School 1%Iergers Here and in Britain
Bring About Exchange of Ideas
.A Jewish News editorial in our
issue of June 6, under the head-
ing "School Mergers," has helped
rebuild an American-British
friendship and has brought in-
teresting comment on the ques-
tion of school mergers from a
British leader.
Milton Marwil, upon reading
our editorial, noticed the name
of the man who was Chaplain
of the Jewish Legion during
World War II and whom he had
befriended while in England. He
sent him a clipping of the edi-
torial on "School Mergers" and
incidentally told him about local
developments and about one of
the synagogues which is operat-
ing its own Hebrew School as
well as Sunday School. He re-
ceived the following reply from
the man who was mentioned in
our editorial which contained a
quotation from a report in the
London Jewish Chronicle—from
Rabbi B. M. Casper. who. in ad-
dition to being rabbi of his con-
gregation. also is director of
Jewish Education for the Com-
munity of Manchester:
It is good to know that what
we are doing here in Manchester
is taken note of even in Detroit,
and I am much encouraged by
the newspaper cutting you have
sent me. I can quite understand
the 'local politics' which exist in
your communiity. for we have
had to go over all this ground
in Manchester also. Fortunately
the fact that I happen to be
the rabbi of one of the promi-
nent congregations as well as
director of education enabled me
to put over our merger schemes
without serious opposition.
The scheme referred to in
your newspaper cutting is the
second large merger which we
have put in effect in the last
12 months, the other bing in
quite another area. It may inter-
est you to know that both
schemes have worked out re-
markalAy-well, and have already
more than justified themselves.
The number of children at our
schools is much larger, there is
a school atmosphere (instead of
the old cheder in individual pri-
vate class), there is an element
of competition among the pupils,
there is better grading. and the
standard of learning is much
higher. At the same time I do
understand the point of view
of your rabbi, and we are con-
tinually urging our pupils to
attend their respective family
synagogues. In fact, marks are
given for synagogue attendance,
and special prizes are awarded
in each class for the best rate of
synagogue attendance."
Extremists Free on Bail
In Bombing of Pinkas' Home
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Amos
Kinan and Shaltiel Ban Yair,
the two young men charged
with having bombed the apart-
ment of Israel Communications
Minister David Zvi Pinkas last
month, were free on 1,000 pounds
bail each. Both men are mem-
bers of a group known as Cana-
anites, which is dedicated to re-
storing Israeli culture to what
it was in the days of ancient
Canaan.
Committee on Hospital Kashruth S
A call for the formation of life responding with accept
a committee of 100 "to secure of membership on the co
complete and properly super- tee.
vised kashruth in the new Sinai
It is announced that preli
Hospital" has been issued over ary organization is being
the signatures of Rabbis Isaac fected during the s u m
Stollman and Morris Adler and months and will be anno
Harry Cohen, Harry Schumer soon.
and David J. Cohen.
Th.?. committee, accordi
The committee reports that an the announcement; conside
"instantaneous response" h a s function primarily of an i
been received to this call, with mative and educational nat
leaders in every sector of Jewish "The issues w i I 1 be s
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Israel Gets July 4
Vote of Confidence
Front Visitors
TEL AVIV—Impressed by what
they saw while traveling, ap-
propriately on American Inde-
pendence Day and Israel's fifth
July of independence, a group
of U.S. visitors, headed by for-
mer Congresswoman Helen Ga-
•hagen Douglas, purchased sev-
eral thousand dollars worth of
Israel bonds.
The inspiration was to honor
Mrs. Douglas, and second. cele-
brate Independence Day. Pre-
sentation of the bonds was made
by Mrs. Shoshana Persitz, mem-
ber of the Israel Knesset.
Members of the group of Is-
rael bond purchasers, each one
a holder of U.S. Savings Bonds,
were loud in their praise of what
Israel is accomplishing. and
lauded the spirit in which Is-
rael, following in the footsteps
of early America, has laid the
foundation f o r strengthening
her democracy in the Middle
East."
Mrs. Douglas who last visited
Israel in 1932, when it was Pa-
lestine, expressed her amaze-
ment at the staggering progress
that had taken place in building
and industrial development in 20
years.
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