Orthodox

,ibis Convene in Detroit

Rabbinical Council Sessions
To Be Held Here July 18-22;
Maxwell Rabb Among Speakers

The 18th annual convention of
the Rabbinical Council of Amer-
ica, the organization of more
than 550 ordained orthodox rab-
bis in the United States, Canada
and several other English-speak-
ing countries, will be held here
at Hotel Detroiter, July 18-22.
Arrangements for -the Detroit
convention have been made by
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman of Far
Rockaway, N.Y., and Rabbi Max
J. Wohlgelernter of Detroit, who
is president of the RCA Mid-
western Region.
A number of prominent rab-
binic scholars and lay leaders
will speak at the convention
sessions. The convention din-
ner, next Tuesday evening,
will be addressed by Maxwell
Rabb, secretary of President
Eisenhower's c a b i n e t, and
Rabbi Oscar Fasman, president
of the Hebrew Theological
College of Chicago. Rabbi
Wohlgelernter will preside.
The papers presented in the
various sessions and conferences
Will concern themselves with
schola r 1 y sub-
jects and with
the problems
besetting the
American a n d
World Jewish
community. One
of the highlights
of the conven-
tion will be a
m aj o r address
on Wednesday
night by Dr. J.
B. Soloveitchik,
Adams
world famous
rabbinic scholar and philosopher
and professor at Yeshiva Uni-
versity in New York City.
The presidential address will
be delivered at the Monday
evening session by Rabbi The-
odore Adams of the Congre-
gation Ohab Zedek, New York.
Rabbi Norman E. Frimer of
Brooklyn will pr es id e. The

speaker at Monday's luncheon
meeting will be Rabbi Israel
I. Halpern of Detroit. Rabbis
Herman L. Davis, of Chicago,
and Louis Engelberk, of Cleve-
land, will preside at Monday
afternoon sessions. Rabbi Max
Kapustin of Detroit will give
the prayer at the Monday eve-
ning meeting.
Rabbi Samuel H. Prero, De-
troit, will lead the religious
services Tuesday morning. With
Rabbi Harry I. Wohlberg of
Brooklyn presiding, speakers
Tuesday morning will be Rabbis
Chaim Denburg, Montreal; Prof.
Schiff, Israel Takak, Baltimore,
and Stanley Wexler, Oswego,
N.Y.
Rabbi Jonah E. Caplan, San
Antonio, Tex., will preside and
Dr. Aaron Seidenfeld will speak
at the Tuesday luncheon meet-
ing. Speakers Tuesday afternoon
will include Rabbis Bernard A.
Poupko, Simon G. Kramer, Sam-
uel S. Stollman (Windsor), Elie-.
zer Cohen, Simon L. Eckstein,
Samuel J. Fox.
Rabbi Henry Hoschander,
Pontiac, will lead the religious
services Wednesday morning and
at the session that will follow
Rabbi Bernard. L. Berzon of
Brooklyn will preside. Among
the speakers will be Rabbis Leon
Katz, Passaic, N.J., and Tibor H.
Stern, Kansas City.
At Wednesday's luncheon
meeting, Rabbi Hayim Donin,
Detroit, will preside, and the
speaker will be Walter Reu-
ther, president of the CIO.
Rabbis Michael S. Eskolsky,
New York, Aaron Walden, Chat-
tanooga, Abraham H. Avrutick,
Hartford, and Leonard C. Mish-
kin, Chicago, will participate in
subsequent sessions.
New officers of the Council
will be elected Wednesday, and
formal installation ceremonies
are planned for the concluding
luncheon Thursday afternoon.

