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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

the Jewish people in Europe dur
ing the period 1933-1945."
Rabbi Toaff noted that the late
Pope Plus XII "had already Sc
verely condemned racist, national
istic and imperialistic nations on
May 18, 1888 but this statement,
coming as it did toward the end
of World War II, may have ap-
peared as a direct reaction to the
most painful impressions of that
terrible hour"
THE STATEMENT OF Pope
John XIII 20 years after that, is
one in which "the official thoughts
of the Church on the great prob
lem of this country are announced,
that racial determinations have
no justifications whatsoever in the
domain of reason and doctrine"
the Chief Rabbi said.
"ThiS is, in fact, a reStatement
of the dignity of human beings,
who are to be judged and appre-
ciated because of the Divine spark
in them, by which we consider
man as created in the image of
God-to whichever nation he be-
longs, which ever faith he pro-
fesses, whatever be the color of
his skin"
The Chief Rabbi said that "these
words of a serene sense of justice"
were above any polemics or fac
tion but that more than this, they
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
|srae|'s Way
Seen As 3rd
Alternative

NEW YORK (JTA)-Israel Of
fers the world third alternative
in the choice between the Soviet
system as against democracy-be-
cause the Israeli pattern could be
applied to underdeveloped nations,
Dean Alfange, well known attor-
ney, told the annual meeting here
of the American Christian Associa-
ton for Israel.
The session, held at All Souls
Unitarian Church, elected DR..
Howard M. LeSourd, of New York,
as president.
Statesmen of the free world, said
Mr.. Alfange, should study the Is
raeli pattern, since "Israel has
made a notable contribution in
critical area of the cold war"
Israel, he maintained, offers "a
third alternative" between Com
munism and democracy, "a pat
tern of life which offers decent
living standards plus the essential
freedoms.
"It is altogether possible that the
free world could win the battle
with the Soviet Union for the 10y
atty of these nations by promoting
the Israeli pattern as a third al
tentative to the countless millions
of Africa and Asia who are yearn-
ing for freedom and a just share
of the good things of life."
Another of the principal speak
ers, DR.. Russell Henry Stafford,
president emeritus of the Hartford
Seminary Foundation, speaking on
"The Christian Ethic and the State
of Israel" told the meeting:
when the African nations grow
up to full stature, no small meas
ure of credit will be due to the
State of Israel, for the men and
women it has sent to them as mis-
sionaries of progress, and the
throngs of students who came from,
them to Israel to be trained for
leadership at home. The Chris
tan ethic means a warm heart
and a helping hand. The State of
Israel deserves them"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
MiIi+ory Schools
Commission rs

NEW YORK - Twenty-Five Jews
will receive officers commissions
at the 1868 commencement exer-
ciSes of the country's five national
service academies during Jun e
and July, it was announced by
Rabbi Israel Miller, chairman of
JWB's Commission on Jewish
Chaplaincy.
Eleven new Jewish ensignS will
be commissioned at the u. S. Nav
al Academy, Annapolis, Md, on
June 5th. On that same day the
U. S. Military Academy, West Point,
N. Y, will commission five new
Jewish second lieutenants; the u.
S. Coast Guard Academy N e w
London, Conn.,, will commission
three new Jewish ensigns, and the
U. S. Air Force Academy, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, will commits
sion four new second lieutenants.
On July 10Th the u. S. Merchant
Marine Academy, Great Neck, N.
Y, will graduate three new Jew
ish ensigns.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
Anti-Semitism
By Negroes
Dep|ored

NEW YORK (JTA) - Whatever
anti-Semitic quotient exists in the
new Negro militancy is "tragical-
ly misguided" because American
Jews and their organizations have
played a major role in helping
bring about the progress the Unit
ed States has made toward "equal
opportunity for ALL" Dore Schary,
national chairman of the Anti-De-
famation League of B'nai Birth,
told meeting at the Leagues ma
tional executive committee.
He said that the American Jew
ish community. particularly since
the Hitler holocaust, has thrown
much of it's energy and ideologi-
cal strength into the fight for de-
mocracy for all as the one assur-
ance of security for itself"
He cited organized Jewish eff
forts in support of "the spread of
human relations councils a t e r
World War II, education for FEPC
and other types of civil rights leg
islation, and in the development
of intercultural and human rela-
tions education nationally" as fac
tors that have brought the Negro
to his improved status today.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
H. LeWkowitz
Lodge InstalIs
New Officers

