Friday, December 20, 1946. DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Page Sixteen 2 Leaders at UJA Conference O' Activities Jerusalem Wall Found in Diggings for Chanukah- Try Them Both in Poland Cited Government Supports Agency Training Job NEW YORK —Once the largest center of ORT activities In Europe, war-devastated Poland is helping ORT, Organization for Re- habilitation through Training, In re-establishing vocational training projects in its efforts to rebuild Jewish lives, it was reported by George Backer, president of the World ORT Union. At present, he said, 26 classes are in operation and a start has been made in the placement of families on farm tracts. The Polish ORT committee, headed by Col. Marjan Muszkat, is working in cooperation with a special government agency, de- partment for the productivization of Jews. In addition to establishing schools, Backer announced, ORT has sent Instructors and tools and machinery to Poland. EMIGRANTS AIDED "Despite the fact that the situa- tion of the Jews of Poland is not yet stabilized," Backer said, "ORT is doing its utmost both for those Jews who may remain and those who wilt leave the country. ORT industrial projects today include such trades as watchmak- ing, electrical work, tailoring and radio work. In the field of agriculture ORT has formed the ORT Circle of Jew- ish Farmers which has begun functioning in Lower Silesia. ORT is purchasing land and settling families on it and has also started lending funds to farmers for the ,purchase of cattle and horses through the United Nations Re- lief and Rehabilitation Adminis- tration (UNRR/a). Advice is given to the farmers by ORT experts. PROJECTS ARE LISTED Industrial training projects are as follows: • Warsaw — watchmaking, electri- cal work and cabinet-making, in a building bought by ORT. Cracow — leather work, ladies' tailoring, radio, in building pro- vided by the Jewish Committee. Lodz—ladies' tailoring, electrical work, machine shop work, In part of building owned by the city. Lublin—ladies' tailoring. Stettin — welding, bookkeeping and typewriting, in a building provided by the Jewish Council. Bielsk—textile course. Vratzlov—machine shop, electri- cal work, typewriting, in building provided by the Jewish Council. Rieclibach—textile course, radio, electrical work, agricultural stu- dies, typewriting, bookkeeping, in building provided by the City Council. Woltzcher— electrical work, ste- nography and typewriting, in building provided by the 'City Council. 2 Fine Recipes Among national leauers wno attenued the recent United Jewish Appeal conference in Atlantic City were Robert P. Patterson, left, Secretary of War, who addressed the conclave, and Edmund L. Kaufmann, right, UJA national chairman for initial gifts. A goal of $170,000,000 was set at the parley for the 1947 drive. Puzzle: Where Did Brown Jews of India Originate? Magyar Athlete Accused by Jews BUDAPEST (WNS) — Charges that he ordered the torture and shooting of 150 Jewish prisoners and upon occasion used Jews as human footballs were brought against Franz Binder, an Austrian soccer player and one-time com- mander of police at Kiskunhales labor camp, 80 miles south of Bu- dapest. Beni Israel, a tribe of dark- skinned Jews In present-day Bri- tish India, have puzzled historians for years with their strange cus- toms and their mysterious origin. Of Indies 25,000 Jews, more than half are Beni Israel who have lived in coastal settlements near Rangoon, Calcutta and Malabar for over two thousand years. To explain their presence histo- rians have advanced several theo- ries; among others, the ever oc- curring legend of the Lost Ten Tribes, and the more plausible conjecture that they are the de- scendants of refugees from the persecution of Antiochus Epipha- nus of the second century B.C. Despite their dark complexion and their primitive religious tra- ditions, which can be identified with Judaism only with difficulty, they claim to be racially pure, a contention which finds some sup- port in the circumstances. They have been considered un- touchables by the• Hindus and therefore undesirable for inter- marriage. In recent times, because of out- side influences, the Beni Israel have made their religious prac- tices conform to the Sephardic ritual. The charges were made by a number of Jews formerly impris- oned at a labor camp near the Austrian border when it was re- ported that Binder had been ac- quitted of a charge of massacring Jews in the labor camp. At the same time, it was dis- closed, Hungarian Jews are bit- terly resentful over the acquittal and reduction of sentences of per- sons responsible for the Kunma- dares pogrom. Lazio Stockier, president of the Jewish Commu- nity Council, told members of the press that the cancellation of the death sentences places the coun- try's Jews at the mercy of the anti-Semitic mobs. A resolution enfranchising wo- men over 20 years of age in all community elections was adopted by the Budapest Jewish Commu- nity. It was also reported that local police had 'denied a group of so- cial workers of the Hungarian Zionist Federation and the Joint Distribution Committee the right to hold a meeting here. There is still plenty of time to make potato latkes, the tradi- tional delicacy for Chanukah. Here is a tried recipe: 6 medium potatoes grated 2 eggs 1 41 cup of flour 1 grated onion % tsp. salt Shortening or salad oil. Squeeze the grated potatoes be- tween the hands to remove liquid. Add other Ingredients and mix to a smooth consistency. Heat the shortening in a deep frying pan and drop the batter with a large spoon forming flat pancakes. Fry till crisp and brown on ur- derside before turning with a fork or pancake turner. When brown on both sides, lift out and drair well of excess fat. Serve hot with applesauce, sour cream, cranberry sauce or just plain. For a Chanukah candle salad, try the following. Use ripe bananas, cut in half and place upright on sliced can- ned pineapple nestled in a bed of shredded lettuce. Top each banana point with a red or orange gumdrop, or a cran• berry, to represent the flame, ant' pour a little sweetened mayon- naise dressing over the tip and let it run down the sides to repre- sent melted wax. League Launches Scholarship Drive NEW YORK — Three hundred women, representatives of the To- rah Scholarship Fund sponsored by the National Women's League of the United Synagogue of Amer- ica, held their third annual con- ference and luncheon here inau- gurating the year's fund drive for $150,000. Money will be used to provide scholar- ships to train rabbis, teach- ers, community leaders and direc- tors of youth activities for careers in American Jewish community life. JERUSALEM (Palcor) —An ar. theological discovery, changing the entire conception of Jerusalem's historic boundaries, was made in- directly in the center of the city as the result of the government's requisitioning of Jerusalem's busi- ness district following attacks las ) summer. Because of considerable business losses due to the government's requisition, a number of mer- chants sought to establish a new commercial center in Jerusalem. Two contractors, one Jew and one Christian Arab, leased property from a Syrian Orthodox convent in the lane leading to the Street of the Prophets, near the Broad- casting House. When digging began on the property, workers uncovered the foundation of a tower with a mo- saic floor and reservoir. The tow- n is believed by archaeologists of he Hebrew University to be part of the third wall of ancient Jeru- salem where, according to Jose- ohus Flavius, the "Tower of Pse- 'hinus" was situated, at the northwestern corner of Jerusalem. The tower was begun by Herod Agrippas who halted construction on Roman orders. According to Tosephus all parts of the Jewish Kingdom could be seen from its turret. The excavation lies in the heart of new Jerusalem. 2,100 in Reich Fear Loss of U. S. Visas BERLIN (WNS)—Increasing un. -est over the possibility of losing 'heir U. S. visas has been reported among the 2,100 displaced Jews .who have been waiting In Bremen for several months for passage to the United States. The Jews, -nany of whom had expected to Sail in August or September, are 'acing cancellation of their visas under existing regulations lapsing all visas not used within four months after issuance. 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