Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1961 Page: 4 of 64
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tonal Texas Jewish Poet Thursday, Sept. 7, 1961 \
NEW YEAR’S ISSUE—IN OUR FIFTEENTH YEAR
POSTORIAL
WE PAUSE FOR STATION IDENTIFICATION
Every hjalf-ihour on radio and television, we are brought back
to home base with the announcement that there will be a pause
for station identification.
In the course of the day, the broadcasts and telecasts range
■over a wide array of subjects. Alas, some of the programs are of
little Value and many are dange«o»s, giving rise ito such alarming
-situations as the one in which a youngster,, hearing that his
grandfather had just died, asked, “Who shot him?” The contents
of programs on the air vary considerably. Yet -at regular 'inter-
vals there ie a stop and back we go to the source of the transmis-
sion, the name of the station.
This is a fitting analogy to illustrate one of the values of (the
High Holy days. In the course of -the year we become involved in
a galaxy of situations. Some of the things we do are on a high
plane, dike good broadcasts; some of 'the things we become in-
volved in are meaningless, like mediocre programs; isome of oin-
activities are downright reprehensible, like 'injurious programs.
During the year sdme of us remain close to our ix&ots as a
people and a faith; some wander far afieM.
To borrow from the lexicon of other fieldte to illuminate the
purpose of the holyday mobilization we might say that whereas
in electronics emphasis is placed on the Morse Code, at our de-
votions we lay stress ion the Remorse Code. No healthier and
more thdraputic process is granted us than the power to look
back on our deeds -and feiel regret over what we did wrong. This
.guilt-feeling, -this remorse, however, is of little value unless it
-stimulates a current which -results in the improvement of the
quality iof our life. The Morse Code was a landmark in physical
communication; the highly civilized Remorse Code of the holy-
days is an even more valuable instrument of ethical communica-
tion.
Or, let us dip into the realm of medicine. There we learn that
an important new term is <fRH factor,” referring to the quality
of (the blood in cases where transfusion can save the life of a
baby. In our moral -life, we are also fortunate in knowing about a
factor which might be called RH (Rash Hashonah) which can
provide us with a new lease on hope. Blood is vital for living;
repentance and regeneration are vital for meaninful living.
'Someone has said that the space race must always be regarded
second in importance to the human race. Indeed, all of our
scientific accomplishments are structures built on sand if men
neglect their souls and ignore the task of improving the tone of
their daily deeds.
Telecasting, electronic communications and medicine are realms
in which human talent has carried mankind far. But we will end
up in -limbo if we donl regularly pause for spiritual identification,
Cherish the advantages of the Remorse Code and think earnestly
about the tasks imposed on us by the RH (Rosh Hashonah)
factor. May (the new year of 5722 open up new vistas of explora-
tion, for the human mind and also for the human spirit!
Greeting^ To My Fellow Texans
Happy New Year
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President Of The United States
Washington, D. C.
A Happy New Year
To All My
Texas Friends
Sophie Tucker
Capital Spotlight
(Continued from Page 1)
politics. But the Republican
National Committee caused a
furor by circulating an editor-
ial from an Israeli newspaper
backing Mr. Nixon. The G.O.P.
.suggested that American Jews
should vote for Mr. Nixon on
the basis of the foreign editor-
ial. When Jewish leaders pro-
tested th© insinuation that Jews
vote as a bloc and follow a line
r emanating from Israel, the
G.O.P. apologized and attribut-
ed the release to an overzealous
publicity man.
In the view of Philip M. Klut-
zinck, (then chairman of the
B’nai B’rith International Coun-
cil, the religious issue trans-
cended the fate of candidates.
Mr. Klutznick and other Jewish
leaders joined leading Protest-
ants and Catholics to curtail
bias aimed at the religion of one
of the candidates. Discussion of
the Chuch-State issue, it seem-
ed, descended all too often to
an emotional level.
Mr. Klutznick said: “It is un-
American to qualify a man for
the Presidency by virtue of his
religion alone; it is no less con-
trary to everything that is A-
merican to deny a man office on
the sole ground of his religion.”
He pointed out that “no Pro-
testant, Catholic, or Jew can
take office if elected without
taking the oath to support and
uphold the Constitution of the
United States. It is in this sacr-
ed document that separation of
Chjurch from State is guarante-
ed.”
In the opinion of Mr. Klutz-
nick, “no matter who is elected,
it must be made clear that re-
ligious intolerance is repudiated
by 1960 America,”
Assailed by the bitterest man-
ifestations of anti-Catholicism
sine© the 1928 AI Smith cam-
paign, Catholics sought Jewish
advice on anti-defamation tact-
ics. It was a new experience
for many Americans of Catho-
lic faith to hear their loyalty
challenged.
To his credit, Mr. Nixon did
not raise fears of non-Catholies
about possible undue Catholic
influence on a Catholic Bnesi-
dent.
