2 Montreal Jews Named Protestant School Advisers
SS Shalom:: Its Two Some Ports
By MILTON FREEDMAN
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WASHINGTON—The historic Vir-
ginia seaports which once sent a
fleet of frigates into action against
the Arabs of Tripoli because proud
Virginians resented Arab black-
mail, blockades, and boycotts of
the early 19th century, displayed
the same attitude toward the Arab
boycott during repair work on the
Israeli liner Shalom.
The Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Co. ignored the
threats of the Arab boycott office
in Beirut. Virginia does not permit
the Arab League to dictate whose
ships to repair.
It was discovered during the re-
pair of the Shalom at Newport
News, Va., that Israeli relations
with Virginia are excellent. If the
South secedes from the union this
is a factor worth considering.
The Shalom sailed to Virginia to
have her bow mended following the
unfortunate collision with a Nor-
wegian tanker last November. It
was merely a case of finding a
shipyard on the Atalntic coast with
facilities available an able to do a
fast job. The Shalom wanted to
get back into Caribbean cruise
service as soon as possible. No one
anticipated that Virginians would
take the queen of the Israeli Mer-
chant Marine to their hearts and
treat the Israeli crew as heroes.
The Israeli ambassador to Vir-
ginia, until early this month, was
Capt. Avner Freudenberg of the
Shalom. The ship excited such sen-
timent that before it sailed, thou-
sands of Virginians—non-Jews and
Jews—swarmed aboard to pay re-
spects.
Capt. Freudenberg confessed
that he was impressed with the
shipyard work as the Virginians
were with his beautiful ship.
The 40-foot gash in the Shalom's
bow was carefully repaired by the
same craftsmen who built Arneri
ca's mightiest aircraft. Such en-
thusiasm marked the work that it
was completed ahead of schedule.
"I've been to shipyards all over
the world," said Capt. Freuden-
berg, "but never have I been to
one as efficient as this."
The Newport News-Norfolk- ed relics of the victory over the
Portsmouth harbor network is the Arab pirates of Tripoli.
base of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and
A seafaring people who fought
of the NATO naval command. the British, the Arabs, and even
Here the independent Virginia the Yankees, told Israel's sea-
navy, in early days of the Revolu- farers that they could count on
tionary War, smuggled "illegal Virginia's friendship.
immigrants" through the British
The Shalom is again at sea. Her
blockade and fought for independ- sailors and the nation she repre-
ence. It was never envisaged, how- sents are pleased to know that she
ever, that the tidewater Virginia now has two "home ports"—Haifa,
seacoast, steeped in history and Israel, and Newport News, Vir-
tradition, harbored so much pro- ginia.
Israel sentiment.
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naval officers, local authorities,
ordinary residents—all joined in I
welcoming and assisting the Sha-
lom. A display of "Southern Jew-
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of the Yorktown battlefield, where
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religious groups here to help de-
the Canadian Jewish Congress, and velop such plans.
Irving Maklan, of the Montreal
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respective organizations as the
Jewish members of an advisory
committee being established here
by the Protestant School Board of
Greater Montreal.
The board had been requested
by the Quebec Ministry of Educa-
tion to propose plans for the de-
velopment of regional high school
facilities, and has in turn. invited
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the Naval Museum which display-
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2 Resolutions for Action
on Soviet Jewish. Policy
Introduced in the House
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Two
resolutions for action' against
Soviet anti-Semitism were intro-
duced in the House last week by
Rep. Seymour Halpern, New York
Republican, who charged that the
State Department was apparently
unwilling to see action taken to re-
lieve pressures on Soviet Jewry.
One resolution would condemn
Soviet anti - Semitism outright,
while the other would advocate
continuing American efforts to se-
cure through the United Nations a
world condemnation of anti-Semi-
tism in treaty form. Rep. Halpern
said that the Soviet government
now follows a deliberate_policy to
stamp out Jewish religion and cul-
ture.
He said that the United States
should act in accordance with its
professed devotion to human
dignity. He voiced regret that the
Intercession of the State Depart-
ment undermined the Ribicoff
resolution against Soviet anti-
Semitism last year in the Senate.
The Halpern resolutions were re-
ferred to the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs for study and
consideration.
A resolution calling on the ad-
ministration to suspend all further
aid to Egypt was introduced in the
House by Rep. Leonard Farbstein,
New York Democrat, a member of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee.
Rep. Farbstein said that such
action was indicated because of
Nasser's "derisive attacks" on the
United States and the anti-Ameri-
can policies of Egypt in the Congo.
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Friday, January 15, 1965-31
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