UJA Sets '56 Goal, Spurs Special Drive

Katznelsons Evaluate Situation
In Israel Before Local Groups

Dr. and Mrs. REUBEN KA TZNELSON (right) and their
hosts, Mr. and Mrs. • WILLIAM H ORDES.

Dr. Reuben Katznelson, of Jeru-
valem, director of •Kupat Holim
Amamit, the people's sick fund
in Israel that was founded by
Eadassah in 1931, speaking to
.several groups in Detroit while
on a brief visit here, made a
strong appeal for assistance in
the effort to prevent the spread
of tuberculosis in the Jewish
State.
Dr. Katznelson was supported
in his plea by his wife,- Bath-
Sheba Katznelson, until three
months ago a member of the Is-
rael Knesset.
ork
Guests here of Mr. and Mrs.
William Hordes, Dr. and Mrs.
Katznelson addressed the. Jewish
National Fund Council, a
bruncheon of the Zionist' Or
ganization of Detroit on Sunday
and a gathering of Detroit com-
munity ,leaders at the home of
the Hordeses on Saturday night.
The Katznelsons also addressed
the City of Hope group here and
established a relationship with it
in the movement to check tuber-
culosis in Israel.
In his talk Saturday night,
Dr. Katznelson made a special
plea for a photoflurogram, a
mobile ambulance unit to be
used to examine TB patients.
Calling attention to an urgent
request he had received from
the I s r a el Department of
4. Health and the Anti-Tubercu-
loSis League of Israel, Dr. Katz-
nelson said that one in every
100 immigrants from Morocco
is a sufferer from TB and that
in the interest of preventing
the spread of the diSease and of
solving this serious problem
there is great need for X-Ray
apparatus and an ambulance.
Describing conditions in Israel,
Dr. Katznelson said that volun-
tary insurance against disease in
Israel covers 70 per cent of the
population — a high record for
any country.
Contrasting Col. Nasser's re-
cent statement that Egypt must
first arm itself before spending
money for schools and hospitals
and Israel's assertion that health
and education activities will
never be interrupted, Dr. Katz-
nelson pointed with pride to the
Israelis' assumption of responsi-
bilities in hours of need.
"To build a country, we
must defend it," he said.
"There is a feeling in our land
that we are protected by good
shomrim."
He said that the 200,000 Arabs
.010. in Israel are working closing to-
gether with: their Jewish fellow-
citizens, that the Druzes already
are serving in the defense army
and that Arabs are volunteering
for it. "Their conduct is a: loyal
One," • he said.
Mrs. Katznelsori, who is a vice,
president of the Moatza of all
Women's groups in Israel and
therefore is closely allied with
workers in all political parties,
described the role of women as
builders of Israel's democracy.
In an eloquent address, she told
of "the joy of creating" and of
the realization that Israel is "a
land in the making." Women,
she said, are to be found on all
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Friday, December 23, 1955

schOols, in social service; in the
Army.
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Dr. and Mrs. Katznelson ar-
rived here from Mexico where
they Were the guests - of the
Mexican government. They were
delegates to the International
Congress for Social Security, at-
tended by 49 nations. Dr. Katz-
nelsOn was seated between Rus-
sia and Lebanon and succeeded
in establishing a friendly rela-
tionship with his neighbors.
Before returning to Jerusalem,
Dr. and Mrs. Katznelson plan *to
visit a number of other cities in
this country. They are now in
Cleveland as the house guests of
Dr. and Mrs. Abba Hillel Silver.
They have a most interest-
ing background, and the Katz-
nelson family is among the
leading pioneers in Israel's up-
building. Their daughter, Shu-
lamith, director of the Ulpan
de-luxe schools in Nathaniah,
was here last year for special
studies at Wayne University
and the University of Michi-
gan. Their son, Shmuel
one of the best known young
lawyers, in Israel, was the at-
torney for Malkiel Grunwald
in the famous Kastner case
and succeeded in securing a
verdict against Dr. Rddolf
Kastner.
Dr. Katznelson is the brother'
of Rachel Shazar, head of the
Pioneer Women in Israel and
wife of Zalman Shazar, Israel
Minister of Education. He is the
brother of Abram Nissan, Is-
rael's Ambassador to the Scan-
dinavian countries.
A younger brother, Joseph
Katznelson, was killed while on
a mission to rescue Jews in Eur-
ope during the Nazi period.
Upon his arrival in Detroit,
Dr. Katznelson learned that his
brother, Ambassador Nissan, had
taken ill and was rushed to this
country for an operation.. Upon
checking with the Israel Em-
bassy, he traced his brother to a
hospital in St: Louis and was able
to speak with him telephonically.
* * *
Dr. Katznelson, interestingly
enough,;-was sent to Israel, after
his graduation from the Kiev
High ComMercial Institute, in
1914, by the Russian government
to study economic relations be-
tween Russia, Syria and Pales-
tine=as a gesture by Russia to
the persecuted Jews. The war
broke out and he remained in
that. area. He was an' officer in
the first Jewish Legion, serving
in Palestine with. Jabotinsky and
Trumpeldor, in Galipoli. Later,
he studied the social sciences in
Geneva, in the Rome Political
Science school and in the 'Lon-
don School of Tropical Medicine,
where he studied social medi-
cine.
In 1920 he became general
secretary of the Hadassah Medi-.
cal Organization, later becoming
assistant director and served as
HMO general director from 1920
to 1931. Throughout these years
he worked closely with the late
Miss Henrietta Szold. He as-
sumed his present post with
Kupat Holim Amamit in, 1931,
after a year's study of social
medicine problemS in European

