Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-02-10

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Vol. 39. No. 6
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1961
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Problems Foreseen In Formation Of Cabinet
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Presi¬ dent Izhak Ben-Zvl began what apparently will be a long drawn- out and difficult process of ob¬ taining a new Prime Mtolster and Cabinet to replace the Ben-Gurion coalition government which fell last week as a result of the Lavon Affair.
The President's first step was to receive a delegation represent¬ ing the Mapal's porty's Knesset membership. The delegation, It was understood, urged the Preai¬ dent to oall on Ben-Gurlon to form a new government
Ben-Gurlon, It was reported, was prepared to undertake the assignment that he could sot up nvore or less the same coalition he headed In the last government. However, he was known to face serious difficulties In this, both from his erstwhile partners and from withta his own party.
Three of the coaUtlon partners, the Mapam party, the Achdut Avodah and the Progressive par¬ ty, indicated a reluctance to servo again under Ben-Gurlon. They took the position that Ben-Gurion, In his formal letter of resignation.
AT HILLEL ON FEB. 19
Gucla Gill (center above) is shown with the Oranim Zabar troup which will perform at Hillel Foundation Sunday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. At the left and right are Dov Seltzer and Michael Kagan.
Oranim Zabar Group Scheduled At Hillel
The Oranim Zabar Troupe, Israel's exciting singing group, will appear at the B'nai B'rith Hlllel Foundation Sunday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Members of this fresh young troupe are three talented young natives of Israel.
Geula Gill, the featured artist, started her career serving in the Israeli army. While performing in the distant border posts of her country, she met the other two members of the group, Dov Seltzer and Michael Kagan.
The Oranim Zabar have appeared all over the world in concert, on radio and television, and at major folk festivals. Prior to their CJolumbus engagement, they will apt>ear at Carneigie Hall in New York City. They have recorded nine albums during their successful tours ot the United States.
Geula has made an album of totcrnatlpnal folk songs with Theo¬ dore Bikel for Elektra records.
Tickets tor the appearance are $1 for members and $1.50 for non-members. Information on obtaining them oan be had by calling HUlel, AX, 9-4457.
actually reverted to the criticism and disparagement of his col¬ leagues which had precipitated a Cabinet crisis. Ben-Gurlon had subsequently apologized tor these statements when members of his Cabinet threatened to resign, and his apology had been accepted by them.
A decision to boycott a new Ben-Gurlon government was reached Monday by the Mapam party leadership. Although the decision was subject to formal ratlficaticm by thc party's execu¬ tive committee, the Mapam lead¬ ers began immediate discussions with the Achdut Avodah and the Progressives, urging on them a similar stand.
The Mapam leaders were spur¬ red by two developments — the Mapai party move to force Pinhas Lavon's resignation as scretary- scncral ot the Histadrut, thc Isra¬ el Federation of Labor, and the repetition by Ben-Gurlon In his letter of resignation ot the criti¬ cisms he had previously voiced of h's colleagues' position to the Lavon Affair.
The National Religious party, another member of the outgoing coalition, was said to be reluctant to enter a new coalition unless it tocluded the moderate Progres¬ sive party. The General Zionist party, which was in the opposi¬ tion, was described as opposed to entering a new government and firm in its demand that new elec¬ tions be held.
BEN-GURION AI.SO faced ob¬ stacles in thc ranks of his own party. Foreign Minister (iolda Meir and Minister of Commerce and Industry Pinhas Saplr In¬ dicated that they would not enter a new Ben-Gurion government. Tuesday, Mrs. Meir officially went on two wooks' leave, but was likely to prolong her absence Un¬ til after the formation of a new government. Both she and Mr. Saplr were under strong pressure trom Mapai elements to agree to serve in a new cabinet.
Ben-Gurion appeared to be fac¬ ing great difficulties from a grouping of labor veterans and the farm bloc wlthto the Mapai party. They were Impressed by the tact that In the showdown between Ben-Gurion and Lavon In the Mai>al Central Committee last weekend, some 40% of the com¬ mittee supported Lavon, They were described as taking the posi¬ tion that If heads were to roll. Lavon's would not roll alone.
One of the demands this bloc was said to be pressing was for the abolition of the post of Depu¬ ty Defense Minister, now held by Shimon Peres, who was Lavon's chief adversary in the bitter fight over culpability for the 1964 se- surity mishap when Lavon was Minister of Defense and Peres, director-general of the Ministry.
THE BLOC ALSO sought the removal of Yosef Almogi, the sec¬ retary-general of thc party, on the grounds that his failure to show sufficient flexlblUty had permitted the Lavon issue to de¬ velop Into an open struggle.
YOUNG MATRONS AND GUEST
Pictured with Mrs. Shulamlth Spector, guest speaker at the tlrst Yottng Matrons' Leading Ladies Luncheon are: Mrs. George Levine, co- chairman    ot    Leading    Ladles;    Mrs.    Bernard
Yenkin, co-chairman, Young Matrons Division; Mrs. Spector; Mrs. Leonard Waserstrom, co- chairman. Young Matrons Division; Mrs, Bemard Frank, co-chairman, Leading Ladies.
