THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
34 Friday, February 16, 1919
Martin Buber as the Returnee to Germany:
Apologetics and Tributes on His Centenary
YOUR WEDDING—
BAR MITZVA
ALBUM
Natanya Official
Accused of Fraud
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Oved Ben-Ami, millionaire
former mayor of Natanya, a
major 'shareholder in
Maariv and a prominent
figure in Likud circles, was
arrested last week on suspi-
cion of embezzlement. A
Natanya magistrate or-
dered him released on IL 1
million bail ($50,000) which
was paid by his son-in-law,
former Maariv reporter Eli
Landau.
The police representative
told the court that Ben-
while mayor, had found
trust company to develop
the southern outskirts of
the city. He had had sole
control over this company's
accounts, and the police
have reason to believe that
he took nine checks, worth a
total of IL 300,000 ($15,000)
for his own use during
1973-74.
The police also alleged
that two other checks
amounting to IL 32,000
made out to the trust com-
pany were deposited by
Ben-Ami in his private ac-
count.
leading article in the
When Dr. Martin Buber of the birth of the eminent Schalom Ben Chorin; and newspaper Die Welt,
Wolfgang Henrich.
made peace with Germany, scholar, the West German
It is in the initial essay, under the heading 'Peace
his native land which he government issued a com-
by
Wolfgang Zink, gen- with Israel.'
fled during the Hitler re- memorative volume, "Mar-
WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY
"But for this movement,
eral secretary of the
gime to find haven in Israel, tin Buber, 1878-1978."
the meeting between the
German
Coordinating
his gestures for amity
This is a volume replete
German Federal Chancellor
created a stir. In some quar- with encomia for the Board of the Socieites for Konrad Adenauer and
AND ASSOCIATES
ters his actions still are de- eminent scholar whose Christian-Jewish Coop-
Nahum Goldmann would
357.1 010-
bated. In the sphere of good philosophic works have eration, that the apologe-
not have taken place, or
German-Israel relations the become guides foiChrist- tic for Dr. Buber as a re- would at least have been
late philosopher's move for ians as well as Jews, turnee to Germany is
doomed to failure. This
understanding is ac- whose interpretive presented. He states:
movement and Buber's
works on Hasidic
claimed.
reaction initiated a
West Germany views the thought have gained au-
dialogue which ultimately
late Prof. Buber's atoning thoritative status, an
also led to the introduction
act One of the great move-
whose works on theolog-
of diplomatic relations bet-
ments towards an accord as ical themes have as-
ween Germany and Israel.
part of the effort not to sumed major acceptance
For this reason, other
forget but to forgive where
in religious ranks.
themes in this collection are
indictments of crimes are
The very titles of the tri-
linked with the political
not ignored but movements
butes to him, by: % per-
Martin Buber and his
towards understanding are sonalities like _Robert
Jewish sense of identity.
e
Weltsch, the eminent
not undermined.
"Martin Buber's decision
On the 100th anniversary Jewish scholar, and evalua-
was based on the conviction
tion of the awareness of Dr.
that this was a symbolic
Buber's influence on Jewish
step just because of the
thought is among the dis-
tragedy of German-Jewish
tinctive evaluations of his
coexistence, just because
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wards tributes to Dr. Buber,
tion, just because the desire . During World War I,
in the official German vol-
We Bone-Skin-Grind-Fish Free
to extinguish what was many Jews were forced to
ume, are listed, as follows
MARTIN BUBER
Jewish in the German- leave Palestine because of
with their titles: •
WE WRAP FOR FREEZING
speaking area must not be
"Martin–Buber left Nazi fulfilled, because there were the Ottoman regime.
Rudolf Kustermeier,
Germany
in
1938,
encircled
honorary member of the
bridges to be built, because
• Lights! Action!
German Israeli Society; on all sides, and determined the dialogue which had
Theodor Heuss, first patron never to return. As we begun must be continued.
MACK PITT
of the German Coordinating know, he did not abide by
"For Martin Buber
Board of the Societies for this resolve. As early as dialogue was not simply a
And His
Christian-Jewish Coopera- 1951, to the astonishment demand; it was reality. He
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Stereophonic Dolby
brecht Goes, winner of the his friends in Israel and That is why he is the
Sound!
Call Jerry Turken at
Buber-Rosenzweig Medal 'throughout the world, Mar- spiritual father of
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tin Buber received the Han-
1978;
Ernst
Simon,
winner
Christian-Jewish coopera-
The New York
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of the Buber-Rosenzweig seatic Goethe Prize of the tion in Germany."
Diamond Cutting
FVS
Foundation
in
Ham-
Medal
1969;
Paul
Schal-
Company TM
luck, co-founder and chair- burg. He set foot officially
ANNOUNCING NEW LOCATION OF
"The Diamond Cutters"
man for many years of the on German soil again and
3000 Town Center,
shook
hands
with
Germans.
Society for Christian-
JACK CAULEY CHEVROLET
Southfield, Michigan;.
"On an afternoon in 1950
Jewish Cooperation in Col-
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conversation
—
the
German
ner of the Buber-
Rosenzweig Medal 1978, journalist Rudolf Kuster-
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tion in Gottingen; N. Peter was. the first German to
Levinson, Jewish chairman visit the young state of Is-
of the German Coordinating rael at the time on an offi
Board of the Societies for cial political mission.
"The acceptance of this
Christian-Jewish Coopera-
tion and president of the In- honor was Buber's ans-
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ternational Council of wer as a Jew to a move-
Christians and Jews; Pin- ment in the Federal Re-
chas Erich Rosenbluth; public of Germany which
Shemaryahu Talnion, Kustermeier himself had
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chairman of the Israel In- actually initiated in 1951
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agreed to receive a delega- Polish government has
tion from Israel, it was an- agreed to recognize the
nounced at the Fourth Con- World Federation of
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Alexander Schindler, negotiate with it over re-
president of the Federation parations for Jewish
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Schindler said he was in- land and such matters as
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Three leaders of the
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Religions offered to arrange who attended the confer-
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delegation with Pope John Polish delegation to Israel
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