Total Published Records: 135,547
BRACERS Notes
Record no. | Notes, topics or text |
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67801 | Schoenman, writing to the editor of Maariv, comments on the "article you have published which purports to be an interview with me." Schoenman cites 19 "major inaccuracies in the article". |
67802 | Navon is Political Secretary to the Israeli Prime Minister. |
67803 | Kaufman is Secretary, Israeli Embassy. |
67804 | The note in the third person advises the Israeli Embassy that BR is unable to attend the reception on 2 May 1963. |
67805 | Loeff is a professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. |
67806 | BR thanks Buber for the kindness shown Schoenman during his visit to Israel. BR is "... inclined to agree that it is unlikely that anything short of a public protest will have effect on the heads of state in the Middle East." |
67807 | Schoenman thanks Buber for his kindness during his visit to Israel, and mentions that "my eyes are slightly more open now with regard to the second Moses, without doubt one of the most slippery prophets with whom I have had remote acquaintance." |
67808 | BR believes that "it is of desperate importance that a nuclear moratorium occur now, while time permits, in the Middle East." BR suggests international supervision of nuclear plants and rocket delivery systems. |
67809 | Stein is Chairman of the Third Force Central Committee, Israel. Also signed by the secretary J.T. Sjk. |
67810 | Shereshevsky is editor of Ner. |
67811 | Finkelstein is London correspondent of Maariv. |
67812 | Falk congratulates BR on his 91st birthday. |
67813 | Yaari represents the Socialist Zionist Party (Mapam) in the UK. |
67814 | Flapan is on the editorial board of New Outlook, Tel Aviv. |
67815 | Schoenman comments that "the replies from Middle Eastern heads of state have not been worth a great deal." Schoenman encloses copies of a letter and an appeal that BR has distributed (not present), and encloses "a copy of Russell's recent letter to Ben-Gurion for your private use" (not present). |
67816 | Schoenman thanks Hodes and his wife Rhoda for the meeting while in Israel and mentions that "I have written some Arabs now concerning some of the things we discussed, and I am hopeful that a reply may be coming." |
67817 | Flapan is on the editorial board of the New Outlook. |
67818 | Schoenman thanks Fawki "for all you did for me when I was in Israel", and regrets "... that I was so harsh and uncompromising with regard to the Israelis." |
67819 | Signed "Jacob". |
67820 | Schoenman says to "certainly go ahead with publishing the book, but it is necessary to communicate your intentions to Allen and Unwin and to get their formal approval." The book in question is the Hebrew edition of Unarmed Victory. |
67821 | Lourie is Israeli Ambassador. |
67822 | B'ari is editorial secretary for New Outlook, Tel Aviv. |
67823 | Stein is Chairman, Central Committee, the Third Force. |
67824 | BR thanks Falk for his "good wishes" and is encouraged to learn of Falk's "efforts in Israel on behalf of peace". |
67825 | Hodes encloses two articles (not present) he has written for New Outlook. If "... nuclear weapons are not banned in the Middle East, the Israeli-Arab arms race will be transferred to a nuclear level." Hodes encloses a letter for BR (not present), and passes along the greetings of himself and his wife Rhoda to Ralph and Susan Schoenman, as well as the greetings of Gabi and Tamar. |
67826 | Shereshevsky thanks BR for his letter and is glad that BR approves "of our advertisement in the Jerusalem Post". |
67827 | Shereshevsky thanks BR for his letter and his "favourable words about our appeal". Shereshevsky asks BR to send "some details because we are so much interested in close cooperation with you." |
67828 | Loeff is a professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Although the carbon is not signed, it is assumed that the sender is Schoenman. He writes from 22 Argyll Mansions, Kings Road, London, S.W.3. |
67829 | Schoenman asks B'ari to wait to publish BR's appeal "because we are in the midst of collecting signatures." Schoenman is "... very worried that I have not heard from Jako, Simha, Aubrey or Professor Buber." [He refers to Fawki, Flapan and Hodes.] Although the carbon is not signed, it is assumed that the sender is Schoenman. |
