Israel Exports Up During First Part 1961 R.,efoirniLPiedersConeeneinWasheng ton; riresident Kennedy Is Presented Torah WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Pres- identKennedy was presented with a Torah by a delegation of 250 Reform Jewish leaders rep- resenting the convention of the Union of American Hebrew Con- gregations. The Torah originally belonged to the_late Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, founder of Reform Judaism in the United States, and was en- trusted to the Reform temple in Cincinnati _bearing his name. The presentation ceremony took place at the Rose Garden of the White House. It was ar- ranged by Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg, who was elected to the UAHC board of trustees. The presentation was made by Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, UAHC president. President Kennedy, in accepting the Torah, said that the cere- mony "symbolizes the happy re- lations which exist between our religious groups, and must con- tinue to exist in this country if we are worthy of our heritage." In making the presentation, Rabbi Eisendrath declared: "This parchment contains • not only sacred words but words for which men had sacrificed their lives. This nation was established on these words and the immutable universal truths which they ex- press. These truths" remain our most potent weapon in today's great struggle between thosk who have staked their lives andltheir future on the value of the hu- man spirit breathing free in a universe guided by divine laws and those who seek to bring the creative human personality un- der the awesome weight of a juggernaut tyranny. You, Mr. President, are the inspired and inspiring leader of those com- mitted- to the moral mandate set forth in the words of this sacred parchment." - President Kennedy in re- plying, declared: "The - sig- nificance of this ceremony is not merely a gift of an ancient document but that in a very real sense the great issue to- day is, as Rabbi Eisendrath stated, the supremacy of the moral law which is initiated, originated and developed in the Bible and which has spe- cial application here today. "I have never felt that we should attempt to use the great impulse towards God and to- wards religion, which all people feel, as an element in a cold war struggle. Rather, it is not an arm, it is the essence of leader- ship — not the organization of economy so much but as supremacy of moral law di- therefore the right of t tected vidual, his rights to be - Jordan's P n to Holy Plac Stir (Direct JTA Telet to The Jewish e ws) Wire - by the State and not be at the mercy of the State. "In the inaugural address which the rabbi mentioned, - I said that the basic issue was that the rights the citizen enjoyed did not come from the State, but rather came from the Hand of God. And it is written here. And it is written in the Old and in the New Testament. "So I am grateful to you and I want you to - know that, in coming here today, I think it symbolizes the happy rela- tions which exist between our religious groups and must continue to exist in this coun- try if we are to be worthy of our heritage. So, Rabbi, I am grateful to you. There is n gift which could please -more, and I am delighte welcome you." An appeal for approval resolution supporting Press Kennedy, "who is valiantly tling to uphold the principle an practice of separation between Church and State," was voiced by Rabbi Eisendrath in his key: note address to the 46th biennial convention of the UAHC. More than 3,500 delegates and visitors from 630 Reform temples attend- ed the assembly. Pointing out that all but a small handful of Jewish groups have opposed Federal aid to parochial schools, Rabbi Eisen- drath deplored the fact th "even an insignificant mino in the American Jewish - m- eet munity, tempted by the pr faro- of financial relief for th ished educational budg , join those who greedily cla or for Federal aid to Christian aroch- ial or Jewish day schools. He called on the assem to meet "this threat to the very fundamentals of our • na- tion" by supporting President Kennedy's opposition to the granting of Federal funds for such purposes. The theme of this year's con- vention in the nation's capital was "Judaism and Democracy— Our Common Mission." Repre- sentatives from Reform temples in the United States, Canada, Panama and the Dutch West Indies discussed this topic in a series of debates, workshops and study sessions. The delegates heard also that Reform Judaism's growth be- tween this convention and th next one in 1963 is expect surpass s. tw mil N. Baar, Chairman o the UAHC's 150-man Board Of Trustees and a former New York Stat: upreme Court Justice, re- por d hat t e Un' .s- Ac ion e re- : ra- , asked for debat of the ported desecra etery and Ra- Mount Olive hey urged polit- chel's T • and strong protests ical strate the reported Jor- nian projects. Mrs. Meir said that the issue should be submitted to the Knesset Committee for security and foreign affairs to find means of preventing the report- ed desecration plans. She said the Israel govern- ment did not have full details about the two Jordanian proj- ects, but in view of the viola- tion of the agreement on access- ability, the government was gravely concerned and would make every effort to obtain more information on the Matter. The issue was passed on to com- mittee without objection. Michigan's present deer hunt- ing accident rate — the number of shooting accidents per 100,- 000 hunters — is only about half what it was in the early 1940's. period in 1960. Trade between the two countries in the respec- tive periods totaled $84,524,000 in the six months of this year. United States exports to Israel totaled $67,888,000 in that per- iod and Israeli exports to the United States reached $16,636,- 000, compared with $12,615,000 in the first half of 1960. The increase in United States exports stemmed from the delivery of two Boeing 707 jet airliners costing more than $8,000,000. The $4,000,000 rise in Israeli exports was due mainly to an increase of $3,682,000 in export of polished diamonds. For Hanukah Give SPORTING EQUIPMENT GIFT CERTIFICATES afe‘eti OLYMPIC SPORTING GOODS CO. Sid Fishman — Lou Fishman — Dan Katkin DI 1-8489 19129 LIVERNOIS at 7 Mile Open Thursday to 9 P.M. Register Now at LEO ADLER'S 180 New Cars FREE (Courtesy Chrysler Corp.) See the New 1962 e apply Jewis divi discusse - . the arious welfare project Si'-erhoods throua active world. One of the sightless is the se ecently to the deaf. 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She made the statement in reply to four motions for de- bate of reports that Jordan planned to build a park on Mount Olives, thus desecrating the ancient Jewish cemetery there, and to set up a mortuary on Rachel's Tomb, one of the most sacred of Jewish holy places. Rabbi Mordecai Nurock, of the National Religious Party, proposed a debate on the inac- cessability by Jews to the shrines. Esther Raziel-Naor, of Herut, and Menahem Porush and Yisrael Katz of Agudas Is- sembled, organized and admitted 59 congregations since its last convention in November, 1951 (including the first and only synagogue in Anchorage, Alas- ka). He estimated that the Re- form branch of Judaism will have another 75 congregations by 1963, or over 700 as com- pared with the present all- time high of 630. "This should be made possible," he said, "by the continuing appeal of our liberal interpretation of Juda- ism and the cess of our and - rass cam ssing that fe emanci- ion has chan the status of wome in both religious and secular fai on- sky, pr id of Feder hoods ate at idea her ess to the 23rd B . Ass bly of that or e NF currently iennial General Assembly of the Union of Amer- ican Hebrew Congregations. Not confined to developing the resources of the young, Mrs. Monsky dealt with one of her primary concerns, the aging. As a result - of partici- pation in the '• House Confere JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Israel's exports, during the first 10 months of 1961, amounted to $205,800,000, compared with a total of $179,600,000 in the same period last year, according to figures issued by the govern- ment's Central Bureau for Sta- tistics. Industrial exports, including diamonds, rose during the per- iod, while citrus exports de- clined. 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