Zionists Hear Optimistic Report
on Israel, Concerti for. Diaspora
Is Pasternak's
Spirit Jewish
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — "Dr.
Zhivago," the novel which
earned for the Russian poet
Boris Pasternak the Nobel
Prize for literature as well as
denunciation by the Communist
hierarchy, was issued here in
a Hebrew translation. Issued in
a paperback edition, and popu-
larly priced, the book was put
out by the Federation of Labor's
publishing house, "Am Oved,"
of which Moshe Sharett, former
Prime Minister and ex-Foreign
Minister, is now the editor-in-
chief. The Hebrew version was
translated from the original
Russian.
In London, a meeting in
Memory of Jewish writers mur-
dered in the Soviet Union was
held under the auspices of the
Jewish Journalists Association
and the World Jewish Congress.
Representatives of these organ-
izations as well as other leaders
of the Jewish community at-
tended the commemorative ses-
sion. Among those in attend-
By SAUL KLEIMAN
NEW YORK (JTA) — "Sub- African Zionists was made at
Kansas City, Mo.
stantial improvement" in Is- the meeting by Louis Segal,
Recently
the Jewish press
chairman
of
the
Aliyah
De-
rael's international position was
reported by Israel Ambassador partment of the American Sec- carried an excerpt from Boris
Pasternak's novel, "Dr. Zhiv-
Abba Eban, addressing the tion of the Jewish Agency.
Following up his 'report that ago", in which he appears as a
American Zionist Council, at
its two-day annual meeting 10,000 - American Jews have pious Jew bemoaning the havoc
which concluded here. More proceeded to Israel to live communism has brought upon
than 300 delegates attended there during the last ten years, his co-religionists. -"All customs
the sessions of the Council Segal said that the bulk of the and traditions", he deprecates in
which represents all Zionist American settlers were com- his forceful description, "all our
prised, first, of pioneer s, ways of life, everything to do
groups in the United States.
with home and order, has crum-
"For the first time since our graduates and leaders of all bled into dust", etc. The title
establishment," Ambassador Zionist youth organizations, heading the quotations — "Pas-
Eban emphasized, "the three who entered American-estab- ternak's Jewish Spirit"—tends
major Western Powers are each lished cooperative settlements to create in the reader's mind
contributing effectively and in Israel; and an appreciable a sympathetic attitude, even
consciously to the increase of segment of professionals who sympathy, for that literary geni-
our strength; and this Western left for Israel to contribute us who is ostensibly pleading
policy is accompanied by a their skills and know-how to the cause of the Jewish religion,
broadening of our links with the building of the country.
Another element were per- of Jewish customs and tradi-
Africa and Asia, and a steady
sons
of retirement age "for tions, of Jewish life.
growth of our European friend-
However, after perusing an-
ships. To this spectacle of in- whom settlement in Israel other excerpt from "Dr. Zhiv-
ternational consolidation we means the fulfillment of a ago", the reader will inevitably
must add the parallel and con- life long dream." He pointed conclude that Mr. Pasternak is a
sequent increase of Israel's out that many Americans with Christian missionary, if not in
a regular income from social
own cohesion and serength.
security and other pension practice—in theory. Yuri Zhiv-
"I believe that we have funds live in different coun- ago, the poet-physician in the
either just passed, or are just tries. "Enabling the older per- novel, who is unmistakably Boris
approaching, a crucial 'point of son to live comfortably in the Pasternak himself, says as fol-
no return'—the point at which Jewish atmosphere of Israel lows:
the issue is not whether Israel not only solves many of his
"Their ( the Jews') national
shall exist—for this is assured problems, but also creates. a idea has forced them century
—but how she shall exist. We living bridge between Israel after century to be a nation and.
face the crucial problem of and the families of these nothing but a nation, and they
quality and character in Is- elderly Americans," he said.
have been chained to this dead-
rael's national destiny," Eban
The dangers threatening ening idea all through the cen-
stated. He also pointed out that Jewish survival in countries turies when all the rest of the
"the non-Arab nations of the outside Israel pose the most world was being delivered from
Middle East are awakening to serious current problem for the it by a new force which had
the recognition of the fact that Jewish people, Dr. Nahum come out of their own midst!
our region is not the in- Goldmann, president of the Isn't that extraordinary? How
heritance of the Arab people World Zionist Organization, can you account for it? Just
alone."
think! This glorious holiday
told the opening session.
