S. African Jewry Erects Monument to Martyrs JOHANNESBURG (JTA) — The. foundation of a monument to the memory of Europe's mar- tyred Jews was erected this week at the local Jewish ceme- tery. Survivors of concentration camps formed a guard of honor with flaming torches. The audi- ence wept as Chief Rabbi Louis Rabinowitz memorialized t h e Jewish martyrs. Ben-Gunion Defends Foreign Policy in. Special Session of Knesset JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel's foreign policy seeks to maintain the status quo in the Middle East, to strengthen the coun- try's security position and to win as many friends as possible throughout the world, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion de- dared in a slice essful defense of t on his government's p 0 , against a heavy opposition at- Sincerest Wishes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR To the Robbis, Cantors, Officers and Members of Congregation Shoorey Zedek; to the Cantor's Association, and to all Officers and Members of thte Sholem Aleichem Institute Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Blank and Family ZIONIST ORG. • OF DETROIT 10424 West McNichols Extends Its Wishes for A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All Its Members and to the Balfour Celebration Contributors May the year 5719 bring Peace and Prosperity To the Land of Our Hopes—ISRAEL ABRAHAM B'ORMAN President RABBI SHALOM H. EPSTEIN Exec. Dir. JEWISH WOMEN'S EUROPEAN WELFARE ORGANIZATION Extends Heartiest Greetings on the New Year to All its Members and Supporters and to the Entire Jewish Community. Mrs. Jack Seder, President Harry Stoisky, Secretary "For Zion's sake will I not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake will I not rest, Until her triumph go forth as brightness, And her salvation as a torch that burneth," —Isaiah 62:1. MIZRACHI-HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI and the Detroit Committee for Bar-Han University extend best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Pros- perous New Year to all their members, friends and leaders, here and in Israel. May this New Year bring peace and tranquility to the world and to the Jewish State of Israel. Rosh Hashanah 5719... marks a decade of outstanding achievement in the rebirth of Israel. Now, on the threshold of a New Year, is the time of dedication when men renew their vows to work for justice; to strive for brother- hood among peoples; and to pray for peace among the nations. DETROIT ISRAEL HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN entering its 35th year of assistance to Israel, extends sincerest good wishes for a year of health and happiness to all its workers, friends and to the Michigan community-at-large_ DETROIT ISRAEL HISTADRUT COMMITTEE Morris L. Schauer Harry Schumer Honorary Chairmen Philip Goldstein Vice Chairman Berl Heorshen Financial Secretory Irving Pokempner Executive Boord Chairman Horold Berke Trade Union Council Morris Lieberman Chairman Norman Cooler Treasurer David Sislin Recording Secretary Hy Fogelmon Executive Director Michael Toich Organization Director tack mounted at an emergency : nounced by Mordecai Bentov, debate over new government Minister for Development, and regulations regarding burial so- session of the Knesset. A Herut Party resolution call- Mapam Leader who threatened cieties which are no longer un- ing for a full-dress emergency a cabinet crisis over the pro- der control of the rabbinate. foreign policy debate was de- posed sale. Eshkol said that while the feated 61 to 37 and the issue was referred to the Knesset's figures were correct their inter- Committee for Security and For- pretation was not. He said the 22,000,000 pounds represented eign Affairs. Both Premier Ben-Gurion and the sum- which the government Foreign Minister Golda Meir has invested in the plant and -made .a spirited defense of their which it expects to get back Extends Greetings to its foreign policy and, in particu- through redemption of bonds members, their children, lar, defended the vote cast by by American investors. friends and brethren He said the remainder was Abba S. Eban, head of the throughout the world for company obligations, and that Israel delegation at the emer- a Happy, Healthy New gency session of the United Na- the investors would take over tions General Assembly for the assets as well as current lia- Year. Arab states' resolution on set- bilities. L. Lyons, Pres. tlement of the Middle East ques- . The