'THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Grose Book Reveals FDR's
Negative View of Zionism
In The Redemption of
the Unwanted" (St. Mar --
tin's Press), Dr. Abram
Sachar makes frequent
reference to David Niles,
who had an important role
in the White House, first in
the Frankllin D. Roosevelt
Administration, and espe-
cially as a member of the
advisory and administra-
tive staffs under Harry S
Truman.
Reference to the Niles FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
role is made in the review of satisfactory' way, the sym-
pathetic Niles told his vis-
the Sachar volume in The
itors.
Jewish News, Sept. 9.
"Yet not five years later,
The Niles, story is so much
the same David Niles con,
more extensive in "Israel in
fessed to 'serious doubts in
the Mind of America" by
my mind that Israel would
Peter Grose, just issued by
Knopf, that the latter work have come to being if
Roosevelt had lived.' Ber-
will serve as the authority
on Niles and his role in two nard Baruch, no Zionist but
concerned with the Jewish
Presidential administra-
destiny nonetheless, sur-
tions.
Sachar makes note of veyed the choice in 1944 be-
an uncomplimentary tween Roosevelt and his
comment on Nahum Republican presidential
Goldmann by Truman. In challenger, Thomas E. De-
the Grose volume, which wey, and said bluntly, 'I
merits lengthier com- would rather trust my
ment and review, there is American Jewishness in
a revelation about the Mr. Dewey's hands than in
FDR attitude toward Mr. Roosevelt's.' Secretary
of State Cordell Hull wrote
Zionism.
In the exceptionally ex- that Roosevelt 'at times
tensive account of Grose's talked both ways to Zionists
researched record on Niles' - and Arabs, besieged as he
activities, is a valuable re- was by each camp.'
"Something odd hap-
cording about a distin-
guished Jewish public ser- pened between the living
vant and his revelation Roosevelt, trusted and re-
about FDR's true position vered by America's Jews,
on Zionism and the Jewish and the portrait of political
hopes for redeemed state- hypocrisy that came out
after his death. What is the
hood. Grose reveals:
"For years to come, fair judgment to be made
American Zionists would about Roosevent and the
eagerly accept all reassur- Jews? The role of the 32nd
ances of Roosevelt's fidelity. President of the United
As late as 1944, a powerful States in the long drama of
White House functionary the Jewish restoration
named David Niles told poses a challenge to the his-
Zionist petitioners that torian. The reality is
Roosevelt was 'completely stranger and more complex
with you.' Palestine's future than either critics or defen-
would be settled in a 'highly ders-suppose."
Christian and Jewish Groups
Challenge RI Nativity Scene
By BEN GALLOB
(Copyright 1983, JTA, Inc.)
Three Jewish organiza-
tions and one Christian
agency, in two friend-of-
the-court briefs, have urged
the U.S. Supreme Court to
sustain two lower court rul-
ings that the annual display
of a nativity scene by the
city of Pawtucket, RI. is un-
constitutional.
One brief was filed by the
American Jewish Commit-
tee and the National Coun-
cil of Churches. The other
was filed by the Anti-
Defamation League of Bnai
Brith and the American
Jewish Congress.
Both briefs asserted that
the sponsorship by Pawtuc-
ket of a Christian display of
nearly life-size figures and a
manger depicting the birth
of Jesus violated the First
Amendment prohibition
against establishment of
religion.
The ADL said the Paw-
tucket case marked the
first time the Supreme
Court has agreed to hear
arguments involving the
constitutionality of a
publicly-sponSored reli-
gious holiday display.
The Jewish Telegraphic
Agency was told that the
Supreme Court may hand
down a ruling in the, case
before the end of November.
Noting that the nativity
scene had been erected in a
private park near Pawtuc-
ket City Hall, the ADL and
the AJCongress stressed
they were not objecting to
the public display itself but
only to the constitutionality
of sponsorship by the city,
which' paid for, owned and
maintained the nativity
scene. The brief contended
that the issues are govern-
ment support for religion
and a governmental* prefer-
ence for one religion —
Christianity — among
many.
The brief of the AJCom-
mittee and the National
Council said that the nativ-
ity scene was "a fundamen-
tally religious symbol" and
that "municipal ownership
and sponsorship of such a
central religious doctrine"
violated the church-state
separation requirement.
Study Refutes
`Brain Drain'
Predictions
JERUSALEM - (i`NI) —
More than 94 percent of the
men and women who re-
.ceived Hebrew University
PhDs between 1976 arid
1982 currently reside in Is-
rael, according to a study by
the university's Unit for
Academic Planning and
Development.
The figure represents a
slight increase in the
number of those holding
doctorates who decided to
remain in Israel rather than
settle elsewhere when com-
pared to Hebrew University
PhDs from the 1950-1975
period. University officials
had been worried that a sig-
nificant "brain drain" was
taking place in Israel.
THE
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