24—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, March 14, 196?.

Cross-Section, U.,S.A.

Dinner to Honor
B. G. Richards

UIT Closes Shop; Yiddish

Newspapers Again in Red

use Koch, ‘Witch of Buchenwald,'
Is Given New Trial by Germans

MUNICH, (JTA)—A re-trial of
Use Koch, notorious German war
criminal who has been charged
with ordering inmates of the
Nazi camp in Buchenwald
murdered in order to use their
tattooed skins for lampshades.
and bookcovers, will begin on
April 22 before the central court
in Karlsruhe.
The sadistic "mistress of
Buchenwald camp" was sent-
enced to life imprisonment in
1947, but her sentence was later
reduced by Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
then American military com-
mander in Germany, to four
years. The commutation of the
sentence aroused public indig-

nation in the United States and
led to a Senatorial investigation-.
At the end of her four-year
term in an American military
prison, in October, 1949, Ilse
Koch was turned over to Ger-
man authorities who re-arrest-
ed her to face another trial for
her war crimes—this time by a
German court. She has been
charged on five major counts,
one of which is the shooting of
24 Jewish • prisoners in the
Buchenwald concentration camp
in 1941, when she was the wife
commandant of the
of the
camp. The German court last
year sentenced her to life im-
prisonment, but she appealed
for a review- of the sentence.

