Joke—or a Political Ghost?

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Soviet Writers Ask
Lifting of Bar on
JewishLiterature

Supports Israel
as Mideast Power

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Top
Turkish officials, in recent
VIENNA (JTA) — A memo-
talks with American diplo-
Edward J. Hekman, president randum asking for the revival
mats, have stressed the im-
and general manager of the of the publication of Jewish
portance of Israel as a
Hekman B i
books and the reinstatement of
stabilizing factor and mili-
cuit Company,
Jewish cultural institutions in
tary power in the Middle
Grand Rapids,
the Soviet Union has been sub-
East, according to reports
will be general .
mitted to the Central Commit-
received here. Loy Hender-
chairman of .
tee of the Communist Party in
son, State Departmtnt offi-
the 1958 Michi-
Moscow by the Union of 'Soviet
cial, visited Turkey during
gan Week to
Writers. The memorandum was
his Middle East tour to con-
be celebrated
signed by top Soviet authors.
sult with various govern-
May 4 to 10.
The memorandum pointed
ments on Syria's lurch to the
His acceptance
out that although no Jewish
left.
of the chair-
book has been pubilshed in the
Turkish officials have re-
manship for
Soviet Union since 1949,
cently made several gestures
the fifth an-
nevertheless a large Yiddish
designed to underline An-
nual state ob-
literature in manuscript has
kara's friendship for the
servance w a s
developed during the last nine
Jewish State. However, the
announced by
years in anticipation that pub-
Turkish government is not
Dan F. Gerber,
lication of Jewish books would
yet ready to return to Jeru-
chairman
be resumed and in the hope
Hekman
salem the Minister who was
the Michigan
recalled when Israel opened
Economic Development Corn- that some of the manuscripts
its Sinai operation.
mission, on behalf of the corn - would be translated and pub-
mission and Greater Michiga n , I lished in Russian before they
Inc., sponsors of Mich i g a n were published in Yiddish.
1
Week. Hekman, a native booste ✓
The memorandum estimated
of Michigan, has been an en _ that more than 70 Jewish writ-
thusiastic supporter of Michigan ers have finished manuscripts
Week since the first one i n which have not been printed
1954. He was born in Gran dl because publication of Yiddish
Nursery Sales
•
Patios
Rapids in 1914, and is one o f books in the Soviet Union has
Dirt
•
Fertilizer
that city's foremost civic and been halted.
Crushed Concrete • Flowers
industrial leaders.
"The works of Jewish writers
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Sodding
- •
Seeding
must be published in Yiddish,
PHILLIP M. KLUTZNICK, if Jewish literature is to ex-
Lawn Service • Garden Tools
—International Photo
president of Bnai Brith, has ist," the memorandum stated.
Tree Trimming • Evergreens
Whether the work of a wag, an anti-Christian Democrat ben named "Man of the Year,"
It
noted
that
Jewish
culture
is
Top Dressing
or a neo-Nazi, this mutilated poster urging the re-election of for his personal efforts in be-
one of the oldest in the world
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, which has been transformed into
13918 Linwood TO 5-6515 1
of strengthening Israel and must not be "rooted out."
a likeness of Adolf Hitler, has stirred considerable unrest in half
through that country's bond
both political and Jewish circles in Germany. There have been
drives in the Chicago area, by
several instances of the injection of Jewish issues into the the Israel Bond organization of
current eletions in Germany.
greater Chicago.
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Cantor MAURICE GANCH-
OFF will conduct the High
Holy Day Services at the Gros-
singer Country Club, Grossin-
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Premier chol Kagan, chairman of the ger, N. Y. Formerly associated
with Congregation Shaare Ze-
David Ben-Gurion appealed to Israel section.
dek in New York City, Cantor
Israel's women to submerge dif-
Mrs. Kagan reported that
ferences of party, class and since the last WIZO parley in Ganchoff is now a faculty mem-
community and unite in receiv- Israel, in 1951, the organization ber of Hebrew Union College.
* * *
ing immigrants with "motherly had gained 20,000 members na-
ROBERT SHELDON GANTZ,
love" and "womanly warmth," tionally to bring the total to
18065 Northlawn, member of
In bringing up their children 55,000.
the class of '59, University of
in a tradition of self-sacrifice
WIZO operates 200 institu- Michigan Medical School, has
and pioneering, and taking spe-
cial pains to open Israeli homes tions in this country, cares for been awarded a March of Dimes
to the tens of thousands of visi- 12,000 children, and teaches fellowship of $450 for special
tors expected to come here next thousands of women to better study in public health and pre-
year to help celebrate the tenth care for their homes and chil- ventive medicine. The fellow-
dren.
ship will finance nine weeks of
anniversary of Israel's indepen-
study at the university. The
dence.
purpose of such awards is to in-
Addressing the opening ses- Religious Issue Renewed
terest students in careers in
sion of the 11th national con- in Israel Bus System
public health and preventive
ference of the Israeli section of
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The issue medicine by giving them an op-
the Women's International Zion- of Saturday night public trans-
ist Organization, the Premier portation and the objections of portunity for specialized study
dwelt on a subject which is one Orthodox Israelis to the re- early in their schooling. Gantz
of his old favorites—the need sumption of public bus sched- was nominated by the dean of
to reduce the large number of ules before the Sabbath has his school.
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Israeli political partieS.
ended, came to the fore again. • Mrs. PAULA BEN-GURION,
The ideal situation, he said, is
As religious circles threat- wife of Israel's Prime Minister,
for Israel to have a two-party
system, a goal which he be- ened to resume demonstrations, presented GEORGE JESSEL,
lieves realizable when election the management of the cooper- who is now touring Israel: with
of deputies to Parliament is ative bus companies insisted a silver-ornamented Bible per-
placed on a regional rather than that the Ministry of Transpor- sonally inscribed to him by
a proportional representatioh tation has ordered them to begin Prime Minister Ben-Gurion. The
running buses before the Sab- presentation was made in Jeru-
System.
So many items you've been wanting to
The meeting was opened by bath ended to prevent the for- salem in the Prime Minister's
buy—
everything from kitchen utensils
Mrs. RebeCca Sieff, president of mation of huge lines of waiting home in recognition of Jessel's
to living room furniture — all at savings
activities on behalf of the State
the world WIZO, and Mrs. Ra- passengers.
of Israel Bond campaign in the
you'll find hard to match. Come in soon
United States.
and see the assortments: furniture,
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draperies, carpeting, slip covers, house-
M. Z. FRANK will edit a
new publication to appear for
wares, china and glass, appliances,
the first time before the end
lamps, pictures and Music Store items
Automatically, Safely, FASTER
of September. The name of the
are
included in the group. A really
new
32-page
monthly
is
the
at City Bank --- where it earns
American Israel Review, pub-
unusual opportunity to make your home
lished by the American Jewish
sparkle, your budget smile. Hurry in!
League for Israel. Louis Lip-
sky will serve as chairman of
the Review's editorial commit-
tee.
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PER ANNUM ON
HENRY M. GOTTLIEB, local
attorney, recently appeared as
guest speaker at a meeting of
the Centerline Rotary Club.
Let the money you work so hard for really work for you at
Gottlieb, a former staff member
of the U.S. District Attorney's
office, spoke on his experiences
with the Comptroller General's
office in Washington, D. C.
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