Friday, November 1, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH. NEWS-11

Name Rabbi Epstein
Director of ZOD

Rabbi SHALOM IL EP-
STEIN, named last week as
executive director of the
Zionist Organization of De-
troit, is a direct descendant
of 400 years in the rabbi-
nate. Born and educated in
Latvia, Rabbi Epstein has
held pulpits in St. Louis,
Mo., Iowa and Chicago, Ill.
He has been active in Zion-
ist activities for many years
in various capacities, includ-
ing the presidency of the
Chaim Weizmann District,
which he held for five years.
Married and the father of
two children, Rabbi Epstein
is active in Bnai Brith, Ma-
sons, K i w a n i s and the
National Conference of Chris-
tians and Jews.

Hadassah Delegates Urge U. S. to A dopt 'Firm Policy in Middle East

PHILADELPHIA, (JTA) —
Hadassah, the women's Zionist
organization, called upon the
American Government and Con-
gress to adopt a "firm policy"
in the Middle East and to secure
international support in,, guar-
anteeing that region against
Communist aggression.
The appeal was made in a
resolution at the final session
of Hadassah's five-day 43rd na-
tional convention here.
The 2,500 delegates attending
the convention re-elected Dr.
Miriam K. Freund for a second
term as national president, and
adopted a $9,000,000 budget for
the coming year to provide
funds for the. Hadassah Medi-
cal Organization, Youth Aliyah,
vocational education, Jewish Na-
tional Fund, youth activities
and the Hadassah-Hebrew Uni-
versity Medical Center.

Local Zionists.
Plan Final Drive
for Balfour Event

Leaders and members of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit
this week began action to
finalize plans for the 25th
anniversary of the Balfour
Concert in this city.
The concert, the climax of a
series of three events to com-
memorate the issuance of the
Balfour Declaration. 40 years
ago, will highlight the appear-
ance of opera and concert stars
Jan Peerce and Herva
The silver anniversary con-
cert will take place at 8:30
p.m., Nov. 16, in the Henry
and Edsel Ford Auditorium.
On Tuesday night, the second
program, a film festival, drew

Swiss Government Promises Jews
to Heed Asylum Pleas of Refugees

BERNE, (JTA)—The Swiss there be a renewal of anti-
government has assured the Jewish measures in Egypt.
Swiss Jewish community that the
This wake
announcement
came
in
of the Ludwig
Re-
it will give "sympathetic con- port which, with its disclosure
sideration" to pleas for asylum of anti-Jewish measures taken
and for work permits for Jew- by the Swiss government dur-
ish refugees. ing World War II, has caused
Dr. Georges Brunschwig, considerable comment here.
president of the Union of Swiss While some Swiss newspapers
Jewish Communities, told the glossed over the report, others
local Jewish committee that have been sharply critical.
after he had met with Marcus The report was published by
Feldmann, member of the the Swiss Federal Council. It
seven-man Swiss Federal Coun- was prepared by Prof. Carl
cil, he was assured by the Ludwig of the University of
proper authorities that a num- Basle, who declared that thous-
ber of "hard-core" Jewish re- ands of refugees, 'particularly
fugees would be admitted to Jews, had been doomed be-
Switzerland and that the Swiss tween 1933 and the end of
authorities would reconsider the war by Swiss enforcement
their entire attitude should of over rigid rules , of asylum.

Semitic—the Russian people are
not," he said.
The entry of the Soviet into
the Middle East creates a fun-
damental new situation for Is-
rael, Arthur -Lourie, Israeli Am-
bassador to Canada and a mem-
ber of its delegation to the
United Nations General Assem-
bly, told the delegates.
The Arab-Israel dispute, Am-
bassador Lourie pointed out, "is
only one of the underlying and
basic issues which have deter-
mined and will determine po-
litical developments in our re-
gion."
The Ambassador warned that
"an Israel restricted in its ca-
pacity to defend itself means
instability and is a standing
temptation to aggression. In
terms of Arab views of Ameri-
can policy it means ambiguity
where there should be cer-
tainty.

"For Israel itself, since phys-
ical survival must come before
everything else, it means the
disproportionate diversion of re-
sources needed for its health
and growth to the demands of
military preparedness. Above
all it means the postponement
of peace to some still remoter

time."

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DETROIT ISRAEL HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN

ANNUAL CONCERT

Marking the Official Opening of the 1957-58 Campaign

SUNDAY EVENING, NOV. 3, at 8:30 p.m.

MUMFORD HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

a large crowd to the Avalon
Theater where they witnessed
a showing of ,"The Juggler"

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with Kirk Douglas, and the
Drew Pearson interview of
Premier Ben-Gurion.

THE ENTIRE JEWISH COMMUNITY IS INVITED
JOIN US IN A

The initial event in the
three-part celebration—the big-
gest Balfour undertaking in

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local Zionist history—was an
address at Temple Israel by
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, of
Minnesota.
_ Tickets for the Balfour Con-
cert are still available at the
Zionist House, DI. 1-8540.

SALUTE TO ISRAEL

ON HER

TENTH ANNIVERSARY

Jewish Congress Helps 70
Here to Register Claims

A total of 70 persons
throughout Michigan has been
aided by the World and Ameri-
can Jewish Congress office in
New York to register claims
with the U. S. State Dept. for
settlement of property in Po-
land. The registrants listed

The resolution on the Middle
East, adopted by the conven-
tion, points out that "further
Soviet penetration in the area
can most effectively be halted,
not by armed competition, but
by launching a vigorous pro-
gram of economic development
and technical cooperation to as-
sist those Arab states desirous
of raising the standard of living
of their people."
Speaking at a convention
luncheon, Rabbi Philip S. Bern-
stein, chairman of the Ameri-
can Zionist Committee for Pub-
lic Affairs, declared that Jewish
immigrants to Israel from Iron
Curtain countries report "a con-
stant flood of anti-Jewish poison
in the press, the removal of
Jews from important positions
in Russia's life, and the most
violent anti-Israel • propaganda.
"The Russian regime is anti-

Rabbi Jacob Siegel

Jan Bart

Aviva Halaban

properties nationalized or other-
wise taken over by the Polish
authorities. '
In all, 9,000 persons regis-
tered their claims through

the Congress. The compensa-
tions talks between America
and Poland are expected to be-
gin early next year.

100,000 Israelis
Stricken with Flu

JERUSALEM (JTA) — With
more than 100,000 Israelis

stricken thus far by the epi-
demic of Asian influenza in
this country, health authorities
warned that a second, heavier
wave of the "flu" may be ex-
pected.
So far, there have been five
fatalities attributed to the dis-
ease.

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