AMPAL Grants Israel $7,500,000 Loan;
Will Open New Development Bank

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NEW YORK, (JTA)—AMPAL-
American Israel Corporation,
American investment corpora-
tion doing busines in Israel, has
extended a $7,500.000 loan to the
Israel government a n d plans
the establishment of a bank in
the Jewish State to help in the
economic development of the
country, it was announced by
Abraham Dickenstein, president
of AMPAL, who recently spent
four weeks in Israel on a busi-
ness trip.
During his visit, Mr. Dick-
stein reported, he conferred
with AMPAL executives and
leaders of businesses affiliated
with AMPAL about the estab-
lishment of a special bank in
Tel Aviv—to be known as the
American Israel Development
Bank—whose purpose would be
to finance the development of
industries and mineral resources
in Israel. The AMPAL group is
considering an immediate in-
vestment of $3,300,000 in the
bank as part of its original capi-
tal of 10,000,000 Israeli pounds.
The bank, he said, would fill
a need in Israel for long-term

financing in development fields
such as no banking institution
in Israel now provides. The new
bank would not compete with
established commercial banks
and would not operate in the
field of short-term credit, except
in the case of financing of ex-
ports or credit transactions in-
volving foreign exchange, Mr.
Dickstein declared.
He revealed that the loan to
finance the expansion of the
country's irrigation and electric
power development program
would be a three-year arrange-
ment. Mr. Dickstein also report-
ed that various AMPAL enter-
prises in Israel were prosper-
ing, including a fibreboard plant
and a shipping concern.
Commenting on Israel's econ-
omy in general, Mr. Dickstein
said that it has "turned the
corner and is on its way to-
wards a healthy development.
Hope, determination and a bou-
yant confidence in her ability
to solve her economic problems
have taken the place of impen-
ding crises so prevalent during
the first years of statehood,"
he concluded.

On the Record

By NATHAN ZIPRIN

(Copyright, 1954, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

Vienna Travesty
The anti-Semitic undercurrent in Austria is said to be omin-
ously powerful. Are the Jews in that country sitting on 'a volcano?
The sudden collapse of the Jewish claims talks which have been
going on for more than a Year may well hint at behind-the-scene
manipulations by anti-Jewish elements too powerful for the gov-
ernment to ignore.

The

Orchids
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, aptly and deservedly described
as the eyes and ears of the Jewish people, has developed a new
sexvice that may well prove to be not only of inestimable value
but of tremendous impact upon the Jewish communities of Amer-
ica—a radio program that will be made available in tape record-
kw each week to Jewish communities . throUghout the land.

The members of the Council
in Detroit and vicinity who have
been instrumental in the prep-
arations for the convention are
Rabbis Hayim Donin, Israel I.
Halpern, Max Kapustin, Samuel
H. Prero, M. J. Wohlgelernter of
Detroit, Henry Hoschander, of
Pontiac, Louis Kaufman, Mt.
Clemens and Samuel S. Stoll-
man, Windsor. •
The -Rabbinical Council of
America seeks to promote the
widespread study of traditional
Jewish learning and the fuller
observation of Torah Judaism in
this land. It strives to help in
the upbuilding of Israel and in
the spread of Torah learning
there. To this end it has organ-
ized and continues to sponsor
the Yeshivath Hadarom in Re-
hovot, Israel.
A substantial segment of the
members of the Rabbinic al
Council serve on faculties or in-
stitutions of higher learning or
as Chaplains in the U.S. Armed
Forces.

