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Israel Is Using Unearth Charge Against Dayan:
An Impressive Centennial Book Soviet Tanks
He's Accused of Exporting Relies
By IRVING I. KATZ
Rabbi Elias Eppstein, one of Captured in '67
JERUSALEM ( J T A ) — who is also minister of edu-

72—Friday, Oct. 27, 1972

Executive Secretary
Temple Beth El
flistoriographer of the Jews
of Michigan

TNF DETROIT,JEWISN NEWS

the early rabbis of Temple
Beth Israel in Jackson (1864-
66) and Temple Beth El in
Detroit (1866-69). Rabbi Epp-
stein kept a daily diary of
his ministry in Kansas City,
a rare and fascinating his-
torical record, and Adler
made excellent use of it in
his portrayol of one of the
early Reform rabbis in our
country and his large family.
Incidentally, Rabbi Eppstein
was the great-grandfather of
Morris B. Abram, former
president of Brandeis Uni-
versity.

TEL AVIV — Many Soviet- Deputy Premier Yigal Allon
built tanks captured by Is- asked Attorney General Meir
Shamgar to look into charges
raeli in the-Six-Day -War,
that Defense Minister Moshe
and later fitted with "im-
provements" of American Dayan illegally exported
My distinguished colleague
items
from his personal col-
machinery, are part of Is-
and dear friend, Frank J.
lection of antiquities to the
rael's armored corps.
Adle r, FTA, administrator
United States for sale to
A military spokesman said
of Congregation Bnai Jehu-
there are "hundreds" of such wealthy Jews.
dah of Kansas City, Mo.,
Israeli law stipulates that
tanks.
is the author of a handsome
Maj. Gen. Avraham Adan, no antiquities may be shipped
and profusely illustrated cen-
commander of the armored abroad without the written
tennial history of his congre-
corps, said "The improve- approval of the government's
gation, universally acclaimed
ments we have made make antiquities department. Alton,
as the finest Jewish congre-
them (the tanks) better than
gational history written so
those in use by our hostile Huge Hashish Haul
far in cur country.
neighbors and, in some
"Roots in a Moving Stream,'
Other rabbis mentioned in cases, better than those in Seized in Tel Aviv
a nearly 500-page volume Adler's book who served at
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Is-
use by Soviet forces."
is a carefully researched, Detroit's Temple Beth El are
Israel has added American raeli police last week seized
meticulously documented, Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg, radios and machine guns
to a large consignment of hash-
fully annotated and indexed, first assistant rabbi of the captured tanks.
ish about to be sent out of
well written work of the Temple Beth El (1917-21)
Adan said Israel captured the country.
highest level of professional who had a long and distin- 800 Soviet-made T54 and T55
The shipment, consisting
historical endeavor. It far guished ministry at Bnai tanks from Egypt during the
of more than 30 kilograms
surpasses the purported or- Jehudah and became known 1967 war, but that many of
valued at several hundred
iginal aim of the author to as the "fighting rabbi" be- them were not salvageable.
thousand IL, was found in
chronicle the history of Bnai cause he challenged Kansas
One Arab newspaper, Al two false-bottomed trunks
Jehudah only, for it also City's political machine of Anwar, said the Soviet Union that were about to be loaded
covers a considerable part of Tom Pendergost and its alli- will provide Egypt with MIG aboard a Lufthansa airliner
Kansas City Jewish com- ance with racketeers.
23 jet fighter planes as a re- at Lod Airport.
munity life as a whole and
Police said several sus-
Henry J. Berkowitz, Beth sult of Premier Aziz Sidky's
its significant contributions
pects have been detained.
El's second assistant rabbi recent mission to Moscow.
to the general community.
Meanwhile in Cairo, gov- The destination of the hash-
(1921-25), served as associ-
Congregation Bnai Jehudah, ate, acting and co-rabbi of ernment sources said reports ish was not disclosed.
one of the leading and most Bnai Jehudah from 1925 to of an attempted military
The discovery was made
influential Reform congrega- 1927. Detroiter Louis J. Cash- coup against President An- after police raided a flat
tions in the country, was for- dan ministered to Bnai Jehu- war Sadat were "pure inven- here which was suspected of
tunate enough to count among dah as associate and co-rabbi tion." They said the reports serving as a drop for stolen
its membership roster, from from 1952 to 1959.
grew out of an incident in goods. They found a bill of
the very beginning, a sub-
which an army captain har- lading which led them to the
The incumbent spiritual
stantial number of eminent
angued worshipers in a mos- airport.
leader of Bnai Jehudah,
que with a call for "immedi-
Police said the hashish or-
and prominent lay leaders
Rabbi William B. Silverman
and rabbis of national repute.
ate war" against Israel iginated in Lebanon and
one of the most distinguished
In portraying their lives and and scholarly rabbis in the regardless of the conse that the containers carried
quences.
the Arabic inscription, "God
activities in the congregation
Reform Jewish ministry,
The British Broadcasting Bless You."
and community, Adler was held his first pulpit at Temple
Corp. reported two groups of
courageous enough to set
Beth El in Battle Creek officers drove into Cairo to
a high standard of hon- (1941 -
43).
try to capture Sadat. BBC Bulgarian Jew Gets
esty in presenting the full
Frank Adler has produced said the plot failed when one War Valor Medal
record of their successes and
setbacks as well as human a remarkable and impressive group was stopped by chance
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The
emotions, without omitting book, professional in every in Cairo by a military police- Bulgarian government
has
the fo dales and unpleasant way, which will be of interest man.
honored a member of the
"The officers are reported
event which are bound to not only to the Jewish com-
Jewish community, Shaltiel
occur in an active and grow- munity of Kansas City and to have been protesting Arouetti, for wartime valor.
ing congregation composed of Michigan, but also to his- Egypt's failure to wage full- He has been awarded the
men and women of various torians and students of scale war against Israel and "Sept. 9, 1944" medal for
shades of opinion. This bold American Jewish history. I against the union of Egypt his "fight against fascism
and novel approach to the congratulate him most heart- with Libya," BBC said.
and for the building of so-
writing of a congregational ily on his three-year labor of
cialism." Several streets
history as well as other in- love which resulted in a mag- Homes for Newlywed have been named for Bul-
novative features makes the nificent book, an example to
garian
patriots who are Jews.
Couples Seen by Sapir
book an exemplary and be emulated by other con-
Sources said the actions
JERUSALEM (J T A) — were taken to stress that
uniquely scientific, profes- gregations.
Finance Minister Pinhas
sional work.
there is no anti-Semitism in
Sapir has promised slum
Bulgaria.
Of special historic signifi- Israel's Guests Take
clearance
and homes for
cance to American and world Advantage of Hosts
newly married couples un-
Jewry is Adler's pioneering
TEL AVIV (ZINS) — The able to find living quarters
research on the role played Israel press is replete with
they can afford.
by Eddie Jacobson, business stories of medical services
Sapir and Housing Min-
partner and close friend of enjoyed by Arabs, many
ister Zeev Sharef appeared
President Harry Truman and from countries -pledged to
before the Labor Party's
a member of Bnai Jehudah, Israel's destruction.
housing policy committee to
in the establishment of the
Thanks to the open border discuss allocations for hous-
state of Israel and thereafter, with Jordan, some 120,000
ing in next year's budget .
in the chapter titled "From Arabs visited Israel this sum-
Sapir explained the bud-
Dream to Reality; Truman, mer. Many in need of medi- get
would include the means
Jacobson and Israel."
cal care occupied the few to solve the problem of 3,000
Of interest to Michiganders available hospital beds, com- needy young couples without
and Detrolters Is -the las- pelling Israeli citizens to homes of their own. He said
cleating chapter dealing with wait.
newlyweds would be offered
loans on easy terms or pro-
vided with flats at reason-
able rents.
He noted there were pres-
ently 65,000 families liv-
ing in slum conditions.

