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(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

ROME — The Vatican published
Tuesday the first volume of ma-
terial from its archives dealing
with World War II, in accordance
with authorization from Pope Paul
VI to do so. Materials on the much
debated role of the Vatican under
the late Pope Pius XI in reference
to the Nazi genocide of European
Jewry are scheduled to be pub-
lished later.
The Pope authorized publication
of the documents in response to
requests from many nations. The
decision was believed to stem from
the long-running controversy over
the role of Pope Pius. The re-
quests started arriving at the
Vatican after the initial perform-
ances of the play "The Deputy" by
West German playwright Rolf
Hochhut which caused widespread
controversy throughout Europe and
in the United States. The theme
of the play was that Pope Pius
failed to speak out against the
Nazi genocide.
A Vatican spokesman said that
the publication goal was to shed
"just light" on Vatican activities
during the war. The first volume
dealt with Vatican diplomatic activ-
ity between March 1939, six
months before Hitler invaded Pol-
and to : start World War II, and
August 1940.
Pope Paul Tuesday placed into
Catholic law the decree on religi-
ous liberty adopted by the Ecu-
menical Council which says that
all men are free to worship ac-
cording to the dictates of the con-
science. Declaring that "the human
person has a right to religious
freedom," the decree says that
"this freedom means that all men
are immune from coercion on the
part of individuals or of social
groups and of any human power."

Poet Executed by Stalin
Memorialized in Russia

LONDON (JTA)—Soviet author-
ities and prominent Soviet writer
participated in a series of special
honors commemorating the 70th
anniversary of the birth of the late
Peretz Markish, one of the USSR's
leading Yiddish writers, who was
executed during the Stalin purge
of Jewish intellectuals begun by
the late dictator in 1948, accord-
ing to information received here
from Moscow.
The anniversary of the famous
Yiddish poet was celebrated in his
home town, Polonye, Volyhn,
where a street was named in honor
of Markish.
At the same time, a Markish
memorial meeting was held in the
Moscow House of Writers, where
addresses on the signicance of
Markish's works were delivered
by Ilya Ehrenburg and Alexi Sur-
kow. The proceedings of the meet-
ing were broadcast by Radio
Moscow.

New Ottawa Home for Aged

OTTAWA (JTA)—Jewish and
governmental leaders participated
in the dedication of the new $350,-
000 Hillel Lodge, a Jewish home
for the aged here. Principal par-
ticipants included Louise Cecile,
minister of welfare of the Prov-
ince of Ontario . J. C. Horwitz,
president of Hillel Lodge; Samuel
Berger and Gilbert Greenberg,
vice-presidents; Abraham Shaffer,
treasurer; Mrs. Abraham Lith-
wick, who, with Horwitz, was co-
founder of the home; and Percy
Bernstein, executive director.

* * *

And in St. Paul ...

ST. PAUL (JTA) — Ground-
breaking ceremonies were held
here for construction of a new
$600,000 addition to the Jewish
Home for the Aged. Scheduled
for completion by late spring, the
new facilities of the Jewish Home
for the Aged will include a new
kitchen and nursing care rooms.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, December 10, 1965-7

a laboratory in immunology will
be inaugurated by the Hebrew
University Physicians Committee
at a dinner at the Statler Hilton.
Dr. Albert Sabin, originatotr of
the virus anti-polio vaccine, and
Dr. Bernard Cherrick, represent-
ing the Hebrew University, will be
guest speakers, and Dr. Kahn will
be the honored guest at the dinner.
Reservations still are being ac-
cepted for the black tie affair.
Dr. Abraham Becker and Dr.
Max M. Lichter are co-chairmen
of the dinner committee which in-
cludes many of Detroit's most dis-
tinguished physicians.
Dr. Kahn has been associated
with the University of Michigan
since 1928. He became profressor
emeritus in 1957, and continues to
carry on medical research at the
University of Michigan, - as re-
search consultant in dermatology.
His early research was in the
field of serology, and his studies
brought to light principles of pre-

led to the development of the
Kahn test; also of other procedures.
His other research has been di-
rected to studies of tissue immu-
nity and his present research.
(which is being supported by the
Atomic Energy Commission), deals
with the effect of radiation on tis-
sue immunity.
Dr. Kahn has been the recipient
of a number of honorary degrees.
The latest, an honorary MD. de-
gree by the National University of
Greece, at Athens in March 1963;
and an honorary Ph.D. by Far
Eastern University, Manila, Phil-
lippines, in April 1964.
By invitation of the League of
Nations Health Organization, Dr.
Kahn lectured in medical centers
in Europe in 1928 and in Latin
America in 1930. Since that time
he has been invited to lecture 4>
abroad on numerous occasions.
In 1963, Dr. Kahn spoke at the
Hadassah Medical School of the
Hebrew University at Jerusalem,
Israel, at the Tel Hashomer Hos
pital of Tel Aviv, at London Uni
versity Medical School and at the
National University, Athens.
He is the author of over 200 sci-
entific articles and of six books,
one of which was translated into
Russian in 1931 and into Spanish
in 1932.
* * *

