Senator Brewster Speaks Here Sunday at JNF Women's Event Concluding annual fund-rais- ing activities, the Ladies' Auxil- iary of the Jewish National Fund will have its yearly donor event at the Masonic Auditorium, Sun- day, 2:15 p.m. U. S. Senator Owen Brewster of Maine will be the guest speak- er. Arthur Benavie, able Detroit violinist, and Cantor Moses J. Silverman of Chicago, accompa- nied by Rebecca Frohman, will feature the musical program. Mrs. Albert Prag, president of JNF Compiles Record Of Unchecked Boxes Benjamin Laikin, president of the Jewish National Fund Council, stated this week that according to information that frequently reaches the JNF office there are unrecorded Blue and White Boxes which have not been cleared. Mr. Laikin stated that an effort is being made to gath- er information about such boxes. Detroit Jews whose boxes have not been cleared a r e asked to communicate at once with the JNF office, 11816 Dexter, TO. 8-7384, so that a record may be made of them and a worker assigned to clear them. 2—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 26, 1951 Daniel Elazar Wins History Test Prize the Auxiliary; Mrs. William Kla- fer, fund-raising chairman; Mrs. Irving Arlin, program chairman, Daniel Elazar, 16-year-old son and Benjamin Laikin, president of the Jewish National Fund of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Elazar Council, will greet the assembly. of 19775 Monte Vista, won sixth Admission to this annual event place in the national Detroit is by contribution to the JNF. Gifts still can be made by cal- ing the JNF office, TO. 8-7384; Mrs. Klafer, Mrs. Prag or other members of the JNF Auxiliary. A special section devoted to the JNF event, on Pages 11-14 in this issue, carries names of do- nors recorded thus far. The JNF women this week honored Mrs. Harry Schwartz with a Golden Book inscrip- tion in appreciation of her services as office secretary. National LZOA President To Address Oneg Shabbat Bariich Zuckerman, national president of the Labor Zionist Organization of America, will address an oneg shabbat of De- troit branches and Farband af- filiates on Feb. 2._ Louis Levine will conduct community sing- ing. Plans have been formed for the annual LZOA Purim party, which will take place March 24. Irene Schumer is chairman, and is assisted by Ruthe Stein, Freda Leeman, Helen Naimark and Sidney Shevitz. Purely Commentary By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Henry Hurwitz of Menorah Fame on Warpath Henry Hurwitz, for many years the leader of the Intercolle- giate Menorah Association, had many admirers, among them this Commentator, who had the good fortune of working with him in his undergraduate days. All that is left of the former great inter- collegiate movement is its magazine, the Menorah Journal, now published irregularly—no more than four times a year—and cir- culated among a limited number of people; and Dr. Hurwitz re- mains its editor.. - During the past few years, Dr. Hurwitz has aired in his journal and by means of publicity releases grievances against New York's United Jewish Appeal for advancing large sums to the Joint De- fense Appeal and to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The JDA now is on its own and JTA receives paltry sums to assist it in its im- portant task of news-gathering and distributing. In the Autumn 1950 issue of Menorah Journal, which came off the press last week, Dr. Hurwitz returned to his old grudge. In a 39-page article, Dr. Hurwitz starts off well. Under the title "Mid-Century Inventory: Review and Prospect," he points out that Jewish educational and cultural movements are receiving small sums from American Jewry, compared with the millions al- located to the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defama- tion League. But he exposes his hand at once. While he admits that "the dynamism of pretty nearly all the 70-odd Menorah So- cieties was provided by young leaders who were, or came to be, Zionists," he launches into an attack on Israel's leaders for claim- ing priority attention from American Jewry. Dr. Hurwitz could have made a good case for increased at- tention to educational movements and to local causes, as against the demands for curtailment on local activities until Israel's up- building and security are assured. Instead he devotes 21 of the 39 pages to the anti-Zionist Council for American Judaism in a frantic effort to build up its case. Admittedly, the anti-Zionist Council, which has never enjoyed much of a following, needs new guidance. Its latest inroads in the field of civic defense, its branding of a "musical menorah" as unpatriotic and other futile attempts to grasp at straws to gain the limelight, are indications of further decline in its status. But mere lip service—Dr. Hurwitz's assertion that "he is a dull clod indeed who has not been stirred by the epic of Jewish pioneering and building in Palestine"—is soon recognized for its ineffectiveness by the numerous "buts" which serve to destroy whatever little is left of good will in the heart of an able man whom vindictiveness has turned into an impotent leader and a sour man. Dr. Hurwitz is sour, and he does not realize that an attempt to