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Dewey D. Stone, of Brockton,
Mass., national chairman of the
United Israel Appeal, and Rabbi
Jonah B. Wise, of New York,
vice-chairman of the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, were re-
elected national chairmen.
Also returned to office as a
UJA national chairman was Jo-
seph Holtzman, of Detroit.
Mrs. David M. Levy, first
chairman of the Women's Divi-
sion, was presented with a 2,000-
year-old lamp- brought from Is-
rael, in appreciation of her out-
standing contribution to the UJA.
A total of 480,000 persons will
receive aid from UJA member
agencies in 1956, it was indicated
in a report released to the con-
ference. It showed that -305,000
Jews will receive assistance
through the United Israel Ap-
peal, 168,000 will be aided by the
Joint Distribution Committee—
in addition to 45,000 Jewish emi-
grants from North Africa—and
7,000 will be given aid by the
New York Associaton for New
Americans.
The budgetary requirements
of the United Israel Appeal for
the coming year amount to
$123,240,000, the report stated.
The requirements of the Joint
Distribution Committee total
$29,200,000. The NeW York As-
sociation for New Americans en-
visages expenditures of $706,035.
The budgetary requirements of

Before adopting the budget,
the United Igrael Appeal were
previously approved by the Jew- the delegates heard an analysis
ish Agency executive. The JDC of the proposed allocations from
total had been voted at the 41st Morris Laub, JDC assistant secre-
annual meeting of the organiza- tary. Dr. Schwartz spoke in
memory of Moses W. Beckel-
tion which preceded the UJA.
man, late JDC director-general
JDC to Aid Transporation
for overseas operations. The
of 45,000 Jews From Africa
The Joint Distribution Com- delegates adopted a resolution of
mittee,- at its 41st annual meet- support for the two nationwide
ing, decided to make available UJA drives.
from its regular 1956 budget the
Bond Festival in New York
sum of $3,760,000 f6r the trans-
Brings $4,090,000 for .Israel
portation of up to 45,000 Jews
NEW YORK, (JTA)—More
from North Africa to Israel.
than 20,000 persons filled Mad-
. The decision was taken follow- ison Square Garden here for -a
ing the adoption -of a budget of Hanukah Festival arranged by
$29,200,000 for JDC activities in the Israel Bond Organization. -
1956. More tl-Mn. 500 leaders from They_bOught $4,000,000 worth of
all parts of the country attended Israel bonds.
the meeting at which Edward M.
The Festival heard U. S. Sen-
M. Warburg was re-elected JDC ator Herbert H. Lehman criticize
chairman for the eleventh suc- American policy in the Middle
cessive year. Others re-elected East as "a policy of too little and
included Moses A. Leavitt, execu- almost too late." Mr. Lehman,
tive vice-chairman, and Dr. Jo- who called for shipment of. U. S.
seph J. Schwartz, director-gen- arms to Israel to offset the ship-
eral for overseas operations, now ment of Soviet arms to the Arab
on leave.
nations, issued a strong warning
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, was against any "Middle East Mu-
one of the principal speakers at nich."
the-meeting. Mr. Leavitt review-
The Festival also heard ad-
ing the JDC program empha- dresses by Ambassador Abba
Sized that "Israel faces her great- Eban of Israel and Dr. Israel
est crisis" and expressed the hope Goldstein. Mr. Eban said that
that "the United States, Britain unless the balance of arms in the
and France will use all their Middle East is restored and ef-
skill, all their statesmanship and fective security arrangements are
all of their persuasive powers to applied, it is difficult to expect •
keep the peace in the Middle any progress towards stability
East."
or peace.

