Weissman Views Guatemala's
Cultural Interest in Israel
British A\ rms Sales to Arabs
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that Dr. Bunche had not given
authorization for shipment of
small arms by Britain to certain
Arab states. He disclosed that
Sir Alexander Cadogan, chief of
the British • mission at the UN
recently visited Dr. Bunche and
informed him of Britain's plan
to send small arms to the Mid-
dle East, although the embargo
on Palestine arms shipments is
still in force. Dr. Bunche in-
formed Cadogan that the UN
Security Council's provisions
with reference to arms ship-
ments were clear-cut and only
the Council was in a position to
pass judgment on the British
decision.
The UN Human Rights Coin-
mission adopted a clause de-
fending the right of religious
beliefs but with a reservation
which largely wipes out the ef-
fect of the guarantee. The
clause was incorporated as part
of the Covenant on Human
Rights which the Commission is
drafting. The vitiating clause
attached to the guarantee limits
the freedom of religious practice
to law and to such limitations
as "are reasonable and necessary
to protect public safety, order,
health, morals and fundamental
rights and freedom Alf others."
It is generally believed that
these limitations wipe out a
good portion of religious free-
dom.
gious institutions within the
new state. It is felt that an
exchange of formal missions
with the Vatican would con-
tribute toward settling out-
standing problems.
Abraham Herman, attached to
the press section of the Israeli
Foreign Ministry, was appointed
consul-general to Canada, and
Emanuel Bentuvim was named
consul. Both will be stationed
at Montreal.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry
announced that Israel and Ar-
gentina will establish legations
and exchange ministers. The
Argentine Minister to Tel Aviv
will be Pablo Manguel, an Ar-
gentine Jewish leader. Yaakov
Tsur, Israeli Minister to Uru-
guay, will be accredited to Bue-
nos Aires and will take up resi-
dence there.
The first Israeli settlement of
its kind was established by 75
families of the Lubavitcher Has-
sidim at Rishon-L'Zion, 13 miles
south of Tel Aviv. The ceremo-
nies were attended by Rabbi Ju-
dah I. Maimon, Minister of Re-
ligion, Rabbi I. M. Levin, Minis-
ter of Health, and Moshe Sha-
pira, Minister of the Interior
and Immigration.
A new settlement, composed
of discharged Israeli soldiers,
was established along the Beer-
sheba-Hebrun road. Andther
new settlement was established
by the Hei'ut Party on the
northern border of Galilee.
White House Denial
•WASHINGTON (JTA) — T h e
White House denied to the Jew-
ish Telegraphic Agency reports
emanating from Lausanne that
President Truman had written
a. letter to the Israeli Govern-
ment, asking for the admission
of a substantial number of Arab
refugees to the Jewish state. A
White House spokesman empha-
sized that the problem was be-
ing handled through regular
diplomatic channels.
Knesset Adopts Two
New Financial Bills
Israel Admitted Into
Civil Aviation
MONTREAL (JTA)—Isral has
been admitted to membership
in the International Civil Avia-
tion Organization, a specialized
agency of the United Nations,
whose third session opened here
earlier this week.
A vote on Israel's admission
was demanded by the Egyptian
delegation. When it was tallied,
it was discovered that only
Egypt and Iraq opposed the
Jewish state's admission. Louis
Pincus, who up to now has
TEL AVIV.—Israel's Knesset served as Israeli observer, will
Monday night adopted two fi- be the official delegate.
nancial bills, presented for the
government by Finance Minister Withdrawal Ordered
JERUSALEM.—The mixed ar-
Eliezer Kaplan, authorizing the
floating of two more bond issues mistice commission decided that
to back Israel's currency and to Israeli and Arab forces must be
aid in the development of the withdrawn f r o m Government
country. One issue, whose pri- House because the occupation
mary purpose will be the financ- violates the Rhodes armistice
ing of projects designed to ob- agreement. The UN communique
tain foreign currencies, will be was released after a six-hour
guaranteed by state lands. Both meeting under the chairman-
interest and principal of this is- ship of Brig. Gen. William E.
sue will be covered by immovable Riley, chief of staff to Dr. Ralph
state property. Bonds paying 3 J. Bunche, acting UN mediator.
per cent interest will be amor- Gen. Riley expressed the neces-
tized by 24 payments. Interest sity of clarifying the civilian
status in this area. The com-
will be paid in 12 parts.
