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The Oldest Anglo - JC!1Dish Election of 'he New Rabhis" Week'!l in Western CllnaOO Bar Ilan Degree for Samuel' N. Cohen By DAVID LANDAU anything' about Cohens and diV'o~cees. At , , PC ST ESTABLISHED 1925 ly , lEwISH JTA Middle East Bureau Chief any rate, the election of Goren will certai!1 (Issued weekly in tbe inte...,a. of Jewish Community activities . alleviate the tension, at least temporarily, in Winnipeg and Western Canada) between Orthodox and secular, which was Member of Jewisb Chronicle News and l'ealUrl' hervice. London. Eng. Member of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York (JTA) - The election of threa'teulng to' reach dangerouS .proportions. two new and relatively young· chief While the outlook for the specific areas of Published every Thursday by was hailed in . as an opportunity - potential conflict might not seem to have EMPIRE PRINTERS LTD. perhaps a final opportunity - for the chief changed, the general atmosphere will doUbt­ WINNIPEG. CANADA rabbinate to become a meaningful force in less be markedly improved with the advent the spiritual life of the Jewish people. The of the new chief rabbis., HAROLD MARKUSOFF LEO J. LEZAIlK magnitude o~ the change is best expressed Publisber , " ~vertlBlnll Manager The election also produced a neW chief by the fact that the avera~e age of the two Heau V11lce: P.O.. Box 3777. Station ~B'. Winnipeg. Canada. R2WaR6 rabbin~te council. Gone are the more extrem­ Phone 589~7331 Subscription: $5.00 per annum Eve. Phone 839·&676 ,chief rabbis has dropped by a generation: ist rabbis of Unterman's period - Bezalel Second Class Mail Registratidh No. 0517 Issar Yehuda Unterman, 86, and Zolty, Eliezer Goldschmidt and Shaul Yis­ Rabbi' Yitzhak Nissim, 79, gave' way to 56- raeli of the Rabbinical Supreme Court - year.old former chief army chaplain Shlomo and in" their place come younger men who Voting Patterns, Again Goren" and 'Sl:year:old. Ovadiah "Yo-sef, in Goren says will comprise' a "Zionist" Coun­ 'I that _order." The electors' choice was wel-. cil. (The ten-man council has the power td ,l That much bruited about issue, the 'Jewish vote in the corned by most Israelis. Goren and Yose£ legislate new halachic ordinances-provided I United States, keep.s on surfacing in the most disp~r!lte are vastly popular and respected in .their they do not clash with existing ones.) Zolty, places. Of course, Time and Newsweek have been glvmg respective communities, as noted halachic Goldschmidt and Yisraeli are also contem­ steady coverage to the scramble' for the Jewi'sh vote, but authorities and yet as men 'of the world - plating resigning from the Supreme Court other publications are getting into the act, too. The latest men of the sabra generation by upbringing now that Goren heads it. The senior judge, to. print articles on the way Jewish voters are swinging in if not by -birth. As one army general told Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, has already PHILIP VINEBERG, Q'.C. the current presidential election are the right-wing National his former comrade-in-arms resigned, and if, the other three follow him, . . • guest speake.; Review, edited by William Buckley, Jr., and the liberal when he came to congratulate him: "At least Goren will have the chance to make a clean Zionist monthly Midstream. The surprising thing is 'not we 'now have a to whom we can sweep' in the court, too. that both these publication consider the subject pf some speak in Ivrit." Not that Unterman spoke In another immediate post-election state­ importance, but that both come to substantially the same no Ivrit: he spoke it well - but with a ment, Goren said ,he' intended summoning a conclusions. diaspora accent, and, in the view of' most, synod of all the l!'lading ral?bis in the world Both journals ·agree, as do others, that wbile Nixon re- people, a diaspora attitude. to advise on questions of halacha. Rabbi ceived only 10 to 15 per cent of the' Jewish vote in 1968" he What will the election results mean for Joseph B. Soloveitchik of Boston, the leading will certainly win no less than 25 per' cent of the Jewish Israel and for world Jewry? Withio. hours American halachic authority, cabled Goren vote in 1972. Uneasiness in Israel is part of the reason, and of his election, Goren announced that he his congratulations on his victory. Other the National Review writer, Edward. Boylan of Rutgers Uni- would set up a Rabbinical Court· to rehear diaspora rabbis are still sU'spicious of ~oren, versity, p'oints to. the list of dubious stands McGovern has the mamzerim case _ the cause celebre since his detractors in Israel claim he has '. taken on 'Israel, such as his insistence that American fighter- which brought the