6—Friday, November 29, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 25,000 Emigres Arrive
Rothschild Notes Need for 'Flexibility'
in MX.; 7 Chairs Created at Rehovot
NEW YORK (JTA)—Lord Roths-
child of London called here for
"flexibility on both sides" in the
Middle East conflict. He declared
that a solution to the Arab-Israel
deadlock "will not depend on the
great or super-powers, or on the
use, as opposed to possession, of
weapons of war."
The British peer spoke to an au-
dience of 1,500 attending the annual
dinner of the Weizmann Institute
of Science held by its American
Committee. He warned that "with-
out a cooling-off in the region, un-
imposed but nevertheless helped
by the free world, there is no hope
of peace." With peace, he foresaw
"not only hope but the promise of
prosperity and world influence in
the Middle East. A great new pow-
er could well emerge," he said.
The dinner guests, including 11
Nobel Laureates, saw Robert I.
Wishnick, chairman of the dinner
committee, presented with the
Weizmann Award in the Sciences
and Humanities "In recognition
of his deep commitment to the
cause of higher learning in Israel
and to the Welzmann Institute in
particular."
Announced at the dinner were
seven new professional chairs,
each representing a gift of $25,000,
a total of $1,750,000.
They are the Lee and William
Abramowitz Chair in Polymer
Chemistry, established by William
L. Abramowitz, a New England
businessman; August Bauer-Bau-
ernfreund Chair in Enzymology,
Prof. Solomon Poll
Writes 'Ancient
Biblical. Thoughts'
established by John P, Bauer, in-
dustrialist, in memory of his fa-
ther; Leonard and Kay Cohen
Chair in Experimental Biology, es-
tablished by Leonard and Kay
Cohen of Switzerland; Lester B.
Pearson Chair in Protein Sciences,
established in honor of the former
Prime Minister of Canada by the
Canadian Society for the Weiz-
mann Institute of Science; I. I.
Rabi Chair in Natural Philosophy,
established in honor of the Nobel
Laureate in physics by his Amer-
ican friends; Walter P. Reuther
Chair in the Peaceful Uses of
' Atomic Energy, established in
honor of the president of the
United Automobile Workers of
America; and the Olin-Sang
Chair in Leukemia Research,
established by Philip D. Sang, of
Chicago.
Double Fund Goal
to Assist Polish,
Czech Refugees
PARIS—A decision to double the
goal of an emergency campaign
which the European council of
Jewish Community Services is con-
ducting on behalf of Czech and
Polish Jewish refugees was an-
nounced by Claude Kelman, chair-
man of the European Council and
vice president of the Fonds Social
Juif Unifie, central French Jewish
fund-raising and social service or-
ganization.
Noting that thousands of Jews
have left Czechoslovakia and Po-
land since the Russian invasion of
Czechoslovakia on Aug. 21, Kel-
man stated that the pledges re-
ceived from the European Jewish
communities have already exceed-
ed the original target of $100,000.
The decision to double the goal
was taken at a special meeting on
fund-raising held by European lay
leaders attending the European
Jewish Community Forum which
took place in Paris earlier this
month.
Expressing his gratification at
being able, for the first time, to
bring greetings to such a gathering
from the 100,000 Jews in Romania,
Grand Rabbi Moses Rosen stress-
ed the Romanian Jewish commu-
nity's interest in having East and
West work together through a non-
political body such as the Euro-
pean Council in order to deal with
common social service problems.
Noting that there are several
hundred young Jews in Bucharest
who are eager to learn Hebrew and
Jewish history, he appealed for
help in making teachers of these
subjects available to the Romanian
Federation
Prof. Solomon Poll of the Uni-
versity of New Hampshire depart-
ment of sociology, now visiting
professor of sociology at Bar-Ilan
University in Israel, has compiled
a series of his essays on Biblical
themes which now form an inter-
esting volume, "Ancient Thoughts
in Modern Perspective: A Contem-
porary View of the Bible," pub-
lished by Philosophical Library
(15 E. 40th NY16)
This set of brief articles includes
commentaries on the texts of all
the five Books of the Tora and the
author has applied his analyses to
modern experiences. And in all in-
stances Dr. Poll emphasizes the
religious factors.
A typical instance in the section
dealing with the Book of Deuter-
onomy is his essay on "Life in
Suburbia." He draws upon Mid-
rashic excerpts:
"Blessed shall you be in the city,
on account of all mitzvot you are
performing in the city," and: Parliament Bill to Outlaw
"Blessed shall you be in the cowl- Shehita Fought in Britain
try," also on account of mitzvot, '
LONDON (JTA) — Developments
and his comment is:
"It is not city living or country in the anti-shehita (ritual slaught-
ering)
campaign being conducted
living per se that determines one's
religiosity; it is the type of life one by various humanitarian societies
were
reported
at a meeting of the
leads, the kind of values one holds
and the activities he performs, in Board of Deputies of British Jews
the city as well as in the country, by Eric J. N., Nabarro, acting
that will be the criteria of his re- chairman of its shehita committee.
