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istics of Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt, with a
noticeable dash of Harry Truman.
"in Egypt, the poverty is appalling; the people are
still centuries behind the modern world about them. They
deserve a better opportunity and that opportunity could be
theirs if Egyptian rulers would concentrate their attention,
and resources on Egypt's social and economic needs. Assis-
tance could and would be available.
-"In Israel, a modern miracle is being wrought out of
one of the oldest areas of the world; a youthful spirit is
evident everywhere,. and tremendous strides of progress
are being made — and shared by all.
"Today; Egypt is headed in a dangerous direction, un-
willing to stand up shoulder to shoulder with others who
recognize the serious menace to freedom in the world, and
letting itself get enmeshed into the tentacles of Kremlin
influence preying upon Egypt's nationalist spirit for ulter-
ior aims.
"But of one thing you can be sure: Israel is a friend
of the United States and the rest of the free world. There
can be no doubt about this. She is a natural ally. Without
any formal treaty or alliance, we have in the people and
government of Israel a loyal and brave ally: This unwrit-
ten alliance is based upon mutual understanding and

respect.
"Israel is not only anti-Communist; she is pro-freedom.
And the Israelis are prepared. to defend that freedom.
"Perhaps if Nasser's aims were concentrated on help-
ing his own people, he would be facing fewer troubles
today. But he is obsessed with the past, and looks ahead in
terms of suspicion of the West and intrigue in the Middle
East. -
"As much as the Arab world professes unyielding op-
position to Israel's existence, Israel is not only here to stay
— it is already contributing to improvements for the Arab
people. It is forcing Arab leaders themselves to do more
toward development of their countries to keep some resem-
blance of peace with the shining example of progress in the
midst of their backwardness.
"The truth is that eventually Israel will benefit its
neighbors — and will need its neighbors for trade and com-
merce.
"Time, patience. and a regional approach to many of the
pressing economic problems may be the key to lessening
tensions and eventual settlement of the area's complex
political problems."
This is a long quotation, but it is important enough
to share with every one ivho has an interest in Israel,
with all who are concerned in world peace.

Perhaps all these messages from abroad will bring the
desired results: enlightenment to those who seek war
that they cannot succeed by the sword; that they must
strive for peace; that only through peace will the sick be
healed, the hungry fed, those eager for enlightenment
provided with means to advance their cultural cravings.
The good Christians -of America are helping in this
great effort, as Clinchy and Humphrey have proven. More
must come forth with demonstration of good will; always
in the interest of peace. Perhaps we already are closer
to it than we realize.

We have just begun a crucial month in American
history. During the coming four weeks we'll hear many
diatribes. There will be attacks and counter-attacks by,
for, in behalf of and against the candidates for the major
offices in the land. We pray for the type of wisdom
that will obviate name-calling and will stick to facts; that
will ignore rumors and will seek justice; that will adhere
to principles which have elevated our land to the posi-
tion of world leadership. Let us all pray that our people
should be wise in their choices and should strive never
to lose the position of leadership in the World, and the
respect from the other nations on earth, through false
moves when we either mark the X or pull the lever on
the voting machines.

UJA Launches $127,000,000 Israel Education Fund

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of parents who recently immigrated
to Israel and who, with the assist-,
ante of the UJA, settled in the new
development towns. Inasmuch as
most of the people in these settle-
ments are of Asian-African origin,
the children of that strain predomi-
nate among the children who re-
ceive no formal schooling beyond
the elementary grades. This cir- ,
cumstance carries the disturbing '
potential of the emergence of two
Israels, with a wide cultural gap
separating them."
It is in order to avert a crisis that '
might ensue from the existence of
"two Israels" that the serious effort
undertaken at the conference was
emphasized by the four non-Jewish
educators who conducted the sur-
vey and by the participating Jewish
leaders.

