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Birobidjan Reported ^ to. Have
2 Yiddish Schools, Two Colleges

Participants in Library Tercentenary Prograin

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—There are
52 Yiddish public schools in
Birobidjan, 10 secondary schools,
and two Yiddish technical col-
leges. The report came from an
Israel women's delegation now
touring the Soviet Union. The
delegation was given details
about Jewish cultural and econ-
omic conditions at the Birobid-
jan Pavilion of the Moscow Agri-
cultural Exhibition.

In addition to the Yiddish
schools, members of the delega-
tion reporting here declared,
Birobidjan presumably has a
Yiddish faculty at Chabarovsk
University, and several movie
houses running Yiddish films_
There are also reportedly 52
Jewish "kolchoz" organizations,
four "Sovchoz," and 11 tractor
stations in Birobidjan.

Happy New Year

to our- workers and friends

Participants in tide prbgram which officially opened the Library Tercentenary 'Exhibit in
the Main Library were, from the left: RALPH A. ULVELING, Librarian; IRVING I. KATZ, co-
chairman of the committee on exhibits; Rabbi LEON FRAM, member of Library Commission;
PHILIP SLOMOVITZ, chairman, Detroit Tercentenary Committee of 300; Rabbi MORRIS ADLER
and Dr. HARVEY M. MEEKER, member of Library Commission.
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Israel -Arab Border Situation
Creates Grave British Concern

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News

LONDON, (JTA) —The British
government is "gravely con-
cerned" over the Israel-Arab
border situation and is offering
its good offices in promoting
talks which would either dis-
cuss lessening of tension as a
preliminary to adjusting the ma-
jor differences between the
parties, or immediate broader
talks on the major issues, the
Foreign Office announced Tues-
day.
This offer was contained in a
statement which announced that
Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd
had met Tuesday with the dip-
lomatic envoys of eight Arab
League states which last Friday
handed him an aide memoire
demanding Western Powers ac-
tion against Israel. The Foreign
Office said that Mr. Lloyd had
made the follbwing points to the
Arabs:
"1. The British government is
gravely concerned over the bor-
der situation. The government,
which has consistently sup-
ported United Nations efforts to
bring about peace between the
parties, attaches great impor-
tance to the effective working
of the UN Truce Organization.
It hopes that Israel will return
to the Israel-Jordan Mixed
Armistice Commission and that
the Israel-Jordan local comman-
ders agreement to handle many
tension-provoking incidents on
lower levels would be revived.
2. The British government be-
lieves that an atmosphere for a
settlement can only be created if
there is a more peaceful situa-
tion along Israel's borders. That
will require further avoidance
of frontier incidents and the
cessation of reprisal raids, the
consequences of_ which cannot
be predicted. The British gov-
ernment has not hesitated to
publicly condemn these reprisal
raids.
3. The British government be-
lieves that a discussion of the
differences between the parties
would help. This can either be
done directly or through third
parties. There can either be a
preliminary discussion designed
to create more peaceful condi-
tions on the border leading to a
wider discussion of all outstand-
ing differences, or a more gen-

JACK MARKOWITZ

Wishes to take

this opportunity to

eral discussion straight away.
In either case the British gov-
ernment is willing to offer its
good offices. The timing of such
discussions would, of course, be
important. The best preliminary
would be a reduction of tension,
cessation of incidents and a
more conciliatory attitude by
both sides.
4. In the meantime, British
policy will continue to be based
on existing treaties and obliga-
tions, among them the treaty of
alliance with Jordan and the
tripartite declaration.
5. The Arab governments can
"rest assured" of the British
government's "keen interest" in
all Middle East problems and of
its desire to further develop
friendly relations between the
Arab states and the West.
6. The British government has,
for a long time, desired to add to
the strength of the Middle East
which is an area where the de-
fenses of the free world are not
yet strong enough. The govern-
ment also believes that economic
development and reform are
strong weapons for resisting
Communist infiltration and sub-
version. It welcomes any mea-
sures likely to enable the Arab
countries to develop their re-
sources and improve the condi-
tions of their people.
7. The government has the lot
of the Palestine Arab refugees
constantly in mind. In addition
to large financial contributions
which it has made, the govern-
ment is seeking to encourage
plans for making the refugees
self-sufficient.

