Notional Prominence in Local Event
Milton Fleischer Gains Fame
For His Piety and Leadership
THE JEW ISH NEWS-1
Friday, January 9, 1953
Dr. Goldmann Named
To Head Claims Board
'Rocky' Last Lap to S'dorn,
47 .Zley-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Election
of an international board of di-
to head the Conference
(An AJP Feature)
I have been wrapped in Chizuk rectors
on Jewish Material Claims
BALTIMORE, Md.—Synagogues
Against Germany was announc-
and individuals are playing a Amuno ever since."
The honors to be accorded Mr. ed here. The board, on which
role in attracting nationwide
Fleischer, who retires from the are represented major Jewish
synagogue's presidency but not organizations in the free world,
named the following officers:
from active participation in it,
Dr. Nahum Goldmann, presi-
are being given Itrider than local dent; Jacob Blaustein, senior
character by the participation vice-president; Samuel Bronf-
of the Jewish Theological Semi- 4 man, Jules Brunschvig, 'Dr. Ru-
nary, through the appearance of dolph Callman, Frank Goldman,
Dr. Simon Greenberg and pr. Dr. Israel Goldstein, Adolph
Herbert Levinthal, -and Chizuk Held and Barnett Janner, vice-
Moses A. Leavitt,
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Amuno's distingUished r a bb presidents;
treasurer.
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Surveyors ready the final strip of 12 kilometers which will
Dr. Israel M. Goldman.
Other members of the execu- link the Negev center of Beersheba with ancient S'dorn... The
"The true nature of Mr. Flei- •
tive committee are: Dr. Noah key avenue will be used to transport Dead Sea minerals and
, scher's services are well symbol- Barou,
• Sir Henry d'Avigdor other products from mines in the Negev to all parts of Israel.
ized by t h e German word,
Goldsmith,
both of Londo4 and Hammered out of solid rock under the scorching desert sun, the
"Wimpel," which literally means
Dr.
Isaac
Lewin
and Shad Polier project employed hundreds of men and machines, and was made
`pennant' or 'b a nn e r'," Dr.
possible through a two-year appropriation of $1,400;000 from
of New York. Saul Kagan
Goldman said. `:Mr. Fleischer both
New York has been elected state of Israel bonds.
has in truth been one of the of
banner-bearers of Judaism in secretary.
The Conference will receive
, America."
and allocate funds to be paid
by the West German_ Govern-
BULL-FIGHTER
ment over a 12-year period as
partial compensation for the
KOSINS ANNUAL
MILTON FLEISCHER
Amazing Autobiography material losses suffered by the
Jewish people under the Nazi
attention to an outstanding Of Sidney Franklin
regime. The German Govern-
event to be marked, Jan. 16 to
19, as Chizuk Amuno Congrega- 1; The fabulous story of Sidney ment assumed this financial ob-
tion honors Milton Fleischer, Franklin, the Brooklynite who ligation in an agreement signed
Luxemburg Sept. 10, 1952, by
its president for 32 • consecu- has captured the hearts • of bull-
Dr.
Konrad Adenauer, Chancel-
tive years, on the occasion of his fight fans in Mexico and Spain, lor of
West German Govern-
55 years. as an officer of the is told in his autobiography, ! ment, the
and Dr. Nahum Gold-
synagogue and for 65 uninter- "Bull- Fighter from Brooklyn" mann, chairman of the Confer-
rupted years a worshipper in (published by Prentice-Hall, 70 ,. ence.
the congregation.
5th Ave., 'N.Y. ,11). • It is a fan-
On Our Choice Stock of
The synagogue itself is one of tactic • narrative about a. deter-
the outs t an ding traditional . Mined. - young man who, chal- B-G, Asks Students
houses of worship in Ainerica. lenged' as an American to -ernu- To Remain in Israel
Founded' in 1871, it counted late - the -bull-fighting sport of
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Premier
among its founders Jonas Fried- the Spaniards,
David
Ben Gurion, appearing as
enwald, who became the syna- undertook to
an
unexpected
guest at a re-
gogue's second president. He study the art. •
ception for 25 American theo-
SAVINGS LIKE THIS!
was followed in the presidency and in the course
logical students who are return-
in turn by his illustrious son, of time emerged
ing to the United States after
Formerly to $125
..
