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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath—Sabbath Nahamu—the 11th day of As, 5732, the following scrip-
tural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Dent. 3:23-7:11. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 40:126 .

Candle lighting, Friday. July 21, 7:44 p.m.

VOL. LXI. No. 19

Page Four

July 21, 1972

Vigilance for Just Government

Despair over discord in political ranks
and fear that divisiveness might add to con-
fusion bordering on panic vanished quickly
soon after the national convention of the
the roue of youte and
Itetilocratb - Party
wom•n and ot newly indocirinated woo.. ,e
IN-minded people. in evidenc- in Mime,
■■ .eck. gave courage to many Americans that
ito're is a devotion to the nation's—to hu-
man'--needs that helps in elevating the feel-
tries about a nation requiring good and (tech-
cited leadership
Regardless of party differences. the new
interests in American needs, in domestic af-
lairs. in foreign obligations, prove most
h•artening in viewing our political situations
'While there is the urgent need to keep
( , .reign affairs tree from bias, the strong po-
salon taken by the Democratic Party, through
0 Minority recommendation that demanded
even greater assistance to Israel than was
originally pledged by the platform commit-
tee, gives assurance that American needs in
the Middle East will not be ignored and that
whoever will be in the White House after
.1an, 20 will have a mandate from the people
not to let Israel down.
There are domestic needs not to be
nored, and no matter who will be in the
White House will know that there is a de -
mand for human consideration of the %%ants
and oeeds of the people

Primarily, after the impressive telethon
of two weeks ago, it becomes increasingly
evident that the people of this nation are
determined to retain the two-party system in
det•nse of our democratic principles
't here is no limit to the tensions that
(crIain It, he generated during the camhae:.
to commence immediately after the Republ:-
can convention in Miami next month. These
are inevitable and they repeat every presid-
dential year. But the voters must keep in
mind a basic necessity in our political ma-
neuvering: whoever wins, it is vital that there
should always be a loyal opposition. If we
assure the existence of courageous chal-
lengers in the process of selecting our govern-
merit officials, we Will prove to have been
properly oriented to our needs politically.
It is heartening to know that the deep
interest of the electorate in the perpetuation
of the ideals of fair play and just administra-
nye policies will be insisted upon. It means
that the ideals of the founders of this Re-
public will not be abused. It is an assurance
of vigilance for good government. For such
an ideal it is worth battling—for the right to
differ—through the two-party system—while
retaining the right to vote as we choose and
to have our preferences on the basis of our
social. political and economic thinking. These
are the blessings of true democracy.

Puzzling Communist Russian Attitudes

Summarizing his experiences as a mem
her of the press corps who accompanied
President Nixon on his summit at the Krem-
lin, Joseph Polakoff. chief of the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency Washington Bureau, wrote
in a special feature:
"No Jewish question in the Soviet Union"
The broad array of propaganda brochures and
excerpts from transcripts spread out at the
press centers in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev
in efforts to influence visiting journalists: the
carefully prepared remarks so casually pro-
duced by speakers at the 'press conferences':
the repression of Individuals and Jewish eul-
hire and tradition; the obvious intimidation
.•ven 41.1 the old men at the synagogues; the
»nce•sing media campai g n against Israel and
i.,on ■ - ■ !I with harsh overtones of warning to
the So% let I min: -all these and mere
.dies: :Hat Jevvishriess is a major issue in
the So% tie I neon with no sign of letup. Cer-
•71'• lit , .1i:wish luestion
exists in official
Othcrv‘ise.shy' would they
I
C .shout tt ever ■ v‘here—at home

cm respondent's question is One
, eai.v that can be posed regarding the
10:s.siati attitudes. The Kremlin providos the
with planes tanks, ammunition. yet it
apparently negates any proposals for renewed
attacks on Israel. The Communist leaders

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keep condemning Israel and are critical of
Jews everyAv here whenever the .Jewish ques-
tion is posed. yet Jews are permitted to leave
Itussia and to settle in their ancient homeland.
On the latter question. it has become ap-
parent that when Russian Jews can say they
wish to be reunited with their people in the
land of their forefathers it serves as the best
reasoning in support of exit visas. Apparently
the Soviet rulers need this sort of "excuse"
to permit emigration; else, it has been said.
too many others will ask for visas.
Whatever the explanations for the Rus-
sian actions, the fact remains that there is a
.levvish problem in Russia, that it can be
solved both by permitting emigration for
those dcsiring to leave the country for settle-
ment in Israel as well as by removing the
re!-•!- i( :,,c s on religious and cultural activi-
ties fik:t reduction of anti-religious practices
would have t, he applied to all faiths, and
th0t„sold be .in abandonment of Communist
and is hardly to be expected.
It emigration is the only solution. there-
f•ri
it is fortunate for Russian Jewry that a
redeemed Israel IA el«)mes the expatriates.
Meanwhile, the repeating evidences of dis-
crimination and of mistreatment of those who
speak out against USSR repressions keep the
problem alive, and the Jewish agony among
the oppressed minorities is the aeutest of all.

