Hanukah's Splendor Streams from the Menorah Hanukah Menorahs have many shapes. Artists have fashioned them skil- fully throughout the centuries that have elapsed since the Maccabees triumphed over Judaea's enemies. Whatever type of Menorah is selected for the kindling of the Hanukah lights, their luster, emanating from Jewish homes throughout the world, join in a unity for our people's service in the cause of religious free- dom and justice for all mankind. As we continue to light our Menorahs on this Festival of Lights, we recall the following acclamation of Hanukah's glorious role, penned by Theodore Herzl more than 60 years ago: "Then came the eighth day, when the whole row burns, even the faith- ful ninth, the servant, which on other nights is used only for the lighting of the others. A great splendor streamed from the Menorah. The children's eyes glistened. When there is but one light all is still dark, and the solitary light looks melancholy. Soon it finds one companion, then another, and another. The darkness must retreat. The light come first to the young and the poor— then others join who love Justice, Truth, Liberty, Progress, Humanity, and Beauty. When all the candles burn, then all stand and rejoice over the achieve- ment. And no office can be more blessed than that of a Servant of the Light." Herbert Lehman, Man of Great Courage Resistance Incidents Commentary Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS E:D Fe c) -r NA A Weekly Review c 1-1 of Jewish Events Hanukah Greetings to Jewish Communities Everywhere Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOLUME XLIV — No. 16 Printed in a 100% Unn io Shop 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE 8-9364—Detroit 35, December 13, 1963 —$6.00 Per Year; This Issue 20c Rising Toronto Anti-Semitism Prompts Intensified Offensive TORONTO, (JTA) A resolution calling for intensified efforts to enlist governmental, Christian church and civic opposition to increasing manifestations of anti-Semitism in this city was adopted here at a meeting attended by 400 representatives of most of the major Jewish organi- zations in Canada. The resolution suggested: 1. Federal and provincial legislation to prevent dissemination of racist and hatemongering materials through the mails and through other communications media; 2. A series of confer- ences with non-Jewish as well as Jewish groups to publicize the dangers of neo-Nazism here, and to increase anti-Nazi educational programs both in the school and for adults; 3. The enlistment of support of other organizations toward activating their efforts in this field. Under the chairmanship of Meyer W. Gasner, chairman of the Ontario Region of the Canadian Jewish Congress, principal addresses on the developments of increasing anti-Semitic manifestations were delivered by Sidney M. Harris, chairman of the National Joint Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and Bnai Brith; and Prof. Jacob Finkelman, also representing the CJC. The resolution, voted unanimously, was presented by Harry Simon, chairman of the Jewish Labor Committee. Reports were given, both from the podium and by organizational delegates in the audience, about the spate of recent anti-Jewish manifestations. These have included the distribution here of several thousand pamphlets, linking the assassination of U.S. President Kennedy with Communism and Jews; receipt in the mails of many post cards bearing the slogan "Hitler was right, — Israel Prepares for Pope's Visit Jan.. 5 JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Israel's. Ministerial Committee to make the arrangements for the forthcoming visit by Pope Paul VI is setting into- motion the detailed plans for the proper reception of the Pontiff. The committee, named by the Cabinet Sunday, includes Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Religious Affairs and Police. Teddy Kolleck, director- general of the Premier's office, is the general coordinator for the committee. Numerous prob- lems of protocol, security and technical ar- rangements were discussed by the group. Pope Paul is expected to spend about 12 hours in Israel, probably on Sunday, Jan. 5. A special subcommittee is expected to be set up by the Ministerial Committee to facili- Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 5 $105,000,000 UJA Goal Set for '64 to Meet New Overseas Needs; M. M. Fisher Given High National Post; Plan Budgeting Here Sunday By Jewish News Special Correspondent NEW YORK—Nearly 2,000 delegates from scores of cities throughout the land, and from a majority of the States and from Canada, unanimously approved a goal of $105,000,000- $9,000,000 more than in 1963—which will be needed urgently to meet obligations of the United Jewish Appeal during 1964. The high goal was adopted at the annual national confer- ence of the UJA, held at the New York Hilton Hotel, marking the launching of the 26th annual drive for funds to meet needs of newcomers in Israel, as well as relief needs of oppressed Jews overseas. National UJA leaders and spokesmen for Israel and for the Joint Distribution Committee indicated the immensity of the tasks facing the UJA in the present critical period, when tens of thousands must be resettled in Israel yearly. The delegates learned that three quarters of a million dis- tressed Jews overseas and immigrants to Israel will require American Jewry's help in the years to come—this number rep- resenting the most serious demand that has been made for help in more than a decade. Former Israel Prime Minister Moshe Sharett, now chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Charles H. Jordan, JDC overseas director-general, told the delegates that 751,500 men, women and children in 31 countries 100,000 more than had been helped by these UJA-supported agencies this year—will require major relief, welfare, migration, resettlement and rehabil- itation assistance in 1964. Of this number, 342,000 are recent and expected immigrants in Israel. Joseph Meyerhoff, UJA general chairman, then urged the delegates to consider adoption of the increased 1964 goal in the - Continued on Page 3 The Jewish Welfare Federation's 15th annual pre-campaign budget conference will open at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the Jewish Center, to give the members of the Jewish community, and particularly directors of the Federation, its member agencies and workers in its Allied Jewish Campaign, a chance to participate in allocating funds to be raised in the Federation's 1964 Allied Jewish Campaign. Max M. Fisher, president of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion of Detroit, for the past few years a national chair- man of the United Jewish Appeal, was named to the newly created post of asso- ciate national chairman, at the annual national confer- ence in New York, last Sun- day. He will work in the second top office of the UJA with the general chairman, Joseph Meyerhoff of Balti- more. Another Detroiter, Jo- seph Holtzman, a national UJA chairman since 1953, has been re-elected. The conference will develop a formula for allocating funds among the following categories: Overseas and Israel, Detroit— Operating and Capital, and National Agencies. Unofficially, the pre-Campaign budget conference marks the beginning of full scale preparations for the 196'4 Allied Jewish Campaign. Hyman Safran, steering committee chairman in 1962, again leads the committee this year. After a continental breakfast, the chairmen of Federation's three budget and planning divisions and of its committee on capital needs will outline anticipated needs in the area of community relations, health and welfare, education and capital needs . . There also will be a presentation of anticipated needs overseas. Those in attendance are encour- aged to ask questions and to comment on the presentations. Then a steering committee, composed of approximately 25 of those present, will meet to develop a budget formula to take into account the presentation of needs and the comments of those present. The formula developed must be approved by the board of governors of the Federation before it is binding for allocation purposes.