Friday, March 28, 1958—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-38
Educators to Discuss
Israel's Impact on U.S.
The National Council for Jew-
ish Education, comprising lead-
ing educators in the United
States of all Jewish groupings
and ideologies, Orthodox, Con-
servative and Reform, will meet
in an annual convention in At-
lantic City beginning April 30,
according to A. Hillel Henklin
of New Haven, Conn., president
of the Council.
The major theme of the con-
vention will be the impact of
the establishment of the state
of Israel on Jewish education in
America.
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, world
Jewish leader, principal speaker
at the convention, will discuss
the philosophy for Jewish edu-
cation in America in the light
of the establishment of the
Jewish State.
2 Excellent Viking
Books for Children
Two of the newest Viking
Press children's stories deserve
special attention.
Marie Hall Ets, who became
widely known for her "The
Story of a Baby," "Mister
Penny," "Little Old Automo-
bile" and a number of other
youngsters' books that have be-
come children's classics, has
produced another very good
book—"Cow's Party." It is a
story about a gay cow. A party
was arranged by Cow, and in-
vited guests included Cat, Dog,
Horse, Goat, and other animals.
There was a lot of fun—even if
Bluejay did not eat the grass.
The very young reader will get
a lot of enjoyment out of Miss
Ets' story, her pictures being
as attractive as her narrative
is interest-holding.
The other Viking book we
recommend is for older chil-
dren. It is the full-length, 292-
page "A Beaver's Story," by
Emil E. Liers, with illustra-
tions by Ray Sherin.
It is a story about a beaver—
and it has all the elements of
adventure, it is replete with
action, and there is a love
angle. The author shows a keen
knowledge of forest life and
forest folklore. He has drawn
an excellent portrayal of the
beaver's activities and has nar-
rated a thoroughly exciting ad-
venture tale, indicating how the
invasion and intrusion of men
into the habitation of the beav-
er-hero causes disturbance in
an otherwise "normal" existence
of the animal. Boys and girls
of 10 and older will thorough-
ly_ enjoy this tale.
'Revolutionary Reversals' in Relations By Goldstein Joins
Israel and Would Jewry Urged at Zionist League for Israel
JERUSALEM — Dr. Israel
Meeting; Goldmann, B-G Spar on Issue Goldstein,
former president of
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — With
a dramatic call for a revolu-
tionary reversal of the present
relationship between Israel and
the Jewish people, as the only
means of solving the unprece-
dented problems which will face
both in the coming decade, Dr.
Nahum Goldmann, president of
the World Zionist Organization,
opening the Zionist Actions
Committe meeting here, called
for a basic change from the
present position of Jews out-
side Israel as mere "helpers" of
Israel to a "joint partnership"
as the only possible way to
solve material and spiritual
problems.
Dr. Goldmann warned that
without success in "raising the
level and form of Jewish partic-
ipation in upbuilding Israel in
a substantial and radical way,
there is no chance whatsoever
that we will be able to cope
with the tasks which the second
10-year period will put before
Israel and the Jewish people in
making Israel secure, in enab-
ling the development of the
country — and especially of the
Negev — in making possible
large immigration of those who
still have to come to Israel,
and especially in view of the
prospects wherein I fully be-
lieve that in the coming ten-
year period Eastern Europe will
open up for Jewish immigra-
tion to Israel.
"None of these problems
will be solved even sketchily
if Jewish support for Israel
remains what it is today, seen
from the viewpoint of dona-
tions, of bond buying, of
private investment and least,
but certainly not last, of pro-
viding manpower for Israel,"
he added.
"In order not to be misun-
derstood," Dr. Goldmann con-
tinued, "I am not demanding
for the Jews of the world the
right to determine Israel's for-
eign policy, nor the right to
mix in internal policies. I am
against identification of Zion-
ist parties with political parties
in Israel. But I do think that
the great, real partnership of
the Jewish people with Israel
will require their becoming fam-
iliar with the problem of up-
building Israel and their right
and duty to advise and in-
fluence the way their contribu-
tions — be it donations or in-
vestments — are being used."
