THE DETROIT JE WISH NEWS—Friday, December 25, 1959-6
Knesset Approves New Cabinet,
JWF Women's Division to Honor Two Local Leaders
The Women's Division of the women's campaign chairman. Federation's predecessor. For
Okay Ben-Gmion Program;
Jewish Welfare Federation has Before the Women's Division many years she was president
chosen Mrs. Eugene J. Arnfeld was organized, Mrs. Ehrlich of the Traveler's Aid Society,
Defy Jordan Dev elopment Threats as
1960 Allied Jewish Campaign was president of the Detroit She has °served on the board of
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The the possibility of a fight with- chairman and Mrs. Theodore
Bargman as pre-campaign chair-
Knesset, I sr a el's Parliament, in the new government:
voted approval of the new five-
Three Arab Knesset deputies man.
On Jan. 7, the Women's Pre-
party Cabinet and its program voiced support during the de-
presented by Prime Minister bate for the new coalition gov- Campaign Division of the 1960
David Ben-Gurion. The vote was ernment. Expressing apprecia-
78 to 33.
tion for progress in Israel's
Aguda, Communists, General Arab - populated areas, they
Zionists and right-wing Herut urged further relaxation of mil-
voted against the motion of itary government in border
confidence in the new govern- areas and the expediting of
ment. Rabbi I. M. Levin, ex- claims of Arabs who left Israel
plaining why Aguda had not villages during the 1948 war.
joined the new government,
Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's
said that the Mapai rejected Foreign Minister, declared
two conditions Aguda proposed that "no power can prevent
for joining the coalition — a our development of water re-
law banning Christian mission- sources or other projects, and
ary activities in Israel and a no factor can dictate what we
can do within our country."
national anti-pig law.
Levi Eshkol, Finance Minis- Speaking during the debate
ter, closed the debate on the in Knesset on the new Cabi-
Mrs. Ehrlich Mrs. Wineman
Cabinet instead of Premier Ben- net and government program,
Gurion, who was home on doc- Mrs. Meir said that develop- Campaign will honor Mrs. Jo-
tor's orders. Eshkol expressed ment of the country's re- seph H. Ehrlich and Mrs. Henry
regret on behalf of the Premier sources was an elementary Wineman with a reception at
that not all the invited parties right which Israel would exe- the Great Lakes Club.
had responded to the Mapai in- cute "with all means at our
On Jan. 8, the division will
vitation to join the new coali- disposal."
; hold a pace-setters meeting at
Citing Arab opposition to Mrs. Wineman's home. Paulette
tion, which does not include
the General Zionists. ulta-Orth- Israel plans to divert Jordan Oppert Fink, of Minneapolis, a
odox Agudat Israel, Herut and River water to irrigate portions UJA national cabinet member,
of Negev, Mrs. Meir stressed will be the speaker.
Communist parties.
Voicing the hope that the op- that "what we are doing within
The pre-campaign meeting
position would be constructive, our borders is our business." honoring Mrs. Ehrlich and Mrs.
Eshkol, citing economic prog-1 She asserted that Israel's water Wineman will be the first fund-
ress in recent years, said that resources development "cannot raising meeting of the 1960 Al-
t h e Government Investment depend on the whims of the lied Jewish Campaign.
Center this year approved proj- Cairo dictator," President Nas-
Mrs. Ehrlich was founding
ects totalling $70,000,000, corn- ser of the United Arab Repub- president of the Women's Divi-
pared with $15,000,000 in 1956. lic, who has declared the UAR sion, in 1946, and is a former
He reported that industrial ex- will fight to prevent the irriga-
ports this year increased 50 tion project.
In what apparently was a General Zionists
percent.
The new government pro- warning to Western nations
gram contained, in addition to about renewed efforts to win Clarify Position
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A num-
an offer of mutual total dis- President Nasser's friendship,
armament with the Arab states Mrs. Meir said that Israel wel- ber of resolutions adopted by
and of expansion of the Israel-1 comed "any steps toward peace, the World Confederation of Gen-
Arab armistice agreements into( but appeasement of aggressors eral Zionists with regard to
non-aggression pacts, a promise is not a step toward peace." She the proposed revisions of the
of increased efforts to bring in added that appeasement never constitution of the World Zion-
Jews from "countries of dis- paid and that it always ulti- ist Organization were made pub-
lic by Dr. Israel Goldstein and
tress, both in Europe and in mately hurt the appeaser.
Replying to critics of the gov- Mrs. Rose Halprin, co-chairman
Afro-Asian countries, and to
provide houses for all new- ernment's policies on the Arab of the Confederation.
