Friday, February 1, 1957

More Than 20% of Egyptian Jewry 'Safe from Egypt
Reaches Europe; Migration Continues in a New Home

ATHENS, (JTA)—The total
of Egyptian Jewish refugees ar-
riving in Europe since Novem-
ber reached 10,025 representing
more than 20 percent of the
total Egyptian Jewish popula-
tion, according to Charles H.
Jordan, Joint Distribution Com-
mittee general director.
The refugees will be cared
for while in Athens by the
Council of Greek Jewish corn-
munities. Passage and other
help is being provided by the
United Hias Service for those
choosing to go to other coun-
tries than Israel.
All of the Jews were searched
before boarding to the Misr and
many personal possessions con-
fiscated. Each family was per-
mitted to take less than $15 in
cash and $700 in travelers
checks against accounts frozen
in England.
Refugees who arrived in
Rome from Egypt told of con-
tinued oppression, including the
desecration of the Jewish ceme-
tery in Cairo by. armed Egyptian
thugs. They said that a con-
siderable number of headstones
were overturned and various
graves dug up.
About 400 refugees in Naples,
all Italian nationals, staged a
demonstration against inade-
quate assistance and reports
that the Italian authorities were
Planning to resettle them in
Sicily. The 400 lived originally
in. Port Said.
The Italian cabinet is ex-
pected to discuss the problem
of Italian nationals fleeing or
exiled from Egypt. Rumors are
circulating the government will
extend rights and privileges to
the exiles similar to • those
granted Italian nationals who
left Trieste areas now under
Yugoslav rule.
Meanwhile„. the Union of
Italian Jewish Communities has
issued a nation-wide appeal
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the refugees. The total of
Italian nationals expected to
quit Egypt soon is estimated at
7,000.
In New York, the American
Jewish Congress concluded a
two-day joint meeting of its
national executive and adminis-
trative • committees with the
adoption of a resolution calling
on the U. S. Government to
give hasten to the expelled
Jews.
The resolution also asked
President Eisenhower to inter-
vene with Egyptian President
Col. Nasser to- halt his policy
of anti-JeWish persecution. It
urged the American delegation
to the United Nations to take
the lead in the UN General As-
sembly for action against
Egypt's violation of human
rights.
• Expressing its approval of the
Eisenhower Doctrine as "the
first step" in the formulation
of an overall American policy
for the area, the American
Jewish Congress nevertheless
went on. record as warning that
unless the program is broad-
ened to deal with the Arab-
Israel conflict, "it will prove in
the • Middle East, but even for
its immediate purpose of deter-
ring Communist aggression."
Another resolution voiced
"dismay" at the moves under-
taken at the United Nations to
force the unconditional- with-
drawal of Israeli forces from
the Sinai Peninsula and the
Gaza Strip, with no provisions
made for the security of Israel's
borders and the free use of in-
ternational waterways.
The •AJC also called on the
U. S. State Department to lift
its ban on travel to the Middle
East. A report on .13%. S. immi-
gration policy proposed "dras-
tic overhauling of the McCar-
-ran-Walter Law" as "the only
way in which the _ U. S. can
deal fairly and adequately with
the problem of Hungarian and
Egyptian refugees."
National Commander William
Carmen, at the national execu-
tive committee of the Jewish
War Veterans, meeting in New
York, called upon the American
Government and the American
people "to open the doors of the
United States to those refugees
from Egyptian enslavement who
wish to come here." He referred
to Premier Nasser of Egypt as
"a new embryo of evil which
has risen in the world disregard-
ing morality and decency as
Hitler had done."

Mrs. Victor Segal, president
of Women's American ORT, is
in Vienna to observe first-hand
the impact of the influx of
Hungarian refugees on that city.

70 Congressmen Ask Dulles to Get
Guarantees for Israel from - Egypt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (JTA) will not be permitted to return
—Seventy Democratic-Congress- to the area and reestablish their
men this week expressed con- blockade," they said. "We can
cern in a letter to Secretary of Understand the reasons for the
State Dulles that pressure is be- concern of the Israel Govern-
ing brought on Israel to with- ment in view of the fact - that
draw from the Straits of Tiran the United Nations failed to
before a commitment is obtained carry out the September 1, 1954
from Egypt to desist. from estab- resolution ordering-Egypt to
lishing a new blockade of the sist from its blockades of Suez
Gulf of Aqaba.
and Aqaba," said the Congress-
The Democrats, all members men.
They suggested that the
of the House of Representatives,
asked Mr. Dulles for "assurance United' States "insist on guar
that we are not returning to the antees for free passage for all
conditions which prevailed on shipping. at Aqaba before the
October 29 and which precipi- area is prematurely abandoned
tated the hostilities." Secretary by the Israel forces." It was also
Dulles was told that many Con- suggested that Col. Nasser be
gressmen "fear that Colonel asked for a commitment to keep
Nasser of Egypt is dictating the the Suez Canal open to ships of
terms and conditions of the im- all nations without discrimina-
A father and-: daughter are plementation of the November tion.
shown as they arrive in Israel 2 resolution and that the UN
RAYNARD I. JAMESON, of
two of over 10,000 Jews . force is merely clearing the way
New York, formerly on the staff
the
return
of
Egyptian
for
driven from Egypt by Premier
of the American Arbitration As-
Nasser's Hitler-like "Nationali- forces."
sociation, has been named di-
ty" laws. In the father's hand
(The appeal to Dulles was rector of Bnai Brith's citizen-
is a shopping bag of personal signed . by five Congressmen ship and civic affairs depart-
possessions, the only baggage from Michigan — Charles C. ment.
they were allowed to take Diggs, John D. Dingell, Martha
with them. Still they smile be.. W. Griffiths, Thaddeus M. Ma-
cause they know they will be chrowicx and Louis C. Rabaut).
cared for until they get a new
The Congressmen took note of
start with the aid of the Jew-• the Administration's proposed
ish Agency. ComMunities all Eisenhower Doctrine against
over the United States are Communism, but said: "It is a
rallying to the United Jewish futile enterprise to erect defenses
- Appeal's $100,000,000 Emer- against external Soviet aggres-
gency Rescue Fund, over and sion if we ignore the danger
above the regular UJA quota, that a Communist-armed or
which' will provide funds for Communist-inspired power is in
resettling this family and a position., at any time it wishes,
Kosher Catering
others like them.
to close this major waterway."
If You Still
(Suez). Accordingly, the Con-
gressmen stressed the impor-
Demand the Finest
tance of the Aqaba-Mediterran-
in Food and Service!
ean route across Israel as an al-
ternate to the Suez Canal.
WE GO ANYWHERE.
"We understand that Israel
UNITED NATIONS, (AJP)—
A Soviet spokesman told the has no desire to this area or to
AJP reporter here at the UN remain there permanently, but
this week that - the USSR will that it :wants guarantees that if
back up,Israel in her demands it does withdraw, the Egyptian's
for freedom of passage, through
the Suez Canal when the issue
arises in the General Assem-
bly. He made it plain that when
Soviet Foreign Minister Shepi-
lov delivered his major speech
during the first emergency
session, his reference to the
freedom of navigation for all
nations included Israel, though
he did not mention Israel by
name at the time. When the
AJP reporter countered with a
statement to the effect that
Egypt had also declared that the
Suez would be open to all na-
tions—everyone knowing that
Israel was excluded from this
category of "all nations," the
Soviet spokesman took much
pain to reply that the Soviet
Union is not Egypt, inferring
that when the USSR says all it
BY THE BAKERS OF "OVEN cliISP" UNSALTED MATZOH$
means all.

Soviet to Back
Israel on Suez

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