AJCormnittee Warns Against Replacing
Vietnam with 'Delusion of Isolationism'

NEW YORK—While expressing further Sovietization of the Middle all the Arab armies." Specific tar-
the hope that President Nixon ' East," said Dr. Gross. gets of a JDL statement issued at
would be able to fulfill his promise
The Jewish Defense League, one a press conference were the Rad-
to remove American troops from of the few American Jewish groups ical Jewish Union, the American
Cambodia even before the end of that vigorously supports United Jewish Congress and Rabbi Mau-
June, the American Jewish Corn- States involvement in the war in rice N. Eisendrath, president of
mittee, in a resolution passed at Vietnam and Cambodia, issued a the Union of American Hebrew
its annual meeting, also declared free-wheeling attack on American Congregations, the congregational
that "We must not let the night- Jewish organizations and indi- body of Reform Judaism. The JDL
mare of Vietnam be replaced by viduals opposed to the war. It ac- statement also reviled "all the
the delusion of isolationism." cused them of doing more to individual Jews who have made
"We must not permit our an- destroy the state of Israel "than peace an absolute sacred cow." •
guish over Indo-China or our ur-
gent domestic needs to blind us
to the other grave and stubborn
problems on the international
scene," the resolution stated, and
added:
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
In New York, Rabbi Joseph
"Our country has responsi-
corn mission on social action of Karasick, president of the Union
bilities abroad which, in its en- Reform Judaism was empowered of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
lightened self-interest, it can-
by its governing body to develop of America, urged that President
not ignore because of the diffi-
programs to insure greater Jewish Nixon convene a "White House
culties and frustrations
of
participation in efforts to combat Conference on National Purpose
Vietnam. The United Nations,
the "extraordinary pressures on and Unity" to help stem "the
the underdeveloped countries,
dissent" that threaten "traditional dangerously increased polarization
Latin America, the Middle East,
American liberties."
of the American people."
Western Europe and refugees—
At t h e organization's national
The authority was given by the
near and far—are some illustra-
board
of
trustees
of
the
Union
of
awards dinner, Rabbi Karasick
tions."
American Hebrew Congregations, recommended that the conference
. At the same time, the AJC ex- at its semiannual meeting here include religious and intellectual
pressed deep concern for the do- after hearing a report on the find- leaders, educators, sociologists,
mestic problems that have been ings of a recent seminar conducted labor leaders, industrialists and
engenderd by our involvement in by the commission on "Pressure "most important, spokesman of
the Far East.
Against Dissent: the Open Society I youth and of every legitimate con-
senting or dissenting stream which
According to Ambassador Itzhak in Crisis."
, makes up the panorama of Ameri
Rabin, speaking in a televised in-
The report placed responsibility ] ca's youth society."
terview, although there is no direct for "the climate o f hate" in
connection between American in- America on government policy in
The conference, he said, would
tervention in Cambodia and the
re political have "a calming, restoring influ-
Asia and on
situation in the Middle East, a leaders who have "sorted to ence on the American public," and
situation
successful American effort in Cam-
name calling and would "re-establish the confidence
bodia will op erate in favor of Is- statements
ts which
which impugn the loyal- (in American leadership) many
rael's interests, while a disaster ly of Americans who, in con- have lost." Rabbi Karasick re-
there will have a damaging effect science, disagree with their poli- ceived the Union's Kether Shem
on Washington's ability to contest cies."
Tov (Crown of the Good Name)
further Soviet encroachment in the
Award.
The report urged the IJAHC,
Middle East.
which
is
the
central
congrega-
The same thought was expressed
Stokes Links Future
recently in a leading editorial by tional body of Reform Judaism
in the United States and Canada,
Dr. Y. Gross, editor of Haaretz.
of
Blacks to Israel
"Many of us feel quite uncomfor- to "create an understanding of
CLEVELAND (JTA) — Mayor
the legitimate role of intolerance
table," writes Dr. Gross, "in
Carl
B. Stokes likened the Israeli
acknowledging that it is in Israel's among our own people." It also fight for survival to the future of
recommenddd that "the tradition
interest to support the American
of dissent in Judaism" be taught the Blacks of America in his talk
action in Cambodia and to hope for
"in the curriculum of our religi- to the opening dinner meeting of
its success. Nevertheless, the hard
the 40th annual welfare fund ap-
ous
schools at all levels with
facts of life compel us to reach
discussion
of its application to peal of the_ Jewish Community
this conclusion.
Federation.
"Although we have no guaran- current synagogue and social
Talking about his recent visit to
tees that President Nixon will deal
In a caustic denunciation of Israel, Mayor Stokes told the 500
with the Middle East in a way that
attending the meeting that as he
