Allied Jewish Campaign On In Full Force; 30,000 Contributors Asked for Assistance Between Purim and Passover: Community's Obligations The Generous Kasle Gifts Editorials Page 4 E JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review of Jewish Events M ichigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle 'VOLUME XXXVI I—No. 4 101-,/gntgioi-T silop 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE 8-9364—Detroit 35, March 25, 1960 $5.00 Per Year; Farcical Philanthropy Exposing Nazi Criminal Tracing a Popular Prover& Commentary Page 2 Single Copy 15e House Foreign Affairs Committee Acts to Ensure Freedom of Seas, Prevent Boycott Against Israel Kasie Gives $65,000 to 12 Causes on 65th Birthday Honoring his 65th birthday, which occurred on March 18, Abe Kasle, prominent Detroit Jewish com- munity leader, this week announced gifts totaling $65,000 — $1,000 for each year in his life — to 12 important causes. Mr. Kasle allocated his gifts as follows: Wayne State University $20,000 Midrasha $20,000 Negro College Fund $7,500 Jewish National Fund $5,000 Jewish Theological Seminary $2,500 Boys Clubs of Michigan $2,500 University of Detroit $2,000 Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel $2,000 Bar-Ilan University $1,000 Yeshivath Beth Yehudah $1,000 Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin $750 Hillel Day School $750 Mr. Kasle earmarked his $20,000 gift to Wayne State University for assistance to needy, capable stu- dents who desire to dedicate themselves to the teaching profession. The same stipulation is made for the Uni- versity of Detroit school of education gift. The $20,00.0 gift to Midrasha, the College of JeW- ish Studies of the United Hebrew Schools, is to be used for the expansion of the special courses that were set up for students in Jewish history at the University, of Michigan now being conducted by Midrasha in co- operation with the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The original fund for these courses was pro- vided by Mr. Kasle. The Negro College Fund is being allocated to Fisk. University, $5,000, and Howard • University, $2,500. The. $5,000 gift to the Jewish National Fund .is to inaugUrate the planting of a Kasle Forest in Israel. - Bar-Ilan University's $1,000 gift is to be in memory of Dr. A. M. Hershman and is to serve as a beginning for the setting up of a Hershman Chair in History at the university in Israel. The Jewish Theological Seminary gift of $2,500 is earmarked for the preservation of books. The Boys Clubs gift is for youth activities in Michigan. Mr. Kasle.'s gifts had their tr- precedent five years a g o when, on his 60th birthday, the distinguished Detroit Jew- ish leader gave $60,000 — $25,000 for the establishment of the Kasle Hebraica and Judaica Library at Wayne State University and $35,000 to wards the Kasle High School Building of the United Hebrew Schools. A group of local leaders who are associated with Mr. Kasle in the work of the United He- brew Schools, Allied Jewish Campaign, Sinai Hospital, Is- rael Bond Campaigns, Jewish Abe Kasle (Continued on Page 3) Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News WASHINGTON — The House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday adopted an amendment to the foreign aid bill calling on the President to take action to ensure freedom of the seas, by opposing Arab blockade and boydott restrictions in the Suez Canal and elsewhere. The amendment, originally submitted by Rep. Leonard Farbstein, New York Democrat, was co-sponsored by another Foreign Affairs Committee member, Rep. Wayne Hays, Ohio Democrat. The amendment declared that it is the "sense of Congress" that because the U.S. favors freedom of navigation and international economic cooperation, the purposes of the Mutual Security Act are "negated" and "the peace of the world is endangered when nations which receive assistance under this act wage economic warfare against other nations assisted under this act, including such procedures as boycotts, blockades, the restriction of the use of international waterways," and that aid legislation be administered to give effect to American principles. It was specified that "in all negotiations between the U.S. and any foreign state arising as a result of funds appropriated under this act, or arising under the agriculture, trade and assistance act," these principles shall be applied "as the President may determine, and he shall report on measures taken by the Adminis- tration to ensure their application." Reference to the agricultural act indicated that the committee was mindful of Arab discrimination in requiring that ships bringing them surplus American commodities must never have entered an Israeli port. Allied Jewish Campaign Set Into Motion With Initial Gifts Totaling $3,291,154 - Inspired by an informative address by Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, execu- tive vice-president of the United Jewish Appeal, who outlined the objectives of the Allied Jewish Campaign, at the dinner which formally opened the drive on Monday evening, at the Jewish Center, all campaign divisions proceeded on Tues- day to contact the thousands of potential contributors from whom it is hoped to raise more than $5,000,000 this year. Division heads on Monday reported pledges totalling $3,291,154. This rep- resents 68 per cent of last year's total of $4,850,000. The objective this year is to exceed the $5,000,000 figure, and it is hoped that 30,000 contributors will be en- listed in the great 1960 fund-raising tasks in behalf of the overseas, national and local agencies represented in the Allied Jewish Campaign. Rabbi Friedman, in his effective analysis of the needs provided for by the (Continued on Page 3) &,„ At the Allied Jewish Campaign dinner meeting Monday, left to right: Judge Theodore Levin, chairman of executive committee of Jewish Welfare Federation; Irwin I. Cohn, campaign chairman; Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, executive vice- chairman of United Jewish Appeal, guest speaker, and Irwin Green, chairman of mechanical trades division.