Gildersleeve:
`Whole Heart
Faint'

E JEWISH

Hopkins and
Thompson :
Quarterbacks
For the Arabs

Commentary,
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Middle East

Issue:

Humiliating

`Mess in

of Jewish Events

A Weekly Review

Washington'

Editorial, Page 4

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Detroit's Leading Role at UJA Parley

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U. S. Jewry Aids Israel's Food
Stockpiling, Air Raid Shelters

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Jordan River Project, `Active Intervention,' Major issues
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Detroiters Prepare to Open
Allied Campaign on April 4

Special to The Jewish News

MIAMI BEACH, - Fla.—Responding to urgent calls
for immediate help for Israel in her present crisis, 650
leaders of American Jewish communities, meeting here
to launch the 1956 United Jewish Appeal for a quota of
$105,283,435, responded with unprecedented initial gifts
•of $28,500,000.
This sum includes $19,200,000 towards the regular
UJA drive and $9,300,000 in "over and above" gifts for
the UJA $25,000,000 Special Survival Fund.

Detroit leaders at the conference announced gifts
of $2,304;000—double the city's 1955 Miami figure.

William Rosenwald and Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman,
UJA's general chairman and executive vice-chairman,
and other national leaders, singled out Detroit for special
honors because of its outstanding performance among
American cities in setting the pace for the 1956 campaign.
_ The Detroit announcement was second only to New

York City'S fOr the fOurth successive year. It represented
an increase of 40 per cent over the 1955 gifts of the same
contributors and was a • significant step toward the attain-
ment of the Special UJA Fund of $1,230,000 included in
the Detroit goal of $5,380,000 for 1956.

. Detroit's opening figure was the cumulative result
of planning and energetic solicitation, the most recent
phase of which was carried on under the direction of a
Miami committee led by Abe Green, 1956 chairman of
the real estate and building council. Active in the leader-
ship of the Miami Committee were Joseph Holtzman,
UJA national chairman, Irving W. Blumberg, Abe Kasle,
Nathan Fishman and Max M. Fisher, chairman of the
Detroit campaign with John E. Lurie.
William Fisher was host to -the Detroit campaigners
and contributors in Miami. at a cocktail party at his
Martinique Hotel in advance of the national meeting.
Rabbi Friedman, guest of honor at the Martinique social,
expressed the enthusiasm of the national UJA leadership
over the Detroit Jewish community's demonstration of
generosity in meeting the special survival needs of the
Jews of North Africa and the security needs of the people
of Israel. through the Allied Jewish Campaign.
Simultaneous with the Miami effort, the Detroit
campaign forces moved forward at home under - the lead-
ership of Mr. Lurie, and the pre-campaign chairmen,
Hy Safran and Leonard Simons.
Louis C. Bluniberg, pre-campaign chairman with
Safran and Simons, led the Detroit committee in Palm

Nasser Tells Syria to Tone Down Threats

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Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News

LONDON L—Col. Abdel Gamal Nasser, Egyptian dictator, has warned the Syrian
government to tone down threats against Israel and not to commit itself to military
action if the Israelis resume work on the Bnot Yaakov project, Sefton Delmer, • chief
foreign correspondent of the London Daily Express, reported Tuesday from Damas-
cus. The correspondent said that Nasser had warned Premier Ghazzi of Syria. that
Egypt would not be able to come to its aid if Syria got involved, as Egypt must. first
build up its prosperity. Syrians, he said, regarded -Egyptian arming as a "betrayal."
• The Egyptian dictator is now "on his best behavior," the correspondent said, in
order to obtain more British and. American money for the Aswan,dam project.
The first effect of this warning, the correspondent said, was a "new chastened
tone in the Syrian attitude to Israel's threats" that was evident- in his interview with
Premier Ghazzi. When he asked Premier Ghazzi what Syria would do if Israel resumed
work, he said the Premier would not go beyond the statement that " a country is en-
titled to defend itself if attacked."
He quotes the Syrian as saying the Johnston Plan for the. Jordan River develop-
ment was highly desirable "but the scheme. can only become a -practical proposition
if the land to be irrigated is first returned to its rightful owners by Israel usurpers."

Dulles Denies Tripartite 'Active Intervention' Plans

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told a press Conference
WASHINGTON
Tuesday that London Reports of tripartite "active intervention" plans were beyond
anything agreed upon in tripartite talks. Mr. Dulles said the question of action in the
event of an Arab Israel war was still in the process of discussion, that no war plans
were involved in tripartite deliberations.
- d not yet attempted to formalize their posi-
Mr. Dulles said tripartite powers h a
tion, but that increasing understanding of lines of action pointed not only toward mili-
tary measures but the whole problem loomed- as a special matter for the United Nations.
Mr. Dulles recalled that Israel was created by the United Nations. that the United
Nations participated in truce negotiations and that in a certain sense Israel was a ward
of the United Nations.
The Secretary made known that he is planning a full discussion of this issue
with United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Mr. Dulles was asked if
it was correct to interpret his Friday testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations
committee as rejection of the Israel arms application. He said he did not care to elab-
orate on his statement and would let it stand as it is.
The question involving Arab discrimination • against American Jews was put to
Mr. Dulles. He replied that it was a difficult problem to- cope with and comparable to
certain problems in the United States. He said a solution was a gradual process and he
hoped for greater tolerance in the future.
Mr. Dulles made known that no specific suggestions: have been received from
Gen. E. L. M. Burns, UN Truce Supervisor, on an increase of his staff. Mr. Dulles did
not exclude the possibility of such suggestions in the future.
A definite answer to Israel's arms request was evaded Tuesday, Israel Ambassa-
dor Abba Eban indicated after a 65-minute talk with George Allen, Assistant Secretary
of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Mr. Eban sought clarification of American policy
toward Israel in light of recent statements made by Secretary of State Dulles. Israel's
Ambassador said the Arab issue was central in Tuesday's discussion. Some points were
clarified, others were not, Mr. Eban said. But he refused to say whether the Depart- -
merit had given final word on Israel's request for arms.
Mr: Eban indicated only that Israel will continue to press for complete clarifica-

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Detroiters at LTJA Conference

At a cock
tail party preceding the conference at which the United Jewish Appeal
launched its national campaign, prominent Detroit leaders mobilized
their forces to assist in the settlement of Jews in Israel from MOrocco and

other North African centers and to facilitate the resettlement work in

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Israel. The party was given at the Martinique, Feb. 22, by Mr. and Mrs.
William Fisher. Present were, from • the left: Joseph Holtzman- , Maurice
Aronsson, Max Fisher, Louis Berry, Israel Davidson, John Isaacs, Mr. and
Mrs.. William Fisher, Morris Fruman, Nathan Fishman, Abe Green and
Samuel H. Rubiner.

