Federal Court Rules Bible Reading in Pennsylvania Schools Unconstitutional PHILADELPHIA, (JTA)—A special three-judge Federal court ruled here that the Pennsylvania law on Bible reading in public schools was unconstitu- tional. In the unanimous decision, the court outlawed the recitation of the Lord's Prayer as part of Bible reading practices in public schools of the state. The suit originally had been brought by Edward L. Schemp of Roslyn, a Unitarian, and the law was ruled unconstitutional by a Federal court here. The law was then amended to permit pupils to be excused Detroit Leads on Social- Front of Communal Vol. XL, No. 24 Relations Community Council and the American Jewish Congress, filed briefs as friends of the court in the hearing. The JCRC contended that the growth of both religion and democratic society was best fostered in the home and houses of worship. The Congress brief challenged the practices as "religious intrusions barred under the constitution." The decision is expected to be appealed again to the U.S. Supreme Court in time for it to act on the question before its June adjournment. HE JEWISH NE S rz) -r c) 1 - r A Weekly Review Generosity Read Smolar's Column, Page 32 from participation in the classroom readings. The defendants were the School District in Abington Township and Charles H. Boehm, superintendent of public instruction in Pennsylvania. After the law was amended, the Philadelphia ruling was appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which sent the 'suit back to Philadelphia for further consideration because of the amendment. Two Jewish organizations, the Philadelphia Jewish MICHIGAN f Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—incorporating T he Detroit Jewish Chronicle 1001Zin(gozi l n Sta lop Germany's Opportunity to Defy Arabs 'on Common Market Problerri Commentary Page 2 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd. — VE 8-9364 — Detroit 35, Feb. 9, 1962 — $5.00 Per Year; Single Copy 15c 'Fanatics of the Right' Stir Anti-Semitic U. S. Incidents LOS ANGELES, (JTA)—Police authorities here are continuing their efforts to determine the origin of two bombings that occurred Feb. 1 at the homes of two Christian ministers who were addressing a meeting held by a chapter of the American 'Jewish Congress here. The meeting, at Temple Sinai, had been called to discuss "The Extreme Right — a Threat to Democracy?" Anti-Semitic leaflets were spread over the lawn facing the synagogue while the meeting was under way. (Evidences of the spread of the rightist anti-Semitic move- ments were seen in Detroit in recent weeks. Neighborhood meet- ings were picketed by demonstrators who distributed copies of "Common Sense," the vilest anti-Semitic sheet published in this country, 'and other literature appealing to religious' and racial hatred.) _ - The bombs had damaged the homes of the two ministers, the Rev. John G. Simmons and the Rev. Brooks Walker, but no one was injured. A third speaker at the meeting was film actress Marsha Hunt. According to Miss Hunt, crudely lettered posters, linking the United Nations emblem with the Star of David and the Communist hammer-and-sickle symbol, were also scattered while the meeting was in progress. Miss Hunt is president of the San Fernando chapter of the American Association for the United Nations. Police said that only tiny parts from the bombs used have thus far furnished any clue to the perpetrators of the bombing. The homes of the two ministers as well as of Miss Hunt were being guarded. Police Inspector Edward Walker said he was not certain whether the bombing had been done by followers of right-wing groups or by Communists. Spokesmen for both the Communist Party and the John Birch Society denied any . of their followers were involved. (A statement issued in New York by Dr. Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress, said the bombings marked "an ominous, new phase in the campaign of the extreme right -wing to destroy the liberties of the American people." He blamed "fanatics of the Right" for the bombings, declaring: "By their . Salute to Hadassah: President Itzhak Ben-Zvi is shown at microphone, addressing a special meeting in Jerusalem, which laun,ched the celebra- tion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Hadassah. This event—attended by more than 4,000 Americans and Israelis at Jerusalem's Municipal Auditorium—was a high point in the itinerary of the Hadassah Jubilee Mission to Israel. Left to right are Mrs. Ben-Zvi, President Ben-Zvi, Mrs. Samuel W. Halprin, former national presi- dent of Hadassah, who heads the Hadassah Jubilee