Cornerstone Laid
for Bnai Brith's
House in Israel

National, Local Leaders Acclaim Al Borman for Philanthropic Spirit

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More than 600 people, among'
them men and women promi-
nent in all phases of Jewish ac;
tivities in Detroit. as well as

non-Jews, joined
prominent
= Sunday evening in honoring Al
Borman. chairman of the board
of Food Fair Stores and an'
active leader in many Jewish
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movements. for his philan-
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thropic spirit and his deep in-

terest in Jewish educational ac-
tivities.
Among those in attendance,
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z in addition to several jurists,
were representatives of the Uni-
• versity of Michigan, Michigan
' State University. Wayne • State
• . University and Bar-Ilan Univer-
.-, city in Israel.
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The testimonial dinner, spon-
3 sored by Detroit Friends of
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Yeshiva University of New
wYork, was held at Latin Quart-
= er. It was the third annual
;4 event of the Detroit Friends,

the previous awardees of the
honor having been John Lurie
and Judge Nathan Kaufman.
In the principal address of
the evening, Dr. Samuel Bel-
kin, Ye s h i v a University's
president, outlined the im-
portance of the classroom in
our time and appealed for
support of all schools of
higher learning. He listed
"four frontiers of knowledge"
—studies of the universe, the
people who make up the uni-
verse and of man himself,
and declared that in the dis-
cussion of dimensions of
knowledge the most impor-
tant is the fourth, the study
of moral and spiritual pur-
poses in life.
Dr. Belkin stated that Ye-

ous academic departments of
Yeshiva University, Dr. Belkin
said that the university con-
tributes to knowledge in this
country and he added that the
reason for the breakdown in
the hitherto practiced quota sys-
tem in medical schools is that
the Einstein College of Medi-
cine, a branch of Yeshiva Uni-
versity, accepts students re-
gardless of their race or creed.
"This country depends not so
much on armed forces for his
real defense as it does on the
classrooms," Dr. Belkin said.
"Learning is most significant
because it leads to action and
to a better society for us to live
in. Our universities today take
into account the needs of the
community."
He took occasion to express
gratitude to the Ford Foun-
dation for having endowed
Y e s h i v a University with
$2,000,000 grants. He referred
to one of the former Yeshiva
University students, Dr. Jacob
Goldman, who holds an im-
portant post as head of the
physics research department
at the Ford Motor Co. "We
are grateful to non-Jews as
well as Jews for their contrib-
utions in the field of Jewish
education," he stated.

Dr. Belkin spoke of Al Bor-
man as "a humble man who has
identified himself with great
causes." He said it was a pri-
vilege for him to congratulate
the man being honored at the
dinner because of "his respect
and love for learning," and he
declared that "love of learning
is even more important than
learning itself."
Speaking of the problem of
juvenile delinquency, Dr. Bel-
kin said that "it is due to a lack
of the love for learning in the
home," and he added that "if
parents would instill in children
a love for knowledge, juvenile
delinquency would not exist to-
day."
A .plaque from Yeshiva Uni-
versity. acclaiming Borman for
his philanthropic idealism and
for his devotion to the cause
of learning was presented by
Rabbi Morris Adler.
Making his presentation to
Borman, Rabbi Adler said
"he is a modest man, and the
main factor characterizing
him is as a giver." Stating
that Borman was enriched„ by
the opportunities offered him
by this country, Rabbi Adler
said that "being a giver is
only one aspect of his life,
giving clues to his many other

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man brought greetings.
The first stage of construc-
tion of the Bnai Brith House
will be financed by $250,000 re-
ceived from members in the
United States. The new house
will be situated in the new Tel
Aviv cultural center
Katz announced that 200 Bnai
Brith members will participate
in the pilgrimage to Israel in
March.
Other speakers included Abba
Eban, Minister without Port-
folio and former Israel Ambas-
sador to the United States, and
Ogden Reid. American Ambas-
sador to Israel whose comments,
given entirely in Hebrew. were
received with thunderous ap-
plause.

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Israel Answers
Afro-Asian Bids
for Technical Aid

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TEL AVIV—The widespread
and increasing demand among
Asian and African countries for
Israel's technical know-how was
dramatized Tuesday in a series
of announcements of new as-
signments of Israel specialists
to those countries and Israel
participation in scientific con-
ferences.
Prof. Joseph Zeitlin, head of
the civil engineering faculty of
the Haifa Technion, will repre-
sent Israel at a conference in
New Delhi of the International
Society of Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering.
The society is devoted to the

Johannesburg
Rangoon

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problems of reservoir and dam
construction. Four papers by

are helping in the settlement
of Burma's northeastern sec-
tions.

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Ground
was broken for an eight-story
Bnai Brith House here which
President Label Katz said would
become a center of solidarity
and fraternity for all Jews.
Thousands of members of Bnai
Brith lodges in Israel and many
guests attended the ceremony.
Mayor Mordecai Namir and Tel

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shiva University is dedicated
to the advancement of o u r
Hebraic heritage as well as stu-
dies for higher degrees. Out-
lining the varied e d u c a-

Israel scientists will be present-
ed at the conference. which will
open early next month.
The Jewish Agency announced
that it was sending planning
experts to West Nigeria at the
invitation of G. G. Deko, the
Nigerian Agriculture Minister,
who recently visited Israel. Dr.
Avigdor Keddem is establish-
ing a special planning commit-
tee for cooperative settlements
to be established in remote sec-
tions of Nigeria to raise the
living standards of Nigerian
farmers and prevent their
flocking to urban areas.
Dr. Keddem has substantial
experience in planning such set-
tlements in Burma. where he
spent 18 months for the Food
and Agricultural Organization
of the United Nations and in
Japan. where he spent seven
months.
Another group of Israel set-
tlement experts left recently for
Dahomey in Africa, and a group
of Jewish Agency experts have
been sent to Burma, where they

qualities.
"Al Borman gives with dis-
crimination and with grati-
tude," Rabbi Adler said. "He
has given thankfully, with
judgment, with mind as well as
heart. He is a ready giver who
contributes with a sense of
value for the causes he sup-
ports. He gives with heart and
with soul." -
In his response to the en-
comia, Borman recalled his
youth in Russia, his escape from
there, his arrival in Providence,
R. I., and his settlement in De-
troit in 1923. He told of his en-
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trance in business here with his
brother, Tom Borman. and of
the gratitude for the successes
they attained in this great land.
John E. Lurie presided at the
dinner. Dr. Belkin was intro-
duced by Judge Nathan Kauf-
man. Max M. Fisher, president
of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion, extended greetings to Bor-
man. Rabbi Samuel S. Stollman,
of Windsor, gave the invocation
and led in Benshen after the
meal. Metropolitan Opera star
Mimi Benzel. accompanied by
Leon Leonardi, sang a group of
songs. Miss Benzel was intro-
duced by David Diamond. who
provided the evening's orches-
tral music.

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