Israel Says Bennike
Aims to Clear Jordan
Of Jerusalem Shelling

Jerusalem, (JTA)—Major Gen.
Vagn Bennike, head of the
United Nations truce commis-
sion, was -severely criticized by
a spokesman of the Israel Army
for indicating in advance that
he does not intend to condemn
either Jordan or Israel for the
three-day shooting that took
place last week in Jerusalem
when the Jordanians shelled
from their positions in the Old
City the Jewish section of the
city.
Gen. Bennike gave this indi-
cation at a meeting of the Is-
I rael-Jordan Armistice Commis-
sion which took place under his
chairmanship. He said that it
cannot be established whether
Israel or Jordan fired the first
shot and it would, therefore, be
hopeless to try to prove who
began the firing. He suggested
that the Armistice CoMmission
should not - adopt resolutions,
but should rather reach an
agreement on measures to be
taken to make recurrences of
such clashes in the future im-
possible.
The Israel representatives in-
sisted that it is the duty of the
Armistice COmmission to estab-
lish who started the "small war"
in Jerusalem and who broke the
cease-fire. The Israel delegation
brought proof to the meeting
to show that the Jotdanians
began the shooting and that the
Israelis replied only when the
situation became very serious
and when there' were no less
than eight Jewish casualities.
The Israel delegation also
brought proof to show that the
Jordanian attack in Jerusalem
was planned in advance and
that Arab reinforcements were
brought to the Jerusalem posi-
tions two days before the at-
tack was started. The Israelis
pointed out that it is most im-
portant to establish who is re-
sponsible for the three-day
fighting in Jerusalem and who
started shooting first, in order
to prevent the recurrence of
such incidents in the future.
The Israeli • military spokes-
man expressed surprise over
Gen. Bennike's statement. He
said that the statement of the
UN. truce chief amounts to pro-
nouncing the verdict on the
Jerusalem case, and implies clear
bias in favor of Jordan.
Israel Defense Minister Pin-
has Lavon reported to the Cabi-
net that, during the last three
days, Egyptian troops attacked
Israeli positions three times near
.Kissufim, along the Gaza strip.
In one attack, they were repuls-
ed with the result that the
Israeli forces captured and held
Egyptian positions for several
hours.
Mr. Lavon said that six Egypt-
ians were killed and several
wounded in the clashes. On the
Israeli side, one was killed and
two wounded. A complaint
against Egypt for breaking the
armistice has been lodged by
Israel with the Mixed Armistice
Commission, Mr. Lavon reported.

UN Com.missioner Goedhart Praises
JDC for Helping DP Emigration

GENEVA, (JTA)—Dr. G. J.
van Heuven Goedhart, United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, praised the decision
of the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee to set aside $650,000 to
help the emigration or resettle-
ment of Jews in displaced per-
sons camps in Germany, Austria
and Italy. The Commissioner
also lauded the West German
government for offering to
spend approximately $720,000
for the same purpose for re-
settling residents of Foehren-
wald, the last Jewish DP camp
in Germany.
The UN Commissioner, noting
that he had offered his fullest
cooperation to the plan to close
the DP centers, said that he
had undertaken , to place the
"difficult cases" among the DP's
—the chronically ill, the tuber-
culars and the disabled who
need institutional or special
care. He said the JDC would
keep him fully informed of pro-
gress in its program.

Dr. van Heuven Goedhart
drew attention to his repeated
pleas to governments to offer
immigration opportunities to
those eligible to receive grants
from the JDC and the Bonn
government. The funds now
available for the closure of the
DP camps assure that the refu-
gees' immediate cares would be
met and they would not' become
a burden on the countries in
which they settle, he stressed.
For those refugees who could
not be settled in new lands, he
noted the importance of inte-,
grating themselves within the
economy of the countries in
which they now dwell. He ap-
pealed to them to get out of
the camps and make new lives
for their families, particularly
for the children born and raised
in refugee camps.

