THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, July 29, 1960 — 40
Hadassah's Share in Jerusalem Medical Center
Our Community's Contributions Provide for Many Health Facilities
14 Detroiters to Participate in Dedication Ceremonies Starting Aug. 3
Detroit Hadassah plays a ma- authorities in outstanding
jor role in the expansion of the medical institutions.
Mrs. Isenberg points out that
facilities of the women's Zionist
organization in Israel, and in since the Hadassah Fellowship
the establishment of the Hadas- Program was inaugurated, more
sah-Hebrew .University Medical than 150 Israeli doctors have
studied in important American
Center.
Generous gifts by a number Medical institutions, perpetuat-
of Detroiters have enabled ing a continuous transfer of
the setting up of several de- American methods, standards
partments at the Medical and practices to Israel, which
Center, the dedication . of makes the Hadassah Medical
which has been set for the Organization a "pilot plant" of
week commencing Wednes- medical progress in the JewiSh
State.
day, Aug. 3, in Jerusalem.
Mrs. I. Jerome Hauser, De-
The following Detroit Hadas-
troit Chapter president, advises
sah leaders will participate in
that although the Hadassah-
the dedication ceremonies as H e b r e w University Medical
representatives of this com- Center and Henrietta Szold
munity:
School of Nursing will require
Mesdames Theodore Barg-
considerably more financial as-
man, Anne Caplan, Samuel
sistance to be adequately equip-
Cohl, Joseph Jackier, Ivan Meis-
ped and completed, this gigan-
ner, Samuel Shekter and Harry
tic endeavor will in no way
Weisberg.
curtail Hadassah's program cov-
In addition, the following De-
ering Community Health Serv-
troiters will be present at the
ices; the resettling and rehabili-
ceremonies on Aug. 3: Dr. and
tation of youths from European,
Mrs. Morris Adler, Dr. and Mrs.
North African and Middle
Max L. Lichter, Rabbi and Mrs.
Eastern Lands through Youth
Israel Halpern and Mrs. Rose Aiiyah; its comprehensive vo-
Lewis.
cational education system de-
Under the leadership of Mrs.
signed to train young men and
William B. Isenberg, an active women to take their places in
Detroit Medical Center Commit- Israel's expanding economy,
tee has been enrolling support- land reclamation through the
ers for the Hadassah hospital Jewish National Fund, and its
and medical school, established American education program.
jointly with the Hebrew Uni-
Situated at Kiryat Hadassah
versity.
Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich has (Hadassah Town), the Medical
served as honorary chairman Center buildings, in their muted
colors, blend in with the beauty
of the committee.
Active leaders in the local of the countryside to form a
campaign include Mesdames harmonious whole. Many of the
Philip Lipson, Theodore Barg- structures are faced with ex-
man, Perry Burnstine, Benjamin quisite .marble and stone, quar-
Bond, Ralph Davidson, Max R. ried in Israel.
Planned by eminent Ameri-
Frank, Louis Glasier, I. Jerome
Hauser, Harry L. Jones, Norman can medical and hospital
Rom, Carl Schiller, Daniel Sie- specialists, working with Hadas-
gel, Morse Saulson, David I. sah's doctors in Israel, the
Schachter, Bertram Smokier, Medical Center is a completely
Milton Sorock, Morris Wayne, integrated, brilliantly functional
Frank Wetsman, Robert Drews, unit achieving the utmost in
Bud Blum, Philip Broudo, Her- construction and operation.
It contains 825,000 square
man K. Cohen, Julian Tobias
feet of floor space and costs
and Miss Ethel Rosenthal.
