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December 07, 1973 - Image 44

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1973-12-07

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

44—Friday, Dec. 7, 1973

Vaad Applauds
Conservative Rabbis
on Kashrut Issue

Japan Products Boycott Urged

Letters to Editor

Editor, The Jewish News:
None of us can be unaware
of the events of the last
months. During this time,
more money has been raised
in the form of donations, Is-
rael Bonds, etc. than ever
before. It is not enough. We
are giving directly on the one
hand, while cutting our own
throats on the other.
Remember that Toyota you
were thinking of buying or
any number of Japanese im-
ports? Japan has never been
very friendly toward Israel,
now she is to be counted

Von Maltitz Resents Criticism of His Book on Hitler Germany

among Israel's betrayers.
Why buy a $1,000 Israel Bond
and then spend $3,000 plus
on a Japanese car?
What I am urging is not
only the positive action of
giving money directly to Is-
rael, but the equally positive
action of denying funds to
those nations supporting the
Arab cause.
Let's put all of our dollars
to work for Israel by boy-
cotting products from un-
friendly nations.
STEWART P. LACHMAN
Traverse City

of collective innocence of the the decline of anti-Semitism
Editor, The Jewish News:
after Hitler: "Anti-Semitism
Your review in The Jewish Jewish people;" I pointed out has been widely discredited
Editor, The Jewish News:
that
"the
extermination
of
The Council of Orthodox News of Sept. 28 of my the Jews was fundamentally and may now be at a histor-
Rabbis commends the recent book _"The Evolution of Hit- not predicated on their being ical low point;" "the results
decision of the Conservative ler's Germany" has been guilty of anything," but that of anti-Semitism proved to
leadership of our community brought to my attention with "Being Jewish was enough;" be a cruel horror;" and "the
in refusing to sanction wed- much delay, and I greatly that "indeed, every Jewish average German today would
dings celebrated by non- regret that I was thus pre- baby was born guilty;" that find it foolish and embarrass-
kosher receptions and din- vented from replying much (in the Nazi view) for a ing to proclaim that he is ...
earlier to the appalling accu-
ners
racial Jew "there was no anti-Semitic." Is all this com-
For many years the Vaad sations which that review possibility of exculpation;" patible with "incitement to
contains.
Harobonim has pointed to
anti-Semitism?"
The review calls my book and I quoted Theodor Ador-
the incongruity of observing
no's
statement
that
"Psycho-
I might refer also to my
religious occasions with fes- an incitement to anti-Semit- logically, the idea of eternal general summary that the
ism,
and
views
it
as
"the
tivities that violate the Torah
Jewish guilt can be under- Jews could "look back on a `Israel Is Blameless in Oil Emergency'N, —
law whence these observ- most distressing work . . . stood as a projection of the proud history of thousands of
sia
for Europe, Japan,
Editor, The Jewish News,
since
the
Holocaust."
I
trust
ances originate.
prejudiced person's own guilt fruitful, productive years dur-
that,
in
fairness,
you
will
Too
many
people
have
been
and
maybe
even
some
for
The step now taken by the
feelings." I could . cite many ing which they maintained
Conservative congregations print my reply in full. No other examples. their identity and ethnic co- quick to blame the oil short- America.
mere
letter
can,
in
fact,
be
age on the United States' sup- We should write letters to
under the guidance and ad-
The reviewer singles out hesion with unparalleled de-
visement of their spiritual full enough to refute ac- my discussion of the so-called termination and at enormous port of Israel during the re- the President and Congress _
cent Mideast war. Barely a asking them to ssure the pub- •
leadership is a giant step to- cusations of this magnitude. "Tucholsky syndrome." What sacrifice."
My discussion of anti-Semi-
soul come out to say that the lie that the oil problem is not
ward the increased vitality
The
carelessness
of
the
re-
he overlooks, for one thing,
and unification of our people. tism in Nazi Germany is part is that the idea of the Tu- viewer's accusations is typi- oil situation existed before because of the Mideast war,
but is due to Russia urging
We hope that this rule will of a broad inquiry into the cholsky syndrome is not fied by his charge that I the war even started.
origins
of
Nazism.
My
posi-
It
is
only
because
Israel
the
Arabs to go to war. The
soon include Bar Mitzva
tion is unequivocal: it is hor- mine, but (as I said in my quoted Rabbi Leo Baeck out was not destroyed that there Jewish people are blamed
celebrations as well.
of
context.
The
fact
is
that
book) was developed by an
RABBI LEIZER LEVIN ror of what the Nazis did outstanding Jewish historian, I did not quote Rabbi Baeck is an oil problem. If Israel because they dared to sur-
to the World, to Germany, to
would have lost the war there vive.
President, Council of
DAVID BERGMAN
the Jews, and it is praise and Walter Laqueur, professor at at all. I had very high regard would have been plenty of oil
Orthodox Rabbis of
for
him,
but
his
writings,
as
sympathy for the German Brandeis and director of the
Greater Detroit
were
not
far
as
I
know
them,
Jews, which far outweighs Wiener Library, London.
for quotation in this
a
Jr whatever criticism I present- Moreover, the reviewer, in suitable
a
ed. I did, of course, try to this connection, presents in- book.
Vile make your
I shall appreciate it if you
make some sort of balanced complete quotations from my
a
for the
3pecial
presentation, but this inevi- book, and this results in a will send me a copy of your
tably came down with a bang distorted picture. He fails, paper in which this letter will
a lifetime memory.
for example, to quote my be published.
in favor of the Jews.
H. VON MALTITZ
Thus, I cannot understand statements that Tucholsky
how the reviewer came to was "far more extreme and
accuse me of "drastic em- articulate than most (mem-
Specializing in Flowers
phasis on Jewish guilt." On bers of the Jewish intelli- Gallery Director
for
any and all occasions
the contrary, I indicated gentsia)," and that "He was
doubt about Hannah Arendt's certainly an extreme case Warns of Fraud
7342 W. 7 MILE RD.
broad statement that it is and not representative of Editor, The Jewish News:
863-2404
German
Jewry
in
a
general
"absurd" to assert "a kind
As owner of one of the
sense."
The reviewer says that the oldest fine arts galleries in
MUSIC BY
book "must be viewed as in- the metropolitan area, I
ORCHARD MALL
citing to anti-Semitism." Per- want to express my opinion
6337 ORCHARD LAKE RD.
haps
I should quote some of on some of the very popular
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH. 48033
my specific statements about and fashionable auctions that
851-9191
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
are taking place in our area
* * *
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under the auspices of syna-
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gogues, churches and other
Prof Insists Stable
Call Our
organizations. These auctions
Peace Vital to M.E.
are held by professional
Editor, The Jewish News:
LEADING THE NEXT GENERATION
auctioneers, most of them
at
A stable peace in the from outstate.
OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Middle East cannot be
Much of the art auctioned
achieved by requiring Israel as original works has proved
to pull back to the 1967 to be fraudulent and fake,
We Cater for All Occasions—Seating for 400.
398-1182
boundaries, but only by bal- under the guise of original
Candid: — Movies — Portraits
ancing the increasing eco-
graphics.
nomic and military power of
A case in point concerns a
the
Arabs
by
a
strong
Israel
"Let Us Entertain Yra-
that is economically and doctor who purchased a num-
ber of Miro lithographs, only
militarily self-sufficient.
The
The return of Israel to the the find them to be pages
SHOES REBUILT
Sheldon Rott
1967 boundaries would in- out of a Miro book. He paid
$900
for
these
works
and
the
crease both the likelihood
Orchestra
that the Arabs will be actual value, with the
Don't Throw
and.
tempted into another war frames, was under $100. The
Them
Away.
Vickie Carrot
and the likelihood of the auctioneer brazenly issued
him
a
certificate
of
original-
Arabs winning that war.
Service While
255-1540
543-7226
A peace treaty which re- ity.
You Shop
As a legitimate gallery, I
turns the Suez Canal to
We Specialize in
Ecypt and allows Israel to cannot close my eyes to
Orthopedic Work
retain most of Sinai satisfies these fraudulent activities
EXPERT
REPAIR

both the economic needs of which are going on under
ON LADYS' HANDBAGS
Egypt and the security needs the guise of charitable auc-
ZIPPERS FOR SHOES LEATHER JACKETS
of Israel, and would there- tions.
AND HANDBAGS & COATS REPAIRED
fore contribute to stability.
ROBERT GARELICK
All Sizes
ALL SECOND-HALF 1973 CITY
Oil-important nations must
Director,
Garelick Art Gallery
TAX BILLS HAVE BEEN MAILED unite now to develop a com-
mon policy which includes a
If you pay City Taxes by the two-payment plan,
strong Israel as one of its
'Tis against some men's
and have not received your second-half bill,
components. Failure to do so principle to pay interest, and
please request deuplicate by phone, 224-3560,
an economic seems against others' inter-
may have
542-2288
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mail, or in person on the first floor of the City-
Between 10 & 101 Mile Rd.—Near Lincoln
domino effect on the power est to pay the principal.
Oak Park 37, Michigan
• County Building. To facilitate phone calls it
of oil importing nations far
—Benjamin Franklin
is requested that the WARD NUMBER AND
graver in its consequences
than the domino effect that
ITEM NUMBER be known.
provided the rationale for
military involvement in
Southeast Asia.
–91°V. A34irt j9eweler
If you support the views
expressed above, please send
*(Because the City Treasurer's Office will
a copy of this letter to your
be closed on Tuesday, January 15th,
congressman and write to
1974, for observance of Martin Luther
the following address:
COMPLETE JEWELRY SERVICE
King's birthday, taxes may be paid with-
"Stable Peace in the Middle
out penalty through January 16th, 1974)
East," Box No. 6686, Provi-
Oak Park, Mich.
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