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20—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 30, 1951
Clearing the Ground in Israel
*Kaplowitz' Is 'Kelly'
On St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK, (JTA)—"Kaplo-
witz" became an honorary "Kel-
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed and ly." Here's how:
sent to President Truman a Senate amendment to the McCarran
Internal. Security Law which would allow "nominal members” of
all totalitarian organizations to enter the U S
Rep. Jacob K.
Javits, of New York, introduced a bill to the House asking that
Federal aid, including GI benefits, be halted to colleges practicing
`racial or religious discrimination.
NEW YORK—Israel Philharmonic concluded its ten-week
tour of the U. S., during which it played 53 concerts in 40 cities,
with a concert here. A farewell reception was tendered by the
American section of the Jewish Agency .. . A seventh generation
rabbi, Michell D. Geller, of Houston, Tex., became the first rabbi
to be inducted into the armed forces under the self-imposed draft
system of the rabbinic alumni of Yeshivah University. He was
sworn in as an Air Force Chaplain first lieutenant.
CLEVELAND—The Jewish People's Fraternal Order was
ousted from the Community Council here for "failing to further
Jewish communal, fraternal and religious life, and for misrepre-
senting its relationship to the International Workers' Order."
JPFC was also banned in Los Angeles, Washington, D. C., and
Fall. River, Mass.
When 60 new recruits were
Sworn into the United States
Marine Corps last week, it was
found that an overwhelming
number of new marines were
descendants of Ireland.
So the new unit, which was
officially sworn in on St. Pat-
rick's Day, w a s dubbed the
"Shamrock Platoon." Cal5t. Carl
A. Doll, who did the swearing in,
noticed the expression on the
faces of two of the new marines
-Recruits . Kaplowitz and Cip-
riano.
He pronounced them honorary
Irishmen for the day.
Jerusalem Strongman
Tours For Orphanage
A bulldozer prepares land for the construction of a factory on the
outskirts of Haifa, Israel's chief port, which will be the center of
Israel -
expanded industry under the country's three-year development
JERUSALEM—Israel will raise three more complaints at a
LONDON, (JTA) — Shimshun program. Development of all branches of agriculture and indus-
meeting of the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice ,Commission over Eisen Kuzoltschuk, a Jerusalem try will be made possible by the $500,000,000 State of Israel bond
Jordan's latest failure to observe control of its border forces after giant who claims the title of issue.
skirmishes developed north of Beersheba (two here) and in the strongest man in. the world, ar-
Jerusalem Corridor.
rived here on the first stage of
a worldwide tour to raise funds
South America
SANTIAGO, Chile—UN representatives here have adopted a for the Zion Orphanage in Jeru-
resolution urging German autshorities to make fullest possible salem. He told reporters that he
reparations for injuries suffered under the Nazi regime by persons can withstand the pull of four
have a 500-pound stone
Detroit Jews were summoned famous Cantor Moshe Ruse-
subjected to its so-called scientific experiments in, concentration houses,
smashed on his chest and per- this 'week by A k i v a Govrin, vitsky and liturgical and tra-
camps.
form other herculean feats.
member of Israel's Knesset, to ditional selections and the ap-
Now 45 years old, Shimshun, strengthen their partnership preciative audience cheered
Europe
who
was
born
in
Bialystok,
spent
LONDON—Minister of State Kenneth -Younger told the House
with the Jewish state and to him for the beauty of his
of Commons that Arab refugees should "make up their minds" to 18 months in the Auschwitz assist in building up the waste- tepretations and pleaded for
settle in Arab countries rather than Israel, especially since the concentration camp under the 1 a n d s and gathering in the more and more encores. The
Israel . government has expressed its willingness to pay compensa- Nazis. He has lived in Israel for exiles.
audience also acclaimed his
tion for their Israel properties .. . Opposition to the rearmament the last five years.
Speaking to a capacity audi- able accompanist, Rebecca
of Germany was voiced at a meeting of the Board of Deputies of
ence at the closing rally of the Frohman.
British Jews and the Union of Democratic Control.
