East-West Conflict Affects
Israel's Position at the UN

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 1, 1948

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17 Arab Air Power Credited Yeshiva University Offers
M. S., M. R. E., Ph. S. Degrees
To Direct British Aid

Lachman Named
Program Head
For Balfour Event

PARIS (JTA).—Members of the Israeli delegation at the
United Nations Tuesday made no secret of the fact that they
are greatly concerned over growing tension between eastern
In line with the decision at
and western blocs in connection with Ale impending fight
over Berlin in the Security Council. They pointed out that the Administrative Council meet-
istrPs cause was advanced previously at the United Nations ing of the Zionist Organization

If Great Britain withdrew its
direct aid today, the Arab air
forces would collapse, it is dis-
closed in a feature article on the
air war in Palestine, appearing
in the October issue of "Flying,"
national aviation magazine pub-
lished by Ziff-Davis.
Official British air missions are
active in training and equpping
military forces in Iraq and Saudi
Arabia, and the Transjordan Air
Force is completely operated and
financed by the British Crown,
writes John C. Ross in the avia-
tion magazine.
Israel's air power is much less
than that of the labs—whose
aerial might is largely concen-
trated in Egypt's British-spon-
sored air force—but if both sides
were left to fend for themselves,
there is no question of the out-
come, the article declares.

Registration for the eighth new
unit of Yeshiva' University—the
School of Education and Commu-
nity Administration—will con-
tinue until Oct. 7, it was an-
nounced by Dr. Samuel Belkin,
president of Yeshiva University.
This new school, belieired to be
the first of its kind combining
programs in education and com-
munity administration, will offer
courses leadirjg to the degrees of
Master of Science (M.S.) Master
of Religious Education (M.R.E.)
and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.
D.), Dr. Belkin added.
The School of Education and
Community Administration will
be housed in new buildings re-
cently completed on Amsterdam
Ave. from 185th to 186th St. ad-
joining the main. $2,500,000 build-
ing of Yeshiva University.

