Zionists Warn Against Arming Arabs;
Silver Attacks Sand's Sabre-Rattling

CLEVELAND, (JTA)—The their long suffering subjects."
The Zionist leader made
Zionist Organization of Ameri-
particular reference to a re-
ca's National Administrative cent statement by King Saud
Council on Sunday endorsed a
of Saudi Arabia who suggest-
statement by ZOA president ed that the Arab nations sac-
Irving Miller warning the United
rifice up to 10 million of their
States of a "disastrous blunder"
50 million people to destroy
which would "undermine the Israel. "It would be better by
major objectives of American
far," Rabbi Silver said, "if in-
policy" in the Middle East, if it stead of planning to spend 10
were to arm Arab states hostile
million Arab lives to wipe out
to Israel.
Israel, King Saud was plan-
ning to spend some of his
Rabbi Miller also pointed out
hundreds of millions of dol-
that the "announced policy of
the American Government to lars of his oil royalties which
he receives from the United
win Arab friendship under the
slogan of impartiality has been States to improve the condi-
followed, significantly, by mani- tions of the miserable, illiter-
festations of ever greater hos- ate, disease ridden Arabs in
tility toward Israel and in-
his kingdom."
Herman L. Weisman, chair-
creased tension."
Saturday night, Dr. Abba Hil- man of the ZOA economic com-
lel Silver sharply denied that mittee, said that the organiza-
the American Government has tion's economic goal for 1954
shown favoritism to Israel, and included helping to secure $30,-
cautioned that "it should not 000,000 worth of Israel exports
show favoritism to the Arab to the U. S. and to promote the
states by arming them and cre- sale of $3,000,000 in stock of the
ate a situation of mortal danger Palestine Economic Corporation.
to the State of Israel." Speak- Dr. Sidney Marks, national ex-
ing at a dinner opening the two- ecutive director, said that mein-
day session of the Council, Dr. bership had reached 55,500 by
Silver assailed "the competitive Jan. 20, with seven more months
sabre-rattling against Israel by to go in the fiscal year, a sub-
some of the rulers and political stantial increase over last year.
adventurers among Israel's It was agreed that the an-
neighboring Arab states who are nual convention of the ZOA be
hoping to make political capital held in New York. Aug. 15. A
for themselves . . . by offering proposal to hold the convention
up an attractive scape goat to in Detroit was voted down.

8—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 29, 1954

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Telcove Club Slates Dance

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of nine members-at-large to the Board

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tinguished communal service.

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Workntan's Circle Presents

ARTISTS

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Telcove C 1 u b will feature
dancing to a live . orchestra at
its Sweetheart Dance, to be held
on Feb. 7, at the D. W. Simons
Center, 4000 Tuxedo. On the
dance committee are Bert
Grossman, Fay Teitelbaum, Max
Richman, Abe Baber and Wil-
liam Friedman.

Commemorating 300 Years of Jewish Life
in America
. .

YIDDISH PLAY and CONCERT

Rabbi. Leon Fram will be guest attending are invited. For in-
speaker at a iteeting of Chaim formation on group activities,
Weizman Chapter, American call Mrs. Morton Silberberg, TO.
Jewish Congress, at 8:45 p.m., 7-1798.
Tuesday, in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Cohen, 2265 W.
Joins Hospital Directors
Chicago.
Mrs. Burt J. Friedman has
Rabbi Fram will review the
current best-seller "Church, been named to the board of
State and Freedom" by Leo directors of the Detroit Tubercu-
Pfeffer, which will be followed losis Sanitorium's hospital unit
by a question and answer ses- at 12th Street and TuxedO,
sion. A social hour will follow which recently adopted the
name Chest and General Hos-
the meeting.
All individuals interested in pital of Detroit.

The appointments of LOUIS
C. BLUMBERG (left) and IR-
WIN I. COHN as chairmen of
the pre-campaign review and
assignment committee was an-
nounced by John E. Lurie, pre-
campaign chairman of the 1954
Allied Jewish Campaign.

Discussion of Church-State Relations
Dominates Communal Group Parley

American Jews are deeply I religion expresses itself in forms
concerned for the maintenance and phrasing as well as basic
of traditional American religious ideas.
He pointed out that not even
freedoms and for the strength-
ening of the free public schools the most devout Jew can take
of the nation, and are commit- exception to the Lord's Prayer,
ted to the preservation of the yet "the Jew is enjoined from
principle of separation of church reciting by Jewish tradition and
religious sensitivity."
and state.
Rabbi Adler was challenged by
In essence, this is a summary
of statements made by several Sidney Z. Vincent of the Cleve-
speakers at a four-state regional land Community Federation,
conference of national and local Who said that the schools can-
Jewish community organiza- not close out religion as if it
were not, in fact, an integral
tons in Cincinnati last week.
Detroiters attending the parley part of
the real lives
of the
Questions
of religious
—
were Boris M. Joffe, Walter pupils.
observance
and practice will be
Klein, Dr. S. Joseph Fauman raised spontaneously by chil-
and Joseph Edelman, represent- dren themselves, even if not for-
ing the Jewish Community mally included in the curricu-
Council. Norman Drachler, lum. Teachers had to find some
Detroit educator and director of way of dealing with these ques-
Temple Beth El Religious School, tions, he said.
Rabbi Morris Adler of Cong.
He called it a responsibility of
Shaarey Zedek; and Dr.. Abra- those who wished to assure
ham Citrin.
against the intrusion of sectar-
Rabbi Adler, who was a prin- I ianism into the schools to find
cipal speaker at the parley, acceptable means of incorporat-
called the principle of separa- ing some way of dealing with
tion of church and state "integ- such questions in the school.
ral to our American democracy."-
"The highest function of the Elect Mrs. Tatken Head
public schools," Rabbi Adler Of USA Women's League
said, is to prepare pupils "for
At a recent meeting of the
civic participation in a free so- Michigan District of the Central
ciety." When the schools do this Branch, Women's League, United
"they are, in a sense, serving Synagogue of America, Mrs. Lou-
religious ends, though these is Tatken was elected president.
ends are not related to any
She will be assisted during the
church organizations, eccliasti- coming year by Mesdames Sol
cal system, formal creed or par-
Docks and Julius Dover, vice-
ticular code of religious prac-
presidents; Harry Gunsberg
tice."
As a religious minority, Rabbi treasurer; Isadore Leeman and
Adler continued, Jews are sensi- David Dunsky, secretaries.
The following committee
tive to religious programs in the
public schools, "not that we sus- chairmen have been appointed
pect an overt attempt to cap- by Mrs. Tatken:
Mesdames Sam Kallush, pub-
ture the schools for Christian-
ity, but because we are mindful licity; I. Leeman, bulletin; S.
Of the vast social forces genera- Docks and J. Dover, member-
ted by the predominance of the ship; Abe Katzman and Irwin
Christian faith which made Levine, Torah Fund; Alex
themselves felt even without de- Brooks, youth activities; James
Soble, fund-raising; David Dun-
liberation."
Rabbi Adler maintained that sky, Judaism in the home; H.
the teaching of a "common Gunsberg and Charles Robinson,
core" of religion or the facts of constitution; and Nathan Speva-
religion is not feasible since each kow, speaker's bureau.

Rabbi Fram to Review Leo Pfeffer's New Book

Tuesday, February 2, 1954, 8:15P. M.

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