A.
A Review by WALTER KLEIN a range of complex problems,
the whole gamut, virtually, of
JUSTICE AND JUDAISM. By Albert I
Vorspan and Eugene J. Lipman. social problems that face twen-
Union of American Hebrew Con- tieth century America. They are
gregations, New York.
problems of peace, civil rights,
If in its conception this vol- housing, delinquency, education-
ume was intended as a guide problems that America must
book or manual for social action meet and solve since they are
groups within the Reform hinged closely to our survival
movement, the completed job as -a democracy—if not indeed
certainly far exceeds that rela- to our physical survival. Re-
tively narrow purpose. Here in freshingly, in their approach,
fact, in the opinion of this re-• the authors do not arrogate ,to
viewer, is a document that themselves the ultimate word
ought to command the thought- and final solution. Their hand-
ful attention of all who aspire ling, on the contrary, is marked
to lead Jewishly informed lives, by skill and by a certain humili-
and certainly of those w h o ty in the face of the concerns
assume leadership in Jewish they raise.
The significant contribution of
communal affairs. Not that
"Justice and Judaism" is the the book is that it relates these
last word on the areas with several social issues and sug-
which it deals; nor do the au- gested actions to Jewish prece-
thors even suggest that. Rather, dent and tradition. It cites evi-
it is more in the nature of a dence, often times in stirring
first word outlining definitively historical episodes, Of courage-
for the first time a series of ous actions by Jewish religious
concerns which, a maturing leaders on controversial issues
American Jewish community of their times. In one such in-
stance a rabbi risked personal
ought to consider.
The authors have approached violence in a civic reform earn-
Rabb and Sobeloff Are Acclaimed
By DAVID HOROWITZ
(An AJP Feature)
Two leading Jewish personal-
ities figured prominently in the
news from Washington, D.C.
this past week. They were Max-
well M. Rabb and Simon E.
Sobeloff. Both stood vindicated
following known attempts at
slander and abuse.
The N. Y. Times, devoting a
special "Personality Column" on
each, had this to say of Mr.
Rabb:
"Mr. Rabb has played several
roles at the White House and
still has more than one. His
major job today is as Secretary
to the Cabinet. It is this position
that makes him the target of
Senator John L. McClellan and
his Senate Permanent Sub-com-
_ItGWU Gives $250,000
for_ Hospital in Israel
-4106
NEW YORK; (JTA)—A check
for $250,000—the first advance
payment on a pledge of $1,000,-
000 toward the construction of
a Histadrut hospital in Beer-
sheba=was presented by David
Dubinsky, president of the In-
ternational Ladies Garment
Worl . s Union, to Dr. Dov Bie-
gun, national secretary of the
National Coinmittee for Labor
Israel. The ILGWU pledge is
the largest single gift of its kind
ever made by a trade union. -
. Mr. Dubinsky announced re-
ceipt of a cable from It upat
Holim — Histadrut's health in-
surance program — announcing
that grbund breaking has be-
gun for the new $2,000,000 Beer-
sheba hospital.
Dr. Beigun said that the new
200-bed hospital will triple the
number of beds available to
Negev residents. The popula-
tion of the Negev is now 70,000
and the number of beds cur,-
rently available is only one per
1,000 of population, as compared
with 3.3 beds per 1,000 for the
nation as a whole.
Eban Back in Washington;
Will Meet with Dulles
mittee on Investigations. Sen-
ator McClellan has asserted that
Mr. Rabb must have had some-
thing to do with the leaking of
Cabinet minutes to Robert J.
Donovan, for his book on the
Eisenhower Administration. Mr.
Rabb said he had nothing to do
with any leaks, and his denial
rings true . • On immigration
Mr. Rabb has received credit
for the extremely difficult job
o f Congressional persuasion
needed to get the Refugee Re-
lief Act passed in 1953 . . . "
Of Sobeloff: "Nothing would
have seemed more unlikely a
year ago to those who knew
Simon Ernest Sobeloff than that
his nomination to a judgship
would set off a bitter year-long
battle. It was culminated when
the Senate Judiciary Committee
approved his nomination to the
U.S._ Court of Appeals. Mr.
