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Vol. 52—No. 34

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TEL AVIV—(WNS)—Declaring that Israel is "pledged
to the supreme task of receiving and settling during the
coming years the remainder of the Jews from the Levant and
from East European countries as long as the frontiers of those
countries are open," Premier David Ben Gurion estimated the
cost of the project over the next three years at $1,500,000,000,
a billion of which, he said, must be raised by world Jewry
through a huge loan outside of the United Jewish Appeal
structure.

He made the assertion at the fillment of the Zionist obpective,
national conference of Mapai, Is- adding that to long as 90 per
rael's Labor Party, which he cent of the Jewish people is stilt
heads. At the same time the Pre- outside of Israel's borders, the
mier told the conference that Zionist mission is only commenc-
while the danger of a new world ing execution of its task."
war was averted through UN and
Foreign Minister Moshe Shar-
U. S. action in Korea there was ett, in an appeal for cooperation
,-
DETRon• nAl PITH cousc
still the possibility of a conflict from all responsible elements in
'fe
between the Soviet Union and
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the United States, greatest cen-
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ters of Jewish population.
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Speaking on the rationing is-
sue, Finance Minister Eliezer
Kaplan told the conference that
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Israel was facing one of two al-
Since Monday, Sept. 4 is La-
ternatives — rationing of civilian bor Day, all copy and pictures
goods or restriction of immigra- intended for the Jewish Chron-
tion. He urged labor and man- icle's issue of Thursday, Sept.
agement to speed up production 7, must be in the Chronicle's
asserting that "our main prob- office not later than 12 noon,
lems are intensified production Friday, Sept. 1.
since, despite the growth in pop-
The deadline for classified
ulation, output had increased advertisements will be the same
only sixteen per cent."
as usual, 10 p.m., Wednesday,
An appeal to American Jews Sept. 6.
for priority to Israel's needs over
All contributors are urged to
their own local institutions was note the deadline for this issue
made this week by Berl Locker,
which will be the Rosh Hash-
chairman of the Jewish Agency ana edition.
executive.
In addition, all copy and pic-
Addressing the Mapai confer-
ence, Locker criticized the ten- tures for the edition of Thurs-
dency among Jews in the United day, Sept. 14 must be in the
States, and other countries, to- Chronicle office not later than
ward giving priority to their own noon, Friday, Sept. 8, because
institutions when allocating funds of the Rosh Ilashana holiday
raised in local Jewish communi- on Sept. 12 and 13.
ties.
corresponding secretary of the
At a time • when thousands of and outside Israel towards the
Absentee ballot registration is accepted by Larry Weinberg,
Jewish — irriiaigrants
Greater Detroit Bad-Brith Council, from Mrs. Ruby Samson, theater-goer, at the Ayalon 'Theater
consolidation, progress and ex-
holding the sign. The Greater Detroit Bnai BrIth Council will accept
still condemned to living in tents pansion of the Jewish state, as-
Goidsteto is
Usher
Larry
and
when
tens
of
thousands
must
absentee ballot registrations from Aug. 21, to Sept 7 from voters unable to cast their ballots be-
serted that Mapai will forever
still be brought to Israel "the preserve the principles of "true
cause of the Rosh Hashana holiday in the Avalon, Astor, Dexter, Joy and Oriole theaters. The
needs of the local institutions and free democracy."
various lodges will provide solicitors at these theaters during the evening, from 7 to 10:30 p.m.,
and
must not take either first or sec-
except Friday evenings. The solicitors will be stationed in the lobbies, providing applications an
The conference adopted unani-
in filling them out, and will turn in these applications to the election
ond place," Locker asserted.
mously a resolution to condemn
assisting the registrants
commission.
The contemplated annual ab- Romania's suppression of Zion-
sorption of 200,000 immigrants, ism and the mistreatment of Ro-
he said, will require an expendi- manian Zionists.
ture of more than $200,000,000.
J. J. Korin, secretary-general
At the same time Locker term- of the Moshevim movement in
ed Israel's rise only "a decisive Israel, told the meeting that all
step in the implementation of the facts coming out of Romania in-
dicate that a great anti-Semitic
TEL AVIV — (Special) — The Zionist mission" but not the ful- campaign against Jews is under
TEL AVIV—(Special)—Immi- been from Asiatic and African city of Tel Aviv was given per-
way there. The methods applied
gratiore to Israel has liquidated countries. Orientals now account mission by the Israeli govern-
to suppress Zionists, he said, are
the Jewish communities in four for 31 per cent of the population ment to make a loan of $2,-
similar to those used by the Na-
Communist countries and two compared with 20 per cent in 000,000 from the American Im-
zis
Moslem nations; it was stated by 1943.
port-Export Bank.
Eastern
families
are
more
pro-
