Mrs. Ben-Gurion's Death Mourned
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
BEERSHEBA (JTA) —Mrs.
Paula Munwess Ben-Gurion, wife
of the former prime minister of
Israel, died here Monday at age
75. Mrs. Ben-Gurion, who had been
ill for several years, was rushed
to Beersheba Hospital Sunday
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Gen. Yigal Allon, the Israeli minis-
ter of labor, told American Jew-
ish leaders at a conference here
that Israel will "be spending more
for armaments in the next two-
year period than wa did in the
decade between the Sinai campaign
of 1956 and the Six-Day War last
June." He said that 70 per cent
of Israel's income was being di-
verted to defense purposes.
13. She studied at the Brooklyn
Jewish Training School for
nurses and later worked as a
student nurse at Beth Israel
Hospital in New York City. She
met her future husband in New
York where Ben-Gurion came
after being exp elle d from
Palestine by the Turkish authori-
ties. They were married at City
Hall on Dec. 5, 1917.
A few months later, Ben-Gurion
returned- to the Middle East and
enlisted in the Jewish Legion, the
first Jewish military unit in mod-
ern times, which fought with Lord
Allenby to liberate Palestine from
Turkish rule.
PAULA BEN-GURION
night from her home in Sde Boker
after suffering a hemorrhage. In
addition to her husband, she is
survived by a son and two daugh-
ters.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Sde Boker, the Negev
settlement where Ben-Gurion and
his wife made their home. Her
coffin lay in state Tuesday prior
to burial.
More than 2.000 people jour-
neyed to Sde Boker to pay tribute
to Mrs. Ben-Gurion. Among them
was President Zalman Shazar.
Condolence • visits were paid to
Ben-Gurion Monday by cabinet
ministers. members of the Knes-
set and labor leaders from all poli-
tical factions. Among the latter
was Mrs. Golda Meir, former for-
eign minister of Israel, who was a
bitter political foe of Ben-Gurion
in recent years.
Mrs. Ben-Gurlon was born in
Minsk, Russia, on April 8, 1892
and was brought to the United
States by relatives when she was
Mrs. Ben-Gurion joined her hus-
band in Palestine at the end of
World War I, bringing with her
an infant daughter, Geula, who
was born in New York shortly
after her father left. In 1920, the
Ben-Gurion family spent several
months in London where Ben-
Gurion was sent on a mission for
the Zionist Organization. Their
son, Amos was born there. Their
youngest daughter, Renana, was
horn later in Jerusalem.
Mrs. Ben-Gurion was best known
a housewife and mother during
her husband's rise to international
prominence. But she was constant-
ly at her husband's side in his
public appearances and during
private chats with visitors from all
over the world. One of her last
public functions was the naming
of the Israeli luxury liner Shalom
at St. Nazaire, France in 1963.
Tributes to Mrs. Ben-Gurion
were offered by American Jew-
ish leaders who had known her
over the years and by the na-
tional organizations working
with Israel.
A statement by Edward Gins-
berg. general chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal, paid tri-
bute to her as "a dynamic and in-
domitable woman." Abraham Fein-
berg, president, and Dr. Joseph J.
Schwartz, vice president of the
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her "singlernindedness of purpose
and loyalty without parallel."
The American Jewish Commit-
tee, in a statement, described Mrs.
Ben-Gurion as "a gracious and
gallant lady." Dr. William A. Wex-
ler, president of Bnai Brith, said
she was a "remarkable personality
who shared with her distinguished
husband the idealism and courage
that created a nation."
Aryeh Pincus, chairman of the
Jewish Agency executive, said:
"She was known to be fearless in
the expression of her opinions.
With characteristic courage she
made very penetrating comments
on life in Israel. At all times she
showed great kindness to people
in distress. But above all, she will
be remembered for the unceasing
devotion and care for her great
husband, David Ben-Gurion. Her
memory will long live with us."
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is first and foremost an Egyptian
patriot who wants to see his coun-
try retain the independence he
fought for in his time."
In that light, Gen Alton pre-
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Gen. Alton, a hero of Israel's Russian naval units in Egyptian
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ter disappointment with Nasser,
we in Israel still believe that he
Gen. Allon devoted much of his
address to an analysis of Israel's
relations with Egypt whose presi-
dent, Nasser, was taken prisoner
by Gen. Allon during the 1948-49
A total of 24,200 Jews departed
from Arab countries during the war. He said that "despite our bit-
six-month period from July 1 to
Dec. 31, 1967, Louis D. Horwitz,
director-general of the Joint
Distribution Committee, reported
in Geneva.
More than 15,000 of these es-
capees found haven in France and
approximately 13,000 of them have
already applied for some form of
help to Jewish welfare agencies
subsidized by JDC, Horwitz, re-
ported. JDC receives the major
part of its income from funds
raised in America by the United
Jewish Appeal.
The Jewish population of France
in 1945 was 150,000, Horwitz re-
ported. At the present time, the
figure has risen to 550,000. By far
the bulk of this net increase of
400,000 is the result of successive
waves of migration—from the dis-
placed persons camps, from East-
ern Europe and from North Africa.
"Since the end of the War, France
has admitted and absorbed more
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the world except Israel," Horwitz
said. "It is interesting to note
that the open door policy toward
refugees, which has prevailed in
France since the War, continues
with the present government."
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