git
$100,000
Gift Honors Seventieth Birthday of Mrs. Paula Ben-Gurion
Professor Michaelson's activ-
A gift of $100,000 to the I other two are the Duke of Edin-
Hadassah Medical Organization ' burgh and Sir Winston Church- ities have not been confined to
Israel. From Hadassal., he in-
• -in honor of Mrs. Paula Ben ill.
When the Iraq Petroleum spired, organized and estab-
• Gurion's 70th birthday has been
made by the Isaac and Edith Company decided to pull out of lished ophthalmological serv-
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Wolfson Charitable Trust, it Israel — probably under Arab ices in Liberia, Tanganyika,
was announced by Dr. Kalman pressure—Sir Isaac helped the Ethiopia and Kenya, making
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J. Mann, director-general of the young state maintain its vital surveys in these countries, send-
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.PC Hadassah Medical. Organization, oil supplies by forming a com- ing out teams and training
pany to take over the IPC inter- African nurses and physicians
in Jerusalem.
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The gift is earmarked for the ests. All the profits from his in Jerusalem.
Prof. Michaelson felt an acute
purchase of a special unit con- Israel investments are devoted
need in his departinent for a
ga. taining vision research, pathol- to charities in Israel.
While Sir Isaac was display- research unit containing vision
ogy and biochemistry labora-
tories, which will be part of ing his great talents in com- research, pathology and bio-
Hadassah's Department of Oph- merce, his former colleague of chemistry laboratories, over and
thalmology, headed by Prof. I. cheder days was devoting him- above the facilities provided for
self to medicine and surgery, from his normal budget. One of
z C. Michaelson.
This gift has its origin in paying particular attention to his patients was Mrs. Paula Ben-
two boys who went to cheder the study of the eye. Until Gurion, wife of the Prime Min-
together in Glasgow, Scotland, 1948, Prof. Michaelson was, ister of Israel, who became
50 years ago. One of the boys visiting surgeon and senior aware of Prof. Michaelson's de-
ti
was Isaac Wolfson, later to be pathologist at the Glasgow Eye partmental needs and took an
knighted by the Queen of Eng- Infirmary. Then he immigrated interest in finding a solution
land for his numerous philan- to Israel. to the problem.
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thropies; the other was Isaac
Cheser Michaelson, destined to
become one of the world's lead-
ing opthalmologists.
As Sir Isaac Wolfson recalled
it:
"Isaac's late father and mine
were great personal friends.
They were both gabbis in the
school and they were both al-
ways short of money because
they neglected their businesses
to spend all their time in school.
We went together to the cheder
and we both retained our par-
ents' love of Judaism, but I
don't think we neglected our
normal affairs as much as they
did. Isaac became a great pro-
fessor and I am only a plain
businessman."
Sir Isaac, the "plain business-
man," established one of the
largest chain of department
stores in England. In recent
Help MDA—and stop worring about that rainy day. That's
years, he has become a leading the slogan of a Brooklyn couple, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
holder and developer of real
Weingel, who decided to present an ambulance to Mogen Dovid
estate in his country. His philan- Adorn, when they learned that the service required 50 new
thropies run into millions of
vehicles. The Weingels, shown with their ambulance, told
pounds. The Royal College of
Congressman Emanuel Celler, national chairman of American
Surgeons has made him one of
Red Mogen Dovid for Israel, that with Social Security "people
its three honorary Fellows—the don't need so much for a rainy day," so the retired luncheon•
ette owner and his wife donated an ambulance for a new first-
The four states which have aid station in the Judean hills. "We hope others will follow
neither sales nor income taxes suit," the Weingels wrote in a message to American Red Mogen
are Nebraska, Nevada, New Jer-i Dovid, the supply and support wing of MDA, whose head-
isey and Texas.
quarters are at 225 W. 57th St., New York.
Rainy Day Cash Supports MDA
German Translations of Mendele's
.
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Yiddish Works Are Now Available
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—Radio contains "Fischke der Krumer,"
Frankfurt announced that Ger- "Der Wunschring" and "Schlo-
man translations of some of the imele." The radio announced
major works of Mendele Mocher the publication in a program
Sforim, one of the most promi- honoring the Yiddish writer's
nent Yiddish writers, have been personality and literary art.
published in West Germany. Mendele Mocher Sforim was
The two - volume translation the pen name of Shalom Jacob
Abramowitch, who was born in
Russia in 1836 and died in 1917.
Brazilian Receives
It was also announced that
United Hias Award
the ministries of education of
11 West German states
for Aiding Immigrants the
have allocated a total of 40,000
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (JTA)— deutschemarks ($10,000) f o r
Joachim Orenstajn, leader of the the publication in German of
Jewish Federation of Sao Paulo, the works of Martin Buber, the
was presented here with the world-renowned Israeli philoso-
United Hias Service 1961 Man- pher. The first volume is sched-
of-the-Year Award of Honor given uled to appear next fall.
in recognition of effective lead-
ership and devoted service rend-
ered to Jewish immigrants. The
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RESERVATIONS taken for
award was presented to him by
days Touring in Israel (3 days)
and
Italy
and
Greece
and
other
Harold Trobe, United Hias Serv-
Mediterranean Ports $675
ice director for Latin American
up
costing . .
Operations.
ZIM LINES sailings to HAIFA is
(In New York, James P. Rice,
a vacation in itself, it allows
sight seeing in several lands; fre-
executive director of United
quent departures.
Hias, reported that since 1954,
more than 7,000 Jewish immi-
grants from Eastern Europe,
Egypt and North Africa have
found a haven in Brazil, and
that 60 per cent of them have
811 Park Ave., Bldg., cor. Adams
ished
themselves in Sao
established
)
Paulo.
HIRSCHFELD
TRAVEL AGENCY
KEEP YOUR TAX DOLLARS FROM
GOING DOWN THE DRAIN !
Re-Elect . . .
CHRISTOPHER J.
MILLE
ATTORNEY-AT-LARGE
DRAIN COMMISSIONER
NUMBER 216 ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
• He cut red tope to get things done
• He reduced the drain budget for the taxpayers.
YOUR VOTE FOR MULLE' IS A VOTE FOR
PROGRESS WITHOUT FURTHER ASSESSMENTS.
FOR
STATE SENATOR
As Your Con Con Delegate from
the 5th Senatorial District, FAXON
5th SENATORIAL DISTRICT
WARDS 16, 18, 20
fought for:
• Equal Educational Opportunity
CIVIC LEADERSHIP
• Chairman, Board of Directors, United
Citizens of Southwest Detroit
• Vice President, Southwestern P.T.A.
• A Stronger Bill of Rights
• Building Representative, Detroit
Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
• A Strong Civil Rights Commission
• Member American Jewish Congress
• Freedom of Religion and Separation of
Church and State
• Member Michigan Historical Society
• Equal Representation and Equal Voting
Rights for All Citizens
• Lower Property Taxes
• Exemption of Food and Drugs from the
Sales Tax
JACK FAXON
ENDORSED BY 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORGANIZATION
• Member Bagley Community Council
EDUCATION
• Bachelor's Degree, Wayne State Univ.
• Master's Degree, Wayne State Univ.
• Candidate for Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan
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VOTE TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH