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THE DETRO IT JEWI SH NEW S —
tine 26, 1959
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Supports Israel
USSR Sides with Egypt;
- Says U.S.
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Upon his arrival in Detroit Monday, Haifa's Mayor Abba
Hushi was greeted by Michigan's Governor G. Mennen Williams.
Also in the photo, from the left, are Morris Schaver, Harry
Schumer and Hyman Lipsitz.
Abba lInshi Visit Here Nets
$110,000 Israel Bond Sales
An overflow gathering number-
ing more than 450 greeted
Haifa's Mayor Abba Hushi
Monday evening, at a recep-
tion arranged 13y the labor
Zionist organizations and the
local landsmanshaften in behalf
of the Israel Bond campaign.
A total of $110,000 in Bond
sales was announced at the
meeting by Harry Schumer,
who presided, and Morris
Schaver, who made the appeal.
Included in the $110,000
sum was a purchase of $10,-
000 in Bonds by Columbus
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
This sale was made by Wil-
liam Hordes, who reported
on it by wire, in a greeting
to the gathering, from the
Columbus Mutual convention
that was then in progress at
Swampscott, Mass.
Many organizations reported
on treasury purchases and
there were scores of personal
purchases.
Mayor Ilushi spoke on the
rapid progress that is being
made industrially by the har-
bor city of Haifa in Israel,
and he told of the Israeli
development programs that are
being advanced with the aid
a "Supreme Planning Com-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United States has truly friendly of
mittee for Palestine," whose job
Soviet Union, for the first time intentions toward them." The
will be to "draft UAR policy
since the latest flareup over broadcast added a warning that it
regarding the Palestine prob-
Israel cargoes in the Suez Canal the present Suez dispute "can
began, entered the argumt develop into an armed Israeli lem."
By the "Palestine problem,"
with a radio propaganda attaiik attack against the UAR."
The Nord was allowed to the UAR leader means the Is-
on the United States.
A recom-
As the conflict became more proceed after UAR officials con- raeli-Arab problem. Arab states
deadlocked, Egyptian authori- firmed that its cargo of scrap mendation that
committees
ties held the Liberian-registered iron was loaded at Antwerp form such special
cargo freighter. "Nord," for 24 and bound for Japan. The UAR was made recently by the Arab
hours on suspicion it carried an has asserted it will not permit League.
Israel cargo. The United Arab any Israel cargoes through the
Hammarskjold to Visit
Republic continued to keep un- Canal.
Hammarskjold will go to
der detention the Danish
Cairo
on Suez Issue
Cairo Tuesday, to spend two
freighter, Inge Toft. seized
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
cMaarygo 21of at isP
raoerit Scaem
idenwtithand% days conferring with United
(JTA)—Joseph Tekoah, acting
Arab Republic officials about
their insistence on halting permanent Israel representative
potash. The ship's captain has
to the United Nations, con-
refused to unload the cargo, ships carrying Israeli cargoes
ferred with Secretary General
through the Suez Canal, it
ordered confiscated by an Egyp-
Dag Hammarskjold in connec-
was officially announced
tian "War Prize Court."
tion with the latter's planned
here.
The Soviet Union's charge
Meanwhile, it was reported departure for the Middle East.
On Radio Moscow was that
The talk concerned the Danish
the United States was secretly from London that the UAR has freighter, the Inge Toft.
supporting Israel at the ex- blacklisted three Japanese corn-
pense of the UAR. Radio mercial firms, saying they are
Polish Court Rules Fascist
Moscow said that the United owned by Israel nationals. Ac-
cording to the same report, the Killer of Jews Must Die
States "fully supports Israel
VIENNA (JTA) — A Polish.
Syrian region of the UAR black-
and encourages it =o exert
listed the Greek ship. Nicolas court has sentenced Stefan
pressure" on Ori United
Arab Republic it is anx- Kairis, and two unidentified Komolka, former commander of
sous that no ogre should get Japanese and Italian freighters the Fascist White Russian
because the firms and the ships police in the western Polish
wind of this."
