Prominent State
Leaders Rally
to Israel's Defense

Egyptian Army Captain
Given Asylum in Israel

Several prominent Michigand-
TEL AVIV — Youssef Nadda, an Egyptian army cap-
ers were among the 550 non-
Jewish Americans who signed tain captured in the Israeli Sinai campaign, Tuesday asked
a letter urging President Eisen- for and received temporary asylum in Israel.
hower to help "resolve internal
In a statement to Dr. Louis Gailland, International Red
threats to peace" of the Middle Cross representative in Israel, Capt. Nadda said he hoped
East, it was announced by the for the possibility of repatr'i'ation to England or some other
American Christian Palestine neutral country. He said he preferred England, his native
Committee.
country, where his mother's family still resides.
Detroiters - included Lucille
A graduate of the Cairo Military Academy, the 27-
Kach, Prof. C. Kanaan, Judge
Patrick O'Brien, the Rev. Ralph year-old officer said he wanted to return to England to
H. Read and the Rev. William resume his studies in psychology, and that he had wanted
B. Sperry.
to do so since 1954.
—International Sound Photo
Other Michigan residents
He said Egyptian law forbids resignations of military
An announcement by the Egyptian government at the were J. Dorsey Callaghan, of
officers, an offense punishable by court martial.
United Nations that unless Israeli troops are withdrawn from
Highland Park, Mrs. B. R. Don-
the Gaza Strip the Cairo government would "act on its own" aldson, - Dearborn, the Hon.
Capt. Naddas' English mother, his sister and his father,
brings broad smiles to Israel Foreign Minister GOLDA MEIR Richard Marshall, Oak Park, an engineer, are in Kuweit. He is staying in a Tel Aviv
and DANIEL LEWIN. They are probably remembering that it the Rev. John Muldu, Holland, hotel at government expense pending repatriation to
took Israel only four days to take the entire Sinai Peninsula.
F. 0. Rittenhouse, Berrien England.
Actually, the statement provided only comic relief from the
Springs, Doris Rucks, Muske-
heavy tension of recent weeks. It is this constant strain that gon, the Hon. Phillip A. Hart,
forced Mrs. Meir into a hospital last week. She has returned
CHECK ALL THE
Lansing, and Barbara R.. Foster, Birnbaum's 'Treasury of
now to the UN sessions against the advice of doctors who
Ann Arbor.
Judaism' Is Due Soon
warned her to take at least another week's rest.
OTHERS .. .
The letter called on the Pres-
The Hebrew Publishing Com-
ident to "bring about direct pany announces the forthcom-
Then see me for the
negotiations between Arabs and
ing publication of "A Treasury
Israelis," offer financial support
Best Deal on the Best
of UN regional development for of Judaism" by Dr. Philip
Buick Yet
the Middle East and work for Birnbaum.
This book is designed to ac-
a UN-policed buffer zone be-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The sufficient water this summer to tween Israel and Egypt until quaint the average reader with
The '57 Buick
leaders of seven towns and vil- increase _irrigated lands in the safeguards against renewed vio- the ethical teachings of some
Charles Weinstock at
lages in the Gaza Strip hailed Strip by 50 percent.
70 Jewish classics covering a
lence have been established.
The Israel government - will
the Israel government's decision
period of 30 centuries. It con-
to continue its administration of subsidize water prices and, as
tains meaningful selections from
the Arab area and asked new a result, water from the Yarkon Judge Baum to Be Guest the entire Bible, the Apocrypha,
6164 CASS AVE.
economic and social welfare River will cost Gaza Arab farm- On Guy Nunn TV Show the Talmud, the Midrash, and a
services even as Israel revealed ers less than Israeli farmers in
Near G. M. Bldg.
Circuit Judge Victor J. Baum rich variety of works by the
plans to further tie in the Gaza the Negev.
Will be the guest of commen- best known Jewish teachers and
Israel has reached agreement tator Guy Nunn at a television philosophers, including Rabbi
economy with that of the Jew-
TR 5-9700
ish State and raise the stand- with the United Nations Relief interview, Feb. 8, 12:30 p.m., Samson Raphael Hirsch, Rabbi
