THE JEWISH NEWS LSPS 275 520 Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle commencing with the issue of July 20, 1951 Copyrtght s The Jewish News Publestvng Co Member of American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers, National Editorial Association and National Newspaper Association and its Capital Club. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 Postmaster: Send address changes to The Jewish News, 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 Second-Class Postage Paid at Southfield, Michigan and Additional Mailing Offices. Subscription $15 a year. CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ Business Manager PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Editor and Publisher ALAN HITSKY News Editor HEIDI PRESS Associate News Editor DREW LIEBERWITZ Advertising Manager Sabbath Scriptural Selections Th. Sabbath, the 17th day of Heshvan, 5742, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: Pentateuchal portion, Genesis 18:1-22:24. Prophetical portion, II Kings 4:1.37. Candlelighting, Friday, Nov. 13, 4:54 p.m. VOL. LXXX, No. 11 Page Four Friday, November 13, 1981 BOOKS FOR ALL AG E S For 30 years, during the exciting Book Fairs co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center and the leading organizations, including nearly all the congregations in the area, there were the dedications to books. They were books fotjall seasons, and on the 30th anniversary the acclaim is for books of all ages. It is the adherence to the cultural appeals represented in the Book Fairs that makes the events so dramatic, so appealing to all. The significance of the events is that there is respect for authors and publishers, and that those who write the books that have value for Jews as an organized community, as well as individuals, spell the dignity in Jewish experi- ence, and the identification with the people's legacies. The 30th anniversary of the Book Fairs is a special event occasioning stocktaking in Jewish spiritual-cultural obligations, as a time for re- evaluation of the duties first to The Book, serv- ing as a heritage that will always be a guideline for Jews; and then as a continuity of research and studies which make possible the vastness of Jewish literdry creativity as it will again be represented in the current Book Fair. The 30th" anniversary of Book Fair invites interest in the progress that has been made in the Jewish publishing field. It also denotes the positive approaches to Jewishly-evaluated cur- rent needs, as they are emphasized in the im- pressive works to be reviewed by their authors during the coming 10 days. This is a time for celebration of the cultural attainments, as the community expresses appreciation for the achievements marked by the 30th anniversary Jewish Book Fair. TIME FOR A COALITION Repeatedly accumulating threats to Israel's sovereignty may prove this the proper time to urge the Israeli political forces to unite into a coalition government to assure the unity neces- sary to resist damaging pressures. The repeated Saudi proposal that has been misjudged as a "peace plan" has again revealed that in matters involving the very life of the Jewish state there are no divisions of opinion. The people of Israel, except for the Communist element which has representation in the demo- cratic Knesset, and possibly an Arab element that could easily become a Fifth Column in Is- rael, there is complete accord in the matter of defending the state. The proposal for a Palesti- nian state with Jerusalem as the capital, which is the gist of the Saudi plan, means exactly what Menahem Begin has said in his interpretation: that it aims at the piecemeal dissolution of Is- rael. It would start by reducing the state to a fraction and eventually lead to its total destruc- tion. Shimon Peres, leader of the opposition to Be- gin's Likud coalition in the Israel parliament, was quick to concur with his arch political an- tagonist in rejecting the devilish Saudi scheme. So were the other opposition party leaders. Nevertheless, as in the struggle against send- ing massive arms to Saudi Arabia, it was the antagonism to Begin which was used as a cover-up in the debates over the need for a realistic peace. Thus, Prince Fand, the framer of the Saudi "peace plan," called Prime Minister Begin "a fanatic Zionist," whose narrow margin in parliament "will make him depend on theat- rical military operations to preserve his posi- tion." Israel Defense Minister Ariel Sharon also was referred to by Prince Fand as "a solitary adventurer. - The unanimous Israeli response to the Fand scheme, the unity of opposition to it in all Jewish ranks and in friendly government circles where its menace is understood, re- pudiate utilizing Menahem Begin as a scapegoat in the Middle East issues. Indeed, therefore, the urgent need of solidify- ing unity in Israel's defense by establishing the coalition necessary to conduct a battle for