Israel's Village of the Blind. Greets
Helen Keller on Visit to Jewish State
TEL AVIV, (AJP) — Inhabi- memories of this village — of
tants of Israel's Village of the work and of happy families.
Blind near Gedera rolled out This is a village of self-support-
ing citizens contributing their
work to society. But I don't
approve of their being segre-
gated. In time, perhaps they can
go out and work with others."
The secretary of the blind
workers committee, Nissim
Modana, answered saying, "It
would be fine for the blind to
be assimiliated into the lives
of others, but the practical
point is that if we are all to-
gether it is easier to get the
kind of help and instruction
that will make us self-sup-
porting.
"You could not find places all
over the country that would
bother to teach and employ a
blind man. Furthermore, here
we all suffer frpm the same
trouble so we .are equal. We
don't speak about it. We forget.
it."
Villagers will long remember
the visit by Miss Keller. Usually
guests are treated indifferently.
Miss Keller, however, was a
"sister."
Davis Autobiography
Capitalizes on His
Cousin Dr. Weizmann
• HELEN KELLER
their regal carpets to welcome
Helen Keller, before she left
Israel after a few days visit.
Excitement reigned supreme
as the 420 villagers greeted the
woman, who despite being born
without sight or hearing, has
learned to speak and, as a result,
has won the plaudits of the
world.
Kindergarteners put on a
song fest for Miss Keller,
which she understood by plac-
ing a hand on the throat of a
child while tapping out the
rhy.thin with her other hand.
Introduced to Dr. Nissim Ha-
gel, blind director of the village,
Miss Keller had a complaint to
offer—she did not like the name
"Village of The Blind," because
it implied segregation.
When she was told that the
name actually has been changed
to Krar Uriel (light on God),
she beamed cheerfully.
Before she left, Miss Keller
stated, 'I have very pleasant
Philosophical Library (15 E.
40th, NY 16) is enthused over
one of its latest publications,
Philip Davis' autobiography pub-
lished under the title "And
Crown Thy Good." It is the life
story of Feivel Chemerinsky who
changed his name to Philip
Davis upon arriving in this coun-
try at the age of 15 and who
became a labor leader. His major
claim to fame is that he is a
cousin of Dr. Chaim Weizmann
—whose footsteps he did not
follow—and that as an orphan
he lived in the Weizmann home
in Moteleh.
However, there is a great deal
to take exception to in his story.
While he speaks with authority
about his Talmudic and Torah
background, there is not a great
deal to indicate that he emerged
a very great Talmudic scholar
during his .boyhood years in
Moteleh.
After the death of his mother,
he was separated from his fath-
er and we learn that he, did not
see him again "until 40 years
later when he came to America
First Licensed N.Y. Doctor and stopped at my house during
his brief stay in Boston." But he
In 61st Year of Practice mentions
Weizmann much more
NEW YORK, (JTA)— Dr. Leo- often. What glory in a name!
He makes reference to Weiz-
pold Stieglitz, now 84 years old, mann's
mother: "I could always
this week began his sixty-first count on
and consola-
year of general medical practice tion from comfort
Mrs. Weizmann, my
under the first medical license
`mumeh'
which,
in
Yiddish, is
issued by the New York State
closest to `mama'." But "mumeh"
Board of Regents.
Dr. Stiegliitz, member of an really is aunt!
The emphasis on the study of
old German-Jewish family and
brother of Alfred Stieglitz, the the "kaddish" is not impressive.
Neither
is his desire to impress
famed photographer, took the
first Regents' medical examina- his readers that he was not a
tion in 1891 and received a com- Zionist—although he prided
bined mark of 499 out of a pos- himself on the Weizmann rela-
sible 500. His identical twin, Jul- tionship. The irony of his refer-
ius, who died in 1937, was head ence to Dr. Chaim Weizmann is
of the chemistry department of that in describing Weizmann's
visit at his home in 1921 he
the University of Chicago.
Reviewing his years of prac- speaks of him as "well-dressed,
tice. he told reporters that medi- distinguished looking, obviously
cal practice was easier, but not a man of culture," concluding
simpler today than it was 60 with the comment that "Chaim
had lived up to the promise he
years ago.
had shown as a youth in Mote-
leh." Now—that's really an as-
Arabia Raises Boycott
sumption of the right to judge;
dress and culture! It is evident
Against Italian Jews
that Philip Davis didn't take the
ROME, (JTA) — The Saudi trouble to get expert advice on
Arabian government, which has autobiographical writing when
been .pressing an anti-Jewish he stooped to judge his cousin!
But his book has just merit:
boycott by prohibiting Saudi
Arabian& from doing business That it does recall the early his-
with Jewish firms, will not apply tory of the labor movement in
the boycott to Italian nationals this country. Davis met the lead-
of Jewish faith, it was learned ers in unionism. As a student at
Harvard and the University of
recently.
