…JERUSALEM (JTA)—A new battle loomed in the government over the perennial issue of state support for the religious establishment. Minister of Justice Yaacov Shimshon Shapiro, of the Labor Party, made it clear to his National Religious Party colleague, Interior Minister Moshe Shapiro, that the government would not defend in court the NRP's insistance that conversions by Reform rabbis cannot be recognized in Israel. There was pressure for the NR...…
…Pope Paul VI Pleads for Peace ROME (JTA) — Pope Paul VI made a "pressing appeal" Monday for a negotiated settlement of the conflicts in the Middle East and in Indochina. The pontiff, address- ing a meeting of the Consistory of Car- dinals and Bishops, declared that increased military commitments by the great powers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia had brought about threats of "unforeseeable broader developments." He added that "the peopl...…
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…Israel's Risk: Dayan Offers Cease Fire Despite Losses HAIFA (JTA)—Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said here Monday night that Israel had halted deep-penetration raids into Egypt in order to avoid possible clashes with Russian military personnel. He asserted that Israel was ready to "re-establish an unconditional and unlimited cease fire" in the Suez Canal Zone as a step toward an eventual peace settlement, even if by so doing Egypt is enabled ...…
…The Supreme Battle for Justice for the Jew in, the Middle East Detroit Readies to Mark Israel's 22nd Anniversary Story on Page if VOL. LVI I. No. 7 A psychological study . . . the attitude of the Arab terrorist, the historic position of the Jewish people ... an exchange of letters between an El Fatah spokesman and the Israel students . . . and an analysis in Purely Commentary on Page 2. THE jEWISH NEWS Michigan Weekly Review of Jewish ...…
…10 Days to Go ... 8,000 Potential Contributors Yet to Be Contacted An Israeli Social ist Refutes Destructive 'Left' Arguments Notable Roles of ORT and Yeshiva U Editorials Page 4 VOL. LVI I. No. 6 .12 Only 10 days remain before the formal closing of the current Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund on May 6 . . . There are 8,000 more potential contributors to be reached in order to attain the goal of $12,000,000. . . . It is urgent...…
…The Passover Theme: Lessons of Freedom for All Generations JE Commentary Page 2 Editorials Page 4 VOL. LVII. No. 5 Michigan. Weekly H NEWS Review of Jewish News Passover Greetings to Jewish Communities Everywhere Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle dl ie0 27 riit71'971-t7z7i •• $7.00 Per Year; This Issue 20c 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 April...…
…The New Ford Image vis-a-vis America and Jewry The saga of a Jonathan-David, Damon-Pythias friendship and the Fisher-Ford relationship that has emerged in an elevation of special consciousness . . . Auto magnate continues his interest in Allied Jewish Campaign with $100,000 gift ... Expresses frank views on Israel and the Arab boycott . . . Rejects prejudices, expresses deep concern (Commentary, Page 2) about drug addicts, favors military aid...…
…Allied Jewish Campaign Goal for this Year: 2,000 More Contributors THE JEWISH NEWS Vital Goal of Current Campaign • Unbounded USSR Bigotry • 85th Anniversary of Yeshiva U. Michigan Weekly Editorials Page 4 VOL. LVII, No. 3 Detroit's major philanthropic effort, the Allied Jewish Campaign and the simultaneous Israel Emergency Fund, now in progress, is on the road toward attaining a $12,000,000 goal for 1970. Cam- paign Chairman Maxwell Jo...…
…Israel Again Condemned by UN Anti-Israel Bloc UNITED NATIONS (JTA)—The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution condemning Israel for alleged human rights violations in the occupied territories, although less than 40 per cent of the 32-nation membership voted for it. The resolution was backed by 12 nations, including the Arab and Communist countries, India, Iran, Turkey and Mauritania. Israel and two African members— Tan...…
…SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Section B THE PATRIOTIC VOICE OF AMERICAN JEWRY VOL. 1, NO. 1 JEW: ifeLlINS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN AND LADIES AUXILIARY 21561 W. 8 MILE ROAD, DETROIT, MICH. 48219 — 255-4743 DIAMOND JUBILEE THE OLDEST ACTIVE VETERANS ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S.A. MARCH 20, 1970 7:th PEAR CP SERV ICE Mural painting for Jewish War Veterans Memorial ...…