29th
Year With Buick
and
Works
Agency
in
the
Strip
ard of living in the 25-mile-long
on the program "Telescope" on Israel Salanter and Rabbi Abra-
to employ Palestine Arab ref- CKLW-TV, Channel 9.
Strip.
ham Isaac Kook.
At a meeting with the Israeli ugees in an afforestation pro-
Military Governor of the Gaza gram to plant 5,000 dunams
Strip, Lt. Col. Haim Gaon, the (1,250 acres) of land annually
Arab political leaders stressed in trees.
U N R WA, meanwhile, has
the improvements in the em-
ployment situation, in agricul- agreed to strike out of text-
ture and in sanitation which books used in schools for ref-
ugees, passages which incite .
had already taken place.
They voiced the formal de- hatred of Israel.
cisions of their town and vil-
lage councils urging that meas-
ures be taken to strengthen and
expand these services.
In Gaza itself, a committee
of leading residents, headed by
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Egyptian
SPECIAL CLEARANCE
the chairman of the town's Su- officers captured during the
preme Moslem Council, long Sinai campaign have been taken
considered the unofficial rep- on extensive tours of Israel and
resentative of the ex-Mufti of given broad pictures of Israel
Finest twists, tweeds, sculp-
Jerusalem, Israel's implacable life in the cities; villages and
tured Wiltons, and Axmin-
foe, requested expansion of the kibbutzim. Similar tours were
ster carpeting . . . all finest
economic, educational and so- organized in 1949 for Egyptian
quality and all clearance
cial services already in effect.
officers captured in the War of
priced. Values to 10.95.
A petition signed by the Liberation.
chairman and members, includ-
Among the visitors were field
ing a lawyer, a physician, mer-
chants, farmers and the mana- and staff members of the Gaza
ger of a local bus company, ask- and Sinai commands, physicians
PLUSH TWEED
ed that all institutions which attached to the army and mem-
bers
of
the
military
occupation
still are closed in Gaza be re-
A truly outstanding budget
opened and offered the aid of administration of the Gaza
value. Durable tweed broad-
the signatories in Israeli devel- Strip.
Col. Ali Rifat Adin and other
opment projects for the town.
loom resists soiling and dirt.
Meanwhile, it was revealed top officers were introduced
Black and White; Green and
that within the next two months into Ramat Gan homes while
sq. yd.
Champagne. Regularly 6.95.
their
wives,
brought
from
civ-
work will be begun on linking
ilian
detention
camps,
met
and
Gaza farmlands into Israel's
complex irrigation to bring in conversed with Israeli women
in the town.
Egyptian visitors were shown
through the Knesset building,
It you tvrn t
and roamed as far afield as Tel
First quality all wool Bark
Aviv, Haifa and the Lake Ti-
V
Texture. P o p'u I a r pattern
*paid* down, you won't
berias area. They were dressed
find • finer wino than
made to stand the roughest
in civilian clothes and were ac-
wear. Just a few colors left.
companied - by civilian guides.
Regularly 9.95.
Some of the Egyptian officers
seemed to have been impressed
by the tours. Others openly re-
sented them.
Israel will protest to the In-
WOOL PLUSH PILE
ternational Committee of the
Red Cross 'and will send notes
The utmost in quality and
to all governments with which
fashion. Thick 3 ply all woo/
it maintains diplomatic rela-
plush pile. Burnt gold, tur-
tions against Egypt's torture of
quoise, egg shell, and beige.
the four prisoners released in
exchange for the 5,800 Egyptian
Regularly 15.95.
officers and men Israel is re-
turning to their land.
THAT
All four prisoners told of fre-
THE
FINEST
quent beatings, being kept on a
MIXED
near starvation diet and being
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hospital

Arab Leaders in Gaza Strip Greet
Israel's Decision to Remain Eagerly

BUICK'S RETAIL STORE

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CLOSE-OUT!

Egypt's Officers
on Tour of Israel

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DID YOU
KNOW

3—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, February 1, 1957

Egyptian Threats at UN