Purely Commentary
Urge Coordination
For Major Drives
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Campaign Printers and Publishers
Organize Drive at Brunch Sunday
PROVIDENCE, RI., (JTA)
—Welfare fund philanthropic
'Slavery in Freedom'—The Season's Major Topic
campaigns and the Israel
In less than two weeks world Jewry will be re-united by the
government bond drive must
message of Passover, and freedom will be the major topic for
be coordinated on national
discussion at the Seder table. While many of us propagate -. democ-
and
local levels to safeguard
racy" all the time, the Freedom Festival lends itself to discussion
the interests of local Jewish
of the issues involved in the quest for liberty and in the struggle
communities and Israel, Irv-
to attain equal rights for all. It is proper that, as we prepare
ing W. Rabb of Boston, chair-
for Sedorim, we also should be better prepared in our discussions
man of the New England
of Democracy and Freedom.
Bonds for Israel Committee,
As a matter of fact, we are better prepared for it now than
declared at the annual con-
we have ever been before. There is more freedom today in our
ference of the New England
world than we have had in yesteryears. There is less freedom in
Region of the Council of Jew-
autocratic countries, and we frequently are confronted by limita-
ish Federations and Welfare
tions on freedom even in our own midst. But the overall picture
Funds.
is less dark, Jewry is blessed with the freedom of statehood for
"Any conflict between phi-
the dispossessed and we have opportunities which are alloted to
anthropy and bonds, whether
Planning the organizational bruncheon of the printers as*
those who crave for justice.
active or passive, will be
publisher sections of the Allied Jewish Campaign are, left la
Half a century ago, in his famous essay "Al Parashat Derak-
costly, a n d will undermine
right, FRANK DENISON, HARVEY WILLENS, NATHAN BRON-.
him"—"At the Parting of the Ways"—Ahad Ha-Am (psudonym of
the strength of the commu-
STEIN, HYMAN SAFRAN and NATHAN BALABAN, chairman cot
Asher Ginzberg, 1856-1927) , the famous Hebrew writer and phi-
nity in achieving its total
the arts and crafts division. Bronstein is working with the paper
goals," he warned.
losopher, in his discussion of modern Jewry's paramount need for
products section.
• • •
a spiritual center in Palestine, discussed a question which he
Missing Mapam Leader
made famous by his reference to it as "Slavery in Freedom."
Printers and publishers Section
While some of the problems Ahad Ha-Am posed then are out-
is ready to set the pace for the
Held as Czech Hostage:
arts and crafts division of the
moded now, because Israel Is a state, and because the eastern
1952 Allied &wish PLUS Cam-
Party Asks Release
European scene has changed, there is much truth in what he
paign, with a bruncheon for ail
said in the following excerpt from his noteworthy essay: '
prospects
at 10:30 am., Sunday,
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The Is-
The annual Farband confer-
The truth is that if Western Jews were not slaves to their
ence for all affiliated chapters raeli Minister to Prague, Dr. L. at the Davison Jewish Center.
emancipation, it would never have entered their heads to con-
in the city will open at 9 p.m., Kubovy, has been informed by Harvey Willens, David Safraa
secrate their people to spiritual missions or aims before it had
fulfilled that physical, natural "mission" which belongs to every Saturday, at the Labor Zionist the Czechoslovak Foreign Min- and Sydney Levison are co-
organism—before it had created for itself conditions suitable Institute, 13722 L i n w o o d. A istry that Mordechai Oren, Is- chairmen.
Direct reports on programa
to its character, in which it could develop its latent powers m'lava malke, featuring M. Rich- raeli citizen and a member of
and aptitudes, its own particular form of life, in a normal man- ter and Bella Goldberg, will be Mapam, who has been missing currently taking place in Israel
ner, and in obedience to the demands of its nature. Not until the feature event. Simon Ri- in Czechoslovakia since last De- will be given by Col. Thomas Fe-
lix Forrester, military adviser 1*
all this had been achieved, we believe its development might chardson will report on the cember, is under arrest.
The Prague authorities said the state of Israel during the
year's activities.
lead it in course of time to some field of work in which it would
War of Liberation. and Yehudah
Louis Segal, general secretary that Oren was arrested after his Hellman, Israel foreign correso-
be specially fitted to act as teacher, and thus to contribute once
visa expired, and is suspected of
again to the general good of humanity, in a way suited to the
of the national
committing a criminal offense pondent.
spirit of the modern world. And if then philosophers tell us
Farband move-
against Czechoslovakian secur-
that in this field of work lies the "mission" of our people. for ment, will ad-
ity. This first official confirma-
47 which it was created, I _shall not, indeed, be able to subscribe to
dress the audi-
JDC Loan Begins
tion of Oren's arrest, was given
their views; but I shall not quarrel with them on a mere ques- ence on the re-
Dr.
