Statement by Major Jewish Groups
Urges Action on School Integration
that "racial integration in public
schools is an essential component
of good education in our society.
'It is not a substitute for qual-
ity," they stress. "Neither is it an
alternative to quality. Racial inte-
gration and quality education are
mutually complementary and in-
terdependent."
Asserting that "the need for
prompt, effective steps toward
public education programs that
bring white and Negro children
together in the best learning ex-
perience that it is possible to
provide for all of them is ur-
gent," the NCRAC statement
calls the widespread current
disputes about neighborhood
Israel Minister Hopes
schools and using "diversionary
Soviet Will Alter Policy
arguments over spurious issues."
LONDON (JTA) — A hope that
Neither the neighborhood school,
the new leadership of the Soviet nor busing. nor any other proce-
Union would ameliorate the posi- dure can be considered to have
tion of the Jews in the USSR was "supreme value" for education, the
expressed here by Israel's minister statement says, but must be weigh-
of the interior, Moshe Chaim ed against others which may be
Shapiro.
deemed more important in given
Addressing the annual Mizrachi circumstances.
conference here. Shapiro told the
"There are no 'natural' school
delegates that he hoped "the new neighborhoods," the Jewish
government of the Soviet Union groups assert. 'School districts are
would show a better understanding not neighborhoods. Their boun-
of the problem of Soviet Jews. daries are fixed by school boards
and would feel the agony of the with a view to serving the best
families torn apart, enabling such interests of children and are
families to unite" with their rela- changed from time to time. No
tives aboard.
specific group has any special
Discussing the place of the Miz-
right, legal or otherwise, to enroll-
rachi in the government of Israel,
ment in any school."
where it participates in the coali-
The Jewish organizations find
tion government as part of the
"no incompatibility in principle
National Religious Party, Shapiro
said: We are often advised by between neighborhood schools and
Agudath Israel to leave the govern- integrated education. Where a rea-
inent and join them in fighting sonable measure of integration
anti-religion from the outside. This cannot be otherwise achieved, we
is wrong-headed advice which favor modification of the neigh-
borhood school concept. to the
Mizrachi cannot accept."
extent necessary." they conclude.
Of busing, they declare:
Four Ex-Nazi Guards Get
"Busing is not a policy. Of itself,
Terms in Deportation of
it has no educational values, posi-
tive
or negative. Accordingly, we
5,000 Jews to Death Camp
neither favor nor oppose busing.
HANOVER (JTA) — Four for-
mer SS and police guards were per se."
convicted of complicity in the war-
time slaughter of more than 5.000
Jews in occupied Poland and were
sentenced to . prison terms of two
to five years. A fifth defendant
killed himself shortly before the
The United Jewish Appeal is es-
trial opened.
The four former Nazis were found tablishing a national committee as
guilty in the four-month trial of a permanent part of its organiza-
rounding up and deporting the tional structure, it was announced
victims from the Wlodawa Ghetto by Joseph Meyerhoff' of Baltimore,
to the Sohibor death camp. The UJA general chairman.
Meyerhoff said invitations to
five-year term was imposed on An-
ton Mueller, 56. former SS trooper. serve on the new UJA national
Former police officer Josef committee have gone out to key
Schmidt. 66. was given 21/2 years. American Jewish .leaders in com-
Former police officer Luitpold munities throughout the country.
Fuhrmann. 66, and former SS guard He said the committee was being
Adolf Schaub. 51, each received formed for these purposes:
two-year terms.
1. To augment the national
leadership of the UJA by broad-
ening the active leadership
Jewish Leader Named
groups in the local community
Scientific Adviier to
campaigns in every region of
New British Cabinet
the nation.
LONDON (JTA) —Sir Sol ly
2. To maintain a close liaison
Zuckerman, a prominent British
between UJA national head-
scientist and Jewish leader, was
named to his third scientific post
with the new Labor government Five Lebanese Captured;
with his appointment to the staff Detained for Investigation
of the Cabinet office as a scienti-
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Five Leban-
fic adviser. Last weekend, Sir Solly
was named adviser on scientific ese youth, captured off Tel Aviv
aspects of disarmament to Foreign in a motorboat, said they wanted
Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker. to remain in Israel.
They told a magistrate that they
He is also chief scientific adviser
to Defense Secretary Denis Healey. had left Lebanon permanently and
that they had intended to land on
the African coast. When they ran
2 Lithuanians on Trial
out of fuel, the spot was near Tel
in Poland ; Aided Nazis Aviv which they thought was an
LONDON (JTA) — Two Lithu- African city. They were detained
anians who joined the Nazis soon for 15 days pending an investiga-
after the occupation of Lithuania tion.
The neighborhood school and
busing are viewed as "spurious
issues" by a widely representative
association of major national Jew-
is organizations and Jewish com-
munity councils throughout the
United States. '
This judgment is contained in a
statement calling for a "high
priority, as a matter of public
policy and educational purpose, to
the elimination of de facto racial
segregation from our public
schools," released by the National
Community Relations Advisory
Council.