Sobeloff is by nature a warm,
rather easy-going, uncontentious
fellow who does not make ene-
mies . . . Mr. Sobeloff has a
notable sense of humor, and his
understandable nervous-
ness during this year of con-
troversy over his confirmation
has not spoiled it . .. Mr. So-
beloff was born in Baltimore
61 years ago. He worked his
way through the University of
Maryland Law School. He is
married to the former Irene
Ehrlich, and they have two
married daughters ...
Khrushchev Charges
Israel to Blame for
'State of Tension'
LONDON, (JTA)—The Lon-
don press carries an interview
phich Soviet Communist leader
Nikita Khrushchev gave to the
correspondent of the Cairo
newspaper Al Ahram who ac-
companied Yemen's Crown.
Prince to Moscow. According to
the correspondent, Mr. Khrush-
chev said that Israel is trying
to maintain "a state of tension"
in the Middle East, in order to
receive Western aid.
Mr. Khrushchev told the Arab
correspondent that "a war be-
tween the Arab countries and
Israel would mean World War
III." He refused to speculate
about Israel's future "lest the
Western Powers accuse us of
provoking a war." However, he
was quoted as stating that Israel
is "an imperialist creation" and
if the - Arabs remain patient and
united "all the results will be
in their favor." He is also quoted
as having boasted that the
Zionists were "thrown out" of
the Soviet Union.
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The
Israel Embassy termed "Mac-
curate" preSs reports alleging
changes in Israel Ambassador
Abba Eban's position of Ambas-
sador to Washington and head
of the Israel delegation to the
United Nations.
- The Embassy said , that Am-
bassador Eban returned here
to resume duties in Washing-
ton and at the United Nations
after government consultations
in Jerusalem and meetings with
the Israel Ambassadors to Bri-
tain and France in London. He
will seek an appointment with
$400,000 Gift to YM.:YWHA
Secretary of State Dulles.
NEW YORK (JTA)—Receipt
of a gift of $400,000 for its
Israelis Serve in Korea
ISTANBUL, (JTA) — Five scholarship fund was announced
Jewish officers. have volun- by the Young Men's and Young
teered to serve with a new Women's Hebrew Association of
Turkish brigade which left Is- 92nd Street, the largest YM-
tar" . 1_ for Korea. They will YWHA in this city. The gift
be interpreters and liaisoa.,..o17.. was from the Herman M. Braloff
Foundation.
ficers in Tokyo and Karea,
paign against gangster elements
in the municipal government;
in another the issue at stake
was the right of steel workers
to organize; and in many other
instances the authors are able-
to point to forward looking and
principled positions assumed by
religious leadership in contro-
versial issues then raging. And
what of the position taken by
the congregations which these
rabbis and leaders represented?
This too is examined.
The reader is similarly im-
pressed by the fact that this is
essentially a Jewish oriented
book. It is true, of course, that
the information it sets forth
would be of interest to any,
reader. However, the fact that
it so lucidly relates its conclu-
sions on social action to sources
that are of our own heritage,
distinguishes it. While in most
instances its conclusions on so-
cial issues can be said to paral-
lel those of various secular lib-
eral movements, the authors
pose a reasoned and documented
Jewish rationale. It is this char-
acteristic which sets the book
apart as a worth while addition
to the Jewish library.
"Justice and Judaism" con-
cisely highlights today's over-
riding problems and with an ad-
mirable clarity demonstrates
their place within the social ac-,
tion scope of the modern syna-
gogue. It is the kind of a book
that needed to be written if, as
this reviewer does, you believe
that one of the major problems
facing the American Jewish
community is that of approach-
ing the apparently diverse goals
of survival and integration
within the environs of freedom
and democracy.
