British Refusal to Outlaw Racial
Incitement Causes Row in Commons
LONDON, (JTA) — Govern-
ment leaders came under sharp
criticism for a flat refusal to
outlaw racial hatred.
Fenner Brockway, Labor MP,
said in the House of Commons
that he had tried to introduce
a bill to make incitement to
religious and racial hatred a
criminal offense and asked "Is
it not desirable that this coun-
try should give a lead to Amer-
ica, rather than always follow-
ing America?"
Ian MacLeod, speaking for
the government, said it was
"not prepared" to find parlia-
mentary time for the bill and
preferred instead to increase
the penalties of existing laws.
He was challenged by Opposi-
tion Leader Harold Wilson to
"stop this logic-chopping." Mac-
German Cabinet
Plans to Broaden
Indemnification
BONN, (JTA) — The West
German cabinet approved an
amendment to liberalize the ex-
isting indemnification laws for
Nazi victims by including also
persons who suffered from Na-
zism but were unable to file their
claims before Oct. 1, 1953 — the
cutoff date in the original indem-
nification law — because they
were then in Iron Curtain
countries.
The claims of such persons,
most of them Jews, will be - rec-
ognized only if they have in the
meantime left the Soviet bloc
countries and are now living in
other countries. West Germany
does not recognize claims of per-
sons living in Soviet countries.
The amendment to the indem-
nification law approved by the
cabinet, provides for an addi-
tional $750,000,000 for liberiza-
tion of payments. This sum
as a special hardship fund for
payment of compensation to
those who were unable to sub-
mit their claims by Oct. 1, 1953,
as well as increased pensions
and other payments to individ-
ual victims of Nazism. The
amendment will be presented to
Parliament and is expected to
be enacted soon.
The amendment is the second
approved by the cabinet to lib-
eralize the existing compensa-
tion law. Last week, the cabinet
approved an amendment to the
1957 law on restitution for
claims for certain types of mov-
able property confiscated by the
Nazis. This included bank ac-
counts, jewelry, furniture and
which is unknown.
The amendment includes a
special hardship fund of $100,-
000,000 for victims who never
filed claims for restitution be-
cause the original law placed
the burden of proof on the
claimants that the lost movable
property, was actually shipped
to Germany from the various oc-
cupied countries. Such victims,
particularly those in East Euro-
pean countries, were told by
attorneys that it would be im-
possible to provide such proof
and therefore did not file claims.
After the law was • enacted,
the West German government
dropped the requirement that
victims would have to furnish
proof. That agreement, however,
did not help those victims who
had not, in good faith, filed
claims under the original bur-
den-of-proof requirements. The
$100,000,000 hardship fund in
the amendment to the restitution
law was set up to pay claims for
resitution in such cases.
The amounts of $150,000,000
and $100,000,000 in the two
special hardship funds in the
amendments are in addition to
the $3,500,000,000 already paid
out by the West German resti-
tution laws. The amendments
will be submitted to the West
German parliament soon and
are expected to be enacted into
law before the end of 1963.
Leod replied that the subject
of racial discrimination was
"foreign to the law of the coun-
try." Wilson retorted sharply
that that was just why a bill
was necessary — so that such
hate would be an offense.
Meanwhile a second reading
was given in the House of Lords
to amendments to the Public
Order Act and the Public Meet-
ing Act which would increase
the penalties for the use of in-
sulting words at public meet-
ings and for trying to break up
meetings.
Lord Chancellor Dilhorne
said the courts took the view
that the existing laws were suf-
ficient to deal with fascists who
provoked race hatred but if the
measures proved inadequate,
the government would review
them. Lord Morrison, ' former
Labor Home Secretary, com-
mented that the best thing the
critics of the British Nazis could
do in such situations was to
stay away from their meetings.
American Firm
Invests in Cargo
Ships for Israel
PARIS, (JTA)—The first of
four 7,200 deadweight ton cargo
motor ships financed by the
AMPAL American Israel Cor-
poration was launched at Nan-
tes, France. The new vessel,
designed to carry citrus fruit
and general cargo was named
"HADAR" by Mrs. Louis Lud-
wig, wife of a prominent New
York businessman and a vice-
president of AMPAL.
Launching ceremonies were
attended by the Israel Ambas-
sador to France, Walter Eytan,
and the secretary-general of the
French Merchant Marine, as
well as by officials of the Zim
Lines of Israel, which will oper-
ate the four ships under long-
term charter from AMPAL.
The new "Hadar" and her
three sisterships which will be
launched later this year repre-
sent an investment of $10,800,-
000. The four ships will be
chartered to the Zim Lines by
AIVIPAL for a period of 20 years,
after which they will be owned
in equal shares by the two com-
panies.
On July 2, participants in this
newest project of AMPAL will
be honored at a reception aboard
the Zim passenger liner "Zion"
during one of her frequent vis-
its to New York City.
Halprin Is Editor
of -New Brunswick
Jewish Journal
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.,
(JTA)—Abraham Halpern, edi-
tor of the Jewish Journal since
its inception nearly seven years
ago, has resigned from the post.
He has been succeeded by Jer-
ry Halprin, public relations di-
rector of Bond Stores.
Announcement of the edi-
torial changes was made by
David Darwin, president of the
Jewish Federation of New
Brunswick, N.J., Highland Park
and vicinity which sponsors
the Jewish newspaper." He said
that Halpern had asked to be
relieved of his duties as editor
when he was named president
of the Anshe Emeth Memorial
Temple.