The new UJA project was an-
nounced after a declaration by
Abba S. Eban, the deputy prime
minister of Israel, that improve-
ment and enlargement of his
country's secondary education
facilities were crucial to Israel's
intellectual and spiritual future.

The Israel Education Fund will
conduct a five-year capital fund
campa,i,gn to build and equip 72
high schools in Israel at a cost of
$57,000,000 and to provide 105,000
scholarships for students and
teacher-trainees totaling another
$52,000,000.

The new drive will be separate
and distinct from the ongoing an-
nual UJA campaign.

cr

Francis Keppel, U.S. commis-
sioner of education, addressing the
final session • of the conference,
commended the UJA, which he
characterized as "one of the mast
impressive social and philanthropic
movements of our time." He stated
that the action taken by the con-1
ferences would "help to insure not
merely the continued existence of
Israel, but also its cultural flower-
ing and ultimate human promise in
the world."
The survey by the American Ed-
ucators Mission was conducted at
the request of Rabbi Herbert A.
Friedman, UJA executive vice
chairman, who conceived the new
education effort. Jt climaxed two
years of meetings and negotiations
between UJA leaders and various
leaders in Israel concerned with
education and im-
migration pro b -
lems. The survey
was preceded by
a definitive study
of all aspects of
education in Is-
rael carried out
by the UJA it-
self.
Joseph Meyer-
hoff of Baltimore
Meyerhoff was named chair-
man of the board of the Israel Ed-
ucation Fund. Meyerhoff, who
presided at the conference, is cur-
rently completing hi es fourth term
as UJA general chatiman.
In the conference's major ad-

promote Israel's historic purposes,"
he declared, "than an intense rein-
forcement of her educational pro-
gram by the assistance of American
Jewry."
have made it all impossible to open
Dr. Harold B. Gores, president

dress, Eban, who is a former min-
ister of education and culture,
said that "Israel's immense burdens
for defense, primary schooling and
the support of higher education

the high schools and vocational sec-
ondary schools to all. A very great
proportion of those who do not

pursue their education to the high
school and university levels are the
children of immigrants of Asian
and African countries."
Calling this situation a great
threat to Israel's social cohesion,
Eban noted that recent progress by
students of Asian-African back-
ground had been encouraging.
"Nothing can more effectively

Shmueli Visits Here,

Reports Schaver High
School Readied for '65

of the Educational Facilities Lab
oratories of the Ford Founda-
tion, reported the findings of the
four-man American Educators
. Mission to the conference. Other
Mission members were Dr. How-
ard Wilson, dean of the school
of education, University of Calif-
ornia at Los Angles; Dr William
Jansen, former New York City
superintendent of schools; and
Commissioner Charles J. Bens-
ley, former member of the New
York City Board of education.

The most pressing. need, Dr.

G res indicated,
was for compre-
hensive and vo-
cational
high

Prior to his return to Israel,
schools to pro-
Eliezer Shmueli,' director general
vide immigrant
of the secondary school system of
youngsters in Is-
;
Israel, who spoke at the UJA con
rael's new devel-
ference in New York, visited De-
iment towns with
troit and reported on the progress
• needed trade and
that is being made for the estab-
technical skills.
lishment of the high school in Beth
Of the 72 high
Shemesh in memory of Morris
schools recom-
Schaver.
mended for con-
Mrs. Schaver was presented by
struction in the
Shmueli with a set of architectural
coming five years,
sketches indicating the labora-
>31 will combine
tories, lecture halls, classrooms and
academic and
other facilities in the high school
technical courses,
she is financing in her husband's
Dr. Gores and 33 will pro-
memory.
vide vocational training.
Shmueli stated during his visit
Members of the mission joined
here this week that the Schaver-
sponsored high school will be ready Dr. Hanoch Rinot and Eliezer
Shmueli, director general and dir-
for occupancy in September 1965.
ector of secondary education re-
spectively in the Israel Ministry of

