Looking at
The Record:
A Comparison of
Israel-Arab
Positions on
Peace Moves
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Mob Rule versus
Genuine Justice,
and Arab Poisons
Commentary, Page 2
Tensions Among
Nations and Middle
East Arms Issue
`Putting 2 and 2
Together'-Page 24
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Israel Interprets USSR's Veto as
Signal to Resume Jordan Project
JERUSALEM, (JTA) The Israel Cabinet declared that the failure of the Security
Council to reach a decision on the Syrian complaint against Israel's hydroelectric project
at Bnot Yaakov, as represented by the Soviet veto last Friday of a three-power reso-
lution on the problem, has united Israel's hands and given it the right to resume work
on the project.
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Following a report by Acting Premier Moshe Sharett, the Ministers decided that since Israel
had agreed to halt work pending a Council examination of the issues involved, the veto ended
the Council's examination and the situation reverted to what it was before the Council had
been brought into the picture.
The Cabinet further pointed out that in accordance with its declared policy and the position
Israel took during Council discussions, it is prepared to consider with Gen. Vagn Bennike, Chief
of Staff of the Truce Supervision Organization, guarantees for the protection of such private
rights as might be affected by the project. It instructed the Foreign Ministry to discuss such
guarantees with Gen. Bennike before work is resumed.
While opinion was divided at the UN as to whether Israel now had a free hand to resume
work on the Bnot Yaakov power project, the general expectation was that the Israel govern-
ment would first seek agreement of Gen. Bennike, United Nations truce chief. It was believed
that Premier Moshe Sharett would have informal talks with Gen. Bennike aimed at overcoming
his objections to the project and working out guaranties of the water and land rights of Arab
landowners in the demilitarized zone before ordering respumpion of work on the project.
Jordan's Silence Will Not Prevent UN Parley Demanded by Israel
Jet Propulsion Films:
Keeping Pace
with advances in the communications field, Israel this week
assigned a new powerful transmitter to handle relay of pho-
tographs by radio to Europe and America at super jet speeds
of 10 to 15 minutes. In the Haifa station, this attendant
readies a picture for its Trans-Atlantic journey. This develop-
ment, originally used in 1949, has been improved, and is
being used by business firms which deal in international trade
es well as news picture services. The transmitter, obtained
as part of the Israel Bond-financed program aimed at ddvelop-
ing the country's communications services, assures maximum
Speed and improved results.
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., (JTA)-United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskj old
served notice thtt unless Jordan replies to his second message asking for a definite agreement
to meet with Israel under Article XII of the Jordan-Israel armistice, he will convoke such a
conference regardless. He did not set a deadline for Jordan's reply, but indicated he would not
wait too long before acting.
Mr. Hammerskjold, addressing a press conference Friday, pointed out that under Article
XII "the Secretary General in under a legal obligation to convoke a conference when he is called
upon to do so under the terms set out in the article." He added: "Personally I feel that the con-
ference would serve a useful purpose if it is: set up within the framework of the armistice agree-
ment and if its scope is limited strctly to questions deriving from implementations of that agree-
- ment."
He added that "in line with what I have just said I consider that the conference should be
kept within the limits of .the armistice agreement both as concerns its set-up and the scope of
its work. In my view, the armistice agreement opens possibilities for participation in the con-
ference of the Secretary General of the United Nations. If the parties would consider it useful
that the Secretary General himself or somebody representing him, take part in the con-
ference, I think that such a proposal should be accepted, and I am willing to cooperate person-
ally to all the extent that my time permits."
Aim to Increase UJA Gifts in 1954;
Unity Ma rks Budgetary Planning Here
A symbol of unity was displayed by bud-
getary planners of the 1954 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign last Sunday when a - formula for the ex-
penditure of funds to be raised was set for over-
seas and Israel, local and national needs.
The participants, who represented Jewish
Welfare Federation campaign components and
affiliated local agencies, displayed/ confidence in
working together as a team to achieve the most
workable compromise to service the needs of
'Jewish people, here at home and around the
World. Awareness of the desperate urgency of
the needs for more dollars by Israel was evident
throughout the conference.
As unaminously agreed upon by the conference,
the formula stands as it was presented by Dr. Harry
E. August, chairman of the steering committee:
Using the 1953 Allied Jewish Campaign total of
pledges ($4,555,000) as a base for 1954, the sum of
$2,376,224-$25,000 more than 1953-will go for over-
seas and Israel needs; $1,050,000-$51,000 less than last
year-for local operating funds; $439,920-$21,000 more
than last year-for local capital fundsr and $181,356-
0,000 more than last year-for national agencies.
In the event that $5,005,000 is raised-a 10%
Increase-the United Jewish Appeal, the largest
voluntary organization which benefits Israel, will
receive $2,714,250. The formula arrived at Sunday
Will be submitted for approval to the board of gov-
ernors of Federation.
George M. Stutz, chairman of the health and wel-
fare division, reported the reduced allotment re-
quested for local operating needs was based upon the
anticipated reduction of deficit financing needed by
some agencies. The minimum allotment, he explained,
includes maintaining the same level of operation for
most of the services, namely, to meet normal increased
Costs and to provide funds for some new services.
