Off the Record
Our Letter Box
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
Facts and Figures
The United States has more doctors in proportion to its popula-
tion than any other country in the world except Israel . . . There
are 710 persons here to every physician . . . In Israel the score is
260 to 1 . . . Almost three times as good.
The average age of the members of the Israeli Constituent As-
sembly is slightly over 49. . . The orthodox bloc • shows an age
average of 51.75 as against 52.85 by Mapai . .. The Communist bloc
is the youngest vvith an age average of 34.33.
Philip M. Khitznik who was appointed this week to the advisory
board of Columbia University's Institute for Urban Land Use and
Housing Studies has for many years taken an active part in Bnai
Brith He divides his time between Omaha, his native city, and
Chicago . . . Klutznik is a frequent visitor to Washington .. •His
counsel is highly regarded in important circles.
Daniel Frisch is emerging as the strongest candidate for the
ZOA presidency . . . The race at the convention will be between
Frisch and Dewey Stone . . . Frisch gave up a business in order to
devote his energies to the Zionist movement in America. (See edi-
torial in this issue nominating Judge Simon Rifkind.)
Because of the war radiotelephone service between Israel and
the U. S. was disrupted . . On getting the news recently that service
had been restored. Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion was
said to have issued an order to his secretary to advise his American
fans that all suggestions they may have on running the affairs of
Israel be transmitted through a more common means of communi-
cation—the letter.
It didn't take long for the land of the anti-Semites to react to
the showing of "Oliver Twist" . . . Of course they didn't really need
any imported anti-Semitism . • . They have enough of their own .. .
Within a few days after release of the anti-Jewish film posters
appeared in Berlin's streets with such typical slogans as "Out With
the Jews," "Death to the Fagin Jews," "Heil Oliver Twist" . . . And
yet the preachers of softness toward 'Germany keep on pontificating.
Editor, The Jewish News:
For 4,000 years Jews have made
interest-free loans in order to
maintain the health and stability
of individuals. families or. busi-
nesses.
Chronic disease is a persistent
destroyer, harming individual,
family and business. Government
or private corporation interest-
free loans to offset the ravages of
chronic diseases are good invest-
ments, in view of 4.000 years of
successful Jewish free loan
groups.
Using the village, city, town-
ship or county as basis, there can
be local control and maintenance '
of the doctor-patient confidence
so essential to healing.
DETROIT DOCTOR.
Lipton Co. Sends Truckload
Of Its Products to Israel
of
Lipton Company, makers
Lipton Tea and Lipton Soup, has
made an outstanding contribution
[ Jewish Center Activities
(The Jewish Community Center. 8904 WoodWard,
is a Red Feather Agency.)
• The VARSITY SWIMMERS
of the Jewish Community Cen-
ter will carry their six-in-a-row
winning streak into their meet
with the powerful Dayton, 0.,
YMCA team in the Center pool
at 8 p.m. Saturday. March 12.
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The Dexter branch juniors will
join the Purim CARNIVAL FUN-
FEST in the auditorium of the
Aaron :DeRoy Memorial Build-
ing Sunday afternoon. March-13.
Costumes, bazaar booths and a
grand march are on the docket
for the juniors, and prizes will
be awarded for the best, funniest
and most unusual costumes, ac-
cording to Deena Zemel, super-
visor of junior activities. The
receipts taken in from the club
booths will be sent as a gift to
the children of an Israeli colony.
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Sylvia Jaffie and Stuart Taub,
co-chairmen of the TEEN AGE
SOCIAL COMMITTEE, have se-
cured Glenn Moor's orchestra for
the Teens' Purim Carnival and
Dance Saturday evening, March
19. The front half' of the Cen-
ter's auditorium will be devoted
to dancing, while the rest of the
room will house the club booths,
stunts and games of skill. The
Teen Age Dramatic Club and the
Seven-Ups are planning to give
"Purim Spiels." Tickets can be
obtained at the Center from
Mort Goodman, director of teen
age activities.
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The newly-formed group of
PARENTS OF CENTER TEEN
AGERS will hold a Purim sing
at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 17.
This will be an open meeting for
the discussion of the holiday's
significance to parents of teen
tigers.
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Mrs. Minnie Berson of the
Merrill Palmer Nursery School
will address the PLAY SCHOOL
PARENTS ASSOCIATION of the
12th Street Council- Center at
8:30 p.m. Wednesday. March 16.
Mrs. Berson's topic be "Dis-
cussing Sex with Young Chil-
dren." Mrs. Roselle Tausend,
chairman of the PSPA, invites
friends of the Play School Par e
ents and others interested to at-
tend the lecture.
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The 'WEDNESDAY EVENING
DISCUSSION GROUP will hear
August Scholle, president of the
Michigan CIO Council, present
the "Program of the Michigan
CIO for 1949" at 9 p.m., March
16 in the Ginsburg Lounge.
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Manny Ratner, supervisor of
SWIMMING ACTIVITIES at the
Jewish Community Center, an-
/jounces that the pool will be
open from 1 to 3 every afternoon,
Mondays through Thursdays, for
all subsenior and senior -women,
it addition to the regularly-
scheduled swim program: From
Twelve Appointees Named
To 4-Party Coalition Cabinet
11:30 .a.m. until 1 p.m. daily Mon-
days through Thursdays, the pool
will still be reserved for mem-
bers of the Women's Health Club.
This new schedule will be in ef-
fect until the end of June.
