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- • TEL AVIV (JTA-i — Premier tire life—a rather passive though not uneventful one—took place in Golda Meir and Black Panther Canaan. This was Isadc, who was leader Edi Malka engaged in an born in Canaan. lived- there all impromptu exchange at the open- fluent,. emanatin- from the Jew ish State Ix- powerful enough to provide new. sustenance for it - Lowest Rentals Pnri hase option At this fateful moment in Israel's BEST SERVICE age-old sense of Jewish commu- nity of fate 'which persisted 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- appear" Or will the cultural in • Factory trained experts Quickest Results history - one ran only oisli that a day well come soon when this question is no longer by potheti cal, but an actuality to be faced'" ADD-n-TYPE SHOPS , 4* 342-7800 east ro a r clir l INC, lr !t h , t 1 7 "A paradoxical and almost 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 Panther Leader: Nirs. Meir Clash THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 7, 1972-13 • t > the 1,11,'.t 't,r- nlr r 'RV The PRINCETON SHOP The latest fashions for men 20072 W. 7 Mile Exer9ree 8 6 to 60 KE 3-4310 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. I know what I like and I like Maxim For men who like a rich, strong Some men want more out of cup of coffee. Give your man a everything. Even their coffee. Maxim is made for men like them. 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