jus- tice and security. It must be recognized that a war is in pro- gress. Fortunately, the White House and State Department recognize the evils imputed in the Fand-engineered Saudi scheme. It must not be permitted to reach first base. Insofar as the people of Israel and their friends are concerned, there is unity in defense of Israel. Perhaps it would be strengthened under a coalition government. Under any cir- cumstance, the devilish intention will have no chance for success as long as the imputed dan- gers are known and fully understood. HUSSEIN'S BEAR -HUG White House and State Department may have fallen prey to the desert delusions. Conceivably with the best of intentions, there was a fantastic gift to the Saudis of the largest collection of armaments ever assigned to a foreign country. The compensation was to the American people — in the form of a Saudi in- crease of three cents a gallon for that valuable oily product that gives the desert folk domina- tion over the Western world. Then came the glory of an exchange of niceties with the King of Jordan. There was dancing and music and compliments galore, with boasts of friendship. These also had com- pensation. Hussein had no hesitation in reveal- ing to his American hosts that he had become a Russian customer for massive arms purchases. That's how the flirtations with the Arab vis- itors are building diplomacy with the Middle East: Hussein hugging the Russian Bear and urging his Saudi coreligionists to build dip- lomatic bridges with the Kremlin. As the American people watch these acroba- tic stunts by statesmen claiming to be building for the safety of the world, it must not be forgot- ten that the arms for the Arab potentates were intended as weapons to prevent Russian intru- sions into the Middle East. But the Russian Bear is meanwhile tempting those portrayed as U.S. darlings to be cradled into the arms of the Russians. It's something for the American people to think about and to speak their minds about before the zero hour in this nation's foreign involvements. Holocaust Diary New Entries Supplement Kaplan's Classic `Scroll' A classic in Holocaust literature, "Scroll of Agony: The Warsaw Diary of Chaim A. Kaplan" (Macmillan), first published in 1965, has just been reissued with additional discoveries supplementing the revealing documents. Translated and edited by the noted scholar, Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, president emeritus of Dropsie University and professor emeritus of Hebrew culture and education at New York University, the revised edition is an enrichment of testimonials about the Holocaust and ragic experiences of the martyrs. or a year-and-a-half to establish the identity Dr. Katsh of Chaim Kaplan. He established that the author of the diary was an author and the principal of a Hebrew school in Warsaw. He is believed to have died in 1942 or early 1943. The Kaplan diary begins on Sept. 1, 1939, with an entry about the Nazi invasion of Poland. In the original book, translated and edited by Prof. Katsh, the final entry was dated April 3, 1941, describing the chaotic suffer- ings, equating them with the Exodus from Egypt. There is a lapse in time until the entry of Oct. 8, 1941, the be- ginning of the new entries discovered and included by Dr. Katsh -in the new edition. The additional entries commence with Sukkot, as of Oct. 8, 1941, declar- ing that "our suffering grows more acute. Even those who anticipate the end and hope for quick redemption are ABRAHAM KATSH now convinced that we will spend the winter under the Nazis." Thus commences the heartbreaking story of - the horror depicted by the witness to the atrocities. The establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto, the "Judaization" of Aryan areas into oppressed section, with increasing impoverishment, are detailed in the recorded tragedy. The search for comfort, for courage is among the heartrending evidences of an effort at resistance. The impending doom, the rounding up of the Jews to be sent to the ghetto and to eventual doom are recorded in the expressions of horror in the concluding entries dated August 1942. Every conceivable aspect of the terror is told, including the Judenrat and the Jewish police who served the Nazi roles, assisting them in the assignments that were given by the Nazi occupiers of Poland to give the impression they were rendering justice. The Kaplan diary concludes with the concern, "If I die what will happen to my diary?" Dr. Katsh states in his introduction that the diary was smuggled out of the ghetto before the total liquidation. It was chronicled in Hebrew, in small notebooks "Similar to the ones grade school children in the U.S. use today." - The retention of the record is a valuable contribution to Holocaust literature, and as an indictment of the murderers. The translation and publication of this record earns gratitude to Editor Katsh for an important creative achievement.