,gyptian Expulsion of Jews Shocks

World; Escapees Tell of Brutality

women among the internees,
the refugees added. "They have
been given 48 hours to get out."
The refugees appealed to the
International Red Cross, whose
headquarters are located in
Geneva, to "intervene immedi-
ately to save lives. A delay will
be costly in terrris - of human
suffering."
Swiss Seek- UNIntervention
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA)—Efforts are being made
here to enlist the aid of the

(In Washington, State De-
that 30,000 Jews were being de-
partment
sources said the De-
ported, and that Jewish hospi-
partment is in contact with the
Action by the United Na- tals in Cairo and , Alexandria Egyptian government on the
tions against anti-Jewish ter- were. being closed, the sick status of a number of "state-
rorism in Egypt was 'demand- ejected and medical staffs ar- less" Jews against whom Egypt
ed Wednesday and Thursday rested.
is reportedly taking action.)
in capitals of the world by . ..
-Mrs . Meir emphasized . Egypt's
..
3,000 Jews Arrested
Premier David Ben-Gurion, actions • w e re a . violation
of
LONDON
(JTA) — Approxi-
c
h
a
r'g
e
d
.
in
Israel's
•
who .
-human rights provisions of the mately 3,000 Egyptian Jews
Knesset that • Egypt imposed
charter. She asked the .As- have been arrested as the Cairo
a reign . of terror against UN
-sembly President "as a matter government goes ahead with
who
"hold
Eyptian Jews
of utmost urgency to approach
fast to their Jewish faith, the. Egyptian government' to plans to intern or expel vast ,
which is bound up with faith cause it to desist from the in- numbers of Egyptian Jews, the l
in a return - to. Zion." . human policy which it is Ares- London press reported. Some
1,000 are said to be imprisoned
•
Ambassador Abba , Eban, ently pursuing." She
- pointed
who presented the h case against out t at 'Jewish deportees are in Alexandria a ii. d 2,000 in
Egypt in an address before Compelled to abandon' all prop- Cairo.
A Jewish girl who arrived
the U.N. General Assembly.
erty behind them,. apart . from here from Cairo described it as
Congress
• The World Jewish
10 Egyptian pounds and a suit- a "city of terror and despair
Jewish - Com-
and American Jew
case of personal. clothing;
for us — a place of brutality."
mittee, whose factual revels-
She asked the Assembly Pres- Jews, she revealed, are beaten
tions made public in Paris, ident
to circulate the protest
London, Geneva, and New letter among •all members of on the streets and have been
refused food. They are hounded
York, showed mass deportation
by police as spies while loud-
of Jews, confiscation' of their the UN. . .
speakers in the streets contin ,
•
A
'Hitler
Parallel'
property and holding as host-
dic-
uously
blare anti-Jewish prop-
JERUSALEM—Egyptian
ages at least one member of tator Nasser's anti-Jewish ex- aganda.
each deported family in order
e
refused to give her
to impose terror on the entire cesses parallel Hitler's, Pre- •Th girl
Egyptian Jewish community." mier David Ben-Gurion told the name to newspapers for fear of
Among those listed as -hav- Knesset on Tuesday, moving reprisals against her brother
ing been expelled by the that a resolution urging the and uncle who remain in Egypt.
Egyptians were the relatives and great powers to immedi- The Board, of Deputies . of
intercede and -effect mea- British Jews said that measures
of - Mme. Pierre Mendes- ately
France, the Cicurels, large sures to halt persecutions. He • taken by Egypt against the
department-store holders in stated that the frightful news Jews, whether of Egyptian na-
Egypt, who also have relatives indicates a violent, uncivilized tionality, fOreign or stateless,
ar-
.
-
camp sign against Jews by Nas- resulted from "large scale
in. Detroit.
bitrary arrests, imprisonment
UNITED NATIONS — Israel ser
and 1000
military
Junta.
Over
stateless
Jews al- under cruel conditions and seiz-
. tt d a formal
Iprotest
to
t rises and
p
ure of Jewish enerp
the President of the UN Gen- ready have been expelled with- institutions."
eral Assembly against Egypt's I out an opportunity to take their
Egyptian Jews who in the
expulsion of Jews. The letter, possessions, and many are held past Eire years wished to leave
in
concentration
camps
while
signed by Golda Meir, charged
government se- Egypt through ordinary chan-
the Egypt an gov
nels were denied this-right. The
verely punishes those with
Zionist inclinations. We cannot action by Egypt in detaining the
but warn the world that if ac- Jews for years and reducing
