34—Friday, December 19, 1969
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS •I •
Boris Smolar's
'Between You
... and Me
(Copyright 1969, JTA Inc.)
SOVIET STRATEGY: Take a map and look at the Moslem coun-
tries in North Africa, as well as at the neighboring Arab lands in the
Middle East. And what do you see? You get a clear picture of the
growth of Soviet influence in Algeria, Libya, Sudan. Egypt, Syria, Iraq
and even Yemen.
This gives you the key to Soviet intentions with regard to Israel.
escribes Germany's Shameitooted in Anti-Semitism
D escribes
"There is a long history to the
murderous attitude of National
Socialism toward the Jew. Its
source lies much further back
than the beginning in 1870.80 of
the anti-S e m it i c movement,
which gave the hatred of Jews
its essentially 'biological,' rac-
ist' and 'scientific' underpin-
nings and thus gave it the char-
acter of a Weltanschauung, an
ideology and finally a demonia-
cal-eschatological theory of sal-
vation. The modern form of the
hatred of the Jew, developed in
Germany throughout the entire
Age of Enlightenment (1780-
1933). It grew in other countries
as well, but chiefly in Germany.
It was the result, for the most
part, of conditions that sur-
rounded the granting of civic
equality to the Jews in the Ger-
man countries, the result of the
emancipators' intentions of de-
stroying or eroding all Jewish
Moscow does not want at present a renewed full-scale war by
Egypt and Syria against Israel. The Kremlin fears that in such a war
Israel may again emerge the winner. This would be embarrassing for
the Soviet rulers. This could also spoil the Kremlin plan to penetrate
deeper into the Middle East and stir up a revolution in Saudi Arabia,
eliminate the ruler there — as was the case recently in oil-rich Libya— . characteristics and Jewish ethnic
feeling. It was, in other words,
and reach the Persian border.
the result of an equality never
Soviet leaders in Moscow believe that time works in favor of their
granted completely or sincerely.
present Middle East policy. They are convinced that its only a matter
More than anything else, it
sprang from an impatience that
of time to have Israel surrounded by a ring of pro-Soviet Arab coun-
was felt on all sides."
tries. Jordan and Lebanon, at present not under Soviet domination,
are not being taken by Moscow seriously, because they are small coun-1 This explanatory preface to
j "The Jews in Germany—From the
tries with politically shaky regimes.
i Enlightenment to National Social-
Under such circumstances, the Kremlin feels that a "war of attri - ism" presents the aim of the
tion" against Israel would serve Soviet interests better than a full-scale author, H. G. Adler, to "shed the
war. A war of attrition would not only weaken Israel, but would also light of greater understanding on
‘ German origin
increase Arab dependence on Moscow. Thus, while Soviet diplomats the reasons for the
of tohfe Efulroolpoccasusjtewr•h; a
talk of the need for bringing about some kind of understanding in the
hfteory elr9t333 " k
Arab-Israel situation they are actually interested in maintaining a , Published by University of Notre
limited Arab-Israeli war, as long as this is not a full-scale war. Their Dame Press, this volume covers a
ultimate aim is to encircle Israel with Soviet-controlled countries and vast area, approximately two cen-
than dictate terms to Israel. turies of anti-Semitism and the
various experiences in which Jews
In the meantime Moscow is enlarging considerably its military were involved in their relation-
presence in the Mediterranean, aiming to prevent any possible direct ships with Germans.
Every aspect of Germany's rela-
American intervention in the area through its Sixth Fleet. The Rus-
sians have now about 75 of their ships in the Mediterranean. They in- tionships to Jews is covered in
this volume. .Jewish personalities
elude 15 destroyers, five cruisers, one helicopter carrier and 20 Amer- : who played a role in German his-
jean Sixth Fleet, comes however—according to NATO experts—fromi tory, from Moses Mendelssohn
the amassed number of Soviet submarines in the Mediterranean waters. through the era of Jewish diplo-
The American Sixth Fleet is still far superior in force, but the Soviet mats and others in the period of
Weimar Republic. are observ-
naval presence in the area is not being underestimated by experts. I the
ed in respect to German attitudes.
W or l d JVca,r, s I
the
Adler of covers
EYES ON WASHINGTON: American Jewish leadeship has taken aspects
German
no stand against President Nixon's breaking the tradition of having a story as well as the Nazi story.
Jew as member of the U.S. Supreme Court—a tradition uninterrupted He develops the theme to indicate
how anti-Semitism has been a
for more than 50 years. However quite a number of Jews in this coun -
a
try are wondering whom the President will name for the Supreme dominant factor among
coI. s
interesting
very Germans
and
Court vacancy now that the Senate refused to confirm Judge C. P. ' conclusion to his
that
his bo
‘
Haynsworth Jr. I a vast area. Even Goethe began
judgements. It replaces religion the story of anti-Semitism in its
for many—and we must bow our vilest form in a land of assumed
P.S.
heads in shame in admitting culture and progressivism.
this truth'."
This sums up a sad story. Ad-
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Treason
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by
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Prominent Jew on the U.S. delegation of the United Nations. During
lin scholar, Wilhelm Michel. In
the terms of other Presidents, Jews like Jacob Blaustein, Philip Klutz-
1922 he knew what too few rec-
nik and Morris Abrams were included in the delegation.
ognize today: 'That hatred for
The UN General Assembly now concludes its present session with
Jews is today the only point of
neither a Jewish nor a Negro member on the U.S. delegation. This is
reference common to all value
a noticeable diversion from the previous assembly sessions, when, as
a rule, the U.S. delegations included one Jew, one Negro and one
woman as an indication of Presidential recognition of these three H IAS Arranges Flight
groups. The 'woman representative was also this year in the ranks of for 43 Jewish Refugees
the U.S. delegation to the United Nations — in fact there are two women
delegates in the delegation at the Assembly which is now ending its ' NEW YORK (.1TA i—Forty-three
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other Eastern European countries
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arrived at Kennedy Airport Dec. 8
COMMUNAL NOTES: With the year 1969 approaching its end, the • in a chartered flight arranged by
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds reports that Jewish the United 'has Service. Relatives I
community federated campaigns during the year recorded an historic met many of the men, women and
wiLrao kosherz
achievement in raising $263,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000 over children at the airport, in some
rrzar)kc C4rzterzs
Kashruth Supervision by
1968. Notable as was the achievement, the CJFWF emphasizes that the cases after years of separation.
prominent Orthodox Rabbi;
needs in 1970 will require far more from all communities.
I The new arrivals will be reset-
Rabbi Ben Zion Rosenthal
Small Jewish communities of under 5,000 score high in per capita tied with the help of local cooper-
and two steady Moshoichim
contributions for Jewish causes, a CJFWF study covering basic corn- ating agencies in New York City
munal activities in 120 such communities established. and a dozen other communities.
G. S.GOVL tnspeetwa
In toto, these 120 small communities embrace a Jewish population
I never visit a gallery without
of 225,000, equal to the Jewish population of 14 countries of West and
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