irt eiL E Cit y Names 13 1(;yfield for Fred Butzel The Detroit Planning Com- mission recommended on Feb. 18 to the Detroit City Council that the northeast corner of Linden avenue and Meyers road be named the Fred M. Blaze! Play Field in honor of the late Mr. Babel. The Council adopted the recommendation and instruct- ed city officials to take the necessary steps to put the resolution into effect. Knesset Gives Nod to Talks With Jordan JERUSALEM —(Special)— By a vote for adjournment on an opposition motion to discuss Is- rael's peace negotiations with Transjordan, the Knesset, in ef- fect, supported the cabinet's policy. The vote was 54 to 29. The Herat party had moved for a full-dress debate and the Mapam party had asked for as- surances that any pact reached with Abdullah be submitted to the parliament before it was signed. Foreign Minister Moshe Shar- ett declared that no agreement "has been signed or is now be- fore the government for signa- ture." • BEIRUT—(Special)—King Ab- dullah of Transjordan told rep- resentatives of the Arab states of an agreement between Jor- dan and Israel, the Lebanese min- ister in Anman reported. Commercial circles in Lebanon fear that under the new agree- ment Haifa ,will replace Beirut .as Jordan's main outlet to the Mediterranean. This, they be- lieve, would deprive Lebanon of many millions of pounds of profit early. 1)1.. Harris Levine Named JNF Head NEW YORK —(Special)— Dr:- Harris J. Levine was elected president of the Jewish National Fund of America. He succeeds Magistrate Morris Rothenberg, who resigned to become national chairman of the United Palestine A ppeal. Vol. 52 — No. 11 27 Thursday, March 16, 1950 UN Jerusalem Council Weighs Religious Rule GENEVA—(WNS)—A proposal based on the thesis that the interests of the people of Jerusalem must be considered secondary to the interests of worldwide religions was given consideration this week by the UN Trusteeship Council here when it held a second reading of a French resolution under which representation in the proposed Jerusalem legislature would be determined on a religious basis. Under the French plan theta legislature would consist of 25 government over the city with members, with Jewish, Moslem power to dissolve the legislature and Christian communities each in the event of a crisis. . electing eight, and with one seat With the Council due to end its going to 130 residents who, in session here early in April, there 1947, belonged to none of those appears no possibility of its com- communities, The legislature, pleting the task of drawing a under that proposal would have a number of unstated members statute for Jerusalem pursuant to nominated by "the heads of the principal religious communities" in equal numbers to represent the Christian, Moslem and Jewish world. Opposition to the plan on the ground it identified church and The 100th Anniversary Service secular government and on the of Temple Beth El will be held further basis that it would favor at 8:15 p.m., Friday, March 24. the Arabs, who could gain rep- Dr. Jacob R. Marcus, president of resentation both as Christians and I the Central Conference of Am- Moslems, was voiced by the American representative. lie was backed by the New • Zealand spokesman on the issue, but they did not press the matter. The Trusteeship Council also discussed the question of a UN * the internationalization decision of the General Assembly. There is growing opinion here that the question will ultimately again be referred t the Assembly if no final settlement is reached between Israel and the Arab states. Banquet, Services, Pageant to Mark Beth El's 100th Year N.Y. Masons Okay Lodge of Israel NEW YORK— (WMS) —The Dr. Gliseek New York Grand Lodge has exe Dr. Marcus • * • tended recognition to the Masonic Lodge of Israel, it was announced erican Rabbis; Dr. Jonah B. Wise, by 'Frank M. Totten,. grand mas- Rabbi of Central Synagogue, New ter of Masons of New York state. York. and son of Dr. Isaac M. The Masons of Israel were or- Wise, founder of Reform Judarsm ganized in 1934 under charter in America: and Dr. B. Benedict from the Grand Lodge of Egypt. Glazer will be the main speakers. During the period of hostilities Local participants will be: in Palestine, Arabic Masons at- Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Is- tended lodge meetings at the risk of their lives, Totten declared, rael and Rabbi Morris Adler of Shaarey Zedek. while Jewish Masons retained the property of their Arabic brothers The 100th Anniversary Pag- until peace was restored. eant, to be presented by the Re- There are now 20 lodges with ligious School children. will be about 1.200 members of French, , held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March Arabic and Hebrew origin. I 25. Dr. Goldmann, Warburg to Address Allied Jewish Campaign Rally Monday Opening the 1950 Allied Jewish Campaign in Detroit, Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Edward M. M. Warburg will speak at a city- wide rally, at 8:15 p. :u.. Monday at Temple Beth El. F r.• They w ill bring to D e troit Jews first-hand re- ports of t h e progress in Israel and Europe in the past year. Dr. Gold- man, chair- man of the Ameri- c a n Section of the Jewish Warburg Agency for Israel, returned only last month from a trip to Europe and Israel, while Warburg, chairman of the Joint Distribution Conimittee, has made numerous inspections of JDC project abroad. Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of Tem- ple Beth El and Julian H. Krolik, president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, will round out the report io the community with a picture of local services and needs. 