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An Oneg Shabbat will be held
by the DEXTER MOTHERS'
CLUB at 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 12, at Bnai Moshe Syna-
gogue. The program includes
tales from Nathan Ausuber.s
Treasury of Jewish Folklore, to
be read by Dr. Marie Salutzky;
a short talk by Bluma I. Levin,
who recently returned from Pal-
estine; Sabbath afternoon sing-
ing with Moe Kessner leading the
women, and Sabbath tales from
Sholom Aleio.hem.
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The annual Purim masquerade
ball of the COUNCIL OF
MOTHERS' CLUBS of the Jew-
ish CoMmunity Center has been
set. for Wednesday evening,
March 16, in the Center audi-
torium. Mrs. Dina Robins, pres-
ident of the Davison Mothers'
Club, is chairman. Assisting her
will be Mesdames Lea Rubel,
Center Club; Sara Silverman,
Dexter Club; Stella Goldman,
Fenkell Club; Eva Bortman, 12th'
St, Club; Pearl_ Miller, Young
Women's Study Club; Mollie
Boraks, Woodward Study Club;
Charlotte Freedman, Pasadena
Study Club; Jane Levine, Uni-
versity Area Women's Club.
Isabella and her all-Russian
Rhythm Band will provide the
music. Interpretations of the
1949 spirit of Purim will be given
and prizes awarded for the most
original. Judges will be Oscar
Cohen of the Jewish Community
Council; Sara Selininski, head
worker of the Franklin Settle-
ment, and Mrs. Samuel B. Danto,
president of the League of Jew-
ish Women's Organizations.
to the Food Train for Israel, rec-
ently sent by the Zionist Organ-
ization of America. •The company
haS donated a whole truckload of
its products to this project.
BRENNER BRANCH 552,
JNWA, announces a Purim party
for 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 16,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Glaser, 3225 Tuxedo.
TEL AVIV (Palcor) — Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion's new
four-party coalition cabinet ex-
pects to have no trouble getting a
vote of confidence from the
Knesseth Israel (Parliament)
when it convenes here next week
despite the fact that the left-wing
socialist Mapam, second strongest
party in the country, and the
General Zionists. have both de-
clined invitations to enter the
coalition.
The four parties comprising
the cabinet now—Mapai, the mod-
erate Israeli Labor Party of
Prime Minister Ben Gurion; the
orthodox United. Religious Bloc;
the Progressives and ep im
(Eastern Jews) will be able to
muster 73 of the 102 votes in the
Knesseth, 12 more than required.
Four Portfolios Vacant
As constituted now the Cabinet
has 12 portfolios assigned, seven
of them to Mapai members, and
four still vacant. Unless Vlapam
and the General Zionists change
their minds, the additional port-
folios will be distributed among
others. In the present organiza-
tion, Ben-Gurion retains the Pre-
miership as well as the Defense
Ministry. Moshe Shertok remains
Foreign Minister; Eliezer Kaplan,
Minister of Finance, and David
Remez, Minister of Communica-
tion. All are leaders of Mapai.
. Three new members, all from
Mapai, were added to the Cabi-
net. They are: Mrs. Golda Mey-
erson, one-time Milwaukee school
teacher and currently Israeli Min-
ister to Moscow, who now be-
comes Minister of Labor and So-
cial Insurance: Dr. Bernard (Dov)
Joseph, Montreal-born former
Military Governor of Jerusalem,
who becomes Minister of Supply;
and Zalman Rubashov, 60-year-
old editor of the newspaper Da-
var, who, with Mr. Ben-Gurion,
was one of the co-founders of His-
tadrut, the Israeli •Labor Federa-
tion. He becomes the Minister of
Education.
Orthodox Members
The Orthodox members are
Rabbi Judah L. Fishman who re-
tains the portfolio of Minister of
Reli e • o , Rabbi Itzchak
Minister of Social Welfare and
Moshe Shapiro who becomes
Minister of the Interior. The pre-
mier's office has taken over in-
formation.
Sephardic member. Behor Shi-
treet retains the Ministry of Po-
lice and Judge Felix Rosen-
bleuth, of the Progressive Party,
remains as Minister of Justice.
The vacant portfolios are in
health, commerce, agriculture and
housing.
The Mapam party council. de-
cided by a vote of 150 to 53 not
to join . the cabinet. The major
differences between Mapam and
the majority party, Mapai, appear
to be over foreign policy. Mapam
has tried to pin - down Prime
Minister Ben-Gurion to commit
his government to decline Mar-
shall Plan aid, to refuse bases to
Britain and America if requested
and not to join any Mediterra-
nean bloc. Mapam advocates a
pro-Soviet orientation for Israel.
The General Zionists demand
guarantees of the same rights
for private enterprise as for col-
lective enterprise. Their main
reason for not joining the cabinet
however, was that only one seat
was offered them while they de-
' mand two.
16—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 11, 1949
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Arrangements can still be made for you to join a group
of Defroiters now= planning a tour to Israel for Passover.
Group will leave the United States on March
The United Hebrew
Schools of Detroit
Gratefully Acknowledge
the Receipt of
a . generous contribution to the
Scholarship Fund of the Schools
from Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle of
Lucerne Drive, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Holtzman of Oak Dr. and
Morris Karbal of Webb Ave.,
honoring Mr. Louis Robinson on
the occasion of his 60th birthday.
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a contribution to the Scholarship
Fund of the Schools from Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Silberblatt in
honor of David. IL J. Feinberg,
on the occasion of his recovery
from a recent illness,
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over—and will return home on April 24 via Paris
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