Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1959-11-27

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Vol. 37, No. 49
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27,  ivov
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Israel Performs Twelve Year Miracle
Final Rehearsal
In flnal rehearsal for Oalleiy Players' production of Clifford Odete' 'TFlowerIng Peach," which wiU be presented in the Jewish Center Auditorium on Dec. 8, 5, 8, 10, 12, and IS, are these per¬ formers. Seated left to right are Marian Soorasky, Marilyn Samelson and Irv Barkan. Standing behind them are lArry Kent, left, and Robert Kurtzman, right
'Flowering Peach' !ns Run Dec. 3
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by  DAVID HOROWITZ
UNITED NATIONS (AJP) Judging by tho miracle that Is Israel today -her truly miracu¬ lous accomplishments--the brief span ot statehood since that his¬ toric- day of 27 November 1947 when the United Nations adop¬ ted the Partition Resolution ap¬ pears a much longer period than the twelve quick years that have passed  us.
But such Is the case—that we have lived even to the time when the most rabid of all Arab spokesmen in 1947 should today publicly declare "Israel as an international reality."
THE BATTLE must still be won. But there Is a trend and hearts are manifestly beginning to change.
On the very eve of the Parti¬ tion vote anniversary this year —a date never to be forgotten— a U.S. delegate here delivered a speech—marking a new policy
In The Near East—which gave quick endorsement to pending peace moves In the Palestine showdown.
The peace moves were pro¬ posed by Ceylon and supported by India, Indonesia and Liberia. With U.S. support, they may gather momentum. These peace moves originate out of previous "peace feelers" described the past tew weeks; but, more ur¬ gently, out of the bleak pros¬ pects facing member states having to support the one mil¬ lion Arab refugees for another decade unless something decis¬ ive is done.
FIRST, it must be stressed that "UN support of the refu¬ gees is not contingent upon peace. AU agree that the UN must renew the UNRWA man¬ date which terminates In 1960; only the terms remain to be settled. Any peace moves now arc   aimed   at   shortening   the
period of burdensome support.
Part ahd parcel of this move Is a growing criticism of Israel's position on the refugees. Some delegations, like the Nether¬ lands, an old friend of Israel, feel that the Israeli delegates are not flexible enough. A growing number of Asian-Afri¬ cans are seeking a reaffirma¬ tion of the right of the refugees to return  to their homes.
This attempt, unrealistic as it appears, to nail down Israel to primary responsibility for the refugees Is reflected In the polite repudiation of the pro¬ posals of the Secretary General who was mandated by the pre¬ vious Assembly to submit his own views about the future of the refugees. Of course, the "repudiation" Is not general and the last word Is still to be heard here.
AS IT will be recalled, Ham¬ marskjold had offered  an  eco¬
nomic program which put stress on the resettlement of the refugees in the Arab lands
u position the Arabs angrily rejected Now it appears that the United Slates, too, although always a proponent of resettle¬ ment projects, is abandoning the Secretary General's position as too hot to hold along with Arab friendship.
Another aspect ol the peace moves is a vital disclosure of U.S. policy in the Near East. In the major speech before the Special Political Committee, US delegate Virgil M. Hancher declared that Washington had no proposals to make, but w.ould be glad to listen to proposals of other.s. This is a virtual capitu¬ lation of UN initiative — and U.S. rcsourcefulness^in the re¬ gion which barely a year ago continued to promulgate the Elsenhower Doctrine.
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Clifford Odets' "Flowering Peach" will open a six performance run at the Jewish Center Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 3 as part of Gallery Players subscription series.
The play will be presented on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings for two successive weekends. Performance time is 8:40 p.m. each evening.
THE ODET* comedy is concern'ed with Noah and his advent¬ urous voyage on  the    Ark.    The
original Broadway run was di¬ rected by the author and starred Menaaho Shkolniok, It haa only been shown at one or two thea¬ ters outside of New York. The play has never been published.
It is felt that this is one of the few contemporary dramas which can be best produced and enacted by a Jewish group with access to good talent and experience. It can be appreciated by an audience raised In the spirit of the Old Testament.
