Washington Jewry Mobilizes for March

(Continued from Page I)

s ynagogues as Adas Israel and

Tifereth Israel.
The professional staff of the Hil-
lel office, the Jewish Community
Council professionals and staffs of
such agencies as the American
Jewish Commitee, the American
Jewish Congress and the CAM;
arc cooperating with the Jewish
students.
The major organizing effort here
is being carried out by Rabbi lio-
nard :Meltlman, chairman of "i111
Shalom, • ' the community peace
- movement.
Michael Tabor, spokesman for
"Jews for Urban Justice, a Wash-
ington-based group, announced
that delegations are coming from
the llavurah Group of Boston.
Naaseh of Philadelphia, the Jew-
ish Activist League of Brandeis
University and the Jewish Peace
Fellowship of New York City.

Other delegations to participate
in the antiwar moratorium activi-
ties are reportedly from the na•
tional social action committee of
the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations; members of the
Conservative and Orthodox rabbin-
ate and organizing projects from
Chicago, Madison, Seattle and San
Francisco.
The NJOP, calling for a national
mobilization of Jewish radicals, has
apparently chosen to . divorce itself
from the Jewish communal involve-
ment in the peace demonstrations.
The NJOP will function separately
at a church rented to accommo-
date protesters seeking a distinct
identity as Jewish radicals.
Tabor said the Jewish radicals
identify with the New Mobilization
Committee to End the War.
On Sunday noon, a Hebrew
service, with peace readings from
Scripture, will take place in con-
nection with a ceremonial march
around the White House during
which shofars will be sounded.
Among seminars planned by the
NJOP is one on "Alternatives to
Zionist Organizing in the Dias-
pora." The Middle East will he
discussed from a New Left view-
point. David Gelber, editor of Li-
beration magazine, will head a
workshop on the Mid East. An-
other workshop is scheduled to
discuss alleged racism of the Jew-
ish community.
In a statement in New York to
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
Rabbi .Brickner said it was true
that he had been active in support
of the NJOP, but he stressed that
he was not asked about the
presence of Hoffman for the Fri-
ray evening "sermon" planned by
NJOP.

He added that '1 do not sup-
port the NJOP's sponsorship"
of that sermon, "neither do I
support any anti-Israel stance
that may emanate from work-
shops or meetings of the radical
Jewish youth this weekend in
Washington."

Rabbi Brickner added that he
would not be present at the serv-
ice at which Hoffman was sched-
uled to speak, but that he would
participate in an interreligious
service at the Washington Cathe-
dral Friday evening. That service
is being sponsored by the Clergy
and Laymen Concerned About the
War in Vietnam. Rabbi Brickner
is a member of that organization's
steering committee.
Vorspan, in another letter to
JTA, said he had sent a telegram
to Tabor, in which he wrote he was
"deeply disturbed" over press
statements "using my name in ap-
parent support of activities I
neither knew of nor approve of,
and association with persons such
as _kbbie Hoffman, whose views I
condemn."
He also said in the telegram
that he had agreed to participate
in a discussion, during the NJOP
workshops, on the Jewish com-
munity and the war in Vietnam,
but that in view of "all circum-
stances; "-he preferred to take part'

