Two Former German ORT Will Give Priority to Algerian I Israel Was Visited Judges Involved in l ▪ by 183,336 • Tourists Refugees; JFK Lauds Ald to Afrwa Killing Minsk Jews Latest reports reveal that NEW YORK, (JTA) —A COBLENZ (JTA) — The pre- siding judge in the trial of 12 former Nazis being tried for the murder of some 35,000 Jews in Minsk during the German wartime occupation flatly told two former German judges in the Russian city that he did not believe their statements that they knew nothing about the sys- tematic extermination of Jews in the area. • Statements to that effect were made by Rudolf Baade of Ber- lin, who was a public prosecutor at Minsk, and Wilhelm Netz of Neustadt, who was counsel to a special court in Minsk. They said they knew nothing about the exterminations in their tes- timony. The judge, indicating he was fully acquainted with the slaughter program at • Minsk, said "it is difficult for us to be- lieve you." At that point, Netz said that he had been given some information on the kill- ings by superiors. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF IMPORTANCE AND INTEREST TO ALL PERSONS WHO CONTEMPLATE TRAVEL TO ISRAEL Due to a printer's error ... tour No. 550 was erroneously listed last week as $442. IT SHOULD ig HAVE BEEN $642. *Effective April 1, 1963, JULES DONESON TRAVEL AGENCY will offer the special round-trip jet fare of $535.00 New York - Tel Aviv - New York, to individuals. While this fare is based upon a group of 40 persons travelling together, you need NOT be a member of any "common interest" group or organization to obtain this special fare. The JULES DONESON TRAVEL AGENCY, in close cooperation with its Israel Tour rep- resentatives, is offering up to 30 dates of departure between April and October, using this special low fare of $535.00. Reservations will be made on receipt of deposit only, on a "first-come-first-served" basis. For Passover, we offer for choice, these 6 tours: • TOUR #550 (8 days Israel) $642.00 Departs April 7 • TOUR #550-A (21 days Israel, Paris) $799.00 Departs April 1 • TOUR #550-C (32 days—Israel, Italy, Switz.) $1,149.00 Departs April 4 • TOUR #088 (23 days—Israel, Rome, Paris, London) $975.00 Departs April 6 • TOUR #551-E (29 days—Israel, Paris)... $999.00 Departs April 7—Spending Passover and Independence Day in Israel • TOUR #552 (30 days—Israel, Italy, Switz., France, England) $1,075.00 to w Departs April 7 4.4 YR ISA. • sized the need for a massive aid program to the Congo. President Kennedy, in a mes- sage to the more than 500 delegates representing 100,000 members throughout the coun- try, congratulated the ORT "ef- forts on behalf of the people of the 19 countries in which your vocational programs have proved so effective." "Through your educational programs," the President said, "you have provided many thou- sands with the technical and in- dustrial skills, which enable them to become productive members of their communities and to achieve a significant measure of self-respect and well-being. Your new programs in West Africa, which have been developed in cooperation with the Agency for International Development, de- serve special commendation." The ORT board of directors ; in an earlier afternoon session, approved projects for 1963 that would assign top priority in the coming year to plans in aid of the 100,000 Algerian Jewish refugees who arrived in France recently and to the extensive program of youth training in Israel. With respect to France, the board noted the recent open- ing of a large new ORT train- ing center for North African refugees in Marseilles, con- structed with the financial help of the Martha S. Stern Trust of Cincinnati, the en- rollment of 1,000 additional students in existing ORT schools in Paris and other cities, formation of 16 special courses for adult refugees and successful completion of nego- tiations with the French gov- ermnent under terms of which ORT will shortly establish a new ORT vocational school in Toulouse. In Israel, reports submitted indicated that ORT schools. and technical institutes had enrolled over 15,000 persons in 1962 and expected to enroll over 17,000 this year. It was noted that new trade high schools were estab- lished in immigrant settlements and industrial training was ex- tended to many Yeshivas or re- ligious schools. The board heard from Mrs. Helen Rosenberg, president of Women's American ORT, that her group of 65,000 women would in the next few years erect four entirely new centers for apprentice training in Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Samuel H. Daroff of Philadel- phia, national honorary chair- man of the United Jewish Ap- peal, represented his organiza- tion in ceremonies commemorat- ing the 25th anniversary of the founding of UJA. He was pre- sented with a scroll of honor which noted the UJA's "historic effort of saving lives, rescue and reconstruction of our people," by Adolph Held, vice-president of the American ORT Federation. budget of $7,702,700 for the maintenance of over 600 trade and vocational ORT schools in 19 countries, which will provide instruction to 40,000 persons in 1963, was announced at the 41st national conference of the Amer- ican ORT Federation by Dr. Wil- liam Haber, president of the organization.. The conference ratified an agreement with the Joint Dis- tribution Committee which will provide $1,950,000 for ORT ac- tivities overseas in 1903. Over $1,000,000 is anticipated f r o membership income of Women's American ORT and other affili- ated groups. The balance of ORT financial needs overseas are ex- pected to be met by ORT or- ganizations in other countries and by contributions from gov- ernments and communities in which the schools are located. United States Assistant Sec- retary of State G. Mennen Williams was the principal speaker at the dinner session of the conference. He empha- '`Subject to gov. approval. TRAVEL AGENCY 18246 WYOMING AVE: • DETROIT, MICH. 183,336 persons visited Israel during 1962. This represents a 13 per cent increase over the number of tourists in 1961 when the total was 160,000. December's tourist arrivals totaled 10,536—a 28 per cent increase—compared to 8,211 in December, 1961. tA WYE ARN For the big things in your life —be ready with U.S. Savings Bonds. NYLON PLUSH '62 Sensation-in Beige, Gold & Pink Only. '2" sq. yd. HOME SERVICE Our representative will bring samples to your home. 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Some tension has been re- ported in Arab villages in the Galilee where Communists con- tinued to seek to stir up the Arabs, officials said. ttatiti 11 1 We make our saving service avail- able at your corner mailbox, which Current Rate Compounded Quarterly OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN ANY AMOUNT is "open for business" 24 hours a day, every day. You can save at your convenience by mail and earn the Highest Rate on Insured Sav- ings in Detroit. We even pay the postage both ways ! Come in or s write for save by mail forms. Downtown: CADILLAC SQUARE Corner RANDOLPH Northwest: 13646 WEST 7 MILE Corner TRACEY Both offices open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Downtown Friday til 6 Northwest office open Thursday Night til 9