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Editor and Publisher

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News Editor

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Sabbath Scriptural Selections

This Sabbath, the fifth day of Nisan, 5740, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Leviticus 1:1-5:26. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 43:21-44:23.

Candle lighting, Friday, March 21, 6:27 p.m.

VOL. LXXVII, No. 3

Friday, March 21, 1980

Page Four

THE ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN

COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

An entire community will be put to the test in the coming weeks.
The testing had actually been in progress for some time during the preliminary solicitations for the
current Allied Jewish Campaign.
This is a challenging period for all, and for the socially-minded and those concerned with the fate of their
kin it is of notable urgency.
No one is immune from the difficulties encountered by the economic trends of revolutionary economic
conditions. All are affected by the inflationary difficulties and it is not surprising that the new experiences are
the cause of budgetary obstacles that have already caused shortages in meeting last year's obligations.
Therefore, the duty of a community always generous in its responses to confront the needs for this year and
years ahead.
If this is a crisis it should be met with the spirit in which similar situations have been confronted in the
past. Communities with records of courage in defense of the oppressed and in behalf of Israel's security also
should display similar devotion when the need is for financial support for the agencies that represent
communal functions.
Greater Detroit Jewry's record for generosity has become sort of a guideline for scores of communities
throughout the land. Always among the leaders in the philanthropic spheres, this area's Jewry is noted for
responsiveness to the causes that are local, national and overseas. In the latter classification there is a record
of leadership. But it is not limited to Israel and the overseas needs that this community has shown generosity.
The educational and recreational needs, aid for the elderly, backing of the health and welfare agencies
remains on the agenda.
Now there are new problems. Inflation has set in. There is talk of a recession. Since when, however, have
economic problems in the land affected the duty of Jewish citizens to the social services of the general
community and the Jewish causes?
It is to avoid shortcomings and a decline in the standards that make Greater Detroit Jewry stand out in its
concerns for the major needs. The existing economic conditions must be used as .a warning against a reduction
in interest in the causes that make a community vital for its citizenry.
If there are critical times, then the duties are more obligatory.
On the political front there are duties surmounting those of recent years. The antagonistic attitude in the
U.S. government circles to the settlements programs in Israel is becoming a matter of great seriousness, since
it raises doubts in the friendship so often avowed toward Israel by the President and the State Department. On
this score, there is need for vigilance of a sort which is considered of unmatched gravity. The peace that was
signed at the White House on March 26, 1979, could be in jeopardy with obstacles placed on the road to amity
by the United Nations and the Security Council. The comfort given in these quarters to Israel's enemies by the
United States becomes one of the most damaging factors to the peace process.
These menacing evidences will surely be tackled with courage by Jewry's spokesmen. If their hands are to
be strengthened, the foundations for Israel's existence must similarly be kept firm, and the Jewish com-
munities backing Israel must be in a sound position never to be weakened in their approaches to the great
needs on the front threatened by international problems. It is urgent, therefore, that the citizens of this
community dedicate themselves to the protection of this community's status.
The fact that the opening event for the current Campaign occurs on the first anniversary of Egyptian-
Israeli peace-making adds to the significance of next Wednesday's dinner meeting which will have the
distinguished Moshe Dayan as guest speaker.
This is the basis for the increased responsibilities in the major fund-raising effort now in progress:
The assistance given Israel's social services and the funds necessary for the settlement of newcomers to
the land, escapees from oppressions, must be increased, and are certainly not to be diminished. To attain this it
Is necessary that generosity should be all-inclusive, that the upkeep of local agencies should not cut into the
funds earmarked for Israel and overseas needs. Therefore the need for vastly increased contributions: the local
needs are greater and the sums necessary for their existence must be provided on a larger scale.
It is a simple matter of arithmetic and knowledge of the inflationary trends that just as one's home incurs
greater expense so also does the community's basis for existence.
There has never been a letdown in fulfilling basic needs here. The standards set in philanthropy, the
record established, must retain the dignity gained through the years.
There is considerable talk about "the well drying up," with the prediction that interest in philanthropic
obligations is on the verge of declining and that difficulties will be confronted in reaching goals for major
Jewish causes, for the national and local as well as the overseas needs which are now being met by the Jewish
communities. This is a time to prove that this is an exaggeration.
While there is enthusiasm over a response marked by dedication to a great cause in the advance gifts
which will be reported at the opening dinner meeting, there also are the aspects of concern stemming from the
campaign's objectives. There is a need for increased giving and there also is a need for continuing concern over
the cultural and related functions that are dependent on fund-raising. The educational factors in an over-all
community task beg for priority. It is not enough to give this function mere lip service. Ther dedication to tasks
of giving the best available in our schools for the children's education must motivate the utmost of seriousness
by participants in a great philanthropic undertaking. This is major in the tasks of assuring the support needed
on the domestic scene.
One of the negative anticipations is that there is a decline of interest in the ranks of the youth. In the
Greater Detroit area this is negated by the growing interest in the youth division. Surely, this is not an
exception to the rule. If it is, then let this community serve as an example for the country at large, so that the
devotions now experienced may serve world Jewry. To assure such optimism, this is a time for rededication for
successful responses to Jewish needs.
There is a test and it must be met with honor. This has been the glory to be retained — that this
community never abandons the needy, will uphold the hands of the builders of Zion, will be loyal to its kin.

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`Songs of the Martyrs'

Melodies of Maramures'
Martyred Hasidim Revived

The entire Hasidic community of Maramures, Romania, was
martyred under Nazism, but the bestialities of the Hitlerites could
not destroy a legacy they passed on to future generations. Their
melodies live, thanks to the Romanian Jewish composer Max
Eisikovits.
A young student in the Academy of Music in Cluj, Transylvania,
Eisikovits was on an expedition to the mountain Jews of Maramures,
which was part of Hungary from 1940 to 1944. He heard the Hasidic
melodies of the Jews in that community, recorded them, wrote piano
accompaniment for them.
They are now published, belatedly, in the volume "Songs of the
Martyrs — Hasidic Melodies of Maramures" (Sefer Hermon Press). In
this volume Eisikovits has included the music and the Yiddish texts of
the songs that have become available.
The book was completed in the 1950s but its publication became
impossible because of conditions after the war in Romania.
The manuscript was entrusted in New York to Moshe Carmilly, a
professor emeritus of Yeshiva University who was formerly chief
rabbi of Cluj.
In a preface to this noteworthy volume, Eisikovits states that
these songs, which he had rescued, "Represent a special chapter of
Jewish folklore. From a musical point of view they unquestionably
constitute the most original and noble aspect of Jewish folklore."
Prof. Carmilly's introductory essay to this volume provides an
analytical account of the rise of Hasidism, their creative efforts, the
music that arose in their ranks. Dr. Carmilly states: The Nigunim,
the melodies created by the different Hasidic groups, play a very
important role in cementing a strong, closed social entity. Sung at the
dinner table on Sabbaths and holidays, or at gatherings headed by
their spiritual leaders, they create a feeling of togetherness."
"Songs of the Martyrs — Hasidic Melodies of Maramures" has
just been issued on the 36th anniversary of the day on which, in 1944,
the German army invaded Hungary and ravaged the Maramuresh
Region of Northern Transylvania which is now Romania.
The nigunim are liturgical. In their traditional appeal they
pire a prayerful mood. Included are Ein Kelokenu, Av Harahai.
Veyed, a Kol Po'ul, Ashrenu, Geshem, Yismehu, Ono Behoiahi, Anim
Zemirot, Shabat Shalom, Elu v-Elu Modim, Yo Robon Olam, and
other nigunim.
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