Michel Rosenberg,
Yiddish Actor, 71
NEW YORK (JTA) — Mi-
chel Rosenberg, a star with
Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish
Art Theater and as Mut.tel in
the television series "The
Goldbergs," died Nov. 18 in
Miami Beach at the age of 71.
Reform Conversions Won't Be Recognized
if Goren Has Way With Amended Return Law
should be removed from the
Langers.
He claimed there was no
conclusive proof that Abra-
Born in Warsaw, Mr. Ros-
ham Borokovsky, the first
enberg was associated with
husband of the Langers'
Schwartz's New York-based
mother, had been properly
troupe for a quarter-century,
converted to Judaism, in
appearing in such plays as
The clause defining a Jew which case Mrs. Langer's
"Yoshe Kalb" and "The Bro-
as, among other things, one first marriage was void and
thers Ashkenazi," and sub-
who has been converted to the children conceived by
sequently became a monolog-
Judaism, would have three her second marriage were
ist whose best-known char-
words added—"according to legitimate.
acter was "Getzel."
Goren also claimed that
Halakha" (religious law)—
A member of Yiddish The- in the amended version.
Borokuvsiy never took his
atrical Alliance, Mr. Rosen-
cooversicci
seriously and was
In practical terms, the
berg starred In such Yiddish amendment would mean that not acquainted with Jewish
films as "Mirele Efros" and conversions performed by Re- religious ritual.
"The Cantor's Son" and in form rabbis and at least some
Borokovsky, who lives in
the Israeli films "Uncle Sam by Conservative rabbis would Israel, claims he Is • prac-
in Israel" and "Highway not be recognized in Israel. ticing Jew and has been try-
Robbery." lie last appeared
Rabbi Goren promised to ing to get a local rabbinical
on Broadway in 1968 in seek action on the contra. court to confirm his status as
"Borscht Capades."
venial amendment as criti- a Jew.
Asked why the Supreme
cism mounted In ultra-Ortho-
do: circles here and abroad Rabbinical Court never acted
on
the evidence that Boro-
over his resolution of the
kovsky's conversion was in-
Langer "mamzerim" case.
Seven leading yeshiva prin- valid, Rabbi Goren said its
Joseph Goodman, president
cipals issued statements de- members had been threaten-
of Eaton Steel Co., 10221 Cap-
nouncing his ruling, which ed by "terrorists."
ital—Oak Park since 1947,
He said they were the same
overturned a seven year-old
dia—Monday at age 78.
ruling by a Petah Tikva re- terrorists who had launched
Mr. Goodman, who was ligious court that Hanoch and a campaign of "unbridled ter-
born in Poland, was a mem- Miriam Langer were illegiti- ror" against him. He did not
ber of Cong. Beth Abraham- mates and forbidden to identify them.
Hillel. He lived M 20516
In Atlantic City, the Agu-
marry.
Carol, Oak Park.
In the ultra-Orthodox Mear dath Israel of America ac-
He leaves his wife, Rose; Shearim quarter, residents cused Goren of "bowing to
three sons, Albert, Aaron publicly tore their garments the demands of Israel's secu-
and Dr. David; three daugh- as a gesture of mourning. lar establishment that the
ters, Mrs. Charles (Annette) Crowds listened for more Torah and Jewish law be
Solomon, Mrs. Irving (Leah) than two hours'to rabbis of altered to conform to the so-
Kirschner and Mrs. Ralph the extremist Neturei Karta called needs of present
(Sharon) Saba tini; two movement who denounced times."
brothers, Ervin and Charles; Goren for desecrating the
The charge was contained
13 grandchildren and one Torah.
in a resolution denouncing
great-grandchild.
Posters stating that future Rabbi Goren's ruling in the
decisions by Rabbi Goren Langer case.
WE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS would be considered void ap-
The resolution accused
peared in the Mea Shearim Goren of acting in an "un-
54—Friday, Doc. 1, 1972
quarter.
derhanded, secret and light-
They were signed by sev- ening-like manner . . . in
50—BUSINESS CARDS
eral rabbis, including Yosef defiance of all the leading
Shalom Chiskin, who resign- halakhic and Torah authori-
ed as a senior judge of the ties" and thereby posing a
Supreme Rabbinical Court "serious danger to the con-
to protest the election of tinued existence of the Jew-
Rabbi Goren as Ashkenzai ish people."
With a golden touch. CUSTOM chief rabbi.
Delegates to the Conser-
But Rabbi Goren's decision vatice World Council of Syna-
WALLPAPERING. Free
esti-
was applauded by Zvi Ye- gogues convention generally
mates,
fully insured. CALL
huda Kook, head of the Kook hailed Rabbi Goren's move
DAVE BENKOFF.
Yeshiva here and son of but some expressed the view
Israel's late Chief Rabbi that while it benefited the
543-6842 or 352-3281
Abraham Isaac Kook who is Langers it did not solve the
revered in Orthodox and non- basic issues arising from
S7—FOR SALE—HOUSEHOLD
Orthodox circles.
archaic laws and their strict
GOODS 8. FURNISHINGS
Rabbi Goren invited re- interpretations which cause
porters to his Tel Aviv home many Israelis personal hard-
to explain why he decided ships.
that the stigma of bastardy
Rabbi Bent Melchior, the
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Chief
Rabbi Shlomo Goren,confirm-
ed Sunday that he plans to
press the Knesset to amend
Israel's Law of Return so
that the definition of "Who
Is A Jew?" is consistent with
Orthodox demands.
Joseph Goodman,
Head ofSteel Firm
. PROFESSIONAL
PAINTING
. SCANDINAVIAN .
Order fine contemporary furni-
ture from Denmark, Sweden at
sayings of 23%.
MR. KOLOFF
537-474•
DELUXE RADIO controlled ga-
rage door openers. 2 c•rs install-
ed, guaranteed. 9179. 352-9315.
Color 21" console, $85. Color
21" with FM-AM stereo com-
bo , S150. 19" block & white
portable with stand, $35. Ex-
caLlent condition.
358-0017
Le, BROWN Naugahyde couch,
good condition, will take offers.
651 5316.
'Meet,
furnishings
Widdi-
Comb dining room set, Chick-
ening piano, bedrm sets, misc.
furniture to
and
close estate Sot.
Sun. from 2-5. 16568
Glastonbury, Redford.
SP-A--PIANOS FOR SALE
CHICKERING console piano and
bench, cherry wood, fine condi.
Ron: 11.450. To close estate.
el ARM2 0-3-14#5
t
Moo
chief rabbi of Denmark, said
he was not happy with Go-
ren's ruling because it did
no solve the over-all problem
of "mamzerut" (illegitima-
cy). But Dr. Pinhas Peli, an
Israeli writer and editor who
was invited to address the
convention, expressed views
similar to those of the ultra-
Orthodox. Ile termed the Go-
ren ruling a "travesty" of
Halaka (religious law) and
contrary to its spirit.
Rabbi Menachem M.
Schneerson, leader of the
Lubavitcher Hasidic move-
ment, criticized the Israeli
government for using what
he called "coercion and in-
fluence" in Rabbi Goren's
ruling on the Langer case.
Rabbi Schneerson charged
that the decision "under-
mined the whole structure of
rabbinical law."
Meanwhile, four Jewish or-
ganizations are planning to
make use of the Hanuka
holiday to enlighten world
Jewry on what they term the
dangers of Israel's conver.
Won law,
Referring to the attempt
by Syrian Emperor Antio-
chus Epiphanes in ancient
Judea to force the Jews to
renounce the Torah, the
leaders of three Orthodox
organizations warned that
"This decree of assimilation
looms today on our Jewish
brethren wherever they may
be, due to the law enacted in
Israel registering non-Jewish
immigrants as Jews."
