Planting in Chad
The Charm of Kadish Luz: a Kibutznik 1 Tree
FORT-LAMY. Chad — A tree-
1 planting celebration was held here,
Jewish National Fund ex-
With Background as Pioneer, Diplomat where
perts are serving as forestry ad-

By MOSHE RON
JeUish News Special
Israel Correspondent
TEL AVIV — Those who have
visited the Knesset in Jerusalem
remember the astounding chair-
man, Kadish Luz. who almost never
got excited during its sessions. He
was known for his patience and
always succeeded in calming the
Knesset members with his quiet
tone during heated debates. Hav-
ing been minister for agriculture
and lat ✓ chairman of the Israeli
parliament. he used each oppor-
tunity to visit his kibutz. Deganya
Bet. and pass the time with his
family, t friends and its wonderful
landscape.
Kadisn Luz informed the leaders
of the Labor Party on the eve o`
the Knesset elections in 1969. that
he was not ready to be a candi-
date for the seventh Knesset. so
that younger people should take
his place. He waited impatiently
for the haply day to return to
work in his kibbutz.
Kadish Luz is happy today. He
works at the kihutz at two jobs.
He does not, accept the kibutz con-
stitutional rule which prescribes
only three hours work per day for
members who have reached the
age of 70. He prepares the dining-
ro•, the tables, cutlery and prod-
ucts at dawn for breakfast for all
the kibutz members and betas the
bookkeeper make the accounts. He
rises at 3 o'clock in the morning.
works until 7 and then continues
working with the bookkeeper. Af-
ter lunch, he returns to his flat
(two rooms), sleeps a few hours
and passes the rest of the day
with his family (two sons. two
daughters and seven grandchil-
dren). One of his sons is a pro-
fessor o' literature at Bar Ilan
University in Ramat-Gan and the
second son has just finished his
studies at the university.
Kadish I.uz expresses satisfac-
tion with his present work. He
feels healthy and wishes to work
more, as if he owed a debt to his
kihutz for being absent for 18

years as minister and chairman
of the Knesseth . . .
Kadish Luz is also busy socially
and in literary activities. He is
the chairman of the society "Neot
Kedumin" (Ancient Places of Na-
ture) on Mount Scopus in Jerusa-
lem. This society has 1.500 du-
nams of lands for raising plants
from the areas of the Bible and
Talmud. lie is also chairman of
the Yitshak Ben-Zvi Institut in Je•
rusalem. which explores the his-
tory of the Jewish communities
which were destroyed during the
Second World War. lie is in the
leadership of the Ichud Kibbutz
movement in Israel.
Luz recently published his auto-
biography "One of Twelve". It is
about his youth in the White Rus-
sian village, Bobruisk, and his
family Lozinsky. which had 12
brothers and sisters. of whom only
he came to Israel. about 50 years
ago. The book depicts several dec-
ades of his life until the time of
his chairmanship of the Knesset.
all based on tales he told his sons
and grandchildren. He was re-
' quested by his grandchildren to
write down these tales and he
complied with their request.
When he was a child of nine
years. the Russian-Japanese War
broke out. The first sign of the
Russian revolution an-geared. Ka-
dish studied in a Heder and when
the First World War broke out.
he joined the Russian army. A
few years later he emigrated to
Eretz Israel and settled at Kibbutz
Deganya Bet.
Luz has written another book,
"Showing the Way", a study about
the kibtitz system in Eretz, Israel.
Now he is preparing a third book
about the cooperative experiments
in Israel after the era of Deganya
Bet.
The wife o' Kadish Luz works
with him in the kibutz. She pre-
pares the later meals for the kib-
utz members. When Kadish Luz
goes to Jerusalem for a meeting.
he asks for a working day to be
written down which he owes to

ADL Baps Japanese

Bow to Arab Boycott

TOKYO—General counsel of the
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai
Brit h, Arnold Forster called
Japan's opposition to proposed
American trade barriers against
the Japanese textile industry "in-
consistent with its failure to lead
the fight against Arab blackmail
demands that Japan not trade"
with the Jewish state.
"Japanese business interests are
playing a disturbingly inconsistent
game in refusing to agree to even
partial trade barriers against its
textile industry demanded by
American authorities, while agree-
ing to trade barriers against Israel
as demanded by, the Arabs, - said
Forster.
"To be consistent, they should
lead the fight against special
trade restrictions imposed upon
them by the Arab Boycott Com-
mittee. If they fail to do so,
they may find that in the end
they have succeeded only in
narrowing their own business
opportunities abroad.
"Those of us who understand
Japan's opposition to restrictions
on her trade with the United States
are surprised, disappointed and
troubled that a handful of large
but important Japanese firms
have surrendered to the Arab
blackmail demands that Japan
not trade with Israel. They there-
by become catspaws of the Arabs.
We do not understand companies
fighting to trade in the United
States simultaneously refusing to
trade with Israel. They cannot but
hurt Japanese trade in the United
States, whose peoples are largely
sympathetic to Israel.
Lawrence Peirez, chairman of
the League's fact-finding commit- ,
tee, said that he would not name