He said two conditions must be
met
First, the Zionist move-
ment must re-educate itself,
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admit newcomers, do away
with petty party politicking
and make chalutiziut one of
the essential parts of its pro-
gram. The second condition
for a new partnership be-
tween Israel and the Jewish
people, Dr. Goldmann contin-
ued, is more essential than
the first — namely, the prop-
er atitude and willingness of
Israel. A partnership can-
not be imposed.
Dr. Goldman emphasized
that "much more important
than whether Israel should be
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern,
European or Asiatic, is the de-
cision about which, in my opin-
ion, there can be no possible
doubt that Israel must be Jew-
ish — the joint creation, the
joint venture based on the
joint responsibility of the Jew-
ish people, as its instrument for
its survival and its future."
Dr. Goldmann said he had
reached full agreement with
Premier David Ben-Gurion that
while nobody can make a pol-
itical statement in behalf of
the Zionist Organization, every
Zionist including the president
of the Zionist Organization, has
the right to express political
views in his personal, individual
capacity.
But a statement issued by
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's
office in Jerusalem formally
denied that the Premier had
entered into an agreement
with Dr. Nahum Goldmann
president of the World Zion-
ist Organization, under which
the WZO would be free to en-
gage in political activity. The
denial was issued by the
Premier's Office following
press reports that such an
agreement had been reached.
The text reads:
"As a result of a mistaken
interpretation of the address
of the president of the World
Zionist. Organization at the
opening session of the Zion-
ist Actions Committee, untrue
allegations have been made
by several speakers and news-
papers about an agreement
between the Premier and Dr.
Goldmann to permit the
World Zionist Organization to
engage in political activity.
"The Premier did not en-
ter into any such agreement.
He never enters any agree-
ment unless the • matter is
discussed and decided upon
by the Cabinet, and there has
been no discussion in the
Cabinet on whether the Zion-
ist Organization should en-
gage in political activity."
American Zionist leaders
voiced their views at the Zion-
ist Actions Committee on exist-
ing relations between Israel and
Zionists, in countries outside of
Israel, especially the United
States.
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, pres-
ident of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America, said that while
the ZOA does not presume to
advise the Israel General Zion-
ists on their Knesset policies,
the ZOA does belong to a world
confederation of like-minded
Zionists. Within the Zionist
Congress, the Jewish Agency
executive and the Actions Com-
mittee, the ZOA does not en-
deavor to coordinate policies in
accordance with the ideas and
ideology held in common for
decades, he stated. He reiterat-
ed it was not the purpose of
the world General Zionists or-
ganization to intervene in the
internal affairs of Israel.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, co-
chairman of the Reorganized
Confederation of General Zion-
ists, underlined the importance
of immigration as a "living
link" between Israel and the
Jews of the rest of the world.
He argued that to convince the
Israeli people that the Zionist
movement is a necessity for
them, "problems must be
thrashed out fundamentally"
rather than offering them
speeches.
Judge Louis E. Levinthal, a
leader of the American Jewish
League for Israel, maintained
that Jewish tradition in the Un-:
ited States was threatened by a
wave of assimilation. He urged
reforms in the Zionist organ-
ization including abolition of
the shekel and party systems.
Joseph Shechtman, American
Zionist Revisionist leader, in-
sisted that the current crisis in
the Zionist movement was not
to be blamed on the Zionist
movement but on the economic
structure of the state of Is-
rael. He warned against the ten-
dency to erect a barrier be-
tween the Jewries of the United
States and Israel.
There was agreement
among, most of the speakers
that new life must be infused
into the Zionist movement in
order to revive a Jewish con-
sciousness in communities' in
the Western countries.
President itzhak Ben-Zvi of
Israel, who spoke 'on "Sixty
Years of Zionism," paid tribute
to the aid given the Jewish
State by Jews throughout the
world. He singled out for spec-
ial praise the largest Jewish
community of the world, the
American. The President insist-
ed that the Zionist movement
had not yet completed its mis-
sion, that on the contrary with
the establishment of the state
of Israel the Zionist movement's
responsibilities to world Jewry
and to Israel have increased.
