oss-Currents': Warning of Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism
Druggists' Campaign Dinner Monday
Leaders Expose Neo - Nazism, Anti-Semites'
Aim to Destroy Israel by Destroying LT.S.Jewry
Political anti-Semitism during
peace in the Middle East.
the last 50 years is fully ex-
Why is the anti-Israel ele-
posed in a book that is both
ment centering its activities
enlightening and disturbing.
in this country? "Because,
they argued, the greatest
"Cross-Currents," by Arnold
single factor in the creation
Forster and Benjamin R. Ep-
of the new Middle Eastern
stein, two officials of the Anti-
democracy was situated right
Defamation League of the Bnai
here in the United States —
Brith, sponsor of the book, is a
Preliminary plans for the annual Allied Jewish Cam-
the American Jew. Weaken
description of the "dangerous
paign dinner of the pharmacists' and drug suppliers' section,
him and you weaken Israel.
cross-currents of prejudice dis-
to be held Monday at '7:30 p.m., at Lachar's, were laid at a"
Isolate him and you isolate
turbing the mainstream of
meeting of section leaders and workers. Left to light: Harold
Israel. Destroy him and you
democratic life in the United
destroy Israel."
M. Ellias, Harry B. Berlin, chairmen, Rabbi Moses Lehrman,
States." The book was published
The facts and the figures, the speaker at the planning meeting, Morris H. Averbuch, Sidney
by Doubleday. It should be an
documents quoted here, the Milin, associate chairmen with Irving Belinsky and Sidney
instant best seller.
links with the anti-Semites ex-
J. Heinrich. More than 23 members of the section have joined
The rising tides that stem
posed in these pages, serve as a committee of sponsors for the dinner and are working to
from Germany and the ,Middle
a warning to every Ameritan -surpass last year's total-45% of which has already been
Forster
Epstein
East, Seriously affecting - "our
Jew to be on guard, to rally raised. Some of the increases in the section were as high as
political life at home, have in-
spired this work, which serves countries and from their emis- forces not only against anti-1 100% over last year's giving.
as a warning to all Americans saries in the democratic world, Israelis but also against the
against the dangers of bigotry the third portion of the book, anti-Semites who are bent upon
dealing with the Middle East, destroying not only our kins-
inherent in anti-Semitism.
is especially vital at this time. men but all of us.
There are telling comments Here we have a complete record
"Thus," we are warned, "to
in a foreword by Henry Edward of an • assault on democratic
Schultz, ADL national chair- thinking, a conspiracy not only attack the American Jewish
The world Jewish population
man, who points out: "Hitler, to -destroy Israel but also to community, the magic word
The figure of an estimated
in the crisis of war, could not undermine t h e position of is 'Zionist.' Such tactics have increased slightly by 5%557 dur- 2,000,000 Jewish population for
long been standard practice
capitalize on the very real American Jewry.
the USSR remains the same,
among the country's top anti- ing 1955 to reach a total of since the Russian government
schism between the- communist
Those
who
seek
the
•
facts
Semites."
11,908,443, or 0.4 per cent of declines any information on its
_and democratic worlds, but his
Here is a "final word": that the total world population of Jewish population. However, the
spiritual heirs, in this continu- about the Arab refugees will
ing era of cold war, are seeking find them in this book. It is an "we must never agree that there 2 1/2 billion, it is reported in the article on the Soviet Union re-
to take up where their master eye-opener on the manner in is sufficient room for the in- 57th annual issue of the "Ameri- ports that "tens of thousands"
left off. This is the story which which bigots are distorting the jection of religious or racial
of Jews in Russia populate the
`Cross-Currents' has to tell " Mr. truth. The isue is analyzed by bigotry," and the book con- can Jewish Year Book," edited Soviet prisons and forced labor
Schultz proceeds to tell how the the two authors with great skill. cludes with an optimistic note: and published by the Atherican camps.
destructive forces "seek to di- The Arab propagandists emerge "The good sense of the Ameri- Jewish Committee and the Jew-
Countries with a Jewish pop-
vide the counsels of free people, here as the darlings of the anti- can people will, we have faith, ish Publication Society.
ulation of over 200,000 are:
to stir unrest among us; how Semites, as the emissaries of always prevent cross-currents
A significant fact revealed
they ::ave ope'ateJ in our coun- the Arab League that is ruth- of religious prejudice from be-
lessly pursuing a policy of un- coming violent rip tides capable in the 686 - page record of
General
Jewish Jewish
try, in Germany — once the
Country
Pop.
