Harry Cohen, A. C. Lappin
Head 25th Baifoluir Event

Ask Local Firm to Plan Rebuilding of New Jerusalem

A Detroit architectural firm'
has been - commissioned by the Jerusalem Mayor Gerson Agron za tion providing the planning
and other government officials • and architectural services, and
Israeli government to study the
Van Leuven left the U. S. thi s the Warner Kanter organiza-
Jerusalem area in order to plan week in order to begin
new building in a portion of study and conferences in Israel. tion directing the real estate
activities and implementation
the Holy City.
The invitation to Jerusalem of the plans.
The firm, Victor Gruen As- was a by-product of Van Leu-
Van Leuven began his pro-
socia tes, presently is repre- ven's close professional associ-
sented by Karl 0. Van Leuven, ation 'with Marvin L. Warner, fessional career in Universal
Jr., partner in charge, in con- president of Warner Kanter, Studios in Hollywood as a set
ferring on master planning with Inc., in Cincinnati, for whom designer. Over a period of sev-
the Gruen firm has rendered eral years he divided his time
between designing in several
architectural counsel.
studios, including Republic and
Warner's interest in Van Walt Disney, and advertising
Leuven's work there, as well and- fashiOn design. He Was
as such projects as Eastland and graduated from the University
Northland in Detroit, and such
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — For- large master planning renewal of C a 1 i f,o r.n i a architectural
eign Minister Golda Meir left projects as the Fort Worth school and joined the Victor
Tuesday for New York to head program, led to the recommen- Gruen organization in 1941 as
the Israel delegation to the dation of Van Leuven in Jeru- as associate.
A registered architect in six
forthcoming United Nations ' salem, a city in which Warner
states, he directs the Midwest
General Assembly.
has great personal interest.
office of Victor Gruen Associ-
Mrs. Meir, who sailed aboard
It is anticipated that in the ates in Detroit. This organiza-
the
SS
Theodor
Herzl,
will
stop
.
development
of
the
programs
HARRY COHEN
A. C. LAPPIN
briefly in France to confer with the two firms will work in close tion has offices in New York.
Los Angeles, Honolulu, Minnea-
Milton Marwil, president of feature world famous artists, government leaders.
cooperation, the Gruen organi- polis and Detroit.
It was stressed that her
Zionist Organization of Detroit, will be held Nov. 16, at Ford
leadership of the delegation
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announces the appointment of Auditorium.
Cooperating committees for would be temporary and its
Harry Cohen as honorary chair-
the celebration, which will also duration indefinite. She will
man of the Silver Anniversary mark the 64th anniversary of determine the length of her stay
Balfour Celebration.
the founding of the World in New York, the Foreign
A. C. Lappin, a former ZOD Zionist Organization and the Ministry advised. _
president, was named chairman 40th anniversary of the Balfour
Since the ministry has in-
of the cornmitte.
Declaration, will be selected sisted for weeks, and continues
The annual event, which will this week, 1VIarwil announced • even now to state that no major
issues involving Israel are ex-
pected to arise at the Assembly,
Mrs. Meir's decision to fly to
New York came as a surprise. a
It has been indicated, unof-
VIENNA, (Special)—Five 'De- The UJA Survey Mission also ficially, that Mrs. Meir will take
advantage of the fact that a
troit women, active in welfare inspected the JDC kosher fe
ed- number of foreign ministers
organizations in their city, left ing center in Vienna, where 250
here by air for Israel after a meals daily are served to the will be present at the opening
three-day study of relief pro- Orthodox element among the session to press a series of pri-
grams being carried on for Hun- Hungarians, as well as to trhe e” m
In Williamsburg Row
vaetne. talks with various states-
garian and other Iron curtain small group of DP "hard co
country escapees in Austria. still left over from World War
They are part of the Survey II.
Mission of the United Jewish While in Vienna, the ladies
Appeal National Women's Divi- also saw emigrants from other
sion, which is composed of 33 East European countries pass-
women leaders of various wet- ing through Vienna on their
