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American Jewry Pleads with U.S. Leaders
To Stop Arms Shipments to Arab Lands

$4,000,000 Cash. Donation. Brings
UJA Emergency Total to $40,000,000

CINCINNATI—Campaign pro- , tary strength, adding that this
Clement Attlee, former Prime rael so far received general as-
Minister and head of the Oppo- surances of good will in Wash- ceeds in excess of $4,000,000 "has dimmed all hope" that the
Arabs will come to terms with
same agreements already offered sition, asked what steps were ington and London. These, poured in Sunday from all parts
Israel.
of
the
country
at
the
final
ses-
taken
to
reassure
"the
Govern-
though
welcome
and
gratifying
the Arab states, and that it in-
Both Senator Kefauver and
vite Israel to join in regional de- ment of Palestine" who had in themselves, do not constitute sion here of the United Jewish Congressman Javits expressed
considered it an important point facts of strength such as would Appeal's two-day national re-
fense planning."
concern over United States
"We appreciate President Eis- that there should be British counter - balance the tangible port conference, to give the policy as it is being carried out
enhower's recent affirmation of troops in Egypt. Now that the strengthening granted to the UJA more than $40,000,000 in its
firm friendship towards Israel troops were being taken away, Arabs. Thus Israel's apprehen- current special effort to raise in the Middle East.
$50,000,000 in cash by the end
Congressman Javits, praising
and all other nations in the he went on to ask, had the sions will continue to be the
a recent statement by President
area, an objective to which you, government considered giving subject of further discussions of the year.
The 750 campaign leaders in Eisenhower, that this country
Mr. Secretary, have also given any guarantee to "Palestine" between the Governments of the
attendance called for an in- would not permit U. S. arms
warm expression. But we res- such as those she had given to United States and of Israel.
tensification of local cash col- shipments to be "used for in-
pectfully submit that actions Iraq and "Trans-Jordan."
lection efforts during November timidation or aggression against
In reply, Mr. Nutting stated: Zionists Refute Nixon's
under the present policy do not
Charge of Partisanship
and December to mobilize the any other country," urged that
serve the attainment of that "The Foreign Secretary has
WASHINGTON, (J T A )—The $10,000,000 that is required to this defination of American
p u r p o s e," the memorandum been in communication with
policy now be implemented with
the Israel Ambassador to Lon- charge made by Vice President fulfill the $50,000,000 goal.
stated.
Richard M. Nixon in a state-
regard to Israel, with bi- parti-
The memorandum was signed
don
and
has
handed
him
a
A
highlight
or
the
conference
•
him full ment last week that "political came in. an announcement by san support.
by a number of leaders who did memorandum giving i
opponents" were responsible for UJA General Chairman Edward
Senator Kefauver said, how-
not appear in person with the assurances regarding the agree-
the opposition to the Eisenhower M. M. Warburg that a special ever, that there has been no
ment
with
Egypt."
He
added
his
delegation. They included Joseph
Administration's policy of grant-
Breslaw, American Trade Union own reassurances, s t a t i n g: ing arms to the Arab states was study mission of 33 business, in- change in the American inten-
tion of arming the Arabs and
Council for Labor Israel; Adolph "This agreement cannot disturb
denied here by the American d u s t r i a l and philanthropic that to do so would be "a mis-
Held, Jewish Labor Committee; or alter unfavorably for Israel
leaders would leave immediately
Zionist
Committee
for
Public
Bernard Trager, NCRAC; and the balance of power in the
following the conference for a take." He added that "we can't
Max J. Etra, Union of Orthodox Middle East, and no weapons or Affairs.
survey of overseas Jewish needs win friends in the world" and
arms of any kind will be left - "This is not a Democratic preparatory to the UJA's 1955 keep them with one-sided poli-
Jewish Congregations.
behind by British forces upon matter," a spokesman for the campaign.
cies and one-sided action."
Members of the delegation in-
cluded Dr. Israel Goldstein, their withdrawal from the Canal committee stated. He pointed
The conference heard also
The two-day conference was
out
that
among
those
who
are
Zone."
from Jules Braunschvig, Vice-
American - Jewish Congress;
marked
by
major
statements
opposing the granting of Amer-
Louis Lipsky, American Zionist
ican arms to the Arabs are both from Israel Ambassador Abba S. Chairman of the Alliance Is-
