Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1958-09-26

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Vol. 36. No; 40
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1958
Devoted to American and Jewish  ideali
AT HADASSAH'S GARDIOVASCULAR LAB
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: -~ Shalom Stein (left), a student at tlie Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, and Halm Schneider, chief designer of the Apprentice School for Fine Mechanics of Ha- daBsah's Brandels Vocational Center in Roraema, are shown above at Hadassah's Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, eonstrueting an oxygenator for a heart-lung machine- the first of it.s idnd in Jsrail. The machine enables Hadassah to take the first steps toward intro¬ duction of open-heart surgery in Israel.
Use of the heart-lung machine for open-heart surgery maiics it possible for the surgeon to repair congenital heart malformations. which are clearly exposed by this method, as other parts of the body are In any surgical operation.
DR. NELSON GLUECK REPORTS OISGOVERY OF REMAINS OF ANCIENT VILLAGES IN NECEV DATING BACK 2500-3000 YEAHS
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The discovery in the Negev of several villages dating back 2-,500 to 3,000 years to the Judean Kingdom were announced here by Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and a prominent arehae- ologist.
Dr. Glueck, who has spent some 30 years tracking down Ijiblieal sites in Palestine and Israel,, reported the finding of remain.s of villages north of Makhtesh Ramon in the Negev Desert adjoining the Sinai Peninsula. He reported that somi^ of the buildings were nearly Intact and that the villages were protected by fortresse."! which kept marauding Bedouins at bay t^nd probably guarded the route of the Queen of Sheba when she visited King Solomon.
The archaeologist expressed the belief that the Patriarchs of the bible, particularly Abraham, probably lived some 4,000 years ago, not about 3,800 years ago as had been supposed earlier. He .said the discoveries In tbe Negev proved that there had been u flourishing civUlzatloil in that area in the earlier centuries, but not several hundred years later.
ABIUVINO AT THE HOME of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Follmer, Lake of the Woods, Westerville, for the TB Society's annual pre- L,abel Day tea are, left to right, Mrs. Robert Fitzalmmons, Mrs. Harold Packard and Mrs. Lex Mayers. They're among 78 key vol¬ unteers who were entertained at an instruction tea for the annual labeling event, whe<} 380 women will address Christmas Seal letters next Thursday.
NEWS IN BRIEF
(Oonipiled   from  Jewloh  Telegraphic  Agency   (.JTA)   and  American .Jewish   Press   (AJP)   news  services.)
EtjyPTIAJV.S DKNV   AOBEEIWENT  WITH   HAMMARSKJOLD
UNITED NATIONS, (AJP) — Egyptian representatives at the tJI^ have branded as false the rumors emanating from Washington that tlie United Arab Republic had agreed with Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to accept the creation of a UN committee in the Middle East to serve as a "watchdog" group In the sense of a "UN presence" in the area.
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onOMNO OF nR,ST HEBREW ULPAN IN U. 8.
IVEW YORK. (.ITA) The firat Hebrew Ulpan in the United States, employing new techniques in the teaching of Hebrew to adnils, will bo opened in New York City on Nov. 3, it was announced here by Dr. Samuel M. Blumenfield, head of the Department of Education and Culture.of the Jewish Agency. The Ulpan will be under the direction of Dr. Mordecai Kamrat, Israel language spec¬ ialist who initiated the Ulpan method nine years ago. The Ulpan will be conducted jointly with Histadruth Ivrith and In cooperation with national Jewisli organizations and institutions.
The first American Ulpan will prepare students not only for He¬ brew conservation but also for the reading of prayers, the bible and modern Hebrew literature. The Ulpan is scheduled to last for a period of 12 weeks, with classes meeting there to four evenings a week. Three American educators will join Dr. Kamrat in conducting the classes employing the Ulpan 'teamwork' approach to language teaeliing.
