THE JEWISH NEWS Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with the issue 20, 1951 Member American Association of English-Jewi§h Newspapers, Michigan PresS Association, National Editorial Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Smithfield, Mich. 48075. Second-Class Postage Paid at Southfield, Michigan and Additional Mailing Offices. Subscription :MO a year. PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and Publisher DREW LIEBERWITZ CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ Business Manager Advertising Manager .A N HITSKY, News Editor . . IEEIDI PRESS, Assistant News Editor Sabbath Script ural Selections This Sabbath, the fourth day of Sivan, 5737, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion, Numbers 1:1-4:20. Prophetical portion, 1 Samuel 20:18-42. Shavuot Scrituura I Selections Monday, Pentateuchal pf3rtion, Exodus 19:1-2:23; Numbers 28:26-31. Prophetical portion, Ezekiel 1:1-28;3:12. Tuesday, Pentateuchal portion, Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:26-31. Prophetical portion, Habbakuk 3:1-19. Yizkor service. Candle light ing. Friday. May 20, 8:32 p.m. VOL. LXXI, No. 11 Page Four Friday, May 20, 1977 Shavout : The Law and the People Shavuot, the Festival of the Giving of the Law, therefore also life occasion of the Receiv- ing of the Law, inevitably emphasizes the sanc- tity of moral and ethical codes fulfilling human- ity's needs and obligations. The Law is the supreme factor in the obser- vance of the festival, the significance of which dominates all eras, not only the entire year but all mankind, all of the time. It is more than a perennial festival on the calendar. The Ten Words, the Decaloglle, the Ten Command- ments, keep dominating mankind. Even those who deny sanctity Muse reply on the basic prin- ciples which are guided by the principles inher- ent in Decalogue teachings. ternational battles . for power, the corruptions that often frustrate the citizens of the world—many experiences point to so many de- fiances of the laws of the nations of the world that the need to give new emphasis to the De- calogue becomes an obligation for all peoples of the earth. There is a special obligation incumbent upon the Jewish inheritors of the Ten Words to keep reiterating the importance of the message con- tained in the Law that was handed down from Sinai. The need to educate mankind, the impor- tance of reiterating the sanctity of the great ethical codes, the urgency of repeating the mes- sage for the sake of continuity is apparent. Does mankind correspond to these ideas? Are they ideals that Inspire the generations faultlessly? Do people merit the holiness that stems from rules which make The Law the dominant factor in human relations? Shavuot is a time for rejoicing in the Law. It also is the time to continue teaching it, never to abandon it, to make it apparent as the root of all human decency. The changes that have taken place in the world in the past decades, the violence that has caused the injection of the question whether humans properly respect fellow beings, the in- Thus Shavuot retains the priority in ethical code-making, in guiding the peoples of the world towards -the highest moral ideals never to be broken. Neighborhoods in Turmoil Predictions of impending neighborhood changes in the Southfield and Oak Park areas were accompanied in recent weeks -by expres- sions of concern over the panics that relate to such experiences. The inevitable effects of ra- cial issues involved in such transformations and the Jewish aspects that are interlinked with the problem make the auguries notably vital for Jewish consideration. When such a problem first became noticeable in the Detroit area, there was advice for re- strictions in possible panic-starting by real es- . tate agencies, the recommendation for educa- tional tasks to assure proper integration and the stalling of flights from then extensive resi- dential districts, as well as proposals for the formation of community councils. There is such similarity in the approach to the predict- ed problem at this time that one must wonder whether communal leadership continues to be buried ostrich-like in the sands and if there is hope for a rapprochement to avert another resi- dential crisis. The traditional Jewish warning is that where there is a lack of vision a people must perish, and there is similarity in the admonition that with a lack of vision neighborhoods will be blighted. Is it because whites and blacks have not muted together properly and that whatever con- ferring has taken place to resolve the issue has been tinged with too many suspicions and a lack of interracial confidence? Whatever the fault, the fact is that prophe- cies rooted in fears are receiving notorious at- tention from the media while the problem-sol- ving seems to be lacking due attention from au- thoritative and government sources and from the residents of the areas involved. The latter are most important to the issue; government is vital because the housing problem is so impor- tant for those seeking new residential areas, and professionally-trained authorities on demo- graphy and social services must draw upon all that has been experienced through the years in assuring an abandonment of fears and a stabili- zation of neighborhoods as acceptable and pro- tected areas for community living. This is not a Jewish or a black or a mere ra- cial issue. It is an American problem which has already affected the largest cities and now is threatening many states. While it points a dagger at suburbia it also creates enmities in the American social sphere and that is a mat- ter for more serious consideration than the challenging situation has been accorded until now. Ezer Weizmann's Dramatic Story of Military Leadership Ezer Weizmann's name currently figures in Israel's political chal- lenges. He has been in the Likud but his beginnings were strictly in the military. and his rise to the high command of Israel's air force gave him an irrasable role in_ his country's history. An account as rich as his merits consideration in his own words. His autobiographical account, "On Eagle's Wings" (Macmillan) is properly titled. As the subtitle states, "A personal.story of the leading command- er of the Israeli Air Force," his book traces the experiences of one of the outstanding of Israel's heroes in the defense f6rces and the regular military. Naturally, because of his heritage and family lineage, the Ezer Weiz- mann story refers to his famous uncle, the late Dr. Chaim Wiezmann, the first Presi- dent of Israel and the Zionist leader who engineered the activities that led to the is- suance of the Balfour Declaration. It also relates to an eminent father, Chilik Weiz- mann, and other notables in his family and in the state of Israel. Weizmahn relates how he joined the Brit- ish Air Force during World War II and be- came a pilot. He joined the Israel Defense Forces "Palmach"—he "loved their corn- radship, their frankness, their frugality, their profound Zionist faith—a part of their lives rarely verbalized, but applied day by day, hour by hour, naturally and EZER WEIZMANN faithfully". He relates the greatness of Aharon Remez, first air force command- er, who had the vision to forsee the future of the air force in Israel and was eventually proved correct. He writes of the tremendous respect he and all the military of Jsrael have for Moshe Dayan, his brother-in-law. He tells tales of the Israeli Air Force from its beginning (as a small and not very important part of the military) to its rise to fame and glory. How it was limited in its duties in the 1956 campaign and how they wanted to do to the enemy then what it eventually did in 1967 (de- stroy the enemy on the ground before it had a chance to attack Israel). He tells of the growth of the Israeli air force with all its troubles and doubts on the part of many of the great leaders, who felt it was a core plete waste of hard-to-come-by dollars, but it eventually was proven be a wise investment. He relates how the air force grew to today's status of flying the most sophisticated equipment. He relates his experiences with the many lead- ers of Israel such as: Allon, Bar-Lev, Begin, Ben-Gurion, Eban, Elazar, Eshkol, Gur, Hod, Laskov, Mickey Marcus, Golda Meir, Peres, Rabin, Dan Tolkovski, Yadin, Yariv, and many, many others. Ezer Weizman's basic Israeli idealism and Zionist dedication serves as an impressive finale to his interesting life's story when he de- clares: "Even now, over two years after the fighting ended, once again, pub- lic opinion is asking 'Where will it all end?' There is only one answer. Whoever doesn't understand the beginning, won't comprehend the end. The beginning' is Zionism. The beginning is faith. The beginning is an unprecedented attempt by a people to return to its homeland, after 2,000 years of exile. And this is only the beginning. After 100 years of settlement and 28 years of political independence, ours is the only state in the world whose enemies, denying its very right to exist, plot to wipe, it off the face of the earth.'