Purely Commentary By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ The Decaying Portion of Jerusalem Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' recent statement of policy on the Middle East made reference to "the status of Jerusalem." Although the issue appeared to have been forgotten, there are statesmen who occasionally revert to it. Spokesmen for the Arabs also speak of it whenever they choose to attack Israel's IStsition. All this is done in the interest of internationalizing the Holy Places. In spite of repeated presentation of facts to indicate that nearly all of the Holy Places are located in Jordan-held Jerusalem, the anti-Israel propaganda continues. Meanwhile, those who are so deeply concerned over the -Holy Places are overlooking the dangers that face the Holy Places that are under the supervision of the .Arabs. _ In a special report to the New York Times from the Jordanian Sector of Jerusalem, Kenneth Love described the deterioration of the Holy Places in that sector. His story is sufficiently important to be passed on to a_wider public. Mr. Love reported: The most sacred shrines of Islam, Christianity and Judaism the Jordanian. sector of jetusalem are either in a serious state of decay and disrepair or in disuse. Although leaders of the three- faiths . have manifested .grave anxiety, political and religious disagreements have so far prevented effective measures to remedy the situation. In the case of the Moslem Dome of the Rock and the Chris- tian Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a number of restoration sur- veys have been made in the last decade. However, no work has been done except for minor patching and shoring up; The massive - stones in the ancient Wailing Wall of the Jews have not deteriorated, but no Jew has been allowed to enter Jor- dan-held territory to worship there since the Arab-Israeli- war of 1948. The Dothe of the Rock, usually called the Mosque of Omar, • is one of the oldest and greatest examples of Moslem architecture. Beneath the dome is a massive rock traditionally regarded as the place where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac. , Moslems believe that the Prophet Mohammed rode through the night sky from Mecca on his steed, Burak, and prayed at the rock before ascending into 'heaven. Byzantine artists under . the Omayyid 'Caliph, Abdel Melek Ibn Marwan, built the mosque in 691 A. D. as a rival place of pilgrimage to Mecca. It is on the site where, more than 500 years earlier, Roman legions destroyed the Jewish temple. The Wailing Wall, where Jews traditionally lamented the de- struction of the Temple, is a Second Temple. Built by Herod and razed in 70 A.D., it was incorporated into the foundation of the Haram esh Sharif, the vast sacred courtyard surrounding the Dome of the Rock. Rain and wind, aided by shellfire in 1948, have breached the rich, jewel-like windows of colored glass set in gypsum "honey- combs" and the lustrous, figured tiles with •which Suleiman the Magnificent sheathed the dome in 1545. -. , Pieces of the, rich mosaics -and tiles of - the interior, loosened by water seeping into the walls behind trein, are dropping to the floor. The wooden framework of the dome is partly rotted and a : supporting column is out of kilter. The Jordanian Government has collected about a third of. the £500,000 ($1,400,000) estimated to be needed for the restoration of the mosque. Most of it has come from the oil-rich countries of Saudi Arabia, Huweit and Bahrein. - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the traditional site of Christ's burial, is an architectural complex, braced inside and out by wooden and steel scaffoldings and actually held to- gether by an iron girdle fastened around the upper part. According to the Rev. Eugene Hoade, superior of the Fran- ciscan monastry of Gethsemane and an authority on Jerusalem's history, most of the structure is now :believed to have been built by the Byzantine-Emperor Monomachus after an earlier church ,was destroyed by the Fatimid Caliph Hakim in 1009 A. D. Major additions were made by the Crusaders in the twelfth century. _Further rebuilding and alteration was done by the Greek . Orthodox Church after a disastrous fire in 1808. Rivalry among the Greek Orthodox, the Roman Catholic and the Armenian Orthodox Churches, which predominate hi control of the church, as well as the Copts, Syrians and Ethiopians, which hold minor interests, has prevented major reStorations. It is reliably reported that the Roman Catholics and Armenians have agreed to insist on restorating the church to the condition it was in immediately after the Crusades. The Greek Orthodox are reported to have disagreed' with this proposal since it meant elim- inating