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Tax Deductions May Be Made on Payments to AJC

Donations to next year's Allied
Jewish Carripaign, or additions to
1955 pledges, if made within the
next eight days, will aid Israel
in her cr4is and at 'the same time
enable gfvers to save on income
tax, said Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion treasurer, Max M. Fisher.
John E. Lurie, 1955 campaign
chairman, stressed that now, with
an unprecedented need for funds
in Israel, our Government has
made possible large income tax
deductions for charitable pur-
poses, if one acts by Dec. -31.
Contributions for the United
Jewish Appeal $25,000,000 special
fund, if made now, will help Is-
rael in her acute –need, and may
be deducted from this year's in-
come tax.
Fisher explained that because
the 1956 tax rate is expected to
be lower Than 1955, the more'
charitable the deductions the
greater the ,tax savings. "You
are allowed to deduct 20 per
cent of your taxable income for
charitable contributions; and in
some cases up to 30 per cent,"
he stated.
Fisher and Lurie urged that
individuals who have not taken
full advantage of allowable de-
ductions for charitable purposes
take the opportunity which ex-
pires Dec. 31, at the same time
aiding Israel in her emergency.

countries, 'on assignments by
Hadassah.
Mrs. Katznelson is a graduate
of the Pedagogical Institute Jean
Jacques Rousseau of Geneva.
They met in 1915 and were mar-
ried in ,1918. Mrs. Katznelson is
one of the best known social
service workers in Israel. She
served in the Knesset, from 1951
to 1955, as a representative of
the General Zionists. She was a
co-founder of WIZO and served
as president of the General
Zionist Women's Organization.
She was a co-worker and a stu-
dent of Henrietta Szold.
* * *
Kupat Holim Amamit, the
sick fund directed by qr. Katz-
nelson, was -engaged in medical
aid in Israel from 1918 and in
1930 it decided to devote itself
to preventive medical work, and
to the establishment of the medi-
cal faculty at the Hebrew Uni-
versity.
This fund has established dis-
pensaries and pharmacies in
small settlements and a conva-
lescent home in Safad.
* *
Dr. Katznelson took occasion,
during his visit here, to con-
demn as unfair the article, "The
Kastner Case," by W. Z. La-
queur, in the December Corn..
mentary. He said the references
to his son in the article are un-
just and that Judge Halevy is
mistreated in it.

They pointed out that the situ-
ation in North Africa and Israel
"remains desperate." In her re-
cent crisis, they -addedIsrael is
determined not to close her doors
to immigrants.
As Israel must provide for her
deferise, we must speed funds to
the United Jewish Appeal so'
Jews will be able to continue

leaving tension-ridden areas and
settle safely in the Jewish state,
they said.
Federation staff members are
available to discuss all questions
concerning donations. Tax ex,
perts can explain how to take full
advantage of the allowable de-
ductions, the AJC leaders con-
cluded.

16 Communal Organizations to Confer_
In Washington on Middle East

NEW YORK—(JTA)—Delega- '
tions representing the constitu-
ents of 16 major American
Jewish organizations and Jew-
ish communities at large will
meet in Washington Jan. 17 and
18 to confer on the "situation of
extreme gravity" which has de-
veloped in the Near East as a
result of Soviet arms shipments
to Arab countries. ,

In an announcement of the
conference, the presidents of the
organizations warned that cur-
rent developments of the Near
East - "constitute a direct threat
to the interests of the United
States and all free nations, and
a peril to Israel's existence."
"It is essential that the issues.
involving America's stake in the
Near East and Israel's future be
put before our fellow country-
men in their proper perspective
by American. Jewry," the an-
nouncement, said.
"America must pursue a reafis-
fic policy based- on her most vital
interests, consistent with the
cause of peace and mindful of
the security of her friends in the

Near- East." The announcement
of the conference was signed by
the following:
American Jewish Congress, Dr.
Israel Goldstein; American Trade
Union Council for Labor Israel,
Joseph Breslaw; American Zion-.
ist Committee for Public Affairs,
Rabbi Philip Bernstein; Amer-
ican Zionist Council, Rabbi Irv-
ing Miller; B'nai B'rith, Philip
M. Klutznick; Central Committee
Labor Zionist Organization of
America, Dr. Herman Seidel;
HadasSah, Mrs. Rebecca Shul-
man;. Jewish Agency, Dr: Nahum
Goldman; Jewish Labor Commit-
tee, Adolph Held; Jewish War
Veterans of the United States,
Reuben Kaminsky; Mizrachf Or-
ganization of America, Rabbi
Max Kirschblum; National Com-
munity Relations Advisory Coun-
cil, Bernard H. Trager, Union
of American Hebrew Congrega-
tions, Dr. Maurice N. Eisendrath;
Union of Orothodox Jewish Con-
gregations,- Moses I. Feuerstein;
United Synagogue of America,
Charles Rosengarten; Zionist Or-
ganizations of America, Mortither
May.

Women Mobilize for Allied Drive

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Mobilizing to lend the greatest possible assistance to the
$25,000,000 special UJA emergency fund, ,top campaign officers
of the Women's Division met to map plans for the 1956 Allied
Jewish Campaign. Pictured here are Mrs. HARRY L. JONES,
(center), chairman, and her two executive vice-chairmen, Mrs.
JOHN C. HOPP -(left) and Mrs. SIDNEY J. KARBEL. Mrs. Jones
announced that the first meeting on the docket will be for pre-
campaign cabinet members and workers at the home of Mrs.
Henry Wineman, 1'7651 Hamilton Drive, 11 a.m., today, to arrange
for a January fund-raising meeting for pre-campaign givers. Mrs.
Lewis B. Daniels is president of the Women's Division.

