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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, of no
Drought
Ends in
Israel
TEL AVIV — (Special) — The
rainy season has started in
Israel, more than a month late,
bringing relief from a drought
that threatened disaster.
Many fields will have to be
replowed. The situation points
up the precarious food supply
position. Despite a rapidly ex-
panding population, Israel has
not been able to build up any
reserves. Pinhas Lubianker, min-
ister of agriculture, will fly to
the United States this month to
arrange purchases for stockpil-
ing.
Standards of living have been
markedly reduced. The increased
population has been fed mainly
through increased production. Of
the half million new immigrants,
26 per cent have been settled on
farms.
Israel is self-sufficient only in
Vegetable production. Egg pro-
duction has doubled over 1947-
48.
The basic items of the month-
ly ration in December were: one
pound of meat, 16 eggs, two
pounds of flour, a half pound
of coffee, three-quarters of a
pound of cooking oil, a half
pound of margarine, one pound of
butter, one can of fish and three-
quarters of a pound of jam.
WASHINGTON — (WNS) —
Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan
Democrat, has introduced a bill
In the House of Representatives
calling for a grant to Israel up
to $500,000,000 under the • ECA
legislation nf 1943.
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HREINICLE
Vol. 53—No. 2
JERUSALEM—(ISI)—The twin dangers of global war and a second round of aggres-
sion from the Arab states make the problem of security Israel's fundamental concern,
Prime Minister David Ben Gurion told the Knesset. The Prime Minister was confident that
Israel can weather both dangers but he underscored the gravity of the current situation, and
called for maximum efforts to safeguard Israel's future.
Defining Israel's position, Ben^
Gurion declared: "Israel will not
lend its hand to any active ag-
gression under any pretext what-
soever. We are able, however, to
defend our existence, independ-
ence, sovereignty, and internal
and external liberty, in case of
world dispute, no less than any
other nation. Nor are we help-
less the event of a second
round.'
He added that while Israel's
forces are small, they are not
negligible, and any foreign ag-
gressor already involved in
global war would have to con-
sider this before attacking Is-
rael.
Ben Gurion made special ref-
erence to the relationship be-
tween Israel and world Jewry.
"We must not forget that the
fate of the Jewish people in the
world is bound up with our ex-
istence and independence — and
perhaps also the fate of every
individual Jew wherever he may
be. Had Israel existed prior to
1939, the catastrophe that over-
whelmed, the Jews of Europe
would have been averted."
Pointing out that the Arab
states are "rearming furiously,"
use Koch Tries
Hunger ,Strike
unless immigrants become firmly
rooted spiritually, culturally and
economically, they cannot become
part of the nation and the se-
curity of the nation cannot be
established. For this purpose, Is-
rael created the Nahal—pioneer-
JERUSALEM —(Special)—
10c a Copy—$3 Per Year The Israeli parliament last
Global War, 2nd Round
Vex Israel--Ben Gurion
in industry for private enterprise,
for individual companies, co-
operatives or kibbutzim. But se-
curity requirements also oblige
the state to embark on govern-
ment-initiated enterprises in basic
industry, and the government
Orchestra Arrives
Wednesday adopted a resolu-
tion, 54-16 asking that all of
Germany be demilitarized and
all Nazi criminals be punished.
The resolution which urged
that arms be withheld from both
the east and the west German
governments will be forwarded to
the United Nations and all par-
liaments of the world.
Left-wing members, who op-
posed only rearmament in west
Germany, voted against the pro-
posal.
The Knesset also ratified by an
overwhelming majority a $35,-
000,000 loan from the Export-
Itimort Bank in Washington and
empowered Finance Minister
Eliezer Kaplan to negotiate for
more loans up to $65,000,000.
The parliament also renewed
the authority of the defense min-
istry to exercise military power
in certain defense zones, follow-
ing a plea by David Ben Gurion
who is in charge of defense.
A cabinet crisis, which had de-
veloped last week over educa-
tional questions, was finally
averted when Rabbi Judah
Maimon, minister of religion,
withdrew his resignation after
the government had given the
religious bloc a number of con-
cessions on the matter of edu-
cation of immigrant children of
religious families.
Lack of Funds
Perils Work of
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Ben Gurion charged: "It is child-
ish to think that these arms will
ever be used in war with or
against the United States or the
Soviet Union. Armament of the
Arab states, if ever used, will be
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In the event of global war, Is-
rael would have to rely on its
own resources for it might be mit
off from the rest of the world,
Ben Gurion cautioned.
To expedite the process, Is-
rael adopted an immigration
policy unparalleled in the his-
tory of nations. Since the
establishment of the state, Is-
rael nearly doubled its popula-
tion — 520,000 immigrants ar-
rived between May, 1948, and
the end of 1950.
To many observers this immi-
gration policy appears fraught
with dangers of catastrophe for
Israel—and not without founda-
tion, Ben Burion said. But despite
the weight of arguments, the se-
curity of the state demands that
this "bold policy" should be con-
tinued, he added. The doubling of
Israel's military strength was to
a great extent—if not entirely—
AUGSBURG — (WNS — Ilse the result of this immigration
Koch, the beast of Buchenwald program.
Ben Gurion emphasized that
who some weeks ago made an
abortive attempt to escape trial
as a war criminal by feigning
madness, pulled another trick
from her bag.
