Honor Reform Leader
on Departure for Israel

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.101 Communal leaders here, both

Jewish and non-Jewish, paid
.102 tribute to Dr. Moses Cyrus Weil-
er, founder and leader of Re-
form Jewry in South Africa,
evening
.103 who is retiring as Chief Minis-
erev
ter of the United Jewish Pro-
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.104 gressive Congregation, to settle
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in Israel.
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occasion was a reception
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the Johannesburg City Hall
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climaxing a series of farewells
to Dr. Weiler by the many or-
ganizations he had served in his
nearly 25 years here.
Speakers included Dr. Am-
nitt, irItt
brose Reeves, the Bishop of Jo-
hannesburg; Ian Maltz, deputy
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mayor of the city, representa-
tives of local civic groups and
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the heads of the major South
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Earlier, Mayor Glynn Morris of
?rilinv;7 r11.3 Johannesburg had tendered a
civic reception to Dr. Weiler in
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ties.
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Dr. Weiler said the decision
to give up his ministry and re-
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turn to Israel had not been an
easy one. He felt, however, that
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he had fulfilled the mission
which had brought him to South
nitiv
iry Africa
and he wished to follow
— the example of his father and
grandfather. The former, he
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said, at the height of his com-
munal and business success in
ni-TV? iptn .1- itthirj Europe, had given it up to settle
in what was then Palestine. His
grandfather had settled in Pal-
estine at the age of 81.

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OTTAWA, (JTA) — Michael
Starr, Minister of Labor and
first immigrant to hold a post
in the current Canadian Cab-
inet, kicked off a government
campaign against racial and
religious discrimination in em-
ployment.
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east carried by 80 stations
across Canada, Starr attacked
the concept that a man's reli-
gion or his race were respon-
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NEW YORK, (JTA)— Harry
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JewiSh Daily Forward, largest
Jewish newspaper in the world,
celebrated his 75th birthday at
his desk conducting the work
of the newspaper as usual.
He was the recipient of mes-
sages of congratillation from
numerous Jewish leaders and
organization s.
Rogoff, who has been with
the Forward for more than 51
years, is the author of a num-
ber of books, including a five-
volume History of the United
States. He is considered the
leading Yiddish journalist in
the United States.
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brought to the U. S. at the age
of eight and was educated at
the Isaac Elchanan Yeshiva and
at the College of the City of
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