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THE DETROIT JEWISH

Moscow Bakeries Will Not
Make Matzoh for Passover

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Mo'os Hitim Urges
Reform Rabbis Hit Fanatic -Right,
Passover Aid for
Needy Local Families Condemn Soviet A-Test Resumption

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
Leaders of the rabbincal wing
matzoh industry that they will
The annual appeal of the
to The Jewish News)
of American Reform Judaism
donate a shipment of matzoh and
LONDON—Chief Rabbi Yehu- arrange for air transportation pro- Mo'os Hitim Organization of De- have condemned the statements
dah Leib Levin of Moscow has vided they have assurances that troit for Passover funds for and actions of the John Birch
told his congregation that the the Soviet government will per- needy Jewish families and indi- Society, the Christian Anti-
viduals in the metropolitan area Communist Crusade and other
State-operated bakeries will not mit its arrival.
has been issued in the form of extreme right wing groups as
hake any matzoh for Passover
Javits' office identified the co-
use this year, according to re- operating companies as A. K. a letter sent to individuals in "inimical• and dangerous to the
the community, under the signa-
ports here from Moscow.
Horowitz Bros., Horowitz-Mar- ture of the president, Harry M. American _democratic way of
life."
In past years, matzoh has been gareten Co., A. Goodman and
available at some bakeries in Sons, B. Manischweitz Co. and Shulman.
The officers and the 21-mem-
The
Detroit
synagogues
have
Moscow and Jews also baked Aaron Streit Co.
ber executive board of the Cen-
also
cooperated
by
setting
aside
tral Conference of American
matzoh privately for sale. The
the Sabbath preceding Purim as Rabbis accused the extreme
latter practice was prohibited as
`Jewish Goals of Hillel "Mo'os Hitim Day."
a form of private enterprise.
In 1961, over 2,500 individuals
Chief Rabbi Levin, who re- Day School' Is Theme
were served by this organization. Workmen's Circle
portedly made the announce- for Panel Discussion
Baer Keidan, an attorney and School Plans Carnival;
ment at services last Saturday. "The Jewish Goals of the
one of the vice presidents of the
told the congregation that be -
Hillel
Day
School"
will
be
the
organization, announces that the Branches Book Violinist
cause of the government ban the
theme of a panel discussion to requests received for help thus
worshippers would not be held
The Abraham Reisen Jewish
bepresented for the public 8:30 far are greater than in previous School of the Workmen's Circle
to the strict observance of Pass-
p.m. March 26 in the school years.
will hold its annual Purim Car-
over dietary regulations this
year.
auditorium of the Esther Ber-
Morris Dorn, Morris Gould, nival at 11 a.m. Sunday at the
man
Building,
18977
Schaefer.
Max
H.
Goldsmith,
Abe
Katzman
school building, 18340 West
According to the reports, it
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, Noam and George Spoon are working
Seven Mile. T h e r e will be
could not be determined
Shudofsky, Wolf Snyder and actively with the synagogues.
games, prizes and a costume
whether the ban on matzoh- Mrs. Morris Brandwine are the
A meeting of the board of contest. The students may bring
baking was aimed specifically at
Judaism or whether it was part participants of the P.T.O. directors will be held 2 p.m. friends. Luncheon will be
sponsored panel. Mrs. Reuven Sunday at the home of Mr. and served.
of the general Soviet opposition
Bar-Levav will act as moderator, Mrs. Morris Dorn, 3756 W. Outer
to all religious practices.
W. C. Branches 460-E and
and
P.T.O. President Mrs. David Dr. Anyone wishing to serve on
There were some reports that
Sandweiss will preside as chair- this project is requested to con- 1060 will hold a joint meeting
the traditional Russian Orthodox
at 9 p.m. Saturday at the W. C.
Easter cake would not be avail- man of the evening. The faculty tact Mrs. Harry M. Shulman, TO Center. The program will fea-
able this year in State-operated will also be present to answer 8-2784.
ture Stephan Probutzki, musi-
questions raised by the
bakeries.
cian and lecturer.
audience.
Jewish sources in Moscow
`Passover Workshop'
Probutzki, a student of Mischa
The
Hillel
Day
School
is
now
were reported to have noted
in its fourth year. The general for Men at Beth Shalom Mischakoff, plays in local musi-
that there are no public eating
A "Passover Workshop for cal groups. A teacher at Mum-
places in Moscow where ritually studies program is accredited
by
the
Michigan
Department
of
Men
Only" will be held in two ford, he has lectured on music
prepared Passover meals are
Education
and
parallels
the
cur-
sessions
at 9 a.m and 11 a.m. appreciation at the University
served.
of Detroit, and much of his talk
Visiting Jews from abroad riculum of the Detroit Public Sunday at Cong. Beth Shalom is based on playing the violin
have found that Intourist, the Schools. The Hebrew Studies under the auspices of the together with recorded tapes of
official Soviet tourist agency, are under the guidance of the Parent-Teacher Organization.
The program, planned by symphonic works whose violin
does not arrange for restau- Conservative Day School Move-
section has been deleted.
rants to prepare kosher foods ment. There are currently a Max Chomsgy, Dr. Leon Lucas
The public is invited. There
for observant Jews from other kindergarten and four grades. and Mrs. Neil Hornstein, will is no charge.
A grade is added each year include discussion of rituals,
countries.
until a full complement of eight learning of some of the appro-
Bad habits are often stumbling
grades is reached.
priate Passover songs and a
blocks to a man's good inten-
Registration is now open for question-and-answer period.
the coming year. Bus service
Rabbi Mordecai Halpern and tions.
is available to all pupils: For Cantor Ruben Erlbaum will
information, call DI 1-8260.
lead the sessions.