Pop. Pop.
seat of their power — and now dermining every possibility for of capsizing the vessel of state." events and trends in Ameri- U. S.
165,248,000
5,220,000
3.1
can and world Jewish life is USSR
in' tree Middle East and other
193,000,000 2,000,000
1.0
1,745,577
1,550,958
88.9
that New York, the city with Israel
areas of the world."
England
50,785,000
450,000
0.9
the world's largest Jewish Argentina 19,110,000
360,000
2.0
is appropriate that the
43,300,000
300,000
0.7
population, lost 80,000 in Jew- France
authors should begin their story
Morocco
9,591,000
240,000
2.5
ish population, mostly to sub- Canada
15,601,000
230,000
1.5
vita. an analysis of the "Anti-
17,500,000
225,000
1.3
urban Long Island, Westches- Romania
Elsa', bower Crosad e," the at-
ter
and
New
Jersey,
between
tempt of anti-Semites to make
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
With
the
exception
of
Israel,.
America permits- to be imported
1952 and 1955. In New York the ratio of Jewish to total pop-
capital of their hatreds - in the (Copyright, 1956, Jewish Telegraphic I might mean the end of Ameri-
Agency, Inc.)
City, only queens showed a
1952 political campaign. The
can-Egyptian trade relations. gain in the three-year period, ulation in the countries of the
Fort Monmouth Scandal, the
WASHINGTON — T h e Arab Egyptian diplomats, concerned
world is well below 5 per cent.
Chasanow Story, the work of League's anti-Jewish boycott of about increasing U. S. cotton jumping from 305,000 to 375,- In most countries the ratio is
reactionaries in this country are U. S. firms has made merchants 1 production, conveyed this 000. Manhattan dropped by less than one-half of one per
thoroughly analyzed to indicate so hot under the collar that warning to Herbert Prochnow, 30,000 to 320,000; Bronx cent. -
the dangers of anti-Semitism. shirts containing Egyptian cot- U.S. Deputy Undersecretary dropped by 50,000 to 475,000;
One official figure made pub-
The book lists the names of the ton are being shunned. An in- of State for Economic Affairs. and Brooklyn at 870,000
enemies of democracy, and does f or m a l counter - boycott is American cotton growers see showed a loss of 70,000. Only lic for the first time since the
Richmond's Jewish population end of World War II is for the
not pull any punches. "Cross- emerging, aimed against tex-
no reason why the United remained static at 10,000.
Jewish population of Austria,
Currents" is a factual expose tiles containing long staple
which now. stands at 10,777.
of the activities of this country's Egyptian cotton, Egypt's main States should make concessions
The distribution of Jewish While the general population of
to a country like Egypt which
worst bigots.
source
of
U.
S.
dollars.
has allied itself with Soviet populations by continents is Austria went up between 1939
* * *
Some haberdashers and other Russia against American inter- as follows: '
and 1955 from 6,759.062 to
The chapters in the rising'
storekeepers have already re- ests in the Near East.
Europe (including Asiatic
6,969,000, the Jewish population
tides of neo-Nazism in Germany
USSR
and
Turkey
3,442,627
serve as warnings to the states= fused to order summer mer- ' Members of Congress are America (North and South) 6,062,362 was decimated from 191,408 to
1,684,454 10,077.
men of the world to be on guard chandise containing Egyptian planning a campaign against Asia
Africa
660,750
against a resurgence of Hitler- cotton. Such merchants say Administration plans to buy Australia and New Zealand
58,250
There are two other import-
they do not want to pay for Egyptian favor by building a
ism.
