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THE &6UTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, November 13/ 1953
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PANORAMA by David Schwartz
We Kiss A Book
This is Jewish Book Month.
Actually, with Jews the whole
year is a book year. Where other
people in their faiths stand in
adoration before images, and kiss
rings and other symbols of faith,
we in our synagogues rise from
our seats only when a book is
some war errand. Mr. Rosenwald
took with him many copies of a
book which he distributed among
the wounded American soldiers in
the hosp’tals. All of these hospi
tals had libraries for the sick sol
diers and it was found that the
book Mr. Rosenwald had given
brought forth from the ark and we them was the book most prized by
kiss only a book—the Torah. the sick soldiers.
It is significant that the first of 1 suppose This book will never
the institutions of the new Israel get the Pulitzer prize. It was the
to attain relative competion was Sears Roebuck mail order cata-
the Jewish National Library. The logue.
story of the Russian Jewish phy- Julius Rosenwald was not try-
sician, Dr. Joseph Chasanovitz. ing to get orders for his mail order
who decades before the Balfour: business. He knew what he was
Declaration, accepted books in 1 about. The sick soldiers would
'payment for his medical services turn to the pictures of fishing
Eban Wins Case for Israel
the making of books there is no
end."
An ancient Jewish sage said
that people differ in their ways of
are like
INVITATION FROM THE LORD
Guest Editorial
I was asked this past week-end why it is that when a Rabbi
wishes to chastise his congregation for their indifference to certain
matters Jewish, he usually leaves it out to those who are not j ^books' with which "the founds-1 equipment, baseball bate and so
guilty. For instance, when the Rabbi is unhappy because of a tjon of the Jewish Homeland li- on in the mail order catalogue. It
small attendance at services, he turns the heat on those who do b ra ry was laid—has become le- served as nothing else to quench! sleep,
attend. The answer is simple. Since he does not reach the non- gendary. It is because of a Book
attenders, the regular attenders catch the brunt of it. that we finally came back to Is- D _ TVA/P p M ,i R • c i
-o’,. , i •*. , . . i , rael. Take away that Book, and BETWEEN US by Boris Smolar
Thinking about this matter further, it does seem strange that I 9houl d have disappeared
people have enough time to go to parties, play cards, golf, fish, among the nations,
go to ball games and the movies, hut when it comes to attending We respect — we venerate —
Services or an educational program, they are either too busy, too books. So much so, that it is in-
tired, or not feeling too well. 1 have seen people who said they evitable perhaps but that some- Those who ha\e observe Am
Were just about ready for a hospital or a rest home, but when Ecclesiastes long ago sighed .. To
$hey were invited to play poker or canasta, they were mira
culously rejuvenated.
Some may say that they cannot refuse the invitation when it
Is extended to them. Yet, it seems strange that when the Lord
Invited them to the synagogue to services, they do not feel bad handling books. Some
About refusing Him. They can easily and without qualms turn u . ho press onI> V^. e
down His invitation, but they cannot refuse Mr. or Mrs. So and
So’s invitation. Besides, the service lasts approximately an hour or
so while the parties and card games go on until midnight or later
The same holds true for lack of attendance at adult educational j who s ^ im books superficially and
those who get the full substance.
programs.
I write this because I am constantly told that our attendance
at services is the best it has been in many vears, which I am
human enough to feel happy about. I feel, however, that we
•hould have a close to 100 per cent attendance at services. I know
we can do it. If not every member attending, then at least one
member of each family can be present when it is impossible for
both to attend. There are posters in town and on the highways
picturing parents taking their children to a house of worship with
the caption “Show Them The Way.” Unless we show our voung-
Bters that it is as important if not more important to attend serv
ices as it is to go to a party or to play cards, then we are failing
them, and ourselves, miserably. LetY think about it.
DR. ISRAEL J. GERBER
* Temple Emanu-El, Dothan, Ala.
their nostalgia for their American
homes.
You may be amused at this, but
if a simple listing of such things
can stir the mind, can delight it
and bring it calm—what is not in
the power of a book?
