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'Policy of Independence for Student
Publications' Advocated by Citron
While the Wayne State University
newspaper continued to publish a
variety of articles, among them
some very antagonistic to the Jew-
ish community (like "Jewish Rac-
ism" signed "Samuel Goldwyn",
admittedly a pseudonym), Abra-
ham F. Citron, a member of the
faculty of the WSU college of edu-
cation, proposed that whatever
newspaper is published on the
campus should be independent and
should not be financed by the
university.
In a statement to The Jewish
News, Citron made his proposal, as
follows:
"A proper solution to the problem
of the relationship of Wayne State
University to the South End is to
sever the relationship.
"Public funds should not be used
to finance any student newspaper.
Such publications should exist on
private support and their own rev-
enues just as any newspaper ven-
ture. They should be legally subject
only to the general regulations of
the public press in the United States
and in Michigan.
"The editorial boards and the edi-
tors should be free of administra-
tive control by the university; the
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university should be freed from the
responsibility of overseeing these
publications.
"Student newspaper ventures
should be freed from any protect-
ive, hothouse environment and
turned loose in the real world. Such
a policy is responsive to the rights
and responsibilities of university ,
students.
"This kind of a solution is no
guaranty that materials offensive
to certain interests, certain groups,
or even considered offensive to the
reasons for the existence of a uni-
versity, would not be published.
What it would accomplish is that
the student editorial board and the
student editors of a particular pub-
lication would bear clearly identi-
fiable and direct responsibility for
what they print.
- It can be strongly argued that
such a solution is the only one
which does not infringe on the
rights of the public and the rights
of the students, for under the pres-
ent or a similar system, whatever 1
party or group gains control of the
editorship of a university-sponsored
paper, all citizens of the state are
nonetheless taxed to support it, and
all members of the university com-
munity are more or less held re-1
sponsible for its point of view and
for what it prints.
"I am one who recommends to
the President of the University and
to the Board of Governors the
adoption of a policy of independ-
ence for student newspaper to be
effective the academic year of 1970-
71."
Meanwhile there is continuing
concern over the anti-Semitic
policies of the WSU paper, and
debate over its status continues.
In an article in the Detroit News
on Sunday Bishop Emrich com-
mended the position taken by
President William Keast of WSU,
but his article dealt only with the
letter Keast wrote to the paper's
editor and apparently completely
ignored the subsequent events.
But in general there are many
criticisms of the inactivity of Keast
and the WSU board of governors.
Nevertheless there is a retention of
hope that the student-faculty coun-
cil will show greater concern over
the paper's activities and staff when
a new editorial staff is chosen in
May.
Gen. Rabin 9 s Tribute to His Late Chief
Gen. Rabin stated in his tribute
In his eulogy to Levi Eshkol at
Adas Israel Synagogue in Wash- 1 to Mr. Eshkol:
ington, last Friday, Israel Ambas-
'His legacy is everlasting. It is
sador to the U.S. Itzhak Rabin written large across the very
said the credo of the departed landscape of the'land he so loved:
prime minister was contained in reclaimed countryside, hundreds of
this statement he had made re- immigrant villages. water to the
cently: barren south, new industries, an
"If our reborn society wants expanding economy, an ever-
stronger army of defense—these
really to be free and have the
dignity of freedom, it must be and more are Levi Eshkol.
able to do everything it needs
"Each phase of Israel's develop-
by itself. Ifwe want our streets I ment, before and after statehood,
to be clean, we must be the reflects his lifelong labors on be-
sweepers. If we want bread, we half of his people — as pioneer-
must grow it. If we want to live,
farmer, as soldier, as labor leader, ,
we must be prepared to defend as administrator, as emissary, as
ourselves. And if we are attack- politician. as cabinet minister. as
ed, and defense calls for sacri- statesman, and as premier of
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flee, it must be our blood that Israel.
must be offered in sacrifice and
not the blood of anyone else."
"He was a man whose whole be-
ing was dedicated to the singular
cause of Israel's upb uildin g i n
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as an absolute inevitability. So it '
was that he conducted his mono-
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bors. He worked and prayed for
the day when his words would be
answered in dialogue. He did not '
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"Unless a halt is put to these
acts from outside, it will not
cease on its own. Between the
design of genocide and its per-
petration, there stands the State
of Israel alone — Israel and its
strength.
"This is the historic truth Levi
Eshkol helped bring to his genera-
tion — the truth that there is a
sovereign Israel and that Jewish
blood is no longer shed with im-
punity."
