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POSTORIAL
§PASSOVER 1972—THE NEW EXODUS
c/2 Passover this year may well become one of the mosl
2 momentous in the long history of its observance. The tradi-
<n tional celebration of the biblical exodus from Egypt this year
o could mark another of great and significant proportions: a
^ major aliyah from the Soviet Union to Israel.
<j General Dayan said recently that Israel could accept all the
^ Soviet Jews if necessary, that the army would give up its
^ barracks and sleep in tents, and if again necessary, would give
>-T up its tents and sleep in the field. The concept is magnani-
^ mous and pioneering but based on reactions from recent
w Soviet Jewish arrivals, hardly acceptable.
3
X
H The unleavened fact is that it will cost heavily to receive
H the Russian Jews. About 30,000 are estimated to arrive in
O Israel this year. The Jewish Agency expects that it will cost
X about $35,000 for each family’s transportation and initial
22 absorption. The total sum almost boggles the imagination.
§ Moses led 600 adult male Jews out of Egypt and there was no
^ recorded cost. Nor can there be expected this time any
manna from heaven. It will require the combined resources
U of Jews everywhere, especially from areas now called some-
^ what pejoratively the Diaspora, to make this expected
3 phenomenon an accomplished reality. _
c/2
| jess jawin BUS STOP/
c/2 Continued froqi Page 1
< doesn't mean I'm for busin, either. You understand what I mean,
** Mister?"
"You've got to admit there's been some progress."
"Oh, sure. But it's been so painfully slow and so late."
*******
Soon the plane whisked us to New York and after a hurried work-
shop we were again headed homeward-within 24 hours-this time to
catch a plane at New York's La Guardia Field.
Did you ever take a taxi to La Guardia at rush-hour-about 5-6 P.M.?
Don't try. It's easier walking. We flagged a cab and our driver started
to curse the traffic after he learned that our trip to La Guardia was
going to be another photo-finish.
"You think it's easy in this rat-hole of New York?" The taxi driver
began, "Ha, I can't wait til I get on the police force. I'm close to the
top but Lindsey and Murphy may throw out the whole God-damn
police list. And why do you think after I've sweated for years?
Because of the damn niggers. Everything in this town is bad because
of those damn niggers. I can't wait until Wallace gets elected. He'll
show them. He'll make them put in a day's work. I have to push
a hack..................."
The meter clicked: $3.10 ... $3.20 ... we weren't out of Manhattan.
"A man can't even make a decent dollar now." He fired, "Those
blacks live on welfare! And how they live! And my kids have to be
ItfUmd-—Uem the deih <4
Bill Wald man & Erwin Waldman
Waldmcm Bros. ins.
Agency
"lt'» A Difficult thing To Own the Co<ft*cr Lite
Insurance. Let Us Help You With Yo< "
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_ REPRESENTING
^6^ Slate ffqfaal Life CM
SedeF Prayer ’
For ?no rat? ,nnrj3s IW ^ n?e
Soviet Jewry -a? irnx? way
■jm It hse .nisyiian-rvna ’Hin*
The leader of the service takes up the matzah T ^ - ▼ - T
sets its aside, and says: TIN *133^
THIS IS THE “MATZAH OF HOPE” ' .D^J^ pn£
This Matzah, which we set aside as a symbol nnw
of hope for .he Jews of the Soviet Union, HJJ -UtTO »1 ^ ^
reminds us of the indestructible links that exist ^
between us.
As we observe this festival of freedom,
we know that Soviet Jews are not free to leave
without harassment; to learn of their past; to
pass on their religious traditions; to learn the
languages of their fathers; to train the teachers
and the rabbis of future generations.
We remember with bitterness the scores of
Jewish prisoners of conscience who sought to
live as Jews and struggled to leave for Israel—
the land of our fathers-but now languish in
bondage in Soviet labor camps. Their struggle
against their oppressors is part of an ongoing
effort, and they shall know that they have
not been forgotten.
As Soviet Jews assert themselves they are
joined by all who are aroused by their affliction.
We will continue until they emerge into
the light of freedom.
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nox nania? pbj/2 isw
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.•’tyrten x?f jra? nxsV ddb:
to'}? ns1?? inx ,n;s?o? DPpn^a
.D'n2av: crx cn .upi?;?
rftne ’jb? Q'laiyn irnx x: ijh'.
ZTiz D’TBfjn ,nx c'*-1>’rsw
nix- nx iXT.f' n>: -irnx nj? in: nojyi
jijixini n-nsn -fix—?nan
bused. They're livin off the fat of the land and I'm workin my butt off
at two jobs. Do you call that fair?"
Attempts to explain the sociological development of welfarism from
the paternalistic attitudes of the slave-owner to the present attitude
of the welfare bureaucracy fell on deaf ears. The only sounds we
heard were further clicks of the meter $4.60 .. $4.70 .. $4.80.
"How would you solve it?" We asked. "How would you try to stop
welfarism if you didn't educate the children and teach them a trade
or profession and give them a chance to be self-supporting citizens.
How can you stop it if you don't give them dignity?"
"You never stop it," he countered. "It's in their blood. They're
no good. Every damn one of them. This country needs Wallace."
The meter went on as did the heat of his argument. However, in all
the lands I've traveled this was the first time I paid through the nose
to hear a devotee of Governor Wallace sting his hate venom at my
expense.
But the main point of the paradox is that each of these men believe
they are perfectly right. Of course, each is entitled to his opinion. But
I kept thinking as I do now, erev Pesach, before Passover, what is right
for the United States of America. Where has our dream gone. Have we
lost it? Because if we lose the dream, the ideal, then we perish in our
own quagmire.
Thus, I thought of how unfair it was to bus anyone. It was all a very
simple matter. Give the people the education. Give them the means
and will to earn decent wages and buy decent homes wherever they
wished. Make the democracy of the dollar bill really workable.
Then everyone could attend school nearest their homes and there
would be no need for a sham, a facade to solve the problem.
Will we do this? Will we face up to the real problem instead of the
easy rationalization?
Bus Stop.
Here's where we get off.
Have a Happy Passover.
VICTORY DINNER
. ' Continued from Page 1
Dr. Plotkin, an eloquently
moving speaker, is a recognized
authority on Middle Eastern
affairs. He received his M.A. and
Ph.D. degrees from Princeton,
where he taught in the Depart-
ment of Politics. He joined the
Haganah in 1937 shortly after
his arrival from Germany as a
teen-ager. He served as an officer
in the Intelligence Corps, of
^Israel’s Defense Army from its
inception in 1948.
Sheldon Labovitz, general'
campaign chairman, said that
last week’s Women’s Division
Brunch raised $35,000, a 20%
increase in giving. Many pledges
were increased in memory of
Mrs. Sarah Kragen, a former
Women’s Division leader.
Reservations for the Commu-
nity Dinner at $5.00 each may
be made by calling 292-3081.
David H. Rubin is president of
the Federation, which sponsors
the campaign. Dan Rosenthal
is Executive Director.
Mr. Labovitz implored the
community to attend this victory
celebration, in view of the urgent
needs ol Soviet Jewry. No solici-
tation of people who pledged
prior to the community dinner
will be made.
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Wisch, J. A. Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1972, newspaper, March 23, 1972; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth754850/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .