THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — nifty, October 2 1, 1960 — 38 Israel Mourns Death of Religious Affairs Minister, Rabbi Toledano JERUSALEM, (JTA) — All Israel mourned the passing of Rabbi Yaacov Moshe Toledano, Minister for ReligiouS Affairs, who died suddenly Oct. 15, at his home here. He was 79. Flags flew at half-mast over all government buildings, the Cabinet's customary Sunday ses- sion was devoted to eulogies of the revered Minister, and all government and other civic of- fices were closed at noon, as leaders of the government, from President Izhak Ben-Zvi and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion attended the funeral services for Rabbi Toledano. The entire diplomatic corps joined the full. Cabinet and lead- ers of all religious communities in Israel at the funeral services held in the great Yeshurun Syna- gogue. The formal eulogies dur- ing the services were sooken by Ben-Gurion and by Tel Aviv's Chief Rabbi Isaar Yehudah Un- terman. Many thousands passed by the bier lying in state in the syna- gogue, and thousands of others joined • the -funeral procession to the burial grounds atop Har Hamenuchot, where the late Minister's remains were laid to rest . Rabbi Toledano, who, in addi- tion to being Sephardic Chief Rabbi at Tel Aviv was also head of that city's Rabbinical Center, was named Minister for Religious Affairs in 1958, after the reli- gious parties had withdrawn from the coalition Cabinet because of a disagreement over the "Who's a Jew?" issue: - Born in Tiberias, Rabbi Tole- dano studied at the yeshiva in that city. During World War I, he was exiled to Corsica, because of his French citizenship. He was a member of the chief rabbinate of Tangier from 1926 to 1929, then served as chief justice of the rabbinical courts in Cairo and Alexandria until 1939. He was appointed chief rabbi of Tel Aviv in 1942. An authority on Maimonides, the medieval Jewish physician and religious philosipher, Rabbi Toledano served as chairman of the supervisory commission for the reconstruction of the tomb of Maimonides in Tiberias. He was a prolific writer and the author of many scholarly works. Rabbi Toledano was the ,center of public attention in- Israel sev- eral months ago, when he married a 25-year-bld divorcee, the daughter of an immigrant rabbi from Morocco. He was again the center of a political contro- versy, last month, when it was disclosed that he had never re- linquished his French citizenship, even after assuming his Cabinet post. Rabbi Toledano's death was be- lieved likely here to create politi- cal activity in various quarters, including the Chief Rabbinate, the Cabinet, and among the reli- gious parties. Mapai's Four-Point World Zionist Plan Contradicts Ben-Gurion NEW YORK, (JTA) — The Mapai Party in Israel, and the World Union of Labor Zionist Organization, have drafted a four-point program which they will lay before the forthcoming World Zionist Congress, to be held in Jerusalem at the end of December, it was announced by Meir Argov, chairman of the Israeli Parliament's committee on foreign affairs and security. The program, according to Argov, includes: Broadening the base of the World Zionist Or- ganization; reducing the num- ber of the members of the WZO executive committee; assigning at least ten percent of the WZO budget for youth work and other activities in countries outside Israel; combining the Jewish Agency' immigration and immi- grant-absorption activities into a single operation fully coordi- nated with counterpart agencies of the Israel Government. According to Argov, the pro- posed program represents "the overwhelming majority view of the Mapai Central Committee, contrary to the views often ex- pressed by Prime Minister Da- vid Ben-Gurion." 17th Annual Jewish Book Month to Becrin on Nov. 11 The 17th annual nationwide observance- of Jewish Book Month will be marked by hun- dreds of Jewish , organizations across, the country Nov. 11 to Dec. 11, it was announced by Dr. A; Alan Steinbach, president of the Jewish Book Council of t4 National Jewish Welfare Board, sponsor of the Month. AND PRESERVE A lert yourself --learn the true nature and tactics of communism, m F ake civic programs for social improvement your business. , xercise your right to vote; elect representatives. of integrity. A R esptw human dignity-- communism • and individual rights cannot coexist. I nform yourself; know your country-• its history, traditions, and heritage. C ombat public apathy toward communism. indifference