THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday,

University Heads Honor Technion JWF Women's
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Institute
Set
20th Anniversary Here Saturday
Heads of Michigan universi- years activities of the local for Wednesday

ties and colleges are expected to
join in greeting the Detroit
Chapter of the American Tech-
nion Society, at the chapter's
20th anniversary dinner, at Tem-
ple Israel, this Saturday eve-
ning.
Jacob R. Sensibar, interna-
tionally famous engineer who
has won the
title of "earth
mover", a n
who is known
as "the man
w h o drained
the Huleh
marshes in Is-
rael," will be
the guest',
speaker.
On the pro- •
g,ram with him
will be Dr.,
Henry Gom-
berg, assistant
dire ctor of
University o f
Michigan's
Phoenix Me-
morial Project Dr. Gomberg
and professor of nuclear and
electrical energy, who will re-
port on the Conference on Sci-
ence and Technology for the
Peaceful Development of Israel

chapter will be given by Philip
Slomovitz.

Dr. Max Lerner, Dean of
Graduate Studies at Brandeis
University, will present the
address on Israel at the
Technion Enrollment major
13th annual January Institute
the Women's Division, Jew-
Highest in History; of
ish Welfare Federation, next
Reaches 2,344 Total Wednesday at Temple Israel.
Mrs. Isadore Winkelman,
NEW YORK, (JTA)—David
Rose was re-elected president chairman, and Mrs. Benjamin
of the American Technion So- E. Jaffe, co-chairman, state that
ciety. Dr. Abraham Tulin and 500 women
Sen. Jacob K. Javits were re- are expected
elected chairman and honorary to attend.
The theme
chairman, respectively, of the
of the Insti-
board of directors.
tute is "A
HAIFA (JTA)—Academic en- Family Af-
rollment at the Technion on fair." Dr. Ler-
full university level this year ner will take
reached a total of 2,344 stu- a chapter
dents, the highest figure in the from his latest
history of the Institute. Not book, "Amer-
included in the total are the ica as a Civil--
800 students at the Technical ization," and
High School affiliated with the discuss "The
Technion, or the men and worn- Family as a
en from all parts of the coun- Going Con-
try registered fokr extension cern." He also
courses. The latter total is ex- w i 11 discuss
Dr. Lerner
pected to exceed 4,000 this year. Israel and the Middle East at
The enrollment figure shows the afternoon session.
a sizeable increase also in the
Women will attend one of
number of students for higher four concurrent workshops for
degrees in the Technion Grad- an intensive study of the phase
uate School. This year there are of family development that in-
232 candidates for master's de- terests them most.
grees, and 69 candidates for
Dr. George Barahal of Wayne
Technion Experts
doctorates. The faculty -.rah State University will be the
the largest enrollment is me- speaker at the first workshop,
Study 'Alarming
chanical engineering, followed "Children—Make the Family."
Dead Sea Drop
by electrical engineering, civil
The second workshop, "Ado-
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
engineering a n d chemistry- lescents — Challenge the Fam-
to The Jewish News
chemical engineering.
ily," will have Dr. David Wine-
TEL AVIV — A team of
In 1948 there were only 676 man of Wayne State University
Haifa Technion experts is
undergraduate students and as speaker.
scheduled to begin an in-
two research students at the
Clarice Freud of the Univer-
vestigation of an "alarming"
Technion. In addition to the sity of Michigan will speak at
drop in the level of the
faculties mentioned, the Tech- the third workshop, on the tonic
Dead Sea, it was announced
nion provides instruction also "Parents — Guide the Family."
Tuesday..
The fourth workshop, "Grand-
in architecture, agricultural en-
Officials said that while
gineering, sciences, aeronautical parents — Enrich the Family;"
there has been a constant
engineering, industrial and man- will be discussed by Harold
drop in the water level of
agement engineering, metallur- Silver and Sheldon Siegel of
the inland sea, the decline
gy, mineral . engineering and the Jewish Family and Chil-
this year was the sharpest
dren's Service.
general studies.
ever recorded. Some authori-
Registration for the Institute
ties blamed the current
will take place at 9:30 a.m. At
drought, noting that the
10 a.m., Dr. Lerner will open
Dead Sea gets its waters
the Institute with his key-note
from rivers emptying into it.
address.
The Potash Company said
Workshops begin at 10:30
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that the benefits from the
a.m., and luncheon will be
to The Jewish News
.
drought for its operations in
JERUSALEM — Israel's served at 12:15 p.m. At 1:15
the Dead Sea were mixed.
youngest rabbi, 20 - year - old p.m., there will be a short
By increasing the concentra-
Meir Stern, has been appointed business session followed by Dr.
tion of chemicals in the Dead
spiritual leader of Meron, one Lerner's address on Israel.
Sea waters, the drought has
of the oldest and most pictur-
helped boost production of
Odd Fellows to Initiate
esque communities in Israel.
potash, but the concentration
also makes necessary more
Meron is the site of the Judge Kaufman Tuesday
Jericho Lodge, Independent
fresh water to purify the
grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar
potash.
Yochai, believed to be the Order of Odd Fellows, will con-
author of the Zohar, the prin- fer the first degree on Probate
and the Middle East, held in cipal work of the mystic sect Judge Nathan J. Kaufman and
New York under the auspices in ancient Judaism. Meron is a class of candidates at 8:30
of the American Technion So- the traditional shrine of Has- p.m., Tuesday, at Jericho Tem-
sidim from all over the world ple, 18495 Wyoming. Phil Rosen-
ciety.
Julius Lev, president of the and the scene of an annual berg, noble grand, invites all
Detroit Technion Society, will prigrimage attended by thous- members of the order to attend.
A social hour will follow.
preside. A resume of the 20 ands of their disciples.

