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THE JEWISH NEWS
A Weekly Bedew
of Jewish Events
Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
17106 W. 7 MILE RD., Detroit 35—May 27, 1955
A Tribute to
Bernard Isaacs
Master Plan
for Our Centers
Commentary, Page 1
VOLUME 27, No. 17
Shevuot: Our
Challenging Festival
Editorials, Page 4
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Impending Military Patification
Foreseen, for Israel and Egy-pt
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Center Expansion Program
To Extend to Seven Area
LONDON — Israel-Egyptian military talks on border pacification, delayed by last
week's incidents along the Gaza strip, are expected to take place toward the end of next
week, the Times of London reported Tuesday.
Newspapers said that it was probable that the 'main point under discussion will be
the erection of effettive physical barriers along the whole length of the Gaza border.
If this is agreed upon, UN Truce Chief E. L. M. Burns' proposal for joint UN-Israel-
Egyptian border patrols will be dropped, it predicted. •
In an editorial on the Israel-Egyptian situation, the Times warns that regardless of
what the local commanders' agreement will be, "real difficulties will remain unsolved
until Egypt modifies her pretent attitude of open hostility and exercises effective con
trol .over refugees in the Gaza strip who now find an irresistible temptation to sabot-
age pipelines and mine roads to new Israel settlements."
The editorial also noted that "Gaza tension is not without influence on Israel's in-
ternal situation." It said that uneasiness over British adherence. , to the Iraqi-Turkish
pact; viewed in Israel as further evidence of Anglo-American appeasement of Arabs,
coupled with border tension, has given rise to the feeling that Israel is a "-beleag -ured
city."
Results of this situation, the Times continued is to increase the prestige of De-
fense Minister David Ben-Gurion who openly calls for and acts upon policy of self-
reliance for Israel security rather than upon foreign declarations and statements. As-
serting that Premier Sharett has "done well" in leading Israel, the editorial insisted
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that if the
situation along borders does not improve. "it may well be that the country
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will turn to Ben-Guriori)p lead it again.
3 Israel Officers Kilted as Egypt Sets off New Incidents
Map shows locations of existing and proposed Jewish Com-
munity Center buildings: Key: 1—Aaron DeRoy Memorial
Building; 2-12th Street Cp,tancil Center; 3—D. W. Simons build-
ing: 4—Davison building; 5—Sunderland and Seven Mile Road
building site; 6—Oak Park-Huntington Woods area site; '1—Cur-
tis-Meyers area site.
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Following the recommendations of a Master Plan devel-
oped in 1953, officials of the Jewish- Community Center
announced this week that within the period of two to three
years, the. Center would have seven buildings in which to
conduct its extensive program of activities.
This important achievement was reached recently when
the United Jewish Charities announced the impending pur-
chase of a 12 acre site of land in the Curtis-Meyers area.
Upon this land, located at the hub of its branch cen-
ters, the Center plans to construct its new main building.
Negotiations to conclude the purchase are in the process -
Of being completed.
The Master Plan for development of Center facilities --
was devised following,a study of the movements and concerF.
trations of Detroit's Jewish population. The plan called for
construction of a main' building to provide a wide variety of
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(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.)
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Tentative talk of easing tepsions along the Israel-Egyptian border at the
Gaza strip ground to a halt in a, series of incidents which began Nviths Egyptian mining of an
Israel patrol
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were killed and two wounded in the mining in tlieltiau-'
fim area, the same region where still another patrol had dismantled a mine on the morning of
the fatal incident.
The.developments in both areas military action and political talks—were rapid. Israel rep ,-
resentativ„s refused to attend a meeting scheduled by Maj. Gen. E.L.M. Burns for talks with
Egyptian military representatives on methods of easing tension along the border. Then the Israel
Army carried out a retaliatory raid on an Egyptian post in the area. The raid, which was of-
ficially announced by an Army spokesman here, was a reply to the mining.
Israel Retaliates with Raid on Egyptian Post
In the retaliatory raid, the Israel force attacked' the largest Egyptian post in the area, sent
its defenders flying in retreat, and blasted it to • rubble. The Israel military force returned to its
base without casualties. The Egyptians lodged a complaint with the Mixed Armistice Commission,
and announced that now they, too, would refuse to attend the talks on easing-border tension.
Shortly thereafter Egyptian forces opened fire on the Israel settlement of Givat Rachel. Sev-
eral hours of exchange of fire ensued j.n.the Auja el Hafir area of the border, but there were no
Israel casualties reported when that fire fight came to an end.
' Gen. Burns, in an appeal to Israel to return to, the negotiations before the Egyptians had
made known their own refusal to participate further; recognized that Israel's decision had been
prompted by' the necessarily serious view they took of the loss of three lives. But he' still felt that
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Israeli Ambassadors Confer
With Sharett in Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM -- Consultations among Foreign Ministry
officials and Israel Ambassadors to Washington, London. and
Paris, who were recalled for these talks, began at the Foreign
Office. Consultations were opened by 'Premier and Foreign
Minister' Moshe Sharett.
Ambassador Abba Eban left Washington by plane for
Israel to participate in what has been described by Israel
diplomatic sources as a "routine _consultation" with Israel
government authorities.
Eliahu Elath, Israel Ambassador to Britain, left London
for' Israel after meeting with Evelyn Shuckburgh, head of the
British Foreign Office Middle Eastern 'Division. YacoNi Tsur,
Israel Ambassador to France, also participated in the .3ru. ,
salem consultations.
Shevuot 5715.
The jewsh News dedicates this issue to the Confirmands,
Gonsecrants and Graduates of our congregational and com-
munity schools. May they be inspired to uninterrupted
consecration to the cause of Jewish learning, and may they
re-dedicate themselves to the sacred moral and ethical
teachings of the People of Israel. '
Names of 1955 Confirmands,
Conseerants, Graduates, Page 28
—Drawing by Fritz EicherOierg. Reproduced from "What the Jews Believe." by Rabbi Philip
5, BernsWin, with the pectui9sion tke the publishers. Farrar, Straus & Young, • New • York: