32—Friday, June 5, 1970
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Officers of Zonist F ederatio n
Bnai Brith Retains UN Consultatuve Status
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) considers the CBJO to be engaged expose, as long as the necessity
—The United Nations Economic in the kind of activities that have exists, anti-Semitism in the Soviet
and Social Council voted 14-10 been charged against it. This, in Union and to speak out for Israel's
with three abstentions this week effect, placed the CBJO on "par- right to a just and secure peace."
t° retain the consultative status of ole" and opened the way for the
the Coordinating Board of Jewish Soviet-Arab bloc to continue its $500 Bnai Brith Gift Aids
Organizations (CBJO) as a non- efforts to have its status suspend- Flood Sufferers in Romania
governmental organization. The ed. The vote was on a recom-
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Bnai
vote constituted a defeat of Soviet- mendation made by the ECOSOC
Arab bloc efforts to deprive the committee last February to retain Brith expressed to the Romanian
ambassador
its distress over the
CBJO of its status or to delay a the consultative status of the
decision. The primary target of CBJO, one of eight international recent floods which devastated
the Soviet and Arab delegates Jewish organizations that have en- large areas of that country.
Dr. William A. Wexler, Bnai
was Bnai Brith, one of the three joyed such status.
Brith president, in a letter to Am-
constitutents of the CBJO, which,
The Soviet delegate said his
bassador
Corneliu Bogden, for-
they charged, was an agent of government was absolutely oppos-
warded a 5500 allocation from
Israel. In a statement after the ed to retention of the CBJO's sta-
Bnai
Brith's
emergency relief fund
vote, Bnai Brith expressed gratifi- tus or that of any organization
cation at its outcome and declared which does not speak from and offered whatever "further ser-
vice"
Bnai
Brith
could provide to
that it would "continue to expose" "humanitarian grounds but speaks
anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union j rather from national grounds." Ile "ameliorate the human plight."
and "speak out for Israel's right charged that the CBJO was an
to a just and secure peace." The "extreme nationalist group."
SPOT OF
FOR THE
CBJO was supported in the voting The delegate from Ceylon, de-
YOUR AFFAIR
by the United States, Britain and
fending the Bnai Bran, said he
Rabbi Israel Miller (top), Jacques Torczyner
France. The vote however was not
had never heard of a group with
"MUSIC" by
a clear-cut victory for Bnai Brith
(upper right) and Mrs. Max Matzkin (right).
"a 100 year history of human-
and its partners in the CBJO—the
itarian work" being subjected
HY HERMAN
Board of Deputies of British Jews
to questions and allegations such
(UTCHENIK)
and the South African Jewish
as those lodged against Bnai
and his Orchestra
Board of Deputies.
Brith. The statement issued by
The motion adopted contained a
These are the top officers elected to head the American
Bnai Brith said, "The CBJO is
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Pakistani amendment, accepted by
gratified by the vote which is
Zionist Federation. Story on Page 56.
Personalized to Snit Your Party
the United States, which gives the
more than a vote of confidence
Economic and Social Council the
in CBJO. It is a repudiation of
attempts to impose political
right to invoke a suspension of
status at any time the Council
censorship in the political com-
munity of NG0s.
We have moved
All NGOs will now, in the spirit
The Jewish War Veterans De- ment and the problems of youth
of the UN Charter itself, feel free
Come visit us
today.
Election
of
officers
for
1970-
partment of Michigan will hold its
to express their viewpoints at the
annual convention June 12-14 at 71 will be the last order of busi:
UN. Bnai Brith will continue to
at
our
new location
ness for both men's and ladies'
the Roostertail.
Co-convention chairmen are Jack departments.
Reservations are now being
Berman, past department com-
BILL FREUND'S
mander; and Elanor Silk, past de- taken at the JWV office, 255-4743.
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The weekend meeting will begin
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ONE DAY SERVICE
with a pre-convention oneg shabat
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next Friday at JWV headquarters.
Sabbath services will be held June
studio of photography
13 at Bnai David Synagogue and
25211 Telegraph Road
SERVICE
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SALES
will be followed by a kidush.
Maj. Gen. Shlomo Lahat, chief
Across from Raleigh House
A testimonial banquet honor-
QUALITY BICYCLES
ing Commander Howard Water- of staff of Israel's Central Com-
BUDGET TERMS
stone will take place the evening mand, will be guest speaker at
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the Capital for Israel dinner 6:30
of June 13 at the Roostertail.
LI 1-8500, OAK PK.
Keynote speaker will be the na- p.m. Sunday at Cong. Shaarey
tional commander, Bernard Dir-
enfield of Cleveland.
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The morning of June 14, the
EVERY PERSONALITY
• PET SUPPLIES
business sessions of the convention
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will begin at 10 a.m. with a joint
MISS ELYSE GILBERT
memorial service. The presentation
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of several scholarships to com-
Mr. and Mrs. George Gilbert of
munity youth will take place.
