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Boris Srnolar's
'Between You
..and Me'
10,000 Jews Live
in Rostov, Russia;
Have Syn-agoome
LONDON (JTA) — More than
10,000 Jews were reported resid-
By BORIS SMOLAR
ing in the Soviet city of Rostov,
(Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.)
on the Don River, where a syna-
MILITARY RECORD: Impressive data on Jewish participation in the gogue is being maintained. The re-
armies which fought the Nazis and their allies during the war has now port was brought here by highly
been compiled . . . A picture emerges which shows that about 2,000,000 reliable persons who had an oppor-
tunity to visit the Rostov syna-
'9,ws were in the fighting ranks, in addition to about 25,000 Jewish gogue.
Artisans who conducted guerilla warfare in the woods . . . When the
,ar broke out, after the Stalin-Hitler pact, there were 150,000 Jews in
The visitors were told that
the Polish armed forces, of whom 32,126 were killed . . . In the Anders
matzo baking was not permitted
Army—a Polish unit formed in Russia after Nazi occupation of Poland
in Rostov last Passover, although
and during Stalin's war against Germany—there were about 5,000 Jews the Jews there applied for per-
the
Kosciusko
Division,
another
military
unit
of
Polish
citizens
in
in
mission to use the baking equip-
the Soviet Union, who marched into Berlin with the Red Army, there
ment within the premises of the
were at least 2,000 Jews ... In the Red Army itself there were 500,000 synagogue. The denial was
Jews of whom about 200,000 were killed at the front . . . In the Lithua-
based on the pretext that the
nian Division, formed in the Soviet Union there were 12,000 Jews; the
equipment did not meet with
entire division was composed of 15,000 men; of the Jewish fighters,
"sanitary requirements."
4,500 fell in combat with the Germans . . . The number of Jews who
The Rostov Jews, according to
served in the American armed forces was 555,000 . . . There were
62,000 Jews in the British fighting forces, and 9,250 in the South the report, had finally brought
African units . . . The Jews in Palestine gave the British army about three tons of matzo from Georgia,
26,000 fighters . .. In the Canadian armed forces 16,883 Jews partici- and had to sell it at the high
pated . . . Jews fought also in large numbers in the ranks of the price of 31/2 rubles (88 cents) per
French, Belgian and Dutch armies . . . The information on Jewish kilogram (2 pounds).
armed participation in the war against the Nazis has been compiled
The matzo, even at that high
by the Association of War Invalids in Israel.
price, was sold out quickly, but
THE CULTURAL FRONT: Complaints are heard of the lack of most of the Jews in the city could
Jewish educational activities in Jewish community centers and in other not get any of the necessary Pass-
Jewish institutions engaged in strengthening. Jewish consciousness .. . over food, the quantity brought
A study of how Jewish the programs are of the Jewish community in from Georgia being by far in-
centers has, therefore, been undertaken by Workmen's Circle, Jewish sufficient for all.
fraternal order popularly known as Arbeiter Ring, which has many
branches throughout the country . . . This order has quite an impressive
Jewish cultural program of its own .. . It maintains Jewish schools,
publishes Jewish textbooks, finances a Yiddish theater, has Jewish
summer camps, promotes Jewish music, issues a Yiddish illustrated
magazine for children, and conducts various other Jewish cultural and
educational activities . . . Its executive director of the school division,
I. Mlotek, undertook a study among 200 Jewish community centers to
establish the extent of their Jewish content .. . The study embraced
Jewish centers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut,-
Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Wash-
ington, Wisconsin, Utah . . The results of his survey established
that 95 per cent of the Jewish centers conduct regular lectures on
Jewish education, Jewish life in countries abroad, Jewish literature
and other Jewish subjects.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 17, 1966-7
Latin American Manual
Communidades Judias De Latino
America (Jewish Communities of
Latin America), first reference
manual of its kind, has been issued
by the South American offices of
the American Jewish Committee,
which in the United States for
many years has edited and co-
published the authoritative Ameri-
can Jewish Year Book. Published
in Argentina, the 238-page, soft-
covered volume in the Spanish
language has been edited by Dr.
Abraham Monk.
Zenith TV Sets in Israel
CHICAGO—Zenith Radio Corp.'s
23-inch, black-and-white television
sets will be produced in Israel lat-
er this year by Overseas Radio
Corp.
