All Divisions Spur Campaign Activities Five Report Meetings Announced; Zuckerman Urges Speedy Coverage April 6, 12:15 p.m., Fred M. Butzel Memorial Building; Tues- day, April 10, 8 p.m., Jewish Center, Room 202; Friday, April 27, 12:15 p.m., Fred M. Butzel With the 1962 Allied Jewish opening meeting; the :avalanche Memorial Building. Campaign. off to the best start! 1 of gifts that were turned in at Charles H. Gershenson co- in its 36-year history, chairman the opening meeting and that Paul Zuckerman warned the have been turned in at cam- -I airman of the campaign, re- campaign army of more than paign headquarters since the ported that all campaign divi- sions .nnounced more than 50 3,000 workers against over- campaign opening. per cent of last year's giving had optimism. -- Zuckerman announced t h e been raised at the time of the "If this were an ordinary dates of campaign report meet- opening meeting. The arts and year, our $3,300,000 in advance i ngs: crafts division, under the chair- giving would assure a , success- Tuesday April 3, 8 p.m. Jew- manship of Irving Goldberg, ful campaign," Zuckerman said. ish Center, Room 202; Fr iday, reported what Gershenson We must raise $4,704,000, almost $100,000 more than last year, to meet regular needs and 1 then an additional $1,200,000 as Detroit's part of the United Jew- ish Appeal Special Fund. This 1 is not going to be an easy cam- paign." Zuckerman said all indica- tions point to one of the best years in the campaign's history. He pointed to the following i advance indications of an extra- crdinary campaign: The tre- mendous number of gifts in the 'pre-campaign total that were increases over last year; the large and enthuiastic turnout of campaign workers at the Women Intensify Activities in !Behalf of Allied Jewish Campaign Wise Resigns Post as Board Chairman for Hebrew University called the a"mazing" total of 94 per cent at the opening meeting to lead the seven trade and pro- fessional divisions. Gershenson reported that the leaders in total amount of money raised is the mechanical trades division, under the chairmanship of Harry B. Aronow, with $805,068 reported. The food division, under the chairmanship of Peter B. Copeland, has raised 84 per cent of its 1961 total. The Women's Division, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Harold A. Robinson, is at 86 per cent. Rabbi- Morris Adler, who serves as chairman of the Rab- binical advisory council of the United Jewish Appeal, in a Passover message, called upon the American-Jewish community to practice the "principle of Jewish mutual responsibility" by increasing its contributions to the UJA 1962 drive for $95,- 000,000 to meet the augmented needs of Jewry overseas. In his message, he stated: "The principle of the Jewish Syrian Army Junta Pledges 'Liberation' of Palestine (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) „ . .. .. . . (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) ... . More than 400 workers in the general solicitation division JERUSALEM — Dr. George of the Allied Jewish Campaign's Women's Division turned in Wise. chairman of the board of completed assignments totaling more than $40,000 during a governors of the Hebrew Uni- drop-off day held Sunday at the Jewish Center, reports Mrs. versity, unexpectedly an-i Max L. Lichter, chairman of general solicitation. The 11,000 nounced his resignation at the prospects were assigned to 800 workers in the division. Assist- board's annual meeting Mon- ing in planning the division drop off day were, left to right: day night and left for New front row, Mrs. Max M Honeyman, executive vice-chairman; York Tuesday. Mrs. Lichter; Mrs. Jack W. Mitchell, executive vice-chairman; Wise walked out of the meet- back row, Mrs. Sam Barnett, coordinator; Mrs. Alexander ing following differences of W. Sanders, advisor; Mrs. Martin Messer, executive vice- opinion which arose when he chairman; and Mrs. Adolph Lowe, coordinator. announced appointments of members to various committees of the board. University quarters attributed his sudden departure for New York to his sudden resignation. However, some of Wise's friends (Direct JTA Teletype Wire brought up in the Jewish faith to The Jewish News) told the Jewish Telegraphic LONDON — A three-judge there also was no evidence that Agency that he received a tele- phone call from New York in- court Tuesday granted permis- the infant had been baptized. He said that the county judge forming him that his father-in- sion to a childless Jewish should have taken into account couple from California to adopt law is gravely ill. an infant girl of a Christian "all relevant matters" and that mother on grounds