`Fiercely Dedicated' Gen. Laskov
Takes Over Reins of Israeli Army
Hordes Ranks High
as Columbus Mutual
Insurance Co. Agent
Israel May Adopt U. S. Electoral
Type of Con,staue ncy Balloting
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
their deputies who are abroad
to The Jewish News
Production of the Detroit
to return immediately for the
agency of Columbus Mutual
JERUSALEM. — A f ter 24 vote which is scheduled for next
Life Insurance Company, one of hours of hectic political maneu- week.
the company's 20 top-ranking vering, a slight possibility devel-
agencies for 1957, played an oped Tuesday that a fundamen-
I find the great thing in this
important role in the record tal change in Israel's electoral
world is not so much where we
gains registered by the com- system might be approved next
pany itself during 1957, Presi- week in the Knesset. The pro- stand, as in what direction we
dent Frederick E. Jones re- posal would switch the present are moving.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
ported.
European style proportional sys-
President Jones told the an- tem to the American style of
nual meeting of stockholders constituency voting.
at home offices in Columbus,
Under the present arrange-
0., that Columbus Mutual's
XTRA ADDED
paid-for production last year ment, the entire country is a
ATTRACTION
amounted to more than $65,- single district and 120 seats in
400,000—highest total in the the Knesset are distributed in
Rickey LANE
50-year history of the company: proportion to the votes received
and VELVEL
The Detroit agency's 1957 nationally by the 10 political
Star of Ed Sullivan
production of $1,202,100 ranked parties. Prime Minister Ben-Gu-
Show
it 14th among all other of the rion has long advocated a divi-
company's agencies throughout sion of Israel into 120 constitu-
the nation, President Jones encies, with members of the
Coming to the JWV
said. The agency is headed by Knesset chosen locally on the
basis
of
the
largest
vote
in
each
William Hordes as general
GEN. CHAIM LASKOV
district.
agent.
Arnold M. Garvin, an as-
The Prime Minister has ar-
pany. He was released from the
sociate of the Earl Sayer gued that only a local election
British Army as ,a major.
On the eve of Israel's War of agency, also of Detroit, ranked system can create a two-party
8:30 p.m., Sun., Feb. 16
Liberation Laskov was nomi- tenth among the company's system which he believes Israel
At the Ford Auditorium
nated as head of the training 1,235 agents with personal pro- needs and which is opposed by
duction
of
over
$505,350.
all parties except the General
division of the new army-to-be.
Also Starring
Last year's big v o l u m e, Zionists. Such a change would
In this positon he inaugurated
Stephen
Douglas
a number of courses which still Hordes said, boosted the com- force the merger or elimination
Star of Damn Yankee
form the basis of present Israeli pany's insurance in force to a of most of the present parties.
army training methods. During record $480,000,000. Assets rose
The stage was set for a vote
Jo Ann Florio
the War of Liberation he com- to a record $134,883,000. Over on the changeover when Ba-
Star of Bagel & Yox
$7,294,000
was
paid
to
policy-
manded armor units on the way
ruch Azzania, Mapai deputy,
to Jerusalem and in Operation owners and beneficiaries in Monday submitted a constitu-
Will Jordan
Hiram which conquered Naza- 1957, and the total of such ency amendment to the minor
payments during the company's bill related to the next national
Be Made Ed Sullivan
reth.
Laugh
When war subsided he was 50 years of operation amounts elections. The General Zionists
nominated to head the training to more than $110,500,000.
thereupon submitted a modified
Morty Cunty
branch. In 1951 he left for a
amendment which called for the
Comedy Sensation of
year of studies to France and
the Year
creation of 90 local districts,
England returning later to head
with the remaining 30 seats to
the Israeli Air Force. In this
These and Many More
be distributed on the present
post, which -he held for two
Outstanding Attractions
proportional basis.
years, special stress was laid on
A panel discussion on a
Azzania's amendment is ex-
Musk Director,
air to ground cooperation.
right-to-work law, plus ad-
In July 1953 he left for two dresses by Sen. Charles Potter pected to be defeated and strat-
Herschel Leib
SERVED
years' study at Oxford Univer- and Cong. Alvin Bentley, will egy then calls for Mapai depu-
Sponsored by the
IN A GLASS
sity, but before he completed highlight a weekend workshop ties to vote for the General Zi-
his studies he was recalled and of the MIDWEST COUNCIL onist amendment, the two par-
OR A CUP
Jewish
nominated Deputy Chief of Staff. OF YOUNG REPUBLICANS, ties providing total of 58 votes
or
three
short
of
majority.
If
War
Veterans
In 1956 he was commander of Feb. 14 to 16, at the Fort
the Armored Corps which Shelby Hotel. Representatives some deputies of the opposing
and Auxiliary
proved its efficiency during the from 14 Midwest states will parties are absent or abstain
while all Mapai and General
Sinai campaign. Following the attend.
