Fr iday, February 28, 1964—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS- 14 "LETTER BOX" Rabbi Eskin Endorses Rabbis' Hillel Statement Editor, The Jewish News: I am informed that in this issue there will appear a state- ment endorsing the program and-purpose of the Hillel Day School of Detroit, signed by the rabbis and presidents of various congregations in the Detroit metropolitan area. I am presently engaged as Army chaplain, serving all Jew- ish military personnel in this area. As a member of the Edu- cation Commission and Board of Hillel Day School, and as a parent of two youngsters attend- ing the school, I have had an excellent opportunity to ob- serve closely the development of the school's curriculum and educational program. I am happy to say that I share the wholehearted approval ex- pressed by my colleagues, of the work being done by Hillel Day School. As a rabbi committed to the preservation of traditional Torah Judaism and loyal Ameri- canism, I warmly endorse this type of intensive Jewish educa- tion—which is dedicated to the ideas of Torah, Shivat Tzion, and the democratic way of life. Anyone who has sat in on Hillel classes and heard the young- sters at morning worship, or discussing Mishnah and Rashi texts in fluent Hebrew, or ob- served them celebrating Yom Ha-atzmaut and Lincoln-Wash- ington birthday programs, would know what I mean. I believe that Hillel Day School, with its goals of Torah and ahavas Yisroel, can produce knowledgeable and dedicated Jews who will vitalize the Amer- ican Jewish scene in the coming years. In my opinion, Hillel Day School fulfills the highest pur- poses of a true community school, and deserves the sup- port of the entire community. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Herbert S. Eskin, Chaplain, USAF. • Correspondent Skeptical About Landsmanshaften and Their Cemeteries Editor, The Jewish News: I was very much interested in the anonymous letter in The Jewish News pertaining to the disappearing Landsmanshaften and Yiddish speaking societies. I joined one of these societies in 1928, although I had nothing in common with the members, from a geographical standpoint. They came from a country in Europe (Proper) and I came from England where I was born, and I have been a member of this organization since then, oc- cupying many of the offices. Our membership has dwin- dled, and attendances at- meet- ings are low, although we meet in the Jewish Center. We own our cemetery located on the Workmen's Circle grounds. The writer of the letter point- ed out that children should join. Experience has shown that this does NOT work . . . We have tried it and it failed . . . There is NOTHING in common between the elderly folks and the younger generation . . . Then again the letter mention- ed that other societies should join together . . . Here again we tried it, and it did NOT work. Names had to be changed, one society could have more assets than the other, and the officers would have to change, and there were other reasons why such an idea does not work. I've been giving serious consideration to the same ques- tion, "What will become of the cemeteries and properties of the disappearing societies . " A few years ago representa- tives of the 12 cemeteries lo- cated on the Workmen's Circle grounds had a meeting, and one of the questions that came up was, Could the Chesed Shel Ernes take over if requested? . . . There was disagreement among the representatives . . . However I went to the Chesed Shel Emes and asked that ques- tion. The answer was . . . Yes we could take over IF ALL the cemeteries located on the Work- men's Circle grounds agreed ... Strange as it seems the only thing that divides the Work- men's Circle grounds and the Chesed Shel cemetery is a fence . . . I'm afraid that in the future this will become a community problem, when cemeteries will become neglected, when there will be no one to take care of them. What about Young Israel, or any other organization or group who we feel sure will continue for years, and carry on, why can't they take over . . . So far the organization I am the secretary of is holding its own, but for how long no one knows, and this applies to the many other societies in that same category. It would be in- teresting to hear from other organizations on this subject, and if they have found a rem- edy, to pass it on for consid- eration. Joseph Shapiro, Secretary Independent Detroit Lodge and Cemetery 18275 Stoepel. • "What Your English-Jewish Newspaper Means To Me" Editor, The Jewish News. Allow me to express my sin- cere opinion of what your week- ly review of Jewish events pub- lished in Detroit Jewish News means to the writer. It is only six months since I read with great interest every Friday The Jewish News, and I must confess that as an Eng- lish-Jewish newspaper it occu- pies a unique place in my heart, mind and thoughts. I find The Detroit Jewish News not only one of the great English-Jewish