GhettoMemorial Observance'
to Be Marked Here Sunday Romania Permits Exit of Famed Rabbi Portogal
Several prominent speakers
and artists will be featured at
the 17th anniversary program
of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,
to be held at 8 p.m., Sunday, in
the social hall of Beth Abraham
Synagogue, 8100 W. 7 Mile.
.Participating in the commem-
orative event, according to Mrs.
Morris L. Schaver, chairman,
are Samuel L. Shneiderman,
author and world traveler; Lavy
M. Becker, vice-president of the
Canadian Jewish C o n g r es s;
Vivian Goldstein, dramatic
artist; Cantor Louis Klein, of
Cong. Bnai Moshe; and survivors
of the ghetto. " • •
A colorful candlelighting
Ceremony will feature Mania
Auster, Carl Fridman, Rose Git-
ler, Pine Lola, Leo Rosenfeld
and Irving Weingarden, each of
whom experienced life as an
inmate of a concentration camp.
Shneiderman, w h o recently
returned from his latest trip
to Poland, is the author of the
widely acclaimed book, "War-
saw Heresy." While in Poland,
he uncovered new documents
and material about the Warsaw
Ghetto Uprising, which he Hill
reveal for the first timL, when
he delivers his keynote address,
"The Ghetto Uprising and the
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A cable later at Skuleny, where he be- a contract signed by the board
Spirit of Masada."
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Becker, who will discuss from Brussels, Belgium, reports came famous as the "Skulener of trustees of a Brooklyn syna-
"The Uprising After 17 Years," the arrival there by plane from Rebbe," was arrested with his gogue, offering Rabbi Portogal
had first-hand experience with Romania of the 62-year-old Sku- son by Romanian authorities on the spiritual leadership of that
the surviving Jewish remnant of lener Rebbe, rabbi Eliezer ZiSu April 8, 1959. As soon as word congregation.
Hitler's E u r op e immediately Portogal, and his family, en reached the U.S. of Rabbi Por-
A week after. that conference,
route to the United States. The togal's arrest, many prominent
after the lib-
venerable rabbi and his son had Jewish personalities, and vari- Narasimhan notified Dr. Lewin
eration of the
been •arrested in Romania and ous Jewish organizations, be- that he had taken up the matter
concentration
tion were released at the interven- came interested in doing all with the Romanian delegation
camp inmates d tion of the United Nations.
they could to rescue him from which assured him that the case
of Rabbi Portogal was being
by Alli e
The UN, through its Under- the Romanian prison.
handled by the government at
troops. He
At the UN, one of the first Bucharest. On Aug. 18, Narasim-
secretary
for
Special
Political
then served as
to start the. wheels moving on
Affairs,
C.
V.
Narasimhan,
has
han notified Dr. Lewin that he
European di-
behalf of the rabbi's release
rector of the worked quietly but dramatically Was Dr. Isaac Lewin, UN repre- had received .a cable assuring
Joint Distribu- behind the scenes to free the sentative for the World Agudat him that Rabbi Portogal was
tion Commit- revered spiritual leader of Israel. After trying various being released.
Romanian Jewry. The State De-
tee.
other methods to influence Ro-
Vivian Gold- partment, at the intervention of mania, Dr. Lewin decided to •,=-MURRY
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stein, young Jewish religious leaders in New approach the UN officially. He
a n d talented York, pledged to grant immigra- formed- a committee consisting
"An Artist's - Artist"
artist, who is tion visas to the rabbi and his of prominent rabbis, which
SIGNED BY FRIENDS
family
as
soon
as
they
are
per-
being brought
JAN VAN ECH-H
visited Narasimhan and asked
mitted to leave Romania.
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to Detroit
Rabbi Portogal, who had been the UN official's intervention.