The Jewish organizations declare
Chess Olympics Open
in Israel; 50 Countries
Join 16th Competition
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
Iraqi Author Dies While Debating
in Britain for Arab Boycott of Israel
BY RUTH FRAENKEL
LONDON — A highly emotional!
debate in the Oxford Union on
Oct. 22 was cut short by the tragic
death of Edward Atiyah, the prin-
cipal speaker on the Arab side.
Mr. Atiyah was a noted Iraqi
author and publicist, who Pub-
lished several novels as well as his
autobiography and a short book on
"The Arabs."
He was born in Lebanon in 1903,
but was educated in Oxford and
lived in England from 1945.
Throughout his life he never wav-
ered in his belief that the Arabs
of Palestine had been treated un-
justly.
The motion under debate was
"This House supports Arab inter-
TEL AVIV — The 16th Chess
Olympics opened here officially
Monday night with participation
by smne 50 countries. Prime Min-
ister Levi Eshkol and Deputy
Premier Abba Eban greeted par-
ticipants. A guest at the opening
ceremony was Iceland's premier.
Bjerni 13enediktsson, who arrived
here for an eight-day visit.
There are many Jews among
team members and there is scarce-
ly a delegation which does not in-
clude Jews. S. Rashevsky of the
United States, who arrived Mon-
day morning. stated at the airnort
he is planning to settle in Israel
and appear under the Israeli ban-
ner at the next chess comnetition.
It is reported that Eastern bloc
countries are renresented by top Belgian Premier. Talks
players. while Westerners have
left their number-one brains at to Russian on Public
home. The United States did not Opinion Against Bigotry
send Bobby Fischer. and Areen-
BRUSSELS — (JTA) — Prime
tina's Neaudorff will not partici- Minister Theo Lefever talked to
pate in the tournament. He has K. M. Roudnev, vice president
arrived only to take part in the of the USSR's council of ministers,
Chess Federation Congress.
on the position of the Jews in the
Israeli postal authorities made Soviet Union and the anti-Jewish
arrangements to enable the sneed- discriminators there.
iest coverage of the competition
Roudnev, here on an official
directly from the Sheraton Hotel visit. was told by the prime minis-
here. Direct international lines ter that he, as well as public opin-
have been arranged. as well as ion in Belgium, are concerned
Telex and other cable telephone about the tendencies of anti-Semi-
services.
tism in the Soviet Union. When
Eshkol. in his greetings. dwelt the Russian said he was not aware
on Jewish contributions to chess of anti-Semitic manifestations or
during many generations—a fact publications in the USSR, Lefevre
of which "we are proud" he said. replied that he would furnish the
This was due to history and cul- Soviet leader with full documen-
tural circumstances. Jews being tation on the issue.
scattered among the people of the
world, found in chess a natural
outlet for sportive comnetition New Brazil Chief Names
which is imbued in every human Ambassador to Israel
being — since no other sport
BRASILIA (JTA) — President
branches were open to Jews.
Castel() Branco named Aloisio Regis
A second reason is connected Bitencourt, a career diplomat. as
with the Jewish way of thinking. Brazil's ambassador to Israel. The
he said. "There seems to he a nomination must be approved by
similarity: in any case Talmud the Senate.
Brazil has not had an ambassador
columns and the chess hoard are
in Israel since the present govern-
not distant from each other."
ment here came to power seven
months ago and the former am-
bassador was recalled from Israel.
Brazil's Minister of Labor Arnal-
do Sussekind has been invited for
an official visit to Israel. Israel's
quarters and the Committee
ambassador, Yossef Nahmias, ex-
members so that they are kept
tended the invitation on behalf of
informed of urgent global aid
the Israeli government. No date
programs of the UJA and can
has been set for the visit.
become an educational force in
their home communities.
NY Israel Bond Dinner
3. To develop a corps of speak-
Brings
$3,500,000;
ers who can transmit to commu-
nities in their home regions the
Lehman Award Given
constantly changing picture of
NEW YORK (JTA)—More than
Jewish life and other overseas
$3,500,000 for the economic devk-
areas as it affects UJA-supported
opment of Israel was provided ar'a
relief and migration operations.
dinner at the Americana Hotel in-
"The most significant factor in augurating the 1964 Fall campaign
the effectiveness of the UJA as the of the Greater New York Commit-
major instrument of Jewish recon- tee for State of Israel Bonds.
struction " Meyerhoff said, "is its
The dinner was a tribute to Jack
dedicated and devoted leadership D. Weiler, prominent Jewish com-
which represents the broadcast munal leader, who was presented
cross-section of American Jewish with the Israel Bond Organiza-
communal life. Through this new tion's first Herbert H. Lehman
National Committee, we hope to Israel Award—a bronze tablet de-
draw a larger number of com- signed by the noted sculptor Chaim
munal leaders into more active Gross.
participation in UJA endeavors.
This will result in a strengthening Japanese Delegates Set
of American Jewish communal life
on both the local and national to Sign Ship Pict in Israel
of
HAIFA (JTA) — Officials
levels and will serve to stimulate
the Maisuru Shipyards in Japan
support for UJA's mission of pro-
arrived here to sign an agreement
viding rescue, relief and rehabili-
with the Zim-Israel Navigation
tation services for refugees and Co. for the construction of two
distressed Jewish men, women and
more ships.
and children throughout the
The vessels, two 55,000-ton bulk
world."
carriers, will cost $12,000,000 to
UJA s New National Committee Set Up
to Augment the Leadership Structure
are on trial in the district court
of Wroclaw, Poland, for war crimes.
