Israel, World Jewry, Mourn. Death
Of Former Finance Minister Kaplan

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THE JEWISH NEWS-5

Friday. July 18, 1952

Clear Israel in Dispute

JERUSALEM. (JTA f —Premier tacking and robbing Jews and
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Eliezer at the Embassy in Washington. Over Seized Oil Digit')
David Ben-Gurion, in his capa- ' Arabs in the vicinity.
'Caplan, Israel's Deputy Premier I The officers of the United :
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He said that only two corn-
made.
.who recently resigned his post Jewish Appeal issued a state- : JERUSALEM. (JTA) — A dis- city of Defense Minister,
■ plaints of property turning up
ment
ment expressing their "deepest pule between Israeli authorities
. a statement in Parliament on missing during the search were
1 sorrow a red sense
i loss" at the death of Mr. Kaplan. and United Nations truce super- the police-military search of two brought to the attention of auth-
visory personnel over the right Arab villages on the slopes of orities. In one case a watch was
The Jewish Telegraphic Agen-
cy has received cabled messages to open an oil drum being Mt. Tabor. in central Israel, last found on the scene of the search
shipped by the Israelis to guards
and reports of mourning over atop Mt. Scopus has been settled month. The issue was raised by and in the other, a woman's
the death of Eliezer Kaplan in favor of the Israelis, an- Communist deputies whose at- headdress is still missing.
tack on the Army's handling of . He also reported that the goods
froin Jewish organizations in nounced the. Foreign Office.
the search brought sharp , of one Arab merchant were con-
various parts of the world.
On June 4 a UN officer check- charges of `'lies" and "treacher- fiscated on suspicion that they
ous
allegations" from the Pre- had been smuggled into the
Sec. of State Cables Condolences ing a supply train heading for
Mt. Scopus demanded the right mier.
I country. He stated that a repre-
WASHINGTON, tJTA)—Secre-
to open an •oil drum to check
Ben-Gurion denied that tanks sentative of the local villagers
tary of State Dean Acheson its contents against the party's
cabled to Israel Prime Minister manifest. The Israelis refused and other heavy weapons were accompanied the police and
used, declaring. that they were soldiers during the hunt.
David Ben-Gurion a message of
to permit the search, as a mat-
It was reported in the Hebrew
condolence on .the death of Elie- ter of principle, insisting that not needed. He said that the
Army and the police had co- press that 33 smugglers and in-
ter Kaplan, Israel's Deputy
if the UN officer refused to per- operated in the hunt for smug- filtrees were apprehended and a
Premier. Sec. Acheson said:
ti
mit the rum o go k
smuggled
gled goods at the villages of huge quantity of smuggled
have
learned
with
profound
re-
ELIEZER KAPLAN
; Sablich and Shabli because they confiscated during a search of
gret of the death of Deputy must be returned.
Instead, the UN officer im- were a center for smuggling and the Arab village of Manda. near
as Minister of Finance because Prime Minister Eliezer Kaplan
was imposed
of ill health, died Sunday in and extend to his family and to pounded the drum in a building infiltration from nearby Jordan Nazareth. A curfew
during
Genoa. He was on his way to the Israel government and peo- used by both the Israelis and territory and because a "nest of on the village the police
Switzerland where he intended pie sincere sympathy on the loss the UN. Both parties placed robbers" in the villages were at- , search.
of this outstanding citizen and armed guards outside the room
taking a three-month rest.
in which the drum was kept and
Mr. Kaplan was 61. He came public servant."
It's worth your while to
• waited for UN truce chief Gen.
to Palestine in 1923 from Russia
drive another mile to see
. William E. Riley to return from
Israel's Tributes
where he graduated as a civil
"Good Deal" Markowitz
leave
in
the
United
States.
enginet-r. Born in Minsk, he
TEL AVIV: tJTA , --- The spe-
Upon his return. the General..
received his general education, cial plane bearing the body of
FOR THE BEST DEAL ON
including college training, in Mr. Kaplan was picked up far . with Israeli. Jordan and UN of-
THE BEAUTIFUL '52
Moscow. For many years prior over the Mediterranean Sea by fivers watching. opened the con- •
BUICK
to the establishment of
an escort of four Air Force tattler. Finding that it con-
See or Call
he was treasurer of the Jewish fighter planes. Waiting on the tamed oil as stated by the Is-
Agency. He was one of the ac- ground were Premier Ben-Our- raelis. he returned it over to
tive leaders of the Histadi ut ion, Acting- President Sprinzak. them.
BUICK FACTORY BRANCH
and tor many years a member Army Chief of Staff Gen. Yigal
of Lite Tel Aviv Municipal Coun- Yadin. members of the Cabinet
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The news of his sudden death other leaders of Israel's politi- 4buses of DP Jews
rea.enea rremier Ben - Gal ion„ cal. economic and social life.
ottice early Sunday morning. A
The Premier and Minister of
LONDON, 4JTA)—Charges that
special meeting °I toe Cabinet Trade Dov Joseph entered the
the West German government is
was convened immediately at plane to pay their respects to
which the Premier eulogized tile their friend and colleague, then not handling the . Jewish DPs
fairly in Germany were made by
late minister. The Cabinet th,n eight Army majors carried the
the Manchester Guardian in an
na.med a special committee to coffin down from the plane and
arrange for Mr. Kaplan's funeral placed it On a special truck. De- article which reported the de-
tails of a German police raid on
FUN LOVING WATER-WISE!
which has been fixed for II a in. tachments of the Army, Navy,