election about. He also reformist ,tendencies. They will no doubt " bombers sent to. Israel in 1970 should be use.d for appealed to the Independent Liberal Party ,-I ~)llly follow his early moves carefully. The elec-' " "defensive purposes", a position that McGovern later "clari- to. give him a year's grace before pushing t4e tion of Y osef and his harmonious work with " fied" by stating that the United Stataes should take no. action, Hausner bill on civil marriages to a " MAX A. ~AUDE ••• Guest Speaker Goren until now as joint chief rabbis of Tel i, if the Israelis did use the jets offensively. votc. Premier Golda Meir, too, IS known to Aviv will help Goren' win the trust of other , Director General, World ORT Union ' There are' also McGovern's votes against joint military have appealed to Mapam not to support rabbis, since Yosef is accepted and respected' . appropriation bills which included aid to Israel, and his Gideon Hausner's bill but give Goren a in' right-wing rabbinical circles. Any hopes proposed cuts in the American defence budget for Europe chance. The ILP, however, has already re­ that Goren will be softer on non-recognition Winnipeg Hosts Western SAMUEL N; COHEN and the Mediterranean. And of course no only really knows jected Goren's plea and 'says it will seek a' , ••• Honorary Fellow,' Bar I1an University of Reform conversions are quite groundless. ' , , whether McGovern would change. his mind on Israel the vote soon. The'party claims with justice that He is as hostile to the Reform and Conserva­ .Nat.ional ORT Convention Jewish barrister to hold such Art Gallery, and chairman of the way he did in his choice of Vice-President. no change in the chief rabbinate can bring tive movements as any other Israeli, rabbi. a position, and widely known ,tax Manitoba citizen's campaign. McGovern's tax policies al\d support of quotas for minor- about a change within the halacha for the Thus, too, there is no chance that he will For the first time since the estab- director, American ORT Federation; RABBI ZEMAClI ,ZAMBROWSKY expert and chairman of the Cana- More recently, ,Mr. Cohen chaired ity groups, or "targets" or "goals"; or however else they're main body of "unmarriageables", the Cohens support the Conservative rabbis operating in lishment of Women's Canadian 'ORT Chairi!' Cohen, ORT student, Syng~- ••• University Vice-Chancellor, dian Board of Overseers of Bar Dan the construction and expansion cam­ being euphemi,stically referred to, are also mentioned by and divorcees. Goren ~ay well solve, the Israel. Goren is on record as opposing the a National Convention wi,ll be held 10wski, Tel Aviv; Robert Coopea', presides at Convocation University. . , Ipaign of Sharon Home, and as­ 'both publication as inimical to, Jewish interests. plight of Hanoch and Miriam Langer,' the "Who is'a Jew" section of the Law of Return in westena Canada. As gateway to campa'tgn dire.ctor, World 0 R T Rabbi Zemach Zambrowsky, vice- Rabbi· Zambrowsky served as, sumed lealiership of the emergency . But what is most significant is that Jews are voting, not rnemzerim brother and sister, by proving in its present form an&will,press, along with the west, Winnipeg is' the hosting Union; -Dr. i3erthold Wyler, WorlD. chancellor of Israel's Bar Dan Uni- president of Canadian Mizrachi be- campaign to help the Jewish Child on behalf of liberal causes that would presumably be good halachically that in their particular case the Aguda and right - wing National 'Religious city. for the 12th Biennial Conven- ORT Union; Sol Kanee, national versity, will comer the IJegree-of fore accepting his present position ilil"ci. Family Service over its finan-. for all society, but in their own interest. .~~~ Ja.~of mru,llzerim d!)es not apply ~ l;lUt he - Party members, for its amendment to define ·Hot). to be held October 28 thrU 31 president, Canadian jewish Con- Fellow of Humane Letters on as world chainnan of Mizrllchi- cial crisis. As' Leonara Fein of Branaei~ University puts it in Mid- would never, could never abolish the law of conversion as only by halacha to the exclu­ at the InternatioItal Inn. gress; Mrs. Evelyn Shapiro, assist- Samuel N. Cohen at the Rosh Pina Po;Ue Hamizrachi, and chairman of A graduate 'Of the Winnipeg Tal~ stream, "There is simply no comprehenllive social equation mamzerim, or the law banning Coheris sion of Reform conversion. On the other KNOWLEDGE OF :MINDS • • • ant professoI: of Social Gerjatrics , Thursday, Nov. 2. the International Board of Trustees mud Torah, he has long followed a' that can be discovered or invented that will benignly providf! marrying divorcees. No rabbi could· do so hand, persons seeking to convert to SKILLS OF HANDS . • . HOPE Deer Lodge Hospital; Reevan era- The conv,ocation, originally to of Bar nan University. family tradition of community the greatest good for the greatest number without simul- and remain within the Orthodox fold, says in Israel are likely to benefit from the new FOR. HEARTS .