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Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency
World Press
Jewish Book Month
GUEST EDITORIAL
Recent years have witnessed a definite spurt in the publi
cation of books of Jewish interest. This awakened activity de
rives from several factors: a deeper Jewish consciousness
aroused by the Nazi destruction of European Jewry; Jewish
pride in the development of the State of Israel; the marked
growth of concern over the Jewish fu'.ure; and the stimulus
of the annual observance of Jewish Book Month sponsored by
the Jewish Book Council of the National Jewish Welfare Board.
Since “A Jewish Library in Every Jewish Home” epitom
izes the day-after-day objective of the Jewish Book Council,
it has been chosen again as the theme of this year’s current
nationwide observance of Jewish Book Month.
The theme is also a reminder and a goad, for it is only
through the systematic and conscientious accumulation of a
case or a shelf of Jewish books in the home that Jewish litera
ture can be an enriching influence in the lives of every mem
ber of the Jewish family.
Geared as we are to specifically time-scheduled drives, we
recognize the need for and value of this major event of the
Jewish Book Council in providing the momentum to promote
wider audiences for Jewish books.
Jewish Book Month crystallizes the year-round activities
of the Jewish Book Council. The Council daily receives calls
for information on many aspects of Jewish books. Such re
quests come from authors, publishers, public libraries, non
sectarian organizations, the general press and from many
others who seek authoritative information concerning the
selection of books, specialized book lists, sources for obtaining
books, program suggestions and a wide variety of answers to
questions on all phases of Jewish literature in English, Hebrew
and Yiddish.
When there is such a steady stream of inquiries—and from
such diverse sources—there must be widespread interest. One
is, therefore, more than likely to be correct in saying that
Jewish Book Month and the year-round program of the Jewish
Book Council are significant factors in the progressive advance
noted in the creation, production and distribution of books of
Jewish interest.
Cultural Leaders
Urge Boycott
Of Passion Play
NEW YORK (JTA)—An appeal
for a world boycott of West Ger
many’s Oberammergau Passion
Play, to protest a refusal by the
village players to discard their
“intensely anti-Semitic text,” was
endorsed here by 11 leading au
thors, poets and other cultural
personalities.
They joined with the American
Jewish Congress in that appeal
at a press conference in which
they declared that “the teachings
of the Vatican Council seemingly
have been lost on the residents of
Oberammergau.” The villagers,
who are the players and sponsors
of the Passion Play, presented
every ' ten years, rejected last
month proposed alternatives to
to the present script which por
trays the Jewish people as the
killers of Jesus.
The 11 cultural leaders were
Jacob Glatstein, the Yiddish poet
and novelist, Critic Irving Howe,
Novelist Leslie Fiedler, Critic Al
fred Kazan, Poet Nobel Laureate
Stanley Kunitz; Arthur Miller,
Nobel Laureate in drama; Mau
rice Samuel Critic Lionel Trilling,
Actor Eli Wallach, Novelist Elie
Wiesel, and Theodore Bikel, the
folk-singer. Mr. Bikel joined
with Dr. Joachim Prinz, chair
man of the AJCongress Commis
sion on International Affairs, in
issuing the statement which was
co-signed by the other 10 per
sonalities.
The statement added that the
Oberammergau villagers remain
ed as prejudiced as they were
“throughout the Hitler era,” and
that their position raised ques
tions about the claim there was
“a new Germany with a new
spiritual and intellectual atmos
phere.”
JEWISH
CALENDAR
•HANUKA
LAG B’OMER
December 8-15
May 28, Sunday
Thursday - Thursday
•SHAVUOT
•PURIM
June 14, Wednesday
March 26, Sunday
•ROSH HASHANA
•PASSOVER
Oct 5-6, Thurs.-Fri.
April 25, Tuesday
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May 2, Tuesday
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- Syrian Tension
Israel
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA) — The Security Council
opened its debate on Jordan’s
complaint against Israel last week
with eight of the 15 Council
members condemning the Israel
retaliatory raid across the Jor
danian border on November 13.
Taking turns criticizing the Is
raeli raid as the Council session
got underway were all four major
powers-—the United States, Bri
tain, France and the Soviet Union
—who were joined by Argentina,
Japan, Jordan and New Zealand.
