Israeli Police Chief Sees Gittelsohn's 'Little
Lower Than the Angels
'Mounties' in Action
WINNEPEG, (JTA) — Aharon Published by UAHC
Sella, district commander of the
Israel Police for Northern Israel,
has visited here as a special
guest of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police. Top officers of
the Mounties entertained the
Israeli at a special dinner. Prior
to his Canadian visit, Commander
.,
Sella had conferred with British
police officials in England.
The Israel police official, a
former Colonel in the Israel
Army;: said that most of his
forces' work - was police "rou-
tine" —with the occasional ex-
ception of the incursions from
across the border with which
they have. to deal. The police un-
der his command also maintain
a small "navy" — but its num-
bers and dispositions are secret
for security reasons. The police
official also revealed that about
100 of the approximately 1,000
men in his force are Arabs, whom
he described as "good policemen
all." He also noted the fact that
there are very few calls for police
action from the kibbutzini in his
area.
Shimoni Named Israel's
New Minister to Burma
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Jacob
Shimoni, currently counsellor at
the Israel Embassy in Washing-
ton. has been appointed Israel's
new Minister to Burma. He will
take up his duties next month,
and will succeed David Hacohen.
Mr. Shimoni, who was born in
Berlin in 1915, is a veteran of
Israel's Foreign Service and the
author of several books on Arab
problems, including one on Arabs
of Palestina, one on the Arab
minority in Israel and another
on the Arab states. Mr. Shimoni
is also editor of the department
of modern Asia and the Middle
East of the Hebrew Encyclope-
dia.
Germany Protests Sale of
U. S. Toys with Swastikas
BONN, ( J TA) —Am eric an-man-
ufactured toys with Nazi em-
blems are being sold in West
Germany and are bringing com-
plaints.
When a Socialist deputy, Em-
my Mayer-Laule complained in
the Bonn Parliament over the
sale in this city of toy aircraft
bearing Nazi swastika markings,
State Secretary Lud,ger Westrick
announced on behalf of the Min-
istry for Economics that the toys
were made in the United States.
He further stated that he had
begun discussions with the U. S.
Embassy here over the sale of the
Nazi toys.
United States Foreign Policy
Reviewed in Study Course
As an aid to adult education
groups interested in world af-
fairs, the National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods has publish-
ed a study course on "United
States Foreign Policy," it was
announced by Mrs. Hugo Dal-,
sheimer, of Baltimore, president
of the organization. The manual
was written by Frances A.
Thomas, a specialist in education
on international affairs, who is
consultant to NFTS in this field.
U.S. Denounces Egypt's
Position on Israeli Shipping
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—State
Department sources said that
while no specific action has been
taken or planned on Egypt's
newly announced restrictions on
shipping entering the Gulf of
Akaba, the United States stands
on its previous position as ex-
pressed by Ambassador Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., in March 1954
and in a United Nations resolu-
tion urging free use of the Suez
Canal. The general position was
described here as the same as the
American position on the Suez
controversy.
Israel, Turkey Renew
Trade Pact for $2,500,000
ISTANBUL (JTA)—Israel and
TUrkey have signed a new trade
pact which calls for Israel to
purchase 50,000 tons of Turkish
wheat. In return, Turkey is ex-
pected to be able to purchase
from Israel corporations goods
amounting to $2,500,000 in value.
Delivery of the wheat is sched-
uled to begin immediately.
`Little Lower Than the An-
gels," published by the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations,
is a collection of lectures and dis-
cussions, designed primarily for
confirmation classes by its
author, Rabbi Roland B. Gittel-
sohn, of Boston.
Attractively illustrated by Ja-
cob Landau, this
book aims to
guide i t s stu-
dents and read-
ers along -the
.paths - of Juda-
ism. Rabbi Git-
telsohn makes a
serious effort to
;encourage t h e
..student to do
further reading.
