in the rest of the world drifting
apart is pinpointed as one of
the pressing problems facing
the World Jewish Congress in
a report by Dr. I. Schwarzbart,
director of the Congress organi-
zation department, to be sub-
mitted to the World Jewish
Congress Fourth Plenary As-
sembly in Stockholm from Aug.
2 to 12. About 300 delegates
of affiliated organizations will
attend the Stockholm confer-
ence.
- The WJC leader expressed
the view that a steady flow of
information concerning Jews
all over the world should be
directed into. Israel by the
Congress, which should more-
over act as intermediary "be-
tween the values created in
Israel and those produced in
Jewish life in the rest of the
world!'
' Also described as important
was the need to unify the two
major Jewish groupings the
world over—the Ashkenazim of
some 10,000 ; 000 and the Sep-
. Set All-Town Congress
of Tunisian Jewry
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — An
World Jewish Congress ef-
agreement
for full liaison and
forts to "blend these two
cooperation on religious mat-
groups into one" had made ters,
ending a long-standing rift
steady headway in many areas
the Ministry of Reli-
of Jewish life during the last between
Affairs and the Israeli
ten years and the separation gious
was achieved at a
"might be eliminated after the Rabbinate,
between Sephardic
passing of one or two gen- meeting
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim
erations."
and Rabbi Jacob M. Toledano,
The Congress has been less the Minister of Religious Af-
successful in an effort to ob- fairs.
tain sponsorship of larger, more
Under the agreement, Rabbi
prosperous Jewish communities
for less well provided Jewries Toledano will resume his seat
of smaller numbers. Attempts in the Religious Council, of
to arouse the interest of youth which he was a member before
in the leadership of Jewish taking his Cabinet post over
governing bodies has met with the protests of the rabbis. The
"a certain inertia among the meeting between the two rab-
adults and a tendency among binical leaders was the first
the overwhelming majority of since the start of the "Who is
Jewish youth in many coun- a Jew" crisis a year ago.
tries to be easy-going and to
Rabbi Toledano agreed to so-
solve their own Jewish prob- lictt the views of the Chief Rab-
lems by running away from binate on all religious issues
areas of Jewish concern."
brought before the government
Future efforts would call for or initiated by it. He also agreed
stronger emphasis on the need to support the rabbinate as the
to enlist the assistance of Jew- exclusive authority on a pend-
ish youth in communal respon- ing kashrut fraud bill. Govern-
ment sponsors of the measure
sibilities.
Dr. Schwarzbart states there made a point of excluding the
has been growing readiness on rabbinate from the bill.
the part of the. member or-
On the unresolved "Who is a
ganizations of the Congress all Jew" issue, Rabbi Toledano
over the world "to take part agreed to back the opposition
in common action, whenever of the Israeli rabbinate against
necessary, under sponsorship any new regulations, such as
of the WJC." These organiza- those proposed by Prime Min-
tions were looking upon the ister David Ben Gurion but held
WJC as their "binding force." in abeyance while the Prime
Dr. Joachim Prinz, president Minister polled Jewish scholars
of the American Jewish Con- throughout the world for their
gress, who arrived in Europe advice.
en route to the plenary assem-
bly, described the Stockholm Former Jewish Mayor
conference as a "major event
in Jewish life, symbolizing Jew- of Hackney Murdered
ish unity and providing a meet-
LONDON (JTA) — A Jewish
ing ground for Jewish com- former mayor of Hackney was
munities from all parts of the found murdered here after his
world, sitting as partners and office at the Workmen's Circle
equals."
Friendly Society was robbed of
Before proceeding to Stock- 8,000 pounds.
holm, Dr. Prinz will visit Ger-
Solomon Lever, 64, general
many where he will meet with secretary of the Society, who
government officials to discuss served as Mayor of Hackney in
the recent rise of anti-Semit- 1951-52, was kidnapped from
ism. On Thursday, Dr. Prinz his home and the key to his
talked with Federal President office safe stolen by the kid-
Dr. Theodor Heuss in Bonn.
nappers. His body was found
A former rabbi in Berlin, two hours later near a forest
who was expelled from Ger- on the outskirts of London.
many for his anti-Nazi activ-
ities, Dr. Prinz will preach to
his, old congregation at sabbath
services in Berlin today.
* * *
PARIS, (JTA) — Leaders of
the Jewish community in Tunis
are expected to convene a ter-
ritorial congress in the near
future when problems confront-
ing local Jewry in each town are
to be reported and analyzed.