NOW $99.75
Dr. Aaron Friedenwald, and his as one of t h.e
completing a 30-day course of
Formerly to $110
NOW $84.75
famous grandson, Dr. Harry ,greatest masters
Formerly to $95
study, spent two hours in a give-
NOW $69.75
:of the sport in
Formerly
to
$85
NOW $59.75
and-take discussion with the
the world.
Formerly
to
$75
NOW $54.75
students on various Israeli and
To this Very
Formerly
to
$65
NOW
$49.75
world J e w i s h problems. The
day,. Fr. an k lin
Broken Sizes, formerly $65 to $115
American -students fired ques-
NOW
$39.95
to
$49.95
saYs he is pre-•
tions at him ranging from the
Franklin
pared to. c o n-
position of Orthodox Jews in Is-
tinue the sport. TO quote the rael to Israeli foreign affairs.
closing words of his story : "Dur-
The Premier appealed to the
ing recent years I have -con- students to remain in Israel, as-
tinued to fight bulls although I serting that American Jewish
no longer keep up the wild pace youth had a 'historic oppor-
of my youth. Many times people tunity" in Israel at this time.
ave thought it remarkable that
still active in the ring. This
CARD OF THANKS
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isn't a profession where age
The family of the late Louis
Between Grand River diTd Clifford
Makes any. difference. Wh at Herskovitz wishes to thank its
Phone: WO. 4-7586 or WO. 1-8751
really counts is physical coor- relatives and friends for the
dination. As long as the aficion- Many kindnesses extended dur-
ados will. pay to see me in the ing---its recent bereavement.
ring with a bull and I can man-
• Dr. Levinthal Dr. Goldman
age to keep myself in good
physical • form, who knows how
Friedenwald, world famous oph •long
I can go on?"--
thalmologists. • It was known as.
The manner in which he has
the Friedenwald Shul, until
gone on, since his first bull fight
about 30 years ago.
in 1929, will amaze the reader
. Chizuk Amuno was one of the ! of
autobiography. He relates
half dozen congregations that the his
early
struggle his studies
founded the Jewish Theological under Spanish
masters, the vast
Seminary in 1886 and one of a
s c or e of congregations that. audiences he faced, the hurts
founded the United Synagogue he encountered, the spirit with
which he defied jeers and finally
in 1913.
! earned cheers.
PRESIDENT ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
For 65 years, Milton Fleischer
An interesting portion of the
has used the prayerbook that book
deals with his friendship
was presented to him on his with Ernest
Hemingway with
Bar Mitzvah in this famous syn- whom he traveled in Spain and
agogue, in the old Lloyd Street with whom he shared a repor-
Shul, by Rabbi H e n r y W. torial assignment during the
Schneeberger. His grandfather •Spanish War.
then gave the synagogue . a
An iinportant appendix to the
"Wimpel"—a To r-a h wrapper
upon which were inscribed the book is an excerpt from Hem-
name of the Bar Mitzvah and ingWay's "Death in the After-
his father—"Mordechai ben. Reb noon,"—"a short estimate of the
Shamshan"— and Milton Flei- American, Sidney Franklin."
The autobiography itself is
scher frequently comments, "I
most interesting and will en-
' lighten the reader on the art of
UN Official Fired Upon
bull-fighting, in additional to
By Syrians at Border
introducing him to the hero of
the story.
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Syrian •
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forces on Israel's nor the a s-t Report Morgenthau's Condition
frontier fired on Col. S. Taxis, `Good' After Abdominal Surgery
chairman of the United Nations
Israel-Syrian Mix e d Armistice
NEW YORK, (JTA)—H en r y
Commission, when he entered Morgenthau, Jr., chairman of
the border zone to investigate the board of governors of the
Israeli complaints that the Sy- lIsrael bond drive, underwent an
• . Bringing You His
rians were firing into Israel ter- I abdominal operation at New
. Brilliant, Inspiring Orator
Distinguished World Leader
ritory.
York Hospital. The operation
The Israeli authorities filed kept Morgenthau from attend-
their protest with the UN body ing the talks between bond lead-
after the Syrians, for the second ers and Premier David Ben-
time in a week, fired on Kibbutz ! Gurion of Israel earlier this
Immediately Following HIS RETURN FROM ISRAEL
Tel Katzir, which is located in month. His condition was re-
I ported good.
the Lake Tiberias region . .
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