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Business Manager
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Editor and Publisher
ALAN HITSKY
News Editor
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Advertising Manager
HEIDI PRESS
Assistant News Editor
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the 22nd day of Iyar, 5739, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Leviticus 25:1-27:34. Prophetical portion, Jeremiah 16:19-17:14.
Candle lighting, Friday, May 18, 8:30 p.m.
VOL. LXXV, No 11
Page Four
Friday, May 18, 1979
TRACKING THE NAZIS
Forced into the recognition that hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of Nazi criminals who es-
caped punishment in their native Germany are
now taking advantdge of this country as a suit-
able hiding place, there is a yielding to pres-
sures to prosecute the guilty.
There must have been too much neglect, in
the prosecution process, else it is difficult to
explain why an Artukovic is able to escape jus-
tice these many years in the glory of California
residence, while Trifa makes Michigan his ha-
ven.
Tracking down the Nazis is not a matter of
vengeance. It is not merely a question of
punishment for the guilt of having shared in the
mass murders of Jews and Christians. It is the
need to expose the guilt so that it should not be
repeated.
Evidence is piling up that there is growing,
rather than declining, neo-Nazism. The ranks
of the neo-Nazis have reportedly doubled in the
last three years and they appear to be gaining
some support in democratic countries.
When there is a mocking of the Holocaust in a
school in this country, as the ADL has exposed
the shocking occurrence, it is time to think
twice in the matter of leniency or forgetting the
Hitler-inspired crimes.
Indeed, this is a time to prosecute and to
punish. If Nazis can escape punishment they
will encourage repetition of crimes. This is what
must be avoided. Therefore, all steps should be
taken to expel former Nazis, wherever they may
be in this country. There is no room for them in a
democratic society.
BOOKS SYMB OT_AIZE ISRAEL
A glprious event, symbolizing Israel, added
significance to the events marking the approach
to peace in the Middle East.
With more than 100,000 in attendance at the
International Book Fair held two weeks ago,
Jerusalem was the center of thrillingly demon-
strative interests in the printed word.
Binyanei Haooma, the enormous setting for
cultural, social and human interest assemblies
in the Holy City, was filled with books and addi-
tional structures were annexed to the building
to provide for the collections of important books
from all parts of the globe.
The participation of 1,284 publishers from 55
countries, with the United States well repre-
sented, were symbolic of the cultural interest
aroused.
Wayne State University Press shared par-
ticipation in the historic event with the Jewish
Publication Society of America. There were
more than 100 stands for the books in many
languages.
What was demonstrated was the book as a
symbol of and for peace, that peoples of all races,
all faiths, can meet on equal ground in peace.
If the book can continue to be such a symbol,
there will be greater hope for amity for man-
kind.
The exhibition of books by Israel's most popu-
lar authors, at the Detroit Public Library, add
another dimension to the printed word as an
influence upon all generations. The interest
shown in Israeli writers by Irwin T. Holtzman,
whose rich collection of Hebrew, Arabic and
other books in other languages, and their trans-
lations into English, marks a devotional at-
tachment to the labors of noted writers that is
deserving of commendation. The opportunity
provided to learn about the creative efforts of
Israeli authors earns appreciation.
TRAGEDIE S IN IRAN
Is it possible that information about the
plight of Iranian Jewry has been withheld and
that the murder of the prominent industrialist
spearheaded the concerns over the status of a
community of Jews in the Moslem world?
Why has the information about the incarcera-
tion of 100 or more Iranian Jews been withheld
until now?
And if the facts had been known, would there
have been a way of counteracting the outrages?
In truth: is there a world public opinion suffi-
ciently strong to induce Khomeini and his ad-
ministration to stop the persecutions and to end
the murderous practices?
There may be no other way of handling the
Iranian situation than by posing distressing
questions. If the United States government was
unable to stem the tide of bigotry and hatred,
what can the Jewish community accomplish?
Yet, there must be resort to appeals to the
conscience of the world in protest against the
outrages. Perhaps that will help.
The inhumanity that struck Iran in the name
of religion, the fanaticism that accompanies the
dictatorial threats to all Iranians, is an espe-
cially horrifying experience for a Jewish com-
munity that had been blessed by the hospitality
provided by Cyrus the Great more than two
'milennia back and is now being destroyed by
bigotry. It's a very sad day for a very old com-
munity.
WALKATHON
FOR ISRAEL
To the 250 members of the youth organiza-
tions of Greater Detroit Bnai Brith go the com-
mendations for having participated in the na-
tional Walkathon for Israel.
It is not only the $10,000 that was thus se- .
cured for the United Jewish Appeal that is of the
utmost importance. It is the identification with
Israel and the Jewish people that is vital in such
a role by young Jews.
It is in this fashion that unity is emphasized
in Israel and substance is given to every effort
for peace and for amity in Jewish ranks and
among the nations.
British Publication
`Zionist Year Book 1979'
Replete With Israel Data
Continuing a policy of providing the basic statistical facts about •
Zionism and Israel, "Zionist Year Book 1979 (5739-40)" again serves.
importantly as a most informative guidebook for English-reading
world Jewry.
Published by the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland,
the new volume is replete with statistical data necessary for an
understanding of the progress made in the last year.
Special articles dealing with vital issues affecting Israel make
this volume necessary reading. At the same time, it lists the embas-
sies and consulates of Israel in the capitals of the world and the
functionaries in the Israel government.
Jane Moonman edited this volume, indicating a concern for an
all-inclusiveness covering the interests of Jews everywhere in rela-
tion to Israel and Zionism. The volume also has valuable guidance for
the oleh who settles in Israel. The new settler in Israel is provided
guidelines towards Israeli ministries, the important areas in Israel
and a way of integrating into life in Israel by acquiring an acquain-
tance with the major attractions in Israel.
This applies also to the tourist. The emphasis given to such
notable new attractions as the Beth Hatefutzot gives proof of the
editor's realization of the significant aspects of the creative tasks that
make Israel so valuable in perpetuating the historic Jewish values.
Not only the calendars and the listing of events in Israel but the
compilations of population figures, worldwide, make the Year Book a
compelling source-book for facts relating to world Jewry.
It is interesting to note that the population data claims a Jewish
population of 30 in China's 836,000,000.
A listing of the Chief Rabbis and Rabbinates in leading countries
throughout the world is another valuable guide for many seeking
connections with Jewries in many lands.
Then there is the chronology of the development of the Yishuv
from 1890 until 1978. The Jewish population in 1889 is listed as
47,000, and in 1978 it was 3,113,900.
In a sense, the volume is updated. While it did not reach the era of
peace between Israel and Egypt, it includes an article by Yigal Allon,
"The Camp David Agreements — Lights and Shadows."
An article by Lord Byers deals with "The Boycott Battle in Parli-
ament." . -
There is also the informative about Israel's policies of aid to the
Arabs, as in the special feature article by Dr. Solly B. Shochet,
entitled "From the Trauma of the Traditional to the Miracle of the
Modern — Providing Medical Services to Israel's Arabs."
The contemporary experiences also are touched upon, as indi-
cated in the article by Joe Grizzard, "What the Papers Said About
Israel."
The 80-year history of the British Zionist Federation provides
historical material enriching the history of the movement.
Josef Fraenkel, the eminent Zionist historian, frequent Detroit
Jewish News correspondent from London, adds valuable material to
the record of Zionist achievement in the essay: "The Zionist Year: A
Digest of Significant Events."
Zionist directories included in the volume, recording the offices
and leadership of the Zionist federations and the Jewish Agency, are
important aspects of the Year Book.