Yeshiva U. Prof. Wins World Acclaim
THE JEWISH NEWS---/
Friday, February 3, 1950
Urge British Zionists
To Stress Chalutziut
Prof. Jekuthiel Ginsburg of
Yeshiva University and his
mathematical achievements are
the subjects of articles appear-
ing in newspapers and, maga-
zines throughout the world.
Kurt Has New Role
KURT MARCHAND, 17-
year-old DP, becomes a par-
ent to his little brother ROLF,
2, upon arrival at the HIAS
Shelter, New•York, after their
father, Fritz Marchand, 41,
had died and was buried at
sea. Marchand's death con-
fronted the immigration au-
thorities with- the problem of
what classification to admit
the orphans under, since they
had been traveling as minor
dependents on their father's
visa. While waiting for' a de-
cision in the matter, the au-
thorities sent the two children
to Ellis: Island. HIAS officials
intervened in Washington be-
fore the immigration authori-
ties, and the two orphans
were Wen paroled in the care
of the Society. They will live
in Chicago with an aunt, Mrs.
Else Simon.
Middle East Destiny
Rests on Israel—Barkley
MONTREAL (JTA)—The des-
tiny of the Middle East depends
on 'the ability of the citizens of
Israel to make their country
economically sound. Any sac-
rifice by the democratic nations
to ensure this end is worth-
while, said Vice-President Alben
W. Barkley, addressing the din-
ner of the local Histadrut cam-
paign.
"Israel is -not financially
strong," he declared, "she can-
not do what she needs by her-
self. She needs all the help
that can be given to her. If we
are to make Israel a land of
milk and honey of the Bible we
must help her now." The Vice-
President spoke glowingly about
the work of Jewish pioneers
through the Histadrut. More
than $100,000 was collected at
the dinner.
35,000,000 DEVELOPMENT PLAN
TEL AVIV, (ISI)—A IL. 35,-
000,000 plan for the development
of Tel Aviv has been submitted
_to the Municipal Council by
Mayor I. Rokach, in addition to
the plan for a 1413,000,000 deep
water port.
Tel Aviv's population doubled
In six years, rising from 150,000
to 300,000. The municipal area
was increased from 10,000 to 50,-
000 dunams.
Prof. Ginsburg's efforts to hu-
manize the teaching of mathe-
matics have recently, been dis-
cussed in magazines in. England,
Greece, SwitzerlaAd, France,
Germany and especially in our
own country.
Museum Shows Model
Of Jewish Memorial
NEW YORK (J.TA) — The
opening of a month-long ex-
hibit of a model for a memorial
to 6,000,000 Jews annihilated by
the Nazis publicly revealed a
controversy concerning the erec-
tion of the monument.
The model, on exhibition at
the Museum of Modern Art, was
executed by Percival Goodman,
professor of architecture at
Columbia University. It was re-
jected by the Park department
and, subsequently, by the judg-
ing committee appointed by the
American Memorial to 6,000,000
Jews of. Europe. The same com-
mittee accepted it, at first. '
Prof. Goodman's model pro-
vides for a large flagstone area
terminating at a wall 120 feet
long, twenty-five feet high. Be-
fore the wall is a platform on
which an altar can be erected,
while at one side is a Menorah,
twenty feet across and twelve
feet high, mounted on a forty-
foot-high granite pedestal. A
Museum spokesman has praised
the memorial as "probably one
of the best monuments of this
kind developed in this country
in recent years."
Yeshiva U. Marks 13th
Convocation, 53rd Year
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Almost
100 rabbis, graduates of Yes-
hiva University's Rabbi Isaac
Elchanan Theological Seminary,
will receive their "Semicha"
(ordination) at a convocation
on March 12 in the Nathan
Lamport Auditorium of the Uni-
versity, Amsterdam Ave. and
186th St., Dr. Samuel Belkin,
president of Yeshiva University,
announced.
The exercises, the 13th in the
history of the Seminary, also
mark the 53rd anniversary of
the founding of the Seminary,
which was incorporated March
20, 1897. Since its organization,
the charter of the school has
been frequehtly amended by
action of the State Board of
Regents enabling it to add di-
visions which today comprise
Yeshiva University.
LONDON, (JTA)—A call to
the Zionist movement in Brit-
ain to make Chalutziut its
primary activity was issued
at the fifth annual meeting
of PATWA—the Professional
and Technical Workers Aliyah
—which was attended by 55
delegates from London and
outlying communities.
H. Reik, chairman, reported
that the organization has at-
tained a record membership
of 475 qualified professional
workers in all categories who
are ready to "place their skill
at the disposal of the Jewish
state."
Enthusiastic
applause
greeted Lord Samuel when
the veteran statesman,
known for his moderate views
on Palestine policy, pro-
nounced his credo on Jerusa-
lem, which he described as
the "past, present and future
capital of Israel."
UN Adopts British
'Minority' Definition
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)—The
UN subcommission on Preven-
tion of Discrimpiation and Pro-
tection of Minorities adopted a
British •resolution defining the
term minority as "only those in
non-dominant groups in a pop--
ulation which possessed and
wished to preserve traditions
and • chara,cteristies markedly
different from those of the rest
of the population."
The subcommission heard a
dissenting opinion from Dr.
Isaac Lewin, representing Agudas
Israel World Organization. He
stated that the proposal had
loopholes that might compro-
niise its purpose.
