How Jew and Gentile United to Purchase Three Chapels-on-Wheels for Israel Army 6—Friday, December 24, 1971 to handle the clerical transactions without fee. But the actual ship- ping via Zim Lines would be costly. In May. Rabbi Eskin was phoned by an Israeli sea captain, then in These three North American-made "mobile synagogues" have been acquired by the Israel army, thanks to a campaign by Detroit Rabbi Herbert Eakin and the help of an automotive company official The gift has been acknowledged in a letter to Rabbi Eakin frOm the new chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, Rabbi Mordechai Piron. A good Christian has helped the Israel army acquire a trio of "mobile synagogues" for its men in outlying military posts. The role of automotive company official Jack Palmer was described by Detroit Rabbi Herbert Eskin, whose campaign to obtain the three synagogues-on-wheels came to a successful conclusion recently. Rabbi Eskin has received an acknowledgement of the gift from Brig. Gen. Mordechai Piron, chief chaplain of the Israel Defense Forces, who said the mobile chap- els have been installed and will "henceforth serve our soldiers on the frontier lines and other outly- ing military posts, in their daily prayers to our Lord the Almighty." (aron kodesh, storage space for prayer books, taleisim, etc.) and sinks for the kohanim to wash their hands. Thanks to Mandell, three Cana- dian manufacturers agreed to con- struct the trailers. But Rabbi Eskin was to obtain the one-ton trucks to pull them. He was put in contact with Jack Palmer, general manager of Chrys- ler Import-Export Division, who agreed to do all that he could. "At this point," said Rabbi Es- kin, "I cannot laud sufficiently the cooperation, effort and dedica- tion of this Christian friend who pursued this challenge with great devotion. He not only procured these vehicles for me at low cost but also included all the special Rabbi Eskin's efforts began in Israel during fall 1969 when then- fittings at no additional expense. chief chaplain Gen. Shlomo Goren He assw cd me that delivery of related to the Detroiter the need these trucks would be Feb. 1." for chapels in the Golan Heights, Now Rabbi Eskin faced the prob- near the Suez Canal and in the lem of how to pay for the trucks Jordan Valley. Rabbi Goren de- and how to get them to Israel. scribed Rabbi Piron's unique idea "Again, the Almighty acted as a for chapels on wheels, which could silent partner and once more travel from base to base. through the help of good friends I The challenge was accepted by was led to an outstanding and most Rabbi Eskin, who returned to De- charitable Detroit Jewish family troit with the specifications for con- who decided to donate all three struction, drawn up by fellow trucks." THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Partisans Friends of Jews mostparilsees were friends of the Hyman Shenkman, author of Jews. He said he regretted the "The Partisans Against the Nazi misunderstanding. War Machine," interviewed in last week's Jewish News, said he meant to say not that "most Poles were friends of the Jews" but that Chicago, who said two Israeli ships were heading for Detroit to pick up some cargo. They also would pick up the chapels and trucks. Now the rabbi had to find a ship- ping agent in Detroit. Palmer con- tacted the agent who handles Chrysler shipping and told him not to charge any fees—usually a con- siderable sum because of the ex- tensive paper work involved. Palmer also , came to the U.S.- Canadian border customs office to handle the complicated arrange. ments accompanying the trailer crossing from Canada to the U.S. At the Port of Detroit, on May 10, there was a small dedication ceremony, attended by the Palme r family, the truck donors and others who were involved in the opera- tion. 'In this effort," said Rabbi Eskin, "Jew and non-Jew joined together in assuring the courageous men of the Israel Defense Forces that in fulfilling their spiritual needs they do not stand completely alone. "So, on Monday, May 11, Israel Independence Day to be exact, the Tamar and Hadar departed the Port of Detroit with three syna- gogues on wheels and three trucks and headed for the frontiers of Israel." HARRY THOMAS is the Headquarters for the Finest Selection and Newest Models in Knits and Town & Country. IF YOU TURN THE "V'S*111. HARRY THOMAS. 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