WHO'S WHO IM WORLD JEWRY FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOUNDERS ASSEMBLY THE JEWISH HALL OF FAME

PATRON The Honorable Ephraim Katzir December 20 1976 President of the State of Office of the President and EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman of the Editorial Board Dr. I. J. Carmin Karpman I. J. Carmin Karpman Chairman Mr. Artur Rubinstein,Pianist Virtuoso General Editor 22 Sq de L’Avenue Foch, The Standard Jewish Encyclopedia , I6l eme, Anatole A. Yaron Executive Director, Who's Who in World Jewry France Dr. Avraham Avi-hai, Jerusalem Lecturer, Political Science Bar Ilan University Mr. Irving Bernstein, New York Executive' Vice Chairman United Jewish Appeal Dear Sir: Dr. Israel Bilecky, Lecturer, Literature Mr. Solon Myles Chadabe, New York Member, Board of Directors You are cordially invited to join the Honorary Advisory Board of National Federations of Temple Brotherhoods the proposed JEWISH HALL OF FAME to be established in Jerusalem Mr. Bernard Cherrick, Jerusalem Vice President under the auspices of WHO’S WHO IN WORLD JEWRY. Panels of experts Hebrew University are being constituted to plan the monumental JEWISH HALL OF FAME Mr. Seymour Fishman, New York Executive Vice President as a repository of Jewish heritage and knowledge and as an expression American Friends of the Hebrew University of the Jewish contribution to the progress of mankind in all fields Mr. Arnold Forster, New York General Counsel, Anti-Defamation of human endeavor. League of B'nai B'rith Mr. Bertram H. Gold, New York The , the Honorable Professor Ephraim Katzir, Executive Vice President The American Jewish Committee Patron of WHO’S WHO IN WORLD JEWRY, endorsed the project, stating: Mr. Leon Ilutovich, New York National Executive Director ” I want to tell you how interesting I found the exposition Zionist Organization of America of your plane for the establishment of a ’HALL OF FAME OF Bertie G. Schwartz National Chair Person, GREAT .’ There would indeed be something moving and most Jewish Book Counsel Jerry Goodman fitting about having such a vivid reminder of the dispro­ Executive Director, National Conference on Soviet Jewry portionately great Jewish contribution to human civilization Prof. Salomon Kahan. Mexico set up in Jerusalem, the capital of the revived Jewish Managing Editor, Tribuna Israelite Mr. S.J. Kreutner, Jerusalem Commonwealth. ” Director General, Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal Please note the enclosed list of eminent men and women who already Dr. Leon Kronitz, Montreal joined the Honorary Advisory Board. Executive Director Canadian Zionist Federation Dr. Natan Lerner, Tel Aviv Your acceptance of our invitation and your endorsement will be Israel Executive Director greatly appreciated. Dr. Schneier Levenberg, Chairman, International Affairs Commission An International Conference, marking the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary World Jewish Congress of WHO’S WHO IN WORLD JEWRY is being planned in Jerusalem, July 25 Miss Naomi Levine, New York Executive Director to August 5» 1977, to form the Founders* Assembly of the JEWISH HALL OF FAME. Advisory Panels will review the record of contributions Prof. Sol Liptzin, Jerusalem Professor of Comparative Literature of outstanding Jews in history, philosophy, the sciences, the arts, Hebrew University the shaping of world events, education, economics, sports, etc., Dr. Robert Nathan, Washington, D.C. Economist as well the general program of the JEWISH HALL OF FAME. Dr. Gerhart M. Riegner, Secretary General We look forward to your affirmative reply. World Jewish Congress Hon. Herbert Tenzer, New York With kind regards, Congressman Mr. Marc Turkow,*Bvenos Aires Executive Director, South American Brandi World Jewish Congress Sincerely . /

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INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

Dr. Israel Goldstein, Former World Chairman. Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal, Chairman

