THE DETROIT JEWISH
44—Friday, Sept. 21, 1973
NEWS
Hebrew U. Role in Israel's Growth Defined by Prof. Haber
Anti-Kissinger Hate Campaign
By JACK SIEGEL
(A Seven Arts Feature)
"Plenty of native-born
Americans would make a
good secretary of state."
This in a flyer by the ex-
treme right-wing Liberty
Lobby is the most open in
an organized hate mail cam-
paign against the confirma-
tion of Dr. Henry A. Kiss-
inger as secretary of state.
The statement is a violation
of an American principle
that a man is judged here
by his merits not by his re-
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ligion, race or national back-
ground. The letters received
by the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee also op-
pose Kissinger because he
is a Jew or a "Zionist."
"We have had lots of hate
mail," Senate Majority Lea-
der Hugh Scott told Dr.
Kissinger.
This reaction was not evi-
dent when Dr. Kissinger
helped nego1PRe an end to
the Vietnam war. Nor was
his foreign birth or Jewish
heritage raised when he
traveled the globe to improve
United States relations with
the Soviet Union and the
People's Republic of China.
But his nomination for the
highest post ever held by a
Jew in the U.S. has brought
the bigots out of the wood-
work. There seems to be a
small but sizeable minority
who cannot accept the fact
that a . Jew, let alone a for-
eign born Jew can be named
to such an important posi-
tion. Added to them are the
Lyn.
pro-Arab groups who see
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Sept. 11 — To Mr. and Mrs. some sort of "Zionist" plot
Gary F. Wyner (Diane Bort- now that Dr. Kissinger will
man), 2040 Golfview, Troy, a be dealing with the Mideast
for the first time.
daughter, Michele Jill.
Sept. 15 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Berman (Janet In-
denbaum), 13640 Manhattan,
Oak Park, a daughter, Margo
Renee.
*
Sept. 14 — To Mr. and Mrs.
James L. Jonas (Nancy Sed-
ley), 6875 Whysall, Birming-
ham, a daughter, Jennifer
*
*
Sept. 10—To Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Weiss (Annie Jablon-
ka), 26030 Stratford, Oak
Park, a daughter, Jodi Mel-
issa.
* *
Sept. 5—To Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Wertheimer, former
Detroiters of Centerville, 0.,
a son, Randall Phillip.
* *
Sept. 4 — To Rabbi and
Mrs. David Jessel (Nahji-
Laure Hakim), 19746 Weyher,
Livonia, a daughter, Ariella.
Aug. 31—To Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Herbst (Linda Law-
son), 15001 Bishop, 0 a k
Park, a son, Jonathon Brent.
*
*
Aug. 28 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Willi a m Nugent (Elaine
Schweig), 16510 W. Chicago,
a daughter, Stacey Ann.
Aug. 13 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald B. M a i s t e r (Jill
Frances Jackson), 20115
Brentwood, Livonia, a son,
Matthew Jackson.
* * *
Aug. 9 — To Dr. and Mrs.
Gary Gutterman (Sheila May-
det), former Detroiters of
Orinda, Calif., a daughter,
Sara Elyse.
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By JULIUS BRILLER
Higher education in Israel
was the theme of the He-
brew University's Educa-
tional Forum held in a fash-
ionable venue at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. I. William
Sherr. The cocktail party,
attended by 30 couples, heard
a lecture by Dr. William
Haber, and guests partici-
pated - in a lively discussion
on the role of the Hebrew
University in Israel's devel-
opment.
Prof. Haber, adviser to the
president and administration
of the University of Michigan,
formerly dean of U-M college
of literature, sciences and
arts, is a member of the He-
brew University's board of
governors and chairman of
the academic advisory com-
mittee of American Friends
of the Hebrew University.
Some small comfort can
be drawn from the fact that
the hate campaign has not
reached the type of wide-
spread vilification that greet-
ed the nomination of Louis
D. Brandeis as the first Jew
on the Supreme Court. But
this should not lull us to
drop our guard.
Dr. Kissinger himself sum-
med up the essence of the
matter when he told news-
men that he will conduct
U.S. foreign policy "regard-
less of religious and national
heritage. There is no other
country in the world in which
a man of my background
could ever be considered for
an office such as the one to
which I have been nominat-
ed. That imposes upon me a
very grave responsibility
which I will pursue in the
national interest."
That statement should set-
tle the issue for people who
believe in the principles upon
which this country was
founded. But no noe should
expect the hate campaign to
end even when Dr. Kissinger
is confirmed as secretary
of state. The American Jew-
ish community as well as
the white American people,
must meet this hatred head
on whenever it appears, be-
cause the bell tolls for all
of us.
in Israel. It has educated
the bulk of Israel's trained
manpower and has partici-
pated directly in the estab-
lishment of several other in-
stitutions of higher learning
since the creation of the
state. Prof. Haber cited the
president of Israel, Dr.
Ephraim Katzir, the inter-
nationally renowned biophy-
sicist, as an example of He-
brew University alumni
whose professional careers
brought distinction to the
young country.
Speaking as an economist
with specialized interest in
the field of Manpower, Prof.
Haber described the Hebrew
Unity rsity as the premier
institution of higher learning
"Manpower requirements
in Israel today compel con-
sideration of the social gap
between Jews of European
and Jews of Oriental origin.
This is potentially the most
divisive and serious issuOft
Israel's entire history," Prof.
Haber observed. It could
affect the state's security and
its capacity for economic
growth. Prof. Haber lauded
the Hebrew University's pio-
neer program of remedial
education at its pre-academic
center. This institute's train-
Jewish Heroes in U.S. Wars
By IRVING I. KATZ
Executive Secretary
Temple Beth El
History books in our
schools do not reflect the
role played by Jews in this
country's armed forces.
