Judge Bernard Ro senblatt to Speak at JNF Foundation Dinner Jan. 26 •40,000 dunams—have passed into the possession of the Jewish Na- tional Fund. While the Peace ! Conference was sitting in Paris, after the First World War, he was visited by Justice Brandeis to join Professor (now Justice) Frankfurter in connection with a study of the land problem for the Palestine Mandate. In 1921, Judge Rosenblatt was elected by the World Zionist Congress as the first American member of the Palestine Zionist Executive, and in that capacity he brought back to the United States a Bond Issue of the City of Tel Aviv—the first Jewish Bond Issue in history—which was successfully floated in New York. He served successively as the American member of the Economic Council of the World Zionist Organization, as presi- dent of the Jewish National Fund, as president of the Koren Hayesod (Palestine Foundation Fund) and as vice-president of of the JDC in 1955." the Zionist Organization of The report points out that America. JDC's program in Camp Foeh- He has spent several years in renwald presents serious prob- Palestine with his family and lems. Of the more than 1,600 while there organized the Ti- persons in Foehrenwald, about berias Hot Springs Co., of which 30 percent have had some kind he is chairman of the board, of TB history or other hospital holding a 60-year government treatment. concession for the development A large percentage of the of the famous Hot Springs, Foehrenwald residents has noted since the days of the Ro- been presented and rejected for man Emperors. He 1- as written emigration to the United States extensively on the Zionist prob- or Canada. It is expected that lem, including two hooks—"So- approximately 200 families can cial Zionism," which includes a be aided to leave Foehrenwald study of the Palestine land problem, "Federated Palestine in 1955. Announcement was made this quests to the JNF. There will be week by William Hordes, chair- no solicitation of funds. Judge Rosenblatt has been man of the board of the Jewish prominent in American Zionism National Fund Council of De- since his student days when he troit, that Judge organized the first College Zion- Bernard R. , ist Society at Columbia Univer- Rosenblatt, dis- sity. He was the honorary sec- tinguished . retary of the Federation of 'Zionist leader, American Zionists (which later address the . became the Zionist Organization ::Detroit m e m - of America). During the days of bers of the JNF the First World War he founded National Foun- and served as president of the dation, at a din- American Zion Comm -nwealth, ner at Holiday which established the colonies Manor, Jan. 26. of Balfouria, Afule 2/Tid Herzlia It will be an in Palestine, and was instru- educational mental in redeeming a large meeting, for the tract of land near the Port of Rosenblatt purpose of eval- Haifa, known as Mifraz Haifa, uating the importance of be- the largest part of which—some 6 — DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 31, 1954 and the Jewish CommonweP.1th" (Published in 1941), which in Are You Ready For '55? many ways foreshadowed the JEWISH ALMANAC 1955 Day-By-Day, Desk. Devotional Book "Partition Plan" with an econo- Teo mic union suggested by the Compiled by Religious Farts with by "The Rev. Dr. For Modcrn Parents" United Nations Majority Report. Commandments Julius Mark, Temple Emanu-El, N. Y. C. Bible Important Sayings, 700 365 Inspirational Judge Rosenblatt has been Readings, Dates, Religious, Civic Holidays Explained, 1955 prominent in Democratic poli- English-Jewish Calendars, Daily MeLlo Space, 212 Pages, blue hard cover imprinted in Only $2.29 tics in New York, having served STORE NAME AND ADDRESS HERE as Justice of the City Magis- Detroit Shoo trates Court during the adminis- 18294 Wyoming Hebrew Book 12226 Dexter tration of Mayor Hylan. JDC Report Outlines 1955 Needs Of Jews in European Countries NEW YORK, (JTA)—Plans for aid to Jews in France, Germany, Austria and other European countries during 1955 were made public by the Joint Distribu- tion Committee in a report which outlines the needs of Jews in Europe. The JDC also operates in Israel and North Africa. JDC's budget for France — $1,667,000—reflects the fact that nearly two-thirds of the Jewish population of continental Wes- tern Europe, or nearly 300,000 currently live in France. Regarding Germany, the JDC states: "Some 25 percent of the 22,000 Jews in Germany receive assistance from JDC welfare, medical, legal, emigration or other services on a more or less continuous basis. These will continue to be the responsibility Brings $2,500,000 in Bonds NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Jew- ish community of New York commemorated Hanukah at a colorful city-wide festival that provided $2,500,000 in Israel Bond proceeds for the economic development of Israel. PLUS Life insurance Protection ONLY GINSBURG PONTIAC AskTo 1308 GINSBURG Gives You a Real Good Deal on a FOR DETAILS SEE OR PHONE 1 111119111, See • at PACKER PONTIAC MIZRACHI CONSTRUCTING NEW UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL The young Medinat Yisrael has long been seeking to install modern means in its academic educational system in particular. Such a system would insure the speedy integration of these students into the life of the country, without its having to send them all over the world for their education. Such an Educational Center is the BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY, which the Mizrachi Organization of America is establishing in Israel. This University will be the first patterned after Ameri- can Colleges with a curriculum follow- ing an American Institution of higher learning, yet imbued with strict loyalty to the ancient traditions of our people. Registration for Bar-Ilan University begins in January, 1955. The official dedication of Bar-Ilan University, at Ramat Gan, will be in August, 1955. The first eight buildings of the Uni- versity have been completed, and an additional five buildings will soon be added. On the Committee of Academi- cians are Dr. Pinkhos Churgin, who left his position as Dean of the Teacher's Seminary of Yeshiva University, to settle in Israel and guide the Bar-Ilan Univer- sity as its President-Designate; the world-famous mathematician Prof. Y. Ginsburg and noted professors from many American universities. 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