Mapping Plans for 1965

THE JEWISH NEWS

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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the ninth day of Kisle, 5725, the following scriptural selections will
be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion: Gen. 28:10-32:3: prophetical portion: Hosea 12:13-14:10.

Licht benshen, Friday, November 13, 4:55 p.m.

VOL. XLV1, No. 12

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November 13. 1964

The Johnson-Humphrey Vigilant Role

It is good to be an American—on many
5ounts, and thanks in great measure to the
ballot box.
Last week's election proved many things.
It proved the soundness of the American
people, it gave warning that George Washing-
ton's message to the Hebrew Congregation
of Rhode Island that the United States

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"gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution
no assistance" remains one of the guiding

principles of this land.
The Republican candidate for President
was defeated because he accepted the help
of a radical right and encouraged the views
of bigots. The overwhelming majority of the
American people rejected extremism. It was
not only the Democratic voter who repudiated

that element: we must believe that many
among the Republicans, who voted as ad-
herents of one of our major political parties,
also were opposed to views that are foreign
to this country.
. There is no doubt that a reconstituted
Republican Party will assure the perpetuation
of our two-party system. It is an inevitable
prospect. It may be a difficult task for the
moderates, but they will surely achieve it.
The lesson of Nov. 3, 1964, was too strong to
be ignored.
Yet, there will be a struggle. While the
radical right represents a mere fraction of
the people of this country. it is an active

element, fortified with funds, determined to
oppose progress and to propagate racial and
religious hatred. It is an element that will
continue to advocate dissension in its attempt
to turn the clock back in humanity's progress.
It is proven by the adoption by an overwhelm-
ing California vote of a proposition that nul-
lifies that state's Rumford Act which had
forbidden discrimination in housing. It is
similar to a discriminatory measure that
received the large vote of approval in
Detroit's September Primary Election.
Fortunately, in Maryland, where there
were many demonstrations in opposition to
civil rights, there was a decisive vote in sup-
port of a statewide public accommodations
law.
It is, indeed, 'good to be an American
and to know that the sense of fair play which
makes America great survives on an over-all
basis. In welcoming the benefits of a status of
decency for America, we must also accept
the responsibilities that go with aiding in the ,
battle for freedom for all. The price we con-
tinue to pay for our freedoms is eternal
vigilance. We must never fall short of the
duty of being vigilant against bigotry.
We have confidence in the Johnson-Hum-
phrey administration. They are the leaders
in America's battle for justice for all. May
their hands be strengthened in that supreme
effort

Crimes in Name of Expediency

In the name of expediency, Great Britain
failed to keep the pledge to the Zionist

movement. The term was used by British
Cabinet members in their conversations with
the late Dr. Stephen S. Wise, at the confer-
ences that were called by Great Britain with
Arabs and Jews. Of course, the Arabs and
the Jews never faced each other: the British
held separate meetings with them and then
laid down the law: scuttling much of what had
been pledged in support of a Jewish National
Home in Palestine. (The only time Jews and
Arabs met face to face was at the armistice
conferences, when the Arabs were the licked
and the Jews—then already the Israelis—
were being forced step by step to take less
and less although they were victors. That's
what happened at Rhodes, where the confer-
ence mediator Ralph Bunche was able to
build up a Nobel Peace Prize record, and at
other conferences where Arabs were forced
to meet with Jews to adjust their losses.)
In the name of expediency, many things
had happened in the last two decades. Is it
possible that it was in the name of expedi-
ency that Jews are kept from the U.S. mili-
tary bases in Saudi Arabia where it is dan-
gerous to mention the words Jews, Zion,
Zionist, Israel?
It is undoubtedly expediency that has
established a new principle in Germany,

where there are no longer any Jews in the
Bundeswehr. Jews had an enviable record
for career military service, for heroism in

battles. for having contributed more than
their share towards the German military
machine's numerical strength. But there are
no Jews at all in the West German army
today. It is understandable why Jews them-
selves should refuse to serve in such an
army. but the fact that there is a tacit agree-
ment in support of such a condition is an
indication of an approval of a scheme to keep
Jews out of the German army.
In the name of expediency—is it possible
that our own government soon will ban
Jews from serving in the Air Force in Libya?
It has been admitted that the words "Jew"
and "Jewish" have been omitted from Ameri-
can broadcasts in Libya so as not to offend
the "sensitiveness" of the Libyans. The ad-
mission is accompanied by an insistence that
prejudice does not exist, that it is a matter
of protecting America's "great stakes" in an
Arab area. That's expedience. And if in the
interest of such tacit concessions our govern-
ment will be yielding to pressures and dis-
criminations there will still be an element
of prejudice to which we will be contributing
partners.
Indeed, what crimes are being commit-
ted in the name of expedience!

