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Judaism Council Attacks UJA; Berger
Makes Shocking Accusation; Suggests
`Intrigue, Deception' in Fund-Raising
President Eisenhower Reports to Congress on
Effects of United States Economic Aid to Israel
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
effects of American aid to Is-
New President of Council
rael on the economic situation
DALLAS, Tex. — The American Attacks "Jewish Nationalism"
of the country were outlined by
DALLAS,
Tex.,
(JTAl—Clar
Council for Judaism, at its 11th
- President Eisenhower in a report
annual conference here which ence L. Coleman Jr., of Chicag o, to Congress on the operation of
saw a transfer of the presidency was elected national president the Mutual Security program
from Lessing Rosenwald to Clar- of the American Council for throughout the world. The Presi-
ence J. Coleman, Jr., of Chicago, Judaism succeeding Lessing J. dent said:
provided an unprecedented shock Rosenwald who retired after a
"United States aid under the
to American Jewry in the at- 12-year tenure in office.
tacks that were leveled at exist-.
Responding to his selection by Mutual Security program has
ing relief agencies, primarily the the 400 Council members who been only a part of the world-
United Jewish Appeal.
attended the conference, Mr. wide assistance which Israel has
received since its establishment,
The opinions expressed at the Coleman said: "There can be no and. the striking economic gains
conferences of the anti-Zionists better insurance that a future
undoubtedly also will provide generation of American Jews will in the country have been pro-
shock and concern in Israel and reject the principles of 'Jewish' duced primarily by the driving
in the countries where Jews are nationalism at the political level energies of the Israelis them-
packing in the hope of being than to provide them with a selves. Nonetheless, our aid
rescued through transportation Judaism that is welded to the measures have formed a signifi-
American scene rather than to cant part of Israel's progress and
to Israel.
have contributed importantly to-
In the course of the discussion- Israel and Zionism; a Judaism ward the maintenance of the
of plans for the establishment of that encourages future leader- going national economy.
a new Judaism Council philan- ship to believe it is made up of
"United States development
thropic fund, Jerome K. Cross- individualS, not members of a
assistance and technical coop-
man, general chairman of the corporate 'Jewish community.'
"There is no surer way to eration," the President contin-
conference, made this reference
avoid dragging our faith into ued, "have played a major role
to the UJA:
"Year after year we have care- foreign policy debates than to in the tripling of the land area
fully probed this possibility, but create an American Judaism under irrigation since the state
have heretofore been deterred which is the personal, spiritual was founded, in the doubling of
from taking definite action with expression of people who know agricultural and industrial pro-
the hope that there would be a that Judaism is a religion and duction and power-generating
separation in the United Jewish not an instrumentality for the capacity, the reduction in the
Appeal of politics and relief. welfare of a foreign state," the trade deficit by $75,000000 in
These hopes proved to be abor- new president stressed in his three years, and the settling of
nearly 700,000 immigrants in
tive, so we have regretfully ac- acceptance speech.
cepted the situation and will
Discussing the problem of permanent or semi-permanment
now prosecute the only alterna- philanthropy in American Jew- quarters.
"Despite its growing achieve-
tive. It will be made abundantly ish life, Mr. Coleman said that
clear that Jews in the future Dr. Nahum Goldmann. "an ex-; ments, Israel continues to face a
will be in a position to contribute- ecutive officer of the Jewish troublesome financial situation,"
for relief and rehabilitation Agency, which receives the bulk President Eisenhower noted. "Its
without giving substance and of United Jewish Appeal's con-
subsidies to a foreign state."
tributions, is today the master shocking charges made in Dallas
But the most shocking of all strategist in waging Israel's by Rabbi Berger that the rescue
accusations ever leveled at the diplomatic offensive against our work in North Africa by UJA
mercy and relief efforts of Amer- own country's Middle East for- constitutes an act of "intrigue
ican Jewry through the UJA eign policy." He referred to a and deception."
came from the former Pontiac statement by former Assistant
Dr. Slawson, speaking at the
and Flint rabbi, Elmer Berger, Secretary of State Henry A. By-
executive director of the anti- roade that the United States second Midwest Area Conference
Israel and anti-Zionist Council. Government has no objections of the American JeWish Commit-
The official release from the ACJ to "proper philanthropic sup- tee, declared that the world
struggle for human rights would
quotes his speech as follows:
port.' "
suffer a major defeat if Western
Citing the recently published book,
"The
distinction
"The Secret Roads" by Jon and David
between democracy cannot guarantee the
Kimche, two British Zionists, Dr. Berger `proper' philanthropy and any
security of minorities in North
told of their accounts of deals, made by
leaders of the illegal immigration into other kind is therefore no longer Africa, which is overwhelmingly
Palestine in the middle thirties and for- a matter of mere divergent
Moslem. •Dr. Slawson stated that
ties and the Nazi Gestapo and their
accounts of secret organizations in the opinions among American Jews "North Africa is crucial to demo-
Arab states.
over
ideologies,"
Mr.
