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I
LUBAVITCHER REBBE
RABBI SHLOMO GOREN
ZALMAN SHAZAR
' Shazar Angered at Lubavitcher Rebbe
for Indictment of Goren's Langer Stand
by MOSHE RON
Special Jewish News
Israel Correspondent
TEL AVIV—In Israel, the
Lubavitcher Rebbe has many
partisans, even among non-
religious circles and . mem-
bers of leftwing political par-
ties. One of these is Presi-
dent Zalman Shazar, who al-
ways celebrates Ins birthday
among the Hasidim of Cha-
, bad.
When the president visited
New York, public criticism
was expressed here that he
visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe
and did not wait for the lat-
ter to come to him first, thus
honoring him as president of
Israel. Other criticism is di-
rected against the Rebbe for
urging this party to leave the
coalition government because
of the "Who is a Jew?" con-
troversy.
The attacks on newly elect-
ed Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren
by members of ultra-Ortho-
dox circles, have caused a
great public uproar in Israel.
It was expected that the Lu-
bavitcher Rebbe would con-
demn these attacks, but the
opposite happened. The Reb-
be came out with a strong
condemnation of Rabbi Gor-
en's procedn -e regarding the
"brother and sister" and re-
ferred to him as a rabbi ap-
pointed by the Israeli gov-
ernment.
Ma'ariv journalist Levi Yit-
zhak Yerushalmi appealed to
President Shazar. in an arti-
cle, to voice his opinion on
the subject. The president
did not hesitate for long. He
invited the chairman of the
Chabad village, Shlomo Mai-
danczyk, and expressed his
regret and indignation about
These attacks and the smear
campaign against the chief
rabbi. He appealed to the
Chabad Hassidim to ask for
Rabbi Goren's forgiveness.
These attacks damaged the
Chabad movement's image,
the president maintained.
President Shazar explained
that Chief Rabbi Goren had
published his opinion and rea-
soning on the tragic Langer
case two years ago, but the
rabbis had hept silent.
Irrespective of the presi-
dent's appeal, the Lubavitch-
er Rebbe is continuing his at-
tacks on Chief Rabbi Goren
and demanding that he re-
sign from office. He tells the
Israeli government that he
shall not consent to be a tool
of the government
against
ilalakha.
• • •
The Chabad Hasidim are
trying to modify the presi-
dent's sharp words and to
c ha nue the antagonism
against the Lubavitcher Itch-
be, ,shich ss as created by his
attacks on the chief rabbi.
They have ■ onsiderably in-
creased their religious actin
sty. For exa mplc, th•ir mem-
bers have been trying to per-
suade passengers on Arkia
planes, on the stretch from
Tel Aviv to Eilat, to drink
L'hayim and to lay tefilin.
Most of the passengers
agreed, and the Hasidim and
pasengers sang Hasidic
songs. All arrived happily in
Eilat.
The Chabad Hasidim visit
military camps, spending eve-
nings with the soldiers, sing-
ing and dancing. They said
they had received a special
request from the Lubavitcher
Rebbe to do so.
Recently, the Israeli press
has been full of reports about
the espionage group which in-
cluded some Jews, and even
a member of a kibutz, Gan
Shmuel.
Among the many members
of this kibutz was the late
leader of Polish Jewry, Yit-
zhak Gruenbaum, who lived
there for years and whose
son, Benya Gruenbaum, was
one of the founders and man-
ager of its educational insti-
tutions.
Ancient Secrets
Revealed in Negev
TEL AVIV—Shivta, an an-
cient Nabatean town founded
2,000 years ago, is yielding
its antiques to archeologists.
Shivta is situated close to
the Beersheba-Nitzana road
in the northwest Negev, and
access to it is though a road
which has been paved espe-
cially for the convenience of
visitors.
Remains have been found
of three churches built by the
Byzantines, who ruled the
town during the fifth and
sixth centuries and turned it
into a flourishing center af-
ter the Nabatean era. Con-
struction of the houses that
remained indicate, even now,
the considerable thought giv-
en to their planning, with the
main object being to utilize
every drop of rare rain fall-
ing in the district.
The well-preserved wine
cellar indicates that a con-
siderable part of the town's
income came from wine pro-
duction; the grapes were
picked from neighboring vine-
yards that were planted in
terraces, making use of agri-
cultural methods introduced
for the first time by the Na•
bateans.
Experts in the fields of na-
tural sciences, agriculture,
and archeology are collabor-
ating to revive agriculture in
the fields of Shivta along the
same patterns that existed In
ancient times and to raise the
same crops according to the
same methods.
