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THE JEWISH NEWS
Scattered Communities Maintain
Interest in Jewish Life, Culture
A glance through the reports is fairly g o o d. In the last
which come to the desk of Dr. I months, about 150 Jews le f t
I. Schwarzbart, director of the Burma, mostly for Israel and
India, but some also for Eng-
organization department of the land and the U.S. The remain-
World Jewish Congress, from the ing 400 manifest a tendency to
64 countries throughout t h e stay in the country.
world which have Jewish com-
Malta Colony
munities affiliated with the
The little island of Malta, a
WJC, reveals an interesting side-
British Crown Colony in the
light on Jewish .global life.
For among this constant flow middle of the Mediterranean
of correspondence are reports Sea, will always be remembered
from small, scattered isolated for its heroism during the war
segments of the Jewish people when it withstood the constant
which show a steadfast ardor bombardment of Hitler's Luft-
for maintaining their Jewish- waffe.
Among its heroic population
ness a n d strengthening their
cultural unity with the Jews is a tiny segment of Jewry, 59
of Israel and the mainstream Sephardim and 11 Ashkenazim.
of Jewish life throughout the This community of 70 Jews re-
cently affiliated with WJC.
world.
They maintain a synagogue
Burma, a country which is run on Sephardic traditions and
in the midst of a tense poli- administer the legacy of the late
tical situation, counts a small Chaim Pelischi as the approved
community of 400 Jews in its Trustees of His Majesty's Civil
population of 17,000,000. Courts of Malta, the interests of
Charles R. Manasseh of Ran- which cover mainly the ex-
goon, president of Musmeah penses of the synagogue, the
Yeshua, Synagogue Committee, cemetary, and the officiating
which is the representative rabbi.
body of the Jews of all Burma,
The Jews are engaged in com-
recently • informed the WJC merce and have earned the
Organization Department that respect of the non-Jewish pop-
they had decided unanimously ulation; their economic stand-
to affiliate with the Congress. ard may be compared to that
Besides its religious and cul- of t h e British lower middle
tural work, the MusmeahYeshua class. In recent months the
Synagogue also engages in char- principal newspapers of Malta
itable and social activities. Re- have been carrying many items
cently its committee contacted on Jew i s h events, especially
the WJC affiliates in India and about Israel.
in Indonesia with a view to Ob-
taining assistance in its en-
deavors to strengthen religious
Holiday Greetings
life and to improve the educa-
tional facilities for Jewish chil-
dren. A Jewish Youth Club is in
the process of formation.
The economic position of the
Jews, all of whom live in the
capital, Rangoon, and are either
engaged in businesses of their
own or ,working as employees,
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Early Deadline
This Friday
Since The Jewish News of-
fice will be closed Monday,
April 3, for Passover, deadline
for _all copy and photographs
for the edition of Friday, April
7, is at 12 noon Friday, March
31.
Regular deadlines of 12
noon on Monday preceding
publication for photographs,
and 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday
preceding publication for
copy will be reinstated with
the edition of Friday, April 14.
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Friday, March 31, 1950
Passover Greetings
Wayne Hillel to Serve
Passover Luncheons
On Tuesday, April 4, Wednes-
day, April 5, and Thursday,
April 6, Wayne University Hillel
will serve Passover luncheons for
people on the campus who de-
sire them.
Anyone interested may con-
tact the office of Hillel House,
TE. 1-0129.
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Passover Greetings
Hardy young settler at Kar
Giladi fuels his American-made
tractor before levelling ground
for the new settlements.
The United Jewish Appeal
this year will provide funds for
establishment of more than 100
agricultural settlements of speed
60% Increase in Israel
Population in Two Years
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The Jew-
ish State of Israel will record an
increase of 60 percent in popu-
lation on the second anniver-
sary of its establishment which
will be observed on April 22 on
the Hebrew calendar. The num-
ber of immigrants to enter Is-
rael from May 14, 1948, the day
the Jewish State was proclaimed
to the anniversary date is ex-
pected to reach 400,000, accord-
ing to information released by
the (Palestine Foundation Fund,
Inc.) Keren Hayesod here. •
The report reveals that some
90,000 persons are still in immi-
grant camps while close to 130,-
000 immigrants have been ab-
sorbed in various towns and set-
tlements of Israel. Some 45.000
persons have been settled in ma-
jor towns and cities and approx-
imately 35,000 have been absorb-
ed in workers' settlements.
Australian Minister Charles
Fuhrman told the Tel Aviv
Chamber of Commerce he hoped
there will be increased trade be-
Oreen. Australia and Isrt;e1,
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A Swedish trade representa-
tive in Israel said he is inter-
ested in negotiating sales of
Swedish timber, paper, cutlery,
machinery, codfish, milk powder,
and in purchasing citrus and
textiles from Israel. •
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