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Detroit Influence in Israel
Quonset Huts, Traffic Lights
Bring Touch of Western World
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
TEL AVIV, Israel—Students of economics, sociology and
_history can gather up a million odds and ends in the fascinat-
ingly developing Jewish state. In hospitals, on the streets, in the
theaters and operas—everywhere there is something to learn.
Highly-mechanized Detroit is teaching Israel a great deal
through the machines that are being exported there. The
projected order of quonset houses from the Great Lakes Steel
Corp. appears to be materializing.
Soon, Israel will even have a Luna Park. A large sign has
appeared in Jaffa announcing the first Luna Park, (like Edge-
water and Eastwood Parks), in the Middle East will be erected
on that spot.
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USNA Regional
Conference Meets
In Chicago Nov. 19
SIGMUND KUSTADTER
INDIANAPOLIS—"By the end
of 1949, the Joint Distribution
Committee will have aided 240,-
000 Jewish emigrants from Euro-
pean and Moslem lands to reach
new homes in Israel, the United
States and other countries in a
year's time," Rabbi Joseph H.
Lookstein, American Jewish
leader, said here.
He was addressing 300 Jewish
leaders from six states, here to
attend the fourth annual meet-
ing of JDC's east central region.
JDC must resettle an additional
146,500 men, women and chil-
dren-120,000 in Israel, he added.
Meeting at the Hotel Clay-
pool, delegates from Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and
West Pennsylvania, also heard
Dr. Frank Kingdon, noted news-
paperman and radio commenta-
tor, declare, "thanks to JDC and
the establishment of the State
of Israel, the word 'DP' is begin-
ning to fade into Jewish history.
Heartening Progress
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"It is _ a sign of heartening
progress," he said, "that the
Jewish DP population of Ger-
many, Austria and Italy, which
numbered 250,000 two years ago,
has now shrunk to 50,000."
"Continued and increased sup-
port of the United Jewish Appeal
is still a matter of life and death
for hundreds of thousands of
homeless and destitute Jews,"
Lookstein said. "I don't believe
that American supporters of the
UJA, whose generosity has al-
ready saved so many, will con-
demn to continued poverty and
worse, those who will depend
upon them for assistance."
Reviewing accomplishments in
North Africa, he stated that JDC
aid had established medical pro-
grams to fight trachoma, scalp
PEC, Israel Government
Aid Factory Project
NEW YORK—The scarcity of
factory space—•ne of Israel's
worst industrial bottlenecks—
will be alleviated by a $500,000
building project to be started
shortly by the Palestine Eco-
nomic Corp. and the govern-
ment, according to an announce-
met by Robert Szold, PEC board
chairman.
The project, to be erected on
about 10• acres of land owned
by the Bayside firm in the Haifa
Bay region, will include from 12
to 15 buildings, four service
buildings and a workers' can-
teen. Work will be 'started this
month.
Jew Elected Mayor
Of Johannesburg
JOHANNESEURG, (JTA)
Jack Mincer, Jewish civic and
communal" 1 e a d e r, has been
named the new mayor of Jo-
hannesburg, South Africa, for
the next year. Mr. Mincer was
vice -mayor this year. His elec-
tion, by the municipal council,
was unanimous.
ringworm and other diseases en-
demic to the region, while at the
same time food shipped into
North Africa was slowly winning
the battle against maltrutition.
Free Milk Stations
"Free milk stations," he said,
,
"are saving the lives of hundreds
of thousands of infants who
otherwise might be doomed to
an early death." At the same
time he pointed out that JDC
is aiding 27,000 Jewish children
in Morocco alone to receive an
education in the schools of the
Alliance Israelite Francaise.
At the special morning session
of the conference, plans were
formulated for regional activi-
ties and officers elected for the.
coming year. Detroiters elected
were : Mrs. Julian H. Krolick
and Mrs. Henry Wineman, vice-
chairman; elected to the region-
al executive committee were Mrs.
Joseph N. Ehrlich, Leonard N.
Simons, Joseph Holtzman.
Poland Tells JDC
To End Activities
WARSAW, (JTA)—The Polish
government has suggested to the
Joint Distribution Committee
here that it wind up its activi-
ties, it was reported. William
Bein, JDC director in Poland
said no time limit on the shut-
down was given.
The official communication
from the Minister for Public Ad-
ministration pointed out the
closing of the JDC headquarters
here was advisable since welfare
institutions maintained by Jew-
ish organizations are being tak-
en over by the Polish govern-
ment, with their budgets covered
by various ministries.
