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Maccabia Official Quits Over Issue of Athletes' Religious Disqualification
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The treasur-
er of the Maccabia games, Is-
rael's "Olympics," announced his
resignation Sunday in protest
against what he called the "un-
necessary and shameful" events
that led to the disqualification of
teams during the recent eighth
Maccabia competition because
they included non-Jews among
their athletes.
Shimon Kashi accused the chair-
man of the Maccabia organizing
committee. Pierre Gildesgame, of
deciding on his own authority to
disqualify the teams. He said that
action damaged the images both
of Israel and the Maccabia.
The Uruguayan basketball team
was disqualified on the eve of its
semi-final game with the Israeli
team after opposing teams com-
plained that it had two non-Jewish
players. Two Belgian brothers
whose mother is not Jewish, were
forced out of the water polo com-
petition on a complaint by the
Canadian team which the Belgians
had just defeated.
As a result, the entire Belgian
team withdrew from the games.
Maccabia rules limit competition
to Jews. The Israeli rabbinate
insists that only the offspring of
Jewish mothers are Jewish and
that criteria was apparently used
by the Maccabia organizing com-
mittee. The affair drew angry
protests from many segments of
the public, and more resigna-
tions by Maccabia officials are
expected.
Athletic events ended last week.
But the eighth Maccabia was
brought to a formal close over
the week-end with a celebration at
the Ramat Gan stadium attended
by the visiting athletes and some
40,000 spectators.
Speakers, including Premier
Golda Meir, urged the youngsters
to settle in Israel now or return
later for settlement. According to
Gildesgame, at least 65 of the 1,500
participants in the 1969 Maccabia
plan to settle here.
* * *
Th front-running United States
team, which carried away 631/2
and 401/2 silver medals from the
Maccabia Games in Israel, had
some help from the Michigan ath-
letes who took part.
Herschel Goldstein of Oak Park,
a member of the pistol shooting
team, reported to the Jewish News
upon his return that Victor Mittel-
berg, a Michigan State University
athlete, won a gold medal in free-
style wrestling. Goldstein's own
five-man team received a silver,
second-place, award in pistol
shooting.
A third Michigan athlete, Leon
Grunstein, who attends the Uni-
versity of Michigan, competed in
track and field.
Goldstein said he and his
teammates were impressed with
the hospitality of the Israelis,
who "went all out to make us
feel at home" during the 19-day
stay. Of the 1,500 athletes, he
knew of 65 who intended to re-
main in Israel. The Israelis pro-
duced the second highest num-
ber of gold medals, said Gold-
stein, but in the total number
of awards they were first.
Of all the teams, "the South
Americans were the most happy
and cheerful."
Goldstein, 28, said he raised the
funds for the trip with partial help
from readers of The Jewish News,
who read of his financial plight
Prof. Arnold Toynbee. at 80, re- • No amount of explaining the origin Arab states' refusal to assist in a last June 6. "One man who gave
mains the antagonist of Israel. All I of the issue and the causes, the solution is of any value.
me a contribution asked if I would
the pleadings with him, the abuse I desires to solve the problem, the
The most flagrant coalition of look up his relatives from Den-
for his position on Zionism — and
truth in Toynbee's "Experiences" mark. I did," Golstein added.
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of Jordanian and United Arab
Republic treatment of refugees.
is he an anti-Semite? There is the 1 LONDON (JTA)—A British pub-
lisher announced that he will pub-
While what he says is to a degree
view that he ranks high in such
quarters. He ceretainly is not a lish a limited edition of Hitler's
true of Jordan, it is untrue of
Egypt which had kept refugees
friend, and because he keeps prop- autobiography, "Mein Kampf," the
first to appear in Britain since
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agating against Israel and the sup-
concentra-
and treated them
porters of the Zionist cause, he has World War II, although he admit-
tion camp inmates. It was only
made his enemies in our ranks. His tedly lacks authorization of the
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mitted freedom of travel.
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He discusses "Diasporas" and
By the same token he could be ers, said only 2,000 copies would
considered anti-American. Israel's be printed. He said there had takes occasion to state that "in
position and Vietnam are equat- been some private complaints, 1969 the worst offenders among the
ed; both Israel and the United mainly from Jews, but "We felt now existing diasporas (in relation
States are the aggressors to him, that with the new generation com- to the native populations) are the
and he speaks of the "blackest ing on there should be—whether Jews, the Brahmins and the 'white'
cases in the whole history of colo- one likes it or not — an edition diaspora in Southern Africa." What
can one expect from a man who
nialism" as being imbedded in available for study by students."
seeks every opportunity to abuse
the actions of Israel and the U.S.
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He speaks not of the libertarian- be paid to the Bavarian govern- Jews?
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The term "robbed" in relation to
but of "East European Zionists right after the war and has since the Jews' treatment of Arabs is
and
. . . practicing colonialism,"
refused to allow anybody to re- used so frequently that one sees in
with regard to the two countries publish Hitler's work. Sir Robert Toynbee a Jew with a noose ready
he hates he states after enumer- said he has received no complaint for a folk he just plainly hates.
ating accusations against the from the West German govern That's Toynbee for you: perhaps
U.S.: "This 19th century Ameri- ment, and "I am sure they know the arch-anti-Semite among the
can colonialism was a crime; the we are publishing it." I Christians in our day.
Israeli colonialism, which was
being carried on at the time when
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