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these wholly incidental per-
sonal convictions of mine were
concerned, they 'happened to
coincide with those of the ma-
jority of mankind's establish-
went. I, too, had concluded
that the establishment of an
independent Jewish State in
part of Palestine was the only
just and practical solution."
Mr. Lie noted that while he
was "proud of the role of the
United N a ti o n s in- Pales-
By SHUSHANNAH SPECTOR and Rabbi JOSEPH ZEITLIN
tine, he wished he "could be far
Editor's Note: This special American Jewish Press feature is prouder," of its record there.
another in the series of easy lessons for self-study of Hebrew.
"For had the world acted soon-
The complete book, "Hebrow Made Easy," is available from Miss er and with greater determina-
Shushannah Spector, 904 S. Miami Ave., Miami, Fla.; $1.50 a copy. tion to uphold its partition de-
cision," he declared, "had it
ro7-7 . acted quickly and collectively,
ssauliflower
ke-ru-vit
man vt tut the tragedy of the Palestinian
Maybe you have lettuce?
11-lai yesh bas-sah?
war would probably never have
Waiter, you forgot:
:r;v91 71 3M occurred."
Mel-zar sha-chapta:
In an obvious reference to
Our pickle
.1nnrJ Titz07? the invasion of Israel in 1948 by
mela-fe-fon ha-mu;
seven Arab States, he cited pro-
:7.0P visions in the UN Charter obli-
pepper
pil-pel
ttp gating Member States "not to
ook
rne-lah,
resort to force except in self-
sod mustard
.5170 defense and for collective secur-
se-har-dal
ity a g a i n s t aggression." He
Di ;to
pointed out that threats to in-
am sorry, Sir, here is also: Se-li-hah, 'ado-ni, hin-neh
vade the territory of Palestine
gam:
were not only illegal but when
*e vinegar
ha-ho-mez
made "in specific and boastful
of a United Nations
and the oil
'e-ha-she-men
-1W1 ' defiance
resolution were illegally com-
pounded."
Waiter, the food is delicious Mel-zar ham-me-zo-not
Mr. Lie termed the plight of
te'im-im
the Arab refugees "one of the
I want a second portion
'A-ni ro-zeh ma-nah
bitterest fruits of the Palestine
she-niy-yah
war," asserting that these refu-
"tanks, what do you want To-dah rab-bah, mah 'a-tah
gees "will never be able to re-
ID drink?
ro-zeh lish-tot?
build their lives in a wholesome
way, despite UN assistance, un-
perhaps beer or soda
bi-rah 'o 'u-lai ga-zoz
til a workable program of re-
I want tea and lemon
Lo', 'a-ni ro-zeh teh 'im
I settlement and re-integration,
lim-mon
generously supported from the
,Wothpicks
Kis-mim
outside, has been put into effect."
He lauded Israel's "attitude to-
Vert well, what about dear Tov me-'od, u-mah be-no.
wards the. Jewish refugees and
sert?
ge'a le-farp-pe-ret?
immigrants as an example of
ESSERT
PARP,PE-RET
what might be done," pointing
out that "the building of a
Mk *ads:
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new, healthful life was going
forward at a remarkable rate."
/awed fruit
k-fed
He told of his 1951 visit to
Israel during which he watch-
ed Jewish refugees from Iraq
arrive at Lydda Airport.
"From there they went to
tents and to hygienic treatment.
The next stage of organized up-
lift was a plot of land, an alu-
minum hut, nine hens, a roos-
A 15-minute program, dedi- prepare the child for wholesome ter and a goat. And if they did
gated to the cause of Jewish ed- Jewish living by helping him ac- well, they were graduated to bet-
ucation will feature the current quire Jewish knowledge and by ter housing. The difficulties
observance of Education Month. creating the atmosphere in were enormous. And they are
Walter L. Field, chairman of which he enjoys' his associations not simply physical. The cultu-
this year's .Education Month, and experiences. In teaching the ral differences among immigrant
announces that at 3:15 p.m. Hebrew language, the prayer groups are very wide. The for-
Sunday, Oct. 25, over the facili- book, the Bible, Jewish history, ward surge of Israel might al-
ties of WWJ, the objectives of customs and ceremonies, every most be called an experiment in
the current effort to advance effort is being made to intro- international administration."
Mr. Lie, emphasizing his full
the cause of Jewish learning will duce modern methods of instruc-
be outlined. The musical pro- tion, good text books, pictorial belief in- "the need for military
gram is being prepared, by Ju- material, maps, charts and rec- defense" against Communist
aggression, stressed, however,
Aus Schwartz, music director of ords.
the United Hebrew Schools, un-
"In order to give expressim to that "for every thousand dollars
der whose auspices Education subjects taught formerly in the spent" on military preparedness,
L. Month is being sponsored for classroom, various co-curricular "hardly one single dollar is in-
the 27th consecutive year.
activities such as arts and crafts vested" in programs of aid to
Numerous other activities are dramatics, and singing are also areas of human distress.