Louis Riklin has been installed
as president of. the Herman Lewko-
witz Lodge No. $50 of B'nai Birth
in ceremonies at the Phoenix jew
ish Community Center, 1718 w.
Maryland Ave.
Installing officer was Yale Smul-
Ian, grand vice president OF Dis
trict Grand Lodge No. 4.
Other officers installed for 1868
Ga were:
Albert Firestein, first vice
president; DIR. Larry Fam,
second vice president; Ed Good
man. third vice president; Mar
tin Stoneman, recording secre-
tary; Norman Marcus, cores
ponding secretary; 1. Lesensky,
financial secretary.
Emanuel Levine, treasurer;
Harry Peven, warden; Jack
Pearl, guardian; Hy Rudin, trus-
tee; and Sy Clark, chaplain.
Riklin, a native of New York
City, has operated Ricks Phar-
macy since 1854. The family came
to Phoenix in 1851 because OF
health reasons and Riklin was as
sociated for two years with F & S
Construction Co., and later with
the Del Monte Construction Co.
He was first president OF the
B'nai Birth Bowling League,
which he organized in 1858. He be-
came active in the A.Z.A. Camp in
Prescott and spanked the drive to
complete it. The camp now has
been taken over by the wi h
Community Council and is nearing
completion.
Riklin attended school in Omaha,
Neb., and completed his univer-
sity studies at Creighton Univer-
sity as a pharmaceutical chemist
and bachelor of science in chemis-
try. He became a registered phar-
macist in 1880.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

ton on behalf or the Phoenix Jew
ish Community Center indicates
that success is within sight a n d
there appears to be no question but
that the doors of the center viii
remain open," he declared.
An emergency meeting was held
at the Center when it b e m
known that the Center was faced
with foreclosure.
Taxman said that while the sit
uation at the moment is more
favorable, "the job has as yet not
been finished and more friends of
the Center must come forward
during the next ten days to enable
this effort to be concluded"
Meanwhile, the board of direc-
tors announced that plans for the
conduct of all activities, for the
summer and fall periods will go
ahead as scheduled.
The board also reported that it
had approved the budget for the
1864 calendar year.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
Pope's EncycIicaI:H Hailed

give implicitly "the most eloquent
and most competent answer to
that innoble libel which an anony-
nous racist organization one day
succeeded in placing before the
Council Fathers with the purpose
of spreading prejudice and hatred
there"
PROF. TOAFF SAID there was
"a right and modern conception of
the essential conditions for peace
full and harmonious life" among
all men in the Pope's statement of
every mans right to worship in
accordance with his conscience.
The Chief Rabbi also said that the
encyclical actually condemns any
form of religious intolerance and
any prosecutions against freedom
Of worship"
"All this is in logical harmony
with the subject of the encyclical
letter-the consolidation of peace
in the world" the Chief Rabbi
said, adding that 1--WE Jews, who
greet each other by wishing peace,
who in all our prayers invoke
peace, who on our Day of Atone
ment implore God to reign over
the world in peace-we know that
this word includes the happiness
longed for by mankind, and that
Israel was first to preach peace
during every moment of its ex-
iStence."
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
Closing Law
Wfhdruwn

SACRAMENTO, Calf. (JTA)-A
proposed state law that would
have required the closing of all
businesses on Sundays, except for
stores selling drugs or other vital
necessities, was withdrawn from
the Legislature by the sponsor of
the measure, Sen. Joseph A. Rat
tigan.
Saying that support of the draft,
while substantial, is not suffi-
Gent" Sen. Rattigan announced
he plans to raise the issue again
before the Legislature in 1865.
Jewish and Seventh-day Advent
ist organizations have been oppos-
ing the measure.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
JTA News In Brief

CHICAGO (JTA)-The Goth ami
versary of Anshe Emet Synagogue,
largest Conservative congregation
in the midwest, is being celebrat-
ed here with a series of week-long
observances. Anshe Emet, whose
spiritual leader is Rabbi Seymour
J. Cohen, was founded in 1873.
\ X
VIENNA (JTA)-The Warsaw
Town Council has named one of
the city's streets in memory of
Ephraim Fundaminski, one of
the early organizers of the War
saw Ghetto revolt in 1943.
+ X
LOS ANGELES (JTA) - The
Jewish Federation-Council of di-
rectors has taken a stand opposing
newly proposed Federal legislation
that would limit charitable gift de-
ductionS in income tax reports,
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

