Embassy in Jordan Ordered
To Intervene for U.S. Jew
Tax Exemption Statute
For Parochial Schools
Declared Void by Courts
OAKLAND, Calif., (JTA) —
A California court ruled uncon-
stitutional a law giving private
non-profit schools — chiefly
parochial schools — tax exemp-
tions. The decision of the Ala-
meda County State Superior
Court will be appealed to the
State Supreme Court.
The judge who announced the
decision said that the law ex-
empting parochial schools from
taxation conflicted with an ar-
ticle of the state Constitution
which permitted tax exemptions
to hospitals and religious and
charitable institutions. The
Constitution makes no mention
of educational institutions and
on this basis the judge ruled out
the law giving tax relief to pri-
vate schools.
(Mr. Biskind is a cousin of Mrs. Jack Medvin of 18684 Murray
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —The State Department has
ordered the U.S. embassy in Jordan to help an American
Jew whose request the Embassy had turned down because
he was Jewish, Sen. Herbert H. Lehman's office announced
here.
Elliott L. Biskind of New York had complained to
Sen. Lehman that the Embassy refused recently to try to
obtain for him information on how to go about registering
for property owned by him and his brothers in the Old
City of Jerusalem, now in Jordanian hands. The Embassy
told Mr. Biskind it did not "deem it appropriate" to aid
Jews in view of the "particularly violent anti-Jewish feel-
ing prevailing at the present time in Jordan."
Sen. Lehman took the matter to the State Department
and his office said the Department "has now replied, ad-
vising us that the Embassy at Amman has been directed
to approach the officials of Jordan and to try to obtain
from them the necessary information" requested by Mr.
Biskind. The State Department said it would notify Sen.
Lehman when a reply is received from Amman.
Hill, Detroit. His mother, the late Mrs. Kate Biskind, who passed
away last May, was a co-founder of Cleveland Hadassah. Mrs.
Medvin's mother—Mrs. Biskind's sister—is Mrs. Nathan Manheim
of Alliance, 0.)
Round Up =Kindergarten Gang'
In Winnipeg Synagogue Desecration
WINNIPEG, (JTA)—A kinder-
garten gang perpetrated one of
the most shocking acts of van-
dalism in the history of Winni-
peg when it desecrated Beth
Yaakov Synagogue, oldest in
North Winnipeg, last week and
left the interior, a mass of torn
Scrolls, desecrated sacred ob-
jects and broken glass.
The children entered both
Arks, carried out the heavy
Scrolls, ripped off the heavy
Israel Favors Round
Table Peace Talks
BEN
Canada to Back Jews in Austrian Reparations Negotiations
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velvet covers, tore the ancient
calfskin parchment and strewed
the remains around the syna-
gogue and the yard outside.
The wreckers also smashed
pews, broke light bulbs, destroy-
ed a prized candleabra and tore
phylacteries and prayer-shawls.
Some of the Scrolls were 300 or
more years old, brought here by
immigrants from Europe where
they had been treasured and
handed down thrbugh the gen-
erations.
Police apprehended five young-
sters, two of them only five-
years old, one seven and two,
ten years old, in connection with
the attack. They are scheduled
to appear in court with their
parents.
Several of the Jewish com-
munity's religious leaders will
participate in a special day of
mourning and 'prayer at the
synagogue Sept. 5, • the first day
of Selichot.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.,
(JTA) — Israel joined the ma-
jority of nations here in ad-
vocating a round-table rather
a cross-table type of gathering
for the political conference of
Korean peace conference, which
must meet before the end of
,liext month.
The United States is the chief
advocate of a cross-table con- U. S. Liner Presented
ference between belligerents, but
so far has found little support Menorah, Other Objects
for its stand.
Ambassador Abba S. Eban told - - NEW YORK—The Synagogue
t h e First Political Committee Council of America presented to
that the conference should the liner "United States," a Ha-
represent the spirit of a peace nukah Menorah and three Sefer
organization facing a common Torah adornments rescued from
task "rather than groups of bel- the Nazis for use in the syna-
ligerents in a state of suspended gogue of the huge ship.
war." "My delegation," he de-
The presentations were made
clared, "agrees with the views as part of the program of the
expressed on behalf of France, Synagogue Council, the only na-
the United Kingdom, Canada tional organization - representing
and Yugoslavia that the politi- all branches of American re-
cal conference should develop a ligious Jewry, of furnishing all
different atmosphere from that major transatlantic liners with
prevailing when the repreS'enta- complete religious facilities for
tives of hostile armies confront Jewish travelers.
each other as opposing sides at
In addition to the Menorah,
a truce negotiation."
the liner was presented with a
Ambassador Eban took off by breastplate :and two Torah
plane for a brief visit to Israel Crowns for the Sefer Torah used
where he will confer with gov- in ship services. The Sefer Torah
ernment officials on American- had been provided previously by
Israel relations. He will return the Synagogue Council.
to this country before the regu-
The ceremonial objects, accep-
lar session of the United Na-
tions General Assembly opens ted by Commodore John W. An-
derson, captain of the liner, were
Sept. 15.
During his absence, David presented by Dr. Norman Salit,
G o i t e i n, Minister Plenipoten- of Lawrence, N. Y., president of
tiary, will be Charge d'Affaires the Synagogue Council, and
at the Embassy. Mr. Goitein Rabbi Meyer Passow of New
himself is soon to be replaced York, executive director.
by Reuben Shiloah, who is re-
portedly coming to this country DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5
when Mr. Eban returns.
Friday, August 28, 1953
Cana-
to intervene officially with the dian Jewish Congress.
Austrian government for a set- His statement was made in
tlement of Jewish claims for reply to a memorandum from
damage suffered during t h e the Congress requesting the
Nazi regime, but it is prepared to Canadian government's assis-
take any other action which Lance in the current negotia-
"may be appropriate" to see a tions between the Austrian gov-
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