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By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Personalities Behind the News first years, but later, in the write his memoirs . . . B.G.R.
Moshe W e i z m a n n, Chaim United States, he managed to is close to 80 and his life en-
Weizmann's younger brother organize more or less steady compasses the most dramatic
who died last week in Tel support from various elements chapter of modern Jewish his-
Aviv at the age of 80, was in Jewish life . . . Sometimes tory . . . Not only was he a
quite a character . . . He was a the groups he talked into sup- witness of events, he was a
serious scholar who would have porting the JTA were political participant! What is still more
been welcome in any first rate opponents . . . Yet he succeded important, he is an accom-
university in the world, but he in getting their interest not- plished writer with a unique
preferred to go, at the age of wihtstanding their rivalries . . style and approach to his sub-
40, to Palestine . . His field And, what's more, he himself ject matter . . • The other day
was chemistry and he loved to kept the JTA uninvolved, never we read his Wok review on
teach . . . So he joined the surrendering the editorial in- the "Louis Marshall Papers"
Hebrew University and became dependence of his newsgather- which were just published . . .
one of the most beloved pro- ing service . . Jacob was very No one else but B.G.R. could
fessors . .. The students flocked lucky that he found Ida, the have dissected and analysed
to his lectures because he had girl he married . . . She was and criticied as authoritative-
a great sense of humor ... He exceptionally able and her con- ly this work which purports
never became involved in poli- fidence in the JTA never wa- to reflect Jewish history . . .
tics and kept away from the vered . . . sometime, somebody He nailed down the omissions
Zionist movement ... His hobby should write the story of the and exagerations and on,:e
was chess and his chess battles Landaus . . . It would make more reminded us that he is
with the late Schmarya Levine fascinating reading.
the only living historianwho
were famous . . . They some-
We would wish that some- could tell the story of the last
times played for days on end body would make it possible half century in American Jew-
. . . Strangely enough, both for Bernard G. Richards to ish life.
were rather poor players but
they loved the game . • •
Chaim Weizmann was a fre-
quent- visitor at Moshe's home
. . . The tall figure of Moshe
and his sharp wit - were well
known throughout the land .
He had lots of enemies, for he
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
Washington as well as public
was outspoken, but those who
(Copyright, 1957, JTA, Inc.)
opinion trends are evaluated by
knew him well appreciated his
WASHINGTON — A question Col. Kieffer. His fee is recorded
independent warmhearted per-
as $500 monthly.
sonality . . He never used his has been raised over the pro-
priety
of
a
distinguished
Ameri-
Last February, the Buffalo
relationship to his famous
brother to obtain favors . . . can geopolitician working as a Evening News published a se-
ries of five features by Col.
Jacob Landau, the founder paid agent of the Arabs.
He is Col. John E. Kieffer, a Kieffer entitled "The Middle
of the JTA, was dedicated to
but one aim, the upbuilding reserve officer of the U. S. Air East Through Arab Eyes." The
of the Jewish Telegraphic Force, whose reputation is such standard Arab line on Israel and
News Service . • . He started that he was presented the "Dis- "colonialism" was followed.
On March 15, the acting di-
the undertaking in a furnished tinguished Citizen Award" of
rector of the Arab Informa-
room in Kopenhagen, Den- his hometown newspaper, the
tion. Center, Dr. Fayez Say-
mark, without capital . . . He Buffalo (N. Y.) Evening News.
Col. Kieffer was a profes- egh, wrote Col. Kieffer. He re-
tried to convince Jewish lead-
tained him as a consultant.
ership that a Jewish news serv- sor of political science at vari-
Enclosed was a $500 cheek.
ice was a necessity if world ous universities and a faculty
Jewry was to maintain any sort member of the National War Since then the relationship
of unity . . . Landau in those College in Washington. He is has paid dividends to both
parties.
days was a rather fat, short a Fellow of the Royal Geo-
Col. Kieffer made known
young man with a baby face graphic Society.
Recently he launched. a Wash- that he also serves the Govern-
and sleepy eyes ... He seemed
ington
business
called
"Uni-
ment of Venezuela and the Ba-
to be moving slowly, but actu-
ally he was one of the most versal Research and Consul- tista regime of Cuba.
energetic men we ever met tants, Inc." It distributes a
He told this reporter that his
"special memorandum" analyz-
. . . It is not exagerated to
services to foreign clients do not
ing world events.
say that nobody but Landau
The records of the U.S. Jus- compromise the objectivity of
could have developed the JTA
tice Department reveal that the his "S p e c i a l Memorandum"
into a worldwide news service
colonel is registered as a foreign newsletter. But some subscrib-
•
•
•
When things looked agent for the Arab States Dele- ers are not convinced, particu-
hopeless, when there was no
gation Office. That office, in larly about his treatment of the
money for rent or food and
New York, is the center of the Arab-Israel affair.
for salaries of the staff, he Arab propaganda apparatus in
An issue is emerging here as
never grew panicky . . . He the United States. Its staff to whether it is proper for a
would approach some wealthy exposes the Nasser ideology U.S. colonel, even while in a
Jew who heretofore may not which frequently reflects the reserve capacity, to serve Arab
have had any sort of con- Communist Party line.
clients who are suspected of in-
nection or understanding of
Col. Kieffer holds that as trigue with Soviet diplomats
Jewish affairs and sell him the a consultant he engages in no
against American interests.
idea of the JTA . . . Some- "public relations" activities
how, he pulled miracles out and does not necessarily agree
of his hat when emergencies with all Arab views. His
happened . . . These were the "Special Memorandum" claims
to be "dedicated to providing
a frank, objective, stream-
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel is
lined analysis . . " Yet it participating in the Interna-
minimizes the danger of the
tional Geophysical Year, which
Arabs slipping further into
began throughout the world
the Communist orbit. An at-
Monday, with a comprehensive
tempt is made to discredit program of data collection.
We have a fine large selec-
Israel.
Information will be sought
tion of mountings.
The colonel advises the Arab
Students Association. Arab stu- on meteorology, the ionosphere
14-kt.
dents throughout the country and cosmic rays as seen from
Gold
from sl 0 up
observation posts here.
have antagonized the campus
The Hebrew University in
community by justifying Nas-
Jerusalem, the Technion in
ser's collaboration with Moscow.
Haifa and the government's
He attends conferences on the
meteorological service are the
Certified Master
Middle
East,
presumably
includ-
Watchmaker & Jeweler
three main participating insti-
ing Zionist meetings. He re- tutions.
18963 LIVERNOIS
ports findings and impressions
Meterological field measure-
to the Arab office in New York.
UN 1-8184
ments and radiation reports
Official policy tendencies in
will be made in Jerusalem,
Haifa and Lydda. Radio wind
observations will be made daily
during the entire geophysical
year, which is actually 18
months. Measurements also will
be made in Elath.
Centers of the observations
Thinking of Cadillac
will include the roof of the
Think of Me . .
new physics building of the
Haifa Technion and two caves
on the slopes of Mount Carmel
JOHN LEBOW
where underground cosmic ray
Representing
intensity will be recorded.
Ionospheric measurements
will start next December be-
EAST JEFFERSON BRANCH
cause an ionospheric recorder
to be received on loan from
CADILLAC MOTOR COMPANY
the United States Committee
3180 E. JEFFERSON
for the Geophysical Year has
LO. 7-6811 — Res. UN. 3-5127
not yet arrived.

HSIMar aiimma

Strictly Confidential

Question U.S. Colonel's Ethics
in Writing Arab Propaganda

Israel Joins in
Geophysical Year

DIAMONDS
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