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PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
SIDNEY SHMARAK
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FRANK SIMONS
City Editor
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the sixth day of Kislev,' 5717, the following Scriptural selections will be
read in our synagogues:. •
Pentateuchal portion,
Vayetze,
Gen. 28:10-32:3. Prophetical portion, Hosea 12:13-14:10.
Licht Benshen, Friday, Nov. 9, 4:59 p.m.
VOL. XXX No. 10
Page Four
November 9, 1956
The. Brandeis Centennial Celebration
The 100th anniversary of the birth
of Supreme Court Justice Louis D.
Brandeis occurs in one of the tensest
periods in mankind's history. Brandeis
was one of the great philosophers of the
Zionist movement. Like Theodor Herzl
before him, he was not too closely aligned
with the Jewish people. World events
inspired the two great men to recognize
the need for revival of Jewish statehood
as the only means of saving an entire
people.
It is not too difficult to imagine how
Brandeis would have reacted to the pres-
ent situation. He would have taken the
position that every objective student of
world affairs must take today: that Israel
was compelled to act in her own defense
before Egypt would have acted for her
destruction,
What was the Brandeis philosophy on
Zionism? In an address in 1916, Justice
Brandeis declared that "the undying long-
ing for Zion is' a fact of deepest signifi-
cance—a manifestation in the struggle for
existence." Pointing out that "Zionism is
not a movement to remove all the Jews of
the world compulsorily to Palestine," he
explained that, "in the first place, there
are' in the world about 14,000,000 Jews,
and Palestine would not accommodate
more than one-third _of that number. In
the second place, this is not a movement
to compel anyone to go to Palestine." He
then offered his view of Zionism itself:
"It is essentially a movement to -give
to the Jews more, not less, freedom—a
movement to enable the Jews to .-exer-
cise the same right now exercised by
practically every other people in the
world—to live at their option either in
the land of their fathers or in some other
country; a right which members of small
nations as well as large—which Irish,
Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian or Belgian, as
well as German or English—may now
exercise."
World conditions have, of course,
changed since . that day. The Jewish peo-
ple grew to nearly 19,000,000.in 1933, and
before another decade had passed more
than six million of them were murdered
in cold' blood, in a determined, Nazi effort
to exterminate all Israel. Justice Brandeis
interceded in behalf of .his sorely stricken
fellow-Jews. He made a dramatic pilgrim-
age to the White House to see President
Franklin D. Roosevelt in their behalf. He
continued to aid pre-Israel Palestine and
the Zionist cause. He followed the prin-
Histadrut's Role
This Jewish, Telegraphic Agency cable
from Tel Aviv deserves special attention
at this time, in view of the Israeli battle
for the state's security and the Histadrut's
American effort to aid the workers in
Israel:
TEL AVIV, Oct. 31. (JTA) — The Histad-
rut, Israel's general federation of labor,
decided today to increase the working day
for all organized Israelis by one hour, for
the duration of the present emergency.
The Histadrut executive is also drawing
up plans for the replacement of mobilized
farmers by workers from cities and towns
in order to continue food production. At the
same time, Kupat Holim — the Histadrut
health network—announced that it is placing
all its medical facilities at the disposal of
the state.
While it is not unusual for a pro-Israel
group to provide aid for the Israelis, this
report places emphasis on the role of the
hundreds of thousands of Histadrut affil-
iates in Israel. The assistance that Hista-'
drut can give to Israel, through its mobil-
ization of the working forces in the land,
is of vital importance to the country. That
is why the Histadrut campaign assumes
special importance at this time and jus-
jus-
tifies the appeal for help made to American
Jewish communities.
•
ciple he, laid down in the 1916 speech in
which he stated:
"Zionism seeks merely to establish
in Palestine for such Jews as choose to
go and remain there, and for their de-
scendants, a legally secured home, where
they may live together and lead a Jewish
life; where they may expect ultimately
to constitute a majority of the popula-
tion, and may look forward to what we
may call home rule.
"The establishment of the legally
secured Jewish home is no longer a
dream. For more than a generation
brave pioneers have been building the
foundations of our new-old home. It
remains for us to build the super-struc-
ture. The ghetto walls are now falling.
Jewish life cannot be preserved and de-
veloped, assimilation cannot 'be averted,
unless there is reestablished in the
fatherland a center from which the Jew-
ish spirit may radiate and give to the
Jews scattered throughout the world
that inspiration which springs from the
memories of a great past and the hope
of a great future. -
"The glorious past can really live if
it becomes the mirror of a glorious fu-
ture; and to this end the Jewish home
in Palestine is essential. We Jews of
prosperous America above all need its
inspiration."
The aftermath is well known. The
ghetto walls crumbled, and millions of
Jews perished with them. But the super-
structure was created, thanks to men like
`Israel Argosy'
A Contemporary Anthology
Israel's most distinguished writers are represented in the
new "Israel Argosy," edited by Isaac Halevy-Levin.