them to destitution before ex-
tion is not taken, another holo- pulsion is modeled on a Nazi
caust will follow for Jews that pattern, the statement said.
is a repetition of the - days of
The Board appealed to Indian
Hitler.
Premier Nehru to use his offices
Ben-Gurion added that the to assuage the situation created
Egyptian government - imposed by this new policy of the Egyp-
reign of terror on all Jews in tian government.
Egypt who desire to hold fast to
In Jerusalem, the entire Knes-
their Jewish faith, imposes se- set, with the exception of the
vere penalties on these Jews. Communists, approved a 40,000;-
All these . acts remind us of 000 pound "victory loan" and a
those committed by Hitler be- 20,000,000 pound "victory tax."
fore World War II.
The second and third readings
An official resolution stated, were rushed through on Wed-
"the Knesset expresses profound nesday morning without debate.
Chief Rabbis Herzog and Nis-
shock at the atrocities being
committed against Jews in 1Sim appealed to the. heads of
Egypt and the crimes of the religion throughout the world,
Egyptian dictator and ruling as well as to world Jewry, to
ROOTS OF A NATION military junta. Egypt is tram- protest Egyptian persecutions
pling in the dust the Charter and deportations. The rabbis
of the Rights of Man which is aLio ordered Israel Jewry to re-
Vital To The Survival of
cite Psalm 142 for "the peace
a foundation of the UN.
"The State of Israel will of lof our persecuted brethren in
course open its gates to all Jews the Egyptian Galut."
expelled from Egypt and will
2,00 Egyptian Jews Flee
welcome with open arms any
GENEVA (JTA) — The first
Jew who comes to Israel."
planeloads of 200 Egyptian Jew-
Trees Are
The Knesset approved Ben- ish refugees arrived here, less
Gurion's motion, 67 to 3, those than 24 hours after President
being .Communists. Nasser's . move to intern or exile
Expressing deep shOck at the 50,000 Egyptian Jews.
The refugeeS reported that all
treatment of the Jews were
Guarding the Soil,
their belongings had been seiz-
representatives
of
Frande
and
Defending the Crops,
Great Britain, which also were ed and said that "many Jews
Subduing the Desert,
had been arrested and flung
reported- being attacked.
Creating Agricultural
into concentration camps." They
In
Paris,
French
Foreign
Min-
Self-Sufficiency
center had
ister Christian Pineau met with said an internment
up in the building of
been
set
top
officials
to
study
reports
Give More Life
that Egypt was to begin expell- the French Lycee (high school)
to the Soil
aged
ing 50,000 Jews, 13,000 Britons in Cairo. There are many
and sick people and /pregnant
Add More Soldiers
and 6,000 French citizens.
French newspapers quoted. an
to the Army
tia n official as stating: "We
1 E gyp
Plant More Trees
shall send the Jews • into -the
CHARLES
Sinai desert and let Moses lead
them back to Israel. They will
WEINSTOCK Says
suffer the fate of the Arab
refugees who have been wait-
Come in Today — and
ing since 1948 for their future
to be settled and about whom
Let Me Show You
the' United Nations is -talking."
The NEWEST Buick .
Swiss diplomats who repre-
sent
France
a
n
d
Britain
in
Perpetuate the memory of family
Yet ... BUICK for '57!
and friends . . . celebrate Bar
Egypt reported that property of
Mitzvah . . . honor any happy
French and British nationals
event by planting trees in the
forests and fields of Israel!
and of Jews of Egyptian nation-
BUICK'S RETAIL STORE
ality was being confiscated by
NUMBER:
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NEW PHON
Egyptian authorities and prepa-
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UN 4 - 2767
rations are, being made to ban-
Near G. M. Bldg.
ish them.
Swiss diplomatic representa-
NEW ADDRESS:
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tives are attempting to See to
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it that the 69,000 persons mark-
29th Year• With Buick
ed for expulsion are evacuated
All Contributions to JNF Are
manner.
Tax Deductible
in an orderly

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The. Jewish News)

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- Jews Expelled to Italy
ROME (JTA) — The Italian
Foreign Ministry has informed
the United Italian Jewish Com-
munity here of the expected ar-
rival from Egypt of 46 Italian
Jews. The 46 had been held pri-
soners by the Egyptians who
then forced them to leave the
country.

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