Israel Trade Totals Show Decreased Imports by U.S. NEW YORK, (JTA)—Ameri-: can-Israel trade totalled $34,- 991,500 in the first three months of 1957, an increase of more than 10 percent over the parallel period in 1956, the American- Israel Chamber of Commerce reported. U.S. exports to. Israel totalled $30,300,000, as compared with $26,130,000 in the first three months of the previous year. American imports from Israel totalled $4,700,000, as,. compared with. $5,300,000 in the same , period in 1956. The decrease inl imports from Israel was almost entirely due to a decrease in the imports of cut and polished diamonds. Best Wishes on the Dawn . of a New Year Wayside Restaurant Special Full Course Lunch $1.45 Open 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. 1 7 164 SCHAEFER Blk. North of 6 Mile r UN. 4-9867 Orit11.1•0 ■ 0 111 ■ 13.11•00 .M.11. .11•1.0 0/M.0.1•01.4 ■ 011111.11.. Happy Holiday Greetings! Israel Not Asking U.S. Assurances Against Arab Attack nai Brith Women's Council Sets 'Star Studded Revue' A giant "Star Studded Revue" will be sponsored by the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Women's Council and its con- stituent chapters at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12, at the Fox Theater. The stars will be luminaries from stage, screen and tele- vision. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is not asking the United States for public assurances. of sup- port against a possible, Arab attack "at this moment," an Israel Foreign Ministry spokes- man declared here, in comment on reports that Ambassador Simcha Pratt Assumes Abba Eban had asked Secre- tary of State Dulles to make a Consul General Post public statement assuring Is- NEW YORK, (JTA)—Simcha rael of aid in the event of an Pratt assumed his post of Israel Arab attack, particulary one Counsul General in New York. launched from Syria. He has served as Israel Con- The spokesman said that Is- sul General in Chicago since rael had "certainly noted with 1953, with consular jurisdiction satisfaction" a statement by in 17 states in the Middle West. Vice-President Nixon on televi- Pratt was born in Rovno, sion indicating American sup- Russia, in 1912, and moved to port in the event Israel was a Palestine in 1926. He received his education at the University victim of aggression. He added that it would "de- of Basle. later at the University pend on the circumstances" of London where he obtained a whether Israel would consider law degree in 1934 and was called to the British bar. He that statement sufficient. The spokesman declined to practiced law in Tel Aviv until say whether Eban received pri, 1953 when he joined the Israel vote assurances from Dulles atl Foreign Service, their meeting last week. Asked! to comment on Dulles' remarks Interpret What Florida Indians that the U.S. did not see Syria Said to S. - Carolina's Governor as yet dominated by world AS early as 1695, American Communism, the Israeli spokes- Jews figured in aiding our gov- man said: "We are pretty well ernment, local and national. In convinced that Syria is today a that year, the governor of South Communist-dominated country." Carolina, wishing to question a He denied that the Foreign band of Indians captured in Ministry had received any Sy- wars with .the Spanish colonies, rian ultimatum demanding that learned that nobody at hand the Huleh drainage project be could speak the languages. He halted, nor would he say wheth- did, however, find a Jew who er the swamp reclamation work could interpret Spanish. The continued. Cairo radio alleged name of this gentleman has long last weekend_ that Syria had since become obscure, although sent such an ultimatum through we are certain he was a Jew. the United Nations. L Holiday Best Wishes Famous Vita-Boy Potato Chips Pretzels 5111 Fourteenth TY 7-5550 Mr. I Greetings and Best Wishes to All Our Friends for the coming THE FELDMAN FAMILY Arethusa Hotel 111.1 Mt. Clemens 11M■011■1.0•11M.IMIWO •1•11.0■111.0 . 