THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
42—Friday, May 7, 1971
Councilman's Role
Reported Igniting
Jerusalem Issue
Status of Czech Jewry Surveyed
11 cities and services on High
LONDON—In response to an in-
Holy Days only in seven cities.
quiry by the Council of Jews from
Czechoslovakia, British Jews of
The, number of - abandoned Jew-
Czech origin, a report on the ish services was given as 600.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A contro- status of communities in Bohemia
A rabbi—Izidor Katz—was of-
versial city councilman was en- and Moravia has been issued by ficiating in Galanta, while religi-
dorsed by the Labor Party caucus the organizations responsible for ous officers, including Shohtim,
for the post of deputy mayor de- their welfare.
were said to be available in four
spite demands from opposition
The Prague-based Council of localities. Kosher meals were
parties that he be removed for Jewish Communities in the Czech available in Piestany Spa, where
having suggested three years ago Socialist Republic responded with religious services were also held
that East Jerusalem be restored a "short survey of the present during the High Holy Days and—
to Arab sovereignty under certain situation" in Bohemia by its chair- while the season lasts—on Sabbath
man, Frant Fuchs.
eve and on Sabbath. Kosher meals
contingencies.
According to Fuchs, "every liv- were also available "privately" in
The councilman, 36 - year - old
Meron Benevenisti, accused the ing community has its cemetery the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava,
opposition factions of trying to and takes care of it." There are and from the restaurant of the
"torpedo" his nomination. He said about 100 abandoned Jewish Jewish community in Kosice.
they dredged up his long abandoned cemeteries in localities where
recommendation and made it ap- Jews have been completely an-
pear to be current in order to nihilated by the Nazis and "there IDB Net Income Rises
is nobody who could effectively
TEL AVIV —IDB Bankholdin
discredit him with the public.
look after the maintenance of Corp. Limited (OTC), reported
incident
demonstrated
the
The
a 9 per cent increase in consoli-
explosive nature of the Jerusalem these abandoned cemeteries."
Religious services are held in all dated net income for 1970 and a
issue. Mayor Teddy Kollek, who
supports Benvenisti, warned that existing communities on Sabbath rise of 33.6 per cent in assets.
Consolidated net income in 1970
local political feuds could very and all Holy Days.
Fuchs adds that after the was $5,381,432 compared with $4,-
well compromise Israel's foreign
death of Dr. Richard Feder, 926,764 in 1969. Consolidated net
policy.
"there is no rabbi in the Czech income per ordinary and "B"
The councilman has frequently
Socialist Republic" and that a share, after payment of the divid-
offended many of his colleagues
candidate for the rabbinate in end on the company's preference
by his persistent defense of Arab
Prague was at present studying shares, was $1.33, compared with
rights in the Old. City. Following
at the Leo Baeck College in $1.21 in 1960, a rise of 9.7 per cent.
This volume of the Hebrew Bible given to Chung-ang University the 1967 war, he was named by
London and expected to com-
For 1970 the company paid a
is for the first Judaic Library in Korea, Chaplain Richard M. Yellin Kollek to be the municipality's
left), 8th U.S. Army Jewish Chaplain, reported to the National representative in East Jerusalem. plete his studies this year.
cash dividend equivalent to 40 cents
The Jewish community of Brno, on its ordinary and "B" shares,
Jewish Welfare Board's Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy. Dr. B. D.
In 1968, he has assigned to an ad
responsible
for communal life in
Young, the university's dean of administration, accepts the Bible
group - of experts created to southern Moravia, advised that re- and a 50-cent dividend on its con-
for the library, whose present goal is 3,000 volumes of Judaica. hoc
develop contingency plans for ligious services were being held vertible preference shares.
Chaplain Yellin was active in getting books over an eight-month
IDB Bankholding Corporation,
dealing with the various problems in Brno on Sabbath and all Holy
the first bank holding company in
period.
arising from the Sii-Day War.
Days with the participation of Israel, commenced operations in
Benvenisti's recommend a t i o n, members of the community from March 1970, following the success-
among many others, was that neighboring localities.