The OSE, Jewish health so-
ciety, which is known in Poland
as the "TOZ," will suspend its
activities at the end of this year
it was announced here. T h e
JDC-equipped hospital main-
tained by the OSE in Walbrzych
has already been taken over by
the government.
Dental Group Dedicates
Brandeis U. Laboratory
A gathering of •500 dentists
from all parts of the nation as-
sembled Oct. 30 at Brandeis Uni-
versity for formal dedication of
the newly completed Alpha
Omega Biological Laboratories
in the University's Science Hall,
gift of the national dental fra-
ternity.
Speakers at the ceremony in-
cluded Prof. Samuel Golub, lec-
turer in biology at Brandeis,
and Dr. Phillip C. Lowenstein of
Montclair, New Jersey, national
president of Omega.
Members of the Alpha Omega
Biological Laboratories Fund
for Brandeis University include
Dr. Leon A. Katzin, of Detroit,
honorary chairman; and Drs.
Eric Billes, Abe S. Pearlman and
Sidney 0. Siegan, of Michigan.
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ADOLPH WECHSLER, 3322
Clements Ave., died Nov. 2. Serv-
EMPLOYMENT
ices were held at the Kaufman
chapel with Rabbi Lehrman of-
ficiating. He leaves sons, Dr.
Bernard Wechsler, and Sanford
of Oakland, Calif.; Alex of L. A.,
Cyrus, and Harry of Gary, Ind.;
one sister, Mrs. Elsie Botsch of
Toledo. Interment was in
Machpelah.
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HYMAN MICKEL, 75, of 4008
Elmhurst, died Nov. 1. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society with inter-
ment at Westwood Cemetery.
Rabbis Gruski and Rabinowitz,
officiated. Survived by his wife,
Ida, son Jack, daughter Bella, 1
grandchild and a brother.
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BERNARD WEIN, 19, of 3005
Cortland, died Nov. 3. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society. A represen-
tative of the Workman's Circle
and Jewish Fraternal Order
eulogized. Survived by his par-
ents, Morris and Sarah, and
brother Abe.
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FANNY SPINNER, 85, of 11501
PetoSkey, died Nov. 3. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society. Rabbi. Isaac
Stollman officiated. Survived by
her son, Sam, daughter Mrs.
Dora Wax, 8 grandchildren, 15
great grandchildren.
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SARAH CITRIN, 64, of 2545
Taylor, died Nov. 3. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society with inter-
ment at the cemetery of the In-
dependent Detroit Lodge. Rabbi
Max • Wohlgelernter officiated.
Survived by her husband, Hy-
man, brother, Ben Levine, sister,
Mrs. Rachel Moskovitz.
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FANNY HUBERT, 70, of 3260
Glynn, died Nov. 5. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society with inter-
ment 'at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman officiated.
Survived by her husband, Henry,
sons, Dr. William and Milton,
daughters, Mrs. Ida Fenton, Mrs.
Gladys Zimmerman; Molly and
8 grandchildren.
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MASHA BLUMENFELD, 74, of
Wager, died • Nov. 5. Funeral
services were held at Hebrew
Benevolent Society. Rabbi Leizer
Levine officiated. Survived by
her sons, Albert and Sam; five
grandchildren, sister; Mrs. Freda
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Katz.
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JACOB GORNBEIN, 68, of
Ransomville, N. Y., died Oct. 18.
Services were held in Niagara
Falls, N. Y: He is survived by
his wife, Merrill; a daughter
,
Mrs. Jack Cooper of Detroit;
brothers, Edwin of Detroit and
David of Buffalo, and two
grandchildren.
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ARTHUR ABRAMOVITZ, 62, of
2745.Cortland, died Nov. 2. Fun-
eral services were held at Lewis
Bros., with interment at Clover
Hill Park Ceriletery. Rabbi Mor-
ris Adler and Cantor Sonenklar
officiated. Survived by his wife,
Esther; daughters, Mrs. Harvey
Rattner and Mrs. Fred Fisher;
brother, Saul of Los Angeles.
.
The regional conference of the
United Service for New Ameri-
cans (USNA) for Illinois, Indi-
ana, Michigan and Wisconsin,
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Traffic lights are beginning to appear in Israel. The first
and only traffic signal that is in active use in Israel is in Haifa—
on Herzl and Balfour streets. But another already has been
erected in Tel Aviv, on Herzl and Jaffa streets—and is expected to
be in use soon.
In medical and religious circles a debate is in progress over
the morality and feasibility of artificial insemination. On farms,
cattle already are being produced artificially by highly trained
government-employed veterinarians. But the human insemina-
tion plan is meeting with strong opposition.
