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THE JEWISH NEWS-5

Off the Record

Friday, December 3, 1948

(Copyright, 1946, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

By NATHAN ZIPRIN

Potpourri

•

Becker Gift Nets
$13,000 for Israel

Dr. John Slawson of the American Jewish Committee is studying
Hebrew and Yiddish.
Dr. S. Margoshes is authority for the information that Dr. Sidney 4 , A gift of a carload of pineap-
.Marks of the ZOA is not only an authority on jurisprudence but on ples, valued at. $3,000 was pre-
poetry as well . . . In fact the former professor of law writes poetry. sented by Harry Becker to His-
Yiddish was the official language at tthe recent JDC. Paris con- tadrut, and was auctioned off
ference . . • JDC's European director, Dr. Joseph Schwartz, chaired Monday morning at the Detroit
the conference in a rich and juicy Yiddish.
The fastest romance in the history of the ZOA belongs to Tehil- Union Terminal.
The proceeds netted from the
lah Feinerman, secretary to Dr. S. Bernstein . . . She met the entle-
snan at the famous Cafe Royal in New York on a ThursdaY, an- auction, totalling"$13,000, will be
nounced her engagement on Friday, and became Mrs; Elberg a few used for the settlement of dis-
days later . . . Tehillah, whose English translation of Yal Peretz's
"Three Canopies" was acclaimed by many critics, has been com-
missioned by Alfred A. Knopf, publisher, to translate a novel from
the Hebrew by Moshe Shamir, the first Palestine-born .novelist .. .
Shamir's dramatized novel is a big hit at the Ohel Theater at Tel
Aviv . . . Her husband, Y. Elberg, managing editor of a Yiddish
daily in Paris, survived the Hitler holocaust as a partisan . . . He -
came to this country as a delegate to the recent conference of the
Congress for Jewish Culture . . . Another delegate to the Congress,
Dr. Borwich, has been appointed teacher of Polish at Columbia Uni-
versity . . . Dr. Borwich was one of the outstanding young poets in
Poland . . . Raised in an atmosphere far from Jewish life and
interests, he first learned Yiddish when mingling with Poland's Jews
in the days of Hitler . . . He is the author of two volumes of poetry
in Polish . . . He now writes Yiddish, though he speaks the language
with a "foreign" accent .. . Ir. the past two months alone over 20,000
people visited the Jewish Museum in New York, a project of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Sense and Nonsense

Rabbis in Minnesota will no longer officiate at weddings held
outside the home or synagogue . . . The imposition of the ban by
the Minnesota Rabbinical Association strikes us as, a good idea .
If the rabbis would only legislate out of existence the stereotyped
nuptial sermons weddings could really become the treat they are
meant to be.
If we are to believe a certain Indianapolis rabbi half of the
5,000,000 Jews in the U. S. will have become assimilated in 25 years,
and the existence of Israel will make the assimilative process easier
for the deserters . . . This dire prediction tempts Us to paraphrase
a certain journalistic adage . . . When a rabbi speaks of Jewish sur-
vival and continuity he does what is expected of him, but when he
becomes' a prophet of doom and perdition he has his eyes on the
newspaper headlines.

Our Letter Box

HARRY BECKER
placed persons in the State of
Israel.
Mr. Becker personally bid on
the first case for which he con-
tributed an additional $4,000.
Russell Montgomery was the
auctioneer. The money realized
was turned over to Norman
Cottler for transmission to Hista-
drut.
Frank Isbey of the Detroit
Fruit Auction delivered a stirring
address at the ceremonies and
paid $3,000 for one of the cases
of pineapples during the auction.

