People Make News

L. L. Colbert, president of
Chrysler Corporation, has been
named chairman of the 1953
special gifts
campaign of the
National C o re-
ference of
Christians a n d
Jews, it was an-
nounced by
Roger W. Straus
board chairman
of the American
Smelting '& Re-
, fining Co., who
Colbert is national co-
chairman of its finance commit-
tee.

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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Welfare Federation Nominees Announced

Friday, January 7, 1955

The names of nine nominees
for election to the board of
governors of the Jewish Welfare
Federation have been an-
nounced by Jacob A. Citrin,
chairman of the nominating
committee.
The nominees have been pro-
posed for election to the board
as members-at-large for terms
of three years each.
Elections will take place at
Federation's annual meeting, at

Rabbi Bernstein Succeeds
annual Lipsky on Zionist Group

mittee for the 48th
meeting of the American Jewish
Committee in New York, Jan.
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Rabbi
23 to 30. Over 750 community
leaders will attend the parley ! Philip S. Bernstein, of Roches-
to discuss vital problems con- ter, N.Y., former president of
cerning Jews here and abroad. the Central Conference of
* * *
Designation of EDWIN ROS- American Rabbis, was elected
. ENBERG, New York industrial- !chairman of the
; ist and nationally-known leader ! American Zion-
in philanthropic endeavors, as ' i s t Committee
it chairman of the ! o r Public Af-
National Coun- fairs. He sue-
cil of UNITED ! seeds Louis Lip-
HIAS SERVICE, !sky, veteran
the Jewish In- leader of the
ternational mi- American Zion-
gration agency, ; ist movement.
The k commit-
was announced
ELMER GERTZ, president of
The Decalogue Society of Law-
by Ben Touster, tee was estab
yers, announces that former
its president, at lished early this
year by all the
President HARRY S. TRUMAN
t h e organiza- American
will be presented with the 1954
tion's World ist organ Zion-
iza-
award of the society for his con-
Headquar t e r s , tions to "con-
tributions to the cause of democ-
4 2 5 Lafayette duct and direct
racy and the general welfare of
St., N e w York. public action, on Dr. Bernstein
Rosenberg
the American people, at the an-
Touster I an-
nual patriotic dinner of the so-1 nounced that Daniel G. Ross, an behalf of the American Zionist
ciety, in the Palmer House, Chi- officer of two universities, will movement, bearing upon rela-
cago. Feb. 19.
I act, as vice chairman of the Na- tions with governmental auth-
* * *
tional Council, which will have orities, with a view to maintain-
MARTIN L. BUTZEL, Detroit a membership of some 1,500 Jew- ing . and improving friendship
attorney, has been appointed a ish leaders of all sizeable com- and good will between the Unit-
member of the planning corn munities in the United States. I ed States and Israel."

Adoption of Israel Child
Denied U.S. Entertainer

8:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the
Esther Berman Branch of the
United Hebrew Schools, 18945
Schaefer.
Those nominated are: Sidney
J. Allen, Morris Garvett, Harvey
H. Goldman, Mrs. Harry L. Jack-
son, Daniel A. Laven, Milton K.
' Mahler, Hyman Safran, Erwin
S. Simons and James Wineman.
Members of the' nominating
committee under the chairman-
ship of Citrin are: Mandell L.
Berman, Mrs. John C. Hopp,
Milton M. Maddin and Emil T.
Stern.

