lished fact, Robert St. John,
the eminent author and foreign
correspondent, ventured into
the future last Sunday when
he spoke to nearly 800 people
at Temple Israel, under the
auspices of the Young Marrieds
Group.
The man who admits he holds
little stock in predictions dared
this much prophecy abc,ut the
future of the tiny Jewish state
in the Middle East:
"Israel will continue to exist,
and the brown desert sands
will turn greener and greener
until the time when there will
be achieved the beauty of the
countryside of -2,000 years ago."
A frequent visitor in Israel
and its neighboring Arab
states, St. John, as a Christian,
gave credence to statements
and claims made repeatedly by
Jewish spokesmen.
Particularly devastating was
his comment in answer to a
question asked on whether the
present Arab refugees left of
their own free will during the
Israel-Arab War in 1948.
As an eyewitness to the mass
exodus, St. John said that the
Arabs left by their own de-
sign, in spite of the pleadings
of the Jews to stay.
Basically, he said, there were
three factors that entered into
their leaving:
1. They answered the pleas
of the Arab leaders to leave in
order to li.mper the efficiency
of the Israeli Army by block-
ing the roads;
Dexter-Davison Offers
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Anniversary Specials
Dexter - Davison Markets are
celebrating the seventh anni-
versary of their Wyoming mar-
ket by offering a variety of food
products at special extra-low
prices.
According to Norman and
Ruben Cottler, father and son
team who are proprietors of the
markets, the anniversary spe-
cials are even lower than prices
prevailing during their weekly
special offers.
The anniversary prices will
be featured at both Dexter-
Davison Markets, 18207 Wyo-
ming, in the Wyoming-Curtis
shopping center, and at 13301
Dexter, at Waverly. Parking is
available at both markets, at
the Wyoming market, across the
street and at the back of the
market, and at the Dexter mar-
ket, on Davison, at the side of
the market.
The Cottlers say that a large
measure of their success in past
years is due primarily to the
low prices,they are able to place
on quality grocery, dairy and
delicatessen items. They feel
their customers would rather
have the savings on merchan-
dise than stamps. or premium
offers.
During the years, Dexter-
Davison has built up the repu-
tation "Where old friends meet
to shop."
New Malben Director-General
Joins in Opening Ceremony
For Market in Jerusalem
The official opening last
month of the 41-shop munici-
pal market in the old German
Colony Quarter of Jerusalem
was the first ceremony at
which Malben, the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee welfare
program in Israel, was repre-
sented by Louis D. Horwitz, its
new director-general.
Horwitz cut the pale blue
ribbon across the entrance to
the market, saying that Mal-
ben was happy that it could
be of assistance to the city of
Jerusalem by providing serv-
ices which would restore so
many people to "a dignified
life after a long struggle with
physical handicaps."
did not depart at once they
would be victims of atrocities
committed by the Jews; and
3. They were told, and many
of them believed, that after
the Arabs won the war the
refugees would return not only
to claim their lands, but those
of the Jews, as well.
None of these charges is.
new, but it is particularly in-
teresting that St. John was
there at the time to bear wit-
ness to their falsity and offer
documentation as to their libel.
The author, in dramatic fa-
shion, traced the history of the
creation of Israel dating back
to the days of the Balfour
Declaration, and by using a
paper map and scissors he in-
dicated how the original Pales-
tine was sliced repeatedly by
the British to appease the
Arabs, leaving only the part
which was Israel at the time
of the partition in 1947.
"I don't feel sorry for the
Jews of Israel now," St. John
said, "I envy them. Every day
there is progress. I feel . sorry
for the poor Arabs who are
kept subservient by the evil
little dictators like Nasser and
the evil little kings like Saud."
During the course of his stay
here, St. John revealed that he
is working on a book dealing
with Premier .David Ben-
Gurion, which he has been
authorized to write by the
Israel government.
The book will be completed
in June, and arrangements are
now being made to have it
published in this country next
February by Doubleday. The
author autographed copies of
his c u r r cut book, "Foreign
Correspondent" . and an earlier
volume, "Shalom Means Peace,"
following his Sunday lecture.
No 'Jewish Vote' in Canada, Leaders Say
MONTREAL ( J T A)
In
anticipation' of the forthcoming
national elections, the National
Joint Public Relations Commit-
tee of the Canadian Jewish
Congress and Bnai Brith has
released a statement rejecting
political appeals by any candi-
date on racial or religious
grounds. The declaration, as en-
dorsed by Bnai Brith, reads:
"The Canadian Jewish Con-
gress is of the opinion that
Jewish citizens of this commu-
nity participate in municipal,
provincial and national elec-
tions as citizens of Canada,
sharing with citizens of all
other faiths and origins a com-
mon interest in the proper and
efficient administration of our
country's affairs. It conse-
quently rejects on principle
any political appeal directed
by a candidate based on racial
or religious grounds, designed
to give the impression that
there is a bloc such as 'the
Jewish vote' or any other type
of ethnic or religious grouping
of the electorate, aimed at
attracting votes by favoring
or discriminating against any
group in the electorate."
CAMP MICHIGAMA
Is Pleased to Announce That
DR. ERWIN R. GOODENOUGH
Dr. Erwin R. Goodenough
will be the next speaker in the
Wayne State University Semi-
tics lecture series endowed by
Walter and Lea Field, at 8 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 18, in 101 State
Hall, Putnam and Cass. His
topic will be "The Art of Greco-
Roman Judaism."
In his lecture, Dr. Good-
enough, who is professor of
history of religion at Yale Uni-
versity, will trace the develop-
ment of Jewish religious and
cultural patterns by examining
the art objects of the Jews iv
Hellenistic times.
Israel Names First
Minister to Japan
JERUSALEM, - (JTA)—Emile
Najar was named Israel's first
Minister to Japan. Now assist-
ant director of the Foreign
Ministry, Najar came to Israel
from France after the Jewish
State was established. Before
that he headed the Jewish
Agency office in Paris.
Rocha and Phil Jordon
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1 3-T HE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—F riday, March 7, 1955
Author Robert St. John Sees Israel Dr. Goodenough
as `Green Land of 2,000 Years Ago' to Address W S U
Usually one to base his in-
2. They believed stories told Forum on March 18
formation on solid, accomp- by their leaders that if they