Western Hemisphere Zionists Solidify Ranks
ing of an eroding public opinion
Israel Ambassador Itzbak Ra- anti-Jewish, and we must treat it number of aliya participants from in Israel's behalf in view of the
this country—and declared that the "malicious propaganda of the
bin gave assurance that "What as such," Dr. Sinay declared.
stated
the full weight of the well-
Jacobo Leszcz, president of the figure will grow. Torczyner
Arabs and the widespread fear of
equipped Arab armies failed to Confederation of General Zionists that the 600,000 affiliated members an explosion in the Middle East."
achieve in the mass assault on of Latin America, informed the of all Zionist movements in the I He urged organized efforts to
the larg-
Israel, a few thousand terrorists conference that the economic crisis United States, who form
counteract these negative aspects
will not accomplish" and ex- prevalent in Latin America is re- est single organized force in the of a Jewish relationship with the
pressed confidence that "barring sponsible for negative attitudes country besides the synagogue Gentile communities.
united
on
the
ber hi s , are
direct Soviet military interven- that have recently become appar-
At the concluding banquet ses-
question of aliya and the need to
tion, which seems unlikely be- ent in the Southern Hemisphere.
course of action in a , - sion Sunday, presided over by Dr.
cause of military and political
Declaring that Uruguay has re- extend the
Neumann,
addresses were deliv-
factors, Israel is capable indef- corded friendly attitudes towards suring Western aliya efforts as part ered by several spokesmen for
initely to retain the status quo." the five-year-old Jewish commu- of the world Jewish Jewry's part- i Latin American communities,
He affirmed that the Arab no- nity, Leszcz declared that the posi- nership with Israel.
Haim Levanon, former mayor of
t.
Israel Cabinet Minister Yos'
peace policy is ascribable to tive relationships persist and that
Tel Aviv, and Robert E. Culbert-
During discussion of decisions of
Saphir, in a major address at the son,
Soviet backing and added that while there is sporadic anti-Semit
State Department secretary
the last Jerusalem World Zionist
the USSR is not interested in ism, there is no fear of an emerg- Saturday night public session of
Latin American affairs.
Congress to establish
Zionist feder-
it
the conference, joined in w
cause pe ace wo uld pu
peace be
cause
ing
official
anti-Semitism.
An
acquesa
ations, ZOA pres ent
brake upon Soviet expansion- acknowledged leader of Uruguayan
Torczyner made the declaration
ism in the area."
Jewry, Leszcz took special pride in
that the ZOA will refrain from par-
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Dr. Moldawsky contended that
drastic steps must be taken to
win back the youth, to engage
them in Jewish affairs, to create
a stronger involvement—and he
stated that proper educational
means can accomplish it. His
view was that there is less inter-
marriage in Latin American
Jewries than in the U.S. and he
was hopeful for an increase in
positive thinking that will bring
youth closer to their elders.
The road was cleared at a spe- the fact that the comparatively
ticipation in the proposed AmeH-
cial meeting of the ZOA National small Jewish community of Urug-
can federation.
Torczyner stated that the execu- Executive Council for Torczyner to uay not only has one of the three
tive and administrative committees seek a fifth term as ZOA president. daily Yiddish newspapers publish-
of ZOA reached that decision in The constitutional two-term restric- ed in Latin American countries—
order to guarantee the autonomy of tion for presidential office was the other two appearing in Buenos
Aires—but also the added fact that
the ZOA. Pointing to the expert- twice extended for Torczyner to the Montevideo daily now has a
...
ence of the Zionist Organization of have`a third and fourth term. The daily Hebrew page. Supplementing
Canada. Torczyner said that the ZOA, by a 3-1 vote here, decided to
(Copyright 180, JTA Inc.)
f
the
positive
report
about
Uruguay
Canadian General Zionists had recommend to the next convention
Jewish Communities, stated that
joined the federation envisioned by in Los Angeles in August that while while Yiddish, as the language of
the World Zionist Congress and a president who has served four
WASHINGTON ECHOES: High officials in Washington, when they
were soon deprived of initiative. consecutive terms shall not be the East European settlers, is de- speak on the Arab-Israel problem, make it a point to emphasize that
eligible to succeed himself, "the clining, the emergence of Hebrew two parallel discussions are now going on with regard to the Middle
Thus impoverished of its basic incumbent president in 1969 shall as a strong second language for
rights, he charged, the Canadian be eligible to succeed himself for' young Jews indicates an effective East. One discussion is taking place in New York and involves the four
Big Powers—United States, Soviet Union. Britain and France. The other
Zionist Organization is virtually not more than two further one-year and positive Jewish attitude among
is being quietly conducted in Washington and the participants are the
nonexistent. "We have no intention
young
Uruguayan
Jews.
terms."