H i s numerous
quotations from
the Bible and
from great au-
Gittelsohn
thors are so well
selected that they should en-
courage deeper delving into the
Scriptures.
The Jewish way of life, the
conflicts of religion and science,
the challenges of our prayers and
the differing elements in ideas
that surround Jewish existence
are among the many subjects
covered here and presented to
our growing boys and girls for
their serious thoughts.
Novelist's License
In Recreating 'Esther'
Nathaniel Norsen Weinreb has
woven an interesting tale around
the Purim story in his new novel,
"Esther," just published by
Doubleday.
It is an unusual and an inter-
esting story. While it is based
on the life of the heroine of the
Book of Esther, the author takes
many liberties. He does not fol-
low the Biblical book to the
letter.
For instance, he has Vashti
visit Esther after the latter suc-
ceeds her as queen. Then, later,
when Esther is in trouble and
realizes that unless she acts and
sees her husband, King Xerxes,
the Jews will be murdered, she,
in. turn, goes to Vashti for advice.
Esther is a daring queen Who
learns to love Xerxes, as Aha-
seurus is referred to. Once, in
a conversation where Esther
uses the term Ahaseurus, the
author explains it as "the He-
brew name of the king."
Interwoven in the story is a
struggle for peace, against the
cries for war between Persia
and the Greeks. Haman, who
plays the unsavory role of an
ancient Hitler, seeks to inspire
war, and it is as a result that
Vashti, who influenced her hus-
band for peace, is discarded.
Esther, too, strives for peace.
Haman's role is unique. He
incites his followers, prescribes
for them a symbol similar to
Hitler's swastika.
Weinreb's story reads so well
that his readers will condone
the liberties he has taken with
the historical facts as incor-
porated in the Book of Esther.
His "Esther" is a charming
novel and its entertaining quali-
ties should build for it a large
reading public.
Histadrut Launches Drive
In U.S. for $5,000,000
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The 32nd
annual Israel Histadrut Cam-
paign, seeking $5,000,000 this
year, was launched at a meeting
of the board of directors of the
National Committee for Labor
Israel. Funds raised in this cam-
paign are devoted to medical,
educational and social service in-
stitutions Operated in Israel by
the Histadrut, its general federa-
tion of labor.
Isaac Hamlin, chairman of the
executive of the committee, re-
ported on plans prepared by the
Histadrut for coping with the
anticipated mass migration of
Moroccan Jews to Israel.
Dr. Dov Beigun, national secre-
tary, reported on the organiza-
tion's activities for the past year,
while Abraham Dickenstein,
president of Ampal-American
Trading Corporation, analyzed
the impact of the recent dis-
covery of oil—by a firm partly
financed by Ampal—on Israel's
economy.
3,100 Jews Attend
British Universities
LONDON (JTA) — There are
some 3,100 Jewish students at-
tending courses at British uni-
versities leading to diplomas and
degrees, it was established by the
Inter-University Jewish Federa-
tion in a survey carried out dur-
ing the academic year of 1954-
55.
The study, which was aided by
the cultural department of the
World Jewish Congress, esti-
mated that the Jewish students
amounted to 2.8 per cent of the
total student body in Britain.
Querying Jewish students on
their attitudes toward various
problems, the survey established
that 17 per cent of them believe
it "quite likely" that they will
marry non-Jews, while another
36 per cent believe that inter-
marriage for them is "possible
but unlikely."
The study found that Jewish
university societies are popular
and play a positive role in pre-
serving Jewish values and Jew-
ish consciousness.
The Jewish student body is
about three times as large pro-
portionately as the Jewish popu-
lation in relation to the general
population of Britian, which is
about one per cent.
The number of Jewish students
has increased since the last such
survey was carried out in 1949-
50, although the general student
body has declined in numbers.
The favorite academic fields of
Jews are medicine, law, dentistry
and social work, the study found.
