46 Friday, December 3, 1982
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Contrasting Parents and Offspring in Israel
By CARL ALPERT
HAIFA — Sons and
daughters of famous fathers
frequently reject the advan-
tages which their family
connections might give
them, and prefer to follow
independent careers usu-
ally far removed from the
areas in which their fathers
were prominent. A family
reputation, it appears, is
often regarded as a hand-
icap, rather than an asset.
There have undoubtedly
been cases of distinguished
sons of famous fathers, but
we find more frequent in-
stances, in Jewish life, of
sons who strayed far from
the fields in which their
fathers were active. Very of-
ten, the sons reacted in
absolute negative contrast
to the family tradition
which had been set.
Thus, for example,
Theodor Herzl's son, Hans,
had himself baptized in the
Catholic Church, recorded
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that he was also a Quaker
by conviction, but when he
committed suicide in 1930
at the age of 39, felt that he
was dying as a Jew.
Chaim Weizmann's
son, Benjamin, lived an
undistinguished life,
showed no interest in
Zionism or Israel or for
that matter in any public
affairs at all, and died in
oblivion about a year-
and-a-half ago on the
English Channel Island
of Jersey. -
The contemporary Israel
scene also presents a
number of instances which
reflect sharp divisions be-
tween the outlooks of father
and son.
One case, marked by out-
right hostility, is that of
Ehud Dayan, who took to
the public press and televi-
sion in Israel to lash out at
the memory of his late
father. With bitter accusa-
tions and unrestrained in-
sults, young Dayan casti-
gated his father, charged
that the famous general's
life had been dominated by
avarice, blackened his mor-
als and minimized his mili-
tary prowess.
The gap between family
members of otherS in the
public eye in Israel was
noted not long ago by the
journalist, Yaakov Elyon.
Writing in Maariv, he cited
a number of such cases, and
promised more in ensuing
installments. Some of the
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generation contrasts are
remarkable.
The late Yosef Sprin-
zak is still recalled by
many as one of the do-
minant figures in the Is-
rael Labor movement. He
had been one of the foun-
ders of the Histadrut and
of Mapai, and so moder-
ate in his policies that he
had in 1948 voted against
proclamation of the state
of Israel. Overruled, he
nevertheless, continued
to fight against Ben-
Gurion's "extremism."
For years, and until his
death, this rugged
Socialist was speaker of
the Knesset.
His son, Yair, has gone off
on a completely different
tack. Now a professor at the
Weizmann Institute, he has
become one of the leaders of
the extremist Hatehiya
party, which insists on
Jewish rights to all of his-
toric Palestine. Though
the party has at the moment
joined the Begin coalition,
young Sprinzak is an un-
tamed hawk and criticizes
Begin severely because the
latter does not adopt a firm
enough policy toward the
Arabs.
By way of contrast, we
find that the problem is
quite different in the Burg
family. Yosef Burg, leader
of the National Religious
Party, Cabinet member and
one of the hawks in Begin's
coalition government,
staunch advocate of Israel's
policies in Lebanon, is con-
fronted by his son, Av-
raham, who has emerged as
spokesman of certain youth
groups which .oppose the
war in Lebanon and de-
mand Israel Withdrawal.
Young Burg met with the
Prime Minister to present
his views forcefully. It ap-
pears that he would be even
more outspoken and active
if not for his wish not to hurt
his father.
A similar case is that of
Moshe Arens, Israel am-
bassador to the United
States. Arens is . militant
in his nationalism, and
had originally opposed
the Camp David agree-
ment because it meant
giving up the Sinai. He
today seeks to explain Is-
rael's policies to Wash-
ington.
His son, Yigal, is an am-
bassador of a different kind.
In Israel he had been a
member of the extremist,
anti-Zionist Matzpen
movement. Now in the U.S.,
he has taken the leadership
at public demonstrations in
protest against the Israel
government.
A contrast of a differeent
kind is that in the Ben-
Aharon family. Veteran
Socialist Yitzhak Ben-
Aharon, one of the found-
ers of Mapam, was for many
years secretary general of
the Histadrut and is an ex-
ponent of kibutz life. His
son, Yeshayahu, has left the
kibutz and is seeking new,
spiritual values in life. He
and his group have been
exploring meditation, mys-
ticism and the possibility of
a return to some form of tra-
ditional Judaism.
Ben-Aharon Senior op-
posed the war in Lebanon;
Yeshayahu found it neces-
sary for Israel's security.
A bore is a man who,
when you ask him how he is,
tells you.
—Burt Leston Taylor
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