The resolutions, adapted in
comers still living in transit refugees, Mrs. Meir insisted
centers. The pr o g r am also that "there is only one solution New York in consultation with
-- settlement in the Arab the Confederation's branches in
pledged:
various countries, endorse the
1. "Loyal support of the world countries."
decision adopted at the last
Zionist movement" in accordance
Asserting
that
the
Arab
refu-
with the law on the status of the
movement.
gee problem represented one of Actions Committee meeting to
2. Free high school for children the simplest of all refugee open the way for admitting into
of poor families and graduated tui-
!the World Zionist Organizations
tion fees in high schools for the less problems to solve, she cited the non-Zionist bodies. They urge
well off. No change was contem- similarity of language, customs
that the functions and duties of
plated in the relation of state and
religion. Education for "Jewish con- and culture of the Palestinian the • presidium of the Actions
sciousness" will be continued in the Arabs with that of the neigh-
Committee be clarified and the
public schools.
boring Arab countries. She said presidium be instructed not to
3. Expansion of health insurance
"there
is
nothing
to
prevent
the
to the entire population by a guar-
exceed them.
antee to every Israeli of the right solution of the problem except
The resolutions also urge
to join any existing Sick Fund. A
special committee will be set up to the attitude of the Arab rulers abolition of the Small Actions
provide alternative methods for who are indifferent to the fate
Committee; that the interval
those unwilling to join existing
of the refugees."
health insurance programs.
between Zionist Congresses be
4. Continuation of security meas-
set at four years instead of the
ures, particularly continued military
present elastic three years, and
government in border areas popu- New Jerusalem Body
lated mostly by Arabs, which is re-
that postponement beyond the
Tackles
Aged
Problem
quired by the hostility of the neigh-
four-year interval be agreed up-
boring Arab states. Such measures
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amining each case in terms of na-
JERUSALEM.—The Ministry and that the size of the Actions
tional security.
5. Construction of new roads and of Social Welfare has decided Committee be agreed at 100.
expanded electrification in the Arab to establish a special authority They insist on the preservation
areas.
The new government -prom- to deal with the problems of of 500 as the number of Zionist
ised that drafting of "basic the aged, it was announced Congress delegates, an equitable
apportionment of mandates for
laws" intended to form Israel's Monday.
countries
other than Israel and
The
new
gerontology
author-
permanent constitution would
United States, and the as-
be completed during the new ity will coordinate the work of the
surance of representation at
government's four-year term of various institutions for the the Congress for tiny Jewish
office and that the new laws aged and research work in communities having less than
would ensure freedom and medical and social economic 500 persons.
problems of older persons. At
equality of all citizens.
At the same time, it was an-
Menachem Beigin, the leader present, the institutions deal, nounced here that the execu-
in
one
form
or
another,
with
of the right-wing Herut, assured
tive of the World Confedera-
the Knesset that his party 140,000 persons over 60 years tion of General Zionists which
would be a "constructive" op- of age. Statistical forecasts in- is headed by Dr. Emanuel Neu-
position. However, he created a dicate that within 10 years mann will also meet in plenary
stir by declaring that Herut their number will be about session in Israel and that meet-
would introduce a bill soon to 320,000.
ings will last two days, begin-
abolish military government in
ning today. Among the princi-
Hassidic Rabbi, Disciples
Arab-populated border areas.
pal items on the agenda of the
Neumann group will similarly
Yaacov Hazan, a Mapam Forsake U.S. for Israel
deputy, also created a stir by
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Rabbi be issues confronting the forth-
declaring that it appeared J. J. Halberstam, of Brooklyn, coming session of the Zionist
that a Mapam vote with the known to disciples the world Actions Committee that is
opposition could ensure pass- over as the Klausenburger scheduled to open in Jeru-
age of such a !aw. This would Rebbe, left for Israel to settle salem on Monday and pri-
require that Mapam resign at Kiryat Santz, near Natanya. marily the question of revisions
from the coalition to vote The Hassidic leader was accom- in the constitution of the world
with the opposition, posing panied by 51 of his followers. Zionist Organization.
Service Group. She is the only-
woman who has held that post.
She is a vice-president of the
Federation, a member of the
Federation Board of Governors,
and a member on the boards of
six Federation agencies.
Mrs. Wineman was a board
member and active worker in
the United Jewish Charities,
the Children's Hospital, the De-
troit Council of Social Agencies
and the Women's Committee of
the Community Chest, as well
as on the board of governors of
Federation. During World War
II, she devoted herself to USO
work and served as a member
on the executive committee of
USO.
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