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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
The Sabbath, the 25th day of Av, 5732, the following scriptural selections wilt
be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Deist. 11:26-16:17. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 54:11-55:5.
Torah Reading for Rosh Hodesh Elu, Thursday and Friday, Num. 28:1-15.

Candle lighting. Friday, Aug. 4, 7,211 p.m.

VOL. L.70.

No. 21

Page Four

August 4, 1972

Sparks of Hope for M. E. Amicability

Anwar el-Sadat rejects Golda Meir's plea
Minister."
for direct negotiations for peace. Anticipating,
It was so heartening to Israel and to
or perhaps preparing the ground for his Jewry! While it was a routine ceremonial, it
stated position, the Egyptian press replied
reaffirmed the established friendship between
with the charge that what the Israeli premier the two nations. The conversation was brief
had said was old stuff. They could not have
and the texts of the salute and response in
been more explicit: Mrs. Meir merely reite- summary are:
rated what her government had been saying
President Nixon said: "Madam Prime
for two decades — pleading for the enemy-
Minister, I want you to know that needless
neighbor who should be a friendly cousin.
to say you are always welcome here. I only
How else can people resolve their differences?
regret that while I have visited Israel on
Mrs. Meir's was one of her most brilliant
ther occasions, I have been unable to do so
approaches to the issues involved in the con-
as President. But you can be sure we will
flict. While Sadat had fumed and called
continue to work together for what you are
names and attacked the United States as
interested in and what we are interested in,
much as Israel, Mrs. Meir asked for compas-
and that is a just peace in the Middle East
sion. She was talking to a neighbor, asking
which will protect the integrity of Israel, for
him to let down the bars, to help remove the
which your people have suffered so much."
obstacles to peace. The answer is another
Mrs. Meir's reply was brief. "Thank
threat to war. How else can Israel react, other
you very much," she said. "It is easier to
than to keep preparing for all eventualities,
face difficulties when you speak as you do;
to assure her security, to prevent destruction?
and I know what you have done."
Now we return to the status quo and
It is from such heartening developments
Israel's hope lies in several directions. The
—which commenced with the telephone call
first is the faith in her kinsmen: American from the White House at 5 p.m., July 26—
Jewry especially must never abandon her.
that one may hope for continuation of friend-
Then there is the U.S.-Israel friendship: we
ship and an end to existing enmities.
have cause to believe that in spite of the
Thus, the satellite receiving station, built
political campaign dickering over who is a
by the Israel communications ministry, which
better friend of Israel, those who bear the
will permit direct telephone dialing overseas
insignia of the elephant or of the donkey, the
and will enable Israelis to view live television
friendship of this country for Israel also will
shows from abroad, serves to expand com-
he part of the status quo and American in-
munications and not to hinder them. There
terests won't be sacrificed; therefore Israel's
were television newscasts from around the
needs will not be abandoned.
world at the historic inaugural ceremony, and
But there also is the reaction of the world
the music of violinist Isaac Stern added to
at large, and here, again, the Kremlin plays
the cheerfulness of the event.
a role. If there is an understanding between
It is the hope that what was possible
the United States and Russia for an avoidance
over a 7,000-mile distance between the two
of active warfare, all the saber-rattling of the nations will encourage communication closer
Egyptian dictator-president won't mean that at home—across a border now hostile.
there will be a new conflict. One should read
Much of what is occurring in the Middle
reports mostly from Beirut rather than from
East looks bleak. But there is an occasional
Cairo. In Lebanon the issue is judged more
ray of sunshine that gives us heart to believe
realistically and from there the news analyses
that not all is war-threatening, that in the
are mort rational, less threatening to the
human heart there is a place for an aspiration
peace of the area. Therefore there is cause
for peace, that saber-rattling does not con-
to believe that the Sadat harangues are pri-
tinue forever and that one of these days we
marily for home consumption.
may see Anwar and Golda shaking hands at
But these hopeful prognostications do not
a traditional friendly meeting that will link
eliminate the other world powers. There still
all factions in an affirmed aim to strive for
are France and Great Britain, and some of
the betterment of the peoples whose needs
the lesser powers to contend with. More fre-
depend on friendship and cooperation and
quently, the smaller European nations have
not on strife.
not been abusive, yet Israel is helpless in the
United Nations and only an occasional ab-
stention by the U.S. gives her some comfort.
Therefore the battle for justice continues,
One thing has become certain in the past
and the hone of liberty-loving people is that
two years: there have emerged protests
there will be an end to the gang-up against
against the domination of a handful in the
the Jewish state.
Kremlin, among non-Jews as effectively as
An interesting incident that occurred last
in Jewish ranks, except that among the lat-
week is worth recording. Two weeks ago it
was made known in Jerusalem that President ter it has become sort of a miracle. The anti-
Semitic legacies that have been passed on
Nixon had rejected a request by the Israel
from czar to commissar had madei it impos-
Communications Ministry for participation in
a ceremonial telephone conversation with sible for Jews to speak out against injustice,
for the first 50 years of Communist rule. But
Premier Meir to mark Israel's hook-up with
the youth have awakened. The interest in
the international satellite communications
Israel and the resentment against the anti-
system. It was stated that the President could
Zionist policies of the prejudiced Communists
not establish a precedent for such a contact
since a number of other small nations were played a great role in the aroused protests
and the demands for just rights.
slated to join the satellite communications
Kremlin's dictators succeeded through the
system.
But a few days later it became known that years in stifling freedom of speech. The in-
the Nixon-Meir conversation would be con- tellectuals among non-Jews, the Jews who
refused to submit to bias, jointly, spoke out
ducted, that Dean Burch, chairman of the
against tyranny. That is why, whenever a for-
Federal Communications Commission, was to
eign group comes to Russia, the regime seeks
be in Israel, to represent the United States
to hide the protests by incarcerating the pro-
at the inaugural ceremonies of the establish-
ment of the new Israel satellite communica- testors. It is sort of a Kremlin panic. It fails
to
succeed—because of the miracle of an
tions center at Emek Haela in the Judean
emerging fearlessness among those who
Hills near Jerusalem. Then came the greeting
would not submit to Kremlin bigotry.
from the White House to "Madam Prime