10c a Copy — $3 Per Year Israel Jacobson, former direc- tor of the Joint Distribution Com- ' mittee in Hungary, and Marvin Lowenthal. author and lecturer, •, will ,peak at the two opening functions of the 1950 Allied Jew- ish Campaign for the Junior Di- ! vision, a special gifts dinner, at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, March 26, at ! the Lee Plaza Hotel, and an ad- vanced gifts luncheon for all campaigners in the Junior Di- vision, at 12:30 p.m., Sunday. March 26, at the Mayfair, 13305 Dexter boulevard. WASHINGTON — (WNS) — Limited diplomatic recogni- tion of Israel is planned by Iran, according to reliable sources here. With Turkey having recog- nized Israel, the Iranian gov- ernment is reported on the verge of making a move which would in effect break ranks with most of the Moslem world, Koussevitzky Gives Library to Hebrew U. TEL AVIV —(Special)— Dr. Serge Koussevitsky, conductor emeritus of the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra, who is in Israel to conduct 16 concerts, donated his entire library of music to the Hebrew University. The library, believed to be one of the most valuable in exist- ance, is being shipped from France. It includes all of Bach and Beethoven. Dr. Koussevitzky stated that he was so impressed with Israel's musical appreciation that he de- cided to deflate his collection, the extent of which he himself does not know. He has made the provision that all the scores and manuscripts be made available to worthy organ- izations in Israel. Dr. Koussevitzky's appearance with the Israel Orchestra has aroused great enthusiasm throughout the country. Rabbi Hits-Effort. to Convert Jews NEW YORK — (WNS) — At- tempts by Christian religious leaders to convert Jews to Chris- tianity were condemned by Rabbi William F. Rosenblum of Temple Israel, in an address before a group of ministers of the Re- formed Church of America. He suggested, instead, that mis- sionaries direct their efforts to the salvation of "many hundreds of millions of Christians who do not practice what they profess." Israel's Envoy 'to Britain Dies at 57 While Studying Talmud LONDON—(WNS)--Dr. Mordecai Eliash, Israel's min- ister to Britain, died here at the age of 57 of a heart attack last Saturday while sitting in a chair reading a volume of the Talmud. More than 300 members invit- ed to attend the third annual special gifts dinner, will discuss their participation in the 1950 Allied Jewish Campaign. Leonard Baruch. chairman of the advanced gifts committee, an- nounced that the luncheon would give all campaigners an oppor- tunity to hear the same speakers featured at the special gifts din- ner. Jacobson recently attracted world attention when he was ar- rested by the Hungarian govern- ment on an unfounded spy charge Lowenthal, author, lecturer, traveler and historian, will bring to Detroit his experiences of 10 years abroad, where he has stud- The 100th Anniversary Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m., March 25. at the Book Cadillac Hotel. The participants will be Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the Union of American Hebrew Con- gregation; Dr. Solomon B. Free- hof, rabbi of Temple Rodef Sha- lom, Pittsburgh, and a past Presi- dent of the Central Conference of American Rabbis; and Dr. B. Benedict Glazer. Other participants will be Rab- bi Sidney Akselrad; Governor G. Mennen Williams; Mayor Albert E. Cobo; The Rt. Rev. Richard S. Emrich, bishop of the Episco- pal Diocese of Michigan; the Rev. Chester A. McPheters, president of the Detroit Council of Churches; Dr. David Henry, pres- ident of Wayne University; Nate S. Shapero, president of Temple Beth El and the Honorable Char- les C. Simons, chairman of the Centennial Anniversary Commit- tee who will act as toastmaster. The musical program will be rendered by the Little Symphony of Detroit under the direction of Vatter Poole. Iran Expected to Recognize Israeli State DR. GOLDMANN • • • ied Jewish life and customs not only in Europe, but in North Af- rica, Israel and the Near East. • • • Launching the 1950 Allied Jew- ish Campaign. for members of the Women's Division of the Jew- ish Welfare Federation, Israel Jacobson will also speak at their opening meeting, at 2 p.m., Mon- day, March 27 at Temple Beth El. A religious person of orthodox persuasion, Dr. Eliash was in- strumental in the processes which ultimately led to the establish- ment of Israel. The Russian-born Oxford grad- uate was a successful London I lawyer when, in 1920, he left his practice to settle in Palestine, where he practiced for 30 years and became president of the Jew- ish Bar Association. Dr. Eliash was a Hebrew schol- ar and an effective orator. He was the first Israel diplomatic envoy to speak for his govern- ment before the United Nations at Lake Success. He was Israel's first diplomatic representative to London when Britain gave de facto recognition to the new state. Later his gov- ernment gave him the official rank of minister. President Chaim Weizmann, in a message to Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, said Israel lost in the death of Dr. Eliash "an out- standing diplomat in an impor- tant post." Moshe Sharett called the death an "unparalleled loss to our coun- try and to Israel's foreign serv- ice." An official Israel communique said in the death of Eliash "we lost a wonderful personality who raised high the Jewish people's stature and Israel's position among the family of nations." The body wa. flown in a char- tered plane to Israel for burial. Jewish Lawyer Defends Nazis PARIS—(WNS)---Marcel Bloch, a Jewish lawyer, has been en- gaged to defend 13 Gestapo agents who are to stand trial at Lyons on charges of complicity in the deportation of French Jews, of having confiscated their property and of having executed 112 mem- bers of the Fiench resistance movement. Angered over the action of the Jewish lawyer, the Jews of Lyons held a demonstration. Bloch's an- swer was that if it was right for a Jewish London attorney, Sam- uel Selkin, to defend some months ago the Nazi General von Mann- stein it was right for him to de- fend such minor "criminals" as the 13 accused.