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Page Two THE JEWISH POST Thursday, Febru;moy 26, 1976 \ Thll4'sday, February 26, 1976 THE JEWISH POST, Page Thne The Olde," Anglo-lewisn _ · .', - Marx: The Non-Jewish, . Jew Weekly ir' WeBtem Canada - , CST By DR. FREDERICK LACHMAN Jews on a number of occasinns; in his Thesis Child Rescue Dinner , P . ESTABLISHED 192& for JEwiSH on Feuerbach, ill his articles for the New (lu",ed' weekly in the interettd of Jewish Community' ~cttvltJe9 Born in the Rhineland town' of Trier In Winnipeg and W... tem Canida) (then West Prussia), ·Marx was the' son of York Tribune and in 'Das K apital. In his Relief of .sraeU Children MembPr of Jewish ChronlcJe News and Feature Service. Londpn. , Eng. Jewish parents, Heinrich and Henrietta private correspondence the I' e are, many . . --..,., Marx. Heinrich Marx became a successful. derQgatory references to Jews, who were fnr PubU.hed eve.,.' Thu.. da~ by EMPIRE PRINTERS LTD. him symbols of financial p-ower and capitalist WINNIPEG.. CANADA.. ;' lawyer, and when a,n edict prohibited Jews frnm being advncates he CoJ1verted to Protes­ mentality, and also to the dashing socialist HAROLD MARKUSOFF MARTIN .LEVIN Publisher Editor tar;ltism in 1817. In 1824, when Karl was six Ferdinand Lassalle, to whom he referred in f his letters' to. Engels in typical anti-Semitic Head O,fflee: P.O. Box 3777. Station 'U • Wlm.lpeg. Canada. R2W IRG years old, his .father converted his eight Phone 633-5575 SubscrlpUon: $7.00 per annum . Eve. Phone 339-5571 children; cliches. The only sympathetic account of Seeond Cl8.98 Man'RegiatJ'ation No. 0517 . Heinrich,. whose original' name was Hirs­ Jews to emerge from Marx's pen is that which described their life' and traditions in The reproduction or transmission of aU or part 01 this 'PUbltcation by an, chel ha-I,.evi, was the" SOl) of a rabbi and the meanS whataoever Ie forbidden. without prior 'permiuion of the Dubliaher. the city of. Jerusalem (New . York Tribune, ' . descen,dant of talmudic scholars fQr many April IS, 1854). .. ' . generations. Hi.rschel's brother was chief rabbi .of Trier. Heinrich Marx marri'ed Hen­ For six years Marx lived in Lnndon, at The Arab Blacklist 'rietta Pressburg, who came from Hungary the hnuse of a Jewish lace dealer. While on and whnse father became a rabbi in Nijme- hnliday he met Jewish historian Heinrich The, so-calIed Arab bQycott, a device' to obtain eCQnQmic gen, Holland. . ' Graetz in Carlsbad, and sent him his bonk and political leverage against Isr~el, has, for the,.past year The History 01 the,Commune as a present. or so, been a: general and frequent topic of. conversation .. Karl Marx's attitude to Jews 'and Juda. Two years pri6r to" his death, the wave of The official 1970 boycott list, including over ]50 Canadian.­ ism evolved' into what was later described anti - Jewish pogroms occurred in Russia 'firms, seems random. Companies such as Coca-Cola, l"ord as "self-ha6;ed." At the age of 15 he was (1881) and the influx of Jewish immigrants and Xerox," all already on the Arab's American list, show solemnly cQnfirmed and became de~ply at- into London began. But there is no evidence 'up, as do, such compat'atively innocuQus operatiQns as the . tached to Christianity and German culture. of Marx's reaction to these events . Oakqu~en Shopping Plaza in Oakville, Ontario.. The inclu­ . Great iQfluence on him was exerCised by his Marx's beloved, daughter'. Eleannr, who . sion of the/Jewish-owned Seagram's. is' mQre