rightist groups of "attempts to
turn back the course of social
progress" in their opposition to
the graduated income tax, social
security, unemployment insur-
ance, racial integration, slum
clearance, equal rights and civil
liberties.
The Reform rabbis also
charged that the right wing
groups are attempting "to sabo-
tage the United Nations" and
"to weaken America's role as
a world leader therein." The
group also condemned the So-
viet Union's resumption of nuc-
lear testing last fall, and ex-
pressed concern over the pros-
pect that the United States may
also begin a test series.

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Javits Seeks
Kremlin OK on
Matzohs

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire

to The Jewish News)

Jews, Regarded as 'Protestants'
for Tax Purposes in Montreal, Win
Right to Sit on Protestant Board

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jacob
Javits of New York appealed
Tuesday to Soviet Ambassador
Anatol Dobrynin to intercede with
Kremlin officials to allow receipt
of a shipment of American-baked M .ONTREAL, (JTA) — A tion." It informed Judge Lippe
matzohs for Russian Jews in time magistrate's court here ruled that it consented to judgment plead-
for Passover. I a Jewish taxpayer is eligible to ing no case, and the judge de-
The Republican lawmaker, in a I sit on the Protestant School ferred handing down decision
telegram to the Soviet envoy, Board of the St. Martin suburb. until he had consulted the board
said that he has been assured by I The decision went directly about the date of a new election.
representatives of the Passover against a ruling of the Privy
Council more than 30 years ago Synagogue Executive
opened the way for Harvey
Temple Beth El Holds and
Grotsky, a St. Martin advertising Directors Council
Jewish Music Festival; man, to become the first Jew in Names New Officers
Annual' Seder Planned Quebec Province ever elected to
Irving I. Katz, executive sec-
The annual Jewish Music Fes- a school board.
retary of Temple Beth El, was
Judge Rene Lippe of Magis-
tival of Temple Beth El will be
elected president of the Council
held at 8:30 p.m. March 30. trates Court, in a decision which of Synagogue Executive Direc-
Mendelssohn's " Hymn o f already had been acceded to by tors of Metropolitan Detroit.
Praise" will be sung by the the St. Martin board — it had
Other officers elected were
Grant Williams Choral. Wil- since admitted Grotsky's right Frank Simons, administrator of
to
run
—
ruled
that
St.
Martin
Hams is a soloist with the Rob-
should annul the election of Temple Israel, treasurer, and
ert Shaw Chorale.
Louis Haber. executive direc-
The Temple Choir will be William C. Henderson to its
tor of Adas Shalom Synagogue,
school
board
last
July
10
and
call
directed by Jason H. Tickton.
secretary.
The Temple's annual congre ,
a new election April 2.
The following directors were
Grotsky's
nomination
last
July
gational seder will be held at
had been rejected by the board's elected: Howard Danzig, edu-
6:30 p.m. April 19 in the Frank- secretary - treasurer on grounds cational director of Cong.
lin Memorial Hall. The seder that Grotsky was not a Protest- Shaarey Zedek, and Nathan
Welch. executive director of
will be conducted by Rabbis ant. Grotsky went to court.
Richard C. Hertz and Harold D.
It was .the first contest of Cong. Bnai Moshe.
Hahn. Seder music will be pro- the
l issue since a prolonged court
vided by the Temple Choir.
battle in the 1920's ended with Center Will Send 3
the Privy Council ruling that
Fla. Reserves Decision Jewish rights to be elected to to National JWB Meet
on Religion in Schools the Protestant school boards of The Jewish Center will be
MIAMI (JTA)—Florida's Su- Quebec could not be supported represented by N. Brewster
Broder, Samuel Frankel and
preme Court reserved decision on under Quebec law.
Last February 1 3 , the St. Irwin Shaw at the 1962 national
arguments over the constitu-
biennial
convention of the Na-
Martin board agreed, Grotsky's
tionality
. of Bible-reading, Christ-
mas celebrations and other re- nomination should have been ac- tional Jewish Welfare Board, to
ligious practices in the public cepted and he should have been be held in Miami Beach, April
schools. The case is expected ter allowed to run. Under Quebec's 4-8, it was announced by
he decided ultimately in the Education Act, which divided Charles H. Gershenson, Center
school jurisdiction into Protest- president.
United States Supreme Court.
As the national association of
ant and Roman Catholic boards,
Jews are considered Protestants Jewish community centers and
for property tax purposes.
YM-YWHA's, JWB's specialized
The board said that it had de- center services are provided to
cided that although the law does 447 affiliated units.
not clearly state Jews are eligible
JWB is also the government-
for the board, though considered authorized agency for meeting
Protestants for taxes, the best the religious, welfare and mor-
principle to follow was that of ale needs of Jewish military
"no taxation without representa- personnel and their dependents

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