THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
18—Friday, September 4, 1970
Hebrew Bible for Mayor Lindsay
CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM
Announces
McGovern Meets
Goldwater Attack
and Urges Jet Sale
GROUNDBREAKING EXERCISES
WASHINGTON ( J T A) — Sen.
George McGovern said Monday
that he stands by his July 20 pro-
posal that the United States sell
more combat jets to Israel and
that Israel refrain from using them
for forays over Arab territory.
The South Dakota Democrat
made his statement in a personal
letter to Joseph Polakoff of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency's
Washington bureau, replying to a
sharp attack made on his pro-
posals by Rep. Barry Goldwater
Jr., Republican of Arizona.
"I have been informed that a
statement by Rep. Barry Gold
water Jr. has been widely cir-
culated through the facilities of
the JTA," Sen. McGovern wrote.
"Congressman Goldwater's re-
It has become a custom among
marks contain an inaccurate de-
Israeli schoolchildren to send let-
scription of my July 20 state-
ters to soldiers at the front. The
ment on the Middle East."
third graders of the general school
Rep. Goldwater, son of Sen. Mispeh at Beersheba "adopted"
Barry Goldwater of Arizona, as- Capt. Israel Gootman, stationed
sailed Sen. McGovern's proposal at the Sinai Canal.
for seeking to restrict the use of
Their teacher, Zahava Gurevitch,
Israeli air power over Egypt on
forwarded a copy of Gootman's
grounds that it "would increase
reply to her friend Itzhak Margalit,
the possibility of an Egyptian-
director of the Hebrew department
Soviet launched invasion across the
at the Jewish Center.
canal." Rep. Goldwater issued his
Capt. Gootman wrote:
statement three weeks before the
To all the nice children of the
cease fire went into effect Aug. 7.
third grade, Shalom!
In his letter to JTA, Sen. Mc-
"We were very happy to re-
Govern said "It is irresponsible to
ceive your nice letters in honor
apply careless cold war rhetoric to
of Independence Day. The let-
the Middle East situation as Rep.
ters
made us very happy and
Goldwater has done. The situation
made us proud that we have
is far too dangerous."
children like you, for whom we
Sen. McGovern wrote, "Peace
are here. and this knowledge
will not come to the Middle East as
strengthens us.
a result of an armaments race.
But I believe that in order to pre-
vent any misunderstanding from
developing about Israel's capacity
to defend itself, the United States
should provide it with aircraft. Be-
yond this move, the United States
should, as it has been trying to do,
NEW YORK — The American
play the role of peace maker in
Jewish Committee has announced
the Middle East.
"For this reason, my statement its co-sponsorship of a Center for
(of July 20) contained a number Jewish Contemporary Studies in
of suggestions for dealing with the Mexico City to further understand
most .:ritical issues in the Middle ing of problems affecting Jews in
East. Instead of limiting our policy various parts of the world. Work-
to brandishing weapons and epi- ing with the Committee will be the
thets, we should make sure that Bet-El Congregation of Mexico, in
Israel is able to defend itself and whose headquarters building the
devote all our efforts to bringing center will be housed.
a durable peace to the area."
Sergio Nudelstejer, director of
Earlier, in Tel Aviv, U.S. Sen.
the American Jewish Committee's
George Mu rph y, Republican
office in Mexico, states that the
from California, conferred for
center will, in addition to its own
one hour with Israeli army intel-
program, help introduce courses
ligence chief General Aharon
in Hebrew, contemporary Israeli
Yariv and with members of the
literature, history of the Jewish
general's office.
people, and philosophy of the Jew-
General Yariv gave the senator ish religion into Mexican univer-
a brief outline of the situation along sities.
the borders and the development
Among the subjects scheduled
since the cease fire.
for early lectures and discussions
At a press meeting later, Mur- at the center are "Israel's God,"
phy expressed approval of the "Who is a Jew?", "The Contribu-
American peace initiative. "The tion of Judaism to Modern So-
fundamental approach of it is ciety," "The Jews in the Soviet
sound, though there may be need Union: A New Holocaust?", and
for some modifications," he said.
"Middle East: Before War and
Referring to Sen. Fulbright's Peace."
plan, Murphy expressed opposition
According to Nudelstejer, a num-
to the rather "off-hand and unpre-
ber of distinguished scholars have
pared plan of my distinguished
accepted invitations to forthcoming
colleague." Speaking about Russian
center discussions.
activities in the Middle East, he
said that when Israel talks about
violations of the cease fire by New Left, Panthers Play
the Egyptians it is actually done
by the Russians. "We tend to for- Role in Guerrilla Talks
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Pales-
get that it is the Russians who
are the real people who make tinian National Council met in
Amman
last week to consider
troubles," Murphy said.
The senator said he is convinced strategy in light of the initiation
that President Nixon would stand of the peace talks at the United
by his promises to Israel and that, Nations in New York.
El Fatah said delegates from
in any case, Israelis are not being
sold out in another Munich. "Israel Communist China, North Vietnam,
is to exist and America will help North Korea, the American New
her and guarantee her existence," Left and the Black Panther Par-
he declared.
ty participated in the council ses-
Sen. Murphy, on a three-day sions to help find ways to "foil"
visit, met with Premier Golda the "conspiracy" of the peace
Meir and gave her the letter he negotiations.
had brought from President Nixon.
Emerging from the meeting, he
All that is worth remembering of
said that Mrs. Meir seemed satis- life is the poetry of it.—William
fied with the contents of the letter. Hazlitt.
New York May-
or John V. Lind-
say receives a
Hebrew Bible
from Matityahu
Adler, deputy
mayor of Ramat
Gan, Israel. The
Bible will be used
for the swearing
in of cityoffirials.
Adler also serves
as director-gener-
al of Bar-Ilan,
the American
chartered univer-
sity in Israel.
Maple Road between Middlebelt and Inkster
West Bloomfield
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME
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An Israeli Soldier's Legacy
Jewish Studies
Center Set Up
in Mexico City
on the site of its
NEW SYNAGOGUE AND SCHOOL
"We all hope that the war will
end very soon because no one
among us likes to fight. The
Arab people from the other side
are also human beings who want
to exist, and almost none of them
wants war. They also have fam-
ilies and children and want to
return safe and sound. Think
about this also, and do not hate
them.
"Be healthy and strong,
"Captain Israel Gootman."
On the same day that Goot-
man penned his reply, he died in
battle.
When his comrades collected
Capt. Gootman's belongings, they
found the letter he had prepared
for the children. It was sent on to
the students by the head of the
Israel Defense Office-Rehabilita-
tion, the department which honors
fallen soldiers. By then, Capt.
Gootman had been elevated, post-
humously, to the rank of major.
Along with the letter, Judah
Miron wrote this note to the stu-
dents:
"Dear Children,
"Enclosed is a letter from Is-
rael Gootman, who fell in battle
at the Suez Canal May 19, 1970,
and was laid to rest at the ceme-
tery of Kibutz Maagan.
"Captain Gootman was an ideal
leader of Jewish officers. He
fought for our existence and for
freedom for our country, but he
did not bear a grudge or hate
of our enemies. He saw that the
war is a passing phenomenon
until everlasting peace comes
and brotherhood reigns among
all mankind.
"The late Major Gootman loved
the children of Israel. In them
he saw the future and richness
of our country.
"You can use this letter as a
dear memory of an admirable
educator and officer.
"With great honor,
Judah Miron."
If it was not for the company of
fools, a witty man would often be
greatly at a loss.—La Rochefou-
cauld.
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