A An AK Report Rally
Name Israel Village
For Gen. Wingaie
HAIFA, (JTA)---A children's
village on the slopes of Mt.
Carmel was dedicated last.
week at ceremonies here.
Named Yemin Orde in mem
ory of the late British Gen-
Shown at an Allied Jewish Campaign report rally are (left to
right) : Mrs. JOSEPH H. EHRLICH, senior advisor of the drive's
Women's Division; IRVING W. BLUMBERG, who, with HARVEY
IL GOLDMAN, is chairman of the campaign; Rabbi LEON FRAM,
who addressed the gathering; GOLDMAN; and JOHN E. LURIE,
,sha.irman of pre-campaign.
Five Soviet Jews on
Chess Team to U.S.
Dr. Jonas E. Salk — Jewish
Scientist with A Mission
-
Hospital for Contagious Diseases
and the Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Jonas E. Salk, 38 year old of Pittsburgh..
Jewish physician and scientist,
A quiet, nice-looking man, Dr.
has found himself thrust sud- Salk has stated that he has
never encountered anti-Semit-
ism even though the "Jewish
quota" system gave him reason
to doubt that he would be ac-
cepted into Medical School.
His rigid schedule of working
18 hours a day, six days a week
has made it virtually impossible
for him to participate in organ-
ization work that he might oth-
erwise .enjoy.
Dr. Salk, his wife and three
sons, live in a modest home off
Perry Highway in suburban
• Wexford—about 20 miles out of
Pittsburgh. A native New York-
er, Dr. Salk's parents, Dora and
Daniel Salk, still live at West
92nd Street in New York. It
was in New York that Dr. Salk
received the traditional Jewish
up-bringing including "cheder"
after school.
His studies began at the age
DR. JONAS E. SALK
f 15 when he entered City Col-
lege of New York - to begin pre-
denly from the anonymity of a medical studies. From here he
iaboratory into the spotlight of went to the New York University
Rational and international College of Medicine where he
prominence. Dr. S al k's new obtained his M.D. degree in 1939.
sound fame is a' result- of his While a medical student, he
findings of promising vaccines successfully held fellowships in
for polio and influenza at the chemistry, t h e Christian A.
University of Pittsburgh where Herter Fellowship in Chemistry,
he is a Research Professor in and Christian Herter Fellowship
the Department of Bacteriology, in Experimental Surgery, and a
*td - DirectOr of the Virus Re- fellowship in bacteriology. After
search Laboratory in the Uni- graduation he interned in New
versity's School o Medicine. He York's Mt. 'Sinai Hospital.
is also on the consulting staff
Before coming to the Univer-
of t h e Pittsburgh Municipal Sity of Pittsburgh in 1947, Dr.
Salk was for five years as-
sociated with the University of
Michigan School of Public
Mrs. Kaplan Raises
Health, first under an appoint-
ment as a fellow in medical sci-
Funds For Yeshivah
ences of the National Research
Council, and then in the de-
partment of epidemology -as re-
search fellow, research associate,
and assistant professor. Here he
began research on influenza and
influenza vaccines.
Dr. •Salk's research on polio
began at the University of Pitts-
burgh as a research grantee of
the National Foundation for In-
fantile Paralysis when he be-
came engaged in a project of
classifying polio viruses. In the
course of this project he became
interested in the problem - of
polio vaccines and ,began serious
study on polio vaccines in 1951.
He has invited more scientists
to join in perfecting a safe-
and-Sure polio vaccine by issu-
Mrs. IDA SOLAI . K.APLAN is ing a detailed account of how
sanong the many WOMEN OF the vaccine is prepared — and
VALOR who are oopporting the what questions remain to be
Yesliivath Chachmey Lublin answered before preventive shots
with an annual sponsorship can be offered to everyone.
contribution of pay Mrs. Solai
Right now, the only thing
and her first husband, Mr. Louis bothering Dr. Salk is the new
Solai, have been known for found demand on his time. His
years for their great philan- colleagues say it has been im-
thropic work snot the United possible for him to do any con-
States and Israeli. Mrs. Solai's centrated work.
present husband
Mr. P. Kap-
"If it were six months from
Wm, She has already contribut- now," said Dr. Salk, "I would be
ed this year more than $1600 to glad to talk to and see everyone
VAT/IOUs instittatiiems in America —but now . there's much
and Israel,
work to :be done."
(An American Jewish Press Feature)
By SHIRLEY LEVINE
o
eral Orde Wingate, the rites
were attended by Gen. Win-
gate's widow, Premier Ben
Gurion and the British Min-
ister to Israel.
The Premier recalled the
constant help given the Jews
of. Palestine by Gen. Win-
gate, prior to his death in
1944 in an air crash _over
Burma. Mrs. Wingate read a
message -from British Prime
Minister Churchill, and told
the assembly that her late
husband, who did not like
monuments but who loved
children, would have been
happy to see children in this
village raised in the Jewish
tradition.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Five Jews
are included in a Soviet chess
team of 10 players which is
coming to the United States
next month to play top Ameri-
can chess players, it was re-
ported by the United States
Chess Federation.
The five include: Mikhail Bot-
winik, leader of the Soviet team
and world's champion, Jacob
Auerbach, Isaac Bolesslawsky,
Yefini Geller, and Alexander To-
lush. The New York Times said
that diplomatic observers here
believe that the inclusion of
the Jews on the Soviet team is
an attempt "th dispel United
States belief in Soviet anti-Sem-
itism."
F, raeli Pound Rates Favorable to Tourists
about $150. This is approximate-
-Tourists converting Israel ly equivalent to the cost of a
bonds to Israel pounds while European tour, including
rooms
visiting Israel will henceforth at the least
-expensive hotels.
receive 1.80 pounds for each dol-
lar in Israel bond value, accord- DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
ing to regulations just issued by ,
Friday, May 15, 1953
the Israel Finance Ministry. As
a result, Israel bonds now- have
the most favorable conversion
rate available.
This new benefit for Israel
bondholders is based on the con-
version rate of one pound for
one dollar, with an added pre-
mium of 80 per cent given to
tourists. Each tourist is limited
to a maximum of 1,000 Israel
pounds in premiums each month.
A tourist 'coverting $500 in Is-
rael Independence Coupon Bonds
will receive a total of 900 Israel
pounds (500 pounds at the reg-
ular conversion rate, plus 400
pounds premium.
As a result of the new regu-
lations, Israel has become one
of the least expensive countries
for American tourists who eon-
vert their Israel Bonds to
pounds. An all-expense visit for
two weeks, including rooms and
meals at the best hotels, costs
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