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Thursday, September 21, 1950

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Israel's Crime Rate Is Low, Yet Suicides Rise

By NATHAN ZIPRIN
THE CRIME RATE in Israel is remarkably low when
it is considered what transition the country is going
through. Over the past 12 months the homicide rate was
one a week. The police during the year reported 200
stickups and 10,000 thefts.
Ninety per cent of the homicide defendants were
Arabs. The hold-up rate would be lower still if the
police did not count the Arab infiltrees who were
charged with theft of cattle. There were over 4,000 such
cases alone.
There were 144 suicides and about 100 unsuccessful
attempts. Half of the suicides and would-be suicides
were new immigrants. The police record showed an in-
crease of crime among minors. There were 650 arrests
of minors as compared with 250 the year before. How-
ever, there is a possibility the higher figure does not
reflect as much a higher delinquency rate as a better
police detection system.
Latin-America has a total Jewish population of
639,500. Argentina, with a total population of 16 million,
has 400,000 Jews. In Brazil the Jewish population is
110,000, or barely a fifth of one per cent of the entire
population.
Uruguay with a population of 2,500,000 has only
36,000 Jews. Chile has 30,000 Jews and Mexico, with a
population of more than 25 million, has 20,000 Jews.
The above mentioned countries have a total of some
596,000 Jews.

In Cuba there are 11,000 Jews, in Colombia 10,000,
in Ecuador 4,500, in Venezuela 4,500, in Bolivia 4,500
and in Peru about 3,000. The rest of the Latin-American
countries count among them about 6,000 Jews.
According to latest statistics there are about 3,907
Jews in all of Ireland. Dublin alone holds 3,305. A
decade ago' Dublin's Jewish population was 4,350. In
Belfast, north Ireland, there are 1,123 Jews, or a de-
crease of 161 in the last three years.
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SOME WEEKS AGO we recorded in this column
the story of the mysterious disappearance of a mys-
terious "shofar." The shofar, it was said, had been
brought to Jerusalem by a Jew who had miraculously
escaped death at the notorious Oswiecim death camp.
The shofar was used by the Jews in Oswiecim at a
special service they held immediately upon the com-
mencement of the gruesome tragedy.
Legend had it it was the very shofar Messiah will
use on judgment day. When the ram's horn was brought
to Jerusalem, it was placed in the museum on Mount
Jerusalem.
Recently the administrators of the building reported
the shofar had been stolen. And there was speculation
aplenty. The leading theory was that it was the work
of fanatic atheists.
Another theory held it was extremely religious ele-
ments who removed the instrument since the legend
about the shofar was was inconsistent with the true
Messianic concept.

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The religious ministry was quite disturbed over the
incident. Shortly before Rosh Hashana the mystery was
solved.
When the secretary to the religious ministry came
to his office he found the shofar on his desk. Alongside
was a note from a man who said that he had stolen
the instrument because he wanted to have the distinc-
tion of blowing Messiah's shofar on Rosh Hashana.
The "thief" promised in his letter that he would
seek special forgiveness from God on the Day of Atone-
ment.

THE FACT IS THAT Jewish DPs in Germany are
victims of the Korean conflict. Since the Korean war
American screening officials in Germany have turned
down hundreds of Jewish applicants for American visas.
The excuse is suspicion of Communism. Intelligence
service officials are reported asking Jewish applicants
why they want to settle in America instead of going to
Israel.
Korea was recently the subject of an interesting
linguistic study by Dr. 11. L. Gordon. Dr. Gordon dis-
covered a remarkable similarity between Hebrew and
Korean. The words for father, mother, brother and sister
are almost identical in both languages.
Dr. Gordon.cites about fifty such words. His study
is the first attempt at a comparative study of the two
languages. He believes a more detailed study will reveal
definite Hebraic influences in the Korean tongue.

teen-agers wouldn't have to pay
the same prices as adults who
work?
Windsor has three prices. One
for children under 12, one for
12-17 years, and one over 17
years. To make it beneficial to
both parties the special price
could be for the first show or
before 7 o'clock.
I am sure the student price
would attract more business, as
they might go twice a week in-
stead of once.
S. MOORE

It Costs $900
to Start Migrant

TEL AVIV—(Special)—More
than $320,000,000 were spent
during the last 26 months to
absorb the 440,000 Jews who
entered Israel since the estab-
lishment of the Jewish state,
according to a report of Jewish
Agency executive.
Absorption costs are esti-
mated at approximately $900 a
person, including housing.

