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Production Begins
At Haifa Refinery;
U.S. Policy Holds
HAIFA (JTA). The produc-
tion of benzine, kerosene and
other petroleum products has be-
gun in the Haifa refinery. Storage
tanks, secretly prepared by. the
Israeli Government, were ready
to receive the refinery's products. ,
It is assumed that crude oil has
been reaching here from abroad
by tanker, since the Iraqi pipe-
line is completely shut down. A
small staff of selected skilled
Jewish technicians worked all of
last week to get the plant back
into operation.
—
THE JEWISH NEWS-7
Friday, July 30, 1948
Grand Rapids Rabbi
Named HUC Instructor
CINCINNATI, 0.—Dr. Nelson
Glueck, president of Hebrew
Union College, announces the
appointment of Rabbi Harry Ess-
rig as visiting instructor in Jew-
ish education at the college.
Rabbi Essrig will continue his
duties as spiritual leader of
Congregation Emanuel in Grand
Rapids, Mich.. He will teach at
the. college two days each week.
WASHINGTON (JTA). — The
opening of the Haifa refuiery is
not expected to result in any im-
mediate switch in. U. S. • oil pol-
icy in the Middle East, according
to officials here. The oil com-
Lions on the five large tumblers, which are being panies, with deposits and conces-
Within 48 hours after a request was received
sent to five Histadrut settlements: Dagania, oldest sions in. the Arab countries, have
from five agricultural settlements in Israel for
'opposed support for Israel on the
co-operative colony in Israel; Kfar Blum, built by
laundry equipment to replace machines which were
grounds of endangering the U. S.
American
Halutzim.;
Ramat
Jochanan,
which
destroyed in the recent fighting, MORRIS L.
oil supply.
pioneers from Detroit helped establish; Ein Harod,
SCHAVER and EDWARD FELDMAN completed
Despite official disclaimers,
largest settlement in the Emek, and Mesmek Tel however, observers believe that
arrangements to obtain the machines, which are
Yosef.
now on their way to Israel.
eventual acceptance of the new
RABBI HARRY ESSRIG
Besides supplying the laundry equipment, Feld- situation in the Middle East' by
Above, Schaver, Feldman, and. plant superin-
man and Schaver are defraying all shipping costs. the oil companies is inevitable,
tendent FRANK ISKOWITZ check shipping instruc-
A graduate of the Hebrew
especially if expected deposits in Union College in the clasg of
the Negev are confirmed., Con- 1940, Rabbi Essrig also is an
Germany, he made a study of the sO/idated Refinery, Ltd., the com- alumnus of the Teachers College
work of the ORT any'. he reports pany which runs the Haifi plant, of Columbia University and of
a magnificent job in the course of is an all-British corporation, al- Teachers Institute of the Jewish .
which the ORT is. training high- though two U. S. companies— Theological Seminary. During
ly skilled mechanics and techni- Standard Oil of New Jersey and World War II• he served as a
A nine-week study of conditions among displaced Jews cians.
Socony Vacuum—have a 23.5 per chaplain with the U. S. Army.
in Europe have convinced Dr. Shmarya Kleinman of Detroit
He found an unusually high cent interest in the Iraq pipeline He was born in- Safed, Palestine.
that there is an urgent need for co-ordination of activities of level of cultural activity in DP which supplies it
American Jewish agencies which are sponsoring immigration camps, where seven Yiddish
Socony Vacuum also has mar-
USE OUR CLASSIFIEDS
departments in E-urope.
newspapers appear regularly, in keted some of the Haifa refinery
FOR QUICK RESULTS!
Back from his prolonged trip, in the course of ,which he addition to the publication of products.
visited in France, Belgium, ry
books and magazines, the spon- INIVII PIAPAPMAMIVYMNPLP.11•Pidleeri•MMIWARIPW'CANI' leiedliershl
Switzerland, Italy and England, pilovements and that there is sorship of exhibits, lectures and
spending most of his time in 11 need for advancing the status of institutes. In the schools, he
doctors who - are Ferving the said, Hebrew is the dominant
needs of DPs. He conferred with language.
a number of JDC officials and
Dr: Kleinman was deeply im-
made recommendations for re-
pressed
with the work of the
the
vision of present practices in
Vladeck Preventorium, near
Medical set-up.