symbQlic than. future father-in-law, Baron Johann Ludwig acted as his secretary, considered herself '-practical since alcohoI-is prohibited in mQst Arab countries. VQn Westphalen, who was a neighbor of his Jewish, took an interest in her ancestors and '., . . . family. But later his relations with. other SOL TAPPER ABE GREENB.ERG · .. The boycott. is probably as old as Israel, Itself, but en­ had a warm appreciation for the Jewish members of his wife's aristocratic family be­ . . . committee member • • • committ.. member forcement.was haphazard. until the Yom Kippur W.ar, partly workers in the East End of London. (She came st~ained" For them he was a Jew, an ·because the Arabs lacked the economic clout they nQW have, committed suicide in 1898 after an unhappy Israel fuces the greatest crisis in atheist, ,a nnnconformist, ~a man lacking in marriage to. Edward Aveling.) its short, -troubled histOTY, To help With an .estimated·$60 billion a year surplus available for manners.. . .Photo courtesy Sheldon I1scovltch Marx's Jewish origi,p became a catalyst of in this difficaJ t time, energetic . Avivlm Chaphtr executive, left to right (standing): .' Sherri Brazer, secretary;, Judy ItscQvltc:h, trade anditfvestment, it is 'small wonder that greedy cor- . Marx's first, .essay in the Deutsch-Franz_ , '. poi-atlons are clamQring to be taken off the list. The Arab.'s anti-Jewish er-Ilntions. His rival in the First businessmen of Winnipeg are put­ treasurer; Naomi Turbovsky. presld~nt. Seatecl (left to rlg"t, are: Sheryl Torry, telephone ~hairman; oesiche, Jahr'b.uchel" was entitled Zur Juden­ International, the Russian anarchist Michael ting their expertise to work, to Carol Berenhaut and Sa~y Goldstein. program and social chairmen; Mona POlinsky vice-preSident, stated refusal .to. deal with interests' that trade With Israel Irage (The Jewish Question), in' which he MiSSing is membership ctiairman Balla Youdowlfch. . . . .' , . or.have plants .or ·branches there has potentially disastrous Bazunin, did nnt refrain from anti-Jewish make their annual Ohlld criticized' Brunn Bauer's book .on the topic., .outbursts while attacking Marx. Later it . effects not only upon the blacklisted firms and individuals Bauer had insisted that the Jewish quest inn Dinner a greater success tban ever. · but upon. the Israeli econQmY'itself, although the wnrst fears served rightwing propagandists,' particularly Funds/ from the dinner, to be A New·Chapter \ for was essentially a religious one, insoluble Pioneer< • - · . have not been realiz~d. . ..,. . . '. . , the fascist and Nazi regimes of the 1930s and held at the Rosh Pina on .Mar. 24, c Women 'unless the Jews give' up their ,faith and joined 1940s, as a means to spice their anti-socialism Pioneer Women,' an' wganization .' Whanhe Arabs pJ;'actice can not be called a ~rue l?oycott. go to needy Israeli children and, ested 'in wmm'llnd ·allow.s sons and Tel Aviv (JeruS'lllem Post)-Tel fornia turned down a $25 millinn highway. contract with ,until' the I 940s; but frnm the later 1940s, March, . at the home of Mrs.' Judy , li~ht of hisl .otherwise encyclnpaedic .know­ wh'en Stalin's policy becnme anti-Jewish, it d'augMers of members of LegiOn Aviv University has notified 130 S'lludi Arabia.because Jews.were barred .from participatinn , ledge. Marx expressed his ant~onism to Branches to become full members Kit~ • Making Course ~tscovitch, 35 HlddleSton Ores.,· in ,i , " ('for ~he Sinidls; onQe 'a J'ew"alwilys a Zionist). Geared