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Israel Cabinet Uris6 Ends;
People to Decide on Schools
JERUSALEM—(WNS)—The crisis in the Israeli Cabinet over the refusal of the reli-
gious bloc to attend meetings unless the issue of religious education in the immigrant
ihi camps is settled was resolved when the ministers representing that bloc attended a Cab-
wine session at which foreign affairs and education were on the agenda.
The Cabinet is believed to have i
decided on extending to the
camps that provision of the edu-
cation law which allows parents
to select the children's school
system. Te religious bloc return-
ed on the heels of a warning by
Premier David Ben Gurion that
wilfull absenteeism from Cabinet
meetings would be cause for dis-
missal.
Before ending the boycott, the
orthodox bloc conferred with all
religious representatives in Is-
rael. The result of that confer-
ence was a decision to have a ref-
erendum in the immigrant camps
on the issue of the type of educa-
tion the children are to receive.
The attitude of the government
Is believed to have been expressed
by Davar, Mapai paper, which
said that a referendum would be
the best way out of the difficulty
*since the parents must not be
deprived of their right to decide
on the form of education their
children should receive."
With the religious . education
questioned at least temporarily
out of the way, Israel focused at-
tention on the advisability of
adopting a constitution.
The first shot against the pro-
mulgation of a constitution was
fired by Ben Gurion when he told.
the Knesset that such a document
would by no means serve the pur-
pose its advocates claim for it.
Opposition to adoption of a
written constitution was also
voiced by orthodox deputies who
maintained that life in Israel must
be guided by the Torah and by
the codified laws.
UJA Launches
1950 Campaign
King Ahasuerus offers Queen Esther up to half his kingdom as a
sign of his favor. Samuel Zeniman and Barbara Rubin play the
parts in the Beth Yeltudali kindergarten Purim play.
Israel Asks
E. S. Arms
MIAMI BEACH—(WNS)--The 1950 United Jewish Ap-
peal campaign for $272,455,800 was officially launched here
at a two-day conference attended by 600 Jewish leaders from
39 states
.
Highlighting the conference lent and in aiding that new na-
was an address by Attorney Gen- tion to achieve a'sound and pro-
eral J. Howard McGrath, who gressive structure of democratic
said that aid to Israel represented government represents a truly
"an obligation that must be American obligation."
shared by all men who are in-
Henry Morgenthau Jr., general
terested in the survival and the chairman of the United Jewish
growth of democracy."
Appeal, declared at the opening
He called the UJA a cause session that Israel's immigration
"which must go directly to the policy placed as heavy a burden
heart of the entire American on the new state "as was its war
people" and said the UJA mis- of independence" and that it was
sion and accomplishments were therefore the duty of American
"inseparable components of a Jewry to "assume a decisive role
blueprint of the future in which in the future of Israel."
all men will be free and equal In order to cope with the inuni-
and will enjoy the fruits of their grant problem in Israel, he said,
labor in peace and security."
special
campaign
procedures
Sounding the warning that the have been established for imme-
work of the UJA "1- elated to a diate transmission of funds to
timetable that may mean life or Israel.
death for many innocent' human
Bank loans are to be made by
beings," the U. S. Attorney Gen- Jewish communities, to be re-
eral told the conference that ef- paid out of contributions to be
forts "in helping Israel cope received by the UJA in the com-
with the great immigration prob- ing months.
Britain Elects
. Nineteen Jews
to Parliament
LONDON—(WNS)— Eighteen
Jews on the Laborite ticket and
one on the Conservative were
sent back to Parliment in the
recent election.
Among those to regain seats
were Barnett Janner, chairman
of the Zionist Federation of
Britain; Sidney Silverman, chair-
- of the British section of the
odd Jewish Congress; and Mau-
ce Orbach, secretary of the
Trades Advisory Council.
Mapam Rejects Ben Gurion's
Offer to Join the Government
JERUSALEM—(WNS) — The
negotiations which have been go-
ing on for the entry of the left-
wing Socialist Mapam party into
the Israeli cabinet reached a
breaking point when, at a meet-
ing of the Mapam's-political com-
mittee, it was decided it would
be useless to negotiate with Prime
Minister Ben Gurion's Mapai
party because of its "failure to
display a positive response to
Mapam's ultimate and minimum
proposals,"
The Prime Minister is known
to have bent all efforts toward
an understanding with the strong-
est opposition party in the Knes-
set. A majority of Mapam's poli-
tical committee favored continu-
Chronicle Hour to Honor
Jewish Doctor of South
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
Hour will present a "Tribute to
Greatness" to Dr. Joseph Gold-
berger at 10:45 a. m., Sunday
over station WKMH, 1310 on the
dial.
Dr. Goldberger was a southern
physician whose studies in pel-
lagra and influenza added much
to the understanding and cure of
those diseases.
The program of March 12 will
honor George Washington Car-
ver, world famous scientist,
whose contributions to agricul-
ture and chemistry have done
much to aid the south and the
cause of the Negro through the
country.
Music for the program will in-
etude well known Negro spirit-
aaLi.
