Purely Commentary '1:3 „till I
I had said in your interesting book
(Continued from Page 2)
That being the case. I look upon what you wrote to me, you would
view
indeed have opened yourself up
Israel from the same point of
with which I regard other nations. to attack: you might have written
I deprecate Israeli chauvinism something inexcusable and inde
much as I deprecate de Gaulle's fensible in treating the status of a
chauvinism. I regret the theocratic People that needs aid to survive.
influence in Israel much as I re- I Anything to the contrary might be
gret the Catholic influence in a contributing element towards a
inevitabl j, y
Spain. My sympathy goes out to calamity which Ines'
disadvantaged peoples everywhere, lead to calamities for others.
You'll
receive
copies
of our next
whether they be Jews. Christians
issue for which I am now writing
or Mohammedans.
1 am
I cannot take a one-sided view the review of your book.
of the Israeli-Arab conflict. As I grateful for the promptness and
d • • s courtesies with which you have re-
see it, there is justi ce an
tice on both sides, created in the plied to my letters. Perhaps we'll
review the
first instance by neither Jews nor have an opportunity to
Arabs but by the so-called Chris. problem in person.
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tian powers of the West. I do not
The 'ollowing exchange of let-
approve of the Arabs' intransigent
attitude toward Israel, but neither ters followed :
do I approve of Israel's policy of Dear Mr. Warburg:
retaliatory raids or Israel's atti-
By this time you must have read
Jude toward the United Nations my review of your book.
Peace Mission. When you say that
Indeed, I do hope that we can
Israel is in great danger, I agree, have a personal chat regarding
but so is the whole world because your views on the entire Middle
both sides in the Israel-Arab con- East issue. The situation is grave.
flict refuse to see the other side's and it is not Zionist chauvinism
point of view and thus threaten either that contributes to the trou-
the world's peace.
ble. There are many vital factors
This being the case, I do not involved—including an internation-
feel impelled to support the state al anti-Jewish campaign that is be-
of Israel, although I would gladly ing conducted by Arabs against all
contribute to the relief of suffer- I Jews. The Zionist term is used as
ing in Israel or to the resettle- a cloak in a matter that demands
ment or repatriation of the Arab defense for Jews in many guar-
refugees, or to any reasonable ef- ters, including Canada and the
fort to end the conflict. Latin American countries.
At any rate, we had an interest-
Unless I am woefully misin -
formed. UJA money supports the ing correspondence. and my hope
state of Israel directly or indirect- is that we won't lose friends. I do
ly. Therefore, my answer to Your speak as a lifelong Zionist. but
question would be negative. tAs a i now it also is a matter of fair
matter of fact. I do not feel any play in quest of which we especial-
urge to support any foreign gov- ly need the ablest men in Jewry.
ernment as an individual, although To me you are still part of those
I am a strong supporter of our who are attacked whenever all
government's aid to deserving for- Jews are attacked, and are still
eign governments.) among the brilliant leaders in
These are strictly secular convic- America who-. should be counted
lions which may seem to you cold I upon 'in every search for fair deals
and devoid of "Jewishness." I both on the domestic and interna-
think I have sufficiently defined tional scenes.
With all good wishes.
my own individual attitude toward
"Jewishness" in the book which
you are about to review.
May 13, 1964
Finally, let me add that I am Dear Mr. Slomovitz:
not and never have been a mem-
In reply to your letter of May
ber or a supporter of the Amer- 11, you are quite right in saying
ican Council for Judaism.
that I have not followed events
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within Israel in recent years and
Just before printing my review, if I had. I might very well modify
I %%rote, under date of May 11. the opinions expressed in my very
1964:
last letter. In any case the chau-
Dear Mr. Warburg:
vinism to which I referred is Zion-
You are right: a whole philoso- ist rather than Israeli chauvinism
phy is involved in the issue we dis- , About this we may Very likely dis-
cussed. and it can not be resolved agree.
in a letter or a series of letters.
Some day we may perhaps be
Your reply does leave me dis- able te. ventilate our points of
tressed, not only because philos- view more fully.
ophy often creates distress, but be-
(He appended to this letter this
cause you seem to remain under note: "I am very much disturbed
misapprehensions.
over , the reports that iboth Israel
It has been said so often that , and Egypt are producing nuclear
there is an attitude of pro-Arab- weapons--the Egyptians with Ger-
ism and anti-Israelism in the State man help.")
Department: yet I have found lit-
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tie of it ere, in the Middle e East
May 19, 1964
discussions I attended three weeks Dear Mr. Slomovitz:
-,
ago. But your letter is filled with
Thank
you
for
your
letter of
suspicions of Israel!
'ay .15.
and the
copies
of your
Is it because you have not fol- very
generous
review
of my
bOok.
lowed events in the past two years
I think I understand yourpoint
po
or more, as you might have? I am
of view perfectly even if we would
not speaking now of the dangers probably disagree somewhat if we
to Israel from Nasser, who may were to have a thorough discus-
become a threat to world peace sion of the subject.
(and I share with you the interest
I might mention that my con-
in and hope for "a durable world
peace"): I am thinking of Israel's tributions to Jewish charities other
internal position, the earnestness than UJA have never been discon-
tinued.
which negates your charge of chau-
May 22, 1964
vinism, the desire there for amity.
Prime Minister Eshkol's aim to ac- Dear Mr. Slomovitz:
I have just finished reading Dr.
quire genuine good will.
There is a lack of communica- Herman Finer's new book—"Dulles
Lion between us—and that may Over Suez"—and must tell you that
account for your having failed to it strongly reinforces your attitude
learn that even Herut has mel- about Israel. I am afraid that I
lowed, that Israel is not on the missed much of the hidden trick-
warpath but that the threat from cry in which Dulles and Eisen-
the East
in Khrush-
hower
this
week (as
on indicated
the Jordan
water ower
indulged at Israel's expense
chev's alignment. with Nasser only i 1956 - 57. The book is so anti-
Dulles that even I, a veteran anti-
question) utilizes the Israelis as a Dullesite, find it somewhat biased,
target in the dangers to the West. but nevertheless it opened my eyes
No. Mr. Warburg, you are not to a lot of things which make me
on the right track. All I can say respect Ben-Gurion more and our
to you now is: I am so glad that own government's attitude less. I
what you wrote to me is not in thought I would tell you this.
With best 'regards,
"The Long Road .Horne". If you
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
22—Friday, June 13, 1969
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There was one more letter—the
following I had written to War-
burg on May 29, 1964:
Dear Mr. Warburg:
These are such hectic days that
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Suez." As you know, Finer is get-
ting a bad press. There is still
fear to criticize Dulles. But Finer's
facts are indisputable.
You may already have seen ray
review of Finer's book, a clipping
of which is enclosed.
The enclosed clippings from the
London Jewish Observer also may
Interest you.
I have no intention of continual-
ly imposing upon you with my
views, but I must reiterate that
there are crises affecting all of
us for which neither Jews nor Is-
rael are responsible and which
stem from deep-rooted hatreds.
Perhaps you'll be interested in
two experiences: I had known the
late Ossip Gabrilowitsch. I don't
know whether he left the Jewish
fold, but he certainly came from
a very assimilated Russian Jewish
home. He was married, as you
know, to Mark Twain's daughter.
(I interviewed her a month be-
fore her husband died: she was
then, in the late 1930s, greatly
worried about the future of her
daughter, in an era of Nazism, be-
cause she was half-Jewish). Gab-
rilowitsch went to Palestine in the
late 1920s to visit an old associate
When he got to Jerusalem he
found his friend with one arm, and
the latter turned to him and said:
"Now you know why I am here: I
lost this arm in a pogrom. Never
forget this: you are a Jew and
you'll always be thought of as
I such. I was as assimilated as you.
but it didn't help me." Gabrilo-
, m.itsch became a devoted Zionist,
supported the Hebrew University,
the Jewish National Fund and the
Palestine Symphony and made
Zionism his major interest in his
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In our history, the town of Gaza
a 'r
associatr ere
wkitthe nani L_of Caeut
can't ignore the signs of the times S Is am
son.
that are becoming evident anew in 's:Ir succeeded in aiciag samson
and shaving off the hair of his head*
another anti-Semitic wave which is Delilah
ha6 G=. then Philistine gouged out both
encoura ged by the Arabs and t
z G.-.. Samson died.
which is unrealistically pooh-
The story of his death is well known.
