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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
38—Friday, May 16, 1969
Did Book 'Exodus' Spur Ilya Ripps,
Synibol of Soviet Jewish Youth?
Judge Kaufman Elected
Agency B oar d Ch a i rman
Keith W. Evans, a sales repre-
sentative for Argus Supply Co.,
was elected president of the board
of trustees of the Metropolitan So-
dom in the city of Riga. He wore ciety for the Blind at its annual
a poster on his chest, protesting meeting, April 30.
the discrimination against Jews in
Wayne County Probate Judge Ira
the Soviet Union.
G. Kaufman, president of the board
LONDON (ZINS) — Ilya Ripps,
who attempted to commit suicide
through immolation in Riga as a
protest against Soviet anti-Semit-
ism. returned to his people via
Leon Uris' book "Exodus" it was
reported here in the English press.
Ripps, a mathematical genius.
had alienated himself from Jew-
ish life under the influence of his
assimilated father, who feared that
his son's friendship with Jews
would hinder his career as a math-
ematician. A year ago, Ilya Ripps
stumbled upon "Exodus", which
was secretly mimeographed by the
underground in Latvia. After read-
ing the book, the student decided
to return to his people, the report
continues.
He began to study the Hebrew
language and discussed Israel at
length with his friends.
The newspaper also reports that
of the 110,000 Jewish students in
the Soviet Union, 30,000 have ap-
plied for permission to go to Israel.
Jerusalem Celebrates Its Liberation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Celebra-
tions to mark the second anniver-
sary (on the Hebrew calendar) of
the unification of Jerusalem began
Wednesday with the naming of a
main road leading through a new
housing project there for the late
Premeir Levi Eshkol.
Prayers were said at Western
Wall, and Thursday some 3,000
1948, Jerusalem was surrendered
by the Jordanians on June 7, 1967,
to Brig. Gen. Uzzi Narkiss, then
central command chief, and the
whole city again came under Jew-
ish jurisdiction for the first time
in nearly 2,000 years.
• • •
ZOA Supports Israel
on Jerusalem Status
members of Gnei Akiva, the na-
tional religious party youth organ-
NEW YORK (JTA) — Zionist
ization, gathered for an early
Organization of America President
morning prayer service at the Wall
Jacques Torczyner voiced Wednes-
after a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
day the 100,000-member organiza-
The celebrations were taking tion's
accord with Israel on the
place against a backdrop of strike status of Jerusalem in a wire to
calls by clandestine Arab organ- Premier Golda Meir.
izations in West Bank towns.
"We are in full accord" with
May 15 is the calendar date on
which the state was established in Israel's "determination to exer-
Canadian State Minister
Urges Jews to Support
French Tongue in Quebec
MONTREAL (JTA)—Gerard Pel-
letier, Canadian minister of state
and a personal friend of Prime
cise" its "inalienable rights to the
Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
territorial integrity of historic
said here that "Jews in a province
India's Jews Mourn
Eretz Israel so vital to the viability
with a French majority like Que-
and security of the nation," the
Death of President
bec" must help to counter the Eng-
message said.
NEW DELHI (JTA) — The Jews
lish-language linguistic "g h e t t o
of India are mourning the death of
which circumstances beyond their
Dr. Zakir Husain, the president of
control have helped to erect."
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India. The Central Jewish Board of
The Canadian leader was ad-
MADE BY HAND
India said in a message of con-
dressing a gathering of 500 per-
JUDGE IRA G. KAUFMAN
dolence to Premier Indira Gandhi:
sons at Montreal's Beth-El Tem-
ple on the occasion of the 50th an- the last two years. was elected "The death of Zakir Husain is an
irreparable loss to the nation and
niversary of the Jewish Aid to chairman of the board.
Photographers
The Metropolitan Society for the humanity. An eminent scholar and
Immigrants Society. He mention-
UN 4-8785
ed that since 1957, more than 4.000 Blind, a member of United Com- educator, Dr. Husain symbolized
Jews from French-speaking coun munity Services, is a Torch Drive India's secular democracy and
agency.
great
cultural
heritage
and
unity
of
tries had entered Canada, coming
The Gypsy Look—
the nation. His whole life was dedi-
from North African and Asian
The Gypsy Sound
countries. "All these Jews," he AJCommittee Bids France cated to the service of his country
and
fulfillment
of
its
peoples'
said. "have refused to let them-
JOCELYN
to
Give
Up
Exhumation
dreams and aspirations.
selves be assimilated by the Eng-
And Her Gypsies
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Amer-
"India's Jews will ever remem-
lish-speaking milieu not only in
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ican Jewish' Committee urged the ber the president's visit to the
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He warned the audience that French government to abandon its Poona Synagogue last December
plans
to
exhume
the
mass
grave
and his attendance at memorial
they should carefully watch new
Canadian and Quebec social and at the site of Bergen-Belsen con- services for the late David Sas-
cultural trends, adding, "you centration camp in West Germany soon, which left a deep impression
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should identify yourselves with in order to remove the remains of in the hearts of the Jewish com-
French
citizens
for
reburial
in
munity
of
India.