build up a destructive group in Jewish life is not a creative act. He has lost all sense of journalistic proportions when he goes off on a tangent in his pitiful effort to create a program for the Council for Judaism in an essay which was intended as a "Mid- Century Inventory." He can shout until doomsday: "Judaism is not tied to Israelism. Judaism is greater than any nationalism." Mere shouting does not prove his case. It's too late, Henry. Your petty peeves can not be erased from print. You have lost your prophetic powers. * * The Arabs in a Huff: Arrogantly versus Israel Israel's brilliant Ambassador to the United States and UN Representative, Aubrey Eban, came forth—when no one else vol- unteered—with a cease-fire plan. The U. S. and all the major powers endorsed it. But the Arabs, refusing to approve anything vouched for by Israel, destroyed it. The plan was. re-introduced. Actually the adopted idea is Israel's, but it bears another's name.. Thus, the Arabs continue to play a role of vindictive arro- gance and hatred. Their attitude is described in an anecdote, in an article, "Ripples at Lake Success," in the current issue of the United Nations World where we read: "One more of the recurrent tensions, which UN hostesses and committee chairmen must constantly take into account, is the present crisis of antagonism now fulminating between the Arabs and Israel. At an informal meeting sponsored by the Indian dele- gation, as Israel's Mr. Aubrey Eban entered at one door, all the Arab representatives walked out another, with a flourish. They milled around outside until persuaded to return as a 'personal favor' to Mme. Lakshmi of the Indian delegation." And out of such mortar we would cement peace! —Photo Courtesy Detroit Times DANIEL ELAZAR Times-Hearst History Awards competition and was awarded a ' $100 bond. It was said to be the closest contest in the eight- year history of the competition. Daniel will, upon his graduation from Central, major in history at Wayne. He is a member of Habonim and is a student at the United Hebrews Schools' Midrasha. Burdick Named Wayne Public Administrator Benjamin Burdick, well known Detroit attorney, this week was named Senior Public Adminis- trator of Wayne County by At- torney General Frank G. Milard. Roland D. Rem- ington, State Public Adminis- trator, announ- ced the appoint- ment. Mr. Burdick B. Burdick has been active in the Zionist Organization of Detroit. He is a leader in Detroit Republican circles. Levin Represents City At N.Y. AJC Meeting Isadore Levin, chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee and a member of the national agency's executive committee, will participate in the Commit- tee's 44th annual meeting which opens on Friday at Hotel Com- modore, New York City, and continue through Sunday. Over 500 community leaders from every state are expected to attend sessions, during which delegates will hear addresses by Jacob Blaustein, president, Irv- ing M. Engel, executive commit- tee chairman, and Dr. John Slawson, executive vice-presi- dent. Simons School PTO Plans Social Night The third annual social pro- gram of David W. Simons School PTO is scheduled for Feb. 6, in the auditorium of the Rose Sit- tig Cohen Bldg. Mrs. Hyman Pudavick, PTO president, has arranged a program of enter- tainment, games, prizes and re- freshments. Program chairman is Mrs. Robert Hurwitz and ticket chairman is Mrs. Albert Gor- don.' The following will serve on the reception committee: Mesdames David Barack, Wil- liam Feldman, Bessie Leash, Morris Soloway, Sam Ager, John Markowitz, Isadore Kolnitzky, Morris Weiner and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lambert. The next PTO meeting will be . dedicated to a review and analy- sis of the curriculum of the United Hebrew Schools by teachers J. M. Mathis, Abraham Schachter and Abraham Panush. JNF Adopts 5-Year $250,000,000 Plan WASHINGTON, (JTA)—A five- year, $250,000,000 plan for the expansion of Jewish National Fund activities in Israel, out- lined by Dr. Abraham Granot, world head of the organization, was endorsed at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the JNF of America. The program's four major objectives are: purchase of 2,000,000 dunams (500,000 acres) of land; planting of 50,000,000 trees; irrigation of the Negev and Jerusalem "corridor" area; and, drainage of the 15,000-acre Huleh swamp region in Upper Gali- lee. Responding to a request from Dr. Granot, the delegates agreed to underwrite $6,000,000 of the estimated $8,000,000 needed for the Huleh swamp reclamation. The remainder will be raised in Israel. American support for Israel's needs was pledged by Vice Pres- ident Alben W. Barkley, address- ing the convention. He predicted a glorious future for Israel as a model "on which most of the Middle East might well pattern itself," and -praised the J.N.F as one of the "most important factors in the building up of .a sound economy and a demo- cratic society in the state of Israel." American Jews have con- tributed $150,000,000 to the Jewish National Fund during the last 50 years, it was re- ported at the opening session, which was attended by about 2,000 delegates from over 800 communities. Dr.. Harris