THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 11, 1966-11
Ambassador Goldberg Defends 'Right
to Dissent,' Interest in Jewish Affairs
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Arthur J. stone of that policy and the right
Goldberg, the American ambas- to participate in them must not
sador to the United Nations, Sun- be limited only to voices that
day voiced strong defense of the agree. The price of our freedom
right to dissent from U.S. foreign includes that of criticizing our
policy, "which can only benefit" elected officials and of disagreeing
from it.
with their policies."
He also declared that his ap-
He denied vehemently intima-
pointment as America's spokes- tions that he had met with the
man at the world organization did Jewish leaders on the Vietnam
not require him to relinquish his question as the "President's repre-
"deep interest" in American Jew- sentative to American Jewry." He
ish communal or religious affairs declared, "nothing could be farther
—interests which have come under from the truth. I have no mandate
attack from Arabs during the re- from the President for this pur-
cent Security Council meeting on pose; I would not accept one. I
Israel charges of aggression am the President's representative
against Syria.
at the UN for all the American
Goldberg spoke at the 40th an- people."
niversary dinner of the Synagogue
As for Jewish communal affairs
Council of America in honor of "in which I have always had a
the heads of the three leading deep interest," he said, "I do not
rabbinical seminaries of the Ortho- believe my role as the U.S. repre-
dox, Conservative and Reform sentative at the UN now compels
movements in Judaism—Dr. Sam- me to relinquish that interest."
uel Belkin, president of Yeshiva
He repeated his reply to Arab
University and head of its Rabbi
delegates
who had charged that
Isaac Elchanan Theological Semi-
nary (Orthodox); Dr. Louis Finkel- his statement several years ago
stein, chancellor of the Jewish that "I am a Zionist" cast
Theological Seminary of America doubt on his ability to act with-
(Conservative); and Dr. Nelson out prejudice on matters affect.
Glueck, president of Hebrew Union ing Israel: "My appointment did
College-Jewish Institute of Reli- not brainwash me of my past
sentiments or of private state-
gion (Reform).
Goldberg. in speaking of the ments that I made in my own
right to dissent, referred to his right as an American citizen."
He paid tribute to the three
meeting recently with the lead-
ers of national Jewish organiza- guests of honor, who responded.
tions following reports that Presi- Rabbi Seymour J. Cohen, presi-
dent Johnson had equated Ameri- dent of the Synagogue Council,
can help for Israel with Jewish hailed the presence of Drs. Belkin,
support for the administration's Finkelstein and Glueck as a "his-
toric milestone in the quest for
policy in Vietnam.
"I firmly believe that our Jewish unity."
foreign, policy can only benefit
At the dinner, greetings were
from an interchange of views brought by Bishop Paul F. Tanner,
between public officials and pH- secretary of the National Catholic
vate citizens, one that constantly Welfare Conference; and Dr. David
examines and probes how our R. Hunter, deputy general secre-
foreign policy is coming along," tary of the National Council of
he said.
Churches, on behalf of the Catholic
"Free debate and discussion," and Protestant faiths.
he continued, "must be the key-
Ghana to Extradite Nazi
to W. Germany for Trial
ACCRA, Ghana (JTA) — Three
judges of Ghana's highest appeals
court decided unanimously last
weekend that Horst Schumann, the
60-year-old former Nazi physician,
should be extradited to West Ger-
many to face war crimes charges.
Schumann fled to Ghana after
tile collapse of Nazi Germany. He
appealed a lower court order for
his extradition on grounds he was
charged with a "political" violation
and not a criminal act.
He admitted in testimony at the
appeal hearing that he supervised
the wartime killing of about 120,000
insane persons and that he per-
formed sterilizations at the Au-
schwitz and G r a f e n e c k death
eamps.
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Vienna Archbishop
Criticizes Austria
for Nazi Acquittals
VIENNA (JTA) — The Austrian
people fail to "recognize responsi-
bility" for its own Nazi past, "and
hopes to shake off its own guilt by
acquitting •thers," Franz Cardinal
Koenig, archbishop of Vienna has
declared in a radio broadcast here.
The prelate discussed the recent
acquitals of Nazi war criminals,
including the release by a jury of
Franz Novak, the Eichmann "trans-
portation officer" who had sent
many hundreds of thousands of
Jews to their deaths in concentra-
tion camps.
"These acquittals," said Cardinal
Kinenig, "have damaged the repu-
tation of Austria in the world." He
said the acquittals, furthermore,
could not be justified in view of
past anti-Jewish atrocities and in
consideration of the recent Ecum-
enical Council's decree which • re-
pediated the charge of collective
guilt of the Jewish people for the
death of Jesus.
Brandeis Launches
$46,000,000 Drive
for Development
WALTHAM, Mass.—A $46,000,000,
two-year development campaign
primarily to augment and
strengthen its academic programs
will be inaugurated by Brandeis
University in conjunction with its
forthcoming 20th anniversary.
The campaign, which will be
known as a Vicennial Program,
will be nationally launched Nov.
19 at a dinner at the New York
Hilton Hotel, New York City. This
will be followed by regional din-
ners across the country.
Principally, the development
campaign will seek funds to es-
tablish new schools, create en-
dowed faculty chairs, fellow.
ships and scholarships, and un-
derwrite several special academ-
ic programs.
A special feature of the cam-
paign will be the implementation
of the university's first Annual
Giving Program, whose ultimate
objective will be raising $10,000,000
yearly to bolster general funds re-
quired to help Brandeis meet day-
to-day operating costs. Primary
responsibility for the Annual Giv-
ing Program will lie with the Uni-
versity's more than 40,000 "foster
alumni," a national group con-
ceived at Brandeis' beginning as a
substitute for a then-nonexistent
alumni.
The campaign to raise the $46,-
025,000 will culminate in the fall
of 1968, when the university will
begin its 20th academic year.
For Reasons like this .
UNIQUE SCHOOLROOM — Small patients, afflicted with leukemia and other catastro-
phic ills, and one child's mother, part of the pilot Parent Participation Program at the
City of Hope, make up an attentive audience for the schoolteacher at the free, non-
sectarian Medical Center.
People like these .
left to right seated: Gerald Portney, William May, Jack Beckwith, President; Bert
Bassin, Murray Hartz, Moe Miller, Joseph Lee.
left to right standing: Iry Herman, William Jensen, Morris Sukenic, Sam Belkin, George
Spoon, Norman Catler, N. P. Rossen, Saul Katz, Sid Schwartz, Charles Canvasser,
Max Sosin, Eugene Epstein, Ben Goldberg, National Vice President.
Plan and Work
to Support City of Hope
in Humanitarian Goals
For Relief of Catastrophic Diseases
Detroit Businessmen's Group City of Hope
54th Annual Dinner Dance
Grand Ballroom, Hotel Sheraton-Cadillac
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1966
U ala &ening Starring
Famous Violinist
Laibisch Waghalter, Jewish mu-
sician who lived in Poland in the
early 19th Century, was acclaimed
by Paganini and others as one of
the leading violinists of his day al-
though, because of his Orthodox
observance, he never went on the
concert stage,
f;s
TOTIE FIELDS
Popular Singer and Comedienne
CAROLYN JONES
Lovely Hollywood and TV Star
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