THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Fr iday, September 26, 1958-32

Dulles Says United States Will Continue Bilateral
Middle East Aid Programs; Fanfani to Visit Israel

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. for the current General Assem-
(JTA)--The United States Gov- bly session, Mrs. Meir replied:
ernment definitely envisages Is- "I cannot foresee -any problems
rael's situation as equal to that for us in the Assembly this
of the Arab states in current year. At least I hope there will
be none. Of couse, we are part
United Nations planning con- of the world and anything that
cerning both political and eco- affects our region of the world
nomic affairs in the Middle East, affects us as well."
Secretary of State John Foster
Italian Premier to Visit
Dulles declared at a luncheon
given in his honor by the United Israel and Arab States
ROME (JTA)—Premier and
Nations Correspondents Asso-
Foreign Minister Amintore Fan-
ciation.
Asked to comment on the fani, concluding a foreign pol-
fact that the Russians in re- icy debate in the Italian Sen-
cent statements concerning the ate, announced his intention of
Middle East have spoken often visiting Israel as well as the
of "the Arab Middle East," . Mr. United Arab Republic and
Dulles replied: "That expres- stressed that his government
sion, I suppose, reflects the will hopes to strengthen its tradi-
of the Soviet Union to create tional policies of friendship with
the impresssion among the Israel and the Arab states while
Arab countries that it Is anti- at the same time holding fast
Israel. They think they would to its Western alliances.
gain political advantage from
The Premier noted that his
that attitude. On the other side government's activities in the
of the coin, we can recall that Middle Eastern theater were
the Soviet Union was pro-Israel being followed with interest by
in 1947 but they seem to think Israel, the Arab states and
now that the other side is more United Nations Secretary Gen-
beneficial for them.
eral Dag Hammarskjold. He em-
"True, it is obvious that in phasized that Italy had "never
regard to economic aid, various suggested" its services as media-
countries must decide for them- tor and owed its success . to the
selves whether they want it or "frankness and clarity" with
not, but the principles of the which it had stated its position.
non-use of force and of non-
The Italian press has com-
aggresssion must. have general mented favorably on the invi-
applicability to the entire area, tation from Israel, and its ac-
and not merely to one sector ceptance by Premier Fanfani,
of the region," Dulles empha-
sized.
„
Golda Meir Arrives in N.Y.;
Lauds Sending of
Robert Briscoe, Dublin's only
U.S. Troops to Lebanon
Jewish Lord Mayor, tells his
NEW YORK (JTA)—The remarkable life story in a new
American landing of troops in book which will be published
Lebanon helped the security by the century-old Boston firm
Of all states in the Middle East of Little, Brown and Company
reiol firs: Goida Meir, Israel's on Oct. 6.
Foreign Minister, declared here . The author, who will come to
upon her arrival to attend the the United States for an exten-
current sesssion of the United sive lecture tour in October,
Nations General Assembly.
has titled his book "For the
"All countries in the region Life of Me." It covers the 63
are aided whenever any country year which preceeded his tri-
in the Middle East finds that umphal tour here in 1957—years
it has friends who are willing of hardship, bloodshed, adven-
to assist in case of trouble," ture and, because he 'is both
she said, referring to the U.S Jewish and Irish, a rich vein
troops in Lebanon. "Such help of laughter.
contributes toward the easing
Bob Briscoe was born in a
of tension in the entire region." suburb of Dublin in 1894. His
Asked about Israel's program father, Abraham William Bris-

interpreting the move as an
indication that Italy continues
to demonstrate its impartiality
and desire for friendship with
all Middle East nations.
The Premier will go to Cairo
Oct. 15. Presumably, he will
discuss with President Nasser
and his colleagues Egyptian-
Western rapprochement and
specific Italian-Egyptian rela-
tions.

Israel Welcomes Visit
of Italian Premier

JERUSALEM (JTA )—Top 'Is-
raeli circles welcomed Italian
Premier Amintore Fanfani's
forthcoming visit to Israel and
his statement that the trip was
not connected with any plans
to mediate between the Jew-
ish State and its Arab neigh-
bors. This was hailed here as
proof that Italy's conduct is a
"balanced policy of friendship
between Israel and the Arab
states."
Premier Fanfani's visit to Is-
rael was announced within 24
hours after Rome's acceptance
of an invitation from United
Arab Republic President Nas-
ser to come to Cairo. Israelis
feel that rather than desiring
to offer his services as a media-
tor, the Italian Premier is in-
terested in underscoring Italy's
interest in the Middle East and
to establish personal contacts
with leaders in the Middle East-
ern countries.

