62 Friday, October 6, 1918
THE DETROIT` EWISO" NEWS
6 Civil Rights Groups Join in Sex Discrimination Suit
The groups associated in
NEW YORK — Six na-
tional civil rights organiza- the amicus brief, filed this
tions, representing Jews, week in the Supreme Court,
blacks and Hispanics, have are: American Jewish
joined in urging the U.S. Committee, Anti-
Supreme Court to allow al- Defamation League of Bnai
leged victims of sex dis- Brith, Mexican-American
crimination in college ad- Legal Defense and Educa-
missions to sue the univer- tion Fund, National Asso-
sities involved under the ciation for the Advance-
federal civil rights law, ment of Colored People, Na-
wriere such institutions re- tional Urban League and
Puerto Rican Legal Defense
ceive federal funds.
and Education Fund.
The six organizations
argue in their brief that
Title IX of the Education
Amendpaents of 1972 to the
civil rights law, which pro-
hibits discrimination based
on sex under any educa-
tional program receiving
federal aid, was intended
"to protect individuals seek-
ing an equal opportunity to
participate in federally-
aided programs."
The defendants in the
TEL AVIV — It is now
action, the University of easier to invest in Israel.
Chicago and Northwest-
To prove this a com-
ern University, who are prehensive new handbook
being sued by a female to investment in Israel is
applicant who was de- being • offered ' to
nied admission to the in- businessmen throughout
stitutions' medical the world by Bank Leumi
schools, contend that Le-Israel.
only action by the federal
This practical 72-page
government to cut off "Trade and Investment In
funds can be used as a Israel — A Businessman's
remedy in such cases, Guide" presents an up-to-
and that allegedly- , date review of the Israel
aggrieved individuals economy, investment 'op-
have no right to sue in portunities and procedures.
these matters.
Copies of the brochure
The brief points out that may be obtained without
"in six years, HEW's cost by writing on a busi-
(Health, Education and ness letterhead directly to
Welfare's) Office of Civil the Marketing Division of
Rights has not once cut off Bank Leumi, Migdal
federal funding to discour- Shalom, 9 Ahad Ha'am
age non-compliance" with Street, Tel Aviv, or by con-
the Education Amend- tacting the nearest Bank
ments.
Leumi office.
Adopt Yom Kippur
NEW YORK — Rabbi
Bernard Rosensweig,
president of the Rabbinical
Council of America, in a
Yom Kippur message,
called upon all the peoples
of the world "to adopt Yom
Kippur as a holy day, in
spirit, if not in fact."
The rabbinic leader de-
clared, "Conceptually, Yom
Kippur is not limited to
Jews alone. It is equally re-
levant for all mankind. Its
theme is penitence which,
in essence, expresses re-
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Guide Is Printed Clothing Mogul
JERUSALEM — An in-
ternational symposium in
tribute to the memory of Al-
bert Einstein will open in
Jerusalem on March 14,
1979, the 100th anniver-
sary of his birth, with the
participation of more than
50 top scientists and schol-
ars from various countries.
The. lectures to be deliv-
ered at the 10-day sym-
posium, including several
by Nobel laureates, will
consider the impact of Eins-
tein's work and ideas not
only on modern physics and
scientific thought, but also
on philosophy, social and
political issues, and the cul-
ture of our time.
•
TORONTO (JTA) —
David Dunkelman, known
as the Henry Ford of tailor-
ing, is dead at age 98.
He was the founder of Tip
Top Tailors which intro-
duced mass made-to-order
men's clothing.
Born in Poland, he came
to the United States at age 2
and attended school in
Brooklyn. At age 22 he
moved to Canada.
He had retail outl-' ,
throughout Canada. I
kelman was active in 'io-
ronto's Jewish community
and the Zionist movement
and was involved in philan-
thropic work.
Aaron Friedman
Aaron Friedman, former
owner of Mathew Furniture
(1940-1950) and Alexan-
der's Wholesale Furniture
Showroom (1950-1958),
Universally: Rabbi died Sept. 29 at age 80.
Born in Poland, Mr.
grets for past sins and a Friedman was a member of
dedication to better values Cong. Shaarey Zedek and
and a return to basic moral its men's club, the Furni-
principles.
ture Club of Detroit and the
"The world desper- Detroit Dynamic Club. He
ately needs one day a resided at 29340 Lancaster
year for spiritual inven- Dr:, Southfield.
Mr. Friedman leaves his
tory; a day for soul-
searching; a day for hon- wife, Florence; a son, Abba;
est self-examination and three brothers, Morris of
a day of decision. Hu- Tamarac, Fla., Fred and
manity has wandered Shol, both of Los Angeles,
afar from basic values. It Calif.; two sisters, Mrs.
has abandoned the time- Samuel (Thelma) Sills of
tested ethical concepts to Los Angeles and Mrs. Philip
which all humanity paid (Celia) Weisman of Bloom-
tribute for thousands of field, Conn.; and two
years. It is time to ask granddaughters.
ourselves the question of
whether or not we have Samuel Curtis
not fooled ourselves with
Samuel Curtis, a retired
new ideas and ideals and stockbroker, died Oct. 3 at
have used them as ex- age 84.
cuses for abandoning the
A native Detroiter, Mr.
time-tested values of in- Curtis was associated with
tegrity, honesty, peace Bache and Co. for 45 years.
and love."
He retired in 1976.
- In his message, Rabbi
He was a past commander
Rosensweig also called for of the JuliusRosenwald Post
special prayers to assure of the American Legion, a
that the negotiations be- member of the Hannah
tween Egypt and Israel will Schloss Old Timers and a
lead to a lasting and life member of Ashlar Lodge
genuine peace.
of the Masons.
He leaves his wife, Anna;
Henrique Lemle, and a brother, Albert.
Led Latin Jews
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)
— Rabbi Henrique Lemle,
the spiritual leader of the
German-Jewish congrega-
tion in Rio de Janeiro, died
Sept. 22 at . age 68.
Born in Augsburg, Ger-
many, he was a rabbi in
Mannheim and Frankfurt-
am-Main and also in Hove,
England. He came to Rio de
Janeiro during World War
II and founded the As-
sociacao Religiosa Israelita,
the congregation of immig-
rants from Germany.
Lemle also inaugurated
the Hebrew Chair of the
Federal University in Rio
where he was a professor
and was the co-founder of
the Christian-Jewish Frat-
ernal Council.
He was the author of a
number of books on
Judaism and anti-
Semitism. He was named
honorary citizen of Rio and
had an honorary doctorate
at Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Herbert Eiges
Herbert M. Eiges, a
Southfield attorney, died
Sept. 29 at age 73.
Born in Elmira, N.Y. -, Mr.
Eiges lived 51 years in De-
troit. He was graduated in
1927 from the University of
Michigan's law school
Mr. Eiges was the legal
counsel for more than 40
years for the Michigw
parel Club of which he was
secretary-treasurer and
legal counsel for the
Women's Apparel Club for
more than 40 years. He was
the attorney and manager
of pianist Sugar Child
Robinson.
Mr. Eiges was a member-
of the American, Michigan.
and Detroit Bar Associa-
tions; Temple Beth El;
board member of Camp
Tamarack and a charter
member of the Harry B.
Keidan Lodge of Bnai Brith.
He resided at 16500 North
Park Dr., Southfield.
He leaves a brother, Bert
S.; and a sister, Madeline.