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Friday, F.bruary 6, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
A Bicentennial Feature
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David Heineman: Legislator, Councilman, Fla
Designer
By ALLEN A. WARSEN
David E. Heineman (1865-1935), Michigan's first Jewish historiographer, was born and
educated in Detroit and received his law degree from the University of Michigan.
Throughout his life Heineman was associated with numerous civic and political organi-
zations. He was a member of the Michigan State Legislature, and was the first Jewish
president of the Detroit Common Council.
He initiated the city-manager form of government, was
president of the League of Michigan Municipalities and trustee
of the League of American Municipalities.
In 1907, while a member of the Common Council, Heine-
man designed the Detroit flag. Replying to a query regard-
ing the flag, he wrote: "The first time the flag was dis-
played on the City Hall was on Pennant Day, June 12, 1908,
pursuant to a resolution of the Common Council . . . the
idea of the flag is to combine the City Seal with the Stand-
ards under whose sovereignty Detroit has been, the old
French, the British and twice the Stars and Stripes."
On April 20, 1948, the Detroit Common Council resolved
that "the flag as designed by the Honorable David E. Heineman
be and is hereby adopted as the official flag of the City of
Detroit."
On April 20, 1971, the Common Council decided ". . . that
the original stained glass window portraying the Flag of De-
troit be placed in the window above the entrance of the Detroit
Historical Museum."
A year later Mayor Roman S. Gribbs proclaimed April 20,
DAVID E. HEINEMAN
1972 as "David E. Heineman Recognition Day in tribute to the
memory of a man who ranks as one of the most outstanding
figures in Detroit's history."
The flag consists of four sections: the blue field with
thirteen stars; Britain's imperial banner with the three
lions; France's imperial emblem with the golden lilies; and
the white and red stripes.
In the center of the flag is the Detroit City Seal adopted by
the Common Council on March 26, 1927 to commemorate the
fire of 1805 that destroyed the city. The seal contains two
mottoes:
"Speramus .11eliora" (We hope for better things).
"Resurget Cineribus" (It shall rise again from the
ashes).
(Editor's note: Allen Warsen initiated the efforts to have
the City of Detroit authorize a memorial to Heineman, and
Solan W. Weeks, director of the Detroit Historical Museum,
ALLEN WARSEN
suggested the site.)
Rabin Expresses Confidence in Ties Between U.S. and Israel
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The prime minister laid
stress on the fact that So-
viet arms were over-
whelmingly supplied to
Arab states, especially
Syria and Iraq, mark the
danger point in the Middle
East situation. He de-
clared emphatically that if
s uch excessive arming by
Russia would cease, than
Israel would then be in
position to reduce her re-
quests for defensive weap-
ons from the only available
supplier, the U.S.
"This is the only way to
reduce the war danger," he
declared.
He then indicated to what
degree Israel goes to provide
means for her only defense,
with a 70 per cent taxation
for the purpose. No other
country in the world, he in-
dicated, is compelled to de-
vote as much of its taxable
Income for defensive pur-
poses because of the threats
from the many enemies who
surround the country.
Compared with the U.S.
cost of seven percent of the
national allocations for de-
fense, Israel's military
costs, borne mostly by the
taxpayers, is 31. percent, Ra-
bin stated.
Rabin went into great
detail to indicate to what de-
gree Israel moved in the di-
rection of reaching the dis-
engagement agreements
with Egypt, even to the ex-
tent of giving up territory
and the oil fields. He de-
fended the practicality of
those moves and expressed
the hope that there will
eventually be similar under-
standing of such needs for
the attainment of peace by
the other Arab govern-
ments.
The aim for peace thus
was the chief emphasis
given by the Israel prime
minister to his country's
aims.
In the good spirit with
which Rabin accepted the
compulsion to speak to his
audience telephonically, he
concluded good humoredly:
"Since I could not come to
you as planned, I invite you
to come to us, to Israel." He
promised sunshine and a
warm welcome.
Representatives from the
Jewish schools of Metropoli-
tan Detroit were deprived
by the prime minister's abs-
ence from extending spe-
cially planned greetings to
him. Delegations from the
several Detroit Jewish
school systems had been
named to express their in-
terest in Israel and their so-
lidarity with their kinsmen
in greetings of welcome
they were to address to him.
