Israel Resumes
Drs. Goldin and Brownell to Speak
Mine Clearing on at Kasle Bldg. Dedication Feb. 23
Midrasha students and com- will be "Jewish Philosophical
Syrian Border
munity leaders will participate Thought from Philo to the Mod-

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TEL AVIV. — Israeli police,
under heavy military guard,
resumed work Tuesday on
clearing mines from the 6,000-
square-yard demilitarized area
along the Israel-Syrian border.
It was in this area that Syrian
troops last week unleashed a
savage attack which killed two
policemen and wounded six
others, all engaged in clearing
the land which belongs to the
Jewish National Fund.
Before starting Tuesday's op-
eration, the Israeli authorities
notified United Nations head-
quarters of their intentions and
official UN observers were sent
to study the activity. Syrian
gun position were silent Tues-
day in face of the escort pro-
tecting the policemen.
In Jerusalem, a Foreign
SAUL RASKIN Receives JNF Tree Certificate from Ben Ministry spokesman expressed
the hope that the presence of
Harold, JNF Council President
UN observers would be suffi-
cient to prevent a recurrence of
Syrian violence. He denied out
of hand Syrian charges that Is-
rael had concentrated troops,
armor and jet planes over the
area. Mine clearance work be-
gan three months ago to make
more land available for cultiva-
The Jewish National Fund of the paintings, watercolors tion.
Council of Detroit joined, on and drawings were sold quickly.
Sunday afternoon, in honoring
There are many works in the Syria's Charges
the world famous artist, Saul display that are certain to at-
WASHINGTON.--Syria
Raskin, on his 80th birthday.
tract attention for decades to charged Tuesday that Israeli
In behalf of the JNF Coun- come and to be reproduced and planes and troops violated
cil, its president, Ben Harold, displayed as great artistic crea- Syrian territory and air space,
presented Mr. Raskin with a tions.
allegedly penetrating the- de-
certificate signifying that trees
The artist's ingenuity stood militarized zone Tuesday morn-
were planted in his honor in him in good steady in many ing, it was reported here from
Israel.
of his interpretations. His self- Damascus.
The occasion was the open- portraits are impressive and
An official of the Foreign
ing of the exhibition of Mr. his religious paintings are awe- Ministry announced in Damas-
Raskin's works, at Garelick's inspiring.
cus that Israeli army units
Gallery, 20208 Livernois.
Especially expressive are his supported by armor and jet air-
Scores of people streamed to character sketches. His Village craft entered a sector of no-
the gallery all Sunday after- Musicians, Wedding Dane e, nian's-land between Syria and
noon, to witness the exhibit Cleaning and Packing of Fish, Israel. It was • charged that
and personally to greet Mr. Rush Hour and many others other troop formations were
Raskin on his birthday. The reveal deep understanding of being massed and that four
eminent artist was here only people and their activities.
Israeli jets flew over another
for the day. The exhibition will
Also—his Israeli works are sector of the -frontier. Syria
continue through Feb. 22.
markedly good. He certainly demanded through the UN
Throughout the week, large caught the spirit of the kibutz Mixed Armistice Commission
numbers of interested people in his "Dining Hall in Workers immediate withdrawal. It also
studied the exhibit, and many Commune in Israel." His Safed cabled the Syrian delegation to
Synagogue is realistic and in- the UN details of the alleged
spiring.
incursion.
Truman Convinced,
On the whole, the collection
Syria termed the alleged Is-
'
gathered for this exhibition is raeli troop moves "provocative"
Israel Here to Stay
a great and deserving tribute and warned of "serious con-
NEW YORK (JTA)—Former to an enthusiastic artist.
sequences."
President Truman said Sunday
night he was convinced that
Israel is here to stay whether
or not the Arab states like it.
Truman made his comments
on a nationwide television pro-
gram.
Speaking of his part in the
LONDON (JTA) — Moscow that Israel started the aggres-
establishment of the State of
Israel, the former President propagandists uncorked their sion. The truth is that Howard
said he had no regrets for his choicest epithets in a typical Fast is not a Marxist, not an
action, and described it as Soviet reply to the accusations internationalist, but a militant
Zionist who camouflages the in-
simply helping to carry out a
promise given the Jews many of Howard Fast, the Jewish- sistent preaching of national
years ago by the British in born novelist who broke with exclusiveness with platonic
the party and who has since words about fraternity."
the Balfour Declaration.
Fast, who won a 1953 Stalin
Truman said he visualized fired steadily at the Kremlin's
the development of the Arab destruction of Jewish culture peace prize while still a mem-
ber of the Communist party,
lands of the Middle East as in Soviet Russia.
The long silence of the So- was described by the article as
great agricultural countries
with Israel as the regional in- viets on Fast's relentless de- a writer who "was never cap-
dustrial center serving the mands for information on the able of good logical thought,"
Arabs with its industry. He ex- whereabouts of scores of Yid- and added that he had confused
pressed the belief that an dish writers liquidated during religion with Marxism and
Arab-Israel peace would even- the Stalin regime was ended therefore "had • never been a
tually be achieved despite Arab . with a page-long blast in Mos- member of the party."
cow's chief literary newspaper.
He was also described as a
"demagogues."
The article in Literaturenaya swindler, an opportunist, a
Gazette condemned Fast as a savage and a deserter, as well
Bnai Brith Leaders Have
"militant Zionist" and as an as being immodest, discour-
Audience With Pope Pius apologist for Israel, though at teous, cheap, wall-eyed, cow-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Pope no time since his disenchant- ardly, dishonest and indecent.
Pius XII granted an audience ment has Fast indicated he had
The article made no refer,
to Philip Klutznick and Frank become a Zionist.
ence to Fast's demands for an
According to the Moscow explanation of the destruction
Goldman, president and honor-
ary president respectively, of newspaper, Fast last year de- of Jewish culture in the Soviet
the Bnai Brith, it was an- nounced the "insulting" tone of Union, the slaughter of the
nounced when the two leaders a message the Kremlin sent to Yiddish writers and the con-
returned from a trip to Rome Israel after her armies invaded tinuing refusal of the present
and a subsequent tour of Is- Egypt in November, 1956.
Soviet regime either to re-
rael. The Pope congratulated
"Fast got indignant at the habilitate the honor of the
them on the good works and sharpness of the note to Israel," murdered writers or to permit
philanthropy of the Bnai the paper wrote. "But he did cultural autonomy to Russian
Brith.
not get indignant at the fact Jews.

