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Vol. 53—No. 12

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Friday, March 23, 1951

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Israel to Seek
Action by UN

NEW YORK—(Special)—Violent anti Jewish outbreaks
in Baghdad have created a terrifying situation for Iraq's
90,000 Jews, it was reported a few days ago by David Horo-
witz, director general of Israel's ministry of finance.

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Horowitz spoke at an extraor-
dinary emergency meeting of the
He told the 400 delegates at.
national campaign cabinet of the tending the parley that the World •
Jewish Appeal immediately upon Zionist Organization must iden-
his arrival from Israel.
tify itself with the Jewish state
He informed UJA of the des- and mobilize the Jewish people
perate plight of Iraq's Jews and on behalf of Israel.
made an appeal to American
Refusing to predict the fate of
Jewry for immediate help. Israel, the Jewish communities abroad
he stated, needs a minimum of or the length of time it will take
$5,000,000 within the next two to ingather the exiles, the Israel
Hon. William 0. Douglas, Asso-
weeks in order to cope with the premier asserted that the ques-
ciate Justice of the U. S. Supreme
1,500 emigrants who each day are tion whether Israel is to have a
Court, will address the official
fleeing from Iraq and streaming 1,000,000 or 2,000,000 population
opening of the Allied Jewish
into Israel.
Campaign, advance gifts division,
was one of decisive importance.
at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, in
Israel, Horowitz emphasized.
Berl Locker, chairman of the
the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Abe
is ready io receive all immi- Jewish Agency executive, told
Kaslc, campaign chairman, an-
grants who can leave Iraq be- the parley that Israel cannot rely
nounced.
fore the May 31 emigration on philanthropic aid alone to
deadline set by the Iraq au- speed the immigration of Jews in
The dinner will be under the
thorities. A total of '70,000 countries of present or potential
direction of Louis Berry and Jos-
newcomers from Iraq may find danger.
eph Holtzman, chairman of pre-
homes in Israel if financial help
campaign.
He urged reorganization of the
from American Jewry is forth-
Justice Douglas became a mem-
World Zionist Organization to the
coming,
he
added.
ber of the Supreme Court in 1939
end of training Zionists abroad to
The UJA cabinet thereupon de- assume the same financial bur-
when he was 41 years old. Pre-
; cided to take all necessary steps dens as Israeli citizens on behalf
viously he had been chairman of
to raise the cash needed by Israel. of the Jewish state.
the SEC, after a distinguished
An urgent appeal to all Jewish
career in other government posts
communities has been sent out
and as a member of the law facul-
ties of Columbia University and Playing in the newly opened nursery of the Davison Branch of the asking them to assist UJA in the
performance of this task.
Yale University.
Jewish Community Center are Sally Murov, Andrea Cowan,
The UJA request has re-
He is a native of Minnesota, but Noreen McLeod, Michael Neuschatz and Joey Shiefinan. All are 3
ceived close attention by the
spent his early boyhood in the years old. The nursery, which conducts two half-day sessions for
Detroit Jewish Welfare Federa-
state of Washington where he at- 3 and 4-year-olds, is accepting new registrations. Mrs. Mildred
tion, the Jewish Chronicle
tended Whitman College and Rolnitsky Freedman, formerly of City and Country School, is
learned. Samuel H. Rubiner,
taught in high schools. He re-
director.
president, a n d Abe Kasle,
ceived his law degree from Col-
The Mount Sinai Hospital
chairman of the Allied Jewish
umbia University.
Association of Detroit, at a
campaign,
urge
all
contributors
board meeting Tuesday night,
Associate chairmen serving
to rush payment on unpaid
decided to ratify a resolution
with Berry and Holtzman include
ple ,1 !; ,.9 of last year or ad7ance
of last November and to merge
Sidney J. Allen, Irwin I. Cohn,
cash
for.
this
year's
pledges.
with the Jewish Hospital As-
Milton K. Mahler, M•x °snag,
It i4 planned by the Federa- sociation of Detroit; the Jew-
Ben L. Silberstein, and Leonard
tion to transmit to the UJA a ish Chronicle learned. All
N. Simons.
substantial sum within the next funds and land of Mount Sinai
Temple Israel's new sanctuary rabbinate. He has been the presi- few days.
will be turned over to the
dent
of
the
Central
Conference
will be dedicated at two religious
• • •
services on Thursday night, Ap- of American Rabbis. He is chair- TEL AVIV — (WNS) — Diplo- JIIA.
Mrs. Charles Gitlin founded
ril 12 and Friday night, April man of the Commission on Jew- matic measures t h r o u g h the
the Mount Sinai Association in
13.
United Nations on behalf of the 1937. Mrs. Jacob Harvith Is
Iraqi Jews who are living in a president.
Rabbi Leon Fram, the founding
reign of terror have been ap-
rabbi of the congregation, has
The Jewish Hospital Associ-
proved by the Israel cabinet.
invited two colleagues with
ation, which is part of the
Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett Greater Detroit Hospital
whom he has been closely asso-
David J. Ross, 53, Benton Har- ciated in the causes of Zionism
has been authorized to take what- Drive, broke ground for a
bor industrialist and vice-presi- and of Jewish education.
ever moves may be necessary. Jewish hospital Jan 14 and is
dent of the Michigan region of
Prior to the cabinet action, Shar- now seeking funds for the
Rabbi
Abba
Hillel
Silver
of
the ZOA, died March 15 in
ett received a delegation of Iraqi completion of its task.
Cleveland
will
speak
April
12,
flames that swept through his
Jews now living in Israel. The
Rabbi
Solomon
B.
Freehof
of
home overlooking Lake Michi-
delegation was reported to have
gan, as he was trying to save Pittsburgh will speak April 13.
urged international intervention
Rabbi
Fram
will
deliver
dedica-
his daughter, Ruth Ann.
to safeguard the remaining Jews
tory messages at both services.
