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TUB SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, Dec. «. I»63
Opinion . . .
“THE FATE OF US ALL”
. . Yesterday is not ours to recover, but
tomorrow ia ours to win or to lose I am resolved
that we rftall win the tomorrows before us. So
I aak you to join me in that resolve determined
that from this midnight of tragedy we shall move
forward toward a new American greatness .
The fate of this office is the fate of all of us. I
would aak all Americans in reverence to think
on these things. Let all who speak, and all who
teach, and all who preach, and all who publish,
and aU who broadcast, and all who read or listen,
let them reflect upon their responsibiliteis to bind
our wounds, to heal our sores, to make our so
ciety well and whole for the tests ahead of us
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON’S
Thanksgiving Day Address
Editorial Excerpts
EVERY FRIDAY. Cincinnati
“Mr Kennedy’s right as a Roman Catho
lic to serve in the presidency was strongly
backed by the American Jewish community
. . . He affirmatively asserted minority
rights.”
JTA Dispatch in Newark Jewish News
“For President Kennedy too short was
the day; called away was he from great
work undone and the reward of peace came
too early. But the Master is urgent. Will the
laborers remain sluggish?
JEWISH ADVOCATE, Boston
“JFK served humanity . . With Ken
nedy’s passing, the country has lost a dedi
cated leader for human rights; the free na
tions of the world their stalwart champion;
we Jews a true and devoted friend.’”
HEBREW WATCHMAN, Memphis
A DAY OF ATONEMENT—Our minds are
filled with violence, with incredible harsh
and cruel acts of violence. A freedom hiker
is slain. A bomb shatters a Birmingham
church killing four young girls. Medgar
Evers is martyred with a bullet in his back
John F. Kennedy is vilely cut down His
alleged assailant is murdered.
We are shattered and tormented.
A national day of mourning? A national
day of prayer? No, these will not suffice us.
America must have unto itself a national Day
of Atonement—a Yom Kippur, a day of
reckoning with itself.
B’NAI B'RITH MESSENGER, Los Angeles
DENMARK AND ITS JEWS
October 1, 1953. Denmark was under Military
Occupation and word had come that all Jews in
Denmark, almost 7,000, were to be arrested, on
Roeh Hashonah, in one surprise raid and deport
ed to concentration camps in Germany. When the
Gestapo struck they found the Jewish homes
empty. The “Blitz” had been forestalled. More
than 6,000 were in relative safety, sheltered in
other Danish homes or already on their perilous
way to Sweden across the dark waters. Gestapo
captured less than 500 out of 7000. Most of these
7000 were in the following weeks brought to
Sweden, during that night, in all sorts of crafts,
dodging the searchlights and guns of German
guards and patrolships. Transports were organ
ized by the Danish underground Freedom Move
ment, but inspired by the noble example of His
Majesty King Christian the Tenth, practically the
whole population of all professions including
government officials, police, and all, took part in
the immediate rescue actions. And while the most
intense secrecy had to cover the actions, the
unanimous Danish abhorrence of the racial per
secution was openly announced . . . Thus behind
the rescue of the Jews in Denmark was the en
tire Danish people of 4 Vi millon then. Ths was
no surprise. The Jews in Denmark lived just like
other Danes. They constituted an integral part of
our communities . . . Let us not forget the part
played by Sweden in this drama . From a
central point between Denmark and Sweden I
had the privilege of witnessing a magnificent act
of brotherhood or the part of the Swedish peo
pie . . .
AMBASSADOR A. HESSELLUND—JENSEN,
Address Before Hadassah
JEWISH CALENDAR
•HANUKAH
Wednesday, December 11
(first day)
•PURIM
’Thursday, Feb. 27, 1964
•PASSOVER
Saturday, March 28, 1964
(first day
Sunday, March 29, 1964
(second day)
•8HAVUOT
Sunday, May 17, 1964
(first day)
Monday, May 18, 1964
(second day)
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A NATION MOURNS
GUEST EDITORIAL
John Fitzgerald Kennedy had a vision and the youthful
vigor to pursue it.
The President in his path toward the promised frontier
moved cautiously, for he was hampered by a divided man
date and by the scorn of a small but raucous minority that
was blind to horizons.
Yet his heart was whole, in purpose, in faith, in dedica
tion.
Now the heart is stilled and a nation weeps.
The vision the young President saw was unblurred and
its fulfillment inevitable. He looked beyond his days to an
America in genuine redemption, and as a student of history
he knew in his heart that America’s destiny was not to be
denied.
Like Moses he has been denied the privilege of entering
the land he envisaged, the new America he hoped to mold
for all of us, black and white, Christians and Jews, believers
and unbelievers.
The President died amid an unfortunate climate of bitter
ness and lawlessness in the land, with the nation divided
against itself as at no time since Abraham Lincoln spoke the
immortal words.
Where law breaks down the beasts take over. It was in
such a climate that the President was shot down in cold
blood.
The President is dead, but the nation will live on to re
member the man and forget the pain of the hour. Unfor
gotten to agony is the widow and the children as they grow
into awareness.
We grieve the loss of the President and bow in sorrow
to his family.
In the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy America has
lost a truly great political and intellectual figure and Ameri
can Jewry one of its most genuine friends.
Death Silences Jewry’s
Silver Tongued Orator
Few personages have made such an impact upon modern
Jewry as did Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver.
