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" "It is wonderful to see the
progress here and to feel the
determination of the people. I
am happy to join my col-
leagues in acclaiming the aim
• for a better world in which all
can live so that the Brother-
hood of Man and democracy
can go forward in peace."
Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin,
titf Maryland, who was re-elected
president of the American-Israel
Society, spoke to Israel in re-
sponse to these addresses. He re-
ported back to the gathering,
over which he presided, that to
Gov. Williams' "Sholom Alei-
them" he had responded •"Alei-
them Sholom" arid answered the
Michigan GOvernor's goodnight
with "Lailo Tov."
The spiritual kinship of Israel
and the United States, inherent
in their c o rn m o n democratic
ideals, and the urgent need for
peace were emphasized in all the
speeches.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
pointing to American interests
in Israel's welfare, stated that
the establishment of Israel oy
the United Nations "carried out
to a logical conclusion what was
begun by the Balfour Declara-
tion," and reminded her audi-
ence that the United States con-
turred in these efforts by per-
mitting the purchase of land in
Palestine by the Jews and the
building of colonies there.
Mrs. Roosevelt emphasized
that "it is as important for the
good of the Arab states as well
a-s Israel that peace should come
to that area."
She described the progress
she saw-• in Israel on her visit
there last month as compared
with the struggles evident
when she w a s there three
years ago. She • said she was
especially thrilled in the growth
of Beersheba which is now a
thriving community of 20,000,
She advocated the creation by
the U.S. and United Kingdom,
through the UN, . of a volun-
tary police force to prevent
border incidents.
An ovation was given Mrs.
Roosevelt when Sen. Langer, of
North Dakota,. proposed a toast

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to "the world's first lady."
Cong. Joseph W. Martin, of
Massachusetts, the Republica.a
leader in the House of Repre-
sentatives. in the principal ad- 1
dress of the evening, declared
that "If ever the Congress of
the United States surely reflec-
ted the wishes of the American
people, it has done so in keeping
its pledge to the people of Is-
rael."
He said that the American
people will not tolerate "a re-
turn to the darkness which en-
veloped the Jewish people be-
fore the establishment of Israel."
Israel Ambassador Abba Eban,
in a brilliant review of the
state's attainments in the past
seven years, recalled "with awe
and reverence that we have add-
ed to the list of Israel's festivals
a celebration as sublime as any
in the record of ages past. The
fifth day of Iyar," he said, "cre-
ated a moment of imperishable
fame" and the formation of the
new state "consoled the entire
House of Israel in its hour of
unfortunate grief."
"When Israel came into the
world,." Eban continued, "after
endless t r a v a i 1, there was a
deadly danger that this new-
born state, so long awaited,
would be extinguished with its
very -first breath of life. But
as we meet under scrutiny and
review, we have no feeling that
the great ambition of that sum-
mer morning has played us
false."
The witty Rev. James • A.
Pike, Dean of tne Cathedral
of St. John the -Devine, in
New York, in his bright speech,
outlined the doctrinal differ-
ences between democracy and
communism. He took occasion,
while discrediting the latter;
also to warn against the in-
justice of this country's pres-
ent immigration laws and con-
gressional investigations.
A moving experience at the
opening of the program was the
arrival from Tel Aviv of a large
bouquet of flowers that had just
been flown in from Israel by dip-
lomatic pouch.
Gov. McKeldin read President
Eisenhower's message to the
gathering.

Mixed Feelings of Solemnity, Gaiety Greet
7th Independence Dav in State of Israel

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News

JERUSALEM—Israel on Mon-
day night began celebrating the
seventh anniversary of its in-
dependence in a mood of gaiety
and with definite hopes for
brighter economic aspects.
The streets in all cities and
settlement were decorated,
and the blue and white flag
was fluttering from windows of
almost every house in the coun-
try.
An optimistic note was felt in
the Independence Day radio
broadcasts, and statements by
Premier Moshe Sharett and
other members of the cabinet.
Israel President Itzhak Ben
Zvi, in an Independence Day
Message to the nation, as well
as to the Jews of world, empha-
sized the difficulties which the
country faced last year, and
outlined the problems which Is-
rael had to meet upon entering
the eighth year of its existence.
The two major problems he
said are the bringing of more
immigrants to Israel and the
absorption of these immigrants.
The President expressed re-
gret over the fact that during,
the years past no improvement
was seen in Israel's security
situation. The danger from the
neighboring Arab countries has
not diminished, he stated, adding
that although the road to an
Arab-Israel peace is still a long
one, Israel hopes that peace will
nevertheless be achieved.
Sirens sounded at '7 a.m. in
Jerusalem announcing the offi-
cial beginning of Remembrance
Day, the day before Independ-
ence Day. Candles were lit, and
special prayers were recited in