NEW YORK—More than 300
American leaders in civic, phil-
anthropic and Zionist affairs
(Editor's Note: Beginning gational and religious leaders to will honor Bernard G. Richards.
Jewish communal leader and
with this issue, The Jewish Jerusalem in May, according to
founder of the
News will feature Allen Les- an exclusive report. A convoca-
Jewish Info r-
ser's "Cross-Section, U.S.A.," tion will be held in Jerusalem,
mation Bureau
as a special AJP column. For and Dr. Finkelstein will confer
of New York, at
two years "Cross - Section, ar_ honorary degree of. the Sem-
a testimonial
inary upon Israel's Prime Min-
U.S.A." was available only by
dinner on the
special subscription. This news- ister David Ben-Gurion, the
occasion of his
letter w a s first to publish report adds.
7 5 t h birthday
From Jerusalem, we learn that
the secret MacIver report. Les-
Thursday eve-
ser has held editorial posts on the Seminary, in collaboration
ning. March 25,
Menorah Journal, Contempor- with the Jewish Agency, is plan-
at Hotel McA1-
ary Jewish Record and Newark ing also to hold a nationwide
pin.
Jewish News. He has been ac- celebration of "Bible Month" in
Louis Lipsky,
tive in Jewish circles for 15 the United States. Events out-
Harry Scher-
years and is the author of two lined for "Bible Month" include
man and Ru-
special lectures, study circles,
books, "Enchanting Rebel," a
B. G. Richards dolph G. Sonne-
biography of Adah Isaacs Men- radio programs and "special ac- born have been appointed hon-
ken, famous JeSvis actress of tivity" in the two, summer camps orary chairmen of the commit-
Mrs. Emil D. Rothman, presi- fraction of theim, and proposes a
Civil War days, and "Weave a of the Seminary.
tee of sponsors, of which the dent, Detroit Section, Council pooling of quotas to permit the
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Wreath of Laurel," biographic
use of unused visas. "In addi-
PRICE RISE: Yiddish news- chairman is Mitchell Levinthal. of Jewish Women, this week tion," the statement said, "quali-
sketches of Colonial American
Mr.
Richards
will
be
honored
papers will cost seven cents in- for more than 50 years of con- made public her organization's fied immigrants should be per-
Jews.)
UIT CLOSES SHOP: Without stead of five, and 15 cents on tributions to the advancement of appeal for the liberalization of mitted to enter on the quota,
formal announcement the Amer- Sunday if representatives of the Zionism and of democracy in existing immigration and natu- irrespective of educational or
ican Committee for the Hebrew Forward, Tog and Morning Jour- American Jewish life, Mr. Levin- ralization laws.
occupational skills.
The NCJW appeal states that
University, Weizmann Institute, nal conclude present confer- thal declared. The dinner will
Mrs. Rothman points out that
and Haifa Technion (UIT), the ences with an agreement. Mount- also mark the 20th anniversary existing laws are "a mockery of the present bills set up rigid
joint fund-raising arm of these ing costs are the reason.
of the founding by Mr. Richards the image of American democ- grounds for deportation without
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Israeli institutions, officially
of the Jewish Information Bu- racy. She points out that while regard to extenuating circum-
TRUSTEES'
DEADLINE:
Re-
ended its brief existence on Jan.
the McCarran and Walter "om- stances and declares that "by
reau of New York.
vived
last
August
with
a
working
31, New York sources disclosed.
Mr. Richards, who came to the nibus" bills now pending in making highly restrictive rules
fund
of
$140,000
after
suspend-
Its constituent organizations are
United States as a youth of 12 Congress in a measure would with regard to previous convic-
raising funds independently of ing publication for over four with his parents from Keidan, improve existing laws they con- tions and penal service. the bills
months.
the
Jewish
Morning
each other this year. Dr. Bernard
Lithuania. taught himself Eng- tinue many of the undesirable leave no leeway for testing
against
Cherrick, formerINJ in charge of Journal is broke again. To con- lish and started his newpaper ca- features. The Council of Jewish totalitarian justice
tinue
publishing
the
Yiddish
UIT, now becomes acting direc-
reer as a reporter on the Boston Women's statement shows that American democratic standards,
newspaper,
trustees
must
raise
tor of the American Friends of
Post. His essays, uncle - the pen western European countries with nor by allowing for reform of the
the Hebrew University in place. $50,000 by April 30, according to name of Keidansky, in the Bos- large quotas use only a small individual."
by
Fed-
7
an
order
issued
recent13
of Harry Friedgut, who has re-
ton Evening Transcript, later
signed to enter private business. eral Judge Sidney Sugarman were published as "The Dis-
under
whose
jurisdiction
the
Welfare Funds especially view
course of Keidansky."
dissolution of UIT with regret. daily is being reorganized. The
Moving to New York, he work-
report
of
the
trustees
showed
the
It was organized two years ago,
ed on the old New York Globe,
Morning
Journal
was
in
a
sol-
but dissatisfaction over results
wrote for the New York Herald
its fund-raising efforts coupled vent position but had used up and for other New York dailies.
Hundreds of receipts and tes- The Service to Israel gifts, which
all
its
cash
reserves.
Led
by
hard-
with administration costs, which
In 1905 he launched the Jew- timonial letters, displayed on were sent through Jules Done-
working
Benjamin
Glazer,
N.Y.
many consider- excessive, led to
ish Press Bureau with the. late the bulletin board of Dynamic son and the Zionist Organiza-
its reduction last year to the public relations specialist and Jacob de Haas.
Club, on the 4th floor of Leland tion of Detroit, went to families
status of a joint representative member of the newspaper's
He began his communal serv- Hotel, attest to an interesting that were selected by Israelt
board,
trustees
raised
$7,000
by
of the three schools in dealing
ice when he was appointed ex-
municipalities.
with Welfare Funds and the the end of the first week in ecutive secretary of the Jewish humanitarian effort undertaken
The letters received by Dyna-
New York UJA. Largest benefi- March, mostly from Orthodox Co#imunity of New York. He by this 25-year-old organization.
mic Club include messages
For
the
past
15
months,
this
ciary last year (46 per cent) was groups.
Meanwhile. In Cleveland, the was one of the organizers and club, out of petty cash left by from Mayor Israel Rokach of
fiebrew University, which re-
Jewish World, a Yiddish tabloid later for 18 years executive di- members, has been sending to Tel Aviv, municipal officials and
seived $600,000.
weekly, quietly gave .up the rector of the American Jewish Israel at least five packages individuals. There are letters in
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Congress, and served as secre-
UNIVERSITY PREDICTION: struggle on Feb. 21. A daily from tary of the American Jewisl -i every week to needy families. Hebrew, Yiddish. French and
Italian.
Eliahu Elath, Israeli Minister 1907 until a few years ago, the delegation to the Peace Confer-
"We are proud of this effort,"
to Great Britian, is being serious- newspaper was edited by Samuel ence at Versailles.
400
Invest
$3,000,000
said La2,W. Kaplan, a member
ly considered for the presidency Rocker.
As a member of the executive
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In Israel Tire Plant
of the board of the club. "We
of the Hebrew U., which was
OPENING NIGHT: Broadway- of the Zionist Organization of
hope it will be emulated by oth-
Left vacant by the resignation
America in its early years, Mr.
ites,
familiar
with
hit
plays
of
NEW YORK — More than 400 ers. What we do in no sense
of Dr. Selig Brodetsky, usually
Richards worked with the late
reliable sources have told your Englishman Christopher Fry, Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Dr. Americans invested $1.450.000 in affects our giving to the Allied
probably
never
heard
of
his
ex-
Jewish Campaign. It is out of
reporter.
Stephen S. Wise, and Miss Hen- the $3,000,000 :Alliance Tire and
Meanwhile, the University's citing new drama about Moses, rietta Szold, founder of Hadas- Rubber Company factory in Is- petty cash. If other clubs will
entitled
"The
Firstborn."
Rewrit-
rael, on a 25-acre site near Ha- do likewise, many people will be
financial headache will be eased
sah.
dera, Economic Horizions, pub- helped. In 15 months we have
somewhat by the increase in ten since its first performance in
lication of the Jewish Agency's sent more than $3,000 worth of
the grant by the Israel govern- 1946, the play opened in London
last
month,
promptly
won
ac-
Czech Police Arrest
Economic Department in New packages."
ment from IL 75,000 to this
claim
of
critics.
Harry Victor is president of
York, reports.
year's IL 450,000. The govern-
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Ex-Attache
in
Israel
Dynamic Club. Other officers,
ment has offered considerable
END PAPERS: Fascinating
besides Victor and Kaplan, are:
Aand at Ein Karem as the site
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Czech- Says Jews Not Eliminated
Moe Neback, vice-president; Irv-
tor a new home for the Univer- study for the layman as well as oslovak police have arrested M. From Overseas Employment
ing Isdeiland, secretar-treasurer;
sity, which now meets in scat- the scholar is Rabbi Hyman E. Orenstein, former commercial
tered Jerusalem buildings. About Goldin's book entitled "Hebrew attache at the Israeli legation
WASHINTON, (JTA ) —Secre- Aaron Friedman and M. Mes-
Mx miles south of Jerusalem, Criminal Law and Procedure," in Prague and an Israeli citizen, tary of Army Frank Pace has singer, board members.
fEin Karem has already been ap- published this week by Twayne. according to official information written Sen. Herbert H. Lehman
proved by the Hadassah Medical In current Jewish Spectator, Al- received by the Foreign Ministry that recent statements of Maj. Ex-Nazi Doctor Fired by U. S.
Organization as the site for the lan G. Field (pseud.) likens here in reply to inquiries con- Gen. G. L. Nold concerning the Air Force Flies to Argentina
Hebrew U..Hadassah Medical "Commentary" magazine to cerning his fate. The charges desirability of eliminating Jews
Center to be built there, but the missionary periodicals; blasts against Orenstein are said to be from among candidates for em-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Dr.
University Senate has been hold- American Jewish Committee "non-political" in character.
ployment on overseas projects Walter P. Schreiber, an eit-Nazi
ingv out so far for an area closer monthly for its "non-Stalinist"
So far the Foreign Ministry "were broader than the facts general who was employed by
anti-Jewishness. Shortwave en- has not yet received a reply to
the U. S. Air Force, has made
to Jerusalem.
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thusiats can receive the Israeli its queries concerning Mordechai justified."
Sen. Lehman made known arrangements to go to Argen-
SEMINARY PILGRIMAGE: Dr. radio on 9 mc. will hear an Eng- Oren, Mapam leader and Israeli that he received from Secretary tina. He will be employed by an
Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of lish program celebrating the citizen, who disappeared in. Pace a letter stating that the industrial !firm in Argentina.
The Air Force refused to re-
the Jewish Theological Seminary, Mizrachi Jubilee on Sunday, Czechoslovakia recently.
Army "intends to comply" with
will lead a pilgrimage of congre- March 16, at 4:45 p.m., E.S.T.
Meanwhile, Dr. Leon Kubovi, the President's executive order new Dr. Schreiber's contract aS
Israeli Minister to Warsaw and on n o n - discrimination and an employe of the Air Force
Prague, returned to Prague after pledging that no discrimination School of Aviation Medicine at
spending a week here in consul- would be permitted in hiring Randolph Field, Texas, after re-
tation withForeign .Ministry of- workers for employment in ports were published_ charging
ficials.
building U. S. bases in Arab him with complicity in Nazi
medical atrocities.
countries or elsewhere.