Kremlin Panic

Anthologically All-Inclusive

1972 Israel Who's Who Filled
With Encyclopedic Information

Publishers of the Israel Who's Who have taken into account the
vital factor of Diaspora kinship with Israel. As a result, the Bronfman
and Co. product for 1972, the 15th such edition listing the out-
standing personalities in Israel and leading world Jewish figures,
emerges as a notable work of general interest to Jews who frequently
seek information about the cast of characters in the Jewish state's
functions on all fronts.
Continuing previous policies of providing information not only
about people in Israel but also about the nation's institutions, this
biannual volume deals extensively with the country's institutions and
with the many private bodies that are vital to the nation's activities.
Appropriate for the next year of its issuance, the volume is dedi-
cated to David Ben-Gurion on his 85th birthday, and it opens with a
color painting of the architecture of the Jewish state by Sandu Lieb-
erman.

Entitled "Who's Who in Israel and in the Work for Israel
Abroad," there are featured here, in addition to the Israelis, "out-
standing figures in the Zionist movement and in the work for
Israel." Included in the American list in this category are Detroit-
ers Max M. Fisher, Emma Schaver and Philip 51°mo -tits.

More than half the volume is devoted to biographical sketches
of the thousands of personalities listed in the Israel Who's Who. Close
to 300 pages are assigned to define government and official institutions,
public institutions and corporations and public and private enterprises.
Adding impressively to the merits of this work are not only the
listings of Israel government agencies but also the Israel overseas
offices—the embassies and consular corps; the personnel in the diplo-
matic corps in Israel, and the full details, so that the various govern-
ment officials easily can be located.
Thus, not only Israeli officials but foreign diplomats become
part of a Who's Who of a very vital community.
Because many institutions are located in important centers in
Israel and are therefore described in detail in relation to Israeli activ-
ities, this volume serves an additional need—it is, in a sense, a high-
grade guide book for acquaintance with Israel's major areas and vital
roles in the progressive stages of the state's creativity.

Interestingly, it covers the fields of fundraising, exaluating
the philanthropic efforts, as well as the immigration and resettle-
ment aspects, with absolute thoroughness.

The various Zionist factions, the Jewish Agency, the universities
and the entire educational system were given complete analysis. Thus,
a Who's Who has been transformed into an encyclopedic work of
major significance for world Jewry.
Whether it is the theater, or the dance groups, or the publishing
houses—no factor of merit in a modern state's existence is ignored

in the compendium.
There is expertness in confronting the need for understanding of
the Israel position in providing information in this large volume about
Israel's parks and natural resources in the brief article dealing with
"The Nature Reserves Authority in Israel."
At the same time, the collective effort directs the reader's atten-
tion to the investment possibilities by listing the major industrial,
banking, manufacturing and other concerns in Israel.

While describing the many fields of endeavor that have made
Israel a leading member of the international community, the
reader is able to acquire Intimate knowledge of Israel's progress
in chemical research, in advancing the textile products, in creating
trade with the world.
Because all who are connected with the various institutions and
manufacturing plants are listed, this work makes it possible to assure
contacts between Israel and the Diaspora Israel and the outside world.
Thus a Who's Who that is very thorough in listing the Israelis
of note has been turned into so encyclopedic a work that it is as much
a Jewish encyclopedia and anthology as it is a valuable collection of
biographical sketches.