Mrs. Warburg Bequeaths
3,000,000 to Charities

NEW YORK, (JTA) — More
than $3,000,000 or approxi-
mately one-third of her tenta-
tively estimated gross estate,
was left by the late Mrs. Frieda
Schiff Warburg to charities, it
became known when her last
will was made public.
Mrs. Warburg, widow of the
late Felix M. Warburg, died
Sept. 14 at her home at Meadow
Farm, N.Y.
After making specific mone-
tary provisions for her children,
grandchildren, great-grandchild-
ren, other relatives and house-
hold servants, the will provides
gifts totalling $470,000 for nu-
merous charitable and educa-
tional institutions here and
abroad.
In addition the sum of $2,-
500,000 as well as her home in
Palm Beach, Fla., is left to the
Felix M. and Frieda Schiff War-
burg Foundation, a charitable
corporation created by her and
her late husband, which has
supported a large variety of
philanthropic and educational
causes over many years.
The charitable beneficiaries
named in the will, other than
the Foundation, and the
amounts of their legacies, are
as follows: Federation of Jew-
ish Philanthropies of New
York, $100,000; Joint Distri-
bution Committee, $50,000;
Negro education welfare and/
or service institutions, to be

Robert Briscoe's Life :Story Told in Exciting Book

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Construct Oxygenator for Hadassah

coe, emigrated from Russia,
when he was 14. "The one
treasure that my father
brought to Ireland and kept
inviolate was his religion,"
writes his son. The Briscoes
were Orthodox Jews — and
they also had an ardent love
for their new country. Bob
Briscoe credits them with the
fact that the two elements
never clashed in him. "It was
they who taught me the eter-
nal values which I have held
to all my life."
When the Easter Uprising
broke out, Bob Briscoe came
back to Ireland from America,
where he had gone to make his
fortune. His first assignment
was with Fianna Eireann, the
youth organization that trained
boys for the Irish Republican
Army. Later, he went to Ger-
many as the notorious "Captain
Swift." There, working with
the entrepeneurs of the post-
World War I German under-
world, he collected arms, am-
munitions and explosives, and
shipped them to the desperate
Irish Brigades under the very
noses of the British blockade.
When the tragic civil war
divided his countrymen, Briscoe
chose to stay with his "Chief,"
Eamon de Valera until the bit-
ter end, and in later, more
peaceful times, served with him
as a member of the Dail, the
Irish Parliament.
All the years that he spent
in the service of Ireland's inde-
pendence did not blind Briscoe
to his Jewish heritage. In the
interlude of peace after the
civil war, he turned his atten-
tion to Israel, a nation which

he feels has much in common
with. Ireland.
In the service of Zionism,
a movement in which he was
active from the first, Robert
Briscoe taught Vladimir Jabo-
tinsky, founder of the mili-
tant Zionist movement Irgun,
the guerilla tactics he had
learned from fighting the
British.
He also pioneered and
helped raise money for the
"coffin ships" that smuggled
thousands of Jews into Pales-
tine as the menacing shadow
of Facism raced over the land.
They were called "coffin
ships" because, as Briscoe
admits,, "many people died in
them. But the sum of lives we
saved was infinitely greater
than those we lost. Many a
family who were bound for
Nazi incinerators reached
Palestine' and safety and a
new life."
He describes his heart-break-
ing struggle to convince his own
country, as well as others, that
war was inevitable. Because he
was Jewish, it was difficult for
him to convince people that he
was objective.
In 1950, Eamon de Valera ac-
companied Briscoe to Israel.
Even de Valera, he writes,
came to see the remarkable
likeness between Israel and
Ireland . . . We had both fought
for and won our freedom.
Briscoe's efforts for his fel-
16w Jews did not end in Israel.
On his tour of America, he
spoke in 48 cities in 20 states
including Detroit, helping to
raise money for the United
Jewish Appeal.

