54 Friday, February 27, 1976

Egypt Seen Moving Toward
a Co-Existence With Israel

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.
(JTA) — "Egypt is showing
definite signs of tentatively
moving toward co-existence
with Israel, but Syria is at-
tempting to move all of the
Arab nations against Israel
and not toward peace," Is-
raeli Ambassador Pinchas
Eliav told a national aca-
demic conference of the
American Friends of the
Hebrew University at the
Fontainebleau Hotel.
Eliav, Israel's deputy per-
manent representative at
the United Nations, was the
keynote speaker at the two-
day conclave of more than
500 American and Canadian
Jewish leaders.
He stated that "Syria has

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virtually taken over Leba-
non as a protectorate and is
actually absorbing the Pa-
lestinians in its striving to
realize its dream of a
greater Syria equal to its
position in ancient history."
Prof. Shlomo Avineri,
dean of the Hebrew Univer-
sity faculty of social
sciences and newly-ap-
pointed director general of
Israel's Foreign. Ministry,
stressed that "the root cause
of this conflict lies in the
Arab refusal to accept the
legitimacy of the state of
Israel. Zionism is the politi-
cal embodiment of the Jew-
ish right for national libera-
tion and self-determina-
tion."

Meyer Lasser, 82

Meyer Lasser, an insur-
ance broker in Detroit for 45
years, died Wednesday at
age 82.

Born in Poland, Mr. Las-
ser came to Detroit in 1915.
He was active in efforts for
Beth Yehudah Schools. He
was a member of the Zionist
Organization of America,
Histadrut, the Jewish Com-
munity Center and Cong.
Beth Achim. He also was a
member of Shiller Lodge of
the Masons. He resided at
23237 Providence Dr.,
Southfield.

He is survived by his wife,
Helen; two daughters, Mrs.
Freda Field and Mrs. Aaron
(Susanne) Gellman of Wyn-
cote, Pa.; three brothers,
Walter, Jacob and Isydor of
Parties Seek National Unity
Buffalo, N.Y.; three sisters,
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Avraham Stern, leader Mrs. Herman (Helen) Flas-
Renewed pressure for the of the "religious kibutz" ter, Mrs. Peter (Ethel) Port-
establishment of a national movement, and Zvi Bern- noy and Mrs. Theodore
unity government has sur- stein, secretary general of (Pauline) Eichner; and four
faced in recent days. The the NRP, also met with grandchildren.
Likud opposition and the Begin several weeks ago.
National Religious Party, a
They reportedly urged
member of the present coa- him to initiate talks with Anna Grafman
lition, are the principal ad- Rabin on forming a national
Anna Grafman, an active
vocates of an all-party re- unity government regard- member
of Temple Israel
gime and are trying to less of his own personal and the Pinsker
Progressive
convert certain elements of prestige.
Aid
Society,
died
Feb. 19 at
the Labor Alignment to
age 85.
their point of view.
Histadrut Sets
Mrs. Grafman, who re-
Menachem Begin, leader
sided
at 1000 Merton, is sur-
$50
Million
Goal
of Likud's Herut wing, met
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. vived by a daughter, Mrs.
with Defense Minister Shi-
(Evelyn Pliskow) Mit-
mon Peres to discuss var- (JTA) — The 10th annual Tom
teldorf;
three brothers, Joe
ious aspects of the subject, economic conference of the Berkowitz
of Beaverfalls,
informed sources said. -Be- Israel Histadrut Founda- Pa., Al Berkowitz of Miami,
gin apparently is agreeable tion closed last week in Fla., and George Berkowitz
to a national unity govern- Miami Beach with a gala of Hartford, Conn.; two sis-
banquet at which a new goal
ment headed by Peres.
ters, Mrs. Alex (Irene)
It was learned, mean- of $50 million was set.
Lampl
and Mrs. Bertha
Dr. • Sol Stein, foundation
while, that members of the
Elinsky, both of Miami; two
"religious kibutz" move- president, reported that the grandchildren and 12 great-
ment have been meeting cumulative total of commit- grandchildren.
with Premier Yitzhak Rabin ments since the foundation
on the issue of a national co- was established 16 years
alition. The meetings, which ago reached the $40 million
JDC Bnai Brith
began before Rabin's visit to mark at the end of 1975 and
the U.S. last month are con- that $2.5 million had been
Aid Guatemala
committed so far this year
tinuing, sources said.
toward the 1976 additional
LOS ANGELES (JTA) —
Jack D. Weiler, chairman of
target of $10 million worth
Czechs Conclude
of bequests and annuities
the American Jewish Joint
Nazi War Trials
that would go toward low-
Distribution Committee,
LONDON — The Czecho- cost mortgages for young Is-
presented a check for
slovak Government Com- raeli couples and for other
$10,000 in behalf of his
mission for the Prosecution health, educational and wel-
agency for earthquake relief
of War Criminals "con- fare programs of Histadrut.
for the general population
cluded its proceedings in
Israeli Ambassador Sim-
of Guatemala to Dariol Soto
Prague" in December, 1975. ha Dinitz, guest of honor
Montenegro, that country's
The International Council who received the founda-
Consul General in this city.
of Jews from Czechoslova- tion's "Forty Million Dollar
Weiler also volunterred
kia reported that according Award," told the 1,250
the services of JDC relief
to a Prague broadcast, the guests that "This outpour-
workers to aid the earth-
commission has, during its ing of understanding and
quake victims.
10-year existence, dis- support is a source of en-
Meanwhile, Bnai Brith
patched to judicial bodies in couragement not only to Is-
has "adopted" a small rural
West Germany "about 150 rael, but to all American
town in central Guatemala.
files in which the guilt of Jews and also to non-Jews
Chinaluta, 10 miles from
hundreds of war criminals involved in the struggle for
this capital city, was left
was proved."
human freedom."
with 4,500 persons homeless
after 80 percent of its
houses were destroyed. A
Bnai Brith relief campaign
will focus on helping to res-
tore housing.
NEW YORK — A na- Amiel Wohl of Temple Is-
tional rabbinic council, de- rael in New Rochelle, N.Y.,
Bezalel Gordon, son of
signed to- serve as an advi- were named national co- Rabbi and Mrs. James I.
sory group within the chairmen.
Gordon of Oak Park, experi-
Zionist Organization of
In a statement announc- enced the earthquake while
America, has been estab- ing the establishment of on a personal tour visiting
lished, ZOA President Dr. the Council Dr. Sternstein Jewish communities in the
Joseph P. Sternstein an- called on all American Central American coun-
nounced.
tries.
Rabbis to formally affi-
Dr. Sternstein named liate with the ZOA and to
One of the city's three
Rabbi Seymour J. Cohen of publicly identify with its
synagogues was completely
Cong. Anshe Emet in Chi- objectives.
and Gordon was
cago as national chairman.
Rabbi Cohen is Conserva- destroyed,
invited
by
the
Jewish com-
Rabbi Morris Landes
tive, Rabbi Wohl is Re-
Cong. Adath Jeshrun in form and Rabbi Landes is munity to assist in reorgani-
zation of religious activity.
Pittsburgh, Pa., and Rabbi Orthodox.