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JAPAN  I'AVOK.S DIRECT ISRAELI-ARAB NEGOTIATIONS
UNITED NATIONS, (AJP) - Japan's Minister of Foreign Af- fuir.s, Aliehiro Funiyama, told the American Jewish Press corres¬ pondent liere that his country would favor any move at the UN wliiili would bring the Arab leaders together with Israelis for direct peace negotiations. He agreed that the Armistice Agreements sliould be translated into a permanent peace settlement and that "tile iiarties concerned should seek an early solution."
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TO I)RA^"'r NEUMANN AS ZOA PRESIDENT
NlOW YORK, (,ITA) -- The national executive council of the Zionist Organization of America, ruling body of the organization be¬ tween conventions, meeting in special session, voted to recommend to tile forthcoming ZOA convention the drafting of Dr. Emanuel Neumann for a third consecutive term as president of the organi¬ zation.
To Ihi.s end it adopted a resolution for consideration of the con- vi'nlion providing for the suspension for a period of one year of the constitutional provision which limits the term of president to two consecutive one-year terms. The 81st annual convention of the 20A will open in Miami Beach on Oct. 23. •
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NA.^S1CR'S   DEIJCGATION   SEATED   WITH   USSR
UNITICD   NATIONS,   (AJP) Alphabetical  seaUngs   of  dele¬
gations during General Assemblies in the main auditorium—appear¬ ing differently at each session according to the slip drawn from the ballot box often make strange bedfellows. At thla session', however,, the seatings are more consistent with the political align¬ ments. For example, Nasser's United Arab Republic delegation Is seated in the same row with that of the Soviet Union headed by Mr. Gromyko The United States and Britain are together, and so are Israel and Ireland. Before the increase of membership, Israel found herself squeezed in between two Arab states—a rather unpleasant predicament   Iraq and Lebanon.
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JEWISH YOUTH GROUPS' SAIL FX)!! ISRAEL
NI.;\V YORK, (JTA) A party of 38 young men and women, members of Habonim, the Labor Zionist youth organization, sailed for Israel to attend the eighth Youth Workshop in the Jewish State. The American and Canadian young people will spend 11 months at Kibbutz Kfar Blum in agricultural work and study seminars, inter¬ spersed witii etiueational trips and excursions throughout Israel.
(Jn the same vi'ssel, the S.S. Zion, 21 members of Young Judea .sailed for a year's living, working and studying in Israel's towns and .settlements. The course is sponsored by the youth and hechalutz d, ji.irtrneiil Of tlie Jewish Agency,
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s. V. (in R<'ii seci;res dead sea scroll
NKW   YOitK,   (.ITAI The   Unitt^rian  Church  of All   Souls   in
New Voik i.s the new owner of a Dead Sea Scroll which includes vvliat is believed to be the earliest Hebrew copy of the Ten Com- niandnienta, it waa announced here. The Decalogue, said to be in perfe<'l condition, was purchased -on the blackmarket for "severol thoii.sand dollars" by a member of All Souls Church.
1'lie scroll had been placed in Archaeological Museum in the Jorilun-lield portion of Jerusalem. The acquisition was said to have been obtained in a "cloak-and-dagger" type of operation.
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I:BAN HAILS CONTRIBUTIjQJVS OF V. S. JEWRY
NEWPORT, R. I., (JTA) Both the United States and Israel are pledged to help the Middle Eastern states maintain their Inde- pendeni^e. Ambassador Abba Eban of Israel declared here at a cere¬ mony at Touro Synagogue, oldest Jewish house of worship standing in tlie United States.
Tile ceremony was the annual re-rcading of a letter from Presi¬ dent George Washington to the congregation pledging that the United States Government "gives to bigotry no sanction, to per¬ secution no assistance."
In his address, Eban paid tribute to the contributions of the U.S. to Israel, noting that the U.S. was "in the forefront of the many friendly governments which are now reinforcing Israel In her Indus¬ try, agriculture, scientific and cultural progress, political and dip¬ lomatic standing and physical security."
