Zionist Region Elects Dr. Neufeld;
Deplores UN Israel Condemnation;
Endorses Aliyah, Day School Idea
Dr. Edward Neufeld, rabbi of
Congregational A h a v as Israel,
Grand Rapids, was elected presi-
dent of the Michigan Region,
Zionist Organization of America,
at the region's 12th annual con-
vention held last Sunday, in Sagi-
naw. He succeeds Milton S. Mar-
wil of Detroit.
Morris M. Jacobs, Detroit, was
re - elected honorary president,
named as vice presidents were
Harry J. Binder, Flint; Thomas
Horwitz, Pontiac; Judge Ira G.
Kaufman, Detroit; Rabbi Joseph
Katz, S a g i n a w, and Sherman
Shapiro, Detroit. M. Ben Lewis,
Detroit, was re-elected treasurer,
and Hyman Price, South Haven,
secretary. Designated as mem-
bers-at-large were Harry Cohen,
Abraham Borman, Milton S. Mar-
v;i1, Lawrence Crohn and Philip
Slomovitz, Detroit; Louis ,Kasle,
Flint; Leonard Bergstein, Mid-
land; Rabbi Israel Goodman,
Pont i a c; Abe Drasin, Grand
Rapids; Osias Zwerdling, Ann Ar-
bor and Mrs. Samuel Adinoff,
Port Huron.
A resolution adopted at the
convention deplored the "preci-
pitous action of our Govern-
ment in condemning Israel for
the retaliatory measures she
has taken against persistent
and unprovoked Syrian sniping
and harassment in the Sea of
of Galilee in the exercise of
her inherent right of self-de-
fense."
The convention noted with re-
gret that a resolution introduced
last December in the UN by 16
member nations, calling upon
both Israel and the Arab states
to undertake direct peace nego-
tiations, failed of passage because
of the "refusal of our Govern-
ment to support it and work for
its adoption." The convention re-
called President Kennedy's
statement at the 1960 national
ZOA convention. in which he
proposed that "all the authority
of the White House be used to
call into conference the leaders
of Israel and the Arab states
to consider privately their corn-
mon problems" and pledged "to
waste no time in taking that
initiative."
The resolution called upon
the President and the govern-
ment to "initiate vigorous efforts
to bring Israel and the Arab
states into direct negotiations
with the aim of averting the
danger of new hostilities and
opening the way to peace and
stability in the Middle East. The
U.S. Government was urged "to
take steps to halt the arms race
in the Middle East; to enforce
the principle of free passage
through the Suez Canal for all
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nations including Israel; to termi-
nate the boycott carried on by the
Arab states against Israel and
against American firms trading
with Israel and to press for a
solution of the Arab refugee
problem by resettling the refu-
gees in the vast areas available
in. the Arab countries."
A special resolution urged
all out support for the 1962
UJA campaign and participa-
tion in the efforts of the Jew-
ish National Fund and Israel
Bonds. The convention voiced •
its support for ZOA's program
on Aliyah and tourism, en-
dorsed the work of the Ameri-
can Zionist Council and pledged
to continue the Leon Kay Me-
morial Project in Kfar Silver,
dedicated to the memory of the
late Zionist leader. Endorse-
ment of ZOA's program of en-
couraging and promoting the
study of Hebrew and support
for the Day-School movement,
of which the Hillel Day School
of Detroit was a notable ex-
ample, was embodied _in an-
other resolution, which re-
ceived unanimous approval.
Highlight of the convention
was a symposium on "Zionism
and the American Jew."
Dr. David Polish of Evanston,
Ill., deplored the dismanteling of
the public relations machinery
of the Zionist movement, which
enabled American Jewry to speak
with one voice in the decisive
days of 1947 and 1948. He said
that even the minimal program of
Zionism, as expressed in the
Basle program, has not yet been
fulfilled and called for an up-
surge of Zionist dedication and
effort to tackle the vast areas
of Zionist responsibility which
require implementation. He
warned against a return to a sys-
tem of "Shtadlanut," where ma-
jor Jewish issues are decided
and acted upon by a few self-
appointed "leaders."
