Charge of Second-Class Citizenship Israel Bonds Assist
of Moroccan Jews Denied by Agency Elath's Industries
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The can Jews in Israel are treated
Jewish Agency took issue this as second class citizens is amply
week with a statement issued refuted by the fact that over
in Casablanca, Morocco, by an 100,000 Moroccan Jews who en-
unidentified "Jewish spokes- tered Israel preceding June,
man" who claimed that Moroc- 1956, when large-scale immigra-
can Jews are looked down upon
as second class citizens by Eu- tion was stopped on the Moroc-
can administrative level have
ropean Jews in Israel. A Jewish been absorbed by Israel and
Agency spokesman here said:
tens of thousands of them have
"There has be ,,m no Jewish already been provided with land
emigration to speak of from and housing.
Morocco in the last few months.
"A further refutation of the
No more than a few hundred allegation of second class cit-
per month have recently left izenship is the fact that Moroc-
that country for Israel, because can Jews now in Israel have
the assurances of the Moroccan only this week cabled an urgent
authorities, which are duly ap- appeal to the King of Morocco
preciated by us, that Moroccan pleading that their kin be per-
Jews would have freedom of mitted to join them.
emigration under the provisions
"We have nothing but the
of the United Nations Human
Rights Charter have thus far highest regard for the King of
not been implemented on the Morocco, who is shortly to ar-
administrative level. Because of rive in the United States, and
this circumstance, Jews have trust the sincerity of his assur-
been trying to get out of Mor- ances that Moroccan Jews who
occo on their own in whatever wish to leave would be per-
mitted to do so in accordance
way possible.
.
with the universal principle of
"The allegation that Moroc- freedom of movement. "We re-
gret that these assurances have
not been implemented on the
administrative level. We trust
that they will be,"the statement
concluded.
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Welfare Funds Raise $63 Million
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish
communities in the United
States and Canada have scored
impressive gains in their fund-
raising campaigns this spring,
it was reported by the Council
of Jewish Federations and Wel-
fare Funds. With only one ex-
ception, every city of the 64
which have thus far reported
exceed their levels of last year,
the report emphasized.
"Campaign totals for these
cities have reached $63,564,-
502," the CJFWF report stated.
"This is 12.9 percent over the
amount raised by the same
cities in 1956 ($56,305,076), and
35.4 percent better than 1955
($46,954,135).
Eleven cities in the 15,000 to
The cutting machines in
the new diamond factory in
Elath, Israel's port on the
Gulf of Aqaba, are tended
almost entirely by recent
immigrants, like the young
men shown above. Israel
Bonds are making possible
the development of substan-
tial industry in Elath, as well
as housing and an expansion
of harbor facilities which will
make the town Israel's gate-
way to Asia and Africa.
Preservation of Israel
Assured by U.S.,
Lawson Tells Israelis
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GEMS OF THE SYNAGOGUE
ROME, (JTA) — Theodor
Heuss, president of the West
German Federal Republic, at-
tended a simple ceremony at
the Ardeatine caves where hun-
dreds of victims of Nazi and
FaScist massacres, including
many Jews, lie buried.
Relatives of the martyrs and
representatives of the Italian
armed forces watched Presi-
dent Heuss deposit a laurel
wreath on one of the graves.
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United States is interested in
1 the preservation of Israel and I
' in maintaining the integrity
and independence of the coun- I
tries of the Middle East, Am- I
bassador Edward B. Lawson
declared here this week in his I
first speech since his return
from a six-month stay in the
United States.
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AMSTERDAM. — The first
kosher dinner ever held in the
Dutch Royal Palace was given
Buick Factory Branch by
Queen Juliana at Soestdyk
Palace to delegates to the re-
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The Ambassador cited the
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30th Year with Buick
to have been deeply impressed Eisenhower Doctrine and Sec-
retary
of State Dulles' state-
by the royal gesture.
ment of 1956 outlining the con-
ditions under which the United
States would be prepared to
guarantee a Middle East settle-
ment as evidence of this Ameri-
can concern. He spoke before
the Israel-American Friendship
League at a luncheon in his
honor.
Earlier, Ambassador Lawson
AND
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of checks meant to support
Israeli cultural activities. He
handed a check for 300,000
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