THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, January 26, 1962 — THE JEWISH NEWS BROTHER JUNIPER AND THE ELECTRONIC ASS Incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20,.195I Member American Association of English—Jewish Newspapers, Michigan Press Associations, National Editorial Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17100 West Seven Mile Road, Detroit 35, Mich., VE 8-9364. Subscription $5 a year. Foreign $6. Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942 at Post Office, Detroit, Mich., under act of Congress of MarCh 8, 1879. PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and Publisher SIDNEY SHMARAK CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ HARVEY ZUCKERBERG • Advertising Manager Business Manager BRoTHERH City Editor 11 '6 - " ft Sabbath Scriptural Selections - - This Sabbath, the twenty-second day of Shevat, 5722, the following Scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentatetichal portion, Yitro, Exodus 18:1-20:23. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5, 6. D ram BIGOTRY NEVER ADDS UP- BROWERHOOD IS ALWAYS THE R/GHTANSWER. Licht Benchen, Friday, Jan. 26, 5:21 p.m. XOL. XL, No. 22 Page Four January 26, 1962 ANSWER Israel vs. Nasser: An Arab's Viewpoint The debate on the Arab-Israel con- flict and on the refugee question is never-ending. Newspapers throughout the country frequently . publish letters from Arabs in which Israel is maligned and the entire issue is muddied. Occa- sionally, however, there is an enlighten- ing message. One such letter appeared in the Christian Science Monitor over the signature of Youssef Houri. It reads: "I have read with interest your recent letters from my brother Arabs who are com- plaining of their refugee status. I too am one of these so-called Arab refugees and I am in absolute disagreement with their cry for American sympathy. We are refugees by our own choosing and only we are respon- sible for our present situation. "Prior to 1917, with the entry of Allenby and the British into Palestine, Jews and Arabs lived in total peace, harmony and goodwill. I had been since 1921 with the Barclay's bank in Jerusalem. There had never been any troubles between the Arab and the Jewish communities in Palestine. With the increase in Zionist activities, all citizens of Palestine prospered. Palestine's Arabs were the healthiest and best educated in the entire Middle East. The Jewish Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew Univer- sity provided all Palestinians with the bene- fits of science and culture. "But from 1936 to 1947 the Moslem Arab Higher Committee began to pressure us into resisting Jewish growth in Palestine. To oppose the Arab Higher Committee and the Amin el-Husseini faction often meant violence. In 1947 when Palestine was parti- tioned, the committee threatened us all if we did not leave our homes in order that we could return to our homes in triumph when the Zionists had been thrown into the sea. "Well; we were never able to return. We were driven from our homes, not by our Jewish neighbors who offered us peace, but by the short-sighted fanatics of our own people. In 1947 I went to live in Jordan, and then to Egypt. I came to the United States in 1950, and became an American citizen in 1955. "In 1959 I revisited my former home ill what is now Israel. My son still lives in Jaffa. What I saw there has been the most bitter pill of all for me to swallow; the Arabs living in Israel-260,000—are living under far better conditions than our brothers in Nasser's dream of Pan Arabia." It is not in the interest of "making \\N Cs ••• 4ft_ gal a point" or "gaining an advantage" that we quote this message. The Middle East Courtesy: Father McCarthy, Chicago Syndicate issue affects not only Israel and the Arab states, but the entire world whose peace is affected, possibly threatened, by what- Student's Introduction to Prophets ever develops in that area. What is needed, indeed, is that the standard of living of the under-developed God ' s peoples should be raised, and the impov- Rabbi Beryl D. Cohon's "God's Angry Men," sub-titled "A erished Arab masses, who are being mis- Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets," is an important led into unnecessary hatreds against Student's addition to the available textbooks for secondary religious schools. Israel, must be helped if the area that Published by Bloch, this volume, in its brevity—the text is now is under constant war threats is to incorporated in 110 pages—serves as a guide to teachers and be uplifted. In the interest of such an students, and has the merit of inspiring studies also by laymen. understanding, Houri's letter is of vital It should be read by parents of students using it, to encourage importance. It points to the shocking discussion of the literary prophets, who are depicted by the conditions under which his kinsmen live author of this guide as "creative and impelling personalities." With the Bible as the primary source, Rabbi Cohon's "God's outside Israel and the higher standards Men" is a recreation of his book for teachers, "The to which they were elevated under Angry Prophets: Their Personalities and Teachings." Israeli rule. Rabbi Cohon differentiates between the false and true Once this truth is recognized, under- prophets. The former were a howling mob; the latter denounced stood and appreciated, there will be a war as criminal, would not follow the crowd, spoke what they better chance for an amicable approach believed to be true. to the delicate, involved and presently In the course of his evaluations of the prophets, the author confused issue of Arabs versus Jews. By refers to the outlawing of idolatry which was branded as an resolving the issue, there will be hope evil practice. Prophets under discussion