Conference on Russian Jewry Pleads for Basic Cultural Rights Full cultural rights for the Jews of Soviet Russia, at least equal ta those recently guaranteed by official decree to the German mi- nority in Russia, were asked by the American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry in a statement by its chairman, Rabbi Israel Miller. The conference, which repre- sents 24 national Jewish 'organiza- tions in matters dealing with the rights of Jews in Russia, will hold a two-day national leadership con- ference in Philadelphia, April 17 and 18, at which leading American public figures of all faiths will meet to protest the continued in- justices and discriminations im- posed upon Soviet Jewry. Referring to the decree on Rus- sians of German nationality living in Russia issued by the Supreme Soviet on Aug. 29, 1964, Rabbi Miller urged that in the name of simple justice that Jews in Russia should be treated at least as well as the Volga Germans, regarded as enemies in World War II. He phrased his appeal in behalf of cultural freedom for the Jews in the very words adopted by the Su- preme Soviet in dealing with the problems of Russians of German ethnic background. Making only one change in the phraseology of the decree, the sub- stitution the word "Jewish" for the situation of the word "Jewish" for the word "German" in the two places it appears, Rabbi Miller ex- pressed the hope that "the Union Republic Councils of Ministers are instructed—with the aim of further developing regions that have a Jew- ish population—henceforth to give help and assistance in economic and cultural construction to the Jewish population living in the republics — taking into account their national character and in- terests." A documented report which ac- companied the request of the So- viet government details aspects of the educational and cultural in- stitutions currently available to the 1,600,000 Russians of German nationality now living in the So- viet country. Rabbi Miller asserted that "So- viet Jewry, though its loyalty dur- ing the war was never impugned, remains the sole exception to the rule of restoring minority group U.S. Aid for Desalination Plant Might Mean Too Many Strings; Israelis Have Second Thoughts (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) JERUSALEM —. Israeli political circles and sections of the press in this country voiced second thoughts Wednesday about accept- ing United States assistance for the construction of a dual-purpose desalination plant that would use nuclear power for the • production of electricity and the simultaneous desalting of sea water. New Look, organ of Rafi, the political faction led by former Premier David Ben-Gurion, ex- pressed fears that too much re- liance on Washington's aid for the building of such a plant might open the way to American demands for the inspection of all nuclear plants in Israel. New Look called for the substitution of British or French aid in the desalination field for American assistance. Other Israeli circles expressed the opinion that United Nations assist- ance would be preferable to Washington's aid. The high cost of the fresh water to become available through the proposed dual - purpose nuclear plant was also stressed. Haaretz, one of the leading morning dailies in Israel, declaring that the cost of fresh water from such a plant would be "practically prohibitive" and expressed the opinion that the project would be "financially ruinous" to Israel. State Department spokesman Robert McCloskey said Monday the United States government has no current plans for negotiations with Israel on the economic feasibility of cooperation on a nuclear power- desalting plant for Israel, and it is therefore premature to discuss conditions under which American assistance might be rendered. Authorities in the field of atomic energy said that the delay of the United States in entering negotia- tions on financing arose from poli- tical considerations, linked with Cemetery Desecration Mounts in W. Germany BONN (JTA) — Another in a series of Jewish cemetery desecra- tions in West Germany was re- ported Monday from Osnabruck. Police said 60 tombstones were demolished in the Osnabruck Jew- ish cemetery and in a Christian cemetery in the immediate neigh- borhood. The vandals have not been found. Other desecrations of Jewish cemeteries in West Germany dur- ing the past nine days were re- ported Monday at Hechingen, near Stuttgart, and Ottweiler, in the Saar. Vandals toppled 45 tomb- stones in the Hechingen cemetery. In Ottweiler, 28 tombstones were uprooted. Ottweiler blamed chil- dren or young people for the van- dalism. Jerry Hoffberger's National Brewing Co. has obtained control- ling interest in the American League's Baltimore Orioles. the desire of this country to ascer- ed Monday that the final report of tain that non-proliferation assur- the U.S.