V
In "Rebel and Statesman," Dr.
Joseph B. Schectman told of the
early years in the life of Vladi-
mir Jabotinsky, brilliant author
and orator,
founder of the
Revisionist
Zionist Organi-
zation and lead-
er of the oppo-
sition to Chaim
Weizmann and
the other Zion-
ist parties.
He completes
"The Vladimir
Jabotinsky
Story—The
Last Years,"
in his new and
most impres-
Jabotinsky sive 642 - page
book that has just been pub-
lished by Thomas Yoseloff
(11 E. 36th, N. Y. 16), -under
the title "Fighter and Prophet."
. Dr. Schechtman, who is to this
day a leader in Revisionist ranks
—the movement is related to the
Herut of Israel—pays glowing
tribute to Jabotinsky. He hails
"the Jabotinsky method" and he
declares:
"Those looking 'for inspira-
tion- and guidance in Jabotin-
sky's spiritual legacy, which is
anything but rigid, dogmatic,
or sclerotic, have to study and
apply not dead quotations but
the Jabotinsky method, his
unique way of viewing events
' and trends, appraising their
significance, drawing conclu-
sions . . . It is the only correct
and creative means of living up
to the great Jabotinsky tradi-
tion."
The Jabotinsky way called for
resistance — armed resistance —
against the forces that stood in
the way of attaining the Zionist
goal. "He had little respect for
`consistency at any price,' " yet,'
Schechtman states, he was not
dogmatic and rigidly orthodox in
Matters of political strategy, and'
"there was in him an engaging
reasonableness that admitted the
right to differ and accepted com-
promises of issues, not of prin-
ciples."
The Revisionist leader is de-
scribed as being "far from a
`professional dissenter,' " b u t
that he strove, on the contrary,
"to find common ground and
pave the way to cooperation with
other groups in Jewry and Zion-
ism." Schechtman denies that
Jabotinsky was ambitious. He
describes his hero as "an old-
fashioned liberal." He denies
also that Jabotinsky's methods
were fascistic.
Describing Jabotinsky's
struggles to create a following
for his party, Schechtman re-
fers to his tour of the United
States, his visits to many
cities and the opposition he
encountered. He mentions his
first visit in Detroit in 1925
and his subsequent appear-
ances here in 1926 and 1935.
Some of the opposition to Jab-
otinsky is described as Hitler-
like, and with reference to his
1935 visit in Detroit there is
a footnote that reads: "In De-
' troit, 'the Hashomer Hatzair
picketed the Masonic Temple
where Jabotinsky was deliver-
' ing his lecture, and the Poalei
Zion and the Nationaler Arbei-
ter Verband instructed their
members to boycott the lec-
ture. (Interview with Aaron
M. Weisbrot, Detroit)."
As "the father of illegal im-
migration," and as "the father
of Jewish armed resistance,"
Jabotinsky emerges, as the great
hero who has passed on to Israel
and to Jewry a valued heritage.
The positions taken by Jabotin-
sky are acclaimed by Schecht-
man as historic and as having set
a pattern for Jewish activities.
The controversies with Ben-
Gurion and Weizmann are part
of the interesting story told in
Schechtman's "F ighter and
Prophet."
Jabotinsky's personal life, his
family loyalties, his literary
activities, his dedication to his
ideals, are part of this important
biographical work. "Fighter and
Prophet," together with the first
volume in this biographical set,
"Rebel and Statesman," are in-
valuable in outlining the historic
elements in the Zionist move-
ment. Schechtman has rendered
a good service by providing us
with this significant two-volume
biographical account of Vladimir
Jabotinsky.
Yeshiva University Gets $2,500,000 in 'Birthday
Gifts' at 75th Anniversary Dinner in New York
A $2,500,000 birthday pre-
sent, including a $1 million
anonymous gift; was presented
Sunday to Yeshiva University
and its president, Dr. Samuel
Belkin, as they celebrated dual
anniversaries at a dinner at the
Waldorf - Astoria H o t e 1, New
York, attended by 1,500 persons.
The university marked its
75th anniversary as the nation's
oldest and largest University
under Jewish auspices, while
Dr. Belkin, the man under
whom it has made its greatest
strides, coincidentally observed
his 50th birthday.
Dr. Belkin, pesident of the
university since 1943 and the
driving force behind the insti-
tution's rapid growth, was the
guest of honor at the dinner.
Dr. Joseph H. Lookstein,
rabbi of Congregation Kehl-
lath Jeshurun, New York, and
professor of sociology at the
university, announced the $1
million gift. He indicated that
$500,000 had already been
paid, and that the donor was
adding an additional $500,000
to the initial contribution.
Among other major gifts an-
nounced was a $250,000 contri-
bution from Louis J. Glickman,
chairman of the board and
president of the Glickman
Corporation, real estate invest-
ment firm.
Fifty Master Builders, a
select group of public-spirited
individuals, families and found-
ations, who have contributed
$18,000 or more to further the
university's "Blueprint for the
Sixties", $30 million, 10-year
physical development program,
were inducted at the dinner. -
In •addition, 400 Diamond
Jubilee Ambassadors, a group
which has contributed $1,000 or
more to the university during
this 75th anniversary year, were
enrolled.
A message from Governor
Nelson A. Rockefeller, who was
originally slated to deliver the
principal address at the dinner,
was read. -Governor Rockefeller
has' cancelled all speaking en-
The Michigan State Board for gagements during December.
Libraries was established by the
Edward C. Levy, president
legislature in 1937. .
of the Edward C. Levy Slag
Company, Detroit, and of the
National S1 a g Association,
was presented with a leather-
bound book containing me-
Ghana Envoy Denies
Break With Israel
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Ghana's
Charge d'Affaires here, Kodwo
Korsah, categorically denied Is-
raeli press reports that his
country was contemplating sever-
ing relations with Israel.
Addressing a celebration here
marking the independence • of
Tanganyika, Korsah said that
the recent return home of
Ghana's Ambassador o Israel
was no indicatio eterio
tion of relatio
two countries bu
to strengthen relatio
there was no c
equipped or abl each African
students than
ael.
mentoes of the Dinner held
in his honor in Detroit last
May.
In Dr. Belkin's honor, the
university's board of trustees
presented a portrait of him in
full academic regalia to the uni-
versity.
A presentation entitled an
"Adventure in Faith," depicting
the 75 years of Yeshiva Univer-
sity's history—from its earliest
days as the nation's first all-day
Jewish elementary school on
New York City's Lower East
Side to its present status as a
major university, with 17
schools and divisions located at
six tea
g cen s throughout
the c
ted by John
Daly.
aster Builders
red were the fol-
Detroiters: Abraham
n, Edward C. Levy, John
E. Lurie.
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