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Jewish Museum Gets Unique
18th Century Torah Crown
Gain for Lead in
Frank Diary Film
NEW YORK—A unique 18th
century Polish Torah Crown
has been donated to the Jewish
Museum by Dr. Harry G. Fried-
man, noted collector of New
York City.
The Torah crown is an im-
portant part of the traditional
East European dressing of the
Torah scroll.
The Museum's new acquisi-
tion was executed by George
Kahlert, a master of Breslau,
Germany, in 1750. It is of silver
gilt with cut-out applique and
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precious stones and stands 16
inches high. Biblical figure rep-
resentations in relief depict
Abraham and Isaac (the sacri-
fice of Isaac), Jacob (Jacob's
Dream), Moses, Aaron, David
and Solomon.
This is the sixth such Torah
crown with figure decorations
to be recovered. Of the five
known remaining crowns con-
taining the rare pattern, two
are at the Jewish Museum, two
are known to be in Warsaw,
Poland, and one has been lost.
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cling the base identifies this
crown as having come from
Lissa, Poland, a former Jewish
metropolis of Greater Poland
and well-known center of Tal-
mudic learning whose scholars
were known as "The wise men
of Lissa." The inscription reads:
"This is a gift of Rabbi
Isaac Itzig—son of Rabbi Ye-
huda Loeb, president of the
Court of Justice from Lissa
and his humble wife Mindel,
daughter of Rabbi Solomon
also a President of Court of
Justice from Rotterdam—Ded-
ication date, 1750."
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most prosperous da3t of com-
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that • the museum's new Torah
Crown was executed for the
Chief Synagogue of greater Po-
land, then located in Lissa.
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One of the most important
institutions in our State today
is the Weizmann Institute for
Science in Rehovot. This insti-
tution which is named after the
first president of the State of
Israel was founded in 1946 and
since then it has managed to
make • an important contribution
to the advancement of science
in Israel.
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Two
native-born Israeli beauties
were under consideration for
the role of Anne Frank in the
projected George Steven's film
production of the famous diary.
Owen McLean, casting direc-
tor for Twentieth-Century-Fox,
stopped off here during a
lightning mission to European
capitals in his search for a
girl to play the lead in the
forthcoming film.
During a two-day stay in Tel
Aviv, McLean interviewed 150
girls and chose liana Cooper,
16, a student at the Habimah
Drama School, and Yael Wil-
ner, 13, from Tel Aviv. Both
speak English quite well, he
said.
The casting director said
that one of the two girls was
"very good indeed," adding
that the one who gets the part
will be °offered a seven-year
contract with the studio carry-
ing a minimum weekly salary
of $185. He also reported that
among 3,000 girls he inter-
viewed in New York, only one
was a "possible."
Miami Hotel Group
Acquires 'Accadia'
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Is-
raeli-Miami investors g r o u p
which owns the luxurious
"Dan" Hotel in Tel Aviv has
purchased the Accadia, a sea-
shore hotel in Herzliah, and
will reopen it for the tenth
anniversary celebrations in
April next, it was reported
here this week.
The group also joined the
King David Hotel in partner-
ship and is financing the
restoration of the site of the
hotel which was bombed under
the British administration. The
Miami group is establishing a
tour promotion company in the
U.S. to promote tourism in Is-
rael especially in view of the
10th anniversary year, the re-
port said.
Authors Win Kessel Prize
for Best. 1957 Works
MEXICO City, (JTA) — The
The Weizmann Institute has Zvi Kessel prizes for the best
departments for the various works of Jewish literature in
branches of chemistry and 1957 were announced here. The
physics and also a department awards, $250 each, were voted
for experimental biology. In to novelist Z. Diamont of New
these departments they are en- York, Dr. Mark Dvorszecki of
gaged, among other things, in Tel Aviv and Abraham Golomb
research to discover new of Mexico.
sources of energy from the sun,
from oil and from the atom.
One of the important discov-
eries is a result of this research
(has been) a new method for
the manufacture of heavy wa-
ter. In the Institute the qual-
One of the im-
ity of the State's natural re- portant
shown
sources, such as our oil and visitors sites
from the
the Negev minerals are tested. United States
in Is-
Other scientists in the Insti- rael is the Isaac and
tute are seeking a new and Simon Shetzer For-
cheap method to sweeten sea est, planted in Is-
water (to create sweet water rael in memory of
from sea water). They know the eminent father-
that the development of our son team of Detroit
country depends to a consider- leaders who died a
able extent upon, great water year apart, nearly
resources and for that reason a decade ago. The
the sweetening of sea water oc- Shetzer Jewish Na-
tional Fund Forest
cupies them very much.
is one of several for-
The only electronic micro- ests planted by De-
scope in the country, through troiters in Israel.
which biological research work-
Isaac Shetzer was
ers can examine very small
bodies is in the Institute in one of Detroit's most
prominent Zio nist
Rehovot. Recently the Depart- leaders. He was an
ment for Nuclear Physics re- outstanding volun-
ceived a high-powered genera- teer for Allie d
tor to conduct atomic research. Jewish Campaigns
and the Community
Many of the research workers Chest and was pres-
in the Institute are young peo- ident of Shaarey Ze-
ple who have studied in this dek.
His son, Simon,
country. But at scientific gather- who
was president
ings held both abroad and in of the Zionist • Or-
Israel they meet scientists from ganization of Detroit
other countries with whom they from .1929 to . 1931,
exchange views and make their gained prominence
as national executive
contribution towards the ad- director of the Zion-
vancement of science in the ist Organization of
America.
world.
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JDC ORT Sign Repatriate Pact
-
Funds to provide vocational
training for needy Jews re-
patriated to Poland from Russia
are included in a new agree-
ment announced between the
Organization for Rehabilitation
through Training (ORT) and
the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee.
The agreement provides for
JDC financial assistance to OR T
vocational training activities on
Shetzer Forest One of Important
Sites Shown Visitors in Israel
.
behalf of an estimated 10,000
Jewish repatriates now in Po-
land. Another 10,000 to 15,000
are expected during the course
of 1958.
JDC, which, like ORT, will be
resuming activities in Poland
after a lapse of more than
seven years, will also provide
emergency relief, educational
assistance and other aid to the
repatriates. The bulk of the
funds for JDC's overseas pro-
grams is provided by American
Jewry through the United Jew-
ish Appeal.
The new financial agreement
between the two agencies pro-
vides for a grant by JDC of
$1,575,000 in 1958 for voca-
tional and educational programs
conducted by ORT in Europe,
North Africa. Iran and Israel.
The total required by OR T
for its programs in these and
other areas is more than
$5,000,000, and under the terms
of the new pact ORT will pro-
vide the difference—between
the JDC grant and the required
total—from other sources.
.
Arab Trade Unionists
Guests of East Germany
BERLIN, (JTA) — A delega-
tion of Arab trade unionists ar-
rived in East Berlin as guests
of the East German Trade
Union movement. The delega-
tion included Fathi Kamel, gen-
eral secretary of Syrian trade
unions, A. Zeiden, general sec-
retary of Jordanian unions, and
Mahumed el Agami, general
secretary of Egyptian trade un-
ions.
ZAC to Meet March 18-19
JERUSALEM. (JTA) — The
World Zionist Actions Commit-
tee, supreme Zionist body be-
tween congresses, wir meet in
Jerusalem March 18-19, 1958.