•• is the theme of mer, assistant superintendent Inner have been presided over by Univer- Guest of Honor Samuel N. Cohen seryice.. In hill many community taneously hurting, and sometimes hurting' rather badly, a the ILP. Goren himself, believes that he can rabbinate: Goren and Yosef will work for ~ this year's convention. City Winnipeg Schools; Mary sity Chancellor Iiabbi J. Lookstein. was ,one of th~ original'supporters endeavors, Mr. Cohen lends a flail' smaller number. And, if that is ,a new and necessary wis- prove in almost all cases of mamzerim that speeding up the conversion process, which -. l\lax A. Braude, director general Blakesley and Irene Moron, Depart. is the first suc1i academic ceremony of the Bar IIan concept in Winnipeg for drive and color that Is the hall­ " dom, the conclusiofl is obvious: "What is good for the Jews the law does not apply, but he has never said at present can take months or evim' years. of World ORT Union, Geneva, will ment of Education, Province Of to be held in western Canada. Rabbi when the first annual dinners wert! mark of his business and eommunity • I~ must be appraised" case by case, on its own merits . . . it be the keynote speaker at the gala Manitoba; L~one Heppner, presi- Lookstem's sudden illness prevents presided over by the late !Maitland service career. , means, in short, the rebirth of Jewish politics." , Kurt IWalclheim - A Mind of His 'Own I banquet 'Sunday, Oct. 29. The ban- dent, Montreal Men's ORT. his attendance at this time. Steinkopf. He served as co-chairman Mr. and Mrs. Cohen are the par- Boylan, too, writes, "What is occurring ... is growing By RICHARD YAFFE he has not backed down. On the' contrary. quet will be preceded by a cock- Men's Canadian ORT will hold Scheduled to deliver the main of the Manitoba citizen's campaign ents of three children, Charles Jewish disillusionment 'with liberal panacea~ for America's . tail party from 6 7 p.m. annual meeting Sunday, Oet.I·ac:!dr'ess at £he dinner following the that gave its conceJ;t hall, Frank, Mark David 'and Sharon (The Jewish Chronicle) Only t\1e other Qay, at the Rotary Club lun­ , " to th~ir Winni~g soc,ial probI'e,ins," and he quotes Rabbi 'Arthur Hertzberg's cheon for him in New York, he stated plainly 'lIIr. Braude has served as director 29; at, 10:30 a.m. ilt the International convocation is Philip Vineberg, Q.C., planetarium, Manitoba Museum of Edith .. ,! general of the World ORT Union Inn. All men .in the' community of Montr"al, law partner of Senator Man and Nature, Manitoba Theatre Presiding over the dinner is Mur­ remark that programs that are good for the rest of society Veteran UN-watchers were quite pre- tha.t" he had not changed his views, and that i are not necessarily good for the Jews. pared' to accept a milk-and-water image of he considered it the duty of the Secretary­ since 1967. lIe jollied the ORT interested in furthering the work of Lazarus Phillips, former Battoniere Centre and Winnipeg Art Gallery. ray H. Tapper.. Chairman of the In recent years in the United States Jews have started Dr. Kurt Waldheim as Secretary.General. General to speak out on matters affecting Organization in 1951 as director. He ORT are invited to attend. (president) of the Montreal Bar and He is presently a governor of the sponsom ('.ommittee is Joseph Secter. taking militant action on their own behalf. The'New York He was selected for the job, we tho.ught, he-, world peace and security. Th\'!' war in Indo­ is chairn)an of the Economic and The highlight of the gala banquet teachers strike of 1968 was one example, and the growth of cause the Great Powers were somewhat tired China doe,s precisel}' this, he made, plain. soc;ia1 Development Co~ of will be Winnipeg'a own Chai Folk the Jewish Defence League is another ' , of 'Secretaries-Gei:.eral with minds of their' At the'same luncheon he spoke 'out'against the International Council' qf Volun- l!:nsemble '11llder the direction of Initial Speaker at 'Town, Hall Series But 1912 is the first time Jewish self-interest has played own, like Dag Hammarskjold and U Thant. tary ,.Agenc~es. He has extensive Nenad. and Jjll Lhotka. Reservations the veto in the ·Security Council, that sacro­ " School, York University; will, ad­ tion a,nd is speci'll. advisor to Minis­ 1D the. of re- for $e may be made by a part in a major election, and the consternation in the Dr. Waldheim had a rather humdrum record sanct instrument which gives the five per­ expene~ce ~roblems banque~ dress the community on Sunday, settlement and trrurung of refugees. contacting Mrs. Eva Cristall, 489- ter of Justice. He is a member of Democratic Party over the loss of Jewish votes, as well as as a diplomat, a good administrator amJ civil manent members of the Council a weapon Nov, 12, at 8:30 p.m.