Friday, October 25, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S-40

Highest Degree of Charity and Justice
Exemplified in Israel Integration Story

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Jerusalem Calling

The Maccabiad

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By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
essary, assistance for himself ous story of great attainments
Throughout the whole sum-
and his family. Schooling is at this port, which is now be- mer Shimon my nephew (my 'it"4 ri7-1 r6 7-ri
HAIFA PORT, Israel — The
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assured for the children. A ing expanded, where boats ar- brother's son), used to go out
"ingathering of the exiles" goes
on with such rapidity here, and new life begins for hitherto rive from many lands, where of the house early in the morn-
the "kibutz galuyot" proph- dispossessed people.
we saw the most recent addi- ing and return in the late hours
ecies are being fulfilled with
Thus, without question, the tion to the Israel merchant of the afternoon. What was he
such marked efficiency, that highest degree in justice and fleet, the SS. Herzl, in dry dock. doing? He was training for the
visitors literally are dazed by charity is being attained here
The Haifa Port story is part Maccabiad. He ran and
the skill with which immigrants by people who seek fair play of the great development called jumped, • tugged ropes and
are welcomed by and integrated and peace.
ISRAEL. The port, its ships, climbed poles—training with-
into Israel.
Nahman Rab, the public rela- the people it welcomes, is the out interruption.
And why? Because this year
We watched the arrival of tions officer of the Port of, tale of the beginning of a new
Shimon wanted to achieve very
700 immigrants from North Haifa Authority, tells a marvel- life in an old-new land,
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good results at the Maccabiad,
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Africa and Eastern Europe on
to achieve a record. But even
two boats that docked here on
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if he did not achieve a record,
a single day—on the SS. Aliyah
Shimon
does
not
regret
the
of the Zim Limes and on a
training he did. He is sure that
Greek boat chartered by Zim.
it is worthwhile to train and
Both sailed from Marseilles. —
to take part in competitions
There were many deeply mov-
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
and already are part of an in- with excellent Jewish sportsmen
ing scenes as relatives, some of
KFAR BLUM, Israel—Saadi- teresting family of builders of from other countries.
whom had not seen each other ah Gelb, who at one time lived a cooperative settlement.
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The Maccabiad takes place
for many years, welcomed the in Detroit and studied at the
every four years in the Great
Thirty
countries
are
repre-
new arrivals to their last refuge University of Michigan, and sented in the 700 Kfar Blum Stadium of Ramat Gan, near
—their new land of freedom. who now is secretary of this residents. Named in honor of Tel Aviv. Here foregather Jew-
But there were some without kibutz, said he spoke the senti-
Blum, during the lifetime ish sportsmen from the whole
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relatives and the Jewish ments of the entire kibutz of Leon
world for sporting competi-
Agency, and representatives of 700 families in welcoming three of the former Premier of tions. The Maccabiad is a great
France, the French govern-
the State of Israel, were on Detroiters to Mar Blum.
ment has taken an interest in national festival in Israel, it is
hand to assure a hearty wel-
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the "Jewish Olympiad," an ex-
Marshall Rubin, Lionel Mas-
come to the escapees from per- lowski and Norman Shiffman the kibutz and a visit to it has pression of the sporting spirit
become
a
must
for
Frenchmen.
secution.
are part of an American gp-
Last week, in fact, the kibutz of the people of Israel.
A new program is in effect tingent that came here to study was host to a troupe of French
During the days of the Mac-
here, contrasting with that of and to work on the farms for dancers who entertained in cabiad it is impossible to rec-
a few year ago, resulting the next 11 months. The three Israel.
ognize the city of Tel Aviv.
from the experiences gained boys seem very happy in their
Tens of thousands from the
The
settlers
include
people
from dealing with new set- new environment. They have
entire country come to see
tlers. The maabarot, the tem- begun to learn to speak Hebrew from the East and the West, healthy and strong Jewish "PHr.)??
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and
many
are
from
Western
porary shacks in which the in Havarath Sefardit. They are
youth, exhibiting their prowess
Europe,
Canada
and
the
United
settlers used to be housed, learning the ways of the land
States. It is a mixed farming in the field of sport. Schools,
are being abandoned. New-
community and it is prospering youth organizations and the Is-
comers are now assigned to
in
Israel's peculiar way: as long rael Army allow (give) plenty
new homes, which are being
,
as
there is enough to eat and of room for sport and physical
built by tens of thousands,
a
sufficient
amount left over development, for we know well
wherever there are settle-
the motto: "A healthy spirit
to provide for new settlers, the in
ments of Jewish workers.
a healthy body."
kibutz is happy.
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The new arrivals at once are
provided with the pride of cit-
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land. Nowhere else could such closure this week by the gov-
By AHARON ROSEN
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acts conceivably be put into ef- ernment of Israel that it had
fect. As the new immigrants ar- asked the International Court
rive, they are assigned places of Justice at the Hague to start number
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to live, definite jobs in specific proceedings against Bulgaria