USSR Cancels Hassidic Pilgrimage
to Grave of Bratzlaver Rabbi

JERUSALEM, Israel—Shalom Stein (left), a student at
the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, and Haim
Schneider, chief designer of the Apprentice School for Fine
Mechanics of Hadassah's Brandeis Vocational Center in
Romema, are shown above at Hadassah's Cardiovascular Re-
search Laboratory constructing an oxygenator for a heart-
lung machine—the first of its kind in Israel. This machine
enables Hadassah to take the first steps toward introduction
of open-heart surgery in Israel. Use of the heart-lung machine
for open-heart surgery makes it possible for the surgeon to
repair congenital heart malformations, which are clearly ex-
posed by this method.

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Ten
Bratzlaver Hassidim, who had
completed all the formalities
for a pilgrimage to the grave
of Rabbi Nachman Bratzlaver,
one of the founders of the Has-
sidic movement, at Uman in the
Ukraine, had their hopes dashed
at the last minute. The Soviet
Embassy in Tel Aviv, which
originally promised to grant
them visas, informed them that
Uman is not included on the

itinerary of foreign visitors to
the USSR.
The Hassidim had applied for
permission to undertake the
tour in time for Rosh Hashanah
and, when permission did not
come, had hoped to make the
trip by Yom Kippur. The Israel
Treasury had allocated them
$300 each in foreign currency
to defray the expenses of their
pilgrimage.

selected by the executors,
$50,000; Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, $50,-
000; Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion;
$25,000; United II ospft al
Fund, $20,000; Visiting Nurse
Service of New York, $20,000.
Also the Hebrew University
Association for the use of He-
brew University-Hadassah 1VIed-
ical School, $20,000; American
Friends of the Hebrew Univer-
sity, for the general purposes of
the Hebrew University, $20,000;
America-Israel Cultural Founda-
tion, $20,000; Hadassah, for
Youth Aliyah work, $10,000;
Young Men's and Young Wo-
men's Hebrew Association in
New York City, $10,000; Nation-
al Jewish Welfare Board, $10,-
000; The Solomon and Betty
Loeb Memorial Home for Con-
valescents, formerly at East-
view, Westchester County, $10,-
000; White Plains Hospital As-
sociation, $10,000; and other
Westchester County charities
to be selected by the executors,
$10,000. A number of other or-
ganizations received lesser
sums.
Mrs. Warburg's will also re-
cords the following gifts to
some of the above institutions
made during her life:
1. Endowment fund of $500,-
000 created by her, known as
the Jacob H. Schiff Memorial,
the income of which is used for
the Visiting Nurse Service of
New York.
2. Endowment fund of $500,-
000 created by her and her late
husband for the benefit of Fed-
eration of Jewish Philanthro-
pies of New York.
3. Endowment fund of $500,-
000 created by her and her
late husband in the names of
his parents, Moritz and Char-
lotte Warburg, the income of
which is used for the benefit
of the Institute of Jewish Stud-
ies at the Hebrew University.
4. Funds of $100,000 given by
her to Hebrew University in
memory of her mother Mrs.
Jacob H. Schiff.
5. Fund of $100,000 given to
the Hebrew University in mem-
ory of the late Dr. Judah L.
Magnes to provide fellowships
enabling students, doctors and
research workers resident in
Israel to continue their studies
and training in other lands.
6. Revolving fund of $500,000
given by Mrs. Warburg on her
75th birthday for the erection
of housing for immigrants to
Israel.
Mrs. Warburg's lifetime
philanthropies have been esti-
mated at several million dol-
lars. Among her recent gifts
were a donation to the Metro-
politan Opera Association,
Inc., for the Lincoln Center
Project of $150,000; a fund
of $100,000 to be used in the
field of geriatrics, of which
$50,000 was given to the White
Plains-Scarsdale branch of
the National Council of Jew-
ish Women for the Senior
Citizens Center in White
Plains; $30,000 was given to
the Educational Alliance for
the construction of the Aged
Residents Lodge at the new
camp of the Educational Al-
liance, and $20,000 was given
to the Jewish Association for
Neighborhood Centers for a
Day Center for the Aged.
Mrs. Warburg also recently
gave approximately 150 acres
of her estate,' Woodlands in
White Plains to Union Free
School District No. 8 of the
Town of Greenburgh, which is
already conducting an elemen-
tary school on the property.
The area is now known as the
Warburg Campus. Mrs. War-
burg's home at 1109 Fifth Ave-
nue, New York, had been given
to the Jewish Theological Sem-
inary of America for the Jewish
Museum.