Max M. Fisher, associate chairman of the commit-
tee on capital needs, who reported for Max J. Zivian,
Chairman, stated that the needs for 1954-55 was
$1,000,0100 from the campaign and that the minimum
should be no less than half a million. However, the
formula figure was amicably agreed to at the con-
ference.
"The current year has seen the continued over-
all increase in student registration and growing
budgets in our local Jewish Schools," Morris Garvett,
education division chairman, told the conference.
"Detroit's interest in the Jewish education of its
youth is evident," he added. With all schools antici-
pating a substantial rise in enrollments, Garvett
stated that it will be necessary to increase this year's
allocation by $39,781.
Jacob A. Citrin, chairman of the community rela-
tions division, reviewed the local and national aspects
of this field.
Discussing the overseas and Israel picture, Abra-
ham Srere described for the conference the serious
economic situation in Israel and added that while
Israel has made remarkable progress industrially and
agriculturally, a national UJA goal of $120,000,000 for
1954 was a dire necessity.
Samuel H. Rubin.er, president of Federation, urged
Detroit Jewry to rededicate itself to maintaining essen-
tial services to our people everywhere.
Allocations provided for in the formula include
the following:
The sum of $84,939 is being earmarked for the
Jewish Community Council of Detroit.
For local operating agencies the following sums
are proposed:
Health and welfare, for a total of $706,992: Fresh
Air Society, $6,000; Hebrew Free Loan Association,
$1,877; Jewish Community Center, $56,750; Jewish
Home for _ Aged, $52,327; Jewish House of Shelter,
$4,787; Jewish Social Service Bureau-Department for
Aged, $21,735; Jewish Vocational Service, $69,662;
Jewish Welfare Federation-Administration, $106,068;
Mothers' Clubs Camp, $1,000; Resettlement Service,
$132,047; Scholarship Fund-UCS, $1,000; Sinai Hospi-
tal, $211,018; Sinai Special Fund, $3,000; Student
Training Fund, $1,000; Salaried Employees' Pension
Trust and Retirement Fund, $27,693; Tamarack Au-
thority, $11,028.
Education, for a total of $238,884: Midrasha, $9,471;
Sholem Aleichein School, $8,108; United Hebrew
Schools, $172,806; United Jewish Folk Schools, $8,770;
United Jewish High Schools, $0,315; Workman's Circle
School, $8,684; Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, $24,730.
The following are the budgetary proposals for
national agencies for a total of $176,365:
Health and Welfare: Bellefaire-Regional Child
Care Service, $3,600; Bnai Brith National Youth Serv-
ices Appeal, $7,000; Council of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds, $16,610; CJFWF-Regional - Office,
$200; Jewish Occupational Council, $500; National
Jewish Welfare Board, $26,400.
Education: American Academy for Jewish Re-
search, $200; American Association for Jewish Educa-
tion, $4,700; Conference on Jewish Relations, $100;
Dropsie College, $2,850; Histadrut Ivrith, $1,700; Jewish
Braille Institute, $50; Menorah Association, $100;
National Conference of Jewish Communal Service,
$350; Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO), $4,600.
Community Relations: American Jewish Congress,
$19,000; Jewish Labor Committee, $8,000; Jewish War
Veterans, $5,000; Joint Defense Appeal, American
Jewish Committee and Anti-Defamation League of
Bnai Brith, $58,000; National Community Relations
Advisory Council, $7,396.
The manual prepared for the budgeting confer-
ence showed Jewish Welfare Federation allocations
of $3,976,961 for 1953. This compares as follows with
preceding years:
1952, $3,899,959; 1951, $4,023,811; 1950, $3,988,791;
1949, $4,687,392; 1948, $5,066,281; 1947, $3,719,349; 1946,
$3,386,277; 1945, $1,272,701; 1944, $1,016,360.
The 1953 allocations were divided as follows:
Local operating, $1,030,815, 26%; local capital, $418,-
920, 11%; national $176,356, 4%; overseas, $2,350,870,
59%; United Jewish Appeal, $2,300,000, 58% © ; other
causes, $50,870, 1%.
Allocations by field of service in 1953 were: Health
and welfare, $771,302 ($706,992 local and $64,310 na-
tional) ; education and cultural, $253,534 (238,884 local
and $14,650 national) ; community relations, $182,335
($84,939 local and $97,396 national).
The progress made by the Allied Jewish Cam-
paigns is indicated in figures, released at Sunday's
budgeting conference, showing that 3,185 contributors
pledged $738,242 in 1926, as compared with 28,463 con-
tributors who pledged $4,442,275 in 1953. There was a
drastic drop in contributions in the critical year of
1929, when 1,599 pledgors gave $130,473. In the crash-
year of 1933, only $112,913 was given by 3,330 people.
The largest sum of money, given by the largest re-
corded number of contributors, was raised in 1948,
when 30,734 people pledged $5,756,133.