P urely Commentary
Teddy Roosevelt as a Zionist Endorser . . . Magen
David Adorn's Campaign for Blood Plasma . . . Youth
in All Ranks and the Over-Emphasis on the Violent
By Philip
Slomovitz
Canada's Tragedy . . . Jews in Montreal and Quebec .. •
Theodore Roosevelt and Zionism
The Jewish Youth Quest for Roles Everywhere
that there becomes
Always informative and historically valuable, the current issue
Jewish names are beginning to appear in so many sensational news stories
support many causes, go out
of American Jewish Historical Quarterly published by the American
apparent the readiness of our people to participate in many movements,
Jewish Historical Society has a special appeal for all who are interested on
a limb and propagate both the popular and the unpopular.
in American Jewish history and in Zionism.
We take pride in the fact that a people so small in numbers as ours predominates among the Nobel
This issue, devoted to "Zionism in America," has an article by Prize winners. Once again two of the three winners in physiology are Jews.
Professor Emeritus Isaac M. Fein of Baltimore Hebrew College on
We rejoice when there are the creative forces in Jewry. We are saddened when Jewish names are
Israel Zangwill and American Jewry. It lists many Jewish leaders among the militants who resort to violence. Too many such names have plagued us recently..
of the early years of this century who, although not affiliated with the
that aspire to social
There is cause for great satisfaction when young Jews join movements
movement, were deeply interested in Zionism and were its adherents. justice. When Father Coughlin advocated social justice he had many Jewish financial backers. Then
Among them was Judge Mayer Sulzberger, who was president of the he turned his movement toward an anti-Semistic path, and that finished him with Jews. It is tragic
American Jewish Committee. There is an extensive exchange of cor- that the young Jews who are now among the Maoists do not realize that Maoism, like much of the Panther-
respondence between Sulzberger and Zangwill who formed a strong ism, is anti-Jewish. We hope they won't be struck too adversely, too seriously, too soon, by the plague
friendship, and there is this interesting paragraph in Dr. Fein's essay:
"Zangwill discussed Zionism with President called prejudice.
in that land. Jews react
The tragedy that has struck our ,Canadian neighbors affects all people
Theodore Roosevelt and reported this conversa- there as Jews do everywhere in crises: they are loyalists who strive for unity in that land and 'against
tion to the judge (Sulzberger). He related that
the
separatist movement.
terrorism. Yet, even in Quebec there are some young Jews who have joined
he asked the President 'if he would consider it
When Jews affiliate with ideas in a rational, peaceful, idealistic way, we do not begrudge them
unpatriotic of American Jews to help towards a the right to self-expression. We may not agree with them, but we admire their idealism when it is
Zionist colony.' To this the President's reply was:
peaceful. It is when they are violent and approve of the terror, that we reject them.
'I should be ashamed of any who did not.' "
Our people are in all ranks. They were Bolsheviks and Mensheviks in Russia, they are leftists and
This is exceedingly interesting because Theo-
they become Maoists and do not hesitate to urge violence, we
dore Roosevelt had consistently condemned rightists in our own country. When
among young Jews and
jec t them and we must call attention to their being a small minority
"hyphenated Americans" and some Jews, when
referred to as "Jewish-Americans," squirmed. do not represent the Jewish ideal of justice. We must reject the violent who endorse besmirching
and
gun-toting which leads
But even the extremist on the subject, Theodore the flag of whatever country they reside in, who condone bomb-throwing
T.R.
Roosevelt, knew how the line was to be drawn, to murder, as it did in Montreal.
and
law-supporting
and those who
It is too early to judge the conflict between the peace-loving
that when historic justice was to be respected, he qualified his views.
among the extremists, but we must
In his pre-Territorialism days, Zangwill was a passionate Zionist
extremism.
We so
should
prepared that
to see
names
Schiff. condone
recognize
that they are
small be
a minority
only Jewish
their arrogance
and vociferousness assures them the
and had conducted lengthy correspondence also with Jacob H.
youths who will join forces for
in
the
majority—the
vast
majority!—of
level-headed
In his essay, Dr. Fein quotes also from these letters, tells of Zang- limelight. We believe
• • •
will's anger over Schiff's opposition to his ideas, and on one occasion just rights but who will not be a party to destruction and to cruelty.
Zangwill is quoted as having "given vent to his bitterness" and •
Ludicrous Post-Nasserism
"told Schiff very bluntly": "I found President RooSevelt more sympa- collections and availability in Israel. He states in the report he has
There is something rather ludi-
thetic than I found you." submitted as a plea to the Israel government and the Jewish communi-
crous about the headline over a
On the basis of Zangwill's report to Sulzberger, Theodore Roose- ties throughout the world:
the
blood
service
is
the
preparation
of
A maior responsibiilty
velt can be classified as a traditional Christian pro-Zionist.
story in the Lebanese newspaper
Vital Magen David Blood Plasma Proposals
of purified plasma proteins, such as gamma-globulin, albumin etc.