in this guide for students include that Arabs together with Jews will work Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, jointly, with the encouragement of the and others. friendly nations of the world, for the "Obadiah Rabbi Cohon also views prophets as poets, with special upbuilding of the Middle Eastern coun- emphasis on "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people," (Isaiah). He tries. also reviews the rapture over the rise of a new personality—the Angry Men' ' American ORT's 40th Anniversary ORT, the creative Jewish movement known as the Organization for Rehabili- tation and Training, dates its formation to the year 1880, when prominent Russian Jewish leaders, including Baron Horace Gunzburg, Samuel Polakoff, Prof. Nicho- las Bakst, the scientist Dr. L. Katzenelson, the author N. Rabinowitch and a number of others, established the movement for the training of young Russian Jews in skilled trades and in agriculture. Since that time, ORT has expanded its activities and has served Jewish com- munities throughout the world. Since the last world war, more than 350,000 young Jews were provided vocational training by ORT in 600 training units, and last year alone at least 40,000 were given training in various trades. With the opening of facilities in Bom- bay, 20 countries, including Israel,. now are served by ORT, and training is pro- vided in carpentry, plumbing, electron- ics, drafting, aviation, automotive work, mechanics, television repairing and other callings. Of special interest at this time is the 40th anniversary of American ORT, whose contributions to the movement have greatly increased its functions and have - enabled ORT's work to spread into many lands where Jews are prohibited from seeking productive pursuits or where they • have been handicapped by extreme im- poverishment. Under the leadership and guidance of the president of American ORT, Dr. William Haber, the movement has grown in membership, the women's groups alone count more than 60,000 members in this country, and many Fed- erations are supporting the cause. ORT 4- \j. liberator Cyrus. While each prophet "spoke in his own manner," Rabbi Cohon shows that "they had certain features in common. All of them were dominated by one and the same passion: to speak the will of God in the affairs of men and nations." benefits from Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign through Joint Distribution Committee allocations. Prof. Haber aptly calls ORT's achieve- 'A Dream Come True .. ments "the social reclassification" of Jews in many communities who might have been doomed to total and permanent degradation, as a result of the horrible economic conditions in their native lands, had it not been for ORT's provisions that Charles R. Joy is a world traveler who has visited 120 coun- have given them status and an aim in life. tries. Most recently he has been in Israel, and his newest book, It is encouraging to note, to ORT's "Getting to Know Israel," published by Coward-McCann, at once additional credit, that the U. S. Govern- gains for him noteworthy status as a keen observer. It is a remarkably well told story, and the illustrations by ment has recognized the productivity of ORT and the training abilities of its voca- Kathleen Elgin match the merits of the writer. In only 60 pages of text, Charles R. Joy tells a great story, tional educators by utilizing ORT special- covering every detail of life in Israel. Written for children, it has ists in Afro-Asian countries through AID remarkable appeal covering the background of Israel's emer- —the U. S. Agency for International De- gence, the army's successful battle for freedom and independence, velopment. the daily life of the people, the uniqueness of the country's American ORT leaders, and especially cities, new and old. Prof. Haber, have earned the gratitude The emphasis always is placed on the elements that will of Jews everywhere for having strength- appeal to younger readers, and the story is so well told that ened the movement for rehabilitation and their elders will enjoy reading the story with the children. The Hebrew language, the kibbutzim, the people who make training. up the country's population—Jews, Christians, Mohammedans— Joy's 'Getting to Know Israel': Splendid Book for Children — Algerian Pawns Algerian Jewry is caught in a vise. The French underground wants them to remain, and already has hurled the appel- lation "deserters': at those who are leav- ing; and the natives use them as pawns, charging them with being French stooges. Caught between two grave dangers, unable to depend for their safety either on the French or on the Algerian natives, their precarious state makes them among the most harassed of the oppressed Jew- ries of the world. Whichever way we view it, only in flight can they hope for eventual security elsewhere. and their festivals—these and many more factors enter into the story. There is this interesting conclusion to Joy's fascinating account: "Israel's dream of a brighter future when the birds will be singing all over barren desert and stony hillsides. The people look to scientists to make this dream come true. They want to sweeten the waters of the Mediterranean and carry them to the farms everywhere. They want to harness the energy of the sun and use the power for factories. They want to be a blessing, not just to themselves, but to the world. "The ancient land of Israel is young again!" This is the remarkable thought with which the reader is left in a..book which is further enhanced by appendices that contain a resume of Israel's history, a list of Hebrew words, a guide on the pronunciation of foreign words appearing in the book and=- an index! It is one of the rare times that an index appears in such a children's book, and it is most helpful.