Ross, president of the Pro-
in Iraq.
Rabbi Silver has won fame by
The immigrants report a deep
gressive Industries, Inc., was also
the
leadership
he
gave
the
Zion-
president and founder of the
resurgence of anti-Jewish feel-
ist
movement
of
America
for
the
ing in Baghdad, where officials
Associated Israeli Industries.
• • •
are said to have seized the
Ross was born in New York establishment of the state of
City on July 25, 1897. His wife, Israel. He served as chairman of ish Education of the Union of minutest personal belongings of
the
American
section
of
the
Jew-
• LOUISVILLE, Ky.—(Special)-
the former Gertrude Piser, of
departing Jews.
ish Agency for Israel, chairman American Hebrew Congregations.
The forthcoming World Zionist The question of seating men and
South Bend,, died in 1948.
Max
Osnos,
chairman
of
the
of the American Zionist Emer-
Ross lived in Benton Harbor gency Council, and as president dedication program, announces Congress will test the Zionist women together at Kneset Israel
for the past 20 years. He was a of the Zionist Organization of that admission to the services movement and its work for Congregation wound up in cir-
past president of the Jewish
will be by ticket only. Tickets "ingathering the exiles," Premier cuit court here with a $100 000
David Ben Gurion declared here
Community Council of Berrien America.
Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof is may be obtained from the office at a conference of Mapai.
damage suit filed by Harry Si-
County, past president of the
f T op
1e Israel
on..
of
the
leaders
of
the
reform
mon, •a traveling salesman.
Zionist Organization of Benton
Harbor, past president of Tem-
Simon sued the 24 members of
ple Beth El of Benton Harbor, a
the board of trustees of the syn-
member of the national council
agogue, charging that they did
of the UJA and recently ac-
"abuse and vilify him and expel
cepted appointment on the ZOA
Skubik said that he was motivated by his belief him (from the congregation)
An anonymous letter writer whose mailings
National Economic Commission.
that "Jews were getting too much control of the without a hearing," after a con- •
Surviving Ross are a sister in have been a source of annoyance and embarrass- money" and that in some ways his activities would gregation-wide disagreement over
ment
to
many
persons.
in
the
Jewish
community
Benton Harbor, and a daughter,
counteract this. He also expressed the opinion to the seating of men and women.
Naomi, 14; sons, John Judah 10, during the past year was apprehended during the postal inspectors that just before Easter his work
Simon stated that he had been
past week, it was announced by the Jewish Corn-
was more timely because it might forestall the a member in good standing for
and Micah, 13.
munity
Council.
Climaxing
an
inquiry
which
was
A double funeral ceremony
spending of "Christian money" in Jewish-owned 30 years and that the congrega-
was held in Temple Beth Eli initiated by the Council in cooperation with the stores.
tion had always adhered to the
Rabbi Josef Schwarz of Benton postal authorities, the letter' writer was identified
Skubik, who on two previous occasions was orthodox form of separation of
as
Stanley
Skubik,
Jr.,
36,
of
5110
St.
Lawrence
Harbor and Rabbi David Cedar-
confined in local mental institutions, is presently
the sexes.
baum of Chicago officiated. The street.
a police prisoner in the psychopathic ward of
Two years ago, Simon charged,
Post Office Inspector Earl A. Barnhart, who
final resting place is Children of
Receiving Hospital where he is undergoing psy-
some of the "younger a n d
Israel Cemetery in Benton Har- was in charge of the investigation, told the Council chiatric observation.
that Skubik had admitted to being the source of
If he is not committed for mental care he faces wealthier" members decided to
bor.
Jules Doneson, regional direc- the mysterious mailings.
government prosecution on a charge of misusing seat men and women together,
tor of the ZOA, represented the
It was estimated by the Post Office Department the mails. He was discharged from the army in and about half of the congrega-
tion objected strenuously.
organization at the funeral.
that during the past year Skubik had mailed World War II as a psycho-neurotic.
Simons said that he was a
Samples of Skubik's mailings as assembled by
between 3,500 and 4,000 postcards, plus an unde-
termined number of Bibles, prayer books, candles the postal inspector and by the Jewish Community leader of the resisters to the in-
Council revealed that each one carried an erratic novation, but that the "younger"
and various novelty items.
wing got control and on Jan. 18
He has also admitted to purchasing a •gross of text interspersed with words of an obscene char-
expelled
him without a hearing.
acter,
many
of
them
in
the
Polish
language.
Rosaries, which were mailed, at least in part, to
LONDON—(WNS)— Reviving Jewish residents of the community.
One pattern of his operation was to annoy His expulsion, Simon charged,
the ancient practice of making
families recently bereaved with a mailing ad- had made him "a laughing
When arrested Skubik had much of his para-
pilgrimages to the Holy Land,
dressed to or written about the deceased. His stock" among neighbors and
more than 2,000 British Jews phernalia in his car together with a small mimeo- activities extended also to mailings sent in the friends, causing him the loss of
stamps;
business and also affected his
have made transportation reser- graph machine for turning out postcards;
addresses, and name of some Jewish individuals or organizations health.
telephone
books
which
he
used
for
Israel
this
Pass-
vations to visit
to various leading figures in American life.

JusticeDougitts
to Open Allied
Drive April 3

New Nursery

Mount Sinai
Joins Jeivish
Hospital Unit

Temple Israel Sanctuary
to Be Dedicated April

David J. Ross,
Zionist Leader,
Dies in Flames

'Victim' Sties
Synagogue in
'Battle of Sexes

Anonymous Hate Letter Writer Caught

2,000 British Jews
Plan Pilgrimage

over.

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