67830 | Ellis refers to the enclosed appeal (not present) that was "mentioned in Lord Russell's earlier letter." |
67831 | Farley encloses, as per Hodes' request, "a copy of the concert programme and tributes published on Lord Russell's 90th birthday" (not present). |
67832 | Hodes encloses various clippings "... from today's Israeli press, about Earl Russell's letter to the Soviet press on the plight of Russian Jewry." Hodes wishes Schoenman "an enjoyable and fruitful trip to Africa and the Far East", and adds "love to Susan from Rhoda and all of us." |
67833 | Hodes thanks BR for his "... wise and friendly advice about the problem of military service for Israeli youth." Hodes hopes BR has received the clippings he sent; see record 67832. |
67834 | Farley thanks Hodes "... for your cuttings from the Israeli press concerning Lord Russell's letter on the plight of Russian Jewry." |
67835 | Nevo was "greatly impressed" by BR's "sane and devoted intervention in both the Cuban and the Sino-Indian crises." |
67836 | BR thanks Eviatar for his letter (see record 67835), and states, "I assure you that I am attempting to do what I can in the Arab-Israeli dispute." |
67837 | Eshkol comments on the possibility of making peace with the Arabs. |
67838 | Rabinovitz is managing editor, Al Hamishmar, Tel Aviv. |
67839 | BR mentions that "... I am pleased to inform you, entirely confidentially, of a Conference on Denuclearization on the Middle East which the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation will be organizing on November 1 in Zurich." Although the letter is not signed, it is assumed that BR is the sender. The letter is incomplete and ends in a partial sentence. |
67840 | Schoenman has "... just returned from Algiers and I am very pleased to find your letter here to Lord Russell." |
67841 | Simha understands Schoenman's reservations regarding the publishing of the "exchange of letters between Russell and the heads of states." Simha asks if Schoenman and his wife will be visiting Israel again. |
67842 | The statement begins "There is a grave danger of war in the Middle East...." It concerns the "grave danger of war in the Middle East", and appeals for the governments in the region "... to accept international supervision of nuclear and rocket weapons systems and plants and for an internationally supervised embargo upon further arms shipments to the region." Another copy of this statement is found in box 1.59, File-62, Tanzania, record 65712. Because of a letter to President Nyere of Tanganyika, it is assumed that it is this statement that was sent "to nine Middle Eastern Heads of State". |
67843 | Nevo comments that he greatly admires BR's "activities aiming at world peace". Nevo mentions that having read some of BR's material from the thirties he "enjoyed the most exciting intellectual experience that ever occurred to me." Among the works Nevo cites are: The Conquest of Happiness, Sceptical Essays, On Education, and In Praise of Idleness, Power, Marriage and Morals." |
67844 | BR mentions that "I agree with your [Nevo's] views and I appreciate your kind comments on my work." BR asks Nevo if he is "familiar with the work of New Outlook". |
67845 | B'ari asks if there are any replies that can be published that concern "Earl Russell's circular letter that you recently sent to Simha Flapan." Simha is spelt "Simcha". The circular letter may be document .179485a. |
67846 | Schoenman mentions that "Susan and I should love to come to Israel. I see no immediate prospect, largely because of finance and the pace of events." Schoenman asks for Flapan's view on "... the Hussain-de Gaulle talks and the suggestions of a Palestinian state on the West Bank", and "the value of another approach from Russell to Eshkol?" |
67847 | Flapan tells Schoenman that he does not believe "... there is a possibility to split up Jordan and establish a Palestinian state on the West Bank." Flapan mentions that "another approach from Russell to Eshkol is very desirable, as the problem is now under serious consideration." |
67848 | Schoenman thinks Flapan's suggestion for "... an international association for the purpose of assisting refugees whose families are separated is an excellent one." Schoenman mentions that "Susan and I would very much like to come to Israel", but "I think we shall have to wait for a time when the work brings me to the Middle East again." |
