'!'lam DE'T'ROIT JEWIS H NEWS—Fr iday, April 3, 1959-1 4 7 Arabs Arrested as Israel Police Smash Spy Ring TEL AVIV (JTA) — Police disclosed that the cooperation of an elderly Haifa Jew, serv- ing as an undercover agent for Israel Security Forces, made possible the smashing of an espionage ring in northern Israel. The Haifa Jew was ap- proached by an Israel Arab who asked for information. The Jew informed the Haifa police, who relayed the report to the Security Forces. The latter, in turn, asked the Haifa Jew to maintain contact. The Security Forces supplied him with "information" which he passed on to the Arab, who was then immediately arrested. The Arab confessed, and told of contact with a Syrian in- filtrator who visited his home. An ambush was set at the Arab's home, and the Syrian was arrested. The latter was armed with a submachine gun and a hand grenade. An in- vestigation led to the arrest - of six more Arabs, on charges of passing information to the Syrian. All names have been withheld by the authorities. Oil Company to Invest in Dead Sea Gas Field JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Naptha Oil Company announced plans to in v e s t 3,000,000 pounds to develop the newly- discovered large natural gas field, east of the Dead Sea, near Sclorn. The company said it had started negotiations with a potash firm to supply the lat- ter company's power station with gas, in place of kerosene now being used. The field con- tains an estimated 35,000 mil- lion cubic feet of gas. NOW! PIKE and WHITEFISH ONLY! It's the new (gefilte} fish by Our Own. Fresh cooked to an old-fashioned recipe. Light. Tender. Tasty. Ready to serve cold or hot right out of the jar.. For an added homemade taste treat, make Our Own your own. MADE FROM PIKE & WHITEFISH ONLY noo5 "747:' • WI CA Mild IWO nO,VC7. AM+ viol 5, shi„ Around the World... A Digest of World Jewish Happenings, from Dispatches of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Other News-Gathering Media. United States NEW YORK — Pledges totalling $200,000 were announced at a dinner here towards a $500,000 goal for the purchase of a building to house the Jewish Education Committee of New York, the central agency serving 700 schools and 145,000 children in Greater New York. . . . The government of Israel will partici- pate in a series of industrial, commercial and artistic exhibits in the U.S. this year, it was announced by Natan Raviv, Israel Trade Commissioner, and Aviad Yaffe, director of the Israel Office of Information in New York. PHOENIX—The Arizona State Legislature has again evaded taking action on a bill to bar discrimination in public accommo dations. SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Edward K. Elliott reports that a bill to outlaw discrimination in publicly-assisted housing because of race, color, religion or ancestry has been approved by the lower house of the California Legislature. ALBANY — The latest bid by Jewish groups to win a New York State Fair Sabbath Law died in committee as the Legisla- ture completed its session. Harper's Article Tells 'Why I Chose to Be a Jew' In his article on modern re- ligious beliefs, in the April issue of Harper's Magazine, Arthur A. Cohen tells "Why I Choose to Be a Jew." This young publisher and Jewish scholar explains his faith in the God of the Old Testament — who has, he believes, unfolded history "from the tower of Bable to the cold war" and has chosen the Jews as a special instrument to bring all men to redemption. Cohen states that his choice was religious, even though his first inclination was Retain . . . BENJAMIN C. STANCZYK COMMON PLEAS JUDGE For Term Ending December 31, 1961 Israel ELECTION APRIL 6, 1959 149 Benjamin C. Stanczak A symposium on recent dis- coveries and developments in the field of Old Testament studies will open at 10 a.m., May 18, when the "Wayne Con- ference on Old Testament Studies" gets underway at the W S U McGregor Conference Center. The conference, which will be chaired by Prof. William F. Albright, will extend through the next day. Dr. Albright is slated as the Field Lecturer at 8 p.m., May 19, at the Art In- stitute Auditorium. Other renowned scholars in the field who will participate include Professors F. M. Cross, of Harvard; D. N. Freedman, of Western Theological Sem- inary; H. L. Ginsburg, of the Jewish Theological Seminary; Rev. J. L. McKenzie, of Baden College; G. E. Mendenhall, of University of Michigan; A. E. Speiser, of University of Penn- sylvania; and Abram Spiro, of Wayne State University, who is