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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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boundless loyalty and devotion of
his fellowers, disciples and co-
workers. He had enemies, of
course, and adversaries. But
those who worked with him gave
him their unquestioning loyalty
and affection—and continue to
do so after his death. The magic
still works and the spell still
holds.
It would have been expecting
3 too much from them to expect
an objective appraisal of Weiz-
mann the man and statesman.
Even non-Jews, men like Richard
Crossman and Lord Boothby,
tend to become lyrical when they
write of Weizmann. Why, I once •
heard Randolph Churchill go into
raptures when he mentioned
Weizmann. “There was nothing
I would not do for him,” said
Randolph. There were very few
people about whom Randolph
would speak thus. At the same
time, it would be risky and un
fair to relay on Weizmann’s op-
openents to present the picture
or prepare the material for the
future historian. His opponents
too, were uncompromising. This
is why it is vital to have the
letters and papers undoctored.
The first letter in this saga is
dated Summer, 1885—no day or
month given—and is in Hebrew.
Weizmann, then 11 years old,
writes to his former teacher,
Shlomo Tsvi Sokolovsky.
I cannot follow those who are
excited about Weizmann’s Zion
ist opinions of those days. He
was only 11, a normal, clever
boy, a little too opinionated.
Surely, much more interesting
and important, Is his promise not
to give up Hebrew. He kept it.
The first President of Israel ar
rived from Diaspora to take of
fice—he was actually in Amer
ica when the State was pro
claimed — but he knew more
Hebrew than most Israelis. He
also promises in his letter to ob
serve “Judaism.” This is what it
says in translation “Judaism."
But young Chaim was writing of
Jewishness, which is something
- quite different. This promise he
kept, too. He represented a Jew
ishness which was Hebrew-secu
lar rather than Anglo-religious.
Assimilation, he detested.
The letters to Herzl are on the
cool side. There is respect in
them, even admiration, but no af
fection or devotion. Considering
that the movement was small and
its leaders were all cronies as
well as fellow-Zionists, Weiz
mann appeared as an outsider.
But it was the beginning of the
Century. He soon presided over
a group of his own cronies and
admirers.
It transpires from the letters
Conciliation Board
Reports Record Cases
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
Jewish Conciliation Board of
America heard more cases in
volving intermarriage, desertion,
drug addiction and martial diffi
culties during the past year than
in any other year since its found
ing in 1920, according to the
board’s annual report for 1968.
The Jewish Conciliation board
adjusts and conciliates disputes
involving Jewish individuals and
organizations through a panel of
judges and experts who hold
sessions regularly. It also main
tains a social service department
that settles family problems pri
vately. The report said the up
surge of cases of types that in
previous years were rare among
persons seeking the board’s help
“mirror the conflicts and stresses
of the city.” There were also
many more referrals from the
civil courts and from attorneys.
The board held 20 sessions and
adjudicated 96 cases in the past
year. It also settled many other
cases and conducted 937 inter
views. Some cases were referred
to other agencies better suited
to handle them, the report said.
It cited two cases which were
considered unusual. One involved
a dispute between a fraternal
society and a widowed member
who was remarried and to a
non-Jew. The society refused to
continue his membership and
sought to deprive him of the
burial plot he had purchased.
The Conciliation Board panel
agreed unanimously that the so
ciety could not deny the man
membership or his polot under
its own by-laws. Both sides ac
cepted the terms of a settlement
proposed by the panel.
The other case involved a
woman whose husband and had
become a chronic alcoholic and
gambler and whose family was in
danger of breaking up. One teen
age daughter ran off with hippies
and another was keeping com
pany with danger of breaking
up. One teenage daughter ran off
with hippies and another was
keeping company with a Catholic
boy whom the family did not ap
prove.
Although the husband could
not be cured of his alcoholism
arrangements made through the
Conciliation Board gave the wo
man financial security and
enabled her to solve some of her
family problems. The report was
prepared by Ruth Richman, exe
cutive director.
that Weizmann’s Zionism was
always undiluted. Neither Marx
nor Mammon made any impact
upon him. He was single-minded.
Even his scientific research was
part of the Zionist vision. He ad
vocated a Hebrew university very
early. He lived to see both the
Hebrew University and the Weiz
mann Institute.
The letters to Vera Khatzman
—later Mrs. Weizmann—are lov*.
letters. But even these are not
devoid of observations on Zion
ism and the ways of the Jews.
Vera knew what she was letting
herself in for. She had plenty of
warning. The last letter in the
volume is, not suprisingly, anoth
er letter to Vera,
This volume is of course but
an opening. There Is much more
in store for us in the coming
twenty-nine.
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