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Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Julian H. Krolik—Truly, A Great Man

About Julian H. Krolik it may truly be said that "sar v'gadol
sofal b'tsrael"—that a prince and a great man has fallen in Israel.
He was a genuinely cultured man, an able leader, an inspirer
of his fellow men.
And his chief distinction was that he was a man with a deep
and abiding sense of justice. He had few prejudices. He was
always •on the side of the underdog. He fought for unpopular
causes, and although his family background was non-Zionist,
he aligned himself with the Zionist cause when it was still
unpopular.
He was more than a leader in the Jewish Welfare Federation.
With the late Fred M. Butzel, he shared for many years the
distinction of having inspired Michigan Jewry to action whenever
there was need to help distressed Jews, when there were calls
to action for causes in behalf of oppressed people, when our
country called its citizens to respond to liberty loans or war
bond drives.
Our Community Chest counted him among Its most devoted
leaders. -
His fellow-Detroiters often marvelled at his vitality, at his
having shunned hat or overcoat,' at his love of nature and all
natural phenomena. In recent years he was not well, and it grieved
all of us to see him losing his health.. But although his body
weakened, his mind retained the great strength of a great man.
We mourn his passing. We shall miss his absence from our midst.'
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Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and World Jewry

JTA reports from Bonn that Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was
visited by a delegation from the Central Council of Jews in
Germany and received from them the respects of German Jewry
on his 80th birthday. In the delegation, the JTA cable states,
were Dr. H. G. van Dam, secretary general of the council; Dr.
Emil. Lichtigfried, Chief Rabbi of Hesse, who presented a Bible
printed in Hebrew in Jerusalem to Dr. Adenauer, and Heinz
Galinski, head ,of the. Berlin Jewish community, who presented
the Chancellor with a seven-branched candelabrum. Dr. F. E
Shinnar, head of the Israel Purchasing Mission in Germany, also
called on the Chancellor to present his felicitations.
The interest thus shown to Dr. Adenauer is not limited to
German Jewry. It embraces the entire Jewish people due -65
the West German Chancellor's serious share in the establishment
of reparations agreements with the representatives of world
Jewry.
If , and when complete friendly relations are re-established
between-Jewry and Germany; and if ever there will be a measure
of forgiveness for the extermination of six million Jews by Ger-
mans, they will be ascribable in greatest measure to the sincerity
with which Dr. Adenauer has fulfilled his task of carrying the
reparations measures through the Bonn Parliament.

Beirut- and Cairo-Bred American Enemies of Israel

Five members of the Council. of Deans of the American
University of Cairo, in a joint letter to the New York Times,
put on a front for bipartisanship but in reality sought to make
capital for the Arabs in an attack on Zionism. The five gentle-
men, while asking that "at this most critical time - the Arab-
Israeli dispute be kept from becoming a football of American
politics," made sure to speak of "the prevalence of Zionist
pressures" and "the pressures of a Zionist minority." Either
naivete or demonical intentions may be ascribed to their ignor-
ing the outrageously anti-American actions of Arab diplomats
and their cohorts who have turned an anti-Israel,. anti-Zionist
campaign into an anti-Semitic crusade. But these' five gentlemen,
writing from Cairo, represent a tendency _that is too well known
to be marveled at. From the American educators' headquarters
in Beirut - and Cairo stem the most vicious anti-Israel propagan-
dists. They have turned into enemies of Jewry.
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'Andersonville' Where It Belongs: Ahead of 'Marjorie'

"Andersonville," by McKinlay Kantor, is in its rightful
place: on top of the best-seller list. This excellent novel (a World
Publishing Co. product) is one of the finest creative works of
this decade. It replaces, -in the first spot on the best-seller list,
Herman Wouk's over-rated "Marjorie Morningstar." There is
no doubt that "Marjorie" will continue among the best sellers.
The. Wouk name has become magic, and even the criticisms, like
ours, give it undue notoriety. But you can't fool all of the read-
ers all the time, and the more deserving "Andersonville" is
where it belongs: in first place among the choicest books.
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Dr. Garbett: Anti-Israeli Theologian

The Bible is replete with Prophecies of the inevitable re-
birth of Israel. That makes 'a puzzle of opposition to the Zionist
idea, in some Christian ranks.,
The Archbishop of York and the second ranking prelate
of the Church of England, Dr. Cyril Forster Garbett, who died
in London on Dec. 31, at the age of 80, belonged to this group of
misguided churchmen. He was pro-Arab. He attacked Israel on
numerous occasions. He supported "internationalization" of Jeru-
salem, refusing to recognize the fact that, with a very feW ex-
ceptions, nearly ALL of the Holy Places in Christendom are not
in the New Jerusalem, that was built with the sweat and blood
of Jewish pioneers, but in the Old City that is controlled by
Jordan.
Therefore, the ArCh bishop of York died with a blemish
on his good name._