the extensive remodeling they did on the church 150 years ago. In an effort to settle the new disagreement, the Jordanian -Government commissioned the British architect, Basil. Urwin Spence, who recently designed a new cathedral for Coventry, to draw up new plans. Mr. Spence visited the church in June and is now drafting a restoration plan. in . . Meanwhile, in spite of charges to the contrary, Israel is pro- tecting the few shrines that are located in the New City of Jeru- salem. Jews have reason to be concerned over the status of the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. They are prohibited from visiting the Wailing Wall and its importance is presently re- placed by Mount Zion, on which is located the grave of King David, as the major shrine for Jewry. Only an effective and . permanent peace can possibly assure, not only the restoration of the shrines, but also their protection. * * `The Jewish Vote'—A Myth Debunked Father-Son Team Aidstity of Hope Annual Champagne Dinner on Sunday Evening heart disease, leukemia and tu- berculosis. Founded in the early 1900's with two tents and cash assets totaling $138, the institution to- day is one of the largest in the world under Jewish auspices. Officers of the group, besides the two Messrs. Epstein, include Goldberg, George Gray and N. P. Rosse n, vice - presidents; E. Epstein N. R. Epstein George Spoon, treasurer; H. J. Goldberg and Joseph Lee, sec- A prominent father and son retaries; and Sol Siegel, sgt.-at- team will again be among the arms. Morris Canvasser is chair- Detroit leaders whose once-a- man of the board. year, all-out effort for the City of Hope brings in thousands of dollars. With N. R. Epstein as honorary president and his son, Eugene Epstein as president, the Detroit Businessmen's Group of the City of Hope will hold its annual Champagne Dinner-Dance Sun- day evening, in the Sheraton- Cadillac Hotel. Chairman 0 f this year's "by invitation only" program is Ben Goldberg, w h o states that na- tionally - known entertainers will highlight t h e evening's show. Dr. Eugene Roberts, a form- Goldberg- er Detroiter who is now affiliated with the City of Hope's department of bio- chemistry, will be the evening's guest speaker. Dr. Roberts is here to attend the International Symposium on Enzymes, which was held this week' at Henry Ford Hospital. Dr. Roberts,is a former member of the biochemistry department at the University of Michigan. The City of Hope, the nation- ally-recognized medical center at Duarte, Calif., is a non-sec- tarian institution which treats and does research -on cancer,. Milton Doner Appointed to AJC Foreign Affairs NEW YORK—Milton J. Doner, was appointed a member of the national Foreign Affairs Com- mittee of the American Jewish Committee, it was announced here by Irving M. Engel, presi- dent of AJC. Mr. Doner, who is an active member of the Detroit chapter of the AJC, is also closely identi- fied with the United World Federalists and the Fresh Air Society. He is president of the Michigan Chandelier Co. The problems which concern AJC's national Foreign Affairs Committee include safeguarding the rights of Jews abroad, and the development of their .com- munal life, implications of de- velopments abroad which affect the position of American Jewry, and cooperation in the foreign affairs field with other organiza- tions. Expect New Documents To Clear Capt. Dreyfus LONDON — (JTA)—Official German documents which would add conclusive proof of the in- nocence of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, central figure in the treason case which rocked France at the turn of the century, may be among papers recently returned to Ger- many by the Russian occupation forces, Dr. Bruno Weil of New York said in a lecture here. The innocence of Capt. Drey- fus has been established "beyond a doubt," Dr. Weil said. The proof is now known to be supported by a number of official German doc- uments, some of which have been traced to this country and others which are believed to have been returned to Germany. Capt. Dreyfus, a Jew, was ar- rested in 1894 on a charge of betraying French' military sec- rets to Germany. He was con- victed in star chamber proceed- ings permeated by anti-Semitism, and sentenced to Devil's Island. He was later cleared after a bat- tle for justice that brought France to the verge of civil war. The steering committee for the Champagne Dinner - Dance is comprised of Robert Adell, Harry Brodsky, Canvasser, E. Epstein, N. R. Epstein, Sally Fields, Goldberg, Harry J. Gold- berg, George W. Graym Irwin Green, Bob Hall, Allan Layne, Lee, Al PoSen, William Rossen, N. P. Rossen, Dr. Gil W. Schoen- field, Siegel, Harry Spoon, Max Spoon and Albert Winnick. All 40 members