Jewish Spirit Lives On in Pages
of Soviet Yiddish Magazine

Despite Govt's, Opposite Intent

Baltimore, Chicago Schools THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Confer Degrees on Grads

BALTIMORE (JTA)—Diplomas
were presented to 44 graduates of
the Baltimore Hebrew College high
school and college divisions and
certificates to the five graduates
of its women's institute at gradua-
tion ceremonies here. Professional
diplomas were presented to the
two graduates of the college's ex-
tension course given in Washing-
ton.
An honorary doctorate of educa-
tion was conferred upon Dr. Judah
Lapson, founder and president of
the National Hebrew Council, in
recognition of his efforts in intro-
ducing modern Hebrew into the
public school system.
In Chicago, 15 graduates
of the College of Jewish Studies
were awarded degrees and dip-
lomas Sunday in graduation ex-
ercises which were addressed by
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg,
chief United States delegate to
the United Nations. An honorary
degree was conferred on Ambas-
sador Goldberg.
The degrees granted by the col-
lege include a doctorate of Heb-
rew literature, three master of
Hebrew literature, six bachelor of
Hebrew literature, three associate
in Jewish studies degrees and two
Hebrew teacher's diplomas.

Friday, June 24, 1966-7

Israel Philharmonic Lifts Playing Ban
on Wagner, Strauss; Irks Anti-Nazis

TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Organi-
The last time Wagner was play-
zation of Partisans and -Anti-Nazi ed here was in 1938. The orchestra
Despite "controls," negligible of close to 1,000 Yiddish manu-
Fighters pledged at a meeting held stopped playing his music after
literary merits and depressing poli- scripts; the first issue listed 110
here Sunday night "to do every- the Nazis carried out their "Crys-
tics, the only Yiddish magazine contributors. The response, accord-
thing in our power" to prevent tal Night" attack in which hun-
permitted in the Soviet Union is a ing to the report, was "indeed im-
the playing of music by Richard dreds of German synagogues were
"positive phenomenon" that "offers pressive" when taking into consid-
Strauss and Richard Wagner by sacked. Neither Wagner n o r
proof, however pitifully meager, of eration the fact that so many Yid-
the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Strauss has ever been broadcast by
the enduring vitality of the Jewish dish authors "had perished during
spirit," it is indicated in a 64-page Stalin's reign of terror in the 40's
The Philharmonic announced Israeli radio stations.
analysis of the Yiddish literary and '50's."
Sunday that it will resume per-
monthly, "Sovietish Heimland,"
forming Strauss and Wagner works
Taking Soviet policy up to date,
made public by Dr. William A. the report declares that the post-
this season. Music by these Ger-
For Some
Wexler, president of Bnai Brith.
man composers had been banned
Stalin "protest literature" of 1954-
of the
by the Philharmonic since 1938.
The analysis, written by the late 56 was followed by "a severe
In, calling for a Philharmonic re-
Joseph Brumberg, an American tightening of the reins" in 1957
best buys
versal of its new attitude, the or-
Yiddish journalist, and his son, and that the renewed permissive-
on new
ganization that met Sunday night
Abraham, editor of "Problems of ness of 1960-62 was superseded by
Pontiacs
referred to Strauss and Wagner
Communism," a United States In- "a violent onslaught of the com-
as "fathers of hatred and murder."
formation Agency publication, was bined forces of the party and cul-
and
published by the Anti-Defamation tural reactionary forces from I
An orchestra spokesman told
Tempests
League for the Bnai Brith Interna- which the liberals have not yet
a press conference that it was
fully r ec ov ere d ."
tional Council.
felt enough time had passed so
ASK
that performances of the works
It describes "Sovietish Heim.
FOR
of Strauss and Wagner would
land" as being "ideologically
dedicated to the assimilation of
no longer offend the sensibili-
ties of Israeli Jews.
the Soviet Jews, yet its internal
dynamics propel it in the oppo-
He said that it was felt that the
site direction."
place of Wagner in music was so
AT
great that his work could not be
The report asserts that "despite
TEL
AVIV
(JTA)
—
Five
hun-
ignored indefinitely in Israel. The
the controls exerted by the editor,
despite the fears that any devia- dred acres of grazing land near
decision to lift the ban was taken
18650 LIVERNOIS
Where the soul is pure, the at a meeting of the orchestra's
1 block South of 7
tion must surely arouse in every Kfar Hanassi, in northern Israel,
UN 3-9300
Yiddish writer in the Soviet Union, adjacent to the Syrian border, thought is clear.—Russian proverb. board on June 3.
despite the ideological exhortations were set ablaze June 15 when
and indirect threats, one finds in Syrian anti-aircraft guns fired at
the pages of `Sovietish Heimland' Israeli planes which were on train-
occasional startling passages suf- ing flights inside Israel's own air
fused with longing for a more posi- space. Syrian shells fell into the
tive form of Jewish self-identifica- dry pasture land, starting a con-
flagration which -could not be
tion."
According to the authors, brought under control until early
