Increase in Queries Reported
By Jewish Information Bureau
I Hadassah Bond Chairman
Studies Negev Projects
Alighieri Dante, the Italian translations of the classic were
poet who made himself famous made into Hebrew at different
in the 13th century, is not usu- times; the first one published in
ally in the news, but his work Italy in 1869 and three others
comes to note when a . Jesuit in more recent years, issued in
priest from Baltimore asked the Jerusalem.
Jewish Information Bureau, Inc.,
This question and answer
, New York. about Hebrew trans- is characteristic of an increas-
lotions from the Devine Comedy.
ing number of inquiries which
The inquirer was the Rev.
come to the Bureau from non-
' Aloysis E. Bernhard, S.S., St.
Jewish circles.
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. In
Among a number of questions
answer to his inquiry, the priest the Very Rev. James A. Pike,
was informed that four different bishop coajutor of the Diocese
of California, asked the Bureau
to assist him in locating ant
Reform Groups Hold
, article which appeared in a Cin-1
`Freedom from Hunger cinnati Jewish newspaper in
1942.
Conference in N.Y.
The summary of these activ-
NEW YORK (JTA) — Rep- ities, indicating a growing inter-
resentatives of 637 Reform con- est of non-Jews in subjects
gretations throughout the Uni- relating to Judaism and Jewish
ted States, Cana d a, Panama history, was given in a report
and the West Indies joined to the board of directors of the
United Nations experts and Bureau, prepared and just made
Christian deleagates at a "Free- public by the director of the
dom from Hunger" conference Bureau, Bernard G. Richards.
convened by the Reform groups
In many cases the report indi-
As part of her activities as at the House of Living Judaism. cates the questions asked relate
The
conference,
sponsored
by
National Chairman of Israel
to recent publications, magazines
Bonds for Hadassah, Dr. Mir- the Union of American Hebrew and books written by Jews and
iam Freund (above) visited Congregations, the World Un- non-Jews dealing with develop-
Israel recently to survey the ion for Prograssive Judaism, ments in Jewish affairs, activities
country's economic develop- the National Federation of in behalf of Israel and similar
ment. Dr. Freund is shown in Temple Sisterhoods, and Re- undertakings.
the Negev outside the new form Judaism's Commission on
The increase of inquiries that
development town of Arad Social Action, demonstrated the now come to the Bureau from
Passover
theme
embraced
in
at the junction of two vital
all parts of the country also
supply lines for the settle- the invitation extended to the shows a larger percentage of
hungry
during
the
Seder,
urg-
ment and industrialization of
letters sent from schools and
the area: the water pipeline ing "all who are hungry" to colleges in which both Jewish
partake
of
the
Passover
food.
at the right and on the left,
The "Fredom from Hunger" and non-Jewish students request
the pipeline from the Zohar
material for school essays and
natural gas fields, which are campaign is currently one of thesis on Jewish subjects.
growing in importance as a the main undertakings of the
source of fuel for the new United Nations Food and Agri-
towns being settled and de- culture Organizations, which is U.S. Aid to Israel
veloped with the aid of State trying to wipe out hunger
throughout the world in the cur- Totals $219,300,000
of Israel Bands.
rent decade.
Judge Emil N. Boar. board Since Birth in 1948
London Paper Raps
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The
chairman of the UAHC, told
the conference that the gather- United States Agency for
Leftists for Stand on
ing was "another program by International Development re-
Capital Punishment
Reform congregations in trans- ported that Igrael has. concluded
LONDON (VIA) -- The Sun•; planting the ethical and moral loan agreements with the United
day Telegraph has criticized the principals of our Jewish faith States. totaling nearly $219,300,-
"double standards" of leftists into study and action on the im- 000 since its creation as a state.
who. while noted for their "in- perative social action problems Of this sum, loan grants totaling
nearly $170,600,000 have already
NA
• , t cra t c ." protests against capi- of the world."
been disbursed.
tau punishment. remained silent
The figures include loans
over the death sentences re- Sharefs 'Three Days'
made under the Economic Co-
cently imposed by Soviet courts
Reviews
Events
at
operation Act of 1948, the Mar-
for "speculation" and other
shall Plan; the Mutual Security
economic crimes. mainly against Rebirth of Israel
Programs,
including the former
Jews.
Zeev Sharef, one of the key Development Loan Fund; the lo-
- men concerned with the tran- cal currency provisions of Pub-
sfer of Palestine's administra- lic Law 480, and the Foreign
tion from British to Jewish Assistance Act of 1961, which
hands, recalls the 72 hours created AID.
; leading up to the official birth
Under the foreign aid legisla-
EVERYONE CAN
, of Israel in a new book, "Three tion, the U.S. lends dollars to
•Days." Doubleday will bring out provide foreign exchange to coun-
the volume on May 9, the 14th tries being granted economic as-
; anniversary of Israel's state- sistance. The local currencies
WHOLE HOUSE
' hood.
loaned under Public Law 80 rep-
The emotion-charged three resent part of the proceeds from
days Zeev Sharef describes in the sale of U.S. agricultural com-
his book cover the United Na- modities to recipient countries.
tion's dramatic attempts to me- Most of the loans are made on
diate between the Jews and a long-term basis—up to 40 years
tArabs; preparations by the —and customarily contain grace
British for their evacuation and periods during which no pay-
the hasty arrangements for the ' ments are required.
smooth running of government
!services.
Plus Inst.
Sharef discusses the impor- Sourasky Donates
tant part played by the United School to Mexico
AVERAGE 5 OR 6 ROOMS
States, the first country to rec.-
MEXICO CITY, (JTA) —
PRE - SEASON SPECIAL
ognize Israel. Dr. Chaim Weiz-
IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION
mann's eloquent letter to Pres- Highest officials of the Mexican
ident Truman seeking recogni- government, led by President
Adolfo Lopez Mateo, attended
tion of the new state is repro-
the dedication of a new Indus-
duced in full.
trial School building, com-
pletely equipped, donated to
Peerce Broadcast
the State of Estado de Mexico
NIGHTS UN 4-5810
by Elias Sourasky, prominent
to Russian Jews
banker and well-known Zionist
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Radio leader here.
Liberty
reported
it
corn-
Others participating in the
NO MONEY DOWN S 1 2
memorated the liberation of ceremonies, in addition to the
As Low As
the Jews from ancient Egypt president, were Minister of
LIVE LONGER, LIVE BETTER
WITH WHOLE HOUSE
with a Passover program fea- Education Jaime Torres Bodet,
turing a Jan Peerce broadcast and Mordechai Schneersohn, Is-
to the Jews of the Soviet rael Ambassador to Mexico.
Union.
Sourasky established a mort-
The tenor sang "Elijah the gage bank in Israel several
Prophet" on the network, which years ago; created scholarships
operates day and night to beam to the Hebrew University at
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