Calmness Reigns in Israel;
Ask UN to Check Arab Build-up
policy to bar Jews from assign-1 "The Jewish population of
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paign of open incitement to ment to Pakistan, White con- Egypt was estimated to be 29,-
I tended that no such discrimi- 000."
war."
The warning was contained nation existed. He offered as
The Syrian report to the UN
in a letter in which Israel said "proof" the comment that some gives official government fig-
that the UAR had been intense- , U. S. officers who have served ures published in 1954, showing
fying its •policy of hostility ; in Pakistan recalled there were that the Jews in Syria at the
against .Israel and that the cam- , some Jews there.
time numbered 31,899, or eight-
paign had reached "dangerous I (the issue involving Pakis- tenths percent of the country's
_dimension." The latest of a I tan pertains to a new policy total population. However, the
series of aggressive declarations i that emerged in recent weeks UN report also cites figures
was made by UAR President i when an individual was in- compiled by both the American
Nassar in Syria where he "re- formed he could not be as- Jewish Committee and the
Among the functions utilized to spur Israel Bond sales
peatedly proclaimed his coun-lsigned to Pakistan because he World Jewish Congress, vari- at the Miami Beach Israel Bond Conference was a gathering
ously giving the country's Jew- at the home of Mrs. Jennie Grossinger. Among those in attend-
try's policy of war, blockade , was Jewish.
While defending Moslem ish population as ranging from
and boycott against Israel,
ance were, from the left: Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Lewis, Mrs-
threatening her with destruc- states from charges of anti- a minimum of 3,000 to a max- Theodore Bargman, James G. McDonald, first U. S. Ambassa-
tion in a 'sacred march'," the Jewish practices, White said imum of 7,000.
dor to Israel, Mrs. Grossinger and Louis E. Levitan, manager
letter asserted. "These war-like "the United States does not A non-governmental survey
of the Detroit Israel Bond office.
threats are accompanied by ex- condone discriminatory actions quoted in the UN report on
* * *
tensive military preparations in i by foreign governments against Syria declares that, in 1955,
its citizens on grounds of race there were two Jewish schools
I both provinces" of the UAR.
The background of the letter or creed and it makes every of in Damascus, capital of Syria,
was a series of apparently ice - fort to eliminate through friend - with a total enrollment of 290
liable reports that Nasser had ly means all such practices."
pupils. In regard to those
sent roops
t
in su bstantial num-
schools, the report notes that
effectively expressed in the
hers into the Gaza Strip, which Sharp Drop in Number the curriculum is "almost exclu-
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Israel Bond campaign. This
has been patrolled by United of Jews in Arab Lands sively Arabic, the teaching of Ibleau, Sunday evening, cheered
Nations Emergency Force con-
Hebrew, including the Bible, , the announcement of record forms part of the broader pro-
UNITED
NATIONS,
(JTA)—
tingents since Israel evacuated
breaking advance sales, after gram through which we seek
on religious rights as being strictly prohibited."
the strip after capturing it in Studies
Iraq's Jewish population is hearing addresses by former to strengthen democracy in
well as on discriminations
shown to have dwindled from !President Harry S. Truman and all parts of the world through
the 1956
Sinai
drive.
These
wise and well-organized eco-
troops,
heavily
armed
with
Rus- against Jews in various coun- 118,000 listed in the country's I Gen. Moshe Dayan, former Is-
nomic assistance.
sian weapons, were reported to tries were prepared here for 1947 census to between 4,0001rael Chief of Staff and now Is-
consideration
by
the
UN
Corn-
have been deployed on the
"This is the hope I have in
mission on Human Rights which and an estimated 9,000 enumer- ; rael's Minister of Agriculture.
my heart—and this is the
Gaza-Israel border.
opened its three-week session in ated by the World Jewish Con- I Detroiter's Borman, K a sle, vision thrat I pray will inspire
Another factor in the letter
gress, the American Jewish ; Stollman and Cohn were among
the statesmen of the world in
was a statement by Nasser list- Geneva this week.
Reviewing the situation of Yearbook and the World Union ' the national leaders who were their efforts toward peace."
ing as "dead" the Tripartite
for
Progressive
Judaism
be-
seated
on
the
dais.
Agreement of Britain, France the Jews in Arab countries, the
In spite of his confidence in
1956 and 1957. Most of
Gen ' -Dayan, who was the Israel's ability to repulse Arab
and the United States of 1950 reports establish that more than tween
the Iraqi Jews are known to military
leader who routed threats, Gen. Dayan warned that
which in effect guaranteed the 36,000 Jews were expelled from have
emigrated to Israel.
the Egyptian forces in the
existing Israel-Arab borders. Egypt, following the Cairo gov-
'to
Lebanon is credited in the re- Sinai Campaign of 1956, said "it would be a fatal mistake"
Most experts on the Middle ernment's initiation of a dis-
overlook the fact that the Arab
port
with
having
had
5,807
Jews
that although the Arab states states are constantly being sups
East here were inclined to be- criminatory policy against na- 1
lieve that Nasser had no inten- tive Jews after the outbreak of ; during its last census in 1947- are mobilizing on Israel's bor- flied with arms. He said that if
tion of starting actual warfare. the Sinai-Suez hostilities in ' 48. In Beirut, capital of Leba- ders, Israel is not taking any Nasser "is not strong enough
UN Secretary General Dag 1956. non, the report states, there special counter-measures out now," it would be an error "to
The reports also showed that were as recently as 1957 three of confidence that its "people ignore what is happening
Hammarskjold apparently was
in agreement since he left New in four of the "hard core" Arab Jewish schools with a total en- can go on living their every- around us."
states
most hostile to Israel— rollment of 1,640 pupils.
day lives in confidence" and
York for a trip to Stockholm
Gen. Dayan pointed out that
The UN report quotes the that they can repulse - any
and Copenhagen, from which Egypt, Syria. Lebanon and Iraq
"Israel is not included in any
—there
are
today
between
44,-
World
Union
for
Progressive
Ju-
threats from the Arabs and security treaty, and with all our
he has since' returned.
are no defeat them, at this time.
In Washington, Israel Ambas- 000 and 51,000 Jews. In three daism as stating "there
friendship with the United
other
anti-Israel
"hard
core"
Jews
in
Jordan."
The
UN
re-
President Truman seemed to States, France, England and
sador Avraham Harman dis-
—
Jordan,
Saudi
Arabia
port
dealing
with
Saudi
Arabia
have anticipated Gen. Dayan's other countries, there is no
cussed the Arab-Israel situation states
a non-governmental or- assurances that Israel is not treaty committing any of the
with U.S. Under Secretary of and Yemen—the report states quotes
ganization
as
declaring
in
1956:
mobilizing its forces when he powers to guarantee the safety
State Livingston T. Merchant. there are no Jews at all.
Against the present maximum "All the Jews formerly resident praised the Israel military of Israel, and, therefore, we
He told newsmen he made no
in leader as one who "has obeyed have to do our utmost to
Jewish
population
in
these
sev-
in
Saudi
Arabia
emigrated
special request of the U.S., but
conveyed to the Under Secre- en Arab states, the statistics 1948 from Najran to Israel, or the Biblical injunction to beat strengthen Israel . . . In order
tary the latest reports on the show that prior to the creation adopted Islam, and none may be his sword into a plowshare. He to maintain the peace which
we enjoy now in the Middle
UAR troop build-up in Sinai of Israel in 1948 these lands introduced by foreign firms or added:
contained at least 291,345 Jews. governments in any capacity."
and on the Gaza Strip.
"As Israel's new Minister of East, we have to see that the
The
report
on
Yemen
states:
In
regard
to
Egypt,
official
The Israeli Ambassador said
Agriculture Gen. Dayan will be present balance of forces is not
that there was no equivalent Egyptian statistics are cited, "Before the State of Israel was
in an radically changed. The Arabs
troop massing by Israli forces. showing that at least 05,939 created, the Jews numbered be- I responsible for growth
to should not feel at any time that
the
country
prior
tween
60,000
and
70,000,
but
area
of
decisive
importance
Jews
lived
in
they can destroy Israel. I think
Meanwhile the Israel Cabinet
reports
from
Prime
to
the
Suez-Sinai
campaign.