synagogues through•out the
country,
All flags over government
buildings were lowered to half
mast, and a special memorial
torch lighted in t h e square
opposite Jerusalem's city hall
was guarded by a special unit
of veterans.
On Monday afternoon a spe-
cial memorial and wreath-lay-
ing ceremony took place at the
main military cemetery atop Mt.
Herzl. Later, a special religious
service arranged by the Ministry
for Religion was held in the
National Cemetery on Mt. Zion.
Remembrance Day ended when
Speaker of the Knesset Joseph
Sprinzak lit a torch on Mt. Herzl
in a ceremony which also
ushered in Independence Day.
Reviewing the parade of the
first graduating class at the Is-
rael Command and Staff Col-
lege, Defense Minister David
Ben-Gurion told the officers
that Israel . has the best and
most efficient army in the Mid-
dle East.
In a special order of the day,
Gen. Dayan paid tribute to those
soldiers who gave up their lives
for ISrael's liberation and in
guarding its borders against ag-
gression.
On Thursday, the a r in e d
forces _paraded in the major
cities, displaying, their latest
weapons on the land and in the
air. The number of tourists ar-
riving from abroad to partici-
pate in and witness the Inde-
pendence Day celebrations hit
a record high this year, with El
Al planes alone bringing in
2,000.
Israel Premier Moshe Shatett
cabled to the Zionist Organiza-

tion of America a special anni
versary message stating : "We
look back with satisfaction and
pride at our achievements whilst
we look to the future and tasks
ahead of us with confidence and
faith.
"Israel has not only grown in
population in these years but
is immeasurably stronger than
she was seven years ago. These
achievements are not ours alone
but represent the combined and
united efforts of Jews every-
where, especially in the United
States, dedicated to the historic
task of Israel's statehood."

Dingell's Tribute
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In a broadcast on the occa-
sion of Israel's seventh anniver-
sary, Congressman John D.
Dingell paid the following trib-
ute to the young state:
"This seventh anniversary of
the rebirth of Israel flares the
fires of friendship, cooperation
and commercial g o o d will
throughout the whole family of
Nations. In my 'bosom particu-
larly there remains an unre-
quited desire to visit Israel, the
Promised Land restored to God's
people and the Holy Land of
countless millions who cherish
and revere this sacred soil. It is
my fervent prayer and wish that
before another seven even more
prosperous and genuinely peace-
ful years have elapsed, that I
may visit and trod barefoot, on
the paths of the lowly Nazarene,
the saintly men of old and the
prophets, the sacred soil of the
Holy Land which is Israel."

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Michigan Whitmania Delivered
To Hebrew University by Governor

During his visit to Jerusalem,
Gov. Williams performed an
especially pleasant -task — pres-
- entation of a Walt Whitman col-
lection to the Hebrew Univer-
sity, as the gift of the Jewish
communities of Michigan.
This collection was made avail-
able by the famous Detroit col-
lector of Whitmania, Charles E.
Feinberg. The shipment of the
collection to Israel was facili-
tated by the U.S. Information
Service. The occasion is the
100th anniversary of - the publi-
cation of Whitman's "Leaves of
Grass." In his remarks, present-
ing the Whitman collection,
Go'v. Williams stated, in his
speech in Jerusalem:
`Leaves of Grass' Whit-
man sang of a new land, in a
new way. He sang the love of
comrades, of one brotherhood
throughout the wide . world.
Whitman sang of freedom in a
new world and found his inspir-
tion in people and life around
him, what his eyeS saw, what
his ears heard, what his heart
felt, what his head reasoned.
"Whitman has been known
and admired by Hebrew poets
and critics for .many years. Uri
Zvi Greenberg wrote about Walt
Whitman 30 years ago, and since
then Rabbi Benjamin, Isaac
Rivkind and Hillel Bavli have
continued to discuss Whitman,
in • Hebrew language publica-
tions. Many of his poems have
been translated into Hebrew by
Greenberg, Rabbi Benjamin, S.
Pinski, Abraham Regelson, Reu-
ben Grossman. S. Shalom, and
Simon Halkin.
"S. Shalom has explained why
he liked to translate Whitman:
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is very close to us, and so are his
Biblical rhythms. To translate
him into . Hebrew' is like trans-
lating a writer back into his
own language.'
"We in- the United States, were
thrilled at the tremendous suc-
cess of Simon Halkin's Hebrew
translations of Whitman's 'Leaves
of Grass.' Your own Dr. Sholom
Kahn wrote: 'We must all be
grateful to Dr. Halkin for provid-
ing a great American poet with
his proper h.onie in the mansions
of Hebrew literature.'
"Dr. Kahn recently published
in !Walt Whitman Abroad' his
article on 'Whitman's Sense of
Evil.' Gay Wilson Allen, who
edited the book, writes 'Although
this essay is in no way national-
istic-, it is Hebraic in the sense
that it was writteen by a bril-
liant young scholar of Israel,
and . perhaps only a critic with
Dr. Kahn's knowledge Of- He-
brew. and modern literature
could so acutely appraise Whit-
man's moral and theological
sensibilities.'
"It is quite fitting that you in
Israel have found in Whitman's
pciems the voice of the Ameri-
can people—the voice of Dem-
ocracy--the voice of the new
world and that you share with
us the celebration of the 100th
anniversary of 'Leaves of Grass.'
"As Governor of the State of
Michigan, it is my pleasure to
present to you, on behalf of the
Jewish Community of Michigan.
the gift of these rare and origi-
nal editions of Wait Whitman
and the Whitman Exhibition
manuscript plaques."

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