People Make News
One of the outstanding Hebrew
novelists of Israel, Moshe Shamir,
was the guest speaker at the an-
nual Israel Night, July 18, high-
light of the 14th annual educators
seminar, held on the campus of
Cornell University, under auspices
of the department of education and
culture of the Jewish Agency-
American Section. Shamir is one
of 11 leading Jewish authors and
scholars serving as members of
the faculty and
visiting lecturers,
at the institute
attended by
some 100 Ameri-
can Jewish edu-
cators from
throughout t h e
country. Other
speakers at the
Israel Night
meeting were Dr.
Samuel M. Blum-
enfield, director
of the education
and culture de-
partment of the
Jewish Agency -
American S e c -
Shamir
tion, w h o pre-
sented an evaluation of "Shamir's
Contribution to Hebrew Reborn";
and Prof. Milton Konwitz of Cornell
University, who served as chair-
man. Provost Thomas Mackesey
of Cornell University extended
greetings in behalf of the Univers-
ity. Israel Night also included a
program of Israeli folk songs and
dances under the supervision of
Harold Greenberg, coordinator of
the summer institute.
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A gallery owner from Madison,
Wis., and a former Pittsburgh
art teacher who is partially para-
lyzed received the top prizes in the
third annual national Bnai Brith
Women art competition, Mrs.
Arthur G. Rosenbluth, president
of the organization, • announced.
Mrs. HENRY 0. MARYAN, a
member of Madison Chapter 449,
won the $100 "Best in Show"
award for her painting, "Hassidic
Joy." She previously taught art at
Western Michigan University, Kal-
amazoo, and directed the arts pro-
gram at Chicago's Hull House.
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PAUL M. DAVIDSON, agent for
the National Life Insurance Co.,
has qualified for the National Qual-
ity Award for the third year. He
resides at 22103 Chatsford Circuit,
Southfield.
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A prominent South Bend, Ind.,
attorney, NATHAN LEVY, chair-
man of the national budget com-
mittee of the United Communi-
ty Funds and Councils of America,
was the keynote speaker at the sec-
ond annual statewide leadership
institute held July 22 and 23 at
Caberfae Lodge, Cadillac, sponsored
by the Michigan United Fund.
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ARNOLD GOLDSMITH, a grad-
uate of Wayne State University,
where he received his masters de-
gree in political science, has been
named a recipient of the Ford
Foundation's Senate Fellowship,
and will serve as a. Senate aide
in Lansing starting this summer.
A teen club adviser at the Jewish
Center for the past three years,
Goldsmith will be working on his
doctorate in political science at
Michigan State University while
working part-time in the Senate.
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*
DR. ELLEN WINSTON, United
States commissioner of welfare,
will be one of the featured speak-
ers at the 40th anniversary con-
vention of Pioneer Women to be
held in Philadelphia Sunday-Wed-
nesday.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
26—Friday, July 23, 1965
FREDA ROSENTHAL, a past is appointed creative director; TED
publications chairman of the Lea- STEINBERG is named media di-
gue of Women Voters of Detroit, rector, and DAVID M. ELLE joins
has been named chairman of the the agency as production manager.
League's speaker's bureau.
Alexander, formerly creative super-
* * *
visor in the Detroit office of W. B.
MAURICE PORTER, a promin- Doner and Co., is chairman of the
ent attorney and Jewish communal advertisers and artists section of
leader, was elected the new chair- the Allied Jewish Campaign, has
man of the South African Jewish been active on the Mayor's Com-
Board of Deputies. He succeeds mittee on School Needs and Armed
Dr. T. Schneider who was named Forces Week Committee, and be-
president. Aaron Mendelow and longs to the Scarab Club and the
David K. Mann were elected vice Harvard Club of Eastern Michigan.
chairmen of the board.
A graduate of Harvard College,
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Alexander lives in Northwest De-
Jack J. Wainger, president of troit with his wife and daughter.
* * *
G r i n n e 11 Brothers music store
chain, was elected vice president
The appointment of Rabbi PIN-
of the National Association of CHAS LIPNER of Silver Springs,
Music Merchants at its 64th an- Md., as director and principal of
nual convention
religious studies of the recently
n Chicago. He
established Yeshiva High School of
has been presi-
Greater Washington was announc-
dent since 1955 of
ed by Dr. Lee Spetner, of Wash-
the Grinnell firm,
ington, D.C., president of the
which has 33
school. Dr. ROBERT WALKER,
stores in Michi-
of Arlington, Va., will continue to
gan and others
serve as principal of the high
in New York,
school program.
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Kentucky a n d
Ohio. The assoc-
HENRY L. ZUCKER, executive
iation of which
director of the Cleveland Jewish
he is now vice
Community Federation, has been
president has a
appointed to the newly created
membership of
post of executive vice president,
16,000 music deal-
it has been announced by David
ers in the U. S.
N. Meyers, president of Federa-
a n d 20 foreign
tion. Zucker will continue as chief
Wainger
countries.
executive officer as well as secre-
* * *
tary of the federation board.
Dr. H. SAUL SUGAR, 18140 San Named as executive director was
Juan, was recently elected presi- Sidney Z. Vincent, associate direc-
dent of the Detroit Ophthalmolo- tor.
