Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1963 — Page 22

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American-Israeli Interests May Clash, Klutznick Says

BY CHARLES ROTH NEW YORK (P-O) With New Frontier frankness and candor,, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Philip M. Klutznick, in his first public address since leaving office, tackled the delicate analysis of the Jewish position on American Israel relations. Tfie analysis may have seemed to some, to be the terms being set down to American Jews, under which Klutznick would accept leadership in achieving Jewish unity, and may have been seen by others as a bid for maturity and greater sophistication on the part of Jews toward American conflict-of-interest with Israel. Such possible conflict-of-interest is not all in the past, Klutznick told a packed grand ballroom in the Americana Hotel. If Israel should counter provocation with retalitory attacks instead of seeking Security Council intervention — which they consider futile in light of the pro-Arab Russian veto, — there is a danger of repeating the US vote to censure Israel. The big question raised by Klutznick before the B’nai Zion Order Day dinner was whether such a conflict of interest really affects the long-term friendly relations between Israel and the United States or whether it should be considered an unfortunate but nevertheless passing phase. Complicating the matter even more, Klutznick alluded to the rash of criticism he underwent when the United States supported the UN censure of Israel last year. His explorations for JewHebrew Culture Chair Set Up for Buber By West German School BONN — The Minister of Education of the West German state of R h i n e-Westphalia has announced the setting up of a chair of Hebrew Culture at a West German university in the name of Professor Martin Buber to mark the philosopher’s 85th birthday. An Institute of Jewish Studies will also be set up in his honor. , Heinrich Luebcke, president of the German Federal Republic and Dr. Eugen Gerstenmaier, president of the West German Bundestag, sent telegrams of congratulations to Prof. Buber in Jerusalem. Dr. Buber was born in Germany.

PHILLIP KLUTZNICK Warns of Censure ish unity at the Jewish Welfare Board conference last April were brushed aside as a result of that when it was claimed he covered up for the Administration. Klutznick unequivocally backed the Administration, claiming he is convinced more than ever that the security and progress of Israel are in the interests of the United States. Analyzing the conflict of interests of last year, the former B’nai Brith president explained that closest friends among nations go through moments of disagreeTorahs Said Needed In Israeli Settlements For New Immigrants NEW YORK — Agudath Israel of America has put out an urgent call for Torahs for Israeli synagogues in settlement areas. The organization’s head office in Jerusalem has notified its New York office that there are areas of new immigrants in Israel which have no Torahs. Agudath Israel has issued a call that all congregations in the United States who have Torahs which are not being used donate them to one erf these immigrant settlements where they will be used regularly. The American Agudath Israel Organization will quickly ship them to Israel and the donors will receive acknowledgment directly from the settlements when they arrive. Interested congregations should contact the national office of Agudath Israel, 5 Beekman St., New York, 38. NY.

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ment and foes find moments of agreement. He indicated that the United States couldn’t very well treat Israel better than itself. Confronted by the Cuban threat, the United States took steps short of gunfire until the United Nations stepped in. Israel reluctance to rely on the Security Council when it is provoked by the Arabs has made it look to retaliation. “Israel has openly expressed doubt that it can rely on the Security council to protect it against the Arab states,” Klutznick said. “It has felt, not without some cause that the Soviet veto is always available so long as the Soviet-Arab flirtation continues. Our country has felt that anticipating a veto does not justify refusing to present a case before retaliation.*' Both on ttie question of the Arab refugees and also of continued assistance to Arab countries by the United States at the possible expense of Israel, Klutznick offered his full confidence in the Kennedy administration. The veteran American Jewish leader felt that the Israeli diplomatic corps has matured to understand many of the AmericanIsraeli conflicts in proper perspective while much of the American Jewish community remain floundering trying to understand its role in American Israel relations. Klutznick’s rehash of American Israel relations at a time when much of the Jewish community is looking to him for leadership for unity, voiced over and over again at the dinner, brought the reaction from observers that he is only prepared tc lead a mature community capable of sophisticated understanding of complex politics.