The Dzukover rebbe is famous
for his refusal to have his sermons
published. “What will happen jf
I publish them?” asked the Dzik-
over. “Some Jew, after he has had
much to eat and drink on the Sab
bath will take up my book—and
fall asleep reading it. I don’t want
that.”
The Dzikover was a great saint,
but we disagree with him. Men
will go to all kinds of means to get
sleep. Use harmful pills and so
on. Is it nothing to help men to
the boon of peaceful slumber?
Were I a publisher, I would adver
tise many a book thus: “We
guarantee this will put you to
bassador Abba Eban, the head of
the Israel delegation, at work at
the present session of the U. N.
Security Council have no doubt
that the Israel case rests in very
able hands. . . .
Ambassador Eban has proven
himself a master not only in the
squeeze out the' ftliF Jui«Tnd’^t j Presentation of Israel’s arguments,
the rich wine. So there are those j but also in timing his arguments.
... In the briefest talk he ever
delivered at the United Nations—
t it lasted not even two minutes—
Although we p ace he WQn a tremendous victory over
books on so high a pedestal, I am Vagn Bennike, the U.N. truce
And there are those who do not
even skim
afraid that when it comes to read
ing books, the Jewish record to
day is not one that we need to
boast of.
The late Prof. Neumark of He
brew Union College, who wrote
many philosophical books, once
said, “Boys, it is not enough to
write a book and it is not enough
to have them published. You’ve
got to read them too. Don’t depend
on your friends to read them.”
Books are of many kinds. I re
member a true story of the first
World War. Secretary of War
Newton Baker commissioned Juli
us Rosenwald to go to Europe on
BEN GURION'S RESIGNATION
Guest Editorial
American Jews who are interested in Israel are greatly dis
turbed over the decision taken by Premier David Ben Gurion to
withdraw from the Israel Cabinet. . . The decision—so very sur
prising to the public—was not taken by Ben Gurion on the spur
of the moment. . . He has repeatedly declared in the Israel Parlia
ment that he would like to give up the Ministry of Defense. . .
These pleas were never reported. . . It is no longer a secret
that certain strong differences of opinion prevailed between him
and his colleagues in the Mapai Partv and in the government. . .
He stands for stronger counter-measures with regard to Arab raids
•n Israel territory, whereas Foreign Minister Sharett. for instance,
advocates a policy that takes more account of the impression
created abroad . . Last year he encountered the opposition of a
great number of his party colleagues when he negotiated the
coalition with the General Zionists. . . Nevertheless, his resigna
tion is not due to the difficulties which he faces in persuading his
colleagues to accept some of his views. . . Ben Gurion is the most j ton. D. C., are on their way home now, charged anew with bum-
powerful man in Israel and does not shun difficulties. . . Nor does ing enthusiasm and great plans for the coming year. The fruits of
lie give in to adversaries. . . However, he never makes his political their labors will be evidenced in the child rehabilitation, medical,
calculations and plans by the day or week, but by the decade or welfare and vocational education programs they have formulated,
the generation or. by history. . . This tendency has often been In his latest book, Maurice Samuel terms Hadassah a “re-
lield against him, but as far as he himself is concerned, it obvious- markable organization. . . A sociological phenomenon.” It has
1)' is his basic philosophy. . , He now thinks he is dispensable in managed, Mr. Samuel says, “to combine action for Israel with
daily matters, and he wants to concentrate on matters of Israel’s j programmatic concern for the educational task of American Jewish
*HANUKKAH
Dec. 2, Wednesday
(First Day)
Dec. 9, Wednesday
(Eighth Day)
•PURIM
March 19, Friday
♦PASSOVER
April 18, Sunday
•HOLIDAYS BEGIN
PREVIOUS EVENING
chief. . . Gen. Bennike could have
prevented the Syrian-Israeli dis
pute over the Jordan River issue
had he accepted Israel’s pro
posal to halt the work on
the project until after an in
vestigation of the facts involved.