* * *
gical Society, which comprises
most of the ophthalmologists in
KENNETH SACHS, 24, was re-
Michigan. Dr. Sugar is clinical pro- cently elected to the Order of the
fessor of ophthalmology at Wayne Coif, national law honor society,
State University and heads the eye for his scholastic record at Stan-
department at Sinai Hospital.
ford University Law School. Son
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of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sachs,
American tenor RICHARD 13125 Victoria, Huntington Woods,
TUCKER was asked to sing the he did his undergraduate work at
opening performance of Verdi's the universities of Michigan and
"Ballo in Maschera" at the Buenos Illinois and graduated last month
Aires Teatro Colon operahouse from Stanford. He has joined a
when the leading performer, Guis- Los Angeles law firm.
eppe di Stefano, became too ill to
appear.
Jewish Journalist Wins
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The Union of American Hebrew Argentine Literary Prize
Congregations has named Rabbi
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — The
Jack B e m p o r ad of New York Alberto Gerchunoff Literary Prize
as director of a
for 1965 has been awarded to the
new department
well-known Argentine journalist
of worship which
Bernardo Verbitsky for his book
will provide ex-
"It's Difficult to Begin to Live."
The prize is given by the Ar-
perimental serv-
gentine Institute for Culture and
ices for maj or
Information, an affiliate of the
Jewish festivals,
American Jewish Committee. Ver-
background ma-
bitsky is also the author of sev-
terial relating to
eral books of essays and literary
ceremonies a n d
criticism.
customs of Juda-
Bemporad
The prize is named after the
ism, and engage in full-scale re-
search projects in such areas as late Alberto Gerchunoff, a Polish-
worship patterns, religious beliefs, born Jew who distinguished him-
self as one of Argentine's most in-
attitudes and behavior.
fluential journalists. He was the
* * *
BEVERIDGE WEBSTER, New editor-in-chief of that country's
York pianist, was featured with largest daily, La Nacion, and the
Oscar Shumsky, violinist, and the author of several books including
National Festival Orchestra, in the a novel on rural Jewish life in Ar-
July 18 concert in the Stratford gentina and critical studies of
Festival Theatre. Webster, a dis- European literature.
tinguished member of the faculty
at the Juilliard Graduate School of To Plant 100,000 Trees
Music in New York and at the for Los Angeles Unionist
Aspen (Colorado) Festival and
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — More
School, replaced Leon Fleisher who than 100,000 trees will be planted
was forced to cancel his scheduled in Israel's John F. Kennedy
appearance due to illness.
Peace Forest as a result of the
* * *
banquet honoring Joseph De Silva,
Rabbi SEYMOUR J. COHEN of executive secretary-treasurer of
Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago, the Retail Clerks Union Local
was named the new steering com- 770, according to Benjamin Swig,
mittee chairman of the American president of the Jewish National
Jewish Conference on Soviet Fund Western region, and Milan
Jewry.
Roven, Los Angeles JNF Council
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president.
Frederick S. Yaffe, president
of Fred Yaffe and Co., adver-
"Honor the physician even be-
tising agency, announced three new fore you need him."
appointments. JOHN ALEXANDER
—Exodus Rabbah
GROSS REALTY 'CO.
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Rabbi Simon Murciano, Educator
From Morocco, Heads Hillel School
Max H. Goldsmith, president of of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to
teach in elementary and secondary
appointment of Rabbi Simon Mur- schools of the state of Kentucky.
The new headmaster is married
ciano as headmaster.
to the former Ruth Gross, daugh-
Rabbi Murciano, of French Mor- ter of Rabbi and Mrs. P. N. Gross
occo, came to this country in 1948 of Pittsburgh, and has three
on a five-year scholarship to com- daughters, aged 51/2 years to 10
plete his rabbinic and general months. Rabbi Murciano assumed
studies. Ordained in 1953, he has his duties at Hillel Day School
July 20.
Hillel Day School. announces the
U.S. Loans $4,400,000
for Timna Copper Mines
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A
$4,400,000 loan agreement for de-
velopment of Israel's Timna copper
mines was signed by Israel Ambas-
sador Avraham Harman with Wil-
lian B. Macomber Jr., assistant ad-
ministrator, Near Eastern Bureau,
U.S. Agency for International De-
velopment. The loan will be re-
paid in 20 years.
It is anticipated that other loans
for agricultural development, post-
al modernization, and other pur-
poses, totaling $20,000,000 will be
signed in the very near future.
RABBI SIMON MURCIANO
since engaged in Jewish education
on all levels in Pittsburgh and has
degrees of bachelor and master
of education from the University
of Pittsburgh. Rabbi Murciano also
completed his PhD requirements
at the University of Louisville
while serving as the principal of
Eliahu Academy, a day school in-
stitute similar to Hillel. He has
held the Kentucky post since 1961.
In addition to holding licenses
from the National Board of
License, the Jewish Education
Committee of New York and Na-
tional Yeshivah Board of License,
he is also licensed by the states
Thomas Fuller once said,
"Penny and penny, laid up, will
be many". Americans have now
laid up over 48 billion dollars in
U.S. Savings Bonds — an all-time
record.
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