UN Puts an End to Arab Claims for High Status

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.-
The. Arab bloc suffered a very
severe defeat in the last Gen-
eral Assembly of the United
Nations. In brief, they were
told that,hereafter,. they have
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Friday, December 2'7, 1963

eth Abraham Teens
ttend Seminars of
Yeshiva University

Nathan Polasky, chairman of
the Youth Commission of Cong.
Beth Abraham, has announced
the participation of six Beth Ab-
raham teenagers in two winter
seminars sponsored by the
Youth Bureau of Yeshiva Uni-
versity in New York City.
Ranita Left and Rella Hal-
pern will attend the Eastern
States Seminar in Hotel Monsey,
New York; and Rita Krohngold,
Risha Ring, Leni Wiener and
Marily Krasnick are attending
the Central States Seminar at
Carousel Motel, London, Ontar-
io.
The seminars conclude Jan. 1
and are planned as an education-
al and recreational experience
in a setting of Torah true Juda-
ism, directly supervised by staff
members of Yeshiva Universi-
ty's Youth Bureau. In Detroit,
teenagers from MONTY (Michi-
gan — Ontario — Traditional
—Youth) are eligible to attend.
The Beth Abraham Drama
and Israeli Group will meet 2
p.m. Jan. 5 at the synagogue, ac-
cording to Gloria Burns, instruc-
tor.

Rabbi Moses Lehrman
Will Give Lecture
on 'Intermarriage'

Dr. David Blum, director of
the Cong. Bnai Moshe School
of Adult Study, announces that
Rabbi. Moses Lehrman will de-
liver a special lecture on "In-
termarriage and Social Equal-
ity, "The Pros and Cons" 8:45
p.m. Jan. 7 at the synagogue.
There will be a critical analy-
sis of the Iowa • and Washing-
ton, D.C., surveys on inter-
dating and intermarriage such
as were done by Rabbi Robert
P. Jacobs (Hillel D i r e c t o r,
Washington University, St.
Louis) and Prof. Erich Rosen-
thal (Associate Professor of
Antropology and Sociology at
Queens College). The public is
invited to the lecture.
A meeting of congregation
members will be held 2 p.m.
Sunday at the synagogue. The
agenda will include discussion
of High Holy Day seating ar-
rangements and a report by
delegates to the recent United
Synagogue. The agenda will in-
clude discussion of High Holy
Day seating arrangements and
a report by delegates to the
recent United Synagogue con-
vention.

Rabbi Lehrman's JFK
Tribute Inserted in
Congressional Record

The addres that was delivered
by Rabbi Moses Lehrman in
tribute to President Kennedy,
at the spontaneously gathered
memorial service at Congrega-
tion Bnai Moshe, has been in-
serted in its entirety in the
Congressional Record. •
Congressman John D. Dingell
included the speech with a com-
plimentary . reference to Rabbi
Lehrman.
The Bnae Boshe service, held
on Monday, November 25, the
day of the funeral of President
Kennedy, drew, on speedy
notice, more than 1,600 worship-
pers.

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two of the major organs of the
United Nations. Until now,
they have always contended that
"the Middle East"—meaning the
Arab sector of that area—must
be recognized as an entity and,
thus, given a place on either
or both of the top Councils.
Usually, they have been on both.
The Assembly voted, on its
very last night, to enlarge the
two Councils — expanding the
Security Council from its pres-
ent strength of 11 members to
15; increasing the. Economic and
Social Council from 18 mem-
bers to 27. The reason was
simple. When these Councils
were established, there were
only 50 members in the United -
Nations; now there are 113.
The Assembly also adopted as

part of the two resolutions a
pair of formulas for the man-
ner in which the Council seats
are to be distributed on an
equitable, geographic basis. The
new Security Council must in-
clude among its members five
representatives from Asian and
African states, one from East-
ern Europe, . two from Latin
America, two from "Western
Europe and other states." A
formula similar to this one was
laid down for distribution of
ECOSOC seats.
One notes immediately that
no "Middle East" area figures
in these formulas. The Arabs
put up a stiff fight for the
identification of such an area.
The Africans fought them on
this point. Most of those Afri-

BY SAUL CARSON

(JTA Correspondent at the United)
Nations)

cans are members from the sub-
Sahara sectors of that continent
—i.e., "black Africa." Under
the formula as adopted, Egypt
is no longer a Middle East
state—it is an African state;
when it comes to choosing Afri-
cans for Council seats, it will
have active competition from
non-Arabic Africans. Iraq, or
Syria, or Jordan will be con-
sidered Asians. But so are
Turkey and Iran, which do not
belong to the Arab League; so,
for that matter, are India and
Japan. The Arab "right" to
seats on the major Councils will
be recognized no longer.

Since Israel has never been
elected to any of the major
Councils, the question comes
up about Israel's status under

(Copyright, 1963, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

the new rules. Israel will
now be considered among
"'Western Europe. and other
countries." That will not
make it easier for Israel to
get a Council seat.

If Israel is kept out from
the Councils from this time on-
ward, it will not be because
she is an unwelcome neighbor
to the Arab Middle East; the
reason will be simply that the
competition will be keener.
Israel's place on a Council
has not been assured by the
new rules. But the Arab con-
tentions of "right" to a seat
has been knocked into a cocked
hat. No longer will member-
ship in the Arab League, by
itself, "entitle" them to any
consideration of this kind.

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