillel
homes now in the possession of
hp,
str,
i 1,4?"' Hillel Building Corporations
comes to 32, Dr. Paul Klapper,
chairman of the architectural
committee of the National Hillel
Commission. announced.
The recent purchases were of
The re-interment of the remains of the immortal Herz] in
Hillel homes at the University of
Jerusalem in fulfillment of the last wish of the founder of politi-
Missouri in Columbia, Mo.; at
cal Zionism assumes the aspect of a dramatic culmination of a
the University of West Virginia
great historic episode in the life of a timeless people—the epi-
in Morgantown, W. Va.; and at
sode of the life and death of an individual yho had given his all
the City College of New York,
for this people, who had brought them close to their Promised
Uptown.
Land, but to whom, like Moses of yore, it was not given to see
EYE NEW HOUSES
the fulfillment of his dream while he was yet among the living.
Several new Hillel buildings
This week the .restored Jewish State, only a little more
will be erected in the near fu-
year old, fulfilled its debt to Theodore Herzl by bring-
ture, Dr. Klapper said, whose
than a
ing his remains from Vienna, where he was laid to rest 45 years
committee studies all plans for
ago, to Israel, to the Homeland of which he had dreamed and
new buildings and for any major
which, but for him, would not have been brought into being,
remodeling of old houses.
could not have become the glorious living fact that is today the
Among those Foundations which
will start building in the near
republic of Israel.
The re-interment of the remains of the spiritual father of
future are the Hillel Foundation
Jewish independence takes us all back to the year 1904, the
at the University of Connecticut
year when Jews throughout the world were stunned by his
and the Hillel Foundation at the
untimely death at the age of 44. It was an age of innocence,
University of Texas.
a full decade before the first World War, a time when material-
Designs have been approved
ism and cynicism did not exert the influence over men they
for buildings to be erected for
were able to obtain years later. It was a time for Jewish dream-
the Hillel Foundations at the
ers of the ghetto and of the more assimilated western world as
University of Minnesota and the
well—and Herzl was the boldest dreamer of them all. It was he
University of Michigan, while
alone who was able to kindle the imagination of Jewry with the
final corrections are being made
inspiring vision of a restored Zion after more than 1800 years
in the plans for the building to
be started soon at the Univers-
of exile.
l
The Jewish people that he so loved have brought Herz
ity of California in Berkley.
the
ou ght
By WILLIAM ZUKERMAN
home at last, there to find a permanent resting
Other building drives are in
re-
(Jewish World News Service)
architect of the great structure which he blue-printed. A
process for Hillel Foundations at
EW YORK—Since the end of World War II, the most apparent the University of Arizona, the
stored Israel could do nothing less.
trend in Jewish life has been the resurgence of nationalistic University of Maryland, Penn
feeling which has resulted, among other things, in the establish- State University and Purdue Un-
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ment of the State of Israel, and i--
iversity.
In an attempt to argue against our opposition to a large
which has eclipsed all other to thi s question by several in- SURVEY CONDUCTED
scale American Chalutziut movement, the "National Jewish
dependent
writers.
The
most
in-
In speaking of the report of
tendencies. There have been
Post" of Indianapolis inquiries why we did not denounce the
others, and among them an im- teresting of these were advanced the Architectural C o m m i t t e e
Australian minister of immigration when he called for one mil-
portant trend is now receiving b y Leon Kussman, a poet and which is conducting a survey of
lion American GI's to settle in Australia. The "Post" labels us a
attention from the best minds in columnist of the "Morning Jour- all Hillel operations, Rabbi Ar-
"defender of U. S. citizenship" and'takes us to task for failing
the Yiddish press as a direct out- nal," and by M. Ravitch, of Mon- thur J. Lelyveld, national di-
to protest the Australian's appeal to American citizens to emi-
come of the recent debate on al- , treat, whose views have now rector of the Foundations, stress-
leged Soviet anti-Semitism. This been seconded by many others. ed that increased enrollment of
grate to his country.
We believe that the "Post" is not convincing in its purported
According to them, Soviet Jews Jewish students caused the need
debate has risen above the level
analogy. That periodical indorses a movement by American
of propaganda and has entered are not entirely free from re- for more adequate facilities in
citizens urging other American citizens to surrender their
the stage of objective analysis. sponsibility for the present nega- which to carry on the program.
citizenship after a period of training in this country and to
The Yiddish press, as was tive attitude of the Soviet gov-
"lt cannot be expected," he
assume the citizenship of a foreign country.
mentioned in these columns on eminent towards Yiddish litera- said, "that the quarters which
ture
and
culture.
For
it
is
a
mat-
On top of this, the Americans whom the "Post" is urging to
previous occasions, while de-
might accomodate a campus com-
give up their American ties are Jewish young men and women,
nouncing the brutality of the ter of record that for more than munity of 300 or 400, will be ad-
idealists who would make magnificent leaders of the American
Russian measures against Zion- a generation the Soviet govern- equate to meet the needs or
community of the future. The "Post" asks these spirited young
ism and Jewish writers and cul- ment, in accordance with its pol- render services to 2,000 Jewish
people to leave by the tens of thousands when it has taken
ture has on the whole refused icy of encouraging the cultures of
decades of education and much fortune and agony to educate
to see in them a manifestation national minorities, did every- students.