…Plans Formulated for Official Campaign Opening March 25 ( Samuel Haber Facts, Fiction, Arab Resort to Fantasy: A Direction Toward Realities Commentary Samuel Haber, 'executive vice-chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, will be the guest speaker at the official onening of the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund March 25 at a dinner meeting at the Jewish Center. A reception will be held at 6:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 7. H...…
…Rescue and Rehabilitation Nahum Sokolow Zionist * History Tribute to Nobel Prize Winner Agnon • Pompidou's Anger Over U.S. Voices Commentary Page 2 VOL. LVI, No. 25 In hundreds of communities through- out the world, Joint Distribution Com- mittee representatives provide assistance to needy and assist in creating a spirit of dignity in the difficult struggle for life in Jewish communities. JDC's role in behalf of Jews in Iran and Israel is ...…
…EDITORIAL: Mankind's Conscience: Surrender to Terror? Mankind's conscience is on trial! For nearly three years, planes have been hijacked, attacked, blown up, innocent men, women and children murdered in a spreading campaign of terror imposed on an international community—and the world was silent! Innocent people were attacked in a Munich airport, and there was silence! Seven aged survivors from Nazism perished in a fire in a German home ...…
…Jewry's Rights to Israel: History's Verdict Affirmed THE JEWISH NEWS Conscience of Mankind at Munich • Henrietta Szold and Youth Aliya Waiting for Just Spark From USSR Michigan Weekly Editorials Page 4 Vat. LVI, No. 23 A noted columnist turns back pages of history questioning Jewry's rights to statehood ... Allusion to New Left's antagon- ism to Zionism ... Christian attitudes and Jewish historic rights —Commentary Page 2 analyzed. Re...…
…Retarded Look With Hope to Jewish Community Brotherhood ... A Repeat Performance Who Really Is a Jew? Atrophied Education Editorials Page 4 Vol. LVI, No. 22 The retarded have long been a silent minority in the midst of the Jewish commun- ity. Little by little, advances have come—largely through a successful program at the Jewish Center—but much remains to be done. How the parents of the retarded are cop- ing with their problems and the n...…
…Sephardic Chief Rabbi Supports Plan to Ease Conversions in Israel JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi Itzhak Nissim on Monday called for the creation of a special "bet din"—rabbinical tribunal — to devote itself exclusively to the handling of conversion cases. Rabbi Nissim's statement was the first public response from the rabbinate to the cabinet decision to investigate ways to speed up the conversion process. It presently takes a...…
…Detroit Jewry is confronted with the obligatory role of the WE as a functioning member of world Jewry, in the campaign that is now being launched for the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund. Fused in this drive is the obligation we share with Jews everywhere to take into account Israel's struggle for her very existence and our duty to provide for the social, educational and immigration-integration needs that are as burdensome as the m...…
…Purely Commentary Land of Achievement Where Peace Is More Than Salute and Slogan By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ (Continued on Page '2) THE JEWISH NEWS Atrocity Propaganda: Imagery of Spreaders of Lies in the Middle East Michigan Weekly Commentary Page JERUSALEM, Israel—A nation whose ears are unendingly attuned to news broadcasts out of the necessity of being prepared for any eventuality on its borders and within its inL:rnal settlements might w...…
…Sabbath of Concern to Focus on U.S. Policy in Mid East. The Rabbinical Commission of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit has designated Jan. 23-24 as a "Sabbath of Concern" as an expression of concern over recent U. S. proposals on the Middle East. Rabbi Max Kapustin, co-chairman of the Rabbinical Commission, joined by Lawrence Gubow, paNgident of the Community Council, in was an- nouncing plans for the observance in a lette...…
…Editorial Act to Prevent Genocide! Inform Your Legislators Israel Is Menaced Conflicting Views on the 'Jewish Seat' Supreme Court Controversy Israel's position is menaced! There is danger of another genocide if Israel's enemies should succeed in their efforts to destroy friendships for the embattled Jewish state and to prevent fulfillment of cooperation in agree- ments to defend the people aiming to live in peace. It is vital, therefore, th...…
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