Allied Jewish Campaign Readied For Formal Opening on April 6 Middle East's Joan Fontaine to be presented in drama- tic presentation, "The Children of Is- rael," at opening dinner , . . Women's traditional G - Day activities set for next Wednesday. Detailed campaign stories on Page 5 JEWISH NEWS Boiling Cauldron Marks Renewed Threats to - Israel's Security "r"FQ "T" I G des. NJ A Weekly Review Editorial Page 4 Farouk as an Ally of Hitler and Mufti of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper —Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle XLVI I, No. 5 Printed in a 100% Union Shop Quentin Reynolds' Role as Fighter Agaitsst Nazism Here and Abroad Commentary Page 2 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE 8-9364—Detroit, Mich. 48235—March 26, 1965—$6.00 Per Year; This Issue 20c Crisis in Middle East Alerts European Nations; Israel-Bonn Accord Reaching Final Stages Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News `Yarmulke' Symbol in. Selina as Negroes, Jews Join Hands SELMA, Ala. (JTA) — Hundreds of Negro freedom marchers wore yarmulkes (skullcaps), in respectful emulation of rabbis who participated in demonstrations in Alabama as Jewish participation in the march from Selma to Montgomery The Alabama Negroes called the yarmulkes "freedom caps." The demand for yarmulkes was so great that an order was wired for delivery of 1,000 when the marchers arrived in Montgomery Thursday for a great demonstration at the state capitol. The adoption of the yarmulke as a symbol began some time ago when rabbis joining prayer services in a Negro church were asked the meaning of the yarmulke. An explanation was given by a rabbi that one's head must be covered in the presence of the Lord. The Negro response was that "wherever the freedom movement is, God is to be found there." • While not assuming the Jewish faith, many Negroes adopted the yarmulke as a symbol of their movement. Dr. Abraham Heschel, of. the Jewish Theological Seminary, was asked by the Rev. Martin Luther King to take a position of honor at the head of the marchers. He walked with Dr. Ralph Bunche, undersecretary of the United Nations, and the 82- year-old grandfather of a Negro youth slain recently by Ala- bama police. The rabbi completed the day's march despite the distance. Rabbis jailed by Selma police last weekend, for participat- ing in demonstrations, conducted Friday evening services in the Selma jail, it was learned. Five rabbis recited Hebrew prayers behind prison bars. They have since been released Continued on Page 7 Reports from the capitals of European nations indicated this week that statesmen in many areas are showing concern over the crisis that has developed in the Middle East as a result of Israel-Bonn negotiations for diplomatic exchanges and that official quarters are being alerted against further breakdowns in efforts to assure peace in the area. JTA reported on Tuesday from Rome that Prime Minister Aldo Moro told the Italian Senate that his government has been in touch with all parties concerned in the current Middle East crisis, stressing Italy's concern for the "safeguarding of the balance of forces and the peace in that area." In a lengthy discussion of the Middle East situation, the premier said that his gov ernment is "fully aware of the situation that has emerged in the Mediterranean zone and of Italy's important function" in the zone. The Italian government, he said, "had hoped that the sense of responsibility of all governments in the area would lead to the permanent clear- up of the delicate situation. We were therefore surprised by recent manifestations which certainly do not contribute to establishment of that climate of tolerance necessary to ensure peace in that region." Israel-Bonn Agreements Marked by Friendly Spirit BONN Dr. Kurt Birrenbach, Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's personal emissary, returned Tuesday from Israel after completing a second round of talks with Israeli government leaders on West German Israeli diplomatic relations and met with the chancellor to report on his mission. It was assumed that he would receive fresh instructions on various aspects of the talks and then return to Israel for a third time. Rudolf Werner, a member of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, was due back in Bonn Tuesday from Cairo. While nothing was reported officially about his mission, reports from Cairo said that Werner declared that to ensure some success for his efforts the starting point for talks with Egyptian authorities would have to be "security guarantees" from West Germany to Egypt. It was believed that another Bundestag member whose name was not disclosed had flown to Syria on a similar effort to patch up Bonn-Arab relations in the wake of West — Restraint on Israel Seen in Move to Appease Nasser; State Dept. Stalls Anti-Boycott Bill Arab Pin Pricks Point to Renewed Aggressions Against Israel at UN By MILTON FRIEDMAN JTA Correspondent at the United Nations (Copyright, 1965, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc,) WASHINGTON — Despite American military blows against