On the Record

'Refdridil reWs Raise
Record $1,370,000

By NATHAN ZIPRIN

(Copyright, 1953, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

The Finally Case

From this distance it seems that the elements in France who
are bent on prosecuting the participants in the Finaly abductions
are rendering a disservice to the Jewish cause. The incident
aroused sharp debate and, inevitably, a good deal of anti-Semitism
and anti-clericalism. But now that justice and ,decency have
triumphed, there is no reason why those concerned with redeem-
ing the children should now concern themselves with a purely
legal angle. It is evident of course that the abductors effected
the children's return once the highest French court of appeal
sustained the lower court's finding that their Jewish aunt was
entitled to their legal custody. Whether the action stemmed from
fear of prosecution or from obedience to a high court directive is
of no real consequence except to the authorities, and if there is
no inclination in those circles to prosecute there is no reason why
they should be prodded in that direction. The bigger problem is
the psychological .adjustment of the children to their new en-
vironment. It will take time and skill and patience to re-educate
them to their new values. And what is more, it must be accom-
plished without leaving any scars, emotional, psychologic or re-
ligious. Legal proceedings against the abductor would only play
into the hands of the religious zealots who are determined to keep
the issue alive as long as possible in the hope' of delaying the
children's readjustment. Time is on their side since the children
have been made to imbibe their teachings. The children have
gone through enough emotional disturbances and there is no need
of exposing them to the inevitable strains of a court battle. Their
future now rests in the hands of their aunt in Israel and from
what we understand she is eminently qualified to handle the situ-
ation.

The Religious. Front

The other day I attended a press conference at the office
of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations at which Dr.
Maurice N. Eisendra.th reported on his two-month overseas tour.
Since there were reporters from the general press, the rabbi
naturally dealt with general problems and more particularly
With the European reaction toward the McCarthy madness. How-
ever, when that part of the press conference was over, I asked
him bluntly what he thought about the possibility of impressing
LSraeli Jewry with Reformed Judaism. Frankly speaking his an-
swer was not satisfactory although he did say that he discussed
the matter with Knesset members and other government officials
who, he said, evinced deep interest in liberal Judaism. He said a
number of young men he spoke to, but whom he described as
agnostic, told him the reason for their lack of interest in religion
stemmed from the fact that they could not go along with an
orientation that does not recognize changing situations. If that is
the element on which Reformed Jewry hopes to count in establish-
ing itself in Israel, it is quite doubtful that this seed will bring
new fruit to Israel. From my personal knowledge of the religious
situation in Israel it appears that the Israelis are inclined either
to Orthodoxy or to no religion at all.
However, I was impressed by Dr. Eisendrath's report that he
was received with courtesy by many of the Orthodox rabbinate,
including Chief Rabbi Herzog, particularly in view of the fact that
some of our liberal brethren would make it appear that the Re-
formed Jew as a person is anathema to the Orthodox. The rabbi
made quite another interesting observation in reply to my ques-
tion whether the non-Zionists or anti-Zionists in the pilgrimage
he headed were ready for a change after visiting Israel. The
answer was a strong affirmative. At least nine of the pilgrims
were ready for a change. The rabbi said that, in his contacts with
peoples of all walks of life, he found great hunger for spiritual
nourishment and among many a dissatisfaction with the tradi-
tional religious patterns. Since he and some of his associates
worshipped in Orthodox synagogues in Israel, there is room at
least for conjecture whether their Orthodox co-worshippers are
not now claiming, on the basis of this limited experience, that the
Reformed Jews are on the path back to the old well.

Six Israeli Sailors
Start on World Cruise

TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Six
Israelis aged from 22 to 28
set out from Tel Aviv on a
cruise around the world in a
39-foot yacht, the "Israela."
The six are all trained sea-
men who have served in the
Israel Navy and on commer-
cial craft.
The vessel which is pow-
ered by a 15 horse-power en-
gine, will sail along the Me-
diterranean s h o r e, through
the Straits of Gibraltar, down
the Western shore of Africa,
and across to the Gulf of
Mexico to complete the first
major leg of the cruise. It
will carry supplies for two
weeks and is equipped with
a powerful radio.

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The 1952-53 combined cam
paign for the national instutions
of American Reform Judaism
raised a record-
breaking total
of $1,371,791 in
cash as of June
30, the end of
the drive's fiscal
year, it was an-
nounced by Dr.
Samuel S. Hol-
lender, of Chi-
cago, general
chairman of the
drive.
The total rep-
resents am in- Dr. Hollender
crease of 12 per-
cent over last year's final figure
of $1,222,104.
Among the leaders serving as
national officers of the combin-
ed campaign with Dr. Hollender
was Leonard N. Simons, nation-
al vice-chairman.
Illustrating h i s contention
that the campaign results indi-
cate the growing influence of
American Reform Judaism on
the national scene, Dr. Hollen-
der cited the fact that in the
past 12 months, 23 new Reform
congregations have been estab-
lished and applications for an-
other five are pending.
He reported that the new con-
gregations, composed mostly of
young married people, h a d
brought approximately 4,000 ad-
ditional persons into Reform
Judaism and had swelled the
ranks of Reform Jewish schools
by an additional 1,000 children.

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-9

Friday, July 24, 1953

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ISTANBUL, (JTA) — A dele-
gation of Israel war veteran;
will pay a visit to Turkey early
next month. The Association of
War Veterans of • Israel, in a
letter to the Association of War
Veterans of Turkey, said that
"an exchange of views will ser ,,e
both nations to obtain more
fruitful results in their efforts
for world peace."

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vessels Zfonit, Rimon and Haifa
to the port of Haifa from their
South African voyages., the Zim
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Senate Passes on
Nazi's Re-Admission

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — A
former member of the anti-
Semitic German-American Bund
who gave up his American citi-
zenship to serve Hitler would be
readmitted to the United States
under terms of a special bill
passed by the Senate on the re-
commendation of t h e Senate
Judiciary Committee.
The German is Alfred Theo-
dor Ex, whose re-admission is
being arranged by Congress
despite a Justice Department
recommendation that he be ex-
cluded because of pro-Hitler ac-
tivities.
Senate Judiciary Committee
chairman William Langer per-
sonally introduced the measure
which has now gone to the
House. The Justice Department
report on Mr. Ex disclosed that
he had been convicted by a
summary military government
court in Berlin of "knowingly
making false statements to the
Allied forces."
The Justice Department con-
cluded that his re - admission
would be undesirable, saying
that "when it seemed to serve
his purpose best, he renounced
U.S. citizenship and embraced
German nationality."

Construct New Haifa Dock

Financed with proceeds from
the Israel bond issue, a new 500-
yard long deep water dock, ca-
pable of accommodating ships
of 35,000 tons, is now under con-
struction in Haifa.

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