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1953
No. 13
Yeshiva U. Names Its Meoum
(College for Prof. Einstein
NEW YORK (JTA)—America’s
first medical college under Jewish
auspices, part of Yeshiva Univer
sity here, has been named the Al
bert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Samuel Belkin, president of
Yeshiva University, has formally
notified Prof. Einstein of the Uni
versity’s decision to name the med
ical college for him at a luncheon
yesterday at the Princeton Inn
which also marked Dr. Einstein’s
14th birthday. One hundred com
munity leaders from 20 different
cities in the United States and
Canada were present to witness
the naming of the College and the
presentation to Dr. Einstein of a
model of the projected medical
college building with its facade
bearing the name Albert Einstein
College of Medicine.
The model was presented by the
New York State Attorney General
Nathaniel L. Goldstein, who is
serving as national chairman of
the Medical College Campaign.
Mr. Goldstein announced that over
$3,000,000 in cash and pledges had
been raised of the $10,000,000
needed to construct and equip the
College. An additional $250,000
was raised at the birthday cele
bration yesterday in honor of Dr.
Einstein.
Responding to the notification
and presentation, Dr. Einstein wel
comed the new College as a con
tribution of real significance to the
general welfare affording wider
opportunities for young people to
pursue medical careers. Expressing
appreciation for the honor offered
him, Dr. Einstein said:
“I am grateful that Yeshiva Uni
versity has honored me by using
my name in connection with the
new College of Medicine. There is
a shortage of physicians in this
country and there are many young
people, able and eager to study
medicine, who under present cir-
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at U. J. A. Parley in Atlanta
cumstances—are deprived of the
opportunity to do so.”
Reminiscing op the influence
that led to his choice of a scien
tific career, Dr. Einstein recalled
how impressed he was as a child
of five by his first sight of a com
pass and his introduction to plane
geometry at the age of 12. “To
me it appears as if those outside
stimuli have had a considerable
influence on my development.
Man, however, has had very little
insight into what is going on with
in himself. Seeing
the first time may not have a
similar'effect on every child.
Speaking of young men about on
scientific careers, Dr. Einstein
said: “He who has the urge to do
creative scientific work will find
his own way. It is not advice, but
stimulating example that matters.”
By Adolph Rosenberg
Leaders this week returned home In more than a score of South
ern communities after a regional United Jewish Appeal conference
in Atlanta which witnessed determined promises to make 1953 a
banner year in giving for overseas needs.
Delegates mustered nearly a half I
million dollars in cash and imme- $l5 - 000 to be forwarded on Tues-
diate promises to enable the U. bay '
Public Invited to Hear
National JWV Chief in Atlanta
National Commander Jesse Moss
will be in Atlanta Wednesday,
April 8, to install new officers of
the Atlanta Post, No. 112, Jewish
War Veterans and the Ladies
Auxiliary.
Commander Moss, who recently
conferred with President Eisen
hower, will be the principal speak
er at a banquet at 7 p.m. at the
Progressive Club. The Post will
award a citation to a outstanding
member of the Atlanta Jewish
President Eisenhower and National JWV Commander Moss
Eisenhower Says U. S. Will Seek
To Bring About Arab-lsrael Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Presi
dent Eisenhower, for the first time
since he entered the White House,
Monday received an official dele-
gatio nof the American Zionist
movement, which asked him for
re affirmation of American friend
ship toward Israel. The President
told the delegation:
“Our Government has only the
friendliest feelings for Israel and
the Arab states, and intends to use
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Denver Chief of Police Heads
Anti-Jewish Bombing Probe
DENVER (JTA)—The Denver
chief of police has taken personal
charges of the investigation of an
anti-Jewish bombing outrage in
Denver.
The incident occurred during a
dinner of the Pioneer Women at
the EMG Synagogue when un
known persons placed a crude,
home-made bomb in a parked car
belonging to a family attending
the dinner. No one was injured in
the explosion.
The local Anti-Defamation Lea
gue office charged that this was
the fourth bombing incident in the
immediate vicinity of RMG Syn
agogue during the past 18 months
It called the bombing “a most vic
ious and reprehensible crime” and
demanded that the perpetrators
“be brought to the bar of justice."
community.
The banquet is open to the pub
lic. Reservations may be made by
calling Irving Libowsky at Cypress
2881. A dance will follow the pro
gram.
Irving Karesh heads the slate of
new Post 112 officers.
Commander Moss and President
Eisenhower discussed these four
issues involving foreign and do
mestic policy. Communist drive
against Jews and other religious
minorities; need for revision of the
McCarran immigration law; estab
lishment of a Middle East De
fense Organization as an addition
al bulwark against Comrrlunist ag
grandizement; need for enacting
Federal fair employment legisla
tion.
