Israeli Wines' Sales Manager
Confers Here with Abraham Sharp
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The Israel-Middle East Corporation, 350 Fifth Ave., New York,
has named ALAN R. KOLBE (right) general sales manager for its
wine division. Mr.„Kolbe formerly held executive sales positions
in Schenley's import division, Cresta Blanca and the Straight
Whiskey Distilling Company of America. The Israel-Middle East
Corporation will market Cannel, Rischon and other brands of
wine.
In Detroit last week, Mr. Kolbe conferred with ABRAHAM
SHARP of the Hebrew National Grocers, who is expected to handle
Michigan distribution of the wines as soon as approval is received
from the State Liquor Commission. Mr. Kolbe is showing samples
of the wines to Mr. Sharp.
Top U. S. Skater
(An AJP Feature)
Buber Denies Seeking
German Appeasement
LONDON, (JTA) — P r o f.
Martin Buber, noted Jewish
philosopher, denied that he
had made statements on his
recent visit to Germany ad-
vocating Jewish-German rap-
proachment.
Prof. Buber said he had
merely told friends in Ger-
many that he did not think it
right that Jews should hate
Germans as such. E v e r y
German, he said, should be
treated as an ordinary hu-
man being provided there fs
no proof that he had lost
human qualities. This does
not mean that what had
happened in Germany could
ever be forgotten, he added.
Two Sought in Detroit
By Friends and Family
. LORETTA BEHRENS
A cute, 19-year-old redhead,
who wears a Star of David
around her neck, is fast becom-
ing one of America's top roller
skating personalities.
. The tiny lass, Loretta Behrens,
5' 2" 110-pound package of wheel-
ing dynamite, joined up with
the roller skate derby 10 months
back. She was fresh out of a
Bronx high school and anxious
to get into sports. •
Loretta first became interest-
ed in professional speed skating
after watching the teams race
at Madison Square on television.
Days later she approached the
coach of the Washington Jets,
one of the top derby teams, and
asked for a try. She made good.
The youngster patterned her
style of play after another great
Jewish star in Roller Derby
competition, Esther Runnee.
Esther was a daring jammer
who spun in for scores 'against
the top blocking opposition of
her day.
Loretta exhibits the same free
wheeling spirit. Presently play-:
ing with the Chicago Western-
ers team, Loretta is expected to
play a prime role in that team's
bid for the title in the National
Roller Derby League.
Wayne IZFA Chapter Holds
First Meeting of New Term
Wayne University Chapter of
the Intercollegiate Zionist Fed-
eration of America will hold the
first meeting of the new semes-r
ter_ 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at
Hile
l House. Israeli songs and
dances will be included on the
progiam.
air* Avoleoine,
Two people, either residents
or former residents of Detroit,
are being sought by their loved
ones.
Mr. Gershon Mensel, of 3358
Collingwood, is looking for Mrs.
Leo Spielberger, whose husband,
a journalist, came here from
Tel Aviv in 1941 or 1942.
Devora Adelson, from Kfar
Blum, Israel, is searching for
her father, Tuvia Adelson, son
of- Meyer and Yenta, from Asha-
shok, Vilna. Mr. Adelson is re
ported to have operated a furni-
ture store on Hastings Street
some 20 years ago. Call Mrs.
Chana Michlin if you have in-
formation.
HIAS Aids 40,000 DPs
To Leave Germany
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—A two-
day conference for HIAS repre-
sentatives from Germany, Aus-
tria and Italy, heard a report
that 40,000 Jewish displaced
persons left Germany for per-
m a n e n t resettlement in the
United States under the terms
of the Displaced Persons Act. An
additional 14,000 Jews are still
awaiting admission, the report
stated.
THE JEWISH NEWS-19
Friday, February 16, 1951
Brazil's Finance
Minister Is a Jew
RIO DE JANIERO (JTA)-
For the first time in Brazil's
history, a • Jew has become
minister of finance. He is
Horatio Lafer, prominent in
the Jewish community.
Sr. Lafer in 1934 was the
first Jew elected to the Bra-
zilian parliament. A close as-
sociate of President Vargas,
the new minister was Brazil's
first delegate to the League
of Nations.
He was born in Brazil 57
years ago. His parents came
f r o m 'Lithuania. On his
mother's side Sr. Lafer is a
member of the Clabin family,
which is one of Brazil's most
prominent Jewish families.
Israel Represented on
UNICEF, New UN Board
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA) — Is-
rael took its place as one of the
26 members of the newly con-
stituted executive board of the
United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF). Consul General Ar-
thur Lourie represented Israel
at the first meeting of the new
board last week.
In the vote on a motion to
postpone consideration of t h e
question of the Chinese repre-
sentation on the board, which
had been raised by the Soviet
representative, Israel's was one
of five votes recorded against
the resolution. In a subsequent
vote on the same question,
raised on a point of order, Is-
rael abstained from voting.
