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TNI SOUTHKN IMAiUTI
Friday, D*. 15, 1947
Pag* Four
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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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7 Arts Features
Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency
World Union Press
' S AS.SOtW‘
Tis the Season
Every year about this time, a lot of Jews—and a lot of
civil libertarians who aren’t Jews—start talking about a very
sensitive subject. They talk, and talk and do little concrete.
We are glad to see that at least one Jewish organization is
doing something about the problem, even if it is as far away
as Minnesota We didn’t check the figures in the American
Jewish Year Book, but we would venture to guess there are
more Jews in the Northeast section of Philadelphia than in
all of Minnesota; but give them credit; they’re moving.
No religious symbols, says the JCRC of Minnesota, be
they Stars of David or crucifixes, have a place in the public
schools. The JCRC also warns that the singing of religious
songs, including Christmas carols, is non-desirable for Jews.
It points out that the association of a Jewish holiday with a
Christian holiday does not make any religious observance
correct.
Until children reach the sophistication of understanding
comparative religion courses, all religion belongs in the home,
the synagogue and the church!
We congratulate the small but active Jewish community
of Minnesota.
—JEWISH EXPONENT, Philadelphia
J’Accuse! - Again
THAT OVER-AGE Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, has
brought down the contempt of the world on his insolent head.
What hath the great statesman wrought? He has demonstrated
that the Esterhazy spirit (which gave-rise to the infamous
Dreyfus Affair) is not entirely dead; he has flashed a green
light to the renewed stirrings of anti-Semitism in France; he
has shot a poisoned arrow at a besieged and unoffending com
munity which seeks only to live in peace with its neighbors.
Vive La Stench!
The general, in his elegant fatuousness, has tarnished his
own image as the resolute leader of French resistance in
World War II. Having seen, at such close range, the devastat
ing effect of Hitlerism, how could he—even in his dotage—
permit himself indulgence in the same barbarism? Those who
had looked to him as ah exponent of tolerance and understand
ing now see him as a sanctimonious bigot. He has compromised
his nation’s traditional support of human rights.
What effect will de Gaulle’s cannonade have on French-
Israeli relations? In the first, shocked response, some Israelis
called for a breakoff in diplomatic relations; this sentiment
was reflected even in the Cabinet. More mature heads have,
however, prevailed. Such an action on Israel’s part would
release de Gaulle from his contractual obligations to Israel
and give him free rein to develop relations with the Arab
countries—at the expense of Israel’s vital interests. One Israeli
paper has graphically epitomized it with the observation that
“de Gaulle is swimming in Arab oil ”
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Nothing more effectively contradicts de Gaulle than the
reaction of the French people, as expressed by their news
papers, and leaden of public opinion. One paper proclaims its
utter disgust with his statement; another terms his remarks
“incredible*” a third holds it “unthinkable” that so high a
French leader should be guilty of Jew-baiting, however ra
tionalized; a fourth, the respected Le Monde, runs a front
page denunciation of the President’s detecting “an unpleasant
odor of anti-Semitism.”
FOR THE SAKE of authenticity — so that we may know
authoritatively the character of de Gaulle’s egregious of
fense—we cite here a single paragraph from a Nov. 30th JTA
dispatch from Paris:
The official translation of the French President’s com
ments, released hy the French Mission to the United
Nations, made it clear that his denunciation went well
beyond a political attack on Israel and that he had im
pugned the Jewish people “through the ages” for having
“provoked” and “caused” ill will “in certain countries at
certain times.” He also told the press conference in Paris
that it was “always feared” that once the Jews “gathered
on the site of their former grandeur,” meaning Palestine,
“they might come to change the touching hopes they had
for 19 centuries into a fervent and conquering ambition.”
We have survived other assaults, as reckless, depraved,
and outrageous as de Gaulle's. We shall overcome this one,
too. Our aspiration is harmony, understanding, and peace..
We look to the efforts of the Israeli leaders themselves and to
the aid and cooperation of the world’s statesmen, to further
the cause of peace among men and nations.
—CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
6 Terrorists Die
In Sabotage Try
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Explosives
planted by saboteurs damaged
the fuel storage tank at a water
pumping station south of Kib
butz Maoz Chaim in the Besian
Valley. The footprints of four
persons were found leading to
the banks of the Jordan River
about 85 feet away. It was the
third recent major sabotage at
tempt. Six members of an El
Fatah terrorist unit were killed,
and a number arrested in a
combined action by Army secur
ity forces and border police near
Nablus, in the occupied West
Bank.
The army spokesman, reporting
on the action, said the marauders
ware discovered in a oave near
an Arab village. The Israeli
forces had to storm the hill in
which the cave was located to
engage the terrorists. A substan
tial quantity of Soviet—ana iJhB~
nose-made weapons and ammun
ition were found in the oave.
Questions Number
In Egyptian Jails
LONDON (JTA) — The Am
nesty Review, quarterly publi
cation of Amnesty International,
reported that there were only
between 200 and 400 Jews still
being held in Egyptian jails and
that they were “treated well,
or at least not any worse than
the other inmates.” The perio
dical also asserted that there
were about 3,000 members of
the outlawed Moslem Brother
hood imprisoned in Egypt but
called the Israeli Government's
claim that at least 70.000 persons
are incarcerated a “highly ex
aggerated figure.”
Synagogue
Will Honor
Mme. Kaminska
NEW YORK (WUP)—The re
nowned Polish-Jewish star Ma
dame Ida Kaminska and the
members of her Yiddish State
Theatre will be honored by The
Brotherhood Synagogue on West
Thirteenth Street here at the
Sabbath morning services Decem
ber 16.
Madame Kaminska and her
troupe, who have met with out
standing successes and acclaim in
ail their appearances to date,
were recently hailed by Dr. Joa
chim Prinz at an American Jew
ish Congress reception as rep
resenting “a vital fbroe in the ex
pression of Jewish cultural as
pirations.”
The Brotherhood Synagogue,
noted for its pioneering in inter
faith 'activities, is under the in
spired spiritual leadership of
Rabbis Irving J. and A. Alan
Block.
JEWISH
CALENDAR
'MANUKA
Dec. 27—Jan. 3
Wednesday—Wednesday
*TU BISHEVAT
Feb. 14, Wednesday
•FAST OF ESTHER
March 13, Wednesday
•PURIM
March 14, Thursday
•PASSOVER
April 13, Saturday
(First Day)
April 20, Saturday
(Eighth Day)
•LAG B'OMER
May 16, Thursday
•SIIAVUOT
June 2, Sunday
•TISHA B’AV
August 4, Sunday
•ROSH HASHANA
Sept. 23-24,
Mon. - Tues.
•YOM KIPPUR
Oct. 2, Wed.
•HOI.IDAY BEGINS
SUNDOWN PREVIOUS DAY
Gracious Greetings
during this happy season and
throughout the year.
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