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August 21, 1964 - Image 26

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1964-08-21

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Hadassah Parley Is Warned Against ssunt ationist
Trends; Asks U. S. to Act Against USSR Anti-Semitism

or synagogue—a much larger per- sah's national chairman for the
another bond of international
the home to reinforce the teac•-
cooperation and good will.")
centage than is found in the rest Henrietta Szold Institute in Israel,
ings of Judaism;
Dr. Kalman J. Mann, director- of the American Jewish commu- reported that the institute has re-
LOS ANGELES — A massive
4. Rekindling "the love of the
ceived 300.000 Israel pounds from
all-out drive by American Jewry Jewish people and its heritage in general of the Hadassah Medical nity; one-half attended college.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman the United States office of educa-
Organization, announed that the
to obtain action from the United the heart of the Jews."
of the Keren Hayesod, told the tion for three studies in pedagogy
States government "through diplo-
At another session, Mrs. Edward organization he heads and the He-
convention that 500,000 Jews in to be carried out jointly with Is-
matic and other channels to impel H. Lewis, Hadassah's national edu- brew University in Jerusalem have
the Soviet Union to eradicate anti- cation chairman, announced that established a special division of various parts of the world are rael's Ministry of Education. The
still waiting to emigrate to Is- completion of these studies will
Semitism in the USSR and to per- Hadassah will sponsor a 22-day health and social medicine. The de-
rael, "not counting the potential take from three to five years.
mit the reunion of Soviet Jews "Bible tour of Israel" from March vision, he said, will provide courses
Mrs. Harry D. Fierst, Hadassah's
with their broken families in other 14 to April 4, 1965. She said this not only for Israeli physicians but from the Soviet Union, regard-
ing which there can be only Jewish National Fund chairman,
lands" was proposed before the tour will be limited to 40 Hadassah also for Africans seeking to spe-
reported that at the request of
speculation and hope."
50th annual convention of Hadas- national, regional and local board cialize in public health.
Hadassah. JNF will plant 10,000
Dr.
Goldstein
said
that
90
per
Mrs.
Herman
Shulman,
national
sah Tuesday night by Dr. Miriam members and Hadassah education
pines along the Jerusalem road
K. Freud, former president of the leaders and their husbands. She chairman of the Hadassah Medical cent of the Jews of Egypt, Iraq,
Organization, informed the conven- Syria and Yemen are now in Is- leading to the Hadassah - Hebrew
organization.
said the group will spend 18 days
in
Israel,
11
of
which
will
be
de-
tion that, in the last three years, rael, "and some of the rescue op- University Medical Center.
In another major address to the
Hadassah
scientists have received erations have been precarious."
2,000 delegates attending the four- voted to Bible seminars at differ-
He asserted that Israel's "num-
Want The Best?
ent
Biblical
sites.
The
tour
will
be
research
grants
totaling more than
ray assembly of the women's Zion-
ber one social problem" is the in-
programmed
in
cooperation
with
$2,000,000.
Ask the Folks Who've Had
ist organization, a stern warning
tegration
"of
many
times
12
dif-
Membership figures released to
was issued by Dr. David Leiber, the Israel Bible Society and the
SAM BARNETT
the convention showed that Ha- ferent tribes separated by lan-
president of the University of education department of the Jew- i dassah
and His Orchestra
now has 300,000 members guage, culture, customs, exper-
ish
Agency
for
Israel.
Judaism in Los Angeles, who held
ience and outlook." He said that
A
"Reverse
Peace
Corps"
that
in,
1,320
chapters
and
groups
in
LI 1-2563
that the trend toward assimilation
would bring Israeli and other the United States and Puerto Rico. every Israel government jurisdic-
by American Jews must be re-
tion, national and local. "every
A
ranking
world
Zionist
leader
versed. lest "a catastrophe too foreign volunteers to teach in
said tonight that it should be public body and every organ of
For That Special Occasion
frightening to contemplate" face American schools and participate
made
clear to the Arab govern- public opinion, is dedicating its
the American Jewish community. in the projected job corps was
INVITATIONS
efforts
to
closing
the
gap,
to
ments that intimidation, threat
BY
proposed to Hadassah Monday
achieving a unity across diversity
Dr. Freund expressed the hope
of
boycotts
and
interference
in
HATTIE SCHWARTZ
night by a top official of the
and
to
giving
the
underprivileged
that the present thaw in the cold
local political matters of inde-
UN 4-7294
war might give the United States United States Peace Corps. Har-
pendent states will not be toler- not only equality of opportunity
matching
accessories,
Distinctive
but
the
prior
special
care
required
the opportunity to take firm ac- ris Wofford, associate director
personalized hostess sets, matches,
ated. Mrs. Rose L. Halprin, chair-
for
planning
and
evaluation
of
napkins,
place
cards,
etc.