Rabbi Jerome Unger, execu-
Jewry's "imperative need" at (Christmas), this liberation
tive director of the American this time, Dr. Goldmann de- from the curse of mediocrity,
Zionist Council, in his report clared, is to make the culture the soaring flight above the
on the activities of that body "and creativeness of Israel the dullness of humdrum existence,
since the last annual meeting, main source of Jewish sur- was first achieved in their land,
announced that local Zionist vival." Unless the problem of proclaimed in their language,
councils are now functioning survival is solved, he warned, and belonged to their race! And
in 477 cities from coast to and full cooperation is estab- they actually saw and heard it
coast. He listed among "our lished between Jews in Israel and let it go! How could they
many tasks" the furnishing of and those in other countries, allow a spirit of such over-
information, research material there will be no certainty whelming power and beauty to
and briefing resources on all either of the future of Israel leave them? How could they
phases of the problem of meet- or the survival of Jewish com- think that after it triumphed
ing Arab propaganda. In the munities in other countries. In and established its reign, they
field of youth activities, the a review of the world Jewish would remain as the empty husk
Council-sponsored Zionist Or- scene, Dr. Goldmann told the of the miracle they had repudi-
ganization grew to 77 chapters Council that "there was per- ated? And what use is it to
this voluntary martyr-
on as many college campuses. haps never before in modern anyone
The suggestion that all Jewish history a time when the dom? What does it profit?"
Like Professor Toynbee, the
Zionist groups in the United Zionist movement was faced by
author of "Dr. Zhivago" pos-
States should establish an as many tasks as today."
American town in Israel, simi- Rabbi Irving Miller, re- sesses extraordinary capacities,
lar to the pattern set by South elected chairman of the Coun- plus anti-Jewish propensities;
both deprecate the "stubborn-
cil, warned against the "strong
riptide that is now sweeping ness and obstinacy" of the Jews
in refusing to exchange Juda-
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towards nihilist or secular ism for Christianity. However,
assimilationism." To fight this if missionary preaching becomes
trend, he called on the Zionist a non-Jewish professor, it is in-
movement to perpetuate within deed a renegade betrayal when
the American Jewish com-
munity a living Hebrew cul- practiced by a Jew!
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Flint to Fete
Israel's Birthday
at Bond Dinner
The Flint Jewish community
will celebrate the 10bli anniver-
sary of the State of Israel, at
a dinner Dec. 14, 6:15 p.m., in
the main ballroom of the Du-
rant Hotel.
The affair is sponsored by the
Flint committee for the State
of Israel Bonds, and will feature
stage and television star George
Jessel.
Heading the dinner commit-
tee are Dr. Sam. Gotlib, chair-
man; Harry Binder and Murray
Moss, co-chairmen. A workers'
planning meeting, held last
week at Beth Israel Synagogue,
was addressed by Mrs. Barbara
Lawrence, of Ann Arbor, out-
state Israel Bond leader.
Tickets may be secured from
Gotlib, CE 5-9624; Binder, CE
7-0521; Moss, SU 5-8284; or the
Flint Jewish Community Coun-
cil, CE 9-6639.
AJC Hits N.Y. Agency
for Official Policies
Sanctioning Arab Bias
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
American Jewish Congress will
appeal a decision by the New
York State Commission Against
Discrimination which, in effect,
granted sanction to the policy
of the Arabian American Oil
Company of screening out
Jews for employment in Saudi
Arabia and New York.
In a statement. by Shad
Polier, chairman of the Con-
gress' Commission on Law and
Social Action, the organization
hit out at statements by the
State Department to SCAD that
United States interests would
be adversely affected if New
York • State's law barring bias
in employment were applied in
this case. He expressed the
belief that the Federal and
state governments "have the
obligation to see to it that the
bigoted practices of other na-
tions are not allowed to breed
discrimination within our own
borders."
ance was the widow of the late
Sholem Asch.
Meanwhile, in Paris, the Com-
munist-run "World Peace Move-
men" announced that, as part of
its international cultural pro-
gram, it will celebrate next
year the hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Sholem Alei-
chem. Moscow has already fixed
the policy on this point for all
Communist organizations by
announcing several months ago
that it would publish an edition
of Sholom Aleichem's collected
works in 1959. However, the
publication in the USSR will be
in Russian—not in Yiddish.
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