THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS `Jewish' Town Is Rising in Quake-Torn Guatemala BY JOSEPH POLAKOFF _ (Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.) In a semi-arid sector of Guatemala, 50 miles down the Atlantic High- way that runs through the mountains from Guatemala City to the seaport of Puerto Barrios on the Caribbean coast, a "Jewish town" is arising from the rubble and de- struction that once was a part of the community of Sanarate before the ear- thquake struck it last rch 4. is "Jewish" because e 1,200 Jews of Guatemala, together with Jewish or- ganizations and indi- viduals in other parts of the world have generated a fund for 350 houses for families whose homes were destroyed. None of the benefitting families is Jewish. In fact, no Jew is known ever to have lived in that community al- though Jews have made their homes in many parts of Guatemala since they first came to the Central American coun- try a century ago. When the earthquake plunged Guatemala into a vast emergency project, the Jewish community responded immediately with a $20,000 cash grant to the government and provided volunteers for all kinds of activity. Then, the idea arose for a spe- cial project and "Ladril- los para Guatemala" — "Bricks for Guatemala" — was born. Enrique Engel, 95- year-old patriarch of the community and among Guatemala's foremost pat- riots, was named head of the project, and Marcel Ruff, president of Guatemala's Bnai Brith, its secretary. Of the $225,000 raised thus far, Guatemalan Jews contributed $125,000. Israelis gave $41,000 and the Joint Dis- tribution Committee added $10,000. The re- mainder was in more than 500 donations from Jews who wrote letters of sympathy and support from many countries. Jose and Abraham Tennenbaum, brothers in Guatemala City, are con- tributing a new elemen- tary 'School building for about 500 children. Sana- rate had a population of 12,000. para Guatemala" is es- sentially a self-help proj- ect. Each family to get a house has to build it, sup- plying only the labor. With 10 persons working each of 23 machines, pro- ducing 16,000 bricks a day, 200 houses were completed by September and 150 more are to be finished before this year ends. Each house costs Nathan saw brick- about $600. The houses, making machines, in- 20 feet square with a ce- vented in Colombia, which ment roof, replace the convert earth, sand and former primitive adobe cement into a block easily houses in which the and simply. He suggested families had lived. Guatemala's Jewish the community provide the machines and materials community engaged in while the Guatemalans the project despite finan- give their labor to build cial problems within its own community, some of new homes. them caused by the ear- The idea took hold im- thquake. The Ashkenazi mediately. "Ladrillos synagogue incurred a The vision for "Ladril- los para Guatemala" is credited to Abie Nathan, who runs the Israeli radio station "Voice of Peace" and flew to Egypt in Nas- ser's time in a peace ef- fort. To help stricken Guatemalans, Nathan brought 100,000 chocolate bars for Guatemalan children. Ann Arbor's Beth Is- rael Congregation will mark its 60th anniversary at 9:30 a.m. Shabat services Saturday and at a Founders Dinner that evening. Founded in 1916 by Osias Zwerdling, Israel Friedman, William Bitt- ker, David Freidman., Philip Lansky and David Mordsky, the congrega- tion -boasts a membership of more than 200 families. In 1951, the congrega- tion moved to its present site at 1429 Hill St., in the Hillel Foundation-Beth Israel building. At that time the congregation changed its name to Beth Israel Community Center becoming an umbrella or- OSIAS ZWERDLING ganization for all groups in the Ann Arbor Jewish community. In 1965, it re-adopted the name Beth Israel Congregation and af- filiated itself with the United Synagogue of America, the organiza- tion of Conservative con- Reva Taubman Leads Drive Reva Taubman has been named Women's Di- vision advance gifts chairman for the 1977 AJC-IEF by Women's Di- vision Campaign chair- man Dulcie Rosenfeld. Mrs. Taubman will chair the major gifts meeting of the Women's Division at the home of Irwin and Bethea Green in Frahklin Nov. 30. Guest speaker for the de- ssert luncheon will be Annette Dulzin, the wife of Leon Dulzin, treasurer of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Mrs. Taubman is a member of the Women's Division board of direc- Fashions For Girls dike sizes 4-14 Lar. est selection of this size ran .e in area Gifts Galore and Resort Wear Too Open Fri. Nov. 26 10-8 Fidelity Bank Bldg., Suite 100 Heritage bldg., suite 100 24901 Northwestern Hwy. at 10 Mile Rd., Sfld. Mon-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-3 air ticket. The American nurses serve under a one-year. contract. Thanksgiving Deadline The Jewish News has an early deadline of noon today for all local publicity to ap- pear in the issue of Friday, Nov. 26. Mate- rial not received on time will be withheld from publication and published the follow- ing week if still timely. The Finest in Kosher Catering under supervision of the orthodox rabbis Place Your Carry-Out Turkey Dinner Orders for THANKSGIVING gregations. Rabbi Allan D. Kensky has been spiritual leader since 1971, and Dr. David E. Schteingart as president since 1974. A new synagogue building soon will be built at the corner of Washtenaw and Austin Ayes. The anniversary celeb- ration will include the chanting of part of the liturgy by Zwerdling. Philip Seymour, cemet- ery committee chairman will be honored, and Dean William Haber will be guest speaker. Victor Gal- latin, longtime financial vice president of the con- gregation, also will be honored "for his years of service to the Jewish community." 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Diane Hauser and Esther The list which com- Jones. bined General Zionists and individual candi- dates under the heading Jewish Fighters "Am Ehad" obtained to Honor Founder 18.35 percent of the vote. NEW YORK — The • Belgium is the first American Federation of country to hold elections Jewish Fighters, Camp for the World Zionist Inmates and Nazi Vic- Congress. Ten percent of tims will hold its first Jewish families took part annual dinner Dec. 12 at in the vote. the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and will pay tribute to its Honorary President Argentine Jews Eli Zborowski and his Dedicate Grove wife, Diana Zborowski. JERUSALEM (JTA) Mr. and Mrs. Zborowski are being honored for Shmuel Gorensky, Jewish "their work and dedica- community president of tion in Holocaust studies, the San Juan district in and for bringing its, Argentina, and a delega- awareness closer to tion from the district at- tended the dedication youth." The founder of the Fed- ceremony of a San Juan eration, Eli Zborowski, is Grove on the slopes of Mt. the immediate past pres- Tabor in the Galilee. ident of the Federation. Other groves are to be He served as president planted by the Argentine for more than five years. Jewish communities. Importing Nurses STAR KOSHER CATERING Ann Arbor Synagogue Marks 60th ,4Vew Umelittioit _ 357-1123 badly- damaged roof and the sanctuary cannot be used. Services are held in the basement. The Sephardic Magen David Synagogue, oldest in Guatemala, cannot be used at all because of its weakened roof. The Re- form Synagogue, for- merly a private home, was not damaged. In addition, Guatemala's Jewish school with some 70 pupils, is in dire finan- cial straits. Guatemalans are im- mensely grateful for the Sanarate project. One sector of the new houses is named "New Jerusalem" and a street is called "Avenue of Is- rael." A bronze plaque permanently expresses thanks to the Jews of Guatemala and Israel. 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