Cleveland's Suburbia, Ghost- Status Is Applicable to Detroit -commentary, Validity of Single Zionist Movement 'Beginning of Wisdom': End to 'Drifting' Page 2 Editorials _ —See Editorial, Page 4 JEWISH E WS DETROIT A Religious Schools' Status Defined in UN's International Declaration _ Vol. XLI, No. 17 Weekly Review Evaluated by Non-Jewess of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish NeWspaper — Incorporating The Detroi P rinted in 100 Union Shop Splendidly MICHI GAN Page 4 . Tehillim —the Psalms— t Jewish Chronicle Comments and Reviews, Pages 2, 4 . 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd. — VE 8-9364 — Detroit 35, June 22, 1962. -- $500 Per Year; Single Copy•15c Flight from• Algeria in Flood Proportions; Refugees : to Get „ French -Help to Go to Israel Decisive Israel Vote Against Big Three on Colonial Issis. Q. in UN By SAUL CARSON JTA Correspondent at the United Nations (Copyright. 1962. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—When Israel votes on an important reso- lution at the United Nations with the_ _Soviet and Arab blocs — and against France, the United States and Britain—it is news. - What happened needs some explanation. The 16th session of the General Assembly, which ended late last year, voted to hold what is called a "resumed" session this month, for one purpose and- one only. The sole item on the agenda of the resumed session dealt with Ruanda- ljruadioui African area which is trying hard to liberate itself from the old Colonial yoke, and where disputes between the two sections, Ruanda and Urundi, have complicated a situation already complex. After the session got going, a number of African members demanded that another _item be added to the agenda, to deal with the situation in Southern Rhodesia, another Central African territory where about 300,000 white men are trying hard to curb the liberation movement involving freedom from colonialism for about 3.000,000 Negroes. There were hot debates in the Assembly's steering committee about the adding of the Rhodesian item to the agenda. The Africans carried the vote in the committee. Here, however, Israel was not involved for the simple reason that it is not a member of the steering committee and never has been (another instance of Israel's second-class citizenship). -Then the issue came to the full Assembly at a plenary meeting. A fresh debate broke out in the Assembly at this point. Once again, Mongi Slim, the Tunisian who is president of the Assembly, showed that he is more of an Arab than a fair presiding officer of the international body. His rulings were all in favor of the African bloc. Before the resolution to add the Rhodesian item could be put to the vote, the Assembly had to decide a procedural question—should the ballot require only a majority vote or would it need a two-thirds vote to pass? Leading the forces for majority versus two-thirds were Ghana, Bulgaria, the USSR. India and the African republic of Dahomay. The forces favoring majority won, Israel voting with the West. Finally, the main question was put to the vote. Now. all of Israel's 'closest Western friends voted against the inclusion of the Rhodesian item on the agenda. The Arab and Soviet blocs joined the Africans and a number of Latin Americans in the affirmative vote. Israel 'took her place—against France, the United States and Britain—for the African demand, alongside its sworn Arab and Soviet enemies. When Israel voted against South Africa's apartheid policy, it risked —and received—stark criticism—not only from South Africa's govern- ment, which had always been friendly to Israel, but from large segments of South Africa's Jewish community as well. This time, however, Israel's snub of its Big Three Western friends was outright . Observers here noted that there were two excellent reasons for Israel's course. First, of course, is the fact that both Israel's government and its people are committed by tradition and by personal involvement to oppose, always, anything that smacks of racial persecution and dis- crimination—and certainly colonialism is the prime example of such unfairness on a world-wide level. Secondly, Israel has to take into account purely practical considerations. of There has been a steady parade, in the last year and a half or two, African leaders visiting Israel and of Israeli leaders visiting the African states. Israel is proud of its , good relations with virtually all of Africa's non-Arab states, especially with the African states which were formerly colonies of France. It is recalled that it was the Africans of the French community who, last year, sparked the move for that 16-power resolution demanding peace talks between the Arab states and Israel (a move killed, in part, by the United States). Israeli-African relaiions, it is noted, must rest on a two-way basis: If Israel expects its new African friends to stay friendly, it cannot oppose .the deepest sentiments of the Africans fighting hard to help fellow- _Africans another to gain independence and freedom from colonialism. It was case where Israel had to take a stand. It did so. Ideologically, it was agreed, Israel was certainly on the side of justice. Whether practically Israel chose the right side—history will tell. Israel risked the displeasure of its Big Three friends in the West on behalf of the oppressed and the rising peoples of the world. That alone took courage. TEL AVIV, (JTA)--An agreement under which France will help Algerian Jews settle in Israel France and Israel. if they so desire is about to be signed between . The projected agreement will cover in those Algerian rently eligible for assistance in settling France. The Jews who are cur- give them the same would French aid if they decided to settle in agreement Housing Ministry Israel. officials announced here that a major effort would have to be made to boost construction of housing for new meet that objective and to cope immigrants. To with a shortage of builders and construc- tion workers, they said, all officials offered a projection non-essential construction will be. halted. The during this year by 150,000. that the Israeli population would increase French Government, Voluntary Agencies Rush Aid By IRVING R. DICKMAN Public Relations Director, Joint Distribution Committee MARSE/LLr,---Wednesday morning, June 5, Lucien M. left his apartment in the Bab-el-Oued quarter of Algiers at 6:30 a.m. as though he were going to work as usual. Around the corner, however, hailed a cab, first making certain that the driver was not an OAS (French secret he army) man . m a friend's store wh ere he them, he loaded two suitcases into the had cab A Fro few minutes later his wife and left children came around the corner and got four into the cab without a word. All the way to the dock, the M. family kept looking nervously behind them and to each side. The two younger children crouched on the floor of the cab. When they got they to the they found it guarded by two lines of polic with guns. But did dock not begin e submachine to relax—even a little—until they were actually aboard the ship. Lucien M., 51, his wife and four children, were among the 6,000 Algerian refugees who reached Marseille June 6. Some 3,000 came aboard three ships. the rest by plane. Among the 6,000 there were an estimated 500 or 600 Jewish refugees. For Lucien, this was his second trip to France in six November, he had seen the shadow of coming events. At months. As far back as last spend four days with that time he had come to antique furniture_ He his cousin, a French army non-com. He is a skilled restorer of spent the entire four days looking for work in the surrounding area. When he could not Marseille and After the French government—FLN find, any. he returned to Algeria. ment, the M.'s were forced to move for (Algerian independence movement) agree- safety into the Bab-el-Oued quarter, which was now completely European. As work as a scrubwoman in a hospital. life became more difficult, Mrs. M. had to go to It took extreme courage for the M.'s to leave. Aside from the dangers, they did not dare to sell anything they owned. Refrigerator, furniture—anything that would not fit into one of their two suitcases—was simply left in the apartment. 'In Marseille, Lucien's cousin met them. There were also representatives of the Fonds Social Juif Unifie, the French Jewish welfare organization, which is subsidized by the Joint Distribution Committee, with United Jewish Appeal funds. Among the 5,000 to 6,000 refu es arriving in Marseille daily. there are many instances of mother with three or ur small children traveling without husband and father. The father has stayed b d, either from fear or from a desperate hope that he can sell enough of his b iness or household goods to give him a new start in France. These fatherless f groups financial often need French government, whic is ily making .. . immediate financial help — the h Alerian g or te "repatriates," does not yet pay the allOwance unless the head of the family is also in FranCe. (Continued on Page 32) Kennedy's Report Cites Aid to Israel WASHINGTON. (JTA)—United States development fund loans to Israel for fiscal 1961 totaled $16,000,000--an increase of $1.000,000 over the previous year--President Kennedy reported to Congress. But the President reported that U.S. technical assistance to Israel was reduced in fiscal 1961 to $1,000,000 as compared with $1,400,000 the previous year. The reduc- tion tion in technical assistance, the President said, was the result of "the growth of competence in Israel." President Kennedy's references to Israel were contained in his annual report to Congress on the 'U.S. Mutual Security Program. The lawmakers were also told that in addition toU.S. agricultural commodities for Israel totaling $25,900,000 during the last fiscal year, U.S. advisers and technicians continue to serve in Israel on highway and railway projects, as well as on programs for mineral and industrial development. The report showed no U.S. military aid was p Israel fi ca l 1961, although four of her Arab neighbors--Saudi Arabia, rovided q—did Jordan,to in Lebanon and Ira receive such aid. Lebanon received $172,000 worth of military aid from the U.S.A. in fiscal 1961, and was allocated $10'7,000 in that category for fiscal 1962. Jordan got military valued at $3,470.000 for fiscal 1961, and $1,511,000 for fiscal 1962. Ira share was aid $32,000 in fiscal 1961, and $40,000 for fiscal 1962. 's No figure for military aid to Saudi Arabia was mentioned report. in the President's Defense Department circles said they did not know why such a figure was omitted, but of thought it was possible that Saudi Arabia's military aid share in the form had been purchases, rather than in grants as applied to the other Arab of Israel. neighbor' - .