Committee for Public Affairs; Soviet Envoy in Israel at
Democrats and Republicans. The Eban, Jewish Agency Chairman raelite Universelle of France;
Rabbi Irving Miller, American Conference in Tel Aviv
committee made known today Dr. Nathum Goldmann, Israel Morris W. Berinstein, Chair-
TEL
AVIV,
(JTA)—The
Israel-
Zionist Council; Philip Klutz-
Labor Minister Mrs. G o 1 d a man of the WA's National
nick, Bnai Brith; Julian Free- Soviet Union Friendship Con- that a total of 150 candidates Myerson, Senator Estes Kefauv- Cash Campaign; William
for
election
to
-
Congress,
includ-
man, Council of Jewish Federa- gress opened here with Soviet
Rosenwald and Jack D. Weiler
Lions and Welfare Funds; Mrs. Charge d'Affaires M. Fomine as ing both Democrats and Repub- er of Tennessee and Congress-
man Jacob K. Javits of New of . New York, Sol Luckman of
licans,
have
signed
personal
the
main
speaker.
M.
Fomine
1E1 er m an Shulman, Hadassah;
Cincinnati and Joseph Holtz-
pledges to oppose American York.
Joseph Barr, Jewish War Vet- expressed his government's re-
man of Detroit, all UJA Na-
arms
aid
to
Arab
states
in
the
Dr.
Goldmann
declared
that
gret
that
a
delegation
of
Rus-
erans; Dr. Herman Seidel, Labor
tional campaign chairmen,
Zionist Organization of America; sians had been denied visas by present circumstances. More the Arab States "are spending
and others.
Rabbi Mordecai Kishblum, Miz- the Israel government to attend such pledges are expected this $500,000,000 annually on arms
Members of the 33-man UJA
alone, a sum exceeding Is-
rachi Organization of America; the parley. Other speakers at week.
overseas study mission include
The American Council for Ju- rael's total budget."
Rabbi Maurice E i s e n d r at h, the meeting attacked the Israel
Union of American Hebrew government's decision in this daism, an anti-Zionist organi-
He decried "recent Western Max M. Fisher, Max J. Zivian
zation, issued a statement laud- policy" in increasing Arab mili- , and William -Avrinin of Detroit.
Congregations; Charles. Rosen- matter.
A spokesman for Israel's For- ing President Eisenhower for his
garten, United Synagogue of
eign Ministry, replying to the statement on the Near East last
America.
criticism, said that his govern- Wednesday evening at the
ment
has offered to permit American Jewish Tercentenary
'Ask US. Reconsider
Soviet delegates to the Corn- dinner in New York and charged
munist-sponsored Friend ship i Zionist groups with making the
Middle East Policy -
NEW Y 0 R K, (JTA) — The Congress to enter the country U. S. Middle East policy "a cam-
I. B. Ezra is a Windsor prac- cal Poems' has nine additional
American Government was on condition that they also visit -paign issue."
ticing dentist and an active poems. There are 40 more po-
urged in resolutions adopted at places recommended by the gov-
Jewish community leader. And ems in sections for children, "In
two huge meetings here to re- ernment. He revealed that the Detroit Leader Named
he has a hobby: poetry. Hera, Jest" and miscellaneous.
Dr. Ezra probes the fields of
consider its current policy in the Soviet Union has not replied to
too, he has distinguished him-
Mizrachi Conclave Head
self with fine writing and lofty. nature, the hearts of people,
Middle East and not to send any this proposal.
the aspirations of men, the
to the Arab .states as long
ideas.
arms
as they refuse to enter peace Dulles, Eban Resume Talks
Dorrance & Co. (131 N. 20th goodness of the world, in poems
On Israel's Security
negotiations with Israel.
St., Philadelphia 3) has just that will meet with great sat-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
published his latest books of isfaction and will win the ac-
One of the meetings was ar-
poems under the title "The Leg- claims of all his friends and
ranged by the American Zionist Israel Embassy declined to com-
end of the Four." Dr. Ezra thus readers. They will be enchanted
Committee for Public Affairs in ment on statements by Presi-
dent
Eisenhower
or
on
the
views
has
seen fit to dedicate his work by "The Prophet in Rebellion,"•
the Commodore Hotel where
of
Secretary
of
State
Dulles
as
to
the
heroism of four U.S. an excerpt from a larger work.
3,000 people heard prominent
Army chaplains, a Methodist, a There are some short poems
Zionist leaders criticize the pres- quoted by Vice President Rich-
Quaker, a Jew and a Roman that tell tales, like this one
ent Middle East policy of , the and M. Nixon pending further
"The Inscrutable Mink."
State Department. The other, study and consultation with
Catholic, who went down with about
"There is something about the little mink
the SS. Dorchester while aiding That is beyond all reason:
