Shaarey Zedek Votes to Construct
New Synagogue at Northwest Site

Boris. Smolar's

'Between You
and Me'

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(Copyright, 1957,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Eyes on Moscow

Will Moscow push Syria and Egypt to start a "small war"
against Israel in, . a Korea-like manner, without becoming in-
volved directly? . . This question is being discussed openly
in Washington . . . Remarks by Soviet , "boss" Nikita Khrushchev
=repeated on several occasions—that Israel will be "destroyed"
if she continues her present policy, has given rise to alt kinds
Of speculation . . . There is a group in Washington that thinks
Moscow will encourage the Arab states "to destroy Israel" as a
means of solidifying its influence as the protector of the Arab
world . . . This group, which studies international trends care-
fully, believes that Soviet acquiescence in the elimination of
Israel as a state is a price the Kremlin is prepared to pay, if
it can thus entrench itself further in the Middle East . . . On
the other hand, there are some people in Washington who be-
lieve that an attack on Israel by Syria and Egypt can only hurt
Russia's interests . . . Such an attack, they point out, can lead
to a total Arab defeat, similar to Egypt's defeat in Sinai, and
wipe out the - foothold which the Kremlin has established in
Syria and Egypt . . . They also argue that since Russia finds
Israel a convenient whipping boy to win the applause of the
Arabs, why try to eliminate it? . . In Israel, the belief exists
that it would be in Russia's interest to fan a local war in the
Middle East, such as a border war between. Israel and Syria ..
Israel is, therefore, watching the Russian penetration of Syria
uneasily but closely . .. It is taking an intense interest in the
military aid which Syria receives from Moscow, the continuous
arrival of experts from Russia, and the training of Syrians in
Russia . . . The extreme seriousness of the situation and its
dangerous military implications are, - however, taken with corn-
parative calm in Israel . . . This calmness may stem from the
fact that Soviet penetration of Syria is tqo big a matter for the
Israelis to handle and they believe it would be handled better
by the United States . . . It may also be due to the fact that
the Israelis are confident of their own power in relation to Arab
fighting ability . . . Whatever the reason, Israel is in close
touch with the United States on the Syrian situation and heeds
U.S. advice.

U. S. Views

An outspoken view of the United States Government on
the present situation in the Middle East is being circulated
privately by Henry Cabot Lodge, American representative to
the United Nations . . . In his opinion there is still danger of
an Arab-Israel flare-up despite the present calm along the fron-
tiers . : . He thinks that it may not be known for a long time
whether the UN can cure the underlying tensions in the Middle
East and bring real peace to that area . • . However, he takes
consolation from the fact that during the Sinai crisis, the UN
exerted a "powerful and decisive" pull away from war . . . He
is satisfied with the fact that UN. troops are now stationed
between Israel and Egypt and considers it a great achievement
for the UN . . In his opinion the stationing of UN troops in
the area has helped diminish the danger of Israel-Egyptian
clashes . . . Without these troops, he believes, there would
have been a major war in the Middle East by now . . . Although
it is a non-combatant force, the UN unit on the Egyptian-Israel
frontier is armed and can defend itself . . . Its 6,000 troops came
from 10 nations: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland,
India, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden and Yugoslavia . . . None of
the five great powers and no other country directly connected
with the Middle East conflict has any men in the UN force .. .
Whether such troops can also be stationed on the Syrian-Israel
frontier to prevent trouble is now being studied, as is the
question whether the UN should create a permanent military
force.

Israel's Request

While Israel is not seeking arms from the United States to
counteract the weapons shipped by both Moscow and the United
States to Arab countries, it seeks to buy in this country $100,-
000,000 worth of food • . . Requests to this effect have been
submitted by Israel to Washington under Public Law 480 . .
This law provides that surplus agricultural commodities may
be sold to foreigri countries and that local currencies be ac-
cepted in payment . . . This means that Israel would not have
to pay for the foodstuff in American dollars, but in. Israel
pounds . . . Furthermore, the same law would allow Israel to
borrow back the money spent for U.S. food, as long-term eco-
nomic development loans . . . Thus, Israel would actually not
have to spend either American dollars or its own currency to
obtain the requested foodstuffs . . . The result would be the
acquisition of $100,000,000 worth of food without producing new
inflationary pressures in Israel . . . The food Israel seeks from
the United States includes wheat, feed grains, cheese, edible
oils, dry milk, butter and beans . . . Considering that there is
no access by land to Israel, and that in time of war it may be
extremely difficult to bring food to Israel by ships, and even
much more difficult to transport it by plane, early action by
Washington on Israel's requests for foodstuff is anticipated . .
Another reason for early action is that the arrival of close to
100,000 new immigrants expected to enter Israel during 1957
would force Israel to import more food than usual . . . Egypt,
too, has applied to the U.S. for $85,000,000 worth of food . . .
Last year, between January and June, the United States pro-
vided Egypt with 290,000 tons of wheat .. .

