THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARIES
It's now
NINETY YEARS since the first "Biluim"
(young Jewish settlers from Russia) arrived
in Palestine.
FIFTY YEARS since David Frischmann
died, famous writer of the Hebrew Haskalah
period and author of many stories, essays
and poems. Frisehmann was also one of the
editors of the first Hebrew daily "Ha-Yom,"
published in St. Petersburg.
Friday, Sart. 29, 1972-31
'Israel Could Bomb Libya's Air Fields'
FORTY YEARS since the passing of Her-
bert Bentwicb, leader of the "Ilovese Zion"
in England, and father of the later Norman
Bentwich, on the staff of Sir Herbert Sam-
uel, first British High CommisSioncr in
Palestine, and later professor at the Hebrew
University.
FORTY YEARS since the death of Profes-
sor Boris'Schatz, founder of the Bezalel Art
School in Jerusalem, and champion of the
revitalization of Jewish art in the Yishuv.
Special Feature Prepared by Tdrbuth Founda-
tion for the Advancement of Hebrew Culture
Nutting's 'Nasser': Revealing Views on Egyptian Attitudes
Anthony Nutting, who his spectacular was not to be and his Western supporters ser's death in September 1970
been in the British foreign satisfied by an occasional . . ."
with instructions that the
service and who had nego- bomb explosion in Ilaifa or I This is presented factual! y. money be turned over only to
tiated Anglo-Egyptian agree- even an attack on the oil But there seems to be a his wife. Thus Nasser protect-
ments in the 1960s, is not pipeline from Eilat. And as favoritism in many inlet-pr e- ed his wife. Reportedly, Nas-
known as having written the mood of frustration grew tine 'references. For instanc e , se? told Anwar Sadat, who
much that is favorable to with the evident inability of in describing an order t 0 was to succeed him, that the
Israel. Yet, his "Nasser," a the resistance to inflict any "cleanse" Israel of Arabs i
deposit in Switzerland was in-
G. P. Dutton book, must be permanent damage on Is- 1948, on orders of Yigal Alton
tended to use in need of a
welcomed as a guide to an rael, so the Palestinian acti- the author is neither factua
counter-coup if the army
understanding of the Egyp- vists began to look for other nor fair. There was an ef for
were to rise up against the
tian position, even if it is ways of injuring the enemy to get Arabs to remain.
Egyptian regime.
from a non - too - friendly
It's a natural for historian
Nutting's "Nasser" will be
source.
to refer to the Deir Yassi
studied with interest by Is-
Nutting has cert a i n1 y
tragedy. Was Nutting fa it raelis especially for an
delved deeply into Egyptian
and factual when he referr ed understanding of attitudes
attitudes. He knows the view
to Menahem Begin as "th
among many Britishers on
of Egyptian leaders and he NEW YORK — Morocco's former Stern Gang leade r the Middle East issues.
had known Gamal Abdel anproximately 30,000 - 35,000 and architect of the Dei
Nasser well enough to be remaining Jews have become Yassin massacre in 1948?"
able to criticize him. 'nereasinstly insecure and an-
And if he mentioned Dei
Nutting holds that Nasser nrehensive because of the Yassin, why not the Ara b
was misled into believing unsettled political situation in masacre of the Hadassa h
that those who waved his that country, the American team of doctors and lawyer
banner "wanted to live under Jewish Committee reports in on their way to a mercy mis
it." The British authority on the latest of a series of back- sion, that very year?
his Egyptian friend contends ground reports, "Facts Be-
Nutting wrote about th e
that Nasser failed to under- hind the News From the Six-Day War and Nasser'
stand his Arab constituents. AJC."
communications with Hus
For an understanding of this Although the future of seta. Why didn't he menti on
side of Nasser, the Nutting Moroccan Jewry has been the telephone conversatio n
volume has merit for all fac- uncertain for a number of which misled Hussein
tions related to the Middle years, the American Jewish against the appeals by Is-
East conflict. But occasion- Committee declares, the at- rael, to launch the attack on
ally the pampering of Arabs tempt on the life of King the New Jerusalem?