11...1.001=1,0111!041.11,0•741 1.M•MKI Le Shono Toy() . DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN JEWISH WAR VETERANS Of THE UNITED STATES and LADIES AUXILIARY Robert J. Rafelson Post 431 Henry Mills, Commander Evelyn Schwartz, President Pfc. Joseph L. Bale Post 474 Irving Yura, Commander Florence Weiss, President Charles and Aaron Kogan Past 510 Shield Kogan, Commander Rita Goyer, President Dr. Harold Milinsky, Commander Sandra Samuels, President Lt. Roy F. Green Post 529 Harold L. Weiss, Commander Gertrude Left, President (Grand Rapids) Robert Saroff, Commander Lt. Raymond Zussman Post 333 Naidy Whitton, Commander v. 71' to the Entire Jewish Community Ginsburg-Rosenberg Post 513 Berger-Kleiman Post 252 - Shirley Manson, President I. Sgt. Morton A. Silverman Post 418 Henny Littman, Commander 1 Ida Shein, President Bloch-Rose Post 420 Yetz-Cohen Post 530 Sam Alpert, Commander ,Dorothy Schwartzman, President Sholom Post 537 Roland Gottesman, Commander Esther Goldman, President Harvey Dater Post 559—Lansing Dr. Stanley,M..,Prens, Commander AI Rosen, Commander Charlotte Rosen, President Oak .Park Past Benja.Min, Edelstein, CORRINE OPPENHEIM , DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT 4*4 '40/ 4403:E. 7 : 404 . 6 ■240 )Afaligiiatii:44,4 S ■ ‘ittitiktiraftWAROViSIKZ41 —PliESIOENT cn riZ11: M27;5 William Goldberg, Commander Julie Goodman, President A Happy many friends C11 and Mrs. Bernard Osoff and Family of 17603 Strathmoor Mrs. Jack Seder, President Harry Stolsky, Secretary Flint Post 231 5718 Ue 19520 GRAND RIVER KE. 2-0100 Extends Heartiest Greetings on the New Year to All Its Members and Supporters and to the Entire Jewish Community. I 1 _Ruby Tompkins, President to all our Drive-1n Free Parking SINCERELY WISH A NEW YEAR 1957 0:1 z "The House of Quality Dry Cleaning" Jewish Women's European Welfare Organization Bulgaria Halts Emigration; 2,000 Jews Seek Permits TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Bul- garian authorities have halted, "for the time being," the grant- of Continous PEACE and HAPPINESS ing of exit visas to Jews wish- 1 ing to emigrate from Bulgaria'to Israel, , the Bulgarian . Chief 1 Detroit Post 135 Rabbi, Dr. Hananel, disclosed on I Morris Tulupman, Commander his arrival here to attend the 1 Bertha Schaap, President Jewish scientific congress in i Jerusalem. Jones Post 190 Of the 6,000 Jews .left Dr. A. Arthur Brown, Commander I Deborah Bregman, President Bulgaria, he said 2,000 have I registered for emigration. The ! authorities, he said, dO issue a I Lt. Eli Levin Post 230 limited number of visas for Abe Tompkins, Commander tourists wishing to visit Israel.. and Prosperous N EW YEAR DUBIN CLEANERS NEW YEAR Of 18237 Cherrylawn " 0 New Year Greetings Wish All of Their Relatives and Friends A Most Joyous and Happy New Year. Mr. and Mrs. EUGENE WEISS 0 ..-CNNIO,H11••■ OAI■F041! 0■•=.1 .41■41.011■11 ,11 general chairman, UN. 2-3690, Mrs. Charles Galinsky, UN. 2-3398, or Mrs. Alfred Goldberg, UN. 4-8440. 0 Greetings & Best Wishes To Our Family & Friends On the New Year SPECIAL i Iraq Continues Boycott 1 RECORDINGS, INC.I of Israel, Baghdad Says LONDON (JTA) — Refuting 138 DUFFIELD I- Egyptian allegations that Iraq I is softening its attitude toward WO 1-4833 ,...d Israel, the Iraqi • radio said that the Baghdad Government "did not and will not attend any re- gional conference in whidh Is- Holiday Good Wishes rael participates,- thus comply- ing with its well-known nation- alist policy and the unified de- "Vic" Moore cision of the Arab League." The broadcast stressed that Skil Corporation "the Iraqi Government's deci- sions and instructions are very 17160 Wyoming - decisive and final in this re- spect." UN 1-6652 Proceeds of the event will go toward Bnai Brith philantropic projects. such as the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark., institution for treatment of arthritis; the Na- tional Jewish Hospital at Den- ver, Colo., which provides free treatment in tuberculosis; Bnai Brith Center and Social Service at the Mayo Clinic •in Rochester, Minn., and . Emergency and Disaster Relief. The Council has set a goal of $100,000 in benefit funds. For reservations to the affair, contact Mrs. Sidney Eidelman, Commander RALPHEPSTEIN • • DEPARTMENT COMMANDER • ALTER E. KLEIN f,1. JW'V MEMORIAL. HOME 'ASSO;CIATIION- • fi i