A Papeie - Dies=11nit Yiddish Lives On
(Continued frem Page 1)
eotmtry.'in the world giveeineour. election was not a success. And
Morgen Jornal—became a great- &gement: tolhose seeking advance- when only 8,000 voters are ac-
er cause for sorrow, at least dur- meal
improved .Communica- counted for in Argentina which has
ing these sessions, than , the re- tions.
a Jewish population of more than
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peated bravado threats from Cairo.
400,000, then the adopted program
Not so many years ago,. Yiddish
Even, on. the first three days of of reaching a large constituency is
was looked upon askance by the the renewed visit here one heard irery faulty.
Zionist loyalists who- considered at-once 1116 :repereusaions. over the
The best response again devel-
the revival of Hebrew a major developitient; at the'World Zionist oped in South Africa, of whose
factor in national redemption. The Congrss about to ()Pen. Louis Aryeh 114,000 Jews 30,000 are registered
HebrewAriddish battle was a bit-. Pincus .isn't having such a joyous Zionists and 60 per cent of them
ter one. Since the rebirth of Israel, time defending the position he took voted. But this splendid response
that struggle has ended. Yiddish in binning .Nahum -Goldmann from was not matched anywhere else—
is no longer unpopular. The Yid- a Major role is' definer'. of Zionist unless the free postage balloting by
dish theater here gets strong sup- history. True, be had six other mail in the United States ac-
port and overflow audiences. The Members Of 'the - Zionist Executive counts for an "it doesn't cost me
Yiddish daily, Letzte Nayes, could supporting him, but Avrahani Shen- anything" attitude and therefore
well be considered among the most ker of Menem earned a more com- a partially readier political pres-
progressive and most successful mendable status by fighting for a sure.
daily newspapers in Israel. Under democratic idea in opposing the
But there is a lack of equity.
the editorship of M. Tzanin, Letzte Pincus group's actions.
For instance: 'Mexico has 36,000
Nayes serves as encouragement to
Now Goldmann won't come to Jews and is allocated six seats at
those who have—as this writer has the Zionist Congress. He was prac :. the 'Congress, but Germany with
—for more than a decade, be- tically forced out of the World
gets two delegrates, while
lieved that only in Israel can or Zionist 'Organization presidency. 30,000
Austria with 10,000 is awarded
will there be security for Yiddish. due in large measure lo the ani- three Zionist Congressmen. On this
There are Yiddish courses at the mosities of Labor Zionists, four basis, why does- Belgium with 40,-
Hebrew University. There is a years -ago.
000 Jews get five delegateships?
similar course at , Columbia Uni-
He'll be missed. He was to have
versity (New York), and perhaps given a review of 75 years of No one questions Israel's posi-
the gems in Yiddish literature will Zionist history. Who can do it as tion. The 38 per cent of the World
be preserved as a result of studies. well? Yigal Allan? Moshe Doyen? Zionist delegation assigned to Is-
in both areas. But there is greater We're skeptical! If it were Zalman rael has never been challenged,
confidence for Yiddish on the Jeru- Shazar or David Ben-Gurion, it although there are no elections
salem campus than the Manhattan, would -have been a different story. for the WZCongress here, and the
If there were tears over the Now Zionism is a bit disadvan- assignments are on the basis of
party representation in the Knes-
death of Tog-Morning 'Journal 'in taged.
set. In view of a great deal of
the United States, there also was
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sadness here over the folding of
The Zionist Congress may be cynicism toward some Zionists
a great newspaper. But there is confronted by problems relating and Zionist policies here, these
a measure of consolation here to the election of delegates. Chal- allocations may eventually become
when the Yiddish 'reader picks up lenges are anticipated in the seat- a problem. Right new the policy
not only Letzte Nayes but also Die ing of some delegations. Such mat- accords a measure of domination
Goldene Kelt—the great Yiddish ters are always adjusted, but in to the Israel delegation, especially
journal edited here by Abraham the interest of workable functions its labor faction.