Lord Russell's Expose of USSR Bias

Would that the views of tourists were
always correct, that those who visit Russia
for a brief few days under supervised Soviet
guides were right in their judgment that
there is no anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union.
Unfortunately, the facts tell an entirely
different story, and justice-seeking people
everywhere must continue the battle against
the Russian discriminations.
If it were true that Russia is so free and
treats Jews as well as a few tourists have

reported to us, there would be no protests
against existing conditions even from official
Communist groups in many lands, and also
from the Soviet periodicals in this country.
Most devastating proof of the tragic con-
ditions in Russia will be found, in the letter
of rebuke sent to Aaron Vergelis,- the editor
f the only. Russian Yiddish periodical, Sovi-

etishe Heimland, by the eminent British
philosopher, Lord Bertrand Russell, who took
the Jewish apologist for Communism to task
for an attitude that has resulted in his "gross-
ly misleading" his readers regarding the
cultural status of Russian Jewry. Lord Russell
was emphatic about the "meager, grudging
and inadequate to the needs" cultural op-
portunities for Russia's vigorous intellectual
community of some 3,000,000 Jews."
Vergelis had failed to publicize Lord

Russell's previous letters of protest against
USSR prejudices and it is doubtful whether
anyone in Russia other than Vergelis and his
Communist cohorts will be made aware of
the latest expression of indignation. But the
fact and truths should at least be known in
all free countries so that.. the shallowness- of
tourist travelogues should be dispelled.

'Israel Today' Gives Impressive
Evaluation of State and Zionism

"Israel Today" by Harry Essrig and Abraham Segal, published by
the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, is not a bi-lingual
book. Yet, the title of the book—"Israel b'Yamenu"—also appears on
the cover and the two authors resort to many Hebrew terms—printed
in this volume in Hebrew—explaining it in this prefatory note:
"The best way to read Hebrew words is in the Hebrew alphabet.
For that reason, a great many of the Hebrew words appear in the
text of 'Israel Today' in Hebrew letters. For those who have not
studied Hebrew, these words are listed at the bottom of the page
in English transliteration . . . Since this book is about modern Israel,
the Israeli or Sephardic pronunciation is followed."
"Israel Today" is a very impressive work. Excellently designed
and illustrated by Robert Sugar, containing numerous maps and
charts, this large book covers every aspect of Israel life, of the
history that preceded the emergency of the Jewish State through
Zionism, of the great personalities who figured in the historical
data about the Land of Israel.

There are about 300 photographs and maps and charts in this work
which links the Jewries of Israel and the Diaspora while describing
the Holy Land, Israel's special meaning to American Jews, the march
of Zionism which led to Israel and the manner in which continents
are bridged by Israel.
Not only Israel's cities, its government, its people and their
economy. and all that is linked with statehood, are under review here.
The two authors describe in great detail why Jews needed and wanted
a homeland. The honor roll of great personalities introduced at this
point emphasizes the historical background that led to the past miming
to life.
Archaeological findings which have led to the merging of past
to the present by the reaffirmation of accumulated Biblical data are
described by the chroniclers of the Israeli story. The trek towards the
south, the conquest of the Negev, prospecting, the search for water,
are part of the impressive story.
story.
"How Zionism Regained a Land" is a title chapter that
emphasizes the role of the Zionist movement in Israel's rebirth.
All of the major participants in the movement have a place In this

This is an up-to-date book, as indicated by the fact that it deals
at length with the current issue involving the existence of Two Israels
—of the conflict that faces the land in the emergence, in a period of
15 years, of the Sephardim—the Oriental Jews—as a majority over the
Ashkenazim, the Western Europeans.
The place of the Arabs in Israel, their status, the efforts of the
government to elevate their status, are well delineated here.
Then there are descriptions of Israel's youth at work; the kibbutz
idea and life in kibbutzim are reviewed; there are charts that enlighten
the reader on many aspects of Israel's growth; special consideration
is given to the growth of Hebrew as a living tongue, HiStadrut and
its functions are described with admiration for the labor movement's
achievements.
In the chapter "The Ties That Bind Us," the authors review
the history of American efforts in behalf of Zionism. They It
the great Americans who supported the movement, they describe
how Reform Judaism became an ally of the cause, they show how
"Zionism and Israel have greatly changed American Jewish life,"
and they conclude: "Zionism and Israel have helped =die us
better Jews, better Americans, better people."
Indeed, they describe the religious tendencies, they point to
the cultural and scientific programs. to Israel's sports activities, holiday
celebrations, "democracy in action"—pointing to the government's
basic westerr-democratic tendencies—and to the policies of assuring
the welfare of the people.
The army is viewed at a "school for citizens," and the difficulties
with the war-threatening nations are not overlooked. But hope is
expressed for peace. A chapter is devoted to 1srael's role among the
nations—as a United Nations participant.
The final page—Shalom—ends thus: "The Jewish people has an

exciting history, a proud heritage of literature, customs, ideas. Its
homeland, Israel, is an exciting place, part of your Jewish heritage."
Thus a splendid book for young people evaluates a great idea and
incidentally can serve also, as a guide to Israel for peoples of all ages

and all faiths.