Mendel Fisher Sees
Future for USSR Jews Hebrew Corner

NEW YORK (TA)—Mendel N.
Fisher, secretary-consultant of the
Jewish National Fund, reported to
the board of directors of the Fund
here that he found during his visit
to the Soviet Union that there is a
future for the Jews of Soviet Rus-
sia. He spent his summer visiting

Kiev, Moscow, and Leningrad and
other cities in the Soviet Union
after a short stay in Israel.
"Contrary to reports emanating

from the Soviet Union, the Jews
of Soviet Russia refuse to give up
the ghost as members of a Jewish
entity and are determined to con-
tinue their existence as a Jewish
community. There is a future for
our people in Russia," he asserted.
"The anti-Jewish terror which is
evident everywhere, only serves
to strengthen Jewish consciousness
and Jewish determination to sur-
mount all obstacles." Fisher

declared that only an aroused
world public opinion, particularly
United States public opinion,

could possibly impress the Soviet
rulers to modify their anti - Jewish

policies.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
40—Friday, October 2, 1964

A Love Story

Aviva and Solomon know each
other since 1958. They met while pack-
ing oranges. They would speak to each
other without ever seeing one another.
They are both blind.
Recently they met again. They both
work at the X ray department of the
Beilenson Hospital in Petach Tikva,
in a dark room where the films are
developed. They are both happy with
their lot.
Solomon Shosho is 44 from Iraq.
He develops films. The management of
the department is satisfied with his
work. He was sent to Beielinson by the
Service for Blind of the Social Welfare
Ministry.
We met him this week, while he was
working at developing films together
with his friend Aviva Debul. They were
happy because they found employment
like all normal people and are fit
for their work as anyone else who can
in a dark room
see.
to
therefore
others.
develop more films
One
of
the
technicians
told us that
One
he could not believe that a blind per-
son is capable of doing as good a Job
seeing person and even better.
as
s was
He
a ee surprised at their will pow ;
e
and skill.
A blind person is fit for almost all
types of work and he keeps to his
profession more than a normal person.
A blind person does not want to change
his profession and start from anew.
Now Solomon and Aviva are happy.
They both have a monthly income and
meet each other every day.
When we asked Solomon if what we
heard was true, that he is about to
marry Aviva, he smiled . . .
—Translation of Hebrew column
Published by Brith Ivrith

Olamith, Jerusalem

Education and Culture, in an open
forum which marked the confer-
ence's second day. A number of
commitments to build schools and
establish scholarship funds were
announced after the discussion.
Edward M. M. Warburg, UJA
national chairman and member of
the New York State Board of Re-
gents, hailed the new fund as an
invigorating and inevitable out-
growth of the Appeal's basic im-
migration and absorption efforts
in Israel.

Max M. Fisher of Detroit spoke
at the opening session Thnrsday
night and presented albums, as
awards, to the members of the
American Education Mission —
Dr. Gores, Dr. Wilson and Dr.
Jansen — and to the chairman
of the Israel Education Fund,
Charles J. Bensley. He also pre-
sented an award to Israel
Minister of Education and Cul-
ture Zalman Aranne. The latter
was accepted in Aranne's ab-

sence by Dr. Rinot.
Rabbi Friedman emphasized the
importance of enlisting American
Jewry's endorsement to the new
project.
"If we enroll the support only of
hundreds, the job will be done," he
said, "but there must be the mill-
ions who will tell them that they
are doing the right thing."

In his report that secondary
schools already provided for by
leaders from a number of com-
munities, Rabbi Friedman men-
tioned the work begun for a high
school near Jerusalem by Mrs.
Emma Sehaver of Detroit (A
secondary school also is being set
up at Bar-Ilan University by Max
and Phillip Stoilman and their
families of Detroit.
(Detroiters at the conference in-
cluded Max M. Fisher, William
Avrunin, Mrs. Schaver, Mr. and

Mrs. Joseph Holtzman, Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Slomovitz and Mandell
Berman.)

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