18th Century Hospital
Starts on New Building
Soviet Official Reported: Pledging
Teaching of Hebrew 'in USSR Schools
STOCKHOLM (JTA) — A
high Soviet official has pledged
in writing that the Hebrew lan-
guage would be taught to chil-
dren in the Soviet schools when-
ever ten parents request such
instruction, Prof. Abraham I.
Katsh, chairman of the Depart-
ment of Hebrew Culture and
Education at New York Univer-
sity, declared here.
Dr. Katsh stopped here en
route home from a • nine-day
visit to the USSR. The promise
to permit teaching of Hebrew
was given him in writing by
Alexander Aresnyev, deputy
ZOA Council Asks New
U: S. Middle Eastern
Policy, Arms for Israel
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
National Zionist Administrative
Council appealed to the Gov-
ernment, "at the eleventh
hour," to rectify past blunders
and adopt a new policy in the
Middle East.
The council urged President
Eisenhower to authorize the im-
mediate shipment of arms re-
quired by Israel and initiate.
discussions with the Israel Gov-
ernment for negotiation of a
mutual security pact.
A resolution adopted by the
special all-day session, after
considerable debate, expressed
grave concern "over the severe
diplomatic and political de-
feats" suffered by this country
and the • West generally in the
Middle East. It described the
"steady deterioration of the
American position in that cru-
cial area as the inevitable re-
sult of the self-defeating policy
pursued by our government in
recent years." It termed the
Suez Canal crisis "tragic vindi-
cation" of criticism of American
policy which the State Depart-
ment ignored.
The resolution welcomed the
Democratic a n d Republican
Party platform statements on
Israel and noted "with satisfac-
tion the forthright and un-
equivocal call of the Democratic
Party for the supply of defen-
sive arms to Israel and the
pledge of the Republican Party
to stand by Israel against armed
aggression."
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, mem-
ber of the Jewish Agency Ex-
ecutive and chairman of the
ZOA national executive com-
mittee, told the session that the
seizure ' of the Suez Canal was
the "sickening climax" of a pol-
icy of failure to protect Israel's
rights. He denounced "pro-Arab
and pro-Nasser apologists" in
the American foreign service
for seeking to build up Egyp-
tian dictator Nasser in the pub-
lic mind as a "pacific and con-
structive statesman with pro-
Western sympathies."
Mortimer May, president of
the ZOA, called the Suez Canal
situation "the almost inevitable
outcome" of Western appease-
ment of the Egyptian dictator.
He referred to recent "hopeful
developments" but said "while
we hope it indicates a new and
wiser policy is about to be in-
augurated, we have no such as-
surances."
Women's Council Honors
Israel's Golda Meir
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Foreign
Miniser Golda Meir has
been made an honorary mem-
ber of a new Council Scholars
Club, composed of specialists in
the fields of social w elf a r e,
health and education who stud-
ied at American graduate
schools on scholarships granted
by the National Council of Jew-
ish W o m e n. The delegation
which made the presentation
represented some 70 Israeli
women who have been granted
Council scholarships since 1946,
and who now hold key positions
in this country.
Shortly after ceremonies, 11
more Israelis who have received
Council study grants sailed
from Haifa to begin their year's
studies at various universities
in the United States.
minister of Education in the'
Russian Soviet Federated So-
cialist Republic, largest republic
in the Soviet Union. Mr. Arse-
.nyev promised further, Dr.
Katsh declared, that, later, facil-
ities will be established in the
Russian public schools for fur-
ther Hebrew studies iri litera-
ture and history. According to
the NYU professor, Hebrew has
not been taught in the Soviet
Union since 1947, except to care-
fully selected specialists.
Dr. Katsh . reported also that
he negotiated an agreement, in
the USSR, for the exchange be-
tween Russian scientific insti-
tutions and those in other coun-
tries of microfilm reproductions
of Hebraica manuscripts.
The New York educator said
he had found about 200 Jews in
the Moscow synagogue when he
visited it. He was told by Soviet
authorities that there are about
3,00,000 Jews living in the USSR
now. Jews to whom he spoke, in
Yiddish, told Dr. Katsh, he re-
ported, that conditions "im-
proved considerably" for them
after the death of Joseph Stalin.
HAMBURG, (JTA) — Con-
struction of a new, 100-bed clin-
ical building was begun by the
old Jewish Hospital, an insti-
tution founded in the 18th Cen-
tury.
At the same time, the hos-
pital's board of trustees an-
nounced the appointment of Dr.
Julian Kalitzki as chief physi-
cian. A well-known physician
here before the Hitler regime,
Dr. Kalitzki spent the years be-
tween 1933 and 1954 in Pales-
tine and Israel. From the time
'Dr. Kalitzki left in 1933 until
his appointment this week, the
chief medical post at the Jewish
Hospital has been held by non-
Jews.
Israel Opens Steel Bridge
Over Jordan in Galilee Area
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — One of
the largest steel bridges in Is-
rael has been opened to traffic
over the Jordan River, • near
Kibbutz Amir in Upper Galilee.
Parts'for the bridge were fab-
ricated in Germany, but were
assembled in this country. The
bridge has a capacity of over
140 tons.
A. R. Brasch, Former Jewish News
Advertising Manager, Dies, Aged 54
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Abraham R. Brasch, of 19170
Warrington, one of Detroit's
best known advertising execu-
tives, died Saturday morning
at the age of 54.
His death occurred in Mon-
treal, where he and his family
had pine to attend the mar-
riage of his son, Miles, to Ann
Binder.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Tuesday at Kaufman
Chapel. Rabbi Fram and Can-
tor Tulman officiated.
Surviving him are his wife,
Mildred; sons, David A. and
Miles E.; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Isadore Brasch; brothers, Jer-
ome L. and Robert L.; sisters,
Mesdames William C. Emory
and Edwin Papineau.
Mr. Brasch, who conducted
the Brasch Advertising Agency
with his sons, was advertising
manager of The Jewish News
from 1952 to 1946. He was
known for his artistic sense and
for his excellent layouts. A lover
of art, he was a collector of
rare prints and copperworks.
Mr. Brasch was a lover of
music. He possessed one of the
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finest collections of recorded
music, attended nearly all of
the important concerts here -
and traveled to other com-
munities to hear leading musi-
cians and orchestras, and dur-
ing his association with The
Jewish News often reviewed
Detroit concerts.
Lehman Says His Decision
Not to Run Is "Irrevocable"
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Senator
Herbert H. Lehman declared
his decision not to seek re-elec-
tion to the U. S. Senate was "ir-
revocable." At a meeting with
political and labor leaders here,
he made it clear that he would
not be induced to run again in
the November elections.
"The Senator's decision must
be accepted as final," partici-
pants in the meeting told the
press later. However, they in-
dicated that Sen. Lehman as-
sured them that he will be
"very active" in the campaign
of the Democratic Party seek-
ing the election of Adlai Stev-
enson as President of the
United States.
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