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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 . I MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Sam Rosenblatt M.C. & Orchestra UN 4-0237 & KE 8-1291 MAGICIAN Avoilablis For All Occasions 20 years expersence MAGICAL MEL 547-2464 MUSIC IT SAM BARNEIT AND HIS ORCHESTRA 968-2563 STU RABEN PHOTOGRAPH)" Specializing in Weddings, Bar Mitzvas. etc. 342-2287 ERIC ROSENOW and his Continentals UGLY KITCHEN CABINETS? DON T REPLACE - REFACE WITH FORMICA SAVE SO% COME IN 10 S11 OUR DISPLAY OR PNONI 105 15111111611 KITCHEN JOY 20434 JOY ROAD 836-6083 I ELAN CHAPTER Labor Zionist Alliance "Shop On Main Street" with • Ida Kaminsky January 13, 1973 8:30 p.m. Labor Zionist Institute 21555 Middlelsolt Farmington, Mich. Information 151-1606 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 II. 1,000,000 yeshiva h i g h school is going to be built in The reconstruction of Shiv- the community of Mevasseret ta is being; carried out by the Yerushalim named after him. National Parks Authority The community is in the Je- with the help of the rusalem hills fier ratios w..st 16 8 per Cent said they didn't S. ;:.!on ernment. would do well to find out why. 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