Halprin and Halpern have
been close friends and business
associates for almost two dec-
ades and have worked tirelessly
on the development of the Jew-
ish Journal. The new editor is
a former member of the staff
of the Daily Home News and
of the Newark Evening News
and New York Herald Tribune.
He is also a member of the
board of the Rutgers Prepara-
tory School and its public re-
lations director and has been
associate editor of the Journal
since the paper was started.
Monument Unveilings
(Unveiling announcements may
be inserted by mailing or by call-
ing The Jewish News office, 17100
W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit 35, VE
8-9364. Written announcements
must be accompanied by the name
and address of the person making
the insertion. There is a standing
charge of $3.00 for an unveiling
notice, measuring an inch in
depth.)
* * *
The family of the late Louis
Hopper announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory,
11 a.m. Sunday, June 30, at
Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi
Arm will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Anna
Glassman announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her mem-
ory noon Sunday, July 7, at
Turover Cemetery. Rabbi Gor-
relick will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Samson
Balantzew announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his mem-
ory 11 a.m. Sunday, July 7, at
Beth Tefilo Cemetery. Rabbi
Prero will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
* .* *
The family of the late Max
Roth announces the- unveiling of
a monument in his memory 11
a.m. Sunday, July 7, at Yiddish
Folks Farein Cemetry. Rabbi
Arm will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to • attend.
* * *
The family of the late Sarah
Berke announces the unveiling
of a monument in her memory
2 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at Beth
Moses Cemetery. Rabbi Frankel
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are aske'd to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Morris
Ladner announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
12:15 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at
Nusach Hari Cemetery. Rabbi
Arm will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to attend.
The family of the late Hyman
Levy announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30, at
Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbis
Gorrelick and Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Philip
Ross announces the unveiling of
a monument in his memory
11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30, at
Beth El Memorial Park Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Syme will officiate.
Relatives and friends are asked
to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Jennie
Shustek announces the unveil-
of a monument in her memory,
1 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the
Zamosc-Tomashover Section of
the Workmen's Circle Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked to
attend.
The family of the late Herman
Gach announces the unveiling
of a monument in his memory
11 a.m. Sunda y, June 30, at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery, 14
Mile Rd. east of Woodward.
Rabbi Segal and Cantor Fenakel
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Dora
and Joseph Schwartz announces
the unveiling of a monument
in their memory 10 a.m. Sun-
day, June 30, at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Rabbi Fram
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.
* * *
The family of the late Morris
Abugow announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory 11 a.m. Sunday, June
30, at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Flam will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family of the Late
The Family of the Late
CLARA
SITORSKY
MORRIS
KORNWISE
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 30, at
Bnai David Cemetery.
Rabbi Sperka will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory noon Sun-
day, June 30, at Beth
Tefilo Cemetery. Rabbi
Levin will officiate
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family of the Late
The Family of the Late
BELLE COHEN
St. Louis Jewish
Centers Put Ban on
Smoking by Teens
The National Jewish Welfare
Board reports that, because
smoking is considered a harmful
habit for young people, a ban
on smoking was instituted last
week for 2,300 teenage members
of clubs meeting at the Jewish
Centers Association of St. Louis.
Until recently the youngsters
could smoke in teen lounges but
nowhere else in the Center facil-
ities.
In a report to JWB, I. E. Mill-
stone, president of the St. Louis
agency, noted that the action was
taken because of the Centers'
sense of responsibility to the
young people in its charge. He
pointed out that Center officials
felt they had to maintain stand-
ards on behalf of their young
members, despite parental per-
mission which may have been
given for smoking elsewhere.
The new ruling was adopted
as a result of a petition by the
Centers' Senior High Council
asking that smoking privileges
be broadened. The Council was
asked to prepare a program on
the pros and cons of smoking.
After a consideration of the
findings presented at the pro-
gram; it was decided that smok-
ing is "a harmful habit" which
youngaters should not develop,
and the Centers' board ruled
against teen smoking on the
Centers' property or at Center
functions. Reaction of the young
people involved was mixed.
GRACE PUPKO
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, July '7, at Beth
Abraham Cemetery.
Rabbi Halpern will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 30, at
Clover Hill Park Cem-
etery. Rabbi Groner
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family of the Late
The Family of the Late
.
Austria Preparing
Legislation to Hike
Payments to Victims
VIENNA, (JTA) — The Aus-
trian Social Ministry is prepar-
ing another series of amend-
ments to the Austria Nazi
Victims Law which will raise
the level of payments to various
categories of victims.
ISADORE
SCHWARTZ
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, June 30, at
Chesed shel Emes
Cemetery. Rabbi Hal-
pern will officiate. Re-
latives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family of the Late
CHAIM ARON
and LEAH
HYMAN
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
their memory noon
Sunday, July '7, at
Chesed shel Emes
Cemetery. Rabbi Wohl-
gelernter will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
JACOB SELLER
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, June •30, at
Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Hahn
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family of the Late
JEAN E.
REITMAN
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 30, at
Clover Hill Park Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Arm will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family of the Late
The Family of the Late
ISADORE
DANTO
RACHEL
SCHWARTZ
KAUFMAN
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 11 a.m.
Thursday, July 4, at
Beth El Memorial Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Fram
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 30, at
Clover Hill Park Cem-
etery. Rabbi Segal will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend.