Bond Delegates in Culture as a Dynamic Force Secret Briefing on in the Future of America Judaism By. DR. SOLOMON GRAYZEL Israel's Security JERUSALEM (WNS)—A se- cret briefing on Israel's secur- What event stands out as the lected. But one other reason most significant in Jewish life was more important than all ' ity problems highlighted the International Israel Bond Con- during the year 5718? The ques- of these combined, namely, ference as the parley was near- tion is a challenging one. For the fear of separateness. Phil- ing its end. if we set aside the worldwide anthropy and formal religion say Reports on the situation were events by which we have been could be justified as parallel. given the 350 delegates from affected no more than anyone ing similar activities on the the United States, Canada and else, and if we disqualify devel- part of the rest of the com- Lattin America by Israel's in- opments in Israel which are munity; but distinctions in telligence chief, Colonel Jehoz hardly our doing, we have to attitudes, in values, in educa- shofat Harkabi, Air Force admit that there is precious tion—the things which are the Chief Colonel Ozer Weizmann little we can point to as signifi- living components of a culture and other top-ranking military cant. We, the vast community —were interpreted as purely officers. Colonel Avraham Yoffe, of Jews in the United States, Jewish and, therefore, mani- a Defense Ministry aide, was have lived for 12 months—dur- festations of the very differ- ing which a network of organi- ence between Jew and non- reported to have declared at the closed briefing session that zations has worked more or less Jew which we ached to over- recent developments in the efficiently, money has been come. . Middle East had greatly in- raised and spent, words have At the present time the sec- creased Israel's prospects of been spoken and forgotten— ond factor is even more im- securing arms from the United without the community as a Jew- portant and less understood. States and Great Britain. ish community being a whit the It involves a typically Amer- better or the wiser. There are ican misapprehension of the no startling achievements to nature of Jewish culture. Cairo Revives 'Fight With record, no new goals serving to Those wonderful men and Sudan Over Nile Waters inspire. women, some of whom have JERUSALEM (AJP) — De- Someone once said that been mentioned, s u f f ered spite the recent Arab move here that people was happy whip from a restricted outloo k. for peaceful co-existence, Cairo had no history. Whoever first They correctly thought of has revived her dispute with the gave voice to this oft-repeated Jewish culture and Judaism Sudan. over the use of the Nile bit of sententious superficial- as largely synonymous, but waters, it was disclosed here ity could not have had in mind defined both in almost exclu- from a,Sudanese source. a people whose significance sively theological terms. They The 'Sudanese charge that and survival depend on rising founded and guided rabbinic Egypt has no right to dictate to opportunities and living a institutions; they were inter- their country's plans for irriga- meaningful life. For the Jew ested in religious education; tion projects involving the chan- to have nothing to record in they strove to make their neling of water from the Seri, any period of time comes synagogues flourish. nar Dam to a new irrigation pretty close to stagnation, It is interesting that these site. Cairo's claims are based which is but one step prior men left behind _only three upon an old '1929 Anglo-Egyp- to extinctiont nation-wide institutions which tian Sudan agreement which is Fortunately, contemporaries could be classified primarily as considered null and void in are poor judges of significance. cultural rather than formally Khartoum today. Only later generations decided religious: the Jewish Publica- to celebrate the birthdays of a tion Society (1888), the Ameri- ignorance of their religious Washington and a Linoln. The can Jewish Historical Society goals. It is anything but an as- Pilgrims, on landing. aw only (1892), and the Dropsie College surance of our communities' sur- the "stern and rockbou coast"; (1907). LOFT'S CHOCOLATE MINIATURES vival for them to neglect the they . . had no inkling of a Thanks- Where we—leader; and fol- very bases on which they rest, giving Day to come. The point lowers—as a community went namely, the variety and depth So appropriate for this joyous occasion — we want to make is that some g that Lof t' s delicious chocolates are prepared humble and neglected decision . Judaism was a cult, in equating of the Jewish cultural heritage. Subconsciously the Jews of may in time assume an impor- I the aims of the synagogue with- under the personal supervision of Rabbi J. tance unsuspected by those who those of the church, in limiting the United States and of other M. Charlop and Rabbi S. Reichman. ,Special western countries have always made it. the vast Jewish heritage to its favorites — Loft's Assorted