DeCastros Describe Jewish Community
Of Panama, Jumping-Off Point for DPs
6
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Joseph Announces Tighter Austerity
Plan for Israel to Balance Exports
Friday; June 30, 1950
Zealots Hope to Test
By AVRUM SCHULZINGER
munity provided them with
Israel Draft in Court
A small but highly active Jew- housing, money and temporary
jobs, and aided in their clear-
Direct JTA
Teletype Wires
ish community of 300 families ance for further immigration.
To The Jewish News
in Panama was described by Se-
"The United States Army is
JERUSALEM — The ultra-
nor and Senora David DeCastro, very helpful," DeCastro empha-
orthodox Jewish sect Neturei
Harta is exploring the pos-
in Detroit last week for the Ro- sized. "Even today the quaran-
tine station is used by DPs and
sibility
of hailing the Israel
tary International convention. !transient refugees. It is an
government before the Inter-
ultra-modern
building
where
DeCastro, a Panama City real-
national Court of Justice at
the Hague, it was learned
tor, and his wife are making they are cared for at low cost."
Helping DPs find homes is the
here Tuesday.
their third tour of the United
The sect has sought the
States. He is a past president Israel Society, composed of the
advice of Prof. Nathan Fien-
of the reform temple Sherit Is- small Jewish Communities that
berg, international law ex-
rael, in Panama, and his wife dot the South American coun-
pert at the Hebrew Univer-
formerly headed the sisterhood. tries. HIAS is active throughout
sity, on the possibilities of
Both have been acclaimed for the area, aiding the refugees in
battling the legality of the Is-
their activities through the Jew- immigration and settlement, as
is the Joint Distribution Com-
rael draft in Jerusalem which
ish Welfare Board on behalf of mittee.
has called up to service
Jewish servicemen stationed in
-members of the group. The
Cool to DP Tactics
the Panama Canal Zone.
Neturei Karta has refused to
DeCastro is cool towards those
Aside from his Jewish com-
recognize Israel sovereignty
munal activities, Capitan De- few DPs who attempt to in-
over Jerusalem and has ad-
Castrcp has held every post in sert themselves as leaders of the
vocated internationalization
of the city at UN hearings.
the Panama Rotary district, and Panama Jewish community,
wears the Panamanian Merit of without first understanding the
community's position and prob-
Honor medal for civic service.
The couple _stated that there lems, and concerned over the Selecting Fine Beets For
is no such thing as anti-Semi- multitude of fund raising car- Manischewitz Borscht
tism in Panama, which is 99% ried on by dozens of relief or-
Catholic. "Jews," DeCastro said, ganizations. The reform temple,
"are welcomed everywhere, as Sherit Israel, of which he is
are all peoples, on the basis of past-president, main to ins a
Community Chest, similiar to
th' individual's worth."
Detroit's Allied Jewish Cam-
Laud JWB Chaplain
paign, which he helped inaugu-
In describing the activities of rate.
He explained that Zionism is
the Jewish community, DeCas-
tro lauded the work JWB is do- not a very positive/ force in the
ing for American servicemen small Jewish community com-
stationed in the Canal Zone. posed of middle class profes-
"Nathan Witkins, the JWB sional men and merchants.
chaplain, has the entire Jewish However, the entire community
community behind him. There has been anxious to aid fellow
are few Jewish servicemen there Jews, especially the refugees
now, but we aid the displaced and servicemen.
"During the war, we played
persons, who come to Panama
One of the first steps to-
as a jumping-off place for the host to 1,900 Jewish servicemen
United States and South Amer- at our first seder," Mrs. DeCas- ward preparation of kosher
tro said. "And forty of the boys Manischewitz Borscht is the
ica."
been corresponding stead- selection of fresh garden beets.
During '47 and '48 large have
ily
with
us since the war."
Here, a new crop of beets is
groups of DPs passed through
On Radio Show
Panama on their way to settle-
examined for texture in the B.
