Max Lapides Calls Yemenites
Most Industrail Israel Group

12—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 16, 1951

Mrs. Levy Gets Honorary
UJA Women's Chairmanship

On the Record

By NATHAN ZIPRIN

(Copyright, 1951, Jewish Telegraphic Agency,

Inc.)

Jews settle in Israel and assist-
Mrs. David M. Levy, out- He Fooled Them All
ed in rescuing Habbani Jews. The
Rabbi A. Hefterman, author of a series of revealing article
standing
leader in civic and
rescued considered the opera-
in the Forward on Jewish life in. America, recently told an , in-
philanthropic
causes,
has
been
tion a devine act, since it marked
chairman of teresting but tragic story of an old Jew who died leaving two sets
fulfillment of .Isaiah's prophecy named honorary
the National of children from two wives, one Jewish and the other Christian.
that they would be- saved "on
'Women's Divi- When old Herschel died the Jewish burial society of the small
the wings of an eagle"— refer-
sion of the New England town began making plans to lay him to rest with
ring to the planes in which they
'United
Jewish traditional rites. However, the two sons he had with the Christian
were transported.
Appeal.
She wife protested vigorously. In the meantime the three daughters
. .
At Teheran, Mr. Lapides as-
oins Mrs. Her- he had with the Jewish wife argued with equal force , against a
sisted in the movement of Iraqui
bert Lehman Christian burial. The issue was sharp and debate acrimonious,
Jews into Israel.
and Mrs. Felix with the townspeople wrathfully divided on the knotty problem.
M. Warburg, While Herschel was on his deathbed both priest and rabbi of the
who also are town tried their persuasive powers. But Herschel would always
serving as hon- shrug them off. Meanwhile the town was adither, buzzing with
orary chairmen, excitement awaiting the final end of Herschel Then suddenly
Mrs. Levy i n
leading
the nation-wide effort by the priest emerged from his car, where Herschel's widow sat
American Jewish women to help weeping, and beckoned the rabbi to his vehicle. There, the priest
meet needs in Israel and other pulled out a sealed envelope frorri his pocket. Herschel, he said,
A patriarchal Yemenite Jew
parts
of the world totalling had given it to his wife before his demise with instructions to
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
is shown here expressing his
open it in the presence of priest and rabbi. When the wax
The Jewish News
$203,684,000.
gratitude to MAX LAPIDES •
yielded to the white fingers of the widow, the trio was seen gasp-
Announcement
of
Mrs.
Levy's
NEW
YORK—A
proposal
that
when he was director of the
ing in amazement. It was Herschel's last will and testament
acceptance
of
the
post
was
the
United.
States
should
be
Geulah - Hashed Camp in
ready to give full miitary sup- made by Mrs. S. A. Brailove, written in Yiddish. The rabbi took the document in his hand
Aden.
* * *
port to Israel, Iraq, Saudi Ara- chairman of the National Wom- and began 'translating it. A strange silence surrounded the car
bia and Iran in order to pre- en's Division, who declared her and the crowd around it when the first sentence of the paper,.
Max Lapides, former Recon- vent the oil supply of the Near "deep satisfaction that Mrs. addressed to "Dear Patricia," told that Herschel had deliberately
struction Finance Corporation East from falling into Russia's Levy will continueto make written it in Yiddish because he wanted a Jew to be the first one
Attorney who for more than 18 hands was voiced here Mon- available to this vital humani- to read it when his eyes were closed, forever. Herschel ordered
months was associated with the day night by Governor Thomas tarian cause both her wide ex- his body cremated and thrown to the winds because "I am not
Joint Distribution Committee E. Dewey in an address at a perience and wise counsel. She worthy of being buried alongside any of the members of my
and was assigned to the task of Lincoln dinner of the National will help us to bring home to family since this would, even after my death, bring disgrace,
assisting in bringing the Yem- Republican Club at the Waldorf Americans everywhere the des-
shame and agony to the innocent souls for 'which I have been
enite Jews to Israel, was the
Hotel. Gov. Dewey perate need for swift action to physically responsible. My cremation will terminate forever an
guest of his family here this Astoria