Heart Doctor Leaves
For Israel Mission
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 (JTA)
—Dr. Joseph B. Wolffe, a promi-
nent heart specialist, left for Is-
rael as representative of a group
of Arrierican and Israel physic-
ians interested in the develop-
ment of an international medi-
cal institute in Israel near the
site of the 2,000-year-old Tiber-
ias hot springs.
Dr. Wolffe, director of the
newly elected Valley Forge Na-
tional Heart Institute and Hos-
pital at Fairview Village, Pa.,
was drawn into the plan by
American and Israeli colleagues
who are impressed by the possi-
bilities of the Tiberias project.
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Young Japanese
Is Active Zionist
TOKYO, (JTA) — A 23-year-
old Japanese y out h, Shigeru
Nishiyama, has become so well
known in Japan as a Zionist
and student of Zionism and Is-
rael that he was invited by the
University of Tokyo to lecture
on Zionism and Israel.
The youth, who first became
interested in Zionism at the age
of 19 as the result of correspon-
dence with an American Jewish
friend of his family, has em-
braced Judaism as his religion.
He has also joined the 20•year-
old Japanese-Israel Cultural As-
sociation. Shigeru, who is a
graduate student and is working
on his Master of Arts degree—
on the subject of Israel—hopes
to become Japan's first consul
in Tel Aviv.
Named Grand Marshal
Come dian ED-
DIE CANTOR re-
ceives his appoint-
ment as Grand
Marshal of the
March of Dimes
Broadway parade
froin BASIL
O'CONNOR, n a-
tional president of
the organization, as
MAUREEN HOP-
KINS, '7, a polio
patient, looks on.
Eddie then pro-
ceeded to plan out
Air Raid Wardens Being Enlisted
Detroit's big drive to recruit 20,000 senior post air raid war-
dens, to be trained and ready for the eventuality of an air attack,
started Sunday, Clyde E. Dougherty is director of the city's office
of Civil Defense.
The ultimate goal of the drive is 100,000 senior post and block
wardens, so that the city will be covered with a working team of
five wardens in each residential block. Special teams also will
work in apartments, office and public buildings and factories.
Volunteer air raid warden applicants may go to OCD Head-
quarters, 704 E. Jefferson Ave., (the old Veterans' Building) or to
any police precinct station, or fire station, or may fill out and
mail the coupon printed in The Jewish News. An applicant must
be 21 years of age or older, must be a citizen and a resident , a
Detroit for at least a year. He must be "physically and mentally
capable of performing duties to which he is assigned, of good
moral character and unquestioned loyalty." A prospective warden
should not belong to any other emergency group having prior
claims on his services.
Women are especially urged to apply as wardens, because they
are needed for daytime duty in residential districts:
The city is divided into 13 areas for the purposes of the air
raid warden organization. Each area is inhabited by approxi-
mately 150,000 people.
I
WANT TO
BE AN AIR RAID WARDEN.
Name
Address
Zone
Phone
Clip out and mail to:
Office of Civil Defense
704 East Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, 26, Mich.
Faces in the News
$1,000,000 Drive
By Orthodox Group
Rabbi Maimon, Minister
of Religion in Israel
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
Vaad Haatzala, relief organiza-
tion, at a conference here de-
cided to reorganize its activi-
ties and to launch a $1,000,000
campaign throughout the United
States for the purpose of help-
ing newly arrived religious lead-
ers and scholars in Israel
The conference also decided
to give financial aid to Ortho-
dox schools in France and to
help the emigration of religious
Jews and their families from
various countries to Israel and
the United States.
Israel's Minister of Religious
Affairs, Rabbi Judah Leib Mai-
mon, who will be Detroit's guest
Sunday, was once condemned to
death by a Palestinian, Arab
Lord but later freed and expell-
ed to Egypt.
It happened after Rabbi Mai-
m o n; formerly
Rabbi Fishman,
arrived in Pales-
tine in 1913. Af-
ter being e x -
p elled by the
Arab lord to
Egypt, Rabbi
Maimon made
his way to the
United States
where he resid-
ed until t h e Rabbi Maimon
close of *World War I.
Author of many books, Rabbi
Maimon is owner of the largest
private libraries of Jewish re-
ligious affairs in the world.
Seventy-five, the rabbi served
as deputy chairman of the Jew-
ish Agency Executive between
1935 and August 1948. He serves
as president of the Central
Committee of the World Mizra-
chi organization. Born in Ro-
mania, Rabbi Maimon has one
daughter. He was ordained as a
rabbi in 1905 and was one of
the founders of the Mizrachi
movement.
Ufa*
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Friday
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Israel Vessel Damaged
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HAIFA, (JTA)—The S.S. Ked-
mah was seriously damaged in
the harbor here when it col-
lided with the' sunken hulk of
the Patria.
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