can be fatal when national survival is at stake. ttack bigotry and prejudice wherever they appear; justice for all is the bulwark of democracy. J. Edgar Hoover D,slc,oI. F■ DOtAt 1110111M1 Of 1$01115TMATION Economist Lands Mrs. Bella Osnos Dies at 88; Active Jewish Agency's in Charitable and Religious Causes Settlement Work Mrs. Bella Osnos, widow of The six branches of Sams In- NEW YORK, (JTA) — The "high quality" of the Jewish Agency's work in Israel was lauded here by a noted Ameri- can economist, just returned from an intensive six-week sur- vey of immigrant rehabilita- tion in the Jewish state. He said the absorption and farm development program of the Jewish Agency is "effectively administered" and termed it "a job well done." - These observations were made by Dr. Isador Lubin, professor of public affairs at Rutgers University who has a distin- guished record of service in government and international affairs. Prof. Lubin, a con- sultant in Israel for the Jewish Agency for Israel, Inc., pre- sented his views in the course of a special report submitted to the two-day session of the board of directors of the organ- ization. "I was tremendously im- pressed by the manner in which immigrants were proceSsed at the port of entry, transported to areas of settlement and de- posited in apartments, agriCul- tural villages, or other places of residence," Lubin said. "Similarly, the work being done in the agricultural settle- ments is on a very high -level. This is true • of the technical work of agricultural planning, the 'agricultural extension serv- ices, the social institutions that are being developed in these settlements, and the entire pro- cess of consolidating these farming communities." He char- acterized the agricultural pro- gram as "a job well done by field people who know their business." Lubin added, however, that there are as yet "substantial areas of unmet needs" which must be dealt with as soon as possible. He questioned whether it would be feasible "to imple- ment the current budget with the funds that will probably be available unless the present level of achievement by the UJA is substantially increased." Lubin noted that the bud- getary procedures of the Jewish Agency conform to the best practices in the U. S. federal and state governments and, in his view, were even superior to the practices of some smaller nations. He stated that the imple- mentation of these budgets is contingent upon "the regular periodic transfer of sufficient funds" for those programs which will be approved for support by the Jewish Agency for Israel, Inc., • Lubin indicated that the bud- geting process was made more difficult by the arrival of new immigrants' who cannot be screened in their countries" of origin. He praised the under- standing and dedication of the Jewish Agency's field staff en- gaged in screening the immi- grants upon arrival and charged with planning absorption pro- grams adjusted to their back- grounds and individual capa- cities. Summarizing his recommen- dations, Lubin said: "The phil- anthropic needs of the people of Israel cannot be over-stated. Even after making allowances for the large amounts that come in from abroad, there are yet too many people re- quiring assistance. "The problem is to establish priorities in the use of such income from -the U. S. and other countries. This would involve planning the activities of the Jewish Agency for the next decade, keeping in mind the proper timing of certain types of programs. This board must study carefully the responsi- bilities which it has under- taken to fulfill . so that it may be sure of carrying all of them to -successful completion." Sam Osnos, founder of Sams Incorporated, died in Miami Beach Monday night, at the age of 88. Surviving her are three sons,. Max, Herman S. and Bernard; three daughters, Mrs. I. Fred- land, Mrs. Gae Forstat of Miami Beach and Mrs. Robert Austin of Tallahassee, Fla.'; 14 grand- children- and six great-grandchil- dren. Rabbi Morris Adler officiated at funeral services at Kaufman MRS. BELLA OSNOS Chapel on Thursday. The family is at the home of the Bernard Osnos', 1477 Balmoral. A Detroit resident for 45 years, Mrs. Osnos lived in Miami Beach for the past 14 years. One of the founders of the Jewish Women's European Wel- fare Organization, an active work- er in many charitable causes, Mrs. Osnos took a deep interest in the activities of the Home for Aged, Hadassah, congregational sisterhoods, J e w i s h National Fund and other movements. She