STOP VAN GOGH
Miss Goldstein especially for
They
also
showed
Narasimhan
SAM BEETHOVEN
this event, has appeared as a spiritual leader of the Jewish
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WASHINGTON — The State v6151nnimminnyinsirins -zr- e-
be at the Statler Hotel after Department has reported to
12 noon, Sunday. He is anxious Congress that there is "progress
to hear from his many friends in normalization of our rela-
People Are Saying .. •
in Detroit.
tions with the United Arab Re-
public and lessening of tensions
HARRY ABRAM
in Lebanon and Jordan."
is giving the best deal
The report was made by G.
on the "ALL NEW"
Lewis Jones, Assistant Secre-
tary of State for Near Eastern
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Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie. Jan-
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Tuesday by the House Appro-
ner thanked Britain for the priations Subcommittee.
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"important part it played in the
Jones said that "on the debit
establishment of Israel" and for
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the Balfour Declaration.
progress
has
been
made
toward
Looking toward the Board's
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plans for the near future, Jan- solving the many-faceted Arab-
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Israeli
problem."
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affairs, and called for the pro- sions in Iraq."
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The greetings from Prime
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Minister Macmillan were read
by Charles Hill, Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster, who
told the celebrants: "English-
men would be and are proud
of the fact that in no country
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in the world outside Israel are
the contributions of the Jewish
citizens greater or more deeply
appreciated by the overwhelm-
ing mass of the people than in
this country."
Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the
Labor Party, paid high tribute
to the state of Israel, express-
ing the hope that, "one day
through peace in the Middle
"I chose American Savings for con-
East, that state will bring enor-
venience and security. With children
mous benefits to all countries
and a house to look after, the nearby
in the area."
neighborhood branch is a real time-
Recalling his meeting here
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saver. Naturally, the higher return
two weeks ago with Israel's
on our money means more security
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion,
for us. And another thing . . . if an
Gaitskell called the Israeli
emergency arises, our money is
statesman "a man of extraor-
available immediately. I put my
dinary vision who continues to
family first . . . so I put my money
in American Savings!"
understand all values in life."
The thanks of the Israel gov-
ernment for British Jewry's aid
and Israel's gratitude for the
part played in that work by the
Board of Deputies were voiced
at the dinner by Arthur Lourie,
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Current
Israel's Ambassador here.
Lourie lauded the board not
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only for the part it played in
helping reestablish the state of
Israel, but also for its "effective
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GEORGE OHRENSTEIN
Prince Philip Warns of Dangers
of Anti-Semitism in Great Britain
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
LONDON — The Duke of
Edinburgh warned here Monday
night that if anti-Semitism
should gain the upper hand in
Britain, "the jungle would be
upon us." He made the state-
ment in an address before 1,300
Jewish leaders celebrating the
bicentennary of the Board of
Deputies of British Jews, which
was founded in 1760.
The British people in general,
said the husband of Queen
Elizabeth II, "have adopted a
democratic attitude toward the
Jewish minority in their midst,
but prejudice does sometimes
break through."
Calling for a deepening of
the "democratic attitude,"
Prince Philip recalled "the ter-
rible persecution suffered by
the Jewish people under the
Nazis," and asserted: "It is ter-
ribly easy to get the worst out
of people. But constant work
is needed to bring out the
best."
The Duke recalled the Jew-
ish community's services to
Britain, particularly in the
fields of science, art, education
and entertainment, and pointed
out that "thousands of Jewish
soldiers gave their lives toward
the defense of Great Britain."
He paid high tribute to the
work of the Board of Deputies.
Among the messages to the
bicentennial dinner were spe-
cial greetings from Queen Eliza-
beth, Prime Minister Harold
MacMillan and Sir Winston
Churchill. Representatives of
all British political parties were
at the event, as were many of
the country's eminent scientists,
writers and artists.
Gratitude for Britain's wel-
come of the Jewish people was
expressed by Barnett Janner,
president of the board, and by
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Comay Presents Credentials
To Hammarskjold at UN
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.,
(JTA)—Michael Comay, former
Israel Ambasador to Canada
and a ranking official in the Is-
rael Foreign Ministry, pre-
sented his credentials to Secre-
tary General Dag Hammarskjold
Wineries, Detroit, Mich. I as Israel's Permanent Repre-
sentative to the United Nations.
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Honor Memory of 6,000,000 Martyrs