"Sovietish Heimland" was begun Sunday.
The Syrian shooting had been
as a bimonthly in 1961 in re-
sponse to "foreign pressures" directed against two Israeli planes,
against Soviet anti-Jewish poli- which were undamaged. The firing
cies and "cautious yet sub- took place just 24 hours after 14
stantial" public opinion within teams of inspectors, composed of
the country. It was intended "to United Nations military observers,
prove conclusively to the world with accompanying Israeli officers
that Jews and Jewish culture on this side of the border and by
were not being persecuted," the Syrian officers on the other side,
completed a survey of the entire
Brumbergs declare.
Joseph Brumberg's examination Isareli-Syrian border to check
of the journal's first three years, Syrian charges that Israel had
however, showed that its politics, massed troops along the frontier.
Maj. Gen. Odd Bull, chief of staff
ideological rationale and literary
merits far outweighed its signifi- of the United Nations Truce Super-
cance as "an accurate mirror of vision Organization, who had as-
signed members of his staff for the
Jewish life in Russia."
It began to move in "a quali- survey, sent his report to United
tatively new direction," Abraham Nations Secretary-General U Thant.
Brumberg asserts, when the maga- While Gen. Bull has declined to
zine became a monthly in 1965. make the report public, leaving its
Since that time, he goes on to say, issuance up to Thant, Israeli cir-
there has been "a marked im- cles said the survey had disproved
provement in its literary quality, a the Syrian charges about the mass-
more daring political line, a grow• ing of troops by Israel.
ing and frequently astonishing at-
tempt at broadening the limits of Dayton U. Offers Courses
Seymour Levine is how you remember where our North-
Jewish national identification and
land Men's Shop is.
a tendency, however hesitant, to on Buber's Life, Works
DAYTON, 0. (JTA) — The Uni-
catch up with the achievements
of Russia's 'liberal' writers and in- versity of Dayton will offer two
And you should want to remember because our Northland
courses dealing with the life and
tellectuals."
Brumberg gives a "guarded as works of Dr. Martin Buber in its
Men's Shop is where you'll find the city's most complete
well as tentative" assessment of third term, opening next week.
Prof.
Buber,
the
famous
Jewish
the change as perhaps indicating
collection of Florsheims and Hush Puppies®. The thing is,
that - "a new trend in Soviet Yid- philosopher and religious existen-
some men just can't find our Northland Men's Shop. So
dish literature, and perhaps an tialist, died at his home in Jerii-
improvement in the status of salem last year.
remember Seymour Levine. If your name happens to be
The courses will be conducted
Soviet Jews in general, is in the
offing." He warns, however, that by Dr. Alvin Reines, professor of
Seymour
Levine, it will be that much easier for you. (If
the new tendencies are reflected philosophy at the Hebrew Union
in "only a very, minor portion" College-Jewish Institute of Reli-
your name really happens to be Seymour Levine, come in
of the works that have appeared in gion, at Cincinnati. One of the
and we'll give you a free pair of Hush Puppies.)
"Sovietish Heimland" since 1965 courses will review the philoso-
and that there is "still no cause pher's life and works, the other
for too much optimism."
will be devoted to a detailed study
Now you're probably still wondering why you're supposed
Nevertheless, Brumberg de- of Buber's writings. Both courses
clares; in the sphere of Yiddish will be part of the university's
to remember Seymour Levine. It's because our Men's Shop
culture, "one small victory leads Judaic Studies Program.
is. on Sycamore Lane at Northland, and Sycamore Lane is
to another, each encouraging
The Rev. John Kelley, director
further attempts, each contrib- of Judaic studies at the university,
too difficult to remember.
uting to a lessening of fear • and who announced the courses on
to a more permissive political Buber, said that another Jewish
atmosphere:' For this reason, scholar, Dr. Samuel Greengus, will
But you'll never forget what's-his-name.
he says, "the slowly awakening teach two courses in archeology
self-confidence of the Jewish in- at the university next fall.
telligentsia and the literary and
Dr. Greengus, also a member of
political achievements they have the HUC-JIR faculty, will open
scored, however meager, deserve those courses when he returns
both sympathy and approval," from an archeological expedition
but "it would be • locilish to over- to be conducted in Israel this
estimate their importance."
summer, Rev. Kelley said.
He points out tht the very exis-
tence of a magazine in Yiddish
Painter of Royalty
"is in itself a spur for writers who
Samuel Cooper, a 17th Century
had either given up in despair or English-Jewish artist, was consider-
had written for the drawer."
ed the greatest English painter of
NORTHLAND CENTER—Use Lots "G" or "H" at the south end of the Center
The first announcement of the miniature portraits. He painted
(Near the Detroit Bank)
publication of the magazine "re- most of English royalty and no-
leased a remarkable outpouring" bility of his age.

500 Acres in Israel
Grazing Land Set
Ablaze by Arabs

eymour
Levine.

PHILLI

SAUL BERGH

Packer Pontiac