Mission, and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Continued on Page 3 Federation Acclaimed as 'Stabilizing Force' for Communal Identification at 36th Annual Meeting Striking the keynote of the 36th annual meeting of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, Tues- day evening, at the Jewish Center, with an appeal for community-wide cooperation in behalf of the major local, national and overseas needs, and through unified efforts to achieve them, Max M. Fisher, Federation president, in his annual report, declared that "Federation is the stabilizing force with which the people in our communiy can identify themselves." Tuesday's meeting was highlighted by several major factors: the celebration of the 60th anniver- sary of Fresh Air Society and of the introduction of camping among youth of Detroit six decades' ago; the presentation by Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich of the annual Fred M. Butzel Award to Mrs. Henry Wineman; George Stutz's treasurer's report on Federation's financial status; the election of nine members of the board of governors, and the flash- ing of the limelight on the 1962 Allied Jewish Campaign. Paul Zuckerman's role- as chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign for the second year and as the leader in the current year's crucial efforts to secure urgently needed increases in contribu- tions to provide for the large influx of immigrants into Israel was especially emphasized both by Fisher and by Isidore Sobeloff, executive vice president of Federation, who delivered the closing address of the evening. The nine successful candidates for the Federa- tion board of governors, selected in secret balloting in which 384 . Allied Jewish Campaign contributors participated, were: Max M. Fisher, Morris Garvett, Charles H. Gershenson, Mrs. John C. Hopp, Judge Theodore Levin, Alan E. Schwartz, Abe Shiffman, Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka and C. William Sucher. The petition candidate, Rabbi Milton Arm, received approximately half the number of votes of his runner-up. Observance of the 60th anniversary of the Fresh Air Society was marked by addresses by Miss Edith Heavenrich, the oldest living past president of the society, and the current president, Maxwell E. Katzen. Miss Heavenrich reminisced about the. early gars of the .creation Hof the society and . the tradition '..tor.camping that was "introduced for – Jewish .youth in thiS area ' - - . Katien outlined the plifosoPhical 'asPects of the Fresh Air Society, its beginnings as a sponsor of camping for indigents, the changed objectives to include all elements, the paying as well as non- paying, on a basis of democratic equality in the functions of a camping community. He told also of the society's pioneering efforts in establishing North End Clinic, which later became an inde- pendent agency and now is an adjunct of Sinai Hospital. Katzen also pointed to the development of Tamarack and stated that the name Tamarack is now used for both the young children's and the camp for the older groups. , In his financial report, Stutz said that 92 per cent of the $4,900,000 Allied Jewish Campaign pledges in 1959 had been collected; that 85 per cent of the $4,860,000 raised 'in 1960 has been paid and that 66 ner cent of the 1961 gifts of $4,632,000 have. already. been collected. The 1961 allocations of $4,076,768, Stutz re- ported, include $2,220,000 to the United Jewish Appeal and for overseas and Israel needs; $1,420,000 for local agencies' operating services; $230,000 for local capital needs and $207,000 for national educa- tional, health 'and recreational agencies. Stutz took occasion to commend the committee headed by Leonard N. Simons which conducted a successful cash collection campaign during Novem- ber and December. Mrs. Philip R. Marcuse, chairman of the Wo- men's Division, reported that during the 16 years of its activities, the Allied Jewish Campaign Women's Division raised the sum of $8,500,000. Fisher, in his address, outlined the educational, health, recreational and other functions of Federation, the aid given to the program for the aged and for Sinai Hospital. He declared that Federation has two objectives: "To provide the best possible services for ourselves, our children and our people and to main- tain a workable equilibrium to make that possible." Sobeloff, speaking on the subject "We Are Off the Front Page—Why?", told of new developments on the international front which call for speedy rescue efforts in behalf of the tens of thousands who must be settled in Israel, without fanfare and bold Continued on Page 5