THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6—Friday, April 14, 1967
2000 Angry Ilasidini Protest
Post-Nfortem in Israel llosintall:
S. Groups Join in Outcry
(Direr! .1T.S Teletype Wire
Madel's family were particularly
to The Jewish News)
incensed because Tel Ilashomer
BNAI BRAE. — Two thousand doctors had specifically promised
angry zealots sought Wednesday to not to perform a post-mortem on a
break into the government Tel woman from a very religious fam-
Ifashomer Ilospital to protest a ily. When Mayor Winberg and his
post-mortem operation carried out deputy took the issue up with Tel
on the body of the wife of the head Hashomer hospital officials, they
of one of Bnai Brak's leading re- were given Mrs. Madel's heart in
ligious academies.
a nylon container.
The Hasidim discovered. during
In New York, an appeal was
preparations for the funeral for cabled last week to Prime Minister
42-year-old Mrs. Rahel Madel, that Levi Eshkol by five major Ameri-
her heart had been removed in the can non-Orthodox Jewish organiza-
hospital. Tempers mounted and the tions asking action to ban autopsies
zealots began grouping for a march without family consent, except for
on the hospital. They were dis- special situations.
suaded from doing so by Bnai
The cable was signed by the
Brak Mayor S. Wlnberg.
American Jewish Committee, the
(A special prayer session
American Jewish Congress and
against the performance of au-
three religious groups — the Rab-
topsies in Israel was held Tues-
binical Assembly, the association
day in the Agudat Israel Beth
of Conservative rabbis; the United
Ha midrash in London. Appeals
Synagogue of America, the associ-
from leading Orthodox Jews
ation of Conservative synagogues;
against such autopsies were read
and the Union of American He-
during the service. Sermons on
brew Congregations, the association
the issue were given in a number of Reform synagogues.
of I.ondon synagogues, and some
At the same time, the Relig-
rabbis observed a half-day of
ious Zionists of America ap-
fasting in protest).
. proved a resolution voicing
Mourners and members of Mrs.
"strong opposition to the indis-
criminate and needless increase
of post-mortem operations in
Dead Sea Scroll Leaves
most of the Israeli hospitals."
Israel for Montreal Fair;
The cable of the five organiza-
Oldest Object at Expo '67 tions declared that "we are deeply
LYDDA AIRPORT i.ITA )—The concerned over the continuing ac-
Commentary on the Book of Ha- rimonious dispute concerning au-
bakkuk. one of Israel's seven Dead topsies in Israel. Motivated solely
Sea Scrolls. left here ahoard an by humanitarian considerations,
El Al airliner for Montrael where we urge adoption in Israel of com-
it will he placed on view at the passionate procedure prohibiting
Israel Pavilion at the Expo '67 autopsies without family consent,
international fair which opens in except in cases under coroner's
jurisdiction, or where there is a
four weeks.
Insured for 515.000.000. the threat to public health."
Rabbi llerschel Schacter, presi-
scroll. which was written some
2.000 years ago. will he the oldest dent of the Religious Zionists, told
and most valuable single object a special meeting of the organiza-
on view at Expo '67. Teams of tion that he had been in constant
scientists worked for four months contact with the chief rabbinate of
on protective measures to safe- I Israel, the religious members of
guard the scroll from changes in the cabinet and parliament, and
temperature. air pressure and hu- with Israeli representatives in the
midity during its travels to and United States on the issue.
The Religious Zionist protest
from Montreal and while on dis-
. criticized "the reckless manner in
play.
which the problem of autopsies is
being handled by the secular par-
ties in the Israeli government."
A three-quarter page advertise-
ment in the New York Times,
signed by the "American Com-
mittee for Safeguarding Human
Dignity in Israel," appealed to
One Day Only
the Israel government against
Wed., April 26, 1967
current autopsy practice in Is-
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None, of the signators of the ad-
s ertisement, who included rabbis
and doctors, appeared to be as-
sociated with any of the major
American Orthodox organizations.
However, the advertisement re-
ferred to the protest by Orthodox
groups.
The advertisement asserted that
"in Israel, mass autopsies are be-
ing performed without permission
and despite the expressed objec-
tion of the deceased and their
family. A wave of protest has
engulfed Israel in recent months.
Would you want your close rela-
tive to be dissected after death?"
The advertisement asserted that
many Jews in Israel refuse to
enter hospitals for necessary treat-
ment "because they fear that if
they die, their bodies will be
mutilated," and that many elderly
people were afraid to visit or set-
' tle in Israel "because of what
might happen to them after death."
The advertisement said its spon-
sors did not seek to impose their
will on anyone and stated their
position as a demand "that any-
one, whether out of religious con-
viction or humanitarian feelings,
be legally allowed to insist that
no autopsy or dissection be per-
formed on his—or his relative's—
body after death (granting the ex-
ceptions practiced in the United
States, such as in cases of suspi-
cious deaths or dangerous epi-
demics)."
a
The committee postponed
march to the United Nations sched-
uled for Monday protesting the
forced autopsies. Hertz Frankel,
spokesman for the committee,
stated: "Having received assur-
ances from reliable sources both
here and Israel that effective meas-
ures are being taken to remedy
the situation, the committee is
postponing mass demonstration
pending the outcome of those ef-
forts."
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Israel Cabinet Rejects
Proposal to Prosecute
Doctors for Abortions
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's
cabinet has rejected a proposal
that physicians performing abor-
tions be prosecuted. The proposal
had been made by a special demo-
graphic committee studying Israel's
low birth rate.
The members of the cabinet di-
vided on the issue proposed by the
demographic committee. It was
pointed out that, while both tra-
ditional Jewish law and the laws
of the country prohibit abortions,
physicians in Israel in fact per-
form such procedures openly and
are prosecuted only in cases of
negligence.
A ministerial committee was
authorized by the cabinet to de-
cide on preferential treatment for
families with many children and
for provision of other incentives to
increase the birth rate.
Haifa Mayor Proposes
Five-Day Work Week
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Mayor
Abba Khoushy of Haifa has pro-
posed a five-day work week with
five days' payment in place of Is-
rael's present six-day work week as
a step toward solution of Israel's
current economic slump. He was
speaking at the annual meeting of
the Haifa Chamber of Copmerce.
Replying to an argument that a
cut in wages would decrease de-
mand, he said that excess pro-
duction should be diverted to ex-
port markets.
Seven Israeli exporters received
awards from President Zalman
Shazar for contributions to Israel's
export drive. The award winners
were in chemicals, pharmaceuticals.
diamonds, cosmetics, fashion and
metallurgy.
Road and construction equip-
ment made by the metal divsion of
Solel Boneh, an affiliate of the
Histadrut, Israel's labor federation,
is competing successfully with Eu-
ropean products in the Asian and
African markets, officials reported
here. They said orders for such
equipment for 1967 already total
$330,000, which is $50,000 more
than for all of 1966.
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