16—Friday, August 23, 1968 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Youth Center Goes Up; Connecticut Town's First Jewish Congregation Born CHESHIRE, Conn. (JTA)—The conducted its first services last Director Is Named first Jewish congregation in the week, Construction has begun on the youth center addition to the sanctuary of Cong. Mishkan Is- rael Nusach H'Ari—Lubavitcher Center. The Youth Center is being dedicated by Cong. Beth Joseph Anshei Rizhin, of which Dr. Hyman Karp (left) is presi- dent and Dave Berman (second from left) is treasurer. Rabbi Avrohom Baitelman (right) of Brooklyn, has been engaged by the synagogue to head all youth activities. Rabbi Baitelman, who received his formal education in the Lubavitcher yeshivot of Brooklyn, was ordained at the Rabbinincal College of Canada, in Montreal. Also pictured- at the ground breaking is Paul Stark, a member of the youth co ► mis- sion. Israel Chief Rabbi Defines Conditions for Heart Transplant in Line With Law B'NAI MOSHE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TEN MILE AT KENOSHA OAK PARK Classes Are Held Sunday Mornings Beginning September 8 Phone Office for Brochure LI 8-9000 Mrs. Gelfond will begin her 4th year as a member of the faculty of Congregation B'nai Moshe Religious School. Regisfer Your Child (Ages 5-16) TODAY We conduct a complete Youth Program with a full time youth director. (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) JERUSALEM — Israel's Ashken- azic Chief Rabbi Isser Unterman * * * Call Upon Rabbis to Make Appeal for Aid to Biafrans NEW YORK (JTA)—The Syna- gogue Council of America has call- ed on all rabbis and their congre- gants to make a nationwide effort to provide aid to the starving Biafrans in the secessionist Niger- ian province. In a resolution, the coordinating agency for American Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Jews de- clared that "we who have endured the barbarism of the centuries condemn those who watched our suffering with callous, unseeing eyes and hearts of stone. We re- gard the silent spectators as ac- complices of the persecutors." The resolution called on rabbis and congregants to arouse pub- lic opinion on the issue through sermons, special prayers, com- munity demonstrators and other "appropriate means" and to urge the United States government to "undertake a massive relief effort." The resolution also called on Jews "to solicit contributions to enable international relief agen- cies to get food and medical sup- plies to the suffering." The resolution noted that the SCA and its agencies joined recently with other Jewish organizations to form the American Jewish Emer- gency Effort for Biafran Relief and an interreligious group with the National Council of Churches and the National Conference of Catho- lic Bishops, to resolve the problem. The Emergency Effort group's ad- dress is "Biafran Relief. PO Box 2802, Grand Central Station, New York 10017." In London, an official of the Conference of Jewish Organiza- tions expressed hope that "Jews who know the meaning of suffering so well will rally to help the Bia- fran people in their appalling dis- tress." Yehuda Hellman, secretary general of the conference. made his remarks to the Jewish Tele- graphic Agency here prior to re- turning to the United States. Meanwhile, the embassy of Nigeria in Washington has pub- lished "background notes" on events in Nigeria attacking the IBO tribe of Biafra and making an analogy between their status and that of Jews. The "Nigerian Record" said, "To those outside Nigeria who do not really grasp the facts of the Nigerian crisis. The case for the so-called state of Biafra is simple and is this: "The Ibos who inhabit the so- called Biafra are another race of Jews who want to form a state of their own because of oppression by fellow countrymen in Nigeria. "This is a complete falsification of the real issues involved in the Nigerian crisis." Monday laid down the conditions under which heart transplants and similar surgery can be performed in accordance with Halakha, Jew- ish oral law. Speaking at the opening session of the 11th Congress on Oral Law here, he said transplants could be performed only to save a living recipient who is at hand and that organs cannot be kept in storage until a recipient turns up. On the determination of time of death, a subject that has been widely discussed in medical circles all over the world, the chief rabbi said it was the Halakhic position that "One is dead when one has stopped breathing." This year's conference of rabbis and halakhic scholars differs from those of past years in that it is tak- ing up such issues as the implica- tions of organ transplants, the future of the occupied territories and the need for immigration. At Tuesday's session, most of the speakers expressed strong views that "holy areas" which according to the Orthodox are the areas in- cluded in biblical Israel, cannot be ceded on plain of violating the Tora. Others described immigra- tion to Israel as a "mitzva." history of this town has started functioning with a charter mem- bership of 27 families and expec- tations of more members before the High Holy Days. Richard N. Fiske has been elected first presi- dent of Temple Beth David, which SHORT SIGHT The glory for our victories Belongs to God, not us. Without His love and wisdom there We'd still be making bricks, non-plus. Richard Palmer TRAVELING— CALL YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH 15751 W. 101/2 Mile 353-6750 or 862-0963 ANNOUNCING CONGREGATION BETH YEHUDAH Has Moved from Wyoming to 15400 W. 10 MILE RD. Nr. GREENFIELD And Merged With BNAI ISRAEL The public and all past worshippers are invited to come and worship with us again. High Holiday Tickets Now Available CONG. BNAI ISRAEL BETH YEHUDAH 15400 West Ten Mile Road REGISTRATION NOW IN PROGRESS Your sons and daughters deserve the finest in Jewish and General education. The education program of Hillel Day School is under the supervision of an excellent staff. Limited registration is still open for first grade and kindergarten. Transportation is available for Detroit and most suburban communities. For an application and infor- mation call: Center Teen-Alters Sell Holiday Cards HILLEL DAY SCHOOL Teen-age volunteers at the Jew- ish Center are selling Rosh Has- hana cards, hoping to raise funds for a project during the new year. The cards, silk-screened by hand, contain an appropriate in- scription and when folded, meas- ure 31/2x6 inches. On sale by members of Israel Boys, Israel Girls. and Detroiters Clubs of the Center to help raise funds for a trip to New York on Thanksgiving weekend, the cards come in a box of 10. and feature three designs and four colors. Volunteers who have assisted in this project are Linda Abrams, Linda Blau, Elise Chapin, Noreen Blazofsky, Carol Klau, Susan Schwedel, Wendy Seedman, Mari- lyn Shekter and Adrienne Stern- thal. 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