WJ Congress Seeking to Organize
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Far East and Asian Conference
Mrs. Daniels Named Nine Nominees for Federation Board
The at-large members are
Candidates for nine at-large
Division Chairman
positions on the Jewish Wel- elected each year to serve
1958 AK Women's fare Federation's 65-man board three-year terms. These mem-
bers represent the Allied Jew-
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The the Jews to seek opportunities
of governors have been se- ish Campaign's 30,000 contrib-
World Jewish Congress is con- in other lands. Though Israel
lected by a nominating com- utors. Representatives of the
sidering calling a conference of occupied a "significant" place in
mittee composed of Jack 0. Detroit Service Group, Worn-
representatives of the tiny and the goals of emigrants, they
Division, Junior Division,
scattered
to
many
lands.
far-flung Jewish communities of
Lefton, chairman, Gus D. New- en's
organizational councils a n d
eight Far Eastern and Southeast
man, Mrs. Harry L. Jackson, member agencies compose the
Asian countries, it was an-
George M. Stutz and Nathan L. remainder of the board's mera-
nounced by Dr. I. Schwartzbart,
Silverman.
bership.
director of the WJC organiza-
Nominees are Sidney J. Allen,
The election of board mem-
tion department.
Dr. Harry Arnkoff, Louis La- bers will be held at the 32nd
A proposal to call such a con-
Med, Mrs. Max Frank, Daniel annual meeting of the Federa-
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ference has been made by the
A. Laven, Milton K. Mahler, tion.
Executive Council of Australian the underseas c r a f t from
Hyman Safran, Erwin S. Simon
Russia.
He
told
Dr.
Sneh
that
Jewry.
and James Wineman.
if Russia willed it both Syria
Since 1933, when the com- and Egypt would embark on a
With the exception of Dr.
bined Jewish population of the peace policy instead of buying
Arnkoff, all nominees are pro-
eight countries totalled 34,000; submarines.
posed for re-election.
the Jewish population of the re-
In his opening statement, Ben-
gion has dwindled. Today it
Freed Romanian Zionists
stands at 2,900. Since 1939, Gurion described the proposed
when the second World War mission to Germany as the most
Among
216 to Reach Israel
MRS. LEWIS B. DANIELS
broke out, 89 percent of the essential for the security of the
state
for
the
absorption
of
im-
TEL
AVIV,
Ro-
Jewish population has emi-
Mrs. Lewis B. Daniels, past- manian Zionist (JTA)—Four
migration and for the promotion
leaders, who had
grated from the area.
president
of
the
Jewish
Welfare
of Israel's international trade.
The decline in Jewish popu- The decision to send a mission, Federation Women's Division, been arrested and sentenced to
Kosher Catering
lation by countries follows: he said, was dictated by Israel's will be 1958 women's campaign lengthy prison terms by the
China, 25,000 in 1939, 397 in vital need to obtain vital equip- chairman, announces the divi- Communist satellite regime, ar-
If You Still
1957; Japan, 2,000 in 1939, 650 ment which was obtainable from sion president, Mrs. Sidney J. rived in Israel.
Bernard Rohrlich, a former
in 1957; Hong Kong, remained only one country in the world— Karbel.
Demand
the Finest
constant at 200; the Philippines, West Germany—in view of Is-
In the 1957 campaign, the chairman of the Romanian Zion-
in Food and Service!
1,200 in 1939, 250 in 1957; Bur- rael's danger to security by new Women's Division raised $637,- ist executive; Heinrich Inger of
ma, 2,150 in 1939, 100 in 1957; dimension which rendered ob- 660. Detroit women have raised the Mapai, who had been a
WE GO ANYWHERE
Thailand, 125 in 1939, 30 in solete the current defense weap- more than $4,000,000 since the member of the executive; Alex-
1957; Singapore, 1,500 in 1939, ons. The Premier took cogni- formation of the Women's Di- ander Dascalu, a Hashomer Hat-
Call TR 3-5800
zair leader; and Edgar Kanner
800 in 1957, and Indonesia, 2,000 zance of the strong feelings vision in 1946.
of
Herut
arrived
on
the
S.S.
in 1939, 450 in 1957.
