South African Jews Laud Warning Israel Minister
of Premier Against Anti-Semitism to Be Honored
JOHANNESBURG, (JTA) — convenience and not necessar- at Bond Dinner
ily because they agree with
All four SoUth African Jewish
Dov Joseph, Minister of Jus-
weeklies devoted their editorials their internal policies." Israel, tice of Israel, will be the guest
for
example,
still
maintained
to the situation consequent
speaker at the annual Israel
upon Israel's decision not to diplomatic representation in Bond Fall Tribute Dinner, Nov.
replace its Minister to South the Soviet Union. "The Jewish
7, in the Foun-
Africa and the speech by the community of South Africa
tain Room of
South African Prime Minister, deeply regrets the latest de-
Masonic Tem-
velopments
and
the
strain
in
Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, in reply to
ple, it was an-
relations between the two coun-
Israel's action.
nounced by
Each of the papers expressed tries," and was appreciative of
Tom Borman,
appreciation that the Prime the understanding Dr. Verwoerd
general chair-
Minister clearly recognized that had shown and his warning
man of the De-
against
anti-Semitism,"
the
Israel is alone responsible for
troit Israel
its decision, and urged that paper declared.
Bond Commit-
The "Southern African Jew- ,
there should be no attempt to
tee.
blame the Jews of South Africa ish Times" (independent) said:
Governor
or stir up anti-Jewish feelings. "Israel, concerned with her sur-
George Rom-
vival,
has
acted
in
a
way
that
The Zionist Record, organ of
ney will share
the S.A. Zionist Federation, said has caused embarrassment to
the
.program
that while Israel's decision the South African government.
with Dov
Max Fisher
"will be viewed with regret as It naturally follows that this
Joseph.
a further sign of the deteriora- is a matter of concern to all
Max M_ Fisher, president of
those
living
in
South
Africa,
and
tion of the excellent relations
which once existed between -this hoping to live here for the the Jewish Welfare Federation
Republic and Israel, "there generations to come, whatever of Detroit, will be the toast-
were "grim practical reasons the racial group which they master.
Fisher headed the Allied Jew-
which have forced Israel to belong. The Jews are not in
align herself with the Afro- different case from the others. ish Campaign in its most suc-
Asian states at the UN on the Israel has been actuated by her cessful years and is a former
question of South Africa. ' This problems of survival. But it chairman of the Detroit Torch
was generally understood, even would be malicious to suggest Drive. He is a national vice
by those who felt hurt at Israel that human principle did not president of the United Jewish
enter into it. It can, in fact, Appeal and an officer of the
attacking South Africa.
The paper welcomed "the be said that with their past United Community Services.
Born in Montreal, Dr. Joseph
fine statement by the Prime history, no other course was
Minister," in drawing the neces- possible for a Jewish State.' came to Palestine, shortly after
sary distinction between Israel The paper agreed with Ver- the first World War. He has
and South African Jewry and woerd that it was no fault of held a number of key cabinet
setting his face against any South African Jewry's, and ex- posts and was Israel's first Min-
growth of anti-Jewish feeling. pressed appreciation of his ister of Development. He has
South African Jewry's Zionist warning against anti-Semitism. served as Minister of Commerce
The Afrikaner Yiddish Zei- and Industry, Minister of Trans-
ties with Israel must continue,
and it was to be hoped that in tung (independent) said the portation and Communications
alter e d circumstances past latest development- followed the and Minister of Supply and Ra-
friendship would be restored, trend of events on the African tioning and is a leading authori-
Continent and Israel's foreign ty on. Israel's program of eco-
the paper said.
The Jewish Herald, Revision- policy relations. While welcom- nomic growth. He served as
ist mouthpiece, criticized Is- ing the Prime Minister's warn- treasurer of the Jewish Agency
rael's decision. It said that ing against anti-Semitism, the for Israel. During the Israeli
while it was recognized that paper said this also had its War of Liberation he served as
Israel was "in a special posi- disturbing implications, because military governor of Jerusalem.
tion in regard to all forms of it implied that there was a He is a leading author. -
For reservations to the din-
differentiation between people strong eleinent which would be
on racial, religious, social and anti-Semitic if given the green ner at $6 per plate, dietary laws
political grounds," . . . "historic light, and that only the restraint observed, call the Israel Bond-
experience shows that, in to- exercised by the government Office, DI 1-5707.
The dinner committee will include
day's world, governments send maintained the proper position
Mr. Borman; Phillip Stollman, steer-
envoys to countries to suit their and contained that element.
ing committee chairman; Irwin I.
World Jewish Congress Appeals
for Volunteers to Serve S. America
who issued an appeal for volun-
teers from the United States,
Canada, Argentina and other
major communities where com-
munity personnel problems are
not as acute.
