Rabbi Who Defied
Nazis Dies in N.Y.
/Stand to Conclude Drive Next Thursday
The 1965 Histadrut campaign will
NEW YORK—A rabbi who held
lose with a reception 8:30 p.m.
out against the Nazis until beaten c Thursday, at the Labor Zionist In-
into submission, died Feb. 11. Dr. stitute.
Robert Serebrenik, 62, f or m e r
Mrs. YOna Golan, one of Israel's
Chief Rabbi of the Grand Duchy leading personalities and a mem-
ber of the execu-
of Luxembourg, died suddenly of
tive council of
a heart attack at his home.
Histadrut, will be
In addition to his duties as min-
the guest speak-
ister of Congregation Ramath
er. M r s . Golan
Orah in New York, Rabbi Sere-
serves on the
brenik served on the professional
secretariat of
staff of the World Jewish Con-
Moetzet Hapoa-
gress from 1945 to 1960.
lot — Working
A graduate of Vienna Univer-
Women's Coun-
sity, Rabbi Serebrenik becahie the
cil. She has rep-
spiritual leader of the 6,000 Jews
resented Isr a el
in Luxembourg in 1929. When the
on many missions
Nazis occupied the Grand Duchy.
to foreign coun-
Rabbi Serebrenik stayed on al-
tries and at in-
though his community had been
ternational con-
cut by half. He conducted services
ferences. She
regularly and was instrumental in
w or k s closely
assisting many members of the
1 with the cultural
community to escape. But in 1941,
Idepartment of
after many threats, he was seized
Hashomer H a t -
left
the
he
by the Gestapo as
zair Kibbutz Art-
Mrs. Golan
synagogue. beaten into uncon-
sciousness and left lying on the
street.
$70,000,000 Benefit
Shortly after that attack. he re-
to
Israel Is Possible
ceived a visa for the United States
and left Europe via Lisbon. On
With
Fulbright Bill
his arival in New York, he gath-
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel
ered the remnants of the Luxem-
bourg community who had man- may have an opportunity to bene-
aged — many with his aid — to fit from United States - owned
get to New York and he estab- Israeli currency under legislation
lished a synagogue and center for introduced by Sen. J. NV. Fulbright,
the congregation just across the Arkansas Democrat. The Ful-
1 bright bill provides that $1,000,-
street from his home.
Prior to his own departure from 000.000 in surplus U. S.-owned
.Luxembourg, Rabbi Serebrenik foreign currencies be made avail-
appealed to Eichmann, in a per- able for binational educational
sonal meeting in Berlin, in a des- foundations.
Israel. where an estimated $70,-
perate effort to save his com-
400.000 in U. S.-owned Israeli cur-
munity.
rency is on deposit. has been con-
sidered a country where the ac-
Final German Payments cumulation is in excess of fore-
May Be Signed in Israel seeable United States needs. The
creation of
envisages
JERUSALEM—Dr. Felix Shinnar , proposal
foundations similar to the Came-
head of the Israel Mission in'
Cologne, said Wednesday that the gie, Ford and Rockefeller Founda-
tions in the United States.
agreement on final reprations pay-
ments by West Germany to Israel
may be signed in Jerusalem in-
•
stead of Cologne.
Dr. Shinnar said that the signing
originally scheduled for Feb. 23
had been postponed, but the post-
ponement was not connected with
current developments, a reference
to Israel's formal expression of
anger at the suspension of arms
shipments.
The final installment of the rep-
arations pact total of $850,000,000
involves $75,000,000 of which Israel
has already used $57,000,000. The
remaining $18,000,000 has been ear-
marked for fuel purchases.
Officials indicated that nothing
was known officially about report-
eded West German plans to send
an emissary to Jerusalem to ease
the currently strained relations
between the two countries, as was
reported in the Paris daily news-
paper. Figaro.
All who are interested in learn-
ing more about Histadrut are In-
vited. The cost of admission will
include refreshments.
During the few days remaining
until the official end of the cam-
paign, hundreds of Histadrut vol-
unteers are busy finishing their as-
sign m en ts. M o r r is Lieberman,
campaign chairman, said the De-
troit campaign is well advanced
towards reaching its 1965 goal but
stressed the fact that there are
nearly 800 cards still In the hands
of volunteers. The Histadrut staff
will be on hand on the evening
of the closing event to receive
As the controversy was expected cards and cash.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News)
to be brought to parliament as an
ROME—The right of an Italian issue involving freedom of speech,
Current
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drama company to present "The the troup involved insisted it
Bid Prices
Deputy," the Roll Hochhuth play would perform the Hochhuth play
Non-Matured
that accuses the late Pope Pius XII while the police were just as ada-
Ind., 1st & 2nd Dev. Issues
of remaining silent during the Hit- mant in refusing permission for the
ler regime's anti-Jewish actions in performance to be staged. Strong
World War II, was expected to be objections to the performance have
discussed in parliament as com- been voiced by L'Osservatore Ro-
plaints were filed with Prime Min- mano, official organ of the Vatican.
ister Aldo Moro Tuesday against
police action forbidding the per-
"In other countries, when I
Depending on Issue, Dete and
formance.
heard the language of my own.
Amount
The province and city of Rome
In Detroit, Phone DI 1-3258
How fondly each familiar word
Sunday night invoked the Vati-
awoke an answering tone." —
BRAGER & CO.
can concordat concluded in 1929
George Pope Morris in "I'm With
54 Wall St., NYC
between Benito Mussolini and the You Again."
Catholic church' as a reason for
forbidding performance of the
play. Under the concordat, the
police authorities said, "The De-
puty" would be banned as an ac-
tion in conflict with the govern-
mknt's recognition of Rome, the
"episcopal seat of the supreme
pontiff."
A dramatic group tried to put
on its dress rehearsal of "The De-
BECAUSE . . .
puty" before an invited audience
NOBODY UNDERSELLS
Sunday night, but police kept all
but the cast out of the hall. Mon-
day night the performance did go
on before an invited audience
in the balcony of a bookshop here.
"AND DON'T EVER FORGET IT!"
During Sunday night's rioting, a
See for Yourself!
number of people were injured
when they fought police trying to
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get into the theater.
zi and has lectured on the subject sciences. Her home is Kibbutz
of Israel's social problems relat- Mishmar HaEmek and she is pres-
ing to the new immigrants, women ently touring the U.S. on behalf
of the Israel Histadrut Campaign.
and children.
Also on the evening's pro-
Mrs. Golan. who was born in the
gram will be Cantor Reuven
Ukraine, came to Israel shortly
Frankel of Congregation
after the Russian Reiolution. She
Shaarey Zedek who will present
- attended Herzlia High School in
new musical selections. He will
Tel Aviv and studied at the Uni-
be accompanied by Mrs. Bella
versity of Berlin where she major-
Goldberg.
ed in economics and the social
Rome Parliament to Take Up Issue
as Police Forbid Showing of 'Deputy'
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