Purely Commentary

Education Study
To Be Conducted
Here in January

Peace Formula for- Middle East
Pledged by Sen. Wil ey in ZOA Address

Other points he made in his
A pledge to "come up with a
formula" which will protect address were that:
1. There be no war in the
Dr. Uriah Z. Engelman and both Israel and the Arab states
A Community Without Newspapers
"Business is down," was the major reaction to the stereotypers' his Commission for the Study was made in behalf of the Ad- Middle East, and that so long
strike which made Detroit a city without newspapers during the of Jewish Education in the ministration in Washington by as there is a state of war, there
normally biggest shopping period of the year. It proved the impor- United States will be in Detroit Sen. Alexander Wiley, Wiscon- cannot be peace;
2. The economic and military
tance of advertising as a power to encourage the purchase of goods. in early January to conduct a sin Republican.
Sen. Wiley, chairman of the blockade, both of the Suez Ca-
It was only one of the vital factors in American life that became Jewish education survey under
evident in our community's temporary abnormalcy. There are so Jewish Welfare Federation aus- important Sen-ate Foreign Rela- nal and Gulf of Aqaba are "ab-
very many others. The community at large is affected in many ways, pices, announced Federation ed- tions Committee, made this solutely inimical to the cause
thus: ucation division chairman, Mar- promise at a dinner meeting of of peace;"
3. There is a great need on
the ZioniSt Organization of
Garvett.
l. Our Freedoms: There was a special Congressional election on ris Louis
both sides for peaceful develop-
LaMed,
associate
chair-
America
last
Thursday,
at
the
Tuesday. Our country's democratic ideals hinge upon the selection
Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia. ment. "The real enemy of the
of the best men for public offices. Without newspapers, however, the man of the education _division,
Arabs is not, of course, Israel"
and
Isidore
Sobeloff,
Federation
He said that the U. S. "must but the "age-old foes of illiter-
urge upon citizens to vote was not pressed sufficiently. There is
always the danger, when there are no newspapers to define the executive director, are members not delay in its careful consid- acy, poverty, disease and malnu-
eration of the Israeli request for trition."
issues, that the wrong men may be elected to act for us in public life, of the Commission.
The Detroit Jewish education defensive arms shipments,"
and our, freedoms then become endangered.
Earlier, Sen. Wiley said that
study committee is being formed stressing that "the Moscow- "there is nothing incompatible
2. The Theater: Entertainment is a great need in our lives. What
choice do you make without proper selection in your newspaper? under the chairmanship of Da- Prague arms shipments is dis- between Zionism and American-
There was a splendid Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert Sunday vid Safran and Mrs. Carl S. proportionate to any legitimate ism." He cited the instances of
afternoon, featuring Jewish musicians and Jewish music. There were Schiller, to work with the Com- needs in the area."
other days and other events
no reviewers to comment upon it the following morning because mission and facilitate its study,
Sen. Wiley also said that the which also might have provoked
they had no media in which to express themselves. Fortunately, Garvett. said.
United States, the first country the question of dual-loyalty,
Members of Federation's edu- to recognize Israel, "should be mentioning the struggle for
said the artists, there is a Jewish News.
3. The House of Worship: In addition to the Sabbath services, cation division . and the United the first to perceive that the Irish independence, of Poland in
every house of worship has numerous other functions. They must Hebrew Schools' education corn- 1950 Tripartite Declaration her effort to win freedom. (be-
mittee will join representatives (Great Britain, France and the fore losing it again to the Sovi-
have suffered for the lack of . knowledge about them.
appointed by schools participat- U. S.) is not sufficient in and ets) and similar cases.
4. Our Social, Economic and Political Security: Citizens In free
"There is absolutely nothing
ing in the study in comprising of itself—against border viola-
lands must always be on guard to protect their economic, social and
incompatible between interest in
the
local
committee.
tions.
There
must
be
much
more
political positions. They can achieve the best results only when they
The United Hebrew Schools specific guarantees' against ag- a land overseas, interest in a
are fully acquainted with events that transpire not only in their
worthy goal overseas and loy-
own midst but throughout the world. Without newspapers, our and all other Jewish week-day gression — a security pact — in-
and Sunday schools are invited stantly operable, against aggres- alty to our own country," he
clizens are ignorant of world affairs.
emphasized.
to participate in the study which sion from any quarter."
There are many other factors, and the radio fills the gaps only is being conducted to measure
.
partially.
. .
the results of Jewish education
It is no wonder that Napoleon should have said that "four in the past, to analyze goals of
newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets."
Jewish parents today and to for-
The Jewish community remains fully protected, and WE are mulate programs for future de-
conscious of our responsibilities. We wonder, however, whether velopments.
By BORIS SMOLAR