by Nutting comes into evi- Moulay Hassan last August,
Yet, it is to be admitted
dence. In his milder state- following a similar occur- that Nutting does not spar
ment Nutting wrote: "The rence the preceding July, has criticism of the Nasser h e
severity and even brutality added to Jewish fears.
befriended.
with which PLO (Palestine
In a revised edition of hi
The AJC report states:
Liberation Organization) "Surprisingly, there was "Nasser," perhaps Nuttin
captives were sometimes little Jewish emigration after also will reveal the story o
treated after capture, to- last year's attempted coup. the deposit of 10,000.000 Brit
gether with such collective though it was strikingly clear ish pounds—some 525,000, 000
punishments of the demoli- that the basis of Jewish —in Swiss banks before Nas
tion of vill'ges where they existence in Morocco was not
had been sheltered, suggest- only shaky but largely de-
ed that the resistance was
Pendent on the continuation
not as ineffective as the of the monarchy," which has
Israeli authorities would
been traditionally friendly to
Dr. Judah Shapiro, presi-
have liked to believe. Never-
the Jewish community.
dent of the Labor Zionist
theless the Arab love of the
One disturbing element is Alliance of America and edi-
that the late minister of de- tor of The Jewish Frontier
Queens Compromise fense. Gen. Mohammed Ouf- Magazine. will speak 8:30
kir, who had been branded p.m. Oct. 14 at the Labor
Draws Objections
a key figure in the August Zionist Institute .
Dr. Shapiro will inaugu-
NEW YORK—Controversy assault, had been considered
continues to embroil the a protector of the Jews. rate a series of Jewish
Forest Hills housing project His successor, Gen. Driss Frontier forums entitled
despite a compromise pro- Ben Aomar, also is consider- "Labor Zionism—ReCycled."
Dr. Shapiro will speak on
posal for reducing the pro- ed friendly, but the Jewish
ject in height and size while Population wonders whether "Problems in Jewish Com-
munity
Affairs." Refresh-
adding educational and other he will be able to cope with
ments will be served.
anti-Semitic elements.
public facilities.
Tickets will be available
A hearing last week in City
at the door. For information
Hall erupted in shouting and
call
the Labor Zionist office, ,
charges of racism, after
Z7t
851-1606
which many opponents of the
Morocco Jews
Fear for Safety
LONDON (ZINS) — Lon- international ships should
don's Evening Standard re- stay away,
ports that Libya's air fields
could become a target for
bombardment by the Israeli
air force.
It quotes well-informed
sources as saying that the
Sunday, Oct. 1st
action is under serious con-
11 o.m -7 p.m .
sideration because of Libya's
open support of Arab terror.
Roma
Hall, Livonia
According to the news.
Schoolvatt Si In ■ NIer Rd
paper account, Israel is .
ANTIQUES AND
weighing whether Libya's
COLLECTIBLES
actions constitute an act of
war against the Jewish state.
Featuring Jo Olson
Should she come to that
conclusion, Israel could de-
of Avon Acres
clare that all of Libya's
Schoopetot PtotrotIon ■
ports, especially the oil port
for Info and booth ♦ pace
of Tripoli, would be desig-
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Queens project walked out in
Detroit phychiatrist and Israeli Prisoner
anger. Jerry Birbach, a
leader of the opposition, led Shakespearean scholar Dr.
Syria Admitted
the walkout. The hearing Irving I. Edgar. author of lin
"Shakespeare, Medicine and . to Tel Aviv Lr.
continued afterward.
The day before , when the Psychiatry" (1930). has just. TEL AVIV—An Israeli Air
proposal was presented to the published another hook "Es- r Force officer captured and
City Planning Commission, says in English Literature held airisoner in Syria. has
there was similar criticism and History." (Philosophical been accepted at Tel Aviv
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Seymour Reich, president the I•u tan tradition and : al Red Cross for admission
of the Queens Council Bnai Cotton Mather, and its un- as an undergraduate student
Brith, testified in support ofopact on early American cul- of history of the Middle East
the compromise. ture. land Africa, and geography.
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