THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, January 8, 1960 — i
Bob Lurie to Speak
at Israel Bond Bnai
Brith Event Jan. 16
Zionist Council Issues Appeal to Uproot Vestiges of Nazism
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM — The Zionist
General Council, concluding a
10-day session, appealed early
Tuesday morning to all nations,
and particularly to West Ger-
many, to take urgent measures
to uproot "the vestiges of
Nazism, and implant in their
populations loyalty to democ-
racy, to the spirity of tolerance
and decent relationship be-
tween man and man."
The council, supreme organ
of the World Zionist Movement
when the World Zionist Con-
gress is not in session, con-
ducted its deliberations in the
shadow of the landslide wave
of anti-Semitic manifestations
in the Western world. News
from abroad had its effect on
this assembly.
Dr Nahum Goldmann, pres-
ident of World Zionist Organ-
ization, had to intervene in the
debate over the resolution on
anti-Semitism on three occa-
sions, to head off amendments
by the rightwing Herut party
and the leftwing Achdut Avo-
dah, calling for increased ef-
forts to induce Jews to leave
Germany and other countries
Bob Lurie,,
TV
personality and national Bnai
Brith leader from St. Louis,
will address
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the "Big Jan-
uary Night in
Israel" p r o -
gram of Al-
bert Einstein.
Lodge and
Chapter of
Bnai
Saturday, Jan.
16, 8:30 p.m.,
a t Rainbow
Terrace, 18451
Wyoming.
Shimon and
liana, Detroit
interpreters of
Israeli music,
will be on the
program with
Lurie.
Bob Lurie
The program is the wind-up
of the 1959-60 Bnai Brith Is-
rael Bond drive here, announced
Sam Gottlieb, Council Israel
chairman, and Elias Goldberg,
co-chairman.
To date three Bnai Brith pro-
grams of entertainment have
produced more than $75,000 in
Israel Bond sales.
Admission is free. Refresh-
ments will be served. All Bnai
Brith members and friends are
welcome, it was announced by
Max Friedman, Einstein lodge
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
president, and Mrs. Jack Gil-
New York State Commission
bert, chapter president.
Against Discrimination signed
a stipulation agreeing to take
no further action in the com-
plaint against hiring practices
of the Arabian American Oil
Publication of a new journal Company pending a ruling on
of philatelic Judaica, under the the issue by the Appellate Divi-
title of Judaica Post, was re- sion of the New York Supreme
vealed this week by two De- Court.
troiters, Eli Grad, its editor,
At issue is a charge by the
and Nathan Peiss, circulation American Jewish Congress that
and promotion manager.
ARAMCO refuses to hire Jews
The neatly printed number is for either domestic or Saudi
the result of a year and a half Arabian employment on orders
of experimentation with a mim- of the Saudi Arabian govern-
eographed bulletin, which re- ment. Supreme Court Justice
ceived enthusiastic response Henry Epstein ruled last July
from hobbyists throughout the that ARAMCO was not entitled
country for such a publication. to a bona fide occupational ex-
Featured in the first issue of emption from the state's anti-
the monthly journal are three discrimination laws on employ-
items of particular interest, ment and ordered SCAD to
"The Name of God and the Rus- enforce his ruling.
sian Moon Rocket" by Mrs. Ri-
An ARAMCO spokesman
sha Levinson of Brooklyn; "The said the company filed notice
Judaica Specialist — Philatelist Oct. 26 of appeal from Jus-
or Topicalist?" by Edmond Tol- tice Epstein's ruling. He said
kowsky, of Antwerp, Belgium; that if the company's appeal
and a check-list of "Jews on will be scheduled for a hear-
Postage Stamps" by John Henry ing during the March session
Richter, of Ann Arbor.
of the Appellate Division, the
In their introductory remarks company will file a required
in Number 1 of the Judaica brief by Feb. 4.
Post, Grad and Peiss state that
Henry Spitz, SCAD general
the publication is an outgrowth
of the formation of the Judaica counsel, said that by general
Unit of the American Topical agreement of the parties con-
cerned, SCAD would not take
Association.
Among the contributing edi- any action until after 20 days
tors to the volume besides Rich- following the ruling on the
ter, technical librarian at the appeal.
The ARAMCO spokesman
University of Michigan, and
Tolkowsky, a world - renowned flatly denied this week to the
Judaica specialist, will be Can- Jewish Telegraphic Agency that
tor Reuven Frankel, of Detroit's the company has ever made a
Cong. Shaarey Zedek; noted practice of asking all job ap-
singer Jan Bart; and several plicants to indicate their reli-
prominent collectors, including gion as a condition of employ-
Harold Alter, of Toronto; Dr. ment. He said that under the
Roberto Levi-Castillo, of Guya- ARAMCO agreement with Saudi
quil, Ecuador; and Mark Vainer, Arabia, an applicant for a job
in the company's operations in
of Denver, Coro.
Volumes will be published Saudi Arabia is required to fill
each month. For information,. out a form provided by Saudi
contact Grad, 19769 Steel; or Arabia which does inquire
Peiss, 23211 Berkley, Oak Park. about his religion. He said ap-
plication forms for domestic
The appointment of Dr. positions contain no requests
JOSEPH F. KAUFMAN as ex- for information about the ap-
ecutive vice-president of the plicant's religion, race, ancestry
Jewish Theological Seminary of or similar information and had
America was announced by never contained such questions.
Alan M. Stroock, chairman
Asked if there were any
of the Seminary board of Jewish employees in the New
directors.
