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fRlNCE PHILLIP: "I oppreciot* Jewish generosity"
• Commentary •
By M. J. Nurenberger
RE-EVALrATION
/ cannot agree with some of the criticism in the American Yiddish press regarding the American-Jew-ish-Congress-sponsored "Dialogue in Israel."
The AJC had invited a number of American Jewish intellectuals to Israel to address mixed American Israeli audiences on Jewish- identity. The criticism of some of my eminent confreres is directed mainly against the fact that those invited by Congress are all Jews by descent only and have no connection with
what one calls Jewish life in North America.
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It sems to me that men such as Profesor Max Lemer, critic Leslie Fiedler or even novelist_Philip_. Roth are more representative of the new American Jewish intellectual generation than are the finest Yiddish writers. Some of us may deplore this fact, nevertheless we cannot deny it.
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7 can understand why a Yiddish poet or writer, identified all his life with what is commonly known as Jewish activities^ is shocked by Leslie Fiedler's expression:
"The sensitive writer must be true to his personal visipn and Jewish writers should dissociate themselves 'from all Jewish organizations if they want to remain true to that vision."
No matter how depty distressed some of us engaged in promoting Jewish interests may feel, it is true nomheless that Leslie Fiedler's "ideology" is more representative of the average Jewish intellectual on the continent than the point of view of those more committed to Judaism. Such an utterance should induce some soul searching. The question should become: why are American Jewish intellectuals not interested in Jewish life?
That we live in a free country is not the answer. After all, Herzl, Max Nordatc~tmd also Jabotinsky were not affected personally by the Jewish problem; nor were such men in the west, such as Edmond Fleg, Arnold Zweig, Feuchtwanger or Jakob Wasser-mann - in the pre-Hitler years.
That some of these men did not propose always the, right solutions to the problem is not important. What is significant is: the problem which was embedded in their hearts came to the fore in their writings. This certainly is in violent contrast with the statement made by Philip Roth, that he doesn't think about his Jewishness but about Writing a good novel.
Perhaps the fault lies within the structure of North American Je%vish society. Could it be possible that, because of too much emphasis on charity, we have placed upon the pedestal the philanthropist while eliminating the man of thought, the artist, the scholar, from Jewish leadership? Maybe the intellectual feels unwanted in the makeup of our "Jewish iife^'-
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LONDON, (JCNS) "Nothing gives me greater pleasure", said the Duke of Edinburgh, "than the contribution my Award Scheme has made to the development of the Bridge. This was one of the unforseen side-effects.... and I wish the Bridge increasing good fortime and success in the years ahead."
His Royal Highness was speaking in his capacity as the first Hon. Member of the Bridge in Britain as well as guest of honour at the first Bridge Dinner held at the Dorchester Hotel here.
It was perhaps significant that, although the Bridge is now no longer a specifically Jewish organisation, virtually all the scholarship
donors were Jewish, and the Duke of Edinburgh was obviously aware of this when he commented:
"I'd like to say how much I appreciate the tremendous and unfailing generosity of the Jewish .community each time I ask them to do something for me — particularly raising money. It seems to me that the Gentiles are more concerned with curing disease and putting off death; it is therefore encouraging to find, help forthcoming from the Jewish community for people who are alive and well".
Other guest speakers were: Arthur Lourie, the Israel Ambassador; Harold Wilson, M. P., Leader of the Opposition (attending in his private capacity, as a friend of
the; Bridge); and Dr. Kurt Hihn, founder of Gordon-stoun, former headmaster of the Duke, and the main instigator of the Award Scheme.
vThe other guests included \lrs. Vera Weizmjuin, World President of the Bridge; Viscountess Ridley, Chairman of the Bridge in the North; Sir John Hunt, Director of the Duke's Award Scheme; the Chief Rabbi and Mrs. Brodie, the Dean of Windson and Mrs. Woods, Sir Isaac and Lady Wolfson and Sir Barnett and Lady J4nner.
\A guard of honour was provided by 20 boys of the Jewish Lad's Brigade, Finch-ley Company, among them several successful participants in the gold award expedition recently.
RABBI LOUIS FINKELSTEIN:
Appointed U.S. Representative to Vatican coronation by President Kennedy.
JEWS AUD ARABS MEET AT ROME CONFERENU
ROME, <JCNS) Professor La Pira, the exMaj-or of Florence, presided at a three-day round table conference there this week, attended by about 50 scholars, writers and personalities, to discuses "Contemporary problems facing the Mediterranean anrt African peoples".
Among the countries represented were Italy, France, Austria, Senegal and Nigeria. Also pre-
sent were the former Moroccan Dinister of Public Works, M. Bensalem Guessous; the Algerian writer, Mohamed Dib; Mr. John Nathan, a lawyer from Israel; Mr. David Kessler, chairman ad managing director of the JEWISH CHRONICLE; Cicorges Heneiu, an Egyptian writer; and Mr. Joe Golan, formerly Dr. Nahum Goldman's assistant and now financial ad-
viser to President Senghor of Senegal.