Since 1950, the Detroit $25,000,000. It comprises the
Chapter of Hadassah has rais- new Rothschild Hadassah Uni-
ed the sum of $300,000 — versity Hospital with a 500-bed
above the regular income for capacity, and incorporates all
Hadassah activities — for the major hospital disciplines. In
Jerusalem Medical Center addition to the usual hospital
services, it contains important
building fund.
departments for cancer treat-
The first Detroit gift was the
ment; thoracic, plastic, and
establishment of the Dora Ehr- heart surgery; electroencephal-
lich Operating Theater at the ography, neuro-surgery, polio
.Medical Center.
rehabilitation, and an efficient
Lo cal Hadassah's adopted
area at the Medical Center is emergency area.
The Medical Center's dedi-
the Orthopedic Wing.
In addition, many local con- cation coincides with the
tributors "bought" shares and Henrietta Szold Centennial,
square feet in the project, and and tributes are being paid
contributions were received throughout the world to the
from organizations and indivi- founder of Hadassah.
Born in Baltimore in 1860,
duals to dedicate the following:
Rehabilitation Therapy Room, Henrietta Szold, who died in
Interne Department, Maternity Jerusalem at the age of 85,
Pavilion, Nose, Ear and Throat became the spiritual guide of
Department, Waiting Room and the Jewish women throughout
the world.
the Synagogue.
Her father, Rabbi Benjamin
. Many have contributed for in-
scriptions on the "Wall of Heal- Szold, was one of Abraham Lin-
ing," wall of Jerusalem stone in coln's few supporters. He show-
the Court of Honor of the new ed his liberal inclinations on all
Medical Center. Wall of Heal- major issues, Jewish and civic,
ing gifts are also recorded in a and his daughter inherited from
special book to be on perma- him her love for learning 'and
nent display in the Hall of her devotion to Jewry and to
America.
Honor.
Henrietta Szold received a
Others have contributed to
the "Book of the Builders" and thorough education in Hebrew,
"Book of Memory" which also the Bible and Jewish history.
will be on permanent display As a young girl, she learned
about the tragedy of her people
in the Hall of Honor.
One of Hadassah's "vital" when she accompanied her
undertakings is its special father on his missions of wel-
Fellowship Program, created coming Jewish refugees from
in 1946, by which Israeli Russia who were escaping the
physicians and technicians are pogroms of 1880. Then, in 1893,
given an opportunity to pur- she formed a Zionist society for
sue post-graduate studies in the newcomers to this country.
Her interest in Zionism in-
the United States under
creased when she _became
guidance ' of leading medical
in 1902, she went to New York,
studied at the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary and joined the
staff of the Federation of
American Zionists. For a num-
ber of years, she was the edu-
cational director of the Zionist
movement.--
She first went to Palestine in
1909, and became convinced of
the country's need for a visiting
nursing system' and a well-
equipped hospital. She made
countrywide tours in behalf of
Hadassah in 1913, and the great
women's Zionist movement
came into being.
At the request of Supreme
HENRIETTA SZ OLD
Court Justice Louis D. Bran-
one of the editors of the deis, she headed a group of 44
Jewish Publication Society.
doctors, dentists, nurses, sani-
Upon the death of her father tary engineers and administrat-
ors who formed the American
Zionist Medical Unit for Pales-
tine in 1918. They took with
them equipment for a 50-bed
hospital. The hospital construc-
tion Movement began when Miss
Szold herself left for Palestine
in 1919.
That's how Hadassah was
born. Now, the admirers of
Henrietta Szold throughout the
world are paying honor to her
name and to her memory, in
recognition of her leadership
and her creative 'efforts in hav-
ing established a great humani-
tarian, life-saving cause that has
served the needs of all faiths
in Palestine and now is one of
the great factors in advancing
the medical profession and the
health-giving needs in Israel.
Kennedy, Johnson Pro-Israel Records
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
(Copyright, 1960,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
WASHINGTON—The Demo-
cratic Party's nominees for both
the Presidency and Vice-Presi-
dency are distinguished by pro-
Israel records.
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson
is known for having exerted his
power as Senate Majority Lead-
er on behalf of Israel in a num-
ber of crisis situations, because
he felt Israel was in the right.