Kubovy
by
Vlastimile
Borak,
Life
for Newcomer
tion of names.
c e n t political
Czechoslovak Deputy F o r e i g n
But alas! I shall doubtless be dead and buried before then. changes in Is-
Minister.
Today, while I am still alive, I try mayhap to give my weary
rael. He will wel-
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The
An appeal to the Czechoslovak ,
come 150 n e w
eyes a rest from the scene of ignorance, of degradation. of un-
1.000th shop operated by a
government to release Oren was
utterable poverty 'that confronts me here in Eastern Europe members into
disabled immigrant with the
voiced here by Al-Hamishmar,
the local organi-
and find comfort by looking yonder across the border, where
assistance of a loan from the
official organ of the Mapam.
there are Jewish professors, Jewish members of Academies, zation.
Joint Distribution Committee
The
paper
carries
an
editorial
A t Sunday's
Jewish officers in the army, Jewish civil servants; and when
was opened near Lydda. The
assuring
Mapam's
friendly
atti-
session, r e p r e-
I see there, behind the glory and grandeur of it all, a twofold
store, a grocery, was opened
tude
toward
Czechoslovakia,
and
spiritual slavery—moral slavery and intellectual slavery—and sentatives of the
by Doussa Janach, 31-year-
points
out
that
Oren
visited
ask mygerf":"- Do I envy these fellow-Jews of mine their einanci-
Jewish National Richardson
old father of four children,
'Prague
to
"establish
friendly
rela-
pation?—I answer, in all . truth and sincerity: No! a thousand Fund, • Jewish Community Coun-
who suffers from a chronic
tions
between
the
Mapam
Party
cil and Central Committee of
times No! The privileges are not worth the price! I may not
heart ailment and a partially
Farband will repbrt on recent and the Czech Republic." to a
paralyzed leg.
be emancipated; but at least I have not sold my soul for emanci-
Attributing
Oren's
arrest
Since its inception in 1949,
pation. I at least can proclaim from the housetops that my activities.
misunderstanding,"
t
h
e
edi-
kith and kin are dear to me wherever they are, without being
Malben, the JDC's welfare or-
Programs vitally integrated torial says: "We hope that
has
constrained to find forced and unsatisfactory excuses. I at least with Farband will also be dis-
ganization in Israel,
granted loans for similar pur-
can remember Jerusalem at other times than those of "divine cussed, and will include Israeli Czechoslovakia will diSplay suf-
ficient confidence in the Mapam
poses totalling over $688.060.
service": I can mourn for its loss, in public or in private, with- funds, Histadrut, Israel bonds, and
will release its representa-
In addition, Malben maintains
out being asked what Zion is to me, or I am to Zion. I at least Jewish National Fund. education
tive who was on a good-will mis-
14 sheltered workshops for
have no need to exalt my people to heaven, to trumpet its su-
and the Farband Camp and. sion to visit the builders of so-
over 300 men and women-- ► ll
periority above all other nations, in order to find a justifica- Kinderwelt. Plans for the ob- cialism and the fosterers of
former hospital patients
tion for its existence. I at least know "why I remain a Jew".— servance of the 40th jubilee of
learning new skills under the
or rather, I can find no meaning in such a question, anymore the national movement will be world peace."
supervision of trained tech-
than if I were asked why I remain my father's son. I at least formulated.
2 THE JEWISH NEWS
nicians.
can speak my mind concerning the beliefs and the opinions
Friday, March 28, 1952
which I have inherited from my ancestors, without fearing to
snap the bond that unites me to my people. I can even adopt
that "scientific heresy which bears the name of Darwin," with-
out any danger to my Judaism. In a word, I am my own, and
my opinions and feelings are my own. I have no reason for
Direct JTA Teletype Wires to the
_ concealing or denying them, for deceiving others or myself.
Jewish News
By BORIS SMOLAR
And this spiritual freedom—scoff who will!—I would not ex-
change or barter for all the emancipation in the world.
JERUSALEM — The Israel
Telegraphic Agency. ia*.)
(Copyright, 1952. Jewish
Too many of us continue -to be tempted by the barter that is parliament Monday night
The
Jewish
Scene:
offered by false emancipatory projects. Even in our day, we con- passed the final reading of a
Israel will need between 50 and 60 million dollars in the neat
tinue to fight slavery inherent in false freedoms. Whenever the
question is posed, "why am I a J_w," or "why do I remain a Jew," law providing for protection six months This was brought to the attention of Jewish leaders
Labor
we immediately suspect bait from false gods and scientific heresies of the parliament building. at a private parley by Ambassador Abba Eban and Israel's Appeal
Minister
Golda
Myerson
.
.
.
