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NEW YORK JEWS AND THE QUEST FOR COMMUNITY. By Artliur A. „,Goren, Columbia University. Press. 361pp.
Arthur A, Gofen, the author of this book, teaches American History at the He-
Jerusalem, (JCNS). - The new freedom allowed and.en-joyed by Arabs in the occupied areas and Jerusalem is best seen in the appearance of new Arab-sponsored publications and the expansion of existing ones.
Bethlehem, for instance, is since Saturday the home of a new Arabic weekly —the only journal published anywhere tinder Israeli control.
Named "Al Bashir" (The Prophet) it is edited by the chairman of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce and contains condensations of political and other reports from both the Israeli and Arab press.
Recently, E^t Jerusalem saw the pumication of a general interest bi-monthly un~ der the editorship of a local Arab public-relations man.
"Al Kuds" (Jerusalem) the independent and widest circulating Arab-femguage daily, which has been published in East Jerusalem for the past two years, plans to expand to meettheever-growingde-mand of its readers in Israel and the West Bank. Its competitor, the Government-sponsored "Al Anba" (The News) which also publishes a monthly magazine, plans a new sales drive following the installation of new printing . equipment.
Dutch dictionary unamended
Amsterdam, (JCNS). - A Hague court rejected last week an application by Mr. Hans Boekdrukker for an order for the reprinting of the ninth edition of Van Dale Dutch language dictionary, printed in October, arising from a complaint that derogatory references to Jews had not been modified.
Mr. Boekdrukker said that as a member of the Jewish community he felt insulted by such references. However, Dr. A. H. Lycklama, the court president, stated that the scientific value of the dictionary should not be called in question.
Counsel for the publishers told the court that derogatory references to Jews in the definitions in future editions would also include the statement: "This linguistic usage is reprehensible".
The Ashkenazi, Sephardi
and Liberal communities sent a joint letter to the publishers protesting against the contihued printmg of the references. Most newspapers did not agree with the court ^plication by Jewish circles.
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Rio de Janeiro, (JCNS). -For the first time, a Brazilian firm has been put on the Arab black list for trading with Israel.
The firm, Sondotecnica, is carrying out irrigation projects I in under-developed areas of Brazil in conjunction with the Israeli water-planning company, TahaL
It is headed by a Jew, Dr. Haim Rotstein.
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by Dr. Arnold Agss
brew University of Jerusa- • ■ lem.
He describes the attempt on the part of Jews during the yearsl9d8-l 922 to create a unified organizational. Structure that would include the disparate elements forming the New York Jew-
Arab press flourishes
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the organizational body that was formed in 1908, Ihe KehiUah (Hebrew for community), originated in response to attabk by external elements.
In September of that year Theodore A, Bingham, police commissioner of New York, wrote an article in the North American Review alleging that Jews were responsible for most of the crime in his city.
"They are burglars, firebugs, pickpockets and highway robbers— when they have the.courage", Bingham had written, "but though all crime is their province, pocket-picking is the one to which they take most naturally."
"Among the most expert of all," he continued, "are the Hebrew boys under sixteen who are brought up to liyes of crime. . .The juvenile Hebrew emulates the adult in the matter of crime percentage."
The shocking nature of the commissioner's charges, and their antisemitic coloration, produced waves of outrage among members of New York's Jewish community.
The Yiddish dailies scored the commissioner for his prejudiced views and demanded community action. Jewish leaders representing various interests called press conferences to counter the commissioner's accusations and to offer other statistics.
Individual Jewish leaders expressed regret at the time that there was no representative organization through which New York's Jews could voice their reaction to Bingham's hostile remarks.
It was in response to the latter, as well as the realization that unity liad value, that the KehUlahofNewYork emerged hesitatingly and cautiously in the tall months of 1908.
Needless to say, it was not an easy task to unite New York Jewry.
In addition to the considerable frictions engendered by different religious outlooks, there were also serious cultural, social and ethnic disparities among the groups that the KehiUah sought to represent. There was a world of differences
the chaotic situation in the areas of Jewish philanthropy, education and religious practices.
Perhaps the most difficult area in which the Kehillah tried to get involved was kosher slaughtering.
In order to inspect the stahis of kashrut in the city's butcher shops it would have required policing some 5,000 retail outlets and some 1,000 ritual slaughterers.
"The poultry sector suffered from a multitude of smallprocessingunits, cutthroat competition, and depressed wages. Hundreds of middlemen, the socalled 'speculators', provided credit for the small retailers and connived frequently in the selling of non-kosher meat." -Out of this anarchic state that the KehUlah tried - to bring order --withoutno-table success. The organization created to supervise that awaits the reader unfamiliar with American-Jewish history is the role played by Judah Magnes as head of the Kehillah.
Magnes, who ended his days as the Utopian dreamer-president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (and staunch advocate of a bi-national Arab-Jewish state in Palestine) was apparently the only person capable, during those days, of commanding the respect of Jews all across the religious and social spectrum.
Arthur Goren has provided some fascinating insights into a little publicized aspect of Magnes' earlycareer. Much of this information has been derived from investigations into the Magnes archives at the Hebrew University.