The statement was issued
by Rabbi Abraham Gross,
president of the Rabbinical
Alliance of America; Rabbi
David Hollander, president
of the Metropolitan Board of
Rabbis, and Rabbi Abraham
Hecht, president of the Rab-
binical Council of the Syrian
and Near Eastern Jewish
Community in America.
Shlomo Lorincz, a Knesset
member identified with the
Golda Salutes Brandt
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Pre-
mier Golda Meir cabled con-
gratulations to Chancellor
Willy Brandt for his victory
in West German elections.
Mrs. Meir said she looked
forward to cooperating with
him. Brandt is due to visit
Israel during the latter half
of 1973. No date has been
announced.
Chad Severs Relations With Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Is-
rael expressed regrets and
surprise over the announce-
ment by the African Republic
of Chad that it was severing
diplomatic relations with Is-
rael.
While the break was anti-
cioated — Foreign Minister
Abba Eban briefed the cabi-
net on its possibility Sunday
a foreign ministry spokes-
man said that there was
nothing in the relations be-
tween the two countries that
could explain Chad's deci-
sion.
An official statement re-
leased here said: "The gov-
ernment of Israel noted with
sorrow the announcement of
the government of Chad con-
cerning the break off of
diplomatic relations. Since
Chad attained independence,
the two states have main•
tained friendly relations
which _expressed themselves,
among other things, in eco-
nomic cooperation and tech-
nical assistance."
Israel recognized Chad
when it attained independ-
ence from France in 1965 and
established an embassy at
Fort Lamy, the capital, two
years later.
There are presently seven
Israeli families in Chad —
those of Ambassador Yitzhak
Navon, his secretary and
five advisers in the fields of
agriculture,
printing, and
youth work.
President Francois Tom-
balbaye of Chad visited Is-
rael in 1958 and 1965, and his
wife was here last year. But
there is no Chad diplomatic
mission in Israel.
Some sources here said the
sudden break-off of relations
may have been the result of
Arab
pressure from the
states, principally Libya,
Chad's northern neighbor,
and Sudan on the east.
Since 1968, Arab guerrillas
in the northern and eastern
parts of the country have
waged a rebellion against
President Tombalbaye's re-
gime.
About 3,500 French troops
were sent to help fight the
rebels, a move that raised
controversy in France and
Africa. The last French
troops were pulled out in
1971, and the Chad govern-
ment, though in control, re-
portedly took measures to
appease the rebels.
Chad, an impoverished
land-locked country that was
formerly part of French
Equatorial Africa,
has •
population of about 3,500,000,
similar to that of Israel. in
an area of nearly 500,000
square miles. More than 50
per cent of the population is
Moslem.
3
Course at Bar-Ilan
for Ex-Servicemen
right-wing of the Agudat Is-
rael Party, said his party
would consider setting up its
own marriage registries so
that its members would not
be "In danger of entering
halakhically forbidden mar-
riages."
His statement followed a
meeting of the Aguda cen-
tral committee at which
Rabbi Eliezer Shach, prin-
cipal of the Ponevezh Yes-
hiva in Bnai Brag, assailed
Rabbi Goren for "tearing up
the Torah."
But an Aguda party spokes-
man said that Lorincz was
not speaking for the party.
He indicated that no deci-
sion had been made on se-
parate marriages registries.
Premier Golds Meir's La-
bor Party, which maintains
a coalition partnership with
the Orthodox National Reli-
gious Party, indicated that
it would not support changes
in the status quo between the
state and religion.
The decision followed a
lengthy debate within the
party's central committee
where some members urged
he party to follow a more
secular line.
Meanwhile,
Independent
Liberal Knesset member
Gideon Hausner said that he
has no intention of deferring
his limited civil marriages
bill as requested by Rabbi
Goren.
