i THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 38 January 30, 1976 Zionist Influence in United States History 'PIONEER WOMEN Now Taking Reservations BY DAVID SCHWARTZ Israel in this work more Inc.) • than Theodor Herz' in his Among the various things writings. Just consider how For Tours to be grateful for in this bi- he tries to justify American to centennial year, one thing independence with quota- may be overlooked which tions from Israel.- Only a yet looms above all. How Zionist would be guilty of fortunate it is that the that. When the Jews, he says, movement for American in- Special Reservations dependence took place in were oppressed by their available 1776 instead of 1976: If it neighbors, the Midianites, had taken place today, the they marched against them for the exciting United Nations would be with a small army but un- sure to have adopted a reso- der the leadership of Gi- lution condemning it as deon, achieved a victory. They were so elated they Zionism. asked Gideon to accept the This fellow Thomas crown. "Rule thou over us Paine,. it would'i)e said — and thy son and thy son's the man whose little book, son," but Gideon replied, "I "Common Sense," did more will not rule over you, nei- call Chana Michlin than anything else to win ther my son. The Lord shall the American public to inde- rule over you." 968-5351 or 851-0750 pendence — was nothing And 100 and some 30 but an unmitigated Zionist. years later, the Jews, still for further information His - "Common Sense" reeks hankering to be like their with Zionism. He mentions neighbors and have a king, - asked the prophet Samuel llusic Truly for the Discriminating (Copyright 197G. 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The words inscribed on the Lib- erty Bell, "Proclaim liberty to all the land and the in- habitants thereof," were copied from those sounded in Israel when the shofar was blown announcing the year of jubilee. And what happened after Jerusalem's Sha'arei Hesed Area Marked for Preservation_ JERUSALEM Not tional story could be added even the towering high rise to these row-houses, pro- apartments of the Kiryat vided certain principles Wolfson — Beit Ezra com- were followed. plex built on its western These principles include: border, has changed the a precondition for an addi- quiet rural atmosphere of tional floor is the demolition the Orthodox quarter of of any previous alterations Sha'arei Hesed (Gates of in an effort to reconstruct Loving Kindness). the original facade; the Located the western stone used in any additions part of the central area of is to be identical to that of Jerusalem, this neighbor- the original, both in texture hood has successfully withs- and in color; all roofs are to tood the hustle and bustle of be pitched and red-tiled, the rapidly developing capi- with a slope identical to that tal around it. The munici- of the original houses; all pality planning department .openings — doors and win- has earmarked it for preser- dows — are to be of the vation. same detailed style' and de- This large plot of land sign as those of the original was purchased in 1907 by facades. the Sha'arei Hesed Gemi- Further regulations re- luth Hasadim Haklali Fund, late to.the maximum height with the aim of providing an of additional stories, design Orthodox residential of external staircases, stone quarter of about 200 row- fences, wrought-iroli details houses for persons of lim- and others. ited means. The greenery in front of Every detail for both the the houses is an important physical plan of the houses feature in the overall rural and the conduct and rela- character of the quarter. tions of its residents was Nor will it be sacrificed to clearly outlined in the by- parking space. The cars will laws drawn up by the have to park in the streets. Fund for Sha'arei As is to be expected of an Kfar Silver Event Orthodox quarter like this, central space was reserved Date Is Changed for two synagogues, a TEL AVIV — The 20th mikve, a communal oven and a Talmud Torah for the anniversary celebrations of Kfar Silver, which will be little children. The last building was the focus of a major pilgri- hardly completed in 1937, 'mage to Israel by the mem- when the inevitable process bers of the Zionist Organi- of authorized and unauthor- zation of America has been ized additions to the original re-scheduled from May 18 to houses set in, in an effort to May 19. Kfar Silver 1 vas estab- increase the living space. The neighborhood began to lished in 1955 in tribute to take on a shabby appear- Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, American Zionist leader. It ance. The problem facing the is located on a 520-acre set- town planners today is how ting on the outskirts of Ash- to offer solutions to the kelon. Since its establi;hment, needs -of the 750 residents for additional comfort, Kfar Silver has been a focus without disrupting the char- of many of the Israel pro- acter and scale of the jects of the ZOA., including quarter, and while at the the Molly Goodman Aca- same time preserving the demic High School, the Kfar beauties of the original Silver Technical and Agri- cultural High Schools and plan. On the basis of recom- the David and Lillian Stern mendations of a survey, it American-Israel Youth In- was decided than an addi- stitutes. , that — something even showing stronger the Zion- ist influence. Ben Franklin arose and proposed in Con- gress that the seal of the newborn United States be an engraving of the Israe- lites fleeing from the Egyp- tians. The UN, no doubt, would point out that Franklin's Hebrew name, Ben, itself showed the Zionist influence. It would see the. same Zionist influence in the names of many of the Revo- lutionary leaders. The man who commanded the Ameri- cans .at Bunker. Hill was named Israel Putnam. In Philadelphia, one revolu- tionary patriot was named Israel Israel. Both of his names were Israel and Adarna, "the father of the Revolution," his first name was Samuel. He was the Boston Tea Party man. It would he said, no doubt, that the Boston Tea Party was just a- Zionist conspir- acy. They were practicing to do the same thing later with oil. , And George Washington — didn't Ben Franklin call him "the Joshua" of Amer- ica. And the worst Zionist of all was. Thomas Jefferson, the man who wrote, "All men are created equal." If that is so, then the Jews also have a right to have a state of their own, seeing that the- Arabs have more than 20 states. Ann John Adams was a self-declared Zionist. The man who led the fight to independence in Congress, in a letter to Mordecai Man-: - uel Noah urged the restora- tion of the Jewigh State. 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