Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

A Salute to Labor Zionism on Its 50th Anniversary

Labor Zionism's 50th anniversary, currently being cele-
brated throughout the • world, is rightfully inspiring the
felicitations—from Zionists in other parties—to a movement
that has rendered outstanding pioneering service in Israel's
rebirth.
Poale Zion—the Labor Zionist Organization—was always
in-the forefront of creative efforts in Palestine. From labor's
ranks came the early settlers who struggled to establish
rilimerous colonies in Eretz Israel, who created the founda-
tions for many industries in the ancient homeland, who
organized the first Shomrim—Israel's watchmen—out of
which had grown the Haganah and its related forces and
from whose ranks were drawn the makers of Israel's na-
tional army.
Detroit's Labor Zionists are fortunate to have as their
guest, at the anniversary dinner on Oct. 18, the distinguished
American labor leader, Walter Reuther, who gaye timely
encouragement to the defenders of Israel's independence
during. his visit there a few weeks ago. -
The flood of congratulatory messages that will come
• to the celebrants next . Tuesday— including this one — was
well earned by the Poale Zion. May it retain its strength,
so that the libertarianism of. Israel may never weaken.

Abe - Kasle Re-Elected President of United
Hebrew Schools; Further Expansion Foreseen

Abe Kasle was honored Tues-
day evening, at the annual meet-
ing of the United Hebrew Schools,
with re-election to the presidency
for a 12th term.

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`Oranges Aplenty': Time Magazine's Arabian Quote

Time Magazine is authority for a statement, with reference
to Czechoslovakia's sale of arms to Egypt, in which Arab. League
Secretary Ahmad Shukairy is quoted as saying: "I don't see any
difference between oranges and ammunition. Oranges are purchased
where the price is right and where the taste is best." He meant, of
course, Russia's purchase of Israel's oranges—whose taste is good
and whose price thus is endorsed by an Arab. And he also must
have meant it when—strange as it may sound to civilized ears—he
compared weapons of destruction to food. Evidently a weapon
of destruction is basic food for elements who refuse to discuss
peace with a people they are out to destroy. The weakness of
their idea is that it fails to take into account the indestructibility
of a people that places human values above endless warfare.
"Oranges aplenty" was the legend under Times' photo of Russian
Ambassador to Cairo Daniel Solod and Egypt's Premier Nasser.
Would that it were all a matter of oranges. Then we would have
peace aplenty.
•There is a delightful report from Israel that matches the
Egyptian oranges-like-ammunition ideal in its proper dimensions.
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Dr. Isaac Halevy Herzog, had protested
against "the barbarous practice of bullfighting" when it was an-
nounced that a Spanish troupe of entertainers were being welcoined
to visit Israel. But the "invitation" had its restrictions. The proposed
visit was given the consent of the Ministry of the Interior; provided
the matador would be unarmed and would not touch the bull or
be cruel in any way; and provided also that the bull's horns
would be covered or padded.

Presenting his name as the
unanimous choice of the nom-
inating committee, Ira G. Kauf-
man, the committee's chairman,
said Mr. Kasle's devoted serv-
ices to the schools have helped
in the growth of the communal
educational system, and that his
efforts are needed during the
coming months of planned fur- .
ther expansion.

Judge Braude's Excellent 'Speaker's Encyclppedia )

. Judge Jacob M. Braude of Chicago is an old-time confrere of
this reviewer. We were in the Menorah Association (in the pre-
days) together, at Ann Arbor. If memory serves. us right, he
preceded us in U. of M. Menorah's presidency. He is - a charming
fellow, a good speaker, and, incidentally, a good judge. He came
well-fortified in writing the material for his "Speaker's Encyclo-
pedia of Stories, Quotations and Anecdotes," which has been pub-
-
lished by Prentice-Hall (70 5th, NM). -
What we. can't understand is the publishers' Statement on the
jacket of the book that "this treasure
chest of speaking material" (we endorse
•this claim) was "oyer forty years in
making." That's impossible! Unless
Judge Braude started in his high school
days; else, we are mistaken in our own
age. (We were at Ann Arbor together-
: Jack was two years our senior—in
World War I days).
But—to his book!
It's a delightful work into which
Judge Braude has put a great deal
of effort, backed up by understanding
and ability to tell a' story well. It is
replete with humor, its wit will be
found constructive and applicable to the
situations suggested, and lay leaders
will find it worth possessing even if
they are not speakers themselves. For
Judge Braude
speakers, it is invaluable!
•
Having counted them, and numbered them, the publishers list
the number of anecdotes in the book as 2,961. There are indices of
subject material, authors and sources, names and personalities.

