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March 14, 1969 - Image 19

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1969-03-14

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ME DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, March 14, 1969-19

Javits Wants to Resettle Refugees Outside Arab States

NEW YORK (JTA)—Sen. Jacob the Arab states, especially Iraq lions who have benefited from your
and Egypt, emigration is "a mat- efforts."
Israels, reviewed migration
ter of life and death."
Sunday urged the United States to
Carlos L. Israels, HIAS pre- highlights during the past year
formulate a plan for resettling
when
the agency provided services
sident, presented a scroll to
The third and final lecture in 24th World Zionist Congress Arab refugees outside the Arab
to more than 56,000 Jewish men,
Sen. Javits, "dedicated leader in
meetings in Jerusalem.
states, following the example of
the Young Israel Council adult
women and children, including 6,-
behalf of humanitarian causes,
Before becoming president of the the United Nations' resettlement of
education series on "The Future of
devoted supporter of the United 423 who were assisted to resettle
World Jewry" will be delivered 9 Rabbinical Council of America, he European refugees after World
in the Western countries.
Hias
Service
program
of
rescue
p.m. Tuesday at Young Israel of served as liaison for that body and War H.
and resettlement of 'Jewish mi-
the Israel government and has
Oak-Woods.
In an address to 1,200 mem-
grants and refugees."
Rabbi Zev Segal, president of the been for many years in close con- bers and delegates to the United
IF YOU TVIDS 111A
A message of greetings from
Rabbinical Council of America, tact with all high administrative Hias Services' 85th annual meet-
President
Nixon noted: "The need
will speak on "The Future of officials of the state of Israel.
ing, Sen. Javits said 20 years of to provide rescue and resettlement
arum owns YOU NOWT
Israel Jewry."
work by the UN Relief and assistance to Jewish refugees and
P11 A MINA WO THAN
Rabbi Segal was reared in
Works Agency (UNRWA) had migrants throughout the world is
Israel where he
failed to produce a solution.
more pressing than ever .. .
attended yeshivot,
"The scope of your accomplish-
He urged the U.S. to work out a
ments
is best measured by the new
and was ordain-
plan that would resettle the re-
later Whweles...DeireiL AGA.
fugees—especially those in occu- hope and opportunity you have
ed at the Hebrew
brought
into the lives of the mil-
In his scholarly work in which pied territories—outside the Arab
Theological C o l-
iege in Chicago. he deals with procedures to be fol- states; condition continued UNR-
He has served lowed in the period of sorrow WA support of Arab refugees on
the Highland upon the loss of relatives, Dr. Mau- steps to be taken by Israel and
Segal Park Congrega- rice Lamm provides a vast amount Arab host governments to resettle
tion of Los Angeles and, since 1945, of information regarding autop- and repatriate the refugees; and
has been rabbi of the Young Israel sies, the 'caddish, yizkor, comfort- would terminate U.S. support for
ing the bereaved, and other mat- UNRWA to the extent that it fur-
of Newark.
nishes assistance to any Arab
Rabbi Segal has served in ters.
Serving Yee
"The Jewish Way in Death and settlements or individuals par-
practically every national office
of the Hapoel Hamizrachi and Mourning," subtitled "Death is a ticipating in guerrilla activity
Since 1925
Night

that
lies
between
two
against
any
people
or
government
Religious Zionists of America.
He was delegate to the 22nd days," published by Jonathan in the Mid East.
World Zionist Congress in Basel, Nathan (131 E. 23rd, NY10), de-
Sen. Javits, a member of the
Switzerland, and to the 23rd and cries the hiring of kaddish-sayers. Foreign Relations Committee, said
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Dr. Lamm states:
"No person may be hired to say also that for remnants of Jews in
Kaddish (for a son) . . . The
Kaddish is not a magical incanta-
tion, some exalted abracadabra
that opens the gates of heaven and
:that needs saying, no matter by
.whom . . . Paying for Kaddish,
Notes and correspondence from 'rather than praying it, defeats
the Truman Library, much of it every conceivable purpose of the
never revealed before, throws new sacred prayer . . . It is another
light on the former President's role 'unfortunate consequence of the pre-
in the establishment of the state of valent utilitarian idea that every-
Israel 20 years ago.
thing in this world can be bought!"
Writing in the latest issue of the
Such matters as candle lighting
American Jewish Historical Quar- as memorials, the role of the
terly released this week, Ian J. Kohen, the period of mourning, the
Bickerton, lecturer in American covering of mirrors, as well as the
history at the University of new concepts of immortality and life
South Wales, Australia, states that after death and other ideas, many
Truman's policy rested upon "his misconceptions, are thoroughly
belief in the justice of the Jewish analyzed and defined.
cause and the hope that peace in
the Middle East would be the out- Rabbis Asked to Adopt
come.
"President Truman's de facto `Address to Jewry.'
recognition of Israel on May 14, a Call for Self-Pride
1948 was not an act taken to gain
NEW YORK—A call to draw upon,
Jewish votes," writes Bickerton.
the spiritual resources of the Jew-
"It was an action taken with the
conviction' that recognition was in ish tradition to strengthen not only
the Jewish community, but the
America's national interest."
very structure of American plural-
The article says that Truman
found himself at variance with ism, was issued to the Rabbinical
rabbinical
the State Department which was Assembly, international
association, and will be on the
emphasizing the need for Arab
friendship and oil concessions agenda when the organization as-
"while Truman's concern was sembles Sunday at the Concord
Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, for its 69th
for the welfare of the Jewish
refugees and international jus- annual convention.
Rabbi Jacob Neusner, professor
tice."
In a letter to King Ibn Saud on of religion at Brown University in
R.I., and chairman of
Providence,
Oct. 28, 1946, Truman made his
Palestine position very clear. "The the 1969 convention's resolutions
committee,
appended
the "Address
United States, which contributed its
blood and resources to the winning to Jewry" to the final draft of the
of the war, could not divest itself resolutions circulated this week to
of a certain responsibility for the the members of the Rabbinical As-
manner in which the freed terri- sembly. Some 500 are expected to
the annual convention.
tories were disposed of, or for the attend
In the "Address to Jewry,"
fate of the people liberated at that
Rabbi
Neusner criticizes Ameri-
time. It took the position, to which can Jewry for denying its differ-
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it still adheres, that these people ence, and presenting this denial
should be prepared for self-govern-
at Shifman's. It begins with a broader looking shoulder line,
ment and also that a national home as its ticket of admission to the
general society. "Our black fel-
accented by a gently indented waist, deep side vents.
for the Jewish people should be
low-citizens were engaged in the
established in Palestine."
new wider lapel. Treat yourself to a shape-in
same tragic experiment," writes
Rabbi Neusner. "They have rec-
for the holidays. Moderately priced from $140.
Trayerbook Reform'
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The first extensive history of the come to grips with real dif-
liturgical changes and innovations ference.
"A real test lies before us, to
in the Reform Jewish movement
in Europe, and the only study of affirm we are not white, we are not
black,
we are Jews, ourselves, a
the evolution of the Liberal prayer
book in Judaism, "Prayerbook Re- singular people on the earth. Spe-
form in Europe," written by Dr. cial relationships must be forged
Jakob J. Petuchowski, will be pub- between Jews, whites, and blacks,
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Injustice is impiety. — Marcus
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Aurelius.
and a half.

Rabbinical Council's President,
Zev Segal, to Discuss Israel Jewry

K. Javits, New York Republican,

Definitive Work
on Death Concepts
by Maurice Lamm

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