to
bring
them
up
to
a
point
of
tion toward "an acceptable solu-
man of the Jewish Agency for
being able to benefit more fully
tion to the Jewish problem in the the Peace Corps, made this pro-
Israeli-American Section, and
posal
with
reference
to
Presi-
by the dispensation of equality."
Soviet Union." Such a solution,
former
national
president
of
Ha-
anti-poverty
Johnson's
dent
Mrs. Max Schenk, Hadassah's
she emphasized. must "include the
program. dassah, condemned Arab med-
Music the Stein-Way
national Youth Aliyah chairman,
right, on humanitarian grounds,
dling in the internal affairs of told the delegates that Youth Ali-
Avraham Harman, Israel Ambas-
of Soviet Jews who are members
the United States and Great yah is preparing to absorb 25,000
_ of divided families as a result sador to the United States, told the
Britain, and charged that Arab
& ORCHESTRA
of the Nazi holocaust to be reunited delegates that "the inevitability of diplomts and agents in Latin children and youth from North
Africa,
Iran
and
Eastern
Europe
peace
in
the
Middle
East
and
with their relatives aboard."
America are now engaging not within the next five years.
As immediate steps, she urged throughout the world is the under-
only in anti-Zionist activity but
Mrs. A. P. Schoolman, Hadas-
lying
ast
ription
of
Israel's
forign
that the Democratic Party's plat-
also in anti-Jewish pursuits.
policy."
Ambassador
Harman
de-
form committee adopt a plant at
the national convention in At- clared: "This is not a goal which Mrs. Halprin told the convention
lantic City "devoted solely to can be achieved overnight. While of Hadassah that anti-Israel, anti-
threats persist and h neighbors Zionist and anti-Jewish activities
the Jews in the Soviet Union."
arm against her, Israel must accord of the Arabs take on different
That plant. she advocated,
should commit the Democratic priority to he defense in her e..7forts patterns. She cited as examples
Party "to press with all the to deter attack. This we are doing Egypt's mobilization of German
and shall continue to do. The scientists to develop weapons for
energy at its command for the hostile policy of assault agEinst Israel's destruction; Arab boycott
alleviation of the plight of So-
viet Jewry" and the latters' right Israel has proved unrealistic. When threats in Britain and other parts
this cc e. to be understood, the of the world; the Arab pressure
to rejoin their broken families
CALL: LI 7-0896 or LI 5-2737
way will be opened to the con- to prevent the election of Lord
aboard.
structive policy of regional dis- Mancroft to the presidency of the
She also urged that the Senate
Chamber of Commerce;
_
armament and mutual cooperation London
pass the pending resolution con-
and Arab anti-Israel, anti-Zionist
Mrs.
Siegfried
Kramarsky,
demning the treatment of Jews
and anti-Jewish activities in Ar-
in the PSSR. That resolution, in- president of Hadassah, address- gentina.
the
delegates
said:
"Despite
ing
troduced by Senator Abraham A.
Mrs Halprin said that Zionist
Ribicoff, Connicticut Democrat, the tragic lessons of history, anti-
concepts are as valid today as
and co-sponsored by 63 other Semitism is still one of the
they were before the establish-
So-
members of the Senate, has the world's problems. Tor ay in So-
Complete Selection of Kosher Frozen Foods
ment of Israel. She declared:
viet Russia, Jews are denied the
support of 24 other Jewish organ-
"Zionism has within it the tools
izations in addition to Hadassah. natural an:: inalienable right of
for assuring Jewish survival; it
all peon :e to practice their re-
strengthens the unity of the
"At this time." Dr. Freund said,
Between Hartwell & Schaefer
Jewish people. Through its sup-
"it is of the utmost importance legion and to teach it to their
port of the State of Israel, Zion-
that President Johnson, the cabinet c_ Idren."
