Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1957 — Page 21

Friday, April 26, 1957

The NATIONAL JEWISH POST and OPINIO*.

Friday, April 26. 1957

ISRAEL OFFICIALS CALM AS U.N. TO GET SUEZ CRISIS WASHINGTON, D.C. (NJP)—The calmest people in the nation’s capital this week, at least from a surface standpoint, seem to be Israeli officials. While to most observers the U.S. seems to be retreating, slowly but with calculation, from the promises or “assumptions” given to Israel in connection with 5 the Gulf of Aqaba and the Suez ercise her rights whenever she Canal, from authorized sources sees tc> do so. it was learned that even with Dulles referring the Suez crisis CONCERNING Aqaba, Israel to the U.N., Israeli officials still sources here seem unaware of maintain their unruffled calm. any change of the U.S. position THE ATTITUDE seems to be since the President’s Feb. 20 one of wait and see. statement that Aqaba was an inAs far as these officials seem ternational waterway and that to indicate, they maintain that U.S. ships will exercise their the Security Council already has rights therein in the normal ruled on Israel’s rights to use the course of business. These offiSuez Canal. These rights, they cials maintain that the one U.S. contend, are the same rights as tanker that did pass through the that of any other nation to use Gulf to Eilat followed that prothe waterway and Israel will ex- cedure.

POLLS SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN POSITION OF U. S. JEWS NEW YORK (NJP)—Considerable improvement in the position of the Jews of the United States was reported at the recently concluded convention of the American Jewish Committee. John Slawson, the Committee’s executive vice-president, giving the results of annual polls made for the Committee, reported these comparisons:

• Ten years ago one in every

one out of ten has heard such

criticism.

five Americans considered Jews , In 1952 t0 the que stion, ‘'How a threat; today only one in a would you feel if a Jewish fam . hundred feels that way. jiy moved next door?” seven out • In 1947 one out of every two of ten said it would make no Americans said he heard criti- difference; currently nine out of cisms against Jews; today only ten give that answer.

GROUP ASKS CONVENTION TO MUZZLE EISENDRATH TORONTO (NJP)—Delegates from Reform congregations in all parts of the United States who began to arrive here for the biennial convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, starting Sunday, had before them four resolutions which would limit the powers of the president of their organization, Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath. The resolutions would also call for a reexamination of text books published by the Union, curtail the power of rabbis at .

RABBI EISENDRATH . .

tivities questioned

active in the Presidents* council, made up of the presidents of 17 national Jewish organizations, including the heads of Conservative and Orthodox lay organizations. He has also been active in the National Community Relations Advisory Council. In the two groups, Dr. Eisendrath has been a big factor in keeping Reform within the mainstream of American Jewish thought and

action.

The motive behind the resolu-

Rabbi Charges: Milwaukee Kosher Butchers Sell Tarfes

the biennial and forestall the adoption of a code of practice or guide. THE RESOLUTIONS were distributed by mail to all Reform congregations some time ago by members of Congregation Ohev Sholom, of Norfolk, Va. The resolution aimed at Rabbi Eisendrath is headed “Abstaining From Political Action.” It reads:

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BE IT NOTED that the participation of the President of the Union with the heads of other organizations, for the purpose of

issuing public statements and principles into constructive ac- tion on text books seems to inaction on military, political, eco- tion. The Union itself must dicate a desire to eliminate some nomic and diplomatic matters, avoid helping to create the public sections which stress the role of goes beyond the clear “objects impression that all Jews are of Israel. The resolution uses the of the Union” as set forth in its one mind on any military, po- phrase “classical Reform,” which constitution. Judaism sets down litical, economic or diplomatic has come to mean the Reform of the broad principles of social jus- issue. the days of the Pittsburgh Plattice and social service. The Be it therefore resolved that form, when the movement tended Union’s misison is to instill in any resolutions of the General to be anti-Zionist, each congregant’s heart and Assemblies authorizing such par- The administrative committee mind an understanding of those ticipation and actions on the part G f the Union took note of the principles and a firm commit* of the President of the Union, or resolutions at a meeting early ment to advance them in daily of any other officer or agent this month, and advised member action. , thereof, be and hereby are re- congregations against instructITS CONSTITUENTS mem- scinded. j n g their delegates on the reso bers, through proper secular RABBI EISENDRATH, a force- i ut ions. The administrative cornchannels, may translate these ful leader of Reform, has been m ittee said that the delegates

should not be asked to take a position until they had the opportunity of hearing the issues

aired at the biennial.

Two of the issues which the resolutions take up will have a prominent place on the program

here.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Two-thirds of Milwaukee’s Orthodox Jews are eating “trefa” meat, al-

though they buy it in “kosher” butcher shops at Kosher meat prices.