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kibutzim or other settlements in the 1955 shooting down of one
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and they are given their citizen- an El Al plane brought a
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ship. Thus, before a new settler prompt offer of compensation
has a chance to touch the soil from the Communist regime.
two
city
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of Israel, he is granted cit-
The Israel foreign ministry
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izenship, in compliance with the announced here that the Inter-
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established rule of this remark- _ national Court had been asked here
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able State that every Jew who to declare Bulgaria responsible
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wishes may come here and be- under international law for
come a citizen of Medinat shooting down the plane, with there
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Israel.
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death resulting to all 58 per-
shahm
bah'-yeet
If all participants in the sons aboard, and for the loss
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United Jewish Appeal could see of property.
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how the process of receiving
Damages totalling $2,658,000
the ()lira Hadashaim—the new were claimed by Israel, ap-
-
arrivals — is carried out, the proximately $45,000 for each
gifts might double.
victim. The offer made by
The witnessing of the recep- Bulgaria, in a communique
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tion of the new settlers must be from its legation in Brussels,
linked with a study of the evo- was a promise to pay about
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lution of the maabara, the but $8,000 per victim.
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in which the immigrant former-
Israel also asked court deter-
ly was housed in Israel. The
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country is dotted with maabarot. mination of the amount of
compensation
due
from
Bul-
But most of them now are va-
cant. Attractive new homes are garia as well as to decide that
all costs and expenses of the
replacing them.
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TEL AVIV, (JTA)---Isaac
Some Israelis are critical of court action were to be borne
by
Bulgaria.
Wolfson, British chair store
the standardization of the new
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Noting that the 58 victims
owner, and Petro - France,
immigrant homes. But they
French oil company, have
readily admit that the mass pro- included nationals from Aus-
purchased the holdings of
duction of them, necessitated tria, Belgium, France, West
British Shell in Israel for
by the expectance this year Germany, Sweden, Great Bri-
5,000,000 pounds sterling
alone for more than 90,000 new tain, the Union of South Africa
($14,000,000), the Israeli
immigrants and by the fact that and the United States, the
press reported this week-
their construction is a single Foreign Ministry said the In-
end.
process carried out by the Jew- ternational Court also had been
ish Agency with UJA funds, asked to notify the govern-
(A report emanating from
justifies the retention of a sin- ments of those countries con-
British business circles
cerning
the
Israel
court
action.
gle pattern.
stated that the agreement
• between
The foreign ministry an-
Some of the immigrants
Wolfson - Petro-
choose to join relatives and nouncement said that Israel
France and the Shell in-
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friends in their private busi- had been seeking for two years
terests was not yet final. It
ness or farming enterprises. to get a direct settlement
noted that the deal was for
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Neither the Jewish Agency nor through diplomatic channels to
all property and assets ex-
the Israel government stand in persuade Bulgaria to fulfill a
cept the refineries at Haifa.)
pledge
to
pay
for
damages.
their way. They enjoy perfect
Several months ago, Shell
1 accented syllable
freedom of choice. But the over- Despite submission of the issue
and the British Petroleum
Reading
material
in
vocalized
Easy
Hebrew,
and
also
material
to
the
International
Court,
the
whelming majority of the new
Company, in which the Bri-
arrivals must be assisted, and Foreign Ministry said, Israel for advanced students may be obtained through your local
tish Government has an in-
Hebrew
Organization
or
was
still
willing
to
negotiate
by writing to: Brit Ivrit Olamit,
the manner in which they get
terest, announced their in-
P.O.B. 7111, Jerusalem, Israel.
aid is part of the wondrous an out-of-court settlement with
tention of closing their oper-
scheme of Israel's constructive Bulgaria.
—Published by Brit Ivrit Olamit
ations in the Jewish State.
work.
Though the companies, and
With his citizenship certi-
the British and Dutch gov-
ficates, the new immigrant is
for
ernments, both of which
assigned to a new home, to a
have financial holdings in
VANCOUVER—After check- Jewish Home for the Aged ac- controversy, partly because ac-
specific job in a specific lo-
the companies, have insisted
cept
a
$125,000
legacy
which
ing
admission
procedures
in
ceptance of the gift will re-
cation. He gets two days' sup-
the action was dictated by
that the institution quire alteration of the institu-
ply of food in advance, for Jewish homes for the aged in requires
commercial considerations
admit
Gentile
patients
on
same
tion's constitution.
his trip to his new home,
the United States and Canada, terms as Jewish ones.
alone, the move was gener-
The Administrative Council's
and upon his arrival there he
ally interpreted as a sur-
the Vancouver Jewish Admin-
The legacy was left by Louis
finds all necessities — work istrative Council voted Tuesday Brier, of Lynn Greek, whose investigation indicated a trend
render to Arab boycott
toward
Jewish
and
non-Jewish
,implements, cattle, where .n.ec- to. ,recommend .that ,the Jocal
threats.
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