Leaders
of
the
United
Jewish
which deny the simple. answer inherent in the reality of natural- The measure provides that
and of the Israel bond drive were among those present at the
ness, of being yourself, of remaining "my father's son."
unauthorized persons may not parley . . . However, no discussion was raised there on coordina-
It is as simple as all that. Yet, in the discussion of freedom, carry arms inside the Knesset
in embracing democratic ideals, in fighting any attempts—within building and that unauthor- tion between the two drives .. . This issue remains open, and all
indications point to the fact that no concrete action is contem-
and without our ranks—to impose thought control upon free-
for the time being . . . In the meantime, everything will be
thinking people, we must continue to go back to the Aleph Beth, ized demonstrations may not plated
the maxi-
to start anew whenever we think of libertarian ideals in re- be held within 1,000 feet of done by all groups interested in aiding Israel to secure
mum dollar income for the Jewish State in order to enable it to
viewing the basic ideals of democracy. For thousands of years the building.
its obligations for the next six months.
our people have discussed these ideals at Passover time. Once
Earlier, the Knesset passed meet Golda
Myerson seems to be in an embarassing position be-
again we are on the subject. Jews never sacrificed the right to the first reading of the
and the WA
free discussion of free ideas. Blessed is this season of the year government's new 168,000,000 cause of the rivalry between the Israel bond drive the
WA have
. . . Her appearances in this country for
which brings us back to our ideals. There is no need for apology pound budget. Winding up a campaign
been limited to two, and on dates not acceptable to the UJA .. .
for returning to the ABC of justice and freedom. That is how
lengthy debate for the gov- The question as • to why the Israel government does nothing to
people learn. That is how we become rooted in liberty.
ernment Minister of Trade force coordination -of the two campaigns and to eliminate rivalry
and Industry Dov Joseph de- in the timing of the two drives is being posed by more and of more
Use
Education Service Set Up
Hadassah Hotel Institute
nied charges that the health Jewish community leaders interested equally in the success
By Historical Society, JWB
and
the
bond
sale.
Switches Site to Ramat Aviv
UJA
of the people, particularly of
Farband to Hold
City-Wide Parley
-
—
Move to Protect
Knesset Building
NEW YORK — Establishment
of a new Jewish cultural project,
to be known as the Community
Education Service on American
Jewish history, was announced
jointly by American Jewish His-
torical Society and Jewish Wel-
fare Board.
Commissioner Reports FCC
Receives Many Minority Pleas
CLEVELAND, (JTA) — The
Federal Communications Com-
mission "receives a lot of mail
with respect to unjust attacks
and caricatures of minority ra-
cial and religious groups," FCC
Commissioner Paul A. Walker
told the Temple Men's Club here.
National Hadassah has con-
cluded an agreement whereby its
Hotel Management Institute will
be located on the premises of
Israel's newest and most stream-
lined hotel, the Ramat Aviv—
located in a suburb of Tel-Aviv-
Dr. Miriam Freund, Hadassah's
vocational education chairman,
announced.
The Institute, a two - year
junior college which was opened
in January, 1950, has had its
headquarters until now in Ha-
dassah's Brandeis Vocational
Center in Jerusalem. Dr. Freund
said the move to Tel-Aviv was
made "to better meet the chal-
lenge offered by the rapid
growth of the hotel industry in
Israel."
the children, had been injured
by the lack of certain foods.
Speaking of the accomplish-
ments of the Mapai-led gov-
ernment, he said its economic
policy had made possible the
grants in less than four years.
Crowds Witness Opening of
Garden of Israel in N.Y.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Thou-
sands of Jews and non-Jews
crowded the International Flow-
er Show to witness the ceremony
of opening the Garden of Israel,
which was sponsored by the
Jewish National Fund and the
Israel Ministry of Agriculture,
and which showed all the flow-
ers and many plants and vege-
tables which grow in IsraeL
Between You and Me
•
Pro-Arab Trends:
•
•
Don't think that the pro-Arab movement in the United States
has died down . . . It is reappearing in the form of a new organ-
ization which will be known as the American Friends of the Mid-
dle East, with headquarters in. New York . . . Its president is as
other than Dorothy Thompsbn who is also the chairman of itio
national council, on which one finds the names of anti-Zionist
Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron and Elmer Berger of the American Collib ■
eil for Judaism . . . The group terms itself 'independent Ameri-
cans," whose interests lie in the peoples of the Middle East .. .
The organization intends to bring 'public-spirited leaders" front
the Arab countries to the United States to lecture before student,
church and civic groups . . • It will also develop an information
service to create a better understanding in America of the peopili
living "between Morocco and Pakistan" . . It will sponsor pro-
grams for Arab students already in the United States and will
send "specialists" to the Arab countries "to establish bases of co-
operation" with local religious and cultural leaders ... The fund.
needed for all this work will be raised through an appeal to Amer-
icans which will endeavor to create the innocent impression that
the "American Friends of the Middle East" is interested in ail
Middle Eastern countries, including Israel.