$15,000,000 Loan Granted j
JNF for Four-Year-Period
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A $15,-
000,000 loan to the Jewish Na-
tional Fund in Jerusalem has
been granted by the Bank of
Ainerica, National Trust a n d
Savings Association of Califor-
nia, it was announced by Judge
Morris Rothenberg, JNF presi-
dent in the U. S. The loan is for
a four-year period, Judge Roth-
enberg said, adding that the
funds would be applied immed-
iately "toward the purchase and
improvement of land in Israel
and to -help the mass settlement
of Jews there."
Dr. Abraham - Granovsky,
world JNF president, in a cable
from Jerusalem, declared that
granting of the loan would en-
able the Fund to "pursue and
amplify" its present large-scale
activities, including acquisition
of large tracts of land, affores-
tation, development of water
resources and expansion of ag-
ricultural settlements.
Judge Rothenberg asserted
that the loan was an "evidence
of the confidence which Am-
erican banking institutions
place in the agencies support-
ing the work of Jewish settle-
ment in Israel." It was made
possible, he said, "because of
the contributions of American
Jewry to the United Jewish
Appeal—from which the JNF
receives its chief income—and
to the traditional fund-raising
program of the Jewish Nation-
al Fund."
Russell G. Smith, executive
vice president of the Bank of
America National Trust and
Savings Association, speaking
on behalf of the ybank, stated
that the loan was 'made on a
sound basis to provide for con-
structive accomplishment. The
Jewish National Fund has es-
tablished itself as a credit-
worthy institution and this loan
represents the fulfillment of
THE J EWIH
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Friday, June 17, 1949
Building in Israel
banking policy that reserving
borrowers are entitled to credit
for proper business purposes," he
said.
Joseph Levy, philanthropist
and one of the leading cloth-
ing manufacturers in the
United States, and the Pales-
tine Economic Corporation,
have formed a partnership to
construct and manage the
first U. S. - sponsored office
building in Tel Aviv. A mem-
ber of the PEC board of direc-
tors of the PEC, and Ion.. ac-
tive in the UJA and other. '' Jew-
ish philanthropies, Mr. Levy
will retain a '75 percent inter-
est in the building, which will
cost approximately $500,000 to
JOSEPH LEVY, president of
construct. PEC will invest the Crawford Clothes, New York
remaining 25 percent in the philanthropist, who has joined
project.
the Palestine Economic Corpor-
The International Ladies Gar-
ment Workers Union will pur-
chase $1,000,000 of Israeli bonds
to help finance housing pro-
grams in the Jewish state under
the direction of the Histadrut.
In addition, the union expects to
raise another $2,000,000 for the
purpose of bonds from its 400,-
000 members.
The total bond goal sought by
the Histadrut among trade un-
ionists in the U. S. is $10,000,-
000. The Israeli Government will
furnish an equal amount to re-
lieve the critical housing short-
age in the new state which has
arisen as a result of the un-
precedented flow, of immigrants.
The bonds, which will bear
three percent interest, will have
a 15-year life and will be re-
deemable at a rate of one-fif-
teenth of the entire issue an-
nually. Bond-holders will be pro-
tected as first mortgage holders
on the property of the two pro-
jects in Israel. The issue in the
U. S. has the approval of the
Securities and Exchange Com-
mission.
ation in the construction of a
$500,000 office building in Tel
Aviv.
(1) Always ask the butcher what cuts
are available. Do this because many cuts
are not displayed in the show-cases. Ask
for a bulletin board.
(2) Ask that he give you the prices on
all the cuts that he has available; ask
for a bulletin board, so that you may
choose.
(3) Insist that he itemize your bill on the
wrapper and that he announce the weight
of each item as you purchase it.
(4) When ordering meat on the tele-
phone. tell your butcher to mark the
weight and price of each item on the
bill presented.
Be absolutely certain to ask the
(5)
price of meat before purchasing.
The committee feels that ob-
servance of these rules will im-
prove the present practices of
the Kosher butchers and will
help to -persuade them to post
bulletin boards as requested by
the Jewish Community Council.
Starting with June 6, many
Jewish housewives in Detroit
limited themselves to the pur-
chase of kosher meat costing no
more than 70 cents per pound.
On June 7, a squad of 40 wo-
men placed themselves on stra-
tegic corners in the Jewish areas
and distributed to the Jewish
women of Detroit pamphlets
dealing with the practices of
kosher meat selling.
There has been a noted
change in the attitude of the
butcher towards the consumers,
with customers reporting that
the effort has been a successful
one in this respect. Meat is ap-
pearing in the show-cases and
for the first time in many years,
the Jewish woman has a limited
opportunity to choose from the
variety of meats available.
The organizations which par-
ticipate in the two-week cam-
paign are the Council of Bnai
Brith Women, American Jewish
Congress, Sisterhoods of Bnai
Moshe, Bnai David, Shaarey
Zedek and Northwest Hebrew
Congregation, and other bodies.