An outstanding Reform rabbi, his advocacy of the restora
tion of a Jewish state puzzled many of his confreres who to
put it mildly were opposed to Zionism
Through oratory and a superlative zeal in leadership, he
won many advocates in his specific religious denomination
and emerged as an international figure in Judaism. Nor was
his talent restricted to religion. He paced many a forward
movement of our times towards the ultimate values of human
dignity and humaneness.
He had often appeared before Southern audiences and
was widely beloved and revered.
His inspiration was a great tour de force in formation
of today’s ongoing Judaism. His death last week concludes
a brilliant and respected career.
WHEN YOU MOVE
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It's Costly to Have the Post Office Notify Us of the Change, and
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World Jewish Congress
Seek Survivors of
Forced Labor Camps
The World Jewish Congress in
New York Is searching for sur
vivors of three forced labor
camps In an effort to obtain
evidence against a number of
Nazis responsible for the perse
cution of Jews in the camps con
cerned.
The three camps, all In Wes
tern Poland, were: Faulbrueck,
Graditz, and Reichenbach. The
inmates of these camps were Jews
mostly from Upper Silesia, but
they also included Jews from
Holland, and other parts of Po
land. The camps were still in
existence in 1944.
Any survivors of these three
camps, or anyone else who could
provide pertinent information Is
requested to write to Dr. Nehe-
miah Robinson, Institute of Jew
ish Affairs, World Jewish Con
gress, 15 East 84th Street, New
York 28, N Y.
Comments . . .
“SETBACK AT THE IJN”
The next few months may well decide the fate
of the new “Eshkol line" In Israeli foreign policy
The point at issue is, broadly speaking, whether
Prime Minister Eshkol and his advisers can per
suade their colleagues and the public at large
that the path of compromise and concessions de
signed to mollify the Arabs will not merely en
courage further Arab bellicosity and a readiness
on the part of the great powers to ignore Israel’s
interests For Israel’s geographical and political
situation does not leave much room for maneu
vcr Less for retreat and still less for mistakes
It is precisely because of Israel’s fresh readi
ness for compromise and concessions that the it
titude adopted by this country is distressing. Not
only has our UN delegation done everything
possible to obstruct the 19-nations which sought
to introduce a resolution calling for direct Israeli
Arab talks on the refugee question, but just last
week it took the initiative in pushing through
the Special Political Committee a resolution cal!
ing on the Palestine Conciliation Commission to
press forward with its efforts to secure either
repatriation or compensation for Arab refugees
without Arab-Israel talks , For some time now
our State Department has been convinced that it
can appease aggressive Arab nationalism all along
the line, on the refugee issue among others, and
that if only the Israelis trust its strategy all will
come out right in the end But the fact is that
Israel continues to constitute merely a gambit in
inter-Arab disputes . Neither the late President
Kennedy nor the new President Johnson has ever
exhibited other than the highest admiration for
Israel and the deepest desire for Middle East
peace, but translation of these intentions has thus
far eluded State Department maneuvers.
JEWISH ADVOCATE, BOSTON
Talmudic & Post
Talmudic Treasures
COLLECTED ANI) TRANSLATED
By JACOB L. FRIEND
And here are a few maxims regarding
host and guest: The woman recognizes the
worth of a guest more than the man.
When entering the house, the host should
go first: when leaving the guest leaves first.
People say: the wine belongs to the host,
and the thanks go to the butler (God is the
host, man is the butler).
What does the thoughtful guest say: “How
much was done for my sake” What does
the thankless guest say: “No trouble was
taken for my sake at all. Everything was
prepared only for the family.”
Who is a despicable guest? One who brings
along another guest, and one who creates
unusual bother.
Rabbi Joshua who had an unpleasant ex
perience with a stranger to whom he ac
corded warm hospitality, said: Everyone
should be under thy suspicion as if he were
a thief.: but always show everyone respect
as if he were like Rabban Gamliel (A great
Rabbi of the Talmud).
“The merciful man does good to his own
soul" Proverbs xi, 17). This verse applies
well to Hillel. When the time for eating
arrived, he would bid adieu to his Disciples
and walk away home hastily. His disciples
once escorted him on his way and inquired
as to his haste. He said: “1 am hastening to
perform an act of mercy with a guest in my
house " They asked: “Every day thou hast a
guest in thy house?”. He replied: “And this
poor soul within me. is not a guest in the
body? Today it is here, tomorrow it may
dejxtrf". . , .
However, it is pointed out in Vol. Pesa-
chim 49a that the guest should not take undue
advantage of hospitality; the parasites who
took every opportunity to indulge in meals
at other people’s homes was denounced and
despised They even named such men as
“Joint dancers" or “Dish Lickers.”
We call them hobos, vagabonds or shnor-
ers.
One of the pillars of the Jewish faith con
sists of the Dietary Laws, mentioned in the
Bible more than 3,500 years ago. It is fully
explained in detail and codified in the Tal
mud Among other things they prohibit the
eating of milk and meat together, and a speci
fied interval of time is required to elapse af
ter the eating of meat before taking malk
or diary products. On February 28, 1935, the
New York American, printed the statement
of a group of British medical men to the
effect “That drinking milk within two hours
after eating meat is highly detrimental to
the digestive stystem.”