Jewish Information Bureau Gets
Query: Helsinki Mikvah Hits Snag
The Jewish Information
Bureau, Inc. constantly receives
questions. relating to Jewish
life and thought from individ-
uals and organizations through-
out the country. Many come
from communities in distant
lands. and perhaps the most un-
usual inquiry which reached the
bureau, its office at 250 W.
57th St., New York, was from
the Jewish community of Hel-
sinki, Finland.
The Kehilla, officially known
as Judiska Forsamlingen I Hel-
singfors, is constructing a new
community center and attached
to this structure there is to be
a mikvah, or ritual bath, as
ordained in basic Jewish law.
The problem is that of striking
water, and, according to the
letter, "there is practically no
possibility to obtain ground
water from a well on the site
of the building which has rock
(granite) ground. A very deep
drilled well is possible in theory
to construct, but such a well in
the vicinity produced radioac-
tive water and its use was pro-
hibited by the authorities of
the city."
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The communication goes on
to say: "The other possibility,
of using rain water, is also
meeting serious objections. The
rain water will be dirty be-
cause of the impurities of the
town air and during the long
winter only very small quan-
tities of water could be ob-
tained by expensive melting of
the snow on the roof. The rain
water, which has to be preserv-
ed in covered cisterns will be-
come unusable in a few days,
smelling and dirty.
"Could you indicate to us how
all such difficulties could be
overcome? Is there some liter-
ature on that matter? Could
you indicate a work treating in
detail how a mikvah is usually
constructed nowadays in U.S.A.
or in Canada where the climate
conditions are similar to our
o wn."
The writer of the letter, J.
Bassin, executive secretary of
the Jewish community in Hel-
sinki, says f u r t h e r that "it
would be very valuable for us
to obtain some designs or de-
tailed descriptions of the exist-
ing installations." Eager for
advice and guidance in the mat-
ter, the writer anticipates an
early and helpful reply.
The Information Bur,eau re-
fers questions of a religious
character to recognized rab-
binical authorities. This matter
has been placed before both
the Union of Orthodox Rabbis
of the United States and Cana-
da and the Rabbinical Council
of America. The director of the
bureau, Bernard G. Richards,
has been assured that every
form of possible advice and as-
sistance will be given to the
community in Finland.
BY S. MALINS
JTA Staff Correspondent
(Copyright. 1960,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
LONDON, (JTA)—A United
Nations conference on crime
was told there was an "evident
relationship" between racial
prejudice and juvenile delin-
quency particularly in countries
of high living standards like
the United States. Britain and
West Germany.
Dr. Maurice L. Perlzwig of
the World Jewish Congress
told the UN Congress on Pre-
vention of Crime and the Treat-
ment of Offenders here that the
relationship had become ap-
parent in the swastika epidemic
and wave of anti-Semitic inci-
dents- that broke out last winter.
"The growth of juvenile delin-
quency in the most highly in-
dustrialized societies," he told
the congress, "carries with it a
serious threat of the growth of
racial prejudice among the
youth."
He noted that one aspect of
this relationship had been ap-
parent in the large American
cities, notably New York, in the
fighting among youthful gangs
based on race. He said that
much fighting might be re-
garded as almost inevitable
where racial groups of widely
differing cultural traditions
came together.
"But what is more dis-
turbing," he declared, "is the
evident relationship between
racial prejudice and juvenile
delinquency which has be-
come apparent in the recent
wave of swastika and anti-
Semitic incidents which has
been particularly marked in
countries with high standards
of living like West Germany,
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the United Kingdom and the crimes are committed 'for the
United States."
fun of it' and not for material
Dr. Perlzweig pointed out gain."
that these incidents had often
taken place where there were
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that there was a "spiritual
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be filled easily by any subver-
sive ideas carried through the
channels of mass communica-
tions.
To remedy this, he urged
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named top winners in the A.
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Contestants were required to
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Mrs. Lauretta Richmond of
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El Al Airlines. The second prize
of $1,000 went to Mrs. Shirley
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Complain Israel Emissaries Lack
Knowledge of Jewish Life Abroad
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Out- I saries have more than a hazy
standing personalities in the idea about the actual condi-
Israeli Government and in the tions."
country charged that Israel
The Institute, it was an-
emissaries abroad lack suffi- nounced, has inaugurated a
cient knowledge Of contempo• one-month course of special in-
rary Jewish life abroad.
struction for foreign emissaries
Finance Minister Levi Esh- to help inform them about the
kol, addressing a press con- conditions among Jews abroad.
ference arranged by the In- The Institute was established a
stitute of Contemporary Jewry year ago with the government
of the Hebrew University, of Israel and the Jewish
stressed the need to equip Is- Agency sharing the cost.
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ish communities in the Di- Band at Michigan State Fair
For the seventh consecutive
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S. Z. Shazar, member of the year, a top military band will
Jewish Agency executive, as- present free daily concerts at
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our emissaries — whether am- Michigan State Fair, Sept. 2
bassadors, consuls, commercial through 11.
This year General Manager
representatives, fund-raisers or
educators — been as lacking in Donald L. Swanson has further-
knowledge about conditions ed the Michigan State Fair's
among the Jews in the world reputation along these lines by
signing up the outstanding
as now.
In the past two decades, the Royal Canadian Air Force Band.
changes in Jewish life have
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JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Com- Municipal Hall.
plex negotiations between the
Other church properties and
Soviet Union and Israel over land are also involved. Most of
Soviet claims to ownership of the property involved was held
property in Jerusalem valued by the Russian Orthodox So-
at many millions of dollars, ciety or was registered in the
were suspended to permit the name of the Czar or members
negotiating teams to consult of his family. -
their governments.
After the Russian Revolu-
It was generally believed that tion and the establishment of
agreement on this question, a British rule in Palestine, the
source of friction for years, is British mandate refused to
close. recognize Soviet claims to the
The properties involved in- properties.
eluded the famed "Russian
The Israel government has
Compound" in the heart of already turned over to author-
Jerusalem, which now houses ities of the Russian Orthodox
the Israeli Supreme Court, the Church designated by the
Israeli police headquarters, the Soviet government title to
ministries of labor and corn- several church properties in
munications and the Jerusalem Jerusalem.
UN Crime Parley Is Told of Bias, Delinquency Link
7 - THE DETROI T JEWISH NEWS
Russia-Israel Agreement Near
on Soviet Property in Jerusalem