"I think," he declared, "that
planned in observance of Edu- part of our program.
cation Month.
. "In preparing our students for the proportion of public expen-
Woman's Auxiliary Program
Bar Mitzvah, in addition to the ditures for the two phases of our
. The Woman's Auxiliary has preparation for the reading of work for lasting peace is out of
designated the first program of the Haftorah, the background of line."
Mr. Lie urged greatly increased
the year as the Education Month the ceremony is explained and
program. Mrs. Joshua Sperka the responsibilities as a member aid to under-developed areas by
Will be guest speaker. Mrs. Jacob of the House of Israel are stress- voluntary bodies, governmental
Axelrod is president of the Aux- ed. Our program alsoCcalls for , and inter-governmental agencies
iliary and Mrs. Isadore Shumak- developing in the child a sense 1 to eliminate mass hunger, illit-
er, vice president, is program of community responsibility and eracy, sickness, poverty and
chairman. The program, which through the Keren' Ami Project economic slavery which he term-
will begin with a dessert lunch- the students are given an op- ed "the breeding grounds" of
eon, Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the portunity to actively engage in Communism.
In this connection, he singled
Rose Sittig Cohen Auditorium, a miniature federation."
will be open to the public.
"We of the United Hebrew out the United Jewish Appeal
Programs are planned by the Schools, during this Education for its pioneer role in helping to
Hebrew Teachers' Association, Month, urge the major organiza- build and strengthen "the un-
Kvutzah Ivrith and its Ladies tions of our city to join us in der-developed territory of Isra-
Auxiliary, Parent - Teachers Or- disseminating Jewish knowledge el."
He said also that "the program
ganization and the Alumni.
by setting • aside a major por-
Call to Organizations
tion of one of their meetings to of human uplift of the United
In a call to organizations to acquaint their membership with Jewish Appeal and the program
loin in the program of advanc- the excellent facilities available of human uplift of the United
ing Jewish educational activi- fcr Jewish learning for the Nations a n d its specialized
ties—with emphasis on the en- young and for the adult in our agencies have much in com-
rollment of all children in the midst. We shall be happy to mon," adding that both the UJA
Hebrew Schools—the objectives meet with such organizations and UN are concerned with the
of Education Month and the ac- and help plan a suitable way of effort to get the "benefits of
decent living into those territor-
tivities of the schools are out- presenting a program,
lined. in detail. The call states:
"In the past years, constant ies of the world which so far
"The United Hebrew Schools progress has been made. Never- have lagged behind."
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chair-
Offers a full program of Jewish the-less, let us make certain that
education beginning with a nur- in the coining years the progress man of the American Section
sery and kindergarten through in Jewish spirit, knowledge and of the Jewish Agency; empha-
the Midrasha, its College of culture keeps pace with our
Jewish Education. •
numbers and with our other 24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
"The aim of the schools is to more material accomplishments."
Friday, October 16, 1953
MADE EASY
Hebrew As It Is Spoken in Israel Today
Radio Program Oct.25 to Feature
Education Month; Hebrew Schools
Invite Organizations' Cooperation
-
C,
sized that one of Israel's ma-
jor objectives is to seek peace
with the Arabs. Consolidation
of economic planning pro-
grams and the creation of in-
ternal cohesion through the
fusion of immigrant groups
from all parts of the globe
were listed by Dr. Goldmann
as two other goals which must
be achieved by Israel.
Announcement was made at
the conference that UJA lead-
ers and representatives of
many local communities — in-
cluding Detroit — will partci-
pate in a conference in Jeru-
salem, called by Israel Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion
for the purpose of reviewing
the economic progress and
problems of the Jewish state.
Jewish leaders from the United
States, Canada, South Africa,
Great Britain, South America
and Western Europe will par-
ticipate in the conference,
starting Oct, 25.
An opportunity will be given
participants in the conference
to study economic developments
in Israel and on the conclusion
of a tour of the country to re-
receive authoritative reports on
Israel's economic progress, the
absorption of immigrants and
development of natural re-
sources.
At a similar conference held
in Jerusalem in September 1950,
the famous four-point program
for Israel was framed.
women and children frt 18
countries on four continents,
355,000 of them in Israel. Of this
sum, he said, $28,384,814 was al-
located to the United Israel Ap-
peal, $13,610,000 to the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, $394,000 to
the United Service for New
Americans and $968,000 to the
New York Association for New
Americans. The report empha-
sized that close to 85 per cent of
the UJA allocation to its con-
stituent agencies, or $37,584,814,
went for programs to strengthen
the State of Israel.
