THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 30, 1966-25

With Hyocrisy,
Chang ing Moral Conscience, Activate Campus
p
Annoyance Wit

(Editor's Note: "College Youth I a close relationship with an in- , Charles Tobias, former president academic environment of campus is that these are really a refiec-
tion of the confusion of the
of the National Federation of life.
Faces the Key Issues of Our structor or professor.
Time" was the theme of Temple
Religious teachings may be the Temple Youth, answered his own **Secondly, a student living away adolescent as he questions his
Israel's College Homecoming most important guideline of all for question: Why is Jewish survival from home no longer feels the at- ideals, his morality, his religious
Sabbath Service, last weekend.
the student, that is if he is aware as a group so vitally important? ' traction of total family religious beliefs and tries to determine
The reasons, he said, "are more participation. He is a member of his purpose in life and his place
Joan Gilbert, Mark Shook, Dan- of what his religion has to say
in society."
iel B. Syme and Charles H. on any particular subject. All too than the fact that we observe our a new family, one which does not
Tobias, alumni of the temple's often the student is too ill-equipped sabbath on Saturday instead of feel the importance of religious
She added. however, that the
youth group, were the panelists. and too ill-informed on the teach- Sunday, that we read the Old contact."
vast majority of college youth are
Following are excerpts from the ings of his faith to provide any Testament instead of the new, or ' The answer. Tobias said. is not not this overt in their search for
address by Shook, a past presi- meaningful guide for action.
that we celebrate New Year's in "structured services." but a - well- understanding. However, our re-
dent of the temple youth group
The source of the morality September. Granted these are a organized speakership program actions, no matter what they be.
who graduated this month from which the student protestor seeks part of the religion, but they where community leaders, profes- are inherent in the structure of
the University of Michigan. En- to practice in his relations with wouldn't be an important loss if sors discuss topics of interest to our society and in the turmoil of
gaged to marry this Sunday a
his fellow man is rooted deeply Judaism were to die. Their loss youth.
the times."
He encouraged community con-
girl he met through the youth in religion.
would not be viewed as tragic.
She referred to the words of
tact. - Rabbis from nearby cities
group, Shook plans to enter He-
The issues and problems which
"What would: fall into this should make an effort to partici- Hillel. in relating the young adult's
we face today have found expres-
brew Union College as a rabbini-
latter category, would be the pate in the Hillel programs, - he search of knowledge of self and
sion in the Bible and in the works
cal student in the fall.)
loss of the cultural heritage that said. - When a rabbi from Detroit of society: "If I am not for my-
of our forefathers. We may profit
By MARK SHOOK
been developed through the visits the University of Michigan. self. who will be for me. but if I
greatly from an understanding of has
years, or the importance of the
On the college campus and all them, for it is said that "the Tora
there is definitely a feeling of am for myself alone, what am 1?
across the country, one protest is a lamp and the Law is a light family as the essential religious
association regenerated among a If not now. when?"
movement after another has taken which will illumine our path."
unit."
great many Jewish youths."
Syme. who like Shook plans to
place. Whether it is housewives
* * *
Joan Gilbert, another U. of M. cutter Hebrew Union College, and
Speaking of ties with the Jew-
picketing a supermarket in Den-
The other participants in the ish community, the University of senior and a past religious vice study for the rabbinate. also like
ver. or students protesting the re- panel
showed concern for sur- Michigan senior said these ties are president of the Temple Israel Shook is marrying
‘r. a girl he met
lease of class rankings to the se- vival of the Jewish people, spoke subjected to the most strain in Youth Group, commented that in the temple youth
group: A se-
lective service in Ann Arbor, the out for an end to war and de- college. "When a student enters
"LSD, wild parties and activist
nior at U. of M.. he is a past gen-
pattern is 'basically the same — scribed the young adult's quest college. a main source of cultural
demonstrations" exist, "but what eral vice president of 'Alichigan
people decide that something is for self-understanding.
most people do not understand
State Temple Youth.
attainment is achieved through the
wrong and then organize to protest
Taking a pessimistic older
that wrong. •
generation to task, Syme said,
Often commentators point to the
"My
generation is not pessi-
fact that 'those students partici-
mistic. We are not afraid. We
pating in the protest are really
are young and vital and ready
only a minority. The majority,
BUT WHEN THE BRITISH MUSEUM WAS
ITS DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL BOOKS
to meet the challenge of this
THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON HOUSES
they urge, is undecided or ac-
FOUNDED
IN
1753,
ITS
HEBRAIC
SECTION
MANUSCRIPTS
HAS
THOUSANDS
AND
MANY OF ENGLAND'S TREASURES IN
new world. And we draw our
OF JEWISH BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPT S HAD...
tually against the protest.
LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART.
'strength from our Judaism.
These. commentators ignore the
He recalled the teachings of his
fact that if the protestors were in
religion. emphasizing a Messianic
the majority, there would be no
age and the insistence upon life
need for protek Protest is a
and the future. We are committed
means of the minority to get its
as Jews to life and peace. And if
position heard.
we turn our back on this heritage.
Behind the button-down, mul-
we have lost our uniqueness and
tiple-choice minds of university
ONE
JEWISH
VOLUME.
have nothing to offer to a world
students are hearts filled with
that is desperately seeking guid-
compassion. This must sound
BUT 111
AH, SUCH VOLUMES' A TORAH
I SHOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE WHY DO YOU
A FEW YEARS LATER, AN IMMIGRANT JEW
WHY
ance.
ON PARCHMENT WITH POINTS
different from what you are ac-
REQUIRE
THE HOLY HEBREW BOOKS
FROM HOLLAND CAME TO KING GEORGE IE.
AND
ACCENTS,
WRITINGS
OF.
OUR
THE CROWN'S
customed to reading in the news-
OWNED BY A LOCAL
"We cannot presume to be. pa-
STATE YOUR
YOUR MAJESTY, I AM
PERMISSION? MAIMONIDES, OF RASHI, OF ),P PERMISSION?
BOOKSELLER.
papers and hearing on the radio,
REQUEST
tirotic defenders of freedom in
JOSEPH CARO! OLD BOOKS!
SOLOMON OA COSTA,
PRICELESS BOOKS!
MERCHANT, NOTARY
but we must be made aware of
Vietnam while piously condemn-
SCRIBE, AND... A MAN
this fact. Along with the rising
ing Israel for self-defense in Jor-
WITH A REQUEST.
number of students who donate
dan. We cannot be honest with
a pint of , blood, tutor under-
others until we first are honest
privileged children, con duct
with ourselves.
voter registration drives, and
"The dialogue between man and
give of themselves to the quest
man, between nation and nation,
for world peace through service
must be re-established," he said.
THESE ARE TREASURES OF MY PEOPLE.
in the peace corps.
/ SEE! YOU'VE FOUND THEM AND NO, YOUR
"And we as Jews are obligated
YOUR MAJESTY, THESE 200 VOLUMES
I WILL OFFER THEM TO THE NEW BRITISH
MAJESTY!
What is behind all of this stu-
YOU DON'T WANT THE KING TO
ONCE BELONGED TO KING CHARLES
to take the first step. The message
MUSEUM. PERHAPS, LIKE A PLANTED
I WANT TO
CLAIM THEM LATER. YOU'LL
dent activism? It is a changing
IL HE LOST THEM, ALAS, BY NOT
SEED,
THE
COLLECTION
WILL
GROW!
of
ancient Judaism calls to all of
THEM
GIVE
SELL THEM DEARLY!
PAYING A BOOKBINDER'S BILL.
moral conscience. The students of
AWAY!
us today."
today are a little tired of the
hypocrisy which rules the course
regi-
Body in Israel Hopes to
of man's inter-action with his fel-
low man.
Stir Zionist Consciousness
This is like the old story of the
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
man who paid $5 to attend the
JERUSALEM—The
Israel Corri-
annual brotherhood dinner in his
mittee for World Zionist Problems
community, but on the same day
. AND PRESENTED THEM TO THE
approved here Tuesday night a
DA COSTA BOUGHT THE PRECIOUS VOLUMES
paid $200 to keep the person who
A SPLENDID IDEA. WE RELEASE ALL
BRITISH MUSEUM!
CATALOGUED THEM IN HEBREW, LATIN ,
plan to form a council to increase
CLAIMS... TO SOLOMON DA COSTA,
would sit next to him at the din-
AND
ENGLISH.
MErCHANT, SCRIBE D..-NOBLE SOUL!
