Friday, July 24, 1970 19 This Week in History Debrah Korelit-: to IVed THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Michael Allan Joseff Jewish Archives Advisory Council .Set Up to Preserve Historic Records - From the files of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency 40 Years Ago This Week: 1930 Rabbi Louis Kuppin resigned from Bethel Congregation, Hammond, Ind., after the staging of a youth jazz show in the temple. The Polish government, criticized for "oppression" of Polish Jews, forbade the creation of a separate Orthodox community in Vilna. A Jerusalem Arab magistrate, acquitted of subornation of witnesses and perjury, jumped up and kissed his Jewish attorney. Dr. Albert Einstein, in Geneva for a meeting of the League of Nations Committee on Intellectual Cooperation, declined to discuss the theory he was working on to follow the Theory of Relativity. "Maybe people will think I am a fool when they read it," he explained. The Soviet Union dropped plans for a Jewish republic in Bira Bidjan after Jews departed charging mismanagement. The Kremlin decided instead to attract Jews to Soviet collectives there. 10 Years Ago This Week: 1960 Israel charged Argentina with violating Security Council policy in evicting the Israeli ambassador after Israel's refusal to return Adolf Eichmann. The Soviet Embassy in London said 20,000 Jews were "attached" to Moscow Central Synagogue, the USSR's largest. A Washington, D.C. judge committed George Lincoln Rockwell to a psychiatric examination. The Justice Department said Rockwell's activities were "under study." Israel marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Jabo- tinsky, founder of Zionist Revisionism. Egypt recalled her ambassador to Iran, after that country formally recognized Israel, charging that the Shah had "sold himself to Zionism at a cheap price." Iran's Foreign Minister said his country in turn would refuse to recognize Egypt while it was led by the "lunatic, ill- balanced mind" of Gamal Abdel Nasser. The 31st International P.E.N. Congress in Rio, protested "the sup- pression of Yiddish and Hebrew culture and language in the Soviet Union." calling it "a crime against freedom and sovereignty of the spirit." The "Yiddishe rresse," Brazil's oldest Jewish newspaper, cele- brated its 30th anniversary. The platform of the Republican National Convention backed "nego- tiations for a mutually acceptable (Mideast) settlement," "an end to transit and trade restrictions, blockades and boycotts" and "an end to the wasteful and dangerous arms race and to the threat of an arms imbalance in the area." The State Department expressed "great concern" over the "highly regrettable" Arab discrimination against Jewish firms. ADL, AJCongress Praise Catholic Body for Statement on Passion Play NEW YORK—The Anti-Defama- tion League of Bnai Brith and the American Jewish Congress have praised a statement by the secre- tariat for Catholic-Jewish rela- tions of the U.S. Bishops' Commit- tee for Ecumenical and Inter- religious Affairs, which strongly criticized the Oberammergau Pas- sion Play and set forth "principles" for writing, producing and viewing passion plays which would assure that they do not become "purveyors of hatred and injustice." The ADL-AJCongress paper praised the statement as "a sen- sitive and objective analysis of a long-standing vehicle of injustice not only to Jews but to Christian scripture as well." Dr. Joseph L. Licbten, national director of the ADL's inter- cultural affairs department, call- ed the statement "a straight- forward stand against an un- happy source of anti-Jewish bias" and expressed the hope that it would lead to "long-called- for changes not only in the Oberammergau play but in others like it produced in this country." Phil Baum, assistant director of the American Jewish Congress asserted, "the statement will cau- tion potential audiences to view such plays in the spirit of Vatican ed that the Oberammergau play, despite some revisions and a print- ed preface to the new text contain- ing a disclaimer of intent to blame the entire Jewish people for the crucifixion, "remains deeply hos- tile to Jews and Judaism." The two Jewish groups had examined a script of the play be- fore it opened and also had a rep- resentative view it last month. They said they were "saddened by its cruel distortions of truth and its obvious appeal to prejudice." MISS DEBRAH KORELITZ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Korelitz of Woodhaven Ln., Southfield, an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Debrah to Michael Allan Joseff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Joseff of Templar Cir., South- field. A fall wedding is planned. French Deny Report of Radar Station in Lebanon to Eye Battles NEW YORK—A central Jewish Archives Advisory