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D.C. Religious Action Center Named for NAACP Leader
By CLARENCE
MITCHELL
Black-Jewish
Information Center
NEW YORK — The
Emily and Kivie Kaplan
Religious Action Center in
Washington D.C. may be-
come a favorite place for
thoughtful activists who
want to accomplish results
without divisive bitterness
between minorities.
The center is an arm of
the Commission on Social
Action of Reform Judaism.
The Kaplans (the late Mr.
Kaplan was president of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People), endowed it ini-
tially, and its status was as-
sured by "the expressed will
of American Reform
Jewry."
BB Urges End to Persecution
of Jews in Syria, Iraq, Iran
GROSSINGER, N.Y.
(JTA) — Bnai Brith Inter-
national has called on gov-
ernments around the world
to act both directly and
through the United Nations
to end the persecution of
Jews in Syria, Iraq and
Iran.
In a resolution approved
unanimously by the Jewish
service organization's
Board of Governors at its
annual summer meeting,
Bnai Brith cited systematic
and official mistreatment of
the Jewish communities in
those three Islamic coun-
tries.
im-
under
Living
poverished conditions, Jews
there are victims of
scapegoating for economic
and diplomatic disasters
and, although the objects of
hate and scorn, they are
neither permitted to im-
prove their quality of life
nor leave the country.
Citing its distress over
the situation, Bnai Brith
pledged to increase its ef-
forts, "both in public
forums and through pri-
vate channels," to seek
the right of Jews in Syria,
Iraq and Iran to emigrate
and to persuade these
countries "to allay condi-
tions for those who re-
main."
Other resolutions ap-
proved by the Board of Gov-
ernors covered a wide range
of concerns. They included:
• Anti-Semitism: The
board called on all govern-
inter-
and
ments
governmental institutions
to initiate or intensify" a
drive against all forms of
terrorism, urge4 human
rights and defense agencies
to expose and repudiate
"falsifiers of the Holocaust."
• Israel under attack: The
Board of Governors called
on governments "and those
who influence public opin-
ion" to view Israel "not ex-
clusively in terms of specific
policies," but as a nation
"facing awesome dilemmas
in the quest for peace."
• Soviet Jewry: Bnai
Brith called on the Soviet
government to "adhere to
the solemn obligations" it
had accepted in signing
the Helsinki Final Act
and urged others com-
mitted to human rights to
demand that the denial of
the rights of Soviet Jews
cease.
• Raoul Wallenberg: Not-
ing that the U.S. Senate had
passed a resolution grant-
ing honorary citizenship to
Raoul Wallenberg, the
Swedish diplomat who had
saved thousands of Hunga-
rian Jews from Nazi exter-
mination and who had dis-
appeared after his arrest by
the Soviet Union, Bnai
Brith asked the U.S. House
of Representatives also to
approve the resolution.
• Freedom of choice: The
board called on Bnai Brith
members to oppose efforts to
outlaw abortion.
• Equal Rights Amend-
ment: Bnai Brith reaf-
firmed its belief that the
Norbert Muhlen
NEW YORK — Norbert
Muhlen, an opponent of
Nazism who wrote many
books on postwar Germany,
died Aug. 20 at age 72.
His latest volume to ap-
pear in the U.S. was "The
Survivors: A Report on the
Jews of Germany Today,"
published in 1962. He
stated in his conclusion:
"It is still too early to an-
swer the question whether
there will be a Jewish revi-
val in Germany. By 1961,
tens of thousands of Jews
could and did live again in
Germany. Only 15 years
after Hitler's fall this return
is one of the more surprising
events of our time. Perhaps
it is also one of the more
hopeful events of our time."
Mrs. Asherson
Minnie Asherson, a 50-
year member of Temple
Beth El and its sisterhood,
died Aug: 20.
Born in Central Lake,
Mich., Mrs. Asherson was a
member of Hadassah and
the National Council of
Jewish Women.
She leaves a son, Joseph
of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a
brother, Harold Hirshman;
two sisters, Esther Hir-
shman and Alice Hirshman;
and two grandchildren.
amendment would give
American women the same
standing before the law that
men now enjoy.
Ruth Steinberg
Ruth Steinberg, former
co-owner with her late hus-
band, Irving, of the Fabul-
ous Star Bakeries, died
Aug. 6 at age 70.
A former Detroiter,
where she lived for 30 years,
Mrs. Steinberg resided in
New Jersey at the time of
her death. She and her hus-
band owned the bakeries for
20 years.
She is survived by a son,
Lawrence of Troy; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beverly Irwin of
Marlboro, N.J.; two
brothers, Ben Green of
Maryland and Stanley
Green of Florida; a sister,
Mrs. Harriet Schachtman of
Brooklyn; and three
grandchildren.
Ben Berkey
Ben Berkey, founder and
owner of Berkey Iron and
Metal, Inc., in Lansing, died
Aug. 4 at age 90.
A native Detroiter, Mr.
