14--Teidey, October 13, 1947
niE DETROIT
JEW" NEWS
Gestapo Jailers Carry Out Nasser's Threats to Jews
still seen by the Near Eastern Divi- The detainees were cruelly
sion of the U.S. State Department beaten. Their hair was shaved off
in the manner of the Nazi camps.
WASHINGTON — Former Ges- as a moderate.
■ tape and S.S. men of Nazi Germany' The State Department position Many suffered broken ribs, frac-
By BEN GIL
arms and legs, blackened
are serving
rving in Egypt as jailers of is that any U.S. voice raised on be-
JERUSALEM—Israel's farmers have something to be pleased the Egyptian Jewish community half of imprisoned Jews might indi- w
e d concussions.
io
Eyebrows
je
eyeerse, and
pulled
w
rss
about this year as the last yields pouring into the granaries confirm but many U.S.Christian clergy -
aile
jailers.
cate "collusion" and do the Jews
experts' predictions of a record wheat harvest. This year's crop has men, Negro extremists, 'and others
Prisoners in Alexandria received
amounted to over 200,000 tons of wheat, covering two thirds of Israel's are wailing about the civil rights more harm than good. Some Ameri- no food or water for almost two
Arabs in Israeli occupied ter- can diplomats maintain that Nasser
annual requirements; this despite the serious setbacks suffered by
tern- is not anti-Semitic, merely anti- days-
agriculture during the Six-Day War, when most manpower was tones.
oym
sheanyte been
Jper
f r a o
Zionist, and has imprisoned Jewish
mobilized.
employment because they. are
Attempts are made to equate Egyptians for security reasons.
Israel's agriculture has always fulfilled a double function—to Lsraeli occupation policies with
Israel Foreign Minister Abba Jewish-
make the- country as self-sufficient as possible in its food require. Nazism; the return of the real Nazi Eban said "the fact that Jewish
Stateless Jews have been ex-
ments, and as an instrument in settling undeveloped areas. The ' and Arab refusal to make peace, i religious interests can be violated pelled from Egypt
complete success of both these objectives is due to a great extent are ignored. The "humanitarian" ' without international protest and
The Egyptian Government has
to the massive investments which have provided the long-term capital lcutcry is seeking to place all blame that Jewish victims of a war pro- now seized the property of all
needed for agricultural settlement, irrigation projects and transporta- on Israel and obscures the fact that yoked by Egypt can languish in Cairo Jews.
tion as well as for the whole range of allied services, such as fertilizer the Arabs caused the war. international silence has a specially
Fears are held that Jews in
production and agricultural engineering.
Nazi war criminals wanted in grave significance in the light of Egypt may not survive the sys-
Today, Israel produces over 75 per cent of national food require- Europe for concentration camp I a particular historic experience. tematic persecution unleashed by
ments, as an inspection of the shelves in any supermarket will show. : atrocities have been assigned by; There are traditionally dark con order of Nasser. Great anxiety is
Much of the agricultural produce is grown in regions that were un- President Nasser to guard and in , ners in the international conscience held also for the fate of Jews in
cultivated before 1948; most of this year's wheat was harvested in terrogate Jews. Old skills are put today — as there were a century Syria, Iraq and other Arab states,
the Lachish and Negev regions, which were dependent on winter back in use. Nasser is nevertheless I ago. "
More than 2,500 Jews elected
rains until the completion of the National Water Carrier which now i
to trust Nasser's pledge that
brings water to areas once classified as Arid Zones.
Egypt was merely "anti-Zionist"
For Sane
The size and geography of Israel do not permit any considerable
but not anti-Jewish. But on the
ef tbe
increase in the area under cu , tivntion — approximately 1.000,000
morning of June 5, the Jews
best buys
acres—so Israel's farmers have solved the problem of feeding a
were rounded up in an "action"
growing population by stepping up intensive agriculture and pro-
SG new
recalling the S.S. tactics against
ducing more yields on the same area. The successful application of
European J e w r y. Jews were
Ponfiacs
intensive agriculture depends on three factors—irrigation, fertilizers
thrown
into
Abu
Zaabal
prison
An expanded nationwide pro-
Tempests
and mechanization. In 1948, the total amount of water used for irriga-
in Cairo and the El-Barga prison
tion in Israeli farming was 257,000,000 cubic meters, of which 45,000,- gram to strengthen bonds between in Alexandria. Chi e f Rabbi
sad
American Jewish Community Cen-
000 went to field crops.
Jacques Nafoosi of Alexandria
Flreltirds
ters and YM-YWHAs and Israel
celL
Chief
was shoved into a
Today, over 1,100,000,000 cubic meters of water are used, with was approved Sunday by the board
Rabbi Hayim Douek of Cairo was
320.000,000 going to field crops. In addition to massive engineering of directors of the National Jewish
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projects like the National Water Carrier and the Yarkon - Negev pro- Welfare Board at a meeting at placed under house arrest.
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effectively, prevent waste and improve irrigation methods in the field.
A DOCTOR TALKS
Sanford Solender, executive vice-
Fifty Years of Practicing Medicine,
In 1948, the whole agricultural sector had 680 tractors and 260 president of JWB, said "the Middle
AT
Dr. Robert Mayburn, while recount-
ing the highlights of his career, a
combines at its disposal; today there are over 11.000 tractors and East crisis which must exist be-
noted doctor debunks sacred medi-
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the
world
today."
