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VOLUME 16—No. 6
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Purely Commentary on Israel
85,000 Refugees
Hustle and Bustle of Tel Aviv Remain Homeless
Reflects Miracle of Jewish State. In Camps of Israel
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
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TEL AVIV, Israel—You have heard it said time and again that the Land
of Israel is a country of many contrasts. A few hours' stay in the vicinity of the
capital of the Jewish state proves the point. '
You are treated to much heat in Tel Aviv, vastly _cooler weather in the
neighboring beautiful suburb of Ramat Gan.• You are within walking distance
of the beautiful seashore and the cool breezes of the Mediterranean, fine boule-
vards and busy market places, sections' comparable to Grosse Pointe and streets
that are like Rivard in Detroit's Eastern Market area.
You can walk leisurely on Rothschild Boulevard,
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and find it difficult to break through the crowds on
Allenby Street.
There are quiet sections as well as buzzing streets,
and the Cafes, which are frequented by thousands who
gather to discuss politics and the ways of the world,
give some avenues the appearance of a Luna Park
(without the wheels—which alone are lacking) or the
Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Observer:
UN Behind
The Front
No one as yet hasdescribed Tel Aviv adequately..
.
But no one can suitably delineate it because it is
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Lecturer Here From Hebrew U.
PROF. ABRAHAM Fl..FRAENKEL (center) of the. He-
brew University,. who is president of Bnai Brith's district in
Israel, arrives for a visit in this country. He is shown with
FRANK .GOLDMAN (right) , president of the Order, and
MAURICE BISGYER, secretary. Prof. Fraenkel will lecture
at several large American universities. He is a former Rector
of the Hebrew University.
The Jewish News in New
Quarters (.,n October 28th
TEL AVIV-,--Any rejoicing
over the rapid growth and
rebuilding of the Jewish
State of Israel is overshadow-
ed by the critical situation In:
the immigration reception
camps where 85,000 new-
corners . must' live under the
most difficult conditions • be-
cause - of the shortage of
funds to give them decent
homes.
In my other cables I have re-
ported on the "miracle of Israel,"
the only westernized nation in
this vast and ancient Middle
East. But there is this gloomy
picture : 85,000 displaced persons
"hi the land of hope" with no
home of their own, and more to
come, at least 50,000 more, ac-
cording to the latest figues from
the International Refugee Or-
ganization.
Tel Aviv Grows Under Your Very Eyes
impossible to cause time to stand still in this great city of
the Middle East.
Tel Aviv grows under your very eyes. The growth of
this miracle land is reflected in Tel Aviv.
Thousands of newcomers crowd into the capital of
Israel and contribiute to its hustle and bustle. A city that
developed on sand dunes, that began as a suburb of me-
dieval Jaffa, now has a population of more th.gn 300,000—
all Jews!
The bustle arouses mixed emotions. There are many
•who may not like Tel Aviv—jugt as there are many who
dislike the country itself. But it is not a matter of likes or
dislikes, but rather of an ability to judge events and con-
ditions from an historical prespective. One must judge what
has happened through the lenses of history.
A people that was deprived of the light of day, of the
right to cultivate the soil, of the privilege of developing in-
dustries, of the ordinary ways of life, has made a barren
land blossom as the rose ! If you don't return to this prim-
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Refuse Kibbutzin
At one reception camp, for
instance, Beth Lid, there are
22,000 immigrants who mirror
the tragedies of. wanderers seek-
ing a haven. Many are refusing
to go to kibbutzim, preferring to
wait for business opportunities.
They are frightehed.
Combined forces of American
and Israel leaders are rushing
against time to avert . a crisis in
the overcrowded camps.
A strictly modern note in United Nations "military ob-
servation/ 1 was introduced in Palestine, where radio-equipped
cars cruised behind fronts to collect walkie-talkie reports from
observers and relayed - them to headquarters. of the UN Com-
mission, picking up orders from the Commission in return.
United•Nation's Week is now,being observed.
Biblicdl Discovery
Reveals Details of
E arly _Life of Noah
Discovery of a. lost book of
Biblical literature Which reveals
details of the early life of Noah,
has been found in an • ancient
cave in the Holy Land, the
United Press reported this week.
Dr. John C. Trever, head of
the English Bible department of
the Internatiohal Council of Re-
ligious Education, said the man-
uscript was, the "Lost Book of
Larnech" which scholars found
mentioned in later writings, but
had given up hope of .finding.
From the "Lost Book" scholars
now hope to get an insight into
the life of Noah who, the Bible
says, heard the voice of God and
built an Ark to save the animals
of the world from the great
flood.
The authenticity of the book
has been "Absolutely establish-
ed," Trever said. He describes
the book as "The most import7
tant Bible discovery •in modern
times."
In order to cope with the situ-
ation the Crisis Missioh of the
emergency United Jewish Appeal
—Joint Distribution Committee,
Which met in Paris last week, is-
touring Israel in order to itemize
the immediate needs in prepara-
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Sobeloff on Crisis Mission to Israel
PARIS, France—ISIDORE SOBELOFF (center) , address-
ing the fourth Country Director's Conference of the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee, major American welfare organization
aiding Jews abroad. Sobeloff attended the conference in Paris
in his capacity as executive director of the Jewish Welfare
Federation in Detroit.
Mr. Sobeloff is a member of the JDC Crisis Mission
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which is touring Israel. He is also on assignment for the Coun-
cil of Jewish Federation, to review present developments and
make recommendations for the 1950 community service.
We call the attention of our readers and advertisers to our acquisition of new
and more adequate quarters. Beginning with October 28, we will be located
at 708.710 David Stott Building. Our telephone number—WOodward 5-1155
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