Hanukah Celebrations Mark 8-Day Festival in Community Men's Club will hold their latke party 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the so- cial hall. Entertainment will be - provided by "The Mrs. Three," Doris Coleman, Mayme Lawson and Lois Ack. For tickets, call the synagogue office, HE 5-4470. Cong. Gemiluth Chassodim, to- gether with its Sisterhood, Men's Club and Young Married Club, will hold a Hanukah Festival Dinner 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6. A cocktail hour will precede the evening, featur- ing a candle-lighting ceremony by Cantor Joseph Birnholt z, full- course dinner, orchestra and hu- morist Max Sosin. Part of the pro- gram will be the induction of members who have recently joined the congregation. Rabbi Joel Litke will be installing officer. The Men's Club of Beth Aaron Synagogue is sponsoring a festival celebration 8 p.m. Dec. 5 in the social hall. Main feature will be a candle-lighting service, including Cantor David Bagley and the Zymria Chorus. Rabbi Benjamin H. Dr. Goldmann Praises Gorrelick will comment on the Statement on Jews by holiday significance. There will be the Ecumenical Council dancing. and latkes will be served. Related Stories Pages 10, 11. The program is under the chair- LONDON (JTA) — Dr. Nahum manship of Joe Medwed. For in- Goldmann. president of the World formation, call the synagogue, UN Jewish Congress. expressed satis- 1-5222. faction on the adoption by the The fourth annual Hanukah Con- Ecumenical Council of the state- cert of Cong. Bnai David will be ment absolving the Jews of guilt 8 p.m. Sunday. Five leading can- for the crucifixion of Jesus. tors will join Cantor Hyman J. Addressing a press conference, Adler, including Shabtai Ackerman Dr. Goldmann praised the docu- ment for its clear and unequivocal contents, and hailed the fact that Eichmann Aide Knew a vote was finally taken on it. He also noted that the majority was All About Auschwitz, such that one could hardly expect Witness Says at Trial any significant amendments to the VIENNA (JTA)—The claim by document when it comes to a final Franz Novak, former SS officer vote. Dr. Goldmann said that he and transport officer under the shared the view of Rabbi Joseph late Adolf Eichmann, that he did B. Soloveitchik, of Boston, that it not know that the Auschwitz con- was not necessary for various Jew- centration camp had been in fact ish groups and individuals to try a death factory for the murder of to exert pressure in Rome on this millions of Jews, was disputed in matter, and that there was no the court where Novak is being room for a theological dialogue tried on charges of aiding the mass between the Roman Catholic murder of hundreds of thousands church and the Jews. But this of Hungarian Jews. did not mean, he said, nor did Dr. The witness, who told the court Soloveitchik intend it to mean, that Novak could not have been that the political and practical as- ignorant of the fate awaiting Jews pects should hot have been men- at Auschwitz, was Elli Linger, of tioned or discussed between re- this city, who had been an inmate sponsible Jewish leaders and those at Auschwitz in 1943. responsible for Vatican policy. He assured the court that The Jewish leader announced "every SS man, from the lowest that he would be going to Bonn rank to the highest, knew what and Berlin toward the end of the happened to Jews at Auschwitz." month for meetingS with West "It is impossible," he said, "that German Chancellor Ludwig Er- this man, who transported hard and with other German lead- 4,500,000 people to a place where ers, including Berlin Mayor Willy there was room for only a half Brandt. He said he would discuss million, did not know what hap- problems of indemnification and pened to the rest." the statute of limitations for Nazi A n o t h e r. witness, Alexander war criminals, and possibly also Brody, who was a member of the the question of West Gelman sci- Hungarian Council of Jews in 1944, entists working on Egyptian arms testified that Novak reversed an development. order from Admiral von Horthy, * the Hungarian dictator, who had Israel Chief Rabbi Welcofies ordered a trainload of Jews des- Ecumenical Council Statement tined for Auschwitz to be brought JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rabbi back to Camp Kistarcsa. Brody said Novak came to the Isser Unterman, . chief Ashkenazic rabbi of Israel. "warmly welcom- camp and ordered the train to con- ed" the action of the Ecumenical tinue its trip to Auschwitz, despite Council., which adopted on first the von Horthy order. He said also reading a declaration absolving that Novak knew Jews were being the Jews of special blame for the gassed at Auschwitz. Novak, how- crucifixion of Jesus and condemn- ever, insisted in the court room ing anti-Semitism. that he had never been at Camp "The fact that the great Catholic Kistarcsa. church has come to the conclusion that its attitude toward the Jewish Eshkol Confirms Plan people needs revision is warmly welcomed by us," he stated. He to Meet With Erhard also expressed tie hope that the JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime church will "view sympathetically Minister Levi Eshkol confirmed the growth of the State of Israel plans to meet with West German as a historical event which, in our Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in the firm belief, is a, fulfillment of the near future. He said, however, that divine promise mentioned in Holy no date or place have as yet been Writ." fixed. On the other hand, Sephardic At a Cabinet meeting the pre- Chief Rabbi Itzhak Nissim de- mier discussed the text of Erhard's clined to issue a statement about reply to his letter. While no details the Ecumenical Council's action. were disclosed, it was understood to deal mainly with the issue of Nor may the transman demand West German scientists working twice the amount of his debt, in in Egypt. order that he may the more easily THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS recover the true amount. —Shebuot. 