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jess JCLUUITI * iisson OF CHANUKAH
ism Chanukah is seeped with history and the tradition of Juda-
The holiday is based upon a struggle for religious freedom
tha toccured 165 years before the Christian era began.
At that time, despots ruled the Holy Land. Antiochus Svrian
dictator had ordered that the Temple in Jerusalem be used for
pagamstic rites. He also decreed that sacrifices be' offered to the
urccK ooas.
. fH°Ur,T°n,y God ‘hen’ as naw’ is the Ho,y One, who is King
hi tJe Obverse, and who rules over aM men whether they are
black, yellow, white, fascists, communists, republicans, democrats,
monarchists, anarchists or plain indolent and indifferent.
More than a 1,000 years before the defilement of this nrin-
cipIe was promulgated in 165 BCE by Antiochus, Moses had re-
iterated the commandment against idolotry. Today we still offer
our Shema, “The Lord Our God He Is One. Praised Be He.”
Thus Jews resisted this infraction and dessecration of their
re igious liberty. Leading the revolt was Judas Maccabeus, who
rat lied his small band of followers and finally routed the Syrians
from the Holy Land and once again “purified” the Tempie In
essence this meant that men had guaranteed his right to worship
the one God. *
The Jews had few men who were completely free of the
Syrian yoke. Their army, which was no more than a band of men
devised means to carry the .war to the enemy which, alas is the
brunt of the' Communist strategy against our troops today in Viet
Nam. And we used it against the British in 1776 during our own
great revolution.
The Maccabees employed camaflouge, surprise attacks and
pyschological warfare to rout the Syrians. A favorite tactic was
to build fires and make it appear that they had a tremendous force
waiting to attack. Then they would infiltrate behind enemy lines
and, at the given moment, overwhelm an unprepared enemy.
Many o four Revolutionary War commanders did likewise.
They teach the strategy and tactics of the Maccabees at West
Point for good reason.
This brings us up to a present dilema which is confronting
the United States on the geopolitical scene.
We are engaged in a conflict, declared or undeclared in Viet
Nam, in which the enemy, mainly the North Viet Name^e, backed
by the Chinese Communists, are trying to push us out of Asia.
The strategy is to use guerilla forces against us in jungle
warfare to deplete our will, resources and strength, making us
deploy 10 men to their 1.
The greater target at stake is to drive us out of the Western
Pacific and make us a non-entity in Japan, our island possessions,
the Phillipines, and lastly to make our 50th state1, Hawaii, vul-
nerable to penetration and attack. This is a grim prospect for
a new state which joined the Union only six years and six months
ago.
We have committed ourselves to stay the tide of aggression
in Viet Nam. Let us make it plain that we are doing this not
only to help the poor South Viet Namese, but also to help our-
selves.
Our self interest as the world’s leading nation, from a pro-
ductive standpoint, dictates that we should protect what we have.
Foreign policy may be made of sugar coated words by diplomats
for public consumption. Basically it’s dedicated by the best methods
'needed to preserve the perpetuity and independence of these
United States.
W'e must agree that, in view of the Communist Chinese brand
of international politics a withdrawal today from South Viet
Nam would only signalize action for similar and, perhaps, greater
attacks of the same nature in other corners of the world. Specific-
Iy, we’re speaking of India, Thailand, Latin America, Japan and
others. One place we can be sure of no penetration is in Antartica.
HIT BONN STOPPAGE OF
AID TO NAZI VICTIMS
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R ^AS^INGT0N (JTA) — Secretary of State Dean
Husk has been asked to intercede with West Germany
against the deferment of indemnification for Nazi vic-
tims fnd to note that the Bonn action could affect the
climate of the forthcoming visit to the United States of
Chancellor Erhard.
The request was made by Sen. Jacob K. Javits, New
York Republican, who pointed out that “this is a matter
of the giavest importance, affecting large numbers of
former persecutes who are now American citizens.” In
a letter to Mr. Rusk, Sen. Javits noted that West Ger
many had proposed new
legislation to defer
budgetary appropriations
scheduled to be made un-
der the indemnification
program applied to 1966
and 1967, totaling $100,-
000.000 for the two years.
