Community Honors Leon. Kay With
$63,000 Gifts to Technion; Gets
Citation from National Officers

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-9
Friday, December 17, 1954

NCRAC Discusses •
Leural Decisions
Against Bigotry

In .recognition of the many him.. He made a strong plea for
contributions made by Leon Kay the Technion and for the causes
to. the Jewish community's major that are vital to Israel's exist-
causes and, primarily to the He
ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA) —
brew. Institute of Technology in ence and emphasized the im- Laws
and ,.ourt . decision barring
Haifa. Israel (Technion), and portance of technology to Is- discrimination because of reli-
the Zionist movement, gifts of rael.
Mr. Kay, addressing himself to gion, race or color are powerful
$63,000 were made in his honor
factors in overcoming prejudiced
to the Technion at the testi- a large group of Wayne students beliefs,- as well as discriminatory
from
Israel,
who
attended
the
monial dinner tendered him
actions. This view was expressed
Sunday evening, at the Statler, dinner, urged them to take back by a number of speakers at the
by the Detroit Technion Society. to their homeland the lessons in three-day conference on the uses
The major gift announced democracy they are learning in of law and legal action in the
at the dinner was for $25,000 this country. The Israelis con- Work of combatting anti-Semi-
by Anna and Samuel Brody— tributed $100 to Technion in Mr. tism and other forms of bigotry;
who thereby boosted their Kay'S honor.
under auspices of the National_
Scores of messages addressed Community Relations Advisory
gifts to Technion to a total of
to Mr. Kay included one from Council. •
$100,090 in three years. Mr. ard
Samuel H. Rubiner, president
Mrs. Brody specified that their
Irving Kane, chairman of the
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
contribution is to be used for
Reassessment
Committee of the
tion, in behalf of a group of
the erection of an agricultural
NCRAC, told the 75 social scien-
building in their names as ;;. Detroiters at the United Jew- tists, scholars, lawyers and Jew-
ish Appeal conference in New
part of the Agricultural Insti-
York. A cablegram from Wal- ish leaders participating in the
tute of the Technicn.
ter Field, who is now -in Lon- session that, because of the "an-
Another major gift,. for $10,-
don; a cablegram from Mr. cient and poignant story of the
000, was made by Reuben Shaye.
and Mrs. Philip Lipson, from long centuries in which we Jews
Mr. Kay increased his contribu-
Israel, adding $1,000 to their were sometimes persecute% and
tion to Technion to $20,000—
previous gifts to Technion and at best tolerated, but never fully
with an additional $3,000—and acclaiming Technion's import- accepted as citizens, Jews have
assigned $1,000 of the sum to ance; a message from M. seen the need- for organizations
include the name of the late
Axelrod from Havana, with a ,dedicated to the advancement of
David Segal, who was one of the $1,090 gift; message from Abe fuller equality for all, since we
leaders of the local chapter,
Kasle in behalf of United understand how all especially
among the Technion's Founders.
Hebrew Schools, from Hadas- demarcated groups suffer when
A number of new Founders were sah, Jewish National Fund barriers are placed against the
enrolled through gifts of $1,000 and from General Dori of opportunities and rights of any."
or more. Among them was a Haifa, the Technion's presi- ! Will Maslow, director of the
non-Jew, Emil Smiles, who add- dent added to the honors ac- commission on law and social
ed another $500 gift to his last corded Mr. Kay.
action of the American Jewish
year's contribution of $4,000.
Congress, in a presentation on
A mong the guests at e din-
Benjamin Wilk presided at the ner in. Mr. Kay's honor were "The Uses of Law in the Strug-
gle for Equality," said that law
dinner. Dr. Frank Kingdon,
prominent educator, columnist leading industrialists and tech- not only tends to discourage cer-
nologists from Detroit, Chicago, tain forms of conduct by making
and lecturer, who had visited
Israel and Technion several New York and Pittsburgh. Prior it "unrespectable," but by chang-
times, was the principal speak- to the dinner a two-day meet- ing behavior, in time also modi-
ing was held by the national fies attitudes, and does so "more
er.
board of directors of American effectively than a frontal assault
Mr. Kay was introduced by Technion Society.
on such attitudes."
7. W. Wunsch, president of the
Rabbi Minard Klein, of Tem-
Mr. Maslow hailed the suc-
American Technion Society,
who presented him with a ple Beth El, delivered the in- cesses in litigations by Jewish
vocation
at
the
dinner.
Elias
community relations agencies on
citation from the national of-
. fice. Citations also were pre- Fife. chairman of the Society's the issue of the separation of
national board. of directors, pre- church and state, including re-
sented by Mr. Wunsch to
sided at the meetings which leased time practices, Bible-dis-
- Wilk and Mr. Brody.
preceded the dinner.
tribution in the public schools,
Addressing the more than 300
etc. He stressed that no other
guests, Dr. Kingdon said that
•
corrective action was available
when he first visited Israel in
in this area, except recourse to
1948 he "looked at the stretches
the courts.
of sand and the sun-burnt hills"
and asked himself "what can Is-
rael do with this land, neglected
Louis Zara, author of "Blessed
and abused for 1,500 years?" is the Land," best-selling novel
He said he found the answer dealing with the American Jew-