The ,second bond issue was munique does not indicate
designed for sale only to banks whether the decision was unani-
and other financial institutions mous and it therefore is as-
and will be used to cover 41,- sumed it was a majority vote.
000,000 pounds now in circula- The mixed armistice committee
tion. Currency now is backed by consists of two Jordanians, two
13,000,000 pounds in treasury Israelis and one UN representa-
notes and 27,500,000 pounds in
foreign currency holdings. How-
LIVES OF OUR TIMES
ever, the recent British agree-
ment to release 7,000,000 pounds
DISCOVERER OF STREPTOMYCIN WHICH HAS
of Israel's sterling balances
SAVED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS
makes it necessary to find an-
other form of support in place
of the British blocked. balances.
Moshe Sneh, Mapam leader,
opposing the government's bills,
suggested that instead of issu-
ing more bonds the government
should place new taxes on prop-
erty and nationalize natural re-
sources. Hertit suggested that
Jews outside of Israel be called
upon to join in the struggle to
put the Israeli treasury on a
firm foundation.
Efforts to establish formal
diplomatic relations with the
Vatican will be undertaken by
the government of Israel. The
decision was made after three-
day consultations between the
Israeli Foreign Ministry and
the Religious Affairs Ministry.
The move is designed to re-
move obstacles to better un-
derstanding between the Jew-
ish state and the Vatican.
Israeli officials feel that much
misinformation has been cir-
culated concerning the treat-
ment of the Christian minori-
ties, the holy shrines and reli-
tive, and a decision is obtainable
when the UN votes with one
delegation. All are refusing to
comment until "evacuations are
over." Gen. Riley's reference to
civilians leaves open the prob-
lem of the Jewish Agricultural
School in the demilitarized zone.
Jews insist on the right to
plough their fields and continue
studies which is not military
occupation or a threat to se-
curity.
.
On his way to Israel from Guatemala to resume his post
as Guatemalan General Counsul, Isac Weissman visited here
during the past week-end with his son, Nahum Weissman,
director of the Labor Zionist Organization in Detroit, and
told of extensive plans for inter-change of cultural ideas
between Guatemala and Israel.
Mr. Weissman said that he
carried with him a special mes-
sage and a gift from Guatema-
lan President Juan Jose Arre-
valo to President Chaim Weiz-
mann, in response to a message
and a gift of Dr. Weizmann's
autographed auto-biography he
France-Israel Phone Service
P AR IS (JTA) — Direct tele-
phone communication between
France and Israel will be estab-
lished soon, Zvi Prihar, Israeli
Postmaster General, told Presi-
dent Auriol of France at a recep-
tion tendered by the French
President to delegates to the
International Telephone a n d
Telegraph Conference here.
Samuel Urges Arabs Get
Haifa Port Facilities
LONDON (JTA)—Lord Sam-
uel, who has just returned from
a two-month visit to Israel, de-
clared in a broadcast that Israel
should permit Transjordan and
Syria to use the Haifa port fa-
cilities since those countries re-
quire an outlet to the sea. He
also voiced the hope for an im-
proVement in Anglp-Israeli re-
la tions.
The first British High Com-
missioner for Palestine asserted
that Jewish hostility to Britain
was the result of the White
Paper of 1939 on Palestine and
events which occurred subse-
quent to the document's issu-
ance.
Ask U.S. Fund Denial
For Parochial Schools
NEW YORK (JTA)—The
American Jewish Congress has
announced its support of federal
aid to public school education,
but urged that funds be denied
to segregated and parochial
schools and that sufficient funds
be voted to guarantee at least
an annual expenditure of $100
a year per school child. The
Congress statement was submit-
ted to the House Committee on
Education and Labor which is
holding hearings on the Thomas
Bill already passed by the Sen-
ate.
