.en Says Diaspora Jewry Faces Greatest Assimilation Threat Ever JERUSALEM (JTA) — The 63rd annual convention of the American Mizrachi movement, which closed Sun- day, was told by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren that Diaspora Jewry faces the greatest as- similation threat in its his- tory. He said in many regions in the -U.S. 40 per cent of Jewish youth intermarry and that many get divorced in civil courts even if they wed in a religious ceremony. While in Tel Aviv, with a population of 500,000 Jews there are eight rabbinical courts loaded with work, THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rabbi Goren said, in New 34—Friday, August 3, 1973 York, with its population of 3,000,000 Jews, there are only three rabbinical courts where there should be 50. Rabbi Goren said only a small percentage of conver- ROM FACE, ARMS, LEGS, BODY sions in the Diaspora are FREE CONSULTATION conducted according to Ha- CAN 414-9827 or 357-0489 (Res.) lakha and not much is done LOTTIE D. HALPERIN to correct this situation. 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He said des- pite easing up of the con- version process with families of Soviet immigrants, these families are hardly seen at the rabbinical courts. The chief rabbinate in- tends to establish a special absorption center for mixed immigrant families and op- erate a national rabbinical court for conversions, Rabbi Goren said. Rabbi Tzemah Zambrov- sky, chairman of the Miz- rachi World Center, asked the Mizrachi members to send their children to Israel and not to stay in the Dias- pora and complain there about the situation here. Rabbi Bernard Bergman, honorary president of the RZA, urged the Israel gov- ernment to legislate new laws curbing missionary activity. Opening the 63rd RZA convention in Jerusa- tem Wednesday night he said the RZA was "shocked at this cancerous plague which has spread through the state." Earlier, he met with Jeru- salem Christian leaders and asked them to publicly con- demn unethical evangelizing which he said, exploits fin- ancial distress to win souls. Rabbi Bergman scored the film, "Jesus Christ—Super- star," which had been made in Israel, and hit the en- croachment of the Reform movement "which has dug its claws into the very heart of Jerusalem," a reference apparently to the Hebrew Union College branch in the capital. Reform, said Rabbi Berg- man, was the path from Judaism to Christianity and there was only a thin divid- ing line between Reform and Conservative. He warned that the latter movement, too, was increasing its foot- hold in the Holy Land. Rabbi Bergman assailed the present Law of Return which does not differentiate between Reform and Or- thodox conversions. He urged the Israeli Na- tional Religious Party to de- ESTABLISHED 1932 22173 COOLIDGE HWY. OAK PARK NEAR 9 MILE RD. 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Premier Golda Meir said at the closing session that a large number of Israelis and Diaspora Jews were alive today "because of our abili- ty to prevent the horrors of the terrorist gangs." But details of the fight against terrorism could not yet ' e revealed. The terrorist war had transcended the borders of Israel, she said. The state of Israel was fighting "prat tically all over the world," the premier declared. Mrs. Meir said that given the choice of safe borders which would not be safe, she would choose the safe bord- ers. This brought thunder- ous applause from the pack- ed audience. The premier said the 70- year partnership between Labor Zionism and religious Zionists had never been idyllic, but it had been the Moscow Officials See Israeli Film TEL AVIV (JTA)—An Is- raeli-made film, "Siege," was praised at a film fes- tival in Moscow, shown to a restricted audience but not as part of the official pro- gram of the festival. The producer, Yaacov Ag- mon, on his return to Israel said the film was screened five times before special in- vitees. Many of the audience, personalities of the Soviet film industry, were Jews who were greatly impressed and moved by the film, he said. At the end of the festival three Israeli delegates at- tended the reception held at the Kremlin: Agmon, Dr. Shaul Levin of the Film Council and Israeli film critic Shlomo Shamgar. Russian Jews who want to see the Israeli film are re- stricted. The Soviet custom for film festivals in the USSR bars the public. A Nation Like Others The consciousness of the people is awake. The great ideas of the 18th and 19th centuries have not passed by our people without leaving a trace. We feel not only as Jews; we feel as men. As men, we, too, wish to live like other men and be a na- tion like the others.—Y. L. Pinsker, "Auto - Emancipa- tion, 1886. All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. foundation of the Jewish state. She pledged that even if her party won an absolute majority at the polls, it would still seek "construct- ive coalition partners and foremost among o u r part- ners are you the religious Zionists." Mrs. Meir said that assim- ilation figures in the United States were "a nightmare" to her and urged the creation and support of Jewish day schools in the U.S. Many American Jews who used to oppose day schools had now, in the face of 'a 40 per cent intermarriage rate, come around to supporting them. Welfare Minister Michael Hazani said the National Religious Party could rest assured that as long as Mrs. Meir and her generation of "founders" headed the Labor Party they would protect "the unity of the people" and would remain staunch "against the Hausners, the Shulamit Alonis, Mapam and the anti-religious elements in their own party." (Knesset- er Gideon Hausner heads the Independent Liberal Party. Shulamit Aloni is an attor- ney, author and journalist who specializes in civil rights and civil liberties cases and was a Mapai Knesset mem- ber. Mapam is part of the Labor Alignment). But Hazani said the NRP was worried about what would happen later, when the founding fathers stepped down and younger leaders took over. The R Z A convention passed a resolution strongly supporting Sen. Henry M. Jackson in his efforts for Soviet Jewry. Dr. Maurice Sage, the RZA president, called Jack- son "hasid oomot haolam,"'- a righteous gentile. ORIN ROSS SAM FIELD Caricatures for your party By ORCHESTRA The Finest in Musical Entertainment Call 399-1320 545-3393 or 399 2098 - SIDEWALK SALE!' Hurry-Hurry — Don't Miss It ... Everything Outside $2 to $14 Friday & Saturday, Aug. 3rd & 4th A Very Special Store AT For Pre-Teens and Juniors. IN OAK PARK 23133 COOLIDGE NORTH OF 9 MILE RD. PHONE 545-3242 SUMMER HOURS: Mon. thru Sat. till 6 p. 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