Published by Thomas Yoseloff, (11 E. 36th, NY 16), this
collection from the works of contemporary Israeli writers offers
an interesting view of the issues which concern the people of
Israel today.
One of the best writers of our time, Samuel Joseph Agnon,
is represented by a story, "Tehila," a fine narrative about an old
Jerusalem woman. A deep-rooted devotion to Israel and her
people are in evidence in Agnon's work.
Hayyim Hazaz, whose recent navel about the Yemenites in
Israel has won acclaim in this country,
writes about "Drabkin," an old Zionist
who becomes a prophet of doom be-
cause he cannot adjust to the ways of
youth. Drabkin would not even eat
out of depression. He just does not
adjust.
In Isaac Dov Berkowitz's story
Brandeis and those who recoqnized the
"Severed," we have another example
vision of the great Zionist leaders. Now
of maladjustment.
this structure needs defense. The defen-
There is a story of Moshe Staysky,
sive forces of Israel gather inspiration and
"The Year of Abundance." A prose-
strength from the undying messages that
poem of Jacob Eichman, "The Face .
have been handed down by Brandeis and
of Israel," is impressively illustrated'
his associates.
with reproductions of Israeli nature
paintings.
Brandeis' name remains highly. honored.
A bilingual (Hebrew with Eng-
A great university has been established
lish translation) section of "David
in his name at Waltham, Mass. A colony
Hayyim Hazaz Poems," edited by Sholom J. Kahn,
in Israel—Ain Hashonhet—is now flour-
includes a Psalm and poems by Joseph Ahefrati, Nathan Alter-
ishing as a tribute to his statesmanship.
man, C. N. Bialik, Ya'a'qov Cahan, Jacob Fichman, and C. A.
In our own community, we will honor •Shapiro.
his memory, the day after the hundredth
'Two other noteworthy essays in this volume is the historical
anniversary—next Wednesday evening— account
of Joshua Prawer, "The Fall of the Latin Kingdom of
at the Detroit Historical Museum— Jerusalem," which tottered in 1291; and the illustrated article,
at a special program arranged by the "Ancient Monuments in Jerusalem," by N. Avigad..
-
Museum and the Jewish National Fund,
with a distinguished Jewish scholar, Prof.
Samuel M. Levin, delivering the address
of tribute to Mr. Justice Louis Dembitz
Brandeis. We join in acclaiming the great
name of Brandeis, . at a time when the
community of Israel, and our own great
Nation, whose striving for social justice
has been greatly inspired by his teachings,
recall the idealism which motivated his
Supreme Court decision and his encour-
agement to the builders of Zion.
Israel Action Day
The Detroit Israel Bond Organization
has shown sound judgment by advancing
the date of the planned Israel BIG (Bonds
for the Israel Government) Day to Sunday,
Nov. 11.
Thus, the coming Sunday becomes
Israel Action Day.
We commend the Bond leaders' judg-
ment for one simple reason:
People are anxious to kriow how
they can help Israel. The embattled Jew-
ish State needs economic support. The
only way they can get it is through Israel
Bond investments. Israel Action Day
therefore is the answer to those who de-
sire to help Israel. Work and invest should
be the motto of the day.
We urge our people to buy Bonds on
Israel Action Day. We urge our people to
volunteer as Bond salesmen on that day.
Work and invest should be the motto of
the day.
Valuable Reference Work
'Everyman's United Nations'
Columbia University Press (2960 B'way, NY 27)., official.
distributing agent for the United Nations, has issued a .valuable
reference work, on the occasion,of the 11th anniversary of the UN.
Under the title "Everyman's United Nations," this volume
deals with the years 1945-1955 and provides the facts on the
structure, functions and work of the UN for these years.
Every member nation of the UN is represented in this book,
which includes historical data on Israel.
Listed are the vital dates—Jan. 19, 1949, when -Israel applied
for admission to the UN, and May 11, 1949, when Israel was
admitted into the world organization. Israel is listed among the
nations which became parties to the Statute of the International
Court of Justice, in -1949.
A lengthy chapter on questions relating to the Middle East
covers the Palestine Question: Adoption of the Partition Plan,
the truce appeals, the armed action by Arab states against
Israel, Bernadotte's assassination, the Jewish-Egyptian fight in
the Negev, armistice agreements, action on Jerusalem's status,
Jordan River diversion and Huleh drainage.
There is a section dealing with the Suez Canal, in which is
incorporated the UN's action ordering that Egypt permit passage
of Israeli ships. Listed also are the occurrences at Kibya, Gaza
and Lake Tiberias and the UN actions on the attacks by Israel.
A special section is devoted to a discussion of UN relief for -
Palestine refugees and to UN resolutions on the problein.
With reference to the assassination of Count Folke Berna-
dotte; this volume alludes to the claim of $54,628, made .
against the Israeli government in April, 1950,. by the. UN Secre-
tary' General, for monetary damage borne by the UN. This ref-
erence concludes with the statement: "In the same. year the
Israeli government paid the full amount - of the claim by the
United Nations without admitting the validity of all the legal
contentions referred to."