THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S Friday, Nov ember 10, 19 6 1 40

'Jew in Gentile World* Reveals Attitudes
of Bigots and Philo-Semites in All Ages

So all-embracing are the opin- for .the protection of the Jews
ions about Jews, unfavorable as by Frederick II (1211-1246),
well as favorable, from the 5th Austria's ruler who was known
as The Belligerent. He had
century BCE to the present time,
included in "The Jew in a Gen- placed two Jews in charge of
tile World," by Dr. Arnold A. his state's finances and he gave
Rogow, professor of political sci- Jews equality with other citi-
ence at Stanford University zens. In the 30 regulations he
(published by Macmillan, 60 5th, issued on July 1, 1244, he pro-
N. Y. 11), that this volume at tected his Jewish subjects, pro-
once assumes a role of great sig- vided for punishments for
nificance among anthologies deal- those molesting Jews, and
among his decrees was this:
ing with Jewish issues.
Covering a period of 25 cen- "If a Christian raises his hand
turies, Prof. Rogow has selected in violence against a Jewess,
declarations to show how "Jews we order that the hand of that
are loved and. hated, accepted person shall be cut off."
and rejected, held in esteem and
But the Middle Ages were,
held in contempt."
indeed, dark. The blood accusa-
As editor and compiler of this tion was spread by bigots. Among
book, Dr. Rogow is realistic. He them was the monk Rigord who
shows how anti-Semites have wrote with venom about the rule
dOminated the Gentile world and of 'Philip AuguStus. Unfriendly
that the Jew has had to move statements are quoted in the sec-
about cautiously and "live dan- tion devoted to the Middle Ages
gerously." He advises that "grants from the French ruler Louis IX,
of emancipation" should not be Jacob von Koeningshofen, Martin
"confused with the absence of Luther.
In a- quotation from Pope Greg-
anti-Semitism. In the modern
world no less than in earlier ory X; the author states that
times, anti-Semites have had, and while the Popes attempted to re-
continue to have, their say—or, fute the ritual murder charges,
as was the case in Nazi Germany, they were intolerant of the Jew-
ish faith.
their day."
The book's fourth section, deal-
His hope is that the essays
he has compiled will clarify ing with modern Europe, has
the historical record, so that many significant accounts of non-
non-Jews may modify their at- Jewish attitudes. It starts with a
titudes towards Jews, through statement by Francisco Suarez,
an understanding of Gentile- Spanish theologian, whO resorted
Jewish relations; and that Jew- to church preachments against
ish readers may "find much Jews; interesting historical data
to ponder" when confronted by Francis Bacon, Samuel Pepys
with diverse images of them.. and Frederick William. Restric-
There are five parts to this tions hampering Jews, issued by
book, dealing with attitudes to- Frederick the Great, are quoted
wards Jews in the ancient world, here.
There is a most sympathetic
in the early Christian era, in the
essay written in 1712 by Jo-
Middle Ages, in modern Europe
and in America. Even on this seph Addison.
continent there were declara-
The theme quoted from Fried-
tions of hatred for Jews and rich Wilhelm Nietzsche is based
Judaism.
on his declaration that "the
Each of the five parts is pre- Christian, that ultima ratio of
ceded by an historical note in lying, is - the Jew all over again—
which Dr. Rogow explains the he is threefold the Jew."
conditions of the period under
Capitalism, liberalism and Ju-
discussion, and each of the quoted daism were linked by Werner
personalities is described in an Sombart who wrote about. the
explanatory statement.
"commercial spirit" of the Jews.
Then there are quotations in
The first portion of the book
contains one of the earliest this section from Adolf Hitler,
accounts, by the Greek geogra- Nikita Khrush chev and the
pher Strabo, of the exodus of Prague anti-Zionist trial of 1952.
Ernest Jones is quoted for his
the Jews from Egypt. This part
also includes Josephus' reply objection to Jews' claim to be
to Apion, the anti - Semitic the Chosen People.
Greek grammarian, and Cice-
Of greatest significance in
ro's criticisms of Jews.
this section of the book is the
In the early Christian period, quotation of the famous Speech
Tacitus, who spoke of the Jews on Jewish Emancipation, 'de-
as having "allowed practices livered in the British House
which we abominate," held opin- of Commons, April 17, 1883,
ions that were common among by Lord Thomas Babington
Romans of his day, Dr. Rogow Macaulay. This speech, in sup-
explains. Plutarch is quoted re- port of a "Bill for the Removal
ferring to the "holy solemnity of of Jewish Disabilities," re-
the Jews (being) exactly agree- mains to this day one of the
able to the holy rites of Bac- great documents in defense of
chus." Minucius Felix, in the 2nd Jewish rights.
century' CE, said the Jews "de-
Because the last section in
serted God before He deserted this book is devoted to the Jew
them." The Athenian Philostra- in America, it is of special con-
tus (170-245) launched an attack cern to us. It contains a variety
in which he said that "the Jews of statements—many very warm
have long been in revolt not only and friendly and others very an-
against the Romans, but against 1 tagonistic. It starts with Peter
humanity."
Stuyvesant, who was an enemy of
"The increasing hostility to Jewry. Cotton Mather hoped to
Judaism" evident in that era also baptize Jews. Early Christian-
is contained in Tertullian, Con- Jewish relationships, friendly
stantine the Great, Theodosius II and cordial, are depicted in the
and others.
statement by Ezra Stiles, presi-
But Emperor Julian was unique dent of Yale.
in his time, in his partiality to
Peter Kalm and Lydia Maria
the Jews. On the other hand, the Child were bewildered by syna-
church historian Sozomenns was gogue visits. On the other hand,
hostile to both Julian and the there is genuine tribute in Henry
Jews. St. Augustine was not an Wadsworth Longfellow's famous
enemy of the Jews but he was poem "The Jewish Cemetery. at
critical of their interpretation of Newport."
the Old Testament and their re-
There is an account of the anti-
jection of Christ. Namatianus re- Semitic act by General Ulysses
garded the Jewish religion as a S. Grant, repudiated by him as
superstition.
President.
Noteworthy is the essay by
These are among the personali-
ties quoted to indicate the antag- Mark Twain, in which, in an
onism to Jews in the early Chris- article in Harper's Magazine,
tian period. -
the great humorist paid a glow-
ing tribute to Jewry in his de-
In view of these attitudes, it
fense of our people. Friendly,
is most amazing to read, in
and encouraging, are the state-
the portion of the book deal-
ing with the Jew in the Middle
meats by Thomas Jefferson,
Ages, the decrees handed down
James Madison, John Adams,

