THE JEWISH NEWS

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Incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20, 1951

'A Little More Chaos Doesn't Hurt Me'

Member American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, Michigan Press Association.
published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17100 West Seven Mile Road, Detroit 35, Mich., VE. 8-9364
Subscription S4. a year, foreign $5.
Entered as second class matter Aug. 8, 1942, at Post Office, Detroit, Mich., under Act of March 3, 1879

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Editor and Publisher

VO)L. XXV, No. 7

SIDNEY SHMARAK
Advertising Manager

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FRANK SIMONS
City Editor

April 23, 1954

Scriptural Selections for Concluding Days of Passover
Pentateuchal portions: Saturday, Es. 13:17-15-15:26, Num. 28:19-25; Sunday, Dept. 15:19-16:17,
Num. 28:19-25. Prophetical portions: Saturday, II Sam. 22; Sunday. Is. 10:32-12:6.

Licht Benshen, Friday, April 23, 7:03 P.111.

Avoid Overconfidence — Help the Drive

The pre-campaign meeting of the Allied Jewish Campaign was a remarkable triumph
for the efforts of the devoted men and women who are banded together in .behalf of the
great Detroit philanthropic efforts in behalf of the oppressed overseas, in support of Israel,
for the continuation of our local educational, health and recreational agencies and in be-
half of scores more of local and national causes.
By raising the record sum of $2,327,710, at the pre-campaign gathering, our campaign-
ers have set high standards for giving.
But this is only the beginning. If our minimtim obligations are to be fulfilled, we must
raise $5,000,000 this year. This means that an additional sum, exceeding the amount
already raised by another $350,000, must be secured to make the drive a success.
It is too easy to become overconfident, and it is urgent that our leaders, workers and
contributors should be fully aware of such a danger. In order to raise the entire sum
needed to achieve our goals, we must continue our efforts untiringly, The volunteer'
workers must pursue their tasks until every prospect will have been contacted, and our
combined efforts must be exerted to the end that every one who can make a contribution
should be enlisted in this great drive.
Let us avoid overconfidence: Let us strive to reach every potential contributor, and
let us not rest until the drive's objectives are fully attained!

Hope Among the Ruins

(In the prosodic style of Yom-Tov-Browning. The hope refers
to Jerusalem eventually becoming the capital of Israel.)
By NOAH E. ARONSTAM, M. D.
Bloom encircled stand the ruins of a Fount
On a mound
vancement of Jewish education; she is truly
Where the fiercely battling legions, armor clad,
a teacher and a guide in Jewry. Of her it
Fought and bled!
can be said, in the Biblical terms, that she
Where the Parthians and the Syrians,
Where the Arabs and the Seljuks, vicious honads,
is "a woman of valor."
Trod its grounds.
The Detroit Jewish community is the
Where the city, site of Hope, seat of Peace
more effective and the more creative because
Saw release,
of Dora Ehrlich. The Zionist movement, the
Never wavered in its turmoil and its thrall.
philanthropic causes, the social service agen-
Just a solitary Wall
cies—all have benefited from her inspiration-
Of its former splendor, an historic guard
al guidance.
Looks athwart;
Therefore, all of us here, together with
Where in lethal combat, sword in hand they engage
In futile rage
those who have been privileged to work with
To efface and destroy all the vestige left,
her nationally, join in wishing her well on
Sore bereft;
this occasion and in sharing the joy of con-
When the hordes of Egypt's sand in their fury
gratulating her on her birthday—with
Swept the land;
wishes for very many more years of good
Overflowing all the Negev to the fill,
health for the continuation of her excellent
Slay and kill,
services.
Yet the site of Hope, and seat of Peace,
In surcease,—
Stands and waits, ever steadfast, never falters;
From its altars
Dulcet melodies ascend, heartening words of cheer:
erals—calls for caution in treating the is-
"Do not fear.
sue that has been pointing to war. But we
All is well with Israel!"
share the view of the proponents of the new
Let them have the power and the glory,
peace plan that the Arab world can not in-
And the pomp, and all the rest:
Hope is best!
definitely remain indifferent to appeals for

Entire. Community Honors Dora Ehrlich

On May 11, Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
will sponsor a testimonial in honor of De-
troit's most distinguished woman leader—
Dora B. Ehrlich. The meeting is being
arranged to pay honor to this eminent lady
who has inspired thousands of. Jewish wom-
en and who, equally as well, has directed the
interests of thousands of men in fields of
public service, philanthropy and education.
This tribute therefore assumes commu-
nity-wide interest. While her leadership in
Hadassah has given her national status in
this. area, Mrs. Ehrlich has earned honors at
the hands of her people in nearly every field
of endeavor. She is the inspirer of the work
of the Women's Division of the Allied Jewish
Campaign and the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion; she plays an important role in the ad-