Dr. Abraham Becker (left) and Dr. Max L. Lichter (right), co-
chairmen of the Physicians Committee of the American Friends of the
Hebrew University, and Dr. Reuben L. Kahn (second from left), pro-
fessor emeritus of bacteriology from the University of Michigan
Medical School, are shown congratulating Dr. Albert Sabin at the
Scopus dinner in New York, where Dr. Sabin, discoverer of the oral
polio vaccine, received the Scopus Award from the American Friends
of the Hebrew University. Dr. Sabin will be in Detroit Saturday, Dec.
18, at a dinner honoring Dr. Reuben L. Kahn. In honor of Dr. Kahn,
the Physicians Committee is establishing the Reuben L. Kahn Labora-
tory in Immunology at the Hebrew University—Hadassah Medical
School in Israel.

For
2130 Years

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American Association
for Jewish Education
Revamps Its Program

NEW YORK (JTA)—Fifteen na-
tional Jewish organizations includ-
ing official representation from
Orthodox, Conservative and Re-
form wings of Judaism, have join-
ed the American Association for
Jewish Education in a demonstra-
tion of common concern about the
condition of Jewish education in
this country, it was anounced by
Isadore Breslau, AAJE president.
Terming this reorganization "a
truly historic achievement," Bres-
lau noted that it marked "the suc-
cessful completion of more than
three years of negotiation between
the Association and its new con-
stit
uen
t b o ell
es. "
A national conference, scheduled
for March 1966, will launch the
new program of the American As-
sociation for Jewish Education.
The development of a national edu-
cation structure and system is
called for in the plans laid out by
association leaders.

A conference of 40 Jewish edu-
cational experts approved plans
here to convene in Israel, next
July, the first meeting of a per-
manent World Council on Jewish
Education. They voted a budget
of $100,000 for the initial plan-
ning for the new global organiza-
tion.

The actions were taken at the
conclusion of an all-day meeting
of the World Presidium of the Pro-
visional World Council on Jewish
Education. Dr. Joseph H. Look-
stein, president of Bar-Ilan Uni-
versity, Ramat Gan, Israel, pre-
sided at the conference as co-or-
dinator of the World Presidium.
He said that $60,000 toward the
initial budget has been received
from the Memorial Foundation for
Jewish Culture, of which Dr.
Nahum Goldmann is president. The
Jewish Agency for Israel, he said,
contributed $20,000, while partici-
pating organizations have pledged
the remaining $20,000.
Dr. Goldmann told the confer-
ence that the problems of Jewish
education were world-wide and
that, for that reason, a global or-
ganization on Jewish education
was necessary. Among the prob-
lems facing the organization, he
said, were critical Jewish teacher
shortages, shortages in teacher-
training facilities and lack of
modern instructional materials.
Dr. Lookstein said that the con-
stituent organization in each region
will be responsible for implement-
ing the programs of the World
Council. These programs, to be
organized on a world wide basis,
will involve preparation and dis-
tribution of texts and educational
materials, assistance in the re-
cruiting and training of teachers,
provision of guidance in formula-
tions of educational syllabi in ad-
ministration of Jewish schools,
and, generally, furtherance of all
forms of Jewish educational ap-
proaches.

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Establish Chair
Education at Hebrew U.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Hebrew University announced re-
ceipt of a contribution of $150,000
from Samuel M. Melton, of Colum-
bus, 0., for a chair in secondary
education, to be named after Sam-
uel and Esther Melton, to aid the
expansion of the university's teach-
er training program.
The university also established
Wednesday a James G. McDonald
chair in American History, hon-
oring the first United States am-
bassador to Israel. Funds for the
chair included a gift of $150,000
from Benjamin Abrams of New
York and a group of friends.

A Joseph Meyerhoff chair for
special education also has been
endowed by a gift of $150,000,
honoring the chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal's Israel
Education Fund. The money was
raised by Baltimore Friends of
the Hebrew University. Meyer-
hoff contributed $50,000 to the
fund.

has been a
Holiday of Joy ...

keep this joyous tradition by giving

The American Friends of the
Hebrew University has secured
$3,000,000 in loans from American
banks based on pledges by donors
for the expansion of the univer-
sity's science departments. To this
sum will be added another $1,-
500,000 from the Israel govern-
ment under the terms of an agree-
ment between the Government, the
university and the American
Friends organization providing for
Government grant of one dollar
to match every two dollars raised
by the American group.

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