Judge Irving Hill, JF-C president,
announced.
= X \
ATLANTA (JTA) - Atlanta's
Jewish community has cOnclud-
ed a successful development
fund campaign for its Jewish
Community Center, raising to-
tai of $1,OO4,5 ,565, according to a
report by Bernard Howard, gem
eral campaign chairman of the
Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund for
1868.
= +
COLORADO S rim G S, Colo.
(JTA)-A Jewish Bookmobile, de-
scribed by Rabbi Robert Bergman
here as unique in this country
and probably in the world" has
been launched here by Temple
Beth Els chapter of the Nationa.
Federation of Temple Youth.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

In a secret ballot, the KneSSet
gave Shazar 81 of the 100 votes.
Thirty-three votes went to DR..
Paretz Bernstein, leading Parlia-
mentary member of the Liberal
Party and former Minister of Com
merce and Industry in two of Is
raePS cabinets.
Twelve members of the Knesset
were absent, and seven ballots
were blank.
The nations first president was
Prof. Chain Weizmann, who died
in 1862.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
Compton Award
To NIT HMeI

BOSTON (JTA) - The B'nai
Birth Hillel Foundation at h e
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology was honored with a Karl
Taylor Compton award for t s
"major contributions to the in
tellectural and cultural life of the
NIT community" A Compton
award is the highest university
honor to a student organization.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

Shazar is a scholar, writer, and
veteran labor leader, and was a
close friend of Ben-Zvi. Like Ben
wi, he is a member of the domi-
nent Mapai Party.
The nomination of Bernstein was
made as a protest against the al
legged monopoly" on high govern
mental posts held by the Mapai.
The presidency is largely an
honorary office, with effective
leadership of the nation in tn
hands of the prime minister, David
Ben-Gurion.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
Center Reported
Out Of Danger

Any immediate danger that the Phoenix Jewish Com
munity Center will close has been eliminated it
ported by Phil Taxman who heads emergency effort
to keep the Center open
The early enthusiastic response to the rescue opera
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31
ZuImun Shuzor Elected
President Of IsrueI

JERUSALEM (JTA-Schneur Zalman Shazar,
elected President Israel by Knese He nauguraed
following day.
President Shazar like raels first presidents born
Russia succeeds late Izhak BenZ died April
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-05-31

CONTINUED Page 2, Col. 81
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09

ney and representative of the
Nigerian Government to the u. n.
was guest speaker He spoke on
Education in Nigeria In speak
ing of the role played by missiona-
ries in bringing religion and ed
ucation to his native land, he
said Nigeria is very indebted to
the missionaries for their help
in establishing schools. Education
without mention of Missionary
help and guidance would only be
a half truth" Mr.. Odogwu ended
his remarks with the fervenl
hope that our two societies would
continue their fine association as
they have in the past. He stated
that the Baptist Academy High
School. built over century ago,
still stands today in Lagos, the
capitol of Nigeria as a memorial
to the farsighted missionaries who
built it.
Also from Nigeria was Mr..
Solomon Wangbojc, who re-
Gently received his masters degree
in Graphic Arts from Cranbrook.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
Wayns State University Ms~,

at. 8 p. m, Thursday.
DR.. Leonard Moss, of 23O6O
NARROW. Oak Park, chairman OF
the department of sociology and
anthropology, WSU; and Profes.
sor Charles Quick, Of 1880 w.
Boston Blvd, professor of law
WSU, will also join the discus
sion.
Future participants in the Cen
tennial observance series will
include, George Shirley, a Wayne
State alumnus and Metropoli-
tan Opera star; Nicholas Kat
zenbach, assistant attorney gen
eral of the u. s.; DR.. Robert {,
eaver, administrator, U. 5
Housing and Home Financ c e
Agency and DR.. John Hope Frank
lin, professor and chairman, de
partment of history, Brooklyn
College. Franklin is also co-chalr
man of the Centennial observance
Honorary chairman for the Sc
ries of lectures. conferences anc
symposiums continuing through
November. is Karl Gunnar Myr
dal, professor at the Universlt,
of Stockholm and author of The
American Dilemma, widely ac
claimed study OF racial relations
in the United States. Myrdal
will be a guest speaker in May
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09