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Sutzkever.
there will have to be
There
is
no
doubt that at the
The journalists' working ses- in previous practices. It alterations
is doubt-
sions, aimed at solidifying kinship ful whether the balloting as con- Jerusalem sessions starting on
between Israel and Jewish news- ducted this year will meet with Monday, youth will be in evidence,
papermen throughout the world, much approval. This correspon- as they were Spur years ago; and
takes a deep interest in the Jew- dent
does not have the figures tbere already are threats from
ish press everywhere, and the for American Zionist balloting, but the "Panthers" that they will de-
presence at the sessions here of if only 130,000 of the 700,000 regis- mand a voice at the Congress.
Jewish newsmen from every free tered Zionists have voted, then the There'll be no lack of excitement
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NJICRAC, Synagogue Council
Will Fight Anti-Shelitito Suit
The World Confederation of Gen-
eral Zioniatà . traditionally holds its
annual conference immediately pre-
- ceding the WZCongress. It opens .
NEW YORK (JTA)—Represent- such a provision from the law Saturday evening at the Tel Aviv
House. Important decisions
atives of the National Jewish Coos- would cast grave doubts
ov its Zionist
are awaited from these sessions.
munity Relations Advisory Council constitutionality
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and the Synagogue Council of
"The Humane Slaughter Act re-
Diaspora and Israel will be
America agreed Monday to "Con-
test vigorously" a suit filed last cognizes what has long been known linked here at the several con-
week in federal court here chal- and universally acknowledged — gresses, and the Jewish .kinships'
lenging the constitutionality of that the Jewish method of slaugh- may be cemented as never before.
Shehita (Jewish ritual slaughter) tering is as lurnane as, if not Yet there will be fraternal and
more humane than, any other family controversies -that
laws.
can be
Following a two-hour "emer- method of slaughtering In use any- anticipated IS fends but they are
gerrzy meeting" here, the Jewish where'll' the world."
anxious
to
-be
solved
in
the
course
Pfeffer drafted the section in
leaders agreed to create a law
of the coming three weeks, with
behalf
of
the
Joint
Advisory
Com-
committee to advise the organiza-
kinships usually resolving the is-
mittee of the NJCRAC and. the
tions on the best way to fight the SCA.
sues. There will be fun galore for
suit, an NJCRAC spokesman said.
those who say, they love a good
The provision defining kosher fight—and you can bet there'll be
He.said he could not predict when
slaughtering as humane was more than one duel in the delib-
the case would come to court or
enacted by. Congress in_ 1958 erations just beginning.
how :much it would coat. to .defend
folltiwing the presentation of
the Shehita Taws, but commented
evidence to a sub-committee of ••
that money "has never been a
•
-
problem."
The spokesman conceded that
_even with six days' notice of
the meeting, three of the 12 na-
tional organizations represented
in the NJCRAC, SCA or both
were not represented Monday.
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the Senate Agricultural Com- -
mittee that kosher slaughter.
ing was the most humane me-
thod of slaughtering known.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Demo-
crat of Minnesota, presided at
the Senate subcommittee hear-
ing • -
The Holzer suit 'seeks the con-
But he contended that they
agreed the suit had to be con-
tested.
vening of a special three-judge
The suit was filed by Henry court to declare unconstitutional
Mark Holzer, a lawyer here who federal and state laws permitting
describes himself as an atheist of kosher slaughtering.
Jewish origin. He charges that the
"special" laws for Shehita violate 350 Community Leaders
the church-state separation re-
quired by the first amendment.
Leo Pfeffer, special counsel to
the American Jewish Congress and
drafter of the text challenged by
Hdlzer, asserted last week that
there was "no doubt" of its con-
stitutionality.
In a statement. Pfeffer de-
clared:
The section of the law that de-
fines humane slaughtering to in-
clude the Jewish method of
slaughtering is entirely constitu-
tional. Indeed, the absence of
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