'Demilitarized Surplus' Ammunition: How About Israel

Soviet Russia and Great Britain are not the only suppliers
of war material to Egypt. Our own Government has approved
the sale to Egypt of "demilitarized surplus" equipment to Israel's
chief enemy. Our Defense Department has explained that such
material is to be used only for its "basic metal content." Do we
have a guarantee that it will not be used for the preparation of
basic ammunition content? If Israel were to apply for such ma-
terial, would she also be able to buy the "demilitarized surplus,"
in view of the hesitancy of our Government to supply the Jewish
State with a minimum amount of war supplies to keep the bal-
ance in the Soviet-created arms race in the Middle East? Un-
doubtedly_ there will be debates on the subject in Congress. It
would be well to secure an answer to this question, to ascertain
that we avoid partiality towards the Arabs, who are threatening
war on Israel, and actually already have launched war.

Dr. Raphael Patai Survey of 125 U.S. Colleges Shows
to Speak Here
'Underground' Fraternity Prejudice
NEW YORK, (JTA) .— Al- the United States, finds only 10
for Midrasha

though restrictive membership' of the 61 leading national men's
clauses are disappearing from fraternities and only one of the
constitutions, America's college 32 leading women's sororities
fraternities are' still choosing continue to retain formal religi-
their members on the basis of ous and/or racial restriction.
"Aryanism," it is charged in a "Very quietly—and, in all but
'survey conducted by the - Na- One case, without written state-
tional Committee on Fraterni- ments of policy—sororities se-
gregate themselves even more
ties in Education.
effectively than fraternities do,"
- Written by Di. Alfred
Clung Lee, president of the Dr. Lee asserts.
Based on the trend revealed
NCFE and chairman of the de-
partment of Anthropology and in the survey, only two or three
sociology at Brooklyn College, national fraternities will still
the survey discloses that most -have discriminatory clauses by
college fraternities—and soror- 1960, according to Dr. Lee, who
ities—continue to accept and re- expr es ses satisfaction that
ject applicants on grodnds of "among. the 61 men's national
race, religion and national ori- fraternities in the National In-
gin. The survey encornlmssed terfraternity Conference, 't h e
125 leading colleges which have number with discriminatory
12 or more f ra t ern iti es on cam- clauses fell from 25 to 10 be-
DR. RAPHAEL PATAI
tween 1948 and 1954."
pus.
"Although it is disappearing 'Dr. Lee points out that al-
Dr. Raphael Patai, noted soci-
ologist and anthropologist, will from formal documents," Dr. though student- and f a cult y
be guest lectUrer at a program Lee reports, "Aryanism has not opinion is preponderantly
presented by the Midrasha, Col- died out; in most cases it is very against discrimination, only
lege of Jewish Studies of the much alive even though under- eight college administrations
have taken positive steps against
United Hebrew Schools, at 8:30 - ground."
The NCFE, which includes discriminatory membership
P.m., Wednesday. -
Dr. Patai's lecture will be de- prominent educators throughout practices in fraternities.
livered in the Esther Berman
Bldg., and will be followed by a
question and answer period. The
public is invited to attend.
Currently professor of Middle
Eastern Anthropology at Drop-
Judge Friedman was .presi-
Justice Henry M. Butzel and
sie College in Philadelphia and
visiting professor of anthropol- Judge William. Friedman will dent of United Jewish Ch_arities
ogy at Columbia University, Dr. reminisce abdut the early days from 1921 to 1923 and again
Patai will speak on "Peoples of Detroit's organized Jewish from 1937 to 1944. He was pres-
and Cultures of the ' Middle Community at the third Detroit ident of the Jewish Welfare
Service Group Luncheon Club Federation in 1944-1945.
East."
Members of the Detroit Serv-
A well-known lecturer and Meeting, 12 noon, Friday, Jan.
author and a leading authority 20, Fred M. - Butzel Building ice GrOup -are invited to attend
on Israel and Middle East cul- Auditorium. Judge Theodore_ and bring a guest. Future meet-
ings of this --se-cond annual series
tural and • sociological b a c k- Levin will be moderator.
Justice Butzel was the third will include "Tensions in the
grounds, Dr. Patai came to this,
country in 1947 after serving as president of United Jewish Middle East," with -a presenta-
director of research of the Pa- Charities in 1909, before there tion by Albert Elazar; and Sid-
lestine Institute of Folklore - and was a Jewish Welfare Federa- ney M. Shevitz, whose subject
will be "Making FEPC Work."
tion.
ethnology in Jerusalem.
He served the United Nations
as a consultant on the Middle
East in the Department of So-
cial. Affairs. The author of many
articles in professional journals,
Dr. Patai has written several
By BORIS SMOLAR