Zionist consciousness in Israel. The
ner from moving in on his block.
proposal will be presented, next
The university students are not
week to a world committee exam-
afraid to face these problems
ining the structure of • Zionist or-
squarely and do something about
ganization.
them. Actions speak louder than
The proposed council will be
words is their guideline. This
THE WORLD-FAMOUS COLLECTION NOW
made up of 138 members from var-
changing moral conscience does
NUMBERS 40,000 BOOKS AND MANU -
ious organizations and groups in Is-
SCRIPTS, FRUIT OF THE SEED PLANTED
not really involve a change in
BY— SOLOMON DA COSTA ./
rael. including Israel's parliament.
morality, it involves an implemen-
tation of that morality.•
and story are reproduced from "A Picture Parade of Jewish History" by Morris Epstein, It will work through the existing
The decision to become an ac- This cartoon Shengold Publishers, New York, by special arrangement with the author and publishers. World Zionist Organization struc-
published
by
ture.
tive participant in a protest move-
ment for the thinking student is
At last, in the reign of Queen sena Stone. a war prize of Ad-
The history books tell us very
a difficult one; for the non-think-
1st. Israel-3Ia(le Rifles
ing student it may be a very easy little about the imaginative and Anne, they were sold to a book- miral Nelson's expedition against
seller. from whom. some time Napoleon's forces in Egypt. It was Now Used by Army
decision based on the premise that generous Solomon da Costa.
They reveal only that he collect- later. the entire collection was a Frenchman. 'Jean Francois
all the right people are protesting
TEL AVIV (JTA)
The first
who won the great-
— so why not protest? The think- ed Hebrew books. that he was a purchased by Solomon da Costa. Champollion,
Israeli-made rifles and light ma-
est
glory
from
the
Rosetta
Stone
The
library
which
he
presented
to
ing student must search his con- broker by profession, and that he
chine
guns
have
been
phased
into
using it to decipher Egyptian
science and experience for guide- gathered a large fortune, much of the British Museum grew into by
Israeli army equipment, Barna-
hieroglpyhics.
Hebrew'
books
and
manu-
40,000
lines to follow. What plan of ac- which he distributed as charity to
Another great acheological haneh. the Israeli Army organ.
scripts which are today part of
tion will he in all probability find non-Jews as well as to Jews.
treasure
are the Elgin marbles. reported.
the
huge
"Department
of.
Oriental
But he is especially worth honor-
there?
The Israeli arms industry re
taken
from
a frieze of the Parthe-
Printed
Books
and
Manuscripts."
ing
because
through
him
was
pre-
Parents might be the first
in the days when rich English- ceived permission from Belgian
source of guidelines. If parents served the division of Hebrew These precious materials are stud- non
and
British patent owners. of the
scoured the Eastern Mediter-
have set the example by acting books in the library of London's ied and used by many scholars. men
.76-mm service rifle for limited
ranean
for
antiquities.
Photographs
of
manuscripts
are
British
Museum.
These
had
been
as they have instructed their
It is to this noble institution production only for Israeli army
children to act, then their chil- brought together during the period made for those who wish to pore that Solomon da Costa made his use. This is the first time the Is-
dren will follow their example. of the Commonwealth. from 1642 over them in other lands.
The British Museum has been presentation in the middle of the raeli arms industry has produced
Parents who subscribe to one to 1660. when no one sat on Eng-
a house of study to many persons 18th Century. There are other service rifles. Small arms pro-
kind of morality, a morality land's throne.
duction locally has until now made
When the monarchy was re- in the more than 200 years of its Jewish departments in general li- only the Sten Gun, dating from
found only in discussion, and
practice another, may find their stored in Great Britain in 1660, existence. About 300 persons of braries and there are Jewish 11- the pre-state period. and later the
ages and races bend over braries. Some have more Jewish
children actively r e b e l l i n g the books came into the royal pos- various
books and scribble notes at any hooks than has the British Mus- famous Uzzi submachine gun.
against any kind of dual moral- session of England's new king, time of the clay in its Reading eum. but no Jewish book collec-
ity in religion, in politics and Charles II. This fun-loving mon- Room. Over six million books line tion had so special and romantic,a
Never shrink from doing any-
arch had no interest in such mat-
in business.
its encircling stacks. I beginning as did that of the Brit- thing which your business calls
ters
as
Hebrew
books
and
he
paid
The student then may turn to
, It offers to the public exhibits ish Museum, which grew from a you to do. The man who is above
the thoughts of his teachers for scant attention to them. Nor did
of rare objects. One of the most seed sown by a man with a far- his business, may one day find his
and
the
following
rulers,
James
II
guidance, that is if the student
business above him.—Drew.
'
famous of its exhibits is the Ito- I seeing plan.
William
III.
is among the lucky few to enjoy

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