Safe in Pori -
, is two-year-old Jackie Ein-
heiber, mascot of the crew
aboard the SS General Hahn.
which last week brought 883
Drs to New York from Ger-
many. Jackie, born in a DP
camp, and aided, along with his
parents, by IIIAS (Hebrew Im-
migrant Aid Society), to come
to a new land and a new and
secure. home, shows a photog-
rapher what he learned about
riggings from the professional
sailors aboard the ship.
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Vol. 51—No. 28
27
Israel to Get
Ford Vehicles
AJ Congress to Fight
Sectarian School Aid
(1)
The Ford Motor Co. will start
immediate production of the ap-
proximately $4,000,000 worth of
trucks and buses which Lave
been ordered from the Ford com-
pany for shipment to Israel,
Henry Ford II announced.
(A Haifa report announced that
the building of a Ford assembly
plant had started there).
Ford said that representatives
of the Israeli government and of
Ford International had conferred
on the purchase, which covers
approximately 1,000 vehicles.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann told Ford
about the new State's acute
transport problems at a New York
luncheon conference in April
when the Israeli president visited
the U. S.
Engines and other component
parts will be manufactured in the
company's River Rouge plants,
asembled in the plant at Edge-
water, N. J., and loaded at At-
lantic coast ports as quickly as
shipping space can be obtained
on vessels going to Israel,'FrIrd
said.
Thursday, August 4, 1949
10c a Copy — $3 Pei Year
Arabs Agree to Study
Israeli Refugee Plan
LAUSANNE—(Special)—The Israeli-Arab peace talks,
which have been going on for weeks here under the spon-
sorship of the United States Palestine Conciliation, have
reached a decisive stage and, barring unforeseen snags, the
parley is expected to culminate in early signing of a peace
Deny Israelis
•
agreement between Israel and the
Arab states, in the opinion of
informed sources.
Confirmation of this view was
Ask U.S. Haven scz
enf inuaspron
peogsoatliab)trorpautlhaPtorttihie.,
cormnission adjourn to New York,
WASHINGTON—(WNS)—Press where the General Assembly is
reports stating that American con- to
• meet in September. Porter,
sulates in Israel are being flooded It was pointed out, - would not
with applications from Jews who have made the proposal if he did
wish to come to the United States not believe that a full settlement
for permanent residence were were possible before the Assein-
NEW YORK — (WNS) — The 'and malicious charges of bigotry
denied by a representative of the bly convenes.
American Jewish Congress will
that have been made are per-
The agreement of the Arab
State Department.
oppose legislation which permits
mitted to becloud and distort is-
It was said that the State states
public funds to be used for sec-
• to discuss Israel's offer to
sues of fundamental importance
Department has no record of admit the refugee families of
tarian education and which vio-
or intimidate those who must
10,000 applications for emigration Arabs who remained in Israel,
lates the fundamental principle
make the ultimate decision."
to this country, as was told in foreshadows an understanding en
of the separation of church and
CITES PUBLIC MONIES
the newspaper reports, and that the refugee issue, which has been
state.
only 3,000 such applications have the chief stumbling block to a
He declared that there were
Rabbi Irving Miller, chairman three separate problems involved
full settlement. In Israel, offices
been made.
•
of the executive committee of the
Most of these applicants, the have been opened to-handle'•e-
in the current controversy over
Congress, asserted that recourse
representative declared, are Jew- admission applicatIoos.
to intimidation and charges of Federal aid to education. These
ish refugees from Shanghai, 'STEP FORWARD'
problems, he said, are "the use of
bigotry being used in order t o i public funds for parochial educa-
A commission spokesman said
China, who recently arrived in
sway the vote of congressmen on
Israel for a temporary stay and that the Arab acceptance of the
Lion, the use of public funds to
legislation dealing with govern
whose original aim was to settle Israeli offer was "the first defin-
support and maintain any system
ment aid to education will no
ite, practical step forward since
in the U.S.
t
of
enforced
racial
segregation,
DUSSELDORF—(WNS)—
The
be tolerated.
the conference opened April 26.
and the provision of health and conference of Jewish lawyers and
and a definitely hopeful sign."
IIIT SEGREGATION
welfare services to the country's judicial experts concluded here
Meantime, in Tel Aviv, Foreign
Although the AJC has been for • children."
with a resolution charging that
Minister Sharett said that Israel
extended health services in the
'Separation of church and the vast majority of Nazi war
would permit the return to Israel
sc hoo 1 system, Rabbi Miller state," he stated, "full equality in criminals escaped trial and pun-
of a "token number to ease Am-
stated that his organization is fact as well as in law and exten- ishment.
erican pressure on the govern-
against the extension of public sion of health service to children
The conference passed a res-
ment." No mass return would be
funds to include schools enforc-
JERUSALEM — (WNS) — The permitted, he added, indicating
in all school systems will con- olution urging that organizations
ing racial segregation..
tinue to be the criteria by which representing the victims of Naz- Jewish Agency is to either grant that the total would be no more
In a statement to the press the American Jewish Congress
ism be granted a special status $500,000 for Yeshivahs or else than 100,000.
