Nearly 8,000 Detroiters re- the swimming pool, the hand-
sponded to the invitation of ball and squash courts. Still to
Jewish Community Center of- be augmented are the special
ficials by attending open house projects, such as golf and
at the new main Center. on weight-lifting.
Curtis and Meyers, last Sun-
On Monday, the first day
day.
that the physical education fa-
The crowds came slowly fol- cilities were open, there were
lowing the 10 a.m. opening, but 221 general members who used
after noon
the $3,000,000 the facilities. The number in-
structure, which is the world's creased slowly each day.
largest Jewish Center, had an
Working with Levy in the
average of 150 visitors entering
physical education program
every five minutes.
are 19 full time and 10 part-
Although results of
the time supervisors, directors
opening are still being
tabu- and workers, including Rob-
lated by the Center staff.
of- ert (Bert) Wardrop, director
ficials recorded many individ-
of aquatics; and Norman
ual and family memberships.
Schimelman, assistant physi-
An estimate of the opening day cal education director.
results indicates that over 400
Levy, who holds a BS degree
people joined.
, in physical education from the
Probably the busiest man
University of Illinois, was a
at the Center during its first
high school athletic coach, a
week was Samuel A. Levy, college athletic official and
director of the physical edu- physical education director of
cation department who has
Jewish centers in Kansas City
been with the Center since and Montreal before coming
1936.
here.
There are the usual million
In point of service. with 22
and one details to be ironed years behind him. Levy has
out. and many of the things been with the Detroit center
that were supposed to be run- longer than any other agency
ning smoothly have hit minor official. During his tenure the
snags.
Center has turned out several
While in Levy's office for fine athletes — particularly in
only a few minutes, one learns swimming and basketball.
that there have been problems
This will be the first time in
with the towel supply; that one three and a half years. since
of the baskets in the main gym the sale of the Aaron DeRoy
is faulty; that there are no Bldg. on Woodward, that the
signs posted to point the way Center has had a complete
to various facilities.
physical education plant and
None-the-less, all of the reg- program.
uarly scheduled activities are
Although the first week has
in progress. both in the Health been formidable. Levy looks
Club and for the general mem- forward to some excellent pro-
bership. That includes the grams and services for mem-
main and auxiliary gymnasium. bers in the coming months.
Gen. Sarnoff Honored by United .
Hias at 75th Anniversary Meetinu
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The who have helped. and every
75th anniversary of its exist- day are helping Jews to emi-
ence was celebrated by the grate from Poland and from
United Hias Service last week- Hungary. are neither blind to
end at a conference at which nor unconscious -of the signifi-
Brigadier General David Sarn- cance of the exodus of Jews
off was presented with the from Romania. nor are we un-
75th Anniversary Award of the mindful that sooner or later
organization. Several thousand , we may be called upon to play
delegates attended the confer- some vital role in that connec-
ence which took place at - the tion."
Hotel Astor.
The meeting adopted a reso-
f
Ben Touster, former United t lution calling upon Congress to
Hias Service president. who was I take prompt action toward re-
chairman of the 75th Anniver-1 vising the existing immigration
sary Celebration Committee, and nationality laws. urging
said that Gen. Sarnoff was! that these laws be made "con-
adjudged the immigrant who sistent with the long demo- ,
by his achievements best sym- eratic tradition of our coun-
bolizes the noble ideals of our try."
country as a land of oppor-
The resolution pointed out
tunity for those who come from that President Eisenhower and
foreign lands in search of free- both major political parties
dom and security."
i "have long agreed on the sub-
In announcing the decision stance of definite major re-
of the board of directors to visions" of the present laws
present the awa:refo Gen. Sar- dealing with immigration.
noff, Carlos L. Israels. United t The meeting adopted a budget
Hias president. said: "Gen. Sar- l calling for expenditures of S2.-
noff has attained stature as a 580,225 in 1959. Last year, Hias
man of good will and pre-emin- ; spent. according to a report
en•e in the economic and scien- 1 submitted today. a total of $2.-
tific life of his adopted country. 775.461. of which S554.954 had
He has won distinction through- been contributed by the Rescue
out the world. and has demon- ' Fund of the United Jewish
strated to people everywhere Appeal.
the leading and vital role that
immigration has played in the Dr. Toy Named Israel's
building of our great democ-
; Ambassador to Mexico
racy."
Israels told the gathering
UNITED NATIONS,
N.Y.,
that world events call for broad (JTA) — Dr. Moshe Tov, head
support of a permanent and of the Latin American desk in
effective JeWish global migra- the Israel Foreign Ministry,
tion agency. j will become Ambassador to
"For 1959. as for previous Mexico, assuming his post about
years." he declared. "our 75- April 1, it was reported here
year old tradition demands that today.
we remain constantly vigilant
Dr. Tov, a veteran of service
of immigration trends as mani- in Latin America. will succeed
fested by world events. and Ambassador David Shaltiel. a
economic and political pres- general with service in Israel's
sures; because, when„ fast and : War of Liberation. who in re-
effective action is required, cent years has represented Is-
never must we be unprepared. rael in a number of Latin Am-
"We in United Hias Service erican capitals.
Brandeis U. Gets Carvaffio Painting of Abe Lincoln
WALTHAM, Mass.—A paint- Jewish family. He attained dis- memorabilia of Lincoln, includ-
ing, reputed to be the only por- Unction as a professional artist ing personal articles and repro-
trait of Lincoln by a Jewish art- in the middle of the century, ductions of treasures from his
ist, was unveiled at Brandeis and was the official photogra- life, will be displayed in a spe-
University on the birthday of the pher of Fremont's 1853 expedi- cial room dedicated to Abraham
Civil War President.
tion across the Rocky Moun- Lincoln in the proposed Ameri-
The Lincoln painting, an oil tains. In 1856 he published a can Civilization Center on the
by Solomon Nunes Carvalho, book describing the expedition, Brandeis campus. The Lincoln
was discovered in 1952 and ac- called "Carvalho's Travels and Room is the gift of Mr. and Mrs.
quired by Justin G. Turner, Los Adventures." He died in 1897. Kivie Kaplan of Chestnut Hill,
The Carvalho painting will be and is one of several rooms in
Angeles collector of Americana.
It is one of only two or three included in the university's per- the Center which will immortal-
contemporary Lincoln portraits manent art collection. Other ize American presidents.
which embody a number of alle-
gorical attributes.
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In the Carvalho portrait, the
Capitol appears in the back-
ground as a symbol of union,
and at one side Diogenes, hav-
ing at last found an honest man,
stands in amazement with his
lantern fallen to the ground.
Lincoln is holding a scroll on
which is visible the words "with
malice toward none. with char-
ity for all," from the conclud-
ing paragraph of his Second In-
augural address.
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The painting was given to
Brandeis University by three
amilies, .Justin 0. and Gertrude
Turner. Maurice and Rose Tur-
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John J. and Celia Mack of Chi-
c ago.
Carvalho was born in 1815 in
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Dr. Goldstein in Japan
TOKYO (WJA) — While in
Japan on his round-the-world
trip. Dr. Israel Goldstein. presi-
dent of the World Jewish Con-
gress Western Hemisphere
Executive : was received by
Prince Mikasa, brother of the
Emperor of Japan. who is a
student of religions. including
Judaism.
Dr. Goldstein gave a sermon
at a Friday evening service in
the Community Center of
Tokyo. visited the American
military base in Yokahama and
addressed the Japanese press.
He was also received by H. E.
E. Najar. Israel Minister to
Japan.
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Crowd of 8,000 Turns Out
for Opening of New Center