The 5725 Holidays

1964

Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret
Simhat Torah
Hanukah

Sept. 16
Sept. 21 and 22
Sept. 28
Sept. 29
Nov. 30 through Dec. 7

Hamisha Asar b'Shevat
Purim
Passover
Lag b'Omer
Shavuot
Tisha b'Ab
Rosh Hashanah 5726

1965

Jan. 18
March 18
April 17-24
May 20
June 6 and 7
Aug. 8
.Sept. 27 and .28

`LW Plan' Brings Acclaim

BY MILTON FRIEDMAN

(Copyright, 1964,

JTA. Inc.)

WASHINGTON—American Jew-
ish leaders, concerned with issues
of special interest to Jews, have
indicated satisfaction_ with the
Democratic plitforni. adopted in
Atlantic City. •
President Lyndon B. Johnson's
personal touch was seen in the re-
affirmation of the "LBJ Plan" for
nuclear desalting of sea water, in- i
volving cooperation with Israel.
The President's pledge to Israel
Prime Minister; Levi Eshkol on an
American role -to promote Arab-
Israel peace as an "urgent gog1Z...
was reiterated in the platform. The

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platform served notice on Cairo.
It said: "The problems of political
adjustment between Israel and the
Arab countries can and must be
peacefully resolved, and the terri-
torial integrity of every nation re-
spected."
The Democratic Party commit-
ted itself to "work for the attain-
ment of peace in the Near East as
an urgent goal, using our best
efforts to prevent a military un-
balance to encourage arms reduc-
tions and the use of national re-
sources for internal development."
This was consistent with the hopes
of friends of Israel.
Another interesting commit-
ment was made. It involved the
Arab refugee problem which has
been kept alive by Arab rulers
as a political Sword of Damocles
poised over Israel's head. The
Democrats took a current look
at the realities of the situation.
Their platform pledged encour-
agement of "the resettlement of
Arab refugees' where there is
room and opportunity" — obvi-
ously, in spacious and underde-
veloped Arab lands.
Israel's future . development as-
piraticins are linked with the "LBJ
plan." But how far would the
United States, go in implementing
the anticipated recommendations
of a pending study? The platform
stressed American determination

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"to help bring the revolution in
the technology of desalination."
This was a clear indication of
favorable action in Washington
later this month; when Israeli and
American experts discuss the re-
cent survey and make recommen-
dations. Implementation of the
LBJ Plan" would not only provide
inexpensive water for the Negev,
but also cheap electrical power.
It had been rumored at At-
lantic City that the President
wished a brief platform stating
Democratic policies in broad
terms. He was said to view with
disfavor a cumbersome and de-
tailed series of commitments on
many complex problems. But
proponents of a strong pro-Israel
policy pointed out the neces-
sity for specific, spelled-out
Stands involving Israel. The
American-I s r a e l relationship,
lacking any formal defense pact
or treaty, differs from Ameri-
can policies involving other na-
tions.
Another reason for a strong pro-
Israel plank was the series of hos-
tile, anti-Israel witnesses who ap-
peared before the Democratic
Platform Committee. The party
wanted to show that it rejected
such views and maintained its tra-
ditional attitude toward Israel.
The response of pro-Israel wit-
nesses who . testified before the
Democratic Platform Committee
reflected more satisfaction than
was experienced by advocates of
the Israel cause at the Republican
convention in San Francisco.
The Democratic platform coin-
cided with the GOP stand on one
point—Soviet anti-Semitism. The
Democrats said "we deplore Com-
munist oppression of Jews and
other minorities." A similar stand
was taken by the Republicans.
This confronted the Kremlin with
solidarity by the two great Ameri-
can political parties on this issue,
and dramatized American public
opinion.
"There were sharp differences
in the two platforms. The Demo-
crats denounced "the extremist
tactics of such organizations as
the Community Party, the Ku
Klux Klan and the John Birch
Society."
Immigration reform sought by
most Jewish organizations 'was
pledged by the Democrats. A plank
asserted that "the immigration
laws must be revised to permit
families to be reunited, to wel-
come the persecuted and op-
pressed, and to eliminate the dig-
criminatory provisions which base
admission upon national origin."
Another aspect of interest to
Jews was the Democratic pledge
to strengthen the United Nations
capacity as a peacekeeper, and
maintain a continued UN "guard
on armistice lines" in the Near
East. The "guard" referred to the
United Nations Emergency Force,
which protects Israel from Egyp-
tian attacks from the Gaza Strip
and along the straights of Sharm
El-Sheikh in the Sinai Desert. The
Sharm El-Sheikh position guaran-
tees Israel's freedom of shipping
through the Gulf of Akaba.

Who is rich?—The one happy
with his lot, Aboth. 4.

