People Make News
JACOB BLAUSTEIN received
the Governor's Medal and a
giant silver tray engraved with
the names of 250 American and
foreign statesmen, when he was
honored for services as a hu-
manitarian and philanthropist
at a testimonial luncheon of the
Advertising Club of Baltimore.
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ALBERT ELAZAR was elected
a member of the national execu-
tive committee of the National
Council for Jewish Education, at
the convention in Atlantic City.
PHILIP M. KLUTZNICK, pres-
ident of Bnai Brith, conferred
with George V. Allen, Assistant
Secretary of State for the Near
East, in Washington. Mr. Klutz-
nick, who recently returned from
a three-week tour of Israel, re-
ported to the Assistant Secre-
tary on his observations and im-
pressions of the present situa-
tion in Israel. Later, at the Em-
bassy of Israel, Mr. Klutznick
was presented with an Israeli
scroll denoting that h i s name
had been entered in the Golden
Book of the Jewish National
Fund in Jerusalem.
N. Y. State Attorney General
JACOB K. JAVITS and HERMAN
WOUK, author of "The Caine
Mutiny," will be among the re-
cipients of honorary degrees at
Yeshiva University's commence-
ment June 21. More than 200
academic degrees and diplomas
will be conferred.
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Rabbi HAYIM DONIN of Con-
gregation Bnai David, Detroit,
was elected regional vice-presi-
dent of the Rabbinic Alumni of
Yeshiva University.
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More than 400 veterans of
three wars, as well as communal
leaders, paid tribute in Balti-
more to HARRY GREENSTEIN,
executive director of the Associ-
ated Jewish Charities on the oc-
casion of the award to him of
the Distinguished Service Medal
of the Maryland Department of
the Jewish War Veterans. Sen.
Lehman, addressing the guests
at the affair, said that Mr.
Greenstein was a "real friend of
hundreds of thousands and even
millions of people. The lives that
were saved by UNRRA were sav-
ed in no small measure by Harry
Greenstein's brilliant work."
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MELVIN S. ZARET, 28, has
been elected executive director
of the Milwaukee Jewish Wel-
fare Fund. He succeeds Elkan
C. Voorsanger, who held the post
17 years.
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Rabbi JOSEPH H. LOOK-
STEIN, of New York, was ap-
pointed chairman of the Chap-
laincy Commission of the New
York Board of Rabbis.
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An honorary degree of Doctor
of Technological Science was
awarded to J. W. WUNSCH,
president of the American Tech-
nion Society, by Technion, Israel
Institute of Technology, which
also awarded an honorary degree
of Ingenieur to ELIAS FIFE,
chairman of the society's board
of directors.
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Top ranking American Zionist
leaders paid warm tribute to
AVRAHAM HARMAN, Consul
General of Israel, at a farewell
reception tendered him and Mrs.
Harman at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, New York, under the joint
auspices of the American Zion-
ist Council and the Jewish
Agency for Palestine, on the
eve of their return home to Is-
10—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Labor Zionists Show Building Fund Progress
Friday, June 3, 1955
Hope to Close
Refugee Camps
rael. Mr. Harman has left to
assume a high position in the
Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
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SYDNEY W. ROOS of Rock-
By ARTHUR LEWIS
ville Centre, N. Y., was elected
(Copyright 1955, Jewish Telegrahphk
to serve a fifth term as presi-
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dent of the New York Federa-
UNITED NATIONS—The UN
tion of Reform Synagogues.
High Commissioner for Refu-
gees, Dr. G. J. van Heuven
Goedhart, says he hopes to close
Eisenhower Requests
down the refugee camps in
Congress to Liberalize
Europe during the next four
Refugee Relief Clauses years.
Dr. Goedhart makes only one
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — With condition for cleaning out these
a plea to the Congress that it camps which are a festering
reaffirm the "great tradition of sore on the face of the free
sanctuary" in America, Presi- world — but it is an important
dent Eisenhower urged that it condition. He says, in his an-
adopt ten specific amendments nual report which has just been
to the Refugee Relief Act of published here, that it can be
1953. He asked that action be done as long as the newly set
taken during the present Con- up United Nations Refugee
Fund, or UNR.EF as it is called,
gressional session.