The Middle East Crisis: Israel Here to Stay

The core of the Middle Eastern problem,
as we have indicated and reiterated on
numerous occasion, is the Arabs' desire to
see Israel destroyed and their determination
not to rest until the small and very young
Jewish state is given a death blow.
Even the severest critics of Israel have
admonished the Arabs that they must recog-
nize the reality of Israel. But Arab hatred
persists in seeking Israel's downfall.
While there are many anxieties asso-
ciated with the . crisis in the Middle East,
and while, for a time, it appeared as if the
Arabs were ready to launch another war on
the young Jewish state, one fact is incontest-
able: Israel is here to stay: The young state
is an historic fact, and only the vilest anti-
Semites, the most selfish of Israel's Semitic
cousins and the stupid can possibly deny it.
With this reality as a basic fact to re-
sume discussion of the issue involving the
peace of the Middle East, it is imperative that
the advocates of peace should band together
to insist that the nations of the world com-
pel the Arabs to sit with the Israelis face
to face at a negotiating session to plan a
working peace.
It looked like an inevitable struggle. The
immediate dangers seem to have subsided.
Fortunately, the State Department this
week denied rumors that only $24,000,000
was to be asked of Congress for Israel and
Iran for the coming year, representing a
drastic cut over previous years. The mere
denial indicates that our Government is
seeking a just way out of a sad situation
created by numerous conflicting elements in-
volved in this situation.
The important point at issue is peace. Its
achievement devolves upon the recognition
of Israel's existence. Let this basic reality
rule, and war threats will disappear.
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The declaration of a group of 19 promi-
nent Americans—all but one Christians—for
a program of peace in the Middle East,
should serve additionally to encourage action
for peace. Of primary importance is the
stand to be taken by our own Government.
The abundance of oil in the area—the state-
ment of the 19 Americans declares that here
are to be found more than 53 per 'cent of the
oil reserves of the world, a newly discovered
fortune in natural gas, gold and other min-

peace, that the Arab governments "cannot
long survive unless the needs of their people
are satisfied, and for that they require the
assistance of the skills, the experience and
the funds of the West."
The new plan offers such funds to all in-
volved, provided there is peace. Unfortunate-
ly, such a condition is being avoided in mak-
ing oil purchase agreements because of the
fears that Russia may invade the area and
capture Arab affections. But Russia already
has made such inroads. The House Foreign
Affairs Committee was told in Washington
last week by Henry A. Byroade, Assistant
Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs,
that "Russia now clearly has taken sides in
the Arab-Israel problem," thus acknowledg-
ing that the Russians are siding with the
Arabs.
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In his statement to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, Mr. Byroade, referring
to the two Russian vetoes of UN Security
Council decisions, stated that "my Arab
friends feel that Soviet Russia was showing
friendship to them." This view is held in
spite of the fact that some State Department
officials are leaning backwards to show their
friendly attitude to the Arabs and are now
proposing the granting of larger sums to the
Arabs, with Israel slated to take cuts in
grants-in-aid.
We note with some satisfaction, how-
ever, Mr. Byroade's assurances, given the
House Committee, that the State Depart-
ment will require guarantees from the Arab
nations receiving military aid from this
country that such arms . will not be used
against Israel. But the guarantees will have
to be mighty good ones, in view of the war
threats that continue to be heard from Is-
rael's hostile neighbors.
Mr. Byroade is among the leaders Who
kep on asserting that the Arabs must rec-
ognize the. reality of Israel's existence.. Lett
this be a major goal of our State Depart-
ment's spokesmen. Let them insist on direct
Arab-Israel negotiations. The success of such
efforts will mean peace for all mankind.

A Passover Psalm

Translated from the Hebrew of
Solomon 7bn Gabirol by Israel Zang-will
Who is like unto Thee to uncover the deeps,
And who hath Thy power to raise and cast down?
Show Thy marvellous love to the captive who weeps,
0 Worker of wonders, of awesome renown!
Thy children beloved intoned a new song
When Egypts proud host found a watery grave,
There was praise from the saints in their jubilant throng
When the wheels of the chariots clogged in the wave.
Thy fondlings storm-tossed were all weeping and tired
When the great roaring-flood-tides before them arose,
But Thy hand led them safe to the haven desired
And the waters returned, overwhelming their foes.
The chariots of Pharaoh and all that great host
God cast in the billows ‘ and covered them o'er.
But His people trod sea-bottom, coast to coast,
He admonished the sea and it dried like the shore.
Thus, Lord, do Thou Zion support and uphold,
Arise, for the hour of her grace is at hand,
The day long appointed to sing as of old,
God reigneth, His Kingdom forever shall stand.

The Spirit of Passover

By NAHUM SOKOLOW

Passover is fundamentally a feast of freedom. When
one comes to know Jews and Jewish life, one learns that
it is essentially free and that its history is one of a people
which revelled in a freedom almost unparalleled in the annals
of nations. Judaism is emancipation. It has given the Jews
freedom from almost all those things which have strangled,
or at least hampered, other ancient peoples. Israel's deliver-
ance out of ancient Egypt was fourfold. It was a deliverance
from physical oppression, from material distress, from social
degradation and from the danger of spiritual. deterioration,
Passover not only marks the emancipation of the bondmen
who toiled for the Pharaohs, but the birth of a nation, the
entrance into the arena of history of a people with its own
civilization to be worked out in its own country. The day
of deliverance, hoWever, has not dawned for the Jewish peo-
ple alone, but for all men, of every nationality, and every
country, till the end of time. On this day, future genera-
tions will 'recognize the charter of their liberties; on this day
all tyrants and oppressors, all those Who deny to God's in
telligent creatures the right to live, think and act, as con-
science prompts, shall read their doom. This is the deep
sense of the Z'inan Heruthenu, the Time of our Freedom.