attended by more than 1,000 the Israel government.
She always flaunts a costly. coat
Israel circles see significance
others to save their lives during In
-people, was arranged jointly by
and out of season."
the last war.
Many more could be quoted
the Jewish Labor Committee in the passages of President
There is no doubt that Dr. Ez- to prove Dr. Ezra's poetic abili-
and the Trade Union Council lEisenhowerzs speech and of Mr.
for Israel at Hotel Biltmore and ' Dulles' cable quoted by the Vice
ra has excelled all others in his ties. But the entire book must
w a s addressed by prominent President • which recognize that
tribute to the four heroes. be read to be appreciated.
American Jewish and non-Jew- it would be unwise to create an
"T h r o u g h this man-wrought
including
I
imbalance,
between
Israel
and
ish labor leaders,
commotion," he writes:
Remains of Moses HeSs
George Meany, president of the 1 the Arab states.
"Four sainted spirits, upward growing,
growing,
American Federation of Labor.
The general mood of Israeli
To
Be Sent to Israel
Four calmly facing death unto the last..
Principal s rre a k e r s at the circles may be summarized as
Wait unperturbedly for break of dawn
RABBI ISAAC STOLLMAN of While trudging on a black, inclement
LONDON, (JTA)—The re-
meeting were: Louis Lipsky; follows: on the one hand there
night
chairman of the American Zion- are signs that Israel's concern Detroit, national vice-president Through a wilderness, uncharted and mains of Moses Hess, pioneer of.
unsown . . .
the Zionist Socialist movement,
ist Committee for Public Affairs; is beconiing increasingly recog- of the Mizrachi Organization of
There is an Hebraic spirit per- will soon be transferred from a
Rabbi Mordecai K i r s h b 1 u m, nized by leaders of the Admin-
America,
has
been
appointed
meating
throughout
this
book.1
burial plot in Cologne to Israel.
president of the Mizrachi Or- istration, and that Secretary
general chairman for the 34th His "Phineas Ben Jair, the Hos-
ga-nization of America; Rabbi Dulles since his talks with Mr. annual national Mizrachi con- pitable," is an especially fine Dr. S. Levenberg, Jewish Agency
representative, . told a Zionist
Irving Miller, chairman of the Eban last August has shown a
American Zionist Council; Dr. special interest in this problem. vention. Israel Berman, of poem. It tells a story with a meeting in. Manchester. Hess'
Emanuel Neumann, chairman of On the other hand, the problem Brooklyn, Mizr a chi national moral, extolling the spirit of proposal that Palestine be a na-
tional home for Jews influenced
the national executive commit- though more fully recognized treasurer, has been named con- charity.
Equally fine is the tale of Bib-
tee of the Zionist Organization and understood than before, is vention co-chairman. More than lical times, "Obed and His Two Theodor Herzl and other early a
800 delegates are expected for
Zionist leaders.
of America; Mrs. Herman Shul- not yet solved.
The position remains one in the convention Nov. 17-21, in Wives."
m a n, president of Hadassah;
Fifteen poems are included in
Atlantic City, to celebrate the
and Baruch Zuckerman, leader which the Arab states, especially 40th
anniversary of the move- the first section, "Poems of Men 36—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Of the Labor Zionist movement. Egypt, have been politically and
Friday, October 29, 1954
I and Moths." The section "Lyri-
At the labor protest meeting, militarily reinforced while Is- ment.
by
Adolph
Held,
presided over
chairman of the Jewish Labor
Committee, a resolution w a s
Illustrations by MAURICE dal BOURGA
proposed by David Dubinsky,
Text by DANIII ILAZAR
copyright. MC by Amorica ► l Jewish Proem
president of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
IN 1651 THE NEW AMEWERPAIA
calling upon the U.S. Govern-
JEWS DECIDE'? "12 PETtirION
ment "to do everything Within
FOR CrrizENVilt".
its power to bring about nego-
tiations for a peace treaty be-
tween Israel and the Arab
States."

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I. B. Ezra, Windsor Dentist, Issues
New Book of His Poetic Selections

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THE TERCENTENARY STORY

8. Struggle for Equal Rights

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Discuss Suez Pact in Light
Of Risk to Israel's Security
LONDON, (JTA)—Great Brit-
ain's Minister of State, Anthony
Nutting, faced a barrage of
questions in the British Parlia-
ment regarding guarantees of
Israel's safety following the
Anglo-Egyptian accord on the
Suez Canal. Mr. Nutting had
signed the agreement on behalf
at the British govern/meat,

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