Ex-Nazi Chiefs Embrace. Islam

BONN (WJA)—Dr. Johannes "Affica-Orient Information,"
von Leers, one of the principal news service published in Bad a

assistants of the notorious Dr.
Goebbels, has embraced the
Islamic faith and now signs his
articles "Prof. Dr. Omar von
Leers."
Leers, who edited the neo-
Nazi and anti-Semitic periodi-
cal "Der Weg" in Buenos Aires
after the war, has been living
in Cairo' for some time now. He
is, among other things, One of

Godesberg, West Germany.
Another new member of the
Islamic faith is Dr. Franz Rich-
ter (alias Fitz Roessler), a
former chief of the Central
Propaganda Office (Prepa-
gandaReichshauptstelle) of the
Nazi Party and, until 1952, a
member of the West German
Parliament. Dr. Franz Richter
has also been living in Cairo

the main contributors to for a few years now.

A fund-raising campaign was
authorized by members of Cong.
Shaarey Zedek last Thursday to
begin construction of a new
spiritual home for the syna-
gogue...
At the 97th semi-annual meet-
ing • of the congregation, over
700 people—the largest attend-
ance at a meeting of this kind
in its history—gave overwhelm-
ing approval to action of the
board of directors.
Previously, the board had
voted unanimously to proceed
with a campaign to raise the
funds necessary for construc-
tion of a new home for Cong.
Shaarey Zedek on a 40 acre plot
of land it currently owns at
Northwestern Highway and 11
Mile Rd. •
According to Hy Safran,-
president of the congregation,
the entire construction and
moving process will take from
four to five years. Initial and

in the nation, has made sev-
eral recommendations for the
new building.

One suggestion calls for a
main sanctuary _seating 1,500
persons, with two social halls
in the rear' which can be used
separately or as a total unit
with the sanctuary, providing
-seating for 4,000 persons.
It is estimated that plans for
the new structure will take a
year to complete. Another year

Thinking of Cadillac
Think of Me ...
JOHN LEBOW

Although an architect is yet
to be named, the synagogue
a few- years ago employed
Percival Goodman, of New
York, as architectural con-
sultant. Goodman, one of the
foremost synagogue architects

HUC to Open New
School in New York

CINCINNATI, (JTA) — He-
brew Union College-Jewish In-
stitute of Religion, the Reform
rabbinic seminary, will estab-
lish an Institute of Advanced
Jewish Studies to intesify
scholarly studies of religion,
particularly in relation to the
facets of modern civilization,
Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of
HUC-JIR, announced at a meet-
ing of the college's board of
governors at the conclusion of
the four-day National Leader-
ship Mobilization of Reform
Judaism.
The Institute will be opened
in New York and will offer
scholars and thinkers an ap-
portunity for individual and
collective research and study.
The board also voted an appro-
priation of $100,000 to add a
fifth floor to the college's
building in New York for ad-
ditional library, classroom and
faculty office space.

—

Representing

unofficial estimates of the
cost of the new structure, are
placed at $3,500,000.

At the meeting, Safran and
Louis B err y, vice-president,
pointed to the necessity of mov-
ing to new quarters, adding that
present facilities have become
cramped and inadequate. They
further stated that the location
has become outmoded since over
90 percent of the membership
has moved to the Northwest
section.
With the endorsement of the
plan by the congregation, the
board will first seek to retain
the services of an architect spe-
cializing in synagogue design so
that the new home will embody
new and practical ideas in syn-
agogue construction.
Following t h e affirmative
vote, Rabbi Morris Adler con-
gratulated the members on their
decision; and added that "it is
vitally necessary for a congre-
gation to look forward."
Safran announced at the
meeting the appointment -of
Louis H. Luckoff to the board
of directors. He will fill the
unexpired term of the late Mr.
Daniel Mendelsohn.
Shaarey Zedek, now in its
97th year, has been in its pres-
ent location for 30 years. The
new synagogue will mark the
seventh home of the congrega-
tion.
Its first building, located at
Congress and St. Antoine Sts.,
was built in 1877, and was the
first Jewish house of worship
to be erected in Detroit.
The present Shaarey Zedek
sanctuary -seats 1,500 persons,
and additional chairs during the
High Holy Day season allow
seating for 1,800 persons. The
social hall accommodates an-
other 1,000 persons.

will be taken up with ground
breaking, while the building it-
self will take two years to fin-
ish.
Meanwhile, members will con-
tinue to worship in the present
sanctuary, while funds are
raised for the new building.
Louis Berry, chairman of the
committee, indicated that action
will be started immediately to
implement the mandate of the
membership.

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