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Vol. 53—No. 23

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Friday, June 8, 1951

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Ben Gurion Ends Visit,
Thanking U.S. Jewry

NEW YORK—(WNS)—The three-week visit of David Ben Gurion, prime minister of
Israel, to America came, to an end here with a press conference attended by an estimated
100 reporters, after which Ben Gurion and his wife boarded the Queen Mary for their return
to the Jewish state. \t'

The prime minister, who made America might' supply the "tech-
a whirlwind tour covering more nological know-how" which Is-
than 8,000 miles, expressed grati- rael requires. He expressed the
fication with the warmth of the hope that American Jewish col-
reception give him in America. lege students would follow their
It was announced that a total of education in America with some
$55,000,000 had been subscribed in instruction at the Hebrew Univer-
the bond drive • for Israel for sity in Jerusalem.
which Ben Gurion had primarily
Receiving a delegation of rep-
come to America.
Saying that he was "profoundly
moved" by the cordiality shown
him, he added that he had the
opportunity of meeting President
Truman twice while here and of
NEW YORK— (WNS) — Is-
learning at first hand of his deep
rael Prime Minister David
personal interest in the develop-
Ben Gurion declared prior to
ment of Israel,
his
departure for Israel that
Asked if he had received a
he was convinced that both
promise of grant-in-aid in Wash-
the UJA campaign and the
ington, he said:

be forced to serve in the armed
forc6s or wear uniforms, they
must, like all other girls, give two
years of service to the country.

7 Nazis Atone
for Murder of
200,000 Jews

LANDSBERG, Germany—(Special)—Seven Nazi war
criminals, charged with the murder of more than 21)0,000
persons in Germany and eastern Europe, most of them Jews,
were hanged Thursday after a prolonged legal battle.

The hangings bring the number'
of war criminals hanged by the I SS. Col. Werner Braune, 41,
Allies since the end of World War who conducted the Simferopol
massacre of Jews;
II to 282.
Among those hanged Thursday
SS. Maj. Gen. Otto Ohlendorf,
were:
44, who directed extermination
S.S. Gen. Oswald Pohl, 58, squads;
chief of Hitler's "Schutz Staffer
SS. Brig, Gen. Erich Naumann,
convicted of the extermination 46; who ordered thousands of
and deportation of 56,000 Jews Jews in the Moscow area killed;
from the Warsaw ghetto;
Georg Schallermaier, "roll call
SS. Col. Paul Blodel, who or-
dered the slaying of 60,000 per- leader" at Dachau, who flogged
prisoners to death and stole gold
sons at Kiev in 1941;
fillings from the teeth of his vic-

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Kaplan to Adjust
UJA, Bond Drive

"I cannot tell what I discuss-
ed with the government here.
I had the impression that the
people making the policy of this
country are aware of the vital
importance of the Middle East
in preserving the peace of the
world and the importance of
Israel."
He declared that the tensions
and conflict between Israel and

tims, and

Hans Schmidt, who was in
charge of the Buchenwald kill-

ings.

Their lawyer tried to stay the
executions on the grounds that
capital punishment no longer ex-
isted in Germany. The U. S. Su-
preme Court, however, decided to
deny this application.

Israel Halts
Hutch Work
Temporarily

Israel bond drive in this coun-
try "can go in full coordina-
tion and cooperation;" it was
announced here by the Israel
consulate.
The Premier said that "Elie-
zer Kaplan, Israel minister of
finance, will concern himself
with the necessary steps in or-
der to bring about full co-
ordination in order to streng-
then both activities" and that
"the governmel.t expects all
friends of Israel to do their
utmost for both the UJA and
the bond campaign."

