The Historic Event at the Truman Library

(Continued from Page 1)
to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Cards
Number One and Two in the Medi-
care Program. It was a clever
stunt, the President explaining that
19,000,000 Americans will benefit
from the Medicare Program which
was fathered by Truman. Very
many of the 19,000,000 are hesi-
tant to sign up for that program,
- and the President's demonstrative
act at the Truman Peace Center
festivities could well be interpreted
OS a means of encouraging a re-
sponse to that program. In a sense,
the Jerusalem - Truman - Johnson
peace links were therefore in an
aura of politics.
Nevertheless, the occasion pro-
vided many opportunities for em-
phasis on the event's historiogra-
phy, on the role that was played
by Truman in his recognition of
Israel 11 minutes after the State
was reborn. Chief Justice Earl
Warren of the United States Su-
preme Court joined with the
spokesmen for American Jewry
and the visiting dignitaries from
Israel in recognizing that signifi-
cant factor in Truman's life, and
the occasion certainly was not a
minimized cause.
(President Johnson utilized,
in the delivery of the prepared
text of his speech, the new
massive portable lectern. It con-
tains pushbuttons, enables the
President to raise or lower three
glass prompting devices, a n d
thereby control the manuscript
of his speech without it ever
being seen by the audience).
It was an event of international
significance because among the 36
Founders — the Lamed Vavnicks
described in our last week's report
--were three from over s e a s,
headed by Baron Edmond de
Rothschild of Paris and including

Joel Ostrowicz of Sao Paulo , English of "Ki mi-Tzlyon teitzei
Brazil, and Yekutiel Federmann Torah . . ." "Out of Zion shall
of Haifa, Israel.
come forth the Law . . ." from
Twenty - eight
Isaiah 2:3,4, which was inserted in
of the American*:
the official program. He prayed
Founders, c o m -
for Shalom to be translated into
ing from all parts
divine reality.
of the land — a
The Catholic participant, Mon-
large number
signor George King, who recited a
from California
prayer for peace, concluded with
— attended the
a triple appeal to "Shalom, Sha-
event.
lom, Shalom."
The atmo-
When he introduced President
sphere in Inde-
Elath of the Hebrew University,
pendence and in
Noyes commented that President
Kansas City,
Truman had signed the birth certi-
where the Foun-
ficate of Israel.
ders and their
Arthur Laurie, in his speech,
guests gathered,
also spoke of peace, and drew
at the Muehle-
upon "Shalom shalom lerakhok
bach Hotel be-Baron Rothschild velakarov"— "Peace, peace to him
fore going on to the Truman Lib- that is far off and to him that is
rary in Independence, was in a near," from Isaiah 47:19.
holiday mood. The significance of
The Philippine leader, Ingles,
such a spirit that bordered on brought a message from President
sanctity was reflected in the Ferdinand Margos of the Philip-
speeches.
pines and spoke about the "Holy
Chief Justice Warren, who City of Jerusalem whence came
dwelt on the important role of the message of peace and the Gos-
law in the enforcement of jus- pels . . . " and he "subscribed
tice and in the attainment of wholeheartedly to the purposes of
peace, paid a glowing tribute to the Truman Center ... "
President Truman and he made
Thus, while the chief partici-
it a point to declare that Tru- pants in the great and historic
man gained fame for the role he event had failed to mention the
played in the founding of the Israeli and Jewish aspects of the
United Nations, for the Truman undertaking, the project did in-
Doctrine, the Marshall Plan "and spire the invoking of the Bible,
of special significance was his the appeals for shalom, the re-
recognition of Israel."
capitulation of the events that led
There was a note in lighter vein to Israel's rebirth and the resort
at the introduction of Justice War- to Hebrew at the ceremonies.
ren by Noyes who recalled that a
There was warmth in the greet-
criticism of Warren was struck ings, and the spirit of the day con-
from Truman's 1948 election tinued on a high note at the lunch-
speech in California because the eon for the Founders and their
President held the Chief Justice in guests, which followed the formal
high regard. Wheruepon Warren dedication ceremonies, at the
added another episode: When Tru- Muehlenbach, with President and
man spoke in Sacramento "and Mrs. Truman as hosts.
