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Creation," June16, page 58) that
President Harry Truman supported the
creation of the present day State of Israel
is very much not true.
While President Truman provided
American recognition of Israel on May
14, 1948, after the proclamation of its
creation, he still was most certainly no
friend of the Jewish people and their
Israel.
Evan after Truman's declaration of U.S.
recognition of Israel, America continued
its embargo of all arms to the Jewish
state. And even after six Arab states
invaded to destroy the newborn Jewish
Mark Segel state, Truman made it a crime for any
West Bloomfield American to supply any weapons to the
Jews so they could defend themselves.
It was Adolph W. Schwimmer, an
American citizen, who ran a secret and
Thank You, Hillel
illegal American-based network that
helped
smug: e weapons, mainly from
We have said, "Thank you, Hillel,"
many times the last nine years, but never Czechoslovakia, to secure Israel's survival
and independence in 1948; he was con-
with such gratitude as we did on June 9
victed for this by the Truman administra-
when our son, Zach, became a 2005
tion. It was President Clinton who par-
graduate of Hillel Day School of
doned
the then 83-year-old from Tel
Metropolitan Detroit. The virtues of a
Aviv
for
his 1948 "crime" of saving the
Hillel education can never be touted
Jewish people and Israel.
enough.
As a result of President Truman's arms
The administration and faculty work
embargo to Israel, the Arabs in 1948
tirelessly to provide the students with an
captured Judea-Samaria (West Bank),
outstanding secular and Judaic educa-
Gaya and Jerusalem's holy Old City and
tion. It is a rigorous dual curriculum,
its
Temple Mount, leaving Israel only
but one that has lifelong benefits.
nine
miles wide along the sea coast. It
The school experience is one of "com-
was
after
the 1967 Arab attacks that
munity," where caring and nurturing are
Israel liberated all of Palestine west of the
at its very heart. As our son wrote in a
Jordan River.
recent essay, at Hillel "I have been part
There already is an independent Arab
of a community where I have always felt
comfortable, nurtured, and valued ... We Palestine state. Palestine, by the League
of Nations and Article 80 of the U.N.
learn from those eager to teach, in an
charter, is on both sides of the Jordan
environment that fosters in us respect
River. Arab Palestine Jordan, east of the
for our heritage, respect for others, and
river, is four times the size and with less
respect for ourselves ...
population than Jewish Palestine Israel
"I could not imagine myself anywhere
west of the river. So a two-state solution
but Hillel all these years. I am grateful
for peace already exists.
to my parents for having made this deci-
sion. I know that I am a better son, stu-
Hymie Cutler
dent, friend, anti Jew because of my
Hillel experience."
Detroit
Those of you who have made the
choice of a Hillel education know what
a wise decision it was. For those of you
In "Two At A Time" (June 23, page
who have not yet made this choice, we
55), the name of Michelle Malamis
encourage you to do so; it is such a won-
was miss elled.
derful gift to give to your children.
We are thrilled that Zach will now be
We prefer letters that relate to articles in the
attending the Jewish Academy of
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Metropolitan Detroit, and are eager to
reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter
take the journey with him through four
writers
generally are limited in frequency of
more very special years.
Correction
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Truman No Friend
The claim by Special Writer David
Hamstra ("Eddie Jacobson's Ties to
Truman Played a Key Role In Israel's
publication.
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