Mr. Golan expressed disappointment that the conference had not succeeded in getting prominent Israeli and Arab personalities round the same ti^jle,to, discuss a rapprochement u%.v:^ii tbe-two s.'des. • Among the resolutions Adopted at the conference was one endorsing the Addis Ababa re-
solutions. A messase was also sent to Pope Paul VI, stressing that the Church's initiative for peace and unity strengthened the hope of peace among "all the descendants of Abraham";
The next conference will be held in Florence in 1964. Profes-.sor tji Pira told the .ICN8 correspondent' that he was certain that on of the future conferences would be held in Jerusalem.
OKAYS RABBI AS m DELEGATE
ROME, (CJN) — The question asked by many Jewish leaders recently, what will be Pope Paul's attitude towards cooperation with Jews, has been an-swJered indirectly but clearly by the Pope himself. The Vatican itself mode this point clear when it announced officially that one of Pope Paul's first acts as head of the Church of Rome was to discuss the present Catholic-Jewish relations with Cardinal Augusta Bea.
Cardinal Bea, 82 years old, is the head of the Office'for Promoting Christian Unity and, at the same time, in charge of relations with Jewish organizations, religious and secular.
The cardinal, who is German descent, Is knowrt as a f rierKJ of Jews. He negotiated for many months prior to the session of the Ecumenical Council with Jewish groups for their indirect participation — as Jews. Cardinal Bea was the late Pope John's closest adviser on Jewish affairs and is credited for many pro-Jewish innovations within the Church. Recently, the aged Prince onf the Church visited New York where he held very important talks with Jewish leaders and was honoured at a Dinner by the Americar> Jewish Committee.
Pope Paul had been a close collaborator of both his predecessor's: Pius and Paul. While all Jewish leaders Ogree on the great friendship shown to our people by Pope John, the role of Pius, especially during the war, is open to controversy. Thus the fact that the Vatican held it for important to announce that one of Paul's first act as Pope was to discuss the state of Catholic-Jewish relations is considered of utmost importance by Jews. It proves that Paul the Sixth will follow Pope John's policy of rapprochement with the Jews. Cardinal Bea is on the record as one of the Catholic clergymen dedicated to radicating ontisemitism among Catholics. Also, Pope Paul is a close friend of the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain whose works (all of them pro-Jewish) he translated into Italian. NEW YORK, (JCNS) — President Kennedy has appointed Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, as one of his representatives at Sunday's coronation of Pope Paul VI.
This was the first time any rabbi has served in such 0 capacity, and probably the first time any rabbi hos been designated by any country to' represent Jt'ut the Vatican.
The appointment was apparently mode after consultation with the new Pope.
After the Dialogue, the thought still plagues; why so few Jewish intellectuals of the younger generation are attracted by what we term Jewish activities. What is the reason for this absenteeism of so many brilliant minds from Jewish society? Is it because most of our Jewish activities are, by necessity, directed by professionals vifho do not speak the language of the thinking young American Jew? Is it because this necessary, or sometimes less necessary, gold rush has eliminated the criticaliniellectual from the Jewish scene? Is it not high time for its to ponder why American Jewry has not: produced men like Herzl, Jabotinsky or Ben Gurion?
. Such Jewish leadeirs, siich Jewish intellectuals who would. devote their very lives to the cause of Jewish suryivaUwhd would be able to lead the Jewish masses to great histoty-making deeds, cannot develop in an atntosphere where every activity is subordinated to the practical, immediate effort, no tnat-te.r hcnv irhportant. Fund raising is an instrument . but never the ideal per se. Throughout Jewish history it was the man of learning, the man of the Book, the Talmid Haham, who occupied the front row ih the Jewishcomniunity.lt was the respect for the Torah -and foi' culture which made us a People of the^Booh^ What we need in order to attract the young Jewish intellectual in North America is a return to this tradi-tioriywhere the word comes first;.
'For centuries it wa^ the philanthropist's'highest aspiration to breathe "the dtist of the feet of the nien of learning'', to paraphrase an ancient maxim. Thus fl re-evaluation of otir present North American Jevf-ish reality should become the topic of discussion in our communiHes. For the futiire of Judaism on this continent_and the world over is dependent upon reconquering :the ancient values and the old ideal o] true Israel — the People of the Book.
New Soviet Move Agam§it
gogues; And tfudaisin
MOSCOW, (JCNS) — A new attack on synagogue-goers in Leningrad and also indirectly against the synagogue itself has been launched by two Jewish Communist journalists.
Writing in 'Nauka I Reli-gj'a" (Science and Religion),
a leading Russian , atheist joumal,-'the two men claim to have "unearthed a new scandal" among the members of the Leningrad Synagogue which, they alleged, has been turned into "a regular battleground". According to the journal.
a fight broke out between a certain Z. N. Solomon and another worshipper called Gerchikov: after a quarrel during the Sabbath Eve service.
Solomon spat in JGferchi-kov's face, and also attacked him during a meeting
"under the vaults of the Choral Synagogue", as a result of which, Gerchikov "passed away on the spot".