rather . has been. studiously cnncealed... . The Maples. members of its academic staff that I of a Legion. If YOU qualify why their jobs will end with the cur­ to consjderaii.nns than' moral ones,' the huge Offered at the Y.M.H.A. niom~.t~.ry • - not pick up the phone and call Israeli food and folk singing, rent school year, due' to budget · Bechte) Corp;, B. San Francisco, constr,uctjon outfit, is being _" Cold Blood .n Chile 582'-8388 fOT an application? You ISAAC ZIPURSKY The, YMHA is offering an un-' with accompaniment by a guest problems. More teachers may be prosecuted· by. the US Justice. Department· fnr alleged dis- By DAVID LEHMANN diers and civilians determined to create a can beCome inwlved in some of • . • committee member usual opportunity to learn the art artist, wi! be fea:tures of the party, dismissed next year, when their · cJ:'iniinatory' hiring .practices. .'.'. The people of Chile have been" under cheap' wage economy through massive unem- the Legion 'Work of helping the ...;. of kite-making. The course will and all yoong women who aTe clmtracts run out, Rector Shlomo '. the blacklist·. has '\>een: publicly deJ;lOunced by particularly harsh military government since ployment and a lowering of Ijv,ing standards vets at Deer LOdge and Inany other Day, nurseries, kindergartens, include the history Rl1d various interested in WQl"king for a worth- Simonsohn has said, . Altho~gh uses of kites, aerodynamic prin' ------___. _____ ~ ______. ______west~rn ll!aders, there. is a consensus that the best way t-o September 1973. Many have died or disap- such that infant mortality has increased from projects in which the Canadian day and night homes,. and a sum' : deal :With it':li!Lquietly and privately. Many observers be- pea red and many more have belm subjected seven to 13 per cent from'1972 to 1974. Legion participates. mer camp. program, all benefit ciples of kite flying and the design ' Iieve.·thiltthtqnore ~Iosely Arab states are tied to' the West to fearful torture; innumerablepenple have In the midst ·of all this, there. is one The JoiiH Hospital Tea at Eat(Jn's from the PfQceeds, and construction of, kites, U&ingTaltnud Torah · thro1ig~.tI:-ade,·i~vestments and arms sales, the less\ willing been imprisoned. nrganizatinn inside Chile whi~h seeks out is on Thursday, Apr. 8, not as .committee members such as Sol such simple materials as plastic, Dinner on Mar. 3 , .. an. d. able they .w. ill. b.. e :to disrupt the' re.lation. shi...... ' prisoners, provides.. tpem with 'Iegal help, stated in the Branch bulletin, The Tapper, Abe Greenberg and Isaac 'bamboo, tissue paper, Pine sticks, , ". ·... T. hfi. .. re,' . is .evl·deit':e- :tliat ,thl'S' .a'pp·roac'h "IS . notP, 'e' nt'I'rely ' All this' because. they belnnged to certain' t'rJes t 0 g et th·em'ou t 0 f't h e cnun" t ryan d a I so Branch will be host at Deer Lodge Zipursky are devoting thei·r time string alid fabric~ Dates an: Sun. '. .." political parties or worked for the 'govern- organizes canteens fnr the. poor' and unem- fOT Bingo Night (In Wednesday, day, Mar, 7 - Apr. 11, from 10 a.m .. .' d~hisive; Arab,.