LA Jewish Agencies Aid in Exodus From Cuba
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But anti-Semites are seldom
among the possibly misguided
flock. The dangerous are the "dis-
guised wolves." For the former,
what the church "deplores" is for-
bidden. For the latter, that de-
ploration is just the same hin-
drance as the mother's tears are
for the criminal.
For the former, it may be a re-
assurance to hear that Jews remain
dear to God although they did not
accept the Gospel, although they
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At the Oct. 28-29 State Depart-
ment National Foreign Policy Con-
ference for Editors and Broad-
casters, held at the State Depart-
ment, a leading AID spokesman
Said that he had personally wit-
nessed the reactions of Afro-Asian
nations to Israel. He said that at
sessions of world agencies covered
by the United Nations there were
occasions when the Afro-Asians
refused to participate with Portu-
gal but gladly and courteously
welcomed Israel. "It was a direct
appreciative result of Israel's ex-
tensive technical, medical and so-
cial aid to many of these nations,"
be said.
The great value of the AID pro-
grain was emphasized at the ses-
sions.
Israel's emergence as a highly
developed nation terminated much
of the assistance she received in
the early stages of her statehood,
but loans continue, accumulated
U. S. funds in Israel are used for
Cultural projects, and AID contin-
ues to watch Israel's growth and to
benefit from the lessons Israel of-
fers by her own projects in behalf
of the underdeveloped countries.
(The declared policy of our govern-
Inent is to ask Israel to be among the
nations who will abandon independent
nuclear capabilities. The procedures
are "to make it desirable to give up
such nuclear capability."
The major issues facing our na-
tion revolve around the Viet-
namese problems, and the belliger-
ent attitude of youth in develop-
ing situations is especially in evi-
dence. Leading State Department
spokesmen emphasized the Ameri-
can objective—"the tough job"—
is to indicate to North Vietnam
that it will never be permitted to
rule over South Vietnam.
In another area, the objective
emphasized is to encourage giving
priority to food production — es-
pecially in Latin America where
the population doubled in 18 years.
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opposed it in part. For the latter
these phrases are a confirmation
of reproaches on which religious
anti-Semitism originated.
For the former, it is clear from
the context what is thus under-
stood to be "contrary to evangeli-
cal spirit and the love of Christ.
To the minds that invented the
"protocols of Zion," this phrase
may seem a free letter, a blank
check.
Then the developments during
the last days before the voting
gave striking evidence that the
sacrifices made by amendments
were made in vain, there would be
no unanimity, and that the real
opponents had not been the Arabs
but the ultra-conservatives. Their
invitation to vote against the
whole declaration "although it was
better than the previous one," a
flood of wild anti-Semitic pamph-
lets, one signed by 30 Catholic
organizations (though most of them
phony), and even a madman's
threat of "death and destruction"
gave the full measure of the op-
ponents' level and of the harm
that had been done.
Agonizing also was the knowl-
edge that, at that point, hardly
anything could be done, partly by
lack of time, partly because the
thought to vote against the amend-
ments together with the declared
enemies of any friendly declara-
tion was heinous, partly by the
fear that the declaration as such
could be endangered by too many
negative votes, and finally because
it became too evident that the
theoretical possibility of restoring
the old text was only relative. The
questions put to vote were group-
ed in such a way that it was im-
possible to judge the consequences
of a negative vote.
Then came the voting, which con-
firmed the fears. A classical "ap-
peasement" had been made with its
classical consequences. The oppo-
nents had gulped down the con-
cessions, and remained opposed.
The intense desire of the Pope for
unity and unanimity, enforced in
this declaration by the equally
strongest wish that no "nay votes"
may give the suspicion that there
are anti-Semitic bishops within the
church, was rudely deluded by
about 120 diehards.
The prophetic wrath of Rene
Laurentin was dramatically con-
firmed by that voting and, in the
aftermath, the general mood had
already changed considerably. The
results of the final vote during the
public session cannot change the
damage that was done, or the de-
cision to repair it. If the declara-
tion passes at almost unanimity in
that public session, it means little,
since the opponents will say that
this was only a formal act, a sign
of good education not to vote
"against the Pope." If they do it
nevertheless, it will be indeed an
open challenge against the Pope
and against the Council, but it will
not add anything to the fact that
they have once again thrown the
sheep's clothing in their blind,
dumb hatred and prejudice.
In front of this open challenge,
the overwhelming majority of the
bishops has, as said before, started
to repair the damage. One speaks
of pastoral letters in which the
original significant phrases of the
original text will be repeated, of
a wide diffusion of Cardinal Bea's
note to the amendments, where he
speaks of the word "deicide" as
an heinous word that should disap-
pear from Catholic terminology,
and, more concrete, we saw the
statement of Bishop Leipzig, the
chairman of the U.S. Bishops'
Subcommission for Catholic-Jew-
ish relations, that "the American
bishops are determined that all
manifestations of anti - Semitism
must disappear from the face of
the earth."
In the same line, as a symbol,
it is legitimate to count the Pope's
public prayer for Jews and Mos-
lems on the first Sunday after the
voting, and perhaps, the choice of
Psalm 132 to be sung in the pub-
lic session when the solemn procla-
mation will take place, the Psalm
that says: "Remember, Lord, in
favor of David."
Thus, what had happened around
the declaration may have the bene-
ficent consequence of mobilizing
quickly and decidedly Catholic pro-
gressive forces in the fight against
anti-Semitism, in one word, to
substitute in fact if not in print
the omitted word "condemns" by
another, so that the phrase reads:
"The church deplores and will pre-
vent anti-Semitism."
LOS ANGELFIS (JTA)—A sharp
increase in activity among Los
Angeles' Jewish community social
welfare agencies concerned with
the resettlement of refuges in this
area has been noted since an-
nouncement by the Cuban govern-
ment of its open emigration policy.
Numerous inquiries from per-
sons here who have relatives and
friends remaining in Cuba have
been received by the Council of
Jewish Women of Los Angeles, an
agency which works closely with
United Hias and the Los Angeles
Emigre Service Committee, which
are being supported by the Jewish
Federation-Council.
The Council of Jewish Women's
staff is assisting in the prepara-
tion of information forms on rel-
atives and friends in Cuba as re-
quired by the U. S. Department
of Health, Education and Welfare.
When completed the data is for-
warded to the Cuban Refugee Cen-
ter in Miami.
Refugees arriving in Los Angeles
in need of social service assistance
in resettlement are aided by Jew-
ish Family Service of the Jewish
Federation-Council. Eighteen such
families have recently been re-
settled by Family Service, with 11
snore expected to arrive shortly.
Other JF-C agencies provide serv-
ices.
One who uses many periods is
a philosopher; many interroga-
tions, a student; many exclama-
tions, a fanatic.—J. L. Basford.
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Orthodox Body to Study
Causes, Solutions of
Campus Intermarriage
NEW YORK (JTA) — A special
commission to study the causes and
seek means of ending mixed mar-
riages by Jewish students attend-
ing American colleges and univer-
sities was announced by the Union
of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
of America.
Moses I. Feuerstein, UOJCA
president, said the creation of the
Commission on Intermarriage in
American Colleges was motivated
by an "increasing trend" toward
such marriages by Jewish college
youth.
He called the problem "a grave
challenge to the continuity of the
Jewish community in this country
and a serious menace to the sur-
vival" of. traditional Judaism. He
cited studies of such marriages in
several cities.
The commission, whioh will be
composed of scholars and rabbis
whose names will be announced
soon, will make a "study in depth"
of the reasons why Jewish college
students abandon Judaism in mar-
riage "and other social areas."
It would seek to create centers
to counsel Jewish students and
adults, mobilize community re-
sources "to combat the induce-
ments" to mixed marriage and
sponsor periodic conferences of
American rabbinic and lay leaders
on the problem, Feurstein said.
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