He
empha-
tons this year. More indicative of advanced farming methods is the
fact that the average yield of wheat has increased during the same sized that "in addition to our obli-
gation to give support to Israel as
period from 10 bushels per acre to 33 bushels per acre.
Israel has shown how to turn meager resources into positive the refuge for so many oppressed
benefits and proved, beyond all political arguments, that the people Jews, it is of paramount impor-
tance that we expand our coop-
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Israel's Bumper Wheat Crop r
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
(Copyright INT, JTA Inc.)
New JWB Program
to Expand U.S.
Ties with Israel
i
1
SAUL BERCH
Packer Pontiac
FLY ailadtha aajfe
JWB will carry out this objec-
tive through the following projects,
a number of which are being un-
dertaken in cooperation with the
Jewish Agency for Israel or the
Israel Foundation for Cultural Re-
Congressman John Conyers Jr. of Representatives, was the first lations with World Jewry:
and Circuit Court Judge Horace W. Negro member -
1 1. Enlargement of an exchange pro-
Gilmore will participate in a panel appointed to the
gram under which Israeli professional
s outh and Center workers are employed
discussion on "Race—Riots—and powerful House
by American Centers and Y's for a
the Urban Crisis" at the season's Judiciary C o rn-
two-year period to help strengthen
and
enrich Jewish programming in
opening delegate assembly of the mitte e. A grad- 4.
American Centers and to secure experi-
Jewish Community Council 8:30 uate of the Wayne
, ences which will enable the workers
!to perform their jobs more effectively
p.m. Monday-at the Jewish Center. State University, '111
when they return to Israel.
Plans for the program were an law school, he
2. A program for the employment of
*Israelis as camp counsellors and camp
nounced by Council President Dr. has emerged as a
specialists in summer camps.
Samuel Krohn and by Mrs. Samuel leading national
3. Encouragement of travel by Amer-
ican Center teenagers to Israel.
Linden and Sidney M. Shevitz, co- spokesman on
Creation of undertakings which
chairmen of the assembly plan- civil rights issues
will stimulate tame numbers of Ameri-
ring committee. Shevitz, who re- in addition to
can Jews to give volunteer service to
Israeli programs.
cently was appointed vice-chair- which he has co-
5. Expansion of programs for train-
man of Michigan's Civil Rights sponsored such
ing American and Israeli Center work-
ers for increased effectiveness in .their
Commission, is a former president other legislative
Jobs.
of the Community Council and will items as immi- Rep. Conyers
gration reform, medicare and
serve as panel moderator.
The panelists will be asked to truth-in-packaging.
Judge Gilmore has served in a
present their views on such issues
as jobs, low-cost housing, quality leadership capacity on the Citi-
education and police-community re- zens Committee on Equal Oppor-
tunity and is recognized as an au-
lations.
Because the rebuilding of urban thority on police-community rela-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The De-
centers will involve all segments tions.
of society. Dr. Krohn has requested
A social hour will follow the as- fense Department has terminated
that delegates come prepared to sembly program with members of the arrangement under which mili-
present their organizational views the Sisterhood of Young Israel of tary officers from Arab countries
which broke off relations with this
on the role of the Jewish corn- Oak-Woods serving as hostesses.
country have been receiving ad-
munity with respect to this na-
vanced training here, and is send-
tional problem.
ing the Iraqi and Sudanese officers
Preceding the program portion Gaza, Sinai Residents
home, the Department confirmed
of the assembly will be a report Repatriated to Egypt
last weekend.
by the council's executive direc-
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The first
tor, Walter E. Klein, on council
The Defense Department had
activity during the summer months, group of Egyptian citizens from previously notified the American
including a report on the Rally the Gaza Strip and the northern Jewish Congress of its decision
for Israel during the height of the sector of the Sinai Desert was re- after the AJC had protested re-1
Middle East crisis and council ac- patriated by Israel to Egypt Mon- ported plans to double the number
tion prior to and during the riots day under an agreement reached of Arab officers receiving military
in Cairo by representatives of the training here. Assistant Secretary
last July.
Another highlight of the opening , International Red Cross. Monday's of Defense Townsend Hoopes,
assembly will be the presentation group was composed of about 600 stressed in a letter to AJC, how-
of a newly inaugurated Youth Or- Egyptians. They were sent back ever, that the United States will
ganization Award which will be to Egypt across the Suez Canal.
continue to offer military instruc-
given to Michigan State Temple Under the pact, several thousand tion to personnel from "moderate"1
Youth in recognition of outstand- Egyptians from the strip and Sinai Arab - states as "an alternative to
ing service to the community. Can- will be sent back to Egypt. Israeli the pressures and temptations of
for Reuven Frankel will make the authorities here noted that the rep- radical pan-Arabism as exempli-
award presentation. (See youth atriation agreement is being imp- fied by Nasser." Larger numbers of
page.) lemented "unconditionally, and trainees will in future be drawn
Congressman Conyers, now serv- I out of humanitarian considera- from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and
Jordan.
ing his second term in the House tions."
Concrressman Conyers on Panel
at Slated Delegate Assembly
Defense Dent. Ends
Training of Arabs
From Hostile States
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