the Jewish DP camp at Foehren-
Tuesday.
Air Force and police presented wald in May.
arms as the coffin was brought
The paper said that 150 Ger-
Kieort Body to Jerusalem
from the plane and placed at
man police who raided the camp
A special El Al airplane was rest on the truck and a wreath and searched 200 Jewish inmates
ordered by the Cabinet to Ily to from Premier Alcide de Gasperi found "nothing of consequence" i
6' Across, 12" Deep
.Genoa and to return with the of Italy was laid on top. Then
in its search for black market
body. Israel Foreign Minister the truck began its slow three- goods. A hand-to-hand clash •
Moshe Siiarett, who wit in Paris, mile trip to Tel Aviv along a followed in which the police ,
left for Genoa to escort the body road lined with thousands upon shouted anti-Jewish taunts. The
from Italy to Jerusalem.
thousands of immigrants whose Guardian charged that the raid
The news of Mr. Kaplan's sud- arrival in this country was in was carried out on direct orders
A private beach for the kids and
den death stunned the peopi:! part made possible by Mr. Kap-
from the Finance Ministry and
their friends right in your backyard!
all over the country. Govern- lan's stringent fiscal policies.
was kept secret even from Ger-
Bilnor made this sturdy pool of
ment institutions lowered the
In the city itself thousands man camp authorities until after
national flag at hail mast. The moie stood silently in the streets police surrounded the center.
heavy blue vinylite plastic, made it
Israel Parliament held a special and watched the coffin make its
12" deep for serious wading and
memo: ial meeting addressed by way to the Histadrut headquar-
paddling, and 6 feet across. You'll
Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of the ters w here the procession halted UN, Israel Resume Talks
House and Deputy. President of for a few minutes. Then it pro- On Release of Arab Account.;
be delighted, too, with the easy way
Israel. A special memorial ses- ceeded to Jerusalem where the
it inflates,. the tuck-under -drain,
UNITED
NATIONS.
N.
Y
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sion was held by the Histadrut Premier and few former col-
JTA —The United Nations con-
how compactly it folds to store.
executive.
leagues had chosen a burial plot ciliation commission for Pales -
Plans for the funeral were in the Mt. Herz' cemetery. Tile
HUDSON'S — 12th Floor — Farmer — Section C
worked by a committee named remains lay in state in the tion resumed discussion with the
by tile Cabinet, including Pre- Premier's office in Jerusalem Israeli delegation to the UN on
Store Hours: Daily, 9:15 to 5:30, Saturdays, 9:15
the method of releasing to their
to 5:00
mier Ben-Gurion; Communica- where • it V,
as
guarded
by
a
spe-
owners
the
Arab
refugee
ac-
.
Coll WO. 3-5100, 8:45 to 6:00, Saturdays, 8:45
thin afinister D. Z. Pinkas. Etiu- vial honor guard of police and
counts
which
have
been
blocked
to 5:00
catiott Minister B. Z. DinaOurg; members of the staff of the Fin- in Israel since the outbreak in
Berl Locker, chairman of the ance Ministry, which Mr. Kaplan
Price subject to 3% Sales Tax
hostilities
in
1948.
Jewish Agency executive. Dr. A. headed from the state's incep-
Ambassador Ely Palmer of the
Granott. head of the Jewish Na- tion until a few weeks ago.
United States presided over
tiona: Fund; and Dr. Arthur
At
a
special
session
of
Parlia-
the
meeting called on the basis
Batlike. director of the Koren
ment, Speaker Sprinzak and the of a communication from the
Hayesod.
Premier d e 1 i v e r e d eulogies. government of Israel to the
U.S. Leaders Mourn Death , While the deputies stood in si- United Nations. Israel was rep-
NEW YORK, (JTA , - Leaders lence and gazed at the black; resented at the parley by Gid-i
of American Jewish organiza- draped chair on the rostrum: eon Rafael, alternate represen- i
Lions issued statements mourn- which Mr. Kaplan had occupied tative to the United Nations. 1
ing the sudden death of Eliezer when alive, Ben-Gurion. in an
He
Kaplan and emphasizing that emotion-choked voice, said. -
he a as an inspiration to others was not an easy man to work
Get the Family
in Israel's battle for economic with" but everybody respected
i n d
, d e nce
his opinions because they came
.
epcn
"deep and pure convic-
into the Swim!
On behalf of the Jewish Agen- from,
cy, acting chairman Mrs. Sam- tion. •
uel W. Halprin said that the
passing of Mr. Kaplan "removes U. S. Firm Sigris $2 Million
from the Israel scene one of its Negev Development Pact
most dedicated and unsparing.
public servants who in recent American machinery, irriga-
=1 years repeatedly disregarded tion equipment and know-how,
the advice of doctors and friends will be brought to the forefront
7:45-9:15 p.m. (Mon. Him Thur.)
that he let up on some of his in the reclamation of the Negev,
activities." Israel's southern agricultural ,
2:00-4:00 p.m. IStondays)
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. chair- and mining frontier, as a result
an of the board of governors; of a $2,000.000 contract signed
To participate one member of the
I Rudolf G. Sonneborn, president; by the Jewish Agency and family must be • full member el
chairman
of
Worthington
Corpora
tion
of
Julian B. Venezky,
the Center- Family wow-members

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Henry Montor, vice president of The purchase is being made
the Israel Bond Organization, by the Jewish Agency for the
issued statements of tribute.
Mekorot Water Co._ a public
Cancel Festive Affairs
agency engaged in the develop-
Various Zionist festive affairs ment of water resources in Is-
scheduled to take place here rael. The funds have been sup-
were cancelled as expressions of plied through the United Jewish
mourning over the sudden death Appeal.
of Mr. Kaplan.
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