The
;
since
then
many
have
emi-
his
country.
Although
Israel
has
that this can and should be
heard
Minister Ben-Gurion and Mrs. official UN report then quotes I grated." There is no mention of had to maintain strong defenses done, and I hope that the big
Golda Meir, Israel's Foreign the following statement, made the fact that the exodus of since
its
very
first
day,
it
has
never turned away from its pri- powers will show their good will
Minister, on developments fol- in April 1958, by the World Un- I Yemenite Jews was toward Is-
toward it, and the Jewish people
lowing reported Egyptian troop ion for Progressive Judaism: 1 rael. mary dedication
to symbolized
pioneering
and development
to- will give a hand for it."
The new Israeli Minister of
concentrations during the past
the person of Gen.
Agriculture said he likes his
week. Mrs. Meir reported on night in
Dayan."
post, and he described the
diplomatic activities in IsraM
Mr. Truman reviewed the his- new
need for greater investments
and abroad while the 'Prime
toric United States Israel ex- for the development of agricul-
Minister dealt with security
perience, when he recognized tural products, for exports, with
matters and the measures. Is
the emergence of Israel's State- the assistance of Israel Bond in-
rael was planning in the situa-
hood immediately upon the vestments.
tion.
proclamation of independence,
k.
Subscription of the record
and endorsed the economic aid sum of $19,259,000 toward the
State Department Issues
that has been given to Israel by 1960 goal was announced by
this country. He said that "we Samuel Rothberg, of Peoria, Ill.,
Denial of Jewish Bias
have been in favor of the inde- national Israel Bond chairman
WASHINGTON ( J T A) —
pendence of Israel and have of trustees.
state Department spokesman
worked for its establishment as
Speakers at the closing din-
Lincoln White sought to deny
a nation." He commended the ner meeting included Israel Am-
American Jewish Congress
gathered
leaders
for
their
par-
bassador Avraham Harman,
•charges that the Department
ticipation in the Israel Bond Abraham Feinberg, president of
discriminates against Americans
drives
and
in
other
efforts
to
the Israel Bond Organization;
of Jewish faith in assignment
aid Israel, and declared:
Lawrence G. Laskey, of Boston,
of U.S. personnel. to Moslem
bitter
tension
between
"The
chairman of the national ex-
countries.
the State of Israel and its ecutive committee; Col. Jacob
Despite evidence to the con-
Arab
neighbors
can
be
eased
M. Harvey, of Chicago; D. Lou
trary, White contended that the
by the use of the Tigris, Eu- Harris, of Toronto; Dr. Joseph
United States has made no anti-
phrates
and
Nile
Valleys.
Our
J. Schwartz, executive vice
Jewish agreement with Saudi
nation has a duty, an obliga- president, and Miami leaders.
Arabia. He said the United
tion to use its influence to
A number of preliminary
States denied' the existence of
bring about - a settlement of social functions were utilized to
any arrangements with Saudi
this conflict. I hope that our spur the advance Bond sales.
Arabia to bar American mili-
policy will be _firm on this
. A large number of Detroit
tary personnel of Jewish faith
point .
women were among the 1,200
from that country. He added,
"We in America, having who attended the Israel fashion
however, that Saudi Arabia "in
shared in the development of show review and luncheon, .ar-
excercise of its sovereign rights"
Israel, have reason to take ranged by the Women's Divi-
had "normally refused to issue
pride in its achievements. We sion, on Friday. Participants in-
ABE KASLE, honorary chairman of the Detroit Israel Bond
entry visas to persons of Jew-
must recognize our responsi- cluded Mrs. Jan Peerce, Mrs.
Committee, and TOM BORMAN, chairman of the Detroit Israel
ish faith."
bility to continue our eco- Abraham Harman, Rise Stevens,
Although highly _placed in- Bond drive, are shown at the Barcelona Hotel, Miami Beach,
nomic partnership with the Bess Myersohn and other prom-
dividuals in the executive de- examining the list of 1960 Israel Bond Trustees, which already
people of Israel, which is so inent leaders.
partment are fighting a new includes 14 from Detroit.
Detroiters $400,000 Purchases
Spur Miami ; Bond Conference
Kasle, Borman Eye Bond Report