THE JEWISH NEWS Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with issue of July 20, 1951 of Engish.Jewtsb Newspapers, Michigan Press Association, National Editorial Association Member American ASSOCiaren Mich. 48075 Published every Fr , day by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17315 V.'. Nine 3111e, Suite 865, Southfield. Phone ,3562400 Subscription 57 a year. Foreign U. PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and Publisher CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ CHARLOTTE DUEIN Business Manager City Editor Sabbath Scriptural Selections This Sabbath. the 20th day of At:, 5730, the following scriptural selections will be read in•our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 7:12-11:25. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 49:14-51:3. Candle lighting. Friday. Aug. 21, 7:06 p.m. VOL. LVII. No. 23 Page Four August 21, 1970 Faith in Peace Possibilities There must be no appeasing of banditry West is so seriously to be prayed for—that even the frequent terrorist attacks on Israel's or warmongering or terrorism. Transgres- settlements must not stand in the way of sions of indecencies must not be condoned. hopefulness for better days in the Mid East. The age of too many concessions to those who Rumors will float freely, and speculations threaten liberties and lives is past. Nevertheless, in approaching the vital regarding the ?diddle East will undoubtedly contain pessimistic overtones. Even the most issues of our time, whether they affect in- panicky- reports must not be permitted to dividuals or nations, we must have faith and deter action that may eventually bring Jews we must have a measure of patience in the and Arabs together. It is not a question only interest of confidence in our fellow men, that of Israel and Arab states: the issue involves amity will not be abandoned. This is an attitude vitally needed at this the status, the concern, the very being of the entire Jewish people that is strongly linked time when two kindred peoples are engaged in an effort to create peace. We know the with what is happening in the Middle East. dangers. The intrusion of forces that are seek- ' News analysts often render great injustice to the cause of peace with the speculative pes- ing power in the Middle East represents simisms. It is an established fact that whether threats to the best interests of world peace. it was at the United Nations or at UN com- To ignore these threats would mean blindness to realities. But there are other powers. mission meetings or during public discussions There are many other interests. The Kremlin on Middle East issues, Arabs refused to meet cordially with Israelis. But that should not is not alone in this political game. The White House is equally- involved, and if we are to deter us from hoping that the situation will change, that Arabs will recognize the dire have even a modicum of confidence in the Bloch Publishing Co. has just issued a highly informative work on good will of our President and of his adminis- need for justice for all, for cooperation in the Jewish dietary laws. best interests of all, for amity that must assist tration—even in the officialdom of the State "The Book of Kashrut," by Rabbi Seymour E. Freedman contains Department that has been not too friendly to in raising'the standards of Arabs in all their not only the basic facts but also analyzes certain food products and lands to a level comparable to those of Arabs Israel in the past but which now recognizes is an impressive guide for observant Jews who are concerned about the in Israel and who share the benefits of a well the danger to world peace as it relates to Is- permissibility of use of the variety of products that appear in the developed society of all Israelis in Israel. rael's security—then we must believe in our markets. Our plea is for faith shared with hope, government's sincerity to attain amity- for Is- "A Treasury of Kosher Facts and Frauds," the subtitle, indicates emphasized by confidence, that we could be rael and for mankind. also that the book protects the reader in his anxiety to discover frauds We must hope that we are on the road to on the road to a lasting peace. If it is attain- that may be perpetrated when foods are offered as kosher. ed, it will be to the glory of the men in the peace. The urgency of ending the conflict is Habbi.in-residence at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., so great, the need to establish a positive rela- White House and to the credit of those in Rabbi Freedman authoritatively presents his facts, basing them on tionship with the Arabs is so vital—there is the Kremlin as well as in the palaces of the he acquired in the Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin in New training Arab potentates who must, as they should, the equal urgency to avoid a confrontation York and the personal studies he had made in gathering facts for lend their assistance for the peace for which between the United States and the Soviet his subject. Union and to assure amity between East and not only Israel but the entire world craves. Kashrut Explained, Warnings Made Against Frauds in Foods Protecting Our Yo uth ...and Society Sargent Shriver, understandably disturb- ed over his son's experimentation with drugs, spoke bitterly in condemnation of social trends. The children, he said, live i n a dream. And the dream is destructive, repulsive, steeped in a decline of the basic values of life. So many tragedies have been experienced by many of the best families in this land, the extent to which the would-be rebels against the Establishment have stooped to the lowest levels of human judgment, that we are in big- ger trouble than we even begin to imagine. Within a very few days, our schools will reopen. Attention will focus again on our children and their teachers, on our youth, children and grandchildren and their future, and there will be need to make new decisions. What