Intensive Hebrew Course Offered by Herzliah
ful completion of an exchange of
Israel grant autonomy to the Arab
Communal affairs are adminis- shares with shareholders of Israel
Jewish
teachers
college
in
the
fall.
NEW YORK—An intensive study
sector
of
Jerusalem.
His
argument
tered by the chairman of the Discount Bank Limited, Tel Aviv,
It is required for entering stu-
program for adults in Hebrew is
at the time was that such a move
offered this summer by Herzliah- dents at the .Herzliah - Jewish might ease external pressure ou Jewish community of Brno, Rudolf and the shareholders of PEC Israel
M,andler; its secretary Dr. Bedrich Economic Corporation, New York.
Teachers Seminary who do not
Jewish Teachers Seminary.
Israel over Jerusalem and might Bass and the cantor, Alexander The bank and PEC now are sub-
meet
the
necessary
language
Like Hebrew ulpanim in Israel,
induce King Hussein of Jordan to Neufeld. The community lists 14 sidiaries of IDB Bankholding.
the ptogram will provide an oppor- qualification for admission.
cemeteries still in operation.
Classes, offered on two levels, make peace.
tunity to men and women to learn
"Of these, chiefly the cemeteries
A
foreign
ministry
spokesman
will
be
held
daily
from
'9
to
5
to speak Hebrew.
* HARRY THOMAS
It can be of great help to those June 20-Aug. 27. The program said the recommendations of the of Brno, Prostejov, Hodonin, Hole- •
sov
Jihlava
and
ICromeriz
are
HEADQUARTERS FOR
who teach in Hebrew schools but offers 300 hours of study equal planning group had no official used more frequently for burials"
FINE CLOTHING
standing
and
were
in
fact
never
to
20
college
credits.
whose backgrounds are meager or
while the remaining used ceme-
NOW AT 24750
considered
on
a
ministerial
level.
For
registration
and
information,
whose ability to converse in the
TELEGRAPH AT 10 MILE
contact Herzliah-Jewish Teachers The group itself functioned for teries as well as those abandoned
language is deficient.
Open Sunday 11-4
It also can serve as preparation Seminary, 69 Bank St., New York only a few days and was aban- "unfortunately are in a state of • •
It •
desolation and decay and cannot
doned
as
developments
rendered
10014.
for aliya or for admission to a
be
maintained,"
chiefly
for
lack
its work superfluous.
The Israel government has. of funds and manpower.
THE BEST DEALS IN TOWN
Earlier this year, the CJC
taken an uncompromising stand on
published
a
report
on
Jewish
Jerusalem. It has declared time
communal life in Slovakia, where
and again that Jerusalem will re-
April 29—To Mr. and Mrs. How- ris), 21679 Stratford, Oak Park, main a united city under perma- Jewish religious communities
were said to be still operative in
nent Israeli sovereignty.
ard Green (Ann Falk of Hillsdale), a son, Mark Brian.
23 localities, daily religious ser-
* * *
According to Benvenisti, the
14200 LaBelle, Oak Park, a son,
Sales • Service
vices were being held in Bratis-
April 21—To Mr. and Mrs. San- opposition parties, particularly the
Ross Alan.
on on makes
lava
and
another
three
locali-
* * *
Orthodox
religious
bloc,
used
the
ford Seskin (Noreen Kauffman),
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religious
services
on
Sab-
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tical reasons. He said they leaked
Levy (Jan Harbison), a daughter, son, Jeffrey Scott.
* * *
his suggestion to a newspaper but
Rebecca Ann.
deliberately failed to mention that
April
16—To
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
* * *
Gruenberg (Paula Hersh), 24250 it was made three years ago and
April 23 — To Dr. and Mrs. Manistee, Oak Park, a daughter, was • submitted as only one of
Michael L. Berke (Rosalyn Har- Melinda Joy.
many contingencies that Israel
* * *
might consider as the political
April 14—To Dr. and Mrs. Rob- situation developed. Benvenisti
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Dequindre, Warren, a son, Mer- posed to make proposals for every
NOW:
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rick Brian.
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