With Russel A. Swane,
president of the Economic
Club, presiding, Max M.
Fisher presided over the
portion of the program that
included Prime Minister
Rabin's telephonic speech
and the question-answer
period. "Yitzhak" and
"Max" were the intimate
salutations exchanged by
Chairman Fisher and
Speaker Rabin.
Rabbi Richard Hertz gave
the invocation.
Detroit's Mayor Cole-
man Young was on the
podium, but the exigencies
of the situation that
caused the absence of the
guest speaker obviated the
greeting he was to have
given.
Governor William Milli-
ken was to have welcomed
Rabin at the airport on his
expected arrival here, and
he had planned to express
his assurance of friendship
for Israel from the people of
Michigan and a pledge of
cooperation in support of
Israel's security and econ-
omy and the strivings for
peace.
While the questions had
to be curtailed, there were
three questions, eliciting
responses supplementing
the prime minister's explan-
ations of existing situations
affecting Israel.
On the question of the
possibility of resumption of
deliberations at Geneva,
Rabin said that Israel
strongly supports resump-
tion of the conference, hav-
ing recommended it to the
United States. He referred
to the enigma involving So-
viet and Syrian obstructions
that may affect the recon-
vening of the sessions.
He commented on the
Lebanese situation in re-
sponse to another ques-
tion, calling the develop-
ments there a tragedy. He
indicated the invalidity of
calls for a secular state in
Israel, the massacres in
Lebanon proving the in-
transigence of the terror-
ists' involvements which
have affected the Chris-
tian community in Leba-
non. He especially de-
plored the unfortunate
silence of the world, de-
claring it to be a lesson to
those who are misled by
the propaganda aimed at
Israel. At the same time he
severly criticized the
United Nations and the
Security Council which
has dealt with destructive
factors while ignoring the
status of Lebanon and its
Christian population.
The third question intro-
duced a lighter vein into the
program, with a query
about Israel's weather, to
which Rabin replied that he
would, in view of the icy
experience of his projected
visit, gladly make an ex-
change and would welcome
some rain, Israel being in
great need of moisture for
its agricultural economy.
The weather cleared suf-
ficiently Monday afternoon
for Rabin to fly to Chicago
for an evening United Jew-
ish Appeal meeting.
In Los Angeles on Tues-
day, Rabin was feted by 1,-
000 "members of the enter-
tainment industry, while
200 pro-Arab demonstrators
marched outside the Beverly
Hilton Hotel.
Rabin reportedly met
with Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger after the
affair. Rabin expressed
doubt at a Lebanese maga-
zine report that quoted
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat as saying there was a
private agreement between
Egypt and the U.S. that the
U.S. would recognize the
PLO.
During a UJA meeting
in New York last weekend
Rabin declared that he
had achieved "practical
results" and was satisfied
with his talks with Presi-
dent Ford and other U.S.
officials and lawmakers in
Washington last week.
Rabin said that he found
no differences between the
Israeli and U.S. govern-
ments' views as to what
must be achieved in the Mid-
dle East and how to achieve
it. He reiterated that Israel
would do "all that can be
done in the pursuit of peace"
and would take risks for
peace. But he warned, at the
same time, that Israel can-
not afford illusions. "Those
who speak of the secular
state should not forget Le-
banon," he said.
On NBC's nationally tele-
vised "Meet the Press" pro-
gram on Sunday Rabin out-
lined two "options" toward a
Middle East peace settle-
ment — reconvening of the
Geneva conference or "quiet
diplomacy" to test Arab in-
tentions.
He also expressed satis-
faction over future U.S.
arms deliveries to Israel re-
sulting from his talks with
President Ford and bitterly
deplored the absence of
protest in the UN Security
Council over the slaughter
in Lebanon while it
dealing for two weeks wit-.
"the nonsense of the so-
called PLO."
Rabin broached the sub-
ject of talks with Jordan to
President Ford at their
White House meetings last
week and the President ap-
peared to accept Rabin's
"Jordanian option" by
which the Palestinian issue
would be settled in the con-
text of Israeli-Jordan nego-
tiations. According to the
reports, President Ford said
the U.S. would feel out King
Hussein on this plan when
the Jordanian ruler visits
Washington in March.