fare groups from 20 American way to Israel.
cities. *
The group will now spend
The five representatives from about 14 days in Israel, where
Detroit are Mrs. Abraham they will visit some of the in-
The Detroit Jewish Community Joins the
Cooper of 650 Whitemore, Mrs. stitutions run by Malben, JDC's
Lewis Daniels of 18074 War- network of child-care centers,
rington, Mrs. John C. Hopp of medical aid installations and
Labor Zionist Movement at the
18470 Shrewsbury, Mrs. Ivor institutions for aged and handi-
J. Kahn of 19609 Roslyn - and capped newcomers to Israel.
Mrs. Hyman Broder of 660
They will_ also get on-the-
Whitmore.
spot reports of the efforts be-
Vienna was the first stop--in ing made during the past year
the Survey Mission's. 17-day to resettle and absorb the more
tour of welfare, rehabilitation than 100,000 immigrants into
and resettlement programs con- the economic lifestream of the
ucted in Europe and Israel on country.
behalf of refugees by agencies
The Survey Mission is under
supported by the United Jewish the leadership of Mrs. Jack A.
Appeal.
Goodman of Indianapolis, UJA
While here, they, attended a National Women's D i v -i sion
briefing session held for them chairman.
by officials of the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, United
Hias Service, the Jewish
Agency for Palestine, and rep-
resentatives of the Israeli Lege- C C U
ton and Vienna Jewish commu-
Meyer Silverman, member of
nity.
The group spent one morning the executive committee of the
visiting refugee camps in and Jewish Community Council, will
around Vienna. Of the 171,000 represent the Jewish commun- N.
Hungarians who fled into Aus- ity of Michigan at the observ-
tria in the months following ance of the 50th anniversary of
the revolution, some 25,000 still the founding of the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station at Chi-
remain.
cago, Sept. 20-22.
There were some 18,200 Jews
Founder and honorary presi-
among the Hungarian escapees,
according to JDC figures. Of dent of the Gold Star 'Parents
of the Jewish . War Veterans,
this total, slightly more than Silverman will join Gov. Wil-
2,000 remain today in Austria; hams, Mayor Cobo, civic, pro-
the vast majority having emi- fessional, religious and business
grated mainly through the ef- leaders from the Midwest in the
forts of United Hias Service. special ceremonies at the naval
In company with the rest of training station...
the delegation, the Detroiters
THE HONORABLE
The graduation- of the Michi-
spent • several hours at a large
gan seamen will be the high-
Nathan Bar YaacOv
Emma Schaver
refugee camp in the town of light of the program. Silverman
Maurice L. Samuel
Korneuburg, situated about 20
. • Israel Embassy,
and
the
others
also
will
review
Internationally
acclaimed .
miles north of Vienna.
World famous
Washington •
the facilities and' operations of
soprano
There, they were able to talk the
author
training center.
with some of the 550 Hungarian
Pointing
to
Silverman's
active
Jews sheltered there, and obtain
a first-hand picture of the care interest in veterans' affairs, and
in Jewish communal life Sam-
and maintenance p
rogram
uel J. Rhodes , president of the
ing conducted for them by the Jewish Comm-unity Council
UJA-financed agencies.
"It was gratifying to learn," noted that at the recent JWV
they declared, "that these peo- national convention in Boston,
Reserve Early — Make Sure You Can Attend
ple's needs are being ably Silverman was made an honor-
ary
member
of
JWV,
the
first
taken care of while waiting
Call Dedication Committee: DI 1-0669
for their turn of permanent such recognition since the late
resettlement irt the Western President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Couple
$25.00, Single $15.00 (tax deductible donation)
was similarly honored by ti
world."

Meir Heads
Israel Delegation

STANLEE SHOP

Specialists in Shirts and Ties

Five Detroiters on Survey Mission's
UJA Delegation to Europe, Israel

Now Open at Their

NEW LOCATION

19188 LIVERNOIS

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TRIBUTE TO A GREAT JEW

HAYIM GREENBERG CENTER
DEDICATION BANQUET

Sunday, September 22nd, 1957, 6:30 p.m.

An Outstanding Jewish Event
of Cultural Significance

Silverman Guest
Navy Cerernon

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Labor Zionist Institute-Morris Schaver Auditorium

19161 SCHAEFER

veterans group.