secretary of the conference- . Topics to be discussed in- elude "The Age of Patriarchs and the Ancient Near East," "The Role of Moses in the History of Isreal," and "The Nature and Rise of Prophecy." COMMON PLEAS JUDGE RE-ELECT VICTOR Targonski FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE • Former Auditor General • Former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney • President of Michigan's Fraternal Congress • Active in Civic & Youth Work Interpreted, Jewish burial law-1st time in Mich. Legal History Europe Wayne State University to Host National Old Testament Discussion FORMER ASS'T PROSECUTOR VETERAN WORLD WAR II TEL AVIV — A special ionosphere checking station, the only one in this part of the world, is being set up by the Haifa Technion as part of the world study of the ionosphere. . . . Dinah Kaplanovitch and Hedva Rami, two Israeli nurses, left for Burma to head the nurses' school of the Burmese army. . . . The Or- ganization of Latin Americans in Israel announced that it has received a plot of land from the Tel Aviv Municipality for the construction of a Latin American House similar to the ZOA House created by American Zionists. . . . A call on all_labor parties in Israel to unite on a common platform in the general elections, scheduled for November, was voiced by Prime Minis- ter David Ben-Gurion at an all-day meeting of 1,000 Mapai leaders at Kibbutz Einat. JERUSALEM — The first underwater exploration of Biblical archaeology will be conducted oft the Israeli coast in the Mediter- ranean Sea next summer by an American inventor, Herbert Link, in cooperation with the Hebrew University. . . . The Rehovoth Agricultural Research Center announced the development of a chemical method to speed the ripening of fruits by about three weeks, Israel export farmers thereby expecting to gain an impor- tant overseas market by being able to ship fruit, particularly plums, ahead of competitors. MUNICH — The Hungarian Council in Germany, organiza- tion of Hungarian refugees, announced that it is opposed to the Cross and Arrow, a group of Hungarians in Germany that has been condemned here for dissemination of anti-democratic and anti-Semitic literature. ' BONN — The German Women's Association issued a public statement from its headquarters here against the resurgence •of anti-Semitism in West Germany. BERLIN — The German school system and German writers have "not done enough, • by far," to enlighten the country, espe- cially the youth, in regard to the dangers of anti-Semitism, Erich Kastner, president of the German PEN Club, said in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. . . . The West Berlin De- nazification Board has ordered the confiscation of assets valued at 39,000 marks of the late Gen. Kurt Daluege, Nazi chief of police for all of Germany and commander in chief of the SS, who was arrested by the Allies after World War II as a war criminal and turned over to Czechoslovakia where he was exe- cuted. 'STUTTGART — The Baden-Wurttemburg Parliament voted unanimously for the revision of school curricula in the teaching of contemporary history, so that "children of prejudiced parents may learn the facts about the most bitter period in German history." HAMBURG — Charges that the Christian Democratic Party "approves anti-Semitic trends" were voiced on the floor of the City Senate by Mayor Brauer, bringing angry retorts from lead- ing 'Christian Democrats who followed up their protests by walk- ing out of the Senate. . . . to become a Christian. And he warns American Jews against the dangers of ignoring the ancient fundamentals of their religion. "In the United States today, it is at last possible to choose not to be a Jew," says Cohen. The irresistable forces of his- tory no longer compel the Jew to choose Judaism. Since mass migrations of Jews from Eu- rope have ended, the children of the second and third genera- tions are not tied to the ghetto world of their parents, he claims. AGGRESSIVE — CAPABLE — QUALIFIED No. 100—ON THE BALLOT NON-PARTISAN * Recommended by Detroit Citizens League * * • Attorney •Civic Leader • Marine Combat Vet. ELECT for * * STATE REPRESENTATIVE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Republican 10th Elect DISTRICT . ROBERT L. BLINSTRUB * * ** ** * ** ** ** * ** ** * ** ** ***- k* ** * ** ** ** * * *** * ** Re-Elect • • W. McKAY S 'LIMAN GE of the RECORDER'S COURT • No. 1 Choice of Detroit's lawyers in their recent Bar Poll. • Preferred by Detroit Citizens' League • Endorsed by the Press Election MONDAY, APRIL 6th