Purely .. . Commeptary

By PHILIP SLOMOV1TZ

Isr el Blasts 'Piratical' Soizure
of IsraelShip;LodgeProtest with UN

3. The hint that unless the lying operations of the Red Cross
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TEL AVIV, Israel — It is dangerous, on a trip like this one,
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Egyptians resolve this issue very is not valid.
to accumulate too many notes. In the first place, they will become
"Such a claim is not new on
UNITED NATIONS — Israel soon to Israel's satisfaction ls-
the part of the Egyptian govern-
undecipherable. Secondly, it is too risky to colleCt too much. Mo-
rale
may
bring
the
matter
to
the
followed through here Wednes-
mentum gathers so speedily that it begins to daze you, in view of
rnent," Mrs. Meir noted. "The
day with its promise of strong Security Council.
Egyptians made a similar claim
the many interesting people who trekked Israelward with us to action against Egypt's "piratical"
Mrs. Meir came to see Ham- when they seized the Israeli ship
share in that wonderful country's amazing development.
seizure of the 70-ton -fishing marskjold at 10 a.m., Wednes- Bat. Galim" several years ago.
As we were preparing to board the Air France Super-G Con- trawler Doron through:
day, and revealed at the press
stellation—a most comfortable airship with a wonderfully polite
"The Secretary General," Mrs.
1. A protest lodged •personally conference which followed the Meir continued, "is using his
crew—a disinterested party commented: "There are two things they
with Secretary General Dag talk, that Israel had lodged the
now talk about in Israel—the Mann Auditorium and cookies in
good offices to try to obtain a
Hammarskjold by Mrs. Golda protest about the Doron's seizure
cellophane bags." The latter, an indication of the progress made
solution, and we are hoping very
last
Friday.
Mrs.
Meir
said
Is-
Meir, Israel's Foreign Minister;
in food distribution in Israel, thrilled ue as much as the news
rael has attempted to obtain in- soon to have some answer."
An
unusual
conference,
hur-
2.
of the Mann Music Hall, the dedication of which we attended within
Mrs. Meir said she had known
formation about the six fisher-
40 hours after our arrival and which was such an important item riedly summoned by Mrs. Mena men through the International that Secretary General Hama
at which she and Ambassador
on the Israel calendar.
Red Cross, but was informed . by marskjold had been in touch
Frederic R. Mann, Philadelphia's patron of the arts, who gave Abba. Eban denounced Egypt not that organization that the Cairo with the Egyptian government,
only
for
the
seizure
of
the
Doran
$250,000 for the construction of the Mann Auditorium, which be-
government contends that since but she said she did not know
comes the home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, has been in but also for its past record of Egypt does not recognize Israel, whether he contacted Cairo di-
Israel with his wife and four daughters for five weeks. His brother, illegal actions concerning Israeli the Geneva convention under' rectly or worked through Egyp-
marine activities;
Yale Mann, traveled with us to the ceremonies.
tian channels here.
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Dr. 1Vlob a moud Fawzi, Egypt's
Thirty years ago, the Manns lived in Detroit. Then, Toledo be-
Foreign Minister, is presently at
came the headquarters of their immense corrugated paper box en-
terprise. Fred Mann served as chairman of the Philadelphia Israel
the UN.
Emphasizing that the Doron
Bond Drive. He has aided many causes. His famous Robin Hood
was equipped only for deep-sea
Dell in Philadelphia inspired Israel's musicians to suggest the build-
ing of a permanent home for the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dr. Thudicum also was re- fishing and therefore was be-
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Accompanying the group to the Mann. dedication is one of
ported to have informed the Red lieved to be at least 30 miles
Philadelphia's devoted communal workers, Mrs. J. Maurice Gray.
GENEVA — The Red Cross Cross office that according to out on the Mediterranean Sea,
She is active in the Israel Bond Organization, the American-Israel delegate in Egypt has reported Egyptian assurances the fisher- Mrs. Meir said Israel insists first
Cultural Foundation, the Robin Hood Dell, Brandeis University and assurances from Egyptian author- men, one of them an Italian, of all as to the whereabouts and
in the Philadelphia Thrift Shop, which anually raises $50,000 for ities that he will soon be per- were in good physical condition condition of the crew, the ship
mitted to visit six fishermen and receiving humane treatment itself and its equipment.
the Allied Jewish Appeal.
Secondly, Israel insists on the
Adding charm to the group was Genevieve Salzani, our hostess, seized on Sept. 25 with the Is- in accordance with the Geneva
immediate release of the men,
the pretty girl who gained world-wide fame as the hostess of the rael fishing ship Doron and held Convention. * *
ship and equipnient in good
Air France Jet Caravelle that made history on its 30,000-mile flight since in Egypt. Dr. Maurice Thu-
order.
dicum,
the
delegate,
informed
Israel Seizes 1,000-Ton
April 18 to June 27. Genevieve was born in India, of French parents.