-states which .heretofore circumvented the ment of Salvador Allende or· simply because ployed. This is the Committee for Peace, to diligent efforts On ~alf of Mar. 31. TIlls has 11 new starting these troubled Israeli youngsters, 10 12 noon. JO'hn Coleman Fletcher, • •bl.a~klisi:" ~radhlg:vri.th.compan!es· als~ doirtgbusiness ·with tliey ~ere suspected of activities directed established .jointly by the Catholic and Luth- time of 7 p.m. a well known photographer and :ls,l'ael,now seem prepared to Ign~relt openly., . .' against the current regime. In few cases have eran Churches and the Jewish community. A mind is a terrible thing to waste, kite maker, is the instruotOT. For · ' ..,' Re~eilt .repo;ts from.' Cairo (foll~win'g a cj)nference in' _,.charges been brought and trials are usually The committee is the object of .ferocious and children who do not receive further information, call Naomi · Iran ·,on· ,inteJODati!>nal economic' interdep,endence). indicate. \ h.eld in;secre~. The targets of repressinn have attacks in the. government~c()ntroUed press, proper physical and mental n'Our­ G1oberman, YMHA ClI'ltUTal Arts, '30s Films at Gallery ishment cannot, in the future, , \ that.Egypt ,and ·sev.eral other Arab countries have hinted il'lcluded 'rnnderatesand revolutinnaries" radio and television. Recently, English doc­ Director, 947-0601, that'-Clompanies:investing' in them will be removE;d from Christian D.emocrats, and Marxists; and sol- to Sheila Cassidy, who was working 'for the The Winnipeg Art Gallery's new IHlnefit a country 'Which cannot nationalblaeklists, no. matter what their relations with Israel. ,diers 'Who ·sought to uphold the constitutinn. committee, was imprisoned, 'as was the com- film series, The Thirties, IHlgins afford to waste anybody. R • b r , ,. ~-:,W~o~¢l1tllot, hn~eve~,to be 'ov.erly s~nguine about this . :In t~e early days of the regi"?e,.a Jewish . mittee's executive secretary, Fr. Fernando Friday, March 5, in the GaUery As she has done in the past, a.n, OW ~tage s .. c;t~~elo;)..,m~nt •. As I.~ng ~s Arabs have. the 01.1 so b~dly need,ed JournalIst, Carlns Berger, was kIlled. More' Salas. The head of the ,Lutheran Church, Auditorium, Mrs, Nettie Koffman, over-all Auditions aenin •. ' br ...th.e,.West ,Hlld . the, 1I~!"ens~ .r,e~~I,1Ueslt generates,- they . than II 'year ago a Jewish ~,"gineer. an~ for, Bishop Helmut Frenz, was .prnhibited from The series will present 10 weeks chairman for 'Pioneel" Women, is ~ ", ' '. _.~re'!lk.,JYJo .. e.nfor~e .~he. blac~hs!}f. they. are able. .' mer manag~r of a copper mme, DaVId SIlber- re-entering' the country. after 'attending a of the best mOVIes produced dur­ devoting herself full time to din- Jack Shapka, managing director ,. :. " :' ":A;l.boycott'ls_~lth~n the rJgi!ts of the A,rsl>s; they can . man, disappeared frQm a Santiago prisnn and meetirtg of the World Council of Churches. ing the thirties; musicals, com' ner arrangements, and producer for RainJbow Stage / ' \';l..trilde: ~r: not widi anycQuntries ~hey' 'wish; What they' do has not been heard' 01 . since. Earlier this, An . interesting sidelight is provided by edies, gangster films, swash-buckl­ This investment of time and Theatre, announced today the audi­ '; " n()t~h~"e'is.tl)e'righ.t toe~pect'. nthilrS;.to d.otheir dirty work year, ~girl, Diana Aror;l, w~s reported to the Chilean Government's attitude to Israel. ing tales and tear jerkers. Filins eIIOTt on the part of so .many peo- tion dates for the 1976 prod'U!etions .. :. ••ndeed,' Obe·alm .of the blacklIst may have, been have dIed under tnrture. ' At first, the Junta was feroCiotisl prn-Israel. of social comment and films for Jor'~liem y pIe will contribute to a happier. of Oklahoma and Brigadoon .. Pro­ ',' in'theWest; to create .a· gulf between sup- I,..uis Guendelman is annther who has dis- Even in late 1974, the leaders of the Jewish total escapism are on the bill, fea­ healthier and more successful fu- duction dates are July 6 - 24 and i'to.