Two-thirds of the Manhattan
employment agencies supplying
white collar personnel are will-
ing to fill an order for a "white
Protestant" stenographer in vio-
lation of the New York State
Law Against Discrimination, ac-
cording to a survey published by
the Congress. Of 246 employ-
ment agencies, 158 agreed to fill
the • discriminatory r e q u e s t,
which was made over the tele-
phone by an unidentified caller,
while 88, or 36 percent, refused.
ISAC WEISSMAN
had brought to the Guatemalan
chief from Israel's president.
Speaking in glowing terms of
Guatemala's deep interest in the
Zionist cause and in Israel's up-
building, Mr. Weissman said that
although there are only 800 Jews
in Guatemala—most of them re-
siding in the capital city, Gua-
temala—out of a population of
nearly 4,000,000, there is a de-
sire on the part of the govern-
ment to cooperate in all efforts
in behalf of the Jewish state.
The major Guatemalan activi-
ty is to intensify inter-cultural
relations with Israel. Mr. Weiss-
man pointed out that a move-
ment has begun to translate
books of the two countries into
Spanish and Hebrew, the first
Spanish work to be translated
into Hebrew being "Return to
the Future" by Carozo y Aragow,
Ambassador to France, former
Ambassador to Russia.
"A commission of seven, in-
cluding the Israeli Consul in
Guatemala, Eric Heineman, the
chief radio editor, noted educa-
tors and prominent leaders has
been named by Guatemala, un-
der the direction of its ministry
of education, to supervise Guate-
malan-Israeli cultural activi-
ties," Mr. Weissman said. "A
quarter-hour radio program is
being broadcast from Tel Aviv
as part of this effort. There is
to be an exchange of scholar-
ships, Israel providing two
scholarships in its agricultural
college for two Christian Guate-
malans and Guatemala in re
turn offering two medical
scholarships to Israelis."
DR. SELMAN WAKSMAN
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Mr. Weissman said that in or-
der to help implement this pro-
gram he will, upon his arrival in
Israel, urge • the sponsorship of
classes in Spanish. He said that
two labor delegates from Israel
are on the way to Guatemala
further to advance good rela-
tions. He also indicated that the
two countries will name streets
in their respective capitals in
honor of Tel Aviv and Guate-
mala and that the • ceremonies
will take place simultaneously
in both lands.
Guatemala, Mr. Weissman
said, is the 29th country to es-
tablish cultural , 'relations with
Israel, including exchanges of
students and scholarships. He
said that the 800 Jews, who are
of Polish, Russian. German and
Arabic backgrounds, are work-
ing in harmony, their unity hay-
ing been spurred on by Israel's
triumph. He said that their
fund-raising efforts are most
successful—nearly $70,000 being
raised this year alone for the
Keren Kayemeth and Keren
Hayesod—and that merchants
are indicating a desire to make
investments in Israel with many
Jews making plans to go to Is-
rael.
During the war, Mr. Weiss-
man served as Representative to
the World Jewish Congress for
Portugal and Spain. He also
served on the coordinating com-
mittee of the War Refugee
Board.
Pattern of Segregation
In Profession of Law
Shown in BB Survey
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A dis-
tinct pattern of segregation in
the practice of law between
Jews and non-Jews has been
disclosed by Leon J. Obermayer
of Philadelphia, chairman of the
Bnai Brith Vocational Service
Commission, in announcing the
results of a Bnai Brith survey
of discrimination in the legal
profession.
Law firms in many cities are
of three types, said Obermayer:
so-called "Gentile firms," so-
called "Jewish firms," and firms
that are "mixed" in that they
hire both Jews and non-Jews.
Fifty deans and professors in
33 different law schools through-
out the country were asked by
"depth" interviewers of •Elmo
Roper to report anonymously on
their experiences in placing
their Jewish law graduates.
According to the survey, the
"Gentile firms" have a definite
policy of rejecting all Jewish
applicants.
24 — THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 17, 1949
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