THE JEWISH NEWS Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing ,nth issue of July 20. 1951 t ..n Mernhor Amerman As...riot:on of English Je wish !e. .papers, Miehrgan Press A- elation, National Editorial Aasoet•- wiry Friday Iii The Jewish News Publishing ('o , 17515 W Nine Mile. Suite 865. Southfield, Mich. 48076 S.rondAla. Pci.tage Paid At Southfield. Siichugan and Additional Mailing (Mfices. Subscription 88 a year. Foreign fa PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and CAR/HI M. SLOMOVITZ Publisher CHARLOTTE DUBIN DREW LIEBERWITZ CIty Editor Adv•rtising Manisgor IS stifles. AA•nag•r Sabbath Scriptural Selections 7 ; , r •roil! 7 , 1111 In 07, , .?,.•(/!,n/l;14,, i ' Vntaren( • ; ; ,, /rtil//I, tin?) n Eli 5732. the folio, tug scriptural selections Dent 16 15 21 9 Prophetical portion_ Isaiah 51 12 52.12. ( andie l , ohtlne. Friday, Aug 11. 1.‘11. No. 22 7 20 p Io Page Four August 11, 1972 Congressional Friendship for Israel Senator Henry M. Jackson w a, not fooled by the expulsion of Russian military experts from Egypt Calling for adoption of an impor- tant amendment to the foreign aid bill that would assure extension of the life of the measure which gives the President power to give the necessary aid to Israel. Senator Jackson explained that only by keeping Israel strong can the cease fire be maintained and hope retained for a possible peace. It was be- cause of the defeat earlier of legislation for military assistance that Senator Jackson, the roost consistent/supporter of military and economic aid' for Israel, introduced his amendment. In the course of his important address. Senator Jackson stated that the provision of the law tie was seeking to extend was simply; that it authorizes the President to transfer to Israel by credit sale such equip- ment as may be necessary to maintain the military balance in the Middle Fast. He em- phasized This authority was first enacted into law in October 1970 w hen my original amendment passed the Senate by an over- whelming vote That authority, signed into law on October 7. 1970. formed the basis on which the flow of vital Phantom aircraft to Israel was shortly thereafter resumed " -- Let me recall for my colleagues" Senator Jackson stated, "the previous vote in this body on the measure that I am seeking here to extend, in point -of time. for another year. The vote came on an amendment to delete present authority largely on the grounds that ) jurisdiction was lacking in the procurement bill. The Senate. in its wisdom, acted to up- hold my amendment by a vote of 87-7. Sen- ators felt then. as I am sure they will now. DAT that the crucial authority I was seeking to enact into law dwarfted in importance any technical matter of jurisdiction." Senator Jackson's proposal aimed at an "avoidance risk" that deprivation of $300,- 000.000 of C.S. credit should not stymie 7/1 Israel's defensive. He considers uninter- rupted flow of equipment essential both for . 417k Israel's needs and for the American position in the Middle East. There is- every indication that Congress. always friendly to Israel. will be the bulwark of support for the embattled nation and will remain the basic force in assuring American- Israel friendship. °In that effort. Senator "Bernard Revel—Builder of American Jewish Orthodoxy" b!, Jackson may well be considered a chief Aaron Rothkoff, the newest product of the Jewish Puhlication Soci•t2. architect. of America, is a biography. But it must be viewed as having much wider P''' the results can not be taken for significance. The facts gathered to describe the life of the disinguished granted. An appeal has been issued by the scholar who was the first to direct the destinies of – ^"n"e. American Israel Public Affairs Committee which has emerged into Yeshiva University, make for approval of the pending foreign aid bill this hook a very impressive and valuable chapter with the proviso for Israel. Its appeal pointed in the history of the development of American to the danger that defeat of the Jackson Jewry. amendment would be "a disastrous reversal Dr. Revel's career is most interesting. It de- of a program which has made massive contri- scribes his youth in Lithuania, his studiousness, butions to the defense and economic devel- his devout outlook, his dedication to Orthodoxy, opment of friendly U. S. allies everywhere." and his concern about the importance of the educa- It is an American program that needs to be tional media for Orthodoxy. What he established continues to serve as the protected and it is hoped that Congress will of the major Orthodox scholarly efforts not interrupt a progressive policy which has cornerstone in the past two generations. He gave substance to helped many, with Israel as a beneficiary. what is now Yeshiva University, and he chartered Biography Honors Dr. Revel, Builder of U.S. Jewish Orthooxy the course of dignity for the great Orthodox educa- High Morality in Social Planning For more than two years. a serious crisis existed in the planning of large housing proj- ects in the New York Forest Hills area The very large low-cost housing project that was planned for that section of the New York suburban -area which is largely populated by middle class and professional Jews was be- lieved to have faced destruction after many years of creative efforts in establishing a wholesome community. It w as feared that the invasion of the area by many underprivileged who. under the new scheme that did not even provide for sufficient recreational facilities for new settlers. might force another flight of established residents who had. before com- ing to Forest Hills. faced threats to their se- curity in their earlier home sections in New York. Apparently. a new proposal, to cut the original plan to half. at an increased cost of operation. is meeting with some approval. The Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith is accepting