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Global Speculations on 'Jewish Policy'
Follow in Wake of Soviet Offer to JLC
By EDWIN A. BELLER
UNITED NATIONS, (JTA)-
The hunger for information-
about, and contact with, the
Jews of the Sbviet Union, which
has been gaining momentum
ever since the general relaxation
of tensions heralded by the
Geneva conference, continued to
build up here in the wake of a
Soviet invitation to the Jewish
Labor Committee to see for it-
self in Moscow the fate of Soviet
Jewish writers.
The speculation was not con-
fined to any one quarter, as a
rash of reports cropped up in the
Yiddish press, here and in
Canada, in the Manchester
Guardian, and in the form of a
report from Romania reaching
Israel, about the release of more
Zionist leaderS.
The invitation came when
Soviet Ambassador to the United
States, Georgi N. -Zarubin, told
the Jewish Labor Committee that
it should come to Moscow to
take up the matter of missing
Jewish cultural workers and
writers.
The JLC reported that the
Ambassador's statement, asking
them "to take up directly" their
request for information as to the
whereabouts of the 68 Soviet
Jewish cultural leaders, was
made in the presence of Foreign
Minister \Tyacheslav M. Molo-
to i at the opening session of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly.
Break 'Walls of Silence'
The Committee, in a message
from Adolph Held, its chairman,
to Molotov, asked that the "walls
of silence" hiding the fate of the
Jewish writers and artists "who
disappeared from public view in
your country," be torn down.
The message from Held was de-
livered to the Soviet UN delega-
tion here.
Earlier, on Aug. 31, the Jew-
ish Labor Committee had sent
a letter to ArribaSSador Zarubin
himself. In both that letter, and
the message to Molotov, Held
complained that all inquiries
have met with silence from
Soviet authorities.
. Telling representatives of the
JLC, who had delivered the Held
message to the Soviet Foreign
Minister, that he hoped that a
rabbinical delegation would visit
the Soviet Union soon, Ambas-
sador Zarubin suggested that
they and "other organizations
like yours who are concerned
with these _ problems, come to
Moscow to take up the matter
directly with the leaders there.'
The message to Molotov, and
the Soviet envoy's reply, climax-
ed a week of varied reports from
within the Soviet camp about
the missing writers, the cam-
paign against Zionists and the
Soviet attitude about things Jew-
ish in general.
Writers Named in Reports
The Jewish Daily Forward re-
ported, from what it described as
"most reliable sources," that
Moshe Brodersohn, Jewish poet
and dramatist, had been released
from a labor camp in Siberia. .
The report said that Brod-
ersohn, 66, and his wife, were
now living in Moscow. That re-
port was followed by a number
of others in the Yiddish press.
A correspondent of the Jewish
Daily Eagle, Montreal Yiddish-
language newspaper, reported
that he had been informed that
still another of the Soviet Jew-
ish writers — S. Halkin — was
now living freely in Lwow (Lem-
berg).
He said that his informant,
who had attended a festival in
Warsaw and had received per-
mission to visit Lwow, had re-
ported that Lwow was now a
large center of Jewish population.
At the same time, an article
in the Jewish Day-Morning Jour-
nal reported that while Broder-
sohn, Halkin, and a third writer,
J. Sternberg, were alive and in
Moscow, three others — Itzik
Feffer, David Bergelson and Per-
etz Markish — were dead.
The article, which said -that
reports reaching Yiddish writers
appeared to be authentic, stressed
that there was no information
as to how those reported dead
had died.
Zionists Reported Freed
In Tel . Aviv, it was reported
that authentic information reach-
ing Israel had given reason to
assume that all the Romanian
Zionist leaders who had been
imprisoned for several years had
now been released.
The report which reached Is-
rael listed a number of leaders
released recently, in addition
to those who had been reported
freed earlier.
The latest release, according
Judge Kaufman Named Education
Month Chairman by UHS President
Judge Nathan J. Kaufman this
week was named chairman of
annual Education Month by Abe
Kasle, president of the United
Hebrew Schools.
Mr. Kasle said he was highly
pleased with Judge Kaufman's
acceptance of the important as-
-
wards assuring another Educa-
tion Month observance.
