Israel Parties
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hi for Arabs' Votes
By ADA OREN
(Copyrigiit. 1951,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
to use their own language in all
dealings with the government,
however, and the Knesset main-
tains a complete translation
service for • the -benefit of its
three Arab members, only one
of whom sometimes speaks He-
brew, and for their constituents.
One government - sponsored
daily, two weeklies and one pe-
riodical with a combined circu-
lation of only 8,000 appear in
Arabic.
Inhabitants of Arab al- e a s
without local authority are now
being charged a poll tax for ed-
ucation. Even after this reform
the government w bear 65
percent of the cost of local Arab
elementary education as com-
pared to- less than 50 in the
Jewish sector. Some new com-
pulsory kindergarten classes
have already been opened in
Arab communities, and Arab
working youth are more eager
to avail themselves; of evening
Courses for those who have not
completed their elementary ed-
ucation than are their Jewish
neighbors.
Trained immigrants from Iraq
are helping to overcome the ser-
ious shortage of Arabic-speak-
ing teachers, which the govern-
ment-run co-educational Arab
teachers' seminar is unable to
alleviate. Arab teachers, who are
still waiting for the full Jewish
pay rates promised them, were
recently organized. into a sec-
tion of the Arab labor union
sponsored, by Histadrut along
the same lines as those for Jew-
ish teachers.
TEL AVIV.—In the forthcom-
ing elections to the s e c o n d
Knesset local Arabs will con-
stitute slightly less than 10 per-
cent of the electorate, but their
representatives will a gain be
elected through various Jewish
party lists, as efforts to create a
national Arab bloc have not yet
borne fruit. The rivalry of the
Jewish parties for Arab votes
presents an undignified specta-
cle involving promises, which
cannot be kept, and in many
cases merely perpetuate in
new forms age-old inter-clan
rivalries in Arab villages.
Those who have grievances,
as well as the nationalist Arab
elements, tend to center around
the popular Communist Party,
which is no favorite of the mili-
tary governors of Arab areas.
Mapai influence is based mainly
on Histadrut ,:ontrol of labor
exchanges, the rationing offices
dealing with the marketing of
farm produce, and the preva-
lence of members of this party
in the military administration.
Mapam benefits from the fact
that Kibbutzim are an import-
ant source of jobs in some areas.
Several attempts to build up
clergy-endorsed middle- class
Arab party, which seem to en-
joy the blessing of some govern-
ment circles, have so far failed,
either in the organization stage
or at the polls.
The Communists remain the
only local party whiCh accepts
Araps• as full and equal mem-
bers. Mapam has a separate
Arab section, Mapai makes elec-
tion agreements with sympathe-
tic Arab groups. Herut is active
almost exclusively among the
D-ruze, and the Fighters in the
smugglers' village of Abu Gosh
Dr. Ephraim Shmueli, visiting
near Jerusalem — both connec- lecturer from Israel at the Col-
tions having been Maintained lege of Jewish Studies in Chi-
since the days of anti-British p
activities.
The first appointed 1 o c a 1
councils are soon to be set up
in all-Arab villages, in • most of
which even such institutions of
self-government are'.an innova-
tion. Israel Arabs. may so far
vote in municipal elections only
in towns with Jewish majorities.
While Arabic has not been
struck from the ; list- of official
languages, it is used in official
proclamations o n l y - .in Arab
areas. and the 'Arabic. edition
of the official gazette appears
late. Israel's Arabs are enabled
Israel Educator
Speaks in Detroit
McGrath Is Attacked
On Church-State Stand
CHICAGO, (JTA) — Attorney
General J. Howard McGrath
was called upon to apologize to
the American people for criti-
cizing the principle of separa-
tion of Church and State in a
recent address. The demand for
the apology came from Leo
Pfeffer, associate general counsel
of the American Jewish Con-
gress,. addressing the University
Of Chicago Law School.
Mr. Pfeffer decl_red that the
"founding fathers most emphat-
ically desired strict. separation
between Churcl- and State and
in fact strongly opposed any use
of public funds for any religious
purposes precisely because they
feared such use would be an
opening wedge whose enlarge-
ment would threaten to crumble
that wall." He said that Mr.
McGrath -had misread and mis-
interpreted American history in
charging that the intentions of
the authors of the Constitution
had been distorted.