Questions are being raised involving heredity, adultery, sani-
tation, relationship, etc., etc. In any event Israel is up to the
minute in many things and certainly is not backward in medi-
cine.
JDC Regional Speakers Emphasize
Need for Intensified Aid in N. Africa
Obituaries
THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 11, 1949
meets Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 19 and 20, at the Sheraton
Hotel in Chicago.
The conference begins with a
reception at 5:30 p.m., Saturday,
William Rosenwald, USNA hono-
rary president, presiding. An
hour later, sessions will be in-
troduced with Dr. William Ha-
ber, U. of M. professor, and for-
mer Jewish affairs advisor to
the U. S. overseas command,
speaking on "The Displaced Per-
son, A World Problem." -After-
wards Rosenwald will lead a dis-
cussion on "The National Agency
and the Local Comthunity."
Sunday, the delegates attend
workshop sessions, featuring dis-
cussions on day to day commun-
ity problems in dealing with
new immigrant arrivals, aspects
of serving immigrants, and vo-
cational services available to
help the new Americans.
"The Family. Agency" will be
discussed by Harold Silver, exec-
utive director of the Detroit Jew-
ish Social Service Bureau, and
Harold Weiss, supervisor of the
Jewish Community Center of
Detroit, is to speak on "Recrea-
tion and Social Adju.::fr,-1-nt."
Sigmund Kustadter will chair
the conference.
Michigan sponsors for the
conferences are: Alpena, Harry
Cohen; Ann Arbor, Dr. William
Haber; Bay City. Walter S.
Block; Benton Harbor, David J.
Ross. •
De tr oi t: Louis Berry, Mrs.
George Blumenthal, Mrs. Lewis
B. Daniels, Mrs. Max Frank, Mrs.
William H. Frank, Mrs. Samuel
R. Glogower, Mr. and Mrs. Juli-
an K•olik, Judge Theodore Lev-
in, Max Osnos, David Rosin, Mil
ton Saffir, Harold Silver, Mrs.
Herbert M. Smith, Isidore So-
beloff, Abraham Srere, Mrs. Jo-
seph M. Welt, David Wilkus, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wineman.
Grand Rapids: Emauel Brown,
Hyman J.. Bylan, Rablm Harry
Essrig, Mrs. I. K. Friedman,
Rabbi Herman Kieval, Phillip
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E. Newman; Kalamazoo: Rabbi
Nathan Levinson; Lansing:
REBECCA SEDER, 62; of 2675
Marston Busch; Muskegon: J. M. Rochester, died Nov. 2. Funeral
Kaufman; Pontiac: Irving Stein- services were held at Lewis Bros.,
man.
with Rabbi Sperka and Cantor
Adler officiating. Interment was
in Machpelah Cemetery. Sur-
Rabbi Wolf Gold, JA
vived by her husband, Louis;
Official, in U.S. for
sons, Charles and Manning;
brothers, Louis and Philip Kahn;
Mizrachi Convention
sister, Mrs. Ida Schneider.
NEW YORK—Rabbi Wolf Gold
The inventor of the little me-
has arrived in the U.S. to ad- tallic
heel plate realized $1,500,-
dress the forthcoming 24th 000 in
royalties a year for sev-
annual national convention of eral years.
the Mizrachi Women's Organi-
zation of America, it was an-
nounced by Mrs. Lionel Golub,
acting president.
MONUMENTS
Rabbi Gold, chairman of the
Jewish Developments Commis-
By Karl C. Berg
sion of the Jewish Agency, is
Owner
scheduled to address the key-
Max Wirotslaysky
Monument Works
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Monument
Unveilings
(Unveiling announcements may be in-
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the insertion. There is a standard charge
of Si for unveiling notices.)
The family of the late Ben-
jamin Jaffe announces the un-
veiling of a monument in his
memory at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov.
13, at Chesed shel Emes Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Morris Adler will of-
ficiate. Friends and relatives are
invited to attend the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Levitt an-
nounce the unveiling of a monu-
ment in memory of their daugh-
ter, Barbara, at 1 p.m., Sunday,
Nov. 13 at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will offi-
ciate. Friends and relatives are
invited to attend the service.
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The family of the late Rebecca
Sklar announces the unveiling of
a monument in her memory at
1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13, at Mach-
pelah Cemetery. Friends and rel-
atives, members of the Ladies
Auxiliary and Cong. Shaarei
Zion, are invited to attend. Those
desiring transportation should
assemble at the home of the de-
ceased at noon.
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