Council, under the chairmanship of Edwin Wolf II of Philadelphia was founded re- cently for planning, coordination and consultation in the preserva- tion of historic, archival material of the American Jewish commu- nity. The group was established fol- lowing the recommendation of a survey sponsored by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, one of a series of surveys in the field of Jewish cultural endeavors being conducted this year in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the foundation. In calling for the new advisory council, the survey said that ar- chival material is "indispensible to the understanding of American Jewish history." It deplored the fact that much valuable basic in- formation is being "destroyed in- advertently" as a result of lack of interest and care in its preserva- tion. The report was issued following an intensive examination of the six major archival groups in the United States: the American Jewish Ar- chives in Cincinnati: the American Jewish Historical Society in Wal- tham, Mass.; and the other four in New York, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Bund Archives of the Jewish Labor Movement, the YIVO Insti- tute for Jewish Research and the Zionist Archives and Library of the Jewish Agency for Israel. "Though much valuable ma- terial pertaining to Jewish life is being collected and preserved," the report charged that "the po- tential influence of archival re- sources on the life style of the American Jew has yet to be recognized and exploited. At a time when so many Jews are seeking identification and their cultural heritage, the fascinating records, memoirs and other per- tinent memorabilia which could impressively illuminate that heri- tage cannot be seen in many parts of the country." The report deplored the lack of support of the archival agencies by the organized Jewish commu- nity and expressed regret that until the organization of the advi- sory council there was very limited coordination between the archival groups in the gathering, indexing and exhaibition of the historic documents of Jewish history. The agencies, the report stated. are greatly handicaped by lack of proper housing and equipment. At least three of them have small and inadequate quarters; only three possess microfilm cameras and readers, with only one possess- ing a microfilm reader-printer. Physicians report only one out of every eight infectious syphilis cases and one out of every nine gonorrhea cases to public health officers, says the American Social Health Association, one of nearly 200 health and community services supported by the Torch Drive. PARIS (JTA)—France has set up in Lebanon a huge, ultramod- ern radar station capable of 4, 4,4 4,4-4,4********* , covering the entire eastern Medi- MAYOR JOE • terranean and as far south as the Sinai, the French weekly, Nouvel Observateur reported. The publication said the station, which it said is staffed by French technicians, enables French offi- For cials to follow Suez Canal air battles daily. The technicians, the paper re- ported, claim that "the Israelis minimize their losses by 12 per DEMOCRAT 67th DIST. cent, the Egyptians by 60 (per a * pd. pot. ad . cent)." ***********************4 To date, the report continued, N Lebanese officials have refused to divulge their new radar-gained data to other Arab armies, in- cluding those of Egypt and Syria, Everywhere Call Anywhere claiming malfunction of the ma- YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH chinery. French sources denied the Nou- 15751 W. 101/2 Mile. Rd. vel Observateur contentions, as- serting that the French radar SPECIAL ISRAEL TOURS AVAILABLE stations sold to Lebanon were Eve. 862-0963 353-6750 short-range and capable of cover- ing only part of the Galilee area. FORBES • STATE REPRESENTATIVE TRAVELING THE DETROIT JEWISH COMMUNITY IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO AN Of OPEN HOUSE CAMP GAN ISRAEL Linden, Michigan Sunday, August 16th, 1970 — 1:00-4:00 p.m. TOUR OF CAMP GROUNDS and NEW DINING HALL & DORMITORY Under Construction ENTERTAINMENT By Campers REFRESHMENTS II. "We are aware that there al- ready have been hundreds of can- cellations to the Oberammergau performances from all over the world. We are confident that the secretariat statement will induce many more Americans to recon- sider their attendance at a spec- tacle that is so dubious morally, artistically and religiously." The Anti-Defamation League and For information Call: 398-2611 Irwin 1. Cohn Luncheon for Chabad Chairman, Open House Supporters by invitation Charles E. feinberg Chairman, Camping Committee only at 12:00 p.m. the American Jewish Congress not- JEWISH NATIONAL FUND" PLANT TREES IN ISRAEL FOR ALL OCCASIONS OFFICE HOURS: MON. 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