newspan2r-less Detroit has caused the Jewish citizens of this great
Results of the 'study will be
(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
analyzed along with data from
comm._ 'y to ask: what would
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the other cities included in the Political Notes:
study to determine national pat-
There seems to be a serious division of opinion among top
How Arabs Destroy Fraternization With Israel
Many of us who had the privilege_ of visiting Israel have ac- terns. Detroit's analysis will officials in the State Department regarding the Arab-Israel issue
quired personal knowledge about the fraternization that has existed formation
then be studied
here our
so Jewish
the in- . . . Not all of them agree with the view of George V. Allen,
can help
between Arabs and Jews on the frontiers that are now. so dis- schools.
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, who is in-
quieting. We recall how Israelis and Lebanese crossed each others
Studies of the kind to be clined to press Israel to make concessions to Egypt in the Negev ...
borders, exchanged cigarette's, chatted and returned to their homes made in Detroit have been con-
In this war of nerves, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles stands
in good spirits; how Israelis and Jordanians conversed across No-
Man's Land; the manner in which Egyptians spoke friendly with ducted
in Cleveland,
Akron and
Savannah,
and are underway
in in the middle . . . Indications are that a final clarification of the
Israeli's across the Gaza border.
Los Angeles, Buffalo and Mi- U.S. policy on the present Arab-Israel situation will not be reached
But war-seeking heads of Arab governments, who are bent ami.
before next February . . . Top priority will be given to this ques-
Volunteer workers with pro- tion when President Eisenhower meets with British Prime Minister
upon perpetuating a refugee problem in_ order;to.,use the refugees
fesSional training in teaching,
as pawns in the battle againSt Israel; who
Anthony Eden, who will arrive in the United States on Jan. 30 . . .
scapegoats in their struggle to retain power within their countries, social work, psychology or re-
lated fields are needed to assist It is expected that at this Meeting the differences between the
are destroying the fraternization spirit.
United States and Britain regarding Eden's territorial "compromise"
In his recent excellent series of articles on ISrael in the net. oit the study committee by inter- proposal to Israel will be straightened out .. . There is no doubt
viewing
higher
grade
pupils
in
Times and in the other Hearst newspapers throughout the country,
that the views of American Jewry on this issue will have to be-
Erwin Savelson related conversations he had with Mordecai Haor, Jewish schools.
taken into consideration by the U.S. Government . . . Thus, the.
A
corps
of
non-professional
"a stocky 21-year-old Israeli," in the Gaza frontier settlement of
Washington conference on Israel, which the presidents of the major
volunteers
is
also
being
recruit-
Nahal-Oz, and he told the following:
-
ed to interview parents of chil- American Jewish organizations plan to hold in the middle of Janu-
Time was when kids of Nahal-Oz also dreamed of peace, dren in Jewish schools. These ary, is Well timed . . . This conference will continue for two days
thought their troubles with Arabs were over; that an era of volunteers will be trained by and will bring to Washington the most prominent Jewish leaders
good will was spreading throughout their desolate countryside. the Commission.
from at least 40 major cities . . . It is expected that representatives
Eut, that was before Nov. '7, 1953.
Those wishing to assist in the of the State Department will appear at the parley . . . The con-
Let Mordecai tell what happened:
educational survey should con- ference will be held in an atmosphere of "heart-to-heart" talks be-
"We were working in the fields unarmed and stopped to tact Mrs. Schiller, BR 3-4239. tween American Jewish citizens and the State Department, both
' talk to Egyptian soldiers. The border had been quiet and we Interviews will be conducted interested in preventing war in the Middle East. '
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used to chat with them often. There was no warning of what during January. Not more than
was to happen. Suddenly, Egyptians in another position opened six interviews will be assigned Information Please:
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• fire. Those we had been talking to also opened up and we an interviewer.
The Joint Distribution Committee—which held its 41st annual
Federation will ask the United
jumped into a ditch for safety. But we lost Yaakov Tuchman.
meeting last week—has a National Council composed of 10,272 mem-
He was only 19. Another boy had both arms blown off, one Jewish Charities to coyer the bers . . . The JDC board of directors is composed of-264. members
cost
of
the
survey,
which
'is
ex-
girl lost a leg. The rest of us got back safely."
. . . The executive committee is composed of 55 members . .. Ap-
pected to require $5,000.
That ended dreams of peace. They haven't talked to the
proximately 350 local, national and international organizations re-
. Egyptians since except with guns. They no longer enter fields
ceive grants from JDC funds .. . At one time, in 1947, there were
unarmed. At night, searchlights sweep their fields, picking out
5,600 persons employed as staff members of the JDC in various
infiltrators or prowling Arab refugees from Gaza who try to
