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Friday, January 1, 1954

Ben-Zvi Greets
Israel's Christians

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JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
President's Office has made
public the Christmas message
to the Christian citizens of
Israel issued in Tiberias by
President Ben Zvi. It reads:
"I should like to convey my
warmest seasonal greetings
and good wishes to the Chris-
tian citizens of Israel and to
all our Christian visitors. May
the New Year see the
strengthening of friendship,
cooperation and goodwill be-
tween all communities in our
land. A happy New Year to
you all."

JCA to Settle Families
On Farms in Argentina

TIBERIAS, Israel (IIP)—An initial shipment of 1,250 tons of
bananas, from newly-established plantations made possible by an
Israel bond appropriation of $840,000, represents a record in banana
production in the Jewish state. The banana harvester shown here
is a member of the score of new plantations in northern Israel.

Miami Beach's Popular 'First Lady'

Mayor's Israeli Wife Wins
Heart of City and Tourists

By MORRIS J. JANOFF
Editor, Jersey City
Jewish Standard

An American Jewish Press Feature

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It took a captivating Miss
from half-way around the world
to lead one of Miami's most eli-
gible bachelors to the "chupah",
but the resort city couldn't be
nar)re pleased if a local girl had
won out.
The Miss, the former Sylvia
Simcha Chinio, a third genera-
tion Israeli, one-time member
of the Israeli underground, who
Ls familiar with small arms and
speaks six languages, has grown
more and more popular since
she married Miami's Ma y or
Harold Shapiro in June and for
good reason. Besides Sylvia's
radiant charm, her evident love
for people and desire to serve
humanity has gained for her
easy access into the hearts of
natives and tourists alike in
Miami Beach.
It might be added that these
qualities w o n my admiration
too, when I interviewed the
city's First Couple on a recent
trip there.
Sylvia was enthralled when
she heard. Mayor Shapiro "speak
so feelingly of the problems of
my country," at a me e tin g.
Mutual friends later introduced
them and romance blossomed.
They were married a week after
Mayor Shapiro took office.
I was deeply impressed with
the Shapiros' earnest desire to
make both their city and Is-
rael bigger and better. The
mayor, who can be best
described as a small but ef-
ficient Chamber of Commerce,
was almost poetic in his ac-
count of how the city has
grown to its present position
in the forefront of the na-
tion's resorts.
This ardor is matched by the
zeal which the couple have for
the Jews and their national
homeland. Mrs. Shapiro, who
came to this country to learn
the latest techniques of physio-
therapy at Mt. Sinai Hospital,
in order to help battle a polio
epidemic that broke out in Tel
Aviv, intends to return to Tel
Aviv, where her parents still re-
side, and stay long enough to
help alleviate the scarcity of
trained therapeutic technicians.
Mayor Shapiro is presently
commander of the Miami Beach
Post No. 330 of the Jewish War
Veterans and has been chair-
man of the Jewish National
Fund Council of Greater Miami
and a president of the Miami
Beach Zionist District.
In addition, he is now busy
in fund raising activities for the

Einstein Medical C olle g e of
Yeshiva University.
The couple, both of whom
come from Orthodox families,
keeps a Kosher home.
The mayor is almost as
much a newcomer to Miami
Beach as his wife. A native
of Milwaukee, he established
residence there only seven
years ago after being intro-
duced to its newness and
brightness via the Navy in
World War II. He started a
law practice, faund time to
pursue his hobbies of art and
music, and became interested
in politics. He is a graduate
of Marquette University.
In addition to furthering free
concerts and dances, putting
into motion the machinery for
the building of several new
bridges to relieve traffic con-
gestion, and boosting M i a m i
Beach as a location for conven-
tions, Mayor Shapiro has been
busy in the realm of Kashruth.
The use of the words "kosher
style" is prohibited and a n y
restaurant or hotel desiring to
be advertised as kosher must
meet strict rabbinical require-
thents.
That the people of Miami
Beach have f a it h in their
Mayor's ability is attested to by
the fact that he was elected by
the largest plurality ever given
a mayor in that city.
As good will ambassadors the
Shapiros are topped by no one,
if only through the sheer force-
fulness of their personalities.
Not only the people of Miami
Beach, but world-wide Jewry as
well, can be proud of what they
are doing and what they repre-
sent.

