DeCastros Describe Jewish Community Of Panama, Jumping-Off Point for DPs 6 — 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. Your Old Reliable R. B. (Bob) Ginsburg Invites You to See the Distinguished New Beautiful Pontiac CATALI NA or regular convertible SEE ME IN PERSON at Norman Pontiac Co. 2340 W. 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