specific companies which have
subinitted to the Arab boycott de-
mands "at this time because we
are guests in Japan, and because
‘."e have been meeting with some
of the companies involved. Our
hope ts to persuade them to throw
off the yoke of the Arab trade re-
tions."
The two ADL spokesmen in-
dicated that after they have re-
turned home and "are able to
determine the results of our ef-
forts and meetings in Tokyo, we
will report again on our mission
to Japan. "We trust," they stat-
ed, "that in this year of Expo
'70, with its theme of 'Progress
and Harmony for Mankind,' we
will find it possible to report a
strengthened stand against Arab
threats and intimidation which
are so blatantly in opposition
to the spirit and meaning of Ex-
Po.”
Peirez added that "it was a re-
cent incident in connection with
Expo '70 that precipitated our de-
cision to visit Japan at this time.
A great number of Americans
were offended by the insult to the
four Israeli policemen whose invi-
tation to participate in Expo's In-
augural Parade was withdrawn at
the demand of the Arabs. The Ex-
po authorities cannot reasonably
condone this flagrant discourtesy
and still expect Americans who
support and admire Israel to wish
to visit Expo."

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
12—Friday, April 10, 1970

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the kihutz. He insists on it, to re- : visers within the framework of
MIDI DOWN YOU WON'T
turn to the kibutz, this missed Israel's program for international
FIND A FOillt WINE THAN
working-day or one of the next cooperation.
Sabbaths . .•
The guests, who included the
Chad ministers of afforestation and
Epidemic of, "Revelations"
health, the director-general of the
in the Israeli Press
ministry of afforestation and the
The Israeli authorities are wor- mayo rof Fort-Lamy, planted sap-
ried about the epidemics of "Reve- lings for what is to form a green
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lations" in the Israeli press about belt around the city.
secret details of the government
and other gremiums. Title govern-
ment even adopted a special law,
which enabled it to declare special
meetings as secret and not for
publication. The number of minis-
ters in the new cabienit of Golda
Meir has increased to 4 and this
Nl
fact lately increased le "revela-
ti ons" about debatese i the Cabi-
net. which the government deemed
as secret .
In the Hisadrut a great conflict
broke out between General Sec-
retary Yitzhak Ben-Aharon and
some leaders of Histadrut. Ben-
Aharon accused them of revealing
damaging news to the press. In a
meeting o' the Central Committee
of Histadrut. Ben-Aharon shouted
that he would not cooperate with
"informers" . .
All the Israeli parties suffer
from the plague of "revelations"
"What are . you doing in such a daze?" Mr.
from their secret meetings. A Thomas was asked.
short time ago two cabinet mem-
bers. Minister of Interior Moshe
"I've just had a big , fight," he said, "but Harry
Chaim Shapiro from the National
Thomas isn't licked yet. '
Religious Party and Minister of
Justice Jacob Shimshon Shapiro.
Fighting? We were amazed . . . why Harry
were discusisng the delicate ques-
tion "Who is a Jew". A protocol Thomas wouldn't harm a fly.
was made of this meeting and
"The Tigers are fighting for a good season,"
somehow it got into the hands of
the editor of the sex-weekly "Hao- he said dejectedly . . . and Harry Thomas fights
lam Haze", Uri Avner:v. Avnery, with his wife."
a member of the Knesset, pub-
"But, why," we asked, " you've always been
lished minutes of this talk in his
weekly. Leaders of the National such an agreeable couple."
Religious Party are now racking
their brains how one of the few
"PRICES, PRICES . . . Harry Thomas fights
copies of the talks reached Avne- with his wife over prices," he moaned. "My wife
ry. A special investigation com-
mittee was established to find out '2omes down to my store and sees all the new clothes
what happened.
that just came in . . . She raves about their styling
As it turned out. some leaders . . . their quality, but when she sees the low price
of several pa ies have estab-
lished close contacts with certain tags, she hits the ceiling. She thinks I ought to charge
journalists. They deliver news to as much as other stores get for them."
them from secret party meetings
"Oh," we said, "so that's it."
and get in exchange favorable
reports in the press about their
"That's plenty," Harry said. "I built my busi-
image and social activities . . .
This epidemic is spreading in ness on value . . . and Harry Thomas sticks to his
Israel and the political and party low-price policy. PRICES," he groaned, "and she's
leaders are unable to find a way
to stop these "revelations". Politi- such a sweet wife, too."
cal leaders are afraid of meeting
You'll just have to go over and see the swell
and talking in closed circles, as
they know that."walls have ears". clothes Harry Thomas has at 15200 W. 7 Mile at
The new slogan in Israeli political Sussex .. . to ease your clothing expense . . . and
circles is: "Beware of your tongue.
The political opponent is listen- ease his conscience.
ing .. ,.

Harry Thomas
F
• ghts With
His Wife

Harry Thomas, well known clothier
was found in a daze in his store at
15209 W. 7 Mile at Sussex.

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