Dr. Maeanna Cheserton-Mangle
deports on Israel as a Land
Whose eople Have Will to rork

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• By MAX SIMON

There is fear today along the
borders of Israel—a fear caused
by the strong desire of Arab
leaders to "drive the Jews back
into the sea."
That is one of the observa-
tions of Dr. Maeanna Cheser-

DR. M. CHESERTON-MANGLE

ton-Mangle, who recently re-
turned to the United States af-
ter a six-months tour of Israel
and the Arab states. Dr. Cheser-
ton-Mangle was the guest here
last week of Mr. and Mrs. Phil-
ip Slomovitz.
Attempting to find out
Whether the Arabs would coop-
erate with the Israel govern
ment, Dr. Cheserton - Mangle
talked with a wealthy Arab
landowner in Jordan, who had
owned 10,000 dunams (2500
acres) of land in Israel, but who
is now barred from returning to
Israel.
When she asked the land-
owner why he would not start
working in Jordan, she was told
that the Israel land was "right-
fully his." But when she asked
the Arab on what terms he
would cooperate with the Israeli
authdrities, he replied: "My
terms." The Arabs, in other
words, Dr. Cheserton-Mangle
explained, insist upon complete
sovereignty within the confines
of Israel—something that can-
not be granted.

And the wealthy landowners
who are leading the Arabs re-
fuse to let the "little man"
work, Dr. Cheserton-Mangle
charged. "The Arabs in the
neighboring countries are
prevented by their leaders
from clearing away huge
rocks and plowing the lands.
The Arab masses are told by
their leaders that they may
work after Israel is recon-
quered.
"But to the world the Arabs
proclaim that they are not
able to till the land—that it
is an impossible feat. But the
`impossible' is being done in
Israel. And the stones of the
young republic are being
cleared. This is so because the
people have a will to work."

And, declared Dr. Cheserton-
Mangle, in Israel everybody
works. She showed her audi-
ence colored slides of elderly
people and Israeli generals
working in the fields.
But there is also cooperation
between Jew and Arab. She told
of an Israeli settlement where
both Arabs and Jews live peace-
fully together. But Arab leade cs
told the Arab populace to evac-
uate their homes or they would
be slain along • with the Jews.
"The Arabs had no choice biot
to leave their homes. But, as
some Arabs were leaving, they
threw the keys of their homes
to the Jews and shouted back,
'protect our homes'."
One Arab, she said, once
crawled five miles to avoid
being spotted by Arab patrols
to warn a Jewish -settlement
to protect the children be ,
cause the settlement was to

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be bombed. "He and many.
other Arabs believe in the es-

sential rightness of the Jew-

ish cause."

Often the bloodshed in Is -
rael was caused by unscrupu-
lous third parties who turned
Arabs and Jews against each
other. She told of a group of
Britons who had sold a police
station that the British were
evacuating to both the Jews
and the Arabs. Needless blood-
shed ensued.

The charge that the Arabs
are being mistreated in Israel is
false, Dr. Cheserton - Mangle
contended. "In Israel one can
see Arabs worshipping in the
open—and you can see churches
of all faiths within the borders
of Israel. But you never see a
Jewish synagogue in the Arab
lands. And who could even im-
agine a Jew worshipping in the
open in Arab territory?" Dr.
Cheserton-Mangle asked.
The unselfishness of Israel's
people was praised by Dr. Ches-
erton-Mangle. On one of the
settlements she met a youth
weighing only 90 pounds. At
the dinner table she 'watched
him pull in his belt a notch.
Later, the youth told- her, "Every
time I pull in my belt or put my
hand to the plow, I know that I
am aiding others to come to Is-
rael." Such self-sacrifice is
common among the citizens of
the young country, she said,
adding: "All of Israel is a work-
shop. But she is not working for
herself: Israel is working to
help the homeless Jews of the
world to find refuge within her
borders."

"When I was in Israel I
could not speak the language
of the people, Dr. Cheserton-
Mangle said. "But the lan-
guage of the heart is more
important than the language
of the mind. And I was able
to communicate in this way
with the people of tlie new
nation.
"These are dreadfully hard
times in Israel. But the peo-
ple of Israel are going to
make it through all right."

Dr. M. Cheserton - Mangle,
who is the editor of Religious
Press Service, with offices in
New York, and who has lectured
in many cities, is the author of
scores of articles and short
stories, many of which have
been published in The Jewish
News.

j A Leader Agrees
With B-G on ' 54 Drive

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—"What
we need most to assure suc-
cess for our efforts on behalf
of Israel in the coming year
in the United States is a
united American Jewish - com-
munity without conflicts and
controversies," Dr. Joseph
Schwartz, executive vice-

Curls for the Girls Proves
Morale Booster at Home

chairman of the United Jew-
ish Appeal, declared prior to
his return to New York, after
three days consultation here.
"Premier Ben-Gurion and
I found. ourselves in perfect
accord with regard to this
vital question," Dr. Schwartz
continued. "We feel certain
that there will be created
great understanding and a
favorable atmosphere for our
.1954 United Jewish Appeal
campaign." Dr. Schwartz had
four conferences with the Is-
rael Premier and a number
of c o n f e r en ces with other
members of the Israel Cab-
inet.