67849 | Full title: "Extract from Statement by Her Excellency Mrs. Golda Meir Foreign Minister of Israel to the General Assembly Eighteenth Session, Special Political Committee, 15 November 1963. Item 32—Report of UNRWA". Meir comments on the Palestinian refugee situation, noting that "my government is willing to negotiate directly with the Arab governments concerned...." |
67850 | The document is a New Year's card from the Israeli Embassy. |
67851 | Aziz Zu'bi will be coming to England and hopes it will be possible "... to meet Lord Russell; or any of your friends from the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation." |
67852 | Schoenman tells Aziz Zu'bi that "it would certainly be possible for you to meet Bertrand Russell and I should very much like you to visit my colleagues in the Foundation." |
67853 | Eshkol is Prime Minister of Israel. |
67854 | Aziz Zu'bi will be in London "on the 13th of April", and that a good time for an interview with BR would be "between the 18th and the 20th of that month." |
67855 | Lourie encloses a letter (not present) addressed to BR from the Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. |
67856 | Schoenman mentions that "it was good to see you", and that he is "enclosing the photos" (not present). |
67857 | Fawki works for New Outlook, Tel Aviv. Fawki informs Schoenman that the clippings Schoenman sent him concern "the difficulties and the discrimination of mixed couples in Israel." |
67858 | Eshkol comments on the Middle East, noting that "it is certainly not on Israel's side that the will to negotiate is lacking. We are animated by the earnest desire to put an end to the Arab-Israeli dispute." Eshkol refers to the friendship of the American people towards Israel. Also present is another copy of the speech, document .179510, TS(X). |
67859 | Eshkol comments on the creation of Israel and notes that Israel is "not an anti-Arab country". Eshkol speaks out against war in the Middle East. Also present is a copy of the speech, document .179512, TS(MIM,X). |
67860 | Harman is Israeli Ambassador, Washington, D.C. Also present are two copies of the letter, documents .179515 and .179516, both TLS(X). |
67861 | Yarri is General Secretary, Central Committee, United Workers Party of Israel (or Mapam). |
67862 | "Confidential". Eshkol is Prime Minister of Israel. |
67863 | Harman is Israeli Ambassador, Washington, D.C. |
67864 | Geries represents the Board of Directors, Al-Ard Co. Ltd, Nazareth. Geries encloses a copy of a memorandum from Al-Ard presented to the Secretary-General of the UN. The memorandum concerns the plight of Arabs in Israel. |
67865 | Fari informs Schoenman of the Hebrew edition of Unarmed Victory next week, and asks Schoenman to confirm a telephone interview with BR for live broadcast. Fari suggests either "Sunday fifth otherwise Sunday twelfth". Simha [Flapan] should be consulted. |
67866 | "Confidential". |
67867 | "Confidential". Harman is Israeli Ambassador, Washington, D.C. |
67868 | Fawki's name is spelt "Jacko Farqui" here. |
67869 | Schoenman thanks Simha for the card "from Sara and yourself", and asks Simha to "please do write and confirm receipt of my letters otherwise I will worry." |
67870 | Schoenman tells Hodes, "I have been hoping to hear from you for some time." |
67871 | Stein is Chairman of the Third Force Movement in Israel. Stein tells BR that the Arab states have "decided to make serious preparations for war against Israel." Stein is sending some peace proposals "under separate cover", and states "we shall be very grateful if you will draw the attention of leading Arab newspapers to our letter" titled "To Arab Socialists" in the enclosed The Democratic Newspaper (not present). |
67872 | Ben-Moshe is Honorary Secretary, Committee for Nuclear Disarmament of the Arab-Israeli Region. Ben-Moshe outlines the aims of the Committee. They have "... managed to publish a small book which deals with the problems of nuclear armament and disarmament in the Middle East...." Ben-Moshe asks BR for his "opinion on this material and some pointers as to how we can further our aims." |
67873 | Schoenman writes: "I am sorry to have been so long in sending on this letter and I hope you can get it to Simha [Flapan] soon." |