UN Commission Supports Israel Histadrut Campaign at Brief remarks also were de-
. MUNICH—Dr. Joseph Mueller, Bavarian Minister of Justice, Israel Border Complaint
Music Hall on Sunday evening, livered by Louis Levine, chair-
revealed that Dr. Philip Auerbach, former head of the Bavarian
Mr. Govrin told of the great man of the organizations divi-
State Restitution Office, has been arrested for fraud and falsifica-
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Israel- achievements in the N e g e v, sion of the ca\mpaign. The Eng-
tion of documents, and told an audience at Ansbach that his ar_- Egyptian Mixed Armistice .Com- where water has been found for lish address of the evening was
rest should not be exidoited for anti-Semitic purposes.
mission received a report from the first time in history in the delivered by Rabbi Morris Adler
FRANKFURT—Local police have offered a 1,000 mark reward United Nations observers sup- southernmost p o i n t. He de- who commended the Histadrut
for information concerning vandals who again desecrated the porting Israeli complaints that scribed the influx of people and, for its excellent achievements.
The audience honored with
memorial to Jewish victims of Nazism at Essen and removed the 5,000 Bedouins from the Sinai admitting that errors were com-
its acclamations two pioneer
Star of David from it
desert, which is Egyptian terri- mitted, pleaded against empha- Histadrut workers — Morris
VIENNA—Austrian citizens convicted as Nazi, party members tory, had illegally crossed into sis on faults when so much good Schaver and Harry Schumer
will be permitted to vote for the first time since 1945 in the May 6 Israel territory. The UN observ- is visible.
—when they were selected for
ers declared that the Bedouins
Morris L. Schaver, honorary
presidential elections.
special mention by the chair-
had not originally come from chairman of this year's cam-
man.
Israel territory and must return paign, in brief remarks with
to Egypt. The commission, how- which he opened the impres-
ever, did not reach a decision sive rally, stated that many Headless Roman Statue
prospects have not yet been Uncovered in Israel
on the question.
The commission struck from solicited and that the drive is
its agenda an Egyptian com- to be considered a success.
JERUSALEM - (JTA) --Settlers
Two proposed amendments to nominating committee are Jo- plaint that Israel had forcibly
Morris Lieberman, campaign
the by-laws of the Jewish Wel- seph Bernstein, Irwin I. Cohn, expelled Arabs from Majdal to chairman, stated that with of Sdot Yani—located near the
fare Federation will be submit- Rabbi Leon F r a m, William Egyptian-held territory in more than $180,000 already in, ancient Roman port of Caesarea
ted -for consideration at the 25th Friedman, Mrs. John C. Hopp, southern Palestine. The chair- the drive is expected to reach —have found what they describe
annual meeting of Federation at Henry Meyers, Morris L. man declared it had been es- last year's total of nearly $230,- as a "startling discovery .in the
annals of Palestine archaeology"
8:30 p.m., April 9; at the Wood- Schaver, Ben L. Silberstein and tablished that these Arabs had 000.
Barney Smith. Nominated in
ward Jewish Center.
The highlight of the eve- —a giant statue ,executed in 'red
asked
to
be
reunited
with
their
One amendment suggests a accordance with the Federation
ning was the musical program porphyry of a seated figure
families in Gaza.
limitation of three consecutive by-laws providing for additional
which featured the world dressed in a Roman toga.
terms of one year each on the nominations by petition are Mrs.
The head and forearms of the
Jewish
Flag
Saves
the
Day
services of the four executive Samuel A. Green, A. C. Lappin
statue, which is double life size,
En
Hong
Kong
Celebration
committee members selected by and Morris Lieberman.
JWV Women to Remain are missing. The figure was dis-
covered between what was once
the board of governors, and sug-
A set of amended by-laws of
NEW YORK, (AJP)—In an ef- In Patriotic Conference a Roman hippodrome and 'the
gests the addition to the board the Jewish Children's Bureau,
wall of the municipal hall. 'Ex-
of governors of Federation past which continues as a corpora- fort to rejuvenate the secluded
OMAHA, (JTA) — The Ladies perts from the Israel Govern-
presidents and Allied Jewish tion although its functions and Jewish community of Hong
Campaign chairmen, for terms operations are included in the Kong, W. J. Citron, an Israeli Auxiliary of the Jewish War ment's Department of Antiqui-
Veterans will remain in the ties are making investigations.
not exceeding five years:
children's' department of the
The Fred M. Butzel memorial Jewish Social Service Bureau, immigration officer, who' recent- Women's Patriotic Conference
ly arrived in Hong Kong, suc- on National Defense despite the Two Grants Given to Doctor
award to the individual con- will be considered.
tributing most to Jewish corn-
ceeded in planning a United Is- fact that one of the speakers To Further Research on TB
munal life in Detroit will be
rael ball to create a stimulus at its Washington conference
PHILADELPHIA, (JTA) — In-
Samuel
Proposed
for
last January was Joseph P.
presented. Selection of the recip-
among the city's handful of Kamp, an anti-Semitic agitator. vestigations on experimental tu-
ient is being made by presidents Key Diplomatic Post
Jews concerning Israel and
Mrs. Minna D. Levine, na- berculosis carried on by Dr.
of local Jewish social service
LONDON, (JTA) — Viscount Judaism.
tional president of the Aux- Charles Weiss, head of the divi-.
agencies affiliated with Federa- Samuel, 80, Anglo-Jewish states-
sion of microbiology in the Jew-
To make the affair a success, iliary, said her organization will ish
tion who are to be honored at man and philosopher, was pro-
Hospital laboratories here,
Citron believed there should be remain because of the good that received
a President's Dinner preceding
official recognition
posed
for
the
post
of
British
can
be
done.
She
declared
that
Jewish
flags
and
banners.
And
the meeting, at 6:30 p.m., in the
from the United States. Public
Ambassador
to
the
United
States.
while
-
the
Auxiliary
this
year
not
one
could
be
found
in
Hong
Ginsburg Lounge.
Health Service and the NatiOnal
Five member agencies will The nomination was made by Kong. He wrote Carl Alpert, was not able to prevent Kamp's Tuberculosis Association which
hold annual, meetings and elec- Lord Beaver -3rook's London Zionist Organization director, appearance, it will have\d, repre- gave two grants totaling $19,828
tions at the' same time as Fed- Evening Standard, a Conserva- who finally was able to have red sentative on the conference's
eration: Fresh Air Society, Jew- tive organ which has frequently tape waved, and with only five advisory board next year as to further the research which
ish Social Service Bureau, Jew- fought Lord Samuel and the days to work in, succeeded in second vice-president and will Dr. Weiss is conducting in col-
ish Vocational Service, North Liberal Party of which he is getting the flags through to be able - to prevent such inci- laboration with Dr. Frank Sing-
er, biochemist. _
dents.
Hong Kong.
End Clinic and Resettlement leader.
Service. .4„
Nominated for the Jewish THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN row
Social Service Bureau Board A NEW CHALLENGEISOFFER- AT'EL AL'AIRPORT___
AND TO MY MANY READERS WHO
are Huldah Fine, Mrs. William ED CAPTAIN TOV AS HE
HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY FOLLOW-
, IT'S. TOUGH
H. Fr an k, Dr. Sol C. Gross- 15 ASSIGNED TO GO BEHIND
SAYING, GOODBYE ING MY ADVENTURES IN SERIES,
man, Mrs. J. Shurly Horwitz, THE IRON CURTAIN--
I MUST ALSO SAY FAREWELL.
TO ALL MY FRIEN
Mrs. Harry L. Jones, Mrs. Julian
GOD SAVE
GOOD!
YOU
CAN
H. Krolik, Dr. Alexander W. I'LL DO" LEAVE IMMEDIATELY
ISRAEL
Sanders, Dr. Lawrence H. Selt- IT!'
I'LL GIVE YOU COM-
zer, Dr. Myer Teitelbaum and
PLETE
Mrs. Henry Wineman.
NSTRuci
Members of the JSSB nomi-
-IONS.
nating committee are Dr. David
Seligson, chairman, Mrs. Lewis
Daniels, Benjamin Jaffe, A. C.
Lappin, A. Joseph Seltzer and
Mrs. Benjamin Shwayder.
Nine members-at-large to the
Federation board of governors
will also be elected
at the meet-
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Mg. Suggested by Federation
`Strengthen Ties with Israel,'
Govrin Urges Histadrut Workers
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Propose 2 Amendments for Adoption
At Annual Federation Parley, April 19
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