Negro Kdir^d NATION All.., I . ■ ; •' ' —.^r^cA^r^-rim:..-•••••.••••••«*«.«,...^,,,,,,,, 1'^0 S^'"' Authorized K Second Class Mail, P— uepartment, Ottawa, and for payment of pdstagjein.casti. NEWS ;. : THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS > FRIDAY, JULY' 12, 1968 ' | J' 16th Day of Tammuz 5728 i » : CANDLELlGHTlNG: | I Toronto: 8:42 : • : Montreal: 8:27 I : Sidra: Belak J LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY JEWISH NEWSPAPER IN CANADA FRIDAY, JULY 12,1968 by P. Mau rice Sayliss Will a Jew ever be Prime in such instaihces, most vote might have been able to be- Minister of Canada? "It is entirely within the realm of possibility," says Philip G. Givens, Q.C., former Mayor of Toronto and recently elected Liberal M. P. for York West. *The kind of man be would have to be could best be described as a modern Disraeli," Givens added. •There would be however one exception - he would not have to convert to Christianity as Disraeli had in order to take the oath of office. So constitutionally a Jew could be Prime Minister. As to the political and sociologial aspects, it would depend entirely upon the man. If he had the intellect, the education, the political background, was fluent in both English and French, I don't think l)eing a Jew would hamper him. But he would have to be outstanding -sort of a Jewish Trudeau. ■You could use the late John Kennedy as a parallel. The question cmce raised is, could a Catholic ever become president of the United States? It took an outstanding man like Kennedy to break down the barrier. Today few ask about a man's religion when he declares himself for the States' highest office. The voters are cracerned with the man per se." One of four Jews from Metropolitan Toronto elected to the Federal Government (the others are Robert Kaplan, Barnett Danson and David Lewis), Phil Givens does not subscribe to what he terms •Jewish appointments". That is, the nominating of a man to a high position l>ecause it would be political to have a Jew. "Being Jewish should not be a hai,' he says, "but it also should not be a preconditioned requisite. •I'd like to point out," he said, "that those of the Jewish faith who have been elected to Government weren't elected because we were Jews. None of us ran in ridings predominantly Jewish and, even if we had, it is a fallacy to ttelieve that Jews vote monbllthical-ly. While soMe are parochial for the man or party of their choice and, in the case of us Liberals, we won on the charisma of Trudeau. I compare it to 1957 and 1958 when Diefenbaker swept the country, carrying 208 Conservatives with him. No one really had cared who the Conservative candidates were; they just wanted Dief elected." Givens does not believe fully that ethnic considerations have l)een swept away. He does concede that whatever stood in the way of members of minorities, such as tradition and religion are disappearing. However, primarily today "we live in a very fairminded society in Caiiada, There are powerful forces at work to ensure this fairness and thus ethnic considerations currently are not the prime factors as they once were." What about Mr. Trudeau's stand on Israel? "Again a fairminded attitude. He is not anti-Israel, nor is he pro-Israel. Israel will receive fair consideration from the Liberal Government but don't expect it, for example, to send over an expeditionary force." Givens feels that Mr. Trudeau's government is not prepared to do anything not accomplished by any previous ruling par^. What about the rumor that James Walker, reelected in York Center, is slated for a senatorship creating a by-election in which the NDP think that Doug Fisher could win this time and become their ultimate party leader? "This has been along time rumor," Givens stated. "I don't think it has merit. Jimmy had been asked to let me run in York Ceiiter where there is alarger Jewish population and for him to run in York West against Val Scott whom he has suc-cessfuUy defeated before. The fact that he refused seems to indicate that he expects tostiayintheHouse." And what does he foresee as the political future of Phil Givens? •Many people have asked me why I ran for Government when I possibly comie Mayor of Tor onto again when the civic elections were held. Well, first of all I spent fifteen years in municipal politics. I've served my apprenticestdp in that area. Every since I was a child it bad been my ambition to be an M.P. I tried in '57 and'58 but was drowned in the Diefenbaker flood. *I am not looking for a 'Jewish appointment'. No one has the right to expect to be eleyated to the Cabinet, for example, for religious, regional or ethnic considerations. __ A native of Toronto, where he was born just over 46 years ago, Pinhas Givens is the son of an immigrant tailor who raised him in the orthodox tradition. He attended Eitz Chaim School and Harbord Collegiate before moving on to the University of Toronto and Osgoode (Continued on Page 6) SAYS WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT JEWS