By excluding those who "seek
complete identity" with the dom-
inant population, he said, the
"age-old formula of divide-and-
rule" could be used through util-
ization of differences within the
minority groups themselv-cs. Dr.
Lewin thought it would be
enough to accept the fact of a
minority and treat such a min
ority on a level of complete iden-
tity with the majority group.
Moses Moskowitz of the Con-
sultative Council of Jewish Or-
ganizations told the subcommis-
sion that attempts to formulate
rights of minorities in terms be-
yond the scope of the Universal
Declaration • of Human Rights
and the draft Covenant of Hu-
man Rights would "frustrate"
the purposes of the subcomission.
He recommended separate, sup-
plementary or multilateral agree-
ments to cover rights and priv-
ileges beyond the scope of the
declaration.
A. CLEVELANDER_
Koestler Sows Seeds of
Confusion Among Jewry
Arthur Koestler's historical
account of Palestine from 1917
to 1949, which Macmillan has
published under the title "Prom-
ise and Fulfillment," is much
more than a narration of events
beginning witIpthe Balfour Dec-
laration. It is .an editorial ac-
count with commentaries that
will arouse mixed responses and
will create controversy and re-
sentment.
Koestler is unpredictable. He
is dynamic in his interpretation
of Israel's tragedy, but is com-
promising and confused when
he deals with the solutions.
He exaggerates some of the
problems and appears frightened
by Hebrew script. As one who
has mastered the ,spoken lan-
guage but has found it difficult
to learn to read and write it,
such a reaction is understand-
able.
It is difficult, however, to fig-
ure him out when • he makes a
major issue of the bogey of "dual
allegiance." Thus, he writes:
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Jewish Child's Day
Celebration Feb.29,
NEW YORK—With the pro-
claimed aim of building a
"bridge of friendship" between
Israel youth and the children of
free democracies, more than a
million- .boys and girls of school
age and every denomination will
"To be a good Catholic or Protestant celebrate World Jewish Child's
it is enough to accept certain doctrines Day through a series of events
and moral values which transcend fron-
tiers and nations: to be a good Jew one on Feb. 19 in 48 countries, Ru-
must profess to belong to a chosen race, dolf G. Sonneborn, chairman of
which was promised Canaan, suffered
various exiles and will return one day to the Youth ImmigratiOn Coordi-
its true home. The 'Englishman of Jewish nating Committee, announced.
faith' is a contradiction • in terms. His
Drawn up by the Youth Im-
faith compels him to regard himself' as
one with a different past and future migration Department of the
from the Gentile. He sets himself apart Jewish Agency in Jerusalem and
and invites being set apart. His 'subjective
conviction creates the objective fact that made public by Sonneborn, the
he is not an English Jew, but a Jew proclamation declared that the
living in England."
Then he proceeds to offer this "needs of all youths are universal
and their futu're indivisible."
advice to Jewry:
"To break the vicious circle of being
persecuted for being 'different' and being
different' by force of persecution, they
must arrive 'at a clear decision, ,however
difficult this may •Se. They must either
follow the imperative of their religion,
the return, to the Promised Land—or
recognize that the faith is no longer
theirs. To renounce the Jewish faith does
not mean to jettison the perennial values
of Jewish tradition. Its essential teachings
have passed long ago into the main-
stream of the Judeo-Christian heritage.
If a Judaic religion is to survive outside
Israel, without inflicting the stigma of
separateness on its followers and laying
them open to the charges of divided
loyalty, it would have to be a system of
faith and cosmopolitan ethics freed from
all racial presumption and national ex-
clusivity. But a Jewish religion thus re-
formed would be stripped of all its spec-
ifically Jewish content."
Saudi Arabia, Syria
Fear Jordan Attack
TEL AVIV—(ISI)—Saudi Ara-
bia is prepared to grant Syria
a loan of six million dollars for
"strengthening its army and in-
ternal security in view of the
danger of an attack by Jordan,"
according to a report broadcast
over the Saudi Arabian radio.
Should Jordan attack Syria,
Saudi Arabian forces "would
assist in defending Syria's in-
dependence at all costs," the re-
port stated, adding that Egypt-
ian armies will also go to Syria's
defense.
It is - clear that reform. Jews
wont like this- idea; that the
Orthodox Will shout "traitor'- at
Koestler; that the Conservative
will fume with rage. All will be
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Kbestler apparently does not re-
alize that Israel is not completely
established; that Jews every-
where owe a greater duty to
those yet to be settled there—in
order to be rescued from destruc-
tion—than the Israelis. He does
not appreciate that it is pos-
sible for Jews to worship with-
'out abandoning loyalty to the
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final chapter—from which the
above is quoted—is concerned,
Koestler has rendered great
harm to Israel and has sowed a
seed of confusion in the ranks
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JA Spends $4 Million
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NEW YORK — In recognition
of the special needs of the Ye-
menite newcomer, the Jewish
Agency's budget for the Ye-
menite immigration program is
30 percent greater than for
any other classification of im-
migrants, according to reports
received by the American Sec-
tion of the Jewish Agency from
the Agency's Absorption Depart-
ment in Israel.
Thus 'far, the agency has
spent $4,000,000 for the recep-
tion and absorption of 32,132
Yemenites who have arrived in
Israel via Aden up to last Dec.
23 the report said.
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