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City Editor
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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the sixth day of Av, 5733, the following scriptural selections
will be recut in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 1:1-3:22. Prophetical portion, Isaiah, 1:1-27.
Candle lighting, Friday, Aug. 3, 8:31 p.m.
Scriptural Selections for Fast of Av, Tuesday
Pentateuchal portions: Morning, Deut. 4:25-40, afternoon, Exod. 32:11-14. Pro-
phetical portions: Morning, Jeremiah 8:13-9:23, afternoon, Isaiah 55:6-56:8. Lamenta-
tions will be read Monday night.
VOL. Lint
No. 21
Page Four
August 3, 1973
Middle East's Muddied Waters
U.S. Generosity and Arab Intransigence
Terrorism acquires the status of untouchability as long as murderous gangs can find haven in Arab
countries. Murderers of three diplomats appear to be living under the guarantee of protective custody.
Insane hijackers who have blown up the Japan Air lines jet last week may have found haven in Libya.
There is no limit to the arrogance with which human values are despoiled by Arab effendis whose
effrontery stems primarily from the dominance in oil wealth.
Despite the vast oil riches and the immense incomes the Arab states possess, there is no end to
their demands. They have violated the elementary principles of international decency by encouraging—
often financing—terrorism; yet they keep adding insults to injuries with added claims in all aspects of
relationships with other nations.
Instigated to use the possession of oil reserves that are so vitally needed by European nations as
well as the Americas as a weapon to compel an end to cooperative talks with Israel, most of the abuses
from Arab quarters have been heaped upon the United States. It is charged, contrary to facts, that Israel
gets most of American help while the Arab refugees are being ignored. What are the facts?
Thanks to a compilation made by Near East Report, the Washington newsletter on America's Near
East policies, the following facts serve to refute the accusations:
Contributions to UNRWA May 1, 1950 to December 31, 1971
The Arab States ($23,135,087)
Abu Dhabi
Bahrein
Dubai
Egypt
Gaza Authorities
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
United States
United •Kingdom
Canada
West Germany
$ 190,927
43,867
20,000
5,475,976
1,673,015
727,000
2,753,035
2,942,860
996,419
964,000
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Yemen
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
The Major Powers ($735,077,964)
$525,224,592
Sweden
123,614,254
28,473,546
20,052,659
France
Israel
$ 411,236
20,000
180,728
4,346,081
750
163,104
1,975,089
51,000
200,000
$ 18,891,396
18,821,517
3,985,415
It should be noted that only •Egypt and Saudi Arabia give a fraction more than Israel; that out of
the $735,077,964 gifts to the United Nations Relief Works Administration, $525,224,592 came from the United
States; that Canada gave more than all of the Arab states put together; that West Germany, Sweden and
France, each on its own, gave nearly as much as all the Arab states.
Furthermore: in areas where there are large numbers of Arab refugees there was need for assistance
in the fields of education, housing, medical and other services. Here, too, figures speak louder than words.
The expenditures to provide such needs in 1972 were: Jordan, $9,978,066; Lebanon, $1,383,311; Syria,
$3,113,445; Egypt, $8,726,200. These are mere pittances when it is realized that in these areas Israel spent
$6,078,621.
The reason Israel exceeds the Arabs even in these spheres is that Arabs who now live in Israel-
administered territories have been provided with well-paying jobs and are becoming self-supporting. Their
standards have been elevated, they are assured health protection, and jobs are plentiful for them. They
are not the pariahs they 'were in the Sinai Peninsula under 'the Egyptians; or like those still economically
oppressed in Syria and Iraq.
Once again, the tragedy of existing conditions is ascribable to the impotence of the United Nations
where the Arab-Soviet bloc stands in the way of progress towards peace. It should be noted that in the
areas of relief for refugees, the Soviet Union has not contributed a kopek to assist homeless and needy
Arabs in any fashion whatever. The USSR doesn't hesitate to provide arms for continued conflicts in the
Middle East, and terrorists often are blessed by the Russians, but practical aid never has come from the
Kremlin's treasury.
While terrorism runs rampant, there is an obligation to keep the free world aware of what is hap-
pening. It is obligatory to advise our awn legislators, the members of both houses of Congress, on the
facts, and to urge that the realities in Middle East interests should not be obscured. There is a combination
of facts that emphasizes American generosity. The price we pay for oil is exorbitant. The yielding to
terror is outrageous.
Will a firm stand by the United States avoid added rifts, and can it possibly force action by the
United Nations to restrict the conflicts? Are our UN representatives able to secure international action
against the spreading terrorism? Are we trying sufficiently to accomplish aims to assure security on a
worldwide scale? If we don't keep trying, where will we land?