Mrs. Kramarsky said that Ha- ism gives the community there
and members of the House and
AMPLE FREE PARKING IN REAR
of creating again
Senate be kept continually aware dassah refuses to remain silent the gives
of our anxiety over the oppression "before th! crime of: cultural and its own cultural image and con-
of Soviet Jewry. So important is spiritual genocide bc; .g attempted tributing through this to the
*
this, that I urge all Americans by the Soviet Union" and that mainstream of world civilization. *
*
ONLY 2 MORE WEEKS TO THE HOLIDAYS
*
*
to express this concern to Wash- Hadassah is "united in our resolve Education of the Jewish masses, *
*
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to
inform
the
American
Gcvern-
their commitment to Hebraic
ington in the weeks and months
STOCK UP NOW AND SAVE AT
ideas and ideals, are still major * 4(
ahead. Our concern must be trans- mei.t and people of the facts, and
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lated into action on the local level, to arouse them to exert their in- pillars in the tasks ahead for 4(
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fluence
with
the
Soviet
Govern-
Zionist
fulfillment."
on the state level, on the regional
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level, on the national and inter- ment to halt its discriminatory
Mrs. Mortimer Jacobson, nation- 4(
ac.1,ns
aga•
its
Jewish
citizens."
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national levels."
al treasurer of Hadassah, reported *
13400 W. 7 MILE RD., cor. Snowden
In a special message to the
*
that, during the last fiscal year. *
Dr. Lieber, after warning the
*
convention, President Joh - on
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ending June 30, 1964, Hadassah -or
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potential "castrophe" that could
FREE
DELIVERY
hailed :he work of Hadassah in
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raised $10.924,354 for its programs 4(
result from the trend toward
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Israel. He deplored the existence
in Israel and in the United States.
assimilation, presented ' A n
Kosher Killed, Fresh Daily
of "too much disease and too
ir
The Hadassah budget for the 1963-
Agenda for American Jews."
*
little education throughout the 64 fiscal year was 89,840,000.
*
"The hour is ripe," he said, "for
It t
world" and predicted that the
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Mrs. Benjamin Gottesman, mem-
a total assault on Jewish apathy
Lb.
next 50 years "will offer new ber of Hadassah's national board. 44
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and ignorance, an all-out drive to
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challenges,
new opportunities,
and new demands"
for thoseeditor of the Hadassah Magazine. 4(
make Judaism a source of joy
*LARGE SELECTION OF FRESH FISH DAILY
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WE SKIN, BONE GRIND ANC) WRAP FISH FREE
released results of a nationwide *
and inspiration of the modern
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seeking to eliminate this situa- survey which disclosed that Hadas- *
Jew."
tion. He expressed confidence sah's 300.000 members are a well- *
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Pt. 1 c 4(
In order to assure the survival
with the help of Hadassah, read, highly educated, religiously ir
Car. • 9
of Jewish identity, Dr. Lieber that
-it
-sc
Jews
can
make
"substantial
in-
affiliated
group
of
Americans.
proposed:
roads toward solving these More than half of them joined *
1. A classification and restate- problems."
ar
Hadassah 15 years ago or earlier
ment of Jewish purposes, defining
(In Jerusalem, a message of and two-thirds are between 25 and *
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what it is that the Jews as a congratulations from President
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54 years old. Eighty-six per cent 4(
people seek in life;
Johnson on the occasion of last are married and nine per cent *
No.
2
/2
2. Development of a program
week's dedication of the new are widowed: one-third are em- *
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Can
of action to strengthen Jewish uni-
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Hadassah - Hebrew University ployed as teachers.
ty in a society of diversity;
School of Dentistry was made
Other facts about Hadassah 4(
Pkg .
3. Establishment of a system of public. In his message President
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women
revealed by the survey *
effective Jewish education— "ex-
Johnson stated: "For the nation
were: 36 per cent have mothers *
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tended from the cradel to the

of Israel the establishment of who belong to Hadassah, but only *
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grave"—and including a network this school promises new ad-
12 per cent of their daughters do;
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of modern day schools and summer
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Lb.
vances in dental research, edu- the Hadassah family comprises 2.2 I
camps to counteract the failure of cation and services. And for our
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children, and 60 per cent of them
Above Specials Good Aug. 21 thru Aug. 27
are 10 years old or younger; 85 *
two countries the Hadassah
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
.
members
of
a
School
of
Dentistry
represents
per
cent
are
1964
temple
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