He said the sponsors of an anti-
ligious commitments. We may
shehita bill now pending before
move to new suburban develop-
Parliament
and a campaign by the
ments in order to enjoy the ad-
vantages of the city and the coun- Council for Justice to Animals did
try, but let us also take with us not appear to be motivated by anti-
the great fervor and educational Semitism but, he said, their propa-
facilities cities represent and the ganda was misleading and liable
to spread anti-Jewish feelings.
private and intimate family values
The present bill is the fourth to
that are represented by country
come before the House of Com-
living."
mons in recent years opposing the
A foreword by Prof. A. Leo
Jewish method of slaughtering cat-
Levin commends Dr. Poll for the
tle
on grounds that it is inhu-
task he pursued in this book.
mane. The bill is sponsored by
David Ensor, a Laborite MP, who
Aid for Nazi Victims
intends to bring it to the floor for
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — T h e a reading next month.
Netherlands government has an-
nounced that it will give additional
A system like that of Kant or
compensation to victims of Nazi Hegel does not differ essentially
concentration camps who have suf- from those combinations of cards
fered from poor health and have with which women foretell for-
lived in dire circumstances since tunes, and so cheat the monotony
World War IL
of their lives. — .Anatole France.
in Israel in 10 Months
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — Between
January and November, 24,959 im-
migrants arrived in Israel, it was
announced here by Louis Pincus,
chairman of the Jewish Agency, at
a meeting of the Zionist Actions
Committee.
To facilitate their absorption,
the Jewish Agency plans the estab-
lishment of nine special absorption
centers in Lud, Kiryat Gat, Ramat
Yosef, Ramat Aviv, on Mt. Scopus,
in Jerusalem, Beersheba, Arad
and Kfar Saba. Some 2,500 immi-
grants now reside in the absorption
centers.
Immigration from the West has
doubled in 1968, and 70 per cent of
the emigres are under 30. Almost
all possess an academic education
and have been integrated into the
Israeli economy. It seems that the
Six-Day War has favorably influ-
enced immigration to Israel.
Seven thousand prospective emi-
gres were organized last year in
Europe, U.S., and South America.
3 German States Will Move to Abolish
Statute of Limitations on War Crimes
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polailc. e official who was an SS ober-
phalia and Hamburg will take the tri
initiative in the Bundesrat, West sturmfuehrer during World
War II,
Germany's upper house, to have went on trial in Dortmund.
The
the statute of limitations on war defendant, Guenther Kabbert, is
crimes prosecutions abolished, it accused of the murder of
was learned here. Jews in Poland between 1941 3,500
and
The statute is to go into effect 1942. His trial is expected
to last
Dec, 31, 1969. After that date, un- five months.
less the statute is abolished or de-
ferred, no new prosecutions of war
criminals could be initiated.
CUSTOM TAILORING
The Central Archives of the
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE..
Soviet Union has delivered micro-
film copies of material relating to
Suits, Overcoats
Nazi war criminals to the West
Jackets, Slacks
German Embassy in Moscow, it
was learned here. The material
Also fine selection of
will be sifted for new evidence.
Haberdashery, Accessories
Adelbert Rueckerl, head of the
Ludwigsburg office, visited Moscow
recently where he examined the
HARVARD ROW MALL
files on Nazi war criminals in the
archives. The files are said to pro-
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TV Campaigning in Israel
Debated in the Knesset
JERUSALEM (ZINS)—The forth-
, coming Knesset elections are far
removed, yet the preparations for
this campaign are already in full
swing. The last Knesset conclave
discussed the question of utilizing
television in the coming elections .
The debate revealed that many
members of the Knesset, self-con-.
scions of their public image, are
reluctant to appear on television
before so vast an audience.
The vice minister of interior, Dr.
I. S. Ben Meir, representing the
government in the discussion,
pointed out that 1969 is much too
soon to utilize television for the
elections. He proposed to empower
a committee to deal with this ques-
tion.
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Israel Postage Stamps
Stuck in Soviet Union
JERUSALEM (ZINS)—The Israel,
Postal Ministry relates that Israeli
citizens have recently received let-
ters which they had sent to Russia
stamped: "Returned" with arrow I
pointing to the postage stamp on
the envelope. Some letters bear a I
notation: "This letter is being re-
turned without cause;" some let-I
ters have attached notes saying:
"Returned—banned postage
stamps."
FIRST HAND REPORTS ON ISRAEL'S
NOTABLE CULTURAL ATTAINMENTS
WILL BE PRESENTED AT
Yar-glan university
annual Aln,quet
Wednesday, December 4, 6 P.M.-Cobo Hall
PARTICIPANTS:
PHILLIP STOLLMAN
JOSEPH H. JACKIER,
General Chairman and Toastmaster
MAX M. FISHER
DR. JACOB E. GOLDMAN
DR. MAX JAMMER,
President, Bar-Han University
Musical Program by Canfor Simon Bermanh
For reservations call IMMEDIATELY
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