is to be done about drug abuse? How can the spread of sales be stopped? Are we to tolerate the use of perilous drugs that en- danger lives, that cloud thinking, that divide society between two classes of people whose attitudes may lead to horrible times for all? We may as well face the issues frankly and unhesitatingly. There have been re_ports that even in our Jewish schools, among those about to become teen-agers, there has been evidence of drug use. How true is this charge? Even if a very small percentage of youngsters have fallen prey to this evil, is it to be tolerated? How do we face the chal- lenges that make youth the enemies of their elders? There has entered into the thinking of our people a sort of fear of youth. There is a yielding that does no one any good. Sargent Shriver's experience, the browbeating of col- lege presidents by rebels, distortions in fac- ing the dilemmas in the race issue, prejudices of a variety of sources and causes--all com- bine to create social problems that need not disrupt the nation's life but which neverthe- less threaten it. A sort of confessional from one of the participants of the shocking Goose Lake assembly serves as a warning against extreme permissiveness. Youth might yield to reason if they were not given the all-too-readv go sign from parents themselves. There comes a time to say NO to some youth demonstrations, in the best interests of youth themselves. In the Jewish community there may be need for firmer stands against permissive- ness. There is always room for frank con- frontation between young and old—without it we would be a bankrupt people!—but there is never room for degradation. The chal- lenges are too serious, for the young as much as for their elders. Will they be faced with determination and with an effort to establish wholesomeness in our approaches to the basics of life and the relationships between generations? Comforting Hijackers Kashrut is presented as an important mitzva and is defined as "a moral force." There are rabbinic tales to illustrate the points ad- vanced by the author, and among others he relates: "There is a story in the Midrash which relates that once Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi (Rabbi Judah the Prince) invited the Roman general, Antoninus, to his home for a Sabbath meal. The rabbi served his guest a meal of cold foods. Later on, Rabbi Yehuda invited Antoninus again to his home; this time, however, it was on a weekday. The rabbi served his guest a meal of hot foods. Antoninus surprised his host by telling him that he enjoyed the meal of cold foods served on the Sabbath more than he enjoyed the hot meal served to him on this day. Rabbi Yehuda answered that the weekday meal did not have a particular spice which the Sabbath meal had. Antoninus assured the rabbi that in the royal storehouse there was available any conceivable spice; he need only name the missing spice and it would be obtained for him. Rabbi Yehuda thought for a moment and then replied, 'The name of the missing spice is "Sabbath." Do you have it in your storehouse?' The Midrash concludes at this point with no further response of interest from Antoninus." The point made is that "You don't have to be Jewish to love Jewish food," emphasizing that "Jewish cooking was traditionally prepared to excite the soul!" . There is thoroughness in covering the subject in this well compiled volume. The author is aware of the need to explain shehita as well as kashrut, and in defining the Jewish method of slaughtering as well as explaining the dietary laws, Rabbi Freedman instructs while guiding his readers towards proper selection of truly kosher foods. He also advises men in the military how to assure observance even in the army. At a time when there is need for drastic action to put an end to hijacking, the govern- ment of Greece gave comfort to murderers by releasing seven convicted Arab criminals. Blackmail played its outrageous role in the Greek travesty on justice. There are warnings against frauds, and therein lies another service There were murderers in the ranks of those who were released upon the demand of rendered in this guide to kashrut. hijackers of a plane in Athens. Now it is be- coming more difficult for proper authorities to deal with convicted criminals. Instead of contributing toward air safety and protection of the lives of civilians—as well as of diplomats whose security is con- stantly threatened—the Greek decision gives comfort to hijackers and makes safety of life questionable. What is happening is a tragic commentary on the ability of responsible governments to deal properly with their duties toward an assurance of law and order for their citizens and those who are guests in their midst. Public opinion, human decencies, the rights to security, have been flaunted long enough. The time has come for international action to reject hijacking, to strive to make it impossible, and to repudiate the type of yielding to terror that now emanates from Greece. Impressive NFTS 5731 Calendar "NFTS Calendar 5731-1970-71" published by National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, is one of the most impressive in the history of the sisterhoods' sponsorship of art calendars. The new one for the coming year is colorful. The lithographs, re- produced woodcuts by the Israeli artist, Joseph Weiss, will fascinate the possessors of this art calendar. The multicolored photos of the Weiss woodcuts provide an in- teresting study of Israeli and traditional themes. His "Jerusalem the City of David" is among the very impressive art works. There is genuine reality for those who have been at Acre in "Old Boat Near the Walls of Acre." "Ancient Aqueduct" adds to the notable works presented here. Weiss, who was born in Romania in 1916, emigrated to Palestine in 1939. He studied under noted artists, and his works have been exhibited in leading museums in Israel, the United States, Canada, Japan, Holland, Poland and Switzerland.