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Israel Defense Forces demon-
Lord Rothschild, who presided, strating its ability to plan, its cool-
took occasion to challenge those ness of mint:, and its valiant ca-
who now say "let Israel be mag- pacity to fight, not only guaran-
nanimous," that "the Great Pow- teed our lives and the lives of our
ers will never permit" anything children here, but also raised the
tragic to happen to Israel and to stature of Jews wherever they
Jewry, and he concluded such a might live. Despite all of this, I
pledge with a question: "just as am sure that should we fail to
in the case of Poland, Austria, ensure a proper cultural level ,
Hungary, Czechoslovakia and the should we allow our daily prob-
Yemen?" Then he addressed this lems to distract us from the per-
additional challenge to the world: petual advancement of the mind
and spirit in the Jewish State, then
"Is the World REALLY say-
surely we shall become a levan- I
ing to Israel:
"Get out of the Gaza Strip, tine state, deteriorating into a
so that the finger of subversion valueless segment of sudaism, thus
and sabotage can again point at destroying the dream of the Jew-
your guts.

"Get out of the Syrian Heights
so that your communal settle-
ments can again be shelled.
"Gel out of Sinai so that you
can have hostile air-strips on
your border.
"Get out of Jerusalem so that
once again your graves can be
desecrated and latrines put up
against your Holy Places."
He demanded an end to "poetic,
exaggerated, puerile" words and
the enforcement of a new Balfour
Declaration aimed at enforcing
security.
The event was co-sponsored by
the government of Israel, Yad
Weizmann and the World Zionist
Organization, and in behalf of the
latter, Dr. Nahum Goldmann, the
world WZO president, declared
that if Zionism is to carry out
the mission "for which it was first
intended" it must "continue to
serve the Jewish State it brought
into being, it must take upon it-
self the task of initiating and guid-
ing the influx of that hoped-for
new immigration to Israel upon
which the very existence of the
state, in large measure, now de-
pends."
Dr. Goldmann, Meyer W. Weis-
gal, the guiding genius of Yad
Weizmann and now its president,
Lord Rothschild, Lord Sieff and
President Shazar paid tribute to
Dr. Weizmann's genius, Shazar
reading a proclamation in behalf
of his government, making it a
part of the Stat•.!'s permanent rec-
ords.
Lord Sieff announced, in behalf
of his family and of Lord Marks,
the establishment of a Yad Weiz-
mann Arthur James Balfour Chair
in the History of Science.
An address of major significance
at the commemorative event, de-
livered by Prof. Amos de-Shalit,
director general of the Weizmann
Institute, ref erred to world
Jewry's aid to Israel in the recent
war crisis and its haste "to ward
off the lethal blow about to be
visited upon us." He dealt with
the threat that Israel may become
a levantine state and with the
means necessary for Israel to ful-
fill her destiny and declared:
"I am not among those who re-
gard the community in Israel as
an elected one — nor as one of
whom it was said, "You chose us
from all the Jews." My admira-
tion for, and appreciation of, the
achievements of the great thinkers
in Judaism throughout the world
is immense. I know also that the

ish people, who hope to find in
the Land of Israel all that is good
and beautiful in their old history
and tradition.
"We are told sometimes that the
economy of the State of Israel can-
not absorb so many doctors, or so
many scientists, or so many law-
yers. The term "absorptive capac-
ity" is still familiar to many of us.
It is not a new term in this coun-

try. Dozens of committees, of
commissions of enquiry of groups
of experts, who came to study the
problems of Palestine before the

State was born, used this phrase
to curb our growth, to dwarf our
development, ultimately to turn