Radio Moscow said that the violated the UAR boycott of Is- town of Dokrzyce, to death for
United States was afraid to act rael goods through the Suez mass murders of Jews. Komolka
was convicted of participating in
openly because "this would Canal.
A report from Cairo said that extraordinary c r u e I ties and
nullify the results of the pro-
paganda campaign designed to UAR President Gamal Abdel mass executions of Jews in the
convince the Arabs that the Nasser ordered the formation Dokrzyce Ghetto.
of Israel Bond dollars.
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Israel Bond Organization Starts
Mobilization for Cash Collections
Tom Borman, general chair-
mobilization effort, the Detroit man for Israel Bonds in Detroit,
Israel Bond Organization is Mrs. Joseph Katchke and Mrs.
As part of the national
Tips for smart trippers
inaugurating a cash collection Max Stollman, co-chairmen of
drive to secure immediate pay- the Women's Division, an-
ments on pledges made in re- nounce that Harry Cohen has
cent weeks for Bond purchases. assumed the chairmanship of
the cash collection drive.
Mrs. Harry Portnoy and Mrs.
Technion Expands
David J. Miller are co-chairmen
of the women's cash collection
Research Program
HAIFA — Commissioned re-
search and testing carried out
in Technion laboratories during
the past year produced an in-
come of IL.800,000, almost twice
that of the preceding year, ac-
cording to a report submitted
to the Technion's board of gov-
ernors by the Institute's re-
search and development foun-
dation.
Orders already on hand for
the coming year for research to
be executed in Technion lab-
oratories include contracts from
overseas to the amount of
$100,000.
Central event on the program
of events during the course of
Technion Week, was a reception
tendered by the residents of the
student dormitories in honor of
Mrs. Eva Frost of New York.
One of the hostel buildings
bears her name, gift of her
husband, Charles Frost.
The students and staff of the
Technical High School also ten-
dered a reception to Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Konoff, whose
new high school building had
been dedicated at Technion City
the day before.
DON'T
FORGET TO...
committee.
Volunteer workers will meet
at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Labor
Zionist Institute to inaugurate
the cash collection drive. A
breakfast will be served. Vol-
unteers are invited to join in
this effort and to attend Sun-
day morning's meeting.
• Turn out the lights
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• Notify the milkman and
other deliveries
Israel Treasury Eases
Currency Regulations
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News
JERUSALEM—Several more
relaxations in currency regula-
tions were promulgated by the
Israel Treasury Tuesday, when
it was decided that foreign
holders of blocked accounts in
Israeli banks will be permitted
to use up to 2.500 Israeli
pounds yearly for the support
of relatives in Israel instead
of the previous limit of 1,000
pounds.
Loans from blocked accounts
as well as mortgage releases
have also been eased under
the new regulations. Another
relaxation increases the ex-
change rate of foreign cur-
rency derived from dividends
from securities held in re-
Oatriation accounts. Such money
Israel Supreme Council Sets (will hereafter be exchanged
Talks on Red Suppression
at 1.80 Israeli pounds per
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — An
extraordinary se,sion of the
Supreme Religious Council of Harry Torczyner Awarded
Israel was convened by the Decoration by Belgian King
Grand Rabbinate for Sunday, to
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
discuss reported suppressions Knight of the Order of Leopold
of Jewish religious practises in II, a Belgian decoration, was
the Soviet Union.
awarded by King Baudouin of
Resolutions will he presented Belgium to Harry Torczyner,
to the Council, calling upon New York lawyer who is active
world public opinion to appeal in Jewish communal affairs, for
on behalf of tolerance of Jewish services rendered to cultural
religious practices in the Soviet relations between Belgium and
bloc. Sharp protests are expect- the United States. The decora-
ed to be voiced at the meeting tion was presented to Torczyner
against recent moves to stifle by Minister Maurice Iweins
Jewish instiutions in countries d'Eeckhoutte, Belgian Consul
General.
behind the Iron Curtain.
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