IN THE SOVIET UNION. The Rev. Yehuda Leib Levin, chief rabbi of .Moscow, delivered last Saturday morning a sermon in Moscow's Central Synagogue in which he reported onbis visit to Canada sM the United States. The Jews in North America, said Rabbi Levin, according to Reuters, have the most peculiar concepts of Jewish life in the Soviet Union. He was forced to 'explain" to Jews in America that all Soviet peoples enjoy the same rights. The Chief Rabbi concluded by stating he estaUished "friendly contacts" in North America which •should be strengthened." by itw CJN diplQinatic editor Amid confUcttag/reports from Moscow concerning the prospects of a negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel (one report indicates the Kremlin wonld "impress" Nissn to make peace), the following de-velopmients have Men recorded: •Egyptiansprovoked Israeli border patrols at the Suez into three clashes which, according to Arab sources, cost Cairo ^9 lives. The United Nations confirmed Egypt broke ceasefires twice, hastily arranged by UN observers. •the Egyptians gave vague figures aboutlsraeli losses but Jernsalem stated only one Israeli was wounded. - • In Moscow Nasser seemingly denounced his foreign minister's alleged pro-Israeli statement about peace in Israel •Jerusalem rejects the optimistic view about Egypt's readiness to talk peace. •The United States announced it woidd supply Israel with new arms for defense. In Jerusalem, the Labor Party's kingmaker Golda Men: was forced to resign from the powerful post of secretary-general of the Israeli Labor Party. Nasser DO NOT TRUST CAIRO WORD Tel Aviv, (JCNS). The Cabinet's unanimous opinion is said to remain that Egypt's tactical moderation does not donstitute a sub-sttmtial change and that Israel is determined to stand by her demand for direct negotiations, in spite of any friendly pressure. Exclusive report fo The Canadian Jewish News ON ISRAELIS HOT by MJ.NURENBERGER ENCORE: OUR ZIONISTS The competition has begun throughout the free Diaspora among the "delegates" returning from the meetings of the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem. Despite the fact that Nahum Goldmanh is out as president and the dominant Labor Party already has decided who will take his place, in Canada and elsewhere Zionist meetings stiU are discussing who should be president of the outSted World Zionist Congress composed of political parties non-existent in the Western world and.. .Aliya, i.e., emigration from the affluent countries to the land of Israel Meetings are taking place this week in all Canada with torrents of speechmaking characteristic of the leaders of the Zionist political parties and; as usual, irrelevant to the vital.issues confronting the Jewish state and Jewish communities the world oyer. 1 never cari forget the Tel Aviv taxi driver who : had questioned, me about opportunities in Canada! j asked the reason for his interest in settling in North America, to which he replied a bit cynically: "J have had a hard life here for almost forty years and I should like to better my position. I would go to America, become a Zionist and really help the Jewish state. Here lam no good... " Of course, this may sound derogatory but it is exactly how the leading Israeli papers, Maariv, Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz, viewed the Zionist : Congress. Maariv's foremost commentator regretted the fact that the World Zionist Congress was held in Jerusalem on Israeli territory. For its presence there had a demoralizing effect upon the young Israelis. The descent upon Israel of so many deluxe leaders traveling at the [expense 'of\ communities fust to talk in airconditioned rooms about the abstract future of the Jewish people must result in provoking hard working Israelis to laughter and derision of the Zionist establishment;. Now that Goldmann hitnself has declared in Jerusalem that the World Zionist Organization is obsolete, perhaps a few idealistic leaders will rise and finally state urbiet^rbi: let's close sHop. London, (JCNS).- Israel is being subjected to increasing pressure to re-lin^h her gains from the Six-Day War without receiving guarantees of peace and security in return. Although the main source of pressure is Cairo and Moscow, there are secondary impulses- from "We ste r'ft capitals, including those that Israel has become accustomed to regard ias friendly. There is every sign that the new campaip now beginning will be considerably more sophisticated than its predecessors, but this only makes it all the more dangerous. If it succeeds it would result in the weakening of Israel and threaten her very existence. The new diplomaticof-fensive against Israel is moving along two major axes. The first and most menacing is 1 inked with Moscow's new disarm^ent proposals, which are hew out as bait to the AmericaHtus and British on condition thit they abandon their o{^osition to Soviet machinations a-gainst Israel and, indeed, against the Westernpresence in the region. The voices of appeasement