In
the
United
States
since
ment in new lands. Chaplain
Manischewitz Co. scientific
Witkins and the Jewish Com- last May, the DeCastros have testing kitchen.
visited in Miami, Rochester,
Minn., , Minneapolis a n d Chi-
cago, where they appeared on
the "Welcome Travellers Show"
with Mrs. DeCastro's brother
and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Ezra
ivkE DISAPPEARING,
10%114G,'W1NDOW SCREEN
Hurwitz, who is superintendent
BERNARD SNEIDER, (1 e f t) of the leper colony maintained
SCREEN
of Bez Drug Stores, treasurer of in Panama by the American
AUTOMATICALLY
R h o Pi P h i pharmaceutical government.
RAISES and LOWERS
"We won many prizes on the
fraternity, and co-chairman of
WITH LOWER SASH
the group's national convention show,' Mrs. DeCastro smiled,
'but the real thrill came after-
THOUSANDS IN USE
wards, when Jewish boys from
Special features
adapt it for
Chicago called and asked to see
• Apanrnents
us. Boys who'd heard the pro-
. Hotels
gram and remembered us from
• Hospitals
• Churches
their service days in Panama."
• Commercial
The couple, who have no chil-
buildings.
RUSTPROOF,
dren of their own, expect to see
ECONOMICAL, PERMANENT,
ANYONE CAN INSTALL
most of the forty American boys
who have been corresponding
Ideal for Homes and
with them.
Cottages
While in Detroit they attend-
For a free estimate on screens or
ed the dedication of the Sgt.
combination storm windows
Morton Silverman Room at the
call or write
Jewish War Veterans Memorial
LOCKHART
CORP.
Home and were guests at the
6350 E. Davison, Detroit 12
yearly dinner of the Jewish
Phone TW. 2-7300
Community Center.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Israel
will tighten its austerity pro-
gram in order to balance ex-
ports, Dov Joseph, Minister of
Supply and Rationing, an-
nounced in Parliament.
The monthly meat ration will
be reduced to 500 grams per
person and sugar will be limited
to one kilogram per person per
month. Chocolate and soap ra-
tions will also be reduced.
The Minister dwelt on the
need for added exports and said
that the government has de-
cided to institute rationing of
raw materials to various factor-
ies, in accordance with their
"export ability."
The new restrictions are ne-
cessary since Israel imported
approximately $62,200,00C worth
of food from March 1949 to
February 1950, the Minister ex-
plained. Despite the shortage of
foreign currency any many dif-
ficulties, he said, the 'govern-
ment succeeded in supplying all
essential foods which, from a
scientific viewpoint, sufficed for
the citizens' health and working
capacity."
As foreign aggression is still
possible Israel must maintain a
fully - equipped armed force
which is a heavy burden on the
state budget, Premier David
Ben Gurion told Parliament, in
explanation of the country's
current financial condition. "We
to be held at the Detroit Stabler
Hotel Aug. 20 to 24, discusses
parley plans with MAYOR AL-
BERT E. COBO, who will' be
principal speaker at the open-
ing meeting of the convention.
On t h e fraternity's agenda
will be the prospect of issuing
scholarships to deserving Jew-
ish students at pharmacy col-
leges at which the group has
chapters. Other activities will
include a sight-seeing trip, visit
to Parke Davis Co., and three
banquet dances.
Israel Cub's Jr. Group
Installation on June 30
Junior Group of the Israel
Club of Detroit will hold in-
stallation at its clubrooms June
30.. Officers are Allen Saltz,
president; Manny Rosen, vice-
president; Irving Davis, treas-
urer; Charlotte Flashenberg, re-
cording secretary; Sophie Rosen,
financial secretary; Rose Kurz-
man.n, corresponding secretary;
Wm. Greer, sgt.-at-arms; Man-
uel Rosenthal, chaplain. Dr.
Maurice Gantz is chairman of
the installation party.
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