Especially valuable, because he is, indeed, an authority, is the
author's introduction, in which he tells speakers what the .book
can do for them, how to use the 'voldme, tips on speechmaking ,
and how to collect files of good stories.

Judge Braude urges speakers to tell the right story at • the
right time, to make sure that every speech has a theme, to offer
entertainment. The material he has gathered certainly helps in the
latter task. Each subject in his book—whether it is "attire" or
"antagonism," "dictatorship" or "diplomacy," "goodness" or "gossip,"
or "mother-in-law,"—down the calendar until the last of his subject
matter on "youth,"—is well annotated, with excellent material, al-
ways well chosen.
There are a number of interesting subjects on Jews and Israel,
and a great deal of material that will help overcome prejudice and
fight persecution.
We highly recommend Judge Braude's "Speaker's Encyclopedia."

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Beth Abraham Synagogue; assist-
ance given to other congregational
schools; establishment of a branch
in Oak Park.
The bus system has been ex-
panded, Mr. Kasle reported, and
a successful membership cam-
paign has resulted in retaining
more than 1,000 as members of
the schools.

Plan Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony
For Home for Aged Infirmary Wing

The following were elected to
serve with Mr. Kasle:
Mandell L. Berman, Leon Kay,
Jacob Kellman, and Herman Fish-
man, vice - presidents; Ira G.
Kaufman, treasurer; David Saf-
ran, secretary. Rabbi Israel Hal-
pern was added to the advisory
committee.
The following were elected
members of the board of directors
for three-year terms: Julius Ber-
man, Charles Charlip, Mrs. J. H.
Ehrlich, Mitchell Feldman, Louis
Gelfand, Morris Jacobs, Maurice
Looking forward to the cornerstone laying ceremonies on
Landau, Joseph Holtzman, Samuel
Oct. 30, 11 a.m. are these men who helped to work out the arrange-
Rubiner, Bert Smokler, Sam
ments that made possible the construction of the David M. and
Feldstein, Mrs. Harry Jones, 'Wil-
Freda G. LaVine Infirmary Wing of the Jewish Home for Aged.
liam Genser, Ben Goldstein, Irv-
Seated (left to right) are SIDNEY J. ALLEN, chairman of the
ing Palman, David Miller, Jack
Home's executive committee and building committee; SAMUEL
Shenkman.
H. RUBINER; executive committee chairman of the Jewish Wel-
Dr. Judah Pilch, executive di-
fare Federation, and GUS D. NEWMAN, president of the Home.
rector of the American Associa-
Standing are IRA I. SONNENBLICK, executive director of the
tion for Jewish Education, was
guest speaker at the annual UHS Home, SOL and Daniel LeVINE, in whose parents' name the
memorial wing will be named; MAX M. FISHER, member of
meeting.
Federation's Capital Needs Committee; and ISIDORE SOBELOFF,
In his presidential report, Mr.
executive director of Federation. The infirmary will increase the
Kasle outlined the consolidation
Jewish Home for Aged's capacity to serve the chronically ill aged
and growth of the schools in the
to 205, in addition to another 120 ambulatory residents. Patients
past year.
will be accommodated in four-bed wards and two-bed rooms, with
With an enrollment of 2,300
single rooms for emergency use. The medical facilities of the
last year, Mr. Kasle estimated
building will include three examining rooms, a dental office, X-
that an increase of 10 per cent
ray department a varied physical therapy and rehabilitation de-
is expected this year
partment as well as 3,000 square feet of space for the occupational
therapy program.

A Talmudic query—mai-ko-mash-Me-lon—would undoubtedly
be: if oranges are like ammunition, to the Arabs, and if, by con-
trast, Israel pads the bull's horns, how do you square the latter's
humanitarianism with the former's medieval barbarism? The an-
swer: (again in Talmudic style) : es bleibt a kashe: it remains a
(problem) question—until such time when a real urge for peace
will humanize saber-rattling neighbors.

DETRO I T'.,JEW I 5 11.LV5, -FridaY, .0a4Sei .14, '1955.

