THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, April 10, 1959- 1 0

Folk School Opens Registration
Increased Happiness, Freedom for Arabs Will Speed Jewish
Registration for the fall April 21, in the Greenberg
is now being accepted Center's Schaver auditorium.
Chance for Peace with Israel, Prof. Goitein, States semester
at United Jewish Folk School, Each child will contribute to

among Arabs themselves. He country's outstanding scholars; announces director and princi- the Allied Jewish Campaign as
A check on the march of
part of the Passover observance
and the sixth Field Semitics pal Movsas Goldoftas.
said that Arab nationalism
communism and increased free-
Lecture by Prof. Albright.
was not yet born when Jews
Children from 31/2-5 are elig- at the school.
dom for the Arab masses will
* * *
began to colonize Palestine
ible for the nursery school, 5-6
speed the chances for peace
for pre-school and 7-13 for the
in 1880 and he declared that
between the Arab states and
elementary grades. Advanced
"had Palestine been Arabic
Israel, Prof. Shlomo D. Goitein
students will be accepted for
then no one would have
told an audience at Wayne
for
the grades for which they
dreamt of establishing a
State University Wednesday
Boys
and
Girls
5 to 15
Prof.
William
F.
Albright,
of
qualify.
Jewish state there. There
night.
Johns Hopkins University and
A wonderful summer in a
The
school
is
operated
by
the
was
no
Arab
statehood
and
In his lecture on "Jews and
currently visiting professor Labor Zionist Organization of
wholesome *Jewish atmosphere
consciousness at that time."
Arabs: Their Contacts Through
at the Jewish Theological Sem-
8 weeks — $375.00
the Ages," the fifth in this sea-
The eminent scholar said inary of America, will be next Detroit and holds classes at the
4 - weeks — $190.00
son's Lea and Walter Field that oppsition to Jewish col- speaker in the Field lecture Hayim Greenberg Center, 19161
2 weeks — $100.00
Semetics Lectures established onization was a natural conse- series. He will speak on "The Schaefer. Bus service is pro-
under the direction of the WSU quence of the new Arab na- Dead Sea Scrolls and the New vided. The office is open 10
Call Now
Semetics DepartMent — Dr. tionalism, petty Arab rulers Testament" at 8 p.m., May 19, a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Saul Sinkoff Emanuel Mark
Friday,
or
call
UN
4-6319.
Director
Manager
Goitein gave an historical anal- having begun to vie with one in the large auditorium of the
The school will hold a model
UN 4-0730
LI 5-2969
ysis of Jewish and Arabic ex- another in their professed ex- Detroit Institute of Arts. Ad-
Seder
for
pupils
at
4:30
p.m.,
periences and declared that tremism. He called their ac- mission is free and open to the
"the happier the Arabs are the tions against the Jews imprac- public.
better for Israel."
tical politics* and declared that
Describing the background the war of 1948 could have
of Arab experiences and point- been avoided if the Arabs had
ing to the plight of the Arab practiced more moderate poli-
Is Pleased to Announce
masses through the ages, he cies.
The Men's Choral Group of
showed that "there still is no
The Appointment of
Reviewing Arab-Jewish con- Temple Israel has issued a call
freedom for the Arabs except tacts, Prof. Goitein said that
for
new
voices,
particularly
in Lebanon and Tunisia," and part of the troubles encount-
that the Arabs do not enjoy ered by Jews was the anti- tenors, as it prepares for a pro-
gram to be presented in the
freedom of expression.
Jewish attiude adopted by Mo- near future.
"But freedom is on the
hammed in his later years; the
The group, now two years
As a Sales Executive
march," he added, "and if
fact that Jews were second old, meets every Thursday
the free world will check the
class subjects in Arab _lands; night, at the temple. Oicar Ro-
Abe invites his thousands of customers and
march of communism it will
that Jews, lacking the protec-. man, a Ferndale school teacher
friends to come in and see him for the best
find a way also to effect tion from foreign governments and well-known singer in the
possible deal on the beautiful '59 Chevrolet.
peace between Arabs and
enjoyed • by Christians, were local community is directing
Jews, thereby bearing rich
mistreated and despised by the group.
fruits for all mankind in the
Arabs:
Information on the organiza-
future."
tion may be obtained by calling
"That the desPised Jews
David Gooze, WO. 2-3524 or TE.