Thurman ~ To
HostMa,MGrus

Lucy Thurman. YWCA, $50 z.
Elizabeth St.. Youth Activities
Department is giving its End An
nuaI Mardi Gras on Saturday.
February 8. at 200 p. m. II will
be family event featuring
stage show. dance contest. Resale
and refreshments. Added attrac-
ton will be crowning of Mardi
Cras Queen, who will reign over
a Teen Matinee Dance.
Y.Teen contestants are: Cheryl
Alexander, 1909 Edison; Barbara
Brazier. 631 Navahoe; Earlenc
Clark. 7734 Medbury; Shirley Cole
man, 5637 Wabash; Mildred Craw-
ley. 4633 Orleans: Franchescia
hurst. 9340 Cascade; Tanya Grey,
44l5 Mitchell; Anita Stovall, 1881
Moffat; Debra White. 500 Scotten
and Mildred Whiteside. 260l Chry-
sler.
Outstanding prizes. Trophies and
refreshments courtesy of local
business
Admission, Adults Is cents,
Children 10 cents. Matinee Dance
Is cents. Call WO. 3-57l0.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
Clair Taylor Appointed
To State Library Board

A member of numerous organ
izations and associations. DIR. Tay-
lor's vast background in cduca-
tion includes service as teacher,
coach, principal, superinten-
dent and county commission
or OF schools. lie was a key mem
Der of state committee respon-
sibIc for drafting a proposed new
state aid law for Libraries which
was recently introduced in the
Legislature.
The Michigan State Board for
Libraries consists OF five members
appointed for five year terms
and confirmed by the senate.
Chairman is Mrs. Mary Daumc,
Monroe and vicc.chairman is Mrs.
Dorothy S.. McAllister Of Grand
Rapids. other members are DR..
G. Flint Purdy, Detroit. and Mar
tin Cohen, Kalamazoo.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
african Fund Banquet
Held At C0bo Hall

The Americans for African Ed
ucation Fund held Banquet re-
Gently at Cobo Hall. General
chairman of the program was
Reverend Elizabeth Lee Green.
The AFAEF was organized in
1861 by the Bishop William A.
Hilliard, a former Detroit pastor
OF the st. Paul A. ME- Zion
Church.
The purpose of the movement
is to educate Africans culturally
and spiritually. The overall pro-
gram is designed to satisfy the
educational needs of Africans and
will encompass a religious resi-
dence, furnishings for the school
a new church in Nigeria and a
girls dormitory.
This complete project will cost
approximately 100000. Our De-
tfoit area has the assignment oi
raising $4,000 of the total to be
used for a school building. The
Michigan chairman is Mr.. Avram
Is. Charlip OF Pension & lnsur
ance Consultants.
Highlighing the program was
Mr.. Leon Smiths reading of
poem entitled THE Negro Speak:
of Rivers" by Langston Hughes
and the singing of the Voices o.
Tabernacle Choir under the di
rection of Reverend Charles Craig
Mr.. Bernard Odogwu, an attor
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09

LANSING = DR.. Clair l.. Tay-
lor, Lansing, has been appoint
ed to the State Board for Ii
brarics by Governor George Rom
rcy, Miss Genevicvc M. Casey,
state librarian and secretary OF
the Board, announces. (
lie succeeds Bernard Klein OF
East Lansing. who was uncon-
firmcd. for the balance Of a
term expiring in 1867.
Dr. Taylor, who was state sup
crintcndcnt OF Public lnstruc-
tion from ie53-i957, is present
" Associate Director Of Admis-
sions and Scholarships at Mich
igan State University. He holds
a life certificate from Western
Michigan University and a Bach
eior of Science degree and a
doctorate from Central Michigan
University. He earned an MA.
from Michigan State University.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
Negroes Meet
CONTINUED from Pssel)

helping Negro leaders under
stand many of the problems
which arise in determining the
U. S. position. 1t also provided
ali opportunity TO acquaint Am
bassador Stevenson with the
thinking and feeling OF millions
of American citizens regarding
their Governments policies in
the world body. II also provided
an opportunity TO acquaint the
head of the U. S. Mission to the
UN with the great concern to
forthwith accelerate the u. ). In
fluence TO eradicate every re.
naming vestige of colonialism.
The meeting with Ambassador
Stevenson was an outgrowth OF
the December 18th meeting with
President Kennedy at the White
House. AT that time, the Presi-
dent discussed broad U. S. pol
icy with the same group as a re-
suit of the Resolutions passed
al a November 1862 Arden
House meeting at which 100
Negro organizational leaders
had gathered for the purpose
of examining the role of the
American Negro community in
u. S. policy toward Africa.
DIR. Martin Luther King. Jr,
President of the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
cncc, and A. Phillip Randolph,
President of tho Brotherhood OF
Sleeping Car Portcrs and
Vice President Of the AFL-ClO,
who were part Of the delegation
which went TO the White House,
we're absent from tho Stevenson
meeting. DR.. King had a prior
commitment at the University
of Minnesota and MIR. Randolph
was III al the time.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09

