--..!••••••.••••••••mmwmpp•morommosiimpwommpr.---- JDC Adopts $26,000,000 Budget to Meet 'Pressing' 1954 Expenditures NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Joint Distribution Committee, at its 39th annual conference here. adopted a 1954 "minimum bud- get" of $26,186,000 for its relief, resettlement and rehabilitation activities in 20 countries of ' Europe, North Africa and the Near East. The figure represents an in- crease of $4,000,000 over 1953 expenditures by the agency. Nearly one-half of the budget will be spent on JDC operations in Israel, including the work of Malben, the welfare program in behalf of the aged, ill and hand- icapped in the Jewish state. The 500 delegates unanimou- ly pledged full support of the 1954 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal, which provides the funds for JDC operations. Edward M. M. Warburg was re-elected JDC chairman, and Moses A. Leavitt re-elected executive vice-chairman. Dr. Joseph Schwartz was also granted an extension of his leave of absence from his JDC post to permit him ,to con- tinue serving as executive vice-chairman of UJA. Addressing the delegates, Mayor-elect Robert F. Wagner of this city sharply criticized the McCarran-Walter Act as "an ugly monument to the -theories of • racism and isolationism," erected by "hysteria and know- nothingism." The omnibus immigration law, Wagner said, "makes a mockery of our great tradition of hospi- tality to the oppressed and anguished." Pointing out that he is the son of an immigrant, he declar- ed "the concept of second-class citizenship" embodied in the law "violates our fondest boast—the equality of all Americans before the law." Wagner said he was most im- pressed with JDC's emigration assistance activities. "As Mayo•- elect of a city whose citizenry . made up so largely of the MILLIONS OF 'BOTTLES SOLD Ggsr DE Luz FINEST WINES NADE AND BOTTLED 9/ '"" WINERIES. DETROIT. P"`" NIENIEAN BONDED WINERY 00-1 • oreign-born and their children, I can readily appreciate how much your aid has meant to those who sought to find new homes in free lands, and who needed your helping hand to do so," he said. Warburg, who recently re- turned from Europe and Israel where he learned the needs of overseas Jews, reported "we have won some notable skir- mishes" in the fight for recovery and rehabilitation, but "the battle must yet continue." He observed, "There should no long- er be Jews living on the edge of a volcano, helplessly waiting for a sudden turn in world events which may cause the -volcano to erupt—but there are." Leavitt. reported that JDC expenditures exceeded $22,000.000 in 1953 and provided aid for some 160,000 persons in 20 countries on four continents. In Israel, he announced, JDC's wel- fare agency, Malben, aided some 25,000 persons through its net- work of 100 old-age homes, cus- todial care centers, hospitals, sanitaria, clinics, she workshops and other installa- tions as well as through out- patient clinics, rehabilitation loans and other forms of recon- struction aid. JACK-MARKOWITZ In contrast to the "contin- uing and heartening progress" in Israel and the Moslem lands, Leavitt pointed to *Eu- rope" where we come face to face with the realization that 1 here only a long-term pro- gram of aid could continue to advance Jewish survivors to- wards a peaceful and prosper- ous future. "It is a tragedy compounded because so many are so-called "hard core" cases and their de- pendents of whom nearly all avenues of emigration had hith erto been barred and who, be- GET READY . FOR THE ALL VS Rest Ordered for Ben-Zvi JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Presi- dent Ben Zvi left for a 10-day rest at Tiberias, on orders of his doctor. 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Asked about Israel's position" on the Suez Canal negotiations, Mr. Sharett declared that while Israel did not oppose achieve- ment or fulfillment by Egypt of her legitimate national aspira- tions, Israel was concerned over her own national interests in a changeover of the canal. He pointed out that the change would affect the present balance of strength between Is- rael and Egypt "which is of particular concern to us as long as there is no peace because of Egypt's refusal," and raised the question of free passage through the Suez Canal for Israeli or Israeli-bound shipping. Both is- sues, he said, had been the sub- ject of communications to Bri- tain. For Information About This CHARLES WEINSTOCK Res. TU. 3-3960 Friday, December 18, 1953 Sharett Tells Press Conference Israel Ready for. Peace with Arabs JERUSALEM, (JTA) — In his first press conference as Acting Premier of Israel who is seeking to set up a new Cabinet, Moshe Sharett pointed out that what- ever government emerges from the present negotiations, it will have to continue and develop further "the great work achieved under the inspired leadership of David Ben-Gurion." He said the two major tasks facing the n e w government would be the fullest possible development and utilization of the country's potential resources and the economic, social and spiritual integration of the hun- dreds of thousands of newcom- ers. A major problem to be in- herited by the new governnignt, he pointed out, was Israel's re- lations with the Arab states sur- rounding it. He declared that "the conclusion of a permanent peace between us depends on them alone. - - On. the subject of American- Israeli relations, Sharett de- clared that they "are based on a firm friendship to which many factors contribute. The t w o governments, he said, did not always see eye to eye on a num- ber of specific problems con- cerning or affecting Israel, but "we try to solve these diver- gencies in the friendliest spirit." On the subject of Soviet-Is- raeli relations, the Acting Prem- ier and Foreign Minister noted that he had previously expressed satisfaction over the resumption of relations with Moscow but added that "it is far too early as yet to say in what concrete form this renewed friendship will manifest itself in the fu- ture." He said he had nothing new to say on the question of emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union to Israel. In reply to a question on Bri- tish-Israeli relations, Sharett said recent events had placed a certain Strain on British-Israeli relations which he hoped would not remain long. The forth- coming resolution in the Secur- ity Council on the Syrian com- plaint against Israel, Sharett said, may be a "test case''' in this context. 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