Gen. Adler of Times
Dies in New York
Maj. Gen. Julius Ochs Adler
died Oct. 2 in New York. He was
general manager and first vice-
president of The New York
Times and president-publisher of
the Chatanooga, Tenn., Times.
Only last year, Gen. Adler had
retired as commanding general
of the 77th Infantry Division.
Born in Chatanooga, he - joined
the Times in 1914. He became
vice-president and treasurer in
1919 and general manager in
1935.
In World War I, he was a
second lieutenant in the U. S.
cavalry, was promoted to major
and won many decorations, in-
cluding the Distinguished Service
Cross of the U. S. and France
and Italy's highest medals.
He also served in World War
II, and received the bronze star
for "substantial contributions to
the defense of Hawaii."
Israel Ups Dollar Rate of
Organizational Exchange
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Israel Treasury announced that
all public organizations which
bring dollars into the country
will receive one and one-half
pounds for each dollar instead of
1.3 pounds per dollar as pre-
viously.
In a parallel development, the
Treasury announced deadlines for
the ending of activities of gift
and "scrip" companies operating
abroad and in Israel under Israel
government license.
The gift companies must end
their activities overseas imme-
diately and the "scrip" com-
panies must ceh.se operations
abroad in three months. Arrange-
ments will be made for the de-
livery of bona fide gift parcels
from abroad for Israelis.
23 Israelis to Study
On ILO Training
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA)—The International Labor
Organization has placed 23
Israelis in worker-trainee posi-
tions with industrial firms in the
last three years.
The ILO reported that a total
of 687 worker-trainees from six
different member countries have
been given on-the-job training
and "show-how" in various coun-
tries. Ten of the worker-trainees
in this year's program are from
Israel.
In 1953 and 1954, 18 Israelis
benefited from the ILO program,
which is financed by the United
Nations expanded technical as-
sistance program. This year's
group of Israelis have been as-
signed to plants, mainly in Tur-
key and Yugoslavia, while previ-
ously they had been sent chiefly
to Sweden and Switzerland.
Obituaries
BLIMA BOOKSTEIN, 11501
Petoskey, died Sept. 28. Services
at Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
Survived by her husband, Icek;
3 sons, Morris, Abraham and
Joseph; 3 daughters, Mrs. Rivkah
Sckolnik, Mrs. Meir Shchori, and
Mrs. Eddie Saulter; a brother, 9
grandchildren and 6 great grand-
children.
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NATHAN FREDERICK, 9353
McQuade, died. Sept. 27. Services
at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by a son, Henry; 3 daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ben Sarver, Mrs. Har-
ris Young and Mrs. Harry Gold-
berg and 7 grandchildren.
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LOUIS ISAACS, 7503 Fenkell,
died Sept. 29. Services at Hebrew
Memorial Chapel. Survived by
his wife, Mary; 4 sons, Thurman,
Harry, Bernard and Simon; a
brother, 2 sisters and 4 grand-
children.
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ABRAHAM COHE N, 17577
Whitcomb, died Sept. 29. Services
at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by his 1,vite, Lillian; mother,
Mrs. Riva Cohen; a son, Sheldon
E.; and a sister.
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MORRIS BRODER, 12744 Santa
Rosa, died Oct. 1. Services at
Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Sur-
vived by 2 sons, David and
George; and 3 brothers.
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AD ELLA SHEPHERD, 18961
Steel, died Sept. 30. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
her husband, Harold M.; two
sons, Richard and David; two
daughters, Mrs. Alvin Berlin and
Annette; four brothers, a sister
and four grandchildren.
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ANNE OPPENHEIM, 4212
Tyler, died Oct. 3. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
two sons, Aubrey L. and Manuel
0., of Hartford, Mich.; a daugh-
ter, Beatrice, a brother, three
sisters and three grandchildren.
