Dr. Samuel Belkin, president of Yeshiva University, will or- dain his 742nd rabbi during the university's three - day Torah Semicha Convocation M a r c h 7-9. Dr. Belkin, who also serves as dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, is believed to have ordanied more American rabbis than any man in history. He will confer "semicha" (the highest authority in Jew- ish learning) upon Rabbi Ye- huda L. Bohrer, an Israeli citizen whi os the 742nd rabbi and graduate. of the semin- ary. Rabbi Boh- rer, the first Israeli to be ordained at the university is following in his father's footsteps: t h e elder, Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Bohrer, after sending his family to Is- rael in 1939, was arrested by the Nazis Bohrer and confined in a concentration camp where he died. Assistant to the principal of Beth Hillel School in Washing- ton He i g h t s, Rabbi Bohrer plans to continue his studies at Yeshiva University's Bernard Revel Graduate School to earn a doctoral degree before re- turning to Israel with his wife, Helen. Rabbi Bohrer will be one of 28 rabbis, all graduates of the seminary within the past year, who are receiving formal recognition of their ordination from Dr. Belldn. They hail from the New York area, Alabama, Georgia and Massachusetts. Two r a b b is are currently s e r ving as chaplains with the U.S. Army, The March 7-9 ceremonies Conservative Group to Force Issue on Divorces With Israel Rabbinate 7 /-• NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbi Theodore Friedman, president of the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly of America, said his organization was determined to force the issue of the refusal of the Israeli rabbinate to rec- ognize Jewish religious divorces granted by American Conserva- tive rabbis. The Conservative rabbinical group called a press conference to explain why it had engaged Gideon Hausner, former Israeli attorney general, to represent it in Israel on the issue. Rabbi Friedman said that Hausner had been engaged "to explore ways" in which the problem could be handled under Israel law. He added that, in engaging Hausner, the Rabbinical Assembly had not committed itself to legal ac- tion, but that "this is a pos- sibility." The event which brought about the action was the appli- cation last September of a Jew- ish woman, who had been div- orced by a Conservative rabbi in Boston, for a license to marry. The rabbinical registrar in Tel Aviv rejected the applica- tion on grounds that the divorce was invalid. The woman wrote to the Boston rabbi, who refer- red the matter to the rabbinical group. Rabbi Friedman then wrote to Chief Rabbi Isar Untermann of Tel Aviv on the refusal. Rabbi Untermann replied that the divorce document had only one rabbinical signature, as against the three required in Israel. Rabbi Friedman wrote again to Rabbi Unterman, pointing out that a single rabbinical signa- ture was the Jewish legal pro- cedure in all countries except Israel where, he said, was a custom and not Jewish law. He also pointed out that the Boston rabbi had acted in ac- cordance with Jewish law under the Conservative Beth Din. He added that there had been no reply to his second letter. Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, execu- tive vice president, said that the man in the case had receiv- ed a Jewish divorce from an Orthodox rabbi in the , United States and that his document bore only one signature but it had been accepted by the Israel rabbinate. West German investigations into the activities of a Nazi po- lice unit, Battalion 65, have re- sulted in an appeal to the World Jewish Congress in New York to help find survivors of the atrocities of which a num- ber of Battalion 65 members are accused. The Battalion was stationed in the area of Cracow, Poland, from May, 1942, until March, 1943. During that period mem- bers of the Battalion allegedly participated in mass shootings of Jews in the Cracow area, and were detailed to cordon off the site of the executions. Later, in April, 1943, the Battalion was transferred to Copenhagen, Denmark, where some of the policemen allegedly participated in deporting and shooting of Jews at the Hor- serot camp. Anyone who witnessed these atrocities, or knows any sur- vivors is asked to get in touch with the Institute of Jewish Af- fairs, World Jewish Congress, 15 East 84th Street, New York 28, N.Y. Mapam Vetoes Plan to Join Coalition; Lists Unmet Demands TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Ma- pam Council decided against joining the government coali- tion, claiming that the results of the recent negotiations with Ma- pai and Achdut Avodah did not provide a basis for Mapam to join. The decision, which was adopted • by the party's council by a vote of 301-16, followed a report by Meir Yaari, Mapam general secretary and member of the Knesset, Israel's Parlia- ment, who said that Mapam might reconsider its decision if Mapai would agree to certain demands. He listed these as including abolition of military government in Arab areas, minimizing social gaps and hastening solutions for slum conditions, and increased budgets for Arab village devel- opment. He charged that Mapai was not prepared to make con- cisions that Mapam considered essential. Julius Rotenbergs to Be Honored at the Vaad Harabonim Banquet Synagogues and fraternal or- ganizations throughout Detroit will join in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rotenberg at the 26th annual banquet of the Vaad