-Israel joint board's engi- ances will be forthcoming. neering feasibility and economic Official State Department study has been received. sources said, meanwhile, that United States negotiations with Israel on nuclear desalination— when and if commenced—would be guided by President Johnson's statement of Jan. 27 that the United States must continue to secure application of interna- tional atomic energy safeguards over peaceful nuclear activities and urge agreement that all transfers of nuclear materials or equipment for peaceful purposes to countries which do not have nuclear weapons be under the International Atomic Energy Agency or equivalent interna- tional safeguards. The State Department announc- rights and of enhancing and ex- panding them. Several token concessions have been made in response to the pres- sure of world opinion, according to Rabbi Miller. Among them he listed the publication of a few Yiddish books over the past seven years, the appearance of a Yiddish literary monthly, and many per- formances of Jewish folk songs and dramatic skits. But these tok- ens, Rabbi Miller emphasized, "do not begin to scratch the surface of cur basic demands," which he listed as follows: "1. The restoration of Jewish schools and of special courses and classes in Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian, so as to make it possible for Soviet Jews to trans- mit their heritage to their children. "2. The establishment of an institu- tional center to provide for all the religious needs of Soviet Jews—including a rabbinical seminary, the publication of religious books, the production of religious articles, the maintenance of contact and communication among rabbis and congregations inside the USSR and between Soviet Jewry and Jewish communities abroad. "3. The creation of unified central in- stitutions to supervise the enhancement and expansion of Jewish educational and cultural life—through publishing houses, professional theatres, institutes for re- search and higher learning, cultural- communal centers—so as to secure the continuity of Jewish life in the USSR. "4. From a hut/mane point of view: The reunion of families that were shattered and dispersed during the war and the Nazi occupation. This would involve permission for scores of thousands of Soviet Jews to leave the USSR to rejoin their relatives in Israel, the United States and other countries." THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 11, 1966-11 BRITISH ISLES/SCANDINAVIA EUROPE SPAIN HAWAII ORIENT MEXICO WORLD NASSAU JAMAICA BERMUDA PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN CALIFORNIA CRUISES Bachelor Party° CRUISES &TOURS for single men and women SEND FOR 1966 — 36 PAGE CATALOG JULES DONESON TRAVEL AGENCY 18246 Wyoming DI 1-7111 Closed Saturday, Open Sunday e ought to fire that photographer! JWB Will Launch 50th Anniversary The 50th anniversary of the Jew- ish Welfare Board, national asso- ciation of Jewish Community Cen- ters and YM and YWHAs, will be marked at the organization's bi- ennial convention, to be held April 27-May 1 at the Americana Ho- tel, New York, it was announced by Louis Stern, South Orange, N.J., JWB president. Philip M. Klutznick, former U.S. representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Na- tions, is chairman of JWB's golden jubilee celebration, which will con- tinue throughout the year. His committee includes Charles Ger- shenson of Detroit. The kick-off event the golden jubilee celebration will be a sym- posium at JWB's Convention on "Dimensions and Horizons for Jewish Life in America." Panel- ists will be Howard da Silva, actor, director and playwright ., Prof. Gerson D. Cohen of Colum- bia University, Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein and Stern. Bertram H. executive director, Jewish Centers Association of Los An- geles, will be the moderator. JWB was founded on April 9, 1917 — three days after the United States entered World War I — by some of the outstanding American Jewish leaders of the day, among them Louis Marshall, Jacob H. Schiff, Felix M. Warburg, and Dr. Cyrus Adler. In 1921, it was merged with the National Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kin- dred Associations. It serves 447 Jewish Community Centers and YM and YWHAs, their branches, camps, synagogue-centers and other affiliates, meets the religious, morale and welfare needs of Jew- ish military personnel and hos- pitalized veterans, and develops an American Jewish culture through its Jewish Book and Music Coun- cils, its Lecture Bureau, its pub- lications and consultative services. We always show the Heinz Vegetarian Beans can from the front—with the official 0 seal of endorsement of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America clearly visible. In the lower right hand corner of the label! Directly at the side of the keystone! And now along comes this artistic genius who leaves the 0 out of the picture. He says that everybody knows that Heinz Vegetarian Beans are strictly vegetarian and strictly kosher. "Why gild the lily?" he says. We'll tell you why, Mr. Genius! Because, if you do the same thing again, you'll be looking for a new client. That's why!