we believe best serves the interests "ruthless repression that threatens walked through the Old City a
of his country, there is no doubt America's freedoms," Rabbi Maur- Jerusalem and reflected in how it
ice
N.
Eisendrath,
president
of
the
that an American disaster in Cam-
had tasted the lash of history, "it
bodia and a defeat of the American Union of American Hebrew Con- was then that I realized that what-
forces in Indo-China could only re- gregations, called upon the Jewish ever I could do to help people un-
suit in harm to Israel. Should community to resist "this rape of
derstand why Israel must survive
America have to swallow the bitter liberty" by invoking its "biblical — that I must do. It taught me a
pill of defeat in Southeast Asia, right of dissent" through "strong lesson not just for Israel, but it
there is little likelihood that she and rightful protest."
taught me a lesson for my own
Declaring that "The Bible is people. There have been many
will have the stomach to oppose
packed with champions of dissent," sessions that I have had since I've
Rabbi Eisendrath urged his con- been back here and talked to black
stituency to follow the examples Americans, and I tried to say to
of Abraham, Moses and Nathan them that if Israel does not sur-
Role Along Frontiers
because the climate in America vive, then the demise of the black
NEW YORK — The Jewish Na- today "is more than adequate war-
tional Fund of America is per- rant for placing the highest prior- man will probably not be far be-
forming tasks of utmost urgency, ity upon preserving the indispen- hind."
Mayor Stokes observed that
in developing the frontierlands of sable right of dissent," he declared
Israel, it was reported by Shimon in an address to the board of the sams forces that would fail
to rally to the cause of "this
Benshemesh, director - general of trustees of the UAHC's semi-annual
the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, who meeting.
democratic nation in the Middle
flew in from Jerusalem for
East would fail also the black
"Those few of us who still, path- people."
consultations with officials of
the Jewish National Fund of etically believe that silence is our
Mayor Stokes also paid tribute
strongest armor against sophisti-
America.
cated forms of pogroms are as to the young people of Israel who
Addressing
wrong today as they have always have shown "a purposefulness."
a meeting of the
been in the past. Whether we like ,He added the youth of Israel "are
board of direc-
it or not, our fate is inextricably light years ahead" of our youth.
bound up with those other scape- Max M. Axelrod, general chair-
tors of the Fund,
goats—the Blacks and the youth- man of the Jewish Welfare Fund
Benshemesh r e •
who are consciously, viciously and appeal and Israel Emergency
vealed that the
diabolically being pitted against Fund announced the total pledges
"JNF is being
each other and against us," he of $5,658,986 toward the regular
called upon tc
fund and $3,378,385 for the IEF.
said.
prepare sites for
This was a record high for any
The Massachusetts Board of opening dinner in the 40 years of
badly needed
Rabbis deplored the growing
n e w settlement
the welfare fund appeal.
divisivenes s in our country,"
in outlying
which has been "cruelly exacer-
stretches of our,
Israel Photo Contest
bated by the war in Vietnam and
country; to build
WASHINGTON — Bnai Brith an-
its further extension into Cam-
frontier r o a
nounced that its photo contest on
which must be Benshemesh
bodia." The board called for
cut through the wilderness with "an end to the harassment of scenes of Israeli life and land-
scape has been extended until
the greatest difficulty and ex- political dissidents and the bra-
April 15, 1971.
pense; we are now embarking on tal treatment of suspects." It
our second 100,000,000 tree pro- endorsed Senate proposals for
Rules and entry forms may be
gram with the planting of forests immediate United States with-
obtained for $1 from Israel Photo
that serve many purposes both drawal from Southeast Asia and
Contest, Klutznick Exhibit Hall,
economic and strategic; and many Richard Cardinal Cushing's call 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N. W.,
other responsibilities." for amnesty for draft evaders.
Washington, D.C.

Reform Body Calls for Jewish Role
to Help Combat Pressures on Dissent

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, May 29, 1970-17

Report Foreign Mercenaries Fighting in Jordan

• PARIS (JTA)—The French week-
ly "Express" claimed that foreign
mercenaries are serving with Pal-
estinian Arab guerrila forces in
Jordan, among them Belgians,
Germans, Britons and Americans.
The Express correspondent said
he personally met with 30 of the
mercenaries on a recent visit to
Jordan. He said they were em-
ployed in front-line operations.
A group of prominent French
political figures was to meet here
to try to revive the France-Israel
Alliance, an organization promot-
ing friendship between the two
countries.
The group includes Jean Leca-
nuet, a former presidential can-
didate, several senators and lead-
ers of the Centrist Party.
Their aim is to counteract anti-
Israel sentiments in France pro-

pagated by extreme left and right-
wing groups.

One of the first duties of the phy-
sician is to educate the masses not
to take medicine. — Sir William
Oster.

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