By enacting the changes he receives sufficient funds for its
recommended, the President four-year program .
said, Congress "would permit ef-
The High Commissioner's
fective administration of the office estimates there are 75,000
Act by the executive branch of refugees who do not come under
the Government and greatly aid the High Commissioner's man-
the success of the program." date. Most of them are escapees
The President's message re- from behind the Iron Curtain,
ported that "during the last year although there are still some
and a half, substantial progress "displaced persons" who have
has been made in setting up the not been relocated despite the
complex organization required fact that it is ten years since
to administer the technical re- the war. There are a few Jews
quirements of the Act." But he in these camps; some of them
went on to add that experience do not want to go to Israel.
has demonstrated that adminis- others are described as "difficult
trative improvements are not cases" which Israel cannot
enough. A number of the pro- afford to take. (The Jewish state
visions of the Act, he asserted, has absorbed a disproportionate
require amendment if the Act's number of these "difficult cases,"
objectives are to be fully the aged and the invalid in need
of special care, who cannot pos-
achieved.
The suggested amendments sibly support themselves.)
The report says that the
include a proposal that unused
quota numbers in various cate- president of the United States is
gories be made use of, possibly going to ask Congress to ap-
for orphans, on a world-wide prove a contribution of $1,400,-
basis; that definitions of the 000, and it lists other contribu-
terms "refugee," "resettlement," tions as follows: Australia, $55,-
"escape" and "expellee" be liber- 800; Denmark, $72,390; Ger-
alized; that requirement of a many, $23,810; Israel, $5,000;
passport be waived where it is the Netherlands, $93,000 ; Nor-
deemed feasible; and that or- way, $83,998; Sweden, -$115,987;
ganizational sponsorship be ac- Switzerland, $116,500; Turkey,
cepted as sufficient. '- $4,286. However, the target for
Reaction to the President's the fund is $4,000,000 for the
proposal was swift. Chairman first year and $16,000,000 .alto-
Emanuel Celler of the House gether, and subscriptions have
Judiciary Committee com- not come in the way it was
mended the recommendations, hoped they would.
but criticized the President for
failing to remove Scott McLeod Britain to Move Consulate
as administrator of the program. To New City of Jerusalem
Senator Arthur V. Watkins of
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Britain
Utah predicted that the pro-
posals would be adopted and ex- will move its consulate from the
pressed confidence that if they Old City of Jerusalem to the
were, the full number of refu- new city. The move was inter-
gees would be admitted before preted here as an indication of
the expiration date. But Repre- British defacto recognition of
sentative Francis E. Walter of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Pennsylvania, co-author of the
McCarran-Walter Act, opposed
The Odessa Progressive
the President's move and freely
predicted its defeat.
Aid Society
Wish to Announce Its
Israel Cadets in Italy
ROME, (JTA)—The Israel na-
val vessel Misgav arrived at the
Italian port of Leghorn with 30
cadets of the Israel Navy. The
cadets, completing a three-year
training course with this cruise,
visited ports in South Africa,
Gold Coast and Liberia, before
steaming into Leghorn.
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With the completion of its new build-
ing, Congregation Ahavas Achim will
be open to 200 new families for mem-
Mr. Morris Skolneck is training a pro-
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tioned and will seat 800 people.
19190 Schaefer, at 7 Mile Rood
kempner, are near assignment
completion.
Preparations for cornerstone
laying ceremonies, to be held at
12 noon, June 19, are nearing
completion, with a record at-
tendance at a Labor Zionist af-
fair anticipated.
Plans for a get-acquainted
breakfast meeting, to which the
younger Labor- Zionist element
have been invited, are also un-
der way. At this program, the
youth will learn how they fit
into future plans of the organi-
zation.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Rebecca
Koperman, beloved mother of
Mrs. Benjamin Fishman, Mrs.
John Sklar, Mrs. S. Kushner and
Irving Koper, of Pontiac, thank
their many relatives and friends
for the kindnesses extended dur-
ing their recent bereavement.
BEL-AIRE BALLROOM
CARSON BUICK
CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM
The steering committee for
the Labor Zionist Building Fund
this week reported that steady
progress is being made in ef-
forts of the organization to
raise funds to erect a new La-
bor Zionist Center on Schaefer
and 7 Mile Rd.
Heading the campaign is Ar-
lazaroff Branch of Farband,
which is leading both in cover-
age of members and production
per capita. Other Farband
Branches, specifically 114 and
552, also are showing progress.
In the Poale Zion division,
Branch 11 has achieved 100 per
cent completion of its drive,
conducted under the leadership
of Herbert Pincus. Branch 2,
chaired by Philip Goldstein, and
Branch 6, directed by Irving Po-
of 350 children, Sisterhood, Men's
Club, Youth Group, Bar Mitzvah Club,
Junior Congregation, Adu:t Classes, Li-
brary, * Athletics and all related ac-
tivities.
RABBI JACOB CHINITZ