One of the most impressive
addresses was delivered by Av-
raham Harman, Israel's Con-
sul General in the U. S. Har-
man, in an analysis of Israel's
present position, reminded the
Jewish leaders at the confer-
ence that without Israel, hun-
dreds of thousands of home-
less Jews would have been
condemned to a characterless
life as gypsies.
Morris W. Berinstein, a UJA
national campaign chairman,
declared that, while Israel's
progress shows improvement,
short-term debts incurred "dur-
ing the period of unrestricted
immigration" jeopardize Israel's
future unless the dollars are
found to repay them.
Rudolf G. Sonneborn, anoth-
er n a t i o n a 1 chairman and
chairman of the United Israel
Appeal, called Israel's short-
term loans "the great source of
(Isidore Sobeloff and Mr. and chronic economic crises, of per-
Mrs Samuel H. Rubiner will sistent financial difficulty" and
be the Detroiters who will at- warned that "these loans must
tend the Paris JDC sessions be met within the next year if
and_ the Jerusalem UJA con- Israel is to remain solvent."
ference.)
William Rosenwald, a third
Several of the American Jew-
ish leaders who will participate national chairman, who pre-
in the Jerusalem conference will sided at the final session, told
also attend the Joint Distribu- the conference that the present
tion Committee's Conference of crisis in Israel is "a crisis of
field directors in Paris for a success." He said that the "prob-
global review of overseas needs. lems that concern us today exist
Harold J. Goldenberg, an Amer- because we have been success-
ican business man who took up ful" in bringing nearly 800,000
residence in Israel to devote newcomers to Israel and start-
himself to advancing the eco- ing them on a new way of life
nomic future of the young State, "founded on the ideals of demo-
advised the Conference that in cracy and a decent standard of
his opinion would-be investors living."
Mrs. Albert Pilavin, chairman
could invest in Israel in a spirit
of confidence. He expressed the of the National Women's Divi-
belief that these efforts would sion of the UJA, told the 1,000
lead eventually to a well-bal- leaders that the women of UJA
anced economy, and added that were as "resolute" as the women
"the money that has been spent of Israel in their determination
to date in enlarging Israel's eco- that the young State "shall
nomic capacity has been well grow strong, go forward and
flourish."
spent."
Others who addressed the
Edward M. M. Warburg, UJA
general , chairman, said that Conference were Ishar Harari,
"what started out as a tempor- member of the foreign affairs
ary measure nearly 15 years and national defense committee
ago to ' meet the emergencies of the Israel Knesset; Meir Sher-
brought on by Hitler's oppres- man, Chief of the Israel Office
sion of European Jewry has be- of Economic Services for North
come a power of enduring good." America; Leonard Ratner of
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Cleveland, a UJA National Cam-
speaking at the final session of paign Cabinet Member; and
the conference, scored Arab cold Judge Maurice Bernon, of Cleve-
war tactics against the State of land, UJA National Chairman
Israel. He lashed out at what he for Regions.
Israel Convenes Parley
said is the "failure" of the
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
United States and the other
The Jewish News
great democratic powers to tell
JERUSALEM—The Israel gov-
the Arab States "with unmistak- ermnent has decided to convene
able firmness to get on with the a conference of American Jew-
business of making peace" with ish leaders and leaders from a
Israel.
number of other countries, to
The noted Cleveland rabbi meet in Jerusalem to work out
charged that the Arabs em- a policy which will serve as a
ploy "brash methods of diplo- guide for future fund-raising
matic blackmail" to get their for Israel from such sources as
arms in order to inflame re- the United Jewish Appeal and
lations with Israel rather. than the Israel bond drive, a govern-
reach "an over-all settlement ment spokesman announced on
of outstanding issues with the Tuesday. The meeting will be
new State."
opened Oct. 25 by Premier Da-
He called statesmanship in vid Ben-Gurion and will last
Washington and other demo- five days.
cratic capitals "bizarre" for send-
At the parley, the second of
ing arms to the Arabs, who, he its kind, the first having been
said, are not adverse to dealing held three years ago in advance
"with governments all too eager of the launching of the bond
to win friends and influence drive—a report will be presented
people."
of economic progress in Israel,
In this connection, Rabbi Sil- and prospects for the future and
ver ridiculed the "wooing and for Israel's attaining eco-
cozening" of the Arab States "in nomic independence will be dis -
hope that they will some day- cussed. The program for the
use these arms and their man- meeting and the list of leaders
power i defense the f ree to be invited were drawn up
world."
by government representatives
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, UJA after consultation with the Jew-
executive vice-chairman, report- ish Agency. Invitations to at-
ed that the UJA in the first tend the parley were signed by
nine months of 1953 had allocat- Premier Ben-Gurion who will
ed a total of $44,356,814 to fi- preside at the meeting.
nance the assistance programs
At the conclusion of the par-
of its constituent agencies. This ley a program for fund raising
outlay, he reported, helped a , for the next few years is ex-
total of , 52,0,000 distressed men, pected to be issued.