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ROSE FINKMAN, 18944 North-
lawn, died Oct. 3 Services at Ira
Kaufrnan Chapel.- She leaves
three daughters, Mrs. Sol Bala-
ban, Mrs. Harry Lommis and
Mrs. Mary Kessler; a brother,
three sisters, seven grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
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HUGO SOLOMON, 23160 Park-
lawn, Oak Park, Mich., died Oct.
3. Services at Ira Kaufman Chap-
el. He leaves his wife, Sophie; a
son, Saul; a daughter, Mrs. Sey-
mour Eichenhorn; a brother, six
sisters and seven grandchildren.
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ROBERT R. SMALL, of the
Briggs Hotel, died Sept. 28. Serv-
ices arranged by Menorah Fu-
neral Chapel, with interment in
Milwaukee, W i s. Survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Frank-
lin, Mrs. Libby Robins and Mrs.
Rose Schrier, all of Milwaukee.
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EVA SMITH, 2671 Cortland,
died Sept. 30. Services at Me-
norah Funeral Chapel, on Puri-
tan. Survived by a son, Irving,
two daughters, Mrs. Lillian
Dean, Mary; and six grandchil-
dren.
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JACOB HELFAND, 2749 Elm-
hurst, died Oct. 4. Services at
Ira Kaufman Chapel. He leaves
his wife, Stella; three sons,•
Meyer, Jack and Larry; four
daughters, Mrs. Moe Pearlman :
Mrs. Abraham Jacob s, Mrs.
Harold Zaft and Mrs. Joseph
Lattin; a sister, 15 grandchild-
ren and eight' great grandchild-
ren.
Writer Schachner• Dies
Nathan Schachner, 60-year-old
attorney, who achieved fame as
a biographer, historian and his-
torical novelist, died Oct. 2 in
New York.
He was the author of bio-
graphies on Aaron Burr, Alexan-
der Hamilton and Thomas Jef-
ferson. At the time of his death,
he was working on a sequel to
his 1954 publication, "The Found-
ing Fathers," which covered the
first -12 years of the Republic.
At the end of the American
Revolution there were 43 news-
papers in the colonies.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - 23
Friday, October 7, 1955
Monument
Unveilings
(Unveiling announcements may be
inserted by mail or by calling The
Jewish News office, VE 8-9364. Written
announcements must be accompanied
by the name and address of the person
making the insertion. There is a stan-
dard charge of $2.00 for unveiling
notices, measuring an inch in depth.)
The family of the late Mary
Frieze announces the unveiling
of a monument in her memory
at 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16, at
Chesed shel Ernes Cemetery.
Rabbi Fram will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
* * *
The family of the late Mrs.
Bessie Garfinkel announces the
unveiling of a monument in -her
memory at 12 noon, Sunday, Oct,
16, at Bnai David Cemetery, on
Van Dyke. Rabbi Donin will of-
ficiate. Relatives and friends are.
asked to attend.
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The family of the late Rose
Share announces the unveiling of
a monument in her memory- at
10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16, at
Northwest Hebrew Memorial
Park Cemetery. Rabbi Segal will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Marilyn
Rita Katz announces the unveil
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, -Oct.
16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery,
on 14 Mile Rd. Rabbi Segal will
officiate. Relatives and, friends
are asked to attend.
* * • *
The family of the late Joe Pris-
col announces the unveiling of a
monument in his memory at 12
noon, Sunday, Oct. 16, at Clover--
Hill Park Cemetery, 14 Mile Rd.,
east of Woodward. Rabbi Segal
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Rose
Lapides announces the unveiling
of a monument in her memory_ at
2:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16, at
Clover. Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi
Adler will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
Riots in Turkey Stir
Many Jews to'
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The recent
outbursts by Turkish nationalists
which, though aimed at Greeks,
also found Jewish victims, have
greatly upset Turkish _Jewry.
Hundreds have flocked to the
Israel consulate in Istanbul to
inquire about speedy ' immigra-
tion to Israel, according to reports
from Turkey received here.
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