Coleman
cracy'S defenses against Com-
"These Zionist authors," he reported,
"are emphatic that the compelling force declared. "It is no mere quibble. munist aggression." He was a
Was not to save the Jews of Germany." It is imbedded in the realities of
member of the AJC delegation
"Now some of you may wonder," Dr.
Berger speculated, "if this is not water American foreign policy."
which
recently surveyed and re
over the dam. I will answer with a series
Mr. Rosenwald said that the ported to the State Depart-
• of questions which I . believe American
Jews would ask themselves if they had Council's principles "have at- ment on Jewish conditions in
not lost sight of the fundamentals and tained a new and unprecedent-
North Africa.
confused a particular fund-raising appar-
atus with the laudable and moral act of edly high level of acceptance,"
Dr. Slawson said that there
philahthrophy.
"Are we today experiencing a similar and that "the turning point have been some recent incidents
procedure in North Africa?
probably came with the change which have increased the desire
"Ten years froth now will the present
propaganda, being used to raise some in the national Administration of many Jews to emigrate from
$99,000,000 in 1955 in the United States, in 1953." "Almost the first offi- North Africa. He felt certain,
be revealed as a story of intrigue and cial act of the new Secretary of
however, that the new French
deception motivated by the need of a
State rather than a human effort moti- State was the formulation of a government headed by' Premier
vated by human need?"
Reporting on a visit to North Africa new and reealistic policy 'treat- Edgar Faure would continue for-
two years ago, Dr. Berger testified that, ing with affairs that concerned mer Premier Mendes-France's
although not posing as an authority, the Middle East," Mr. Rosewald
policy of giving greater autono-
"All of North Africa is restive, as is all
the rest of that part of the world declared. "From that time on my to the Tunisian a-nd Moroc-
stretching from Casablanca to East Pakis- there has been a slow but sure
can governments, while guaran-
tan and beyond into Southeast Asia. A
large part of the history of our age progress in dealing with the teeing the rights and security
may be determined in the revolutions problems of that area. We have
of all minorities in the area.
which are stirring in these peoples. No-
where did I find evidence of special been blessed with wise and cour-
"Nevertheless" he cautioned
insecurity for Jews . . . The issues here ageous officials of our govern-
are colonialism versus native, nationalist
"we must guard against a repeti-
movements which, over the long span of ment who have withstood the
tion of Libya, a Moslem country
history, are probably irresistable."
pressures applied to where, no sooner was indepen-
The AJC conference was greet- tremendous
them
to
return
to
the
good
old
ed by President Eisenhower, Sec- days' and the 'favored nation' dence granted, then all minor-
ities—Jews, Italians and others
retary of State Dulles, Cabinet approach."
—lost practically all their rights
members Mrs. Hobby and Arthur
and many were forced to flee."
Summerfield, Senators Spark-
man, Johnson, Capehart and Contrary Statement on
He reported that, as far as
North
African
Jewry
by
the AJC delegation could deter-
Ives; the Socalist leader Norman Jewish Committee Leader
mine, "no element in North
Thomas who is known for his
INDIANAPOLIS—A statement Africa wishes Jews to leave these
antagonism to the Zionists; the
author Oscar Handlin and others. made here Saturday night by Dr. lands where they have dwelt for
John- Slawson, of New York, ex- 2,000 years, and where they are
ecutive vice-president of the
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - 19 American Jewish Committee, is making a major contribution to
economic and social life."
Friday, March 25, 1955
interpreted as refuting the
"Whether Jews will want to
remain and integrate fully in
Morocco and Tunisia," Dr. Slaw-
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grate will depend primarily on
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trade deficit of over $200,000,000
and external debt of over $400,-
000.000 make it most difficult for
it tO pay from its own resources
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and capital items needed to sus-
tain an adequate rate of devel-
opment."
Touching upon Israel's efforts
to consolidate its foreign debts,
President Eisenhower said that
the Israel Government's program
to stabilize its foreign exchange
and debt position had produced
"measurable results" by the end
of 1954. "The upward swing in
its external indebtedness was
brought to a halt, and much of
its short-term debt was success-
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fully refunded," the President
pointed out. "Increased industri-
al and agricultural production
brought a substantial rise in ex-
port revenues and assisted the
drive to reduce import require-
ments, particularly for food. As
a result., Israel's trade gap was
appreciably narrowed in 1954, al-
though it still was estimated at
about $210,000,000."
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