Israel President Shazar
it was reported from Warsaw.
Jan Szliacztowicz and Michael
Glowacki, the defendants, had been
living in Poland under assumed
names until their identities were
learned. They are charged with the
Murder of hundreds of Jews, Poles
and Russians between 1941 and
1944.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
46—Friday, November 6, 1964
Reunited with Brother
JERUSALEM (JTA)—President
Zalman Shazar was reunited this
week with his brother, Dr. Abra-
ham Rubashov of the Soviet Union,
when the latter arrived to settle
in Israel. President Shazar had
asked the Soviet authorities to
permit his 71=year-old brother to
emigrate.
Israeli Mother in Jail
for Mercy Killing of Son
TEL AVIV—A nine month prison
sentence began Monday for a young
mother who killed her retarded
son. President Zalman Shazar re-
jected her petition for a pardon last
week.
The mother, Gizela Kafri, 34, con-
fessed she drowned her 3-year-old
son in a bathtub last April. He was
blind and deaf as well as retarded.
The president reduced an earlier
sentence of a year in prison.
build. The Japanese shipyard has
orders for three other vessels to
be delivered to Israeli shipping
lines.
Brazil Sells Steel Plates
to Israel ; 10,000 Shipped
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Ten
thousand tons of steel plates were
sent from the port of Rio de
Janeiro to Israel. The shipment is
the first of a large supply of steel
purchased recently by
plates
Israel from the Brazilian steel in-
dustry.
ference with Israeli trade." It was
vigorously proposed by two under-
graduates, Michael Deeny of Mag-
dalen College and Jacob von Uex-
kull of Christ Church.
The arguments ; they used to
support the boycott where Is-
rael's- racialism," her heartless-
ness towards the Palistinian
refugees and her total disregard
of UN resolutions condemning
her conduct.
Speakers for the other side were
Miss Prue Hyman of Sommerville
College and Jeremy Beloff of St.
Catherine's, who defended Israel's
right to exist and attacked the
principle of trade boycott. Maurice
Edelman, member of Parliament
and novelist, was to have been the
last speaker.
The feeling of the audience
(about 300) was largely pro-Israel,
and the motion would undoubtedly
have been defeated.
Mr. Atiyah had been visibly dis-
turbed by this show of feeling
while awaiting his turn to speak.
He started by complaining heatedly
of the heckling by Israel sup-
porters, and in a bitter outburst
said that this was typical of the
way in which the Zionists had
always 'got away" with everything.
At this point he collapsed of a
heart attack, and the debate was
brought to an end.
Mr. Atiyah was known to have
been feeling unwell before the de-
bate, and had said he feared that
the discussion would give rise to
great tension.
Warsaw Jews Seeking
Supervision of Graves
of Famous Persons
LONDON (JTA)—A committee
appointed by the Jewish Cultural
and Social Association of Poland
to look after the graves and tomb-
stones of the ancient Jewish ceme-
tery on Gensza St., Warsaw, has
recommended that the monuments
be permanently supervised to save
them from decay, it was reported
here from the Polish capital.
Among the famous Jewish
personalities whose tombstones
were reported to be in good con-
dition were Prof. Meir Balaban
and Prof. Simon Ashkenazi,
noted historians; Dr. Ludwig
Zamenhof, the originator of Esp-
eranto; Chaim Zelig Slonimski,
founder and editor of the first
Hebrew daily, Hatzefira; Ger-
shon Sirota, the famous cantor;
J. L. Peretz, S. Ansky and Jacob
Dinenson, the three famed writ-
ers who share a mausoleum and
Esther Rachel Kaniinska, the act-
ress.
The committee will report on
the graves of other Jewish person-
alities when further inventories
are made at the cemetery within
the next few days. The committee
was appointed when it • was dis-
covered that a number of the
tombstones of the cemetery in
which many famous Jewish writers,
scholars and leaders are buried,
are now fading and others are
crumbling.
The Jewish Cultural and Social
Association of Poland is the cen-
tral body of Polish Jewry which
promotes Jewish cultural life in
the country by maintaining Jew-
ish schools, publishing books by
Jewish authors and developing
cultural clubs for Jewish adults.
Shrinks Hemorrhoids
Without Surgery
Stops Itch—Relieves Pain
For the first time science has found
a new healing substance with the as-
tonishing ability to shrink hemor-
rhoids and to relieve pain — without
surgery. In ease after ease, while
gently relieving pain, actual redus-
tion (shrinkage) took place. Rost
amazing of all — results were so thor-
ough that sufferers made astonishing
statements like "Piles have ceased to
be a problem!" The secret is a new
healing substance (Bio-Dyne*)—dis-
covery of a world-famous research
Institute. This substance is now avail.
able in suppository or ointment /erns
sailed Preparation AV. At all drag
-avatars.