Bay City Rabbi Warns Against ldolism and Urges Jewry's Adherence to 'Adonay-Bound Existence' Arabs Boycott U.S. Film Company; Principal Stockholder a Jewish Leader LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Arab intervention into internal Ameri- can-Jewish life was revealed at the launching • of the 1966 fund- raising campaign of the United Jewish Welfare Fund here. Addressing the gathering, Albert A. Spiegel, general chairman of the campaign, disclosed that Re- public Pictures had been banned from a number of Arab League countries because one of its prin- cipal stockholders is Victor M. Carter, former general chairman of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, who has also served as vice presi- dent and treasurer of the Jewish Federation-Council here. The distributor of Republic Pic- tures products in Beirut, Lebanon, said he could no longer distribute such products "because of the af- filiation of Mr. Carter with the Zionist Organization Federation of Jewish Welfare," Spiegel reported. He pointed out that Republic Pictures was punished by the Arab boycott discrimination not because of dealings with Israel but owing to Carter's affiliation with a philanthropic organization which supports 169 non-sectarian health, welfare, and educational institu- tions as well as. hospitals. "This act of intimidation against a private American citizen exposes the Arab boycott as being not only against Israel but against Jews wherever they are," he said. "The Arab boycott blacklist is therefore really an honor roll on which we many soon find the names of all those active in Jewish life," he pointed out. Dr. Jossef J. Kratzenstein, rabbi He learns self-respect, self-con- in earth-born man's ability to es- of Temple Israel, Bay City, is the trol and self-reliance, the three tablish forms of being human on vital constituents of self-preser- earth higher than socialized cove- author of "The Age of Idolism," published by Jonathan David (131 vation. He learns to remain tousness, nationalized avarice and calm, patient and courageous ideologized brutality." E. 23rd, NY10). About American Israel he de- In this work, in which he tests under affliction." clares that the task is to acquire Pursuing his search for means the existential problems facing the comprehensive scope of Torah, mankind, the reader is guided in of smashing idolism, Rabbi Krat- that American Israel will tragi- the struggle of self-destruction, and zenstein devotes the concluding cally fail itself and this country if the author admonishes in advance portion of his book to conclusions, it should turn out to be untrue to the "implacable and irrefutable to an evaluative formulation of a "the original scope of Torah." He program for action, for adherence fact" that "the relapse of man to faith. He describes three men quotes Scripture and the world's into beastliness did not occur who "went astray:" Saul of Tarsus leading thinkers, reviews t h e among the scattered remaining who became the Apostle Paul who challenges of Ahad Ha'Am and groups of cannibals or aborigines, emphasizes that "the family of l j but in highly civilized-religionized- "demonstrated by his conversion men must learn to advance to the that the Israel-experience was un- scientized-politicized Europe of the known to him;" Karl Marx whose pivot of human destiny . . . to 20th Century." "materialistic reasoning and his- pierce the idolistic clouds of the Hebrew Corner What is "the age of idolism"? toric theory are classic examples past, to rewrite the history of the Rabbi Kratzenstein, who acquired of idolism;" Sigmund Freud and human race, and conceive man- his education in Germany, whose the perplexity and disappointments kind's today and tomorrow as an book is dedicated to his father who in life. He then describes the cre- existential struggle between the The Arab rulers make the return of the Arab refugees a condition for peace died in 1919 and to his mother who ative efforts of Theodor Herzl, ancient-idolistic and the new with Israel. perished in a German concentra- writing about the ingathering of Israel-nature of man." Large tracts of land are at the dis- posal of the Arab States (in Iraq, nor- P.S. tion camp in 1943, explains: Israel as "a unique act of faith thern Syria, and parts of Jordan) on "We speak of the Age of Idolism which it is possible to settle tens of thousands of refugees with the help of as archaeology speaks of the Stone the preferred support of international Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron bodies. But the Arab States refuse to solve the problem of the refugees in Age, implying