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Boris Smolar's

'Between. You
and Me'

(Copyright, 1957,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency,

Inc.)

Public Moods:
The Israel-Egyptian conflict is attracting Major s attention
throughout the world . . . How does the average American react
to this conflict; is he inclined to side with Israel or with Egypt?
... The. American Institute of Public Opinion just condgcted a
Gallup Poll on attitudes toward Israel and Egypt and established
the following facts . . Exactly a third of those interviewed
were favorable toward Israel and only 17 percent favorable to-
ward Egypt Over half of all persons interviewed-52 percent
—were neutral .. . Fourteen percent were 'unfavorable toward
Israel and 31 perCent were • Unfavorable toward Egypt . . . Of
those who expressed theniSelves in favor of: Israel, 12 percent
were "highly favorable" and 21 percent were "mildly favorable"
. For Egypt, only four percent were "highly favorable" and
12 percent "mildly favorable" . . _The results of the poll Coin-
cide with the proportion of sentiment on the Arab-Israel' con-
flict expressed during recent weeks in the. American press in
editorials and letters to the editor . • . Pro-Israel sentiment 'de
clined during the early days of the Sinai campaign, but rose
again in connection with the dispute on Israel'S withdrawal
from Gaza and Aqaba areas .• . . Most of the editorials 'in the
American press supported Israel's request for guarantees on
free navigatiOn through the Gulf of Aqaba prior to withdrawing
its troops from Aqaba area

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Church Echoes:
The general press in the United States is displaying a sym-
pathetic understanding of Israel's present problems 2. Not so
the church press in this country . . A study by the Anti-
Defamation - League established that church press comments' on
Israel and the Middle East "differ sharply" in tone and con-
elusion from those of the general press . . . Of major Protestant
and Catholic church publicatiOns surveyed by the .ADL, more
than two-thirds indicate varying attitudes ranging from oppo-
sition to hostility to Israel . , . The rest are equally critical of
both Arabs and Israelis; a few are Sympathetic toward Israel
. . . The remarkable thing established by the .ADL is that many
church publications highly critical of Israel take strongly positive .
stands on other liberal issues . • . They Are against anti-Semitism,
for racial equality, and are outspoken in matters of civil rights.
and liberties . • However, with regard to Israel they are ap-
parently influenced by emotional interest in the - Holy Land as
the site of many Christian Holy Places and shrines . , Heaviest
criticism of Israel centers in the church publications around the
problem -of Arab refugees . Leading in wild anti-Israel de-
nunciations is the Catholic weekly "Our. Sunday Visitor" which
has 3,000,000 readers . It is followed by the national Catholit
magazine "The Sign" . . . Matching them is the official Metho-
dist weekly "Christian Advocate," the liberal Christian publica-
tion "The Christian Century," and "The Lutheran" . . . However,
the national Catholic weeklies;-"Commonweal" and "America,"
although frequently critical of Israel, consistently offer high
level discussion of Middle East Affairs and attempt to give
accurate- coverage of all positions . : . The same is true of the
"Catholic Digest" which the ADL found "scrupulously fair" . .
Among Protestant publications, the "Christian Herald" achieves
a high degree of objectivity. ‘.

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BERLIN (JTA)—Almost four
years after Communist pressure
forced the 1,250 Jews in East
Berlin to pull out of their as-
sociation with their tellow-Jews
in West Berlin, officers of the
two communities met officially
for the first time to diScuss
common Jewish problems.
One of them is the steady de-
cline in membership of the East
Berlin community which con-
sists mainly of elderly people
with almost -no children on the
communal lists. There are 4,500
Jews in West Berlin.

Kolitz to Speak
Bonn, Israel Sign Reparations Pact,
at Three Allied
in Face of East German Objections
(Direct JTA Teletype
Campaign Events
asled to swallow this anti-
to The Jewish News)