deputies also rejected, tion. 47 to 23, a motion by the ultra- H. Kronen, Vice-Pres. Ben-Gurion conceded that al- orthodox Agudas Israel for though Israel wanted to main- tain the status quo, there was a danger that it would be under- mined. On the security ques- tion, he said that the Israel Gov- ernment was actively seeking arms and, despite difficulties, its efforts in this direction had Greets Its Members and Friends with Sincere not been in vain. Good Wishes For a Happy and Healthy New Year The Premier • charged that criticism of the Israeli vote for the Sudanese resolution was Mrs. David Grosberg, President exaggerated. He denied that the resolution revived the Arab League. The unanimous General Assembly vote, he noted, com- mitted the Arab States to non- intervention in the affairs of other states and led to the cur- Wishes to Express to Its Membership rent peace mission of United Nations Secretary General Dag And to the Entire Jewish Community Hammarskj old. Its Sincere Hope for a Mrs. Meir pointed out that Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year opposition would only have iso- lated Israel. "Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy" Ben-Gurion defended the gov- ernment policy permitting for- Mrs. Milton Winston, Sec. Mrs. Isadore Levin, Pres. eign planes to overfly Israel territory. He commented that Israel was a sovereign state and had the right to accord permis- sion to anyone it wanted to use its airspace. Five opposition spokesmen took the Knesset floor to urge The Sholem Aleichem Institute, School an emergency debate on the political situation resulting from and Nursery, at 19350 Greenfield Road wishes the turn of events in the Arab world, the United Nations vote all of its friends and members a happy, pros- which they said revived the perous and peaceful new year. Arab League and the threat to Israel posed by the expansion- , , • ism of President Nasser of the United Arab Republic. Finance Minister Levi Eshkol, dealing with a second issue on which the opposition sought the Now residing in Beverly Hills, California special Knesset session, denied that the government offered to Extend Holiday greetings to Mr. Harry Gunsberg, President of sell the 45,000,000 pound Ferti- Congregation Bnai Moshe, his family, the officers and board lizers and Chemical Company members and their families; all members of the congregation for 22,000,000 pounds. and their families, Rabbi and Mrs. Moses Lehrman, his suc- cessor Cantor Louis Klein, his former associates, Sexton Shalom The figures had been an- LUTZKER VOLINER SOCIETY - GREATER DETROIT BNAI BR1TH WOMEN'S COUNCIL WOMEN'S SABBATH LEAGUE HAPPY NEW YEAR _ Cantor and Mrs. David Katzman Flanders' Attackers Print Statements on Tax-Free Funds Statements by a group of U. S. Senators attacking the Flanders' resolution to investi- gate tax-free contributions to Israel, appears in a pamphlet entitled "The Middle East Crisis Today." The pamphlet can be ob- tained without cost on request by writing to the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs, 1737 H Street, N. W., Washington 6, D.C. The AZCPA works to strengthen American friendship for Israel in Washington. Sen. Jacob K. Javits of New York spearheaded the replies to Sen. Ralph E. Flanders. Others who associated themselves with Sen. Javits and whose re- marks are included in the pub- lication are Sen. Paul H. Doug- las of Illinois, Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, Sen. Hu- bert H. Humphrey of Minne- sota, Sen. Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania, Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Sen. William Proxmire of Wis- consin, and Sen. Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon. Ralph, Baal Korah Abraham Rabinovitz, the Executive Secretory, Mr. Nathan Welch and their families, his Contorial Colleagues and their families and all Detroit friends, with best wishes for a Happy ,Healthful and Prosperous New Year. L'Shono Tovii Tikosayvu! The Officers and Directors of the Hebrew Benevolent Society (Chesed Shel Ernes) . 2995 Joy Road Extend their best wishes for A Wappy and grosperous new gear to All their Members, their Ladies Auxiliary, their Ladies Chevra Kadisha, Synagogues, Organizations and Detroit Jewry. Nathan Wolok, Pres. Nathan Same, Trustee Nathan P. Rossen, Vice Pres. Ben Schneider, Trustee Barney Citrin, Rec. Sec. Abe Miller, Trustee Hyman Mitnick, Treos. Sam Nelson, Hon. Pres. Rabbi Israel I. Rockove, Exec. Dir. -