Interest in dramatic and liter¬ ary circles beyond the Jewish community was demonstrated last week when members of the press, radio and television met With Dl^ rector Harold Elsensteln at the Maramor.
BISENSTEIN revealed that by Nov. 19, a total of 417 subscrip¬ tions for the coming season haa been received by Gallery Players.
He credited Mrs. David Both, chairman of the subscription committee, Mrs. Gary Kersteln and other co-workers with an ex¬ cellent Job of organization and promotion.
He also expressed confidence that the goal of 500 subscriptions would be reached by opening night.
The leading parts in the come¬ dy are being handled by Larry Kent and Marilyn Samelson. Both have acted professionally inside and  outside Columbus.
Good seats are still available The price of admission is $1.25 for Center members and $1.'?5 for non-members. Students may pur¬ chase tickets for 75c All tickets may be purchased at the Jewish Center Box Office or reserved by calling the Center at BB. 1-2731 Series subscriptions are also still I available.
New Knesset Will Convene On Monday
TEL AVTV (JTA)--The new Knesset, Israel's Parliament, elected on Nov. 3, will be convened on Nov. 30, It was announced as Mapai leaders pondered a national referendum an a change In Israel's proportional representation election system.
Agreement to such a referendum, It was understood, was being considered by the Mapai Officials as a possible condition for part¬ nership tn the new coalition government which will be headed again by   Prime   Minister   David   Ben-
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Judaism vs. Zionism Debated At Confab
KIAMESHA LAKE, N.Y. (JTA)—After a historic debate on the ties between Judaism oa a religion and Zionism as an Ideology, the United Synagogue of America, central body of American Conserva¬ tive Jewi-y, postponed for two years a decision on accepting a bid to Join the World Zionist Organization. The invitation was the first to a  religious group.
The decision will be made in Jerusalem, where the United Synagogue will hold Its next blen-
Gurlon.
THIS 'WOULD not require coali¬ tion partners to vote in the Knes¬ set for the electoral change but only for a referendum which would leave It to the electorate and not to the Knesset to decide.
The Central Elections Commit¬ tee published the official results of the election which gave Mapai 47 seats and tbe Mapal-backed Arab lists five seats for a total of 52 seats, nine short of an abso¬ lute majority of the 120 Knesset seats.
The National Religious party won 12 seats, the joint Agudah list six, the right-wing Herut 17, the left-wing Mapam nine, the leftist Achdut Avodah seven, the Progressives six. General Zionists eight and Communists three.
FINAL results In the Tel Aviv Municipality struggle gave Ach¬ dut Avodah a second seat, bring¬ ing the strength of the left-wing
parties to 18. These Included 11 for Mapal, two for Achdut Avodah and one each for Mapam and the CommunlsU. The right-wing total was 14, made up of six General Zionist, five Herut, two Religious party, and  one Agudah.
The Progressives, who won two seats, now hold the deciding votes in the election tor Mayor since neither the right nor left-wing factions have achieved a majority in the Councll. If the Progres¬ sives choose to demand the may¬ oralty aa the price for supporting a municipal coalition, their can¬ didate would be Chalm Mordc- chal Stern, general director of Rassco.
Premier Bcn-Gurlon will make an effort to persuade former Prime Minister and Foreign Min¬ ister Moshe Sharett to accept membership in the new Israel Cabinet, It was Indicated here. Ben-Gurlon reportedly was ready (Contlnaed  on  pa(o  4)
nial convention In 1981. The selec tlon of Jerusalem was one of the final acta of the 1959 biennial con¬ vention here and was made as a mark of solidarity with the State of Israel.
THE CONVENTION instructed its executive council "to create opportunities for joint discus¬ sions" by all its branches on whether the Ccmservatlve move¬ ment should join. The executive council was at the same time re¬ quested ¦ "to report back to the next biennial convention," The text of the rbaolution reads: "Whereas the national conven¬ tion of the United Synagogue of America has heard with great interest the addresses delivered at the convention dealing with the relation of Jewry of the world to the World Zionist Organization and,
"WHEREAS the proposals made In the various addresses touch issues fundamental to the spirit¬ ual unity of the Jewish people and its religious life and spe¬ cifically to the Conservative movement,
"Therefore, be it resolved that the convention refers these ad¬ dresses for further study to the Executive Council of the United Synagogue and
"Be It further resolved that the Executive Council of the United Synagog^ue of America be re¬ quested to create ¦ opportunities for Joint discussions of these pro¬ posals by all branches of our movement on a regional as well as on a national basis and report back to the next biennial conven¬ tion of the United Sjmagogue of America."