When the members of this
kibutz were very depressed
about the arrest of one of
them, Chabad Hasidim visited
the kibutz to cheer up its
members. They sang Hasidic
songs, and the atmosphere
became cheerful. Members
of the kibutz joined in the
singing.
Afterward, hasid 74orde-
chai Levy explained to the
kibutz members the charac-
ter and the aims of the Cha-
bad movement and answered
their questions. Why does
the Lubavitch Rebbe demand
the resignation of Chief Rab-
bi Goren, he was asked. Why
was there no woman in the
Chabad Hasidim delegation?
What do the Chabad Hassidim
do for the state of Israel?
Don't they think that by
spreading their Hasidic
thoughts they create a feeling
of being the "Chosen Peo-
ple," which could lead to a
hatred of Israel?
These questions did not
make the Hasidim's life easy.
Hasid Meir Friedman's "art
program introduced a light
note, and with jokes he suc-
ceeded in overcoming the
strained atmosphere during
the question-answer period.
After the program, glasses
were raised for "l'hayim"
and everyone was happy and
gay.
It should be said in favor
of the hasidim, that they de-
cided to visit Kibutz Gan
Shmuel in the kibutz's diffi-
cult times and that they tried
to create a good atmosphere
in the kibutz.
It is also hoped that Presi-
dent Shazar's appeal to the
Lubavitcher Rebbe will stop
his campaign against Mafdal
and the recently elected chief
rabbi of Israel, Shlomo
Goren.
Synagogue Dedicated
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The
chief rabbi of France, Jacob
Kaplan, came to Israel re-
cently to dedicate a new syn-
agogue in the Katamon dis-
trict of Jerusalem.
The synagogue will serve
the oriental community of
Old Katamon and the Ger-
man Colony. It be called
Pe'er Yerushalayim.
Baron Alain de Rothschild
led a group of 20 leading
members of the French Jew-
ish community who came to
Israel for the ceremony.
In "Worldly Goods," (Ran-
dom House), in which he
deals with "the wealth and
power of the American Cath-
olic Church, the Vatican and
the men who control the
money," the author, James
Gollin, quotes a professional
worker for the United Jewish
Appeal as having commented
about Cardinal Spellman
that he "was the greatest
shnorrer (beggar) of us all.",
Many elements in the
Catholic position, also vis-a-
vis other faiths, are dis-
cussed by Collin. For in-
stance, he comments:
"Given the state of public
education and the desperate
need for its reform, we as
taxpayers should be viewing
the question of aid to par-
ochial schools in a radically
different perspective. Per-
haps we should be asking
ourselves whether the Catho-
lic schools (and the Lutheran
schools and the yeshivas of
some Jewish congregations)
might not have something to
teach public educators about
the art of education . . ."
The author refers to a
prominent Detroiter: "Op-
position to state-aid bills
comes from many sources. In
Michigan, for example, the
chief opponents of the 'paro-
chiald' bill were the 75,000-
member Michigan Education
Association, the strongest
teacher union in the state,
and State Sen. Sander M.
Levin, who just happened to
be running for governor
against Governor Milliken."
Gollin states that a gift to
a religious cause "is some-
times a coolly calculated
philanthropic distribution
made by a wealthy man for
tax purposes and for reasons
of business or personal pres-
tige. Such was the case, I
am sure, when Lewis S.
Rosenstiel, retired board
chairman of Schenley Indus-
tries, whose personal fortune
is estimated at $70,000,000,
gave $3,500,000 to the Cardi-
nal Spellman Memorial Foun-
dation in 1968." A footnote
to this asserts: "Rosenstiel,
not a Catholic, made his gift
through his family founda-
tion which also made large
gifts to many other institu-
tions, including the Univer-
sity of Miami, the Hebrew
Union College, Notre Dame
and Holy Cross."
"Economically speaking, all
religions are in the same
boat and the boat may well
be sinking," says Gollin, who
spent five years researching
and writing "Worldly
Goods." With $34,000,000,000
of assets, the richest church
in the country, is edging to-
ward financial disaster; the
churches and synagogues of
all other denominations
of the city
.
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Israel's Government
Retains Approval
More than half of the Is-
raeli population does not
think that an alternative to
the pr e se n t government
exists. This view emerged
from the latest Dahaf public
opinion poll. A sample of
1,304 people were asked if
"an alternative to the pres-
ent government exists." A
total of 51.7 per cent said
there was no alternative,
while only 20 per cent said
one aid exist. Some 11.5 per
cent said "perhaps there is"
an alternative, but another
School Honors Rabbi Rath
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
late Rabbi Meshulam Rath
once wrote a book called
"Kol Hamevasser." Now, a
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