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Page 4 — THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE, August 10, 1973
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Oklahoma & Watkins Glen
"Many townspeople flocked to the scene last night to watch the riot
unfold," states a New York Times account of last weekend’s events at an
Oklahoma state prison. "Eluding loosely manned police barriers, they
drove right to the prison walls, where they sat on the hoods of their cars
drinking beer in the flicker from the burning buildings," the story con
tinued.
And in the same issue of the Times we read of the quick change of at
titude of local merchants in a story on the Watkins Glen, N. Y. rock con
cert, attended by hundreds of thousands of young people. Originally an
ticipating a "rough crowd," the merchants “immediately began singing
their praises" as the "arriving youths began buying almost all the beer,
milk, bread, fruit, cold cuts, ice and gasoline in the area."
Perhaps the most “generous” praise came from the owner of a store
"which sold 80 bottles of liquor and 175 bottles of wine in the first hour
and a half of business," who "praised the music fans and their taste in
‘booze’." In comparing the young people with the usual auto and race
track crowds in the area, this entrepreneur waxed enthusiastic about the
rock fans, who wanted “the better stuff," so much so that “We had to get
a police escort to get more liquor in.”
It would seem that the Oklahoma events were slightly lacking in car
nival atmosphere as compared with Watkins Glen Perhaps that state’s
Department of Correction should better anticipate the next riot by selling
tickets and franchising food and drink concessions.
Will we ever understand the essentially extra-musical values that drew
multitudes of youth to Woodstock and Watkins Glen; is it only their
purchasing power that buys acceptance? Do the celebrants in front of the
Oklahoma prison adequately represent public attitudes on criminal
justice? Is ours but a culture of voyeurs and parasites? Are we that close
to watching lions tear human flesh in Roman coliseums? Does the fight
for the public mind and human decency still hang on such a slender
thread?
— Boston Jewish Advocate
The ‘Eyes’ Have It!
The morale at the Knesset will deteriorate even more than inflation
and the problems of national security will justify if, in truth, the day of
the miniskirted secretary is declared at an end.
In Washington, we are certain, the average politician considers the
miniskirt a fringe benefit without which his job might well be intolerable.
Can Jerusalem be so different? We hardly think so.
Politicians are masters of compromise. Certainly they can find a way
out of the miniskirt morass that will not endanger the seat of govern
ment
— Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia
Jewish Quiz Box
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
V etoes—
Continued from Page I
242."
He went on to remind the Coun
cil that the resolution he vetoed
"takes no notice of the other fun
damental and inseparable elements
of 242: that the ending of occupa
tion must be in the context of
peace between the parties, that it
must be in the contest of the right
of all States in the area to live
within secure and recognized
boundaries, and that it must be on
the basis of agreement between the
parties.”
Continuing, Scali went on to
note that operative paragraph 2 of
the new eight-power resolution
bears no relationship to the
provisions and principles of resolu
tion 242. “The purpose of our
amendments,” he declared, “was
to bring the eight-power resolution
into some measure of conformity
with the essential provisions of
resolution 242 which remains the
only agreed, I repeat, agreed basis
for a peaceful resolution.
‘‘The resolution adopted
today," he emphasized, “would
have done irrevocable and perma
nent damage to this landmark
resolution of this Council — a
resolution which admittedly is in
terpreted differently by the two
sides and whose constructive am
biguity can only be resolved in the
caldron of negotiations between
the parties, not by fiat of this
Council or a group of outside
powers.
John Scali concluded his ex
planation by saying that our vote
July 26 was a carefully considered
action calculated to move the
United Nations away from empty
judgments on the past and toward
concrete, positive results in the real
world . . .”
This latest stand taken by the
United States bears out what your
correspondent has been saying
It was with a profound sense of
grief that I learned of the tragic
and untimely death of Louis A.
Pincus.
Of him it may be sadly observed
that, just as a soldier in the field of
battle, he died in the service of his
country.
To have known the deceased
was a great and instructive
privilege; to have observed him in
“action on behalf of Israel" was a
profound lesson in devotion to du
ty, in diplomacy, in per
suasiveness, in extraordinary
talent for bringing diverse factions
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Thurs. and Fri., Sept. 27-28
*Y()M KIPPUR
Saturday, Oct. 6
•SUKKOT
Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 11 -12
•HOSHANA RABBA
Wednesday, Oct. 17
•SHEMINI ATZERET
Thursday, Oct. 18
•SIMHAT TORAH
Friday, Oct. I*7
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Thurs.-Thurs., Dec. 20-27
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sundown previous day
Question: Why is it required to
light candles before the Sabbath
begins?
Answer: A number of reasons
are offered for this practice. First
of all, the practical reason is that
one must light candles before the
Sabbath since one cannot ignite
fire or lights on the Sabbath which
begins at or near sundown. Thus,
in order not to be left in the dark
on the Sabbath, candles are lit
before the Sabbath begins.