That is the sort of thing that "goes on under the Shield^pf/David", the report continues, saying that the cause of such incidents 'lies
JERUSALEM, (CJN) — The Israeli Government welcomed a raoye by the West German Parlicmient toward prohibiting Germans to help foreign countries produce weapons of mass destruction. ,
The Government's appreciation was announced, at the close of the first meeting of the new Cabinet of Premier Levi Eshkol, held here Sunday;
Israel has been cpncemed since last March about German scientists' help, to the hostile United Arab Republic. The Bundestag — lower Parliament — recently called on the Government to draft legislation outlawing such assistance. In the Germans' view, the issue imperils their relations with Israel.
The call by the Bundestag and the certainty that the Government will act on it, since it was backed by West Germany's major parties, \vere seen here as concrete response to Israel's disclosure of the scientists' activities in Cairo.
The Opposition,- led by the militantl]^ anti-Germain Herut party,^ has seized every occasion to condemn the
Government for not pressing West Germany to act. The Bundestag move is expected to weaken the: Israeli Opposition's ar gum en t s against the Gpvemrnent policy of conciliation with Ger-miany.
The developing conflict between the youth and veterans within Mapai, the
dominant Labor party, was reflected in an announcement that Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan would take a rhorith's leave as Minister of Agriculture.
General Dayan, a leaiding younger figure in Mapaii has not been happy with the manner in which politicians of "the old school" domi^
SEEK
NEW YORK (CJN) — Sobri after the Nazis attacked Russia in World War il, Einsatzgruppe B — the murder machine of the Nazi. Security Police and Security Service — riioved in, killing 70,000 JeW. within a few months, v
One of the units of the Ein-satzgruwie B was the Sender-kpmmando (Special Commando) 7A, which massacred Jews'in an area that was designated as the G e r m a n. Heeresgruppe Jlitte (Centlrta Army Group Command^. Involved in the killings were be-between 80 and 100 members of the Special (Jommando, consistr ing of membersof the Nazi Criminal Police, State Police, Security Service and Waff en SS.
The Special Commando operated in a large area which covered at least 39 cities,, towns and other localities where Jews were murdered, some killed as early as the summer of 1941 and others as late as 1943-44. Someof the places
■where the killings took place In the summer of 1941 were Nowo Molodetschno, Wellsch, Wileika, Witebsk, WeUklje-Luki. In the f aU of i94I massacres occurred ila. In Kalinin, Staritza aiiid CSorodok, and in 1942, at Pogar- Wjsma, and Wolowka. In 1943-44, the ^>eclal Ctommando was Involved in killing Jews In Bobruisk, Bo-browitsche, Roslawl and some other places.
"The World Jewish Congress urgently requires persons who witnessed the arrests and murders, or learned about them from reliable sources, to come forward and give evidence.
Anyone at all Who has Information about these massacred, or who knew persons living In the regions concerned in the years 1941 (to 1944, la requested to communicate) vrith Dr. iSTehemiah Robinson, World Jewish Congress, 15 East 84th Street. New York 28, N.Y.
nated the formation of the! new Government.
It was Widely predicted before the sudden resignation of Premier David Ben-Gurion that, from, active leadership, division within Mapai would lead to a struggle for control.
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in the Judaic religion itself".
Like other religions, "Judaism completely befogs the eyes of believers with mists of prayer", diverting them from "our vigorous, constructive life." That is why, the article continues, its writers could not remain indifferent but felt themselves compelled to lift the veil from "the goings-on at the Choral Synagogue."
JEWISH CONCERTS
Moscow, (JCNS) — Millions of radio listeners all over Russia were for the first time this season given the chance to hsten to Jewish Folk songs by Nechuma Lipshitz, the famous.. Yiddish folk singer in Russia.
The songs were transmitted from the Tchaikowsky
Theatre in Moscow, where Miss Lipshitz was giving three concerts. All 2,000 seats in the concert hall were sold out days in advance, and the entire aud-^ ience gave Miss Lipschitz a standing ovation.
HABIMAfl TO MOSCOW
Moscow, (JCNS) ^- Ha-bima, Israel's national Hebrew Theatre, is to be represented at the International Film and Theatrical Festival here early in July.
All the major film companies in Europe, America and Africa have adso been invited.
One of the leading figures among the organifeers of the Moscow Festival is the Russian-Jewish film producer, Ilya Kaplan.
OLDtlMERS MEET AT TOROhntO'S GMIL\TH^ to right: Morris
-Adams, president; Juliut Wiener, chQirmon of the Nominations Gimmittee; Joseph FWkH.
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IS, president; Juitut wiener, cnoirmon or tne riominations <-omrnittee;, jwpn rwwn. -jchairm5in of the Loon (^mittee; N. Gliicksman, secretory; Uon Neuschiil, E^ecattye toff'-Jaeob Lipton, Treasurer; Jock Shindmon, chaimnon of Memorial Donation?;, J,ome« l«, croirmon, Investlgoting Committee., (Story; Page' 2)