Beth Jacob Launches Drive for School Warhaftig Denies
Rabbis Have Book
Listing Outcasts
DRAWING OF PROPOSED
BETH JACOB SCHOOL
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Dr. Zerach
Warhaftig, the minister of religious
affairs, denied in the Knesset Tues-
day that the Israeli rabbinate kept
a "black book of outcasts" contain-
ing the names of persons not
eligible for marriage according to
religious law. But he admitted that
there was a list of persons whose
marriages were being delayed while
religious authorities investigated
their status.
Dr. Warhaftig said this was done
mainly to determine whether the
applicants for marriage licenses
were singe I.He said 600,000 mar-
riages had been consummated in
Israel since the state was estab-
lished out of which only 200 were
blocked pending further investiga-
tion.
Dr. Warhaftig expressed sur-
prise that the problem of "rnam-
zerim" (illegitimates) according
to religious law was a national
issued inasmuch' as there were
only two persons in the country
so categorized. He was referring
to the Langers, a brother and sis-
ter who were forbidden by the rab-
binate to marry the partners of
their choice because the rabbis
deemed them "illegitimate."
According to the minister, the
only solution to the problem of
"mamzerim" was "family purity."
Plans for a $1,000.000 building
the new Beth Jacob Girls School.
fund campaign to erect a new Beth
Rabbi Goldstein, principal of
Jacob Girls School on 11 Mile Rd.
Beth Jacob School, has been with
between Greenfield and Southfield
the Beth Yehudah school system
Rds. in Southfield, have been re-
for more than 25 years.
vealed by Beth Yehuda Schools.
To participate in the building
Occupancy is scheduled for next fund campaign, and to obtain
spring.
general information, call Rabbi
Details of the campaign and con-
Goldstein, 557-6550.
struction were announced by Hillel
Abrams, president of Beth Yehu-
Bar-Ilan Law School
dah Schools. He said the modern
structure will contain 12 class-
Named for Dr. Herzog
rooms, a library, chemistry and
RAMAT GAN — Bar Han Uni-
biology laboratory, a multipurpose
versity will name its law school
room, home economics center,
after the late. Dr. Yaacov Herzog,
commercial room, arts and crafts
forme r director-general of the
room and offices.
prime minister's office. announced
Girls now attending Beth Jacob,
chancellor, Rabbi Dr. Joseph
a division of Beth Yehudah Schools
Lookstein.
are split up in three locations in
Rabbi Lookstein said that Dr.
Southfield and Oak Park. Almost
Herzog had been very close to the
200 girls are enrolled. Beth Jacob,
university since its inception and
which includes elementary, inter-
had served as an active member
mediate and high school grades,
of the board of trustees for many
is one of several educational divi- years.
sions of Beth Yehudah Schools.
The University plans to raise
Others are Beth Jacob Seminary, 510.000,000 for a new law center
a postgraduate department for on the campus, which will house
girls in the evenings; Yeshivath the law school, a large law library,
Beth Yehudah, consisting of a pre-
a model ebitrtroom and other
school department and elementary,
modern facilities.
intermediate and high school
The law school. headed by pro-
grades for boys; Beth Midrash,
fessor Arnold Enker, is enter-
an all-day postgraduate department
ing its third year. Its special
for boys; and Beth Yehudah Day
contribution to legal education
Camp, with summer programs for
in Israel is the training of jur-
boys and girls separateiy.
ists with an analytical knowledge
Abrams also announced the
of general and Jewish law.
arpointment of Rabbi Sholom
Among the research programs
Goldstein as campaign coordina-
is one for the storing by computer
tor for the fund-raising drive (or
of the 500.000 Hebrew Responsa
1,700 years
written more than
ago. The project includes se-
Synagogues Decry
lected Israeli Supreme Court
cases. It is being subsidized by the
Knesset Defeat of
Foundation for Research in the
Humanities sponsored by the
Who Is a Jew' Rider
United States Government.
The Detroit branch of the Coun-
Dr. Herzog w as the son of the
cil For The Survival of the Jewish
late Chief Rabbi Isaac Hales' Her-
Nation organized public addresses zog of Israel. He was political ad-
in several Detroit area synagogues
viser to several prime ministers,
on the subject of the "Who is a and received his doctorate in law
Jew?" The speeches were given on
Tisha b'Av, a fast day mourning
the destruction of the Holy Temple Algeria Govt. Takes Over
in Jerusalem.
Oran's Last Synagogue
Talks were given by rabbis from
RABAT (JTA) — The Algerian
Detroit and New York explaining government has nationalized the
the recent defeat in the Knesset 92-year-old Kanaoui Synagogue of
of an amendment to the Law of Oran, one of the last remaining
Return specifying that only those synagogues in Algeria. It is being
converted in accordance with Ha- used as a public meeting hall, leav-
lakha (Jewish Law) be recognized ing Oran without a synagogue.
as Jews.
Two hundred Jews live in Oran,
The speakers said that each
which had a Jewish population of
individual J e w was a "holy
15.000 before Algeria's independ-
temple," a sanctuary. Blurring
ence.
the demarcation lines between
The Algerian authorities an-
Jew and gentile was a desecra•
nounced their intention to na-
Lion of this individual "sanctu-
tionalize the synagogue, which
ary"—a disastrous tragedy par-
was built in 1820, last May.
allel to the destruction of the
Jewish community leaders nego-
temple, the rabbis said.
tiated an agreement providing for
Congregants a n d synagogue the dismantling of the synagogue's
boards were urged to send tele- religious articles and their ship-
grams to Premier Golda Meir de- ment to former Oran Jews now
ploring the defeat of the amend- living in Paris.
ment and urging that the law be The Jewish community asked
changed to read "Giyur Keha- that the building not be used for
lakha" (conversion according to political purposes or to house a
Jewish Law). They asked, further- mosq ue.
more, that cables of encourage-
ment and gratitude to sent to all —.
Knyat Sanz Religious
those who voted in favor of or
supported the amendement, espe- Hospital Is Established
JERUSALEM—The newly estab-
cially Rabbi Israel Unterman.
Israel's chief rabbi, and Avner lished Kiryat Sanz Hospital in
Shaky of the National Religious Natanya has the distinction of being
the cnly religiously sponsored hos-
Party.
Speeches were given and cables pital to be founded in the last 100
sent from the following syna- years.
Kiryat Sanz is a reli gi ous co:n-
gogues: Young Israel of Green-
field, Young Israel of Northwest munity situated on the northern
Detroit, Cone Dodd Ben Nochim, edge of Natanya. It was conceived.
Shaarey Shomayim, Cong. Mish- organized and built under the direc-
kan Israel, Bais Tefilo, Emanuel tion of Grand Rabbi Solomon Leib
Tikvah, Khal Choreic - 11m. Brit]: Halberstarn. the Sanz-Klauscnherg
lsral, Bnai Zion, Bnia Yaakov and Rabbi. whose life is dedicated to
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Labor Party Opposed
to PLO London Office
LONDON (JTA)—Former Prime
Minister Harold Wilson has ex-
pressed strong opposition to the
opening of a Palestinian Liberation
office here.
In a letter to Sidney Goldberg.
general secretary of the British
Poale Zion, the opposition leader
said, "There is no doubt that the
Labor Party is very much opposed
to the setting up of this office in
London."
Ile said that a number of Labor
MPs have questioned the contro-
versial move, among them Clinton
Davies, who requested a vote on
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If Davies' request is granted,
the question of the PLO office w ill
be aired in the House of Commons.
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