"And it shall come to pass
afterwards . . . your old men
shall dream dreams? — Joel
3:1.
Many were the dreams I
dreamt:
Some were evanescent,
Some of cogent range;
Some were brief and fleeting,
Some bizarre and strange;
No one knew the source they
stemmed—
They were just dreams!

I was young and I waxed old:
Dreams no longer thrill me,
Neither do they threaten;
They are merely symbols
Latent tokens of our Past:
Runes rewritten, tales retold—
They were just dreams.
—N. E. ARONSTAM

Canadian Supreme Court
Justice Lauds Israel

Near G.M. Bldg.

TL 5-9700

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5

greetings
many

friends and custo-

mers, and to wish

them a year of

health and happi-

ness.

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The Detroit Council of Pio-
neer Women have scheduled a
donor rally and parlor meetings
at 8:30 p. m., Oct. 4, at the Davi-
son Jewish Center. The entire
Council membership is invited.
Plans are currently being pre-
pared for a fashion show, to be
presented at 12:30 p. m., Oct.
27, at Adas Shalom Synagogue.
Through the cooperation of the
Detroit Historical Museum, fash-
ions from 1830 to the present
will be displayed. Today's Israeli
fashions also will be included.
Mrs. Estelle Wilk is chairman
of the latter event, and is as-
sisted by Mrs. Evelyn Noveck
and Mrs. Naomi Kline. The af-
fair is open to all $25 contribu-
tors to the organization.

1954 BALFOUR BALL

begins as we celebrate a new Jewish year.

As the high holidays remind us of our past deeds and
our future hopes, we look back on a 22-year history of
support through Zionism of the best in Jewish life—
and we look forward to another major contribution to
Zionism in Detroit by dedicating our efforts to this
year's Balfour Ball, which will be held

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

at the Hotel Statler.

We thank you for your support in other years; we ask
you for your help this year and we wish you and
yours the best of new years.

Sincerely,

Samuel Feldstein

Chairman
1954 Balfour Ball Committee

Switzerland Conference
Boosts Israel Bond Sales

More than 160 delegates, rep-
resenting Jewish communities
and organizations throughout
Switzerland, attended the
country's first national confer-
ence for State of Israel bonds,
held in Berne.
The conference marked the
formal inauguration of the fall
phase of Swiss Jewry's drive for
sales of the Israel Development
Bond Issue, which must provide
$75,000,000 for Israel's economic
growth during 1954.

Abraham Borman, Associate Chairman
Harry Cohen, Honorary Chairman

Morris M. Jacobs, Leon Kay, A. C. Lappin,
Rabbi Moses Lehrman, Morris Ben Lewis
David M. Zellman
Executive Committee

FOR ISRAEL, FOR ZIONISM,
FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES

This generation of Jews is blessed with

the privilege of observing the 300th

anniversary of the settlement of the first

Jewish community in this country. We

salute the American Jewish Tercentenary

with the prayer that the pioneering ef-

Dreams

ST. JOHN, N. B., Canada,
(JTA) — Israel has made an
"amazing recovery" as a "com-
munity emerging suddenly into
a stable state with firm law, so-
cial justice . and social order,"
Supreme Court Justice Ivan C.
Rand declared here.
Justice Rand, a member of
Canada's highest judicial tribu-
nal, was the principal speaker at
a dinner launching the Israel
bond drive in the Maritime Prov-
inces.

extend
to
his

Pioneer Women's Council
Slates Two Programs

It seems especially fitting that our work on the

Friday, September 24, 1954

forts of all Americans should bear whole-

some fruit and that this great land should

continue to prosper and enjoy peace as

well as freedom.

A Happy New Year

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