Dr. Raphael . Analyzes

Diaspora s Importance In Jewi sh H istory

their birth, but bra ause they want
to share in the fullest Jewish life
which. they Icel. can exist only
in the land of Israel."
In his description of Diaspora
experiences, Dr. Patai devel-
oped at great length the histori-
cal data about Ashkenazi and
Sephardi Jews; and the Jewries
in many lands, the factual fig-
ures, in numerous tables show-
ing populations and their
changes, add significantly to the
value of this account of Dias-
pora's role in Jewish history..

Asked by a student in his an-
thropology class at Fairleigh Dick-
inson University, what he consid-
ered the essential difference be-
tween Jews and other peoples. Dr.
Raphael Patai replied: "The Dias-
pora. - He was asked to develop
the theme and because he could
not provide thorough study of the
subject in available books he wrote
Tents - of Jacob—The Diaspora.
Yesterday and Today."

In this Volume published by
Prentice Hall, Prof. Patai pro-
vids a cultural analysis of Jews
in communities throughout the
world, an he describes the many
creative accomplishments that
have emerged in spite of the per-
secutions and oppressions.

The current conflict between Di-
-aspora and Israeli opinions, espe-
cially on the aliya question, gives
special emphasis to Dr. Patai's
DR. RAPHAEL PATAI
views. The eminent anthropologist
points to the Diaspora influences minority still pays lip service to
and notes that, while "from the its old, traditional concept, while
days of Abraham to the time of blithely living the life of non-
Moses six generations later, the' exile. And even the small groups
Land of Promise increasingly be- of Zionists who make the move
came the center of gravity of I of returning to the Jewish state,
early Hebrew history," it is a • do so, not because they feel they
fact that "many of the fateful ' are in exile in the countries of
developments in the life of the I --
growing clan took place in the
growing
two countries of the Diaspora, I
Mcsopot: mia and Egypt." He adds
that "there was only one among
those early patriarchs whose en- •
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not uneventful one—took place in Golda Meir and Black Panther
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wherever Jewish identification had
not yet - completely disappeared."
With regard to Diaspora-Israel
relations,' Dr. Patai concludes by
stating: "What will happen once
Israel dwells secure in its land"
Will the Diaspora gradually dis-
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tragic situation developed in con-
sequence of the emotional inter-
dependence between the Diaspora
and Israel," Dr. Patal maintains.
"Any adversity that threatened
Israel had the incidental effects of
augmenting the chances of the
Diaspora's survival. The mech-
anism through which this was
achieved was set in motion by , the

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his life, and died there. All the ing session of the convention of
others either were horn 'abroad' Moroccan Jews.
The convention, held at the Tel
or had spent considerable periods
of their lives in either Mesopota- Aviv University hall. was attend-
ed
by 201 delegates- representing
mia or Egypt or both."

Dr. Patai describes the "emerg- Jews of Moroccan origin in Is
ence of disparate Jewish ethnic rael and other countries.
Mrs. Meir was interrupted by
groups under the influence of the
national character of their host-1 Malka as she addressed the con-
- vention on her government's of
countries."
forts to bridge the social and scow
The author analyzes the pro-
nomic gaps in Israel.
flounced cultural differences
Malka asked Mrs. Meir why
that developed among the Jew-
she came to the convention and
ries throughout the Diaspora.
cried out, "1 am a Moroccan."
He also takes into account the
Mrs. Meir retorted, "I am Jew-
numerous dialects, and the role
ish," to which Malka shouted,
of Yiddish is reviewed with a
"I am a Jew and a Moroccan
view to its background, the ex-
and a Black Panther." Mrs. Meir
tent of its usage, and the treas-
observed "that's that" and ter-
ures that were written in it.
minated the exchange.
Dr. Patai differentiates between
She prevailed upon tho conven-
Diaspora interpreted as disper- tion organizers not to throw Malka
sion—and galut or gola—e x i I e .
The terms for exile, he explains, out
of the
Mrs.
Meir hall.
told her audience that

are attributed "to the defeat of
the -government was fully aware
Israel or Judah by the army of of the needs of its low-income citi-
another nation." But Diaspora. zens and was doing whatever it
"the scattering of Israel among
the nations, is in most biblical could to provide them with decent
housing and communal facilities
passages attributable to God. "But we are at war and this fact

It appears, then, that in corn- 1 cannot he changed by those who
is, preach that it is Israel which holds
biblical usage, exile
mon
generally speaking. a historical , the keys to peace," she said.
She praised the contributions of
condition brought about by a mili-
. Lary defeat of Israel. Diaspora, on North African Jews to the upbuild-
the other hand, is a divinely meted i ng of Israel, even before th ,

out punishment. the result of a state was established.

fall from grace."

While drawing the distinction.
Dr. Patai emphasizes that Jews
always felt they were in exile and
in their prayers entreated God
to end the exile. But he also points
to central and western European
and American Jewries' denials of
the exile and the galut. He de-
scribe; the Reform theory of.
Mission versus Messiah as repre-
sented in the anti-Zionist attitudes
of earlier years and the expurga- •
tion of the prayerbook of messi-
anic hopes. Ile also describes the
theory of a "Jewish 'race' • and
illustration of developments
by
through the centuries he asserts .
that "the longer the Jews and
non-Jews have lived in the same
locality, the greater their simi-

larity."

Dr. Patai declares in relation
to the Diaspora-Gola theory: "A
quarter of a century after Hitler,
the reality of exile no longer
exists for the majority of the Jews
in the modern Western world. A

Polish Govt. Ignores

Jewish Anti-Nazi Role

LONDON (JTAI — The Polish
government is continuing its policy
of minimizing the role of Jewish
resistance and Jewish suffering
under the Nazi occupation of

Poland.
A recent symposium in Warsaw
on "Society and Resistance in War-
saw during the War and Occupa-
tion" virtually ignored the role
played by Jewish ghetto fighters,
according to a report in the Yiddish
weekly, Folkstimme.
Only one of the 17 papers de-
livered at the symposium dealt
with the Warsaw ghetto and the
others had only "fragments" on
the Jews of Warsaw during the
Nazi era, Folkstimme reported.
The battle of the Warsaw ghetto
was totally ignored and the Jewish
Historical Institute was not even
represented at the symposium. ac-
cording to the weekly.

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