Israel Supplies One-Third
of World's Demand
for Polished Diamonds
LONDON 1 .TTA Israel is sup-
plying one4hird of :he total world
demand for p.o:,..sh.e.1/41 diamonds.
:.:nlster of state
at the of trade in the prior
Conservative government. told the
annual luncheon of the Anglo-Is-
rael Chamber of Commerce.
Reporting on a visit to Israel he
made while still in office. Lord
Drumbalyn said Israel was rapid-
. ly turning into a modern indus-
trial state with an annual indus-
trial rate of growth of 15 per cent.
"a figure to excite British envy.**
He said Israel was buying from
Britain annually 21.700,000 pounds
($60,760,000) worth of rough dia-
monds and reselling to Britain
polished diamonds for some 3,000.-
000 pounds ($8,400,000) annually.
In addition, he said, Britain
sold to Israel in 1963 products
worth 23,000,000 pounds ($64,000,-
000). That total had already been
exceeded this year. He noted that.
Israeli sales to Britain had fallen
slightly between 1961 and 1963 to
17,600,000 pounds ($49,280,000)
and added that British exporters
had been given an opportunity,
with the forthcoming end of West
German reparations payments in
products to Israel, to increasing
their sales to Israel. He warned
that the competition was severe.
Discussing the Arab boycott of
Israel, he said it had been the
policy of the British government-1
"and I have no reason to suppose
the present government takes a
different view"—that it was not
' the business of the government to
advise individual firms on how to
react to the boycott. He said that
it was for the blacklisted firms "to
decide what to do about it. -
Jewish GIs Take
Look at History of
Italian Brethren
VERONA — A group of Ameri-
can Jewish GIs. and their chap-
lain. stationed here had a first-
hand look at the history of the
Italian Jewish community as they
visited the 100-year-old synagogue
at Verona.
As part of his regular program
of religious and cultural activities
for servicemen and their depend-
ents. Chaplain Paul Swerdlow took
the group to the synagogue and to
other Jewish sites in the area.
Canadians Are 'Proud'
of Links With Israel,
Says State Secretary
TORONTO (JTA)—Canada
has
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been "proud" to play a significant
role in aiding Israel at the United
Nations, and still continues main-
taining its interest in Israel, hav-
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ing "broadened and multiplied" its
Israel links. Paul Martin, Canada's
state secretary for external affairs;
told a dinner held here in honor
of Morris B. Kaufman.
Martin's taped address detailed
NEW METROPOLITAN FEDERAL BRANCH
the Canadian links with Israel dur-
A new Oak Park-Huntington troit area by this $47,000,000 asso-
ing the last decade, and discussed
Canada's "considerable c o m m i t- Woods branch office of Metropoli- ciation has a white exterior with
ment" to the United Nations peace- tan Federal Savings will be opened grey ceramic tile highlighting the
keeping operations in the Arab-
with a ribbon-cutting ceremony facade. Giant floor-to-ceiling win-
Chaplain . Swerdlow. one of
some 80 Jewish chaplains on
Israel region. He noted that,
full-time duty with the U.S.
among the troops of the United
Armed Forces recruited, en-
Nations Emergency Force, 1,000,
dorsed and served by the Nation-
or about one-fifth, are Canadians.
al Jewish Welfare Board (JWB),
UNEF stands on guard against
is the first Jewish chaplain as-
anti-Israeli incursions in the Gaza
to
the
U.S.
Army
South-
signed
Strip and at Sharm el-Sheikh, over-
ern European Task Force, a •
looking the Gulf of Aqaba. He
binational NATO command. He
pointed out that, of about 100
covers military installations in
officers serving the United Na-
all of northern Italy.
9:30 a.m., Monday, it was an-
nounced by Roger C. Richards, ex-
ecutive vice president of the asso-
ciation.
The new office will be located
at 25555 Coolidge, at Sherwood.
Highlighting the grand opening
of the office will be the awarding
of a $1,000 savings account to
some visitor. A portable television
dow walls dominate the east and
north sides of the building, and
the front entrance is accented with
black pearl granite.