Albert Elazar, superintendent
of the United Hebrew Schools,
v\rho also welcomed Judge Kauf-
man's acceptance of the Educa-
tion Month chairmanship, said
that this year's observance will
again include special meetings of
teachers, Parent-Teacher groups
and the Women's Auxiliary; a
brunch by the Teachers' Associa-
tion, radio programs, public
meetings and other special events.
UHS Annual Meeting Oct. 11
JUDGE NATHAN J. KAUFMAN
signment because of the jurist's
'realization of the importance of
education as a step in establish-
ing higher Jewish and American
standards of living.
Stating that it is gratifying to
know that the classrooms of the
United Hebrew Schools are filled
and that there are plans for the
establishment of new schools to
accomodate the hundreds of ad-
ditional children for whom edu-
cational provisions will be made
in the coming year, Judge Kauf-
man said that he hoped the past
experiences will be guides to-
24-DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 30. 1955
During Education Month, to
be celebrated in October, the
United Hebrew Schools will hold
its annual meeting; scheduled for
8:30 p.m., Oct. 11, in the Esther
Berman Bldg., 18977 Schaefer.
Principal speaker at the event
will be Dr. Judah Pilch, execu-
tive director of the American
Association for Jewish Education
since 1949 and a veteran of over
25 years in Jewish command ac-
tivities.
Dr. Pilch holds a master's de-
gree from Columbia University,
and received his doctorate at
Dropsie College. Previous educa-
tional posts were with the Ro-
chester, N.Y., and Essex County,
N.J. education associations.
A visiting lecturer at Yeshiva
University since 1949, Dr. Pilch
has been vice-president of His-
tadruth Irvith of America; chair-
man, National Hebrew Youth
Committee; president, National
Council for Jewish Education;
vice-president, Religious Educa-
tion Association of America; and
president, National Conference
for Jewish Social Service.
He is a contributor to many
magazines, and has had several
works published in Hebrew and
English, .
I Sukkot Services to Begin
Prayers of Thanksgiving
to the report, came as a result
of an appeal to Romanian au-
thorities by Chief Rabbi M.
Rosen of Bucharest.
In sharp contrast to the relax-
ation of tension implicit in re-
ports of Soviet invitations and
released writers, was a report
of the Manchester Guardian at-
tributed to a recently-returned
visitor from Moscow.
The visitor. told the Guardian
that hundreds of Jewish hoMes
in Moscow had been raided last
month by police units in search
of "Jewish publications."
The raids were said to have
been followed by a number of
arrests. None of those arrested-
have been heard from since that
time, according to the report.
The Guardian said that con-
siderable anxiety exists among
the Jews of Moscow as a result
of the arrests. The newspaper
stressed that these were the first
mass Jewish arrests since the
so-called "doctors' plot" arrests
in 1953.
The Guardian commented that
they occurred "at a time when
hopes were high that with the
new policy of the Soviet govern-
ment, Jews would be permitted
to live a full Jewish life."
Zionists Plead
With U. S. Against
Arming Egyptians
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish. News
NEW YORK—An appeal to the
U.S. government not to send any
arms to Egypt was voiced here
Wednesday on behalf of. all Zion-
ist groups in this country by
Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein, chair-
man of the American Zionist
Committee for Public Affairs.
The appeal reads: .
"We are reluctant to believe
widely published reports that our
government is now contemplating
the sale of arms to Egypt. On
Aug. 26, the Secretary of State
announced a new program to
bring peace to the Near East,
pointing out that the fears which
are at work on each side lead
to a heavy burden of armaments,
which constitutes a serious drag
on economic and social progress.
Four days later, the Secretary of
State commented to the press
that the USSR would not con-
tribute to the relaxation of ten-
sions that was discussed at the
Geneva conference by sending
arms to the Near East.