•
TOTAL
11,908,443 and studies in this year's book,
Russian
bullets
that
may
some
multi-million dollar Nile dam.
All available records are used
During . 1955, the United the first being a 98-page study
to show how Hitler's heirs are day fell Israelis or Americans. One West Coast CongresSman
on the history of Jewish work -
Conscious
not
only
of
the
Com-
operating.
said the Administration op- States, Soviet Russia and Israel by Prof. Herman D. Stein, of
There are links between the munist - Egyptian arms deal, posed U. S. domestic develop- maintained first, second and in the United States, written
neo-Nazis and the anti-Semites they are • aware of Nazi-like ment projects. He said, "What third positions respectively as the New York School of Social
in this country, and if "Cross- "boycott action instituted by the is good for the Nile is ggod the countries with the largest Work.
Currents" does nothing more Arab governments against all enough for the American Jewish populations, with Israel
showing a one-year increase of
Two summaries of self-stud-
than to expose this unholy alli- U. S. businesses operated by rivers."
ance, it accomplishes an im- Jewish Americans.
A Southern Congressman 62,488 for a total of 1,550,958. ies conducted by Jewish com-
portant purpose.
Egypt has bluntly warned said he would not vote to build The Jewish population of the munities in Cleveland, 0., and
* *
the State Department that any an Egyptian dam that would United States remained at 5,200,- Savannah, Ga., on Jewish edu-
In view of the dangers that marked reduction in the irrigate 1,000,000 acres for com- 000 or 3.1 per cent of the total cation also are included in the
are emanating from the Arab amount of Egyptian cotton petitive Egyptian cotton population of 165,248,000.
book.
"That," he 'said, "is no way to
help constituents who feel too
much cotton is already on the
Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath, (left), president of the Union
- As he learns to
world market."
of American Hebrew Congregations, examines an an-
operate a mod-
The Cairo radio boasted that
nouncement of
ern tractor, a
U. S. aid on the Nile darn was
France's first
newly - arrived
secured without any commit-
school for the
immigrant from
ment by Egypt to lessen hos
training of Re-
North Africa
tility toward Israel or sever
symbolizes t h e
form rabbis
Communist arms ties. The
economic ' prog-
a n d educators.
United States was maligned
ress Israel is
• Head of the
and condemned in the same
making through
school is Rabbi
broadcast that praised the Sov-
Israel Bond in-
Andre Zaoui,
iet Union.
vestment capital.
(right), of
An important member of the
In addition to
Paris, France's
House Foreign Affairs Commit-
buying modern
only Reform
industrial a n d
tee is New York Democratic
rabbi, who ,re-
a gricultur-
->6 cently made
Congresswoman Edna Kelly.
a l equipment
his first visit to
Rep. Kelly has notified the
and helping
the U.S. seek-
State Department that she
nearly 800,000
ing support for
would oppose funds for Egypt
new settlers take
the school.
"unless Egypt agreed to sit
their place in Is-
Holder • of the
down to a peace conference
rael's expanding
Croix
de
and s e t t . l e the difficulties,
economy, Israel
Guerre
her-
political, economic, and mili-
Bond dollars
oism as a
tary, with Israel."
have been used for extensive irrigation projects; the exploitation
French chaplain in World War II, Rabbi Zaoui said that the
of vast chemical and mineral deposits; harbor, road, railroad and
32—Detroit Jewish News
new Institute, which opened its door last autumn, is helping
communications development and building and industrial centers.
Friday, March 9, 1956
to replace European educational centers destroyed by Nazism.
Jewry's Numbers Increase
To 11,908,443; N. Y. Loses
Counter-Boycott Emerges
Against Egyptian Cotton
North African Works a Tractor Now
First Reform School in France
'
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