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 - 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. German Court BUSTER CRABI3E, Olympic Swimming Champion, Motion Picture and TV Star, Is *Director of Water Sports activities at the Concord's TWO great pools this summer. Yes! Whatever the weather, the water's al‘vays fine et the Concord's beautiful INDOOR and OUTDOOR POOLS. So come on up and see Buster give his famous swimming and diving exhibitions. Bring the children and give them the benefit of expert instruction by this Champion of Champions. 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