the sources of aggression in North Viet Nam, the Administration is trying to restrain Israel from following similar defensive strategy on the water diversion issue. The main foreign policy objective of the United States in the Middle East is the improve- ment of American-Arab relations. It is now clear that the State Department is trying to silence L Congressional criticism of the Arab blockade, to organize new channels of aid to Egypt, and •---'Ththerwise appease President Nasser. To avoid offending Arab sensitivity, the State Department • eclined comment on the historic establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and West dermany. Although aware of the new shipments of Soviet arms to Egypt, the department sought to evade responsibility for selling balancing arms to Israel. President Johnson is said to feel that his assurances to Israel of his devotion to Israeli security and regional peace should be adequate. Accordingly, Secretary of State Dean Rusk recently discussed the Arab-Israel issue with a delegation of American Jewish leaders to the State Department in - an effort to sell them the Administration line. The group was headed by Rabbi Joachim Prinz, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Or- ganizations. It included such veteran pro-Israel leaders as Rabbi Philip Bernstein, of Rochester, N.Y., and Mrs. Rose Halprin, of New York. • Mr. Rusk sought subtly to influence the delegation to restrain Israel from defensive meas- ures on the water issue. The Arabs are preparing to divert water flowing into Israel. The Israelis may use military measures to prevent this. There are rising criticisms of efforts to ap- pease Egyptian President Nasser. Mr. Rusk tried to explain that it was in Israel's best interests for the United States to maintain an "effective presence" in Cairo. Otherwise, he warned, a situation hazardous to Israel might develop. But the delegation felt that enough hazards already confronted Israel. They cited the lack of a clean, firm, and up-to-date statement of Middle Eastern policy by the United States. Also needed were actions consistent with justice and the realities of Nasser's aggression and blackmail tactics. The delegation told Mr. Rusk of American evasion of responsibility for maintaining a regional arms balance to deter aggression. • Mr. Rusk is fully aware of new Soviet munitions shipments arriving in Egypt. But he does not want America linked with Israel's military needs. The climax came when the delegation voiced concern over State Department opposition to a pending Senate anti-boycott amendment. This exposed the raw truth of the Administration's actual policy. Mr. Rusk at first maintained that he did not know the department was lobbying against the pending Williams-Javits Bill. Participating in the meeting was Phillips Talbot, assist- (Continued on Page 3) : - Continued on Page 40 By SAUL CARSON (Copyright, 1965, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—There is grave trouble brewing in the Middle East. There will be Arab aggressions against Israel, and the issue will come to the Security Council—where the Arabs will try to pin the blame on Israel. All of the recent pin pricks by the Arabs have been preliminaries to the main goal. These efforts have included sabotage attempts coming from the Fatah terrorists infiltrating Israel from Jordan, Syria and Lebanon; Jordanian complaints to the Security Council about Israel's planned sym- bolic military parade to be held in Jerusalem, in connection with the Independence Day celebration, on May 6; Jordan's complaint about "ag- gressions" by Israel in the Latrun area, where both Jordan and Israel have been, for years, cultivating agricultural lands in the demilitarized zone, without a kick by either side; Jordan's gratuitous attack against Israel in the Security Council during a formalized session, when Jordan was welcomed to membership on the Council; and at least a dozen Syrian attacks against Israel. What the Arabs hope is that Israel, listening to some of its own proponents of preventive warfare, may start something to prevent the Arabs from diverting the headwaters of the Jordan River. But if Israel is stubborn enough to refuse to pick up that bait, the Arabs will start the ruckus, making it big enough to force Israel to retaliate. Then the issue will be taken by the Arabs to the Security Council. The Arabs want to put the United States on the spot. They want to blackmail the U.S.A.—as they recently tried, not with total success, to blackmail West Germany. In the Council, their big guns will be aimed at the United States policies vis-a-vis Israel, hoping they will scare Washington into a tough anti-Israeli line. Abdel Monem Rifai, Jordan's permanent representative at the United Nations, lost no time attacking Israel on his very first day in the Council, and followed up with two letters of very thin complaints the next day. The last Arab member of the Council was Morocco. The Nasserite Arabs did not like Morocco's relative moderation, and finally forced the Moroccan to denounce Israel severely. Rifai is waiting for no such reminder.