Boris Smolar's

'Between You
... and Me'

1962 Year Book Features Analysis
of Eichmann Trial, Evaluations of
School Curricula, Religious Issues

The 1962 American Jewish
Year Book, published jointly by
the Jewish Publication Society
(Copyright, 1962,
of America and the American
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Jewish Com--
Eyes on Argentine
mittee, came
It will be of interest to American Jews to learn that the off the press
Vatican is keeping an eye on the role which some Catholic this week in
priests in Argentine are now playing in stirring up anti-Jewish an enlarged
trouble there. . . . It is of even greater interest to learn of the 625-page issue,
stern action being taken by the Vatican against such priests. . . . containing
Argentina is a Catholic country where the church exercises great numerous ar-
influence upon the people and the authorities. . . . The Vatican ticles that pro-
was informed that some of the leaders of the anti-Semitic move- vide a record
ment there are priests, and established that some priests are of Jewish
conducting meetings agitating young students who rush out in events and
the streets shouting "Kill the Jews" and similar anti-Jewish trends in Jew-
slogans. . . . These facts have made a painful impression upon ish life and
Dr. Baron
Pope John XXIII who is known for his friendship to Jews. . . . population, demographic, or-
All the more painful was the impression when an anti-Semitic ganizational and other data.
book written by one of the priests in Argentina reached the
Opening with a 130-page ac-
Vatican. .. . Losing no time, the Vatican suspended one of the count of the Eichmann case, the
priestly leaders of the anti-Semitic movement in Argentina for
current
Year Book also includes
two months as a warning. . . He could not celebrate the Mass:
essays on school curricula,
. . . Other actions taken indicate that the Vatican is determined church-state issues, Community
to do everything at least to separate the priest leaders from the
Centers programs, anti-Jewish
anti-Jewish movements in Argentina. . . . Similar action is no- agitations and other subjects.
ticed also with regard to leaders of the Catholic church in other
The long article reviewing
countries. . . . Meanwhile, Catholic leaders in some European
Countries are j taking note of Jewish complaints of derogatory the Eichmann trial opens with
an
essay by Prof. Salo W. Baron
remarks against Jews in textbooks. . . They look for the first
time at the textbooks with an intention of revising them. . . . on "European Jewry Before
In Paris, Father David has written a pioneering book showing and After Hitler," based on the
that the catechisms of the Church of France have been spreading author's memorandum sub-
anti-Semitism among the millions of French children attending mitted as testimony at the trial.
Catholic schools. . . . In Holland, a group of Catholic priests is It is an extremely valuable his-
now advocating revisions in the textbooks of teachings offensive torical review which includes as
to Jews. . . . The same is happening in Switzerland and in Ger- an appendix questions ad-
many. . . . There is a question of degree, but it seems there dressed to Dr. Baron by Eich-
is no Christian religious leader now in the major centers of man's defense counsel, Robert
Europe who does not admit that the time has come to eliminate Servatius, and Dr. Baron's an
from church textbooks remarks and statements which help to savers.
An analysis is thereupon
.
given of all the proceedings, by
implant anti-Jewish feelings.
Leon Poliakov, followed by an
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article evaluating America's re-
Washington Reflections
sponse, in the editorial com-
Israel "graduated" this week from United States technical ments, by George Salomon; the
aid which she has been receiving since 1951 4nd she gradu- texts of the Judgment and In-
ated with honors . . . Washington says that Israel's utilization dictment.
of American technical aid was "a classic example of the right
Thorough discussions of
use of this type of international cooperation."... The termination
civil rights issues, Jewish
of U.S. technical aid to Israel on June 30 took place by cordial
communal services and pro-
agreement between the two governments. . . . Over the years,
gramming, and reviews of
about $15,000,000 were spent by the U.S. to finance technical
events
that marked Jewish
cooperation with Israel . . . Although the sum spent on the tech-
life in countries throughout
nical assistance has not been very large, the programs were of
great value to the economic progress of Israel. . . . Some 650 the world, including Israel,
written by writers who
Israelis have come to the U.S. under the technical cooperation were
are
arrangements to study modern American methods and techniques with thoroughly acquainted
conditions in the areas
required in their respective fields, and 380 American experts had
covered by them.
come to Israel to advise the Israelis on expansion of industry,
Emanuel Berlatsky's article
agriculture, irrigation projects, electric power, road and bridge
building, development of ports, mineral resources and water on the Jewish Centers is of spe-
cial
significance at this time.
supplies. . . . A documentary film showing the effects of the U.S.
technical aid to Israel since its inception in 1951 is now being
Considerable space is devoted,
made. . . . It is a technicolor short, costing about $17,000, which an an article by Lucy S. Dawi-
will be shown on U.S. television and will be made available to dowicz to a discussion of Ameri-
interested bodies everywhere. . . . The termination of U.S. tech- can-Israel relations and the
nical aid to Israel will not affect other forms of aid which the Midde East situation.
U.S. is giving to the Jewish state—grant aid, development loans,
Bibliographies, lists of news-
sale of agriculture surpluses, etc. . . . United States technical aid papers published in this coun-
is now being extended to about 40 countries. . . . Washington is try and in Canada, a directory
happy to see that the technical aid given to Israel had enabled of welfare funds and other im-
the Israel government to "export" technical know-how to a num- portant listings add to the merit
ber of newly independent countries in Asia and Africa. . . . of this enlarged Year Book.
Officials in Washington consider the U.S. technical aid program
The 1962 American Jewish
in Israel one of the most successful ever undertaken by the
Year Book population figures
United States. . • . They believe that it should be studied as a
list Detroit—including neigh-
prototype.
boring • suburban areas — as