"In view of these statements,
it would be incongruous were
our government to provide arms
to Egypt at this time. The fact
that Egypt is now negotiating
with the U.S.S.R. for the purchase
of arms should deter us from
making weapons available to the
Egyptian government which has
seen fit to take a strong anti-
American position in public dec-
larations in the United Nations
and which has revealed itself to
be oblivious to free world prin-
ciple, and defense. •
"On the other hand, Egypt's
acquisition of arms from the SO-
viet Union may be an ominous
development. Against whom
would these arms be used? Is
there no real danger they would
be used against Israel's democ-
racy which is completely commit-
ted to a free world? The Egyp-
tian government still refuses to
negotiate any settlement with
Israel, blockades the Suez Canal
in defiance of the United Nations,
seeks to blockade the Gulf of.
Aqaba, arms and dispatches in-
filtrators deep into Israel terri-
tory to kill civilians, proclaims
itself to be in a state of war with
Israel.
"We trust that our Government
will quickly reassure us that it
does not plan to send arms to
Egypt. A new and costly arms
race would stimulate new ten-
sions in that region and would
completely subvert the construc-
tive policy for peace and stabili-
ty eloquently formulated by Sec-
retary Dulles one month ago."
Named Pathology Professor
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (JTA)
— Dr. Martin G. Netsky has been
named professor of neuropath-
ology at the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine of Wake
Forest College here.
Services ushering in the holi-
day of Sukkot, the time for joy
and thanksgiving for the harvest
of the first fruits, will begin this
evening in our city's synagogues
and continue with special serv-
ices Saturday and Sunday.
The week-long celebration will
be marked with services each day
during Hol Hamo'ed Sukkot—the
intermediary days—and will con-
clude with Shemini Atzeret and
Simhat Torah next weekend.
The following synagogues have
scheduled services during the
festival:
in the temple, at 8:30 p.m., today.
Rabbi M. Robert Syme will
preach the sermon, and Cantor
Robert S. Tulman will chant the
dedication blessing. The booth
was erected by the temple's gar-
den club.
Edward and Fred Ruby, twin
brothers, will obServe their Bar
Mitzvah. Sukkot morning serv-
ices will begin at 10:30 a.m., Sat-
urday, at which Dr. Fram Will
deliver the sermon.
Beth Aaron Synagogue
The Festival of Booths, as Suk-
kot is also known, will be ush-
ered in with services at 6 p.m.
Cong. Ahavas Achim
Services today begin at 6 p.m., today. Morning services Satur-
with Saturday and Sunday serv- day are at 8:45 a.m. The same
ices scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Jun- schedule will follow for the sec-
ior Congregation services are at ond day.
Rabbi Benjamin H. Gorrelick
10 a.m., with a party to be held
will preach the sermons on
at their conclusion.
Rabbi Jacob Chinitz will of-
ficiate and preach the sermons
on "Impermanence of Prosper--
ity" and "The Four Types in
the Esrog Combination." Can-
tor Jacob Tambor will chant
the liturgy.
"The Lesson of the Sukkah for
the Atomic Age" and "Serve
the Lord with Joy." Cantor -
Judah Goldring will chant the
ritual.
Following all services, there
will be a Kiddush in the Sukkah,
Hol Hamo'ed services will be constructed by Mesdames Lewis
held at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Cohen, Max Kaminsky, Jack
Registration for Hebrew and Sun- Kanners and their committee
day school will continue through- from the Sisterhood.
Temple Beth El
out the week.
Rabbi Minard Klein will preach
Northwest Israel Synagogue
Services will be held at 5:30 the sermon at 10:30 a.m. services
p.m. today, and at 9 a.m. Satur- Saturday, the first day of Sukkot.
day. Rabbi Leo Goldman will The following Saturday, Oct. 8,
preach on "The Meaning of Suk- the annual Consecration Service
kot." The Bar Mitzvah of Louis for children entering the reli-
gious school will be held.
Rosenbaum will be observed.
Saturday evening services be-
gin at 5:15 p.m., with morning
services Sunday commencing at
9 a.m. Rabbi Goldman will speak
on "The Meaning of Joy." Hash-
anah Rabbah services in Oct. 7
will be at 6:30 a.m.
Cong. Shaarey Zedek
Sukkot evening services today
and Saturday will begin at 6 p.m.,
with morning services Saturday
and Sunday commencing at 8:45
a.m. On Saturday, the Bar Mitz-
vahs of Charles Kuschinski and
Larry Wolf will be observed.