Such a congress used to be
convened each year, but did
not take place last year, partic-
ularly because of the reorganiza-
tion of the communities sub-
sequent to the new status ac-
corded them by government
decree.
The coming congress will
occupy itself with rabbinical
appointments, youth move-
ments, religious education and
the pr o b l e m of mixed mar-
riages. Meanwhile, Radio Tunis
was reported here to be con-
ducting a series of broadcasts
on the integration of the Jewish
population in the "T u n i s i a n
nation."
The series include inter-
views with leading personalities
in several communities. Prom-
inence is given in these inter-
views to the new form. of
organizations of the Jewish
communities as well as to the
assistance rendered to them by Schaver's Collection
the Tunisian government.
to Be on Exhibit
A number of Jewish families
"The Shtetl" by Berel Satt
who, during recent years, emi- —a collection of wood sculp-
grated from Tunisia to France tures and carvings depicting
have returned to Tunis in the life in the small Jewish settle-
last few weeks. Their return is ments of pre-war Europe—will
ascribed to failure to establish be oh display during the plen-
themselves in the French econ- ary session of the World Jew-
omy. Very few Jewish families ish Congress in the Swedish
have left for France during the House of Parliament, Stock-
first part of the current year, holm, it was announced this
whereas last year during the week.
Arrangements for the dis-
same period their number was
in the hundreds.
play have been completed by
the American Jewish Congress
the Morris L. Schaver
Military Units Repel and
Foundation. Schaver, owner of
the collection and a leader of
Mock Enemy Attack the
Jewish community of De-
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
troit, will be a member of the
To The Jewish News
TEL AVIV—Air raid sirens American delegation to .the
and the roaring sound of air- World Jewish Congress meet-
planes marked the beginning ing in Stockholm.
Wednesday of air raid exer-
Schaver indicated that the
cises here, which are part of collection will go on a tour of
a general Air Force drill.
the major cities of Europe fol-
Air Force participation is lowing the closing of the
now included in the combined WJCongress meeting in Stock-
operations exercise, which many holm. On its return to the
units—infantry, armor and artil- United States, • the collection
lery—have been conducting for will be sent on tour to the
the past few days in Northern leading cities in this country,
Israel.
in Canada and in Mexico.
The "enemy" was supposed
"The Shtetl" received wide
to invade Israel from the acclaim during its first show-
North, and Israel paratroopers ing at the Stephen Wise Con-
dropped behind their lines to gress House in New York last
cause chaos before the major* May, under the joint sponsor-
frontal attack by the infantry ship of the AJ Congress and
and armored coltimns.,
the Schaver Foundation.
paper offices and foreign cor-
respondents in Fleet Street here
have been receiving fresh sup-
plies of Einar Aberg's anti-
Semitic and anti-Israel leaflets
in the English language.
Each of the half dozen leaf-
lets carries a reference to Einar
Aberg, of Norrviken( Sweden),
as editor. Imprints show their
production at the `Stockholms
Boktryckeri,' printing plant in
Stockholm, in 1958 and 1959.
One of the leaflets quotes Dr.
Nahum Goldmann, World Jew-
ish Congress president, as hav-
ing declared in Montreal in
1947: "The Jews might have had
Uganda, Madagascar and other
places for the establishment of
a Jewish fatherland, but they
want absolutely nothing except
Palestine; not because of the
Biblical or religious signific-
ance of Palestine; not because
the Dead Sea waters by evapor-
ation can produce five trillion
but because Palestine is the
crossroads of Europe, Asia and
Africa, because Palestine con-
stitutes the veritable center of
world political power, the stra-
tegic military center 'for world
control."
Another leaflet' is devoted to
"the falsehood about the 6,000,-
000 Jews said to be gassed by
Hitler." Yet another leaflet in-
sists that "anti-Judaism does not
mean hatred for, nor persecu-
tion of, the Jews" but "the de-
fense of the individual and of
the nation against the aggres-
sion of the Sanhedrin — the
secret Grand Council of World
Jewry—which has its center in
New York with branches in
most countries."
Socrates entered the prison,
and took away all ignominy
from the place, which could not
remain a prison while he was
there.—Emerson.
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9 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, July 24, 1959
Drifting Apart, a s Peril to Jewry, Rabbinate Ends London Papers Get Anti-Semitic
to Highlight NO Congress Sessions Year-Long Feud Literature from Einar Aberg
NEW YORK (WJA) — The hardin of some 2,000,000, Dr. with Toledano
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danger of Jewry in Israel and Schwarzbart stated.