British
Benton Harbor Zionists Donate Egyptians,
Reported Breaking
Power Shovel to Israel Project Latest UN Truce

At the ceremony marking the gift of a power shovel to the

ZOA Israel Equipment Project by the Benton Harbor Jewish Corn-

' triunity are, left to right, RABBI PHILIP KIEVAL of Benton Harbor;
DAVID J. ROSS, Berrien County Jewish Community Council presi-
dent; DANIEL FRISCH, ZOA vice president; MORRIS M. JACOBS,
Michigan Zionist Region president, and MAX GROSS, technical
director of the project.
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At a special meeting last week of the Benton HarbOr Zionist
District of the Michigan Zionist Region, Daniel Frisch, vice president
of the Zionist Organization of America, received title to a new Mich-
igan power shovel, valued at $13,000, in the name of the Israel Equip-
ment Project of the ZOA.
The machine was presented by the Jewish community of Benton
Harbor in memory of the late -
Mis. David J. Ross. David J. Ross, ship chairman of the Berrien
president of the Jewish Com- County group. Shapiro was in-
munity Council of Berrien Coun- strumental in obtaining 133 - new
ty, chairman of the meeting, pre- members for the district last
sented the title. •
month.
In accepting the machine,
Rabbi Philip Kieval, newly-ap-
Frisch declared that this was one pointed, spiritual leader of the
of the most important contribu- Benton Harbor Jewish corn-
tions as yet received by the Israel munity, gave the invocation.
Equipment Project from any
community in the United States.
' Morris M. Jacobs, president of
the Michigan Zionist Region, in-
troduced Frisch and presentee a
citation of honor, signed by Dr.
Emanuel Neumann, ZOA presi-
dent, and Dr. Sidney Marks, ZOA
executive director, to Oscar I.
Shapiro of St. Joseph, member-

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trun, where Arab Legion forces
previously turned back several
other convoys.
Even as intense rifle and mor-
tar fire • continues to violate
the UN truce almost around
the clock, the population is
rapidly becoming more divided
on the question of the city's fu-
ture. The majority, harangued
constantly by spokesmen for the
Irgun and Stern Group, appear
to favor outright annexation of
the city by Israel and proclama-
tion of it as capital of the Jewish
state. Leading the minority, Miz-
rachi leader Rabbi Meir Berlin
continues to hold out for inter-
nationalization of the city.
Both parties have formed "pro-
Jerusalem" committees and are
holding outdoor mass meetings
and carrying on a full fledged
propaganda campaign. Both ad-
vocate an early referendum to
find out the sentiment of Jeru-
salem Jewry.

but this was done after the at-
tackers withdrew.
Another list of truce-breach-
es was submitted to the UN ob-
servers Tuesday. It included
first mention of a British viola-
tion, concerning which the Is-
raeli statement said: "We learn
authoritatively that on July, 29
Egyptian forces received elec-
trical and mechanical radio
equipment from British stores
at Raffa which is on the south-
ern border." Equipment then
was sent to the Egyptian base
inside Palestine, Israel charges.
John McDonald, U.S. consular
general in Jerusalem, arrived
here from Rhodes, where he was
conferring with UN mediator
Count Folke Bernadotte, in the
company of James G. McDonald,

Britain Breaks Truce
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Egyp-
tians renewed their truce-break-
ing fighting Monday night at the
height overlooking the Negev
settlement of Revivim. UN ob-
servers were summoned and in-
spected the site of the attack,

special U.S. representative to
Israel.
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe
Shertok sent a letter to Berna-
dotte explaining the Jews' objec-
tions to the readmission of Arab
refugees who fled Israeli-held
territory. He refused to make any
special concessions for the 70,000
Arabs who fled Jaffa and the
40,000 who left Haifa.
A refugee vessel with 1,777
men and women immigrants ar-
rived in Haifa Friday night. /Fhe
passengers included a number of
men of military age who were
registered by UN observers and
given cards informing them that
they are not permitted to join
the Israeli army. They will be
visited at the Palestine addresses
they have given to guard against
their "disappearance."

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Dr. Sachar Revises
`History of the Jews'
Through UN Partition

The third edition—revised and
enlarged—of "A History of the
Jews" by Abram Leon Sachar,
recently came off the press. Al-
fred A Knopf, 501 Madison Ave.,
New York 22, -is the publisher.
Being ,"a. complete history of
30 centuries of Judaism, in which
the emphasis is
i given to t h e
';economic, social
and environ-
mental factors
aTs well as to
purely religious
and philosophic-
a l develoP-
tment," this his-
tory is brought
up - to - date t o
1948. It juSt
missed, h o w -
Dr. Sachar ever, covering
the great event of the establish-
rintnt of Israel,—although it does
go through the period of parti-
tion and the UN decision for the
establishment of the Jewish
State.
Dr. Sachar, who is president of
the newly-created Brandeis' Uni-
versity, and formerly served as
national director of Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundations, has incorpo-
rated into this volume his best.
efforts at making the book read-
able and thoroughly popular. The
author shows the ability to cap-
ture the imagination of his read-
ers. His "cast of characters,"
evaluation of the various aspects
of Jewish living and complete
coverage of the story of the Jew-
ish people retains his history on
the best-seller shelf among Jew-
ish boo4.

To Expand Israel-Czech
Commercial Arrangements
PRAGUE, (JTA) — A food-
purchasing mission arrived here
from Israel, headed by David
Simy, director of the cooperative
Hamashbir. A. Cahane, vice-
chairman of the Tel Aviv Chap-
ter of Commerce, accompanied
the group and will attempt to
expand the commercial ties be-
, tween. Czechoslovakia and Israel.
He is scheduled to meet with
high Czech officials , within a few

days.

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