During his stay in the DP Paris, -5 where 100 children who
camps, Dr. Kleinman confefred are suspected of being tubercular
given expert treatment.' He
with Dr. William Haber, advisor are
said that this preventoriumi
on Jewish affairs : to the U. S.
authorities, and Dr. Habel's which is supported by the Work-
brother; Sam Haber, who is the men's Circle and Jewish Labor
irector of JDC in Germany. He Committee, with The aid of JDC,.
also -met with Abraham Cohen, is • in dire' need of X-Ray equip-
former Detroiter who now is in ment.
Dr. Kleinman also had a visa
charge .of JDC activities in the
Frankfort area. Dr. Kleinman to Israel but could not secure
commended Haber's activities as transportation to go to the Jew-
representing a great job in relief ish State. ,
and rehabilitation efforts.
c Dr. Kleinman stated that the
SOS Day Now Oct. 31
strained relations between Jews
an Germans are causing the
DR. SHIVIARYA KLEINMAN and
The SOS Committee of De-
DP camps in the American zo;e most serious problem involving troit has decided to change the
in Germany. Dr. Kleinman said black market charges.
date of SOS Day 1948 from Nay.
ORT Doing Fine Job
that he was disturbed over the
In France, Switzerland and 1,I to Sunday, Oct. 31.
existence of immigration depar),
ments •in the set-ups of the Joint
Distribution Committee, the Jew-
ish Agency, Vaad Hatzalah, HIAS
and other groups.
"The urgent need for action- in
removing the DPs from the de-
plorable conditions in camps in
Germany calls for the formation
of a single central immigration
office," Dr. Kleinman said. He
-STRICTLY VEGETARIAN !
expressed the view that duplica-
tion of effort is harmful to the
The favorite in
immigration program.
Jewish neighborhoods.
`Chaos Among DPs'
thing, includ-
Deploring the chaos that exists
that has every
And they're
Electric
Range
broil in the
Here's
the
among DPs, Dr. Kleinman said
blessed with
Ing two all-purpose ovens! Bake In one, . This won-
that responsible leaders of the
grand,
savory
a
better
PRODUCED UNDER
JDC and the spokesmen for the
tomato sauce)
at once, faster, easter, d Cooking Units
other ...
STRICT RABBINICAL
survivors from Nazism recognize
der range has Radiantube 5-spee
the need for cooperative action
SUPERVISION
. . . Triple-Duty Deep-Weil Cooker . . . full-width
and that in the course of time
it is certain that the camps will
Storage Drawer . . . Cook-Master Oven Control ...
be cleared and there will have
all porcelain cabinet withsacid-resisting porcelain
to be speedy rehabilitation of
... fluorescent lamp ... pressure cooker (extra)
those now in camps in the Ameri-
top
ou should see.
can and British zones.
. and many other features y
Most of the survivors, he said,
insist upon going to Israel and
are determined to get there.
There are, however, many who
wish to join relatives in other
lands, mostly in the United
24th Year
States, and for these people en-
of Service
tirely different provisions must
be made • to send them to this
country, to Latin American lands
and other places of settlement.
Dr. Kleinman said that there was
1 Block East of
great disappointment over the
UN 3-3440
LP.
of D. Stadium
last,DP bill adopted by Congress.
Medical Revisions
Open. Monday Evening Till 9
Divided Pay •ailic Arranged
In the course of his studies of
Open Monday, Thursday,
the medical departments of the
Closed Saturdays During July and AugiNsf
Saturday Evening
JDC in Europe, Dr. Kleinman said
that there is room for vast im-
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Dr. Kleinman Urges Consolidation
Of Jewish Immigration Agencies
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