Rabbi Jacob Segal of Detroit
urged Zionist support for the
Day-School movement as the best
guarantee for creative Jewish
survival. "It is a sad mistake"
he said "to urge the establish-
ment of the Jewish State as the
realization of the Zionist ideal."
He said that the best way to
build a bridge between Israel
and the Diaspora is to implant
knowledge and a sense of Jew
ish values into the hearts and
minds of our young and this
need is being partially fulfilled
in the Hebrew Day School move-
ment, which is making good prog-
ress throughout the c o u n t r y.
From two such schools in 1910
there is today a network of 275
day - schools representing every
expression of Jewish cultural life.
Dr. Edward Neufeld pointed
out that friendship for Israel
without the identification and
commitment implicit in . Zion-
ism is a passing phenomenon.
"Zionism represents more than
friendship for Israel; it is a
spiritual and historic kinship
rooted in the Messianic con-
cept of Judaism," he said. He
stressed the importance of
Aliyah, which would be a boon
to Israel and a blessing to the
American Jewish community.
He proposed that Zionism
should cultivate and control
the orientation of world Jewry
in relation to Israel through
the development of effective
media of mass-communications.
Lawrence Crohn of Detroit
was moderator of the symposium.
Milton S. Marwil, the outgo-
ing president of the region, re-
viewed regional activities with
special reference to An Arbor,
where a 30-member ZOA district
has just been formed owing to the
dedicated efforts of Osias
Zwerdling. A special Citation of
Honor was presented to Zwerd-
ling in recognition of his life-long
devotion to Zionism and Jewish
values.
Ezewiel Leikin, regional di-
rector, paid tribute to the mem-
ory of Samuel Adinoff of Port
Huron, a devoted Zionist leader
who stood at the cradle of Zion-
ism in Michigan. He reported on
Zionism developments on the
national .and local level and ana-
lyzed the Syrian Israeli incidents
and the political implications.
Percy Kaplan, executive di-
rector of the Jewish National
Fund in Detroit, called atten-
tion to the Israel Books Exhibit
to be held in Detroit May 20 to
22 in conjunction with a Teach-
ers Conference. He called upon
Zionists to identify themselves
with the work of the JNF through
the planting of trees, the Blue-
white boxes, etc.
Cantor J. H. Sonenklar provid-
ed a musical program at the ses-
sions.
The following were named to
the board of directors: Ben
Rosenberg and Rabbi Joseph
Schwartz, Benton Harbor; Irving
Sniderman, Dr. Bernard Weston,
Dr. Ted Winshall and David Zell-
man, Detroit; Benzion Gotlib,
Murray E. Moss, Jacob Pines,
Flint; Percy B e r ma n, Grand
Rapids; Rabbi Myron Movsky,
Kalamazoo; Jacob Ashendorf,
Rabbi Stanley Kaplan and Joseph
Simon, Muskegon; Joe Jacobson,
Pont i a c; Jack Moscov, South
Haven; Al Rogers and Julias
G i n s b e r g, Bay City; Samuel
Waldman and Rabbi Louis Sank-
er, Midland and Cantor Martin
Glancz, Saginaw.
Sherman Shapiro, Detroit, was
chairman of the nominations
Committee Harry J. Binder,
Flint, presidede at the opening
session. Milton S. Marwil was
chairman of the luncheon.
Toronto Opens Drive
With $2,049,550
TORONTO, (JTA)—Toronto's
United Jewish Appeal has
opened its 1962 campaign with
a record of $2,049,550, accord-
ing to the tabulation announced
by Noel Zeldin, chairman of
the UJA drive here. The ad-
dress at the keynote dinner
was delivered by Rabbi Herb-
ert A. Friedman, executive vice-
chairman of the national United
Jewish Appeal.
8th Century BCE City Is Unearthed in Israel
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The un-
earthing of the remains of an
eighth century BCE Israelite
town near Beisan was reported
was described as "not unlike"
that found near Em Gev, where
a town stemming from the era
of King David was discovered
here. Pottery found at the site recently.
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