LONDON, (JTA) — Sir Henry
D'Avigdor Goldsmid was re-
elected president of the Jewish
Colonization Association, at a
quarterly meeting of the JCA.
Rene Mayer, former Premier of
France, was r en am e d vice-
president.
An annual budget _ was ap-
proved at the meeting. It in-
cluded appropriations for settl-
ing new families on JCA farms
in Argentina and sums for im-
proving education and social
and cultural aspects of life in
all colonies of the Association.
Grants were voted to the Agri-
cultural Faculty of the Hebrew
University in Israel as well as
other Israeli training institu-
tions, while increased g r ant s
were made to vocational train-
ing centers in Israel and North
Africa.
In a move toward reconcil-
iation with the Board of De-
puties of British Jews, the An-
glo-Jewish Association adopt-
ed a resolution "welcoming"
the establishment of "perma-
nent machinery for consulta-
tion" with the board on all
aspects of foreign affairs.
Agitation against Jewish rit-
ual slaughter of cattle is con-
tinuing in Britain and there is
a growing advocacy in non-
Jewish circles of a system of
stunning the animals b e f or e
slaughter, Elsley Zeitlin, chair-
man of the schechita committee
of the board of deputies, re-
ported to a meeting of the
Board.

Chocolate Soldiers
Fighting for Israel

TEL AVIV, (HP) --- The Elite
chocolate f irm • continued to
make mouths water in Europe
and America.
Shipments valued at o v e r
$5,000 and $8,000 ha v e just
reached Belgium while in
France teenagers bit into a
5,000,000 franc consignment of
chewing and bubble gum which
blew other competitors off the
market. At the same time plans
are being implemented for send-
ing a large Passover order of
special chocolate to the United
States.
Finland was one of the first
countries to receive a shipment
of Israel-processed cocoa, and
this proved so successful that a
follow-up order is being sent.

Squelch D'emonstration

Against Service Law

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Rabbi
Amram Blau, leader of the fan-
atical "Neturei Karta" and 11
Yeshiva pupils were arrested
when they tried to prevent a
police search in the Mea Shear-
im district for Orthodox girls
failing to register for national
service.
The twelve were released
shortly after on bail. Earlier
four aged Rabbis asked the
chief police inspector to arrest
them, and release the students.
They claimed "we are responsi-
ble for the disturbances." The
offer was refused.
The tenth day of Tebet had
been proclaimed by the Ortho-
dox groups as a day of prayer
and protest against implementa-
tion of the national service law
provisions . inder which Ortho-

dox girls, exempt from military
service on religious grounds,
have to perform some national
service.
The authorities, however, _be-
gan to round up evaders on that
day, sending civilian and mili-
tary police units into the reli-
gious districts. An area was cor-
doned off in the Mea Shearim
quarter opposite the Slonim
Yeshiva to which apprehended
suspects were brought.
Several hundred Orthodox
men and women, led by Rabbi
Blau, began a demonstration
and liberated some of the pris-
oners. Police reinforcements dis-
persed the demonstrators and
made several arrests. About 100
youths subject to national serv-
ice were taken into custody.