67874 | Levi is Prime Minister of Israel. |
67875 | Peled is employed by the Israeli Embassy, but his position is not indicated. |
67876 | BR tells Ben-Moshe that "... I entirely endorse your aims and should be glad to assist you in any way." |
67877 | Stein is Chairman, the Third Force, Israel. |
67878 | Schoenman apologizes for being "out of touch". "I should be very glad of a chance to see you soon." |
67879 | Shereshevsky is Chairman of Ihud Association for Jewish-Arab Rapprochement; he is also editor of Ner. A business card bearing Shereshevsky's name. In the top left-hand corner: "In admiration and with regards". |
67880 | Kepper is Secretary, London Committee of 100. |
67881 | Wood, writing on BR's behalf, thanks Kepper for his letter of 18 December 1964; see record 67880. |
67882 | Loeff hopes the rumour that Schoenman will be making another visit to Israel is true, and asks Schoenman to contact him upon his arrival. |
67883 | Schoenman mentions that "I shall certainly get in touch with you when I am in Israel"; see record 67882. |
67884 | Lourie thanks BR for his letter of 19 March 1965, saying he has ".... cabled the Prime Minister's office about an appointment for Mr. Schoenman." Lourie is grateful to BR for his "condolences on the death of Mr. Peled." |
67885 | Eshkol is "deeply grateful" for BR's concern about the problems of the Jews in the Soviet Union. Eshkol states that he would be glad to see Schoenman again. Presumably, Eshkol is writing from London, as he alludes to his "brief stay here". |
67886 | Herzog is an advisor to Prime Minister Eshkol. |
67887 | "Confidential". BR regrets having been "unable to be in London at the time of your visit here." BR attaches "great importance" to the proposed meeting between Israeli and Arab representatives. The second paragraph has been deleted and the date edited to read "7 April 1965". |
67888 | Flapan mentions that Jaakov Barzilai, speaker of the Knesset, is in Dublin and would like to meet with BR "to discuss the recent 'plan for peace'". Flapan tells Schoenman, "I would be grateful to you, if in spite of the short notice you could arrange the meeting with Lord Russell." The letter has been copied to Gabi Warburg in London. At the top of the page, in Farley's hand: "Urgent ack and send to R." |
67889 | Schoenman thanks Shereshevsky for the "very interesting article", and mentions that "we shall take notice of what you have achieved." |
67890 | Nathan thanks BR for "receiving me so kindly in your home", and tells BR that he is organizing a "Peace March of Arabs and Jews which will start on the 28th of this month". Nathan mentions that BR's support of the demonstration "will help make it a success". In later letters Nathan spells his first name "Abe". |
67891 | BR is "... most pleased to hear that your brother has been allowed to rejoin you after such a long separation." |
67892 | Nathan tells BR he led a peace march in Israel on 28 June 1966. At the foot of the page and at the right-hand margin is a handwritten response in Schoenman's hand for BR; see record 67893. |
67893 | BR tells Nathan "I entirely approve of your efforts" regarding the seeking of a peace between Arabs and Israelis. BR believes that "... the right of the return of the Arab refugees is inviolate and is the sine qua non of any settlement." |
67894 | Eban is Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. |
67895 | BR, responding to Eban's letter (see record 67894), comments that "I should be pleased to write on political subjects, but prefer not to enter religious discussions." |
67896 | Loeff comments on U.S. aggression in Vietnam, and inquires if it would be possible for Schoenman to visit Hebrew University to speak on the subject. |
67897 | Schoenman, responding to Loeff's letter (see record 67896), comments that in order to visit Israel to speak on the Vietnam war he would require his airfare paid for, and he could not stay for more than a week. |
67898 | Machover is a professor at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. |
67899 | Schoenman would be "most happy" to travel to Israel to speak about the Vietnam war, "but could not stay long and would require airfare"; see record 67898. |
67900 | Remez, spelt "Remex", is the Israeli Ambassador. |