Rabbi Miller said, "It would be
will judge all legislation on these as assistant prosecutors in 'the face the alternative of an inde-
Premier Ben Gurion backed
extremely unfortunate if false ' problems "
trials of the men still facing war pendent fund-raising campaign Sharrett explaining to the Knesset
by
Rabbis
in
the
United
States.
crime charges in Germany.
that "this is the price that must
This was made known here be paid to win the peace."
Another resolution urged the
when
it
was
disclosed
that'
a
LEMMING JEERS
American, British and French oc-
Rabbinical conference, attended
Leftwing Heruth and Mapam
cupation authorities for a special
by Rabbis from Israel, the United deputies jeered when Ben Gur-
trust corporation to receive and
States and other countries, voted ion declared that they had no
dispose of property to which
NEW YORK — (JWNS)—There the more real phase of good there are no legal heirs or on o demand that sum from the right to criticize "the price of
Jewish Agency because of the
was an atmosphere of hope as the relationship. The reception of which no claim has been made. act that the Yeshivahs "are now peace" because they had not been
responsible for the successes of
Palestine Conciliation Commis- Mordechai Eliash, the Israeli en-
n a desperate situation."
the new State.
sion re-opened its sessions at
In the event no agreement is
voy to Great Britain, by King SPUR TRADE WITH HOLLAND
At Lake Success, the Israeli
THE HAGUE--(Special) — A 'cached with the Agency, Israel's
Lausanne. Several events have George, Lord Pakenham's speech
contributed to the general expec- to the Anglo-Jewish Associa- Netherlands-Israeli chamber of t wo Chief Rabbis will make a representative to the UN. Aubrey
tation that an all-around peace tion, and a leading article in this commerce to foster trade rela- t rip to the U.S. with a view to Eban, asked permission to par-
ticipate in the discussion before
agreement is likely to be reached week's London "Times," were all tions has been formed. I h elping the campaign.
the Security Council. of the final
this time, and that the war in signs that the era of Bevinism
report of Dr. Ralph Buche, UN
Palestine may be in its last was passing.
mediator for Palestine.
stages.
Bevin
is
now
away
on
sick-
It is expected that Eban will
First was the armistice agree-
(Continued tht Page 2)
suggest that the Council request
ment signed between Syria and
all governments to restrict arms
Israel. This was the fourth and
shipments to the Near East to
the last of the military agree-
the minimum required for intern-
ments reached between Israel
al needs.
and the Arab states and it defin-
ARABS BOOST ARMS
itely paved the way for general
IsIEW YORK—Fifty prominent
New reports keep confirming
peace negotiations. The agree-
indications that Egypt and Syria,
ment was a decided victory for Egyptian Jews, who were in-
particularly, are expanding their
the UN and it strengthened the terned for "security" reasons by
(Continued on Page 101
position of the international body the Egyptian government last
May when the new State of Is-
as a conciliator and arbitrator.
rael was constituted, were re-
BRITAIN FRIENDLY
leased and given permission to
Another, more important fact- emigrate to Israel, according to
or was the attitude on the part a cable received by the Ameri-
of Great Britain towards Is- can Jewish Committee.
rael and the Middle-East. Eng-
Albert E. Aaron, son of Mr. and
The release of the 50 Egyptian
land, although it had recognized Jews from their internment at
Mrs. Barnie Aaron of 7617 Mack
Israel, had done so grudgingly El Tor on the Red Sea by the
avenue will enter the second
. ! freshman class this fall at
and until recently had not shown Egyptian government for alleged
1
signs of any real good will and Zionist activities, culminates 12
billic h ^•,,,k
Brandeis University, the nation's
i .. t ,.
....i first Jewish-sponsored non-sec-
desire of cooperation.
months of effort on the part of The Israel Symphony Orchestra is winning plaudits far outside
tarian university.
During the last few weeks a the AJC, the World Council of the boundaries of the new State, In war or peace the Jews of
Albert graduated from Cass
marked change has occurred Churches and the International •Israel feel that culture is an essential part of their lives. They
Technical High School with high-
which indicates that the recogni- Red Cross to secure their free- hope to make Tel Aviv one of the great musical centers of
the est honors and was vice-president
tion is passing from the legal Into dom.
world.
of the graduating class.
Majority of Nazis
Free, Lawyers Say
Rabbis Issue
Ultimatum
.
British-Israel Relations Fine
as Bevin Goes on Sick Leave
Music in Israel
50 Interne'd Jews
Released in Egypt
Detroiter to Attend
Brandeis U. in Fall