Austrian Government Publishes Its Occupational Therapy for Infirm Residents Views on Reparations.to Jews Proves 'Wonder Cure' at Home for Aged we put our VIENNA, (JTA) — The Aus- lead to a mutually satisfactory trian government issued its agreement. Informed sources here stated long - awaited communique on the progress of its negotiations today that the Social Demo- with world. Jewish groups for a crats in the government have lump sum settlement of heirless withdrawn their opposition to Jewish property and for im- the Jewish demands as a result p r o v e ment of indemnification of an approach made to them and restitution legislation for by Jewish Socialists at the re- individual victims of the Nazi cent meeting of the Socialist In- ternational at Stockholm. regime. The comunique, reviewing the positive results of the talks Lay Cornerstone for which have been recessed until the early part of September, Bar-Ilan University stressed that Austrian legisla- and came up with a TEL AVIV, (JTA) — A block tion on these matters does not discriminate against any appli- of granite carved from Mount great new flavor idea cant for property, restitution or Zion in Jerusalem was laid as indemnification because of his the cornerstone of the Bar-Ilan present nationality or present University in a ceremony at the university site at Ramat-Gan, residence. As proof of this attitude, the a Tel Aviv suburb. communique cited the fact that Construction of the first five recently adopted laws restoring buildings of the University is ICE CREAM certain rights and payments to scheduled to begin this week, former civil servants and in- and the new institution is ex- demnifying Nazi victims for im- pected to be ready for student prisonment, make no distinction admission at the start of the Mrs. DORA HOFFMAN, a 65-year-old infirmary resident between Austrian residentS and 1954-1955 academic year. at Detroit's JeWish Home for Aged, is shown with an occupa- non-residents or between per- The Bar - Ilan University is tional therapy worker on the Home's staff at work on a loom. sons who have given up their being built in Israel under the * * Austrian citizenship and those auspices of the American Miz- A fast expanding project in therapy program also includes who retain it. rachi movement as the first the occupational therapy pro- a hobby shop, at which articles The communique revealed American-sponsored, American- gram of the Home for Aged is are made and then sold, with that a solution to the problem patterned university in Israpl. the attention now being given profits going to the individual; of unclaimed and heirless prop- President Isaac Ben Zvi was to infirmed residents of the a sheltered workshop, in which erty, the proceeds of which are among the many dignitaries at- residents who can work regu- to be used for the benefit of tending the ceremony. Home. In recent weeks the activities larly make items on a contract survivors, still has to be found. Also attending were the Chief of occupational therapy workers basis and an infirmary program. It said that solutions to un- Rabbinate, representatives of have been centered on individual Dr. Benjamin Welling is chair- solved problems will be worked the American and Israeli gov- attention among the Home's man of the occupational and out when the talks resume in ernments, officials of Ramat Here's a subtle new blend of the bedridden patients. In the short recreational committee at the the fall and expressed confi- Gan and of Tel Aviv, and lead- coffee bean and the vanilla bean dence that the negotiations will ers of both the World Mizrachi that's unlike anything you've ever time the program has been ex- Home. tasted before unless it reminds panded, rrigny of the handicap- Organization and the American you, perhaps, of the delicate icing ped residents are regaining the Mizrachi Organization. on a French pastry It's light and use of muscles and joints that lavish . luxuriously continental have been immobile for years. in Barton's famous manner, The individual attention has Now's the Time to AND SIX OTHER FLAVORS also given' these residents a tre- Trade YOUR Car ! mendous lift psychologically At all Barton's Detroit/stores FRANKFURT, (JTA) — Prison a fine for him and also for and emotionally. Many residents For the Best Deal Wolfgang Steege, a Hamburg 19131 Livernois at 7 Mile sentences ranging up to 18 have even expressed surprise at 7541 W. McNichols cor. Lilac German banker who aided in On A '53 Buick knowing they are still useful, months and fines up to $8,000 carrying out foreign currency 18936 Wyoming at 7 Mile See or Call which has increased morale sev- were urged for five defendants transactions. 13210 Dexter near Davison 11563 Dexter at Burlingame eral fold. in the case of the "Jewish Resti- In the case of Dr. Hans Erwin 136 W. Lafayette near City Hall The Home's occupational tution Bank," founded here in W o 1 f f, an ex - concentration Grand River corner Griswold 1949` with the aim of putting camp inmate who had been ap- 14259 Gratiot at 7 Mile blocked and non - transferable pointed the bank's custodian in Famous for Jewish restitution funds to the summer of 1950, the pro- secution pleaded for six months' • Continental work. - 25th Year With imprisonment on charges of OF BOTTLES SOLD Chocolates and The demand was made by the bribery. Continental prosecution at the conclusion of sGES T For Wilhelm Marrien, a Ger- an involved nine-month trial. Ice Cream The defense will make its final man banker who had been hired as the bank's technical advisor summation this week. A verdict At Barton's 57 Continental Chocolat« because it was not known that is expected about mid-August. Shops in Detroit, New York, he had been a friend of Nazi Philadelphia, and Newark. The bank, which included on Finance Minister Hj almar Near G. M. Bldg. its board of directors many Schacht, the sentence proposed 6164 CASS AVE. prominent members of the Ger- was ten months in jail and a TR. 5-9700 man Jewish community as well $1,000 fine. as the Mayor of the city, was padlocked by the State of Hesse in 1950 for alleged violations of German currency regulations and other alleged irregulavities. The bank was closed down at a time when a member of the Rothschild banking family was about to assume the bank's ownership and management. The original indictment charging huge defaults received extensive publicity in Germany, but was completely discredited in the course of the trial. It was also revealed that the bank's president and -vice-presi- dent were permitted to flee abroad apparently because they enjoyed the status of displaced persons and might have de- manded that the case be tried in a court of the United States High Commission rather than in a German court. The five defendants played a CURRENT subordinate role in the year RATE that the bank was open for business. Best known among them is Joseph Klibansky, a prominent attorney who was counsel for the bank but not an There's only one practical way to make dreams a reality ... and that's employee or an officer. The pro- through a regular savings program. At American, your savings will earn secution demanded that he be a big 2%, and be insured to $10,000.00. Open your account by the 10th sentenced to 18 months in jail of the month, receive full earnings starting from the 1st. and fined $8,000 for "being an accessory to violation of certain provisions of corporation law and of foreign currency control „ MI w L K t MADE AND BOTTLED BY T AN WINERIES, DETROIT. regulations." MICHIGAN BONDED WINERY "" The second Jewish defendant is Siegfried Frohlich, the bank's cashier, who is a refugee from Eastern Germany. The prosecu- tion contented itself with asking 6060 W, FORT at Military 439 WOODWARD at Larned beans together CHOCOLATE VAN I LIN "BARTONI chocolates Prosecution 'Asks Fines, Sentences For Alleged Crimes of Bank Officials MILLIONS ' . CHARLES WEINSTOCK Buick Retail Store , OPEN SUNDAYS AT AMERICAN YOUR SAVINGS EARN OE LUXE FINEST WINES DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-3 Friday, July n, 1953 12246 DEXTER at Cortland VI 3-7600 WO 5-5800 TO 9-6611 Member of Federal Home Loan Bank System and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. )