Berkey was a member of the
Masons. He resided in Hol-
lywood, Fla., at the time of
his death.
He is survived by his wife,
Anne; two daughters, Mrs.
Saul J. (Ruth) Rubin of
Southfield and Mrs. Arthur
(Isabel) Soltar of Sac-
ramento, Calif.; four
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Interment Hollywood, Fla.
America-Israel
Educator Link
Formed by WZO
NEW YORK — A north
American-Israel network of
childhood educators, de-
signed to stress the need for
strongel:ties between Israel
and Jewish youngsters in
the United States, was es-
tablished at the World
Zionist Organization's con-
ference in New York earlier
this month.
Participants in the con-
ference also heard Dr. Ellen
Adviv of McGill University.
The center is now open
after an extensive renova-
tion program. The tenants
include the Washington
offices of the American
Jewish Congress and the
American Jewish Commit-
tee, as well as the national
offices of the Leadership
Conference of Civil Rights,
which is a 30-year-old com-
bination of organizations
that work for civil rights
legislation and federal
policies that will assure
equal treatment under law.
Mr. Kaplan, a busi-
nessman who had made a
comfortable fortune in
New England, began his
civil rights activities as a
member of the local
NAACP in Boston, but
soon attracted national
attention and became a
hardworking unpaid top
officer.
He worked to make the
organization financially
Monument
Unveilings
The family of the late
Max Lobel announces the
unveiling of a monument in
his memory 11 a.m. Sunday,
Aug. 30, at Chesed Shel
Emes Cemetery. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
* * *
The family of the late
Mabel. Morris announces
the unveiling of a monu-
ment in her memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Syme will officiate.
Relatives and friends are
asked to attend.
sound through selling life
memberships at $500 each.
He also visited Senators,
Congressmen, state and
local officials to spur their
interest in civil rights.
Senator Edward Brooke
of Massachusetts, the first
— and so far only — black to
serve in the U.S. Senate in
modern times, had his full
support and respect.
Following passage of the
1964 Civil Rights Act, Mr.
Kaplan joined an inter-
racial team that toured the
South to make certain that
the law was being enforced.
His companions on that trip
tell of how he asked a white
sheriff in Mississippi to join
the NAACP. When asked
why, he replied, "I believe
everyone ought to be a
member of the NAACP."
An unfailing optimist,
he wrote hundreds of let-
ters to young rabbis who
faced trying conditions in
their congregations. His
was usually the first mes-
sage to survivors of civil
rights tragedies or to the
families of those who
died of natural or violent
causes. Thoughtful gifts
usually followed the let-
ters.
His open advocacy of civil
rights sometimes made him
the target of attacks by the
American Nazi movement,
the Ku Klux Klan and other
hate groups. At an NAAC
national convention in Lt
Angeles once, an American
Nazi dressed as a clergyman
rushed to the platform
where Mr. Kaplan was sea-
ted in an attempt to subject
him to verbal and possibly
physical assault. NAACP
officials ejected the Nazi
from the hall. Mr. Kaplan
did not lose his composure.
He never did.
Unveiling announcements
The family of the late
may be inserted by mail or by
Pauline Finkelstein an-
calling The Jewish News, 17515
nounces the unveiling of a
W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, South-
monument in her memory
field, Mich. 48075. 424-8833. Writ-
ten announcements must be ac- 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at
companied by the name and ad-
Workmen's Circle Cemet-
dress of the person making
ery, Zamosc-TamoshaNer
insertions. There is a standing
Section. Relatives and
charge of $7.50 for an unveiling
friends are asked to attend.
notice measuring an inch in
depth, and $12.50 for a notice two
inches deep with a black border.
The Family
of the Late
HENRIETTA
GITTLEMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Gor-
relick will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
FANNIE
ALPIELD
BELLE
ROCHLEN
GOODMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 12 noon
Sunday, Aug. 30, at Ch-
esed Shel Emes Cemet-
ery, Radomer Section.
Cantor Klein will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
/
The Family
of the Late
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 12 noon
Sunday, Sept. 6, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Gorrelick will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
JACOB
BERKOWITZ
ABE
JOSEPHSON
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 30, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Martin Gordon
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 30, at
Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Efry
Spectre will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
DAVID
NOVETSKY
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at
Workmen's Circle Cem-
etery, Beth Yehudah
Section. Rabbi Gruskin
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
The Friends
of the Late
HENRY
ROSENMUND
Announce the unveil-
ing of a monument in his
memory 1:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 30, at Hebrew
Memorial Park, Sec.
12-B. Rabbi Sperka will
officiate. Friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
MARION
GOLDBERG
TENNEBAUM
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at He-
brew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Goldschlag will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
/
The Family
of the Late
The Family
of the Late
JOYCE
FREED
MORRIS
KROLL
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at
Clover Hill. Park
Cemetery. Cantor Klein
will officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked to
attend.
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at Adat
Shalom Memorial Park.
Rabbi Milton Arm will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
JACK
WEINHAUS
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Stanley Rosen-
baum will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.