that the implements this way—all this, in order to preserve this "precious weapon" in the political Homo sapiens learned to use mark struggle against Israel. definite periods in the development Israel can in no circumstances recog- nize this demand by the Arabs. These of civilization. The Age of Idolism refugees have lived for many years in is distinctly marked by the in- an atmosphere of hate of Israel. The re- turn of these refugees would mean the ability of Homo sapiens to prevent introduction of enemies into the state. psychic units such as thoughts, By MANFRED R. LEHMANN During those years, Israel has absorbed I hundreds of thousands of Jewish immi- ideas and notions which appear in The role played by Jews in gen- grants, many of them having fled from his consciousness and conscience eral and by Israel in particular has Arab countries, who have been settled on the land abandoned by the refugees. from deteriorating into forces in• lately graphically found expression Israel has initiated several measures imical to life." on postage stamps. Foremost to solve the problem. • Within the framework of the plan There is an approach to real- among the famous Jews promi- for the reunion of families, sixty thou- ism in the author's treatment of nently figuring on postage stamps sand Arab refugees have returned to Israel. his subject. He declares: "Pro- is Dr. Albert Einstein. Next month • The Government of Israel has allo- phets of doom have never been the United States will issue a stamp cated tens of millions of Israel pounds for the rehabilitation of the Arab refu- favorites of the masses. But as bearing his image in the "Famous gees living within the borders of the long as the Age of Idolism is Americans" series which has only State of Israel. • Despite the refusal of the Arabs to upon us, they are prophets of recently seen s t amps featuring negotiate with Israel, and despite eco- truth. . . . Without freeing the Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. nomic boycott, Israel has released belongine to Arab refugees in family of men from the terrify- Roosevelt. Grunitzky has often expressed his ters bearing the Israel-Friendship moneys the sum of $115,000,000. ing clutches of inner bondage by Israel has even declared its agree- great appreciation for Israel's help. • stamps. Only after the Togolese Ghana already issued an Einstein to pay the refugees compensation preventing and healing the most commemorative stamp on Dec. 10, When, at a recent UN conference government called the Egyptian ment for the houses destroyed during the war common and most dangerous - 1964, in honor of the 18th annivers- held in Togo, the Arab delegates and for the houses taken from them. Translat'on of Hebrew column pub- psychi.,..' disorder, idolism; with- ary of UNESCO, the specialized UN threatened a walk-out unless the ambassador on the carpet and lished by the Brit Ivrit Olamit with the threatened retaliation, did the out binding the family of men to agency which is dedicated to edu- Israeli delegate be barred, the assistance of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. anti-idolistic value-constellations; cation and science. It is significant Togolese authorities turned them Egyptians relent. without establishng human rela- that Ghana went to Israel for the down flat. The Israeli stayed, and tions on earth motivated by love design of this stamp. The well the Arabs, predictably, did not T • 4. • T and guided by justice; there will known Israeli stamp designer M. make good on their threat. be no escape from Attilas, Shamir of Tel Aviv was commis- For the past two years Israel has Hitlers and Stalins of tomorrow." sioned to create the design which not only designed, but also printed trp There follows a warning against not only shows a striking portrait Togo's stamps. This is done at the the menace of idolism and a pat- of the great Jewish physicist and printing plant of the Government tern for action in Dr. Kratzen- Nobel Prize winner, but also the Printer in Jerusalem. Whenever stein's additional admonition: formula for his epoch - making high Togolese government officials Pray for world peace, deliver Relativity Theory — E=MC 2 . Fur- visit Israel, they visit this plant, lectures on every conceivable thermore, he incorporated the in- and frequently push the button 17te subject-matter, accumulate know- ternational symbol of atomic pow- starting the presses on some new ledge, disseminate information all er, to indicate Einstein's vital con- issue. The president and vice-pres- over this globe of ours, gain ever- tribution to this field of scientific ident of