Deputies Complain in (,ommons
Against Anti-Semitic Rally

LONDON, (JTA)—Labor Party I fore the Home Secretary on
Party members of ParliamentThursday.
complained sharply in the House I M e a n w h i 1 e, in Magistrates
of Commons against the HomelCourt 20 persons were arraigned
Office permission of such "Nazi" ! on charges of disorderly conduct
and "anti - Semitic" demonstra- as a result of the mass heckling
Lions as the one held in Trafal- of the National Socialists by 5,000
gar Square Sunday by the Nation- persons yesterday. All were fined
al Socialist Movement. sums ranging from two pounds to
After insistence on questioning five pounds sterling ($5.60 to
the Home Secretary, and attacks $14). Several were Jews who
against the anti-Semitic demon- insisted that the demonstrators
stration by Emanuel Shinwell and had provoked the disturbance by
Sir Barnett Janner, the leader of displaying anti-Semitic signs and
the House finally conceded that shouting anti-Semitic slogans.
members might be permitted to
place questions on the issue be-
Mathematician-Inventor
Abraham Jacob Stern, an Or-
thodox Jewish mathematician,
If YOU TURN THE
, who was born in Poland in the
18th century, invented a calcu-
lating machine for which Em-
UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T
peror Alexander I of Russia
FIND A MIR WINE THAN
gave him a state subsidy in
1815. He also composed Hebrew
poems, one of which he dedi-
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cated to Emperor Nicholas I on
the occasion of his coronation in
Milan Wineries, Detr it, Mkh.
1825.

First Israeli Fight
Pits Parisian, Italian

Alfonse Halimi of France re-
gained his European bantam-
weight title in the first profes-
sional fight ever staged in Is-
rael. His opponent was Pierre
Rano of Italy.
Halimi outpointed his op-
ponent in the fifteen round
fight that drew enthusiastic re-
ponse from the crowd of 15,000.
Halimi weighed 116 1fz lbs,
Rollo 117. Halimi was in com-
mand all the way, beating Rollo
to the punch most of the time.
An Algerian-born P a r i s i a n,
Halimi is a former world bantam-
weight champion. He wore a pair
of trunks with the Star of David
emblem.
He won 9 rounds with 3 even.

Foundation Grants ;250,000
For Girl Scout Camp
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — A
grant of $250,000 has been given
to the Girl Scouts of Allegheny
County here, by the Henry Kauf-
mann Foundation. The grant
will be used for development of
a 350-acre site outside the city
for use as a Girl Scout camp.

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