Grover Cleveland, John Jay
Chapman, Lincoln Steffens,
Reinhold Niebuhr, Thorstein
Veblen, Ruth Benedict and
Edmund Wilson.
But there is hatred in the quo-
tations from Henry Adams, Henry
Ford's Dearborn Independent in
which were revived the Protocols
of Zion forgeries, Louis Thomas
McFadden, Allen Zoll, John
Bowe, George E. Sullivan.
Readers of "The Jew in a
Gentile World" will be stimu-
lated by the introduction by C. P.
(Sir Charles Percy) Snow and
the epilogue by Harold D. Lass-
well. The latter states that he
associates himself with "all those
who affirm that Gentile-Jewish
relations should contribute to the
theory and practice of human
relations."
Prof. Rogow's book is informa-
tive and thought-provoking. It
serves to pinpoint the evil among
men and those who sought or
continue to seek justice even in
eras in which bigotry ruled the
minds of men. It is a noteworthy
anthology that will assist all who
are engaged in research in the
field of human and Gentile-Jew-
ish relations.

Bonds Spur Israel's Economy

A recent immigrant to Israel engages in production work
at the plant of the Frutarom Electrochemical Industries which
was built with the aid of funds provided by Israel Bonds.
Stimulated by Israel Bonds, the rapid growth of Israel's econ-
omy has eliminated unemployment. Today the country's labor
force numbers more than '700,000 workers, of whom about
165,000 are in industry.