Harabonim - Merkaz Sunday, at Cobo Hall. Special recognition will be given to them for their dedica- tion to promoting the work of the Vaad (Council of Orthodox Rabbis). Rabbi Pinchas M. Teitz, member of the presidium of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis and Rabbi of Elizabeth, N.J., for the past 28 years, will be guest speaker. This year's banquet marks the move of the Vaad Harabonim- Merkaz headquarters from the Dexter area to 13327 W. Seven Mile — made possible through the contribution of Mr. and Mrs. Rotenberg. The new office, now occupied by the Vaad Harabonim, will enable the organization to pro- vide increased service to the community in such areas as kashruth supervision, the main- tenance of a Beth Din, registra- tion and records of Jewish vital statistics and family counseling. A library and auditorium are available to the public. Rabbi Leizer Levin is chairman of the Beth Din. David J. Cohen, president of Merkaz, the laymen's organiza- tion, and banquet chairman, saluted the Vaad, calling the banquet "a milestone in our community. These rabbis — our teachers — who have dedicated themselves to the cause of World Jewish Congress Leaders To Meet March 6 Senior officers of the World Jewish Congress have been summoned by Dr. Nahum Gold- mann, WJC president, to attend a meeting of the organization's administrative committee on March 6 in Brussels. Israel's railway employees walked off their jobs in a four- hour strike Monday in protest against what they charged was the failure of the management to live up to the labor agree- ment. The workers threatened to halt all train service if the situation was not remedied. OUT- OF -TOWN GUESTS? ... flying in for a wedding or Bar Mitzvah? ... Stay at PALMER MOTEL. Across from Palmer Park; easy access to all Synagogues, Caterers, and Detroit's finest restaurants. Airport Limousine Service... Free TV . . . Air Conditioned . Complimentary Breakfast . . . Family and connecting rooms . . . Special weekend and family rates! Odim, eAt e 17500 WOODWARD 2 Blocks North of 6 Mile TO 9-1300 AAA Recommended STUDENT TOURS EUROPE — ISRAEL — USA — MEXICO Israeli Rail Workers Walk Off Their Jobs (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) Torah - true Judaism, constitute the guardians, the exponents and the bulwarks for the propa- gation and strengthening of au- thentic Judaism as set forth in the Torah, written and oral." Phillip Stollman is cochair- man. Honorary chairmen are David Goldberg, Morris Kar- bal and Judge Nathan J. Kauf- man. Rabbi Teitz, considered one of the country's dynamic Ortho- dox leaders, heads the Yeshiva Day School and Mesivta Acad- emy of Elizabeth, models for such schools throughout the country. He pioneered and main- tained the "Daf Hashovua," weekly radio Talmudic lectures, and the "Bas Kol" Talmudic records available to communi- ties unable to hear his broad- cast. CLOSED SATURDAY OPEN SUNDAY 11-3 Member TRAVEL AGENCY 18246 WYOMING AVE. • DETROIT, MICH. dill Our Leaders We Congratulate Shimon Berris Elected Cantor in Fort Worth Shimon L. Berris, son of Mr. and Mrs. David I. Berris, 25037 Rue Versailles, Oak Park, has been elected cantor of Cong. Ahavath Sholom, Fort Worth, Tex. Berris, his wife Linda and two sons, Neil and Michael, lived at 15200 Oak Park Blvd. until early this month when he assumed his new position. Their new address is Westchester House, 554 S. Summit, Fort Worth. Albuquerque's First Mayor Henry N. Jaffa, a 19th cen- tury Jewish pioneer and mer- chant in the New Mexico terri- tory, played a leading role in the development of the terri- tory. He became the first mayor of Albuquerque. Herman Fishman Gus Feig Stanley Hitsky General Agent Clem Hopp Jr. Joe Freedman Iry Weisberg Associate General Agent Each of these men put in force one million dollars of health and life insurance in the year 1963 HERMAN FISHMAN AGENCY UN 1-6070 16599 Meyers Road, Detroit 35, Michigan GENERAL AGENTS — CONTINENTAL ASSURANCE CO., CHICAGO am—ET will be the eighth "Semicha" convoction at which Dr. Belkin has presided since he became president of Yeshiva Univer- sity in 1943. Dr. Belkin's Convocation Shiur (dis h course on Tal- mudic Law) March 7 will b e dedicated is to the memory of Rabbi Is- s a c Elchanan Spektor, t h e 19 t h Century religious lead- er after whom the seminary Spektor was named. The "Semicha" exercises, which will now be held annual- ly, also will mark the 67th an- niversary of the seminary. In accordance with tradition, the exercises are being held on the 21st of Adar, the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Spektor (1817-1896). Since its establishment, the seminary, oldest and largest training center for orthodox rabbis in America, has con- ferred ordination upon more than 1,000 rabbis. Semicha is the traditional conferring of rabbinic au- thority upon one who is quali- fied by virtue of scholarship, piety and integrity to be en- trusted with the ordination. It dates back to the first transfer of the mantle of leadership from Moses to Joshua as found in the Bible. "And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; and set him before Eleazer the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight . . ." —Num. 27: 18-20. Only orthodox rabbis have the power to confer Semicha. It is what distinguishes the Or- thodox rabbi from others. Seeking Witnesses to Nazi Crimes in Poland and Denmark t96I `8Z Limitlad `Sulnia—SMANI HSIMaf nan aa Dr. Samuel Belkin Will Ordain His 742nd Rabbi at Yeshiva U.