TEL AVIV—(Special)— Israel
decided Thursday to halt all work
on the Huleh drainage project in
the demilitarized zone along the
Syrian frontier, following nego-
tiations with 'Iaj. Gen. William
E. Riley, chief of staff of the Mix-
ed Armistice Commission.
Syria could be ended if the
Israel also allowed Col. Sam-
United Nations exercises a care-
uel Taxis, U. S. chairman of the
ful watch over any disagreement
Israeli-Syrian armistice commis-
on the armistice terms between
sion to interview the 800 Arabs
the two countries. He said that
evacuated from the zone to a
ISrael was ready any day to effect
village near Haifa.. Any_
evacuees w lshing-J~peurrit../A-4.4a4r.---
a peace with surrounding coun- resentatives of religious Jewish
bodies,
Ben
Gurion
told
the
ortho-
Huleh area will be' allowed to
tries.
Ben Gurion said that he was dox rabbis that Israel would
do so.
fruits
from
the
first
seed
they
planted
it
the
Mild
*Hyatt
First
encouraged by the American re- never be a theocracy.
The Israeli announcement said
Children's Village, maintained by the Mizrachi Women's Organi-
sponse to the bond issue. It in-
Israel, he said, will encourage
that the work had been suspend-
of
America,
brings
smiles
of
gladness
to
the
faces
of
these
zation
dicated, he said, "a recognition of the teaching of religion, but
ed "for a few days" to enable
newcomers to Israel. The project is one of the many children's
what we are trying to do in Israel will not grant the religious
Col. Taxis "to investigate the
villages
and
homes
in
which
newcomers
receive
vocational
and
with the loan. Our need today is parties the right to conduct all
status of the areas in which it
agricultural training.
agricultural and industrial ma- the schools for new immigrants.
had been in progress."
chinery, equipment, building and
Discussing the treatment of
Gen. Riley reported to the UN
threatening
in
all
the
Arab
materials
which
we
hope
we
raw
women under Israel's defense
Security
Council that "upon com-
states."
will be able to purchase through conscription program, he said that
Earlier, Dr. Harris J. Levine, pletion of this investigation,
the proceeds of the loan."
while the orthdox girls will not
president of the Jewish National Taxis will authorize resumption
Speaking at a farewell dinner
Fund of America and formerly of work on land ascertained by
tendered him on the eve of his de-
national president of Bnai Zion, him not to be subject of the dis-
parture by the American section
told the convention that a plan to pute."
of the Jewish Agency, Ben Gu-
establish an "American Student
It is believed that this means
rion envisioned a 10-year pro-
House"
in
Jerusalem
at
a
cost
of
that
negotiations will be started
-
having
for
its
aim
the
bring
MONTICELLO,
N.
Y.—(WNS)
gram
$200,000 had been approved by with the Arab owners of seven
into Israel of 4,000,000 more
—Louis Lipsky, chairman of the the delegates.
acres of land affected by the
Jews.
NEW YORK—(WNS)—Ernigra-
drainage and that work will be
At the same time, he took . tion to Israel from Iraq, sched- American Zionist Council, criti-
resumed if these negotiations are
occasion to deliver himself on uled to end on May 31, will be cized the State Department's Welfare Funds Raise
unsuccessful.
some Zionist controversial is- extended one month to June 30, "policy of balance, according to
If the ditch planned through
sues. He said that "some Zion- it was declared here by Edward which any act of friendship to- Billion in 10 Years
NEW YORK — (WNS) — More Arab land and vital to enlarging
ists have not yet recognized the M. M. Warburg, general chair- wards Israel must at once be
state of Israel." American man of the United Jewish Ap- balanced with an equivalent act than $1,000,000,000 was raised by the Jordan's riverbed cannot be
the organized Jewish welfare dug, an alternate project will be
Zionists, he declared, have a peal.
toward the Arab states."
funds of the United States and started by rsrael. This, however,
right to advise and even criti-
Addressing
the
more
than
300
The extension followed nego-
cize Israel but have no right to tiations between the Iraqui and delegates, representing 80 chap- Canada during the past 10 years would mean higher cost and a de-
to meet needs in Israel, Europe lay in finishing this first phase of
issue orders to it.
Israel governments, and makes ters in 14 states, attending the