—
Friday, May 18, 1951
Israel Awaiting Olympic Entrance
By
Robert Luby Appointed
Resident Director
Of Fresh. Air Camp
BILL WOLF
(Copyright, 1951,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)
Israel has until Jan. 1 to sub-
mit a corrected application and
gain entrance to the 1952 Olym-
Robert Luby has been ap- pics. Approval of Israel for next
pointed resident director of year's games in Helsinki was
Fresh Air Camp, Milton M. Mad- virtually assured by the Inter-
national O l y m p i c Committee
meeting in Vienna on May 7.
But the final OK was not given
at the time. The approval was
only in principle due to confu-
sion over Israel's olytn.pic com-
mittees.
A second committee had been
formed in Israel a month before
the Vienna confab. The IOC
wants the Israeli representativeS
of this committee to get togeth-
er with those in the original
group, set up a new body, and
then submit another applica-
tion. The understanding is that
this one will be _approved.
One of the stipulations for
admitting Israel to the Olymp-
ics is that the Israeli team show
no discrimination between Jews
and Arabs. A spokesman for the
Israeli athletes pledged t ha t
ROBERT LUBY
din, president of Fresh Air Soci-
ety announced this week. Luby
has been assistant director since
1946.
Irwin Shaw, executive director
of Jewish Center, will serve as
executive director of the Society,
Maddin added.
A joint statement by Maddin
and Morris Garvett, Center pres-
ident, pointed out, "A coord-
inated program of community-
wide camping and for the de-
velopment of the new Tamarack
Hills camp site will be followed."
Luby, assistant principal of
Alger School, graduated from
Wayne University where he was
a track and football star. He
began his service at Fresh Air
Camp as a counsellor in 1942.
Anti-Semitism Increase
In Romania, Report Warns
LONDON, (JTA) — Arrests of
Jews in Romania on charges of
conspiracy and anti-Commun-
ism are continuing, it was re-
ported from Istanbul on the
basis of information received by
the Romanian Liberation Com-
mittee. The Committee reported
that Jews in Romania were not
permitted to produce mazos for
Passover. Most of the Roman-
ian Jews arrested, the report
said, are Zionists.
this would be abided by. Furth-
ermore, he said that there would
not b e any discrimination
against people of any other
races or religions in the coun-
try.
A colorful relay race touched
off the official celebration of
Israel independence. Various
Israeli sports organizations took
part in the event, run from Tel
Aviv to Jersusalem, with runners
carrying the independence pro-
clamation.
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Marvin Rotblatt of the Chi-
cago White Sox not only has the
distinction of b e i n g an out-
standing rookie pitcher of the
season. He also is the shortest
hurler in either league. The
young left-hander is five feet
eight inches tall.
* * *
Dave Sandler, South African
track star, comes in for special
mention this week because he
recently captured his first na-
tional title.
Farband Conducts Drive
For Large Membership
Farband Labor Zionist Order
is conducting a membership'
campaign in Detroit, under the
leadership of M. Chometz, spe-
cial representative from New
York.
The first membership cam-
paign rally will be held Satur-
day evening, at the Labor Zion-
ist Institute, 13722 Linwood, fea-
turing. P. Gingold, of New York,
as guest speaker.
Through the efforts of Jack
Abramson and Bernard Klein a
new branch of young men and
women is being formed. In the
near future, the new group ex-
pects sufficient membership to
merit a charter from the or-
ganization.
Why not let the little fellow
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cago, will be guest speaker of
the Kvutzah Ivrith, the staff of
the United Hebrew Schools and
the Midrasha, on Saturday and
Sunday evenings.
On Saturday evening he will
speak at a Melavah Malkah on
"Israeli Youth." Sunday evening
the subject will be "Modern He-
brew Literature." Bosth lectures
will be delivered in Hebrew, and
will be held in the Rose Sittig
Cohen Bldg.
Dr. Shmueli, author, lecturer
and educator, is known for his
series of books on Modern Jew-
ish History. In the field of Jew-
ish education, he has contri-
buted many essays and mono-
graphs on pedagogic themes. He
is credited with the establish-
ment of the Haifa College for
teacher training- .
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California Education Group
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.; (JTA)
—A bill making it illegal to re-
fuse enrollment to anyone in a
public or private vocational,
business or professional school
because of race won approval of
the Assembly Education Com-
mittee here.
Tunis Jews Get High Awards
TUNIS, (JTA ) Lamine Bey,
ruler of Tunisia, hag awarded
the Ribbon of Nichan Iftikhar.
Tunisia's highest order, to Tuni-
Sian Chief Rabbi David Bembar-
on. Felix Samama, another
Tunisian Jewish leader, was
awarded the Legion of Honor by
e French government.
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