Hon. A. E. Abrahamson, Bulawayo, Rhodesia President. Jewish Community of Copenhagen Mrs. Siegfried Kramarsky. New York. N.Y. President, Central African Dr. Max Gottschalk. Brussels, Belgium Chairman. Hadassah Medical Organization Jewish Board of Deputies President, National Center for Higher Ralilii Irving l.i-hrmun. Miami, Florida Prof. Salo W. Baron, New York, N.Y. Jewish Education Halilii. Temple Emanu-EI President, Conference of Jewish Social Studies Mr, Fnivel Hasan, Turku, Finland Mr jean Nmdm.m. Zurich. Mr. Carlos Benarroch, Barcelona, Spain President. Jewish Community President. Union of the Jewish Communities President. Council of the Jewish Mr. Nathan Jacobson, OBE. Melbourne. Australia of Switzerland Communities of Spain President, Executive Council of Dr. Moses Rosen. . Rumania Dr. Pietro Blayer, Rome, Italy Australian Jewry- Chief Ballili. President Vice President Immanuel Jakobovitz Federation of Jewish Communities in Rumania Union of Italian Jewish Communities London, England Mr. Hilel Storch. Stockholm. Mr. Frank Rosslvn Bradlow, Johannesburg The Rt. Honorable laird Jauner of Leicester Member, Executive Committee Vice President, South African Jewish London. England World Jewish Congress Board of Deputies Former Chairman Mr. Kalman Siiltanik. New York. N.Y. Mr. Allan Bronfman, Montreal, Que., Canada Board of Deputies of British jews Executive Vice President National Honorary President Hon. Grevilk- E. J.mm-r. QC. MP, Lindon. Englau. World Confederation of United Zionists Canadian Friends of the Senior Vice President Mr. Michel Topini, Paris. France Hebrew University Board of Deputies of British Jews President. United Jewish Appeal Mr. Ralph Cohen. New York, N.Y. Dr. Lavoslav Kadelburg, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Mr. Julian B. Venezky. Peoria. President. Ampul - American Israel Corporation President, Federation of Jewish Communities National Chairman for Regions Mr. Hersh Z. Cynowicz, Bombay. India Grand Rabbin Jacob Kaplan, Paris, France State of Israel Bonds President, Central Jewish Board of India Mr. . , Illinois Sir Isaac Wolfson. Bt.. Dindon, England Mr. Shoul N. Eisenberg, Tokyo, Japan Chairman. Governing Board Hon. President, Weizmann Institute President, Jewish Community of Japan World Jewish Congress of Science Foundation Mr. Leo Fischer, Copenhagen, Denmark

ISRAEL HONORARY COMMITTEE

Mr. Ezra Z. Shapiro, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal, Chairman

Hon. , Deputy Prime Minister General (Res.) Amos Horev, President Dr. Ernst I. Nebenzahl Foreign Minister Technion Institute Israel State Comptroller Hon. Yosef Almogi, Chairman Mr. Modai Itzhak, M.K., President Hon. , Israel Defense Minister The Jewish Agency America - Israel Chamber of Commeri Hon. Leon Dulzin, Treasurer & Industry Ltd Hon. Yehoshua Rabinowitz, Minister of Finance The Jewish Agency Hon. Moshe Koi Mr. Moshe Sanbar, Governor Mr. Pinhas Eylon, Chairman Minister of Tourism Union of Local Authorities Mr. Itrhak Korn, Israel Chairman Prof. Michael Sela, President Prof. Harold Fisch, Chairman World Jewish Congress The Weizmann Institute of Science Research Committee, Bar Ilan Universit; Dr. Michael Landau. Former Chairman Hon. Yosef Tekoah, President Hon. Avraham Harman, President Israel State Lottery University Ben Gurion Hebrew University Dr. Joseph Lookstein, Chancellor Hon. Jacob Tsur, Chairman Dr. Reuben Hecht, President Bar Ilan University Jewish National Fund Dagon, Hon. , Former Prime Minister General (Res.) Haim Herzog The State of Israel Ambassador to the Mr. Yeruham Meshel, Secretary Genera) Histadrut THE JEWISH HALL OF FAME

JERUSALEM

Under the auspices of WHO’S WHO IN WORLD JEWRY

Monuments, Temples and Halls of Fame grace many a country showing proudly their contributions to mankind. The proposed JEWISH HALL OF FAME will fill a long-felt need in the Jewish world.

