Expose Dangers of Arabs . Boycott of Israel
N.Y. Farband Branch Honors Saul Raskin,
Noted Artist, with Cultural Center in Safed
This project will be carried
Announcement was made this
week
by
Peretz
Branch
of
Far-
out
together with the Histad-
to
respond
to
questionnaires
Direct JTA Teletype Wits
as "dead weight upon our ef-
to The Jewish News
forts" to achieve peace in the circulated throughout the world band, in New York, that the rut campaign.
NEW YORK—The presidents area. The signatories cited West by the Arab League inquiring 80th birthday of Saul Raskin,
Raskin's works continue to
of 17 major national Jewish Germany's refusal to yield to whether specified companies eminent painter and author, be on display in Detroit at Gare-
organizations in a joint state- Arab threats to cease business employ or are controlled by will be honoree- with a cultural
lick's Studio on Livernois.
center in Safed. Israel.
ment Wednesday, denounced as with Israel and the fact that Jews.
"international intimidation" the Holland, France and Switzer-
"Our own Government. how-
Arab boycott of American citi- land have resisted the boycott ever, thus far has taken no
zens and commercial firms who by instructing their nations not public stand • against the boy-
travel in or do business with
cott," this statement declared.
Israel.
"The United States," they
Guest
Speaker
Arab policy would collapse;
added, "not only has failed tc.
they said, if the United States at Temple Israel
voice vigorous objection" to re-
Government strongly opposed
ligious discrimination against
it.
Americans by Arab states — a
practice condemned by the U.S.
The boycott, - an extension of
Senate in a resolution adopted
the Arab League's economic
IS NOW
in July 1956—but subsequent
blockade of Israel, was con-
GENERAL
MANAGER
to the Senate's action it re-
demned by Jewish leaders as
newed an agreement with Saudi
OF
"systematic blacklisting of any
Arabia in which it consents to
American enterprise that main-
2creen American milita-v diplo-
tains permanent business con-
matic and civIlian pers rincl so
nections with Israel or with
that no Jew is assigned to a
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Israeli firms and is indeed a_
(1 BI. W. of Couzens Hwy.)
U.S. airfield at Dhahran.
world-wide effort to boycott any
business owned by Jews."
"As a result," the Jewish lead-
ers declared. "American Jews
"The boycott," they added, "is
are no longer equally protected
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a chronic source of conflict
in their rights of citizenship."
which undermines American ef-
forts to allay tensions" in the
A report accompanying the
Middle East.
statement documents the asser-
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tions that the Arab League boy-
The statement was issued
cott against Americans takes
through the Presidents' Confer-
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS ON SALE
these forms:
ence, an informal consultative
ROBERT ST. JOHN, noted
ELGIN AMERICAN ELGIN AMERICAN
group comprising the elected
1. Use of a public blacklist
former
war
correspon-
heads of the 17 Jewish organi- author,
COMPACTS
of
American
and
other
•
com-
will
PEARLS
dent and world traveler,
zations.
Large Selection
panies that invest in Israel,
speak at 8:30 p.m., March 2,
Their statement, expressed
at Temple Israel, under the maintain branches, assembly
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agreement with UN Secretary auspices of the temple's Young operations or distribution out-
General Hammarskjold who last Marrieds Group. The program, lets there, or that license pat-
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August described the boycott
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2. Denying American vessels
celebration of Israel's forth-
We carry Hamilton, Longines, Bulova, LeCoulture Watches,
that stop at Israeli ports the
coming tenth anniversary
Imperial Pearls and many other fine brands.
year, will mark St. John's right to make calls at Arab
until you take, a
first public appearance in De- ports. Some 100 foreign ships
including many of American
troit since returning from sev
bite
rtified Master Watchmaker and Jeweler
registry have been blacklisted
eral years' travel in the Mid-
dle East. The author of by Arab countries for sailing to
UN 1-8184
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Israel, the document reports.
"Shalom Means Peace" and
other books on the Jewish
3. Forbidding American planes
state, will speak on "Spotlight that land in Israel to fly over
on Israel and the Middle Arab territories. Such aircraft
•••
East." For tickets, call the
are also denied flight informa-
temple office, UN. 3-7769.
tion or rescue services from
Arab sources.
you won't know how
4. Refusing any American —
excepting those on official busi-
good they are
ness. — permission to enter an
Arab land from Israel.
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5. Barring JewS from employ-
ment by American oil firms - and
MONTREAL (JTA) — The other concessionaries operating
Jewish Community Council of in Arab states.
6. Denying entry visas and in
Montreal, the central agency
of Montreal Jewry for the some ' instances even transit
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assurance of kashrut in local visas to American travellers of
butcher shops, went into the Jewish faith.
courts • to defend its rights to . 7. Discriminating against
lease meat shops selling kosher American military personnel as
at Dhahran-where Jewish troops
products.
An action for $82,000 was cannot be posted and Christian
instituted in Superior Court soldiers may not publicly prac-
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here against the Community tice their, religion or display .
the
symbols
and
insignia
of
Council in behalf of a meat
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market operator who contended their faith.
the
past
year
the
Arab
8.
In
he was illegally denied official
baked
recognition as a kosher butcher. League has blacklisted some 25
companies in 19 countries and
Renewal of the operator's coerced 50 others into discon-
kashrut certification was not tinuing or not undertaking com-
extended after he failed to mericail relations with Israel,
the traditional Purim delicacy
make arrangements satisfactory the report concluded.
to the Community Council
Prune and Poppyseed
It also asserts that some com-
which had insisted he cease panies including "the major
Fillings
operation of his grocery sec- American and British oil com-
tion on Saturdays. The opera- panies have yielded to the Arab
You'll never know how pleasant
tor made extensive alterations boycott."
financing home ownership can be,
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Box of 10
to ensure separation of his
until you learn about American
non-kosher
products
from
those
Individual 13 c
approved by the Community
Pieces
Savings home mortgage loans.
Council but the arrangements
Come in—you'll get prompt,
were ruled unsatisfactory from
We sell et Manufacturers
famous for Continental Chocolates
the standpoint of kashrut and
*courteous attention without ob-
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the certification was not re-
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ligation.
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Borton's Purim Continental choc-
The attorney for the opera-
olates, all Purim packaged.
tar said the trial issue might
involve a challenge to the
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Council to determine what is
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has been aired in a series of
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this practice for a time but
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TR 5-9700
refused to extend the injunc-
tion when it expired on Janu-
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