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Public Demonstrations
Hordes Honored on 70th Birthday with Playground
in Israel, Inscription of Name on Haclassah's Wall
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tn , Donates Torahs to 177 State Libraries
William Hordes, for more
than 40 years an active parti-
cipant in Jewish movements
here, has as his major objec-
tive in life: to be of service to
his fellow men, to' advance Jew-
ish cultural activities and to as-
sist in the upbuilding of Israel.
On the occasion of his 70th
birthday, on July 3, Hordes, at
a private family gathering, gave
these as his credo.
He did it, however, not mere-
ly with lip _service, but with
practical deeds, and the spirit-
ual, cultural and communal
causes to which he has devoted
his life are benefiting from his
generosity on his birthday.
The cause to which he has
primarily devoted himself—
the Jewish National Fund—ac-
cords him the highest honor
on the occasion of his hav-
ing become a septuagenarian.
It was announced this week
from the Jerusalem office of
the Keren Kayemeth—Jewish
National Fund—that a sports
arena and a playground will
be established in Israel in the
names of Bella (his wife) and
William Hordes. A sizable
gift from the Hordeses as-
sures the establishment of
this project at the Ameri-
can Freedom Forest near
Jerusalem.
Congregations Ahavas - Achim
and Beth Yehudah with which
they are affiliated.
In addition, they are aiding
the Camp Gan Israel fund by
providing summer vacations for
a number of children at this
Chabad Camp.
On the occasion of his 70th
birthday, Hordes' name is be-
ing inscribed through Hadas-
sah on the Wall of Healing
of the Hadassah-Hebrew Uni-
versity Medical Center in Je-
rusalem.
Hordes was born July 3, 1893,
in Cholui, near Bobruisk, in
White Russia. He studied in
the Real Gymnasium and in the
Yeshiva of his home town and
was a • student of the. famous
Rabbi Volozhiner.
Coming to the United States
on Jan. 10, 1914, Hordes worked
at various jobs and studies ear-
nestly to acquire the language
and culture of this country. He
entered the insurance business
in 1919.
He was married to Bella Sa-
valewitz in 1917. They reside
here at 19766 Marlowe. They
have two sons, Earl, who is as-
sociated in the insurance busi-
ness with his father, and Herbert,
of Herzlia, Israel, who has made
his mark in Israel's industrial
activities as one of the founders
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WILLIAM HORDES
At the same time, Mr. and
Mrs. Hordes announced that they
are providing copies of the
Torah—the new Jewish Publi-
cation Society translation of the
Five Books of Moses — to 177
libraries in as many commu-
nities throughout Michigan.
Deeply interested in the re-
ligious and cultural life of the
community, gifts from the
Hordeses on this occasion are
being made to the Chaim Green-
berg Schools, Hillel Day School,
Merkaz L'Inyonei Chinuch of the
Chabad movement in which they
are deeply interested, and to
Adele Waldman's 'My Enemy, My Brother,'
Describes Germany Daring Two Wars
Adele Waldman, mother of wealthy family.
three children, a former school
"My Enemy, My Brother"
teacher, has turned to writing, mirrors the events of the first
and her first novel, "My Enemy, world war and it describes
My Brother," published by quite realistically the German
Thomas Yoseloff (11 E. 36th, ' anger over the loss of the war
N.Y. 16), is a story with Ger- ! and the emergence of senti-
many as the locale and the ments that led to Nazism.
events that transpired during ! There follows a good evalua-
the two world wars motivating tion of the Nazi period, an im-
the plot.
i pressive description of the
The hero of the story, Hans events that preceded the sec-
Stein, is an idealist who re- ond world war, the methods
fused to go into his father's that were pursued by the Hit-
business because he preferred ; lerites in destroying the sane-
teaching. He specialized in. ' tity of homes and the rights
philosopsy. His beloved guide of individuals.
and instructor in Jewish lore
Hans' father, the man of
was a rabbi who was in love wealth and great dignity, was
with his mother before her mar- sent to Dachau, Hans' rabbini-
riage. Han's mother loved the 1 cal tutor was murdered, his
rabbinical student, but her daughter was threatened with
father had arranged a marri- rape by a Nazi soldier. It was
age for her with the son of a at this. point that pacifist Hans
Israel Irrigation Work Advances
Work nears completion on the Wadi Amud section of the
Israel national water project, being built with the aid of Israel
Bond funds, which will bring 100,000 additional acres in the
Negev under irrigation. The concrete pipes shown above,
which are nine feet in diameter, will feed water from the
sea of Galilee into a ten-mile open channel to the Zalman
Reservoir.
Stein, who was horrified by
brutality, used that Nazi's gun
to kill him and to rescue his
daughter from disgrace. Hans,
his ailing wife, his daughter
and two friends fled. They
were in hiding and with the
aid of a former pupil of Hans'
in the university they managed
to escape to Switzerland.
It is a dramatic novel and
its value is as much in its love
stories and the plot revolving
around a Jewish family as in its
evaluation of the development
of a brutal German mind.
Number of Poles
Arrested for Remarks
Against Jews in Cafe
LONDON, (JTA)—A number
of persons have been arrested
in the Polish town of Drzer-
dzoniw for voicing anti-Semitic
remarks in a local restaurant,
it was reported here.
The incident occurred at the
most popular cafe in the town,
Mocca, when a groups of Poles
began making offensive re-
marks about Jews generally
and against a number of Jews
seated at an adjoining table.
Among the Jews at the next
table was a Mr. Turbiner, the
manager of the local Jewish
cooperative, and a Mr. Gold-
berg, a member of the manage-
ment committee of the coopera-
tive.
The Poles were arrested by
the Polish Peoples Militia. The
Public Prosecutor began an in-
vestigation of the incident
which made a painful impres-
sion on the Polish Jews, especi-
ally since it came after a lull
in anti-Semitic incidents.
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of the Supersol Israel super-
markets; a daughter, MrS. Ed-
ward Wishnetsky, and nine
grandchildren, four of them in
Israel. The oldest of the grand-
children, Richard Wishnetsky,
last month was given high Phi
Beta Kappa honors at the Uni-
versity of Michigan.
His entire family shares
with Hordes his interest in
Jewish movements.
A former president of the
Jewish National Fund Council
of Detroit, now chairman of the
JNF Foundation, Hordes serves
as a member of the national
JNF board. Because of his deep
devotion to JNF he has been
called "Mister JNF."
He has served as secretary of
the Jewish Community Council,
as treasurer of the Zionist Coun-
cil, as president of Arlazaroff
Branch of Farband, and has had
very active affiliations with Con-
gregations Ahavas Achim and
Beth Yehudah, the American
Jewish Congress, Yiddish Folks
Farein, Poale Zion, Histadrut
and is a member of the execu-
tive of YIVO.
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VIENNA, (JTA)—More than
100 workers and students have
demonstrated in Graz against the
verdict acquitting Franz Murer
of charges that he murdered
at least 17 Jews during Nazi oc-
cupation of Poland.
- None of the demonstrators
were persons who had under-
gone suffering during the Nazi
period or who had been interned
in Nazi concentration camps.
Many of them deliberately wore
the Yellow Star of David as a
sign of sympathy with Jewry.
The demonstrations were sup-
ported by prominent Austrians—
all non-Jews—and by many
Austrian organizations, including
the Federation of Nazi Victims
Actions Against Anti Semitism,
which issued a strong 'protest
against the Graz verdict.
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