Entire Community Welcomes Maimon Sunday

Israel Religious Minister
To Address Mizrachi Dinner

All phases of Jewish life in Detroit will be represented
when Rabbi Judah L. Maimon, Israel Minister of Religions,
is welcomed here on Sunday. Rabbi Maimon, who is in this
country in the interests of the Mizrachi, orthodox Zionist
movement, will deliver the principal address Sunday evening
at the dinner at the Fort Wayne Hotel.

A large delegation will greet
Rabbi Maimon upon his arrival tinguished guest and Mayor
at the airport. He will then be Cobo will welcome him at the
escorted to the Book Cadillac City Hall on Monday morning.
Hotel, where a press conference
The Mizrachi Organization of
has been arranged with repre-
sentatives of all local news- D e t r o i t, which is sponsoring
papers. Rabbi Maimon's visit, has plan-
Rabbi Max Birshblum, exe- ned a week end of interest to
cutive vice-president of t h e the entire community. The fes-
Mizrachi Organization of Am- tivities will begin on Sabbath
erica, is accompanying Rabbi morning with services conduct-
Maimon on his visit here, and ed by the noted Cantor Moshe
will deliver greetings at the Kusevitsky in the Bnai Zion
reception. synagogue. A committee will be
Governor Williams and on hand in the synagogue on
Mayor Cobo will meet the dis- Humphrey at Holmur all day

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Purely Commentary

James G. McDonald and the Israel Bond Drive

This is being written in anticipation of the visit in Detroit,
on the day this issue will be mailed, of Dr. James G. McDonald,
who several weeks ago retired from his post as the first U. S.
.Ambassador to Israel. Dr. McDonald, out of his more than two
years' experiences in Israel, believes that the floating of the
$500,000,006 bond issue is a sign of the maturity of the Israel gov-
ernment. More than that: he is convinced
that it is in the interest of strengthening
the U. S. defenses that Israel must be
given the tools with which to develop its
:resources for economic growth. He has
therefore accepted the chairmanship of
the advisory council of the Israel $500,-
000,000 bond issue which will be intro-
duced on the American =marketon May 1
by the American Financial and Develop-
ment Corporation for Israel. •
Former Ambassador McDonald is not
a stranger to Detroit Jewry. He has de-
livered addresses before the leading De-
troit organizations and during his last
appearance here he threw the first ball
onto the playing field of the University
of Detroit when the Israel. Soccer Team
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opposed a star Detroit team.
The late Fred M. Butzel loved the
Dr. McDonald man and followed him to every meeting
he addressed in Detroit. He considered him one of America's out-
standing personalities and Israel's most distinguished friend:
The story of McDonald is incomplete unless the reaction to
him by the people of Israel is related. He was admired- by all
in the Jewish state but was especially loved by the children and
by the orthodox group. He always encouraged adherence to Jew-
ish traditions and the religious elements appreciated it.
His daughter was a diligent student of Hebrew and, like her
parents, made many friends in Israel.
It is interesting to record that in one of his addresses in De-
troit he challenged his audience to prove to him that Jews know
the Bible. He urged them to study Jewish history and to follow
their traditions. -
This is the man who now is aiding the Israel bond drive. His
interest in this great undertaking is part of the sympathetic U. S.
attitude to this financial undertaking. In government circles in
Washington, the Israel bond issue is being encouraged and its
sponsors are being advised along the proper channels. The Mc-
Donald view—that a strong Israel is needed in the best interests
of the U. S. defenses—is generally accepted, and for that reason
the bond drive is being spurred on to success.
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the German 'Hero'

Released from imprisonment as a war criminal, by order of
the U. S. authorities, Alfred Krupp, the German armaments man-
ufacturer, was hailed as a hero. Taken to the biggest hotel in
Landsberg, he was greeted in his room by admirers, by photog-
raphers and newsreel men, by floral decorations. Now the man
who manufactured the "Big Bertha" gun, named in honor of his
mother, and the materials of war for the Nazis again is free to
act, apparently as he pleases, if we are to judge by the liberties
that are granted former Nazis by OUR authorities. Again we are
compelled to ask, in memory of the millions who were murdered
by the Germans (are the 6,000,000 Jewish martyrs being forgot-
ten?) : who won the last war?

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A Timely Brotherhood Story

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Rabbi Maimon Gets Yeshiva Degree

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Alfred Krupp

Friday to accomodate all who
wish to purchase tickets to
Must Solidify Moral, Spiritual World Forces,
those services.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman will be Says Henry Ford II in rotherhood Statement
host to the entire local Rabbi-
nate when the Rabbis meet
The significance of consolidat- world of bigotry and prejudice,
with Rabbi Maimon at his ing and harnessing the moral using. the power of education,
home.
and spiritual forces of the world the force of religion, the mem-
for the preservation of the dig- bership of all community organ-
nity of man is clearly apparent, izations, the services of our per-
said Henry Ford II, president of iodicals, newspapers, radio, tele-
the Ford Motor Co., in a special vision and motion pictures to
Brotherhood Week appeal for reach as many people of the
financial support of the $3,542,- world as possible with the ideas
000 campaign of the National and ideals of Brotherhood."
Conference of Christians and
Jews.
Israel's Bond Drive
The country-wide observance
of Brotherhood Week will be
Expansion of Israel's foreign
held from Feb. 18-25.
trade,
one of the important pur-
"This annual event is spon-
sored by the National Confer- poses of the $500,000,000 Israel
ence of Christians and Jews, and Government bond issue, is also
is but one week in its 52-week being speeded by barter agree-
program of education for de- ments with a number of coun-
mocracy," said Ford, w h o is tries in various parts of the
serving as chairman of the fin- world. Typical is a recent agree-
ance committee of Brotherhood ment with Denmark, involving
$490,000 worth of goods. Israel
Week.
He pointed out that this year will exchange textiles and citrus
Brotherhood Week will be ex- fruit for Denmark's breeding
Rabbi Kirshblum
tended to all the free nations of cattle, frozen fish, and phenol
The committee to welcome the world. He described the pro- powder, which is used in the
Rabbi Maimon will assemble in gram as designed "to free the manufacture of plastics.
front of the Young Israel Cen-
ter, Dexter at Fullerton, Sunday
morning, at 9:30 o'clock. Dinner
will be served at the reception
dinner at 6:30 sharp.
Cantor Kusevitsky will provide
the musical program at the din-
ner. Irving W. Schlussel, presi-
dent of Mizrachi, will be the
toastmaster.

Plan Religious Parley
CINCINNATI — In his first
public address outside New York
City, Israel's Minister of Re-
ligions, Rabbi Judah L. Maimon,
told a Cincinnati audience that
he expects to call a world con-
ference of "rabbis, religious
leaders, and writers" for the
purpose of charting means for
strengthening Jewish religious
life in Israel and throughout the
world. The conference, Rabbi
Maimon said, would be held in
Jerusalem next year when the
World Mizrachi movement ob-
serves its fiftieth anniversary.
The 75-year-old Israeli minis-
ter' spoke at a banquet in his
honor at Hotel Sheraton-Gib-
son under auspices of Mizrachi.
The Very Rev. James F. Ma-
guire, president of Xavier Uni-
versity, a local Catholic institu-
tion, attended the banquet and
was one of the local sponsors
who welcomed Minister Maimon
to the city. Others who greeted
the rabbi were Mayor Albert D.
Cash of Cincinnati, Vice Mayor
Edward N. Waldvogel and local
city councilmen. Dr. James G.
Heller, leading Reform rabbi
and president of the Cincinnati
Jewish Council, told the guests
he appeared as an individual.
In his address, Rabbi Maimon
said that Israel's chief t ask
consists in uniting the half mil-
lion Jews who have come into
Israel since May 1948.