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ZOA Establishes National
Rabbinic Advisory Council

Nobel Laureate Rene Cassin Dies,
Authored UN Human Rights Dictum

Prof. Cassin was through-
out his career interested
and active in Jewish and Is-
raeli affairs. In 1974 a
French high school was in-
augurated in Jerusalem
bearing his name.
Among the many posi-
tions he held, Prof. Cassin
was the head of the Con-
sultative Council of Jew-
ish Organizations and a
former president of the Eu-
ropean Human W ts
Court and the Inti. _a-
tional Institute of Admin-
istrative Sciences. He was
a founder of UNESCO and
subsequently a strong
critic of that UN body's
politicization.
Prof. Cassin took a lead-
ing part in campaigns for
the right of Soviet Jews to
emigrate. As president of
the International Institute
of Human Rights in Stras-
bourg, he joined the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee in
the sponsorship of a confer-
ence in Uppsala, Sweden in
1972, which influenced the
human rights sections of the
Helsinki Declaration
adopted by 35 countries last
year.
His honors included the
Croix de Guerre, Medaille
Militaire and Officer of the
Resistance.

PARIS (JTA) — Prof.
Rene Cassin, Nobel Prize
Laureate, author of the
United Nations Declaration
of Human Rights and hon-
orary president of the Alli-
ance Israelite Universelle,
died Feb. 20 at age 88.
One of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's earliest followers
in June 1940 after the Nazis
overran France, the Jewish
French-born writer, states-
man and attorney broke
with de Gaulle in 1967 over
the General's Middle East
policy. Prof. Cassin, com-
menting on de Gaulle's
arms embargo on Israel,
stated: "France is identify-
ing itself with injustice."
Prof. Cassin obtained his
doctorates in law, economy
and political science and
was appointed law professor
first at Aix-en-Provence
University and then at the
Sorbonne.
In the 1920s he was a
French delegate to the
League of Nations and
served in this capacity
until the outbreak of
World War II. In June,
1940, he was the first rank-
ing French civilian to join
de Gaulle in London and
was subsequently ap-
pointed Minister of Justice

in de Gaulle's "Free
French" government.
At the end of the war,
Prof. Cassin was appointed
vice president of the Council
of State, France's highest
non-political administrative
post, and was subsequently
appointed as the Council's
honorary president.