India's
Jews
pay
the fundamental trends engulfing
France.
tribute to the president's memory
our society."
Richard Maas. chairman of the and offer sympathy to his be-
AND
He added that the French ele-
AJ Committee's foreign affairs , reaved family."
ment in Quebec and in the rest of
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French Ambassador Charles Lucet
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The opening session May 30, will
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On May 31, sessions will deal
Gold Medal. The presentation will with "Dissent and Democracy—
be made by the Society of the The Nature and Use of Power."
Founders of Hebrew University at
its annual dinner, May 26 at Plaza
15,000 Arabs Absorbed
Hotel, New York.
Ambassador Yosef Tekoah. per- Into Israel Labor Pool
manent representative of Israel to
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Some 15,000
the United Nations, will be the
guest speaker at the award dinner Arabs from the occupied territories
—the
Gaza Strip, Judea and Sama-
whose chairman is Arthur Gold-
berg, former U.S. ambassador to ria—are at present employed in
Israel. 5,000 officially and 10,000
the UN.
unofficially.
A spokesman for the ministry of
'De Gaulle' Fails to Rise
labor stated that he knows of no
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Students of security problems in connection
the Bnei Akiva religious high with employing these Arabs in Is-
POST, as printers for The Jewish
school in Netanya successfully
News, uses the "hot line." As
rael. He stressed that at least
launched a home-made rocket last
The Jewish News JTA wire serv-
10,000 more jobs are needed in
ice gathers in the world news,
Friday. It soared nearly 10 miles
Gaza and 5,000 in Judea and
Post is waiting to set it "hot"
and disappeared, presumably fall-
Samaria to solve the unemploy-
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Ripps became a symbol of Jew-
ish youth in the Soviet Union.
The London Observer writes that
the Jewish students in Soviet
Riga were shocked when they
learned that Ripps attempted to
destroy himself in protest against
Soviet anti-Semitism.
guba. 3.cuine.
An appeal by the students smug-
gled out of Riga describes the
manner in which Ripps ignited
himself near the monument of free-
Manpower Commission
Formed by Welfare Board
CARPET
GARSON ZELTZER
HAVING A WEDDING or BAR MUM!
Mrs. Maurice Ritz, president
the Jewish Center of Milwaukee,
has been named chairman of the
newly created JWB Manpower
Commission, and Arthur Brody,
member of the board of the
Essex County (N.J.) YM-YWHA,
appointed co-chairman. The new
commission established by the
National Jewish Welfare Board
is responsible for implementing
recommendations developed by
an ad hoc commission to attract
and retain sufficient numbers of
properly qualified, motivated
and trained professional staff to
meet the increasing demands for
Jewish Center service.
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Lion of Israel Medallion
Marks Israel Anniversary
NEW YORK—A new fine silver
Lion of Israel Peace Medallion
was issued Thursday both in trib-
ute to the 21st anniversary of the
founding of the state of Israel and
in commemoration of the second
anniversary of the Six-Day War.
The International Numismatic
Agency has been appointed exclu-
sive worldwide distributor for this
silver art medal.
Limited in mintage to one thou-
sand serially numbered, hallmark-
ed .999 fine silver strikes, the
medallions are presented in spe-
cially designed custom cases. Each
medal is accompanied with a cer-
tificate of registration.
Sculptured by the award-winning
Elizabeth Weistrop, fellow of the
National Sculpture Society and
creator of the famed Frankenhuis
"Tribute to the Six Million Holo-
caust Medal," the medallion is
inches in diameter and is of dou-
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Orders may be directed to the
exclusive distributor, International
Numismatic Agency, 127 E. 59
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They called it "de Gaulle" and
invited guests to a launching two
weeks ago. But the rocket mis-
fired and did not leave the launch-
ing pad. The second and success-
ful attempt was made last Friday
but no guests were invited and the
name "de Gaulle" was rubbed off.
"We didn't want an evil eye," said
an Orthodox student.
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Space Slogan
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — The
two letters of the Hebrew word
"Hai" appear all over the plant of
General Electric Co.'s space and
technology center at Valley Forge,
Pa. The word was selected by the
firm as a slogan because it repre-
sents "the world's oldest language"
and signifies "life" and best fits
the company's aims which are t o
create spacecraft to have "long
I was gratified to be able to an- life" a GE official explained. "Hai"
swer promptly and I did. I said Ii is imprinted on doors, signs, post-
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