THE ISSUE was put before the convention by Dr. Nahum Goid¬ mann, president ot the World Zionist Organization and Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, leader of the Reconstructionist movement, who urged affiliation. The pro¬ posal was opposed by Dr. Simon Gi'cenberg, vice chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Dr. Goidmann told the 1,200 delegates that to have an "his torlc role In the life of our gen¬ eration, the Zionist movement has to become more and more representative of the totality of the Jew*Bh people." For this rea son, he said, the Zionist move¬ ment must change its structure to enable »ny organization which wished to join It to do so. Dr Kaplan strongly supported Dr Goidmann   '^-
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JFS To Hold Its 51st Annual Meet
Rabbl Harry Kaplan of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation on the Ohio State University Campus will address the 51st annual meeting of Die Jewish Family Service on Dec. 6 at the Jewish Center at 2 p.m. His topic win be "The Role of Volunteers In Community Servifles." MRS. BEN Kahn has been appointed chairman of the planning committee for the meeting. Assisting M-rs, Kahn on the committee will be the following; Mra. Leon Friedman Jules Garel Mrs HarrJ Goldi>erg (ex-officloi. David Gold¬ smith, Robert Greene, Mrs. Josei h Horchow, Sol Morton Isaac, Rob- err ImzB'rus, Jr., Robert Melfman, Mrs, Jack Resier, Mrs. Stanley Schwartz, William Wasserstrom and Mrs. A. I. Yenkin.
Rabbi Kaplan has been director of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Founda¬ tion at Ohio State University since 1935. He is a past president of the University 'Religious Coun¬ cil of Ohio State University, a member of the Boord of the Ohio Citizens' Council, past president of Columbus Tor Club, and a frequent speaker before college and   university  groups
RABBI KAPLAN graduated from the Jewish Institute of Re¬ ligion in 1927, and of the Univer¬ sity of Minnesota in 1923. He has taken post-graduate work at the University of Wisconsin, at Ohio State University, and at the Geneva Switzerland Institute of International Studies. He has travelled extensively in Europfe and the Middle East.
Ral bi Kaplan is a past presi¬ dent of the Jewish Teachers' As¬ sociation of the New England Liberal Schools, of the PIttsfleld Councll of Social Agencies and of the Alumni Association of the Jewish   Institute   of   Religion.
In addition to his duties as Hillel Director at Ohio State Unif versify. Rabbi Kaplan is Midwt^t Regional Director for the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations, and a member of the National Hillel Cabinet. ''
Kabbt> Harry Kaplan
Rabbl Kaplan was honored in 19B3 with the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Iflcligion. Cincinnati. In 1985, Ohio State University gave him the honorary degree of Doctor of il..aws.
NAlttED DIRECTOK
PARIS (JTA) — The appoint¬ ment of Sydney Nelson. Joint Distribution Committee director for Latin America, as director of JDC operations In Prance, was announced here by Charles H. Jordan.  JDC director general.
72-Year-Old Queen
OCEANSIDE, Calif. iJT.-M — The Ocean.side- Carlsbad College Horneconiiii.L' Queon ua.s a 72-year- old sophomore, who was the clioice of her fellow- students over four ifi-year-okl candidates.
Mrs. Irene Day Hor\ath. a one-time internation¬ ally-famous fashion designer, wa.s probably the smal¬ lest Queen in the history of the t'oilege e\'ent. She is a member of the Temple tor Living Judaism in Oceanside and a rormer viee-president nf the Ocean- side Sisterhootl.
The student president, Mitchell Lipcon said that the honor was paid Mrs. Horvath for her many hours of w'ork for the welfare and happiness of the junior college students. She has been a leader in annual school fashion shows and is a columnist on the col-, lege paper.
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