Rude Cyrus Living Conditions Make
Proper Medical Care Impossible

KYRENIA, Cyprus, ( J T A )-
J o i ii t Distribution Committee
physicians ministering to the
needs of Jews interned here
notified British authorities on
the island that they are no long-
er able to accept responsibility
for the welfare of babies living
in the interment camps.
Owing to the ban on the im-
migration of military-age Jews
to Israel from here, and the re-
fusal of many of the refugees to
break up their families, there
are at present 772 infants under
six months of age living in the
British detention camps. The
JDC physicians expressed fears
that an epidemic—"which could
not be stopped" — might break
out at any time.
A report submitted to Maurice

Palestine Conciliator
s-.

Laub, JDC director for Cyprus,
by Dr. Sonia Raines, a children's
specialist affiliated with Hadas-
sah Hospital in Jerusalem, points
out that leaking Nissen huts—
in which most of the Jews re-
side—as well as the lack of heat-
ing facilities hamper regular
bathing among the refugees.
These conditions, coupled with
the cold spell which has gripped
the island, have led to an alarm-
ing number of skin infections
and other diseases, the report
says. Dr. Raines adds that
many of the Cyprus parents dis-
trust the island doctors because
they are unable to remedy even
the most common complaints.
The present birthrate in the
camps is more than 100 peD
month.

Truman Urged to Extend
Restitution Claim Date

NEW YORK (JTA)—President
Truman has been asked to ex-
tend the deadline for filing resto-
ration claims in Germany to Dec.
31, 1949, it was announced by
the Axis Victims League, which
made 'the appeal.
The wire to President Truman
pointed out that many Axis vic-
tims are still uninformed regard-
ing their rights and are seeking
proof of original ownership. The
plea, similar to one which was
directed to Gen. LUcius D. Clay,
American commander • in Ger-
many, also asserted that impor-
tant regulations concerning mone-
tary questions and admitkistrative
interpretation have not yet been
established.

THE JEWISH NEWS—

Friday, January 7, .1949

Astonished Elation
Prevails in Israel

NEW YORK (JPS) -1- Anne
O'Hare McCormick, New York
Times correspondent, who cov-
ered the UNESCO meeting in
Beirut and is presently touring
the Middle East, writes from Tel
Aviv of the contrast of Israel
with the neighboring Arab coun,-
tries. Miss McCormick says, in
part:
• "In Israel one is instantly
faced with two 'irrevocable reali-
ties. One is the state itself. The
first impression of Israel is that
it is a going concern intensely
excited by its own existence but
as solid underneath as it is as-
sured. Governments in neighbor-
ing countries keep . shouting 'No,
no, never' to Israeli claims and
the opposition, especially in Leb-
anon, angrily demands that Arab
leadership produce a positive
policy for Palestine. Yet even
thoses who predict that in the
end the new state. will crumble
like the Crusaders' castles don't
doubt that it is here to stay for
a. long time to come.
"An atmosphere of astonished
elation prevails within the state.
From Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the
first President and grand old man
of Israel, to the ragged newcomer
from Bulgaria, every citizen has
an air of pinching himself to see
if he is awake. 'It's like a dream,'
says one after another. 'I never
thought this could happen in my
lifetime'."

—International Photo

JOSEPH B. KEENAN
NEW YORK (JTA)—Joseph B.
Keenan, noted lawyer, has been
named American member of the
UN Palestine Conciliation Com-
mission.
Keenan, an Assistant U. S.
Attorney General from 1936 to
1939, served as chief United
States prosecutor in the trial of
Japanese war criminals. Beside
practicing law in Ohio and Wash-
ington, heidalso served as a spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney
General of Ohio.