If we are to succeed with Bill-
the average American to the fact of the loyalty of the American
thing in its power to encourage
of anti-Semitism.
et work, we must have suitable
Jew. Not for naught have American Doughboys and GI's sacri-
and
advance
Yiddish
literature
The theory of Soviet anti-
surroundings in which to con-
ficed their lives and their health in two wars when they helped
Semitism was advanced by the and culture.
ati
newspapers, duct our activities.
convince the doubter and the scoffer of their patrio sm.igner,
American
Jewish
Committee
and
Yiddish
schools,
fore
As for the Australian appeal, it emanated from
the Jewish Labor Committee, but theatres, writers and artists were
not from Americans with obligations of loyalty. Here is no
even such ardent anti-Com- subsidized with a generosity un-
question of the patriotism of those who leave and of •hose who
munists and Zionists as Zivyon
stay. no question of training on American soil to emigrate to a
of the "Forward," Dr. Margo- . known in non-Communist coun-
shes of the "Tog," and M. Rivlin I tries. Yet Soviet Jews persist-
foreign land, no question of hostility to Australians, no ques-
of the "Morning Journal" had ently, almost stubbornly resisted
tion of reopening old wounds and reviving old hates.
No, we fear that the "Post" will have to adduce better ar-
from the very outset rejected this this movement. Jewish parents
guments to disprove that we ought to keep our youth home
NFW YORK—More than 12,000
explanation.
refused to send their children to Jewish boys and girls in eight
• • •
with us.
Yiddish schools; Yiddish news-
countries of Europe and North
NEW EXPLANATION
BUT IF IT IS NOT anti-Semit- papers were not read and "Yid- Africa are spending their vaca-
dish books remained in the eel-
ism, what is it? A number of
tions in special summer camp col-
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The Munich riot in which several Jews were wounded tion
by
answers have lately been given
onies organized by the Joint Dis-
publica
tribution Committee, major Am-
police while they were demonstrating against w the not s urpris
erican agency aiding distressed
of an anti-Semitic letter in a local newspaper ill e
discerning Jews who have been following the trend of German
Jews abroad, it was reported.
opinion since the end of the war. It only serves to emphasize
JDC, which receives its funds
the fact that Nazism is by no means dead in postwar Germany.
through the United Jewish Ap-
The Jews of Munich are bitter and they blame the American
peal, appropriated $100,000 for its
occupation forces for permitting anti-Semitism to rear its ugly
a cause of the magnitude of their summer camp program in behalf
FRANKFORT—
(WNS)
—As
head in so virulent a fashion. "It is hard to believe that Ameri-
of Jewish children in Belgium,
result of an order by . John J. crimes.
can occupation forces would allow provocations like this in spite
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland,
-
the
American
state
Previously
McCloy, high commissioner-des
of all their declarations against race hatred and for the preserva-
govern-i department and the British mil- Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, it
ignate,
the
U.
S.
military
tion of human rights," the Munich Jews declared.
disclosed.
ment has reversed itself and ap - litary government in Germany was
e is no doubt, it is true, that in the future the American
In addition to meeting the chil-
Thei,
i
opposed
the
indemnification
pfoved
the
General
Claims
Law
had
Military Government will be more vigorous in combating anti-
dren's food, clothing and mainte-
for the indemnification of victims,
Semitic manifestations in the land of Ilitlerism. But even so,
nance needs, JDC provides camp
of
Nazism,
non-Jews
as
well
as
I
what with the new west German government coming into being
'HUMAN VICTORY'
and athletic equipment, personnel
affairs
(In New York, leaders of three to work with the campers, and
Jews.
and the consequently greater autonomy in domestic
not be too
The law provides for distribu- Jewish organizations hailed Am- other assistance. Funds from
which this will bring to the Germans, one should
tion of about 850,000,000 German erican approval of indemnifica- government and local sources
optimistic about the possibility of eliminating anti-Semitism
re
is no futu
marks by four U. S. zone states tion as a "victory for human and supplement JDC grants for the
from German life. One should realize tha t theretime to come,
to the victims through monthly moral rights."
for Jews in that country, at least for a long , long
camps.
the assurances of the well-meaning new high commissioner
A joint telegram sent to Mc-
pensions and lump sum payments.
John J. McCloy and of Gov. Murray Van Wagoner notwith-
Cloy
was
signed
by
Jacob
Blau-
ACTION HAILED
Red Morgen Dovid Kept
Immediately after this was ani stein, president of the American
standing.
That the Munich Jews realize that there is no hope for them
Jewish Committee; Edward M. as Israeli Mercy Sign
nounced, Harry Greenstein, ad-
rehabilitated Germany can be seen from their state-
M. Warburg, chairman of the
GENEVA—(WNS)—Israel will
viser on Jewish affairs to the
even in
ment
that a "none of us intend to stay any longer in this country.
American Jewish Joint Distribu-
American Military government,
retain the Red Mogen Dovid as
We do not want to remain on this soil stained with Jewish
hailed the action of McCloy and tion Committee, and Nahum an emblem of mercy despite the
blood. We have our own country now."
expressed "the deepest gratitude Goldman. president of the World refusal of the conference of Red
The Jewish committee bravely pledges that "as long as we
Cross societies to give recogni-
of thousands of Nazi victims." Jewish Congress.
are forced to stay here we will use all our strength to fight any
The three organizations are
Greenstein revealed that he h-ad members of a committee which tion to the traditional Jewish
attempt at anti-,Jewish provocations" and demands that instigat-
urged McCloy to take this stand has been active in attempts to shield, it was declared here by -
ors of anti-Semitic incidents be punished. This is a reasonable
on the restitution law, though secure passage of the General Emile Najar, Israeli representa
demand which can be met by the American, British and French
tive at the conference.
the Germans, he said, can never
mili authorities who will remain in west Germany even
Claims Law.)
government will be formed there. We trust that the
really indemnify Nazi victims be-
after a
Jewish demand will be met.
Herzl Brought Home
Soviet Jews Are Blunted
for Death of Own/ Culture
We Keep Our Youth Home
N
I
JDC Sending
12,000 to Camp
The Munich Rioting
Approve Indemnification Law
for Nazi Victims in Europe
,