· at the YMHA. board of directors, Canadian Civil From 1947 to 1951 he worked 41 3822 or Mrs. DolY Katz 334-4571. intensive coverage of the issue in the media, serve to illus- servant who could not consider himself, as the other 128 members of the United Nations Germany with the International ' , " , His topic will be The Condition and Liberties Union, vice pr~ident, trate how novel this development really is. This' change in his two immediate predecessors had, an do not enjoy. The veto, he said, "is not a Future of Canadian Jewry. International Association of Jewish attitude on the part of Jews is good in itself. As Leonard equal among equals. nice thing," but it is ."a fact of life" that can­ Refugee Organization in various .. capacities 'including that of' Chief BRAZIL AND ISRAEL Professor Cotler has 'reCeived a Lawyers and Jurists, and chairman, Fein writes, "If J.ews are to exercise meaningful political And that is probably what the Great not be changed. of CamP Operations and Chief of EXCHANGE INFORMATION Poverty Law Section, Association clout, they cannot be taken for granted by either party.". Powers thought too. We, and they, are sur- B.A. honors and B.C.L. from McGill As for all the bilateral talks and deals Care and Maintenance. Durlng Brazil and Israel have agreed to University, his LL:M. from Yale of Canadian Law Teachers. that are going on in the world outside the Canada provides an interesting contrast to the United prised, for just eight months after assuming World War II, Mr. Braude was rank- exchange data on the peaceful uses Law School and attended the He- 'fhe Town Hall program is SPOIl­ States at election time. Except for a brief flirtation with tb.~ his positiim, Dr. Waldheim has been in every precincts of the United Nations, Dr. Waldo .ing Jewish Chaplain of the U.s. of atomic energy, it was announced heim stated bluntly that the days of Metter­ brew University of Je;usalem. He ,sored by eight organizations, Bnay Liberal party in the '30's, a holdover of the affection ,Jews . important capital in the world, including Army in Europe, serving with the in Brazilia. The two countries will has received numerous academic Abraham Synagogue, B'nai B'rith had for Sir Wilfred Laurier, who brought great numb~rs of Washington, Moscow and P.eking~ a~d has nich were long past, and it was about time speakers will be Lewis Perinbam, also exchange students. Shal Heveth honors including a Woodrow Wilson Adult Education, B'nai B'rith Hillel, for multilateral solutions to the multinational them into the country from Eastern Europe, Canadian Jews - talked to the power brokers.1!1 their citadels special advisor to the president and "Freier, director general of Israel's National Fellowship, Canada Coun- Canadian Jewish Congress, Cana­ are evently distributed among the three leading piu-:ties. of :rower, and has !aken on matters evils of thE;! world. There was still some posltlon~ director, Non-Governmental Org~- Atomic Energy Commission, said cil Doctoral Fellowship for Yale, dian Zionist Federation, Rosh Pina Every party has federal M.P.s who are Jewish,and at the" . whICh all good httle SecretarIes - General scope for bilateral ,deals he conceded, but not much. nizations Division of Canadian Inter- that one of the contributions Israel and is the author of numerous Synagogue, Shaarey Zedek Syna­ provincial' level every party has at least one Jewish:" leader. should keep to themselv.es. . national De vel 0 pm e n t Agency can make to Brazil's technology is papers ranging from the Middle gogue, YMHA Community Centre. It seems that no Canadian party, with the exception:of So.cial For exaI?ple, h~ 'ch!ded Wash~ngton on Returning to Vietman, he stated that the (ClDA)· Paul Bernick, executive to provide information on the use East to social conditions in Canada. Admission to each program is Credit has been perceived by Jews as being anti-Semitic the de.struchon of dikes III North Vletnam.by UN must not be a, "mute spectator" to "this SeTenth' Army. of atomic energy for desalinating or This speaks well for thf! Canadian political AmerIcan. 'bombers, and was severely chas­ tragedy," and that his offer of good offices. Professor Irwin Cotl~r, Associate He has been legal advisor to 'the $1.50 at the d,oor, students and inh~spitable Included' among the prominent water. ?rofessor of Osgoode Hall Law Community Development ,Corpora- Golden Agers 75;. climate. . " tised by President Nixon himself for it, but . See KURT W ALDHEIM, p~ 15

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