42 Friday, September 1, 1919 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Chilean Tribute to Soviet Martyrs SANTIAGO, Chile (JTA) — The Jewish community of Santiago held a meeting on Aug. 12, the anniversary of the execution of Jewish writers in Moscow in 1952. Speakers included Gil Sinay, president of the Fredrick jewelers , of BLOOMFIELD HILLS A . 869 West Long lake Road 646 39 13 Mon thru Sat 10 to 5:30 Thurs to 9 pm Appraisals b. Appointment While You Walt.:A"Asog What can Jewish community; Berl Grinberg, representing Polish Jews here; Dr. Eyzer Klorman of Bnai Brith; Miguel Saidel on behalf of Chilean Jewish intellectu- als; and Miss Tota Guiloff, president of the Committee for the Jews in the USSR. They condemned the crimes against the Soviet writers and protested against the situation of the Jews in the Soviet Union. They appealed for the re- lease of Anatoly Shcharansky and other Jewish dissidents impris- oned in the USSR. 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Hadassah Raises $31 Million, Golda Meir Living Gift Fund Membership Hits 370,000 Subscribers Are Announced CHICAGO (JTA) — Hadassah raised more than $31.75 million this year, it was announced at the clos- ing session of its 65th na- tional convention meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago. In Israel: Hadassah Med- ical Organization mainte- nance — $9 million; HMO building and development — $3.3 million; youth aliya —. $2.3 million; Hadassah Israel Education Services (Community College, Seligsberg-Brandeis Com- prehensive High School, and the Vocation Guidance Institute) — $1.5 million; Jewish National Fund — $700,000. In the United States the budget is more than $4 mil- lion. This includes Hadas- sah's adult and youth pro- grams in Jewish education, American affairs and youth activities as well as leader- ship development. Edith Zamost, national membership chairman, reported a leap in mem- bership this year from 360- to 370,000. Hadassah's new Jewish National Fund project for the renewal of land in Is- rael, is at biblical Sdom. In partnership with the JNF, Hadassah will help turn this area into an agricul- tural development. The new area will have a packing house which several com- munities can share. Regional schools, commu- nity cultural centers, and other regional facilities will enhance living and provide further security in this area on the Jordan border. Michigan ORT Region to Hear Gerda Klein at Member Lunch Gerda Weissman Klein, author, lecturer, journalist and historian and survivor of the Holocaust, will ad- dress the Michigan Region, Women's American ORT, fall membership luncheon 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. In addition to the speaker, a special presenta- tion, "Cinderelka," will be performed by the Oakland Hills Players. This original WVatch for the arrival of Check next weeks Jewish News where FALLS KOSHER D POULTRY can be purchased Detroiters subscribing to the Quarter Million Dol- lar Living Gift of the Golda Meir Child Developmer+ Fund are, seated from left: Ruth Miller and Frie Leemon; and standing, from left: Adele Mondry , Blanche Rose and Sarah Friedman. The first Detroit sub- Pioneer Women national scribers to the Pioneer convention in Jerusalem Women Quarter Million in November, at which Dollar Living Gift of the the founders will be hon- Golda Meir Child Develop- ored. The main objectives of the ment Fund for the children of Israel were announced Golda Meir Child Develop- recently by Ruth Miller, ment Fund are to train pro- Council president and na- fessionals in early child- hood education, upgrade tional board member. The subscribers are: ,Mr. facilities and staff in disad- and Mrs. Morris (Sarah) yantaged neighborhoods Friedman, Frieda S. and provide facilities for Leeman, Ruth L. Miller, Iranian children and for Adele Mondry and Mr. and those youngsters resettled in the Negev because of bor- Mrs. Jack (Blanche) Rose. Presentation of the gift der changes brought about will be made at the by the peace agreement. Israeli Journalist Will Speak at Hadassah Opening Meeting GERDA KLEIN skit, written by Pauline Weiss, will be directed by Lois Novitz. Barbara Weisberg is region membership chair- man and Shirlee Rosen, sea- ting arrangements chair- man. There is a charge. Tributes Due for Mountbatten for the NEW YEAR . LONDON (JTA) — Lead- ers of the Board of Deputies of British Jews expressed sorrow at the assassination by Irish terrorists of Earl Mountbatten and three other members of his fam- ily. Eulogies were delivered la-st week at a meeting attended by Philip Klutznick, president of the World Jewish Congress. Messages of condolence to the Queen and Prince Philip have been sent by many Jewish leaders including MP Greville Janney, who is president of the board, and Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits. Mountbatten was very popular in the Jewish com- munity. He had on several occasions taken the salute at the annual memorial parade of Jewish ex- servicemen. His wife, who died in 1960, was a granddaughter of Sir Ernest Cassel, a Jewish millionaire born in Germany, and a forest in her name has been planted in Israel. Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of Hadassah will hold its opening meeting 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Northland Theater. Dessert and coffee will be served. The featured speaker will be Wolf Blitzer, Washing- ton correspondent of the Jerusalem Post. He will dis- cuss the Middle East situa- tion. In addition to The Jerusalem Post, Blitzer's articles have appeared in other major international newspapers, including The New York Times. He for- merly was editor of the Near East Report. He received an MA degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University and a BA degree in history from the State University of New York. A Hadassah film entitled, "For the Good of All," will be shown. An- . Melody Musicale Meeting Planned Melody Musicale will meet 8 p.m. Wednesday in the home of Florence Malach, 18219 George Washington, Southfield. Refreshments will be served. For information, call Mrs. Malach, 569-3874, or Jackie Rogers, 557-4259. Auditions for the Melody Musicale Ensemble will be held 8 p.m. Sept. 18 in the home of Louise Lazarus, 14250 LaBelle, Oak Park. Openings are available for altos and sopranos. For information, call Ms. Lazarus, musical director, 547-0168; or Celia D'zodin, accompanist, 968-7327. WOLF BLITZER nette Meskin is Hadassah chapter president. Joan Provizer is vice president of program. Members of the program committee are: Virginia Hoffman, Harriet Colman, Agnes Klein, Carol Lawson, Phyliss Subar, Maggie Feldman, Mina Roberts, Diane Klein, Judy Cole- man, Emily Lichtenstein, Mary Saidman, Melba Winer and Barbara Gut- man. JCRC Criticizes NY Legislature NEW YORK (JTA) -- The failure of the New Yc Legislature to act, durili g its most recent session, on a wide variety of bills aimed at preventing cemetery vandalism has been de- nounced by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. The bills would have stiffened penalties for acts of van- dalism, ascribed responsi- bility for restitution and re- storation of damaged stones, and legalized steps to prevent such incidents in the future.