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A panoramic view of Jerusalem.
Max Fisher, Books,
And The State Of Israel
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ EDITOR EMERITUS
D
etroit's annual Jewish
Book Fair is always
symbolic of the
highest aims in
American communities.
This year, it will highlight
the participation of Max‘JVI.
Fisher as speaker on Nov.
17. He will give accounts of
his experiences with Israeli
and world leaders and at the
White House. He will reveal
many intimacies in addition
to those in his book, Quiet
Di:pion- Ica by Peter Golden,
who will be present at that
session with Mr. Fisher.
An important Israeli
cultural aspect is, therefore,
introduced with Mr. Fisher's
appearance. It places in the
limelight a leading Israeli
ideal — the love for books
and the utilization of them.
The World Jewish Congress
has just published signifi-
cant facts about "Israelis as
Bookworms." Our attention
is focused on these facts:
A recent Unesco survey
shows that Israelis read
and publish more books
per capita that any other
nation in the world.
More than 3,700 Hebrew
books are published an-
nually in Israel, as well as
hundreds of titles in other
languages. Over 1 million
Israelis from age 14 and
up read at least one book
per month.
When listening to Max
Fisher at the Book Fair, we
will have occasion to take
glory in him as a Jewish
leader, as an Israeli diplo-
matic representative and as
someone who joins in the
Jewish and Israeli love of
books. That's how he helps
in the advancement of Jew-
ish, American and human
aspirations and com-
mitments.
Israel's Cities
Israel is a state with
unlimited attractions, many
of which arouse not only en-
thusiasm but occasionally
disputations. There are con-
trasts which add to the fas-
cination of testing Israel's
cities. The millions who
make pilgrimage often
resort to contrasting two of
the major cities, Jerusalem
and Tel Aviv. We hear more
about glorifying Jerusalem.
Perhaps Tel Aviv is taken
for granted. One visitor ex-
pressed a marked preference
for Tel Aviv in a letter to the
Economist of London.
The tone moved the 22-
year mayor of Jerusalem,
Teddy Kollek, to define the
holy city; he gave an inter-
nationalized and generally
accepted image. This is how
Jerusalem is viewed by the
many faiths for whom it
reaches the spiritual height.
There is undoubtedly an un-
questioned unanimity in
Mayor Kollek's definition of
his city as advancing coop-
eration among faiths and
making heterogeneity a
guideline for all peoples. He
expressed his views as
follows:
It's true; I'm partisan.
But then so is the cor-
respondent who vaunts
Tel Aviv above a
Jerusalem he neither ap-
preciates nor under-
stands.
The city is green and
flowering and flourishing
with rich and varied
cultural life. From
discotheques to Bible
study, from Israel's finest
university to some of its
best restaurants,
excellent museums and
concerts, and festivals
throughout the year, it is
hardly "a city under
siege."
With the change to
science-based industry,
Jerusalem is emerging as
a unique centre in Israel,
drawing international
companies like Intel and
Digital. In the past two
years, it has become the
region with the greatest
number of new in-
vestments far outstrip-
ping Tel Aviv.
Finally, co-existence is
not a "fiction," but a goal
ceaselessly to be sought
and to some extent
achieved, despite
difficulties because
Jerusalem is, was and will
be a heterogeneous city.
This is a most welcome re-
introduction to the holy city.
While Tel Aviv will always
arouse and retain its
remarkable status, it is
heartening to have Teddy
Kollek's statement as in-
troduction for visitors of all
faiths to the holy city of
Jerusalem. ❑