One of the most puzzling aspects of Magnes' career was his decision, in 1917, to adopt pacifist and radical positions on the war. Further, he associated withaodchaired groups which openly sided with Russia.
Mordecai Kaplan's diary (which Goren cites frequently in his boolO testifies to the tensions that existed as a result of Magnes' political predilections. Judge Irving Lehman, for example, found Magnes to be an emlorass-ment to the Kehillah, even though he revered him as a spiritual teacher. He would
The Canadian Jewish News-Friday. February 26,1971-Page 5
Sato ^legel's "Lawrience of Arabia" will be reissued, next month. It's been shown in every country iii the world except Jordan, where it was filmed.
Ruth Gordon began her 75th year by posiog for a Vogue photo by Dick Avedoh. Three installments |rom her autobiography, "Myself A-niont Others", will appear in Vogue. The star received a gift from a cherished firiend. She brought it to the place where it bad been bought, . and explained she mi0A lose it soiiie day and would need an estimate to
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Sbs had the manager write the estimate and place it inside a^ se^ed ^envelope.
Joe Mankiewicz' next movie may be "Nijinsky" starring Nur^ev.^ ^
Makarova, the bailerbia who defected, has been booked to appear with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
This summer Martina Arroyo will sing " Aida" at the festival of Verona's cen^
Armand Erpf, the banker-industrialist Who died recently, had a varied career. He knew a great deal about art, and at a Washington party for museum officials he was the only one who properly identified a painting as cne by Joan Mir o. Erpf once saw all the shows in the S7th St, art galleries and said: "In New York the paintings get bigger, the a-partments smaller."
A new magazine. Movie Lies, will feature "The Un-e^urgated Love Poems of J(dm Wayne"
THE HEART'S A WONDER.—Dennis Thatcher is the very spirit of Ireland in a musical adaptation of the Synge classic, "Playboy of the Western World". Alan Lund directs this
ALL-BLACK JEWISH CHOIR HIGHLIGHTS GALA CONCERT.-For the first time in Toronto, on iSaturday evening, February 27th, at Adath Israel Synagogue, the community will have an opportunity to hear and enjoy a unique and celebrated choir^the Adat Beyt Moshe Choir from the community of Black Jews in Hammonton, New Jersey.
Acclaimed by critics and audiences throughout the United States, the Choir gives joyful rendition to Jewish folk songs, Hebrew liturgical melodies and Israeli compositions.
Rabbi Abel Respes, spiritual leader of Adat Beyt Moshe, known as "A House of Prayer for All People" will accompany the choir to Toronto.
Their appeiarance in Toronto has generated etcceptional community interest in'view of the fact that plans are underway for Rabbi Respes, the Choir, and congregation members to emigrate permanently to Israel in the near future.
Appearing with the Black Jewish Choir will be Lou Mason, leading Jewish humorist of TV, stage and radio who vwiM be Master^of-Ceremonies: the Zim Brothers whose voices rarige from operatic arias to Chassldic Rock; and the Bill Berle Orchestra.
fresh, new Toronto.
musical  at  the Bayview Playhouse Theater,
between the English-speak-   have invited Magnes to his
ingRetb'rnl Jew'bf G^^man origin who liveid ujptown — and the Yiddish speakingRus sian Orthodox type who lived downtown.
Although the Kehillah sprang into existence primarily for the purpose of antidei^mation, it soon extended its interests f^ ^-yond those boundaries.
An attempt was made to bring some regulation into
house. He rfeiJlied tb ai qu65-tioiwr, biit not with strangers in attendance.
There is one slight criticism to be made of this book. The style tends to be ponderous and the documentation overwhelming. These weaknesses, however, donot detract from the great contribution it makes to our understanding of, American-Jewish history.
PUNTILA CAST ANNOUNCED
PuntUa and Matti, His Hired Hant opens at Toronto's St Lawrence Center March 5th. Principal roles will be played by Anthony Palmer as Puntila, Bernard Behrens as Matti, and Anne Anglinas Eva.
Directed by Kurt Reis, Bertolt Brecht's play is being presented in a new translation by Ralph Manheim. This madcap comedy concerns the trials j^nd tribulations, of a Juurd-driving Finnish farmer-businessman who, well lubricated with booze charms the population but, when sober turns instantly into a unholy terror.
FINAL CONCERT OF THE SEASON
The Concert Choir of the University of Toronto, assisted by the Faculty of Music's Repertory  Chorus, Lloyd
Bradshaw, Music Director and Conductor, will present its final concert of the season on Sunday, February 28th, at 8:30 p.m. in the Mac-Millan Theater, Edward Johnson Building.
The first half of the concert will include works by Palestrina, Gabrieli and Vaughan Williams.
Following intermission, Mr. Bradshaw will display lis singer's more individual skills, building from solo voice to duet, throagh madrigals for trio, quartet and quintet, ending once more
with ftiU choirs, incJ-oding works by Samuel Barber and Bela Bartok.
Please note that contrary to the Faculty of Music's Events Brochure, no tickets are required for this concert and there is no admission charge.
Tlffi "DUKE" AT BEVERLY HILLS
The Seaway Beverly Hills Motor Hotel has announced the one-week engagement of Duke EUington and his Orchestra. The maestro wiU be at the Hook and Ladder Club from March 1st to 6th.
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