!Israel Attorney General

JERUSALEM, (JTA.) — Cab-
aret entertainer Jose p h i n e Bans Changes of Sex
Baker was refused permission
here to adopt an Israeli child. I JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Attorney
Miss Baker, who had asked for General Chaim Cohen ruled that
such permission "in order to any operation aimed at chang-
educate the child in the spirit ing the sex of a man and trans-
of peace and brotherhood be- forming him into a woman would
tween peoples," was denied the be illegal, even if performed at
request by Moshe Shapira, Min- the request of the man himself.
The Attorney - General's ruling
ister of Religious and Social
followed a request from legal
Welfare.
In her application, she said advisors of the Ministry of
she had already adopted five Health after doctors and psychi-
children of various nationalities atrists here had advised a 32-
year-old male to undergo a series
and religions.
of operations which would alter
On behalf of Shapira, a Min- his sex. Identity of the patient
istry spokesman declared that, was not disclosed.
while Miss Bakers humanitar-
The patient, it was stated, had
ian impulse is appreciated, the been suffering for some years
Ministry could not permit a from physical and psychological
Jewish child to be taken away disturbances which led to re-
ing the celebration of the
Jan. 18 at the from- Israel at a time when peated attempts at suicide.
American Jewish Tercenten-
Adas Shal o.m every effort is being made to
ary. Entitled "A New Life in
Synagogue, and, bring Jewish children into the
a New Land," her interpreta-
that reports will country..
Saul Berch has
tions, in narrative, song and
be submitted by
been with Pack-
dance, will portray the arrival
division chair- W.J Congress Executive
er Pontiac for
of the first Jews in this coun-
men at a board
three years, and
try in 1654 and will trace
meeting next To Meet in Paris, France
.during that
American Jewish history
Tuesday.
time has done
The World Jewish Congress
through 1954.
Mrs: Stollman
To secure ad-
an outstanding
Mrs. Max Stollman, general mission cards to the - Jan. 26 will hold a plenary meeting of
job. He is one of
fund-raising chairman of the donor event, contributions may its executive in PariS, France,
Packer's
high
Jan.
27
to
.
30,
Abraham
S.
JNF Auxiliary, stated this week be made to the JNF, through the , 1
volume s a 1 e s-
that from all indications last Women's Auxiliary, by contact-1 Hyman, WJCongress adminis-
men. He states
year's income for land develop- ing any of the members or by 1 trative director, has announced.
that it is be-
ment from irrigation in Israel, calling the general chairman This will be the agency's first
and for reafforestation, will be Mrs. Stollman, WE. 3-4113, or major meeting since the third cause of his fair deals and good
customer relationship, even
exceeded by the Auxiliary.
her .co-chairmen, Mrs. Abraham plenary assembly, held in Gen-
after the car is sold. He also
Mrs. Stollman announced that -Scheuer, DI. 1-0505, or Mrs. Jos- eva, Switzerland, in 1953.
the final donor rally will be held eph Greenbaum, TO. 8-1659.
More than 60 members of the thinks that Packer has had a
executive are expected to at- wonderful public acceptance
over the years. Why not con7
. tend. Dr. Nahum Goldmann, tact
Berch at Packer Pon-
Crew of Bat Galim Back in Israel After 94 Days' WJCongress president, will pre- tiac, Saul
18650
Livernois, phone UN.
at the sessions, which are
Of Imprisonment and Physical Torture in Cairo side
scheduled to be held in the 3-9300. ADV.
UNESCO Buildin g.
TEL AVIV, (JTA5—The cap- .tions observers, that the men
tain and crew - of the Israel were given medical treatment,
freighter Bat Galim are home, the Bat Galim's master said.
weary after 94 days of imprison-
The captain had not seen his
ment in Egyptian jails where ship since it was seized by the
they were beaten, robbed of their Egyptians in the Suez Canal
personal possessions and, finally, early on Sept. 28. The Egyptians
set free in the wilderness of the have announced, since, that they'
Gaza strip where they were or- will release the ship—provided it
dered to walk back to the Israel is sailed southward, away from
border, a considerable distance the. Suez Canal,
away.
An Israel Army patrol spotted Israel Eliminated
the captain and his nine sailors,
all tired and shivering in sum- From Asian-African
mer clothes, shuffling toward the Parley Under Pressure
border. An ammunition carrier
was summoned and, just as soon
LONDON, (JTA) — Israel is
as the 10 weakened men reached the only Middle Eastern state
the border, they were taken which will not be invited to the
aboard. By the time they reached conference of Asian and African
the nearest settlement, at Kissu- nations to be held in Bandung,
fim, hundreds of Negev settlers Indonesia, next April, according
had gathered to greet them with to the decision reached by the
songs, flowers and congratula- Prime Ministers of the Colombo
tions. They were immediately powers at their meeting in Jak-
given warm clothing, then taken arta.
to this city where they were met
The five powers are India,
by their families.
Pakistan, Ceylon, Indonesia and
Zvi Shidlo, captain of the Burma. They decided to invite
Join Our 1955
Bat Galim, declared on his ar- 30 nations, comprising more than
rival here that the Egyptians half the world's population, to
Christmas Club
had taken from him and his the conference to promote good
sailors all their rings, watches will, consider mutual problems-
A Christmas Club ac-
and other valuables, including and review the position of the
$1,400 in cash.
count is the ideal way
Asian and African peoples in .
"Our men were put in se- the world today.
to be sure you have a
parate cells after we were
According to information re-
tidy sum for gift buying
taken to Cairo," Shidlo said. ceived here, the decision not
next Christmas . . . En-
"Our hands were chained be- to invite Israel came at the end
hind our backs, and we were of a long and acrimonious de-
roll now at City Bank .
beaten at regular intervals— bate in which Prime Minister
Save in twenty-five bi -
in my case, every 15 minutes, U Nu of Burma insisted strongly
weekly Installments for
in the cases of the men, about on a bid to Israel, against the
every hour. The soldiers who opposition of Prime Minister
certificates of $50
COMPLETE
entered our cells to beat us did Mohammed All of Pakistan and
$100, $150, $250 and
not question us—they simply Prime Minister Dr. Sastroamid-
BANKING AND TRUST
$500.
beat us, and they seemed to jojo of Indonesia.
SERVICES
be expert at the job."
The issue was settled when
.""1.11.1"
Capt. Shidlo told how some of the Pakistan representative re-
MAIN OFFICE ••••• PENOBSCOT BUILDING
the crew members were left ported that none of the Arab
Griswold at Pori
bleeding after these beatings, States would attend the con-
BRANCH OFFICES
yet all were left on bare floors ference if .Israel were seated
West Seven Mile near Evergreen • East McNichols at Davison
for two days- without any medi- and a primary objective of the
Grand River at West Seven Mile • Stephenson Highway near John R., Hazel Pork
cal attention. It was not until conference — "extending t h e
West Nine Mile near Coolidge, Oak Park
several days later when they area of peace" — would thus be
Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
were taken to another jail, and defeated. In the face of this,
were to be visited by United Na- U Nu had to yield.

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Noted Artist at Donor Fete of JNF Women on Jan. 26

The distinguished Chicago
singer of Yemenite, Hebrew and
other language songs, Nita Shela

I

NITA SHELA HERZON

Berzon, will b_e the featured en-
tertainer at the annual donor
event of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Jewish National Fund, at
Adas Shalom Synagogue, at 12:30
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, Mrs.
Sidney Ravin, president of the
Auxiliary, announced this week.
Miss Herzon has appeared at
bond rallies and scores of com-
munal programs in many com-
munities.
For her Detroit appearance,
she has prepared a program

especially aimed at emphasiz-

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