Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1957 — Page 6

THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST

Friday, Marcti 15, 1ft57

NEW SCHOOL SUBJECTS EMPHASIZE JUDAISM JERUSALEM—What is being interpreted by some here as a shift toward Judaism was seen in the new “Jewish consciousness’' program announced by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The program, designed for elementary schools, will bring into the curriculum lessons in the Mishna and Agada, study of

prayers and the weekly Bible portion, and reading selections from the Jewish ethical teach-

ings.

The program was drafted by a 17-man committee, headed by the minister, Mr. Z. Aranne. The draft curriculum also includes the study of the structure of Diaspora Jewry. Included on the committee were Hebrew University lecturers, writers, educators and ministry personnel.

TOURISTS COME JERUSALEM—Last week first British tourists since Sinai campaign arrived in rael.

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New York Yeshiva Nabs League Title NEW YORK (NJP—Winning the championship in its league is getting to be a habit with the Manhattan yeshiva basketball team, which last week copped its seventh straight title in the Metropolitan Jewish High School

league.

Coached by Hy Wettstein, the Manhattan yeshiva five has dropped only four contests out of the 84 games it has played in the past seven years.

Bigot Convicted; Sodomy Charged ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NJP)—John Wilson Hamilton, notorious bigot, was convicted on the charge of sodomy in Circuit Court here by Judge William Buder. He was found guilty of immoral acts involving a 15-year-old boy. The jury sentenced Hamilton to two years in prison. He is currently out on bond, pending appeal. Hamilton, who is head of the anti-Semitic National Citizens Protective Association of St. Louis, for many years was affiliated with Gerald L. K. Smith. According to Saul Sorrin, regional director of the ADL, Hamilton’s hate literature has geen distributed widely in the South and used extensively by the White Citizens Council. He was responsible for disrupting Community Chest drives in a number of southern communities.

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OBITUARIES

DR. MAX RAISIN DIES; HEADED REFORM RABBIS PATERSON, N. Y.—Dr. Max Raisin. 75, who had retired 10 years ago as rabbi of Barnert Memorial Temple here, died Friday, March 8, in Florence, Ala. He had been officiating temporarily at Temple B’nai Israel there. Rabbi Raisin had occupied pulpits in Stockton, Cal.; Meridian, Miss., and Brooklyn, N. Y. Author of 20 books, his latest, “Out of — the Book of My Life,” was pub- he was the protege of the Cholished last month. Rabbi Raisin f e tz Chaim, world-famed Talhad taught at the Normal School mu dist. After studying at rabfor Jewish Teachers in Newark binical seminaries of Telshe, and edited The American Jew- Radin and Slobodka, he was ish Chronicle, 1917-1918. He ordained at 15. Derech Emuna formerly served as president of (p at h of Faith), written over Central Conference of American eight years, will be published Rabbis (Reform). He also was SO on in New York, a member of the New York Qfher Recent Deaths Board of Jew ish Ministers. Aluf Eliinelech Avner (SeliRabbi C. Herson ko\1tz), 60; after creation of IsWINNIPEG (NJP)—The dean rael, was Tel Aviv’s first miliof Winnipeg rabbis and deputy tary governor; former Hagana chief rabbi of the rabbinical commander of Tel Aviv; Suncouncil here. Rabbi Chaim Zvi day, i eb. 24, in Tel Aviv. Herson, 66, died Saturday, Feb. Judge Abraham K. Cohen, 87; 23. Born in Lokova, Lithuania, for 30 years regional chairman

of National Jewish Hospital at Denver, also a trustee; national council member of Joint Defense Appeal and Anti - Defamation League; ADL director 1913-44; past president of Associated Jewish Philanthropies and of B’nai BTith District 1; Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Boston. . . . Alialm Aharon Kahano, 82; a founder of Ahuzat Bayit which started Tel Aviv; a founder of local Chamber of Commerce which he headed for several years; Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Tel Aviv. Abraham Roth, 83; president of Hartford (Conn.) Mizrachi chapter; former president and honorary board member of Agudas Achim Synagogue; Sunday, Feb. 24, in Hartford. . . . Joseph Gershfield, 76; executive member of Winnipeg Vaad Hair, president of Teferis Israel Synagogue, past president of Jewish Old Folks Home, one of first members of Talmud Torah; Sunday, Feb. 17, in Winnipeg. . . . Albert Granpe, 94; among fiirst of non-Mormons to settle in Utah; established B’nai B’rith chapter in Salt Lake City, 1892; founder of Auerbach Co., one of two largest stories in city; Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Salt Lake City. . . . Harry Allison Goldstein, 69; lawyer; member of Congregation B’nai Israel and Chamber of Commerce; in

Bridgeport, Conn.

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