Togo have been official deepening technical and scientific discovery. As the stamp measures visitors in Israel, and have visited proficiency, prolong man's life ex- 134"x 1" there is enough room for all the significant religious and pectancy, break all records, travel these artistic components. Contain- historic sites of the Holy Land, iT in space as you now drive along ing three colors (blue. violet and besides modern settlements and the well-known roads of your home- nprple) the stamp was strikingly constructions and have always in- town; in vain! The well-trained printed in England by the world's eluded in this itinerary a visit to savage is the worst of all savages. leading photogravure stamp print- the stamp printing plant. Recently, Togo's Minister of The gas chambers of Germany ers. Harrison & Sons. iT may soon be remembered as Ghana's Einstein stamp was that Posts, Samuel Aquereburu, was the rather petty attempts to destroy African country's first stamp fea- official guest of his opposite num- len; the most precious phenomenon turing a non-African, outside of ber, Israel's Minister Sasson. As a within cosmic creation: life. Why s t amps of Queen Elizabeth and deeply religious man, the African did the economic, political, social Prince Philip. Ghana is, of course, Minister was particularly inter- and theological revolutions of the well known for its old and lasting ested in biblical sites. He conferred past puff senselessly away? Be- ties with Israel. Soon after her in- with Israeli stamp designers and 7 cause they shattered everything dependence Ghana turned to Israel was intrigued by the hyper-modern : T . ; •• T -: T -: T T except idolism, the guillotine of for technical assistance in many printing equipment of the Govern- mankind. Indeed, this is the Age fields, such as shipping, construc- ment Printer in Jerusalem. After of Idolism." tion, agriculture, etc. It was the a week of sightseeing and official ;Int, '2x-qv, iinnp 2.7 rr- r • T nnan T : ' T :T T . ' : T T : Dr. Kratzenstein's interesting success of this co-operation which functions, he was so inspired by the land of the Bible and of modern book reviews "man-made catas- set the pattern for Israel's contri- 11Th – t)rtItt? 60 . • . . T T . : T T . ' trophes in which he also warns bution throughout the African con- progress, that he decided to devote . that "idols or deteriorated mental tinent which has, incidentally, also a special stamp issue to the Togo- units are 'the radical defects' helped cement many political lese-Israeli friendship. Before en- 7Z...Z -1•F - n t?Vp7. from which not only European friendships. The Ghanaian Einstein planing at Lud Airport, he an- culture but the human race has stamp, designed in Israel, is there- nounced this intention to his hosts, suffered from time immemorial." fore a fitting means of carrying the headed by Israel's Minister Sasson. Devoting the second portion of message of a unique friendship to A few months later the issue ap- peared and was at .once widely his book to a series of essays under all corners of the world. Another stamp story of African- noted, because never before had the title "The Age of Israel," he presents "the great challenge," Israeli friendship comes from such stamps been issued by any 115 documenting the "Adonay-Bound Ghana's neighbor to the West, tiny nation. The five stamps based on Existence," and in explanation of Togo. This West African nation, three designs were designed by 0. Torah, mitzvot, teffilot, he empha- which at one time was a German Alder of Holon, Israel, and show colony and later a French trustee- one design uniting the coats-of- sizes: 717 "The Israel-type man learns ship, has the benefit of Israeli as- arms of Israel and Togo; another to give much care to the struc- sistance in various fields. For ex- design shows the ruins. of the Cap- ture of every day. He learns to ample, officers of the "Gadna" ernaum Synagogue of the Second Century C.E.; a third design fea- work, eat, read, study, cultivate organization in Israel are training tures the Church on the Mount of love and friendship, celebrate Togolese youth in military camps; Shabbat, festivals and holidays agricultural experts are helping the Beatitudes. nktiri?) r1,11,7 The honor to Israel expressed in for the joy of anti-idolistic living. Togo's farmers; the magnificent these stamps did not fail to register (rr-prri rila -v2`7, Le Benin Hotel in Lome was for a long time managed by Israeli hotel with the Arab states. In fact, Egypt THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS experts. 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