14—Friday, September 2, 1966 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Yemenites File Complaint: Claim 215 Children Stolen TEL AVIV (JTA)—Several hun- dred parents of Yemenite origin called on the government and "other involved institutions" to re- and Rabbi David Ben Chaim the turn to them 215 children they claimed were "stolen" from them spiritual leader of the interesting when they arrived in Israel. synagogue. The building, an impos- ing structure, is surrounded by Dr. Schwartz Foresees spacious and well-cared-for lawns. In the Ark of the Law, ancient Peak Figure for Bonds Torahs, their silver cases intri- JERUSALEM (JTA) — On the cately decorated with Persian and eve of the launching of the fall Indian designs illustrating the campaign for Israel Bonds, Dr. Bible, are priceless treasures. One Joseph J. Schwartz, executive vice of the communal leaders is Law- president of the Israel Bond Or- rence Kidoori, whose forbears ar- ganization, conferred Monday with rived in the colony some 80 years Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and previously under the tutelage of Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir on the Sassoon family of China. current economic problems and the At Bangkok, Thailand, there is need for the expansion of Israel's no Jewish house of worship. The export trade. 10 Jewish families resident there In addition to discussing the utilize the palatial residence of role of Israel Bonds in financing the Israeli ambassador to the coun- various development projects in- try as a gathering place. No serv- cluding harbor expansion, irriga- ices take place. tion and plans for increasing em- ployment opportunities for new Mexico Schools Age 25 settlers in development towns, Dr. MEXICO CITY (JTA) — The Schwartz reported on the progress two Jewish schools here, Yavneh of the Israel Bond campaign in the and Tarbut, celebrated their res- first eight months of 1966, and the pective quarter-century anniver- prospects for the balance of the saries here Monday. Both were year. founded in 1914. Yavneh, which is In 1965, the sale of $91,300,000 a religious school, is headed by represented the highest figure Zelik Shifmanovich, as director. ever realized in the 15-year history The director of Tarbut, which is of the Israel Bond campaign. Zionist and emphasizes Hebrew studies, is Jacob Blumer. Classified Ads Get Quick Results New Jersey AJCongress Leader Views Status of Communities in Orient "Judaism in the Orient is in a moribund state, if not dead al- ready," a New Jersey Jewish com- munal leader stated," returning from a 30-day tour of six Far Eastern areas. Sam Brown, New Jersey direc- tor for the American Jewish Con- gress, said there is but one area where Jewish in- fluence has pen- etrated the Far E a s t: "Surpris- ingly," he s a i d, "it is the gastro- nomic al sector, itexp•aining that if Judaism made any inroads in the Orient, espe- cially since World War II, it has been on the side of food, not spiritually." He related that a Jewish-style restaurant has opened in Tokyo„ another in a busy Brown mecca for American tourists in Hong Kong, and a similar eating establishment owned by a Chinese proprietor in Honolulu, Hawaii, is prospering. Brown, who served as leader of an American Jewish Congress group who visited Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Formosa and Thailand, said there are few Jews in the Orient. Contrary to newspaper reports, there has been no surge of Jewish conver- sion by Japanese nationals either, Brown reports after ques- tioning a number of Japanese cir- cles. Tokyo, now regarded as the world's largest city, with a popula- tion of over 10,000,000, has a Jew- ish center, Brown said, which is located in what used to be the residence of a local Japanese aris- tocrat. The Center includes a syna- gogue, a club for "card-playing," a dining hall, and an area reserved for a Hebrew school. In Taipeh, Formosa, Brown en- countered a touch of anti-Semitism. Informed by a prominent resident business man that the Chinese are "better business men than other nationals, shrewd, clever, adapt- able, except for the Jews," Brown asked: "Have you ever met a Jew? The answer was no. Brown inquired as to how he had received Ms knowledge about Jews. This time the answer was: "Oh, I have read about them." It was a peculiar feeling, Brown indicated, "hearing anti-Semitic canards in a land where there are no Jews." In Hong Kong, the bridge from China, Brown noticed a feature story in the English language daily, "China Morning News." It was about recent Watts riots in Los Angeles. The story quoted without question a statement by Negro resi-, dents critical of "Jewish unscrupu- lous practices." The two synagogues in Singapore have a key benefactress in aris- tocratic, per s o n a b l e, wealthy Jewess, Lady Lee Nissim, who de- plores the decline of one group which used to number 200 con- gregants and is now down to 20. The Center's Hebrew School is closing for the lack of students and its teacher, an American, is leaving for his home in California. In the past, Singapore's Jews com- prised Arab-Jewish refugees and Europeans, many of whom have since moved to Israel, Australia and other points. Another Singapore Jewish lead- er is David Marshall,. former chief minister under British rule. He typifies the past, is a proud Jew and a prototype of the British colo- nial of a generation ago. Unfor- tunately, Brawn said, it is diffi- cult to corral a minyan at the Singapore Center for services. In Hong Kong, Brown found a thriving potpourri of humanity HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES AT BEAUTIFUL BETH ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE The Yemenite Jews, who have Welfare denied any knowledge of grouped themselves into a "Par- such an affair. ents Association," declared at a The Yemenites charged that the public meeting that they had children, mainly newborn infants, "documentary and other evidence" were taken from their parents on to prove that at least 215 children the pretense they were ill and sent were taken from Yemenite parents to hospitals or nurseries. 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