of-America, held
only when the American and
in New York
Soviet positions coincided.,
as declaring that a sensation
last week, and
Under mounting pressure from occurred in the UN after it was
which was at-
both blocs at the UN, the Israeli learned that six Arab states are
tended by five
delegation is eagerly awaiting ar- opposed to Transjordan's UN
Michigan Zion-
rival from Tel Aviv of Foreign membership application on the
ists, Harry Co-
Minister Moshe Shertok who was grounds that King Abdullah is
en, chairman of
due here on Thursday. Mean- unwilling to accept the late me-
the Balfour Ball
while the delegation holding in- diator's conclusion that Israel is
committee, h a s
formal discussions with envoys of an unutterable fact. "This is
appointed Dr.
major western powers.
the most serious rift in the Arab
Philip E. Lach-
- The United States and Bri-
camp since the Arab League
Dr. Lachman man as program
tain are continuing to press for I was established, and is having
the speediest possible implemen-
wide repercussions," the paper chairman of the ball to be held
tation of Bernadotte's recom-
reported.)
Saturday evening, "Nov. 13, at
mendations. Representatives of
Hotel Statler.
End
to
Fighting
Ordered
the two countries are making it
Dr. Lachman will be in charge
TEL
AVIV
(JTA).—Acting
UN
plain to Israel that the exten-
sion of full recognition and fav- Palestine mediator Dr. Ralph of preparing the schedule of
5709
orable action on application of Bunche warned the Israeli and events and entertainments.
"The . Zionist Organization of
the Jewish State for member- Transjordan Governments to or-
ship in the United Nations, as der immediately an end to fight- Detroit has decided to combine
LE SHONO TOVO TIKOSEVU
well as the granting of finan- ing in the Midya and Latrun the American Zionist Fund Cam-
cial assistance, depend on areas and demanded that both paign and the Balfour Ball this
Israel's surrender of the Negev. governments reissue an earlier year," declared Mr. Cohen, and
It was learned that Faris el "hold fire" order along the entire pointed out that included in
Khoury, Syrian delegate to the Israel-Transjordan front. Bunche causes to be supported with the
UN, has approached the Russians called for the reestablishment of proceeds are: National education-
to feel out what chances exist for pre-truce positions.
al programs, a monthly maga-
An official communique said zine, a Zionist theater and ZOA-
a rapprochment between Arabs
and the Soviets. "Although the that six badly mutilated bodies of sponsored courses at major in-
Russians are reported to welcome Jewish soldiers were found near stitutions of higher learning. In
Arabs opposition to Bernadotte's Midya—about 15 miles east of addition, a $2,500,000 food proj-
report, Yaacov Malik, Russian en- Lydda—when Israeli units recap- ect for Israel ' has been estab-
voy to the UN, told the Syrian tured the town.
lished, after the Zionist Organi-
From Jerusalem it was report- zation of America took over the
delegate that Soviet policy on
Palestine is still based on the ed that three enemy planes, ap- food campaign in an agreement
MR. and MRS. A. KASLE
premise that the Nov. 29 General parently Egyptian, appeared over reached recently with Materials
Assembly Palestine partition res- the city causing a one-hour alert. for Palestine.
Jewish anti-aircraft opened fire
olution must be implemented.
In combining the Balfour Ball
and Family
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Presi- against the planes but there was and the American Zionist Fund,
dent of Israel, will receive no immediate available informa- the committee which met on
Israeli citizenship papers in Ge- tion as to the results of the bar- Monday evening, at the Shaarey
neva this week. They will be rage. Israeli troops in Jerusalem Zedek, decided to have tickets
19470 LUCERNE DR.
brought to him by Foreign Min- last night dispersed enemy con- in the following denominations:
ister- Shertok who will land in centrations in several sectors of Honorary patrons, $100; sustain-
Geneva on his way to the UN the city. Two Israeli soldiers ing patrons, $50; patrons, $25;
were wounded during the night.
session in Paris.
sponsors, $10, offered to the gen-
Dr. Weizmann is expected to
eral public for subscription.
fiy back to Israel in the same Beth Yehudah Adopts
Tickets for the Ball ' can be
plane which will bring Sher-
obtained from members of the
tok to Geneva. He will take up Budget of $174,892
committee and at the Zionist
his official duties in Israel im-
At a dinner meeting of the
mediately • upon his arrival board of directors of Yeshivath office.
there.
Beth Yehudah, Rabbi Max J.
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Members of the Soviet delega- Wohlgelernter, president, ex-
tion to the UN General Assem- pressed his satisfaction at the
bly, in confidential talks with excellent attendance and fine
Israeli representatives here, have spirit evidenced. , -
inferred that if Israel yields to
A report. submitted by the
western pressure and accepts the budget committee, headed by
"Remember us unto life, 0 King, who
Bernadotte recommendations as
Morris W. Zack, outlined a bud-
a basis for peace negotiations, the get of $174,892.12 to cover the
Soviet Union will withdraw its full program-needs of the Ye-
delightest in life, and inscribe us in the
support from the Jewish state. -
shivah, which consists of the Day
This disclosure came following
School and its Hebrew and Secu-
Book of Life, for Thine own sake,
a bitter denunciation of the West- lar departments, Afternoon Ye-
•
ern powers by Andrei Vishinsky,
shivah, Seminar for Advanced
deputy Soviet Foreign Minister,
Talmudic Studies, Beth Jacob
0 living God."
for "sabotaging" the previous UN
School
for
Girls,
-
and
the
Kin-
decision on' Palestine. "Influen-
tial members of the United Na- dergarten Classes for pre-school
tions," he charged, "are using boys and girls. "The increase of
their authority not to implement $32,000 over last year's budget
the General Assembly's recom- was necessitated by the growth
of the Yeshivah," Mr. Zack said.
xnendations,- but on the contrary
Rabbi Simcha Wasserman,
to put into effect measures which
ss are fundamentally contradictory Dean of the school, reported an
May this ancient prayer find reality in
increase of 96 students in this
to these recommendations,"
year's,
enrollment
over
last
year.
Vishinsky charged that the Se-
The following board members
curity Council, by its failure to
the New Year 5709, and may Israel anti`
carry out the General Assembly's pledged to obtain 40 days' sup-
Nov. 29 partition de c i s i o n, port to cover proportionate bud-
all mankind enjoy an unending era of
"pushed the Arabs and the Jews getary needs of the period until
the next board meeting on Nov.
down the road to war."
British ' delegation members 9: Rabbi Wohlgelernter, Mr. Zack,
peace from this day on.
have approached Greek envoys to Samuel B. Solomon, David Gold-
the UN with a request that they berg, Max W. Temchin, Samuel
support speedy Assembly action Hechtman, Isadore and Wolf Co-
hen, Samuel W. Platt, Morris
,on Count Bernadotte's plan.
(Reynolds News, in London, Mohr, Sam Karabenick and Da-
quoted a Paris, correspondent vid J. Cohen.

LE SHONO TOVO TIKOSEVU!

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