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Municipal Authorities Hit Agron's Absence from Germany Parley

The exec- vention of the Union, which is would not attend any congress
3ERLIN (JTA)
utive committee of the Interna- now taking place here, because in Israel. All of the Arab dele-
tional Union of Municipal Auth- there is a wide rift among the gations took a similar stand.
Members of the executive
°rifles weed to hold the or- delegates about the proposed
committee, who favor holding
ganization'f, next world congress site for the 1961 congress.
The dispute came to the floor the 1961 congress in Israel, in-
in 1961, in Jerusalem.
dicated they will probably
However. the committee has of the convention because one solve the argument by not re-
refrained from presenting that member of the executive corn- porting to the plenum here
decision formally to the con- mittee, Mayor Gershon Agron, about the' choice of a site for
of Jerusalem. has been forbid-
den by his City Council to at- the 1961 session. Under the by-
tend the parley. on the grounds laws of the Union. the execu-
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that an Israeli official should tive committee is empowered
2 Tickets to Israel
not go to a meeting in Germany. to choose the site for the
organization's congress.
The German and Austrian
Two round-trip tickets to
Israel were presented to the delegations favor holding the
winner of Barton's 1959 national 1961 congress in Jerusalem, de-
creative writing contest. 14-year- spite Mayor Agron's involun-
old Carolyn Farb. of Baltimore. tary absence. The American
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lem's City Council. At the
for an accom-
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plenum. the American delega-
panying adult,
tion argued that, if Mayor
w e r e pre-
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sented to Caro-
Agron was not allowed to go
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to Germany—perhaps the dele-
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gates from other countries
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contest
themes. "Re-
ligious Educa- Carolyn Farb
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won out over some 1,000 origi-
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throughout the country. Carolyn
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MORT GITTLEMAN

During the recent visit here of Mayor ABBA HUSHI,
of Haifa, Israel, members of the First Galician Society made
large Israel Bond purchases, additional to those made by
the organization during the past two years. Shown here,
left to right, are Galician Society leaders who met Mayor
Hushi at the airport: MORRIS GOLDSMITH, BEN SIIIFFMAN,
SAM KAUFER. president; Mayor Hushi, JACK MOSKOVITZ,
vice-president; Mrs. M. GOLDSMITH. Mrs. REGINA WAL-
DRON. president of the Ladies Auxiliary; and Mr. and Mrs.
JOSEF RINGLER.

Israel Bond Organization Plans
Fashion Festival. High Holy Day
Appeals, Women's, LZOA Projects

Activities in behalf of De- the First Galican Society, as
troit Israel Bond sales took an vice-chairman. and Morris Ma-
upward swing this week with lin as secretary. The first
the announcement of a num- meeting of the committee will
ber of events already in the take place Sept. 29 at the
making for the mobilization of Labor Zionist Institute.
The fall kickoff of Bond
this community's participation
activities of the Women's
in major national efforts in
Division will take place Aug.
behalf of Israel.
18 at the home of Mrs. Paul
On July 2. at a final report
meeting of committees which Pensler. Col. Shoshana Ger-
had charge of the visit here shorn, heroine of the Israeli
of Haifa's Mayor Abba Hushi, War of Independence. who
a permanent body was set up now is attached to the Israel
to plan an annual event in Embassy in Washington, will
support of the Israel Bond be the guest.
On Sept. 10. a French-
program. Participants will be
the landsmanshaften. the Labor Israel fashion festival din-
Zionist Organization and the ner dance will take place at
Knollwood Country Club for
Pioneer Women.
Israel Bond Sponsors and
Harry Schumer is temporary
chairman of this committee. Builders — purchasers of
with Sam Kaufer, president of Bonds in amounts exceeding
81.000 — and their escorts.
On Sept. 30. a rally of re-
Israeli Touch Invades ligious leaders will be held
at the Jewish Community Cen-
U.S. Show Business.
ter to prepare for the nigh
Holy Day Israel Bond sales.
Reports 'Variety
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Variety. Col. Solomon Gorin, chief
the entertainment business chaplain of the Israeli armed
weekly. reported that "an Isra- forces. will be the guest
eh influence" is "taking hold of speaker.
A large delegation of De-
the United States show busi-
troiters is being mobilized to
ness."
Israeli entertainers are mov- attend the national mobilize-
ing vigorously into American tion conference of the Israel
cafe. television, film. concert ' Bond Organization at the Sher-
and stage. Variety declared. as man Hotel in Chicago.
setting that the success of Leon
LTris' novel. "Exodus," was part Repents Statement
of this trend. The book will be
filmed by United Artists for Confused as Bigoted
CAPETOWN (JTA) — Two
1961.
The weekly said Israel show Nationalist members of Parlia-
business would be further spot- ment took the floor of the
lighted in the fall when New House to deny that they had
York's Radio City Music Hall any anti-Semitic intent in re-
will present an Israel "spectac- marks directed at two Jewish
ular" on its huge stage. members of the United Party
Dinah Shore, television star, during a heated debate on the
is planning an all-Israel show impressment of natives under
on her program when she re- arrest for farm labor.
One of the two, H. E. Mar-
turns to the networks in the fall.
One of Manhattan's foremost tins, apologized to Dr. Boris
film
houses
has
scheduled
Wilson
for having alleged that
art
for an October premier, the new he had changed his name from
film "Hatikvah." the first full- Woolfson. He coupled his apol-
length Israel picture in color to ogy with a long explanation
be seen in the United States. of why he had raised the issue
It stars Shoshana Damari, a in the first place. Dr. Wilson.
song stylist who has appeared he said. had cited a list of
in New York night clubs. and names of farmers involved in
Shai K. Ophir. an Israel comic court proceedings, and Martins
also known to Gotham night had wanted it made clear that
the list included Jews as well
-
club audiences.
Variety said plans are also as Afrikaaners.
I. F. Schoenbee, the other,
underway to produce an Israel
musical on Broadway in Febru- complained that opposition
ary, starring Miss Demari. Eris newspapers had taken his ref-
Productions also plans to enter erences to Jewish farmers and
the field of Israel stage produc- to the race of the two United
tions in New York. Party members out of context
The Variety article also lists although. he said. it was clear
a large number of Israelis who from the rest of his speech that
have appeared in night clubs nothing anti-Jewish was in-
and have made recordings here. tended.

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Galician Society Ups Israel Bond
Purchases During Husisi's Visit