Joseph Sprinzak, chairman of
the Actions Committee and
Speaker of the Israel Parlia-
ment, charged that since the es-
tablishment of the State of Is-
rael "the Zionist movement has
not justified its existence." Of
the movement's two tasks — es-
tablishment of a Jewish State
and preparation of the Jewish
people to return to Zion — the
first was accomplished 10 years
ago, but the Zionist movement
has failed to make real head-
way in its. second mission, he
insisted. "A whole generation
of Jews is being brought up
without Jewish consciousness,
let alone Zionist consciousness,"
he charged.
A 211,500,000 pound budg-
et for the Jewish Agency for
the forthcoming fiscal year
was presented to the Zionist
Actions Committee.
The document, presented by
Agency treasurer Dov Joseph,
is 21,000,000 pounds less than
last year's expenditures. It
takes into account a decline in
Agency income. Last year, Dr.
Joseph revealed, the Agency
spent 232,700,000 pounds, about
five percent more than had or-
iginally been budgeted. Income
for the expiring fiscal year
came to 195,000,000 pounds,
only 88 percent of expectations.
Dr. Joseph sounded a warn-
ing against continued deficit
financing because "the heavy
burden of indebtedness thus
created is preventing the prop-
er functioning of the Agency's
departments."
Levi Eshkol, speaking not as
Finance Minister of Israel but
as a member of the Jewish
Agency executive, told the Zion-
ists that Israel has the right to
demand assistance and rein-
forcement from Jews of the
world because it has "bestowed
dignity and honor on the Jewish
people."
Winding up debate, Dr. Gold-
mann voiced strong disagree-
ment with speakers who con-
ceived of Jewish life in two dis-
tant entities — Israel and the
communities abroad.
While the Zionist movement
must work for a maximum Jew-
the Zionist Organization of
America, has joined the Amer-
ican Jewish League for Israel,
he said in a letter to Judge L.
E. Levinthal of Philadelphia,
made public here Wednesday.
Dr. Goldstein is a co-chairman
of the reorganized Confedera-
tion of General Zionist which
split away
from the prior
world group
on the issue of
non - identifi-
cation with
political par-
ties in Israel,
Judge Levin-
thal, also a
former Z 0 A
president, i s
honorary pres-
ident of the
League which
also was for-
med on the
Dr. Goldstein basis of non-
identification with Israel
politics.
Dr. Goldstein declared in his
letter to Judge Levinthal that
he had accepted the invitation
to join the League, "whose plat-
form affirms the obligation of
constructive work for Israel,
because of the League's funda-
mental principle of non-identi-
fication with any political party
in Israel."
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American League for Israel
to Honor Judge Levinthal
Judge Louis E. Levinthal, of
Philadelphia former national
co-chairman of
United Jewish
Appeal, will
be honored
April 21, at
Hotel Waldorf
Astoria, New
York, by the
American Jew-
ish League
for Israel, of
which he is
president.
Ezra Z. Sha-
piro, of Cleve-
land, League
president, said
the event will
also mark the Judge Levinthal
tenth anniversary of the State
of Israel.
Israel Is Still Canadians'
Best Mid-East Customer
OTTAWA (JTA) — Israel re-
tained in 1957 its position as
Canada's best customer in the
Middle East, data published by
the Canadian Bureau of Statis-
tics revealed. It established that
Canada's export trade to Israel
during the year amounted to
more than $5,000,000. Total ex-
port figures for Turkey, Egypt,
Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Ara-
bia and Jordan from Canada
equalled $8,178,000.
As in previous years, Cana-
dian wheat was the leading
product purchased by Israel.
Some 1,307,000 bushels of wheat
were sold for a total of $2,118,-
845. Other produce exported
include such items as asbestos
— $756,852; lumber — $444,514;
drugs and chemicals—$364,858;
canned meat — $253,958; and
automobile parts valued at
$244,897.
ish life in the communities out
Israel, Zionism without a
program of immigration and pi-
oneering is "unthinkable and
untenable!'
Mrs. Rose Halprin, acting
chairman of the Agency's
American section, asserted that
not immigration but redemption
of a lost generation which has
drifted away from the Jewish
nation and is no longer imbued
with a spirit of Judaism is the
major problem of American
Jewry.