in London, Washington and other Western capitals wiU be raised in chorus with those of the Arat)opbiles and oil interests in a new. unholy alliance. The second prong is the new Egyptian "peace offensive", which consists of Egyptian and other Arab envoys protesting, their alleged moderation to all who are. willing to be deceived. This •moderation" turns out on cioiser examination to consist of Egypt's readiness to mute her threats for the time being, while rearming furiously and meanwhile requesting that the Israelis return unilaterally to the pre-war status quo. This would allow Nasser to press his further demands, which remain tantamount to the liquidation of the State of Israel . step by step with Soviet aid. Those who press Israel to be more •reasonable' can be divided into two groups. First, there ace those who know Very well" MWanies behiiMl the Arab demand and who believe that they are furthering peace by demanding unilateral concessions from Israel. None appears to haye questioned the niorality of exerting pressure solely on Israel on the ground that she is more accessible.to teasdn and pressure, thereby placing a premium on intransigence. Israel has little choice but to stand firm while seeking more dynamic and active means of forwarding her own "peace offensive". While Israel cannot afford! to appease her sworn enemies, there is every room, indeed necessity, for flexi- bility in manoeuvre in the face of the increasingly sophisticated Soviet- Arab drive, liberaUy backed by professional Arabophiles and enthusiastic amateurs. Israel must make it clear what her policy is and make greater efforts to put her casci particularly in reaction to these latest'moves. HERZOG SEES VATICIUI SECRETARY Rome,(JCNS).-Pr. Yaacov Herzog, former Ambassador to Canada and director-general of the Prime Minister's office iu Israel, met here Cardinal AmletoCico-gnani, the Vatican's Secretary of State. Their discussions are understood here to have been cordial. It is believed that Dr. Herzog put before the Vatican Israel's case respecting a Middle East peace settlement in view of recent attempts by the Arabs to influence Pope Paul and their intensive prwaganda. The Pope's recently expressed concern for peace in the Middle East has been welcomed by Dr. Herzog and Mr. Ehud Avriel, the Israeli Ambassador to Italy, but presumably both men impressed on the Vatican Israel's need for security guarantees before making any move. The meeting marks a turning point in Vatican-Jerusalem relations as this is the first time that subjects other than those purely of Church interiest have been discussed. TROUBLE STATEMENT CITED special cable to The Canadian Jewish News by Ephraim Moses - Jerusalem. - The announcement of the composi-kion of the .new Canadian government headed by Pierre Elliott Trudeau has been received in official circles here with a feeling of hope and relief. A spokesman for the government here told this correspondent Canada always has been a friend of all those under attack whose only purpose is to ive in peace with their neighbor and those who sincerely wish to contribute to a peaceful and just society. The fact thiat Mitchell Sharp remains Secretary of State for External Affairs and that Paul Martin will remain in the cabinet as elder statesman augurs ,well for Canada's future policy, a government official stated. Since Lester B.Pearson-through John G. Diefenbaker, through Pearson again and Martin, and now Trudeau and Sharp-there is a consistency in Canada's foreign policy which is truly bipartisan, Israelis point out. Of course, stated one journalist here (an expert on Canada and North America), Israelis had differences of opinion with some Canadian leaders, but they also have at times disagreements with Washington. What is recalled here is Prime Minister Trudeau's warm endorsement of Israel upon two occasions before his victory at the polls. Trudeau, it is said here, belongs to these Western statesmen who possess an open mind. Also it is stressed that Mitchell Sharp, Secretary of State for External Affairs, has made an important statement last month in Toronto. His statement, which appeared exclusively in The Canadian Jewish News on June 21st, has been mentioned to this correspondent as a confirmation of these views. Now because of the new double talk .coming from Cairo and Moscow, Israelis recall that in this statement the Hon. Mitchell Sharp said: "Canada believes that it will not be sufficient merely to return to the conditions which brought about the June 1967 war. A ^nuine state of peace must be brought about in which the right of Israel to continue to exist % a nation is recognized by its neighbours. Boundaries must be established for Israel which are recognized and respected by all. This must be accompanied by the guarantees necessary to safeguard the security and the rights of Israel. Israel's ships must have freedom to sail in all international waterways. Israeli and Arab must work together to wive the refugee problem and to begin to raise the