Word: arens
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...protests. "My son," an old Jew replies gently, "we live in a world where any human being can become a Jew at any moment." That seems to satisfy this pea-brained pollyanna, who is blissfully happy to be a slave and can't understand why his companions aren't. "Look," he implores them, "look what a nice canal we're building...
...turn, most of the standard volunteer organizations aren't geared to placing these people. Either the work requires special skills, like the Peace Corps or VISTA, or it is dull routine, like cleanup jobs at Mass General. Since over half the Center's volunteers have never gone to high school, almost none to college, those that try these other organizations usually wind up with the worst jobs...
...Times have changed," one union member says, "and things at Harvard aren't so cozy anymore. Years ago no one complained because getting a job at Harvard was like being elected to the U.S. Senate. But not anymore...
...that SDS and SNCC have a greater influence on the Party than the Communists have on them. "We wouldn't dream of asking the Communists to leave SDS," he continued, "because we feel it is important for our membership to come in contact with Communists and learn that they aren't devils." The neurotic American phobia of Communism must be overcome, he continued. It is equally important, he said, that our membership learn to formulate their own ideology, distinct from the Communist ideology...
...putting together the fifth column: "You try to talk to people as they come to work. Usually, I start by asking them if they've heard of the union at Jewish Memorial. Often they just say 'yes' or 'no' and walk on. That doesn't necessarily mean they aren't interested: it's cold or they're in a hurry. You have to expect to go slow. You have to let them take the initiative. Sometimes one will show more interest and want to talk. All the time, I'm memorizing faces. I'm getting to know...