Secure Position Established by Jews in Brazil By DAVID MARKUS (Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.) BRAZIL — Recently a Brazilian • public opinion research institute made public a stunning figure on anti-Semitism in this country where Jews constitute barely one- sixth of one per cent of the total population. According to the survey, which was initiated at the request of a popular monthly, it would appear that virtually half of Brazil's pop- ulation of 80,000,000 is infected with prejudice against Jews to a greater or lesser degree. However, the accuracy and the objectivity of the survey have been brought under question by Jewish commun- ity leaders who maintain that the past and present record of Jewish life belie those figures. It is difficult to dispute figures, but there are adequate grounds . for rejection of these findings. The fact is that Jews of Brazil do not feel any anti-Semitism. They play a prominent role in the coun- Best Wishes For A Happy New Year Continental Corned Beef Co. 425 E. Elizabeth Detroit, Mich. Happy New Year to Our Friends and Patrons j CONTINENTAL HAIR FASHIONS try's life and they hold positions of importance in all areas of ac- tivity. Surely there are anti-Sem- ites in this country, but the fact that there has never been a seri- ous or organized anti-Semitic move- ment indicates that the Brazilian is a man apart. The swastika plague and the anti-Semitic activi- ties of neo-Nazis in neighboring Argentina, Uruguay and Chile have, until this day, made no im- pact in this country. If there have been sporadic incidents—swastikas smeared on a well or the vandal- izing of a cemetery—the perpetra- tors, when apprehended, usually turned out to be Germans or Baits. Jews in all probability have been living in Brazil since the discovery of the continent, mak- ing great contributions to the de- velopment of the country. They played a significant role in the winning of independence 146 years ago. They have been re- ceived in the country without restrictions, religious or other, and have lived in complete equality. It is said the founder of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio de Sa, was the grandson of Marranos, as was the founder of Sao Paulo, Joao Ramalho. It is an historic fact that there was a well-estab- lished Jewish settlement in Re- cife, Brazil's third largest city, and that it was from Recife that a group of 23 Dutch Jews among them Jacob Bar-Shimon, started out about 315 years ago in a tiny sailing vessel and ultimately reached New Amsterdam, where they founded the first Jewish community in New York. The modern Jewish community in Brazil began to take shape about 65years ago as a result of the Czarist pogroms. Brazil's Jewish population today is esti- mated at between 160,000 and 170;000. In the last 10 years alone, some 8,000 Egyptian Jews aid 5,000 Israelis have ' settled in Brazil. 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Because of the determination of parents to give their children a Jewish edUnation, there have been established more than 30 integral Jewish elementary schools and gymnasiums, and two teachers' seminaries. Thirteen of the schools are located in Rio de Janeiro and 10 in Sao Paulo. The schools have an estimated registration of more than 8,000 children. The Brazilian community is not unique in com- plaining that the ratio of registra- tion drops catastrophically when it becomes time for the children to enter the higher classes. The practice appears to be to send the children to Jewish grade schools and transfer them to the non-Jew- ish high schools. Both in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo there are large, prosperous and active clubs where large num- bers of Jewish youth can find ful- fillment. Among those clubs are Hebraica, Monte Sinai, Circulo Israelita and Maccabee. Their membership is in the tens of thou- sands. There are also Jewish cen- ters in the smaller cities such as Porto Alegro, Curitiba, Recife, Bahai, Relo Horizonte and others. Police report that there are no records of juvenile criminality among Jews. Many Jewish youths go into government service. Many have made the army their career. An impressive number have settled in Israel where there are kibutzim consisting ex- clusively of Brazilian settlers. 23535 Woodward, Ferndale Northland Center, Southfield NEW YEAR GREETINGS Confederation of Brazil, the cen- tral Jewish representative body in the country. The confederation is the repre- sentative body of Brazilian Jewry and when necessary it represents the community effectively and suc- cessfully. But it is weak financially and cannot exert much influence on Jewish life. For years now, there has been discussion on forming a kehilla along the lines of those in Argentina and Uruguay. Were such a kehilla to be performed and become the central organism of Jewish life here, it is believed it would attract a membership of tens of thousands of Jews and be able to maintain, stimulate and handsomely support a great vari- ety of Jewish activities. in The Jewish population Brazil has a substantial Jewish press — three weeklies in Yiddish and three in Portuguese. There are Jewish radio programs in Rio de Janiro, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegro and Curitiba. Brazil maintains extremely friendly relations with Israel. The two countries are linked by a se- ries of pacts. Many Brazilians boast that Jewish blood flows in their veins. The most prideful are those of distinguished origin, with names such as Oliviera, Teix- eira, Rodrigues, Silva, Peres, Car- valho, Ponesca and Santos. These are all descendants of Marranos. It is difficult to tell how large their number is, but they are sur- ely in the hundreds of thousands. These have been and will most cer- tainly continue to be a postive factor in creating a benign climate for Jews. Symptomatic of that climate, which always prevailed in inde- pendent Brazil, is perhaps the little-known fact that, out of his deep friendship for Jews, the late emperor of Brazil, Don Pedro Segunda, learned to speak Hebrew perfectly, translating three piyutim and the Had Gadya which he pub- lished in France after his abdica- tion. Holiday Meals Filling: 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 8 tablespoons apricot ism 1/2 lb. dried pears or peaches (diced) raisins A cup 4 apples, peeled. cored and diced together flour To make dough, oil, and baking powder. Add and water and mix well. Divide dough into five parts, one a little others. larer than the Roll out as g thin ly as possible. Place largest piece in greased baking dish covering sideS and bottom. Mix the filling ingredi- ents. Spread 1/4 of filling on the bot- tom dough. Fit in the next piece and proceed with layering until all in- gredients used. Top should be of dough. Sprinkle top with sugar and cinnamon and bake in a 325 degree oven for 11/2 hours or until top browns and the whole fluden is slightly pulled away from sides. By ROSALIND S. ZUNSER (Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.) The 10 days following the blowing seedless of the- Shofar, or the Ram's Horn, which ushers in Rosh Hashana, sift the Jewish New Year, are known sugar, as the Days of Awe and culminate eggs in the high point—Yom Kippur. Religious Jews believe that their fate - for the oncoming year was inscribed on the Divine Tablets on •Rosh Hashana, on Yom Kip- pur it was signed and Hoshana Raba it was sealed. After services at the synagogye, which the whole family attends to give thanks for the blessings of the past and to THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS supplicate for a happy year to come, they return to a home, made 54—Friday, September 20, 1968 sparkling for the occasion, to a festive board on which is spread a NEW YEAR GREETINGS white tablecloth, candlesticks and wine glasses. The festive meal which follows is preceded by slices of apples dipped in honey—sym- bolic of the sweet year that is to follow. Buyers of Scrap Iron DYNAMIC IRON & METAL CO. Menu for :Rosh Hashana Dinner Wine Apples dipped in Honey Challah Gefilte Fish Horseradish with Beets (grated) Cucumber Spears Tomato Wedges Chicken Soup with Mandien Roast Ducklings Apricot and Rice Stuffing Mehren -Tzimmes String Beans Apple Fluden Tea Mandlen 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 1 tablespoon polyunsaturated oil Beat and oil together and blend into flour which has been sifted with baking powder and salt. 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