20—Friday, November 27, '1964 The gay Festival of Lights, Han- ukah, will be observed by syna- gogue affiliates and organizations during the coming week, with the first candle to be lighted Sunday evening. Celebrations, many of them open to the public, will be held by the following during the eight-day holiday: Sisterhood a'nd Men's Club of Cong. Beth Abraham will hold their annual latke party Wednes- day, 8:30 p.m. in the synagogue. Rabbi Israel Halpern wil give the invocation. and Cantor Shabtai Ackerman will chant the candle- lighting ceremony. Max Sosin, humorist, will be master of cere- monies with entertainers Sammy Wolfe, Hal and Gertrude Gordon. For reservations, call Mrs. Sidney Schlaff, LI 3-5497 or Mrs. Sabina Singer. UN 3-9532. Beth Moses Sisterhood and of Cong. Beth Abraham, David Bagley of Beth Aaron, Louis Klein of Bnai Moshe, Harold Orbach of Temple Israel and Jacob Sonen- klar of Shaarey Zedek. Max Sosin will assist Cantor Hyman Adler in "A Yiddishe Shindig," with Bella Goldberg at the piano. Bnai David Sisterhood and Men's Club will hold a combined Hanu- kah party in the social hall at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Jack Bilisky and Neil Kalef, program chairmen, announce entertainment will be by vocalist Benai Willerrman. Re- freshments will be served. The annual Hanukah supper dance sponsored by the Men's Club of Cong. Bnai Moshe will be held 9 p.m. Dec. 5 in the social hall. A buffet supper will be served. En- tertainment will be provided, along with a dance orchestra. Simon Goldman, vice president of the club, will be chairman of the eve- ning, open to the public. For res- ervations, call the synagogue of- fice. LI 8-9000. The Married Couples Club of Bnai Moshe will have games, grab bag. food and entertainment at its party 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blauer, 14550. Leslie, Oak Park. For res- ervations call Mrs. Blauer, LI 7-1287. Akiva Hebrew Day School Parent Teachers Association will hold its first celebration, a "Han- ukah Evening in Israel," 8:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Oak Manor Cater- ing. Original Israeli food and entertainment will be featured. Hostesses will be Mrs. Benno Levi, chairman, and Mesdames Morris Goldenberg, Leon Hersch- fus, Leslie Hrakovits, Solomon Rothenberg and Martin Wein- stock. A joint Mizrachi and Young Is- S. African Jews Assured That Reformed Church Is Against Anti-Semitism JOHANNESBURG (JTA) — A declaration affirming opposition to anti-Semitism in South Africa, and pledging that the Dutch Reformed Church in this country would never aid anti-Semitism, was made in a letter sent to the South African Board of Jewish Deputies by the Cape Synod of the church. The letter was in response to the board's protest against recent articles in an unofficial church publication. Anticon, which linked South African Jews and world Jewry with Communism. "The Jews of South Africa." stated the synod, "enjoy the free- dom which belongs to every citizen in this democratic state, and the Dutch Reformed Church would never support anti-Semitism nor say or do anything which could provide grist for anti-Semites." The synod also approved the board's attitude condemning sub- version and political violence, and stated that it is requesting the office publishing Anticon to report at an early date on its attitude to- ward Jews. reel Hanukah gathering will be held 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Young Israel of Oak-Woods. A film in tribute to the late John F. Ken- nedy will be shown, along with an Israeli movie. Latkes will be served by Young Israel Sisterhood. The public is invited. For information, call the Mizrachi office, DI 1-0708. Young Israel of Greenfield will hold its celebration 8:30 p.m. Sun- day at the Young Israel building. Refreshments will be served, and prizes will be awarded. Henry Morgenthau Lodge, Bnai Brith, will hold a barn dance and latke party 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Sholem Aleichem Institute. Pro- gram chairman is Bob Passman. Guests invited. Shaarit Haplaytah (Survivors of 1945) will hold a joint Hanukah-, Thanksgiving Dance 9 p.m. Satur- day at Beth Abraham. Synagogue. "Hanukah Capers" will be pre- sented by Louis D. Brandeis Lodge, Bnai Brith, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Sholem Aleichem In- stitute. Entertainers at the dance will include Hal Gordon, Donna Wolfe and Dave Sekark. Jimmy Saperstein will be master of ceremonies. Latkes with all the trimmings will be served. Pro- gram chairman is Walter Cohen. The public is invited. Chaim Weizmann Society will serve refreshments and present a cultural program at its Hanukah gathering 8 p.m. Monday at Cong. Beth Yehudah. Joshua Joyrich and Louis Rosenberg are on the cul- tural committee. You build a new home to get exactly what yob want why not get the heating system that gives you exactly what you want Electric heat is custom heat. There's a thermostat in each room so you can dial the exact warmth you want . . . in the baby's room, the den, the kitchen, every room! Electric heat is the clean, modern heat. No drafts or cold spots. You get even heat from head to feet. Ideal for your new home. 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