Federation Goof' Means Philly Rift In Women s Units

PHILADELPHIA - A rift in the friendship and cooperation between two Jewish women’s organizations here has been caused by an error by the Federation of Jewish Agencies’ calendar clearing department which has resulted in both scheduling major fund raising social affairs on the same evening, The Philadelphia Jewish Times reports. The two groups are the National Council of Jewish Women, Philadelphia Section, and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Mary Bailey Institute of Heart Research at Hahnemann Hospital. Mrs. Lester Oppenheimer, president of the Philadelphia NCJW says her committee chairman called last Summer and cleared the date of April 6 as being free from any social conflict. She theu scheduled the NCJW’s eighth annual art exhibition at the Philmont Country Club for that date. The Mary Bailey Auxiliary also called Federation about that time and got clearance to run its annual fund raising “April in Paris Ball” on April 13. In mid-Sep-tember, however, the Auxiliary learned that April 13 was in the middle of Passover and was thus not an appropriate time for running the ball. Mrs. George Friedland. the ball's chairman, then requested Mrs. Robert Spector, Auxiliary vice-president, to call Federation and reserve another date. Mrs. Spector said she called Federation’s calendar department and thus was told that April 6 was not taken except for a "Thrift Slv'p ball or art show.” Mrs. Spector then reserved the April 6 date also and the Auxiliary began making arrangements and

lining up sponsors and patrons during the Fall. The inevitable happened in January: when NCJW’s committees began calling its leadership and volunteers, it discovered that a great many of its sponsors and art patrons had already been lined up by the Mary Bailey Auxiliary ball. According to Mrs. Oppenheimer, she called the Bailey Auxiliary and told it of the conflict, asking if it could switch the date of the ball. She was told that the Auxiliary had already committed itself on invitations, hotel and orchestra and could not change the date. Mrs. Oppenheimer then said her group was also committed on certain expenses and asked if the Mary Bailey Auxiliary could change the date if the NCJW defrayed some of their expenses. The Bailey Auxiliary sadly turned her down, saying it was sorry but it was already so committed it could do nothing else. “We thought it was the ’Hirift Shop” Mrs. Oppenheimer said the Bailey Auxiliary told her. “That’s what Federation told us. If we knew it was you, we would have switched the date.” Thus both groups must go through with their affairs despite the fact that they will be drawing patrons away from each other. “It’s bad for the whole community,” Mrs. Oppenheimer said. “What good is a calendar if it is not policed or enforced or properly administered. Since we’re on the honor system, all groups must seek to eliminate conflict.” The NCJW art exhibition is the only fund raising venture of the year for the group.

A/ew Research Institute Established To Relate Jewish Law to Israeli's

JERUSALEM — One of the key problems since the foundation of Israel has been the task of trying to relate the laws of the State to the basic principles of Jewish lav'. In an unique effort to solve this problem, the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Law has established an Institute of Research in Jewish Law, the first ever set up by any school or institution anywhere in the world. It is under the joint auspices of the Faculty and the Institute of Jewish studies. Any researcher in this field has been befuddled in the past by the fact that the related material, now quite extensive, is spread far and wide. One of the chief tasks ot the Institute will be to compile detailed indices of the legal material in ail Jewish legal literature, including the books of responsa (She’elot Uteshuvot), the coeds (Poskim) and the collection of ordinances (Takanot). Another job of the Institute will be the preparation of other material necessary for scientific research in Jewish law. This will include a digest of legal decisions in relevant literature and texts which deal with legal points in Jewish law.

The legislative Department of the Ministry of Justice will also be served by the Institute. It w J aim to base Knesset legislation on die principles of Jewish law. The director erf the Institute is

Menachem Elon. He has had an extensive background in this field, being a lecturer in Jewish Law at Hebrew University and an advisor on Jewish Law in the Ministry of Justice since 1959.

Austrian Keren Hayesod Funds Said Embezzled

JERUSALEM — An alleged embezzlement of 400,000 Austrian shillings (almost $100,000) from the Keren Hayesod (United Israel Appeal) in Austria was divulged here in an article by Menahem Brash, Jerusalem Bureau Chief of Tel Aviv paper Yediot Ahronot. F ash, quoting a letter received by a member of the Knesset in Jerusalem from an unnamed “Zionist official” in Vienna, wrote that the embezzled sum is equal to almost the complete income for the year of the Austrian Keren Hayesod. The Keren Hayesod in Jerusalem had claimed that the missing funds were simply a mrtter of “faulty bookkeep ing”in Vienna and has denied so far all reports of em-

bezzlement. Two years ago. Israel and tl European Keren Hayesod ofi cials weic shocked to find th. the fund’s director in Paris, Epi raira Margalit, had embezzh $166,000 worth of Keren Hayest contributions by falsifying entrii in the books over a number years to cover up his defalc tions. The money was squande ed on gambling and was nevi recovered. Margalit was sentenced to years imprisonment for t h embezzlement. Recently he a pealed to the Supreme Court f a reduction in bis sentence. Tl Court rejected his appeal, ho* ever, saying he did “immeasn able harm to the good nan of Keren Hjyesod” by his a<