Stony River Dr., Bloomfield Twp.,
Scholarship chairmen are Mrs. Silk
announce the engagement of their
and Saul Glosser.
daughter Elyse Gay to Richard S.
Also on the agenda are resolu-
Goldberg, son of Air. and Mrs.
tions ooncerning the Middle East
Aaron Goldberg of Oakwood Dr.,
2837 Coolidge Hwy., 31/2 Blks. S. of 12 Mile
conflict, the Indo-China involve-
Oak Park.
Berkley, Mich. (313) 399-8448
The bride-elect holds a bache-
The only love you can buy is the love of a puppy
lor's degree from Michigan State
University. Mr. Goldberg holds a
bachelor's degree from Wayne
State University.
An August wedding is planned.
OAK PARK •POST and AUXIL-
GEN. SHLOMO LALIAT
IARY announce their annual instal-
lation for 1970-'71 will be held 11 Zedek, it was announced by Nor-
a.m. Sunday at Northwood Inn. The man Allan, chairman of the Capi-
newly elected officers are the fol- tal for Israel Committee. Shoshana
lowing: commander, Maurice No- Damari, Israel's singing star, will
TEMPLE BETH EL MEN'S
ble; senior vice commander. Henry be guest artist.
CLUB, at the 51st annual meeting,
COL/PON
Gen. Lahat was commander of elected Albert D. Blatnikoff presi-
Cahn; junior vice commander,
Charles Isackson; quartermaster, the first armored brigade to reach dent. Other officers elected were
SPECIAL THIS WEEK!
Murray Greenwald, and adjutant, the Suez Canal during the Six-Day Harold Lawson and Philip M.
Norman Moss. Auxiliary officers War. After the liberation of Jeru- Fisher, vice-presidents; Jerome L.
are the following: Auxiliary presi- salem, he was named military Reiss, treasurer; Stuart A. Graff,
dent, Mrs. Aubrey List; vice presi- governor of that city, serving in secretary; and Lee J. Marks,
dents, Airs. Gerald Levitt and Mrs. that post until he assumed his assistant secretary. Elected to the
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Nathan Lipson; treasurer, Mrs. present command.
board of directors were Paul J.
WITH COUPON
He has served as deputy com- Dizik, Gerald Finn, Avery H.
Isadore Binder; secretaries, Mrs.
mander of the Armored Corps, Fisher, Dennis N. Frank, Sidney
Norman Moss and Mrs. Sidney
led an armored brigade, was Gorosh, Aid Kushner, Ivan M.
CUSTOM MADE
Riger; chaplain, Mrs. Harold
chief of the training department SchoLnick, Douglas A. Schubot,
Greenspan; patriotic instructress,
of the Israel General Staff and Bert Shapero, Gary A. Taback,
Airs. Henry Cahn; conductress,
Airs. Theodore Moskowitz; guard. in the 1950s was second in com- Simond S. Taylor and Frederick R.
mand of the Golani Brigade.
Airs. Harry Berch, and historian,
Winkelman. Remaining on the
Mrs. Maurice Noble.
Gen. Lahat came to Palestine board of directors are Dr. Morey
ALSO CHANDELIER LAMPS
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with his parents in 1933 and during H. Firestone, John Gaylord, Mor-
AND CHAIN LAMPS—ALL
LAWRENCE JONES AUXILI- the War of Independence was com- ton G. Gottesman, Harold Joseph-
HAND-MADE ORNAMENTAL
ARY will hold its htstallation pany of the Givati Brigade. He son, George Karden, Dr. Stanley
luncheon 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at captured an Egyptian unit at H. Levy, Isadore E. Malin, Her-
WROUGHT
IRON—CUSTOM
DECORATIVE PIECES
the home of Belle Cohen, 14241 W. Faluja, which included Gamal bert L. Miller, Rodman N. Myers,
WALL DECOR—ALSO MADE TO ORDER
Donald Pearl, Robert L. Rosen-
Nine Mile, Oak Park. The follow- Abdel Nasser.
ing officers will be installed by
Having studied at the U.S. Com- bush and Harvey E. Schatz. A na-
Dorothy Cohen: Belle Cohen, presi- mand and General Staff College at tive Detroiter, Blatnikoff was
dent; Ann Solomon and Marion Fort Leavenworth, later he taught graduated from DePaul University
Blondy, vice presidents; Ruth at Israel's General Staff College. and received his master's degree
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Louis E. Levitan is Detroit rep- from the University of Michigan.
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vern and Rose Shepson, secre- resentative of Capital for Israel, He is associated with the market-
ing department of Chrysler Corp.
taries; and Laura Kahn, chaplain.
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