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Temple
Envoy of
Good Will

Temple Beth El will mark its
100th anniversary with a ban-'
quet to be held at 6:30 p.m., Sat— t•,,
urday at the Book Cadillac Hotel.' 1
A host of outstanding personali- f.:*;
ties in the Jewish world and the;
general community will be pres-'
cot.
The participants will be Dr.
Nelson Glueck, president of the
Hebrew Union College - Jewish
Institute of Religion; Dr. Mau-.
rice N. Eisendrath, president of Dr. Eisendralh
Dr. Wise
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the Union of American Hebrei,v 1
Congregations; Dr. Solomon B. Diocese of Michigan; the Rev.
Freenof, rabbi of Temple Rodef Chester A. McPheters, president
Shalom, Pittsburgh, and a past of the Detroit Council of
president of the Central Confer- Churches; Dr. David Henry, pres-
ence of American Rabbis; Dr. B. ident of Wayne University; Nate
Benedict Glazer, and Rabbi Sid-
ney Akselrad.
Also slated are Governor G. FergliSonloo
Mennen Williams: Mayor Albert
E. Cobo; The Rt. Rev. Richard S.
Emrich, bishop of the Episcopal

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Jordan Talks Force for
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Wait Elections, Good of All
By HOMER FERGUSON
Premier Says I am U. very S. Senator
pleased that

be honored in a special issue
Of Michigan's oldest English-
I
TIBERIAS—(Special) — Israel'
Jewish newspaper, the Detroit
wants peace with its Arab neigh- may join in celebrating the
Jewish Chronicle.
bors as quickly as possible and 100th anniversary of Temple

On behalf of the people of
Michigan, it is my privilege as
governor to congratulate the
Temple Beth El congregation on
a century of splendid achieve-
ment. May the 100th milestone of
your road of steady progress
mark the start of another 100
years of service to your members,
your city, state and nation.

Unselfish
Service

S. Shapero, president of Temple
Beth El and the Honorable
Charles C. Simons, chairman of
the centennial anniversary com-
mittee who will act as toast-
master.
By ALBERT E. COBO
Mayor of Detroit
The musical program will be
One hundred years of serv-
rendered by the Little Symphony
of Detroit under the direction of ice.
Valter Poole.
The mere statement is elo-
The 100th Anniversary service quent. As mayor of the larger
will be held at 8:15 p.m. Friday.
Dr. Jacob R. Marcus, president
of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis; Dr. Jonah B.
Wise, rabbi of Central Syna-
gogue, New York, and son of Dr.
Isaac M. Wise, founder of Reform
Judaism in America; and Dr. B.
Benedict Glazer will be the main
speakers.
Local participants will be:
Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple
Israel and Rabbi Morris Adler
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
The 100th Anniversary Pag-
eant, to be presented by the Re-
ligious School children, will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday.