The prime minister also made possible the evacuation of an 42nd annual convention of Bnai and at home, it was reported by the reclamation of 10,000 acres
it plain that he looked beyond the additional 30,000 Jews, Warburg Zion here, Lipsky asserted that Julian Freeman, president of the of malarial swampland:
organizational confines of Zion- pointed out.
"this form of appeasement has Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds.
ism for aid to Israel, welcoming
Since May, 1950, when the gov- produced no dividends of good
Freeman pointed out that ap-
the support of all Jews.
ernment imposed the one-year will or friendship towards the proximately $225,000,000 was con-
American Zionists, he said, can- limitation on Jewish emigration, United States in the past, nor will
not be considered by the Israel about 90,000 Jews have been it ever. Anti-American sentiment tributed during 1941-45 and $800,-
government as the representatives flown to Israel from Iraq.
TEL AVIV—(WNS)—The ex-
is becoming more abusive and 000,000 from 1946-50.
for all of American Jewry. The
pected presentation of a united
Jewish sate needs the financial
slate by the religious parties in
and political aid of Jews in the
the forthcoming national elections
United States who are not Zion-
now seems remote.
The leaders of the various re-
ists and who do not want the
ligious parties had planned to put
Zionist movement to stand "as a
he
had
ever
seen
with
hundreds
of
miniature
(WNS) — This is an odd
NEW YORK
wall between them and Israel.'
paintings revolving about biblical and medieval up a single ticket, but the recent
Ben Gurion declared that his story—about a great Jewish scholar who was sued
decision of Hapoel Hamizrachi
texts.
travels about the country have in court.
catch. to present its own slate to the
a
Five
thousand
dollars!
But
there
was
It is not so odd to be sued. But in this case,
convinced him that all elements
Dr. Marx remembered having seen this manu- electorate is believed to have
Dr. Alexander Marx, librarian of the Jewish Theo-
of Jewry, excepting the American
script described in a collection of Baron Edmond eliminated the possibility of a
logical
Seminary,
asked
to
be
sued.
Council for Judaism and Com-
de Rothschild of Paris, father of the present Baron united religious front.
But that is not the strangest pail of the story.
The Mizrachi party, through its
munists, are anxious to help Is-
fortune but, Rothschild.
rael. He urged the American Suppose ycu had your hands on a
Meanwhile, the Berlin book dealer was de- central committee, has called
Zionists to unite them behind this instead of keeping it, you asked somebody to sue manding that the book be returned. Dr. Marx upon Hapoel Harnizrachi, Ortho-
you so that you couldn't keep it. That, indeed,
purpose.
couldn't buy the book for the Jewish Theological dox laborities, to reconsider its
Ben Gurion said that he did not would be strange. Yet this was the experience of
Seminary because he knew it belonged to Baron decision.
expect any mass immigration of Dr. Marx.
One bright morning, Dr. Marx received word Rothschild. Legally he had to return it to the
ALL-DAY SCHOOLS
American Jewry to Israel, adding
to hold it.
from
a book dealer in Germany that he had a Nazis. Ile had no right
BALTIMORE—(WNS)—Prob-
that "the need which brings about
Stroock, chairman of the Semi-
But
Alan
M.
such mass migration does not 15th-century Hebrew manuscript which he would nary board, came to his rescue. He suggested that lems relating to all-day Hebrew
sell for $5,000. Dr. Marx told the book dealer to
exist in the United States."
the Seminary contact Baron Rothschild and ask schools were discussed here at
the convention of the National
However, he said his visits send it along and he would take a look.
When it arrived, Dr. Marx, who is accustomed him to institute a lawsuit for the book. the book, Association of Hebrew Day.
had convinced him that this
A
judg;nent
of
the
court
now
holds
was
the
country had the potentialities to rare books, was flabbergasted. This
and the rare volume will shortly he returned to Schools of the Tora Urnesorah
dream come true to all scholarly librarians. It was its rightful owner—Baron Rothschild.
organization.
for an effective Ilaluziut.
He particulary thought that beautitul beyond belief, the most illuminated book

Iraq Extends
Exit Deadline

Lipsky Scores
U. S. 'Policy
of Balance'

Religions Parties'
Unity Slate Off

Books Have a Destiny of Their Own