United States and the Soviet Union only.
of inviting such a fate for the Zion-
If the convention approves this
A report on conditions in Ar-
The two-power talks in Washington are far more important than
ist Organization of America." Tor-
-
recommendation, Torczyner can be
gentina submitted by Mordecai
With
the Four Power talks in New York.
th Gen. de Gaulle—the "father"
czyner declared.
a candidate to succeed himself for
Dayan, general secretary of the of the icrea of the Four Power talks—no longer president of France, it is
'
He also aseerted that the latest two more terms. In the meantime.
-
Zionist
Organization,
Argentinian
clear that whatever agreement on the Arab-Israel issue is reached
reorganization plan for the Jewish two rabbis, Usher Kirshblum of
a cousin of Moshe Dayan, ex-
between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Washington de-
Agency has introduced caution in Long Island and Joseph Shubow of
plained that the anti-Semitism liberations, will be accepted by the Four Power deliberations in New
ranks of Hadassah, and Hadassali Boston, have inaugurated cam-
that was in evidence in his coup- York.
leaders now feel that such a re- paigns seeking election for the ZOA
try five years ago was the result
This is now being realized by all those involved, including the
organization plan may eventually presidency, and a contest is brew-
of political and economic condi- Arabs and Israel. This is basically the reason why Israel's Prime Min-
so seriously affect the women's ing for ZOA leadership.
tions. He declared emphatically
for a visit to Washington, in order to
Zionist movement that they may
that the people generally are ister Golda Meir is arranging
Resurgent anti-Semitism assumes
President Nixon. As is known, Israel is
join the ZOA to avert a crisis simi-
not anti-Semitic, that the Nazi- have a face-to-face talk with Power
new
proportions
with
mounting
talks and insists on direct Arab-
lar to the one that affected the
financed propaganda and the totally opposed to the Four there are important differences of opinion
dangers in Latin American coun-
spread of anti- Israeli negotiations. And
Canadian Zionist Organization.
for the
tries, due to external influences funds
Israel and the United States on the form and substance of a
ZOA sponsored the conference engendered by Arab-financed prop- Israel and anti-Zionist campaigns between East
peace, despite the fact that Israel considers the United
together with the Confederation aganda, Prof. Gil Sinay of Chile that come from Arab embassies Middle
States its best friend in the international community.
of General Zionists. Delegates University reported to the confer- in no sense influence public opul-
Whatever Israel's attitude may be, the United States and the Soviet
from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil. ence.
1 ion and certainly have not poi-
Union seem to be determined that something be done about the present
Colombia, : Costa Rica, Chile,
Jews in the South American soned the press.
Arab-Israel situation. The Washington-Moscow discussions on the Mid.
Mexico, Panama, Purund Urug- hemisphere number 800,000, with
The total picture delineated by
uay—as well as Canada and the the largest communities in Argen- the Latin American spokesmen in dle East are taking place in the form of "lunch talks" in Washington
U.S.—reviewed needs in their tina and Brazil, Sinay stated, and dicated an almost general decline between Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sisco and Soviet Ambassa-
various areas to indicate a com• he pointed to t he shortage of He- in Yiddish and an increase in inter- dor Anatoly Dobrynin. During the last few weeks, the two have
mon ground on which the entire brew teachers and of rabbis as marriage, but the Latin American "lunched" about 20 times, and this is much more than the number of
American continent can work major needs, solutions to which ;spokesmen invariably maintained meetings held in New York by the Four Power representatives.
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together to solve major issues can be provided by North Ameri- that the existing situation is paral-
and to attain goals affecting the
1 lel, rather than unlike, conditions'
NIXON'S POSITION: No Jewish leader interested in Israel has
communities.
needs of Jews in the western can
Nixon
has in mind with regard to
He indicated, however. that a in the United States and in Great knowledge today of what President
hemisphere.
Yeshiva that has been functioning Britain where similar situations the Arab-Israel conflict. Delegations of Jewish organizations were
talked to them but said very little in definite
ZOA Executive
Director
Leon
Ilutovich
announced
that
in order for several years in Buenos Aires I are apparent. received by him and he
aids in training Orthodox rabbis,1 Latin American spokesmen joined terms.
to achieve objectives of establish- Orthodox being the predominant with North American leaders in
High government officials, however, tell you that what Nixon fears
ing mutually cooperatve projects. r religious tendency among Latin ' , urging combined efforts to encour- most is that somewhere along the intensified exchange of shootings at
study missions already are beirg American Jews. The Jewish Theo- i age aliya and to assist young peo- the Suez Canal and on the Israel-Jordan border a "miscalculation" can
planned between Latin America logical Seminary in New York also pie in preparing for settlement in occur.
and North America and that in aids in encouraging a conservative Israel and to effectuate this objec-
Another element strong on President Nixon's mind is the fear that
order to improve ties between the trend for South American commu- tive. Formulating this objective,
Arab extremists may seize power from Nasser in Egypt and King Hus-
two areas, study institutes will be nities.
