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Friday, February 4, 1955THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST9300th Year Fete ‘De-JudaizedU.S. Geologist SeesSays Historical SocietyBy LIU ELLERIsrael Oil PossibleNEW YORK (JP)— An optimistic view that initial results of drillings for oil in Israel lend encouragement that commercialJewish Post CorrespondentNEW YORK (JP)—The Tercentary Committee has “de-Judaized'' the observance of the 300th an- Americanquantities will be found was voiced here last week bv anniversary of Jewish settlement in America according to Dr. Joshua Bloch, secretary of the AmericanJewish Historical Society.Dr. Bloch was interviewed on “For the Record.” The Post’s radio program over station WLIB.He said that the American Jewish Committee, which is sponsoring the Tercentenary celebration, “haspetroleum geologist who spent considerable time in Is rael.“In the course of the drilling.”removed things characteristicallyJewish” such as the use of He ! answered by Dr. Einstein. brew% folkways,“ o th e rconnect-a n d things ed with Judaism” from theobservance.Asan example, he cited a d i s c u ssion the Tercente nary Committee hadHe told about the 250th anniversary celebration held 50 yearsand contrasted it to theWhile itover the applica- BLOCH tion of a Hebrew saying on itsofficial Tercentenary seal, finally rejecting “even” the use of theletter “shin” denoting 300.This, in spite of the fact thatago,present Tercentenary, was a small, dignified and impressive observance, he asserted, it was more representative ofAmerican Jewry than the present fete. The 250th anniversarycelebration was sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society.iir'CELEBRATE ‘FICTION’Dr. Bloch also, assailed the Tercentenary Committee for “cele-The 23 Jewishsome of our great universities,such as Harvard and Columbiabear Hebrew inscriptions in theirseals,” added Dr. Bloch, who isbrating a fiction.escapees from Brazil who arrived at New Amsterdam Sept. 12, 1654, were not the first Jews in America, nor w7as theirs theNO HEBREW PRAYERSi t . , ,. . . ; first synagogue m this country,also head of the Jewish division1, * , ”, __ ., .,. v ... he asserted. He said there wereat the New York public library. r x , . ...Jews from Amsterdam living inNew York prior to that date, andHe also assailed the lack of a thev had their own syna-single Hebrew prayer being fo-, gogue and cemetery.fered at the Tercentenary dinner, . , . . „ .. , Tr\ + on * v.- i. *. Offering advice to English Jew-Oct. 20, 1954, at which President1 f , . , .,-c,. , , , .,! ry, soon to celebrate its own ter-Eisenhower spoke, despite the, , , ...centenary, Dr. Bloch called oni i 4.u 4. 4-i , , . ... ' the Jews of England to “stick tocharged that the rabbis had been , . x JjL. ? r ,their traditional way of observ-attendance of three rabbis.told to employ only prayers inEnglish.Dr. Bloch told the radio audi-i ing great events.” Then, he said, ! there will be nothing “un-Jewish”in the celebration, nothing whichence that only Republicans had wni have to be “explained orbeen invited to the Tercentenary dinner, thus excluding such Jewish personalities as Sen. Herbert Lehman (D-NY) and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. He also charged that Prof. Albert Einstein’s views were con-apologized for.”SKEPTICAL OF HISTORYIn reference to the 10-volumesidered “too liberal” by the plan-work on Jewish history authorized by the American Jewish Committee in honor of the Tercentenary. Dr. Bloch commented,i “That’s it—the work has been au-ners of the dinner, and a last thorized, no more.” He expressedminute invitation to the famed skepticism concerning a “mech-was accordingly un- anically-compiled history made toscientistMIAMI BEACHThese wonderful vacation spots are eagerto make your stay in Miami Beach andFlorida an unforgettable time of your life.Make your reservations early.said Gerson YV. Brodie, “severalorder now being carried on by only one man and his pupils.”In conclusion, Dr. Bloch stated.shows of oil and gas have already been found. These shows werefound both in structure holes andhe had urged the Tercentenary Committee to make a blueprint of the organization of the celebration. He told the radio audience the preservation of such a blueprint would serve as a warningto future generations “not to do it this way again.Interviewing Dr. Bloch wereJacobs of the Jewishin deeper bore holes.” Brodie is a Denver oil man and is considered one of the foremost expertson Israel’s geological structures.He was speaking at a members’ luncheon of the American-IsraelChamber of Commerce and InMontyChronicle of London, and Moshe Kohn and Charles Roth of theNational Jewish Post. RabbiSamuel Silver of the Union ofdustry at the Hotel Commodore in New York.alsoAmerican Hebrew Congregationsacted as the program moderator.Israel Establishesthe companies now drilling in Israel, or searching for possible drilling sites, have used the published findings of Iraq Petroleum company w7hich did oil exploratory work in Palestine during theperiod of the British mandate and are looking forward to promisingresults.'Visiting Consulate'willBOSTON (JP) — Israel make diplomatic history here soon with the opening of theworld’s first “visiting consulate.”A representative of the Israel government will fly into Boston from New York once a monthCalifornia to ConsiderSchool Bible ReadingsSACRAMENTO (JP)—A billand will remain for two days.calling for Bible readings in thepublic schools of this state hasbeen introduced by State Senators Nelson Dilworth (R andThe visiting consul will receive Earl Desmond (D).callers and will do the same type ! It ]s similar to one that wasof business done by the Israelconsulates in New7 York, Chicagoand Los Angeles.According to Miss Ester Her-iitz. wrho will serve as the visitingconsul during a reception here to be given in honor of Mordecai R. Kidron, deputy permanent representative of Israel in the Unitedhighly controversial in the 1954session of the state legislature. Main opposition at that time came from Los Angeles teachers. It died in committee at that timewhen the committee, after hearing all the arguments, took the measure “under advisement.”Teachers believe that no matterNations, the idea was created by Abba Eban, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.The plan w7as created to answer to the need for a consulate in thishow they read the Bible some objection will arise from parents.city without incurring the costs of establishing a permanent consulate here. 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