The present facilities for plasma fractionation are not only archaic,
but grossly undersized for the job to 'be done properly. It was
originally built to handle 10 liters of plasma per production run.
At present, batches of 100 liters of plasma are being processed under
conditions which are totally unacceptable to me. The products pres-
ently 'obtained and the methods employed do not come near meeting
the minimum standards of the professional authorities in the field of
plasma protein fractionation. I consider the past and present attempts
to improvise and "make do," totally unacceptable, even though well-
intentioned.
Al Nahar which declared after the
election of Anwar Sidat as Nas-
ser's successor that "Egypt Stiffens
After Nasser." Is that a lament
over past failures or is it a prayer
for increased anti-Israelism? We
are still waiting for an expression
of hope for peace from these saber-
rattling ranks. -
It is to the credit of Israel's administrative forces as well as the
vast volunteer organizations that, inspite of the battles that have gone
on to protect the borders, that country's cultural needs never have been
overlooked, and the vital needs affecting the health of the people
of Israel are not ignored.
Israel's schools get prior attention. The universities are bursting
at the seams with increasing enrollments, most of the students being
members of the armed forces who must divide their time between
There are priorities in Jewish life, and.assurance that blood plasma gathered for normal as well as
their studies and the duty to defend their country and their fellow
will be available in Israel when needed is a matter of urgency. Magen emergency purposes. The interest
citizens.
David Adorn renders valuable service by : assuring availability of am- many Detroit Jews have shown in
A most interesting example of the manner in which the vital aspects bulances in Israel. Now there is the added obligation to provide the these' efforts is most commend-
of protecting lives is carefully watched is the study that has just been structures needed in Israel to protect the blood plasma that must be able.
made of the availability of blood plasma and its protection under most
sanitary conditions.
This is where Magen David Adorn, the Israel equivalent of the
Red Cross. emerges as a vital agency charged with responsibility for
blood banks. In behalf of MDA, a thorough study has been made of the
By SAM LIPSKI
in the*Jordenian war where it saw which President Nixon had not
blood plasma conditions and of the need for proper facilities to assur.!
(Copyright 1970. Mk, Inc.)
its interests threatened if King even tried with the Soviets until
the sanitary protections that are so urgently needed for such a program.
The study was made by a distinguished scientist, Dr. Fred Rothstein,
The death of President Nasser, Hussein was defeated is therefore the Jordanian war.
who utilized experiences at the Michigan State Plasma Fractionation the Jordanian war, the , capture very instructive. President Nixon
While the United States must try
Laboratories in Lansing to illustrate the need for a proper installa- and release of skyjack victims, the alerted his military forces letting it
tion and to explain the equipment needed to assure "a mandate from intervention of Syria, the alert of be known that the United States to avoid the threat of nuclear con-
would
intervene
if
the
Syrians
frontation
with the Soviet Union,
MDA for the modernization and reorganization of the MDA Blood American paratroopers, President
Services."
something nobody can want or risk,
Nixon's visit to the Mediterranean looked like toppling Hussein.
Dr. Rothstein's research dealt with the needs of the MDA Marcus Sixth Fleet, Mrs. Golda Meir's
It was a gamble, for a number there is room for maneuver well
Center for blood storing at Jaffa—the only such center for blood plasma visit to Washington . . .
of reasons which are still unclear, short of such a confrontation.
lccumulation in Israel and therefore the only such center that serves
that
the Syrian threat receded and President Nixon demonstrated it in
All this in a little over two weeks
not only the army's needs but also those of civilians. Dr. Rothstein's and the list is far from complete. President Nixon was never forced the Mediterranean and in his di-
report recommends immediate construction of new physical facilities
to
the
crunch of a decision. Yet all plomacy in Washington which he
Is it any wonder that the Middle
to incorporate "proper functional design and concepts of sanitation
East begins to resemble a speeded the evidence from both military took out of the hands of the State
and cleanliness." Because the Magen David provision of plasma for up film in which the action is hap- and diplomatic sources is that the Department and put under his own
Israel includes not only the armed forces but also the civilian popula- petting so fast that it becomes al- United States would not have di- White House roof. He also demon-
tion, his urgent requests for action are imperative. He urges the
rectly intervened despite its dis- strated that there is a lack of nov-
building of structures at the only Israel facility in Jaffa which should most impossible to make it out? play
elty in Soviet foreign policy.
of force.