•
Morris Citrin Denies Jewish Folk
Chorus Guilt in Political Activity
Vorspan-Lipman Volume a Jewish Oriented Book
-
Jew' Is Mayor
`Irish Luck' Wins
in Dublin Election
Robert
DUBLIN, (JTA)
Briscoe, only Jewish member of
the Parliament of Eire, was
elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Both Briscoe and Denis Larkin,
outgoing mayor, each received
19 votes in the city council so_
their names were put in a hat
and Briscoe's was drawn.
Briscoe, 6'2, is a native of Dub-
lin. He served in Parliament as
the first and only Jewish MP
since 1927 and has been the first
and only. Jewish member of the
city council since 1928.
Briscoe, a Revisionist during
the time of Vladimir Jabotinsky,
has been active in the Jewish
community of Dublin and has
served as president of the Board
of Schechita since 1951.
He helped found a Bnai Brith
lodge in Dublin two years ago,
and is a member of its execu-
tive committee. He is an ardent
Zionist Revisionist.
In his speech of acceptance,
Briscoe_ told his colleagues that
his election as Mayor was a
"magnificent gestur e" that
would point out to the world
that "in Ireland, at least, there
was absolute tolerance and that
in this Catholic country a man
of faith could have the goodwill
of his co-citizens if he deserved
it and was prepared to give
service to his fellow citizens."
Numerous invitations from
Irish - American organizations
were dispatched to Briscoe to
visit the United States during
the coming year.
John J. Sheehan, chairman
of the annual St. Patrick's Day
parade in New York, has dis-
patched an invitation to Mr.
Briscoe to come to New York
next March 17 to review the
parade.
The United Jewish Appeal,
too, has asked Briscoe to come
to the U.S. A spokesman for
the UJA said "we'd be delighted
to have him speak for UJA
when he comes to the country."
Briscoe, who spent several
years in New Jersey as a young
man' between his education in
Dublin and his return to Ire-
land to fight for freedom, also
visited his country in 1938 to
plead the cause of independence
for the Jews of Palestine.
Morris Citrin, president of the
Jewish Folk Chorus, in a state-
ment to The Jewish News this
week, in behalf of the member-
ship of the chorus, referring to
the review of the chorus' recent
concert by Elizabeth Waldman,
officially protested "the charge
that we mixed politics with
music—that we created 'a poli-
tical atmosphere.' "
Mr. Citrin stated in his pro-
test against the review in The
Jewish News: -
"Please be advised that the
Jewish Folk Chorus had noth-
ing to do with any of the so-
called political activities that
Ben-Gurion Asks
Action to Prevent
Jordanian Attacks
took place. We did not and
could not control them if we had
wanted to do so. The charges
made against us are Without
foundation in fact. We feel that
your correspondent was guilty-
of irresponsibility in publishing
the charges without first learn-
ing the truth." •
Starr Criticizes Review
of Folk Chorus Concert
Attorney Isadore R. Starr, in
a lengthy communication to
The Jewish News, also took ex-
ception to the review of the
concert of the Detroit Folk
Chorus by Miss Waldman.
Mr. Starr protests against
Miss Waldman's criticism of the
concert in which she • stated
that "music and politics was a
poor mixture" at the concert.
Commenting on the distribu-
tion of pamphlets outside the
concert hall announcing a
Fourth of July address by a
Communist, Mr. Starr writes
that he had ascertained that
"officers and members (of the
Jewish Folk Chorus) were un-
aware that such activities would
take place in connection with
their concert."
•
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Premier
David Ben Gurion conferred
with UN truce supervisor Maj.
Gen, E.L.M. Burns over the
grave situation along the Israel-
Jordan frontier, where four
murderous incidents have oc-
ourred since UN Secretary Gen-
eral Dag Hammarskjold ob-
tained Jordan agreement to a
cease-fire.
Ben Gurion urged upon • Gen.