MOVIES URGED TO GRANT
STUDENTS SPECIAL PRICE
To the Editor:
I am writing to your paper as
I know it is read by people who
are for the youth of Detroit.
The Jewish Center is doing a
marvelous job of having a meet-
ing place for our young Jewish
TEL AVIV'S BUDGET
people.
TEL AVIV — (Special) — Tel A welcome gift for any occa-
Wouldn't it be grand if the
theater managers would have Aviv's municipal council adopt- sion is a subscription to the Jew-
special student prices so our ed a budget of 7,600,000 pounds. , ish Chronicle. Call WO. 1-1010.

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Preparing their report to 'stockholders' of the women's division
of the Jewish Welfare Federation are four members of the special
commission: (left to right) Mrs. Roy R. Fisher, Jr.; Mrs. Julius
Chajes; Mrs. Samuel II. Rubiner and Mrs. Alexander W. Sanders.

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The more than 13,000 members the membership on the vast en-
of the women's division of the terprises of the women's divi-
Jewish Welfare Federation have sion in Detroit, throughout the
received invitations to attend the nation and abroad.
In addition to Mr. Krolik, the
fifth annual meeting on Friday
afternoon, Sept. 29, at the Vet- commission is comprised of Mes-
eran's Memorial Building, 151 dames Julius Chajes, Roy R.
Fisher, Jr., Samuel H. Rubiner
West Jefferson avenue.
The meeting, in the form of a and Alexander Sanders.
As part of a nation-wide col-
stockholders' report, will feature
election of officers and board lection drive, climaxing on Oct.
members, collections, and amend- 8, the division has set Sept. 29
as collection day. In order that
ments.
Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner, cur- cash may be made available for
rently serving as the third presi- the "now or never" immigration
dent of the women's division to Israel, booths will be set up
since its organization in 1946, at the Veterans' Memorial Build-
has been nominated for re-elec- ing so that women may make
payments on their pledges.
tion.
Nominees for re-election to the
Three women have been nom-
inated for re-election as vice- board for their second term in-
presidents. They are Mrs. Hyman clude Mesdames Eugene J. Arn-
C. Broder, chairman of the cam- feld, Joseph G. Fenton, Saul A.
paign structure committee for Glueckman, Sidney M. Kalt, Leo
the 1950 drive; Mrs. John C. S. Mellen, Emil D. Rothman,
Hopp, 1950 campaign chairman Nate S. Shapero and Isidore
for the women's division, and Sobeloff.
FIRST-TERM NOMINEES
Mrs. Harry L. Jones, vice-presi-
Nominees to serve their first
dent in charge of programs.
Also nominated as a vice- term on the board include Mes-
president is Mrs. Julian H. Kro- dames Abraham Copper, Stanley
lik, who served as chairman of Fleischaker, Seymour J. Frank,
the campaign executive commit- William Frank, Sander A. Hill-
tee during the recent campaign. man, Philip Marcues, Ben Moss-
man, Abraham Srere.
NOMINATIONS LISTED
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto was
Nominees for other offices are
Mrs. Phillip Marcuse, recording chairman of the committee on
secretary; Mrs. Alexander W. amendments. Other members of
Sanders, corresponding secretary; the committee include Mesdames
and Mrs. Max Frank, represen- Moe Dann, Ellis Fisher, Arthur
tative to the board of governors I. Gould and Charles Rubiner.
Mrs. llopp will present the
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion. Mrs. Sanders has been financial report.
Mrs. Maurice A. Landau has
chairman of the education com-
mittee this past year, while Mrs. served as chairman of the com-
Frank preceded Mrs. Weiner as mittee on nominations. Other
president of the women's divi- members include Mesdames Per-
ry P. Burnstine, Lewis B. Dan-
sion.
Mrs. Krolik will serve as chair- iels, Nathan H. Schermer, Her-
man of the special commission bert Frank, Leonard Kasle and
of five women who will report to Richard Scrim.

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