urged that the North Atlantic save the lives of hundreds of
week before leaving for Wash- Pact be extended along the thousands of Jewish people in unfortunate mistake I made in my youth." Thus ended the tragic.
ington, and related his exper- Mediterranean Sea and beyond Eastern Europe and the Near dilemma of a man whose life was torn by two loves and two
faiths. And for the town it ended a controversy whose repercus•
iences in Israel.
its distant shores.
East, and to rebuild other tens sions might have imparted the good relations between the peoples
Paying tribute to the indus-
"Greece and Turkey should be of thousands of lives in Israel of both faiths. One town wit remarked that Herschel was wiser
triousness of the Yemenites, Mr. brought into the North Atlantic and this country."
in death than in life.
Lapides, who worked with
treaty immediately," Dewey
Bon Mot
in Aden, the British protector-
"Then we should settle
Speaking recently at a dinner in his honor, Israel's Minister
ate that served as the point of said.
other
questions.
Will
we
move
of Religions Judah L. Maimon stressed the need of establishing a
departure for the 49,000 Yemen- into war if the Red Czar in-
religious higher institution of learning in the Jewish state. He
ites, said that he considers them vades Iran? If not, will we let
was sure, he said, the project would appeal even to non-religious
the best element for Israel's up- him take all of Iran's oil and
building.
people. Since it is common knowledge that yeshivoths have al-
take Iraq and Israel and then
ways turned out their share of "apikorsim" (atheists).
He praised the Yemenites, perhaps march down into Saudi
with whom he worked in Aden, Arabia? Will we allow that
D r. Immanuel Estermann,
in camps in Israel and in their crucial oil supply to fall into professor
of physics at Carnegie Signs of the Time
new settlements in the Jewish Russia's hands? Or would we Institute
Popular religious songs are sweeping the country with a
of Technology, Pitts-
state, for their piety, their bomb it out? Nobody knows.. burgh, now on leave on a special swiftness baffling Tin Pan Alley. According to music publishers
ability as craftsmen, their de- It is a vacuum and dictators assignment with the U. S. Navy, the religious song current is the biggest ever in the history of the
sire to learn and to work.
move into vacuums."
in his address at the annual country. It began first with a modest song, "Our Lady of Fatima,"
Mr. Lapides reported that 340
Pointing out that there is dinner of the Detroit chapter authorized by a Midwest housewife. And when Stuart Hamblen's
flights were made from Aden danger that the "Eastern Medi- of the American Technion Soc- "It Is No Secret What . God Can Do" appeared, the former race-
by American planes, manned by terranean may become a Red iety Saturday night, at Huyler's, horse owner and folk singer rocketed at once into national fame.
Americans, and that "Operation Sea," Governor Dewey declared, declared that "the rate of pro- Nineteen new recordings have been made of the song. Soon
Magic Carpet" — under which "Let us stop handing armies gres,s in Israel is greater than enough the new mood was seized upon by professional song writ-
name this movement became and nations Over to Russians.. anywhere else in the world."
ers, who turned out such religious songs as "Music by the Angels,"
famous — has saved an entire The only way to stop it is to
Declaring that the Technion,
community.
draw the line. All the world in Haifa, is needed to feed this "My Twilight Prayer" and "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep
You." One recording company was so impressed by the develop-
He stated that JDC's opera- knows what nations we will de- progress, Prof. Estermann urged ment that it even announced a "Faith Series." While music pub-
fend
for
sure
and
as
a
result
tions also helped 1,700 Aden
all-out effort to aid Israel eco-
no attack has been made on nomical and to advance Israel's lishers generally are reluctant to predict when the wave will
spend itself, one of them, Lou Levy, hazarded the guess it may
a single one of them. Now let
last as long as five years. The interesting thing is that the relig-
Historical Society Hears us go the rest of the way. We industrial program.
Benjamin Wilk, president of ious song wave has innundated the large cities, having first
say where we stand as
How Early Immigrants should