Burns the necessity for impress-
ing on Jordan that it must
stake strict measures to end all
aggression. At the same time,
the- Premier requested that the
truce' supervisor obtain Jordan's
compliance with the article of
the armistice agreement which
guarantees Jews free access to
the Wailing Wall, and which
Jordan has never honored. The
article also guarantees Israel
In 1953, Israel issued a post-
freedom of access to Hadassah age stamp commemorating "The
Hospital and the Hebrew Uni- Conquest of the Desert Exhi-
versity campus atop Mt. Scopus. bition" which was held in Jeru-
The Israel-Jordan Mixed salem. The stamp pictures a
Armistice Commission had green hand rising from sandy
adopted a resolution blaming desert soil, holding aloft a
Israel for the fact that an blossoming pink rose. The stem
Israeli patrol fired across the of the rose is a surveyor's rod
Israel-Jordan border last Sun- suggesting the. many thoUsands
of resettled desert lands.
day. The- incident occurred dur-
This stamp (Scott No. 79)
ing a day when Jordanian
carries
out the theme de-
troops fired on Israeli settlers in
the fields, trucks on a highway scribed in Isaiah 35:1,2:
and a train on its tracks, at The wilderness and the parched
land shall be glad;
Kfar Saba near the border.
JEWISH NEWS
STAMP COLLECTOR
The ,Israeli delegation was so
indignant at "such a travesty of
justice" by the MAC, that it re-
fused to submit its own reso-
lution calling for condemnation
of Jordan for firing on Israeli
personnel and property. The
Israelis protested that adoption
of their resolution—which was
assured—would make for a
"false equalization of blame and
only confuse the clear respon-
sibility of Jordan" in this inci-
dent. They insisted that the
commission must draw a dis-
tinction between firing in ag-
gression and firing in defense.
(Rumors emanated from Leb-
anon on Wednesday that Israel
was planning an attack on Jor-
dan. Authoritative sour c e s
charged they aimed at diverting
attention from Jordan's guilt in
her infiltrating attacks on Is-
rael.)
Lubavitcher Go to Israel
to Form Chassidic Village
NEW YORK, (JT4)—A dele-
gation of ten emissaries of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Mena-
hem Schneerson, have departed
for Israel to attend inaugura-
tion ceremonies of a second Cha-
bad village established in Israel
by members of the Chassidic.
Kfar Chadbad, the parent vil-
lage, was the scene of the mur-
der of five children and a young
instructor at an agricultural
school during their evening
prayers by Egyptian fedayeen
(s u i c i d e squads) last April.
Rallying to reply to this shock-
ing at t a c k, the Lubavitcher
movement increased its building
activities at the village, south
of Tel Aviv, and built a second
settlement nearby. Lubavitcher
representatives from Australia
and Europe will also visit the
colony.
And the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose. -
It shall bloom abundantly, and
rejoice,
Even with joy and singing . .
This colorful postal issue is
inscribed in French "La con-
queste du deserte" and in He-
brew "Kibbush Hashrnama."
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield has announced that
the Post Office Department is
taking prompt steps to supply
10,000 first and second-class
post • offices with cancellation
dies carrying the slogan - "Pray
for Peace."
"This _motto Tray for Peace'
epitomizes the highest aspira-
tions of the American people,"
Mr. Summerfield said, "I be-
lieve that by repeating this
message on millions of letters,
we will reaffirm our faith in
prayer to achieve the nation's
most cherished hope—everlast-
ing world peace."
Collectors interested in the
stamps and postal history of the
United Nations will find "The
Postage Stamps and Postal His-
tory of the United Nations" an
instructive volum e. - Douglas
Patrick, who conducts the CBC
Stamp Club on the Canadian
radio network, wrote the book.
Information received from the
publishers suggests that this
work is all-inclusive giving
such data as the organization
of the United Nations Postal
Administration and " H a w
United Nations Stamps Are
Made."
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