THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
10—Friday, November 21, 1969
Shofar Symbolic Rallying Point for Jews in March
University and other Jewish in-' demand for peace is not confined
stitutions came in large numbers. to hippies, extremists, or 'effete
Prayer services were held in the intellectual snobs' whoever they
National Bnai Brith headquarters are, but is widespread in the fel-
and other Jewish Institutions lowship of ordinary citizens who
downtown. Some youths of Ortho- fervently desire an end to this
dox persuasion wore yarmulkas war."
The Labor Zionists said that
in the line of the March Against
Death on Saturday. Others car- they would continue to support
ried signs lettered in Hebrew and "such activities as peaceful peti-
tion, public education, vigils, and
English.
Hillel groups from such Univer- community meetings and rallies
sities as Wisconsin, Indiana, Mich- for as long as necessary, and en-
igan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and courage our members to partici-
many others were evident. Rabbi pate individually as their con-
Oscar Groner, assistant national sciences dictate."
However, the Labor Zionists
director of Hillel, performed the
added that Poale Zion "will not
role of obtaining accommodations
associate itself in any effort
for Jewish college youths. He was
with extremist groups of pro-
assisted by other Jewish profes-
Viet Cong activities, nor will we
sionals. but much of the work of
march behind Viet Cong or
organizing the community was
North Vietnamese banners."
done by young people themselves.
Peace services were held at
"Let us help beam light into
virtually all Washington syna- dark places, and hope into human
gogues Friday night. Many more hearts," said Mrs. Michael Sha-
Jews arrived here than expect- piro, international president of
ed. A group of self-styled Jewish Bnai Brith Women, launching a
radicals, representing m a n Y national project on behalf of over
cities and various radical organ- 1,300 American prisoners of war
izations, assembled an estimat- held incommunicado and under
barbaric conditions by Hanoi, in
ed 1,000 persons at a Methodist
church. The National Jewish violation of the Geneva Conven-
Project
held
teach-
Organizing
Lions.
ins on the Middle East, draft
"Shockingly, the savage regime
resistance, Jewish education, the in North Vietnam has drawn a
Jewish
community
and
racism,
dark curtain of secrecy over the
sermon quoting from the Mid-
and similar topics, Abbie Hoff- cruel treatment of American pri-
- rash and Scripture. The demon-
man, leader of the "Yippie"
soners of war, except for the cyn-
strators, including some non-
group, was scheduled to speak ical release of a few, purely for
Jews who joined in, stood with
but
failed
to
appear,
'
propaganda purposes, t h r o u g h
bowed heads as the Kaddish was
Contingents of Jews for Urban American dissenters and adher-
recited for the war dead.
Many passers-by and persons in Justice and
other components
of ents to the position of North Viet-
. .
.
nam," said Mrs. Shapiro.
cars shouted encouragement to the the Jewish Organizing r j
Jewish demonstrators, some gave marched in the general demonstra-
The Bnai Brith Women's presi-
the "V" sign which has become tion as Jewish units. The radicals dent commended the U.S. govern-
the symbol of the peace move- formed only a small segment of ment for its recent protest and
ment. the Jewish participation in the representation on this issue before
mobilization this weekend. In ad- the Social, Humanitarian and Cul-
A number of the demonstrators
power to dition to the thousands of Hillel tural Committee of the U.S. Gen-
chanted "right on" and "
people," slogans of the black members and those from religious eral Assembly.
the
Youth organizations in evidence
"Hanoi has placed more than
panthers and elements of the Stu- ! were untold numbers of Jewish
1,000 American women in a cruel,
dents for Democratic Society.
1 adults rabbis and active mem-
heart-breakin g dilemma; t h e y
The board of the National Jew- : be s O f many rte l' igious
an d corn-
-
have no way of knowin g whether
ish Organization Project includes murnal orgaruza ions.
they are wives or widows," said
Mike Tabor and Arthur Waskow, ,
It was the largest scale Jewish Mrs. Shapiro. "Parents and close
of Washington: Burton Weiss, Bob
Greenblatt and Fran Schreiberg, participation in any mass demon- relatives are also kept in art al-
stration here in history. The num- most hopeless state of ignorance,
New York; Dan Siegel, Philadel- ber of Jews exceeded the Jewish
phis; Richard Rubenstein, Chi- participation in the great 1963 worry and grief."
