Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1960 — Page 7

Friday, April 29, 1960

The National Jewish POST and OPINION

Widespread Bias Against Jews In Golf Clubs Reported

LONDON (P-O) — Widespread discrimination against Jews in British golf clubs has been un covered in an investigation conducted by the London Jewish Chronicle. Detailed evidence revealed that a great, number of British golf clubs do not accept Jews as members. A golf club official interviewed by a Jewish Chronicle reporter said. “To do business with Jews is a necessary evil, but there' must be some place where one can be free of them.” Another golf club official stated: “We haven’t any Jews. If a Jew applied it is likely he would be refused. Once you let them in they’ll control the club.” STILL ANOTHER club secretary commented: “The general view is that Jews have their own clubs. The feeling among our members is that Jews would not be welcome.” One club secretary in the Manchester area said that in the past 17 years he had not known of one application by a Jew for membership. Reasons for turning down applications by Jews have not always indicated that it was because of their religion. The most frequently stated reason is the ‘long waiting -list.” Another is that preference is given to the families of existing members. But in most cases no reason whatever is given. Relations between Jewish and non-Jewish clubs in the larger cities are most cordial. Frequent inter-visits take place, and they are usually enjoyable social as well as sporting occasions. THE ATTITUDE of Jewish golfers themselves towards the Jewish Chronicle inquiry varied.

Some welcomed it and were perfectly willing to give information to our correspondents, while others — particularly those in the smaller communities, where little or no discrimination against Jews was evident — were evasive and thought the idea of a published inquiry distasteful. They felt that it could only adversely affect the good relations existing in their particular circles. As one put it: “The whole matter could be most harmful to Jewish golfers in their business relations with nonJews.” A number of the newspaper’s readers questioned the wisdom of the inquiry. They argued that — irrespective of the validity of the reasons given for excluding Jews — there is no point in Jews gate-crashing where they are evidently not welcomed. The golf clubs are voluntary and private organizations formed for social purposes, and as such they are entitled to make their own rules and regulations, a number of “Letters to the Edi tors” stated. The newspaper editorially commented: “IT IS fortunately true that golf clubs are a comparatively unimportant aspect of our national life. Yet the principle is by no means unimportant. Though any club is at liberty to exclude uncongenial individuals, the issue is a wholly different one when a complete group is excluded because of the religion its members profess. Individual Jews may show themselves insensitive when they press for membership in such circumstances, but the present situation is a grave reproach to the British reputation for fairness.”

ISRAEL NOT DISTURBED BY AFRICAN DAY SNUB

By MEL SOLOMON NEW YORK (P-O) — Israel’s delegate to the United Nations predicted that next year Israel will be invited to the African Freedom Day celebration. Mr. Arieh Eilan, pointed out that Israel is not perturbed by the African snub in extending an invitation to the celebration April 18. “This year the balance is with the Arabs, five Arab nations out voted four African nations south of the Sahara,” he said. But Eilan was assured, “next year; -however, the picture will change with the inclusion of seven new African independent nations, all south of the Sahara and on friendly terms with Israel.” The chairman of the African group, deputy for Ethiopia, Zaude Hailemarian told The POST and OPINION: “There was no unanimity concerning Israel, and Ethiopia is and has been friendly with Israel.” Haile-

mariam strongly pointed out, “We are not one of the countries opposing the invitation." The friendly existence of Israel and its African neighbors was accentuated by Eilan when he commented, “Israel's relationship with the majority of the African natjons is a happy one and the economies and trade between these countries has grown tremendously and continues to grow, not by weeks, but by days.”

Lebanese Fishermen Caught in Israel Waters HAIFA (P-O) — Fourteen Lebanese fishermen, manning three boats, were arrested by an police patrol for fishing inside Israeli territorial waters.

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First Hawaiian Synagogue Ready

Honolulu Rabbi Looks for Tora Owned by Kawananakoa Family

The Tora owned by the ruling family dropped from sight. Mem-

HONOLULU (P-O)—The first synagogue in Hawaii’s history is expected to be ready for services

in a few weeks.

Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg of the new Temple Emanu-El ref o r m congregation estimates Oahu’s Jewish population at 2000. Several hundred are U.S. military personnel. Less than 100 Jews live on the neighboring

islands.

THE TEMPLE congregation has a membership of 200 adults and 100 children. There was a Jew in Hawaii as far back as 1798. There was a reference to a Jew in the retinue of Kamehameha I, Rabbi Rosenberg stated. There were a number of Jews in Hawaii by the

1830’s.

The Honolulu rabbi is currently trying to track down a Tora presented to Kawananakoa in 1885 by another Jew named Rosenberg—no relation—who came

to Hawaii on a whaling boat. HAWAIIAN JEWS used to borrow it from Princess Kawananakoa until they got their own

Tora 25 yeai'S ago.

bers of the Kawananakoa family say they have heard of it but don’t know where it is.

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