S. to Seek
End to Arms
Aid to Arabs

MAYOR COBO
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community to whose spiritual
on a basis of the present de Beth El, the oldest Jewish
and material progress the
facto frontiers, Prime Minister
WASHINGTON — (WNS) — smaller community of Temple
David Ben Gurion said in an in-
President Truman will "reinforce Beth El has contributed so
terview with the correspondent of
his efforts in stopping" the sup- much, I offer my most heart-
the New York Times.
plying of arms by Great Brit- felt congratulations in the
Ben Gurion revealed that nego-
ain to the Arab nations, House name of all the people of De-
tiations with Transjordan were
Rules Committee chairman troit.
marking time. "Our representa-
Adolph C. Sabbath was reported
tives meet from time to time.
It is my privilege and duty to
to have declared in a letter to offer more than congratulations.
After th'e forthcoming elections in
Eliahu D. Stone, vice-president The thanks and gratitude and the
Jordan we expect to start formal
of the Zionist Organization of deep appreciation of all citizens
negotiations," he said.
America.
"Israel never had nor has it
are due to an organization which
any intention of attacking or har-
Rep. Sabbath, who conferred has been guided through all the
boring aggressive intentions
with the chief executive on the years by the highest ideals of
against the territory of others."
issue of British shipment of arms, good and constructive citizenship.
Ben Gurion stated.
wrote that he had "obtained the
There is no means of measuring
Pointing to the necessity of
President's assurances and was the contribution made by Temple
building up the country and re-
informed that he was presently Beth 'El to the growth and great-
ceivingf immigrants on a large
looking into this important mat- ness of Detroit. If measurement
scale. Ben Gurion stated: "Peace
ter and into the report that I were possible it would be best
is of paramount interest to our
gave him."
indicated by listing the names of
policy.
individuals whose inspiration de-
rived from their membership in
this splendid congregation.
SEN. FERGUSON
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In that list would be found
scores, yes hundreds of the men
congregation in the state and
and women of whom this city is
one of the four largest in the
very proud and to whom it is
nation.
deeply indebted for able and un-
It has been my privilege for
selfish service rendered.
He pointed out Israel contrib- many years to observe the accom-
NEW YORK— (Special) —Dr.
I will name only one, Dr. Leo
uted 28,000.000 pounds to the plishments of Temple Beth El's Milton Steinberg, rabbi
- of the M. Franklin. a really great man
current 24,000,000 pound budget rabbinic and lay leadership which
Park Avenue Synagogue, New whose spirit lives on and who
of the city and he asked how that have contributed so much to pro-
expenditure would be met under moting inter-faith relationships York. died March 20 after a brief needs no eulogy here.
illness at the age of 46.
My predecessors have called
an international regime.
and community activities. While
A well-known author and lec- many times upon Temple Beth
His statement drew angry re- rearing generations of Detroit's
sponses from Iraqi and Syrian citizens in the faith of their fath- turer his most famous work was El and its members for help and
"Basic Judaism." He also wrote support in civic affairs, and have
spokesmen.
ers, Temple Bet, El's influence
Dr. Fadhil al-Jamali of Iraq has been felt as a aynamic force "A Partisan Guide to the Jew- never been disappointed.
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
said Mr. Eban was maintaining for good among alt the people of ish Problem"; "As a Driven Leaf";
that Jerusalem could not be kept the city and consequently of the and "The Making of a Modern does well in dedicating this issue
Jew."
to a great service institution.
alive by the outside world at a nation.
Dr. Steinberg was active in the
time when the whole of Israel
Zionist Organization and served
was being supported by outside
on the editorial board of "The
world.
New Palestine."
"If the world can support
He leaves his wife Edith and
Israel, why cannot it support
two sons.
Jerusalem?" he exclaimed,
CAIRO— (Special) —Members
In the meantime, it was reported
PHILADELPHIA — (Special) —
JORDAN ELECTIONS
that the UN Palestine Concilia- of the Arab League are reported
Ellis A. Gimbel, civic leader and
considering
a
proposal
to
expel
TEL
AVIV
(ISI) —One mil- chairman of the board of Gimbel
tion Commission had reached a
deadlock in its efforts at direct Jordan because of her alleged lion ballots have been printed Brothers, Inc., died March 17 at
contacts
with
Israel
during
and
by the Jordan government for the age of 84 after a four-day
peace- talks here between Israel
after the war in Palestine.
and the Arab countries.
elections to be held in Jordan illness.
Several figures in the Arab and Arab Palestine on April 12,
The Arab states have consis-
He was the last survivor of the
tently refused to sit at the same League are known to want Jor- according to the Arab newspaper, seven brothers who founded the
table with Israel's representatives. dan out of the league.
Falastin.
Gimbel chain.

Dr. Steinberg,
Rabbi, Author,
Djes at 46

• UN Strangles Jerusalem
to Death, Eban Warns

GENEVA—(WNS)—A warning
that the United Nations' attempt
to impose a "corpus seperaturn"
(separate body) status on Jerus-
alem would mean "economic
death" for the city was sounded
here by Aubrey S. Eban, Israel
delegate to the United Nations.
Addressing the UN Trusteeship
Council, which has been grap-
pling for weeks with the problem
of establishing a status for
Jerusalem under the General As-
sembly's decision to place the
City under international aegis,
Eban cautioned that separating
Jerusalem from Israel would
transform the city into "an eco-
nomically backward area."
"If Jerusalem "is not made
part of an infinitely more produc-
tive unit, its economic autonomy
will be a veil for a permanent
decline," he told the Council,
adding that "very word corpus
aeperaturn" was a "euphemism
for economic death."

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Beth El Mark 100th Year City Given

By G. MENNEN WILLIAMS
Governor of Michigan
It is most fitting that the

Through 100 years of constant
change, the members of Temple
Beth El congregation have clung,
steadfast and unshaken, to their
fathers' ancient faith. Many have
been outstanding leaders who
contributed in no small measure
to state and civic progress. Al-
ways thy have been active in
promoting inter-faith relation-
ships and furthering the welfare
of their fellow citizens.

See Report
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on Nahum Goldmann's
Speech
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Prominent Gise&Ls to Help cob°.

Williams.

100th anniversary of Temple
Beth El, Michigan's oldest
Jewish congregation, should

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Ellis Gimbel
Dies at 84

Arabs May Expel
Jordan at Parley

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