Leading Ladies Luncheon Launches 1961 Campaign
The Young Matrons' Division ot United Jewish Fund and Council premiered its Leading Ladies Luncheon Jan. 18 at the home ot Mrs. Howard Gcodman. It was Act I In the Young Matrons' 1961 compaign, headed by Mrs. Ber¬ nard Yenkin, chairman. Her co- chairman is Mrs. Leonard Was¬ serstrom.
Guest speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. Shulamlth Spector, an Israeli engineer, industrial con¬ sultant and radio p.-oduccr. Sne is now in this country to record programs  for  broadcast  by  "Kol
Israel"  (Israel Broadcasting Sys- Lem).
Mrs. Bernard Frank and Mrs. G:;orge Levine were co-chairmen for tho luncheon. Assisting in prep.iratlons and arrangements were: invitation, Mrs. Meivin Rackoff; hospitality. Mrs. How¬ ard Gapdman, Mrs. Sanford Topo¬ losky and Mrs. Sam Gordon; res- ervat.ons, Mrs. Howard Schoen baum. Mrs. David Roth, Mrs. Gordon Schlffman and Mrs. Ger¬ ald Friedman,
The committee merely set the stage; the women attending Were
the principal actors. As any Broadway producer must feel beforo an "opening." they felt apprehensive about this innova¬ tion in the Young Matrons' cam¬ paign. But the overwhelming re¬ sponse has assured them they were right in thtoklng that Young Matrons have matured and are ready tor an advanced gift affair. The women demonstrated their interest and generosity in the yalt^jjewlsh Fund and CtouacU by a 21.8 per cent Increase in pledges over the same pledges last  year.
Rabbi Fox Opens Spring Adult Studies Institute Next Tuesday
Babbi    Samuel    Fox,    splrltusil  Herzl College and his LLB from
H. Schiff Conference Chairman
Campaign leadera of Federation and Welfare Funds from dozens of communities throughout thc entire midwest are meeting ta French Lick, Ind., at the Sheraton Hotel, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 10-12, for the annual Midwest Leadership Institute of the United Jewish Appeal,'
Herbert H. Schlff, United Jewish Appeal's Big Gifts co-chairman, ond chairman of the week-end meeting, announced that to addition to himself and Mrs. Schlff, a number of communal leaders from Columbus will be attending; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Ben A, Yenkin, Mr. and Mrs William 'V. Kahn and Ben Mandelkorh, execu¬ tive director ot the United Jewish Wand and Ck>uncll
ot Columbus. Also attending Is Barney Goldstein of Zanesvllle.
General Moshe Dayan, Israel's minister ot Agriculture; Philip Klutznick, general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal; Mrs. I D. Fink, recently elected chairman of the National Women's Division of United Jewish Appeal, and Rabbi Herbert A, Friedman, UJA e.'^ecutlve vice-president will be among the speakers on the program.
Gen. Dayan la the former C2itef ot Staff of Israel's Army who planned and executed the light¬ ning Slnal Campaign which haa been acclaimed one of the greatest mUltary stratagems in history. This will be his first appearance in this country tor UJA.
leader of Beth Jacob Ck)ngrega- tlon In Dayton, O., will open the spring semester of the Agudas Achim Adult Institute of Jewish studies next Tuesday evening, 8:45.
RabbI Fox will be the first of a group of prominent guest lec¬ turers who, together with Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein, wUl lead a new course of the Institute en¬ titled, "Great Personalities and Outstanding Events in Jewish Lite."
Since this year Is the 200th an¬ niversary ot the death of the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Fox has chosen "Hassldlsm And The Besht" as his topic tor the eve¬ ning.
RABBI  FOX   RECEIVED   his
ordination trom the Hebrew Theological College ot CHilcago In 1950.   He   received   his  AA   from
De Paul University, He has done
Bubbl Samuel Fox
graduate work at the University of Arkansas and Columbia Uni¬ versity. Rabbi Fox haa traveled widely and has addressed some of America's most prominent con¬ gregations on various themes in Judaism.
A courae In beginners' Hebrew will be offered from 8 to 9 p.m., and wlU be taught by Irving Stern, educationeil director ot AgudEia Achim Synagogue, and will enable students without a previous knowledge of Hebrew to read within the 11 one-hour ses¬ sions that will be devoted to this subject.
A SBCX>m> OOUBSE entlUed "Bible Commentaries" will be led by Rabbi Rubenstein from 8 to 9 p.m. He wUI review the high¬ lights of the portion of the week and discuss the comments and taterpretatlona given by bible commentaries.
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AT UJF KEYNOTERS LUNCHEON
Pictured at the Keynoters' luncheon held In the home of Mrs. Joseph Skllken are the follow¬ ing. Left to right: WUUam V, Kahn. preaident of United Jewish Fund and Council; Mrs. Charles Zelkowitz, Mrs, William V. Kahn, Mrs. Troy A. Feibel, Mrs. Maurice Rusoff, co-chairman of Keynoters; Mrs. Aaron Zacks, Y. Isaac Arono-
wicz, guest speaker; Mrs. Joseph SkUken, Mrs, Alvln B. Schottensteln, co-chairman of Keynoters; Mrs. Harry Lurie and Abe I. Yenkto, co^ohMr- men of Women's Division; Irving Szames, Mrs. Morris Resler and Mrs. Armand Abel, co-chair¬ men of Women's Division.