JTA's 50th Anniversary Applauded
by American Jewish Leaders

NEW YORK (JTA) — Several
hundred leaders of the American
Jewish community, joined by rep-
resentatives of the world press and
a delegation of American Jewlsn
newspaper editors, joined Nov. 2
in celebrating the 50th anniversary
of the establishment of the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, at a luncheon
at the Americana Hotel.
The agency, which began as the
Jewish Correspondence Bureau,
was launched In The Hague in
1917 by the late Jacob Landau, with
the assistance of four young Bel-
gian Zionists. One of this group,
Sylvain Russ, was present at the
celebration, as were a number of
former JTA staff members who
had served JTA in posts around
the world.
Louis J. Fox, president of the
Council of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds, told the assem-
blage that increasing coverage of
Jewish news by the general press,
stemming from a growing interest
in Jewish affairs by readers gen-
erally, and the increasing sophis-
tication of a university-educated
American Jewry, presented JTA
with both unique difficulties and
opportunities.
He told the luncheon guests
that the Jewish community needs
the best possible Jewish news
service now more than ever be-
fore. Citing the work of the JTA
during the past 50 years as "the
eyes and ears" of the Jewish
world, Fox declared that the
events of the May-June crisis
and war in the Middle East had
demonstrated that, despite all
differences, "we now know that
there is a real Jewish identity."
The CJFWF leader said that, in
the effort to convert the sense
of Jewish indentity manifested
during the May-June crisis into
permanent identification with
Jewish life, the JTA "can give
leadership in many ways."
The JTA, he declared, should
not only seek to provide Jewish
news and Jewish interpretation
not available from the general
news media, but should also seek
to set a standard of journalism
for the whole press. He said that
the 50th anniversary of the news
service should be a time not only
of congratulation for past achiev-
ments but also one to develop the
news agency's future, to make

sure it would be "greater than its
past."
Adolph Rosenberg, president of
the American Jewish Press Asso-
ciation, presented an award to
JTA in recognition of JTA's con-
tributions to Jewish journalism. It
was accepted by Robert Arnow,

JTA president.
Another highlight of the occasion
was the presentation of a citation

from the JTA board to Boris
Smolar, editor-in-chief emeritus
of the JTA, for 43 years of devoted
and dedicated service to the JTA."
Prime Minister Eshkol extended,
in his message, "hearty congratu-
lations and sincere good wishes"
on the JTA anniversary and to its
"long and distinguished record in
disseminating news of the world
of Jewish thought and activity in
the political, social, economic and
cultural fields" which he said had
"contributed immeasurably to
greater worldwide understanding
of one of the most eventful and
meaningful epochs in Jewish his-
tory."
President Shazar declared in
his message that he remember-
ed "vividly the birth pangs" of
the JTA and recalled "the able
men who were its founders."
He added he was happy to be
able to share in the golden ju-
bilee celebration."
In Lima, Peru, Asher Michaeli,
charge d'affaires of Israel's em-
bassy here, cabled his "best
wishes" to the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency in a message to JTA head-
quarters in New York. He lauded
JTA for its "most valuable work
and constant information, as well
as for the fruitful achievements in
cementing the relations between
Israel and Peruvian Jewry."

Hebrew U. Returns
to Mt. Scopus Campus

CHICAGO (JTA)—The Midwest
region of the American Friends
of the Hebrew University said
that it is establishing an Avraham
and Zena Harman scholarship en-
dowment fund for Hebrew Uni-
versity students who interrupted
their studies to fight for Israel in
the June War.
The region is giving a farewell
dinner for the Israeli ambassador
and Mrs. Harman in Chicago,
Nov. 18.

Rogoffs Have Happy Reunion in Israel

Special to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM, Israel — For one
of the couples participating in the
Detroit Service Group mission to
Israel—Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Ro-
goff — their present trip to the
Jewish State will be especially
memorable because it was marked
by a family reunion.
Utilizing his parents' visit here,
their son, Dr. Jerome H. Rogoff,
who has the rank of major in the
U. S. military forces as a member
of the medical services assigned
by the U. S. Public Health Service
as a physician to the Peace Corps
in Nepal, decided to make Israel
the vacation spot for himself and
family.

40 Friday, November 10, 1967

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More than that: he and his wife
Alison made it the occasion to
make Israel their vacation spot
and they brought their daughter,
Erika Lynn, who was born in Ne-
pal Nov. 29, 1966, for her first
meeting with her grandparents.
The occasion was made even
more significant because the par-
ents of Mrs. Jerome H. Rogoff, Dr.
and Mrs. Eliot Cohen of Liverpool,
England, also arranged to vacation
in Israel at the same time and also
to have their first meeting with
their granddaughter.
Thus, it was a multiple celebra-
tion here—reunion of parents with
children and granddaughter's first