The following is a statement
by the Jewish Community Coun-
cil of Detroit concerning its re-
Jerusalem Laborites
Berate Zealot Group
For Sabbath Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — T h e
Jewish Labor Council of Jeru-
salem issued a statement sharp-
ly condemning the ultra-Ortho-
dox group Neturai Karta for its
recent attacks on Jews who are
not inclined to practice strict
observance of the Sabbath.
This statement, which was en-
dorsed by the Mapai and Ma-
pam parties, said that organized
Jewish labor in Israel, will not
permit religious zealots to "dom-
inate the entire Jewish life in
the city." It warned that the
Jewish Labor Council "will op-
pose by all means any rule of
clericalism."
A special inquiry board com-
posed of government officials
last night completed an investi-
gation into the disturbances
here precipitated by the Neturai
Karta. A report on the results of
the investigation will be sub-
mitted to the Cabinet. The in-
cidents perpetrated included the
throwing of stench bombs into
Jerusalem cafes opened on Sat-
urdays and picketing of movie
theatres which open their box
offices on Saturdays before sun-
down.
Those attending the dinner
will have an opportunity to
visit the new classrooms in
the Northwest Synagogue,
sponsored jointly by the
schools and the congregation.
An exhibit of the work of the
arts and crafts department of
the Midrasha and of the schools
will be displayed. The exhibit
will be under the supervision of
Mrs. Blossom Neuschatz, in-
structor and supervisor.
For dinner reservations call
TO.. 8-0063.
Julius Berman is chairman of
arrangements.
40,000 JEWISH DP'S
PARIS—(JTA)—Only 12
camps for Jewish DPs will be
left in the United State zone of
Germany by July 1, Harry
Greenstein, adviser on Jewish
affairs to the American high
left in the United States zone of
command in Europe, said. The
camps will house 40,000 DPs.
.
The annual Hadassah Study
group luncheon will be held at
12:30 P. m., June 21, at the hotel
Lee Plaza. Reservations are
taken at the Hadassah office,
TY. 8-8216.
Chairman of the study groups
is Mrs. Lewis S. Grossman. She
is assisted by the following edu-
cation committees for Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah: Mesdames
Morris Adler, Lillian Graham,
Sidney Barnett, Ralph Davidson,
Albert Alazar, Benjamin Coggan.
They luncheon program will
feature an address by Leon-Kay,
recently head of the Zionist Or-
ganization of Detroit, who has
just returned from Israel. Kay
will speak on the subject "A
View of the Past Year and the
Current Economic Situation in,
Israel." Also on the program will
be a workship with future sug-
gestions for study groups, led by
a board of experts, consisting of:
Mesdames Morris Adler, Lillian
Graham, Albert Elazar, Morris
quest that bulletin boards be Wayne, Mrs. Carl Schiller.
placed in all Kosher butcher
shops.
Cave-Dwelling Rabbi
"There are rumors being circulated with-
in our community to the effect that the
butcher cannot place bulletin boards in
their shops because of their fear that a
monopoly charge might then be placed
against them. This rumor is absolutely
unfounded and without any basis of fact.
Bulletin boards displaying the variety of
meat available and their prices will not
iff any way violate the anti-trust laws
of our country. Any butcher can feel
free to sell his meat below the price listed
on the bulletin board."
"There are many stores that have bul-
letin boards and have no fear of the
anti-trust laws. The bakery shops of
our community list items available and
their prices. The Jewish women of De-
troit believe that if these boards were
placed in butcher shops, the buying of
Kosher meat would be easier for many
housewives."
We therefore feel free to carry on our
efforts in order to secure these bulletin
boards for our community."
The annual meeting of the
United Hebrew Schools will take
the form of a dinner on Tues-
day, June 21, at 6:30 p.m., in
the Northwest Hebrew Congre-
gation, 7045 Curtis and Santa
Rosa.
Abe Kasle, president of the
schools, will report on the ac-
tivities of the year and will in-
corporate in his report plans for
the future.
Election of officers and mem-
bers of the board will take place.
After the business meeting,
members of the Hebrew High
School will present a choral and
narration entitled "The Song of
Our People," under the direction
of Mrs.
Subar Sklash.
A symposium on the subject
"Jewish Education in the New
Generation" will be presented by
Levi Gura, Evelyn Stollman and
David Rappaport of the Mid-
rasha. •
New ZOD President
Speaks at Hadassah
Study Group Event
Women Take Further Steps
To Better Kosher Meat Setup
In line with the current in-
terest in the price of kosher
meat and in the selling meth-
ods of the kosher butchers, the
Women's Actions Committee has
made these suggestions to house-
wives:
Abe Kasle to Report on Year's Work
At Hebrew Schools' Dinner Tuesday
JUNE 19th
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Makes Home in Israel
HAIFA (JTA)—Tie chief Rab-
bi of a tribe of Jewish cave-
dwellers in Tripolitania arrived
aboard the S. S. Eilat which
brought 455 immigrants to Israel.
The cave-dwelling rabbi, Ha-
mos Sophir, said that members
of his entire village would soon
immigrate to 'Israel. Cave dwel-
ling Jews in Tripolitania are
concentrated in the Jebel Nefusa
mountain range and are be-
lieved to be descendants of Jews
who fled from Moorish pogroms
in North Africa.
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