. . . Instead, he insisted on the
complete stoppage by Israel of the
work — a kind of “unconditional
surrender". . . Mr. Eban only had
to repeat Israel’s proposal at the
U. N. Security Council in his own
brief, but impressive way, and
the Council accepted it “with grati
fication”. . . Thus, the Council
actually disavowed Gen. Bennike’s
stand In favor of Israel’s sugges
tion after bringing the General
over all the way from Israel to
report to the Council. . .
Modest and soft-spoken as Mr.
Eban is, he always wins the atten
tion of the U. N. delegates when
ever he has something to say. . .
In his eloquent language — which
can be matched by very few dele
gates of other nations — he pre
sents his case like a well-trained
diplomat, an able lawyer and an
excellent speaker—all in one. .
No wonder his latest appear
ances at the U. N. Security Coun
cil have dispersed the hostile anti-
Israel cloud which hung over the
first two meetings of the Coun
cil on the Arab-Israel situation.
future and of history. . . All the groups in Israel, except Hernt and
Alapam, sincerely regret his withdrawal . . So does the average
man in Israel. . . -BORIS SMOLAR.
HAIL TO HADASSAH!
Guest Editorial
Yon might say that Hadassah and humanitarianism can be
life.”
In many varied ways, the history of Jewry in the United
States in the first half of the twentieth century reflects the con
tributions of Hadassah women to the common good; and no his
tory of Israel can ever be complete without lengthy treament of
Youth Aliyah and HMO and the other Hadassah-sponsored pro-
equated; that the one means the other. Moreover, it can be said jects that have spelled health and happiness and ves, life itself, to
that, in harnessing the abilities and energies of hundreds of thou- thousands in that country.
sands of American Jewish women in the philanthropic, welfare May Hadassah’s years be long and may its projects continue
ftnd educational tasks it has set itself, Hadassah also has helped to to flourish!
revitalize Judaism on the American scene.
Delegates to Hadassah’s 39th annual convention in Washing-
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
Indianapolis. Ind.
Even Lebanese delegate Charles
Malik, spokesman for all the Arab
nations at the Security Council,
could not help but publicly con
gratulate Mr. Eban after the latter
defeated Gen. Bennike in a bril
liant move well timed and well
executed. . ,
TWO SIGNIFICANT
CONFERENCES
Two important Jewish confer
ences will take place next week
end. . . One in Cleveland and the
other In Washington. . .
The Cleveland parley, at which
basic decisions afecting American
Jewish community life will be
taken, is the General Assembly of
the Council of Jewish Federation*
and Welfare Funds. . .
The Washington parley Is the
four-day session bf the Anti-De
famation League of B’nai B’rith.
, . . The Assembly of the CJFWF
will this year be pf utmost im
portance for Israel. .. It Is at this
Assembly that the cornerstone will
be laid for complying with Israel**
request that American Jewry this
year raise for -Israel $125,000,000
instead of $80,000^00. . . And it is
at this meeting of the leaders of
Jewishh communities that meth
ods will be sought to reverse th»
decline in fund-raising in thl*
country which has been noticeable
during the last few years. . . THE
CJFWF Assembly will also seek
methods for building leadership in
the communities since the older
generation of leaders is getting
tired and new forces must be de
veloped to take thir place. . .
The Anti-Defamation League’*
parley will, of course, deal with
other matters — primarily with
problems concerning the fight,
against anti-Semitic elements. . .
Incidentally, the ADL and t h e
American Jewish Committee have
now concluded a three-year agree
ment for joint fund-raising. . .
The Anti-Defamation League (eels
very proud of the faet that Presi
dent Eisenhower agreed to accept
its 1953 award. . .
Originally the ADL planned to
hold its four-day conference in
New York. . . However, after Mr.
Eisenhower indicated that if the
conference takes place in Wash
ington, he might appear to receive
the award in person, the ADL
leaders decided to hold the parley
in Washington. . . Whether the
President will appear at the din
ner at which the award will be
presented depends on his other
engagements that day. . .
The American Jewish Commit
tee this week honored Dr. John
Slawson, its executive vice-presi
dent, on the occasion of his com
pletion of 10 years of service with
the Committee. . , An administra
tive committee meeting of the or
ganization was turned into a sur
prise party for Dr. Slawson with a
cake, ten candles, etc. . .