Detroit Young Israel Groups Host Moscow Launches Attack on Rockefeller, 26th Annual Midwestern Conclave Calls Mapai Standard Oil Ally; Weizmann A f ter participating in a Saturday morning will take Thanksgiving dinner and .social place at Young Israel of Detroit. Also Involved in Broadcast from USSR program on Thursday, delegates Rabbi Samuel H. Prero will LONDON, (JTA) — The Mos- cow Radio laid down a propa- ganda barrage against Israel and the Zionist movement in which it blasted Nelson Rocke- feller, Governor-elect of New Y o r k, as an instrument of "international Zionism." Short-wave broadcasts from the Soviet capital denounced alleged shipment of arms by the West to Israel and Jordan, be- cause these shipments would kindle "war passions." The broadcasts made no reference to Soviet arms shipments to the United Arab Republic. The Soviet propagandists ex- pressed their concern lest the Western armament of Jordan lead to an arms race between that kingdom and Israel because of their "existing feelings of hostility." The New York governor- elect was assailed as "a vigi- Seminars, Workshop Set for JAI; Conference Sunday Pennsylvania State Senator Israel Stiefel, •Philip Slomovitz, Jerusalem vice-mayor Paul Yaa- cov Jacoby, Cantor Louis Klein and Dan Frohman will partici- pate in the annual Michigan conference of the Jewish Na- tional Fund which will be held this Sunday at the Sholem Alei- chem Institute, 19350 Green- field, announces Prof. Samuel M. Levin, Detroit Jewish Na- tional Fund President. Avern Cohn is overall chair- man of the conference. Jacoby, a resident of Jerusa- lem for over a quarter of a century, and now its vice- ignation as Jewish National Fund "Man of the Year 1958." A series of seminars and workshops will be held at the conference in order to permit a wide exchange of ideas and experiences of the respective organizations in the various communities and in the plan- ning for future Jewish National Fund projects. • For proper accreditation, or- ganizations and congregations are urged to register the names of their delegates with the Jewish National Fund office, 18414 Wyoming, UN 4-2767. Israel to Float New Bond Issue for Sale in U. S. lant trustee of international here to attend the 26th Mid- introduce Elijah Stein at the Zionism" and the broadcasts w es t e r n convention of the services. All delegates will be linked his family oil interests Young Israel Young Adults housed in the Dexter area. Rabbi Strum will be a guest with the Zionist movement. settled down to business today. at sabbath services of Young This was how Moscow de- The convention, which will Israel of Oak-Woods, while scribed the alliance of the continue until Sunda y, has Schlessel is the guest of North- socialist Mapai P a r t y and brought delegates here f r o in west Young Israel. Standard Oil: Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati, On Saturday night, Young "Weizmann, the leader of the St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Israel of Oak-Woods will play conservative Jews, played an of the movement who host to the convention, when important role in the World are Officers attending the parley include Zionist organization toward the Elijah Stein, national president; Rabbi Sholomo Carelbach, noted establishment of the State of Rabbi Ephraim Sturm, national Hasidic guitarist, presents a program of Jewish music, and Israel. Weizmann's group en- joyed the support of Shell the director; and Stanley Schlessel, on Sunday morning, there will youth director. The intercol- be a series of workshop ses- oil monopoly, which tried to establish a 1 a r g e oil empire legiate council is being repre- sions at Northwest Young rivaling the wealth of India. sented by Joseph Lauer and Israel. The four-day parley will close Weizmann was associated with Philip Fuchs. At yesterday's opening pro- Sunday evening with a gather- the oil companies as a chemist. "With the leaders of Zionism, gram, Eddie Traurig, conven- ing at 9 p.m., at Young Israel the British oil monopolists tion chairman, welcomed the of Detroit, which will be ad- secured a number of industrial guests on behalf of the three dressed by Rabbi Sturm. Enter- establishment in Palestine, in- Young Israel branches of Metro- tainment again will be provided cluding Palestine Electric, Jor- politan Detroit: Young Israel of by Rabbi Carlebach. Members of the convention dan Oil Exploration Company, Detroit, Northwest and Oak- c o m in cc include Moishe the Zionist Central Bank, and Woods. This evening, Prof. Nathan Grossbard, president; Eddie the Anglo-Palestine Bank. Traurig, vice-president; Steve Lander will speak on "The "But after World War II, Problem of Jewish Identity in Tomor, treasurer; Fayge Singal, when Britain lost her influence Israel and the Diaspora To- secretary; Larry Singal, Ricky in the Middle East, the Zionists Gelberman, Jack Zwick, George day." A panel discussion will transferred their allegiance. The Gelberman, Gabby Weisberger Rockefeller family penetrated follow. This program and services and Phyllis Wasserman. the world Zionist organization a n d consequently effected a c h a n g e in the government away from Weizmann's con- servative party, called the Gen- eral Zionist Organization, to the reformist, pro-American party, A Digest of World Jewish Happenings, from Mapai, which is led by Ben- Dispatches of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Other Gurion." News-Gathering Media. Around the World... Bishop Sees M-E Peace JERUSALEM (JTA)—A bill Hinging on Refugee Issue authorizing the Government of WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Israel to float a new bond Catholic prelate, described as issue for $300,000,000 to be an expert on the Near East, has sold in the United States, Can- reported to U.S. Catholic ada, South America and a lim- bishops that there is "absolutely ited number of European coun- no possibility for peace" in that tries, was introduced in Par- area until the Palestine Arab refugees are resettled. The re- liament- The new Series, to be called port was made by Monsignor the second Development Bond Peter P. Tuohy to the annual Series, is actually the third session of -U.S. Catholic bishops. Monsignor Tuohy is president bond issue to be launched by SEN. ISRAEL STIEFEL Israel. The first was floated of the Pontifical Mission for in 1951 and was known as the Palestine Refugees and national mayor, served in the Israeli De- Independence Bond Series. A secretary of the Catholic Near fense Forces during the War of few years later the original East Welfare Association. He Liberation and played a leading Development Bond Series was is a priest of the Archdiocese of role in the rehabilitation of launched. T o g e t h e r they Boston but maintains offices in New York. Israel's capital after the siege yielded about $350,000,000. of Jerusalem. Keynote speaker at the 10 a.m. brunch for delegates rep- resenting organizations and con- gregations throughout the state will be Philip Slomovit z, founder of the Jewish National Fund Council and its first presi- dent. A musical program will be presented by Cantor Louis Klein of Congregation Bnai Moshe, who will be accompanied at the piano by Dan Frohman. Also participating in the morning session will be Arie Shoval, a representative of the JNF youth and education de- partment. The Jerusalem na- tive will deal with the necessity of organizing youth in the U. S. on behalf of Israel. Senator Stiefel, the guest speaker at the conference, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Lincoln University and also holds two Doctor of Humanities degrees. He is chairman of the Demo- cratic Caucus of the Pennsyl- vania Senate and assistant pro- fessor of political science at Temple University. He partici- pated in the Syro-Palestinian Reports on pledges to the Shaarey Zedek $3,000,000 campaign under the famous development fund, for the building of a new synagogue on General Allenby. In 1945 he was Northwestern Highway and 11-Mile Road, were submitted a war d e d the Distinguished by members of A and B Committees and E Division, luncheon S e r v i c e Certificate by the meetings last week. Left to right in the upper photo are A and American Legion. B Committee leaders: Ivan Meisner, Harry Cohen, Lewis Man- Sen. Stiefel, who is active in ning, Dr. Leonard Sidlow, Joseph Jackier, Maurice Schiller, work for Israel, is currently David Miro, Hyman Safran, Dr. Max Lichter, Max Somberg, president of the All-Pensylvania Ray Smith, Sidney Moss and Bernie Frant. In the lower photo, Commission of the Leader Abraham ,Satovsky is shown addressing a campaign meeting of Woodland located in the heart E Division, the largest in the drive, with more than 800 pros- of Jerusalem. Some 150,000 pects to call upon. From the left in this photo are: Wilbur trees have been planted in this S. Stein, Abe Katzman, Hyman Safran, S. Lawrence Aronsson forest to date. He received na- tional recognition with his des- and Rabbi Morris Adler. Report on Shaarey Zedek Drive `; United States • ATLANTA—The "Southern Regional Council" has issued a call for more vigorous law enforcement to halt bombings and threats in the South. SAVANNAH—Henry Shonfield, president of the Jewish Educational Alliance, discldsed that as a result of an anonymous bomb scare telephone call, unusual security measures have been established for the institution. PHOENIX—Reinwald Lewitz, 21, who came from Germany in January 1957 and allegedly boasted that he had been a member of the Hitler youth movement, and two other suspects, 18 and 16, were arrested on charge of anti-Semitic violence against a Phoenix Jewish family and a Jewish nursing home. CLEVELAND—The National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States unanimously adopted a resolution request- ing its international affairs department to conduct an inquiry into the reported moves in Soviet Russia to destroy the human rights there and, if justified to make a strong representation to the Kremlin "to prevent any anti-Semitic movement such as our civilization has too often witnessed in the past." Europe LONDON—Leo Abse, who won a by-election handily as a Laborite, became the 20th Jew to sit in the current Parliament, as a member from Pontypool, Monmouthshire . . . The largest gift by anybody in Britain to the Hebrew University of Jeru- salem was announced by the Harry and Abe Sherman Founda- tion whose 100,000 pound ($280,000) gift will be applied toward the cost of constructing the just completed administration build- ing. The Sherman Building, as it will now be known, is a seven- story structure, the largest on the campus, which dominates the entrance to Jerusalem. WIESBADEN—Federal German Office of Statistics figures show that 98 Jewish students were enrolled in West German universities last year, among them being 21 women, 74 Jews having studied in West Germany proper, seven in the Saar and 17 in West Berlin. Israel 'JERUSALEM—A United States Public Health Service grant of $21,000 for study in Israel on the effect of _cultural, nutritious and genetic factors in hardening of the arteries was announced by the Hebrew University—Hadassah Medical School, the study to be directed by Prof. Henry Ungar and Alexander Laufer .. . The Israel government has signed trade pacts in Geneva with Bulgaria and Romania providing for a total exchange of $13,- 000,000 worth of goods . . . The opening of an Israeli consulate general in Lisbon within the next few days was announced by Foreign Minister Golda Meir, who described this as an "important development" in Israel's foreign relations . . The Israel Bond Organization in the United States was awarded a Hanukah candelebrum by Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, in recog- nition of the organization's "important share in the development of Israel." The gift was given by Ben-Gurion to the bond organ- ization's executive vice-president, Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz • . . Minister of Commerce Pinhas Saphir told the Knesset that the government has no intention of devaluating Israel's currency . . . Widespread concern among Israel farmers was reported over the continued absence of rainfall which normally comes in the middle of November to end a lengthy summer dry spell .. . The Israel government announced a 20 per cent increase in postal and telephone rates, effective Dec. 1, telephone service being a government monopoly in Israel. TEL AVIV—Participants from 17 Afro-Asian countries in a Histadrut-sponsored seminar here on co-operative movements were greeted by Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir who told them that this conference was unique in that it was not "directed against anybody."