.a recent convention of the Jewish
National Hadassah's Thanks
Communities of South Africa, it
Editor, The Jewish News,
Please accept my deep grati- was decided that the Sephardi
tude and sincere thanks for the pronunciation would be used in
splendid cooperation which you the future. It has spread to Eng-
have given the Detroit Chapter land where quite a number of Chesed Shel Emes Gives
of Hadassah.- It was your assist- Ashkenazi congregations are be-
ance which made it possible for ginning to use the Sephardi pro- 1 1 / 2 -Ton Truck to Israel
that splendid group of workers nunciation. Thus a further and
Morris M. Jacobs, president of
to tell our story to the Detroit deeply significant bond is being
. population and to achieve - an forged between the Jew in the the Michigan Zionist Region, re-
outstanding record in fund-rais- Galut and the Jew in Israel. Can ceived title to a new Dodge Pk
ing even so early in the year.
it not mean something for the ton truck, for the Israel Equip-
I hope that from time to time, Jew in this country?
ment project of the ZOA, from
as they merit news coverage,
Yours faithfully,
Sam Nelson, president of the
you will continue to accord to
MARK KING,
Chesed Shel Emes. The truck was
them the courtesy of spate in
21593 14 Mile Rd. contributed to Israel by the so-
your paper. I want you to know
Mt. Clemens,
ciety, and is being forwarded to
that at the national office where
Michigan.
the Jewish State by, the ZOA
we watch these things carefully,
Equipment Project.
Mizrachi,
Red
Cross
,Make
we are aware the Detroit Chapter
Food
Shipment
Agreement
is lucky to have such under-
NEW YORK — International
,standing friends as yourselves.
Hanukah Lasts
Red Cross representatives have
Sincerely 'yours,
Eight Days
signed an agreement with the
NINA BROWNSTONE,
Mizrachi Food Commission in
Publicity Director
A Hanukah Gift Subscription
Israel permitting the distribution
National Hadassah,
of basic food commodities among
1819 Broadway,
to
New York 23, N.Y.
the Israeli prisoners-of-war in
* * *
Trans-Jordon, it was revealed in
THE JEWISH NEWS
a cable from Jerusalem made
Regarding Jewish 'Unity'
Will Last 52 Weeks
public by Leon Gellman, national
Editor, The Jewish News:
In your ,October 15, 1948, issue, president of Mizrachi.
Send Your CheCk
Red Cross will supervise the
your Commentator, under the
for $3.00 to
. heading "Footnote on Unity," transportation and distribution
mentions the -meeting dates of of food packages among the Is-
The Jewish News
various national Jewish organ- raeli prisoners of war who were
2114 Penobscot Bldg.
izations coming very close to- captured by the Transjordan
gether, with the comment that Arab Legion during recent en-
Detroit 26
. . "And all the groups mention- gagements in Jerusalem and en-
ed are partners in a single effort virons. Mizrachi Food Commis-
or call
to protect and save Israel! Jewish sion will prepare the packages
WOod ward 5-1155
unity, very often, is merely a and arrange for their transporta-
figment in the imagination of the tion.
non-Jew."
You may be interested to know
that our meeting dates are made
known well in advance for the
very reason that clearance may
be made, and such bunching to-
gether avoided. Our annual
meeting date of October 30, 31,
For The Jewish Community of Detroit
for Chicago was made known to
the national agencies on April 6,
1948.
Sincerely yours,
MORRIS B. SEIDELMAN,
and
Regional Representative
East Central JDC Region
Union Commerce Building,
Cleveland, 0.
* * *
Cordially Invite You to Visit
Favors Sephardic Hebrew
Editor, The Jewish News:
Within the lifetime of all
us, we have experienced. the
11501 Petoskey
greatest tragedy in Jewish his-
tory, in the slaughter of our peo-
ple and the greatest event in the
on the occasion of the official opening of the new
rebirth of the State of Israel.
corridor and annex (former Children's Home).
Whether we have truly risen up
to and truly comprehended the
significance of these events only
A guided tour of the Home
Sunday, December 5, 1948
history can judge.
2 to 5 p.m.
has been arranged for you.
But two pieces of significant
news have come to my notice. At

,

Israel FAO Membership Deferred;
Committee's Language Protested

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — On
recommendation from its General
Committee, the fourth annual
conference of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organiza-
tion at its , plenary session here
put off until its next session the
appliCation of Israel for mem-
bership in the organization.
The next session of the FAO
may not be held until January,
1950, unless a special session is
held earlier to decide on a site
for the organization. The Israeli
application, which was referred
to the FAO Council "for further
study and consideration presum-
ably might be brought up then,"
an FAO spokesman said.
In Making its report to the
conference, the General Com-
mittee referred to the application
as "submitted- by the Jewish au-
thorities under the name 'Israel'."
Dr. Ludwig Samuels, who was
admitted as an official Israeli ob-
server, told the conference that
he could not accept the language
used. by the General Committee
in referring to Israel. He point-
ed out that there was a bona fide
government in Israel, not mere-
ly "Jewish authorities," and that
Israel was not merely a name,
but a state. He said he could
make no comment on the con-
ference decision to refer to the
Israeli application for action at
the next session.
The recommendation of the
General Committee was accepted
by the conference without ob-
jections. Several 'countries, how-
ever, including Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, Uruguay, Guatemala,
Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Fin-

land and the United States
abstained from voting. Delegates
from these countries said their
governments recognized Israel
and that they had been prepared
to vote favorably on Israel's ap-
plication.
The Polish delegate also ob-
jected to the language used in
the recommendation made by the
General Committee. A. Barton,
deputy minister of agriculture of
Canada, speaking for his govern-
ment, hoped that Israel, while
not a member until next year,
would continue to participate in
the work of FAO. The confer-
ence accepted the application of
Saudi Arabia as a member in
FAO.

Ekaterinoslaver Give
$250 to National Fund

Ekaterinoslaver Verein this
week presented the Jewish Na-
tional Fund Council of Detroit
with a check for $250 to be ap-
plied for the planting of trees in
Israel.
William Hordes, chairman of
the JNF Council administrative
committee, stated that this is one
of the direct responses to the
JNF program formulated at the
annual JNF conference held Nov.
21. He said that many more gifts
are expected from organizations
which participated in the con-
ference.
Officers of Ekaterinoslaver are:
Louis Sherman, president; Mrs.
Bluma Malkow, vice-president;
Morris Tordow, treasurer; Sol
Siegan, financial secretary; Harry
Dubin, recording secretary.

Congratulations to the

Women's • Auxiliary of the

United Hebrew Schools

On Its 25th Anniversary

During the quarter of a century of service

to the community, the Woman's Auxiliary

pioneered in providing bus service for the

transportation of children from the public

schools to the Hebrew schools . . . They

have sponsored outstanding educational

programs and have given courage to the

leaders in our Hebrew educational move-

ment.

OPEN HOUSE

The Jewish Home for Aged

The Jewish Welfare Federation

May they be blessed for their

efforts in the cause of Hebrew

education and may their work

continue to prosper.

The Jewish Home for Aged

Mr. and Mrs. Abe flask