In encyclopedias and research compendia renowned Jewish men and women are claimed by other nations; Albert Einstein is German, Franz Kafka is Czech, Sigmund Freud is Austrian, Amadeo Modigliani is Italian, Pierre Mendes-France is French, Dr. Jonas Edward Salk and George Gershwin are Americans, Leslie Howard is British and Boris Spassky is Russian.

With the passage of time the accomplishments of great Jews and their role as part of Jewry’s contribution to culture and civilization diminish to the point of oblivion

The educational value of THE JEWISH HALL OF FAME surpasses its symbolic significance Visitors from all parts of the world will learn about the life histories of eminent Jews. The awareness of our heritage will strengthen the ties between Israel and the Jewish communities in other countries. The younger generation - students and youth groups - will rediscover their roots and identification with what the Jewish people contributed to the progress of humanity in all fields of endeavor.

An Honorary International Board and Advisory Panels of Experts are now being constituted to plan this monumental institution, its contents, design and structure as a repository of Jewish heritage and knowledge. Special panels will be formed to set up standards and criteria, perhaps in stages, i.e. beginning with modern history and continuing with programs for the presentation of the achievements of great Jews through the ages.

Statement by Prof. Ephraim Katzir, President of Israel, about

the proposed JEWISH HALL OF FAME

"There would be something deeply moving and most fitting about having such a vivid reminder of the disproportionately great Jewish contribution to human civilization set up in Jerusalem, the capital of the revived Jewish Commonwealth." I HONORARY AD VI'SO RY BOARD ( in formation )

Professor MOSES BENSABAT AMZALAK, President Academy of Science, Lisbon SAUL BELLOW,Author, Nobel Prize for Literature, Chicago, Ill. Hon. ABRAHAM BEAM,Mayor of the city of NEW YORK. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, Laureate conductor N.Y.C.N.Y. Professor Sir ERNST CHAIN, Nobel Prize for Phisics and Medicine,London. Professor GAON A.JACOB, Head Medical Institute,University of Sarajevo. Hon. AVRAHAM HARMAN, President The Hebrew University,Jerusalem. Hon. GIDEON HAUSNER, Cabinet Minister, Government of Israel, Jerusalem. Rabbi ARTHUR HERTZBERG, Temple Emanu-El, Englewood, New Jersey. Hon. Gheville JANNER, Q.C. M.P. London. Hon® , Minister of Tourism, Government of Israel, Jerusalem. Hon. TEDDY KOLLEK, Mayor of Jerusalem® Rabbi ARTHUR J. LELYVELD, FAIRMOUNT TEMPLE, Cleveland, Ohio. Hon. GOLDA MEIR, former Prime Minister of Israel. Professor MARCOS MOSHINSKY, Head, Institute de Fisica, University of Mexico. Kenneth H. PETCHENIK, President, WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA, Chicago, Ill® HAROLD ROSENBERG, Art Critic, New York. Rabbi ALEXANDER M. SCHINDLER, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of America Jewish Organizations, New York. Professor MICHAEL SELA, President, The Weizman Institute of Science,Israel• EZRA Z. SHAPIRO, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal, Jerusalem MARIE SYRKIN, Author, Santa Monica. Calif. Hon. YOSEF TEKOAH, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.Israel• Hon. JACB ZSUR, former World Chairman, Jewish National Fund, Jerusalem. ABRAHAM B. YEHOSHUA, Author, University of Haifa, Israel. ♦

Dear ? r. Yaron,

Your letter dated 20th december has interested me very much, and I am in full accord with your plan to create a Hall of Fame of Great Jews, The statement of President Katzir about it, expresses my own feelings w ch I let be known on many occasions and I would be only too happy to figure on the list of Honorary advisory board.

I cannot promise to attend the meeting on July 25th, because at my age, I dont like to make long date commitments ; but I will do my best to be there.

Ji th my best regarla

Arthur Rubinstein

28/12/76