We join in welcoming to Detroit Israel's Ambassador to the United
States, Abba Eban, who will be here tomorrow to address the Israel
Tenth Anniversary Banquet, and we urge community-wide support
for the Israel Bond drive, in whose behalf Ambassador Eban will
deliver his address here.
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Israel's Peace
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Hebrew University Opens
With Record Enrollment;
Faces Financial Burdens
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM. — The new academic year of the Hebrew
University opened Monday with a greeting from President Isaac
Ben-Zvi to a record enrollment of 4200 students.
The opening ceremonies were held in the newly established
George and Florence Wise Auditorium. Zalman Aranne, Min-
ister of Education, and representatives of the Ministry attended
the event. At the close of the -ceremonies the students entered
classes in 21 new buildings constructed on the campus during
the past year. The new students included recent arrivals from
Hungary, Poland and Egypt.
The student body at the Hebrew University has quadrupled
since the State of Israel was established in 1948 and the insti-
tution has kept up with demands of staff and plant despite deep-
seated financial difficulties, its president, Dr. Benjamin Mazar,
announced.
Unless the government increases its support of the uni-
versity, Dr. Mazar said, the institution will be in financial
trouble.
The academic staff numbers 670, which compares favorably
with similar schools throughout the. world, Prof. Mazar said.
The Jordanian occupation of the road leading to Mt. Scopus has
forced the building of a new campus and some 2,500 students
are already at work there. The remainder are scattered in a
variety of buildings throughout the city.
Among the students are some 100 from abroad, including
a U. S. contingent for the third successive year, he revealed.
There are also about 100 local Arab students and 160 recent
immigrants admitted on scholarships.
rab Power Strife
A continuing conflict among Arab potentates who are battling for control of
Jordan is believed to be affecting the situation on Israel's borders, with the result
that new skirmishes have this week resulted in the death of several Israelis.
Authoritative reports indicate that the Nasser-Hussein struggle for control of
the situation in Jordan is at the root of most of the current troubles. Hussein's re-
strictions on the transport of gasoline to Mount Scopus is believed to be a Jordanian
move to disprove Cairo and Moscow reports that King Hussein is considering peace
with Israel.
Israel Denies USSR Charge of Troop Concentrations
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
JERUSALEM.—Israel's
Foreign Ministry denied vehemently Tuesday charges
broadcast by the Soviet Union alleging that Israel has concentrated troops in the
Jerusalem Corridor in preparation for an attack.
The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry took foreign correspondents on a tour
Of the Corridor to show them that there were no troop concentrations or movements
in the area. He pointed out that the - latest Soviet charge resembles a false report
broadcast by Moscow some months ago alleging that French troops are inside Israel
for an attack against Syria and saying falsely that Israel had evacuated Elath and
turned that port over to the United States for use as an American base.
Syrian Troops Reported Along Israel Border
- Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
TEL AVIV.—Three Syrian infantry brigades are now concentrated along the
Israel border at three main communication points, in f ormed observers reported
(Detroit group organized to assist Hebrew University—story on page 2)
here Tuesday. These troops are supported by one armored brigade which is sta-
tioned farther away from the border but which can
be called up quickly by the southern Syrian command
which has headquarters at Kuneitra, near the border,
it was reported.
The observers emphasized that despite the recent
Soviet-inspired warnings of Turkish threats against
Syrian security, the Syrian High Command placed only
second grade -reserve units along the Syrian-Turkish
border, demonstrating that Syria was only the tool for
Soviet global policy.
The observers said Syria did benefit from crisis
propaganda by stocking its forces with an antici-
pated total of 20,000 troops. Equipment for both the
regular and reserve forces has come from Soviet sources
in huge quantities.
The obserVers reported that this included 200 T36
and 100 SU-100 tanks, 225 troop trucks, 120 artillery
pieces and one Katyusha (rocket) regiment. The Syrian
air force has other Soviet equipment, including 150
MIG-15 and MIG-17 jet planes.
The report stressed, however, that Syria could not
MODEL OF NEW JEWISH CO
COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING
yet effectively operate this high quality, ultra-modern
equipment because of the low level of general as well
Ground Breaking, for New Main J
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technical education of S yrian soldiers.
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The new Israel - Jordan crisis came to a head
Center Building This Sunday Morning
Ground-breaking for the new main building of the Jewish Community Center will take
place Sunday, 11:30 a.m., at the construction site, Curtis and Meyers, according to Jacob L.
Keidan, Center president. The public is invited.
The ceremony will mark the culmination of months of intensive planning by the Center
building committee, headed by Samuel Frankel, and the architectural firm of Paul Tilds.
It is anticipated that the structure will be completed early in 1959. Lerner-Linden Co. has
been selected as general contractors for the building.
Participating in the ceremony on Sunday will be Judge Theodore Levin, president, Jewish
Welfare Federation; Samuel H. Rubiner, chairman of the Federation exeaitive committee;
Sidney J. Allen and Louis Tabashnik, co-chairmen, capital needs committees, and other Fed-
eration officials and 'representatives from sister agencies of the Center.
Plans for the new building, which will incorporate the finest and most up-to-date Center
facilities, were developed by the Center building committee, comprised of Chairman Frankel,
Harvey H. Goldman, Irving Rose, Nathan Silverman, Samuel S. Simmer and Richard Sloan.
Also taking part in the planning as a consultant was the building bureau of the National
Jewish Welfare Board.
The design for the new building provides for a Fine Arts Wing, which will have a slant
floor and auditorium, capacity 500, with a fully equipped proscenium stage; costume and scen-
ery workshops, dance, art, and music studios, an all-purpose main auditorium with a capacity
for 750 and adjoining kitchen facilities.
With emphasis on programs for all age groups, pre-school through older adults, the new
building will contain a playschool and drop-in nursery; individual lounges and gamerooms for
members of all ages; club rooms for social, cultural and hobby groups; a domestic science
room; a library; meeting rooms; complete health and sports facilities, a board meeting room,
executive and program staff offices.
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We Salute
PISGAH LODGE
Detroit's First Bnai Brith Chapter
on Its 100th Anniversary
.
The Jewish News joins with the entire
community in acclaiming Pisgah Lodge on
its century of achievements. May it derive
strength from the knowledge that it has a
wonderful record of service to America, to
Jewry and to humanity, and may its serv-
ices increase with the years.
History of Pisgah Lodge, Page 3g
Editorial, Page 4