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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath, the 16th day of Elul. 5729, the following scriptural selections will

be read in our synagogues:

Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 26:1-29:8. Prophetical portion. Isaiah 60:1 - 22.

Candle lighting. Friday, Aug. 29, 6:53 p.m.

VOL. LV. No.

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August 29, 1969

Broken Agreements, Need for M.E. Realism

stays closed more than three weeks, both banana
While UN Security Council members de -
and citrus trees will suffer.
bated over a resolution again condemning
still coming from the val-
. . Most
_ of the production
Israel for attacks on her neighbors, an inter -
third,
thir
os' dt, where theirrigatedairea
rom
is e
esting development occurred, resulting from l y the f
the agreement that had been effected secretly
Israeli attack. Even here most agricultural workers
now live at a distance and come into the valley
between Israel and Jordan for the curtail -
only to work.
ment of sabotage. It had been agreed that
All together, the valley's output has probably
Israel would not continue the bombing of the
been reduced by more than half. Combined with
East Ghor Canal in the Jordan Valley if
But
it
wasn't.
and
declining
agricultural deliveries from the west bank,
terrorism were curtailed.
the shortage has helped raise the level of retail
the bombing was resumed by Israel.
prices in Jordan by 50 per cent since the beginning
One of the results of the new crisis for
of the year.
Jordan was the naming by King Hussein of
The new issue involving Israel and Jor- , .
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Bahjet al-Talhouni as the new premier and dan revives a basic consideration of the
the new appointee now is counted upon to needs in the Middle East. Under peaceful
bring order out of chaos in his country and conditions. the standard of living of the Arabs
on the Jordanian-Israeli border.
could be brought to a possible level with the
The issue the new premier faces primarily
high standards that have been earned by the I
is that of the guerrilla commandos. Specu- determined will of the people of Israel. But
"The Unredeemed: Anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union." published
lating on the possible results of the selection Arab potentates would not listen to reason
Quadrangle Press, emerges anew as one of the most important
of al-Talhouni. the New York Times cor-
and the most tragic result of the Middle East I by
bookS of the current year because of the light it throws on conditions
respondent in Amman. Jordan, Dana Adams
struggle is the impoverization of the Arab in Russia. on Russian attitudes, on the need to continue the struggle
Schmidt. gave this analysis of the situation
masses who continue to live in a state of to secure just rights for Russian Jewry.
medievalism.
involving the Ghor Canal:
Edited with an introduction by Ronald I. Rubin. social science
The Israelis have depicted the Jordanian policy
Israel has pleaded for cooperation in many professor at Manhattan Community College of the City University of
as sinister. The United States has become involved
areas and for a quest for amity that would New York. with a foreword by Prof. Abraham J. Heschel, the partici-
in the matter through the Israeli contention that
assure some measure of sharing in and work- pants in this collection of essays include the most knowledgeable who
American diplomats were instrumental in the ex-
ing for the advancement of the basic, if not have exposed the conditions in Russia and the need for action for the
change of messages by which the so-called deal
the most elementary, needs of all peoples removal of disabilities.
was effected.
Moshe Decter and Ben-Ami are certainly among the best
in that area. But all proposals have been
Jordanian officials also involve the United States
informed men who have dedicated themselves to the gathering
rejected.
by taking the attitude that if Washington cannot
of data on occurrences in the USSR, and in the section dealing
The United States was responsible in the
persuade the Israelis to allow repair of the canal,
with Soviet Jewry and Israel appear articles by Joseph B. Schect-
main for the building of the Ghor Canal, and
how can it ever persuade them to do bigger things,
man and ezcerps from Jews in Eastern Europe which periodically
the
agreement
for
an
end
to
hostilities
on
the
reviews the events in Communist Russia that are marked by
such as withdrawing from the west bank?
border of Israel and Jordan was the result
When the Israelis breached the canal for the
prejudices and oppressions.
second time they threatened to block repairs until
of American efforts. But agreements in the
There are eye-witness accounts by Elie Wiesel, whose essay "The
the Jordanians promised to prevent commando raids
Middle East apparently are made to be Rejoicing of the Law•" based on his experiences in Russia. is one of
on settlements in the Jordan Valley, and they have
broken.
the most impressive exposes of the Jewish desire for identification and
carried out this threat.
Even in the matter of sharing in the the obstacles in the path of Russian Jews to attain it.
King Hussein and his new premier, therefore.
water supply, the Arabs rejected the pro-
This volume assumes added significance with a section in which the
face a difficult decision. If the Israelis continue to
posals that had been made during the Eisen- editor has included the address of Andrei A. Gromyko, May 14, 1947,
prevent repair of the canal, the valley will become
before
the United Nations General Assembly, in support of Jewish
hower administration. Any agreement of this
a desert, with enormous loss to Jordan.
the USSR made
sort would meal, recognition of Israel's statehood. In this section also is the charge against
If this occurs, the king will probably be forced
Rights Commission in