in Haifa, where he visited the ish Tercentenary, who will be
Technion, the nation's only here to deliver a sermon at
The Zionist Organization of
source of engineers, applied Temple Beth El, tonight, will be
Detroit will hold its third an-
scientists and technicians.
honored at a luncheon at Olde , nual latke party, commemorat-
Dr. Kingdon said that the Wayne Club at 12:30 p.m. today. ing Hanukah, on the night of
leaders of Israel recognized from The Michigan regional advisory the fourth candle, Thursday,
the outset that the country's board of the Anti-Defamation Dec. 23, 8:30 p.m., at the Zionist
economy would "have to be built League of Bnai Brith and the House, Linwood at Lawrence.
around small but exact man- Past Presidents' Club of Detroit
Harry Cohen will direct com-
ufacturing comparable to that Bnai Brith Lodges are co-spon-
munity singing, accompanied by
of Switzerland." He said Israel sors of this event.
Mrs. Bella Goldberg at the piano.
cannot hope to compete with
Mr. Zara is a member of the
A group of Israeli students,
the huge mass production of Author's League of America, So-
large countries, but it can com- ciety of Midland Authors, P.E.N. who are now studying at Wayne
pete in industries that rely on Club, Author's Guild and Renais- University, will be ZOD's guests
personal skills. To train a corps sance Society of America. He is th at evening.
of workers for such indus- a member of the National Com-
There will be admission charge.
tries, he said, "is a strategic con- mission of the Anti-Defamation Reservations can be made at the
Zionist House.
tribution to economic states- League of Bnai Brith.
manship, and here, again, Tech-
Reservations for the luncheon,
nion stands in a unique position which Mr. Zara will address, are Anti-Semitic Postcards
to serve Israel's future." Ex- being accepted at the Michigan
plaining Technion's role, Dr. Regional Office of Anti-Defama- Ruled Non-Mailable
Kingdon added:
tion League, WO. 2-9686. After
A postcard advertising a book
"Water is the lifeblood of Is- the luncheon, Mr. Zara will ap-
rael—Technion is the fountain- pear on WXYZ. He will be in- on Walter Winchell was brought
head from which men able to terviewed on the Paul Winter to the attention of the Michigan
Regional Office of the -Anti-De-
keep the waters of Israel flowing program.
famation League of Bnai Brith.
will emerge."
Included in the text of the post-
Greeting the gathering in the
Dedicate New Members card were terms referring to Mr.
name of Wayne University,
At
Adas Shalom Service Winchell such as "The Jew stink
William E. Stirton, vice-pres-
lbomb of the air" and "the
ident of the University, point-
ed to the common bond be-
Over 200 new members of Adas mouthpiece of the Sanhedrin."
The recipient turned the card
tween Wayne and the Israel Shalom Synagogue who have
Technion. "Both" he said, "are joined this year will be dedi- over to Dr. Morton J. Sobel,
dedicated institutions." He cated at the monthly late serv- Michigan regional director of
emphasized that the import- ice of the congregation at 8:30 ADL. He brought - it to the at-
tention of Senator Homer Fer-
ance of technical skill is vital p.m., today.
guson who referred it to the
to Israel, as it is to Detroit,
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will speak Post Office Department. Subse-
and he expressed the hope that on "The Story of the Conserva-
a greater number of young • tive Jew," portraying its loyal- quently, the solicitor of the Post
Jews would turn to engineer- ties to the Conservative move- Office Department found the
card non-mailable under the
ing as their careers.
ment and explaining its relation- provisions of the Code of Fed-
.
ship
to
Orthodox
and
Reform
Milton Silberman, of Chicago,
eral Regulations.
greeted Mr. Kay in behalf of the Jewry.
The card will no longer be cir-
officers of the Zionist Organiza- I Cantor.' Nicholas Fenakel will culated through the United
tion of America. • •
!chant the service, assisted by States Mails. It had originally
In his response to the tributes members_ot the youth choir. An been sent by the Nationalist In-
pa4d him by distinguished oneg shabbat will follOW.
formation Service of Farmington,
speakers and that large gather-
Regular sabbath • services are Mich., an organization run by
ing of friends and co-workers in planned for 4:45 p.m., today, and Russell Roberts who is mentioned
local community movements, ' at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar in "The Troublemakers" and
Mr. Kay expressed his apprecia- Mitzvah of Robert F. Kraft • will other. ADL publications because
of some of his past activities.
tion for the honors extended to , be observed.•

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ZOD Annual Latke
Party on Thursday

Landsmanshaften Plan for Israel Bond Event

Detroit landsmanshaften this
week began planning for their
annual Israel bond effort.
Presidents and vice presidents
of 45 landsmanshaften have
been invited to a breakfast meet-
ing Dec: 26, by Isidore Sosnick,
president of the Landsmanshaf-

ten Council.
Plans will be made for an
Israel bond function, Feb. 20. At
their last Israel bond event,
landsmanshaften sold $73,000 in
bonds.

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Emma Schaver, international-
ly known soprano, has been in-
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Day rally in Montreal, Dec. 20,
to be held in the Montreal For-
um, which has a seating capa-
city of 15,000. The affair is
sponsored by Bonds for Israel.
Jan Peerce, tenor, will share the
program with Mrs. Schaver.

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