I Torczyner pointed to the increase sein in Jordan—rulers whom Nixon considers as "moderates" who do
created for an exchange of tours n
tale who not want war with Israel at the present time. It is known in Washington
A step of great significance 1 in the number of young Jews
by leaders from all organized Zion-
was s taken this year with the I are preparing for aliya, stated that that the positions of Nasser and King Hussein in their countries are not
ist groups.
establishment of the Instituto at least 7,000 will go to Israel this very strong and that they may lose to the extremists who insist on
An inter-American General Zion-
Studio Judaicus in the University year—this being twice last year's renewing the war with Israel.
ist affairs committee is in forma-
of Chile for the training of He-
Moscow also seems to see it this way. Like the U.S. government,
with representatives from the
brew teachers. Prof. Sinay said Project to Utilize Workers the Soviets are concerned about the possibility of a major war growing
Jewish communities affiliated with
that contrary to the impression
out
of
the Arab-Israeli conflict. They are not happy about the possibility
the World Confederation of General
gained by the predominance of With Limited Experience of the Arab extremists coming to power. Moscow can control Nasser,
Zionists.
Yiddish among delegates to the
NEW YORK—A three-year grant but cannot control the Arab extremists who are not exactly pro-Soviet.
Major needs outlined at the con-
Pan American Zionist Conference of $70,500 has been made by the What Moscow would like is to have the Suez Canal reopened so that
ference include the vital necessity
from Latin American countries, Lavanburg Corner House, a philan- ' its increasingly important Mediterranean fleet could have passage to
to solve the Hebrew teachers short-
Yiddish is declining rapidly thropic foundation, for a demon- I the Indian Ocean and the Far East. Moscow would like to economize
age, involvement in aliya and
among young Jews, and Hebrew stration project to be conducted on the vast flow of arms and materiel it has been sending to the Arabs
greater participation of youth in
is replacing it as the second lan- jointly by the Lavanburg Corner since the Six-Day War.
Jewish affairs as -a means of over-
guage either to Spanish or Por- House and the National Jewish
This explains why at the Washington "lunch talks" a tendency is
coming the growing number of in-
tuguese, depending upon the Welfare Board, national association
noted on the part of Ambassador Dobrynin to come closer to the view-
termarriages. -
country of origin . Dr. Sinay also of Jewish community centers and point
of the American government. The Soviet Union wants to prevent
declared that in order to encour- YM and YWHAs, aimed at demon-
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, confed-
find herself involved. And there
age entrance of youth into the strating more effective utilization an Arab-Israel war in which she should
eration president, placed emphasis
is
also
danger for Moscow that the Arabs would again lose the war
in a major conference address on Jewish teaching profession, it is of undergraduate trained workers to Israel, the
which could affect Soviet long-range ambitions in the Middle
the urgency of effecting the "com- necessary that they have a col- in social agencies. East.
munity of interests" involving all lege degree and the new Judaicus
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The
grant
was
announced
by
Institute in the Chile University
the American Jewries.
PROSPECTS FOR ISRAEL: High Washington officials—those who
Ethel Wise, president of Lavanburg
Dr. Max Nussbaum called upon helps solve the problem.
Corner House, and Louis Stern, know of the atmosphere prevailing at the intensified "lunch talks" be-
Dr. Sinay confirmed the warnings
Jewish leadership to engage more
president of JWB. The joint project, tween the United States and the Soviet Union—tell you that a, mood of
that
were
uttered
by
Dr.
Max
Nus-
actively in church relations to Is-
to run from this Oct. 1 through cautious optimism surrounds the talks.
rael, asserting that events in the baum about the injection of anti- Sept. 30, 1972, represents a new ex-
"lunch
Out of the information one can gather on the Washington
Middle East seriously affect Semitism into churches and among perimental approach to determin-
a picture emerges showing that the United States has su
churchmen's views on all Jewish many religious groups, and he ing and demonstrating the effective talks,"
mitted a working document as the basis for discussion of a plan to
issues. He urged that advantage be joined in warning of a vast new utilization of workers with various
leave all Jerusalem under Israeli control; that the U.S. is pushing for
taken of the "ecumenical spirit of type of Arab propaganda that levels of training.
an agreement among the powers on arms limitations to Israel and the
our generation in opening more finances this anti-Semitic policy.
The nation requires 100,000 new Arabs; that it wants the stationing of a stronger United Na tions
challenging lines of communication "It is presented as anti-Zionist and
social
workers
by
1970,
and
schools
on the Israel-Arab borders, to be withdrawn only by decision of the
with the churches." anti-Israel, but to us it is definitely
of social work currently graduate Security Council; and that it emphasizes the need for a "package
Boris Smolar's
'Between You
and Me'
g
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48 Friday, June 6, 1969
—
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
only • 3,5,00 social workers annually. deal," whatever this may mean.