Carmella Yadin,
Archeologist's Wife

Educator Rabbi Kitov Dies;
Settled Ex-Chief Rabbis' Rifts

JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Carmella Yadin, wife of ar-
cheologist Yigael Yadin,
died Feb. 18 in Hadassah
Hospital after several
months of being ill.
Mrs. Yadin was born Dec.
1, 1921 in Jerusalem, the
elder daugher of Hanna and
Dr. Arthur Ruppin, the
prominent' Zionist writer
and ideologist.
Yadin and Carmella Rup-
pin were married in 1941.
Mrs. Yadin bequeathed her
body to science.

Harry J. Fishbein,
Top Bridge Player

NEW YORK — Harry J.
Fishbein, one of America's
leading bridge players, died
Feb. 19 at age 78.
In a tournament career
spanning 40 years, Mr. Fish-
bein won 16 national titles
and represented the United
States in the world team
championship. He was an
expert auction bridge player
before contract bridge came
on the scene.

Joseph Schwartz

Joseph Schwartz, chair-
man of the board of the Tall
Girls Shops — ladies ap-
parel — died Feb. 23 at age
80.
Born in New York City,
Mr. Schwartz lived 60 years
in Detroit. He was a mem-
ber of Temple Beth El,
Franklin Hills Country Club
and Standard City Club of
Detroit.
He leaves his wife, Ma-
tilda; two sons, Stuart M.
and Robert E.; one sister in
Florida; and one grand-
daughter.

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RENE CASSIN

He was the first French
delegate to the UN Commis-
sion on Human Rights and
then its president. In 1968
he was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize and in 1973 the
Goethe Prize. He donated
the monies of these awards
to humanitarian activities.

NEW YORK (JTA) — The
death at age 63 of Rabbi
Avraham Eliyahu Kitov, a
prominent Israeli writer,
educator and religious men-
tor, was reported here by
Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky,
head of Torah Umesorah,
the National Society of He-
brew Day Schools of which
the late Rabbi Kitov was a
close friend and guide. He
died in Jerusalem on Feb. 7
and was buried the same
day at the Sanhedria ceme-
tery, Dr. Kaminetsky re-
ported.
During the past 30 years,
Rabbi Kitov wrote on educa-
tional subjects under the
pen name Eliyahu Kitov and
was an essayist and contri-
butor to Israeli newspapers

Sam Solomon, 81,
Downtown Vendor

Sam Solomon, a blind
operator of the magazine
and cigar stand in the down-
town Detroit Federal Build-
ing for 39 years, died Tues-
day at age 81.
Mr. Solomon, who retired
in September, operated the
cigar stand in the Federal
Building under the direction
of Services for the Blind, a
state agency which leased
him the concession. He also
was active in efforts for the
blind.
Among his friends were
many federal judges and
politicians. He leaves his
wife, a daughter and two
grandchildren.

The Torah begins with an
act of love, and ends with an
act of love.
Talmud Sotah

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as well as the author of
books of commentary and
other religious works.
Rabbi Kitov was born in
Warsaw, surnamed Moko-
towsky, and came to Pales-
tine about 40 years ago. He
was active for a time in pol-
itical affairs.
He also was secretary to
the former Sephardic
Chief Rabbi Itzhak Nissim
and used his influence to
resolve the differences be-
tween Rabbi Nissim and
former Ashkenazic Chief
Rabbi Issar Yehuda Un-
terman, Dr. Kaminetsky
reported.
Rabbi Kitov's major books
included, "Sefer Ha To-
doah," the book of Jewish
consciousness, translated
into English by Rabbi Na-
than Bulman. That work
was written when the new
Israeli educational system
was instituted and the gov-
ernment wanted a book por-
traying the essence of Juda-
ism for the younger
generation. It is widely used
in most Jewish day s is
in America, Dr. Karh„,a-
sky said.
Rabbi Kitov was also the
author of "Ish U'vaiso" (A
Man and His Home), also
translated by Rabbi Bul-
man, which is a composite
of the laws of marriage and
the concept of the Jewish
home.
Another major work by
Rabbi Kitov was "Sefer Ha
Parshios," a commentary on
the Pentateuch. Rabbi Kitov
made frequent visits to the
United States and ad-
dressed conferences and
conventions of Torah Ume-
sorah on the principles of
education and methodology.