"Reports that we received pre
Her father has held important posts, including that of French the International Red Cross of- Egyptian Ship; Holds Crew
viously
on how Egypt had mis-
Consul in Symrna, a seaport in West-Turkey, and he knows many fice here of the Egyptian prom-
LONDON, (JTA) — Israel has treated Israeli prisoners in the
ise.
languages including Turkish and Arabic.
seized an Egyptian freighter past—as in the instances of the
In Jerusalem a Foreign Min-
One of America's leading columnists, Leonard
which entered Israel territorial Bat Galim and of an Israeli
istry spokesman announced re-
Lyons, who writes the "Lyons Den," was with
waters, according to press re- sailor illegally taken off a ship
ceipt of such information from
us for a few days' stay in Israel. The Israel Phil-
ports from Athens reaching passing through the Suez Canal
the
Red
Cross.
He
warned
that
harmonic concert at the Mann Auditorium dedi-
here. The Israel Navy has as more recently—do not reassure
the longer the six fishermen are
cation was his major interest. Two music critics
yet made no announcement us about entire matter."
kept incommunicado by the
also are with us — Albert Goldberg of the Los
Mrs. Meir continued, "This is
Egyptians the more serious the about the capture.
Angeles Times and Donald Steinfirst of the
very grave situation when
a
According to the reports, the
situation becomes. He noted, too,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Israel Navy intercepted and cap- fishermen cannot go out on open
that
Israel
has
been
making
Then there is Moishe Fastag, the only bearded
seas. Egypt should obey the law
constant representations to the tured the 1,000-ton Egyptian of the seas. All fishermen on
passenger. He escaped from Warsaw to Shanghai
ship
last
Tuesday.
There
was
to
obtain
the
United Nations
of
-during the Nazi atrocities and came to Brooklyn
speculation that Israel would the high seas should be free
immediate release of the men.
Lyons
11 years ago. He mastered the diamond polishing
hold the ship and its 11-man the danger of arrest and piracy..
art. In Israel he will visit his Rebbe—the Gerer
It was also disclosed here that crew until Egypt released an This law applies to us, it applies
I.ebbe — until after Sukkot.
the Egyptians have refused to Israeli fishing boat, the Doron, to Egyptian vessels, it applies to
everyone."
Two Councilmen are with us. Adolf C. Robison, a member of reveal the place of detention of and its six-man crew.
the Teaneck, N.J., Council, was one of the leaders in- the movement the fishermen or to permit them
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which made possible one of the most successful housing integration to send the usual Red Cross 1
projects for colored and white in Teaneck. Samuel Rose is a member messages to their families since
Boris Smolar's
of the City Council of Philadelphia. His four-year-old daughter's the seizure in the Mediterranean
photograph appears this month on the front cover of Good House- Sea.
keeping Magazine.
One of the most interesting men in our party is David Zinkoff,
.
the manager of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. This year,
Zinkoff managed 121 games in 122 days, in a 17-week trip that
covered 12 countries. In 1955 he took the players to Israel for a
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three game series at Ramat Gan Stadium. He encountered difficul-
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ties when two Israeli sports groups, Maccabi and Hapoel, competed
for sponsorship honors. He found a way out, however, by getting
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Events in Little Rock, Ark., have overshadowed the fact that
customers on the nights of the three games. The proceeds were
WASHINGTON — Jordanian
left with the Rotary Clubs for the building of a sports center in Arab Legion troops will be more laws against racial and religious discrimination have been
enacted this year by the states than ever before • .. Legislatures in
Tel Aviv. Fred Mann was helpful in this project, also. _
trained by the U.S. Army in at least 12 states passed new laws or amended existing measures -
Zinkoff told us of a wonderful gift made to the Israel Basket- West. Germany, it was learned with a view to check discrimination on grounds of race, religion, or
ball League by the Globetrotters' owner, Abe Saperstein; a portable from official U.S. sources here.
national origin. . . These 1957 laws greatly enlarge the area in
basketball floor of 77 sections.
Stationing of a regular U.S. which bigotry is effectively combatted by legislation . . , Today
Saperstein's gift to hiS son on his Bar Mitzvah was a trip to Military assistance group in Jor- there are 25 states — a majority of the union — which 'prohibit
Israel at the time the Globetrotters played their three-game series dan might subject the regime of discrimination in places of public accommodation ... Jewish organi-
King Hussein to charges of zations watching developments on the discrimination front consider
at Ramat Gan Stadium.
The only Jews who traveled with the Globetrotters to Israel "American Domination," so the 1957 a very successful year as far as legislation against racial and