President T r u m a n's prepared
gave the Republicans fists," there
was a shout, "how about Warren," and undelivered message com-
to which Truman responded, "He's menced on a pessimistic note —
just a Democrat and doesn't know the reference to the Point IV plan,
(Open to Students
it." Relating this episode, Warren to the Marshall Plan — with the
and Teachers 18 to 30)
said, "That pleased me, too," comment "it all seems to have been
which drew a laugh from Presi- in vain."
Then he proposed, as "a simple
dent Johnson who led in the
solution t o a 11 belligerents":
audience's applause.
Leaving June 30th
Major importance must be at- "Leave your neighbor alone! Do
tached to the speech of the presi- not covet anything that belongs to
Returning August 9th
dent of the Hebrew University, another people." And he affirmed
that "we cannot lose hope": "For
Eliahu Ela th, •
• Round Trip by Jet
it is all too obvious, that if we do
who spoke of
• Nine Days in Israel
not abolish war on this earth, then
Israel's experi-
surely, one day, war will abolish
• Thirty-one Days in Europe ences, who de-
us from the earth."
clared, while hon-
• Athens, Delphi, Corinth
During a brief chat with this
oring Truman,
reporter, he remained pessimistic.
that the Center
• Rome, Outdoor Opera
Replying to the expression of hope
bearing his namt,
for peace he said bluntly "there
• Siena, Florence,Venice
"will endeavor to
won't be peace so soon," and the
widen
and
deep-
• Milan, Lugano
reporter left him with the hope
en knowledge of
that what is being done in his
•• Lucerne, Mt. Pilatus
various areas of
name may bring peace if not to
human relation-
• Black Forest, Heidelberg
our children then to our grand-
ships," who add-
children.
• Rhine River Cruise, Bonn
ed: "The name
Ceremonies in Israel
of
President
• Luxembourg, Rheims
Mark
Launching of
Truman will 're-
Truman Peace Center
'0 Paris, Versailles
main forever the
JERUSALEM (JTA)—In cere-
source of inspira-
• Folies Bergere
monies Jan. 20 at the official resi-
tion for further Eliahu Elath
• Brussels
strengthening relations between dence here of President Zalman
our two free democracies for the Shazar, Israel observed its own
• Amsterdam
preservation of human liberties, counterpart of the launching at
Independence of the Truman Cen-
• London
peace and security in the world." ter
for Peace.
Similarly e f f e c t i v e were the
• Oxford, Stratford, Windsor
Addresses lauding former U. S.
speeches of Arthur Lourie, Deputy President Truman, and pointing up
Ali Sightseeing, Good Hotels, Director General of the Israel For- the significance of the project to-
eign Ministry, former Israel Am- ward world peace, were delivered
Most Me a I s, All Rail in
bassador to Great Britain, and by President Shazar; Foreign Min-
Europe, Opera and Theater Avraham Harman, Israel's ambas-
ister Abba Eban; Walworth Bar-
Tickets.
sador to the United States.
bour, United States Ambassador to
Samuel Rothberg, who, with Israel; Prof. Nathan ,Rotenstreich,
Louis Boyar of Los Angeles engi- rector of the Hebrew University;
All Inclusive
neered the entire fund-raising proj- and Israel Supreme Court Justice
ect, introduced the Founders. Na- Hahn Cohn. President Shazar sent
thaniel L. Goldstein, former Attor- the following cable to Truman:
ney General of New York, read
"In setting up this Center, so
messages of greetings from Pope fittingly bearing your name, the
Paul VI, UN Secretary General U people of Israel see an opportunity
Thant and President Zalman Sha- once more to express our deep
zar of Israel.
gratitude for your historic role in
There were speeches in tribute the birth of the State of Israel and
to Truman by Jose D. Ingles, Un- of the warm friendship we feel for
"A Definite Travel Bargain" der Secretary of Foreign Affairs you and Mrs. Truman. May the
of the Philippines, and S. Y. Allen, Truman Center advance the study
Consul General of Canada who and teaching of those immortal
represented Prime Minister Lester ideals which saw the light of day
Pearson.
in Israel long ago, and which you
The invocation of Rabbi William have done so much to preserve
B. Silverman commenced with the and further in our own time."
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Shehecheyanu in Hebrew and in
DI 1-7111 for Reservations
English. The rabbi's prayer includ-
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
ed the quotation in Hebrew and in
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