of the Busi- nessmen's Group actively parti- cipate in the endeavor, which is the organization's only fund- raising campaign of the year. What would you give to save the lives of these children? Leukemia and cancer takes more lives of children under 15 than any other known disease. Research will someday find the cure that will give these children back their lives. The Detroit Busi- ness Men's Group of the City of Hope is on a drive to raise $100,000 to fight this menace. Contributions are being accepted by the City of Hope at 0379 Livernois. Robert Kasle Heads JWF' Jr. Division's Leadership Institute; to Start Nov.' 20 The president of the Junior Division of the Jewish Welfare Federation, William Wetsman, this week announced plans for the Leadership Institute, to be- gin Sunday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Robert Kasle is chairman of the Institute slated to continue for five successive Sunday eve- nings, ending on Dec. 18. Kasle noted that his committee aims, through the Institute, to give Junior Division members a thor- ough grounding in how Federa- tion is organized to provide serv- ice, what services Federation agencies provide and a discussion of recent trends and needs in social welfare, recreation, edu- cation, health and community relations. Working with Kasle are Dor- othy Brown, Daniel Hoffer, John C. Hopp, Jr., Phil Krawitz, Dan- iel Levine Judy Oberstein, Ron- ald Rothstein, Walter Rubiner, Ivan Scholnick, Marlene Wein- garden and Fred Winkelman. Young adult members of the community interested in learn- ing more about the Institute can call Armand Cohn at the Fed- eration office, WO 5-3939. Between You and Me By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) The UN Yoke Saul Carson, JTA correspondent at the United Nations, has performed a great •service for the UN . . . He has written and produced at the UN headquarters—in • cooperation with the UN In one of his recent columns, David Lawrence claimed that "the Department of Information — an album of phonograph records Jewish vote" plays a role in our Government's Middle East policy. giving the actual voices of practically all the important people in He expressed a view, that is often injected in political discussions, the world who spoke from the UN platform .. . He has thus not especially during Presidential elections, by editorial writers and only immortalized the voices of people like President Eisenhower, columnists. In "The Lyons Den" in the New York Post, Lawrence's John Foster Dulles, Dag Hammarskjold, Henry Cabot- Lodge, Mme. speculation that our State Department is being influenced by "the Pandit, V. 'H. Molotov, Andrei Vishinsky, Harold Macmillan, Abba Jewish vote" in its new Middle East policy was answered by Eban, and many other personalities, but- also •their- views on such Leonard Lyons as follows: subjects as the Palestine question, the Korean war, the Atoms for "No one ever can prove that a 'Jewish vote' exists. On the Peace issue and other such problems of international and historic contrary: In N.Y.C., which has the largest number of Jews in the importance . . . The album, which was released on UN Day, world, no Jewish candidate ever has been elected Mayor . . . Mr. this month, as part of.the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the 'Lawrence also reported that Pres. Truman switched the U.S. United Nations, is a valuable historical document-for-ear . . . En- policy on Palestine in 1948, just to raise campaign funds. Truman's titled "This Is the UN," it is acclaimed by experts as an invaluable book will prove this - assertiOn untrue. A delegation called on him aid in the teaching of 'the aims, principles and achievements of the to switch, before his speech at the Garden rally. Mr. Truman told United- Nations . . . It will, no doubt, find its way into thousands them he wouldn't do it just to make political capital. 'You have of high schools, colleges, universities radio-stations, and community the same choice now that your ancestors -once had, long ago,' he organizations ... It is narrated by Melvyn Douglas and covers the said. 'It's either the Tablets or the Golden Calf.' " period of 1950-55 UN ,activities . . . A similar album produced by It will be recalled that many years ago the great Jewish leader, him at' Lake Success in 1950 was distributed• by the 'Depart- the late Louis Marshall, challenged those who spoke of "a Jewish number of its overseas -information:centers-. . . 'Vote' and denied its existence. -It was never a fain allegation and it 2—DETROIT JEWISH' NEWS ment of 'State to a It was also accepted as a teaching aid by the Dominion of Canada. Friday, November 4, 1955 is encouraging to know that Mr. Truman, too, nails it as a lie.