standard of life of the vvhole area. AFRICANS LIKE ISRAEL An entire African family turned up at the Israel International Trade Fair in Tel Aviv which attracted visitors from many parts of the world MEXICO Mexico City, Mexico, (JCNS). - Series of intensely antisemitic articles have been appearing in newspapers of Tropico, apopular Pacific Coast resort in Mexico visited every year by thousands of North A-merican tourists, including a great proportion of Jews. • According to these articles which have caused numerous protests, Jews have been "responsible* for "most of the assassinations* on the American continent during the past 150 years, including those of President Lincoln, President Kennedy, Senator Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King. ESHKOL SUPPORTS ORTHODOX RABBIS Jerus?ilem, (JCNS). -Levi Eshkol, Israel's Prime Minister, put an end last wieek to any hopes ofReform Jews for ofticial support for early modification of Orthodoxy's position in Jewish religious life in Israel. In a brief address of welcome to some 500 delegates to the conference of the World Union For Progressive Judaism in Jerusalem, E shkoi said the' Reform movement could influence life in Israel if its members and its congregations settled here. Reflecting the general feeling in Israel that the Reform Jews' declarations of love for Zion were too recent, Mr. Eshkol said that closer contacts with the Jewish State, including immigration, would deepen the Jewishness of the Reform congregations. Leaders of the movement saw Mr. Eshkol again in a . bid to obtain State recognition for their rabbis in Israel to perform marriages. Yet Orthodox rabbis will officially be authorized to do so. ; ; ^ Canadian conipany sefs example SUCCESS IMPRESSlVB Super-Sol Limited, which operates a: chain of eight: supermarkets in Israel, is contemplating the offering; of US $l-mUlion worth of senior secured notes to finance the buUding of additional supermarket properties to facilitate the store expansion program. ., The offer to shareholders, other than U.S., will be ac- companied by warrants, re-presenting the right to purchase new common shares, class A, of Super-Sol. - . To make the lissuance of these new common shares, shareholders of Super-Sol approved the subdivision of 285,47.0. authorized and unissued common shares of 19.80 Israel pounds into For the record The fourth newspaper It has been brpugtitto our attention that some publi-catlonsprlnted outside Ontario have established boiler room operations in Toronto and are presenting themselves as Toronto Jewish newqiapers. ] ' . The Canadian Jewish News states for the record that it is the onlyNJewish newq)fl||^er in English, edited, published and printed In Torbnto and appearing regu> larly 52 weeks a year. / ^ In fact. The Canadian Jewish News Jn Toronto, In paid circulation in the Jewish community, is th« fourth newqiaper — after the three dailies. • 2,569,230 common shares, class A, of 2.20 Israel pbunds at an extraordinary meeting yesterday in Montreal. The company has 314,570 common shares of 19.80 Israel pounds outstanding. Both tliese shares and the new common, class A, rank equally and pari-passu in all respects and have the same rights and privUeges including rights to dividends and liquidation. The outstanding common shares are held by about 1,600 shareholders, about 75 per cent of whom reside Canada. -- , Super-Sol has its ninti and tenth stores now under construction; one in Na:tha-nya, the other, in Holon. In addition, it is examining new locations and recently, pur-(6ha8ed a suitable building •site in Tel-Aviv. In the, last fiscal year, to Feb. 29, 1968, Super-Sol net profit rose 46 per cent to 726,898 Israeli pounds (US $207,685) from 496.288 Israeli pounds (US $141,796) in previous year. Sales for the latest year were 35,96(5,317 Israeli pounds (US $10,274,339) compiared with 35,513,981 I ST a el i pounds (US $10,146,852) in year to Feb. 28, 1967. ,:, Charles R. Bronfman, chairman, and J. A. Brin, president, said the latest year's results produced an encouraging cash-flow. / Directors reelected at the recent annual meeting are: Charles R. Bron&nan, E. Leo Kolber, Louis Reitman and Cecil Vineberg, C.A., all of Montreal: Mark A. Levy and Raphael D. Wolfe, Toronto; J. A, Brin, Jerusalem; Dr. Joshua Rbtenstreich, Tel A.vlv. (rOR INVESTMENT IN ISRAEL SEE ARTICLE, PAGE 2) JEWISH LEADER OF GERMAN TRADE UNIONS HONORED A reception toa« held In Dil$teidorf on 29 June tp celkhrate the Mth birthday 0/ Ludtoi0 Rosenberg, chairman of the Confederation of Trad^Vnlont (DGBf. Foreign Miniatet Willy Brandt repretented the Federal government and 0uejti included (rode unionist*, /rem home and abroad, as well as politicians, peopl* from the. idencee and the arts. Transport Minister Oeorge Leber (left) it seen speaking to LudwIgRosenberor and his wife. Behind Bernhard T4cfce, ?o-chairman of the DOB looks on. /'.^ (Photo: dp«) ""T-'-'^l I 'liV' _ ■- I----,r-----'■|-----fy---r- ■ Y -I I .. ---r-1] r-i ii|Vii I - "I f I jlHWIIMl—I