Friday, April 21, 1918 49 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 150th Birthday of Christian Zionist Dunant to Be Marked Sephardi Yitzhak Navon The main observance in 4wish people resettle in over the world to observe NEW YORK — A to Be Israel!s Fifth President world-wide committee of their own homeland. He the Dunant anniversary tribute to Dunant will take JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset Laborite Yit- zhak Navon as Israel's fifth president. He will succeed Ephraim Katzir whose four-year term expires next month. Katzir declined to stand for re-election for per- sonal reasons. Navon was the only can- didate for the prestigious but largely ceremonial office. Twenty blank ballots were cast in the election, presumably in protest by disgruntled members of Likud's Liberal Party wing and a few others who had favored Liberal Party leader Elimelech Rimalt. S&O POOL DOCTORS OPENINGS & CLOSINGS Weekly Cleaning & All Repairs AstWad "Peal Sing Male See Our CUSTOM2111 Nyirstlerapy 11/1111111001. Rimalt withdrew his candi- dacy last month. Nevertheless, Navon, 57, a one-time school teacher and former political secre- tary to the late Premier David Ben-Gurion, was elected by the largest major- ity ever given a presidential candidate. He will resign from the Labor Alignment's Knesset faction before he takes office in the middle of May. Navon sought the presidency five years ago but was rejected by the Labor Party leadership in favor of Katzir, a non- political scientist with a world-wide reputation in the field of bio-chemistry. When Katzir announced that he would not seek a second term, Navon an- nounced his candidacy Jewish leaders has been formed to sponsor obser- vances of the 150th birth- day of Henri Dunant, Swiss humanitarian and philan- thropist who founded the International Red Cross. Dunant is also known as an early Christian Zionist. In 1866 he published a brochure in which he called on the world to help the U.S. Red Cross, Egyptians Pressui.ed on MDA Issue LONDON (JTA) — Four British MPs have written to the Egyptian Red Crescent asking it to support the ef- forts of Magen David Adorn to gain admission to the In- ternational Red Cross. The MPs, who include Zionist again. Israel's president-elect is Federation Chairman Eric married and the father of Moonman, pointed out that two children, aged 3 and 5. the IRC has refused Magen The first Sephardi to be David Adom's applications elected president, he is a for the past 30 years. member of the old Jerusalem Sephardi com- munity. Eitan Takes Over as Chief of Staff at 17260 Lee Sfld.. Mi. Irk RurdYE & TRR Mk 557-2657 557-6555 968-0808 for a better lawn reg, $35 355-9110 A HAPPY PASSOVER * * * ALL BUICKS IN STOCK REDUCED! le * * SAVESSSS * * * * '78 BUICK REGALS BRAND 4r 4T * * * * * STELLA x EQUIPMENT CO. 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( MANNY CHUDNOW'S 30 MOST LAWNS Leve's Lawn Service * * * * Dunant was born May 8, 1828. His birthday has been observed world- wide as World Red Cross Day. Throughout his life Dunant was involved with helping those who were less fortunate than him. His amassed wealth was dissipated because of the time he gave to var- ious needy causes. In 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize. place at the Theodor Herzl Institute in New York May T. A special Henri Dunant Anniversary Tribute Man- ual has been prepared for free distribution. Requests, accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope should be sent to Rabbi Dobin at 124 Richmond Pl., Lawrence, New York 11559. TALK! Everybody's talking about our Passover SPRING SALE! POWER RAKE * * * They told the Red Cres- cent that by backing the Is- raeli move, it would "further emphasize the serious intention of the Egyptian people to estab- lish a new era of peace, goodwill and cooperative fellowship in the Middle East." He said the American Red Cross "pays lip service" to admitting MDA but had done nothing to expedite the matter. CAUNDS--PAITRAITS-110V16-011TROOR XIIINS—OOTAMIT PASSPORT PROMS NOW ' with suitable ceremonies. He explained that even though Operation Recogni- tion continues with its ef- forts to have the Magen Rabbi Rubin R. Dobin, in- David Adorn (Red Shield of ternational chairman of David) of Israel recognized Operation Recognition has by the International Red been appointed chairman of Cross, it wants to honor the the committee. memory of Henri Dunant Rabbi Dobin called on and his courageous Jewish communities all achievements on behalf of the Red Cross and the Jewish people. thus espoused the idea of Jewish statehood before the of Zionism," "Father Theodor Herzl. * * * * J plus license plates & tax OPEN MON I. 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