~plitopi.i1ipri s . /' ,p()I"f',£o.. Jsr'aeJ'..iln,dworr:ie 'ab0!ltpossible economic conse~ appeared. Guendelman appeared in a list (.of community were writing to the Jerusalem turing such stars as Clark • Gable, tUre for Israel. Today, whel! more Aug-ust 19 - 28, respectively. .. '. ,:~~ences;_,I1J·fact.the·9()ar4'chalr:man of ARAMCO !Ara- 119 people who. had.disappeared) publishe.d Pnst.tO applaud this policy. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, James than 'ever before, everyone is Dance. auditions will IHl held on' ',: b~~~,Amer,canQd,Company) hasdefendel;l.rhe blacldlst o~ by the pro-Junta· daIly, EI Mercuria. ThIS Recently Chile tried to have it bQth ways, Cagney, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Thursday, Mar. 18, and general Garbo, Ga·rry Cooper, etc. Fearching for 1asting value, there DR. BEN GOLDBERG '" " ~""in.o.r,allyirreleyanf,grO!lrt~s ,that Am~rica .bo~ct'\tt,s s\tipo list, it was claimed,. came from a paper called voting in favour .of the UN resolution CQn­ :lUditions 01) Saturday and Sunday, NORMAN ADELBERG .: PUlgTh ·letwhatevergramof con- It turned out that 0 /);a is nonexistent General Pinochet, retracting the vote. Men's Dinner, in its 24th year, ce3sful event. .!!ciellcere'si~es~ithin firiancialcircles.go in the mindless and that Lea had appaeredonly once with Admission is just $1.00 per f!lm ninn~r pre'ents an informative· the last weekend of May . wiu '.P'~J"su~t.ol·,:profit' 'is :insi.tppor,tllb~e; The. blacklist raises this list. It was claimed that these people had Now, even the United States Government, for Gallery members and $1.50 for and intere'Ung gue~t speqker. It Applications may be obtained be held Wednesday, Mar, 3, at the Entertainment for the evening, all Resh Pina Auditorium at 6 p.m, in lieu of a guest speaker, will be ., ~ , ,utiCQ~fortable" moraLand.legal.:problems· .. ,which must be died in armed (:nnfrontationsamong left~ formerly the Junta's only friend among de­ non-members. ha~ iu·t been announcl'd· that this by writing Rainbow Stage offiet', f ·fac¢d:by·a' tooconcililitorY West; and the Arabslmust be wing. Chilean groups. veloped nations, has voted in favour of a vp.ars speaker will be Walter 500 '.. 3::2 Donald St., Winnipeg, Canvassers are presently solicit· providejhy a group of young Win­ ing funds from the community and, nipeg en·tertainers which perl()rmed " .. given' toundersta~d: 'that' theycanot force,. 'bribe or cOerce . To.the horror' stories must be added the resolutinn condemning the' violation of F.vtan. fM' Jl1"1nv vears THael~ am- R3B 2H8, or. by calling 942-2091. .. - complianee' ~ith :it., . .' . . " pitiless ecnnnn'Jic:i' pnlicies of a group of sol- human rights in- Chile. . Give th~ United Way-- acwrding to chairfi1an_ Max Reich, , s;:Je~tacularly ai Shalom Square _ I. , ,,' .' , hq.~a"M tn F'l:-anc'e. Further de- Closing date fer applications is . ". \ ,- .• '.., r • . . . • (CoPYrjgh~ by the Jewish Chroniele New. " Feature Service) the support lHling pledged to the Israeli Pavilion during 1-ast year's tqiJ. will follow. Friday, Mar. 12, at 5 p,m. .. • dinner assures the Talmud Torah' Folklorama. ~. . ", . , " . ': ' , . ,- .'-' l . i...... '. . ".. \ i • , _. __ --.A.._w.:...:...._~ ___ ...... ~_o..". __ .--.._~..... ".,~., ...''''_ ...... O"-"~~"'"l""w"' .. ".. <·l'<,_ ''''''-n>.', .,,; ..... " •.. __ ._ ,. _____ ...... __ '."_'" x