Community Gets Call to Immediate Action To Assure Funds for Many Major Agencies A call to action went forth from the closing rally of the Allied Jewish Campaign, held at the Woodward Jewish Center 1VIonday evening, for immediate con tact of 5,500 prospective contributors to the Allied Jewish Campaign, to assure availability of 'funds without which all local educational, health and social service agencies must suffer and without which Israel and the national overseas beneficiaries will have to take drastic cuts in allocations. Samuel H. Rubiner, presi- dent of the Jewish Welfare Federation, as chairman of the rally, posed a series of questions as to which of the agencies — Israel, our schools, the Home for Aged, Sinai Hos- pital and scores of other agencies—are to take the cuts if the needed sum is not reached. diers. Today they think in the reverse and believe that Jews are only good in warfare but are not economists and there- fore hope to defeat us eco- nomically. I am sure that we shall all work together to dis- illusion them." The General noted that this passage, as interpreted by the High Command, indicated that enemy forces in the Valley of Ajalon, or Latrun, might pos- sibly be holding a position that could be turned into a trap, ("for I have delivered them into Mrs. Yadin, who is accompa- thine hand") and that the best Hying the general on his U.S. way to spring this trap would tour, also was a guest at the be to take them by surprise in dinner. a concerted and unrelenting at- tack, (as when Joshua "came up unto them suddenly, and went Yadin Points to Bible up from Gilgal all night"). As Secret Israel Weapon The tall, youthful, strikingly The Israel . Defense Army in 1948 was pitifully outnumbered handsome General served dur- and outgunned but it won ing the War of Independence as smashing and often brilliant I Chief of Military Operations victories because it had a under Commander - in - Chief powerful, "secret weapon," Gen- Yaacov Dori, and assumed per- eral Yigal Yadin, the Army's sonal field command in the former Chief of Staff, revealed, fateful campaign for the Negev. upon his arrival in the United He credited a reconstructed map States to aid the UJA campaign. of the Roman Occupation with General Yadin held up the a disclosure that helped the Is- "weapon" in his hands — a rael Army drive the Egyptians copy of the Bible — and said from the southern desert. that it was the Book of Books The Roman map, he said, re- that not only inspired the Is- vealed that in ancient times rael Defense Army to aston- there had been a great road bi- Having set a goal of $5,000,- 000 for this year's drive, with a total of $3,805.728 announced thus far and an additional $200,000 assured, the drive will be short $1,000,000 unless the ishing feats of heroism but 5,500 unsolicited prospects are actually suggested to the in- contacted for a large additional fant Army plans of battle and sum in gifts to the 1954 drive. lines of attack. The call to the community is Troop commanders, he said, therefore embodied in the as- read the Bible to their men on section that the closing rally was the eve of battle, and the Gen- not the close of the drive, eral Staff referred to the Bible Isidore Sobeloff, campaign di- for clues as to how the battles rector, pointed out in his ad- of antiquity were fought. dress Monday that since the He pointed out that in World end of the war $41,000,000 was War II, General Montgomery contributed in Allied Jewish of ten read the Bible prior to Campaigns by Detroit Jewry, undertaking major military and since the creation of the drives, but had to content him- state of Israel the gifts have self with strained parallels in totalled $32,000,000. This year, the case of the North African Mr. Sobeloff stated, will be the campaign and Normandy, while eighth consecutive year in which the Israel General Staff could more than $4,000,000 will have apply the Bible text directly to been.- raise d. He attributed their own land. the local successes to leadership, General Yadin explained that good organization and under- in the Battle for the Bibical standing of the causes involved. Valley of Ajalon, now known as "While this will be another Latrun, the High Command re- $4,000,000 year," he stated, we ferred to the Bible's description are running slower than a of Joshua's campaign for this year ago at this time, but it same strategic site. The Bible will be worse if the solicitors passage records that "Joshua stop working. How close we ascended from Gilgal, he, and will approach last year's fig- all the people of war with him, ure will depend upon the ef- and all the mighty men of valor, by cam- I forts to be exerted this point on." land the Lord said unto Joshua, paigners from Fear them not: for I have de- Reports were submitted at the livered them into thine hand; rally by Irving W. Blumberg, there shall not be a man of who pleaded with the workers them stand before thee. Joshua that "this is not the time to be- therefore came up unto them come tired;" Max M. Fisher, suddenly, and went up from who stated that "it will take Gilgal all night." most of June to complete our ! job;" Samuel J. Greenberg, Alex Sklar, Stanley J. Winkelman, Jack 0. Lefton, Daniel Laven, Julius Mehler, Sidney J. Karbel, Harvey Willens, G e o rge Keil, Milton Lucow and Mrs. Harry L. •Jones. Rabbi A. M. Hershman gave the opening prayer at the din- ner, General Yigal Yadin, former Chief of Staff of the Israel De- fense Army, in the principal ad- dress of the evening, said he felt it his duty to respond to the invitation of the United Jewish Appeal to come to this country and to express Israel's grati- tude to American Jewry for the encouragement given the build- ers of the young state. He de- clared that Israel's problem is three-dimensional, calling for the building of a true democ- racy, creating economic stabil- ity and defense. He stated that security de- pends upon morale and eco- nomics as much as upon mili- tary defense. He said Israel is aware of her responsibilities and therefore has established the policy of having her soldiers devote their first year •of serv- ice to farming. "Our civilian reserve is im- portant,"'he added, "and every civilian has to serve in our re- . serve army. Every one in Israel has to guard and protect the miracle that was attained six years ago." DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 28, 1954 - 5 secting the Negev in length. If the road could be found, he noted, Israeli troops could be put in a position to outmaneu- ver the Egyptian Army. The evidence of the road's existence was so great that he personally ordered his scouts to search out its probable course. The ancient highway was found, and served as a pathway to a decisive victory. Re gional Education BETTER THAN EVER cakst! Conferences Favored PHILADELPHIA, (JTA l —The National Council for Jewish Education, at its national con- ference, adopted a resolution calling for the organization of regional conferences in order to strengthen the NCJE's work throughout the United States. Another resolution which was ad2pted provides for the imple- mentation of a pension plan for NCJE members, who are the out- standing Jewish educators in the country. Dr. David Rudaysky, executive director of the Jewish Educa- tion Association of Essex County, N. J., was elected president of NCJE. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Landis Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Omena Inn C ontinental Special anniversary rates for Omena Inn were announced today by Mr. and Mrs. Landis, owners of the popular resort in Omena, Michigan. A beautiful room with bath, including food and entertainment, will be available for $69.50 for 7 days from June 25 to July 11. Other rooms start at $59.50. Children, half rate. 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Landis Mr. and Mrs. Supervised by expert coun- selors, children at Omena Inn play and eat with other chil- dren; they have their own dining room. Parents are free to enjoy themselves. ON GRANO TRAVERSE SAY 22 MILES NORTH OF TRAVERSE CITY FISHING•SWIMMING PRIVATE BEACH Mon. ThroUgh Thurs., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. KE. 3-7290 OPEN SUNDAYS Adv. For Her. years of triumph over adversity years of freedom from oppregsion years of democratic living We Salute the State of Israel and her devoted Ambassador Abba .E ban upon his arrival in Detroit on June 2nd. "Our task," General Yadin declared, "is to make citizens out of our soldiers. Six years agi, the Arabs thought Jews were economists and not sol- DETROIT manufacturers national Bank • HIGHLAND PARK • DEARBORN e VAN DYKE • GROSSE POINTE WOODS Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.