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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

TEMPLE ISRAEL

Mill Meshes Poor Showing
in 3 German State Elections

BONN (JTA)—The reputedly nco- t Kassel, Offenbach and Marburg,
Nazi National Democratic Party they failed to obtain 5 per cent.
(NPD) appeared to have slipped
In Darmstadt, they dropped to
badly in local elections held in 5.5 per cent from the 10.4 per cent
three German states Sunday.
polled in the last parliamentary
According to results tabulated elections. In Giessen, the NPD
so far, the extreme right-wing vote dropped from 10.1 to 5.5 per
NPD won only 5.2 per cent of the cent, and in Wiesbaden it was re-
vote in Hesse compared to the 7.9 duced from 9.6 per cent to 6.1 per
per cent it won there in the local cent.
West Germany's minister of - in-
parliamentary elections of 1966.
It polled only 5.2 per cent of the terior, Dr. Ernst Benda, said Mon-
Saarland vote where it had put up day that despite the NPD's poor
showing, he was still considering
candidates for the first time.
In results from Baden-Wurttem- asking the government to take!
burg it appeared that the impres- legal steps to have the NPD
sive 9.8 per cent the NPD won banned as anti-democratic. He
there last April was reduced by said he would announce his deci-
sion by mid-November. The four-
some one- to two-thirds.
year-old NPD holds seats in seven
Leaders of the Christian Demo- of West Germany's 10 state legis-
cratic Union and the Social Demo- latures.
crats, the national coalition parties,
The NPD voluntarily dissolved
were elated by the results, and its West Berlin branch last week
CDU secretary Bruno Heck said and canceled a party congress that
the NPD had "passed its peak."
was scheduled to take place there.
The 5.2 percentage is just above The move, taken after lengthy dis-
the 5 per cent figure needed in the cussions between von Thadden and
national elections to qualify for Berlin party officials, was intended a
representation in the Bundestag, to block all possible Allied action
West Germany's lower house.
against the party and to avoid re-
In some political quarters Sun- percussions from the East.
day, the poor showing cast strong
Mayor Klaus Schutz of West
doubts on NPD chairman Adolf von
Berlin had requested the post-
Thadden's forecast that his party
war Allied occupying powers—
could poll at least 10 per cent of United States, Britain and France
the vote in next year's national
—three weeks ago to take steps
elections and win 50 seats in the
to outlaw the NPD. East German
Interior Minister Friedrich Dickel
Bundestag.
warned Schutz to expect "possi-
But other observers said, prior

to Sunday's elections, that the
local results would not neces-
sarily reflect the outcome on a
national scale. It was noted also
that the NPD gained its first city
and county council seats in
Hesse, Saarland and Baden-
Wurttemburg Sunday.

Nevertheless, voter support for
the NPD fell far short of the par-
ty's expectations as evidenced by
samplings from various munici-
palities and counties. In Hesse,

Adult Education Program 1968-69

"Thou lip i, ,in E.vperic'iice to Mankind . .

immigrants, said that Malben's
service will be extended to long-
time residents of Israel as well as
newcomers. He said 5,000 more
beds are required in old-age homes
and predicted that the number of
needy aged will grow as Israel's
population increases.

Mission Studies Brazil

SAO PAULO (JTA) — A South

American study group of the
American Jewish Committee, has
arrived here to take a look at
Jewish community life and meet
with local Jewish leaders. They
were greeted by Dr. Moyses Kauff-
mann, president of the Brazilian
Jewish Confederation,

tries.

Mayor Kollek said the problem of
co-existence between Jews and
Arabs here was aggravated by the
increase in the Arab population
since the June, 1967 war. Many
West Bank Arabs have come to
the city where wages are higher
and prospects are better for a
steady job, he said.

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LECTURE SERIES AT 8:30 P.M.

