Lag VOrner--As Depicted
For Children in Israel
Detroiters In Israel Dedicate JNF Forests
LAG B'OMER
Light up, light up,
bonfire light
Down with wrong and
up with right!
Light up, light up,
bonfire bright!
Mind th.e flame of
brave old might!
Bar-Kochba and Bar-
Yochai
Theirs are names
that never die.
Light up, light u
bonfire high!
Detroiters in Israel have been participating in
ceremonies held in connection with the dedication
of Detroit projects for JNF. In the picture at left,
Daniel Temchin plants a tree in the forest, which
bears his name. In the picture at right, William
Hordes plants a tree in the forest sponsored by the
Detroit Jewish Women's European Welfare Organ-
ization. Mrs. Hordes admires her husband's gar-
dening technique, while two Israeli officials watch
the proceedings.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hordes, Israel Ministry of Health as an I participated in the dedication
of
Marlowe Ave., while on a sec- engineer, has much to do with of two forests. One is named for
Bravery flames across
ond trip to Israel, have been supervising homes and busi- its donor, Daniel Temchin, of
the sky!
nesses to s, insure the nation's Detroit, and is located in the
combining pleasure with some sanitation.
......
Corridor.
important
business.
This photograph is reproduced.. from the latest Israel Children's Calendar
Hordes, who is president of
The other forest is sponsored
published annually by Lion, the Printer, of Tel Aviv. It is distributed in this
Visiting their children, Mr. and the Detroit JNF office, and his the Detroit Jewish Women's
sountry by Saadyah Maximon, from Lion's New York office, 487 Broadway.
Mrs. Herbert Hordes and their wife, have toured the Jerusa- European Welfare Organization,
two children in Jerusalem, the lem Corridor, visited the site of The sign marking • this forest,
Hordeses also have done a great the Forest of Martyrs and trav- also in the Corridor, bears the
deal of sight-seeing and dedicat- eled to the Negev. Before they names of Mrs. Jack Seder, presi-
ing of Forests of the Jewish Na- leave Israel they will see the dent; Mrs. Rebecca Katzin, past
tional Fund.
Galilee and Huleh regions.
president; Mrs. Kate Linenthal
Herbert, associated with the
While on their tour they have and Mrs. Ida Goldsmith.
NEW YORK, (JTA) — A joint specified forthcoming period"
program of combatting anti- to the standing committees of
Semitism and protecting civil the NCRAC, that the stand-
rights in the United States was ing committees draw up re-
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The ternal life of the American Temple Brotherhoods, an affili-
announced by six national Jew- commended joint plans in
ish organizations and 28 Jewish their respeCtive areas of con- opinion that Israel will over- Jewish community were dis- ate of UAHC, on the attitudes
community councils cooperating cern, and that the executive come "the immense obstacles cussed by Rabbi Hillel Silver, of Reform Jewish laymen to-
together through the National committee "integrate the sum and problems" which now faces one of the principal speakers, wards Jewish ceremonies and
Community Relations Advisory total of the plans so recom- her was expressed by Eric John- who declared that " the lay observances reflects increased
ston, who returned from the leaders of American Jewry have attendance at religious services,
council.
mended by the standing com-
Middle
East where he made a
T h e announcement empha- mittees, thereby establishing study of conditions in Israel and really not settled on the true Harold Dubinsky, of St. Louis,
nature of the American Jewish president of NFTB, reported.
sizes that agreement on details joint program planning."
the Arab countries as personal community, what they believe
The survey disclosed that
for carrying • out this program
This was part of the contro- envoy of President Eisenhower. it
to be, what they want it to many Reform Jews now adhere
—including division of respon- versial resolution adopted by the
Speaking before 3,000 dele- be."
to rituals and ceremonies which
sibilities—was reached between NCRAC Plenary Session as the gates attending the 80th anni-
Dr. Silver, analyzing the na- had previously been disregarded
culmination of a long process of versary convention of the Union
all groups.
Participating in formulating study and discussion based on of American Hebrew Contrega- ture of the American Jewish by Liberal Jewish families and
the program were; American the MacIver report. Adoption of tions at Hotel Commodore, John- community, said that the lay congregations. One exception, he
Jewish Congress, Jewish Labor the resolution led to the' with- ston said "no one could come leaders act as if the community said, is the dietary laws which
observed by only eight per
Committee, Jewish W a r Vet- drawal from the NCRAC of the away from Israel without the were "a secular community are
erans, Union of American He- American Jewish Committee and feeling that they were going to whose chief, if not exclusive, cent of Reform Jews.
convention approved, af-
brew Congregations and repre- the Bnai Brith, the two organ- make it in spite of all obstacles." concern is philanthropy and de- ter The
lengthy
debate, the partici-
fense
strategy."
He
called
for
sentatives of the 28 community izations which consequently did
Nelson Glueck, president more attention to the religious pation of the union in the Na-
relations councils affiliated with not participate in preparing the of Dr.
the Hebrew Union College- and spiritual needs of American tional Community Relations Ad-
the NCRAC.
joint program.
Jewish Institute of Religion, Jewry.
visory Council, and called upon
A
solution
to
the
problem
of
The Union of Orthodox Jew-
called upon all elements of the
the American Jewish Commit-
The
convention
adopted
relationships
between
national
a
res-
ish Congregations and the
American Jewish Community for
tee and the Anti-Defamation
United Synagogue of America, and local Jewish agencies in the continued support to Israel, and olution condemning as "un- League to return to the NCRAC.