The JWV commander stressed
that Administration action on all
four issues could serve “in a ma
jor degree” to check Communist
efforts to build fear and suspicion
of the United States in Europe,
Asia and the Middle East.
J. A. programs of saving lives and
resettlement to go on uninterrupt
ed.
A check for $250,000, from At
lanta topped the list of contribu
tions. The presentation was made
„ , i by Co-Chairmen David Slann and
compass for ....
A. L. Feldman, who announced
the sum represented a bank loan
against the current 1953 Atlanta
Jewish Welfare Fund Drive which
they are heading.
Among the communities report
ing were Pensacola, which brought
a check for $5,000; Nashville,
whose $31,000 was presented by
SimonWeil, and Athens with $2,-
500 Barnesvllle thrilled the audi
ence with its gift of $700 from the
only two Jewish families there.
Elberton sent $550, Mr. Bohr-
man brought $1,150 from the four
families in Newnan.
1. M. Levinson reported that
Rome had secured a bank loan
for $3,000. Dr. Boblasky promised
$10,000 immediately from Augus
ta. Macon added $3,000 to its $52,-
000 already forwarded.
Savannah had a $11,000 check
as the balance of its 1C52 pledges.
Anniston boosted the total by
$4,000 and Birmingham added a
check for $1 1,250 as its currently
weekly payment.
Mobile brought $10,000, with
William Bloom of Tuscaloosa
telegraphed that Tuscaloosa would
The giving was in response to a
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it’s NEW
Heads Community Chest
COLUMBUS, O. (JTA)—Ro
bert Weiler, well known figure
in Jewish community activities,
has been elected president of the
Community Chest since 1943.
Toledo’s New Center
TOLEDO (JTA —Toledo’s new
community center, being cont-
sructed at a cost of $800,000 will
be opened to the public in April.
St. Pete Synagogue
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (JTA)
—A project seven years in the
making reaching completion this
week when the small Jewish com
munity of Gulfport dedicated its
new center and synagogue.
New Hebrew Course
SACRAMENTO, Cal. (JTA) —
City College of Sacramento has
introduced Its first Hebrew course.
More than 30 students have regis
tered for the course which will be
given by Rabbi Marvin Bornsteln
president of the local ZOA dis
trict.
Israel Cabinet Ratifies
Reparations Agreement
JERUSALEM (jfA)The Israel
Cabinet today approved the West
German reparations agreement un
der which Germany will pay the
Jewish State some $822,000,000
over a period of 12 years.
Earlier this week-end, the Knes
set Foreign Affairs Committee
voted eight to five, with an ab
stention, to ratify the pact. Under
lilherefor is Ibis
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‘Wherefor Is This Night Different?’
Wherever Jews gather for the Passover' sederlm, they ask the
question; “wherefor is this night different?"
It i$ different symbolically. On this festival, the Jews gave the
signal to the world, and to generations to follow, that freedom is
sacred, that people must fight for freedom, that the right to the pur
suit of happiness is not to be sacrificed.
The late Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, Dr. Joseph H. Hertz,
offered this definition for “Passover and Freedom”;
“Passover is the Festival of Spring. Its human appeal, therefore,
is as old as humanity, and as perennial as spring. But it is an his
torical festival—Israel’s birthday—as the annual commemoration of an
event which has changed the destinies of mankind, that it proclaims
the man-redeeming truth, God is the God of Freedom. Even as in
Egypt He espoused the cause of brickmaking helots against the mighty
royal oppressor. He forever judgeth the world in righteousness, and
the peoples with equity. There is an overruling Providence that exalts
righteousness and freedom and humbles the Dominion of iniquity and
oppression. This teaching has been as a light unto the nations of the
Western world in their weary, age-long warfare for liberty."
the terms of Parliament’s decision
on the treaty, some months ago,
ratification required only approv
al of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee and Cabinet.
The vote surprised Mapai ob
servers here, since two of the votes
against ratification and the lone
abstention were those of General
Zionist deputies, members of the
government coalition. It was re
called that when the original Par
liamentary debate on the treaty
was held, the General Zionists, at
that time an opposiion party,
fought the agreement. Two Map-
am deputies and a Herut repre
sentative also voted against the
pact in committee.
The committee vote followed a
report by Foreign Minister Moshe
Sharett who informed the group
that the pact as ratified by the
Bonn Parliament was the same
one signed at Luxemburg last
September 10, except for a provi
sion contained in an exchange of
letters which would have barred
German shipping from entering
Israeli ports with reparations
goods. After German shipping in
terests had protested this point,
Israel agreed to a German request
to eliminate the prohibition.
After Ihe initial payments on
reparations are made during the
two fiscal years ending March,
1954, the Germans are obligated
under the treaty to make ten an
nual payments of $74,000,000 in
goods. However, in the event that
Bonn finds that these payments
strain the German economy, it
may reduce the annual payment
to $60,000,000 and spread it over
12 years. ,