World Powers' Guilt in UN Defilement
Already noted for its inadequacies, the UN
again emerged as a major center for bias with
the near unanimous action to denounce and
defame Israel. Had it not been for the U.S.
veto, Israel's position would have been harmed
again in a shockingly biased resolution.
It was not Israql's role alone that was en-
dangered by the type of resolution that was
favored in the 13-1 vote. The status of the
UN was besmirched.
More than that: while it was to have been
expected that the Arab-Soviet bloc would
gang up against Israel, the positions of
France, England and Australia manifested
an expression of fear and failure on the part
of all the large nations to act courageously
in a matter that involves first the peace of
the Middle East and eventually that of the
entire world. The Big Powers emerged again
as encouragers of the vilest sort of interna-
tional injustice that encourages genocidal pol-
icies in the undeniable aim to destroy Israel.
Fortunately, the action of the U. S. del-
egate to the UN, John Scali, in registering
this country's veto, rescued the possibility of
some success for the mission of UN Secretary
General Kurt Waldheim to the Middle East.
At stake is not only the security of Israel but
even as much as, if not more than, that of
Egypt. Therefore what could have turned into
a great calamity has been avoided by the
American veto.
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Synagogue' Gives Interesting
Historical View in JPS Book
A new series of illustrated descriptive works has been introduced
by the Jewish Publication Society as the "JPS Popular Judaica Li-
brary." The first paperback in this series, "Marriage," edited by Hay-
yim Schneid, was reviewed in The Jewish News, April 6. A second ad-
dition to this series, "The• Synagogue," edited by Uri Kaploun, adds
to the fascination for this marvelous series. Forthcoming as additions
to this library will be. works on Passover, High Holydays, Family, Old
Age, Minor Festivals and the Sabbath. The general editr of the series
is Raphal Posner.
"The Synagogue" is instructive as history, in its analyses of the
origin of the • house of prayer after the Hellenistic Diaspora, its func-
tion as "the pulse of the community, the functions performed in
synagogues, their services as centers of Jewish life in many lands.
History and traditions are reviewed, commencing with earliest
times to the present, indicating as a beginning:
"By the 1st Century CE, the synagogue emerges from all the
literary and archeological evidence as a well-established and ancient
institution, the unrivalled hub of the social and religious life of each
community. Early Tiberias was organized like a polis, its city council
and popular assemblies sometimes meeting in the synagogue. The
synagogue of Philo's Alexandria were likewise the centers of communal
leadership, and here emerged the notion of separate synagogue-com-
munities within the one city: their civic life is attested by synagogue
inscriptions and tombstones . . . "
Then the work proceeds to relate the functions during the period
of the Essenes and the Qumran group, the descriptions in the Talmud
and other sources.
In its 120 pages, the JPS paperback defines the roles of preacher
and cantor, and the history of both darshan and hazan will add knowl-
edge to a vital Jewish subject. At the same time, "The Synagogue"
indicates the aspect of the house of worship as a social structure.
Hasidic and other influences, as well as the emergence of Reform
Judaism, are described here and the interest that emanates from the
synagogue in Zionist, civic-protective and other activities are noted.
There are also statistical annotations, architectural descriptions, refer-
ences to important rabbinic personalities and historical notes relating
to evolutionary changes in the synagogue in the past centuries, lead-
ing up to the 20th. A glossary of important religious and synagogue
terms will prove helpful for the reader of this interesting brochure.
Masada Story Reconstructed
in New JPS Covenant Volume
Covenant Books of the Jewish Publication _Society have a
y
valuable addition in Sophie Uldin Greenspan's "Masada Will Not
Fall Again."
Mrs. Greenspan, who, as Sophie Udin, was well known' in Zionist
ranks—she served as Canadian president of Junior Hadassah and
settled in Palestine in 1938—reconstructs the •Masada story and
presents all the historical facts.
In this account of the Zealots and their refusal to yield to the
Romans, the author presents the cast of characters whose faith
caused them to commit mass suicide rather than abandon the last
fortress in the battle with Rome.
This is the story of Eleazar ben Ya'ir who led in the resistance
to the rule of the mighty empire. The Josephus story is reconstructed,
resulting from the archeological findings that reaffirmed the heroism
of a contingent of Judaeans who would not yield to tyranny and who
insisted upon retaining their religious loyalties.
The determination to uphold the traditions of their faith is in
evidence in this story in which the religious loyalties are defined,
the adherence to basic ideas emphasized, the living quarters and the
synagogue, as well as the mikva on the hill, illustrated.
Unada's illustrations provide an added emphasis to the story's
significance as a primer for young readers.
Mrs. Greenspan, who had served in Hagana and as an announcer
on Kol Yisrael radio programs in Palestine before the emergence of
Israel, now is residing with her family in Los Angeles.