books, amlfng • them "Man and
(Copyright, 1956. Jewish Telegraphic - Agency, Inc.)
Earth in Hebrew Custom, Be-
lief and Legend" and "Israel Political Trends
Between East and West, A
State Department circles are taking note of the preparations
Study of Human Relations."
by major American Jewish organizations for the two-day con-
ference on Middle East problems which is to open in Washing-
Dept. Store Union
ton Jan. 17 . ...A large number of non-Jewish members of Con-
Buys $100,000 in Bonds gress will attend `-a dinner session of the conference, and their
The largest single purchase of voices later may be heard in Congress .. . Dr. Nahum Goldmann,
Israel Bonds by an American
labor union to advance Israel's a principal speaker at the gathering, is expected to confer with
industrial and agricultural de- high State Department officials this week, in connection with the
velopment program was made conference .. . At a similar parley last year two State Depart-
by District 65 Retail, Wholesale ment officials made revealing statements during addresses to the
and Department Store Union
(A.F.L.-C.I.O.), which invested audience . . . This year, when the Arab-Israel situation is more
$100,000 to help build the econ- acute, some indication is expected as to how soon the State
omy of the young Middle East Department will make up its mind on providing arms for Israel
to balance the weapons now being received by Egypt from the
nation.
In a ceremony in the office of Communist countries . . . Jewish groups are investigating reports
District 65 in New York, David that Egypt is also acquiring, without fuss, American "demili-
Livingston, president of t h e tarized" arms . . . They are interested in finding out whether
union, presented a check for the the equipment being sold is really scrap, or whether it can be
purchase to Max Varon, Consul reconditioned and put to military use by- Egypt,
of Israel in New York.
a
a
a
Livingston described his or-
ganization's action as "an ex- Inside Washington
pression of our profound confi-
Officials in Washington are currently analyzing American
dence in the future of the free, Jewish aid to Israel . . . They estimate it to average 80 million
democratic State of Israel and dollars a year . . They are of the opinion that proceeds from
our admiration and respect for Israel bond sales in this country, used for capital investment,
her courageous people." Unani- are beginning to pay off in increased agricultural and industrial
MOUS action by the union au-
production in Israel . . . Much credit for this is given by Amer-
thorized the $100,000 purchase. ican government experts to the people of Israel . . . The Israelis
are described as men and women "of strong will, drive, energy,
Form Citizens Committee
imagination and capacity for hard work" . . . On the other hand,
For Security of Israel
the American experts blame Israel officials for the "failure" of
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A Citi- Israel's private investment program . . . They reveal that Amer-
zens Committee for the Secur- ican officials in Israel anticipated that private investment might
ity of Israel has been formed supply a large part of the foreign exchange required for the
here by Jewish and non-Jew- country's industrial development . However, this has not proved
ish civic leaders of -this city, to be the case .. . From the formation of the Jewish State to
it was announced by Alex- the end of 1951 about 150 million dollars of private foreign capital
ander G. Hesterberg, chairman has gone into Israel . . . Since then, the amount has been reduced
of the group.
to a trickle—about 20 million dollars in 1952, about 15 million
The committee, which has al- dollars in 1953 and a lesser amount each year since . . . Most of
ready obtained 10;000 signa- this money was invested by Jews for - sentimental rather than
tures on a petition to President business reasons . . . Some large American companies, such as
Eisenhower to "take immediate Kaiser-Frazer, General Tire, Philco, have made some invest-
steps to grant arms to Israel ments in Israel, but they have not been large . . . It is now
and prevent the nation from disclosed in Washington that Ford, International Harvester and
being overrun by Communist Westinghouse also were prepared to make investments in Israel,
aggression," plans to obtain an but the negotiations broke down . . Washington officials blame
additional .20,000 signatures in the Israel Investment Center for the breakdown . . . They say
that the calibre of the men running the Center — which was es-
the next five weeks.
tablished by the Israel government to encourage foreign invest-
ments—has not been too high . . . On the other hand they express
2—Detroit Jewish News
Friday, January 13, 1956
satisfaction with the Israel - laws covering foreign investments.

Judges .Butzel, Friedman, -tof Speak
Jan. 20 at DSG Luncheon:Meeting

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