Crowds of Philistines gathered in the
poohed by the State Department.
Temple of Gaza. Everyone wanted to
the man Samson
With warmest regards and all ; see the blind hero,
ny ety ears.
whom they bad fear
good wishes
me
And then Samson decideda-L
Sincerely
die with the Philistines." He uprooted
middle pillars of the temple t s%
the
Philip Slomovitz : the
n Phhirlorads.and dupothne the heads eof
all the merry-makers.
Gall
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Aatiapoll
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:oat to Asia
pass. For this reason. many
waged war in order to conquer
There were no other comments, . G the
and the correspondence finished ' o
il f t e
lifrer
at this point. It's a pity that it
was not continued. An
important
been
brought nations
person might have
back to the Jewish
The Egyptians were there first. After
fold. Yet, if his them came the Philistin_es. Sargon the
cousin Ed Warburg couldn't ac- ' ' e o rf ulePertit
ngdeei
ss 1 Kih
ld.
grheYattee .
woe
Ctaza
g ean
ofd 71;nettaih
t th
Al a
complish it, what hope was there era of
an n
of Macedonia. The Ha.S.11011ein king
for me ?
held Gaza for A short time. and after
teer them,
am
nd caf
But there is so little left of the h
eonsissieroAn
heorReom
onoree and tin
h
more prominent old Jewish fam- Napoleon was in Gaza and conquered
ot the
r a rug tim e...
ne
t.
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bu
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Ties in Jewish ranks in America!
The
am e
neat
very
fierce
battle
The vanishing Jews are not dim- too, fought a
ce
h l suc
d W tey
w
ise o f r o lre
inishing Jewish ranks and are not G
latter years.
Then there is the story about
Isaac Deutscher. I need not tell
you who he is and how eminent his
at t he end of era.'
position as an authority on the
USSR and on the Communist contributing to an end to Jewry. Firs t
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munist and now is the Lenin and th
',ewe:. (an bt r a the l rkoer
li ves,
tion),
Trotsky biographer. About 10
Bally the lives of the residents of the
Sinai
border settlements. During the
years ago, Deutscher went to Is-
campaign, Gams was captured by IsTei.
rael. He wrote his impressions for
forces. in accordance witlt be
Children Numbei d army
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Unzite
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na of ethity
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the Reporter and therein stated All ya
the
something to the effect that he 135,000 in 35 Years
During the Six•Day War, Gaza fell'
1
was greatly impressed but was
into our Made for the second time.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
(Publahed by the Brit Ivrit Olamit'
still a non- or anti-Zionist—with
to The Jewish News)
with the assistance of the Memorial
this reservation: that if he and his
TEL AVIV — Some 135,000 Foundation for Jewish Culture.
by Heb r ew' '
vowelized, easy
Materi al
confreres had been Zionist or pro- children have passed through
can be obtained through your local
Zionist perhaps a million or more Youth Aliya institutions in the Hebrew
ate1l organization, or
direct
to
the
Brit
!vet
°limit,
P.O. Box
Jews might have been rescued 35 years of Youth Ally's' eidstence,
7111, Jerusalem, Israel.
from the holocaust.
according to Joseph Slarman,
I am not trying to propagandize: head of Youth Aliya and a mem-
merely to add to what I have said ber of the Jewish Agency Ex- Oakland U. Events
that the unfortunates who strug- ecutive. Larman, speaking at a Oakland University Chancellor D.
gle to get to Israel need as much Hadassah seminar on education, B. Varner announced that a special
help today (to be saved from the said one out of 20 Jews in Israel events series will be launched on
Moslem onslaught and from behind was a graduate of a Youth Aliya the Rochester campus at the Bald-
the Iron Curtain) as did the DPs; institution or service. Present win Pavilion to present some of the
that there is a struggle for honor- were professors, psychologists, top names in the musical entertain-
able existence by the Israelis who education experts and teachers ment world, beginning 8:30 p.m.,
are human and among whom are fr
e roil m Eth
ur eop U e..S., Canada and West- today, with New Orleans' famed
Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
the good and the bad, and that we