Only the New Zealand delegate,
Frank Corner, stated that there
were good reasons for Israel’s ac
tion. Mr. Corner spoke about the
“ineffectiveness” of the Security
Council in the session last month
on a complaint by Israel against
Syria in connection with the
mounting guerrilla raids. He said
Israel's complaint was justified
but noted that a resolution asking
Syria to act to prevent such raids
was vetoed by the Soviet Union.
Ambassador Arthur J. Gold
berg, chief of the United States
delegation, told the Security
Council that Israel’s action was
“clearly violation” of the armi
stice agreement between Israel
and Jordan. He urged the Secur
ity Council “to speak out firmly”
against a policy of retaliation. He
added that “the destructive raid”
by Israel could not be “justified
or excused” by the guerrilla raids
in which “Jordan has not been
implicated.” Mr. Goldberg said
the Israeli raid had taken a “de-
Eshkol—“We
Do IXot Want
Bloodshed”
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Premier
Levi Eshkol told Parliament that
"God is my witness that we do
not want bloodshed to go on on
both sides of the border” but
“Israeli blood is no less than that
of any other.”
Addressing a session on Israel’s
reprisal raid against Jordan the
Premier reminded the house of
the growing incidence of border
attacks from Jordan. He quoted
a threat by the Damascus Radio
that Syria would turn every
house in Israel “into a grave.”
Let it be clehr, the Prime Min
ister declared, that the Jordanian
raid was a warning directed as
well to Syria.
He said the Soviet veto of a
resolution at the Security Coun
cil on November 4, asking Syria
to strengthen its borders against
terrorist raids into Israel, had ag
gravated the problem because
it made the Arabs “think they
can get away with anything in
cluding organized murder.” He
pointed out that Israel had re
peatedly exercised patience, “but
even the greatest patience can
come to an end,” he declared.
Only speakers for the Com
munity Party and Haolem Hazeh,
a fringe part, dissociated them
selves from the raid. All other
parties voted for a Government
motion to discuss the question in
committee. Yosef Serlin, speak
ing for the opposition Gahal Par
ty, declared his faction’s unres
erved support for the Govern
ment on the issue.
Israel officials, meanwhile, re
ported increasing nervousness
among Syrian and Jordanian
troops on Israel’s borders, with
Syrian troops sporadically firing
on Israeli farm equipment. No
casualties were reported.
plorable tolls in lives" and de
clared that the U.N. machinery
“must be utilized” by both Arabs
and Israelis.
Ambassador Michael S. Comay,
Israel’s permanent delegate to the
U.N., told the Council that
nothing “constructive” would
come from condemnation of one
specific action. He said Syria had
promoted organized raids into Is
rael in a “popular war of libera
tion” across Syria’s borders and
those of neighboring Arab states.
He said each state must take res
ponsibility for acts of terrorism
emanating from its territory and
that Jordan had failed o do so.
He said the raid was “a defen
sive action” carried out by a
Wiesenthal Scores
Austria For Laxity
VIENNA (WUP)—Simon Wie
senthal, the famous investigator
of Nazi war crimes who had
played a vital role in the capture
of Adolf Eichmann, this past
week scored the Austrian Gov
ernment for its laxity in bring
ing to trial Austrian Nazis who,
he contended, had murdered half
the six million Jews during
World War II.
Wiesenthal disclosed at a press
conference here that some 1,100
Austrians, today living as free
men and women, are directly
connected with the mass murders
of Jews. A fairly large numbers
of these, he added, are currently
serving in the Austrian police
and gendarmerie.
Museum to Nationalize
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Is
rael Museum will be incorporated
as a Government corporation
under a decision taken by the
Cabinet. Currently the Museum
is a private organization. Its
management and board have
agreed to the new status. Ap
propriate legislation will be in
troduced soon in Parliament.
small force instructed to prevent
casualties, an action undertaken
“most reluctantly” after much
forbearance. Secretary General
U Thant read a brief report on
the raid to the Council from U.N.
military observers in the area and
said a complete report was ex
pected sh >rily from Lt. Gen. Odd
Bull, chief of staff of the U. N.
Truce Supervision Organization.
Ambassador Muhammed El-
Farra, the permanent Jordanian
delegate, called on the Council to
take “punitive” action against Is
rael “forthwith.”
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