'Unredeemed' Notes Rampant
Anti-Semitism in Soviet Union

extreme position of full collaboration
with the commandos. The last hope of political set-
tlement between Arabs and Israelis would then have
vanished.
On the other hand, if the Israelis for any reason
allow the canal to be repaired, the Jordanian au-
thorities can be expected to face embarrassing
questions from their critics. The critics would assert
that the government had made a deal or another
deal with the Israelis.
Either way the Jordanian government loses.
Premier Talhouni, in the opinion of some high level
officials, is the one man in the country who has
the ability to handle the problem.
The Jordanian public is still unaware of the

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economic and political implications of the damage
to the East Ghor Canal.
The main canal was built between 1958 and 1963,
with extensions added until last year. The original
cost was 516,800,000, of which the United States
paid about two thirds.
If the canal stays closed for eight or nine days,
the banana crop will be heavily damaged. If it

by Dr. Morris Abram before the UN Human
Geneva, in March of 1967. and an article by the editor of the volume,
Ronald I. Rubin, on "Soviet Jewry and the United Nations: The Pol-
That is why the battles go on. there is itics of Non-Governmental Organizations."
loss of lives in the ranks of both Arabs and
The State Department's position is outlined, and the eminent
Israelis and peace appears to be more remote
foreign correspondent of the Washington Post, Robert H. Esta-
than ever.
brook, is quoted on "The Death of Charles H. Jordan," thus
Nevertheless. it would be tragic to yield
supplementing the revelations with an article on the situation in
to futility. No international development
Czechoslovakia.
must ever be viewed as involving hopeless-
The vast amount of -material provided in this book aids the
ness. There must always be resort to faith reader in acquiring knowledge about the events that mark the anti-
that one day the contending forces will meet Semitism in Communist Russia and lead to an understanding of need
on equal ground, that they will recognize the for action in a critical period in the life of Russian Jewry.

existence. and this is just what the Arabs
refuse to do.

need for amity as a source for uplifting the
status of the masses of the peoples involved.
Will the Arab chieftains even come to
terms, on the basis of the dire need for a
peaceful relations? There is always hope
for realism and for an end to the blindness
that perpetuates warfare. We must hold fast
to hope that perhaps the much needed peace
will come in our time.

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UN an Accomplice to M. E. Horror Fiction '

Teplitz's 'Life Is for Living'

A series of "sermons and reflections" compiled for an interesting
volume by the author. Rabbi Saul I. Teplitz, is appropriately titled

"Life Is for Living." Published by Jonathan David, the collected
works, marked by their brevity, deal with every aspect of life and
with many Jewish experiences.
Whether it's with topics relating to
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the holidays and Holy Days, or tradi-
tional studies, or the Jewish lessons re-
lating to everyday life, Rabbi Teplitz
transmits his ideas in a spirit of en-
thusiasm as well as an educator who ad-
vises and guides and provides means of
acquiring a basic understanding of Jew-
ish values.
Dr. Louis Finkelstein. in his preface
to the volume by the rabbi-author who
was ordained at Jewish Theological Sem-
inary, commends the custom of gather.
ing sermons by rabbis who thus present
"the best fruits" of their preaching and
praises Rabbi Teplitz as one of the out-
standing graduates of the seminary's
rabbinical school.
Rabbi Teplitz
Rabbi Teplitz outlines the purposes of the synagogues, deals
with parental and child obligations and with parents as being "more

Until such time, when there is a sense of public spectacles; but the UN is silent!
Mealy words are heard in Washington, but
justice and impartiality at the United Nations,
the international organization will be viewed our delegations to the UN condoned the par-
as untrustworthy, and it will be ludicrous to tiality that investigates accusations that are
speak of its intervention in the Far East or mere fiction leveled at Israel while outrages
the Middle East or in Ireland, or anywhere committed against Jews are met with silence.
It's a shameful situation, and it can not be
on earth.
said that the American representatives at the
The manner in which the great organiza-
UN are guiltless. They are accomplices, by
tion whose aim is to prevent wars and to the inaction and silence, to the medievalism
bring about good will among men has given
that is being enacted in the Middle East.
blessings to efforts to malign Israel, while
In the instance of the present unfortunate
ignoring the outrages practiced against Jews situation in which Israel finds herself as a
in countries that are out to destroy Israel is result of a case of arson at one of the holiest
providers." He defines Torah teachings, exposes "the folly of
one of the most shocking demonstrations of
places for Mohammedanism, the UN could do than
outlines various Jewish principles and ethical codes.
international indecency.
much to dispel the hatreds that have been atheism,"
Defining the search for happiness, he declares that "happiness
Jewish communities have been destroyed fanned against the Jewish state whose aims is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling; not a place,

in Moslem countries, Jews have been and are for complete religious freedom for all
those remaining in those lands continue to be and for protection of all holy places. But that,
robbed of all their rights and all their posses- too, seems too much to expect. Thus a tra-
'sions; Iraq .threatens more hangings amidst gedy of our time is further aggravated. •--

but a direction."
In similar fashion, pointedly, he deals with many aspects of We,
so that "Life Is for Living" emerges as truly an inspiration to the

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