J. Levine, president of the JNF of America, ad- dressed the delegates. Mendel Fisher, JNF executive director, reported that no Jewish insti- tution in America 'receives more individual gifts from American Jews than the Fund. "Attempts have been made from time to time by various organizations that wish to con- trol and dominate the American scene to eliminate the JNF col- lections," Mr. Fisher said. "These efforts have not succeeded in the past and will not succeed in the future. We will continue to protect the rights and the in- tegrity of the JNF both here and in Israel." , Dr. Granot said that "neither the Israel Government nor the Keren Kayemeth propose" that the land abandoned by the Arabs who deserted Israel should be "expropriated." "Though it is the firm intention of our govern- ment that the Arabs who de- serted the country shall not re- turn, we do not propose to de- prive Lhem of their property but to purchase it. The compensa- tion they receive will be used for their resettlement outside Is- rael." Israel Ambassador Abba Eban told the conference that "the present world tension re- quires Israel to expedite all its plans for the achievement of stability and economic inde- pendence," adding that "it is vitally necessary for us to be, come less dependent on ex- ternal sources of essential supplies, especially foodstuffs." Israel will continue to "dedi- cate its best efforts to the pres- ervation of world peace, the pursuit of social progress and the support of democracy as the highest expression of man's political genius." James G. McDonald, who re- cently resigned as U.S. Ambas- sador to Israel, said: "I believe the defense of our country at this critical juncture in world affairs will be strengthened al- most in proportion.' as Israel is given the tools to speed up the development of its varied re- sources and is thereby enabled to assume an increasing role in safeguarding democracy in the strategic Middle East." Dr. Abba Hillel Silver said that the U. S. Government should be asked "to bring the great weight of its diplomatic influence to- ward hastening the conclusion of peace between the neighbor- ing Arab states and Israel." Re- ferring to Israel's need for help from America and American Jewry, Dr. Silver warned against political -demobilization on the part of American Jewry in these days of political alignments." Dr. Nahum Goldmann, man of the American section of the Jewish Agency, stressed that "Zionism was always meant to be more than another national, ist movement out to create a state." Zionism also claimed to be "a great idealistic and ethi- cal movement, desirous not only to solve Jewish homelessness and create a sovereign Jewish state but to implement through the state the basic ideas of Jew- ish history and Jewish civiliza- tion to make it not only a state of Jews but in a spiritual and idealistic sense a Jewish state." A prediction that the popula- tion of Israel will number 5,000,- 000 persons within 50 years was made by Dr. Israel Goldstein, national chairman of the JNF jubilee committee. - ORT National President Tells Of Group's Expansion Plans At a brunch given by the Michigan Chapters and region of - Women's American ORT on Jan. 19, Mrs. Ludwig Kaphan, national president, announced plans to expand ORT's overseas facilies in Israel, North Africa and Europe. A subscription din. ner held at the Wardell Shera- ton honoring Mrs. Kaphan was held that evening. Between You and Me _ By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright, 1951, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) Communal Trends Last week we spoke here of the difficulties faced by the Conservative synagogues in the United States . .. We now turn to the situation in the Reform temples ... A quiet revolution is taking place there, according to information supplied by 255 congregations .. . The Reform congregations are moving closer toward ritual observances which' were not recognized by them until now . . . Definite traditional trends appear in connection with the marriage ceremony . . . About four-fifths of all Re.. form rabbis now permit the use of a "Chupah," the wearing of hats and the breaking of the glass . Only one-fifth of the rabbis will perform an unconditional mixed-marriage . . . . Ninety per- cent of the Reform congregations now require a formal course of suudy by the non-Jew before conversion . . . And they also re- quire an examination of the candidate on the subject matter in the course and as to his sincerity . . About 60 percent of the Reform rabbis will help arrange a ritual divorce through an Orth- odox rabbi, although no change has taken place in their attitude toward the validity of a civil divorce ... Members of about 50 percent of the Reform congregations now use a "mohel" for the rite of circumcision, while previously practically all of them used a .surgeon .. . About 90 per cent of the members conduct Bas Mitzvah services for their girls . . . In about one-third of the Reform temples the organist is Jewish and in 70 percent of the temples the choir is all Jewish , . The increasing acceptance by Reform congregations and their members of ritual practice and ceremonial observance is certainly a sign of our time.