Yet in the midst of the confusion
be isolated from the outside world by use of filtered and temperature
and uncertainty which have inevit-
The military is opposed to it
Contrary to the conventional
controlled air. His proposals for priorities include:
ably followed the traumatic events not only because of the enor-
I. Creation of a modern blood bank
wisdom of many analysts in
of September some constants re- mous Fogistical problems: Presi- Washington the Kremlin is not as
2. Establishment of a quality control laboratory
3. Creation of a proper facility for large-scale plasma fractionation. main to shape the future. They dent Nixon indicated an even more ready as President Nixon for an
4. Initiation of research programs concerning problems of blood were there before the. headlines potent reason. When the danger era of negotiation- It sees that
Will the U.S. Stand Firm in the Middle East?
banking, immuno-haematology and methods of plasma fractions- and
the television, and they look had somewhat receded he told a American war weariness over
.
like they will be remaining long White House visitor: "The Ameri- Vietnam as an opportunity to
tion.
can people do not have the heart thrust aggressively forward in
blood refrigerators, sufficient in number and size to aft er.
handle the blood collected and stored.
many areas, most noticeably the
The view from Washington re- to go into another war."
6. A laboratory for the preparation of such blood components as mains one seen through several
Middle East. It has used its fa-
The Russians knew this—but
miliar "salaml-slichig" tactics—
cryoprecipitate, platelets and leuccytes is required equipped with the glasses—darkly by the realists,
there was enough uncertainty in
proper number of modern centrifuges, refrigerators and freezers.
moving forward, waiting for re-
all too naively by the optimists.
the situation for them to exercise
Separate laboratories are needed for:
sistance, finding none and then
While all the concentration lately
Uncertain of just how
I. Routine blood typing employing an automated blood typing has been on - what happens after restraint.
moving some more.
far
the
United
States
was
pre-
machine.
Nasser, the events Immediately
pared to go, and taken aback by And so some 500 SAM-3 and
2. Immuno-haematology with appropriate equipment
preceding
his
death,
especially
in
the very stiff diplomatic Ian- SAM-2 missiles are now emplaced
3. "Hepatitis" testing (aseptic conditions needed)
Swage they
the Jordanian war, are in some
were suddenly con- in Egypt, many of • them in flag-
4. Red cell preservation work
ways more significant. The ma-
frcnted
with from Washington, rant violation of the American
A proper room for the washing and sterilization of glassware and jor uncertainty in the Middle
the Soviets kept out and, to the sponsored cease fire. This is , au
other materials used in the blood bank. This necessitates washing East is not who succeeds Nasser
extent that is known publicly, "old story" which still overaha-
machines, dryer and autoclaves. —but whether the United States
actually played a role in influent- doors the rush of events in - recent
All efforts must be made to increase the amount of blood has finally learned its lesson
ing
Damascus to withdraw. weeks. The threat this poses to
collected per day. This can be accomplished by (1) encouraging about the Soviet Union,
Whether It was a decisive role Israel is a constant. The danger it
hospital blood banks to expand their daily collection by taking blood
The
matters
less than Moscow's_reac- Poses for world peace is a con-
war dramatized an aware-
from volunteers as well as the patients' family and friends; (2) launch-
tion to a stiffening of the Amer- stant.
ing an educational campaign concerning the need for blood and what ness that had previously been con- can
backbone.
donating blood actually involves; (3) reorganization of the insurance fined to the experts—and for the to pull back. That reaction was
At this point some Americans
plan. There is no reason why a donor should not give blood at least Israelis, the fact that the Arab-
ask helplessly: But what can the
twice a year Israeli conflict was only one dirnen-
The big question for the future United
States do? What it can do
is
Dr. Rothstein, now serving as scientific director of Magen David soon of the dangers In the Middle
whether President Nixon will is realize first of all that Ameri-
Adorn Blood Services in Israel while on a two-year leave of absence East. Arab rivalries, and — even carry the lessons learned in the can policy towards
the Soviet Un-
from Tufts University, where he is associate professor in the depart- more significantly— great power Jordanian crisis over to the Middle ion has been based on a misread-
suddenly
became
raent of sociology, urges implementation of his program by means of confrontation,
clear and present
danger
to the a the limitations
situation on
as American
a whole. Despite
power ing of the Kremlin's Intentions and
a $2,000,000 fund, has serious warnings of the status of the blood plasma
of all that It does not take
man-in-the street everywhere.
in a nuclear age, there are cliplo. second
the allout threat of nuclear war to
2—Friday, October 23, 1970
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
The response of the United States matte and Political options left open restrain
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