Saul Raskin Honored by J INF
on 80th Birthday; Exhibit of
His Works Marked Success

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in the dedication of the Kasle ern Era."
Midrasha and High School
Building, Sunday evening, Feb.
Commend Dr. Ellmann
23.
Dr. Judah Goldin, nationally for 'Joyce' Editorship
prominent educator, will be the
Wide interest is being shown
guest speaker after the formal in literary circles in Stanislaus
dedication. His topic will be Joyce's "My
"The Role of Higher Jewish Ed- Brother'
ucation."
Keeper: James
Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, Su- Joyce's Early
perintendent of the Detroit Years."
The volume
Public Schools, will extend
was edited
greetings to the gathering.
A tour of the new building with an intro-
will be directed by students of duction a n d
the Midrasha, and the Ladies' notes, by a for-
Auxiliary of the United Hebrew mer Detroiter,
Schools will have charge of a Prof. Richard
social hour during which re- Ellmann, of
North w e s tern
freshments will be served.
The dedication program will University, son
be held in the Esther Berman of Mr:and Mrs. Prof. Ellmann
Branch of the United Hebrew James I. Ellmann, of 55 Con-
School, adjoining the new build- necticut, Highland Park. Prof.
Ellmann has been highly com-
ing.
The second annual Midrasha mended for his able editorship
Institute will follow the dedica- of this book.
tion. The first Institute speaker,
Is it nothing to you, all ye
Feb. 26, will be Dr. Jacob B.
Agus, of Baltimore, whose topic that pass by? — Lam. 1:12.

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