Brandeis U. Honors Artists
Moroccan Jews Urged
to Mourn King with
Non-Joyous Passover
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
CASABLANCA — Chief Rabbi
Saul Danan of Morocco issued
an appeal Wednesday to Moroc-
can Jewry to observe Passover
this year simply and without
pomp or rejoicing in keeping with
the recent death of King Mo-
hammed V.
The Chief Rabbi said the
solemnity of Passover should be
marked by meditations rather
than by rejoicing. He particu-
larly cited certain rowdy cus-
toms observed on the evening of
"Mimouna," a traditional Maroc-
can celebration which falls this
year in the Passover period. The
Chief Rabbi warned Moroccan
Jews that he formally forbids
such practices.
Peerce, Tucker
Amon°. Stars in
Operas May 22-27
The country's most distin-
guished opera stars will appear
here during the most extensive
Metropolitan Grand Opera sea-
son in- Detroit's history.
Frank W. Donovan, president
of the Detroit Grand Opera
Association, announces that there
will be seven perforinances in
the Masonic Temple, May 22-27.
Puccini's "Turandot" will open
the season.
Jan Peercc will appear • in a
Metropolitan opera in Detroit for
the first time.
Richard Tucker again will be
featured. Others who will be in
the production here include
Robert Merrill, Rosalind Elias,
and others.
Kurt Adler will conduct "La
Traviata" and "Turandot."
Jerusalem Confirms
Death of . Israeli
Woman in Argentina - JDC Ships Passover
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Israel Foreign Ministry confirmed
an Argentiine report -that an Is-
raeli woman was killed a year
ago in southern Argentina, but
dismissed the additional report
that the victim had been killed
by Nazis while tracking down Dr.
Josef Mengele, the "selection
doctor" at the Auschwitz murder
factory.
The Buenos Aires newspaper,
La Razon, which first reported
the alleged trackdown, said Mon-
day that the victim had been
tentatively identified as Nora
Eldoc, a 48-year-old I s r a el i,
whose body was found' near the
mountains of San Carlos de Bari-
loche, a luxury resort in the area.
The Foreign Ministry said that
the Israel Embassy in Buenos
Aires had been notified in March,
1960, by the woman's sister that
Mrs. Nurit Eldad, who was 48,
had died on March 12 while
mountain-climbing in southern
Argentina. According to the Em-
bassy report, Mrs. Eldad arrived
in Argentina in December, 1959,
for a family visit.
Israeli sources were reported
highly skeptical about the story
that Mrs. Eldad was on a hunt
for Dr. Mengele.
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Winners of the fifth annual Creative Arts Awards have
been announced in Waltham, Mass., by Brandeis University.
Honored for artistic achievement are painter Karl Knaths
(top, left), playwright Lillian Hellman (right) and composer
WallingfOrd Reigger (bottom, left). Julian Beck (right) and
his wife, Judith Malina, were named for creative arts cita-
tions. Poet Allen Tate will also receive a medal and citations
will go to painter George Mueller, poet Louis 0. Coxe and
composer Billy Jim Layton. The awards will be presented to
the winners on June 10.
Red Cross Launches Informational Drive
Launching of a month-long in-
formational campaign by the De-
troit Chapter, American • Red
Cross, was announced by Burt R.
Shurly, Jr., chapter chairman.
Shurly pointed out that the
American National Red Cross
annual report just released shows
an expenditure of $86,677,974,
.
or a daily average expenditure
of $237,473, and said that the
largest share — 39% -- went for
service to men on military duty
and their families, veterans and
their families. Shurly also said
that this service in the Detroit
Chapter area, on a percentage
basis, parallels that of the na-
tional organization.
.
America-Israel Culture
Fotindation Cooperates
in U.S. Exchange Effort
Tony Saletan, American folk
singer, folklore •expert and
music educator, visited 50 out-
laying communities during a
just completed tour of Israel
in which he participated in and
observed the music program for
immigrant settlements in Israel
sponsored by the America-
Israel Culture Foundation.
The American folk singer's
visit to Israel was part of a 21
month cultural exchange tour
of the world arranged by the
U.S. State Department which
took Saletan to Australia, Cey-
lon, Persia, India and other
countries, as well as to Israel.
The booking of the tour in
Israel was handled by the
Foundation's Committee f o r
Musical Programs in Immigrant
Settlements at the request of
the U.S. Embassy.
Tourists Brought
Suppliei; Turns Health $50 Million in Foreign
Agency Over to Israel Currency to Israel
-
Comple-
GENEVA, (JTA)
tion of a shipment of 117 tons
of matzot to 10 European coun-
tris will assure proper observ-
ance of Passover for 42,000
needy Jews, it was announced
here by Charles Jordan, over-
seas director of the Joint Distri-
bution Committee.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
525-bed hospital at Beer Yaacov
—the largest in the Middle East
—was handed over to the Min-
istry of Health by Malben, the
Joint Distribution Committee
health agency in Israel. Health
Minister Israel Barzilai accepted
the facility on behalf of the
government, while Charles Jor-
dan, overseas director of the
JDC, represented Malben.
During the period of heavy
immigration, the Beer Yaacov
Hospital under Malben, opera-
tion, treated thousands of new-
comers from underdeveloped
countries who were afflicted
with tuberculosis. Malben, which
until now paid the full costs of
operating the hospital, will con-
tinue to contribute 2,300,000
pounds ($1,288,000) to the hos-
pital budget.
JERUSALEM,- (JTA)—Foreign
currency income for Israel from
tourists during 1960 was esti-
mated at $50,000,000 and the
number of visits as more than
118,000, as compared with 86,000
in 1959.
Some $30,600,000 was ex-
changed by tourists at banks and
other authorized institutions on
the basis of a 20 per cent pre-
mium. The rest of the tourist in-
come came from air and sea
fares on Israeli carriers.
Dean of Yiddish Actors
in Poland, Morewski,
Decorated in Warsaw
LONDON, (JTA) — Abraham
Morewski, the dean of the Yid-
dish theater in Poland, has
been awarded the Commander's
Cross of the Order of the Re-
birth of Poland in recognition
of his theatrical achievements,
it was reported from Warsaw.
The citation was conferred by
the State Council of the Gov-
ernment of Poland during cere-
monies at the Yiddish State
Theater on the occasion of Mo-
rewski's 75th birthday.
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