American
and
dangerous"
cer-
which joined NCRAC in Jan- community relations field was predicted a period of "great
Delegates from the National
uary, concurred in the adoption provided in a statement adopted unity" among American Jews. tain methods employed in in- Federation of Temple Sister-
vestigations designed to uproot
of the plan which sets up the unanimously by the executive
A group of 30 Reform Jewish
hoods, meeting simultaneously
hollowing six major objectives: committee of the NCRAC.
leaders from all parts of the Communism in the United
its 40th anniversary conven-
Stressing that Jewish com- country, headed by Dr. Maurice States. Another resolution de- for
A positive United States
tion, called on the U.S. Govern-
clared
that
"the
McCarran-
munity
relations
agencies
are
immigration policy free from
N. Eisendrath, president of the
ment for ratification of the
racism and other discrimina- concerned with the rights and Union, was to leave this week Walter Immigration Act should United Nations Genocide Pact
be
promptly
amended
to
correct
tions; advancing civil rights.; welfare of all Jews, the state- to study the best means of im-
and urged the government to
effective defenses against ment asserts that the agencies, plementing t h e organization's its present discriminatory provi- work for the strengthening of
sions."
both
national
and
local,
"recog-
Communist tactics of infiltra-
decision to extend the utmost
the international Declaration on
Rabbi R. Brickner reported Human Rights.
tion and subversion; fuller nize their accountability to the material and spiritual aid." to
Jewish
community
in
whose
that
approximately
50
per
cent
respect for and application of
Israel.
Temple Sisterhoods were asked
of the Jewish children in the to intensify their interest in the
traditional American civil lib- cause they serve." National and
The
decision
was
taken
at
the
erties; protection of religious local agencies play complemen- closing session of the conven- United States receive no reli- religious school and educational
liberties, maintenance of sepa- tary roles, the statement de- tion. The delegation will spend gious education. He urged all systems. Delegates, representing
Reform Jewish congregations to a membership of 85,000 women,
ration of church and state clares, and full harmonious co- three weeks in Israel.
increase from 10 per cent to 25 elected Mrs. Hugo Dalsheimer,-
and promotion of interreli- operation among them is imper-
Dr.
Samuel
S.
Hollender,
gen-
per cent the portion of temple of Baltimore, as president.
gious understanding; develop- ative.
eral
chairman
of
the
Combined
The statement affirms that Campaign of the UAHC and He- budgets devoted to the religious
ment of new local community
Among the representation of
the local community relations brew Union College-Jewish In- schooling of Jewish children. He Detroiters at the parley, Nate
relations agencies.
council where it is "represen-
deplored the inadequacy of reli- S. Shapero was elected to fill a
Detailed programs for moving tative of the community and stitute of Religion, announced gious
education among all vacancy on the executive board,
toward these objectives are pre- involves the participation of at the opening session that $1,- groups.
while Leonard Lewis was elected
sented in the plan as definite responsible o r g a n i zed Jew- 000,000 had been collected from
A national survey conducted to the administrative committee
activities to be undertaken in ish groups in the community Reform congregations and in-
regard to various subjects or or region," is "the central body dividuals as an anniversary gift by the National Federation of of UAHC.
problems. These include pro- with primary responsibility for to the Reform movement. Pre-
grams in regard to immigration, planning and conducting com- senting the $1,000,000 check to
the convention, he revealed that
employment discrimination, dis- munity relations programs."
crimination in educational in-
National agencies should rec- half the total would go to the
stitutions, housing discrimina- ognize this in establishing UAHC and half to the college.
Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath,
tion, civil liberties, communism, branch offices and in planning
defamation, United Nation s, activities; they should make president of U A H C, recom-
legal and legislative matters, in- their resources available to such mended the formation of a na-
tercultural education, l a b o r, local agencies and encourage the tional commission which would
veterans, community consulta- formation of such local councils bring unaffiliated Jews into the
tion and mass media.
where they do not exist, the synagogue; the expansion of
adult education projects; the
The plan is intended to serve statement declares.
creation of summer camps for
as a guide to NCRAC agencies
the extension of religious school
and to communities in the de- 'Voice of America' Ends
courses; and the standardiza-
velopment of their own pro-
grams for the year. It is pre- Its Broadcasts in Hebrew tion of religious practices among
Jewish groups.
sented in the form of recom-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Dr.
In a message to the conven-
mendations, which, in keeping Robert L. Johnson, head of the
with the voluntary character of State Department's Internation- tion, President Eisenhower de-
the NCRAC, member agencies al Information Administration, clared: "I am very happy to
are expected to follow but which announced that broadcasts in salute the Union of American
each autonomous member or- Hebrew would be eliminated as Hebrew Congregations on the
ganization may accept or re- part of an economy move. At the occasion of the 80th anniversary
ject.
same time he made known that of its founding. As the oldest
The joint program plan was similar "Voice of America" Jewish religious national associ-
Members of the dentists and dental technicians section of the
drawn up in accordance with broadcasts in French, Portu- ation in America, your great professional division added vigor to their phase of the Allied
growth
as
a
religious
movement
the resolution of the NCRAC guese, Malayan, Thai, and Span-
Jewish Campaign at their annual bruncheon. Left to right, seated':
Plenary Session of last Sep- ish broadcasts to Latin America in the last decade is a hearten- Dr. FRANK A. REISMAN and Dr. SAMUEL KROHN, co-chair-
ing sign of an increasing aware- men of the section, and IRVING W. BLUMBERG, who, with
tember, which stipulated that would also be terminated.
ness of the need for spiritual HARVEY H. GOLDMAN, is chairman of the drive; standing, Dr.
each member agency of the
NCRAC submit its recommen- 29 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS values . ."
MARTIN NAIMARK and ARTHUR S. FUItDY, co-chairmen of the
dations for programs for "a
Friday, May 1, 1953
Problems concerning the m- professional division,
NCRAC Affiliates Adopt Six-Point
Resolution to Combat Anti-Semitism
$1,000,000 Collected for Reform Drive at Conference
Dentists Add Vigor to Drive
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