Zvi Kolitz, author and pro-
ducer of the award winning
Israeli film, "Hill 2,4 Doesn't
Answer," will be guest speaker
at three Allied Jewish Cam-
paign division meetings on suc-
ceeding iiightS. Kolitz, who is
fluent in both English and He-
brew, was so impressive when
he spoke St a women's pre-
Campaign meeting Jan. 9, that
the women in-
sisted their
husbands have
an opportunity
to hear him.
He has written
.many stories
on Jewish sub-
jects, is a con-
tributor to
leading Israeli
dailies, a grad-
uate of Italy's
NA v a 1 -Acad-
emy and WaS
Kolitz
a recruiting of-
ficer for the Israeli army.
Kolitz will highlight the food
division's annual dinner, 6:30
p.m., Monday at the Sheraton-
Cadillac Hotel.
Tuesday he will address the
mechanical trades division at
their annual dinner, 6:30 p.m.,
also at the Sheraton.
Members of the apparel
trades sections, mercantile divi-
sion, will hear Kolitz at 6:30
p.m., Wednesday, at the Statler
Hotel.
Merwin K. Grosberg is chair-
man of the food division. Hugo
Slotkin and Alfred Weiss _are
division associate chairman, and
•Irwin I. Cohn is counselor.
Robert Trepeck is chairman
of the mechanical trades divi-
sion, which raised more than
$1,000,000 in last year's cam-
paign. Vice-chairmen of the di-
vision are Harry B. Arnow,
Reuben Axelrod, Albert Fru-
man, Sam D. Jacobs and Harry
B. Korman. Sol Eisenberg and
Emil T. Stern are Pre-Cam-
paign; Chairthen. Advisory com-
mittee members are Jerry Biel-
field, Nathan R. Epstein, Har-
vey H. Goldman, Abe Kasle,
Ben Kramer; Jack O. Lefton,
Milton K. Mahler and Emil T.
Stern. •
Arthur Leebove and Stanley
J. Winkelman are chairmen of
the mercantile division. Vice-
chairmen are Max J. Pincus,
Stanley White and' Meyer Zol
kower.
Alex Sklar is year-round
chairman and Max °snag"' is
pre-campaign chairman. Harry
S. Cohn, Louis Tabashnik,
James Wineman and I. Lewis
Zui•back are counselors.

Map Camnaign Strategy
At a social and dance, 8:15
p.. m., Wednesday at the Davi-
son Jewish Center, Metropoli-
tan Division, Allied - Jewish
Campaign, will present brief
dramatic skits illustrating soli-
citation. psychology.

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Semitism of Stalinist coloration
BONN — The 1957-58 West which postures as a highm•nded
German reparations payments lbve of peace."
agreement, providing 250,000,000
An expansion in Israel:-West
marks for Israel, was signed German trade was reported in
here Monday by representatives connection with the reparations
'of the Bonn government and the agreement signing. Israel bought
Israel Reparations Missio n. 75;000,000 marks worth of West
Seventy-five million marks will German goods during the past
be applied as payment for British fiscal year outside of reparation,
fuel supplies to Israel.
purchases. Income from West
Commodities . to be provided to German imports of Israeli pro-
Israel remain unchanged by the ducts also increased.
agreement. They include indus-
trial and agricultural equipment. Border? What Border?
:Timed to coincide with the
reparations 'agreement, signing Asks Gaza Shepherd
which affirmed reports that. - NAHAL OZ (AJP)—This fa-'
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer mous village -near the Gaza
had rejected a request from the Strip, which for years has lived
Eisenhower. _ administration t o under the threat of Egyptian
suspend reparation payments if gun emplacements, is faced with
the United Nations voted sanc- a new problem as harvest time
tions against Israel, a denun- approaches. Arab shepherds of
ciation of the Chancellor was the Gaza Strip have ceased to
issued by the Communist East be afraid. of illegal grazing in
German Foreign Ministry.
the fields belonging to the vil-
Calling the Bonn government lage.
refusal to consider suspension
Since the occupation of the
of reparations payments a "gro-ss Strip by Israel, border patrolling
violation of- the interests of the has stopped and with it the fear
German people," the East Ger- of armed guards. An Arab
man statement said the action shepherd who was apprehended
revealed the desire of "certain recently in the fields of Nahal
aggressive circles to keep alive Oz was warned by the settlers
the state of tension in the not to cross the border again.
Middle East." .
He replied: "What border are
The .Frankfurter Rundshau, a you talking about? The border
West German daily, called, the does not exist: any more, and
East German protest an action if you dare to take my herd
which "outdoes everything that away, I will go to the Isfaeli
has been seen so far in diplo- police."
matic duplicity . . . Even poli-
Thus times have changed in
tical illiterates should not be - the Gaza Strip .

Samuel H. Rubiner, chairman, executive committee, Jewish
Welfare Federation, chats with Junior Division members, (L-R)
William Wetsman, president, Richard Hamburger, Jay W. Allen
a,;nd1E*13bert.Kasle, co-chairmen; special gifts,.follosuccess-
ful spediar gifts M eetineat w high
er spoke - and aniburger
was host.

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