RAMATGAN — A program
for soldiers who have com-
pleted their service and who
have not matriculated has
been opened at Bar-Ilan
UnirPersity. It- is aimed an
academic career at the end
of the one-year course.
Most of the 70 students,
who come from development
areas and settlements, live
on campus. A special com-
mittee appointed by the
rector, Prof. Menahem Zevi
Kaddari, has prepared a de-
tailtd study program. The
students have a choice of
natural sciences or the
humanities.
crt'tp 311 rgnri
7171 nx 1ntn7 ri7447. rTPII
-ion '25 rnminri - Ti']
1-Pt?
ptin nizin n-rt '7i7`
"14? .P7 -5 'Tr' , Dir??
riFP 71 `71"?'? 1V7?4C!
C't?`7 1' ?''?4'? • 1 : 3 :1 ;
,
astpvp 11T
11V , 1"=' 771
,88-7.3
rO ,Tpr_ri 711711
▪
•
Hebrew Corner
Wedding of
Elderly Pair
1-.31 nin4rj 11,177- n
nrir) re? — -n-nn;
nm
,nnp;:i
— i7)1C11t7^kCIti73711'7x,13 -71
.c);77:7:
A giant cake decorated the
stage of the hall for cultural
activities at the Malben insti-
tution in Nat any a. With
dance music and the singing
of hundreds of residents, a
"happy ending" came to a
romance of over a year. be-
ween an elderly pair of resi-
dents living in the institution.
When the 88 - year - old
rabbi, Dr. Friedman, living
at the Malben institution per-
formed the wedding cere-
mony, he blessed the couple
and mentioned that this was
the first -marriage for both
of them.
The bridegroom, Mr. Pin-
ellas Frankel is 66, while t"....e
bride, Miss Lizel Hirsch. is
seven years younger. Both
are immigrants from Aus-
tria. During the wedding
ceremony both sat in wheel
chairs, for they are para-
lyzed. The happy bride were
a white veil, and on her
knees was a large bouquet.
"It began as it is told in
the book," said the old people
of the home. "Oven a year
ago, a local newspaper pub-
lished a referendum among
its readers on the question,
'Why do you like our news-
paper?' Mr. Pinchas Frankel
read the answer of Miss
Lizel Hirsch. which inter-
ested him. She told in her
letter to the editor that she
is bound to her wheel chair
and the newspaper brings her
happiness. An exchange of
letters began between the
two. It did not take long and
they met and fell in love 'at
first sight'."
In the meantime both were
accepted to the Malben insti-
tution in Natanya. The resi-
dents of the institution give
evidence — "we never saw
such love!"
Translatio ■ of Hebrew Colleens
Published by Brit hell Oilandt,
Jerusalem.
` 7 17.471 .P D'74"P
n-144 ,1%,pm lax,
1r1'31*
•
, 1171 rir!
,66 p H1
1 7T:
3J 1!
aTasti
a?t nimp
nit:a p a74tF1 lntzt: ni'71513
tr'?in 13r.:7
71 74FP71
71 Y7 P,
71 '7P
11
9s 12 4
'712 1
271/4 a,r11
i73?
tnx
—
1
71 47P en77 ' 7 '4
91M
r
IrPi7371
r
1 1"P"
prq7r)
lirq4 trIR 1741Y pr,IFP
T17125
Ti
1 K47? 13'147 1 1 si71
, 17
;11P tin
./
• 1 ;
rr.171173 H7 -1
•
▪ n t? H'PP Tin .77,11
1? .31 1 5x1 1 71? c
rP r:rrP7?
rIr}171 Pr:
wi44 pp! ntF 21171
.1i27H1 tTpp- 1]7:512:
)
11073'7 EI"1-.4v31174771;
•rkt1
7-pt,
:07
-riw-
.-ritita? n4;
13 .0.41014 1*.aMliii• Ja 3:1& 105.111 ?