weekly in the nation, but the most interest- ing in editorials, in world Jew- ish affairs . and events of our American-Jewish life. I wish to emphasize that, per- sonally, I find in The Jewish News, a fountain of interesting editorials and the highlights of the wisdom expressed by Philip Slomovitz in his weekly "Purely Commentary". I wish to say that reading The Jewish News every week became of a habit to me, and am always looking forward to receive The Jewish News every Friday. In fact, it is not their opinion in all matters on world events which interest me. It is the opinion of the editor, the com- mentator and the columnist writers ; especially on world- Jewish affairs and events that is most interesting. WOLF LEVITAN. British Ship Halted by Egypt; Carrying Case to Israel Envoy LONDON, (JTA) — A British cargo ship bound for the Far East was held up for 36 hours in Port Said by Egyptian au- thorities after the Egyptian customs spotted a case addressed to the Israel Embassy in Manila on the ship manifest. The British Foreign Office asked the British Embassy in Cairo to look into the incident and report back to London. The Egyptians refused to allow the vessel, the 8,000-ton Cardiganshire, owned by the Glen and Shire Line of London, to proceed through the Suez Canal. Despite the captain's pro- tests, he was ordered to unload his cargo at Port Said until the Embassy-hound package was found and confiscated. Dr. H. Orlinsky to Lecture at Temple Israel Bible scholar Dr. Harry M. Orlinsky will be at Temple Israel, March 12 to deliver the annual Daniel M. Hass Mem- orial Lecture. Dr. Orlinsky, professor of Bible at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Re- ligion in New York, will speak on "A New View for a Jew," an explanation of how the Bible has come to be regarded in the 20th Century. The lecture is open to the public without charge under sponsorship of the temple's Daniel M. Hass Memorial Scholarship F it n d, which yearly brings an outstanding Jewish scholar to speak at the Temple. Previous lec- turers have been Dr. Salo W. Baron and Maurice Samuel. The Hass Fund was created to honor t h e memory of o n e of the congregation's outstanding youth group leaders, D a n- iel Michael Hass, who died three years a g o at Daniel Hass age 21. Young Mr. Haas had been president of the Temple Israel Youth Group, was the winner of the Mildred Simons Rosen- berg Award of the League of Jewish Women's Organizations and had been selected as an honors exchange student at Great Britain's - University of Manchester. Moscow Signs Pact With Egypt on N-Research WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Soviet Union signed an agree- ment with Egypt for coopera- tion in atomic research, Moscow radio in its Arabic broadcast announced. The radio said that the agree- ment was signed in Cairo, and under the Soviets will provide Egypt with technical assistance in scientific research conducted at the Inshas Atomic Center. The Soviets also will supply scientific equipment and send Soviet technicians to Egypt "to offer their knowledge and ex- perience." Moscow radio noted that the Inshas Atomic Center wis built with Soviet assistance and that "the Soviet Union also pro- vides assistance to other coun- tries in the Near East in the use of atomic energy for peace- ful purposes." Israel, Zionists to Honor Neumann on Birthday TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Israel and the world Zionist move- ment will join in a salute to Dr. Emanuel Neumann on the occasion of his 70th birthday at a gala anniversary dinner on March 18 at the ZOA House in Tel Aviv. American Zionists ob- served Dr. Neumann's 70th birthday at a dinner attended by 1,000 persons in New York Jan. 5. Premier Levi Eshkol and oth- er members of the cabinet as well as leaders of all parties in the Knesset and of the world Zionist movement joined the Committee of Sponsors for the dinner which is headed by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of the World Zionist Organization. The dinner is scheduled to be held in the period during the sessions of the World Zionist Actions Committee and the first session of the World Council of the World Union of General Zionists, which is headed by Dr. Neumann. Canada Jewish Congress Appeals to Justice Chief TORONTO, (JTA) — The Can- adian Jewish Congress has sent a commendation to Minister of Labor Leslie H. Rowntree on his administration of the Human Rights Code in Ontario, which has come under criticism for the Association of Resort Own- ers. The Jewish organization noted, in its communication, that the 1951 session of the Ontario Legislature approved a fair em- ployment practices law banning racial and religious discrimina- tion in job placement. The act was cited as the initial step in a series of laws enacted throughout Canada "creating a legislative structure in our coun- try that is the envy of many other lands." 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