Action of the Italian Foreign Chicago he befriended leading
Ministry, which notified the educators. If he had limited
Saudi Arabians that Italian himself to his labor career he
chambers of commerce would be would have rendered a service
unable to issue any certificates 'and would have rescued his book
implying racial discrimination, from inanities.
led to the new Saudi Arabian
CARD OF THANKS
position. The legation here an-
nounced that in the future it
The family of the late Ben
will be satisfied with a."certifi- Iden wishes to thank its rela-
cate of origin" stating that the tives and friends for the many
_goods under shipment to Saudi kindnesses extended during its
iirrabia were produced in Italy.
recent bereavement.
-
12—THE JEWISH NEWS
Ahavas Achim Names
Rabbi Jacob Chinitz
To Assume Pulpit •
Friday, July 11, 1952
Engagement Told
.
Rabbi Jacob Chinitz, for three
years rabbi of Cong. Bnai Israel
in Pontiac, Mich., has been
named to the pulpit by Cong.
Ahavas Achim, it was announced
this week by Isadore Leeman,
president.
Rabbi Chinitz comes from a
rabbinical fam-
ily His father,
Abraham, is
rabbi of Chevra
Thilim in
.B r o oklyn, N.Y.
A brother Zelig,
• serves as U. S.
• -Air Force Chap-
am in Tokyo,
!
japan, and an-
Chinitz other brother,
Benjamin, will soon receive a
Ph.D. from Harvard.
A graduate of the Isaac Elch-
anan Theological Seminary in
MISS RITA ARENSON
1945, Rabbi Chinitz also at-
The engagement of Miss Rita
tended Yeshiva University, City
College of New York, Brooklyn Arenson, of Philadelphia, Pi ,
College, Harvard University and daughter of Mrs. Freida Arenson
did post-graduate study at Col- and the late Herman Arenson,
was recently announced to How-
umbia University.
Since joining the rabbinate, ard Zaff, son of Mrs. Abraham
he has served as rabbi at Kings- Kosoglad, of Thatcher Ave., and
bridge Heights Jewish Center, the late Samuel Zaff.
Bronx, N.Y. and at Kinsman
Jewish Center, in Cleveland, be- INF Thanks Diskin Family
sides his post in Pontiac.
For Bequest of $1,000 Policy
A contributor to several Jew-
ish magazines, the new Ahavas
The Jewish National Fund this
Achim rabbi has been active in week expressed its sincere grat-
Brotherhood m o v e m e nts. He itude to the family of the late
was president of the Pontiac Albert M. Diskin for his bequest
Ministerial Association.
to the JNF of a $1,000 insurance
He has been guest preacher at policy. Arlazaroff Branch, Far-
A d a s Shalom Synagogue, has band, for which Mr. Diskin was
taught at Cong. Shaarey Zedek's a devoted worker, will raise an
adult institute and has ap- additional sum to plant a grove
peared over the radio and tele- of 1,000 trees in his honor. In
vision Detroit Pulpit series.
last week's issue, Mr. Diskin was
Rabbi Chinitz will assume his i erroneously referred to as Abra-
post on Aug. 1. His wife, Ruth, ham Diskin.
and year-old son, David, will
join him in Detroit.
CARD OF THANKS
I
Gestapo Official Sentenced .
For Death of Jew in 1938
Thank You, God,
For giving me
A gond and happy
Family.
This is a sample of the pray
ers in "Rhymes to Pray," b
Dorothy K. Kripke, illustrated b
Jessie B. Robinson, just pub
lished by Bloch Publishing Co.
There are prayers for the holi
days, for America and Israel. fo
meals, the Sabbath and peace.
.Youngsters will love this sm
book. It will give them a chant
to turn back nib pages to th
varied occasions time and aga'
It serves a purpose and is enter
taining.
- Oil from Venezuela
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The firs
tanker shipment of oil purch
from Venezuela by Israel ar
rived at Haifa. The 9.500 to
shipment of crude oil will be re
fined at the Consolidated Refi
eries in Haifa.
Gershon Maron, manager
the Israel Fuel Company, whi
owns the oil, stated that th
shipment will not solve Israel'
fuel problem.
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thal, former Gestapo officer, to
eight years imprisonment for the
murder of a Jewish merchant
named Fuerstenstein on Nov. 9,
1938, at Chemnitz, in Saxony.
The major prosecution witness
was another ex-Gestapo officer,
who testified that Immerthal
Enrollments now being taken for Day Camp for
was found guilty during a pre-
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Second Period beginning July 24
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WEEK END OVERNIGHT CAMPING
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NOW ENROLLING FOR 2nd PERIOD
Services in Episcopal Church
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Tem-
pie Sinai, under the leadership
of Rabbi Balfour Brickner, has
acquired the use of the Bethle-
hem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral. Services will be held
there regularly by placing a
portable ark on the altar of the
church. The rabbi is the son
of Rabbi Barnett Brickner of
Cleveland.
Begin U.S.-Israel Exchange
On Hebrew Teachers, Students
The first large-scale cultural
exchange between America and
Israel was launched with the de-
parture for Israel of 119 Amer-
ican Hebrew teachers and stu-
dents who will participate in
Jewish Agency sponsored sum-
mer programs in that country
this year. The two groups hail
from 24 states and Canada.
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