were the owners, Zinkoff and Ed Gottlieb, owner of the Philadelphia plan was worked out to train religious bias is concerned . . . The American Jewish Congress
Warriers of the National Basketball Association. There were two selected Jordanian officers and holds it very significant that the new statutes indicated a trend
technicians in West Germany, toward reliance on administrative procedures rather than criminal
girls with them — a batonist and a trampolinist.
When they were in Israel, the Globetrotters participated in a according to these sources.
penalties to enforce anti-discrimination laws . .
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ceremony, during which they formed a Magen David with 30 players,
Most of the U.S. Army mission
Zinkoff, Gottlieb and the Sapersteins covering the points of the
The Zionist Front
Star. Then, an equal number of Israeli children presented each of that visited Jordan to survey its
What makes a Zionist in America a Zionist if he does not
.
the Americans with an Israeli Hebrew Bible. All were deeply moved military needs came from West accept
Premier David Ben-Gurion's definition that a Zionist is one
German
bases,
it
was
reported.
by the gesture. Later, the Negro players, reaching the Jordan River,
who settles in Israel? . . . This question has been answered for the
The Jordanians will be trained benefit of American Zionists by Rabbi hying Miller, chairman of
waded in it, sang spirituals and collected pebbles as souvenirs.
Zinkoff had the distinction of being the first man to announce in tactics as well as in the main- the American Zionist Council, central body of all Zionist groups in
tenance and operation of equip- this country: Although he does not settle in Israel, a genuine Zionist
a Philadelphia. Athletic's radio broadcast.
Many musicians are with us. Outstanding is Leah Luboshutz, ment, much of which is of British in America must look upon a visit to Israel as a primary duty and
eminent violinist, who was the first to play Prokofieff's works as manufacture though furnished to delight • . This, should not be a "tourist" trip, but a pilgrimage
solos — with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under the direc- Jordan at American expense.
to the Holy Land in the ancient tradition of "Oleh Regel" pilgrims
tion of Koussevitsky. She is the mother of Boris Goldowski.
— These pilgrimages by American Zionists should take on the
. equipment is being pro-
The
.York
City
Council,
greeted
Abe Stark, president of the New
vided through an off shore pro- proportions of a large movement . . Some American Zionists,
vs before our departure. But the most exciting experience awaited curement program to augment although they do not settle in Israel, should arrange to live there
us as we were about to touch sacred ground and read the signs existing British arms held by the for a year ... Younger people can go for a year of study before or
'Welcome to Israel." What a blessed day !.
basically British-equipped Jordan after graduation from college . . . Others can do a year of "sherut"
—service—in Israel as workers or experts in some appropriate field
army.
• . . This is, of course, not the same thing as settlement in Israel
or chalutzuit, as Ben-Gurion demands, but the American Zionist
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Council leader believes that such organized pilgrimages for youth
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Nego- gasoline stations and oil stocks 32•Page Monthly Magazine
and adults can easily bring tens of- thousands of American Jews
tiations between a group of priv- in Shell tanks in Israel.
NEW YORK (JTA) — "The to Israel every year ... He also believes that some of them may
Solel Boneh was said t. have
ate investors, including Solel.
American Jewish Review, an
. Another duty of a Zionist in
Boneh, the Histadrut's industrial. offered to pay the entire : pur- official organ of the American even decide to stay in Israel
America,
according
to
the
AZC
leader,
includes helping inform
chase
price
within
four
months.
complex, and Shell Oil Company
Such prompt payment, unusual Jewish League for Israel, made American public opinion about Israel—this can be done by busi-
for the purchase of British oil
its
appearance
here.
The
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interests in Israel have been sus- in oil deals, led to speculation page monthly magazine is edited nessmen, professionals, taxi drivers and any Zionist in his daily
pended, the Israeli press report- here that the private group had by M. Z. Frank and contains contacts with people . • . The duty of one who is a Zionist is also
the blessing of the government
make a constructive investment in Israel within his limits and
ed.
articles by Louis Lipsky, Dr. to
because
it
could
only
hope
to
capacities
... Also to take an interest in promoting Hebrew ecluca-
reports
from
Lon-
ccording to
_
an•a-.;n
n large sum of for- Milton Konvitz, Samuel Roth- alaa
and introducing Israel folkways into the adult
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Interesting People on an Interesting Trip

Expect Egypt Will Allow Visit
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U.S. to Train
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Suspend. Talks with Shell Oil Co.

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