was deeply devoted to Mizrachi and other Zionist causes and vis- ited in Israel 10 years ago. Deeply observant, Mrs. Osnos assisted and encouraged activities in behalf of sYnagogues, yeshi- voth and related religious causes. Mrs. Osnos, the former Bella Cohen, was married to Sam Os- nos in 1896 in New York, where he operated a tobacco and stationery store. Mr. Os- nos died in 1943. Always at her husband's side, when he conducted his store on Randolph street in Detroit, when they came here in 1917, Mrs. Os- nos encouraged her husband and her children in their charitable efforts, in sponsoring Detroit Symphony Orchestra radio con- certs as a Sams Incorporated project and in responding to all community appeals. Bnai Jesharun Marks Its 135th Anniversary The 135th anniversary of Con- gregation Bnai Jeshurun in New York City, the second oldest syn- agogue in the metropolis, one of the seven oldest existing Jewish congregatidns in the country and the oldest of the Conservative branch of Judaism, will be celebrated with a series of major events in November. Dr. Israel Goldstein, inter- nationally known American Jewish leader, is the rabbi, and Rabbi William Berkowitz is as- sociate rabbi. Among the leading members are Charles H. Silver, congregation president who is also president of the New York Board of Education, Alari M. S t r oock, a fourth-generation member, who is chairman of the board of trustees of the. Jewish Theological Seminary, and New York State Attorney-General Louis J. Lefkowitz. The 135th anniversary sabbath will be observed Nov. 19. corporate-a stores were closed Thursday in tribute to the memory of Mrs. Osnos. Affectionately called "Mother" Osnos by the stores' employees, tributes are planned in her mem• ory. The $100,000 gift by the Osnos family to Sinai Hospital already stands as an imperishable tribute to the generosity of the Osnos' inspired by their parents. OBITUARIES RI V A BACHRACH, 18692 Whitcomb, died Oct. 16. She leaves one son, Samuel, of Los Angeles; two daughters, Mrs. Sidney Markle and Mrs. Nathan Adelman; three brothers, a sister, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. *•* * NATE TYNE R, of 18297 Indiana, died Oct. 18. Survived by his wife, Saray; a son, Allen; three brothers, Jack, Irving and Martin; and two grandchildren. * * * MYRON 'P. UNGER, 8329 Hendrie Blvd., Huntington Woods, died Oct. 11. He leaves his wife, Lois; two sons, John and Richard; a daughter, Mar- cia; his mother, Mrs. Idell Un- ger, and a brother, Julian. * * * SAMUEL BERNSTEIN, 17180 Kentucky, died Oct. 8. He leaves_ his wife, Anna; two sons, Charles Burns and Morton; two daughters, Mrs. Morris Rosenthal and Mrs. Gertrude Klein, a brother, a sis- ster, and eight grandchildren. * * * MAUDE ROUFF, 19340 Votro- beck Dr., died Oct. 12. She leaves her son, Stewart; three daughters,- Mrs. Leonard Smiler, Mrs. Max- Weinberg and Mrs. Henry Cohn; two brothers, three sisters and eight grandchildren. * * * MEYER LEVIN, 18611 Free- land, died Oct. 14. He leaves his • wife, Frieda; son, Ralph; - two daughters, Mrs. Leo Zuckman and Mrs. Murray Kagan of Long- Island, and seven grandchildren. * * * ADOLPH GOLDMAN, 8607 12th St., died Oct. 11. Survived by wife, Rachel; two sons, Al- fred P. and Solomon, and three grandchildren. * * * MAX SINGER, 9928 Holmur, died Oct. 12. Survived by wife; Kate; three sons, Martin, Na- than and David; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Wolok and Mrs. Sam Donner of Florida; a sister, Mrs. Helen Cohen of New York, and 11 grandchildren. * * * JACOB S. SOMMERS, 281 Worcester Pl., died Oct. 12. Sur- vived by daughters, Mrs. Harold Lebowitz, Mrs. Earl King and Mrs. Paul Yampolsky of Califor- nia; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. * * * ABRAHAM OAKMAN, 2610 Cortland, died Oct. 13. Survived by wife, Lena; a son, Benjamin; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Kay and Mrs. Jack Pensler; four grandchildren and six great- • grandchildren. . . EVA BRUNER died Oct. 14. * * C CELIA SIMON died Oct. 15. Survived by a niece, Mrs. Carl Stein. * * * EDWARD LEEDS, of- 1060 - 95th St., Bay Harbor Island, Miami Beach, Fla., a former De- troiter, died Oct. 11. Survived by his wife, Evelyn. * ,* * • ETHEL PAVSNER, 19375 Whitcomb, died Oct. 18. Sur- vived by three sons, Hyman, 'Abraham and Carl; four daugh- ters, Mrs. Louis Ellman, Mrs. Max Schnitber, Mrs. Abe Mill- man and Mrs. Martin Bacow; one brother, three sisters, and 13 Classified ads bring fast results! grandchildren.