"In the name of decency, com-
cago: and Selma Waldman, Mer- civil rights march here.
passion and humanity, the Inter-
cer. Wash. In an organizing state-
300
Youth,
Mostly
Students,
national
Red Cross should be per-
ment, the group voiced a commit-
milted by Hanoi to identify the
ment to mobilize the Jewish corn - Demonstrate Near U.S.
I prisoners, help the sick and
munity "to attack injustices of Embassy in Tel Aviv
-
.American political and economic TEL AVIV (JTA) — Some 300
life." They will "seek allies among youths, mainly left-wingers and
those in other traditions — Chris- Communists, demonstrated with
tian, Moslem, Humanist, Marxist, banners and placards near the
Existentialist, Anarchist . . ." United States Embassy in Tel
Aviv last Saturday in sympathy
Thousands of Jews joined in with their counterparts in Wash-
the massive antiwar demonstra- ington. The demonstrators were
tions Saturday, and Jewish insti- mostly students, many Americans
lotions and families opened their among them, and carried signs in
doors to the demonstrators. The
Hebrew. Arabic and English with
religious action center of Reform such slogans as "American Im-
Judaism became a first aid sta- perialism" and "Yankees, Hands
tion Frday night when police fir- Off Vietnam." The presence of a
ed tear gas at radical youths large police contingent kept the
attempting to demo nstrate
demonstrators orderly.
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ing project, a radical group,
sponsored the ceremonial demon-
stration as a uniquely Jewish
phase of the weekend antiwar
demonstrations here. Mostly young
people were involved in the dis-
play of "solidarity with oppressed
people everywhere . . for an im-
mediate reversal of the adminis-
tration's war policy." The shofar
was blown by demonstrators
wearing tallitim "to protest the
idolatry of America. the worship
of the golden calf of the dollar
and the war machine." Jews were
called upon to join the radicals in
a Jewish fast day to coincide with
the next action of the Vietnam
Moratorium movement.
The prayer for the dead_El Mole
Rahamim. was recited with'• refer
ence to the Vietnam war. Symbol-
izing the struggle against "idols,"
a papier mache "golden calf"
bearing the dollar sign was des-
troyed in the course of the demon-
stration as police looked on. The
demonstrators marched behind a
large banner of the Jewish Peace
Movement. The banner displayed
a clenched blue fist against a
yellow Star of David on a back-
ground of black.
Burton Weiss of the Jewish
Peace Fellowship delivered a
,
against the nearby Embassy of
South Vietnam. An estimated 200 Labor Zionists 'Support
gas victims, Jewish and non- All Peaceful Methods'
NEW YORK — Support for all
Jewish, were given medical
assistance. The center, main- peaceful and responsible methods
tamed by the Union of American of bringing about the early with-
Hebrew Congregations, served dra wal of all American troops
from Vietnam whether by negotia-
also as a housing office.
Sleeping facilities were pro4ided lions or unilaterally came from
at the National Bnai Brith head Labor Zionists throughout the
country who also declared that
quarters building, the offices of
they supported the aims, princi-
the Jewish Community Council of
Greater Washington, and many pies and methods of the October
synagogues. Families from the moratorium and support the Nov.
14 moratorium.
suburbs provided beds and food 13 and
for many hundreds and even The announcement was made by
transported some to and from Dr. Leo Diesendruck, president of
Poale Zion, the United Labor
downtown Washington.
Jewish participants displayed Zionist Organization of America.
religious fervor in their opposition He also said in the organiza-
to the Vietnam policies of Presi- tion's statement released Nov. 13:
dent Nixon. Students of the Jew- "Poale Zion trusts that President
ish Theological Seminary, Stern Richard M. Nixon and his advisers
College for Women of Yeshiva I will come to understand that the
wounded and arrange for the flow
of letters and packages, under the
civilized rules of the Geneva Con-
ventions," said Mrs. Shapiro.
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