A Zenith official estimated there
is a market in Israel for more than
350,000 television sets. The coun-
try's first regular TV station is
scheduled to begin operations early
next year.
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: A book of witty and provocative observations
on Jewish life, religion and society by Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, the
venerable Jewish thinker, made its appearance this week timed to co-
incide with his 85th birthday . . . Entitled "Not So Random Thoughts,"
the volume contains observations which will long be remembered and
quoted by readers . . . Some of them are humorous, others are serious,
but all of them are nuggets of wisdom.
Israel Insisting Upon Recognition
of Jerusalem Status by Foreign Aides
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's
Cabinet approved a proposal that
contacts between the government
and foreign envoys in Israel must
take place only in Jerusalem. The
proposal was made by Foreign
Minister Abba Eban in reporting to
the Cabinet on the need for
"guarding the status of Jerusalem
s Israel's capital." Many of the
Abassies of major nations, includ-
g those of the United States,
Britain and the USSR, are located
outside of Jerusalem, questioning
the status of the city as the capital.
(In the background notes issued
by the U.S. State Department,
Jerusalem is referred to as the "de
facto" capital of Israel.)
Eban proposed also that all
international gatherings and all
activities connected with inter-
national events be held only in
Jerusalem. He said that he would
also ask the Knesset (Paliament)
not to schedule any meetings of
parliamentary committees' for
sites outside the capital.
In approving the foreign min-
ister's proposals, the Cabinet voted
to establish a special committee to
work out details for guarding this
city's status as the capital. It was
decided also that, when Prime Min-
ister Levi Eshkol returns from his
current visit to African countries,
he would reactivate a ministerial
committee charged with transfer-
ring to this city all government
branches that now still have their
headquarters outside Jerusalem.
On another issue, the Cabinet de-
cided to adopt soon a set of rules
to govern the reburial in Israel
of the remains of persons who die
abroad.
This was done on the basis of a
report made by Minister of Health
Israel Barzilai, who said that the
number of requests for such trans-
fers has increased recently, neces-
sitating the working out of pro-
cedures in that regard. The cab-
inet named a committee to estab-
lish rules on this issue. Members of
the committee are Barzilai, Dr.
Zorah Warhaftig, minister of re-
ligious affairs, and Y. S. Shapiro,
minister of justice.
Acting Premier Pinhas Sapir
told the Cabinet that Lt. Gen.
Moshe Dayan, Israel's former
chief of staff, and now a member
of the Knesset, will not be per-
mitted to wear his army uniform
when he goes to South Viet Nam,
where he is to act as a correspon-
dent for the Israeli newspaper,
Ma'arty.
Eban told the Cabinet that Da-
yan's journey to South Vietnam had
been arranged without consulta-
tion with the government. There-
fore, said Eban, the government is
not responsible for the journey or
for anything that may be done or
written during that trip.
Austria to Pay $140,000
in Reparations to Israel
VIENNA (JTA) — The Austrian
Cabinet approved a grant of 3,500,-
000 schillings ($140,000) to the
Histadrut, Israel's labor federa-
tion, as legal successor to the
Hechalutz, the Jewish pioneer
organization which conducted in
pre-war Austria a number of work-
shops and farms which the Nazis
confiscated in 1938.
The money will be used to erect
a seminary for foreign students in
Israel. The cabinet also approved
a draft to satisfy claims of exist-
ing centers for heirless property.
The amounts and beneficiaries
have not yet been disclosed.
It's okay
to wear shoes
made out of
pigskin.
Just as long as they're Hush Puppies. Because Hush
Puppies are great shoes.
And if you're looking
for great shoes, come to the shop
,
that has more of them (in more sizes) than any place else
in town. Our Northland Men's Shop. It's easy to find .. .
right near Lots "G" and "H" on the south end of the
Center. (It's the quiet side.)
But the whole thing isn't quite as easy as it sounds. You
have to make sure it's Phillips Men's Shop you go to, and
genuine Hush Puppies you get.
If the pigskin doesn't say "Hush Puppies," something isn't
kosher.
PH ILLI
NORTHLAND CENTER—Use Lots "G" or "H" at the south end of the Center
(Near Best & Co.)