Soviet Labor Camp Survivor Tells
tale of Annihilation of Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Of the
over 500 Jewish Communists
who left Palestine for the
Soviet Union in the 1920s vir-
tually none but widows and
orphans remain, Joseph Berger-
Barzilai, a survivor of Soviet
labor camps, declared in an
interview in the newspaper
Haaretz. The remainder were
killed or died in Soviet camps,
he declared. -
Berger-Barzilai, a founder of
the Palestine Communist Party
and once a leading member of
the Comintern, is one of the
few survivors of that emigra-
tion. After 21 years in Soviet
prisons he recently returned
to Israel.
When he arrived in Moscow,
Berger-Barzilia ,reported, he
was named to head the Middle
East Bureau of the Comintern.
Later, he was jailed arid re-
mained imprisoned until after
Stalin's death when Polish
Jewish Communists intervened
in his behalf and he was freed.
According to Berger-Barzilai,
NEW YORK (JTA) — The which he defined as "hunger ,
federation of Syria and Egypt poverty, disease and the lack
was seen by former Senator of funds to develop natural
Herbert H. Lehman as "a meas- resources."
ure of Soviet power in the
Of Israel, Senator Lehman
Middle East, and of Soviet skill said its tenth anniversary
at manipulating forces there." "marks a decade of growth and
Lehman made known his view development for the forces of
at a press conference outlining freedom and democracy -in the
the goals of the American Com- Middle East. That is what this
mittee for Israel's Tenth Anni- anniv-ersary should mean to
versary, of which he is the gen- America and Americans." Af-
eral chairman.
firming that neither he, nor the
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Referring to the fact that an- American Committee which he Former Senator HERBERT
other group of Arab states—the heads, is "interested in Israel LEHMAN, speaking before
kingdoms of Jordan, Iraq and alone," he asserted: "P e a c e, the American Committee for
Saudi Arabia—is planning its security and stability in the
Israel's Tenth Anniversary,
own federation, Lehman warned Near East are not only Israel's issued the warning that "the
that there is danger to world interest. They are also the in- peace of mankind and pre-
peace in the "one element" terest of the Arab world. They servation of freedom and
common among all the Ara b are also the interest of the free civilization hangs on the
states, "hatred of Israel."
world."
forces at Work and the events
Senator Lehman proposed the taking place in the Middle
"Th_e two blocs," he declared,
formation
of
the
Middle
East
"vie with each other in their
East.
hostility to Israel. Out of this bank or agency for the devel-
snake-pit, danger for Israel, and opment of the entire region's
for world peace, emerges like resources, and voiced this chal-
a cloud of smoke. And in this lenge: "I would suggest that
case, where there is smoke, we publicly appeal to the-Soviet
there certainly may be fire—fire Union to show her good faith
involving not only the United in the cause of world peace by
After 7 1/2 years of uninter-
joining us in a move to pool the rupted parading to Boston
States but all of mankind."
Senator Lehman challenged joint good offices and resources Common with military preci-
the Soviet Union to show her of both countries—and all other sion on
each Sunday afternoon
good faith in regard to world countries—West and East—who
support the cause of peace, in to preach hatred, Leonard J.
peace by "pooling its good
offices and resources" wit h a united and determined effort Feeney, excommunicated Jesuit
those of the United States "in to bring peace and prosperity priest, and his band of 60-add
a united and determined ef- to the Middle East.
f ollowers apparently have
"This will imply a pledge of "folded their tents and de-
fort to bring peace and pros-
security
to
Israel
as
well
as
to
perity • to the Middle East."
parted," it is revealed by the
At the same time he called the Arab states, and a clear Anti-Defamation L e a g u e of
upon the United States to definition of the fact that Israel Bnai Brith, the organization
is in the Middle East to stay— which maintained close surveil-
make a public appeal to the
and to form, with the Arab lance on the harshly anti-
USSR for such cooperation.
states, a region that will con- Semitic Feeney group, technic-
Such action by the USSR, said tribute to world stability rather
ally known as the Slaves of
Lehman, would imply "a pledge than endanger it."
the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
of security to Israel as well as
Dr. Israel Goldstein, chair-
to the Arab States, and a clear
The departure from the
man of the American Commit-
definition of the fact that Israel tee for Israel's Tenth Annivers- Common is related to the fact
is in the Middle East to stay"
ary, announced specific plans that the ex-communicated band
and "to form with the Arab for the Israel birthday observ- of religious extremists have
States a region that will con- ance in the United States. The disposed of all their Cam-
tribute to world stability rather formal opening of the American bridge, Mass., property and
than endanger it."
counterpart of Israel's tenth an- have moved The locale of their
Expressing alarm over the niversary celebration will begin operations to an old dwelling
new Pan-Arabic development, with an impressive ceremony situated on a piece of land, 20
Senator Lehman denied that in Independence Hall in Phila- acres large, in the Still River
the Baghdad Pact "is a fun- delphia on April 24—the same area of Harvard, Mass., near
Ayer, Mass.
damental answer to - the de-
day the birthday observance
Police authorities stated the
veloping situation. It is a will be marked in Israel with
tactic, but neither a strategy a ceremony in Israel's Parlia- Feeneyites informed them that
nor a solution" of the area,
ment at Jerusalem, Dr. Gold- "we are giving up our leases
and proposed the creation of stein revealed. Former Presi- on the Common and will not be
a Middle East Bank or Agency dent Harry S. Truman, the first meeting there any longer." This
to develop the resources of government head to recognize is significant in view of the
the entire region. Through Israel's existence when it was fact that ever since August,
such an Agency, he stated, formed in 1948, will. participate 1950, in fair weather, in snow
the world could tackle the in the ceremonies at Indepen- storms, in pelting rain, the
Feeneyites have gone like
Middle East's "real problems," dence Hall.
clockwork from their Cam-
bridge headquarters to the
Charles Street side of Boston
Garden in a fleet of a half-
dozen large Oldsmobiles, there
to unload and march across
the Garden to the Mall for
their indulgence in preach-
ments of bigotry. In the early
years of these meetings, Catho-
lic, Protestant and Jewish lead-
ers alike were reviled, but in
recent years, the Feeneyites
have centered practically all of
their fire on Jews, Israel and
Zionism.
Activities Ended
by Feeney Group
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Argentine Foreign Minister
Staunch Israel Supporter
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA) —
Dr. Alejandro Ceballos, the
man appointed Foreign Minis-
ter of Argentina, is a staunch
friend of Israel who sided with
the Jews in their World-wide
campaign for a Jewish State
as early as the World War II
years.
Dr. Ceballos received Israel
Ambassador Dr. Arieh L. Ku-
bovi in an audience during
which they exchanged views on
current Middle East develop-
ments. The Foreign Minister
was a prominent member of
the Argentine Palestine Com-
mittee which was formed during
the 1940's and sparked a politi-
cal campaign in the country • in
behalf of Israel before and after
its - independence was declared.
Canadian Jews to Aid
Students at Hebrew -U.
MONTREAL (JTA)—The ac-
ceptance of applications from
Canadian and American College
students with at least two years
of undergraduate work for a
year's special study at the He-
brew University of Jerusalem;
it was announced by Dr. Samuel
Cass of the Canadian Friends
of the University. The deadline
for filing applications is March 1.
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3-THE DET ROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, Februar y 14, 1958
Sen. Lehman Sees Danger in Arab
Merger; Challenges USSR to Pledge
ME Security; Plan Israel Birthday