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Tempo of Terror
This is not a commentary on the controversial issue of
bombing military targets twelve thousand miles away on
foreign soil. This concerns us right here at home in the United
States. How can we put a stop to the bombing of synagogues,
homes and churches in our own land?
It is a curious contradiction and confusion in the thinking
and feeling of those who want bombing stopped in Vietnam,
as well as those of the right, who urge more bombing and
deeper penetration of the soil of Vietnam, that they are silent
on calling for an all out campaign to eradicate and put a stop
to bombing on the home front.
In Jackson, Mississippi, on the eve of Thanksgiving, the
home of Rabbi Perry E. Nussbaum of Temple Beth Israel of
Jackson was virtually wrecked. It nearly cost the rabbi his
life.
The explosion, which shattered Rabbi Nussbaum’s home,
was the second act of terror and violence in recent months
against the rabbi, who has been active in the civil rights
movement. Last September 18, hit-and-run bombers blasted
Temple Beth Israel. Mississippi has a long record of burning
Negro churches and bombing homes of Negro ministers as well
as the homes of some white civil rights workers or sympa
thizers who live in Mississippi
Denunciations by elected officials, such as the Governor
and the Mayor, are in the area of good politics and building
a good image.
So is the promise, by local and state law enforcement
officials, to do all in their power to apprehend those respon
sible for creating a climate that breeds hatred and violence.
Some law enforcement officials, such as sheriffs, have been
found guilty themselves for being part of mobs who have
perpetrated terror, violence and even murder of citizens who
have bgea.acti.ye in the movement for civil rights and equal
opportunity!
To say that the acts are the work of a Klan mentality or
a depraved mind is no answer. To express “shock” is no an
swer. “Adequate protection” of the rights of citizens can be
assured only by legal authority that will be concerned with
the actual and continuous enforcement of the law. And this
can be accomplished only by Federal authority. Congress must
enact legislation making acts of terror and violence against
civil rights workers, a Federal offense.
The right of dissent is precious in a democracy. The right
to protest against evil must be preserved. But the rights of
dissent and protest accompanied by prejudice and bigotry,
terror and violence, either from the right or the left, cease
to be entitled to the sanctuary and protection of decent men.
They must be prosecuted to the limit of the law.
But it is the silence of good men that allows these condi
tions to flourish in our land. Personal involvement and the
courage to speak out are the ingredients of a good community.
We must mobilize the spiritual and moral forces of our entire
nation to root out terror and violence and bombing so that we
may pursue our democratic processes and works of freedom
in safety and in peace.
Five Universities
Set Yiddish Study
NEW YORK (JTA)—Courses in
the Yiddish language, literature
and culture will be offered by
the B’nai B’rith Hillel Founda
tions on the campuses of five
leading American universities
through a subsidy provided by
the Farband - La bor Zionist Order.
The schools are Harvard, Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Brandeis University, Northwes
tern University and the Univer
sity of California at Los Ange
les.
The joint project, which is in
tended to stimulate interest in
Yiddish culture among university
students was announced by Ja
cob Kazman, general secretary of
the Farband, and Rabbi Benj
amin M. Kahn, director of the
Hillel Foundations. The Farband
subsidy will amount to $250 per
semester on each campus. The
courses offered will vary from
school to school.
Socialists Ask Aid
For Soviet Jews
LONDON (JTA)—A campaign
to arouse public opinion over the
plight of 3 million Jews in the
Soviet Union and to stimulate ac
tion on the humanitarian issues
involved was announced at a
meeting of the London bureau of
the Socialist International. The
campaign will be based on a re
port by a special working peaty
on the status of Soviet Jewry
which was adopted by the So
cialist International at its annual
conference in Zurich last month.
THC SOIITHItN ISRAWTI
COMMENT
and OPINION
“U.S. ACQUIESCENCE
IN MURDER OF JEWS”
Before his recent death, Morgenthau said
that this (negative) message from Washing
ton instructing Minister Harrison in Switzer
land to cut off the flow of information about
the desperate situation of the Jews shocked
him more profoundly than anything else in
the long chain of apathy. . . Morgenthau, con
vinced of State Department perfidy, instruct
ed Randolph Paul to prepare a paper docu
menting the eight months’ delay. At the same
time he scheduled a meeting with the Presi
dent for January 16... This 18-page narrative,
prepared by three Protestants, was entitled
“Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence
of this Government In the Murder of the
Jews ” It was signed by Randolph Paul: “1.
(State Department officials) have not only
failed to use the Governmental machinery at
their disposal to rescue Jews from Hitler, but
have even gone so far as to use this Govern
mental machinery to prevent the rescue of
these Jews. 2. They have not only failed to
cooperate with private organizations in the
efforts of these organizations to work out in
dividual programs of their own, but have
taken steps designed to prevent these pro
grams from being put into effect. 3. They
not only have failed to facilitate the obtaining
of information concerning Hitler’s plans to ex
terminate the Jews of Europe but in their"
official capacity have gone so Jar as to sur
reptitiously attempt to stop the obtaining of
information concerning the murder of the
Jewish population of Europe. 4. They have
tried to cover up their guilt by: (a) conceal
ment and misrepresentation; (b) the giving
of false and misleading explanations for their
failures to act and their attempts to prevent
action; and (c) the issuance of false and mis
leading statements concerning the ‘action’
which they have taken to date. . In attempt
ing to combat this slaughter, the War Refu
gee Board would work with a small staff,
meager funds and in close contact with a
State Department that had permitted the
American tradition of sanctuary for the op
pressed to be despoiled. Between 1933 and
1944, this tradition had been displaced by a
combination of political expediency, diplo
matic evasion, isolationism and indifference
that played directly into the hands of Adolf
Hitler even as he set in motion the plans for
the greatest mass murder in history. . .