His most memorable pro-
Israel action took place in
February, 195'c, when the Ad-
ministration threatened Is-
rael with punitive sanctions.
The White House was then
exerting what Sen. Johnson
considered "one-sided" pres-
sure on Israel to withdraw
from Sinai.
Sen. Johnson summoned his
chauffeur and drove to the
White House. A heated ses-
sion ensued. Sen. Johnson
bluntly informed President
Eisenhower that the Senate
would not approve economic
sanctions against Israel.
An outspoken Texan, Sen.
Johnson told the late Secre-
tary of State, John Foster
Dulles, that threats to im-
pose sanctions on Israel were
"unwise." He was against
"pressure on one side in a
two-sided dispute."
Sen. Johnson called for a
just peace, deploring the at-
tempted "cc,ercion" of Israel
as a "method of settlement."
Sen. Johnson told the Admin-
istration it had lost sight of the
basic facts in the Israel-Arab
dispute. He informed fellow
Senators that: "Contrary to
widespread assumptions in the
United Nations and in Washing-
ton, the issue is not originally
the result of Israel's armed in-
vasion of Egypt. The issue was
raised by Egypt's long-standing
insistence of maintaining a
`state of war' with Israel and
implementing it by both guer-
rilla raids and a double block-
ade in the Suez Canal and
Strait of Tiran. It was this
Egyptian maintenance of a
`state of war' . and the exercise
of belligerent rights . . . that
resulted in Israel's military
counter-action."
As majority leader. Sen. John-
son salvaged the foreign aid
program for the Administration
and saw to it that Israel got its
fair share.
Chairman J. W. Fulbright of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee last May 2 intro-
duced an amendment aimed at
nullifying the Douglas-Keating
Th e Democratic Standard Bearers
"freedom of the seas" amend-
ment. Sen. Fulbright sought to
shield the Arab blockade and
oppose Israel's shipping rights.
But Sen. Johnson arose with a
motion to table the Fulbright
amendment.
Recently, the participation of
members of the U.S. armed serv-
ices in Lincoln Rockwell's
"American Nazi Party" came to
Sen. Johnson's attention. In his
capacity as chairman of the Sen-
ate Preparedness Investigating
Committee, Sen. Johnson de-
manded an immediate explana-
tion from the Defense Depart-
ment. Within days, the Depart-
ment moved to have the Marine
Corps discharge a Marine who
joined the American Nazi move-.
ment.
Sen. John F. Kennedy,
seeking the Presidency, has
affirmatively asserted minor-
ity rights. Before the Amer-
ican Society of Newspaper
Editors, he asked: "Are we
going to admit to the world
that a Jew can be elected
Mayor of Dublin, a Prot-
estant can be chosen Foreign
Minister of France, a Moslem
can serve in the Israeli Par-
liament—but a Catholic can-
not be President of the
United States?"
Sen. Kennedy has made his
support of Israel clear. He
said "we will never turn our
back on our steadfast friends
in Israel, whose adherence to
the democratic way must be
admired by all friends of
freedom."
Sen. Kennedy has revealed
his views on the place of Israel
in his strategic thinking. He
said "the United States has
helped Israel—but we also have
been the beneficiary . . . the
strongest army in the Middle
East is not a pawn to be lightly
cast aside."
In the view of Sen. Kennedy,
it "twists reality" to suggest
that Israel is to blame for the
Middle East's turmoil.
. Sen. Kennedy believes the
United States "can itself profit-
ably study what has been done
in Israel — particularly in the
fields of education and science."
Contrasting Israel with Arab
decadence, Sen. Kennedy said
that Israel, "embodies all the
characteristics of a Western
democracy."
Sen. Kennedy envisages a new
regional policy for the Middle
East: "a multilateral regional
development fund for refugee
resettlement, the Jordan River
multi - purpose scheme, a food
pool making imaginative use of
our agricultural surpluses, and,
as a coordinating agency, a
Middle East Development Au-
thority to pool capital and tech-
nical aid in that area."