the last Zionist Congress, Youth Aliyah activities aid
aimed at obtaining middle class there are still 11,000 children in
immigrants from Western coun- the movement's. various centers.
tries. But this effort • continues
10—Detroit Jewish News
and a plan to attract youth to
Friday, April 27, 1956
Israel has "entered the stage of
couraging pioneering immigra-
implementation," the report
tion from all countries.
said. It gave he following fig-
" . . . National redemption ures for immigration from vari-
EXCLUSIVE DRY CLEANING
means the ingathering of the ous countries during the four
• DRAPES
scattered sons of Israel from all and three-quarter year period.
ends of the earth and the re-
• LAMP SHADES
Iraq, 108,000; Iran, 14,000;
demption of Israel is bound up Turkey, 1,800; Yemen ; 1,216;
• BEDSPREADS
with the redemption of the Aden, 389; India, 2,877 and
• BLANKETS
world . . . If I am asked, what China, 492. Also, Romania, 33,-
• CU'RT'AINS
will secure the survival of 800; Bulgaria, 2,200; - Hungary,
(Eland Finished)
Jewry, I shall say: Hebrew 1,271; Poland, 143, and USSR,
education and a personal at- 118. Mass emigration from
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ly in 1950. United States, 908
The Congress, of which Jo- plus 574 tourists who settled
CURTAIN
LAUNDRY
seph Sprinzak, Speaker of the permanently; Canada, 188; Ar-
gentina,
1,666;
Brazil,
491;
all
and
DRYCLEANERS
Israel Parliament, was elected
president, was opened by Berl other South American countries
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Locker, chairman of the Jewish together, 792; South Africa, 189,
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Agency Executive in Jerusalem, plus 133 tourists who remained
who eulogized victims of Nazis as settlers, and Australia, 100.
Youth Aliyah institutions and
FREE PICK-UP
and those fallen in Israel's lib-
AND
eration war, as well as those farm and training centers, ab-
DELIVERY
sorbed about 25,000 youths dur-
IN DETROIT,
killed by Arab terrorists.
OAK PARK
Mr. Locker explained that the ing this period, about one-third
AND VICINITY'
of
the
total
the
movement
has
World Congress was convened
earlier than intended because cared for in its entire history.
Zionist parties in Israel de- Some $40,000,000 was spent on
manded it in view of mounting
tension in recent month's. He
said that one primary task of
given by
the Zionist movement today is
to speed up immigration to Is-
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Zionist Congress Opens in Jerusalem
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arms from Communist countries
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JTA reports from London that —are "flimsy." Denial by the
the Israel freighter "Galila" U.S. of arms to - Israel would
sailed from Gravesend, England, help neither Israel nor the
carrying the first shipment of Arabs, he stated. He expressed
arms Britain has sent to Israel hope that a "day may soon
since the Communists began come" when the American Gov-
arming the Arabs. The cargo ernment will respond to the de-
was reported to include 16 anti- mand of American public opin-
aircraft guns, 100 cases of det- ion that Igrael be supplied with
onators, and two mobile search- arms.
"It hardly , enhances the
lights. A Foreign °thee spokes-
man and the Israeli Embassy de- American reputation when the
clined to comment on the ship- State Department on the one
hand urges other nations to pro-
ment.
It also is reported from Lon- vide Israel with arms a9d an
don that Great Britain pressed the other hand itself maintains
the Soviet Union to offer proof an embargo," Dr. Goldmann
of its professed desire for peace- pointed out. He charged the
ful coexistence by suspending U.S. with being the "most re-
shipments of arms to the Mid- luctant" of the Western powers
to guarantee - stability in the
dle East.
In an hour's meeting with Middle East and stressed the
Assistant Secretary -of State fact that there is no agreement
George Allen and U. S. Am- between the ,Big Three on Mid-
.-
bassador to Israel Edward B. dle East policy. "All friends of
Lawson, who arrived in Israel and all who wish to see
Washington this week for peace preserved should -force-
consultations, Israel's Ambas- fully and 'passionately raise a
sador Abba Eban renewed his cry for an agreement between
country's plea for the pur- the Big Three," he urged.
With regard to the recent
chase of $60,000,000 worth of
pledge made by the Soviet
arms for defense. Israel is
government to help the
eager especially to secure jet
United Nations achieve peace
fighters to balance Egypt's
between Arab countries and
, purchases from the Comniu-
Israel, Dr. Goldmann said that
nist countries.
