THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Jews of India and Thailand Are Prospering
By WARREN FREEDMAN
1
NEW YORK—Today the
principal center for India's
6,000 Jews in the city of
Bombay where there are
more than 15 synagogues.
There are smaller Jewish
communities today in Calcu-
tta, Ahmedabad, Cochin
and Delhi.
Indian Jews have held
high positions in govern-
ment: chief controller of
chartering of the status of
additional secretary in the
government of India, Min-
istry of Shipping and Trans-
port, was, up to 1972, Ezra
Kolet, who is today presi-
dent of the Jewish Welfare
Association, New Delhi.
have risen to - the rank
eneral in the army, and
have done well in the profes-
sions of medicine, law and
teaching. --
The people of India (as
opposed perhaps to the gov-
ernment of India ) are ex-
tremely sympathetic to the
state of Israel. The Con-
sulate of Israel and the Jew-
ish Agency function freely
in Bombay. But 100 million
Indian Muslims plus the
considerable - trade between
India and Arab_ countries
make imisog-sible any overt
display of favor to Israel.
In recent years 25,000 In-
dian Jews have emigrated
to Israel. Canada, England
and Australia. -
The Jewish community of
India is over 20 centuries
old. When the first Jews
laiided on the west coast of
Bombay the Hindus not
only welcomed them but
treated them generously
and with extraordinary tol-
erance. Generally this
mode of tolerance has been
the lot of Indian Jewry.
Today many enlightened
members of Ole Hindu and
other Indian communities
are anxious to learn more
about Jews and Judaism,
and so the Jewish Welfare
Association in New Delhi is
constructing an annex to
the Judah Hyam Hall, to be
known as the Institute. of
Jewish Studies. Here li-
brary facilities, lectures on
comparative religion, semi-
nars, etc. will be the order
of the day and night.
Farther to the east, Thai
-Jewry ( 100 families) is
proud of the fact that in
April 1977 two daughters of
the King of Thailand paid a
Diet Cures Told
in Detroiter's Book
.1
NEW YORK=` Triumph
Over Disease by Fasting
and Natural Diet," describ-
ing the overcoming of -ul-
cerative colitis by Detroit
, cliatrist Dr. Jack Gold-
in, has just been re-
eased by Arco Publishing
Co.
Following six years of
treatment and facing major
surgery that would leave
him a semi-invalid, Dr.
Goldstein writes that he un---
derwent a six-week fast
under medical supervision
and experienced a physical
and emotional transforma-
tion.
Case histories in his book
credit -fasting and vegeta-
rianism with effective treat-
ment of several diseases.
somewhat formal visit to
the state of Israel. Good re-
lations and fine feelings con-
tinue between Israel and
Thailand.
However, the Libyan Gov-
ernment has been support-
ing a Separatist Moslem
movement_ inthe four south-
ern provinces of Thailand
where there is a majority
Moslem population. The
Thai Government is watch-
ing these developments be-
cause Thailand is also
proud of its absolute reli-
gious tolerance.
The Jewish Community
Association of Thailand is
located in Bangkok. A ma-
jority of Thai Jewry is Is-
raeli-born.
Friday, June 10, 1977 13
New York's Parade for Israel Draws Thousands
NEW YORK (JTA )—The
13th annual "Salute to Is-
rael" parade took place Sun-
day as marching bands, -
floats, and the marching
contingents of about 300
schools and youth groups pa-
raded up New York's Fifth
Avenue. Parade organizers
said approximately 75,000
youths participated. More
than
100,000
spectators
watched, according to the
police.
Representatives of Israel,
and government officials
from New York City and
State greeted the marchers
as they passed before the
reviewing stand where an
orchestra played Jewish
and Israeli songs.
The Chief Ashkenazic
Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi
Shlomo Goren, delivered a
prayer for Israel and ad-
dressed the crowd.
The theme of the parade,
sponsored by the American
Zionist Youth Foundation,
was "If I Forget Thee, 0 Je-
rusalem," in honor of the
10th anniversary of Jerusa-
lem's reunification.
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