to the rest of the world. Let the Detroit Technion chapter, started in the belt. I for one would like to see a popular Jewish
there be no more blundering who presided, paid tribute to religious song sweep the country. This might do more toward
Aided U.S. Civilization
into little wars or big wars. The the memory of Dr. Shlomo furthering interfaith relarions than .a lot of bombastic speeches
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The United States with her allies Kaplansky, president of the that never reach the wide masses.
complaint that the history of should make clear their com- Technion, who died t w o
months ago.
the peopling of the United mon purpose."
Speakers at the dinner in-
States has been too long neg-
cluded Leon Kay, Ed Levy and
lected," was voiced at the open-
ing session of the two-day an- Oysher Film To Be Shown Herzl Zuckerman of Israel.
In the course of the dinner, it
nual meeting of the American In Detroit on Feb. 18, 19
became
known that the Detroit
Jewish Historical Society.
project for a plant for crushed,.
Col. Maxwell B. Grossman is tee's governing board. MRS.
In his opening address, Lee M.
The Yiddish film, "Der Vil- rock, in Israel, which was an-
Friedman, president of the So- ner Balabesel," (0 v e r t u r e to nounced several months ago by the recent appointee of the JULIAN KROLIK was also
ciety, pointed out that the cus- Glory), starring Moishe Oisher, the Jewish Agency, is now near- Massachusetts governor Paul A. elected to membership on the
Devers to the post of Commis- board. MRS THEODORE BARG-
toms, ideas and ideals of im- will be presented Feb. 18 and ing realization.
sioner of Correction. He is the MAN, was elected to a one-year
migrants have been "a vital 19 at the Davison Jewish Center
'first Jew to hold term on the board in recognition
contribution to an enriched by the W o m e n's Orthodox
such a high to her outstanding service du-
American civilization."
League of De-
post in the his- ring the fall Torch Fund cam-
troit. The
American views of the Jew
tOr y or 'Mas- paign,
movie, acclaim-
at the opening of the 20th cen-
s a c husetts. He
ed by critics,
tury were analyzed at the meet-
served with the
is the story of
ing by Oscar Handlin, professor
The
great
port
city
of
Haifa
army transpor- 1951 Barrel Jumping
a Chazen who recently joined Jerusalem and
of history at Harvard Univer-
tation Corps Test at Grossinger's
looked for fame Tel Aviv in honoring the Jew-
sity. "The ten years after 1890,"
during the war
and •fortune in ish National Fund, by naming
GROSSINGER, N. Y. — T h e
Prof. Handlin said, "were not
and has long
famous Jewish
only free of anti-Semitism but
1951
world championship barrel
one
of
its
important
streets
Grossman been noted as
Warsaw. Many
were actually marked by a dis-
"Keren Kayemeth L e i s r a e l an expert in penology represent- jumping contest will be held at
Oysher
songs
are
sung
tinct philo-Semitism."
Street." The Head Office of the
the Grossinger Country Club,
He ascribed the transforma- by Moishe Oisher, including Fund is on Keren Kayemeth ing the United States at the Feb. 17, proceeds going to Red
tion in attittude to "drastic "Kol Nidre." Tickets for the Street in Jerusalem, and the International Penal and Peni- Cross and Sister Kenny fund.
world changes and pressures af- movie may be obtained at De- Tel Aviv boulevard named in tentiary Congress by direction
fecting Americans." Later, in troit Hebrew Book Store and honor of the Land Fund is dis- of President Truman.
the "portentious years 1913 to Borenstein's.
tinguished as the place of resi-
MRS. MAX FRANK, was elect-
1920," Professor Handlin ob-
dence of Prime Minister Ben
served, "anti-Semitism became
The curved stereotype plate so Gurion.
ed vice-chairman of the Com-
a considerable factor in this essential to modern speed print-
- 1947 - 1950
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The decision to name a "Ker- munity Chest Women's Commit-
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country."
ing appeared in 1861.
en Kayemeth Street" in Haifa tee. Mrs. Frank was elected to a •
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was adopted by the city's new three-year term on the commit- •
municipal council at its first
sitting, on the suggestion of Aba
Hushi, the newly elected mayor.
Pay
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Hushi also extended cordial
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