York office, the spokesman
replied that the company
does not ask for such in-
formation and that he did
not know.
A spokesman for the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress agreed
that the record in the hearing
before Justic Epstein indicated
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where excesses have been com-
mitted and migrate to Israel.
An Achdut Avodah amend-
ment would have called on
Jews to defend themselves
against manifestations of anti-
Semitism and would have ad-
vised the Jews of Germany to
leave the country immediately.
The Council expressed its con-
cern and regret that there had
been no improvement in the
situation of the Jews living in
the Soviet Union, and also re-
vealed its anxiety over the de-
terioration in the status and
condition of the Jews in North
Africa.
The Council adopted a resolu-
tion condemning the closure of
the Suez Canal to Israeli ship-
ping by the United Arab Re-
public as "sabotage of inter-
national law." It u r g e d all
peace loving countries to assist
Israel in its struggle for the
right of free navigation.
Appealing to world public
opinion to denounce the boy-
cott on Israel imposed by the
Arab states, the Council noted
with "concern and regret" that
a number of firms had yielded
to Arab terrorist pressure. It
called on Jews throughout the
Action Against AIRANICO
Delayed Pending Appeal
Detroiters Print
Judaica Journal
there were exceptions "for
minor stenographic and clerical
posts," from a company re-
quirement for filing of Saudi
Arabian visa applications by
job applicants. The AJC spokes-
man added that the AJC con-
tends that in actual hiring prac-
tices, ARAMCO ignores the ex-
ceptions.
The AJC spokesman said that
the AJC had asked SCAD and
the New York Attorney General
to file briefs as friends of the
court on behalf of the AJC
for the Appellate Division hear-
ing. Mr. Spitz said that the
stipulation signed by SCAD
covered that request. He ex-
plained that it is SCAD's func-
tion to implement court de-
cisions and that until the
Appellate decision was made,
the issue would remain un-
settled.
world for increased vigilance
against Arab Boycott measures
and for intensified effort to
frustrate them.
The Council formally called
upon the Zionist movement to
intensify its aid in the devel-
opment of the State of Israel.
It welcomed steps to implement
Israel's national water scheme,
and said the Zionist movement
should mobilize all its energy
and resources to assist in the
'project to irrigate the Negev
with the waters of the Jordan
River.
The Council, after prolonged
debate, adopted amendments to
the constitution of the World
Zionist organization providing
for its reorganization on terri-
torial lines and permitting the
broadening of its membership
base by allowing the affiliation
of non-Zionist organizations.
The effect of these amend-
ments is to change the World
Zionist Organization f r o m a
direct membership organization
into a federation of national or
regional organizations.
The Shekel, traditional sym-
bol of membership, is retained
under the amended constitution
but only as proof of the indi-
vidual's right to vote for
delegates to the World Zionist
Congress.
. A resolution formally con-
firmed the Council's decision
to convene the next World
Zionist Congress in Decem-
ber, 1960.
Another resolution af-
firmed that continuation of
the Jewish National Fund
was necessary for the Zionist
movement.
A resolution also was
passed proclaiming a com-
memorative year for the late
Henrietta Szod, founder of
Hadassah, to commence next
December.
The C o u n c i 1, expressing
"grave c o n c e r n" over the
spread. of assimilation, urged
priority for Jewish education
and culture in the activities of
the World Zionist Organization.
Another resolution stressed the
importance of Hebrew educa-
tion in strengthening and de-
veloping personal and spiritual
ties between Jews abroad and
Israel.
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Sen. David Croll
Lauded by Globe
TORONTO, (JTA)—The Tor-
onto Globe and Mail has de-
scribed the life of David Croll,
the first Canadian Jew to be-
come a Senator, as "a life of
political firsts."
The sketch notes that "today
the white-thatched lawyer looks
back on a postwar career of 10
busy, fruitful years in the
House of Commons and nearly
five years as a Senator."
He was the first Jew to be
elected Mayor of A Canadien
city—Windsor—and the first
Jew to be named a provincial
Cabinet Minister. He was the
first Mayor in Canadian his-
tory to join the armed forces
as a private and go overseas
in that rank. He returned a
lieutenant-colonel.
Baptist Hospital
Serves Kosher Meals
JACKSONVILLE, (JTA) —
The Baptist Memorial Hospital
here has announced that kosher
meals are available to Jewish
patients who request them.
The arrangements were made
through the efforts of Rabbi
Jack Goldman, spiritual leader
of Etz Chaim Synagogue. Fro-
zen-type kosher meals are
shipped from Newark. They are
heated in their original con-
tainers.
Hospital officials said that
Jewish patients would not be
charged extra for the kosher
meals.
January 15 to February 15, 1960
Tasks:
• To avow our full solidarity with the
State of Israel.
• To focus attention of the activities of
the Jewish National Fund in building
the Land of Israel and strengthening its
security.
• To deepen JNF sentiment among the
masses of the Jewish people in Michigan.
• To mobilize the broadest possible' sup-
port for the JNF through the widest
possible use of JNF's traditional col-
lection methods.
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IN THE
FREEDOM
FOREST
• To distribute five thousand Blue-White
JNF Boxes in Detroit and Michigan
Jewish homes.
• To plant a Michigan Freedom Forest of
250,000 Trees, in the New Freedom For-
est of 2,000,000 Trees, which will be an
eternal monument of friendship and
cooperation uniting the people , of
America and the people of Israel.
• To remind Jews to remember the JNF
in their wills, thus linking their names
forever with the Land of Israel.
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