NIXON AVOID IS) CATHOLIC
ISSUE; GHURCH-STATE
SEPARATION UPHELD
And to the credit of Mr. Ken-
nedy, after he was elected, the
traditional American stand of
separation of Church from State
was firmly reiterated. So firm-
ly,indeed, that some Catholics
complained that parochial sch-
ools might have obtained Gov-
ernment aid from a non-Catho-
lic President while Mr. Ken-
nedy leaned over “backward”
in his interpretation of the First
Amendment.
Following the inaguration, it
became clear /that Mr. Ken-
nedy’s *N«w Frontier* tedm was
selected on a basis of individual
(skill and qualification rather
than religion, or even political
affiliation, in some cases. For
the first time in American his
tory, two Jews served simultan-
eously in a President’s cabinet.
Arthur Goldberg was named
Secretary of Labor. Abraham
Ribicoff, former CSovespor of
Connecticut, became Secretary
of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare.
Attorney Meyer Feldman, one
of Mr. Kennedy’s closest aides,
was named to a high post on the
White House staff. Dozens of
other persons of Jewish faith
were named to ker positions in
various branches of the Execu-
tive Department. But they
wanted it known that selection
was based on their qualifica-
tions for particular assignments
and had nothing to do with re-
ligious affiliation. In selecting
his appointees, Mir. Kennedy
ignored religious cosisideratimis.
Under the new Adminstra-
tion, one of the first issues to
face the American Jewish com-
munity was the matter of Fed-
eral aid to religious schools* Di-
vergent views emerged. Ortho-
dox JeWjsh elements joined
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L’Shona Tova
May the coining year bring joy and health . . . may the year be
one of happiness, a year in which all men will find peace and plenty
. . . for their families, their neighbors and the peoples of the world
. . . The following send their warmest L’Shona Tova to all.
5722
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1961-62
MR. MILTON AMSTATER
MR. and MRS. HARVEY ANTON and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. MORRIS ANT WEIL
MR. and MRS. EDWARD APFELBAUM, TEANECK, N. J.
MRS. MAX BARNETT
MR. and MRS. SAM BLINDERMAN and RHONDA
MR. HARRY BOCKSTEIN
MR. and MRS. JULIUS BLUM, IRWIN and MARVIN
MR. and MRS. BILL BOARDMAN and FAMILY
MRS. MAX DWORKIN and GARY
DR. LAWRENCE B. GREIF and FAMILY
MRS. J. ENGLANDER, WACO
MR. and MRS. DAVID FINEGOLD, TERI and MARTA
MR. and MRS. MAX FLEISCHMANN and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. SAUL FREUNDLICH and FAMILY
RABBI and MRS. ISADORE GARSEK and FAMILY
MRS. REBECCA L. GREENE and FAMILY
LT. COL and MRS. ARMAND GRENADIER and FAMILY,
MT. CLEMONS, MICH.
MR. and MRS. LARRY GUDINSKY, LAURIE, DEBBIE and ELLIOT
MR. and MRS. MARVII* HALE
MR. and MRS. MORRIS HENDELMAN and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. MAIER JOSEPH and FAMILY
MR- and MRS. J. K. KARCHMER & FAMILY. GLADEWATER
MR. and MRS. JERRY KANTOR
MR. and MRS. MORRIS KORMAN and SONS
MR. and MRS. EDWARD KRIESBERG, LESLIE, RICKY, SANDY
MR. and MRS. MARVIN LABOVITZ, BRENDA and JOAN
MR. and MRS. PAUL LABOVITZ and PATRICIA
MR. and MRS. HARRY H. LEVINSON and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. LOUIS SANDLER and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. SI MASTERS, MARIAN and JANET
MR. and MRS. DAN MEYEROWITZ and FAMILY, SHERMAN
OAKS, CALIF.
MR. and MRS. JERRY MURAD and DAUGHTERS
MR. and MRS. NAT MYERS and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. HERBERT NEFT, RAYMOND and DESIREE
MR. and MRS. EDDIE PAUL and FAMILY
DR. and MRS. IRWIN RAFF and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. MORTY RAPFOGEL and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. NAT RAKOOVER and BURT
MR. and MRS. SAM REZNIKOFF and FAMILY
MRS. H. E. RITCHEY
DR. and MRS. CHARLES ROBINSON and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. NORMAN ROSEN, DAVID, EfARRY and VICKI
ABILENE
MRS. OSCAR RUBIN
MR. and MRS. HARRY RUBIN and FAMILY
MRS. IKE SANDLER
RABBI and MRS. ROBERT J. SCHUR, SALLY and BUfL
MR and MRS. BUD SCHWARTZ and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. FRANK SEGELL, OKLAHOMA CITY
RABBI and MRS. JOSEPH N. SHAPIRO, CORSICANA
RABBI and MRS. D. L. SHNAYERSON, SAN ANGELO
MR. and MRS. GEORGE WEINSTEIN
MR. and MRS. ISADORE WOLCHANSKY and FAMILY
MR. and MRS. JOE ZENICK and SONS
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