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Sapir: University
Costs Must Be Held

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Fi-
nance Minister Pinhas Sapir
said that the Israel govern-
ment has spent over IL
400,000,000 ($100,000,000) on
higher education but warned
that the line has to be drawn
there.
Institutions o f higher

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cation and culture, heads the
antiquities department.
According to Amnon Dunk-
ner, a spokesman for Allon,
the deputy premier acted on
Mordechai
a complaint,
Warshaysky, al
eg adviser to
According to a spokesman
the Tel Aviv municipality and for the tourist office, the
a member of the Israel- rash of terrorist activity has
American Cultural Founda- had no effect on plans for
tion.
holding 76 international con-
According to the complaint, ferences in 1973.
Dayan sent ancient arti-facts
abroad accompanied by his
autograph.
The shipments allegedly
went through two different
THE OUTSTANDING
channels—unnamed UJA con-
CANDIDATE
tributors and Maskit, the
Israeli arts and crafts firm
4 t
headed by Ruth Dayan. The
antiquities allegedly turned
up at the Cultural Founda-
tion's New York office.
It was not clear from War-
shaysky's allegations whether
Dayan made money from the
sales.
Supreme Court Justice
Haim Cohen, chairman of the
Cultural Foundation, has indi-
cated that from his investiga-
FOR
tion of Warshaysky's charges,
46th DISTRICT JUDGE
it appeared that the antiqui-
Beverly Hills, Birmingham,
ties were sent abroad il-
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learning have expanded at a
huge cost. Sapir said, add-
ing that the government must

concentrate on other levels,
mainly kindergartens.

JERUSALEM (ZINS)—In
the first nine months of 1972,
tourism to Israel was 14 per
cent greater than in the same
period the year before.
The tourist minister anti-
cipates a banner year for
tourism, with 750,000 visi-
tors expected.

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