Start Construction on Mizrachi
Women's Center in Haifa, Israel

. I8—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 8, 1955

Urge Commemoration
Of Three Yahrzeits

The sabbaths of July 9 and
July 16 will be observed by local
Zionists-Revisionists in com-
memoration of the Yahrzeits
of three important Jewish lead-
ers.
The Zionists-Revisionists o f
Detroit have called on all syna-
gogues to honor the memories
of Dr. Theodor Herzl (Yahr-
zeit on Sunday), Chaim Nach-
man Bialik (Yahrzeit Monday)
and Zeev Ben Yonah Jabotinsky
•Yahrzit Julie 19).
The chanting of the El Moleh
Rachamim will be heard in
many of 'our city's synagogues
on both sabbaths in honor of
the three men: Herzl, the
founder of modern Zionism;
Bialik, the noted poet of Jewish
Construction has begun on the Haifa Community Center, a liberation; and Jabotinsky, the
joint project of the Mizrachi Women's Organizations of America founder of the Zionists-Revi-
and Canada, in response to growing needs of religious youth, new- sionists.
comers, and underprivileged groups in this rapidly-expanding
Jewish Group in Tokyo
and highly-industrialiied city. Following cornerstone laying cere-
monies recently attended by high government officials and
NEW YORK, (WJA) — Recent
representatives of the two women's religious-Zionist organiza-
tions, building operations have begun on the center (architect's reports received by the World
conception above) which will provide a kindergarten, nursery Jewish Congress describe the
school, meeting rooms for youth and adults, afternoon club groups, Jewish Community of Tokyo as
cafeteria, and varied cultural activities for the community as a consisting of 250 families, most-.
ly from the United States, Is-
whole. The center will be built at an estimated cost of $200,000.
rael and the Near Eastern coun-
tries. Focal point of Jewish life
Egyptians Fire on Israel
Life Begins at Eighty
in the -capital of Japan is the
Jewish center with a synagogue,
Military Plane in Negev
Eighty-year-old Minna a library and some recreational
An Israel military plane flying Schmulewitz, as she arrived facilities. Religious services are
over Israel territory was fired from Germany at New York In- also attended by American serv-
on by Egyptian anti-aircraft ternational Airport recently in icemen of the Jewish faith. The
guns from across the border op- the achievement
community maintains a Sunday
posite the Negev area. The plane of her double-
school for seventy children and
barreled wish
was not hit.
is at present looking for an Eng-
lish-speaking rabbi.
Earlier, an Israeli fishing boat to immigrate to
was fired on from Syrian posi- the United
tions along the shore of Lake States, and to
Kineret, according to an an- get her first
nouncement here by Israel's airplane r i d e.
Brought here by
army spokesman,
At the same time, the Foreign United HIAS
Ministry announced that the Service, Jewish
Minna
Israel vessel "Bracha Fould," international
which entered Lebanese waters migration agency, Mrs. Schmulee
by error-- while en route from witz was reunited with a son
Alexandretta to Haifa, had been and daughter who immigrated
released by authorities of Leb- from Europe to San Francisco
anon. The ship had been de- four years ago. Mrs. Schmule-
tained a few hours in the har- w.itz' late husband died in Ger-
bor of Beirut until Lebanese of- many in 1944, and she came to
ficials made sure that the entry this country, with the assistance
into their country's waters had of United HIAS Service, under
been unintentional.
the provisions of the Refugee
Relief Act enacted by Congress
Brazil Police Seek Writers in 1953.

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Of Anti-Semitic Pamphlet'

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RIO DE JANEIRO, ( WJA) —
A large number of anti-Semitic
pamphlets, signed "Alliance Lib-
ertadoro Nacionalista" have
been distributed recently here
and in Sao Paulo.
The administrations of the
two cities and the Federal Par-
liament publicly condemned the
pamphlets and soleinnly ex-
pressed their sympathy with
Brazilian Jewry, Brazilian news-
papers asked for energetic police
action.
The Jewish Federations in Rio
and Sao Paulo have offered re-
wards for information leading
to the identification of the pam-
phlet's sources. A thorough in-
vestigation is being carried on
by the police.

Posthumous Diary of Young Genius

On July 27, 1941, David S. Ko-
gan began to incorporate his
thoughts in the diary he re-
ceived that day from his moth-
er, on his 12th birthday. The
last insertion was on March 7,
1951, several hours before he
died. The text, published by
Beechhurst Press under the title
"The Diary of David S. Kogan,"
edited with an introduction by
Meyer Levin, makes a fascinat-
ing book and will be read with
great interest as proof that the
brilliant young man whose life
ended so prematurely was des-
tined for a great future.
It becomes evident at once,
upon reading this interesting
testament, that the boy was
deeply interested in Jewish mat-
ters. On Aug. 1, 1941, he reports
having read Simeon Dubnow's
Jewish history. This is most un-
usual for a boy of 12.
He had his sad experiences, in-
cluding abuse from an anti-
Semite.
He reported on his Jewish
studies. on his having acquired
a knowledge of the Bible, and
ability to translate it into Yid-
dish and English. He was critical
of those who are "skimpy on the
Hebrew," who were responsible
for "Bar Mitzvah factories," and
he thrilled in his own experi-
ences.
David met and befriended
leading Jewish writers, read
their works, studied Zionism and
Jewish history. He aimed to mas-
ter the Hebrew language and
once, on a subway, "a poor old
Jew saw my Hebrew book, and
gave me one of the warmest
smiles I have ever seen or felt.."
He was influenced by Recon-
structionism, was devotedly
Zionist, took pride in honors

accorded his father, Aaron Ko-
gan, by the Labor Zionists and
the Jewish National Fund. He
loved music, loved life and peo-
ple.
This diary of a young man
just out of his teens when he
died reveals the strong Jewish
influences upon him. He aspired
to be a writer and might have
been a very great one. But it
was decreed otherwise. He was
very sensitive and the turbulent
events of the last decade left
their imprression upon him.
There is, in this diary, as
pointed out by its editor, the
eminent writer, Meyer Levin,
"an unending search for orien-
tation of the Jew." Levin likens
this book to the "Diary of Anne
Frank," as well as to the Diary
of Samuel Pepys. "In the most
trivial detail," Levin states,
"there was character revelation
and color" in David Kogan's
diary. There will be general
agreement with this opinion
among those who read it.

Claims Group Affirms

Deadline for Allocations

NEW YORK. (JTA) — The
Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany' re-
affirmed September 15. as the
deadline for applications by
organizations seeking alloca-
tions for activities in 1956 in
countries outside Israel.
The conference, by the terms
of the agreement it concluded
with the Federal Republic of
Germany, ca.n allocate funds
only for activities contributing
to the relief, rehabilitation and
resettlement of Jewish victims
of Nazi persecution.

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2 New Chemical Plants
Built With Israel Bonds

Israel took another step for-
ward toward self-sufficiency in
food production recently, with
the announcement by Dr. Dov
Joseph, Israel's Minister of De-
velopment, of t h e opening in
Elaifa of two new factories of
Fertilizers and Chemicals, Ltd.,
the nation's largest industrial
enterprise, which is supported
with invested capital derived
from the sale of the State of
Israel Development Bond Issue.
One of the new factories will
manufacture pot a s s i u m, sul-
phate, while the other will make
phosphoric acid.

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