LOOK MAGAZINE
KENNEDY'S FAVORITE
BIBLE PASSAGES
The late John F. Kennedy knew his
Bible- He frequently quoted Biblical passages
to validate a point that he was making or to
express his philosophy of life. . . Following
are some of his favorite passages: “And it
shall come to pass afterward that I will put
out My spirit upon all flesh, and your sons
and daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams and your young men shall
see visions.” (Joel 2:28). . . “Where there is
no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18);
“But he that keepeth the law, happy is he”
(same verse); “Except the Lord build the
house, they labor in vain that build it; except
the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh
but in vain” (Psalm 127:1); “But they that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings, as
eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and
they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31);
“A time to be born, and a time to die; a time
" to plant, and a time to pluck that which is
planted; a time to kill and a time to heal; a
time to break down, and a time to build lip;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time
to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast
away stones, and a time to gather stones to
gether; a time to embrace, and a time to re
frain from embracing; a time to seek, and a
time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to
cast away. A time to rend, a time to sew; a
time to keep silence, and a time to speak: a
time to love, and a time to hate; a time for
war and a time for peace” (Ecclesiastes 3:
1-8). . .
RABBI A. G. MINDA,
FROM JEWISH DIGEST
Pound Critics Fear
Rising Food Costs
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Cabinet decision to devaluate
the Israel pound came under
heavy fire in a Knesset debate
by members who voiced fear of
a serious rise in prices despite
Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir’s
assurances that price rises, if
any, would be negligible.
The immediate object of con
cern was the price of such basic
food commodities as milk and
eggs which depends on yearly
imports of fodder from the
United States amounting to $40
million.
The critics said that the gov
ernment will not be able to pre
vent a price rise and that wage
earners will suffer. The Cabi
net was expected to rule this
week on the price of milk and
eggs which is expected to go up
15 percent unless subsidized.
Unhappy Judge
Bans Breath
Of Promise
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A Tel
Aviv district judge has ruled
that a non-Jewish girl who was
seduced by an Israeli Jew could
not sue him for breach of prom
ise to marry her because Israeli
law bars Jews from marrying
non-Jews.
The ruling was made by Judge
H. S. Levenberg in voiding an
earlier court decision barring
the youth from leaving Israel.
The judge said he was not happy
with his ruling but that under
the law there was no other op
tion. The non-Jewish girl, ac
cording to court records, met the
Jewish youth in Tiberias and
she lived with him, becoming
pregnant. Records say the youth
decided to abandon the girl and
she appealed to the courts. {
Judge Levenberg held that be
cause of the ban on such mar
riages, the youth was not bound
by his promise to marry the girl
because it could not legally be
implemented. Therefore, he rul
ed, a breach of promise claim
had no validity.
Report Growth
Of Conflicts
In Family Life
NEW YORK (JTA)—A growth
in the number of cases reflect
ing changes in Jewish family and
communal life was indicated in
the 47th annual report of the
Family Conciliation Board of
America.
The Board, of which Dr. Israel
Goldstein is chairman, said it held
18 sessions and heard 78 cases
during the past year. The report
said that “like many social insti
tutions,” the Jewish family had
changed and “self assertion and
individual rights are more in
vogue. The problems of children
moving out of the home and the
incidence of inter-marriage ac
counts for many of the oases”
brought before the board.
The report said that while, “un
fortunately, we cannot help all
who come to us, we have been
able to resolve a high percent
age of their conflicts.”
Passport Limits
To Egypt Lifted
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
State Department has announced
that American citizens wishing to
travel to Egypt will no longer
have to obtain special endorse
ment of their passports. The de
cision was ascribed to improve
ment in American-Egyptian re
lations. The Department spokes
man said that the Egyptian Gov
ernment had assured the United
States that “all categories of
American travellers are wel
come.”
The sp»kesman, Robert McClos-
key, said that no negotiations had
taken place concerning restora
tion of diplomatic relations and
said the United States would wel
come a retraction by President
Nasser of the charges voiced in
June that American aircraft bad
aided Israel in the war.
Kaminska Deplores
Absence in Russia
Of Yiddish Theatre
WASHINGTON (JTA)—An ex
pression indicating regret that
there has been no regular Yid
dish theater in the Soviet Union
since 1948 and a statement of
longing to perform in Moscow
were voioed here by Ida Kam
inska, famous Polish actress and
leading Lady of the Warsaw Yid
dish Theater.
Miss Kaminska, whose role in
the prize-winning Czech film,
“The Shop on Main Street,” won
international acclaim, pointedly
noted that the film, which attack
ed anti-Semitism drew great au
diences when exhibited in Mos
cow.
The actress recalled the Yid
dish theater that existed prior to
Stalinist suppression in 1949 and
she revealed that during World
War II she appeared in the So
viet Union and voiced fervent
hope of again being able to per
form there.
JEWISH
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