There is in nature what is within
reach and what is beyond reach.
He who is unaware of the distinc-
tion may waste himself in lifelong
toil trying to get at the inaccessible
without ever getting close to truth.
But he who knows it and is wise
will stick to what is accessible; and
in exploring this region in all di-
rections and confirming his gains
he will even push back the coll .:,
14—Friday, March 7, 1969
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ON THE ALERT: Yiddish is now becoming increasingly popular
among young American Jews who do not know the language but want
to. More and more Yiddish chairs are being established at major uni-
versities. Today, there are about 20 colleges and universities where
Yiddish is taught. At some campuses, the Yiddish classes are sponsored
by the Hillel Foundations together with the Farband Labor Zionist
Order.
The growing interest in Yiddish has brought about the appearance
on the American book market of quite a number of books` glorifying the
language. They have been published by well-known firms, and some have
even reached the best-seller level. The competition in this field is rising,
and more books on Yiddish are being announced now for publication
within the next few omnths.
This surge would naturally be welcomed by all those in this country
who have been advocating the spread of Yiddish knowledge and litera-
ture for years. However, some of the books introducing Yiddish to the
non-Yiddish reading public are vulgar. They create a false picture of
the language in which great literary and cultural values traye been—
and are being—created.
An alert system aimed at exposing the vulgar character of Some of
these volumes—as well as those writers who seek to exploit the serious
interest in Yiddish by undignified writing—has been established by Jew-
ish cultural leaders. A committee was formed this month by the YIVO
Institute for Jewish Research, in New York, which will pay special
attention to the presentation of Yiddish by publishers in a caricatured
or low form.
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MILESTONE IN EDUCATION: Few American Jewish organizations
engaged in educational activities can boast of a 50-year record of con-
ducting a modern Jewish school system. The Arbeiter Ring can. The
large Jewish order has been playing an important role in American
Jewish life since its establishment at the beginning of this century.
The Yiddish school system established by the Arbeiter Ring is now
entering its 51st year. It is composed of elementary schools, and has
been built on the theory that the strengthening of Jewish identity among
American-born youngsters must start in the childhood years.
True to this basic view, the Arbeiter Ring Yiddish schools have
raised a generation of American-born youngsters who are today in the
forefront in the ranks; of these students in colleges and universities in-
terested in the activities of the Hillel Foundations and in programs o
the campuses aimed at strengthening Jewish identity among assimilate
Jewish youth. They also have raised a generation of young America
born Jews who—as young parents today—are sending their children to
the schools which they themselves attended as youngsters.
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ers in Jewish institutions are Arbeiter Ring graduates. They could never
have excelled in Jewish social work without their early Jewish school-
ing. In this respect, the Arbeiter Ring contributed no little to the
strengthening of Jewish communal life. If there is a shortage today in
qualified personnel for Jewish institutions, it is because the communities
do not lend sufficient support to schossls like those of the Arbeiter Ring,
and because they don't go out of their way sufficiently to encourage
parents to send their children to the existing Jewish schools.
The Arbeiter Ring started its modern school system at a time when
the Talmud Toras were hardly attractive for children. The situation has
changed since then. Today, Hebrew school programs are on a much
higher level and under stricter educational supervision. However, it is
to the credit of the Arbeiter Ring leaders that they were practically the
first to introduce the modern Jewish school system in this country.
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TEL AVIV (JTA) — Youth is Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. The
Youth the world over, it was evi- gesture was one of personal re-
dent in the Purim festivities that spect. Jewish religious law does
"The Myth of the Six Day War swept through the streets of Tel not permit mourning during the
That Never Ended: "Is There Any Aviv Monday night. Traditional Hebrew calendar month of Adar.
Hope for Peace?", an analysis by "Queen Esthers" and "Morde-
The Megila (tale) of Esther was
I. L. Kenen of American policy chais" were very much in evi- read in Tel Aviv's Great Syna-
and the Middle East crisis, will be dence. But the show was stolen by gogue and broadcast by loudspeak-
presented at the next Jewish Com- miniskirted girls, youngsters in er to thousands on the streets out-
munity Council delegate assembly hippie garb, "spacemen", "cow- side. Special security measures
on March 12. Judge Lawrence boys" an d many "Bonnie and were taken, but no incidents were
reported.
Gubow, Council president, will Clydes."
convene the assembly at . 8:30 p.m.
Israeli youngsters cut loose as
in Shiffman Hall of the Jewish is usual on Purim, a festival that THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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