Public Figures Called to Account
on Membership in Biased Clubs
By ROBERT E. SEGAL
tantalizing issue a bit earlier in
(A Seven Arts Feature)
the season when Nelson Rocke-
Whether Mrs. Carl T. Rowan feller resigned from the Knicker-
eventually is allowed to play tour- bocker Club after 35 years of pay-
nament tennis at that yummy ing dues there. Somebody pointed
Chevy Chase Club in Maryland out the club operated on the prin-
doesn't much matter now. Far ciple of racial and religious dis-
more important is what members crimination; and the governor of
of, the club who are prominent in New York wanted to be no part
public life do from here on out of that. Along about the same
regarding the irrationality of so- time, Senators Jacob K. Javitz
cial discrimination.
and Edward Brooke, themselves
The Chevy Chase episode made members of perhaps the most
the headlines not long ago because prestigious club in the United
Mrs. Rowan faced a lock-out as a States, boycotted a party given by
tennis player there solely because Sen. Everett Dirksen at the dis-
the color of her skin was different criminatory Bath Club in Miami
'from that of the white people on Beach.
\' '-the club roster. That Mrs. Rowan's
Many will be interested now to
husband, a highly-regarded corn- see whether President-elect Rich-
mentator, has served the U.S. as and M. Nixon takes action against
deputy assistant secretary of state social club discrimination. Not
for public affairs made the issue long after entertaining 40 mem-
a bit more sticky for the club hers of the New Jersey Republi-
members, including Defense Sec- can delegation at the exclusive
retary Clark M. Clifford.
Baltrusrol Golf Club in Spring-
Mrs. Rowan referred to the field, N.J., Nixon resigned, appar-
episode of her tennis lockout as
ently not because of discrimina-
too childish for her to waste her tory practices, but because he de-
time over. Her husband had a cided it appropriate to dissociate
sharper comment: "The crux of himself from all organizations not
the matter is that at some of related to the commitment he ac-
these clubs, the members don't cepted when he was nominated.
have a single reason on earth Nixon insisted he intended to try
for feeling proud of themselves to reform the club from within.
except for the so-called racial
exclusivity of their country
club. They're afraid somebody is Bury Rehovot Benefactor
Near School by Request
going to take away from them
REHOVOT_At his specific re-
the last reason for them to feel
quest, John Simons, a distinguish-
important."
We- had a rash of interest in this ed Dutch-born businessman and
philanthropist, who died last week
in Lausanne, was buried Nov. 19
here in the presence of the senior
scientific and administrative staff
of the Weizmann Institute of
Science.
The late Mr. Simons devoted his
Dec. 1—United Synagogue Youth
last years to philanthropy, prima-
Meeting
Ahavas Israel Men's Club rily to the support of cancer re-
search, both at the Weizmann
Meeting
Grand Rapids Temple Institute and elsewhere. He was an
active member of the Institute's
Youth Meeting
board of governors, and has desig-
4—Hadassah Education Day
5—Temple Emanuel Siste r- nated the Institute as his sole heir.
hood Board Meeting
6—USY Sabbath
Arnold Zweig Dies
*
Miss Dorothy Klegon, daughter in East Berlin at 81
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Klegon of
to The Jewish News)
Detroit, will become the bride of
BONN—Arnold Zweig, a German
Marc Merrill Drasin, son of Mr. Jewish author who found refuge
and Mrs. Abe Drasin, next June. in Palestine in 1933 and returned
The bride-elect attends Michigan to East Germany in 1948, died in
State University. Mr. Drasin is on East Berlin Tuesday at the age
a teaching fellowship while work- of 81.
ing toward his masters degree at
Mr. Zweig, who served in the
Washington University, St. Louis.
German army during World War I,
* * *
was
best known for his war novels
A tile mosaic mural created by
Sylvia Krissoff now adorns the which reflected his own experi-
foyer of Temple Emanuel. –Mrs. ences in the trenches of France.
Krissoff's gift is related to the An ardent Socialist, his return to
East Germany, was hailed by the
motifs in the Lucien Bloch Dimi-
Communists who elected him a
trof mural in the sanctuary.
member of the "People's Cham-
bers," the East Berlin parliament,
Israel's Need for Arms president of the "Cultural League"
and honorary president of East
Reflected in Economy
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — The ne- Germany's Academy of Science.
cessities for Israel's defense con-
tinued, in no small measure, toward Benzion Katz, Rector
the accelerated tempo in the de- at Tel Aviv U., Age 61
velopment of her economy since
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Prof. Ben-
the Six-Day War. The industry zion Katz, rector of Tel Aviv Uni-
which supplies the country's mili- versity since 1964, died last week-
tary needs has increased its labor end at age 61.
force of 40 per cent.
Mayor Mordecai Namir of Tel
Thus, Israel was successful not Aviv, Dr. George Wise, president
only in overcoming certain eco- of Tel Aviv University, and others
nomic difficulties, but also in secur- prominent in arts sand letters paid
ing a greater degree of her inde- tribute to the late educator.
pendence.
Prof. Katz was born in Galicia,
The broadening of this industrial Poland, and taught at the Uni-
branch has enabled Israel to in- versity of Cracow until World War
crease her exports and to accumu- II. He was an active Zionist and
late foreign currency which, in the settled in Palestine in 1944. He
past, was needed to pay for im- served as an educational adviser
portation of arms.
to the Jewish Agency and joined
Tel Aviv University when it was
Chile Police Investigate
founded.
7,127 Jewish Teachers Licensed, but Shortage Continues
NEW YORK — The National for licensing. Of those licensed community in maintaining quality
Board of License, founded in 1942,; during this time, 6,725 were teach- education.
has licensed 7,127 Jewish educa- ers, 402 were principals.
To facilitate the certification
tors since its inception, according
process, the National Board of Li-
to a report by Dr. Isidor Margolis,
Dr. Margolis noted that of the cense has helped establish and
executive secretary of the board. i more than 16,000 persons employed has accredited local boards in
The board, sponsored by the in full or part-time positions in many communities.
American Association for Jewish Jewish schools, only 4,000 are
The work of the Board of Li-
p
Education, is composed of rep- 'resently
licensed teachers who cense is financed by the American
resentatives of the accredited He- meet the criteria set by the board. Association for Jewish Education.
brew teachers colleges, bureaus of The gap between the total teach-
Jewish education, the National ing corps and those certified as THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Council for Jewish Education, the teachers is indicative of one of
Friday, November 29, 1968 13
Hebrew Teachers Federation, of -. the problems faced by the Jewish
filiated boards of license in nine
communities, as well as designees
of its sponsoring agency. The
board establishes the standards
a n d professional requirements
which both teachers and princi-
pals must meet in order to qualify
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Bombing of Garage Used
by Israeli Consul General
SANTIAGO, Chile (JTA)• —
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bombing of a garage used by Israel
Consul-General Samuel Goren. A
Molotov cocktail was placed
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house in suburban Providencia. It
touched off a fire that was soon
put out. No one was injured. Dam-
age was.estimated at $6t10
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