Israel's Airways Keep Pace
With Nation's Development

By DANIEL ELAZAR
Editor's Note: The author of this article recently returned
from Israel where, together with a group of American students,
he made a thorough study of developments in the Jewish state.
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rael Meyerushalayim . . . A few of Kol Yisrael is its broadcasting
weeks after visiting the Jeru- of religious programs, both
salem broadcasting studios of Jewish and non-Jewish. On im-
Kol Yisrael, I found myself lis- portant occasions services are
tening to these words every broadcast from the churches of
morning for over a month as the the various Christian sects and
government radio station, whose special time is made available
name means "voice of Israel," on the major Christian holidays.
began its daily schedule of pro- Jewish religious broadcasting is
grams. As a "consumer" of Is- done on a rather large scale and
raeli radio over its three sta- includes liturgical music, mes-
tions, Kol Yisrael, Galei Tzahal sages of religious significance,
(the army radio) and Kol Tzion selections from the services of
LaGolah (the voice of Zion to different rituals, and such serv-
the diaspora), I had an oppor- ices in their entirety when per-
tunity to compare broadcasting missable. For example, Selichot
in Israel to that in other coun- services, before Rosh Hashanah,
tries, not from the technical were broadcast in four different
side but from the listener's rituals. Kol Yisrael begins its
point of view.
daily broadcast schedule with
Kol Yisrael is the government the singing of the traditional
operated radio station that pro- opening of the morning service,
vides most of the day's listening Mah Tovu Ohaliha Yaacov, and
fare.
Budgetary limitations I has readings from the Bible
create the two greatest problems every evening with special at-
of Kol Yisrael: 1. The number of tention to the portion of the
hours on the air are limited. week, on the Sabbath.
Broadcasting is done in three Aside from these programs on
shifts, 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., 12 noon the regular frequency, Kol Yis-
to 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 to 11:30 rael sponsors a "second pro-
p. m. 2. Live talent and "differ- gram" for three and a half
ent" programs are limited. hours a day, simultaneously with
Broadcasting consists mostly of the regular broadcasts, provid-
music on records obtained from ing additional variety for the
different parts of the world.
listener.
Types of Programs
Airwaves of the Army
Musical programs fall into The second of Israel's three
three categories. Variety broad- stations is Galei Tzahal—the
casts are similar to American airwaves of the army—which, as
"disk jockey" shows with popu- its name implies, is the voice of
lar music (mainly French and the Israel Army. Its programs
American) played as a rule. are of a lighter nature and are
However, a popular song never directed primarily to the sol-
seems to disappear in Israel, so diers of Israel. Since almost
side by side with "High Noon" everyone in the country is in
one may hear "Mule Train." some way connected with the
Classical programs are bath army, its appeal is just about
"live" and recorded. Since Israel universal. Many of its programs
is a symphonically mature coun- rank high in Israel radio though
try, orchestral groups fill much its musical broadcasts make
of the non-recorded time on Is- many visitors thankful that
raeli radio. These groups in- there are no more than 1,500,000
elude the Israel Philharmonic people in the country. Since
Orchestra, the Kol Yisrael Or- everyone who writes in to request
chestra, and various amateur a particular song has both his
groups, several of which are name read on the air and an
sponsored by the army. There announcement of the names of
are also operas presented in He- the recipients of the "dedica-
brew by Israeli singers. The tion." It often seems like hours
third type of musical program before the number is played. I
consists • of folk songs, either had the feeling that the Israeli
Israeli or representative of the army is very music-minded. Its
many cultures being merged in two best programs are "Noah's
that land. Israel is a storehouse Ark," a talent show of high cal-
of melodies from all over the iber; and the Gadna Orchestra
world, many with the richest —a young people's group that
associations with Jewish history. shows considerable talent for
Dramatic programs provide amateurs and provides some
most of the "live" broadcasting real opportunity for musical ex-
in Israel. These consist of radio pression by the youth of Israel.
Kol Tzion LaGolah, the
adaptations of popular plays,
original works on Israeli themes, third station in Israel, is the
and readings or dramatizations one I listened to least of all as
of the world's classics. There is it is primarily directed to
considerable work being done in overseas listeners and is on
these areas to present the best the air at hours more con-
in the arts to the listening pub- venient to them than to the
lie and these dramas have large inhabitants of Israel. I did,
audiences. Childrens programs, however, have the opportunity
usually consisting of both music to visit the broadcasting stu-
and drama of this nature, oc- dios of Kol Tzion LaGolah and
cupy an important place in the saw programs directed to both
French and English speaking
daily schedule.
Recently some programs very countries. From my conversa-
similar to American counter- tions with the English mem-
parts have been inaugurated. bers of our group, it seems
These include several good that these programs are well
amateur talent shows and an listened to in England, France
Israeli version of "Twenty and Morocco. They include
news of events in the Jewish
Questions."
Two functions of Israel radio world, music composed and/or
are especially vital to the coun- played by Israelis and pro-
try these days. First of all, the grams on developments in
Arab population of the country Israel.
Thus, in five and a half years
is served, radio-wise, by Kol Yis-
rael. This important service of statehood Israel radio has
covers news of interest to the kept pace with the national de-
Arabic speaking population, Ori- velopment, and, in common with
ental music on record, and gov- the general rebuilding of Zion,
ernment announcements. About it is always trying to move for-
three to four hours a day are ward. Handicapped by a lim-
devoted to Arabic broadcasting. ited budget and limited trained
The second function is related human resources, radio in Israel
to the integration of new immi- nevertheless provides one of the
grants. Broadcasts of interest best opportunities for trained
to the natives of different lands people to really do some pion-
are periodically heard, often in eering. The broadcasting field
their native languages. News is is yet quite undeveloped while
broadcast in English, Ladino the will and desire for such de-
(the language of the Spanish velopment is felt throughout
Jews), Arabic, and Yiddish be- the industry. Much has already
sides the conventional Hebrew. been done in spite of all the
limitation. Much more will be
Holly Day Programs
The last important function done in the future.