Cong. Bnai Moshe
At Sunday services, the Bar
Services today will be at 6 p.m.
with Saturday services starting Mitzvah of Robert Rosenberg will
at 9 a.m. and evening services be celebrated.
Rabbis Morris Adler and Mil-
beginning at 5:45 p.m. The same
schedule will prevail on Sunday. ton Arm will alternate in deliv-
Rabbi Moses Lehrman will ering the sermons. Cantor Jacob
preach the sermons on "Inviting H. Sonenklar and the congrega-
the Highest" and "Convincing tional choir, conducted by Dan
Ourselves." Cantor David Katz- Frohman, will lead in the ser-
man will chant the service. vices.
Cong. Beth Joseph
Hol Hamo'ed and Hashanah Rab-
Sukkot
services this weekend
bah services will begin at 7 p.m.
will be held at 6 p.m., today and
Adas Shalom Synagogue
Saturday, and at 9 a.m., Saturday
Sukkot services will be held and Sunday,
at 5:45 p.m., Friday and Satur-
day, and at 8:30 a.m., Saturday
and Sunday. Rabbi Jacob E.
Segal will preach the sermons,
and Cantor Nicholas Fenakel
will chant the services, assisted
by the synagogue choir.
On Saturday, the Bar Mitzvahs
of Alan Hayman and William
Shell will be observed. Follow-
ing each major service, there will
be a kiddush in the sukkah di-
rectly adjacent to the building.
Cong. Bnai David
Sukkot morning services will
be held Saturday and Sunday,
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Rabbi Ha-
yim Donin will officiate and
preach the sermon, and Cantor
J. Hyman J. Adler and the syna-
gogue choir will chant the serv-
ice. A Kiddush will follow each
service in the synagogue sukkah.
Cong. Gemiluth Chassodim
"Sukkot and the Sin of the Na-
tions" and "Symbols and Their
Meaning‹, are the sermons to be
delivered by Rabbi Jo'el J. Litke
at services Saturday and Sunday.
Evening services begin at 6 p.m.,
and morning services will be
held at 8:45 a.m.
The traditional Hashanah Rab-
bah program, to which all are in-
vited, will be held at 8:30 p.m.,
Thursday, in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. Siegler, 18033 Birwood.
Cong. Beth Abraham
Sukkot services will be held at
6 p.m., today and Saturday, and
at 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Rabbi Israel I. Halpern will of-
ficiate and preach the sermons,
and Cantor Itschak Katz will
chant the liturgy.
The congregation's membership
will hold an election meeting at
Temple Israel
A special ceremony will be con- 8:30 p.m., Sunday, at the new
ducted by Dr. Leon Fram to dedi- synagogue building, W. 7 'Mile
cate the first sukkah to be erected and Greenlawn.
Many Jewish Stores Sacked in Riots
In Istanbul; Heavy Damage Reported
LONDON, (JTA) — Istanbul
Jews suffered property damage
running to some 500 million Tur-
kish lira during the recent anti-
Greek, anti-minority riots in that
city and Izmir, according to in-
formation received here from
reliable sources.
Some of the largest stores in
Istanbul are owned by Jews and
were sacked by the mobs, which
began their activities as a demon-
stration against the Greek popu-
lation—over the Cyprus issue—
and then turned on the Arme-
nians, Jews and others, including
in some cases, Turks. A large sec-
tion of the shops owned by Jews
in various parts of the city were
destroyed in whole or in part.
Significantly, although Greek
and Armenian churches were at-
tacked and damaged or destroy-
ed, synagogues and Jewish, coin-
munal institutions were untouch-
ed. Only one synagogue had its
windows broken during an as-
sault on a nearby church.
The Jews have begun rebuild-
ing their shops and have hopes
that they will receive compensa-
tion or financial assistance, as
has been promised riot victims by
the government. The Jews were
disappointed when Premier Ad-
nan Menderes, speaking to Par-
liament of the damage, mentioned
Greek, Armenian and Turkish
victims, but failed to mention the
Jews. However, they were high-
ly pleased over the Turkish Gov-
ernment's expression of regret to
the Israel Government over the
damages suffered by Turkish
JeWs, the first time Turkey ad-
dressed itself to Israel on the
question of the rights of Turkish
Jews.