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 14, 1969-33

Mrs. S. Leibick

in a meeting on the role of the Gittelsohn said it was an example sent personal greetings to Cohen
Fine Color Photography
synagogue and the Jewish
com- of "too little, too late and too through Shlomo Argot', minister at
munity planned at the Washington vague.•' Commenting on Hanoi's
the
Israel
Embassy
here.
KE 1-0104
Ilebrew Congregation. He said he peace posture, the rabbi agreed
was withdrawing from his agree- that the North Vietnamese govern-
Cohen was praised editorially by
Formerly Amedah Studios
ment to take part in the NJOP- -merit was not "blameless" in its the Washington Post Tuesday. Re-
sponsored workshop.
refusal to respond more affirma- calling the New Deal era, the pap-
MOVING TO SOUTHFIELD
er described Cohen as "a sort of
In Tabor's view, "The Vietnam tively at the peace table.
He added that the burden for roving conscience or moral om-
War is an unjust war in the tal-
mudic sense. It is not a defensive peace rests with the U.S. since the budsman for the legal community
action but an offensive war, wag- U.S. intervened in a civil war. He . . . It would he hard to find a re-
Photographers
ed against the Vietnamese people urged CCAR members to "openly cipient (of the Isaiah Award)
by the war machine of modern- and actively" support the peace more genuinely in the mold of the
UN 4-8785
ancient Hebrew prophet."
day pharaohs—the same pharaohs moratorium.
who have created the death ma-
In Chicago, Rabbi Seymour J.
chine which ensalves the people
Cohen, president of the Chicago
Professional Entertainment
of the U.S. here at home."
Board of Rabbis, said Monday
that the board'supports the mor-
It appears that many hundreds
atorium and "upholds the efforts
of self-styled Jewish radicals will
of those who have pledged them-
assemble under NJOP auspices.
selves to nonviolent activities."
But thousands of Hillel members.
It called upon members to in-
from scores of universities and
clude special prayers for peace
college's and many other Jews
Featuring Television Personality, Singer Vickie Carroll
in
Vietnam in their worship
are expected to demonstrate
services.
545-2737
for peace within the framework
547-0896
of the Jewish communal struc-
ture. A massive effort is being
`Vietnam Not Israel.'
made by the Sim Shalom group
Honoree Reminds Jews
and communal institutions and
leaders to accommodate the Jew-
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
ish peace demonstrators.
American J e w is h Committee's
Washington
chapter has presented
Since non-Jews in some instances
want to come to Washington with its Isaiah Award to Benjamin V.
Cohen.-
a
noted
"brain truster" of
close Jewish friends, the syna-
Motif"
gogues and Jewish homes are ac- the Franklin D. Roosevelt admini-
stration
who
was
one of the archi-
cepting guests on an interfaith
EARLY WEEK SPECIALS
basis. Some of the non-Jews sing tects of FDR's New Deal.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Honored for "his search for jus-
in Hillel choirs, take Hebrew and
Jewish religion courses and belong tice and efforts on behalf of the
Wash & Set
$ 4.00
to pro-Israel folk dance groups. It oppressed," Cohen responded with
Tints
was decided to offer hospitality what was, in effect. a- plea to end
$ 8.50
and food to the participants with- divisiveness among American
Bleaches
$10.50
Jews.
He
urged
them
to
make
dis-
out regard to religion.
tinction between the "justice" of
Permanents
$12.50
Many Jews in the Capital and Israel's struggle for survival and
elsewhere expressed fear that the controversial war in Vietnam.
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Cohen's remarks appeared to be
demonstrators would irritate Presi-
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Jewish leaders strongly endorsed them in leadership positions, who
the President's war policies and have opposed Vietnam peace dem-
his Nov. 3 Vietnam speech. They onstrations on the grounds that the
appeared to agree with the Presi- conflicts in the Middle East and
dent's contention that a U.S. with- Southeastern Asia are linked and
drawal would precipitate a Com- that an American withdrawal from
munist victory and claimed that Vietnam would have adverse ef-
such an outcome would heighten fects on Israel's struggle with the
Arabs.
the dangers faced by Israel.
"What our government does or
Orthodox rabbis hastened to
does not do in South Vietnam
express their support of Mr.
should not affect what it does or
Nixon. Rabbi Zev Segal, presi-
does not do for Israel." he said in
dent of the Rabbinical Council
calling for a withdrawal. "The
of America, wrote to the Presi-
two citations are markedly differ.
dent last week claiming that a
ent. In - South Vietnam we inter-
"silent majority" of American
vened in a bitter civil war to sup-
Jews supported him. In his Nov. ' port one side. But the state of
3 speech, Mr. Nixon called for
Israel is fighting to defend its
support from the "silent major-
right to exist against the combined
ity" of Americans against what
forces of neighboring Arab states,"
he termed the "loud minority."
he said.
Another pledge of support for
Cohen assailed what he called
the President's war policies
the U.S. government's failure to
came from Bernard B. Direnfeld,
give Israel adequate support in
national commander of the Jewish
the United Nations. He deplored
War Veterans of the United States.
U.S. failure to veto "a one-sided
He wired the White House that
resolution condemning Israel re-
The Jewish War Veterans have
prisals but not the raids which
faith that President Nixon's with-
provoked them." That action, he
drawal plan will move ahead in a
said, "showed poor statesman-
manner squarely within the na-
ship and poor judgment."
tional interest and the honor of
Premier Golda Mein of Israel.
our country."

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But the American Jewish Con-
gress, bitterly opposed to the Viet- Time Bomb Discovered
nam war. urged its members Fri-
day to "join in effective and mean- in Berlin Jewish Center
BONN (JTA) — A time bomb
ingful peace-related activities" in
their local communities over the was removed from the cloak room
moratorium week end. "We asso- in the West Berlin Jewish Center
ciate ourselves with this effort as: Monday before it exploded. The
a means of dramatizing the desire bomb was dismantled by police
of Americans in all walks of life who said it consisted of explosive
to bring about an end to the war sticks connected to an alarm clock.
in Vietnam." said Mrs. Howard
Heinz Galinski, head of the Ber-
Levine. chairman of the AJCon- lin Jewish community, called the
gress' peace committee. Amon
incident "very serious" and indi-;
the activities suggested were com- cated that Arab groups might be
munity meetings. petitions and ' responsible. Police said they had
letter-writing campaigns, efforts to no clues.
obtain resolutions from govern-1
The bomb, found by a cleaning
ment bodies and briefings for Con- man, was wrapped in a trench
gressmen.
coat.
Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn, pre-
The 31st anniversary of "Crystal
sident of the Central Conference Night." when the Nazis burned
of American Rabbis (Reform) ac-1 synagogues throughout • Germany,
cused Mr. Nixon of fostering the was marked in a ceremony at the
same Vietnam policies as pursued center on Sunday night. Last Sun-
by the administration of former day, anti-Jewish slog an s were
President Lyndon B. Johnson.
found marked on a former syna-
Referring to the President's gogue site and on a memorial to
V-ietnarn television address, Rabbi. Nazi victims.

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