Sunday, April 7, has been set as G-Day—the Great Day for Giving—by the Women's
Division of the Allied Jewish Campaign. It is the 'day on which the women of our
community are asked to assist the United Jewish Appeal in its great rescue efforts
in behalf of the persecuted Jews who are fleeing from Egypt, Hungary and Iron
Curtain countries: This is a call to our women to respond generously to the volun-
teer workers who will ask them for their contributions to the rescue activities and for
the support of 50 additional local, national and overseas service-rendering agencies.
`G-Day' Call to the Jewish
Women in Our Community
For 1957 Allied' Campaign
Secretary Dulles'
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Israel Presses Navig tion
Rights; Refugee Issue Aired
_ Detroiters Join Israelis',
Project for Supermarkets
Outstanding supermarket dealers in Detroit last
week joined with an Israeli group in organizing the
Super-Sol Corporation for the purpose of establishing the
first supermarket in Tel Aviv.
Local leaders who made the project possible were
headed by Nathan and John Lurie, Tom and Al Borman,
Irwin I. Cohn and Sam Frankel.
Israelis who were here to inspire this effort were
Herbert Hordes, Allan Feinberg and Ben Zion Ben-
Chayim. They returned to Israel this week.
The Israel government has encouraged this project
and will assist it financially with loans.
The sponsors of this project stated that they expect
the first supermarket to be completed in Tel Aviv
within eight months, others will follow.
The sponsors of this project said they were heartened
not only by the financial aid to be given by the Detroit
investors, but also by their offer to utilize their experi-
ences in supermarket construction and operation.
This project, they said, will assist Israel in lowering
food prices and in reducing the cost of living index -.
Israel this week definitely went on record that- she will uphold her navigation
rights and will reject attempts to inject irrelevant issues, especially the refugee prob-
lem, in the present Challenging Middle East issue..
A major development was a Foreign Ministry official's declaration; in answer to
Egyptian President Nasser, that there is absolutely no connection between the Arab
refugee question and the issue involving freedom of the 'seas. He said that Israel is
prepared to discuss • the refugeJ question "at any time the Arab states want to," and
there were indications that. Israel is prepared to offer coinpensation in an over-all dis-
cussion of the problems relating to peace.' • --
At the same time, however, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and other Israel
.officials asserted that a test sailing of an Israeli boat will be made through the Suez_
Canal, and that if the boat is prevented from -passing or is confiscated it will -be inter,.
preted as an act of war by Egypt.
Disappointment was expressed in Jerusalem over the report that a Palestine Arab
force would -help the United Nations Emergency Force patrol the Gaza Strip. Ad-
mitting that "there is nothing at all we can do about it; except expi- ess our regret,"
he Foreign Ministry spokesman said it only goes to prove how helpr•ss the UNEF is
in the face of Egyptian pressures." He said Israel interprets it as "a .1 ether return
of the Egyptian army" to the area that was conquered and later evacuated Israel
under UN and U. S. pressures.
While the United States expressed its displeasure over Nasser's proposals for
running the Suez Canal, the apparent acceptance of his terms is interpreted as further
defiance of the -UN decisions by Egypt.
On the refugee question, an Israeli spokesman said it cannot be solved without
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resettling them in Arab countries, since it would be impossible to bring them back
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Travel Ban Lifted. Too Late
To Save Tours for Passover
(Direct JTA Telegraph Wires to The Jewish News)
Irish-Jewish Fellowship, Inter-Faith Amity
Evidenced at Opening of Allied Jew ish Drive
Detroit Jewry's great humanitarian effort in behalf of the downtrodden and dis-
possessed in Egypt, Hungary and in countries behind the Iron Curtain, was spurred on
closer to triumph at the opening meeting of the Allied Jewish Campaign, at Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek, March 28. The gathering was graced by the presence here of Lord
Mayor Robert Briscoe of Dublin, Ireland. It climaxed a day of-exciting events that ce-
mented the Irish-Jewish fellowShips and advanced inter-faith amity. With 55 per cent
of the campaign goal assured at that meeting, campaign leaders were heartened by the.
progress made by the 4,000 workers to solicit 30,000 contributors for a minimum goal of
$6,500,000. Campaign leaders hope to attain this-goal by April 25, when the closing
campaign dinner will be helciat the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel. Guests at the March 28
rally, shown in the photograph, include; from the left: Morris Berinstein, national pres-
ident of the United Jewish Appeal, major beneficiary of the Allied Jewish Campaign;
Peter Delaney, Mayor Briscoe's Irish-Catholic secretary; Max M. Fisher, chairman of the
1957 Allied Jewish Campaign; Mayon-Briscoe; Israel Consul Reuven. Dafni; Dr. Joseph
Briscoe, Dublin dentist, son of Mayor Briscoe, and Martin Fleming, chairman of the
United- Irish Societies in Detroit.
Detailed Allied Jewish Campaign Reports on Page 40
TF,L AVIV—Israeli economic circles Tuesday welcomed the
announcement that the United States Government had lifted
the ban on AMerican travel to Israel, but voiced regret that
action came too late to save the tourist season for Passover.
- It is not considered possible - to arrange hi the limited time
left the customary holiday grOup tours ffom the United States,
although it is hoped a number of individual tourists will
now come.
The announcement that the United States Government had
lifted the ban on American travel to Israel, Egypt, Jordan and
Syria was made Monday night. American passports are now
valid for travel in these countries for the first time since last
November, following the Sinai operation.
American officials and their dependents who were evacuated
from the Middle East at that time have now been authorized
to return. Israeli circles expect that their return will soon be
followed by resumption. of American economic aid to Israel.
Embassy officials and staff members of the U.S. Operations
Mission are expected back here this week.
In Jerusalem, Premier Ben-Gurion who Monday chided
the U. S. for its delay in lifting the ban, welcomed the ending
of restrictions Tuesday.- He- expressed the hope that "many
Americans will now visit the Land of the Bible." He assured
them "a warm welcome and traditional hospitality."
Even Independence Day, Tours May Be Ruined
NEW YORK—State, Department action in lifting the ban
on travel to Israel came too late for Passover , visits by
American Jews, officials of tourist agencies specializing in
Israel tours told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tuesday.
Bookings can still- be made by air, the officials said, but
none of them reported definite bookings for Israel trips.
One official • explained that. American Jews going to Israel
for Passover usually plan extended visits and normally -book
their tours .three to four months in advance.
"The Passover season is ruined," a travel agent said. "We
had a lot. of bookings made as far back as October in the
hope that the ban would be lifted in time, but they have all
been cancelled except for maybe five per cent."
The officials said that the last United States-to-Israel ship
left March 28, due to arrive April 11. Ocean travel arrange-
ments can still be made by ship to Europe and transfer there
to Israel-bound boats, but few Americans were expected to
take advantage of that possibility.
"We're taking bookings for Independence Day," (May 5),
said one travel agent, "and we aren't even sure the lifting of
the ban came in time to - save that business."
Rabbis Issue Holiday Appeal for Allied Jewish Campaign
Details on Pages 2 and S