parts of the world . . Today, MC employs 2,213 persons in 20
countries .. . 1,800 of them in JDC institutions in Israel . Paris
steal- their crops.
headquarters of JDC has a staff of 94 members .. . American head-
This story exposes the tragedy of militarism. He tells a sad
More than 75 members of the
quarters in New York employs 35 persons . . . This is certainly a
of
the
manner
in
which
Militarists
are
preventing
people
who
Jewish W e 1 f are Federation's
tale
can be friendly from becoming even friendlier. If only the 'demo- Women's Division, headed by small staff compared with the size of the staffs of other national
cratic nations would undertake to put an end to such tragedy! How program committee chairman Jewish organizations in New York which are less active than JDC
... During the 41 years of its existence, JDC has carried on opera-
pleasant . that would _ be for all brethren who could then dwell Mrs. Alexander W. Sanders, are
tions in more than 70 countries . . . It has spent more than
preparing for the Division's 10th
together in .unity!
annual January Institute, which $534,000,000, of which $400,000,000 has been spent since 1945 alone
terminate its work in Romania, Bulgaria and
will be held 9:45 a. m. to 2:30 . . . JDC had to
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Poland in 1949, and in Czechoslovakia in 1950 . . . Three years
Bar. Mitzvah Receptions
Jan.
18,
at
Adas
Shalom
p.m.
,
later the government of Hungary made it impossible for JDC to
We are indebted to Sidney Shevitz for an interesting Bar Synagogue.
Mitzvah announcement he has received from Israel. Mr. and Mrs.
The Institute is planned to continue its work there . . . This was the last of the "Iron Curtain"
Levy Krouk of Tel Aviv, announcing the Bar Mitzvah of their son, give Jewish women of Detroit a countries where the JDC conducted relief activities. A small pro-
Joseph, appended this note to the invitation to the synagogue greater understanding of the gram is still being carried on by JDC in Yugoslavia.
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services:
aims, services and responsibili-
ties of the Jewish Welfare Fed- March of Time:
"Following the call of this hour and with the enthusiastic
eration and its member agen-
There is more talk during the last few years about the role of
approval of our son Joseph we have decided to hold any
cies.
reception; we have paid the equivalent of the costs of the custo-
the synagogue in American Jewish life than ever before .. . During
The
morning
session
will
be
the last 10 years, since the end of the war, the number of syna-
mary entertainment into the SPECIAL DEFENSE FUND raised
devoted to workshops, concern- gogues in this country has grown considerably .. To a great extent -
throughout Israel."
ing local community services, this is due not so much to increased religious feeling among Ameri-
It has been said, in our own country, that in many cases there and the afternoon meeting will
can Jewry but to the need for "belonging" . . . This is especially
is much more of Bar than of Mitzvah at Bar Mitzvahs. Here is feature a national figure speak- true in the suburbs and in the smaller towns where almost all
lesson
for
true
service,
in
the
action
of
the
Israelis.
Especially
a
ing on country-wide and over- Christians are seen in church on Sundays . . . When the Christian
thrilling is the reference to the "enthusiastic approval" of the Bar seas services.
neighbor is a church-goer, the Jew must become a synagogue-
Mitzvah himself, in the paying of "customary costs" of a reception
Mrs. Sanders is assisted by goer even though in the large city he never thought of visiting a
to the vital Israeli defense fund.
her vice-chairmen, Mesdames synagogue . . . Furthermore, his children attend various affairs in
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Herschel V. Kreger and Arthur
the suburban synagogue center, practically forcing him to become
H. Rice. The food committee is
a synagogue member . . . Thus, the erection of new synagogues,
Dingell Name Remains on Congressional Rolls
chaired by Mrs. Saul Rubin.
built in modern styles, has become part and parcel of Jewish life
The name John D.- Dingell will remain on the rolls of the 'U.S.
Last year's Institute attracted
House of Representatives, as a result of the triumph at the polls, 850 women who inspected dis- in "suburbia" . . . However, there are synagogues today in the
United States which long ago celebrated 200 years of existence .
on Tuesday, of the son of the late Congressman.
plays prepared by Federation
John D. Dingell Junior has gone on record in favor of the agencies, attended workshop ses- Not to speak of the many which are 150 and 100 years old • . . The
Jewish Publication Society of America deserves, therefore, much •
policies pursued by his father. This means that he will be among sions and heard a lecture . by
those who will strive for the revision of the uncharitable immigra- psychiatrist Dr. Harry August. praise for publishing "Synagogue Architecture in the United States"
Mrs. Phillip R. Marcuse is the . . . The author of this book is Rachel Wischnitzer, world-renown
tion laws and for a continued policy of good American-Israel
Women's Division vice-president, expert on synagogue history and synagogue art.
relations.
Congratulations, John! Do as well as your late lamented Dad, responsible for the program
2—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 16, 1955
committee.
and American history will be proud of you.

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

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