Some people are under the
impression that Jewish hero-
ism on the battlefield ceased
with the Maccabees, re-
appearing only in 1948 in
the battle for Israel's inde-
pendence. This is not the
case. Jewish courage found
its way into the history of
the new world.
Jews served with Wash-
ington at Valley Forge, when
there were only 2,500 Jews
in all the colonies then. Three
Jews were majors, and six
were captains. Washington's
aid-de-camp was Colonel
Isaac Franks. Haym Salo-
mon used his entire fortune
for the benefit of the repub-
lic.
In the war of 1812, Uriah
P. Levy was commander of
the Argus, which ran the
British blockade. He was
the leader of efforts that let
the abolition of bodily punish-
ment in the U.S. Navy. He
held the rank of Commodore,
the Navy's highest.
Jews fought in the Mexican
and Indian wars. Davlid De-
lon, a Jew, was surgeon-
general.
At the time of the Civil
War, about 150,000 Jews
were in the United States. At
least 10,000 saw active mili-
tary service; six received
the Congressional Medal of
Honor. Frederick Knefler
and Edward S. Solomon were
generals. Leopold Newman
was made a brigadier-gen-
eral as he lay dying of battle
wounds.
Five thousand Jews volun-
teered to fight in the Phil-
lippines in the Spanish
American War; 15 were on
the Maine; the first to fall
in the attack on Manila was
Sgt. Maurice Joost, a Jew.
In World War I, 250,000
Jews, five per cent of our
fighting forces were in uni-
form; 10,000 held commis-
sioned ranks; 1,100 were
cited for valor in action.
During World War II, the
first American penetration of
Germany was made by the
third Amerian Division, com-
manded by Maj. Gen. Maur-
ice Rose, who died while in
service. On D-Day the first
American assault boat to get
to France was commanded
by Lt. Abe Condiotti. The
bombardier on the first plane
to sink a Japanese battleship
was Sgt. Meyer Levin. The
first American officer killed
in the Philippines was Lt.
Henry Mark. The first four-
medal winner in the Ameri-
can Army was Lt. Moris
Berenson,
ing has had an almost perfect
success in preparing under-
privileged Sephardic youth
for regular university admis-
sion and professional careers.
Prof. Habef noted that this
costly innovative program,
whose expansion requires as-
sistance from A m e r i c an
Friends of the Hebrew Uni-
versity, is probably the most
successful experiment in re-
medial social and educational
progress anywhere in the con-
temporary world.
Prof. Haber observed that
the Hebrew University today
is severely strained by in-
flationary costs, the need to
find places for Russian immi-
grant students'and professors
and the requirement of pro-
viding schciorship assistance
for all needy students who
are worthy of admission. He
said the drying up of Amer-
ican Federal and foundation
support for research has
created a terrible crisis for
the university's scholars and
scientists — a crisis which
can be met only with the
help of American community
support. Such patronage
would prevent the disband-
ing of scientific teams and
the cessation of many re-
search projects in Jerusa-
lem, which is one of the
world's great research cities.
If Israel were not a society
at war, with an additional
Histadrut is a powerful
trade union movement which
has grown in 53 years in
Eretz Israel from a handful
of youthful pioneers to a com-
prehensive labor federation
of 1,200,000 workers of hand
and brain. It is an entrepren-
eur of considerable scope,
not only in Israeli terms but
even by international stand-
ards. It is a voluntary com-
plex of health, educational
and social welfare programs
which has no parallel among
the free nations.
The fact that Israel has
been able to absorb vast
numbers of immigrants of
disparate cultures, economic
levels, social attitudes, is due
in large measure to the uni-
fying influence of Histadrut
among the people at their
places of work, in their cul-
tural life, in their communal ted their socio - economic
course.
experiences.
Deriving its philosophical
thrust from Jewish sources,
Histadrut has not limited its
benefactions to the Jewish
community in Israel. On the
contrary, the amazing de-
gree of fraternalism between
Jew and Arab within the
boundaries of Israel is due
to the decades of quiet work
that has emancipated not
only the Jew but also the
Israeli Arab.
Farther afield, in the
emerging nations of Asia and
Africa, the name of Labor
Israel has won fame and ap-
preciation. The cooperative
achievements of Histadrut
are models which inspire the
have-nots in many lands
.where national independence
is an too frequently a hollow
attainment; they raised a na-
tional flag before they plot-
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burden of absorbing new im-
migrants, Israel would, by
now, have become a viable
economic entity, Dr. Haber
said. As it is, institutions as
central to the life of Israel
as the Hebrew University
must find additional support
in the United States at a
juncture in their history
which can only be regarded
as critical. He noted that he
had rarely addressed an
audience with as many young
civic leaders as had turned
out for the Sherr's gather-
ing. He considered this a
good omen of the commu-
nity's capacity to sustain and
increase its support of the
Hebrew University and of
other Israeli institutions.
Harriet and Bill Sherr, the
educational forum's hosts
commended the Hebrew U:
versity to the guests for they
patronage. The Sherrs are
involved in community ac-
community activities, espe-
tivities, especially with Jew-
ish cultural objectives.
The National Committee
for Labor Israel traces its
origins to the Gewerkschaf-
ten Campaign for the Jewish
Workers in the Land of Is-
rael, a drive inaugurated in
1923 at the behest of Ben-
Gurion. For 50 years the Na-
tional Committee has con-
ducted the Israel Histadrut
Campaign and related activi-
ties—not least among them
informational and educational
—which have assured a two-
way passage between Amer-
ican Jews, American labor
and liberals of all persua-
sions with the constantly
growing Histadrut in Israel.
In retrospect, one can see
that the seeds of 1923 have
yielded more fruit than the
founding fathers ever
dreamed of.
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