DAVE BROWN
.SOL SHWARTZ
Chroniclers New Staff Members
ASSUME EDITORIAL DUTY NEXT WEEK; NEW DEADLINE DATE
The Chronicle this week announces the addition of two ex¬ perienced newspapermen to its editorial staff, concurrent with the. resignation of Edward Fi.sher, Chronicle editor since 1947.
The new men are David Brown and Sol Shwartz of Columbus. They will be responsible for editorial policies, format, etc.
The increase in staff is in keeping with The Chronicle's subse¬ quent. expansion program. Including at least 12-page editions, and the eventual change of publication day from Fridayro Tliiirsday.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Shwartz will assume their duties next week.
The Chronicle this week also announces a final change in dead¬ lines. Effective immediately, all news matter must be in The Chroni¬ cle office by Monday morning, with photographic material due at 10 a. m.
Pdilowing are biographical sketches on The Clhronicie's new staff members:
Mr. Brown was bom and raised In Cleveland, graduating from Glenvllle High School and Cleve¬ land College with an A. B. degree in journalism.
He started as a copy boy with The Cleveland Press right after college. In the 16 months he was there he was a-sistant to the radio-TV editor and worked in the Public Serv..je Bureau.
Then, he and his wife, the former Marilyn Nathan (a Pitts¬ burgh native who later moved to Cleveland), moved to Miami, Fla., and out of news work. But three years later Dave was back with an Ohio paper. The Circle- vlile Herald.
He commuted between C o- lumbus and Circleville for 2V{. years before joining The Colum¬ bus Citizen. He was on the copy desk, and later moved over to be telegraph editor and for the past I'/j years haa been state editor.
Mr. Brown. 32, is a World War II vet, having served as an en¬ listed man in Europe and later in Occupied Japan with the 97th Infantry Division. He is now a Captain in the Reserves.
He belongs to Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalism fraternity, and Zion Lodge 82, B'nai B'rlth. Pressure of work caused him to relinquish the post of Lodge Guardian, to which he had been elected last Spring.
The Browns attend Temple Tif¬ ereth Israel, where Marilyn teaches Sunday School and is also on the Sisterhood board. She has also found time to be first presi¬ dent of the Candlelight Chapter of B'nai B'rlth and to work for several organizations.
Their children are. Holly Fern, almost 7, and Mark Steven, 3Vj. They live at 375 N. Koosevelt Ave.
Mr. Shwartz, a native of New Bedford, Mass., is a former board, member and athletic director of the New Bedford Jewish Com¬ munity Center, and a former member of Tifereth Israel Syna¬ gogue there.
He is an Army veteran ot World War II and attended the University of Massachusetts, where he helped found a chapter of the Intercollegiate Zionist Fed¬ eration of America and was ac¬ tive in Hillel.
Mr. Shwartz worked for the New Bedford Standard-Times as a reporter from 1950 until 1953; From 1953 to 1956 he was sports editor of the Cape Cod Standard- Times.
In January. 1956, he became managing editor of the Connecti¬ cut Jewish Ledger, an anglo- Jewish weeldy which serves the entire state of Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
The American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers a- warded its first annual prize for all-around excellence to the Led¬ ger for its New Year issue of 1956.
Mr. Shwartz served a fi'nai B'rlth youth group as counselor at the Hartford Jewish Communi¬ ty Center. He also was a member of the Hartford Jewish Feder¬ ation's Community Relations Council.
He came to Columbus in the summer of last year.
Mr. Shwartz is listed in the March-May 1958 supplement to "Who's Who in America."
He is a copy editor at The Co¬ lumbus Citizen.
He Is married to the former Barbara Silverman of Providence, R. I., and the father of two sonsl Mr. and Mrs. Shwartz live at 379-' 2 N. Roosevelt Ave.
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CAIRO AND MOSCOW SIGN NEW SEA PACT
UNITED NATIONS, (AJP) - Egyptian sources here have hailed the new Sea Pact signed In Cairo between the Soviet Uninn and the United Arab Bep^iblic.