"In sponsoring the Commun-
ity Service, •Corps," Bronfman
stated, "we believe that there
are qualified and able com-
munity officials who would wel-
come an opportunity to serve
one of the smaller communities,
at least for a period of a few
years. I hope that we will have
a response to these calls from
the small communities in South
America."
Bronfman noted that it was
not the intention of the World
Jewish Congress to become a
permanent placement agency or
to replace such agencies as are
Moroccan Extremists
operated by major Jewish
Asks Ban on Movie
bodies. "We act as the liaison
`David and Goliath'
between a community in search
CASABLANCA, (JTA)- of an official and an official
Moroccan Information Minister willing to serve such a com-
M. Boutaler was scored here by munity," the WJC leader added.
the Istiqlal opposition party
newspapers Al Alam which
charged that he had allocated
funds for the showing in Moroc-
can movie theaters of "David
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
and Goliath." This film, the
PARIS
— Shimon Peres, Is-
paper said, was a "Zionist film"
and was included in the Arab rael's Deputy Defense Minister,
League black list. The paper was in Paris Tuesday for talks
asked for an investigation and with French Defense Minister
demanded that the film be Pierre Messmer and Scientific
Development Minister Gaston
banned.
Commenting on the paper's PalswkY.
He has, meanwhile, visited
charges, Boutaler said that the
film has been shown in Tunisia French military installations and
and Algeria. While "David and French defense industries. He
Goliath" are being shown in was accompanied by Adm. Mor-
Moroccan theaters, the films, dechai Limon, head of Israel's
"Times of the Ghetto" by Fred- Defense Ministry representation
eric Rossif and "Hitler" have in Europe. He was scheduled to
been banned by the film censor. return to Israel today.
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
World Jewish Congress here
issued an appeal for volunteers
willing to serve in small Jewish
communities in Central and
South America where there is
a shortage of trained person-
nel. Many communities require
teachers and others want rabbis
or community center workers.
Jewish communities in eight
countries — Bolivia, Colombia,
Curacao, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Nicaragua, Panama and Peru—
have registered their needs with
the World Jewish Congress of-
fices. The Community Service
Corps program was initiated by
Samuel Bronfman, chairman of
the North American executive
of the World Jewish Congress,
Israeli, French -
Ministers Meet
Cohn, Israel Davidson, Abe Kasle,
Max Osnos, and David Safran, hon-
orary chairmen; Norman Allan,
Louis Berry, Harry Cohen, Joseph
Holtzman, Charles Milan and Max
Stollman, vice chairmen; Charles
Grosberg, Trustee chairman; Dan
Leven, builder chairman; William
Rossen, George Spoon and Max
Spoon, builder co-chairmen; Joseph
Lee, guardian chairman; David Gold-
berg, Harry Kraft and Morris Ben
Lewis, guardian co-chairmen; Phillip
Stollman, High Holy Day chairman
and Norman Allan and Judge Na-
than J. Kaufman, High Holy Day
co-chairmen; Mrs. Morris L. Scheyer,
Israel Bond Women's Division chair-
man; Mrs. Theodore Bergman, Mrs.
Philip Helfman, Mrs. Joseph Katchke,
Mrs. Charles Milan and Mrs. Max
Stollman, Women's Division honor-
ary chairmen; Mrs. Norman Allan,
Women's Division Trustee chairman;
Mrs. Sidney Schwartz, Women's Di-
vision builder chairman and Mrs.
David Pollack, sponsor chairman;
Harry Schumer, Labor Zionist-Lands-
manshaften chairman; Sol Kanat,
Sam Kaufer, Hyman Lipsitz and
Nathan P. Rossen, Labor Zionist-
Landsmanshaften co-chairmen; Irv-
ing Schlussel, Sherman Shapiro and
Dr. Theodore Winshall, institutional
co-chairmen; Harry Cohen, cash col-
lection co-chairman; Joseph Katchke
and Morris Ben Lewis, cash collec-
tion co-chairmen; Samuel Simmer,
professional chairman; David J.
Cohen and Dr. Bernard Weston, pro-
fessional co-chairmen; Sam G. Bank
and Elias Goldberg, Bnai Brith
chairmen, and William Hordes, in-
surance chairman.
2-Day Hias Parley
in Geneva Discusses
Immigration to Canada
GENEVA, (JTA) — Plans for
close cooperation with Canadian
Jewish organizations on recently
announced Canadian govern-
ment plans to liberalize and ex-
pedite admission of Jewish
migrants from overseas trouble
spots were adopted at a two-day
overseas staff conference here
of the United Hias Service,
executive director James P. Rice
reported.
The migration experts dis-
cussed resettlement problems
for Jews, particularly family
reunion for families from East-
ern Europe, North Africa, the
Middle East and Cuba with
members in North and South
America, Australia and Western
Europe.
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