Dr. Goitein, who is on a
should achieve independence
TE 4-4440
12555 GRAND RIVER at Meyers
leave of absence from his pro-
and -acquire military strength 3-3171; or Julian Barit, UN. 1-
fessorship of the history of - was revolting to the Arabs," 5248.
Islam and the Muslim people
he stated.
at the Hebrew University in
He expressed optimism, how-
Jerusalem and is presently ever, that "the deplorable ef-
holding a professorship at the fects of long periods of decay
University of Pennsylvania and degradation are disappear-
graduate school and is conduct- ing" and indicated his confi-
ing research in Judeo-Arabic dence that better days are on
documents of the Cairo Geniza, the way with increased free-
called the Arab-Jewish conflict dom for the Arab masses.
"a tragedy."
A number of Arabs in the
He described the events that
audience posed challenging
led to the establishment of the
questions to Prof. Goitein dur-
independent state of Israel
ing the discussion period after
and quoted the Koran and Mo-
his lecture. In answer to one
hammed to show that Palestine who raised the question of sec-
was recognized even by the ond class citizenship and charg-
Arabs, not in the Bible alone, ed that Arabs in Israel are sec-
as the territory of Jewish state- ond class citizens, the lecturer
hood.
corrected him by pointing out
In his analysis of Arab ex r that he did not speak of Jews
periencesir he referred to the in Arab countries as second
"unfortunate history of the class citizens, because Jews
Arabs who suffered in the last and Christians are not citizens
1,000 years." He said "the at all under Islam. "In Israel,"
ancient peoples of the Near he declared, "the Arabs are
East were crushed by ruling full citizens, even the women
empires, the Arabs were sub- being permitted to vote for
merged and ruled by -foreign- - representatives in the Israel
ers and were unable to defend Parliament, and in Parliament
themselves." It was "only 50 the - Arab - knesset members
years ago when there was not speak Arabic. In Iraq, - on the
a single Arab state in exist- contrary, when there still were
ence and nearly all the Arab Jews there, they were not per-
states came into being since mitted to teach their children
World War II," he stated.
HebreW."
He ascribed the troubles
"There are many Afab stu-
in the Middle East to the
dents in my classes in the
background of Arab strug-
Hebrew University, and it is
gles, to ignorance of condi-
incorrect to. state that the
tions and their past history
status of the Arabs in Israel
can be compared to that of
Jews and Christians under
Islam," he. added.
At present, he stated, much
depends on the outcome of the
cold war between East and
West, and its results will
greatly affect Israel's position.
Dr. Goitein c all e d "far-
Now your savings earn more than ever at The Detroit Bank &
fetched" any suggestions that
Trust Company. Beginning April 1, the annual interest rate on
Israel seeks terirtory as large
all Time-Thrift Accounts and Savings Certificates is increased
as that of the Jewish state un-
der King David when the state
to
3% on funds deposited for six-month periods.
as k, RABBI AARON SOLOVEICRIK
was far larger than it is today.
ei RABBI CRAIN MALIK
Prof. Goitein was introduced
Time-Thrift Accounts or Savings Certificates are available to
by Dr. G. Merrill Lenox, direc-
individuals, estates, or non-profit organizations in multiples
tor of the Michigan Council of
Churches. Dr. Abram Spiro,
of $100. They earn interest from the date of deposit. Of course,
chairman of the WSU Semitics
if you already have a Time-Thrift Account or a Certificate it will
Department, who opened the
oho
meeting,
presided
during
the
automatically
earn the new, higher 3% rate beginning April 1.
FIVE AIRIAM
question and answer period.
NUMB BOX1S
GEFILTE FISH
He announced plans for .the
The annual interest rate on regular Savings Book Accounts will
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Wayne State University Con-
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be increased to 2% on April 15.
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