Receives Heart-Warming Welcome
from. Detroit Catholic University
A new high mark in inter-faith
and friendly international rela-
tions was recorded here Wednes-
day, when a great Catholic insti-
tution of higher learning hosted
the Israeli Ambassador to the
United States and men and Wo-
men of many faiths intermingled
to hear the distinguished guest's
evaluation of the development of
one of the word's smallest na-
tions within the orbit of inter-
nationalism.
Avraham Harman, Israel's Am-
bassador. was the guest for more
than 10 hours of the University
of Detroit — at school seminars,
on radio and television and at
a public lecture in the evening
in the U. of D. Memorial Build-
ing. He was honored also at a
dinner given by the University
of Detroit preceding the public
meting at Vannelli's, for a group
of guests of all faiths.
The spirit of fellowship and
of mutual respect among the
faiths represented was espe-
cially in evidence at the din-
ner. The invocation by FatLer
Steiner, former president of
the U. of D., was strictly non-
denominational. The dinner
was well planned to avoid of-
fense to Jewish guests. The
printed menu allayed anxiety
by listing a fish dinner and
dishes that were not non-
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kosher. Wines from Israel —
Topaz and Hock—were served.
There was an exchange of
toasts — Fr. Laurence V. Britt,
U. of D. president, saluting
Israel and its Ambassador, and
the latter toasting his hosts.
It was a delightful evening
and was sparked by a brief ad-
dress of welcome to the guest by
Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh, who,
with Mrs. Cavanagh, were among,
the guests. The Mayor took oc-
casion to pay honor to Jewish
leadership in Detroit whose con-
tributions have helped in this
community's development. He
pledged in his brief address to
continue to call upon this leader-
ship for aid in solving the "des-
perate needs" facing his admin-
istration.
Ambassador Harman spoke
very briefly at the dinner —
merely expressing his gratitude
for the welcome extended to him
and indicating his joy at finding
receptions by Detroiters "always
very heartening and exciting."
He reserved his comments on
"The Next
ase in Israel," the
text o
is
r address here,
for
e publi lec re.
T e main a' dre by the Am-
bas dor was p eceded by a brief
address
Fr Britt, who spoke
of the far-r
ing consequences
of the strug
for freedom. He
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said that it was "eminently fit-
ting" that the Israeli Ambassa-
dor's address should be delivered
at a time when Detroit is cele-
brating the 200th anniversary of
the settling of the first Jewish
family in Michigan and the 100th
anniversary of the Michigan Jew-
ish contingent's march to battle
for liberty in the ranks of the
Union Army in the Civil War.
Dr. Tibor Paysz, director of the
U. of D. Center for Human Re-
lations, under whose auspices the
lecture was sponsored, introduced
the Ambassador and directed the
question period.
The text of Ambassador
Harman's lecture, it has been
announced, will be broadcast
on Radio Station WJBK, on
the U. of D. Town Hall pro-
gram at 10:05 a.m. Sunday..
Dr. Paysz, in his introductory
remarks, spoke of Israel's heri-
tage from the Prophets, the new
nation's adherence to democratic
ideals, and likened the latter
condition for life," that "this
quiescence makes the situation
ideal to the American dream. He
said that the U. of D., "as the
largest Catholic institution of its
kind in the United States, shapes
such thinking.'
Ambassador Harman, w h ci
spoke from a lectern that had
as a background drapes with
three Magen Davids and the
American and Israeli flags, de-
scribed Israel's status, told of
the settlement of Jews from
many lands which increased the
Jewish population to 1,850,000
out of a total of 2,200,000; de-
scribed their relationship to the
150,000 Moslems, 55,000 Chris-
tians and 18,000 Druses, and
emphasized "the fundamental
equality among peoples to ex-
press their right to exist."
The major emphasis was
placed by Ambassador Harman
upon the need for peace. He
declared that the "quiet" of
the last five years was a good
omen, that "a world in which
there is no shooting offers a
For Outstanding Life
tolerable." "My country," he
declared, "is not an anti Arab
country. We do not believe
there is incompatibility be _
-
tween Arabs and Israelis. We
do not believe the world must
choose between Israel and the
Arabs. We believe the world
must accept both."
The importance of the Hebrew
language as a unifying force in
Israel, the idea of collective set-
tlements, the social aspects of
Israel's life, the misinformation
about the Arab refugees, the re-
ligious economic problemi, the
significance of the devaluation
of the pound and the justice that
was meted out during the Eich-
rnann trial — these were among
the many issues that were
touched upon by Israel's Ambas-
sador in an address that received
prolonged applause froth the
large audience.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
Harman Extends Olive Branch
to Arabs at Press Conference
By HA:IVEY ZUCKERBERG
Israel has reached the second
step in the road toward peace
with her Arab neighbors, Avra-
ham Harman told a presi con-
ference here Wednesday.
The Israeli ambassador to the
United States likened his coun-
try's perch on the precarious
tightrope between peace and
war with that of the East-West
balance.
Harman said Israel has at-
tained the first step by the fact
that the "existing quiesence"
Mrs. Harman Is
`Greek' Sweetheart
Mrs. Avraham Harman,
wife of Israel's ambassador
to ..the United States, will he
pleased to know that she has
become a Phi Sigma Delta
sweetheart . . . this by virtue
of her husband's recent in-
duction to the national Jewish
social fraternity.
Harman, in Detroit to lec-
ture under the auspices of the
University of Detroit Human
Relations Center, was honored
guest at a luncheon Wednes-
day. -
Arnold Fink, vice president
of the Phi Sigma Delta chap-
ter at U. of D., and Harvey
Hauer, president of the chap-
ter at Wayne State University,
presented the ambassador the
fraternity gold pin and award,
ed him honorary membership.
Fink, 13370 Ludlow, Hunt-
ington Woods, and Hauer,
18100 Appoline, also pur-
chased, on behalf of the fra-
ternity, a $100 Israel bond in
Harman's honor.
The ambassador didn't say
when the "pinning" would
take place. Mrs. Harman is
entitled—as custom warrants
to a serenade by the am-
bassador's fraternity brothers.
—
with her border- states enemies
has been maintained for five
years. He asserted that this 'state
of affairs—sans bullets—is an
accomplishment in itself, though
peace remains distant and
elusive.
Israel, said Hannan, has now
reached the point where she
is actively seeking a "regional"
disarmament agreement with
her antagonists . . . again, in
concert with the U.S.
The third step in the road to
peace, he said, is to establish a
mutual understanding with the
Arab states that peace is the
ultimate goal. Israel's challenge,
therefore, is to make the Arabs
understand that Israel is a fact,
"is indeed here to stay," and
that "peace would be mutually
rewarding to both sides."
The cost to keep a damper on
the present tinderbox situation
—with its attendant fears and
distrust—is appalling, he said.
Harman said the Arabs must
reckon with his (personifying
Israel) "complete confidence in
the capacity to live!'
The task to convince the
Arabs of these facts, Harman
intimated, is formidable, con-
sidering that the avowed pur-
pose of Nasser and his minions
is the destruction of Israel.
Harman handled with aplomb
the oft-repeated Arab lament
that the Jews are intruders in -,
the land.
"The language I speak," he
said, "is more than 2,000 years
old. When a Dead Sed Scroll is
found, I can read it . . . alinbst
as easily as I can read my
morning paper."
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leader of Wildwood's Beth Jud -
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by Protestants and Catholics in
Cape May County for a trip to
Israel.
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Ambassador Harman Tells U. D. Audience
Israelis' Seek Peace with Arab Neighbors
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