The Anti-Shehita. Issue in England.
Israel Vocational
Center Named for
Graduate fellowships for the
study of the Hebrew language Eshkol's Late Wife
Graduate Fellowships at
NYU for Hebrew Studies
Lord Huntingdon, Lord Dowding Gollancz, the publisher, son of
(who commanded the Fighter a rabbi but now a "Judeo- and Hebrew culture and educa-
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Cab-
Command of the Royal Air Force Christian," whatever that may tion will be offered at New inet ministers, members of the
during the Battle of Britain and mean (he never explained York University for the 1963-64 Knesset, Mayor Mordechai Ish-
thus acquired immortality), Lady what he means by it). Gol-
Shalom of Jerusalem and other
LONDON — Jews have grown Summerskill (a Life Peeress) ar- lancz says that Shehita was academic year.
Available to college gradu- leading figures in government
to assume that any attempt to guing that Jewish ritual slaugh- not relevant in our days, and
ban ritual slaughter—Shehita- ter causes the animal unneces- if a scientific inquiry were to ates, the fellowships are offered and public life attended cere-
is per se an anti-Semitic act and sary pain and thus must be ban- find it cruel, it should go. He under the National Defense monies here dedicating the Belt
must be exposed as such. This is ned. Many experts of world re- is not impressed with the ar- Education Act and will enable Elisheva Vocational Training
not surprising. All over Eastern nown have gone on record to say gument that some of the agi- recipients to work for the mas- and Community Center named
Europe before the second world that Shehita is not cruel at all. tation comes from anti-Sem- ter of arts, doctor of philosophy, for the late wife of Finance
war, and in Czarist Russia and Some have even said that it is ites. This should not affect the and doctor of education de- Minister Levi Eshkol who died
grees. All fellowships provide here three years ago.
Romania before that, it was the the most humane way of killing merits of the case, he thinks.
Construction of the center
anti-Semites, the avowed Jew animals for their meat.
Now we must await some re- free tuition at New York Uni-
bailers, the implacable haters of
plies, and perhaps a rejoinder versity and grants for the fami- was financed through personal
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contributions of friends and
lies of students.
Jews collectively and individu-
Nevertheless, only one or two by Gollancz. But there can be
Information can be obtained Moetzet Hapoalot, the Israel
ally, who attempted from time speakers
hardly anything new added to
against
the
bill
men-
from Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, di- affiliate of the Pioneer Women
to time to get the Shehita meth- tioned this in passing. The oth- this discussion.
rector of the NYU Institute of Organization of America.
od of killing animals for human ers argued that it would be un-
Hebrew Studies, 80 E. Washing-
consumption banned.
fair to discriminate against a re- Herzl Institute Will
ton Sq., New York 3. Complet-
No wonder many British Jews ligious minority; that nearly half
ed forms must be returned to
are perturbed about the debate a million citizens ("law abiding Hold Zionism Parley
Important chapters in the his- Dr. Katsh by Jan. 31.
on ritual slaughter in the House and loyal," one peer said, and
at the new Shaarey Zedek
of Lords. After all, most British he must be a subconscious anti- tory of Zionism in America will
One comes into the world sin-
Northwestern and 11 Mile Rd.
Jews are only second-generation Semite to spell it out) would be unfolded at a two-day con-
Englishmen, or Scotsmen, and not be able to enjoy meat. Sure- ference sponsored by the Theo- less. Baba Metzia 107.
Presenting
about 30 per cent of them, it is ly, this is the weakest of all ar- dor Herzl Institute of the Amer-
SULIE HARAND
estimated, are first-generation ar- guments. If it were true that ican Zionist Council, Dec. 29 and
in
rivals, actually born somewhere Shehita was cruel, which it is not, 30, in its auditorium, 515 Park
then those who insist on kosher Ave., New York, Dr. Emil Leh-
in Europe.
`MILK
and
HONEY'
A GREAT DEAL
This debate has come on top meat could quite well go vege- man, director of the Institute, an-
A
of the Nazi and Fascist activities tarian. The point is that it is not nounced.
WED., DEC. 26
Principal speakers at this con-
of recent months, which, though cruel to slaughter animals the
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Hour 8 - 9 p.m.
on a small scale and without any Jewish way. But how does one ference will be Zionist veterans
who
played
an
active
role
in
mo-
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This seems to be the government Zionism during World War I, to-
more sensitive.
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gether with noted scholars and
The House of Lords is the view.
CONGRESS
Lord Hailsham, Minister of historians.