More
than
14,000
contributors,
against the relations with Ger-
8231 Woodward
With the current difficulties many and vigorously told the members of the Women's Di- Jerusalem with 212 other immi-
in Indonesia, where the Jews as House that if all ideals were vision, will be solicited by 1,600 grants from Europe.
Europeans may have been iden- placed in the balance against workers in the three division
tified by Indonesians with the Israel's security he would select parts: pre-campaign, s p e c i a l
Dutch, there is a likelihood that the latter. He declared that any gifts and general solicitation.
Jews will be forced to leave the government which would not
Honoray chairmen of the Al-
country. The Executive Council make an effort to obtain vital lied Jewish Campaign Women's
of Australian Jewry has already supplies from the only source Division are: Mrs. Joseph H.
pledged assistance, including open to it would be betraying Ehrlich and Mrs. Henry Wine-
That's the fine old Jewish way to en.
temporary accommodations, for its country.
joy tea at its finest..,"flavor crushed"
man.
any Jews forced to leave Indo-
Tetley for fullest strength and stimu•
On this motivation he ex-
nesia.
lation ...richer taste and pleasure...
plained he had decided to des- Sholom Asch Leaves
The small size of the indi- ignate a mission to Germany of Home to Israeli City
served in a glass or cup!
vidual communities, scattered personalities who were likely to
NEW
YORK
(JTA)—A
home
across vast distances, makes the succeed in explaining the needs owned in Israel by the late
Certified Kosher
convening of a conference such and negotiate the acquisition of Yiddish writer Sholem Asch,
as is contemplated by the World these supplies.
under strict
who
died
in
London
last
sum-
Jewish Congress a difficult un-
The
attack
on
the
Prime
mer,
has
been
left
to
'the
mu-
Rabbinical
dertaking. Several years ago, a Minister was launched by a
of Gat Ram. The
Supervision
plan was under consideration to Herut party spokesman who nicipality
personal property was left to
invite the small communities to linked the episode of a secret his
widow, Mrs. Matilda Asch.
a South Pacific Conference, but mission to what he described as The building will house the
SINCE 1837
.unstable conditions in the area unsuccessful efforts by Ben- author's library and his manu-
prevented the implementation Gurion last July, withOut prior scripts.
of the project.
consultation of his Cabinet, to
The WJC report asserted that establish diplomatic relations
since the conclusion of the late with the West German Federal
World War the Congress has Republic. The "mysterious mis-
been the "source of Jewish self- sion," he asserted, was further
assertion for these remote and humiliation and represented a
isolated communities, giving danger which he insisted the
them a growing sense of identi- Knesset had to explore in full
fication with Jewish interests dress debate.
and an increasing awareness of
heatedly defended
the unity of the Jewish people." his Ben-Gurion
actions and expressed his
The report also noted the pro- view that normal relations with
fOund changes which occurred the Bonn Government would be
in the political, social and eco- perfectly proper since West
nomic physiognomy of the area Germany occupied an important
since the end of the war, de- role and was one of the most
claring that this caused most of important powers in Europe
with whom Israel was on friend-
ly terms and maintained close
friendly contact.
Showdown Due
in B-G Cabinet
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Dr. Churgin's Former
Students to Register
at Memorial Monday
A request has gone forth to
all Detroiters who formerly
studied with Dr. Pinkhos Chur-
gin, at Yeshiva University, New
York, and Bar-Ilan University,
Ramat Gan, Israel, to register
at the tribute meeting in his
memory, to be held Monday eve-
ning at the Davison Jewish
Center.
The Haskarah will be chanted
at this meeting, to which the
entire community is invited, by
Cantor Shabtai Ackerman, for-
merly of the Tel Aviv Syna-
gogue where the late Dr. Chur-
gin worshipped.
The memorial meeting has
been arranged by the former
students of Dr. Churgin and the
Detroit Committee for the Bar-
Ilan University.
Those who will deliver eulo-
gies to the departed president of
Bar-Ilan University will include
his former pupils, Rabbis Mor-
ris Adler, Samuel H. Prero, and
Emmanuel Applebaum, and Dr.
Jacob Goldman. Phillip Stoll-
man, chairman of the national
board of Bar-Ilan University,
and others also will speak.
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