Miniatures Such a decision was made in traditions of worship. It is true, understood the need for cultural (shown) are a combination of milk and dark. the spring of this year by the of course, that the aim of Juda- activity. Any number of literary central organization of the Jew- ism is the development of reli- and historical organizations, re- search and teaching institutions, 1-lb. box 2-lb. box ish Federations and WOf are gious personality; but such per- Funds. It decided to apploint a sonality has traditionally in- lectures, forums and week-end 3.38 retreats have come into being. committee to chart and report cluded mind as well as heart, on the cultural needs of the action as much as spirit, social Many of them compete with one another for the attention of men Our inviting selection also includes: Jews of this country. values no less than religious of means whose support is in- Fruit and Nut, dark or milk chocolate, 14-oz., Little Interest in Jewish cultural observance. dispensable. But such men are Aristocrats, miniatures in all milk or all dark, 1-lb. The traditional Jewish com- few, and they will be even fewer life is not a new phenomenon among American Jews. Any munity concerned itself with all in the next generation unless 1.69 number of thoughtful men !lave these facets of life. The elemen- the cultural forces are given a in the course of the past cen- tary school and the adult acad- chance to make their influence Candy Shop—Hudson's Downtown—lst Floor tury called attention to the dan- emy. the dissemination of books felt and so restore the balance Hudson's Northland and Eastland ger of neglecting this area of and the relations between man within Jewish life. Jewish life. and his neighbor — all consti- There is no occasion at this tuted the individual's and the point to embark upon a tirade community's Jewish life. Study against the Jews of the United was considered even more im- States for not having responded portant than help for the in- fully to such calls. It cannot be digent and the redemption of reheated too often that in many captives for the very simple rea- respects the Jews of the United son that a person under the in- States have given proof of in- fluence of the former would tellectual and spiritual powers never be remiss in his duty to which will earn for them an the latter. That loyalty, saint- honorable page in the history of ; liness, dignity. strength and wis- the Jewish people. The tree of dom were found among Jews JewiSh* life transplanted into in such rich measure was due American soil has . produced to the fact that the total Jewish The Suburban Temple of- Greater Detroit many significant fruits. Unfortu- heritage exerted its religious nately, the roots of they tree influence on each person's spirit. MiliOn Rosenbaum, Rabbi have been denied those Jiving Living as a Jew included. but waters which alone can guaran- transcended by far. the act of Unaffiliated residents of Greater Detroit and the suburbs are invited tee its survival. joining a congregation or con- to worship with us, Detroit's newest reform congregation, and to participate Two factors militated t:ibuting to charities. in a continuing program of spiritual, cultural and social enrichment. against the functioning of Jew- Now that the adjustment to ish life on - the high cultural the American environment has Religious school classes, taught by professional teachers under the direc- level to which it was accus- gone about as far as it can go tion of Dr. Albert Schiff, start Saturday, September 13. Our educational tomed: the preoccupation of if the American Jew is to re- program includes pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades, with Confirma- the Jews with problems of tarn any sense of individuality, adjustment to their new en- it is good to know that our com- tion at grade 10, week-day Hebrew classes, Bar Mitzvah and Bas Mitzvah vironment, and the limitation munal leaders are beginning to preparation. in the approach to the prob- think in terms of reasserting the lems of Judaism which charac- The Membership Committee may be contacted by calling or writing cultural values of Jewish life. terized American Jewish lead- For it is no service to America the Temple office, or evenings, Mr. Saul J. Bechek, UN 4-4950. ership. The first difficulty is for the Jew to be quite as indis- well understood and need not tinguishable from the mass as be labored here. The lack of he has already become. It is no time for absorbing a second expression of Judaism to limit it culture, the economic strug- to synagogue attendance a n d 14450 WEST TEN MILE ROAD gle, the inadequacy of the some home ceremonials' whose OAK PARK, MICHIGAN earlier leadershipr—these were observance or non-observance Lincoln 7-5015 some of the reasons why the equally is often founded on mis- cultural problems were neg- conception of their origins and Editor, The Jewish Publication Society of America 0 HAPPY NEW YEAR to friends and family ivith .. . 1.69 CONGREGATION EMANU-EL J CONGREGATION EMANU-EL