He said that the schools aim
to improve the professional status
of the teachers and that more
trained instructors are being
brought here from other cities.
Among the accomplishments of
the past year, Mr. Kasle reported,
were. the affiliation with UHS of
the Sholem Aleichem School; the
educational partnership with the

City Conference
Signals Opening
Of Histadrut Drive

The Histadrut City Confer-
ence, which annually ushers in
the pre-campaign phase of the
Israel Histadrut drive, will take
place at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, in the
Statler Hotel's Michigan Room.
Representatives at the parley
will include all Histadrut work-
ers ' and delegates from all
branches of the Labor Zionist
Movement, Landsmanshaften so-
cieties ' and branches of the
Workmen's Circle.
Besides hearing final reports
of the 1955 drive, representatives
will elect officers to head this
year's campaign, select a dele-
gation to the national convention
in New York over the Thanks-
giving weekend and plan the of-
ficial opening of the drive on
Nov. 16.
Members of the furniture di-
vision, which by tradition is the
first Histadrut group to begin
activity, will meet Wednesday
evening in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Aaron Berg, 12928 Nadine,
Huntington Woods.
Harold Silver, executive di-
rector, of the Jewish Social Serv-
ice Bureau, will be guest speak-
er, reporting on his recent visit
to Israel. .
Nathan Shecter, Jack Malamud
and Charles Solovich, division
leaders, will direct the campaign
which will complete the final
phase of a three-year project to
raise funds to build a hospital
at Rishon L'Zion, Israel.

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Israel Bars Bullfight
on 'Moral Grounds'

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Government of Israel recently
banned a-proposed bullfight in
the municipal stadium at Ra-
mat Gan, a suburb of Tel
Aviv.
Earlier, Israel Chief Rabbis
Isaac Herzog and Yitzhak Nis-
sim protested to the city ad-
ministration of Ramat Gan
against the staging of the bull-
fight. Their message declared
that such a contest would be
"against Judaism's morality."
A private promoter has applied
for permission to rent the sta-
(limn for a bullfight.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

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Communal Issues

I am being asked in letters from various parts of the country
whether it is true that there are some discrepancies between the
American Jewish Committee and the United Jewish Appeal on
the subject of helping North African Jewry . . . The answer is that
this is not true . . . There are no discrepancies, even though some
publications are misinforming their readers on this matter . . . The
UJA is unreservedly supported by the American Jewish Committee
which takes the attitude that the Jews of North Africa, whether
they stay or emigrate, are in great need of aid from American
Jewry . . . Although it seeks to help Jews in Morocco secure equal
rights; the AJC realizes that there is great anxiety among Moroc-
can Jews and that many of them register for immigration - to Israel
. . . AJC leaders also know that Jews are vacating villages in the
Atlas Mountain regions and are moving to Casablanca for security
reasons . . Under such circumstances, the need for UJA aid to
North African Jewry increases from week to week . . . As one
of the top AJC leaders formulated to me the attitude of his
organization: "Nothing should be done that would hurt the United
Jewish Appeal" . . He was very emphatic on this point, and
stressed that many of the top UJA leaders are members of the
AJ Committee . . . If anything ; the AJC leaders wish to see this
year's UJA campaign more successful than ever before, just because,
of the increased aid needed for North African Jewry . . . The official
AJC stand is: those Jews in North Africa who wish to migrate to
Israel should be helped to do so, while those who prefer to remain
should also be given the assistance they need . . . This is exactly
What the UJA is doing through the Jewish Agency and the Joint
Distribution Committee, respectively.

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Washington Views

The Hoover Commission which was dissolved last week after
completing a study on American aid abroad has brought to light
interesting facts on the U.S. Government 'aid policy in relation to
Israel . . • It revealed- that the United States' objective is to see
that Israel is headed in the right economic direction and that all
its resources are being utilized to accomplish this . . . So long
as Israel was using its total foreign exchange resources in a way
satisfactory to the U.S., it did not matter much. to Washington what
particular project U.S.. aid funds were used to finance . . . But
when the Israel government wan _ ted, in the fiscal year 1954,
to modify its ideas with respect to its total foreign exchange
expenditures, the American aid mission in Israel stepped in and
brought pressUre to bear on 'the Israel Ministry of Finance . . .
The American' mission was -especially opposed to Israel's plan
to import more food and raw materials for the production of
consumer goods , . . From Washington experts , who prepared
material for the Hoover Commission we learn—for the first time
—that the broad policy of the U.S. Government is' to grant aid
only to the extent that the standard" of living in Israel is not
materially increased above that of its eastern Mediterranean neigh-
bors, or above its own 1950-51 . austerity standard . . U.S. Gov-
ernment aid to Israel has in the past -represented from one-fifth
to one-quarter of Israel's annual foreign .exchange requirements
. . . In the fiscal year 1954 the U.S. aid was reduced from $70,228,000
to $52,500,000 and represented only 19.4 percent of Israel's foreign
exchange budget . . . Of the remainder; 24.6 percent came from
Jewish institutions—primarily the United Jewish Appeal-11 per-
cent frorn the sale of Israel bonds, 18 percent from German repara-
tions, 20 percent from Israel's exports, and .7 , percent
from tourism,
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