As her trial was resumed this
week she announced a hunger
strike, but the judges ruled the
trial would go on whether she
Groundbreaking of the Jewish
ate or not.
hospital
of Detroit, will take place
The first witness at the re-
sumption of the trial was Kurt at 11 a.m., Sunday on Outer Drive
Krisch, who testified that the between Whitcomb and Lauder,
beast had cruelly tortured the where the hospital is to be con-
structed on a 34-acre site.
camp inmates.
Representing the organizations
A defense witness, Wilhelm
Baumgartner, testified that Ilse primarily responsible for the
had a soft heart for priests and realization of the community's
ministers and that she treated dream of a Jewish hospital will
be Samuel H. Rubiner, president
them with consideration.
The prosecutor accused the of the Jewish Welfare Federation;
witness of perjury and substan- Max Osnos, president of the Jew-
tiated his charge with testimony ish Hospital Association and Nate
by a Catholic priest, Gerhard S. Shapero, chairman of the
Massenhauser, who denied that building committee, and a repre-
use Koch had ever shown any sentative of the Greater Detroit
Hospital Fund, in which the
mercy to clergymen.
He testified that clergymen had Jewish hospital is a partner.
been kept in cells with profes-
The Jewish hospital is to re-
sional criminals and that they ceive an allocation of $2,500,000,
had been treated brutally by dependent upon the successful
prison guards.
completion of the current drive.
The bill, Dingell declared, aims
"to assist the people of Israel in
_establishing a sound economy, to
strengthen the ties between the
peoples of the United States and
-those of Israel, and to help
achieve the basic objective of
the charter of the United Na-
tions."
The bill provides that "until
such time as an appropriation
shall be made pursuant to Sec-
tion 505, the Reconstruction Fi-
nance Corporation is authorized
to make advances not to exceed
In the aggregate $100,000,00 to
carry out purposes of this title
at such time and in such amounts
as the administrator shall re-
quest and no interest shall be
charged on advances made by
the Treasury to the RFC in im-
plementation of this section."
Friday, January 12, 1951
No Guns
for Reich
Israel
Vi
Leaders of the American Fund for Israel Institutions and repre-
sentatives of the Israel Consulate in New York greet the members
of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra on their arrival at Idlewild
Airport before the start of their 40-city tour of the United States.
Left to right are Herbert Katzman, inaugural dinner chairman;
Yosef Nivo, Israel Consul; Harry C. Oppenheimer, fund director;
A. B. Joffe, fund vice-president; Judith and Asher Borochoff,
violinists, and Menahem Avidom, secretary general of the
orchestra.
ing youth—which provides agri-
cultural training for young people
in the army.
Israel's industrial ability is a
vital condition for the state's
security, as well as for the ab-
sorption of immigration, the
Prime Minister emphasized.
"Special importance attaches to
certain fundamental industries
which we now propose to set up
and extend. There is great scope
must foster certain industries
with or without private capital."
"For our security we need a
large, well-equipped and highly
trained army. We need quick
transportation facilities, on land,
sea and air. We need effective
communications, agriculture and
industry that will provide us with
our principal needs. We shall not
be able to survive without all
these," Ben Gurion said.
Ground Will Be Broken on Sunday
for a Jewish Hospital in Detroit
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Shortage of funds threatens the
work of Youth Aliyah and an
appeal has been sent to the
American Hadassah and other
ediate ofd,
organizations for Imm ILCUld
Sydney Gruson, New York
Times correspondent in Israel,
reports.
Moshe Kol, director of the
movement is reported to have
stated that Youth Aliyah had
incurred debts of $2,800,000 in
bringing 22,000 children to the
new state and was unable to pay
for the children's maintenance
in state settlements and institu-
tions.
The English translation of the
Hebrew word "aliyah" is "going
up," but the organization usually
is known simply as "immigra-
tion." It handles what is recogn-
ized as one of the most import-
ant phases of Israel's immigra-
tion task—the bringing of chil-
dren to the new state and pro-
viding for their care, education
and training until they are sev-
enteen.
Most of the children being
brought here at present by
Youth Aliyah are from Iraq,
Rumania and North Africa.
Kol told newspaper men who
spent a day touring the recep-
tion center, training camps and
settlements where the children
have been placed that the Gov-
ernments of Rumania and Iraq
were seeking to get their Jews
out faster than originally planned
and available Israeli finances
permitted.
This, he said, is one of the rea-
sons why means must be found
to maintain the present scale of
the movement's work.
•
This is what Detroit's future Jewish Hospital will look like. The
building will be located on Outer Drive between Whitcomb and
Lauder avenues.
Designed by Albert Kahn As-
sociates, the Jewish hospital will
have facilities for 200 beds and 48
bassinets.
Other officers in the Jewish
Hospital Association are Sidney
J. Allen, Maurice Aronson and
Irwin I. Cohn, secretary, and
Israel Davidson, treasurer.
A campaign in cooperation
with the Greater Detroit Fund is
now being conducted by Jewish
Hospital Association workers,
with Melville S. Welt as chair-
Henry IA/Mecum, vUxFprasidenht, man.
Richard Cohn Fund
Aids Brandeis U.
Funds for the creation of an ad-
ditional modern chemistry labora-
tory has been received by Bran-
deis University, from the Richard
Cohn Foundation of Michigan, it
was announced by Dr. Abram L.
Sachar, president.
The Foundation was established
in 1946 in Detroit. Cohn served as
president of the Telephone Di-
rectory Advertising Co. of Michi-
gan until his retirement.