that a home "he gave exaggerated impor- and parents are more important tance" to the religious aspect of the case. STATE LEADER to a baby than religion. The couple, whose names were withheld by the court, had Keren Hayesod Director provided a home for the unwed Gets 15-Year Sentence mother who gave birth to the girl when she was 16. The for Embezzlement couple want to bring up the JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Eph- infant, now a year old, in the raim _Margalit, former director Jewish faith and sought an of the Paris office of Keren adoption order. Hayesod, the financial arm of The request was turned down the World Zionist Organization, by a county court judge who found guilty here of embezzling ruled it was "not in the interest $170,000 of the organization's of a Christian child" to be funds, was sentenced to 15 brought up by Jewish parents. years imprisonment. The mother apparently _had no Judge Binnamin Halevi of objections. the Jerusalem District Court, LOUIS I. ZUCKERMAN The couple, who were report- who imposed the sentence. also ed to have a joint income of ordered Margalit to pay the It has just . been announced nearly $15,000-a-year, took the costs of the trial. which in- by the case to the appeals court. cludes 11,000 pounds ($3,600) New York Life Insurance Co. The husband is employed by for bringing 11 witnesses here the United States Foreign Serv- from France to testify at the that Louis I. Zuckerman led ice. The couple said they plan- proceedings which resulted in all agents in the State of Mich- ned to go back to their Cali- Margalit's conviction. igan for the month of February. fornia home next year and Prior to hearing the sentence, In addition he was one of the apply for an adoption order Margalit pleaded with the court top 10 notional leaders out of there to comply with American for leniency. saying he had been (approximately) 6,000 agents law. "drawn" into gambling activ- all over the country. The London County Council ities through which he had dis- gave its support to the adop- sipated the funds he was Mr. Zuckerman resides at tion plea reporting that the in- charged with embezzling. He 18427 Greenlawn a n d fant was receiving - excellent said his total resources now has offices downtown at care. Lord Justice Ormerod, amount only to 205 French speaking for the appeals panel, francs. 1825 First National Bldg. said that while there was no doubt that the child would be Want ads get quick results! London Court Rules Home More Important to Baby Than Religion tri lz mutual responsibility which is a major motiff in our tradition and constitutes one of the powerful cohesions of our group O —kol visroel aravim zeh bozeh —is eloquently fUlfilled in the tr1 4-1 unique immigration policy of the State of Israel. Israel is the only country in the world that has a non-selective immigration policy. Every Jew who can and wishes to enter is welcomed. cf2 "A large number of Jews have in recent months been making way to Israel. Though the '11 newcomers represent an added 5 burden, they are cheerfully 9' admitted . . . "It is an expression of the mutual responsibility we Amer- ican Jews feel that we have undertaken through the United Jewish Appeal to share in the „P partnership of obligation with CD our brethren in Israel . . . Os "We shall soon be celebrating the Pesach festival. What a happy privilege it is for Amer- ican Jews to be the instruments of freedom for our brethren." t LONDON — The Syrian army seized power Wednesday in a bloodless coup and announced that its "new movement" for Syria would include "mobilizing Arab efforts for recovering Arab rights in Palestine," ac- corc.ing to reports from Damas- cus. The army, in a statement is sued after it seized power, also pledged it would work for "lib- erating that usurped country" and that it would aim for pan- Arab unity, "particularly with Egypt and Iraq." The army Junta, which carried through the seventh seizure of; power in Syria since 1949, an- an- nounced the resignation of Presi- dent Kudsi for "health reasons, 1 dissolution of the Syrian parlia-1 ment" for failure to carry out ! the aims of the revolution,' the ! resignati on Premier e awa - ibi and the entire cabinet. A state-of-emergency was de- I dared and all airfields and iron- tiers were closed. According to the American Cancer Society there will be some 520.000 new cancer pa- tients (diagnosed for the first time) in 1962. The Society says that at least one half of them could be saved by early diag- nosis and prompt treatment. A Qualified Travel Agent CHAFFEE & LANCASTER TRAVEL CONSULTANTS 2463 Guardian Bldg. 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