THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

12—Friday, January 24, 1969

Zuckerman Reports on 'Operation
Israel,' Lauds People's Courage

Paul Zuckerman, who headed the
one-week "Operation Israel" tour
of 23 Detroiters, in a statement
commenting on the fact-finding
trip to observe Israel's continuing
crisis boasted that it was the most
successful of 150 UJA missions in
the past 11 years. All of the 161
mission participants pledged con-
tributions to the campaign, the
first time there has been 100 per
cent response. In addition, their
contributions were 45 per cent over
1968 and 22 per cent over 1967,
said Zuckerman.
"In Jerusalem the people and
the city itself have a way of keep-
Members of the "Operation Israel" mission which went to Israel
ing the crisis beneath the surface,"
Jan. 5 with 23 Detroiters under the leadership of Paul Zuckerman
Zuckerman said, "but they can't
join immgirants from Russia, Romania and Czechoslovakia in a
conceal a tension that always
traditional dance of celebration as the newcomers land in Israel
seems to be in the air. You can
to begin a new life.
3 actually see the tension when peo-
ple freeze in their tracks every
time a bus backfires or a dynamite
charge for a construction project
goes off. You can see it in their
faces when they hear the latest
"We are concerned, however,"
NEW YORK—Tora Umesora, the
casualty reports on a Kol Israel
National Society for Hebrew Day he declared, "about the future radio news broadcast.
Schools, demanded from the New place of day schools under decen-
"Jerusalem has two major re-
York City Board of Education that traliaztion since it has become in-
Hebrew day schools which hereto- creasingly evident on the basis of minders of the Jewish people's
fore have benefited from all federal recent experience with limited de- struggle for survival. One is the
and state aid programs under centraliaztion plans, that the as- Wailing Wall, the last remnant of
centralized control be exempted signment of funds on a district-by- the Second Temple which has made
from the new decentralization plan. district basis assumes a negative Jerusalem the great magnet for
Jews ever since they were dis-
Rabbi Murray I. Friedman, con- character when applied to the persed among the nations of the
sultant to Tora Umesora for all particular day school system."
world almost 2,000 years ago. The
Rabbi Fredman said that partici-
federal and state assisted pro-
' other is Yad Vashem, the monu-
grams, presented the position of pation of non public school children ment of the 6,000,000 Jews lost in
the Hebrew day schools in New in decentralized programs is neg- the Nazi holocaust of World War II.
York City at a recent public hear-; ligible, in some instances even
Our visit to both these shrines had
ing sponsored by the board of edu- reaching the vanishing point.
the sobering effect of placing Jeru-
cation. He said that the position of
"For the Hebrew Day Schools, salem's present struggle in the per-
Tora Urnesora is based substantial- in particular, which terminate their spective of history.
ly on the experience of the day studies between half-past 4 and 6
"But even as Jerusalem is the
schools in New York City with fed- o'clock, pupil participation in de-
erally-funded decentralized pro- centralized programs has been focal point for the Israeli people's
grams which had been put into made well nigh impossible by the present struggle for survival, it is
operation a year before the public! repeated refusal of local superin- also the center of their struggle to
school system itself became de- tendents to re-cognize the special make a unified people out of Jews
centralized.
needs of these pupils and make the who came to Israel from more than
80 countries. Jerusalem's Mayor
In his statement to the board necessary accommodations."
Kollek told us that more than half
on behalf of Tora Umesora, Rab-
of Jerusalem's population is made
Two pieces of coin in a bag make up of immigrants or children of
bi Friedman asserted that it
does not oppose the board's de- more noise than a hundred.
immigrants who arrived during the
—Talmud. past 20 years, most of them from
centralization plan as such.
backward Moslem countries. He
pointed out that Israel's efforts to
train, rehabilitate and absorb her
ELECT . BENJAMIN J.
immigrants are just as vital as her
efforts to live together in peace
with the Arabs. He expressed con-
Oak Park
fidence that with much sacrifice,
Israelis would succeed in both en-
Associate Municipal Judge
deavors.
Qualified—Able--Fair
"Similar thoughts were expressed
• Practicing Attorney
to
us by Prime Minister Levi Esh-
• Arbitrator (Amer. Arbitrator Assoc.)
kol
and Foreign Minister Abba
• Former Educator & Youth Counselor
Eban. Mr. Eshkol reaffirmed Is-
Oak Park needs Friedman
rael's intention to stand firm until
Primary Election Mon., Feb. 17
the Arab nations finally agree to
sign formal peace treaties that rec-
ognize Israel's right to exist. Mr.
Eban said the road to peace is an
arduous, but not impossible one.
"The tremendous social and se-
curity needs that I saw in Jerusa-
lem made crystal clear to me that
until the Israelis win the peace,
they will be unable to afford any-
thing beyond the high costs of pre-
paring for war. The Jews of the
world, especially American Jews,

Tora Umesora Ask s That Day Schools
Be Excluded From Decentralization

Summer Swim at Center

through the UJA, must bear the
humanitarian costs of the social
programs of immigration and ab-
sorption. In Detroit, by giving to
the 1969 Allied Jewish Campaign-
Israel Emergency Fund, we can
rest assured that we are doing our
share in the social sphere of Is-
rael's struggle for survival."
In an interview carried in the
Jerusalem Post, Zuckerman said
he is building a home in Caesa-
rea, where he hopes to get "away
from the turbulent business
life."
On this, his 15t11 visit to Israel,
Zuckerman voiced some good-
humored resentment of the coun-
try's notorious telephone system.
He demanded of the interviewer,
"How did you people ever win a
war if you can't make your tele-
phones work?"
Zuckerman had tried to call his
family here, and once almost made
it. But he got on a line with the
Hilton Hotel laundry department
and finally gave up.
He assured the Israeli people
that "American Jewry is solidly
behind Israel, as are many non-
Jews who have a 'traditional re-
spect for free peoples.' "
Zuckerman praised a "matured"
American Jewry. "They realize
more than ever before that what
is important to Israel is important
to all Jews, no matter where they
are," he said. "And they don't
have to apologize for their help.
They don't feel that they are com-
promising their traditions as
American Jews by helping Israel."

Swim instruction and free swim
time will be emphasized in sum-
mer programs planned for children
by the Jewish Center. A special
unit for very young children is
planned at the Ten Mile Branch.
For information on the two four-
week sessions and brochures with
application blanks (available in
February), call the Center, DI
1 4200, Ext. 261. Center members
will automatically receive this
brochure. .

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