By ALLEN LESSER
An American Jewish Press Feature

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JeNiish Women's 'Council Appeals
For Liberalized Immigration Law

Dynamic Club Sets Iligli. Record in
to Israel
Sendino-
e,
tin Gift Packages

,

of

Veteran Mercantile Division Workers

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I. L. Kenen Is Named AZC's
Washington Representative

Aesculapians Aid Campaign

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I. L. Kenen has been appoint-
ed Washington representative of
the American Zionist Council,
it was announced by Louis Lip-
sky, chairman of the Council.
Kenen, a former Cleveland
newspaperrifan, was secretary of
the American Jewish Conferencc.
from 1943 to 1947, and served as
director of information for the
Jewish Agency and the Israel
delegation to the United Na-
tions from 1947 to 1950. He serv-
Members of the Aesculapian Pharmaceutical Association again
ed the Council as public rela-
have pledged their active support to the Allied Jewish Campaign.
tions
representative
in
Wash-
Veteran workers in the merchant division begin section or-
Among their corps of workers for the Professional Division are
ganization for the Allied Jewish Campaign. Pictured here are (left ington last year and has just (left to right) HAROLD BOARDMAN, IRVING AVERBACH, M.
returned
front
a
two
months'
to right) MAURICE BAKER and MORRIS JACOBS, variety stores;
AVERBACH, JACK SHNEYER and AL ROGGIN.
visit in Israel,
SAM PLOTLER, shoes; and MATHEW SHUFRO, variety stores.