The rabbis especially stressed
this practice because a sect mis
interpreted the Bible to mean that
one should not have light in his
home at all on the Sabbath. This
sect actually dwelled in the dark on
Friday night.
In order to stress that light in
the home on the Sabbath is a re
quirement, the rabbis ordained a
benediction for the candle-lighting
before the Sabbath begins and thus
it became some sort of a ritual.
Question: Why is there such an
JUST LIKE
NEW YORK
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The police have asked drivers
who buy gasoline at night to
buy a "round price" quantity
and pay in small banknotes.
"Roundprice" buying. IL 10
or 20 worth, would eliminate
the need for the attendant to
carry cash for change and
would thus be less of a target
for robbers.
Gas station holdups have
proliferated in Israel in recent
years
from time to time, namely, come
what may, Israel can count on full
American support. Both nations
have a common destiny on this
planet.
together for action on the larger
issues.
Louis Pincus was a man of
greatness with the rare ability to
submerge his own personality
when rendering his unique service
to Israel and to the Jewish people.
His keen and abiding interest in
the youth, both of Israel and
America, enabled him to do so
much for both. Indeed so deep was
his interest and concern for the
young, that one could easily iden
tify him as one with the youth.
As an Atlantan I will always
lemember his electrifying addrss
to the leaders of our Jewish com
munity in early June 1967 which
resulted in an unprecedented out
pouring of funds for the
beleaguered State of Israel. Not
alone was the greatest sum in the
history of the Atlanta Jewish com
munity raised in some seventy-two
hours, but the standard of "giving"
was created for years to come,
reaching levels undreamed of prior
to his unforgettable, eloquent and
fruitful address. So gracious was
Louis Pincus that at the conclusion
of the evening, in a moving preora
tion, he thanked his audience for
its fervent response and for its
manifest devotion to the Jewish
state.
The Lord’s concern for Zion is
manifest in the great leaders who
have built Israel In this galaxy, no
star will shine more brightly than
that of Louis A. Pincus.
— ROBERT M TRAVIS
insistence on the part of the rabbis
that there be lights burning in the
house on the Sabbath?
Answer: First, the rabbis con
tended that light in the home was
an aid to the peace of the
household. Darkness would make
the house susceptible to accidents
while light prevents accidents.
The Sabbath was supposed to
bring peace to the home, and light
is the symbol for peace. In this
respect the rabbis claim that on the
first Sabhath in the world the sun
did not set and there was no
darkness. All was peace.
Secondly, the light does not only
serve a practical purpose; there is a
spiritual meaning to the light as
well The home becomes a
veritable temple on the Sabbath.
In the temple a light was always
burning to stress the fact that the
Almighty was always present.
Thus the lights that burn in the
Jewish home on the Sabhath ex
press the feeling that the Almighty
is especially felt in the home on the
Sabbath.
Third, the lights symbolize the
redemption to come in the es
chatological era. The Sabbath
symbolizes the era of universal
salvation to come in the days of the
Messiah. Just as the original light
of the first Sabbath, the light to be
kindled in the Messianic era will be
one of dazzling brilliance signify
ing universal salvation.
IVtDtld Bluett
WASHINGTON, (WUP) —
Mrs. Hermine Braunsteiner Ryan,
accused of crimes against inmates
in concentration camps and more
particularly against Jews in
Maidanek, has been denied an
appeal to prevent her extradition
to West Germany.
The denial came from U. S.
Supreme Court Justice Lewis F.
Powell, Jr. Justice Powell refused
to stay the effect of a June 26 rul
ing against Mrs. Ryan by the N Y
Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit.
Mrs. Ryan is currently confined
in the Nassau County J|ail on the
request of the Bonn Government.
VIENNA, (JTA) — Israel’s
Ambassador in Austria, Yitzhak
Patish, conveyed on Aug I his
government’s “disappointment”
and asked Austria for an explana
tion of it’s pro-Arab attitude in the
UN Security Council debate on
the Middle East. Austria was
among the 13 Council members
who backed the draft resolution
vetoed by the United States.
BONN, (JTA) — A Munich
court on July 31 sentenced Nour-
dine Bachalis, a 27-year-old
Algerian student, to 2 1 /) years in
jail for trying to hijack a Lufthan
sa airliner on Juy 10, 1972.
Bachalis boarded the aircraft in
Cologne on a domestic flight to
Munich He threatened to blow up
the plane unless he was paid $400,-
000 Bachalis was overpowered
when the plane landed in Munich.
The public prosecutor had
demanded a 3 1 /) yearjail term with
subsequent transfer to a mental
clinic. The court said it had im
posed a light sentence because it
believed Bachalis had been suffer
ing from an anxiety neurosis and
had not been sound of mind.
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