24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 16, 1954

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1954, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Communal Affairs
The United Jewish Appeal and 45 other beneficiary organiza-
tions of Jewish welfare funds—including cultural, religious and
those engaged in combatting anti-Semitism—received in 1953 a
total of $98,871,320 and spent $99,322,836 . These figures, compiled
by the Council of Jewish Federations and ,Welfare Funds, show
that the organizations involved spent about $4,000,000 less last
year than the year before . . . The major reduction by the welfare
funds, $4,500,000, was in allocations for the United Jewish Appeal
and other overseas agencies .. . Despite the decline in UJA re-
ceipts, more money was available for Israel causes in 1953 than
in 1952 . . This was due to greater appropriations by.-JDC for
its Malben work in Israel and to increased income for activities in
Israel by other overseas agencies . . . Five of eight overseas agen-
cies reported that they had received more money in 1953 than in
1952 • . . Total funds made available for Israel in 1953 amounted
to $67,172,743 as compared with $65, 199,000 in 1952 . . . The grand
total in overseas aid in 1953 was $78,565,513, while in 1952 it was
$77,957,258 . . . The seven organizations engaged in fighting for
civil rights and against anti-Semitism spent $5,7139,000 in 1953,
which is about $8,000 more than their total income of the year
before . . . This was the first time since 1948 that expenditures of
these organizations registered a gain, however slight . . . About
half of their income was provided by the welfare funds . . . Thir-
teen national cultural agencies reported an increase of more than
five percent in 1953 expenditure .over 1952, their income having
reached $4,054,000 as against $3,918,000 in 1952 . . . Three health
agencies had an income of $2,362,700 and nine religious agencies,
$5,333,000 in 1953.

Israeli Affairs
Believe it or not, Israel will provide potatoes this year for
American soldiers in Germany . . . The U.S. Army in Western
Germany has ordered 325 tons of sweet potatoes from Israel ...
The potatoes are to be delivered during November and December
. . . Israel is the sole producer of sweet potatoes in the entire
Middle East and the U.S. Army in Europe is the sole buyer ...
This year Israel will have a crop of 30,000 tons of potatoes, of
which 20,000 tons will be kept in cold storage . .. The area sown
with potatoes is 20 per cent larger this year than last year, whereas
the public's purchasing power has fallen . . . As far as tomatoes
are concerned, Israel will have such a surplus this year that
about 15 percent of the crop will go to the immigrant camps, and
—for the first time—will be used for animal consumption ... Israel
also expects to- be able soon to supply each inhabitant with 90
kilograms of home-grown fruits a year—a desirable standard. The
adequacy of vegetables in Israel is best seen from the fact that
1,200 kilos of green peppers and egg plants have been shipped by
air from Israel to England . . . On the other hand there will be a
shortage of honey this year .. . There are about 35,000 bee hives
in the country, which normally produce 150 tons of honey a year
... This year the honey yield was about 50 percent less' because of
the relatively short period of citrus blossoming . . . In some areas
no honey has been processed at all ... The 1,000 families engaged
in processing of . honey may be exempted from income tax and
supplied with cheap sugar so that they can continue in business.

Cultural Affairs
About 500 new teachers are needed annually for Jewish
schools in the United States . . . 200 in New York and 300 in the
rest of the country -. . . Existing teachers training institutes
graduate no more than 100 teachers a year . . . The remaining
are recruited from sources which are not considered satisfactory
. . . A special national conference which will be devoted to the
problem of shortage of teaching personnel in Jewish schools
will soon be convened.
Ben Hanft, who for more than 15 years has been doing pub-
lic relations work for major Jewish organizations, has now writ-'
ten a full length play on public relations, entitled "Big Napoleon"
. . The play, to be produced on Broadway by Schyler Nxitts,
promises to be successful in view of the fact that Mr. Watts is
not only one of Broadway's best producers, but also because he
has much experience . . . Sufficient to say that Mr. Watts was
a member of the Pulitzer Prize Drama Committee and • also
brought Giradoux's play "Ondine" to the United States . . He
was also associated with the Theater Guild and was director for
a long time of the Playwriting Laboratory of the American The-
ater Wing.
Samuel R. Mozes, a former member of the J'f'A staff and now
a town architect, received a $2,500 research grant for travel in
Europe from Columbia University's School of Architecture . .'A
Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Science in Planning and
Housing, Mr. Mozes is now on the staff of New York's City Plan-
ning Department . . . He is the son of Mendel Mozes, a veteran
member of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency staff and former di-
rector of the JTA office in Warsaw.