strating new materials and choral
techmiques. Several new compost
tons in the field of choral liter
ature will be introduced to par
Elephants.
Conductor Of the wor ks h o p
will be Malcolm Johns, newly.
appointed director of the Wayne
State University Singers and the
Choral Union. Johns, who has
been professor of music and di-
rector Of the Women's Glee Club,
is an organist and choirmaster
at Crosse Pointe Memorial
Church. He has also conducted
clinics for the u. S. Army at
Berehtesgaden, Germany, for the
past two years.
Choral directors, who wish 10
attend the workshop should con.
tact the WSU music education
department. There is no admis.
sion charge or registration fee.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
CHURCH
news

Holy Communion was obscrv'
cd Sunday at Peoples Commun-
ity Church. During the broadcast
over radio station WCHB the pas.
tor the Rev. Carlyle +. Stewart
preached an uplifting sc r m n
on The Great Deliverancc.'
The message dealt with the
Biblical story of Moses and the
Children of Isreal.
In his closing remarks DR.
Stewart urged his congregation
to have more faith in God.
The music in songs were fur,
nishcd by the Chancel Choir and
the Community Gospel Choir un-
der the direction of James Fra
zier, Jr
Scripture lesson was read by the
Rev. Ernestine Matthews. Mrs.
Lutilla Harper was at the pipe
organ in the choir loft.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
american Red Cross

The Detroit Red Cross Chap
ter Office of Volunteers announ-
ccs scheduling of series of or
icntation and training classe
for women interested in becom-
ing members of its Volunteer
Service groups. Mrs. f. X Will
son, chairman of volunteer re-
cruitment and training, says that
in order to maintain traditional
Red Cross services in the De-
troit Chapter which includes all
Of Wayne County except Crosse
lie. it is necessary to increase the
number of volunteers in five
services: Blood Program, Can
teen, Gray Lady, Motor and
Staff Aide.
An orientation class will be
held on Monday, February 25,
in the Chapter Headquarters at
Elizabeth and John r., for all
rccruitmcnts and subsequent
classes will be conducted to give
the new volunteer specific in
slluction in the tasks she will
be performing. Prospective vol
untccrs are invited to call eth
cr the Chapter Headquarters,
96l-3900 or the Rcdy Cross Of
flee listed in their own tele-
phone directory for information
or to register for the training.
There are opening for boz h
day and evening volunteers in
most Services. In the Blood Pro-
gram volunteers are needed to
register prospective donors, as
sist in the blood center record
office and to do telephone re-
cruitmcnt of suitable blood don
ors. Volunteers are especia a l.
ly needed in Cantcen Service
to serve on bloodmobile assign
The Detroit tribune., 1963-02-09
YWCA
NEWS

The Mayor of San Juan, Puer-
to Rico, dynamic woman whose
work has brought her highest
honors from many parts of the
world. will be the speaker at
the 10th annual meeting of the
YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit
at the Veterans Memorial Build
ing Saturday, February 16.
She is Felisa Rincon de Gaut-
ier. Her subject will be The
Changing Role Of Women in To.
days World" a-topic which par
ticularly describes her own Ca
reer.
Entering Puerto Rican politics
in 1882 when women of the
West Indian Islands we're en-.
franchised, Mrs. Gautier was ap-
pointed each consecutive term
with little opposition.
AS Mayor, she has obtained
funds for schools, roads, housing,
paved streets and hospitals, and
has given much time and energy
to promote better adjustment OF
the more than 100000 Puerto
Ricans living in New York City
She has been awarded the
Golden Medal of Honor from
Spain, the Joan of Arc Medal
from France. the Order of Merit
from Israel, the Pope Plus XII
Medal of the Vatican, the Jane
Addams Medal from the Fedora
ton of Womcns Clubs of Ameri-
CT, and in 1854 was named Wom-
an OF the Americas by the Uni.
ted Women of America.
She is a charter member OF
the YWCA OF Puerto Rico.
During her visit TO the city
Mrs. Gautier will also speak be-
fore the Women's advertising
Club of Detroit at is 40th ami
vcrsary celebration on Monday
evening, February 10, and will
be the guest of Detroits Puerto
Rican Club.
The YWCA'S annual meeting,
scheduled at IL o. clock noon
with luncheon, is ooen to the
public. and reservations may be
made through any YWCA branch.