This is the first time in
the history of the indem-
nification program that
such deferment of pay
ment was proposed. The
effect would be to deprive
thousands of ^azi victims
who have awaited new leg-
islative authority of the
possibility of receiving
any payments under that
authority until 1968 at the
earliest. Even then there is no
guarantee that payment will be
____ made since it is possible that
Long Holdiay To Begin:
Festival of Lights to Kindle Saturday
the deferment now proposed
could be extended.
“Although the proposal
would under any circumstances
be undesirable, its lack of
merit is accentuated by the
fact that it is being put through
the Bundestag, apparently by-
passing .normal legislative pro-
cedures,” Sen. Javits said. “I
am told the purpose is to have
it enacted prior to Chancellor
Erhard’s forthcoming visit to
the United States. But if this
action Is taken, it could seri-
°u»ly affect the good climate
which might otherwise sur-
round this visit.”
Sen. Javits asked the De-
partment to instruct the Ameri-
can Ambassador in Bonn to
convey the “deep disappoint-
ment which would be felt in
the United States if this step
were to be taken, as well as
pointing out the prejudice to
the rights of United States
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Chanukah is a time for rejoicing, for liberty. It is a Festival
Why then are we discussing this?
of Freedom. Yet we’re in a squeeze of confronting the unattainable
victory or the unacceptable peace.
How long shall we commit ourselves to this purpose?
It is easy to get wrapped up in emotion and wave the flag
high and shout loudly as long as the person doing all this doesn’t
happen to be the flower of the nation’s manhood exposed to the
■pangs of jungle warfare. It is just as easy for a group of idealists
to use the same emotion in opposite fashion: to burn draft cards,
call for free everything, just as long as they do all their super-
idealistic revelry backed by a few beers and hot words and the
sense of exhiliration that it gives one to defy authority, espec-
ially when one goes through the period of collegiate rebellion,
it may be a firing line. But the only fire comes from flames
caused by burning paper which signifies a pledge of loyalty to
one’s country and is decimated to ashes enabling the communist
propagandists to use it to the hilt.
We are not against college youth “thinking.”
There ought to be more of it.
Our government’s greatest test of strength is when it can
face the diversification of opinion and still have enough cohesion
to pull together and adhere instead of fall apart.
But, in an historical survey, we do thjnk that this country,
Tegardiess of its past mistakes, and we’ve made them!’ is still
mans living oxamole of government hv freo expression and will
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holidays’ Chanukah has a clear- j openly defied the overwhelming
cut historical and political ori- power of the Syrian king, Anti-
gin. The actual event which it
commemorates, the Hebrew
struggle for religious freedom
from the tyrannical regime of the
Greoo-Syrian emperor Antiochus
Epiphanas, are known to have
actually occurred in 165 BCE.
ochus, who was determined to
suppress Jewish monotheism and
its proper observance.
When in the year 168 BCE,
Antiochus ordered that the Tem-
ple in Jerusalem be used for pa
under the leadership of Judas
Maccabeus (also known as Ju-
dah thje iHasmonean rebelled
and achieved military victories
Which culminated in the recon-
quering of Jerusalem, the ex-
pulsion of the Syrians, anid the
purification of the Temple.
According to legend, ail the oil
for the holy lamps of the Tem-
ple had been defiled by pagan
worshipers. Only one untouched
cruse of oil was found, sealed
and hidden away. The oil, which
was enough to last only for one
day, lasted, miraculously, for
eight days. Chanukah is cele-
brated by Jews everywhere by
lighting candles every night of
ttie holiday, beginning with one
Hie first night, two on the sec-
ond, etc., until finally on the
eighth night eight candles blaze
in the Chanukah menorah, or
candelabrum. This progression is
also a symbol of Judaism’s be-
lief in the gradual, constant in-
crease of intellectual light and
the slow, steady victory of spiri-
tual enlightenment over dark-
ness.
The holiday is observed with
special services, prayers and
hymns in synagogues, homes and
religious schools. It is a holiday
of particular gaiety for children;
games are played, a special Cha-
nukah top called a “dreidel” is
spun, and traditionally children
receive presents of Chanukah
“|gr«lt” (coins or money) on the
fourth day of the holiday. Spec-
ial pancakes called “latkes*’ are "
traditional food for this holi-
day.
The Hebrew word “Chanukah”
means “rededication,” and the
holiday is also known as “The
Days of Rededication.” During-
these eight days, Jews through-
out the world remember their
gan practices and that sacrifices ancient stru^le *
be offered there to the and
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