PARIS, (JTA) Appointment
of Claude de Boisanger as the
French member of the United
Nations Conciliation Commission
for Palestine was announced by
the French Foreign Minsitry. M.
de.,.Boisanger, who enjoys full
ambassadorial status in. the
French foreign service, has held
various diplomatic posts in Lon-
don,- Moscow, Cairo and Stock-
holm, and in 1933 served as
second 'secretary in the French
Embassy at Washington. He was
, member of delegations to the de-
funct League of Nations.

WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Dr.
Ralph J. Bunche, UN acting medi-
ator. for Palestine, said on his ar-
rival in Washington to address
an Overseas Writers luncheon
that he is "completely confident"
that peace will come to Polestine.

Israel Mints Pruta

Newly Authorized Coin
Replaces Palestine Mil

• TEL AVIV, (JTA)— The Israeli
Government was authorized by
the State . Council to mint a new
coin—the Pruta—which will re-
place the Palestine mil.
The printing of new Israeli
currency is under consideration.
The new notes will be issued by
the'. Anglo-Palestine Bank, the
government's banking institu-
tion: The currency now in circu-
lation has been criticized for
bearing too much English word-
ing .and, since it was printed be-
fore the proclamation of state-
hood, does not make any mention
of the existence of Israel.
Several new Israeli postage
stamps are also scheduled to be
put into circulation shortly. They
will depict scenes of Jerusalem,
the Negev, Galilee and the 50th
anniversary of the founding of
the' settlement of Petach Tikvah.

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Official Catholic Church Spokesmen
Named to Christian Posts in Israel

TEL AVIV (Palcor)—The first
representative of the Catholic
Church for the whole of Israel
was appointed in Bethlehem and
has presented his credentials to
Rabbi Herzog, head of the Chris-
tian Religions Department of the
Israeli Ministry of Religious Af-
fairs. He is Monsignor Antonio
Vergani, Vicar General for Gali-
lee, who was born in Italy but
has lived in the Holy Land for
the past 30 years.
Msgnr. Vergani visited Rabbi
Herzog at Hakirya, seat of the
Israeli Provisional Government,
after his appointment by Mon-
signor Testa, Apostolic delegate
for Palestine, Transjordan and
Cyprus, whose headquarters is at
Bethlehem. He expressed his ap-
preciation to the Rabbi for the
cooperatipn offered by the Min-
istry of Religious Affairs and said
he was confident that these ex-
cellent relations would continue:
Monsignor Vergani also in-
formed Rabbi Herzog of the ap-
pointment of Father Terence
Kuehn, hitherto head of Terra
Sancta Institute in Jerusalem, as
Vicar General for the Southern
Area of Israel. His advisers will
be Father Michael and Father
LeMaistre. In addition to his new
duties Monsignor Vergani will
continue to serve as Vicar Gen-
eral for Galilee.
An Israeli military spokesman
disclosed that Christian residents
of Israel who had received per-
mission from Israeli authorities
to make their traditional Christ-
mas pilgrimage to Arab-held
Bethlehem, were unceremonious-

ly turned back by the Arabs who
refused to open their lines. A
number of Christian correspond-
ents, representing major news-
papers and news services in Eu-
rope and the U. S., were simi-
larly turned away.

Israel Aids Red Cross in
Bringing Relief to Arabs
•
TEL AVIV (Palcor)—The Is-
raeli Government has agreed to
a request by the International
Red Cross to grant passage
through its lines for relief goods
destined for Arab refugees and
needy, and in addition has made
a number of concessions to facili-
tate the transport and distribu-
tion. of the relief goods. The In-
ternational Red Cross headquar-
ters in Geneva has already ex-
pressed satisfaction with the Is-
raeli arrangements.

Third of Turkish Jewish
Community Goes to Israel

ISTANBUL (JTA)—One-third
of the Jews of Izmir—some 4,000
persons — have left for Israel
within the past two months. Most
of the emigrants managed to sell
their property before they left.
The Jewish community of Izmir
is - the second largest in Turkey.
Negotiations on new trade and
postal agreements between Tur-
key and Israel are in' progress,
and closer relations between the
two nations are expected.