For Reserved Seats Call:
* * *
Zionist deputies are present and
Campaign he was nominated
WE 3-0846
NATO: Deterrent or Shield?" vote affirmatively, the General
commander of the Southern
is
the
topic
of
the
HIGH
or
KE 5-1134
Zionist amendment might be-
Command, replacing Col. Sim-
A TRADITION
honi, who was killed in action. SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL come a law.,
JWV Memorial Bldg.,
* * *
CLUB, which meets Monday
IN JEWISH
4095 W. Davison
The alarmed opposition par-
evening, at the Parkman Branch
ties
have
already
cabled
all
Succeeds
Gen.
Dayan
Library, 1766 Oakman. Russell
HOMES
Barnes, foreign analyst of The
in
Top
Army
Post
Detroit News who attended the
SINCE 1837
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Gen. recent NATO meetings in Paris,
Moshe Dayan relinquished his will be moderator. Panelists in-
post as Chief of Staff of the clude Judy Dann, Peter Toren
Yes, there's Yom Toy spirit in
Israel Defense Army in a cere- and •Larry Schechter, of Mum-
this fine tea —"flavor crushed"
mony at which his successor, ford High School.
for fullest strength and stimu-
Maj. Gen. Chaim Laskov, was
* * *
lation ...richer taste aid pleas-
VERNOR SCHOOL PTA will
invested with his new command.
ure with your fleishigs and
The ceremony took place in the hear the Detroit All City Jun-
1172 National Bank Bldg.
railchigs and between meal
office of Premier David Ben- ior String Quartet, a group of
four talented students, at its
Gurion.
refreshment
All the Brigadiers in the meeting Wednesday evening.
Is Pleased to Announce That
armed forces lined up along one Nomination of officers for the
wall facing the members of the year will follow the flag cere-
Cabinet. Then Ben - Gurion, mony by Boy Scout Troop 419.
flanked by Generals Dayan and Cub Pack 421 will act as ushers.
Hostesses will be mothers of
Laskov walked into the room.
First Ben-Gurion read a letter third grade pupils.
* * *
praising the retiring Chief of
of the Hermelin-
Dr. ATHELSTAN F. SPIL-
Staff and hailing both his mili-
HAUS,
of
the
University
of
Min-
Rubenfire Agency
tary achievements and his "un-
Certified Kosher
nesota and a member of the
under strict Rabbinical Supervision common political understanding U.S. national committee on the
13625 West 8 Mile Rd.
and statesmanlike intelligence."
International Geophysical Year,
will conclude a lecture series
Has Been Named
at Wayne State University with
a talk on "After IGY—Out-
comes and Further Work." The
address will be delivered at
8 p.m., Thursday, in- room 102
of Science Hall. Dr. Hugo Man-
delbaum is chairman of the
WSU IGY committee.
Delicate, melt-in-your mouth
for the State of Michigan
* *
and so recognized by the
COMMUNITY, a new month-
cookies . . light
Life Agency Management
ly Jewish magazine, has been
Association of Detroit.
published in Paris by the Alli-
and delicious
ance Israelite Universelle of
France, American Jewish Com-
!t is an achievement that signifies that he is a
mittee and the Anglo Jewish
leader in his company for the entire state
Association of Great Britain.
Printed in French, German and
during the year 1957.
English, the publication is
aimed at rabbis, educators, pro-
also
Hermelin-Rubenfire Agency wishes to thank all its
fessional community workers
,available
and laymen actively engaged
clients and friends who made this honor possible.
in bogs
in strengthening Jewish life in
SY. Ttill SAKERS_Ot.!OViti 'CRISP!' JJN5AtTlito MATZONS_ Europe.
By ITZHAK SHARGIL
(JTA Correspondent in Israel)
(Copyright, 1958, JTA, Inc.)
TEL AVIV — If the Israel
army still follows British mili-
tary traditions, it is the respon-
sibility chiefly of its new Chief
of Staff, Maj. Gen. Chaim Las-
kov.
Until recently, this Palestine-
trained, deeply dedicated soldier
was head of Israel's Southern
Commany. Fiercely dedicated
to the proposition that Israel
can maintain her military
superiority over overwhelming
odds, he was one of the major
architects and executors of the
1956 Sinai campaign in which
Israel soundly whipped a nu-
merically superior, better armed
Egyptian force in less than a
week.
Born in Russia in April, 1919,
Laskov came to Palestine at the
age of five, and settled with his
parents in Haifa. Six years later
he was tragically faced with
Palestinian reality when his
father was killed by Arab ma-
rauders.
By the time Laskov completed
his studies in the Haifa second-
ary school he had already been
a member of the Haganah for
almost 10 years. He climbed the
command ladder in the Haganah
and was one of the chief in-
structors in a variety of subjects
related to combat training.
In 1940 he joined the British
forces and two years later was
promoted from the ranks to of-
ficer and transferred to a train-
ing unit. When the Jewish Bri-
gade was established in 1944 he
became commander of the coin-
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