THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, Jena 16, 1972-13

Goldmann: Jews Must Consider
Growing Power of Red Bloc

The differences stemmed from
NEW YORK (JTA)—Because
viewpoints expressed by Dr.
the democratic nations with which
Goldmann
which were in some
Jewish survival has been tradi-
aspects at variance with the of-
tionally bound are losing power
ficial Zionist line in Jerusalem.
and influence, Jews must take
into account the growing impor-
Max Metamet, executive direc-
tance of the Communist bloc and tor of the WJC's American Sec-
the Third World for their future. tion, told the JTA that recent
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president changes in the organization's top
of the World Jewish Congress. leadership structure were not the
said at the semi-annual meeting result of pressure brought to bear
of the WJC's governing council, by the WZO. Those changes in-
attended by delegates from 30 cluded the establishment of an
countries. - "inner executive" to share pol-
The Jewish leader said the dem- icy-making powers with the presi-
ocratic nations, primarily the U.S. dent.
and Western Europe, are losing
The council endosed a proposal
the dominant position they - held by Dr. Goldmann to invite four
up until the First World War.
leading men in the WJC to work
The Communist world, and es- with him in dealing with its af-
pecially the Soviet Union, has fairs. Those invited by Dr. Gold-
gained enormously in political and mann are Dr. Prinz; Dr. Tibor
military power, and the Third Rosenbaum of Geneva, treasurer;
World is rising in importance ow- Dr. Gerhart Reigner of Geneva,
ing to its numerical strength, he secretary general; and Louis A.
said.
Pincus of Jerusalem, chairman
Dr. Goldmann said that al-
of the executive of the World
though no substantial numbers
Zionist Organization.
of Jews reside in the Third
Since the governing council can-
World countries, ."it is impor-
not make changes in the organiza-
tant that these states be made
tional structure of the WJC, it
familiar with Jewish problems
was understood that the WJC ex-
both regarding Israel and Jew-
ecutive committee would review
ish life in the Diaspora because
the situation at its meeting next
of the general significance of
year and confirm the composition
their position on many interna-
of the leadership group, or make
tional issues directly or indi-
such changes as necessary.
rectly reflecting Jewish prob-
It was indicated that the final
lems."
structure would rest with the
The Jewish leader also referred
plenary
assembly which will
to a major internal transfoima-
meet in 1974 and make the nec-
lion within the Jewish community
essary constitutional changes.
in the democratic states—from a
Itzhak Rabin, Israel's ambassa-
primarily nonconformist element
progressive
and
dor
to the United States, said here
in the forefront of
revolutionary movements to a con- that of four options possible in the
formist community "participating Middle East conflict to move the
in and benefiting from" the es- situation from "dead center," an
tablished social and political sys- interim agreement between Is-
rael and Egypt on reopening the
tems of the majority.
Dr. Goldmann pointed out that Suez Canal offered the best im-
"many of the potentially best of mediate hope.
the younger generation are in op- Rabin listed the four options as:
position to the status quo in many movement toward a full settle-'
countries and by this fact have ment; an effort to achieve a par-
become estranged from Jewish tial settlement; retention of the
life and are indifferent to Jewish status quo: and resumption of
survival."
hostilities. At the present time,
Close cooperation between the he said, the interim agreement
World Jewish Congress and the plan offers the most practical
World Zionist Organization on mat- chance of improving the situation.
ters concerning Diaspora Jewry
He said he believed the status
was reaffirmed at a closed meet- quo could go on for the time
ing of the council attended by being and that a resumption of
Dr. Goldmann and Louis A. Pincus, major hostilities was not ex-
president of the WZO Executive pected in the coming months, but.
in Jerusalem.
he declared, "we always have to
Council chairman Joachim Prinz
be prepared for it."
said there was unanimous agree-
The governing council registered
ment on the centrality of the state
its anxiety over the increasing in-
of Israel in Jewish life and on
timidation of Soviet Jews, espe-
the autonomy of the various Jew-
cially those seeking exit permits
ish communities throughout the
to Israel, and called for a world-
world. His announcement indi-
wide commemoration in July or
cated that the recent differences
August of the 20th anniversary of
between the two organizations—
the massacre of Jewish intellec-
and between Dr. Goldmann and
tuals which touched off the Stalin
Pincus—have been resolved
terror and marked the beginning
of the liquidation of Jewish cul-
Catholic Editor Urges
ture in the USSR.
The resolution, which noted

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Pope to Recognize Israel

LOS ANGELES—Otto Schmid, with appreciation the increased

editor-in-chief of the influen- rate of Jewish emigration from
tial and largest Catholic Euro- the Soviet Union. also "noted
that those who have
pean newspaper Vaterland. pub- with regret
lished in Lucerne. Switzerland, been permitted to leave consti-
called upon the Vatican to abandon tote only a small fraction of
who want to go." The
its present "reserved position cn those
Israel." resolution called sharp attention
the continued imprisonment
He said "For the Arab extrem- to
of 43 Jews in forced labor camps,
ists the existence of the state of
often in harsh conditions.
Israel is a great affliction. a thorn
Dr. S. Levenberg of London.
in the Arab flesh. However. today
the state of Israel is a reality and chairman of the international af-
will not disappear from the map. fairs commission of the World
also a political necessity and Jewish Congress, who presented
It
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