the new idea proposed as a solu- tion to a painful problem and hope has been expressed that the residents who experienced new fears will agree on a settlement and that there will emerge an era of good will The new and apparently acceptable pro- posal was summarized editorially, under the heading "Halving Forest Hills, by the New York Times_ as follows: "The mediator appointed by Mayor Lincfsas. to review the controversial Forest Hills project in Queens has submitted a. report laying the founda• lion for reasonable compromise. Mario M. Cuomo suggests that the project be retained in concept. but drastically scaled down in size. "Although this suggestion has drawn pre die table denunciations from the chief ads ersarie: on both sides of the dispute. it strikes a realist. balance between conflicting interests. A cote nil nit% has a legitimate interest in seeking to pre- sers e its peace and character: the specter that low-rost houses raises is that of sometimes do. ruptive elements, difficult or problem families requiring special supportive services. At the same time, the city has an interest in providing decent housing for all its citizens. Good building sites are scarce and there remain about 150,000 fam- ilies on the housing authority's waiting lists, fam- ilies now living in substandard housing. "The compromise being recommended seems to recognize each of these points of view. By cut- ting both the height of buildings and the number of apartments in half, the project would more closely conform to the concept of "scatter site" housing for all its citizens. "The inadequacy of existing federal formulas is revealed in the ex:nal cost the scaled-down pro. jest would mean for the city—an extra S2,100,- 000 in its own capital construction funds. If to halve the Forest /fills project is to win broader community support for it, however, this would be a small enough price for the city to pay. We urge both the city and the community to move on the proposed compromise." In a sense, the new development is a real test in human relations and in a community's ability to come to terms for genuine amity The struggle was a serious one: the solution must be one of good faith and of a desire to mak., the American way of life function on a basis of high morality. If politics can be eliminated in such plannning the purpose can be served all the better. There still is serious doubt whether the Forest Hills residents will accept the new terms. While there is pressure for it from many quarters, it is yet to be proven that the community that has been affected by debates that developed into race issues can come to an end through a compromise of imminalization. Irdeed, elimination of political appeals and emphasis on the morality of the issue ria; bring a speedy solution to a tragic sit- ..a:um that threatens to become a pattern for areas tional values. Dr. ttevel He did not have fullest support from his Orthodox colleagues. Some programmatic aspects of his plan for the college met with opposition from extremists. He adhered scrupulously to the basic Orthodox halakhic principles, and there were points on which he served as a guide for his generation. But he was responsible for important innovations. He encouraged introduction of sports at Yeshiva College. Under his guidance the famous Scripta Mathematica publication was created. He was the pioneer of a great idea soon to be an acknowledged and generally accepted fact. There remained the problem of Orthodox opposition to be over- come, in view of charges that his educational program did not measure up to the concepts of the Agudas Harabonim. Introduction of secular studies was not acceptable to his opponents. Studies in gymnasiums and universities were anathema to the objectors. It was charged that time for secular studies took away needed periods for Torah studies. Also. it was charged that secular studies required use of textbooks written by nonbelievers. Some visiting Roshei Yeshiva, heads of talmudic seminaries, re• fused to lecture to Dr. Revel's classes. There was a cleavage between the younger rabbis and their elders in Vaad Harabonim. That's when the Rabbinical Council of America was formed with members from Yeshiva graduating classes. It was a program that led to the eventual attainment of Dr. Revel's dreams. In this story of progress for the advancement of Jewish Orthodoxy in America, the creative spirit of Rabbi Revel emerges in all its well earned glory. Dr. Rothkoff, the young author of this biography, who holds a doctoral degree from Yeshiva University and who row teaches rabbinics at Jerusalem Torah College, states in tributg to Dr. Revel: "In appearance, he looked like a typical East European rabbi. In training, he was a modern scholar, the first graduate of Dropsie College. In sentiment, he was a fervent Zionist and Mizrachi mem- ber. In principles and standards, he was guided by his vibrant Or- . thocloxy Above all, he was a man of singular vision and foresight: he foresaw that it would be possible to build an American yeshiva which would gain the respect of Orthodox Jewry the world over. Although he received his own rabbinical training in the European manner, with no simultaneous secular education, he nevertheless envisioned a 'har- monious' course of study, consisting of both sacred and secular sub- jects, for American students. To this vision of an authentic yeshiva in an American context he totally committed his life and destiny." Dr. Rothkoff gave added substance and interest to his biography with an important chapter dealing with the Respom , a—the opinions that yore expressed by Dr. Revel on important issues that faced him and the institution he directed. Ile had led American JeYii,h Orthodoxy out of the chap: it , ,vas in 1906. and he led the movement to which he dedicated iiis life to great sw•cf..-< This volume is a descripticr. of the triumph ('f Bernard 1:eve: 0 a Z.,!:e.L7e