Ability Counts

By HANK GREENBERG
Manager, Cleveland Indians

We in Cleveland have
adopted the motto that abil-
ity counts, not race, color or
creed. It is only natural,
therefore, that the Cleveland
"Indians" lead the way by
judging players on perform-
ance only. Our daily line-up
includes two Irishmen, an
Englishman, a Scotsman and
t w o Mexicans, Protestants,
Catholics and . Jews, Negroes
and Whites, and
a
all Ameri-
cans who work and play to-
gether in perfect harmony.
This speaks for itself.
Cleveland line-up:
Roberto Avila
Ray Boone
Lawrence Doby
Luke Easter
Mike Garcia
Jim Megan
Bob Kennedy
Dale Mitchell
Al Rosen

A New York hotel guide recently published the following story,
quoting Robert W. Moore, which is appropriate for the Brother-
hood week observance which commences on Sunday:
A friend of mine got tired of hearing a certain man say,
"Isn't that just like a Jew?" The next time he raised the ques-
tion my friend replied with another: "Which Jew do you mean,
Shylock or Christ?" Try it sometime yourself and see how it
sharpens the focus. The next time somebody says to you, "Isn't
that just like a Negro?" you ask, "Which Negro do you mean,
Old Black Joe or George Washington Carver? Little Black Sambo
or Marian Anderson?"
The story-teller has not made the best choice of characters.
He has, for example, selected a fictional character to compare
with the Jewish father of Christianity. What about the Prophets
and Sages, the geniuses who helped build empires (for others?),
the poets who inspired faith, the historians who helped emphasize
just causes? But the right idea of Brotherhood is truly evident 2—THE JEWISH NEWS
in the story.
Friday, February 16, 1951

RABBI JUDAH L. MAIMON (center), Israel Minister of Re-
ligions, received an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at a
special convocation of Yeshiva University, New York. Looking
on are DR. SAMUEL BELKIN (right), president of the university,
and DR. PINKHOS CHURGIN, dean of the university's teachers
institute and president of the Mizrachi Organization of America
under whose auspices Rabbi Maimon is visiting the United States.
Rabbi Maimon will speak in Detroit, under Mizrachi's auspices,
Sunday evening.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1951, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Zionist Issues

American Zionist leaders are rehearsin g for the fight for
power which is expected to develop at the World Zionist Congress
.. Dr. Emanuel Neumann is now in Israel trying to organize the
General Zionists there behind a Dr. Abba Hillel Silver line-up .
Dr. Nahum Goldmann also left for Israel to prepare the ground-
work for strengthening his position at the Congress . . There
may be intense competition between Dr. Silver and Dr. Goldmann
at the Congress for the presidency of the World Zionist Organ-
ization.
It is understood that Rose Halprin,Badassah president, is in
Israel seeking to clarify the attitude of Premier David Ben-Gurion
toward the question of the Israel government issuing a charter to
the Jewish Agency, which is today the same as the World Zionist
Organization . . . Such a charter would mean that any Jewish
organization outside Israel desiring to do any work within the
Jewish state would have to secure the consent of the Jewish
Agency .. . Such a monopoly for the Jewish Agency is advocated
by practically every Zionist group in the United States.

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Community Trends

The merger of Reform and Conservative religious groups in.
America is widely discussed in the ranks of both groups . .
Some lay leaders, as well as rabbis, of both camps, agree that
the continuation of separate Reform and Conservative congrega-
tions does not make sense . They argue that all over America
there are now Conservative synagogues whose services and prac-
tices are more Reform than many so-called Reform temples, and
vice versa . . . People in similar social and fraternal strata belong
to both groups • . . A merger of the national organizations, they
say, could be accomplished without disturbing the autonomy of
the individual congregations ... They point out that as a matter
of fact, individual congregations, whether Reform or Conservative,
now enjoy complete autonomy anyway and have a wide variation
in their practices . . . A religious consolidation reoriented toward
modern promotional methods could bring tens of thousands of
additional Jewish families into formal synagogual affiliation, some
leaders believe . .. Especially active in advocating such consoli-
dation is J. S. Ackerman, president of the Chicago Federation of
the Union of American Hebrew Congregations . . . He believes
that a merger of Reform and Conservative groups could make
possible a reorientation of Jewish communal life around the syna-
gogue .. . It is estimated that each of these two groups represents
about 10 percent of American Jewry . . . They are presently rais- '
ing together about $2,000,000 a year for their national organiza-
tions . . . The combined Orthodox groups in America also
represent about 10 percent of American Jews • . . There are, of
course, also a large number of Jews who are not formally affiliated
with a synagogue and who purchase tickets for High Holiday
services only ... The latter constitute probably about 25 percent
of the American Jewish population.

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