In an address to the Knesset the merit of this pledge would
on Monday, Israel's Foreign have to be judged by Soviet
Minister Moshe Sharett said action. He asked the Soviet
that the Hammarskjold peace government "to translate its
mission may tend_ to freeze arm- peaceful words into deeds," to
aments in the Middle East. He discontinue sending arms to
said such an, embargo would the Arab countries and to in-
fluence Arabs to negotiate
"crystallize the existing imbal-
peace with Israel.
ance to the detriment of Israel."
Dr. Goldmann also directed an
Mr. Hammarskjold is report-
ed to have secured Syria's con- ,appeal to the Arab nations, urg-
sent to a cease-fire agreement. ing them to conclude peace with
But while such assurances were Israel for the benefit of the en-
being given, Israeli fishing tire region. He emphasized that
boats again were fired upon by Israel has the "unqualified back-
Syrian troops in the Sea of ing" of Jews all over the world.
Galilee. It is reported from Tel At same time, he said that the
Aviv that 15 Israeli fishing Zionist movement "will never
craft were driven from the be tired" of talking peace to the
Arabs.
northeast corner of the Sea a
In a blunt speech at the open-
Galilee by Syrian fire.
his address to the Iirael ing session- of the Congress, Pre-
Parliament, Mr. Ben - Gurion mier Ben -Gurion criticized
said that the danger of war has treatment of Jews,in Russia and
obviously aroused the concern its satellit‘s, continued Commu-
of great and small nations to nist sale of arms to Arab states,
realize that any conflagration in American-British "embargo" on
the Middle East is likely to shipment of arms to Israel and
spread throughout the • world. limited aims of the Hammarsk-
This, the Israel Premier empha- jold negotiations.
Ben-Guriori said he was "pro-
sized, has been revealed by Mr.
Hammarskjold's mission a n d foundly grieved" that Jews of
perhaps also by the shift in the the Soviet Union, Romania,
Soviet policy • with regards 'to Hungary, Polan d,. Czechoslo-
vakia and Bulgaria were unable
the Middle East.
Premier Ben-Gurion reviewed to send representatives to the
at length the history of the Congress.
He said every countey in
Arab - Israel armistice agree-
ments and how they were con- which Jews "enjoy freedom
stantly violated by the Arab of action and movement" is
.states. The armistice pact with represented at the Congress.
Jordan, he pointed out,- provided He expressed hope that Com-
for free access by Israel to the munist nations will "recog-
Holy Places, the right to use in- nize the rights of Jews in
stallations on Mt. Scopus, free their lands - to meet their
access to the Mt. of Olives brethren from other parts of
cemetery, free use of the Beth- the world in complete free-
lehem and Latrun roads as well dom without affecting in any
as the railway to Jerusalem. - way the regime or status of.
"Only the last point was imple- countries where they live."
mented, while Jordan persist-
Ben-Gurion said the supreme
ently refuses to implement the question is can we be confident
other clauses," Mr. Ben-Gurion of the survival of Jewry in the
emphasized. He stressed -the fact Diaspora and the preserv. ation
that Israel had agreed to pro- of its values after the destruc-
vide electricity for the Jordan- tion of European Jewry and as-
held .Old City of Jerusalem, but similation in practice. He said
the offer was rejected. - •
the "greater part of Diaspora
now is concentrated in
Zionist Congress Hears Jewry
the New World and assimila-
Goldmann Plea for Arms tion in practice without any
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
ideology is advancing with
to The Jewish News)
great strides. In the heart of
JERUSALEM -- An appeal to
every Jew anxious for the fu-
the United States Government
to act on Israel's request for de- ture of Judaism is the question:
fensive arms was voiced here will Diaspora Jewry long sur-
Tuesday night by Nahum Gold- vive? A common destiny binds
mann, chairman of the Jewish the State and Diaspora Jewry
Agency Executive, in a power- and the opposite also is true.
ful address delivered at the And you will not have done
opening session of the 24th your duty unless you attempt in
World Zionist Congress which the course of this Congress to
is attended by 500 delegates find effective, reliable methods
from all parts of the world, in- to strengthen the dispersed
Jews through Hebrew educa-
eluding 122 from the U.S.
Dr. Goldmann said the rea- tion, intensifcation of Jewish
sons given by the U.S. Govern- consciousness and unity, inten-
ment in refusing arms to Israel sify its attachment for the hope
—while Arabs are receiving of Metsianic redemption by en-

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