Young Rabbi at
Historic Meron

Queen's Honor List Includes Many Jews

LONDON (JTA)—A number
of Jews in leading positions in
the British Commonwealth were
among the Britons listed in the
Queen's New Year's Honors
List. Among them were:
Sir Abraham Jeremy Rais-
man, named a Knight of the
Grand Cross of the Order of
St. Michael and St. George; Sir
Roy Wilenski, Prime Minister of
the Central African Federation,
who was named a Knight Com-
mander of the Order of St. Mi-
chael and St. George, and Lord
Mancroft, Minister without port-
folio, who was named a Knight
Commander of the Order of the
British Empire.
Dr. Michael G e l f and was
named a Knight Commander
OBE for services to the Central
African Federation; Peter Gold-
man, director of the Conserva-
tive political center in London,
was named Knight Commander

OBE for political services; Dr.
Isadore Rowland Rosin of Salis-
bury, Northern Rhodesia, was
named to the Order of the Brit-
ish °Empire, as was Herman
Weinberg, who is a member of
the Board of Customs and Ex-
cises. Lazarus Aaronson, mem-
ber of the faculty of London Col-
lege, and Geoffrey Finsberg
were made members of the Brit-
ish Empire.

Discuss Expansion
at Brunch on Sunday

ZOD to

A membership brunch has
been scheduled by the Zionist
Organization of Detroit for 10
a.m., Sunday, in the Jewish
War Veterans Memorial Home,
4095 W. Davison.
Under discussion will be fu-
ture expansion of ZOD and the
third annual Balfour Worker's
Dinner, planned for Jan. 28, at
Rainbow Terrace.

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Annual Banquet of Bar-Ilan University

Wednesday Evening, 6 o'clock, January 21

In the New Social Hall of Congregation Bnai David, 24350 Southfield
Sponsored by Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi of Detroit

in Honor of Max and Phillip Stollman, distinguished community leaders who are
rendering invaluable services to our movement and to. Detroit Jewry.

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