Iry Katz
place where a second look is
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come law even if passed there. sympathy by the government." establishment of a National
He
added,
however,
that
such
an
And so the Private Member's
Hospitalization Authority, pro-
Bill regarding the Slaughter of inquiry would have to be in ac- viding a four-year hospital ex-
Animals, introduced by Lord cordance with the requirements pansion program at a cost of
Somers, would not have become of the Jewish community—and 60,000,000 Israeli pounds ($20,-
law in the foreseeable future the sponsors of the Bill, too—be- 000,000), was announced here
even if Lord Somers did not fore the governnient would agree
withdraw it after a debate. It is to it. This means, in effect, that by Yitzhak Rafael, Deputy Min-
the debate itself which has caus- the experts would have to be ister of Health. There are now
ed a stir in Anglo-Jewery. It was agreed upon, and their terms of 16,000 hospital beds in Israel,
also of interest to those who do reference. Whereupon Lord Som- Rafael said, representing a ratio
not get rattled just because a ers withdrew his Bill. Actually, of 7.2 beds per 1,000 population
This is a time for rejoicing . . . the Hanukah
couple of peers make speeches he probably guessed its fate, and in this country.
had introduced it only to have
in the House of Lords.
spirit permeates our homes . .. The heroism
his debate.
Twin Cities Seek
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of the Maccabees inspires all peoples in the
None of the supporters of the
There were several Jewish Jewish Foster Home
Bill would for one moment ad-
struggle for justice and for freedom for all
MINNEAPOLIS, (JTA)—A
mit to anti-Semitism. Lord Som- speakers in the debate, and it is
mankind ... May this Festival of the Macca-
ers himself, the sponsor, would interesting to have a look at drive to obtain Jewish foster
homes for children has been
deny it stoutly. And one must as- what they had to say.
bees continue to enlighten humanity in the
Lord Jessel, of Jewish descent begun by congregations and
sume that they are not anti-Sem-
bnt
not
a
practicing
Jew,
made
Jewish
organizations
in
the
continuing battle for freedom.
ites in the accepted sense.
These people are genuinely the point that he did not suspect Twin Cities area, as a result of
concerned about the welfare of anti-Semitic motives in the spon- an unfortunate case in which a
animals. Englishmen very often sors of the bill. He opposed it Jewish child had to be placed in
go to extremes in their concern because the Jews would not be a non-Jewish foster home be-
able to eat meat, but also be- cause no Jewish home was avail-
for animal welfare.
cause he was not sure this meth- able. Another home for another
The Society for the Prevention od of Jewish slaughter of ani- Jewish child is now "desper-
of Cruelty to Children has no mals was less humane than elec- ately needed," Jewish leaders
"Royal" in its name, while the trical stunning.
have announced.
Royal Society for the Prevention
Lord Swaythling, a Jew who
of Cruelty to Animals has.
is not active in Jewish life, spoke
There are also the Canine De- of the inherent humanity in Jew-
fense League and the various so- ish teachings. Jews would not
cieties of cat lovers (who hate tolerate a method that was not
the dog lovers more than they humane, he argued. Well, it was
hate the dogs). Then there are nice of him to say so, but it is
the innumerable groups and or- not the strongest argument in
ganizations that exist to protect favor of Shehita.
horses, cattle, sheep, canaries,
Lord Silkin, an inactive Jew
pigeons and gold fishes.
but a supporter of the Haifa
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Technion and until recently the
I have dwelled on this aspect president of its British Friends,
at some length because we can demanded a scientific inquiry be-
understand the Shehita debate in fore anything was done. This was
the House of Lords only against the line taken by the Labor side.
the background of this exagger-
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ated animal love that is the hall-
The most "Jewish" speech was
mark of British society. Even made by Lord Cohen of Birken-
hunting folk are on the defen- head, a famous physician and
sive, and for ever trying to prove professor of medicine, chairman
that foxes actually enjoy being of the General Medical Council's
chased by hounds. Oscar Wilde's Disciplinary Committee, a man of
. In our own modern times the Festival
The miracle of Hanukah spells reality
famous saying about hunting, real substance and real influ-
of
the
Maccabees
enchants
us
as
an
inspiration
never to tire in the battle for
"The Chase of the 'Uneatable by ence. He remarked that "the in-
justice
.
.
.
The
Hanukah
Festival
continues
to
give
us courage to emulate the
the Unspeakable," has stuck and terpretation of Jewish law was
deeds of the Maccabees and to hold fast to our freedoms . . . May this great ,
outlived even Wilde's unpopular- not in the hands of Lord Som-
festival always serve as an encouragement to us and to our children to value
ity in the wake of his trial. Those ers, Lord Dowding and Lady
who do not want to mention his Summerskill; it was prepared for
liberty and to strive for it as a heritage for all mankind.
name ascribe the saying to some- rabbical authority." Lord Cohen
body else, mostly to Churchill, was the only one who said he
who also hates hunting.
was prepared to provide infor-
So here were Lord Somers, mation to show that there was
some anti-Semitic content in the
agitation against Shehita though
Lord Somers himself may be free
of such feelings.
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And so we thought we shall
not hear of it for some time.
William Hordes — Earl Hordes --- Edward Wishnetsky
But next morning the Times
carried a letter from Victor
By S. J. GOLDSMITH
JTA Correspondent
in England
(Copyright, 1962,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
CHANUKAH GALA
MURPHY MEANS
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CALL
gIst Wiskes for a
gleasant Wanit halt
Mt-. and This. Abe %Isle
May the Hanukah Spirit Prevail as
a Reminder of Maccabaean Glory
Wapp y d{anuhah to all
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