2*1965
THE CANADIAH If WISH REVIEW
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JEWISH FESTIVAL
OF PURIM
(Pr*p*f*d by the Commission on Interfftitb Activists of Reform Judaism.)
The colorful JewUh Feitival of Purim which recalls tiit :�jnei�nt Biblical �t<rt7 of Queen &ther and her fight to �*y* her people from Haman, the Fenian tyrant, will be marked by Jew? aU ov�r the world in religion* tervieei and eeremo-nies beginning at sundown, on March, 17,. Tb*, .oAe^dj^ Jiojiday contains a contemporary message universally echoed at this time, the dedication to assure religious freedom for all individuals.
The word "Purim" means "lots" and relates to the method devised by the Persian Prime Minister, Haman, to select the day on which the Jews would be destroyed. Queen Esther) the, wife of King
Afcasuerus, fought valiantly to save the Jews and rescind the evil deeds of Haman.
The legendary story of how Haman sought the genocide of his country's Jewish population is to be found in the Biblical book of Esther. Early in Jewish history this book was copied on the rolled scrolls c*Ued Megilloth. While other biblical texts were similarly preserved, the reading of the Esther Megillah has always received special pre-eminence in the syna-gogual observance of the day.
Purim is a.true holiday. The festive atmoaptiere predominates. As the scroll is read at the worship services, children and adults are encouraged to use noise-makers to blot out thelsound-of the name of the tyrannical Haman every
Ume ft is mentioned. Co�tum� and parties are conducted irt the religions schools and Purim plays are traditionally presented at this time.
The threat to the physical survival of the Jewish people as represented by this story Was no mere folktale to the Jewish people. Throughout their long and often tortured history, Hamans have periodically sprung up to destroy Jews, using as their principal reason that Jews chose to remain culturally and religiously identified. Hainan's- in various guises constantly threaten the security of societies, diverse religious and ethnic groups.
Though an ancient festival, Pu-rim's message gives it a contemporary ring which all people, regardless of creed must heed.
Irvin Fane, chairman, of the board of trustees, of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, says:
The lesson of the Purim Holiday,
celebrating $e triumph pf the Jews over the evil Haman who sought their destruction in ancient Persia, is that violence begets violence. Whether in the assassination of a Malcolm $ in Harlem or in the war-torn villages of Vietnam, Hamans have arisen in every generation, but those who counseled destruction have themselves been destroyed by their own prescriptions, just as Haman was.
.In our day we have learned that the power of evil is no longer embodied in single individuals. Such wrongs as religious and cultural persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union and attacks on freedom in many parts of the world are no longer the responsibility of one man but of many.
There is a Haman in every one of us, too, who must be driven out by the forces of enlightenment and our own aspirations for peace and freedom. We behave as Hamana not only when we are actively violent and behave in bigoted ways
but also wbe* we art �pjltheUc and indifferent Wvioleiie*|ad lawlessness on' From
Holiday we must all be moved to renew the vow to live our ideals in daily practice,
COUNTER-BOYCOTT
MEANS TOUGHER
LINE BY ISRAEL
(Contbuud
One)
ignore threatening letters from Arab boycott ottiwft and to prohibit the chambers of commerce from signing anti-Israel clauses demanded by Arab staUfl.
The Premier also urged foreign governments to give their full support and protection to companies ^penalized by Arab countries for not giving in to- Arab blackmail."
In a recent speech in the Knesset (Parliament), Deputy Premier Abba Kban observed that "experience teaches us that surrender to the Arab boycott inevitably arouses
an unfavorable reaction in man/ countries where there if friendship" for Israel.
"This unfavorable impression," Mr. Eban added, "ofUn takes the form of a natural attitude of disfavor toward those who support the Arab boycott by surrendering to its dictates."
�Some observers interpreted these remarks as a thinly veiled warning to foreign companies not to disregard the potential for re* prisal, says the New York Times, of their own Jewish communities, notably that of the United States.
URGED PRE-MARITAL TRAINING; MARRIED LIFE AS EARLY GOAL
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"The Emotional Sex," with David Loth, says the New York Times. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William Walker, of Storrs, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Mabel, and Mrs. Dora Siegel, and three brothers: Samuel, Alexander, and Paul Levine.
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