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Monday, November 4—RABBI SAMUEL SANDMEL
"Judaism and Christianity"—
Their Common Ground and Differences

Monday, December 2—RABBI SOLOMON B. FREEHOF
"The Teachings of The Talmud"

Monday, January 6—DR.JAKOB J. PETUCHOWSKI
"The Bible of The Synagogue—How the Rabbis Read Scripture"

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JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Joint Defense Minister Moshe Dayan
Distribution Committee will require told the mission that Israel has
824,000,000 in 1969 to meet its min- three major requests of the United
imal worldwide needs on behalf of States: support Israel's stand, in a
needy Jews in 25 countries, Samuel the United Nations and elsewhere,
J. Haber, JDC's executive vice that there can be no withdrawal
president said here Monday. Haber from occupied Arab territories
spoke before members of the prior to a peace settlement; influ-
United Jewish Appeal's 14th study ence Soviet Russia to keep the
mission currently in Israel.
Middle East out of the arena of
The JDC is a major beneficiary Big Power conflicts and leave Is-
of the UJA. According to Haber, rael and the Arab states to settle
almost $8,000,000 will be needed to their differences directly; supply
finance programs in Israel. Three Israel with appropriate aircraft
million dollars will be allocated to needed to maintain its security, O
Western Europe, $4,000,000 to East- especially in view of the continued
ern Europe and $5,000,000 to other French embargo of the 50 Mirage
countries. He said that JDC will V jets that Israel purchased.
contribute $2,250, toward the
Mayor Teddy Kollek told the
world-wide program of ORT UJA study mission that the prob-
Organization for ehabilitation
lem of illiteracy is greater in
Through Training).
Jerusalem than in any other Is-
Louis D. Ho
itz director-gen- raeli city. He attributed this situ-
eral of JDC's overseas operations,
ation in part to the fact that half
disclosed that nearly 3,000 Jews
of Jerusalem's population is com-
have fled from Czechoslovakia to prised of immigrants or children
date and have applied to the JDC
of immigrants who arrived dur- a
in Vienna for aid.
ing the past 20 years, mainly
Harold Trobe, director-general from backward Moslem coun-

of Malben, the JDC-Jewish Agency
relief organiaztion for ill and aged

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Temple Israel Presents a Noteworthy Two Part Program
Featuring a Series of Lectures by Eminent Authorities, and
Classroom Studies Under the Tutelage of The Temple Israel
Staff. These events are Scheduled for Monday Evenings.
Classes Will not be Held on Lecture Evenings.

Relief was evident in official
circles over the party's voluntary O
liquidation, a move that averted a
potentially embarrassing situation
for federal authorities and deprived
East Germany of a strong propa-
ganda point.

JDC Require $24 Million in 1969
To Cover Needy Jews, Mission Told

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ble consequences" from the East
unless the NPD was banned in
Berlin. Mayor Schutz, obviously
irritated, said later that the East
German warning did not influ-
ence him in the least.

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Monday, February 3—RABBI EUGENE B. BOROWITZ
"The Religious Turn In American Fiction"

CLASS STUDIES

• "INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
Dr. Leon Fram
What the Average Christian Knows of the Jews Through the New

Testament

• "INTRODUCTION TO THE TALMUD"
Rabbi M. Robert Syme
How the Talmud Developed and the Relevance of Its Teachings to
Modern Life

• "THE PRAYER BOOK"
Cantor Harold Orback
A Survey of the Prayers and the Liturgy in the Union Prayer Book

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• "HEBREW"
Cantor Arthur Asher
Beginners Hebrew at 8:00 P.M.—Advanced Hebrew at 9:00 P.M.

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The mission attended dedication
ceremonies in Lydda for the Zale a
Vocational High School, built with
funds provided by the Zale family
of Dallas and Jacob Feldman, a
Jewish community leader there. a
The Zale school will provide sec-
ondary education and training fa-
cilities for more than 600 students
in the area which is the center of
Israel's aircraft industry.
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Classes will begin October 28th—from 8:00-9:00 and will be repeated
from 9:00-10:00 so that those enrolled may have the benefit of two
courses.

There is a nominal charge of $5.00 per person for the entire lecture series.
This one charge includes your enrollment in the Educational Classes. In-
dividual lecture admission is $1.50 for each lecture. You may enroll in ad-
vance or prior to the commencement of lectures and classes.

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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FRANK L. SIMONS

17400 MANDERSON RD., DETROIT MICH. 48203 UNiversify 3-7769

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