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."