Zeman Exposes Nazi Propaganda Technique's

The late Dr. Alfred Wiener, a
"But the Nazi policy-makers Eastern Europe." he also belittles
survivor from Nazism who died a
were not quite satisfied with this an estblished fact that in Poland,
year ago in London, established the
situation: they did not regard the Romania, the Ukraine, the masses
Wiener Library which contains data
housewife and her family as a of people became tools of Nazism
that supplements the material avail-
safe enough audience," Dr. and jthe peoples in these countries
able exposing the crimes against
Zeman states. "Compulsory listen- were often more cruel to the Jews
the Jews and humanity. It contains.
ing was developed alongside the_ than the Nazis themselves. Wasn't
material which, with that in the
compulsory attendance of meet- that a result of the anti-Semitic
files of the Yad V a s . h e m in
ings and the purchase of Nazi virus spread by Hitler and Hitler-
Jerusalm, YI-VO in New York and
newspapers. Loud-speakers were ism?
other' documentary libraries, has
introduced into . factories, and
Nevertheless, Zeman insists:
kept a complete record of the
production stopped when a party
"On the whole, the anti-Semitic
horrors that were perpetrated in
or state broadcast was being
drive . disappointed the high
Germany and in Eastern, Europe.
transmitted ."
claims Hitler had made for it.
Sponsored by the Wiener Library,
The spread of Nazi propaganda
It was effective—but only in
Prof. Z. A. B. Zeman of the Uni- in this country and in Latin Amer-
combination with a variety of
versity of St. Andrews has com- ica is exposed in Zeman's study.
other factors—in Eastern Europe;
piled ° valuable data in a volume,
But the reader may be amazed
elsewhere, it repelled rather than
"Nazi Propaganda." published by by the statement, in the chapter
attracted."
Oxford University Press (417 5th, "Constant Themes: Jews and Com-
If this were true, there might
NY 16).
munists?" that "Though anti-Sem- have been an entirely different
This volume details the develop- itism figuredprominently in Nazi ending to Nazism and there might
ment of the Nazi propaganda ma- propaganda, t did not make a not have been six million victims
chine and offers an important out- significant ccintribtuion to Nazi from Jewish ranks alone. In fact.
line of the control that was as- success. Its 'slue lay mainly in the Nazi venom even spread to
sumed by the Hitlerites of the the manner in which it was some democratic countries. That is
press, the radio. the public media manipulated to satisfy the psycho- why the Zeman claim astonishes
logical needs of the Germans. The this- reviewer. •
of expression.
His review of the Nazi dom- Jews' could be used as scapegoats;
But the expose in Zeman's "Nazi
ination shows how the Jews be- anti-Semitism could be employed Propaganda" in its entirety is im-
as
a
smokescreen
which
served
to
came the first scapegoats in the
divert public. attention from gen- portant and valuable.
era of great tragedy.
—P. S,
uine social and political problems.
Students of the holocaust will Ultimately, it could be traced to
be enlightened on the many de- the Fuehrer's personal predilec-
velopments and will find the major tions: Hitler was an anti-Semite by
facts about the collapse of the Ger-, conviction?'
man- press as it was taken over t
This is the least convincing of
by the Goebbels machine.
Zeman's statements. In a sense it
Regarding the Reichstag Fire, is contradictory to some of the
REMEMBER . . .
Dr. Zeman states that no matter other declarations in his important
who started it, was the pretext by study, since it is
and has been so
the Nazis for "their first move to- evident that anti-Semitism was a
wards large-scale political repres- chief instrument to advance
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sion."
Nazism.
For Fine
The Zeman study traces the early
Additionally, when Zeman states
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history of Nazism, Hitler's gradual , that "the exaggerated claim Hitler
rise to power and the roles that made for the propaganda value of
were played by his chief associates. anti-Semitism nearly held true in
There is an interesting descrip-
tion by Zeman of the manner in
which the Nazi developed the cheap
uniform set. the Volksempfaenger,
"Buy With Confidence"
as a means of broadcasting all of
Hitler's speeches to which all Ger-
mans were • compelled to listen.
"When the war broke out, some
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Israel Pavilion to Show
Bond Role at Frisco Fair

The extent to which the proceeds
from the sale of Israel Bonds have
stimulated the growth of Israel's
economy will be stressed in an im-
pressive Israel Pavilion at the
United States World Trade Fair in
San Francisco, it was announced by
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice pres-
ident of the Israel Bond Organiza-
tion.
The San Francisco Fair, being
held for a ten-day period through
Sept. 20. offers the largest dis-
play of Israeli products and serv-
ices ever to be seen in the United
States.

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SCULPTE

Radomer Board to Meet;
Sets Memorial Service

Radomer Aid and Ladies Soci-
ety will hold an executive board
meeting 8:30 p.m. Monday at
Workmen's Circle Center.
The discussion will center on a
games party Sept. 29 and Simhat
Torah party in October. Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Rubin will be host and
hostess.
Members are requested to as-
semble at the Radomer Cemetery,
14 Mile Rd. and Gratiot, for mem-
orial services at 12:30 p.m. Sun-
day.

Milton Stark, president of Stark
Films of Baltimore, will be in To-
kyo to shoot an Olympic documen-
tary. He already has produced one
Olympic film entitled "Hold High
the Torch," which has been shown
extensively throughout the United
States. Stark, a former president of
the brotherhood of Baltimore's Har
Sinai Congregation, has been in the
production field for 40 years.

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