The main floor, covering ap-
proximately 2,300 sq. ft.. includes
a conference room, officers' area,
seven tellers' windows and two
drive-in windows, as well as a spa-
cious lobby. The entire area, in-
tions truce supervision organiza-
cluding the lobby, is custom car-
tion, 17 are Canadians.
set and three transistor radios also peted. The interior color scheme
"We are happy to continue our will be given away.
of off-white is accented with ultra
participation in these peace-keep-
Grand opening activities' will marine blue, magenta and plum.
ing assignments," he said, "in the run throughout the month of Janu-
An unusual feature of the new
knowledge that the emergency ary, climaxing at 7 p.m. Jan. 29,
facility is the uniquz, cantilever-
force and the truce supervisory with the presentation of prizes.
type construction of office fur-
organization carry on an essential
Open house hours will be 9:30 niture. Original hand-screened
part in maintaining stability and a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until Jan. 8,
abstract serigraph pictures by
preventing conflict in the Middle except Saturdays, Sundays and
California artist Deitrich, deco-
East." He added that he was cer- holidays.
rate the lobby and conference
With men from his unit. Chap-
lain Swerdlow met the rabbi of the
Verona synagogue. Rabbi Emanu-
ele Weiss Levi, who showed the
visitors the synagogue, its ark,
which is several hundred years
old. a 30-year-old Torah and other
points of interest. He took them
to the ancient ghetto section of the
city and gave them a lecture on the
history of the Jewish community
in the area. Rabbi Levi was edu- tain that both Israel and the Arab
cated in Torino and ordained in states in the area "fully appre-
ciate"- Canada's role.
Rome.
"During the last decade," he
Chaplain Swerdlow, a native of
Philadelphia, is a graduate of He- said, "Canadian links with Israel
brew Union College-Jewish Insti- have broadened and multiplied,
tute of Religion. In his six months and many Canadians have had an
in the area. he has set up a regu- opportunity of witnessing at first
lar schedule of Jewish services hand the great and inspiring Israel
for servicemen and their families experiment in building a proud
in cities where there are concen- and self-conscious national com-
trations of American troops and munity which is now playing a no-
Circumcision Called
has helped develop religious edu- table role in world affairs."
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cation programs for youngsters
Cancer Preventive
A prominent urologist's research and adults.
based on 16,000 case s t u dies'
strongly suggests that cancer of U. of Illinois to Offer
the genito-urinary organs, which
claims 60,000 American lives each Kosher Food for Jews
year. can be drastically reduced by
URBANA, Ill. (JTA)—Pursuant
circumcision during infancy.
to a suggestion first made by a
visiting
British 'scientist here, the
Dr. Abraham Ravich reports his
findings, taken from his 35 years 3.000 Jewish students on the Uni-
of medical practice in Brooklyn. versity of Illinois campus will be
N.Y., in the current issue of Na- offered kosher food here for the
tional Jewish Monthly, published first time in the university's
history.
by Bnai Brith.
The lack of a kosher eating place
Dr. Ravich offers corroborating
medical evidence from other here was pointed out recently by
sources to support his view that Prof. Joseph Wolf of London, a
circumcision is a preventive for a Jewish scientist, who publicly ex-
disease that claims one-fourth of pressed regret at the lack of such
the nation's annual death toll from facilities on the campus. The Chi-
cago Rabbinical Council has ap-
cancer.
He estimates that, throughout pointed a special committee to help
the world, three-quarters of a mil- provide kosher eating facilities
lion persons die each year from here.
cancer of the genito-urinary or-
Rabbi Moshe Litoff of Chicago
gans.
and Rabbi Hirsch Cohen, director
Memento gifts will be given to
all visitors, including youngsters.
Special gifts also will be given
to persons o p e n in g new ac-
counts. A 12-piece copper-tint
ovenware s e t, cookbooks and
matching pen and pencil sets
are among gifts to be given to
persons opening or adding to
savings accounts.
room in tints that correlate with
the basic color scheme.
This new Metropolitan Federal
Savings office will be managed
by Leo Cooney. Following the
open house period, regular office
hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Savings
accounts at all Metropolitan Fed-
The new Metropolitan Federal eral offices earn 4 per cent com-
office, fifth established in the De- pounded and paid quarterly.
Congrantlations and
Best Wishes to
METROPOLITAN FEDERAL SAVINGS
on the Grand Opening
of Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation,
have completed the plans for the
Brandeis Gets $250,000
kosher eating place, which, they
to Build Sports Center
said, will be ready for service Feb-
BOSTON (JTA)—A prominent ruary. The Chicago Rabbinical
Jewish philanthropist here has Council will advance the funds to
underwritten construction of a endow the kosher kitchen.
sports center at Brandeis Univer-
sity, it was announced. The $250,-
000 gift was received from Joseph
M. Linsey, a Brandeis trustee, na-
tional chairman of the university's
development campaign and na-
tional chairman of its Athletic
Association.
Chief feature of the sports cen-
ter will be a 75- by 45-foot Olym-
pic-sized swimming pool which
will broaden the athletic program
at the university and enable
Brandeis to participate in inter-
collegiate swimming competition.
Other facilities to be included
are squash and handball courts,
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