WASHINGTON—(Special)--The State Department re-
vealed that Israel seeks to buy arms from the United States.
A request with a list of the weapons and materials need-
ed was submitted by Ambassador Eliahu Elath. It is under-
stood that a similar request was made to the British Foreign
Office.
State Department spokesmen said that no decision had
been taken yet and that the matter was under consideration.
It is U. S. policy to grant such requests if the munitions
are needed to maintain order.
Before deciding on Israel's' request, it is expected that
the U. S. will ask for a report on the present armament of the
Israeli army.
The Israeli request apparently is aimed at offsetting the
shipment of British arms to Arab countries.
The program of March 19 will
mark the 100th anniversary of
Temple Beth El with a tribute
to Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, founder
of reform Judaism in America.
ance of negotiations in the hope
of reaching a satisfactory com-
promise agreement between the
two major wings of the labor
movement.
A formal decision is expected
to be reached at a meeting of
the Mapam council.
Mapam is known to insist on a
pre-Soviet orientation. It is op-
posed to any Middle Eastern re-
gional pact and to recognition of
King Abdullah's sovereignty over
Jordan-occupied Palestine.
3 Fined for Flying Israel-Jordan
Planes to Israel
LOS ANGELES — (WNS) — A
fine of $10,00 each on three men
and a corporation convicted here
on charges of smuggling planes
in violation of the neutrality act
was imposed here by Federal
Judge Peirson M. Hall.
The three defendants, Adolph
Schwimmer of New York, Leon
Gardner of North Hollywood and
Ray Selk of Los Angeles were
accused of having conspired with
the corporation, the Service Air-
way, Inc., to violate the law by
smuggling planes from Florida
to Israel in 1947 and 1948.
Israel, Egypt Reach Accord
on No-Man's Land Boundary
TEL AVIV—(Special)—Op the
first anniversary of their armistice
pact, Israel and Egypt have
agreed to share the No-Man's
land north of Gaza with a straight
line as boundary.
Last year, the two countries
believed that some "cushioning"
area was needed to keep their
armies apart.
An indication of more amicable
relationships between Israel and
,her neighbors was seen in the
fact that Jordan would allow
Christian pilgrims to re-enter Is-
rael after crossing the line from
Jerusalem.
ISRAEL EXPORTS EGGS
TEL AVIV—(WNS)—One mil-
lion eggs will be exported to
Switzerland, it was announced.
It is expected that eventually
it will be possible to export from
Israel 50,000,000 eggs during
Europe's off-season.
Jobs for Jews Are Getting Scarcer
NEW YORK—(WNS)—Oppor- city's Jewish Community Cen-
tunities for Jews in employment, ters, the conference listened to a
as well as in the professional warning from Maximilian Moss,
fields, are diminishing, it was dis- president of the New York City
closed here at a career conference
Board of Education, that "there
for Jewish youth.
Sponsored by the Federation are now more people seeking jobs
Employment Service of the Fed- than there are jobs available."
At one of the occupational
eration of Jewish Philanthropies
of New York, in cooperation with panels of the conference, it was
Bnai Brith and the Inter-Center brought out that it was becoming
Jewish Youth Council of the increasingly. difficult to make
careers in many of the profes-
sions. It was disclosed that more
than 87 per cent of the 1949 law
graduates had been unable to
find employment in their field.
Restricted opportunities were
also reported in the fields of en-
gineering, writing and journal-
ism, commercial art and photog-
raphy, teaching, accountancy, ra-
dio and television and pharmacy.
Peace Is Near
JERUSALEM—(Special)— The
draft of a five-year non-aggres-
sion pact between Israel and
Transjordan was submitted to the
Israeli cabinet by Foreign Min-
ister Moshe Sharett.
Disitssions of the pact had
been in progress for several
months. If approved, the agree-
ment would convert the armistice
into a peace treaty, without fixing
permanent boundaries.
It is reported that the draft in-
cludes all controversial issues,
such as Arab traffic to Bethlehem
over the Israeli-held road, Israeli
traffic at Latrun and to Mount
Scopus, access to the holy places •
and the supply of electricity by.a
power plant in Israeli hands to
the Arab-held part of Jerusalem.
The United Nations is not a
party to this treaty and has not
been informed of developments.
Informed sources say that there
is no doubt that the cabinet will
approve the agreement. Opposi-
tion is expected from the Com-
munists and the 'leftist Mapam,
both of whom assert that the pact
would accord recognition of Ab-
dullah's sovereignty over terri-
tory west of the Jordan.
The Jordan cabinet is reported
opposing the treaty while Abdul-
lah favors it. Opposition is ex-
pected from extremists who advo-
cate a second round of warfare.
Stalin of Jewish Origin,
Ex-Soviet General Says
PARIS—(JWNS)--Joseph Sta-
lin is of Jewish descent, a former
Soviet gervo.al, Ivan Krilov,
claims in a Paris newspaper.
Stalin's real name Dzugashvilli
means "Son of Israel" and he
hails from a Caucasian Jewish
mountain tribe, which was forci-
bly converted to Greek Ortho-
doxy.