Under the intri:_min' ::tic ' By Myself, I Am a Book''', the American
.newish Historical Society has published "an oral history of the immi-
grant Jewish experience in Pittsburgh. -
It's an unusual compilation. Conducted by the Pittsburgh section
of the National Councii of Jewish Women, the experiences recorded
interest stories. They form a valuable
here are filled with h
now being published of American Jewisn
addendum to the histor
com niunities.
While this is not
I , :st(,ry of a community. it is nevertheless a
factor in such history .:ruling.
There were many scores of interviewers, and scores were inter-
viewed, and each experience told here is part of the immigrant inte-
gration history of American Jewry.
Dr. Ailon Shilo conducted the interviews. and a chief adviser who
encouraged the undertaking was Saul Weisberg, associate director of
the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh.
Naturally, some interesting personalities enter into the picture
For instance, there is Bobba Hannah Sandusky, a midwife who deli v-
rAt:l7.,mrsPim...77:,::: ered several thousand babies and assisted
in caring for the sick among incoming
immigrants.
There is special interest for Detroiters
in the role, depicted in these recollections of
immigrant settlers, of the late Rabbi Aaron
M. Ashinsky who was among the most
revered Orthodox rabbis in America. Rabbi
Ashinsky was the spiritual leader of Detroit
congregations before going to Pittsburgh,
and part of his family: still resides here.
Indeed, "By Myself. I'm a Rook!” is
as much history and reminiscence as it is
a sociological study. It shows how many
immigrants were distressed by the Ameri-
can way of life, and for many the initial
experiences were unhappi ones. And there
Rabbi Ashinsky
were the enthused as
The many Ihirgs
immigrants learned, and tn• stay the: avIcl.r•d
knowledge, are of
1•rable interest
Many no t
,0 o..•
first time in their it t•-
i71 this cour•tt - ,. (thy •
..grant conunen ► vd:
iii•st Ainerc- iiii
saw was bli•it and I
that perhatJ. in Amenva p
black."
lbere is a
in the hook that des i inc. the re:tenons oi
immigrants :0 the
th, v at, in his r•tmity- . lief- , is on.
comment: - 1 was in or.-ssed by t:anana, at i ii,• .ream and :h,
dark-skinned people." .1cother: "I was zrepre'. sod by Ncerves
bananas. I had ne.er seen either before
v-.0;
While los•
at Ellis Island we at. •olugna sun iwiehes and t”matoes and bananas
with the skins on."

The cultural
.ous experiences or,-
are records ir• the re 1. is-. --ices of the e ner:ence o.
groups that make up
itsbur,th
Americamzatnm
-s ems iiatu ••• i.cations

and there

and ._aher

.

a coninithity
the vliaritabie
u, this
mO...
.1 the comments of the many wlio were

experiences cad
.
obligationsare
interv i ewed .
It is interesting t.- , tot,- that the editor and c:;:npilers of this book
took into consideratiore contradictions that often arose from views
growing hope that the youth whose ideologies , of some of the
, Me of t..e former Er-4 - ilish - Jewish periodicals
have created skepticism will become firmly is declared to ha., ' , ..n nreliable as an objectioe source for the
linked with the .•1111111.1nity in preparation for material tha:
' because it '., as often the spokesir.An for
the establisio•i
conn••inity, - 'Ai' the Yiddish news-
a future of loyalty to Jewish traditions.
eaterial.
The Federation is yet to announce the paper was used for .. •
The
editor
of
it.
.oilone
used
good judgment also i•^.,:dity,; sn
.ill, cations for overseas and national needs.
1-•tsbur4n
important ari.eml:: -
chapter .,viewing the history
I hc aid to Israel is impressive, with more
Jewry. The run, e. s ;
lis'ed, the builders of many linportaat reli-
than $9,000.000 of the $14,000.000 income, gious • so•iai
movements are recorded.
to be allocated for that purpose. In its total-
in•eic't
"By Myself, I'm s Pv..4 — has the merit of arquir:ng
ity, the Federation services indicate that De- rot only of Pittsburgh • of all Jews who at , interested
4Ititude=
troit Jewry is a vital factor in effecting Jew- of immigrar,ts whc, t. I sensed as founders of the great American
Jewish sociai struct.. -
ish dignity for the needs of our kinsmen.

A Community Loyal to Its Responsibilities

A study of the allocations announced b%
the Jewish Welfare Federation for local agen-
cies invites consideration of the vast areas
that are covered by our social service, health
and recreational and educational agencies.
It is Greater Detroit that is served, and
in the complex of agencies that are supported
with the funds raised by the Allied Jewish.
Campaign are the major provisions to care
for the needs of a large community.
With education the leader in receiving aid
front the large coromunal structure there is

Intriguing Record of Immigrant
Integration Into Pittsburgh Life

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