Yehoshua Shye, director general
The money will be used to in-
BROOKLYN—(JWNS) — Alfred
of the
of Israel's ministry of immigra - lific and 60 per cent
stall a larger and modern water Gordon, young Brooklyn truck
7
belongs
to
e
population under Ic
supply system which is urgently driver who shot two barmates af-
fion.
He said the government con- the Oriental communities. Hence needed because of the rapid ter they provoked him with anti-
Sidered the Jewish communities it is obvious that western Jews growth of the city.
Semitic taunts, announced he
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, who now dominate the country
would plead self-defense and told
of
Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Po- politically and will
newspapermen from his cell in
land, Yemen and Cyrenaica be a minority in the near future.
the Raymond Prison, Brooklyn,
Allied Jewish Campaign collec-
that the version of his story first
liquidated. This meant all Jews
published was neither complete tions for 1950 are keeping pace
ht. those countries who wished Arab Property Given
with those of 1949, but Israel's
nor accurate.
to migrate to Israel had been to New Immigrants
JERUSALEM—(Special) —The
He shot his tormentors, he said, need for cash to maintain immi-
moved.
TEL AVIV — (Special) —T h e site of the Ark of God has been not only because they insulted gration is so urgent that just
Small minorities preferred to
uncovered by a French arche-
remain in each of those countries, property of Arabs who fled from ological expedition at the village him with vile epithets before his keeping pace is not good enough,
Israel
is
being
turned
to
new
im-
wife and family but also because Samuel H. Rubiner, president of
but some of these may come to
of Abu Ghosh.
they assaulted him, knocked him the Jewish Welfare Federation,
Israel later. The government was migrants by the custodian of
According to the Bible, the down and attacked him with a reported this week.
not barring entry to those hav- abandoned property.
Of the $1,608,000 collected to
A government statement said Ark was kept for 20 years at bar stool when he returned to
ing second thoughts, Shye said,
date
on 1950 pledges, nearly all
Kirjath-Jearim
after
its
return
the bar to retrieve the coat which
but organized transfers have that 83,000 rooms and 7.800 shops,
has seen sent already to the
offices and workshops that were by the Philistines. The arche- his wife had left behind.
been completed.
United Jewish Appeal, major
ologists believe that Abu Ghosh
He took his gun with him when beneficiary of the Allied Jewish
In Germany where 35,000 once Arab property are being is built on the site of Kirjath-
used
for
the
housing
of
170,000
he returned because he expected Campaign. Rubincr pointed out
Jews remained, the J e wish
trouble and when the two men that the only way Detroit can
Agency for Palestine was shut- immigrants and former soldiers. Jearim.
The
expedition
is
under
the
The custodian also has charge
rushed him, he shot to defend help the UJA prevent bankruptcy
ting down its offices. Hereafter
direction of Rene Neuville,
Jews there wishing to move to of 900,000 acres of land which consul general, and Jean Perrot, himself.
of Israel's immigration is to
Israel would have to make their the Arabs once occupied and
Gordon is now being held with- speed payment on pledges.
of
the
French
National
Center
own arrangements and pay their farmed. About 62,500 acres are
out bail pending trial.
Cash on pledges also is needed
now being used for plantations. of Scientific Research.
own expenses.
to meet commitments to the net-
At present the bulk of immi
work of 55 other Federation ser-
grants is coming from Romania,
vices. Approxtmately $575,000
which supplied 40 per cent of
will be provided for 18 local
also praised Poale Agudath Israel agencies in addition to some
the total in July. Iraq's Jewish
Ben
Gurion
countered
the
de-
community accounted for 22 per JERUSALEM — (Special) — A mand with the remark that in no for the cooperation it has given $300,000 required for the resettle_
ment of new Americans in De-
cent during the past two months. demand by the Poale Agudath other army in the world soldiers the government.
Ben Gurion also urged the troit.
The mass immigration, which Israel that orthodox soldiers could practice their religious be-
Allocations to local and na-
has increased the Jewish popula- should be permitted to serve in liefs as freely as in the Israeli group to join hands with the Po-
ale Mizrachi and said that such tional Campaign beneficiaries are
tion from 665,000 when the state special regiments in the Israeli
to a made on the recommendations of
was established 27 months ago army was rejected by Prime Min- army.
At the same time, however, Ben an amalgamation would lead
the three budgeting and planning
religious
group
within
the
Hista-
tO 1,125,000, has changed the ister David Ben Gurion.
Gurion pledged himself to help
Poale Agudath Israel is a re-
as a special orthodox labor divisions. Budgeting sessions will
complexion of the nation.
fight tendencies in Israel toward drut
resume in the fall.
Shye disclosed that 60 per cent ligious labor group within Agu- underrating religious values. He faction.
tot the immigrants in 1950 had dath Israe

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