This was charged by Rabbi Solomon Schulson, of Congregation Anshe Lebowitz, president of the newly formed Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Milwaukee, in enlarging upon the first public bulletin issued by the council. — This bulletin made suggestions people who buy ‘Kosher’ meat the council hoped now to educate for properly celebrating Pesah cannot be sure that they’re get- the community to demand that and stated that the only two tin g what they pay for. It’s an “Kosher” butchers submit to inbutcher shops which had accept- ol( * story for Milwaukee, but the spection. He estimated the cost r?d rabbinical supervision were rabbinical council was formed in of inspection at about $10 per

the Kosher Meat Klub and GIus- an attempt to rouse our Orthoman’s Kosher Meat Market. dox congregations to the sltua-

tion.

shop each week.

Butchers who have refused inspection preferred not to be

quoted. *

One said that inspection costs

RABBI SCHULSON said t at so lved simply if 16 butcher shops which cany Orthodox people w 7 ould demand

s.gns proclaiming that thev sell th e j r butchers show good were too high and that inspecKosher meat had refused to per- f a ^b by permitting daily inspec- tions was unnecessary. Another

mit Orthodox inspection, and as tions of the shop/s, but the peoa result the council could not pj e are j ax j n ^bis matter.” “assure purchasers that the meat ORTHODOX RABBIS attempt-

said that he would find it impossible to carry on his business if he waited for the visits of an

ed to get the state’s Kosher meat inspector before preparing the

meat for sale daily. Another said that the rinsings demanded by

is Kosher.

Wisconsin has a Kosher meat j aw enforced 10 years ago, but

law which provides fines, jail ran j n ^ 0 problems. The district sentences or both for shops attorney’s office said at the time inspectors would make the meat which sell non-Kosher meat as p r0 p er labeling of meat as unfit for sale.

Kosher with intent to defraud Kosher was a religious matter in the purchasers. which it had no authority. It ofHOW DOES the rabbi know fered, however, to prosecute vigthat two-thirds of the “Kosher” orously upon specific complaints

meat purchased is actually trefa? accompanied by evidence. “The arithmetic is simple,” said The rabbis decided at the time the rabbi. “Milwaukee shechets that they could not turn themslaughter only 15 to 20 steers a selves into detectives, and that

week. But w ? e have learned that any attempt to do so would tear man and David Becker.

ALL OF the Orthodox rabbis joined with Rabbi Schulson in the council’s bulletin. They include Harold Baumrind, vice president; David S. Shapiro, secretary; Israel Feldman, treasurer; Jacob Twerski, Paul Green-

Book Proves

France Helped - JERUSALEM (NJP) — The book, “The Secrets of the Sinai Expedition,” w T hich seeks to prove that France was in collusion with Israel in the action last fall, will deflate the ego of the Israelis, if one can believe

what the book states.

While the Israelis were under the impresion that it w r as their navy which captured the Egyptian warship which sought to bomb Haifa, the book asserts that the ship was captured by

French naval action.

The book states categorically that it was the distaste of the British for collaboration with Israel which w’as in large part responsible for the British-French

debacle.

from 45 to 60 steer g^rcasses are the Jewish community apart with sold each week by shops in the bad publicity and court argucity which claim to be kosher. ments.

Conservative Rabbi Louis J. Swichkow also goes along with the inspection plan by permit-

TT IS PLAIN, then, that most RABBI SCHULSON said that ting only meat from the ap-

Tourists Accommodated With 2d-Day Service JERUSALEM (NJP) — In Israel where the second day of Passover is not observed, a service was held at the Yeshurun Synagogue for tourists from abroad. , Rabbi I. Brodie, chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth, conducted the latter part of the service. proved shops to come into his synagogue’s kitchen. The council has had no difficulty with the Jewish bakers, even persuading them to remain closed on all eight days of Pesah, including, of course, the last day.

. ONE IS THE question of a guide for Reform Judaism, which will be discussed by Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof Monday night. Irvin M. Shlenker of Houston and Rabbi Barnett B. Brickner will lead the general discussion. The second issue—that of the application of the principles of Reform Judaism in action, especially social action, will receive a hearing when Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn makes the principal address at a joint session. Frank Weil, chairman of the board of governors of the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion and Rabbi Louis L. Mann will be the discussants. At the last biennial, a specific resolution authorizing Rabbi Ei* sendrath to represent the Union in the field of social action and in relation to Israel were passed unanimously. The over 3,000 delegates have every available hotel space here. In addition to the parent body, affiliates of the UAHC, the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, and the National Association of Temple Secretaries will assemble for their 21st and eighth biennial meetings. Dr. Abba Hillel Silver will be principal speaker at a banquet session.

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