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

acquaintance with grandparents.
Dr. Jerome Rogoff, a Harvard
graduate, earned his medical de-
gree at Western Reserve. During
his studies in Cleveland he met
his future wife who then was study-
ing at Case and who completed
her university studies at the Uni-
versity of Illinois while her hus-
band interned at Michael Reese
Hospital.
Dr. Jerome Rogoff's visit here
marked another reunion—with Is-
rael's chief meteorologist, Mordecai
Gilead, whom he met and befriend-
ed in Nepal where the Israeli me-
teorologist was assigned by Israel
to set up meteorological services.
In Nepal Mrs. Rogoff teaches
English to Llama Tibetan Buddhist
monks.

away our would-be immigrants.
But some of us, perhaps, also re-
member the classic answer Weiz-
mann gave when he replied to one
such expert visiting his laboratory
in Rehovoth who asked what ex-
periment he was doing. 'Here,'

said Weizmann, 'in this test-tube,
I create absorptive capacity.'
"Absorptive capacity cannot be
separated from human ability. Nor
does it wait to be defined finally
by those who plan the future only
on the basis of the past. As knowl-
edge grows, so grows absorptive
capacity. If we fail to predict what
Youth will do with the knowledge
it acquires, this is only because
we ourselves are not yet de-
veloped. The essence of true pro-
gress is inherent, after all, in the
ability of the young to use ac-
quired knowledge, in order to open
up fresh vistas, unknown to his
teachers and parents.
"From this platform, on this
occasion, let us resolve that the
burden of our problems shall not
weaken or deter our youth, and
that knowledge and wisdom shall
be provided for all who seek it.
"Since the expulsion of Adam and
Eve from the Garden of Eden, no
nation has been punished for ac-
quiring enlightenment. Pr ogress
and prosperity are the legacy of
those who strive incessantly to
broaden their horizons. -
"'The walls of Jericho,' Weiz-
mann once said, 'fell to the blow
of trumpets, but I have never
seen walls or buildings erected by
this method.' If Israel is to fulfill
manifestly her destiny in the life
of the Jewish people; if she is to
be the pride of the whole of our
nation for what she can build and
maintain in time of peace; if she
is to be a country able to produce
todays the seeds of her prosperity
tomorrow, we must guarantee that
everyone in this land receive the
fullest possible assistance and en-

couragement so that we grow
spiritually and intellectually. And
our youth must be given the
means to learn so that it will pos-
sess all the resourcefulness and
the spiritual riches which alone
will bring peace and prosperity to
this land."

Hebrew Corner

The Samaritans
Are United Again

Who are the Samaritans (Shomron-
irn?) The name of the Samaritans (the
Shomronlm) came from the city of
Shomron, the capital of the Kingdom
of Israel. They consider themselves
to be the descendants (sons) of the
Tribes of Ephraim and Menashe. They
call themselves "Shomrin" (guardians)
—guardians of the Torah of Moses.
According to them, the break between
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to the dif f e rence of p
cerning the place where the Temple
was to be built. The Children of
Israel wanted to build It in Jeri'.
salem, while the Samaritans wanted to
build it on Mount Gerizim.
The Community consists today or 395
souls. Of them, 245 live in Nablus
(Shechem) and the rest in Holon.
For nineteen years the members of
the Community in Holon celebrated
their holidays in their holy places on
Mount Gerizim in Nablus. They needed
a special permit from the Govern-
ment of Jordan in order to cross to
Nablus. The Jordan Government made
many difficulties for the members of
the Community, and not all of them
received permits to cross over.
After
the
Six-Day War, when
TZAHAL liberated Nablus, the mem-
bers of the Samaritan Community in
Holon crossed over to their brethren
in Nablus. In the Samaritan Quarter
of Nablus, one could see relatives and
friends embracing, kissing, and crying.
The Samaritan Bible (Torah) is dif-
ferent from the Jewish Bible. It con-
tains basic changes, such as the men-
tion of the name Mount Gerbdra in
the Ten Commandments. There are
also changes in spelling or in words.
Altogether, researchers have found six
thousand changes.
The Samaritans observe the Sab-
bath. Most of the Sabbath Day is
spent by the Samaritans in song and
prayer in the synagogue, and with
their families.
Instead of Mezntot. the Samaritans
carve verses from the Bible on a stone
lying near the door, outside. On Pass-
over, all the Samaritans make a pit-
grimace to Mount Gerizim, and make
sacrifices there.
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