Morale of women residents at the Jewish Home for Aged ha
perked up remarkably, says Dr. Benjamin Welling, chairman of
the Home's occupational and recreational committee, since the
inAtuguration of a beauty shop, exclusively open to members ol
th Home. The project was made possible by Miss Gertrude Press,
who set up the shop and contacted individuals and community
firms for equipment and supplies. Miss Press and Miss Ann Cas-
tello, both professional operators, volunteer their services each
AVIV,. (JTA)—In the Monday afternoon.

Israel Histadrut
In New Building

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presence of the Israel President,
Premier, members of the Cabi-
net, and other dignitaries, the
largest building in Tel Aviv,
the Histadrut Buiding, was ded-
icated here last week. The
building will contain all the
central organs of the Histadrut
in more than 300 offices.
President Itzhak Ben Zvi ex-
pressed hope that the same pi-
oneering spirit that accompan-
ied the establishment of the
Histadrut, Israel's Federation of
Labor, 30 years ago, would pre-
vail in this house. Joseph
Sprinzak, Speaker of the Par-.
liament, expressed the hope
that the new house would bring
unity again in the ranks of the
Israel labor movement.
Premier Ben-Gurion, who was
among the first secretaries of
Histadrut, recalled the days
when there was no office and
no clerk. He expressed the hope
that the Histadrut would in-
clude all Israeli laborers and
that one Zionist socialist party
would head the Jewish State. It
was. announced at the dedica-
tion ceremony that the Hista-
drut has now a membership of
750,000.

$3,000,000 Industry Built in Israel

Honor Clarence Enggass
On Moth Birthday July 15

Picture a little lad today slid-
ing down Cass Ave. after a snow
storm. Impossible, you say, and

CLARENCE H. ENGGASS

impossible it is. But, it wasn't
sc many years ago, the way
Clarence H. Engass tells it, that
he was that little boy.
On Wednesday, Mr. Enggass
will celebrate his 70th birthday.
His rise as a prominent citizen
in the Jewish and general com-
munity is testimony to the prog-
ress of this city itself.
Born on Sproat St., just off
Woodward Ave., Mr. Enggass re-
calls his happy boyhood when
he played baseball in the sum-
m er and went sledding in the
winter on Cass where today cars
dodge Dexter buses and both
strain to avert the hustle-bustle
of pedestrians.

The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph E n g g a s s, Clarence
Enggass was educated in De-
troit schools and then entered
his father's business, the Eng-
gass Jewelry Co., in 1905. He
has been president of the firm,

which his brother Maurice A.
also manages, since 1923.

Devotion to many causes and
a sincere interest in the im
provement of conditions among,
indigent families have won fo
Mr. Enggass respect from many
quarters.
A former president of the Jew
ish Welfare Federation and a
member of both the Federation
and Jewish Community Council
executive committees, Mr. Eng-,
gass has been a board member
of the following organizations:
Detroit Service Gi:oup, United
Jewish Charities, Jewish Social
Service Bureau, Refugee Reset-
tlement Service and Jewish
Communty Center.
He has served as a member of
the board of the Detroit ComH
munity Fund (now the United
Foundation), the East Central
States Region of the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds.
In the g e n e r al community
here he is a member of the Re-,
tail Merchants Association, Eco-
nomic Club, Detroit Museum of
Art Founders' Society, Board of
Commerce, Grill Club, Franklin
Hills Country Club and Great
Lakes Club.
A long-time member of Tem-

ple Beth El, his family was
among the original members
of the congregation. Mr. Eng-
gass' great-grandfather, Isaac
Cozens, held the first organ-
izational meeting in his home.

Mr. Enggass is• a past member
of the Temple board, and has
been associated with the Ceme-
tery Association since its incepH
tion.
Married to the former IleleA
Strasburger, the Enggasses live
at 19344 Cumberland. Mr. Eng-,
gass, presently out of town, will
return on July 20 to receive,'
messages of congratulation from
his many friends and associate,JJ

Senate Votes. to End Foreign Aid
In Two Years; Israel Affected

TIBERIAS, Israel, (III')—A $3,000,000 masonite plant, oper-
ated by Sephen Ltd., is nearing completion here. With only four
comparable undertakings existing in the world, this is recognized
as a major step in the industrialization of the young republic of

Israel. The new factory, which is scheduled to bring in $1,000,000
in foreign currency yearly when full production is reached, is be-
ing constructed with the aid of an IL200,000 loan from State
of Israel Bonds. The plant will manufacture fibre board products,
including masonrite, celetex and glasurized masonite.

WASHINGTON, (JTA)
The
Senate voted a $5,318,000,000 au..
thorization for Mutual Security
activities in 1954—including ap-
proximately $65,000,000 for Is-
rael—but at the same time ad-
opted an amendment to cut off
the entire MSA program
throughout the world in two
years' time.
The surprise Senate amend-
ment ordered MSA to start end-
ing both the economic and mili-
tary phases of its operations on
June 30, 1955. All operations
must be terminated by June of
1956.

The authorization bill is' the/

Senate version of a $4,998,000,-
000 bill passed previouSly by the
House. The House bill contains
similar provisions in behalf of
Israel. Differences between the
two bills will be resolved in 9, 1
Senate-House conference. The
present legislation, however, does
not provide for the actual trans-
fer of funds. This must be ac-
complished later by an appro-
priations bill and it is expected,
that any opposition to aid for
Israel will materialize then.

24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 10, 1953