Africans at UN Seek Information from Israel
on 'Palestine Issue'; Won't 'Swallow' Arab Charges

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.,
(JTA)—Members of 12 African
delegations, composing the "Braz-
zaville Group" of newly liberated
states that are part of the French
community, have taken the ini-
tiative to invite the Israel dele-
gation to brief them on the
entire "Palestine Question."
The so-called "Palestine Ques-
tion" embraces all phases of the
many Arab-Israeli disputes, in-
cluding the Suez Canal, the Arab
refugee problem, and the fact
that the four armistice agree-
ments between Israel and its
Arab neighbors call for trans-
forming the truce arrangements
into ultimate peace talks.
Members of the Israel - delega-
tion have declined to discuss the
conference with the Africans,
merely confirming, in reply to
questions, that it had taken
place. The Israelis maintain that
they met with the Africans "just
as we meet with many other
delegations, as part of our con-
tinuing contact here with all
members."
But some Africans disclosed
that they had initiated the talk
with the Israelis. The Israel
delegation was led by Ambassa-
dor Michael S. Comay, chair-
man of the delegation, who was
asked by the Africans to inform
them about various phases of the

HEBREW CORNER

Pauva

. In Australia, that is thousands of
kilometers far away from Israel, lived
Perets Fisher. His trade was—druggist.
his income was sufficient for his wife
and child born to him.
He contacted the representative of
"PATWA" in Melbourne and was in-
terested to know what are the possi-
bilities to go up to Israel and work
in his trade. He was told that the
country needs pharmacists and they
will help him find a - place to work.
He decided to go up with his family
to Israel and upon his arrival he
entered a "'Japan" in Petah Tikva so
as to learn Hebrew in a quick course.
Still in the time of study the Patwa
representatives in Israel found a
proper place of work for him.
This is only one happening of many.
The people working for PATWA al-
ready over 15 years can tell many
stories about immigrants with a trade
in hand, that attained work in Israel
through a notice in the publication
"Israel Professional," published in
the English language, or through the
Patwa representative that outside of
Israel comes to the home of an engi-
neer or a doctor and tells him that
Israel is in need for good tradesmen
and that he can help him in arrang-
ing work in a large establishment in
Israel. The Patwa people in New
York or Paris or South America,
notify Israel that they have a specific
tradesman and it is necessary to find
work for him, and 'a dwelling for
him and his family.
Three thousand tradesmen that are
settled and live in Israel is a proof
that the system of the Patwa people
is right and it pays to continue with
this system.
Translation of Hebrew Corner Pub-
lished by Brith Ivrith Olamith,, Jeru

salem.

Arab-Israeli conflicts, including anxious to please their Arab
the Arab refugee problem. The friends. We have begun to feel
refugee problem is slated for that they are insulting our in-
debate later this month or early telligence by assuming we would
in December before the General swallow their charges against
Assembly's Special Political Com- Israel without checking into the
facts."
mittee.
"It is true," this African
The fact that the Africans had
asked for this meeting was inter- leader said, "many of us have
preted by non-Israelis as an indi- been too busy over the years
cation of the desire on the part with our own struggles against
of the Africans to sift truth from colonialism and imperialism to
falsity, as 'a result of the Arab •follow the ins and outs of
efforts here to garner favor from important developments in other
the Africans by distorting basic parts of the world like the
historical facts concerning the Middle East. If the Arabs have
facts to give us, we should be
entire "Palestine Question."
One African told the Jewish happy to study those facts. But
Telegraphic Agency: "We are we want - to know Israel's side of
somewhat tired of the attacks the story because the very nature
against Israel brought before us of the charges shouted by the
constantly by Arab spokesmen Arabs and their friends make
and, now and then, by other Mos- us suspect that they are generat-
lem representatives obviously ing more heat than - light."

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