18—Friday, August 16, 1968

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS French Group Promotes M.E. Peace Talks; Paper Urges Govt. to Back Israel
on the part of the Gaullists as
PARIS (JTA) — The Committee threats against Israel's existence
well as certain Communist na-
for French-Israel Solidarity an- made recently by Preident Nasser
tions to claim that they favor
nounced Monday that it will or- of Egypt and President Boumedi-
the existence of Israel without
ganize a series of public meetings enne of Algeria.
granting it means to exist."
in French cities and towns to advo-
Meanwhile, the leftist weekly
can Jewish Committee and the or- cate direct peace talks between Nouville Observateur assailed
The editorial warned that "As
ganization's executive vice presi- Israel and the Arab states and to the French government Monday long as the great powers do not
dent, Bertram H. Gold, and Rabbi influence the French government for its continued embargo on protect the survival of Israel, its
Jacob Philip Rudin, president of to resume its former friendly re- arms shipments to Israel. The
citizens will have good reason
the Synagogue Council of America. lations with Israel.
paper said in an editorial that to join the expansionist partisans
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethi-
Friedrich Salomon, chairman of it was "inexcusable hypocrisy of the greater Israel movement."
. opia Monday promised American the committee, said the first meet-
civil rights and religious leaders ing would take place on Sept. 25
that the Organization of African in Paris and would be addressed
Unity consultative committee on by Raymond Triboulet, a Gaullist
Nigeria, which he chairs, "Will deputy and former minister, and
continue to do its utmost in finding by JaCques Mercier, a Gaullist.
ways and means of alleviating the
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World Jewry Rallied to Plight
of Starviwi Millions in Biafra

NEW YORK (JTA)—The launch-
ing of a major American Jewish
effort to save millions of lives in
the starving areas of Biafra was
announced here with the forma-
tion of the American Jewish Em-
ergency Effort for Biafran Relief,
165 .E. 56th St. New York, N.Y.
10022.
In Geneva, Dr. Nahum Gold-
mann, president of the World Jew-
ish Congress, Tuesday urged Jew-
ish communities, organizations and
individuals all over the world to
"rally to help the international, ag-
encies" providing relief to Biafra.
In a statement issued here Tues-
day, Dr. Goldmann deplored "the
unspeakable horrors which- have
disfigured the conflict over Biafra"
and urged the protagonists "to
transfer the conflict from the bat-
tlefield to the conference table and
seek a peaceful solution to their
difficulties."
The top leaders of 21 major U.S.
Jewish religious, communal, relief
and philanthropic bodies are co-
operating with Catholic Relief Ser-
vices, Church World Service, and
the United States Committee for
UNICEF, all of which have dis-
tribution centers that get food and
medicine through to the sick and
starving.
The announcement was made
simultaneously with the appear-
ance of a seven-column adver-
tisement in the New York Times
announcing the formation of the
group and an appeal for funds.
The signatories for the advertise-
ment stressed the need for Am-'
mericans of all faiths to aid the
starving people in Biafra. "Air-
lifts of food and medicine are
possible but exeremely expen-
sive," they added. "This is a race
with death. Millions will die if
food and medicine do not get
through."
Conservative and Reform Jews
throughout the nation were urged
by their leaders to contribute ma-
terial and financial support to al-
leviate the suffering of the people
in the break-away eastern province
of Nigeria.
Henry N. Rapaport of Scarsdale,
president of the United Synagogue
of America, called on the members
of its 825 affiliated Conservative
congregations to join with others
of all faiths to aid the Biafran vic-
tims. "As a religious organization
we are not concerned with any po-
litical factors but entirely for hu-
manitarian considerations. We can-
not remain silent and neutral," he
said.
Rabbi Levi A. Olan of Dallas,
president of the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis, the Re-
form rabbinical group, urged Re-
form rabbis in the U.S. and Canada
to Mobilize their congregations for
immediate funds "to be used to
buy relief for the stricken refu-
gees" of Biafra. "We join all hu-
manitarians whose conscience has
been aroused by the desperate situ-
ation in Biafra," he said.
Leaders representing the three
major religious bodies in the
United States met with Secretary
of State Dean Rusk for more
than an hour and a half to ex-
press their concern about provid-
ing needed relief shipments to
Biafra.
After conferring with Rusk,
members of the Ad Hoc Interfaith
Committee for Biafran Relief
pledged continuing and active liai-
son with one another and appro-
priate federal agencies. In their
comments to Secretary Rusk, the
delegation noted that "strong sup-
port has developed among their
respective memberships for quick
and generous actions on behalf of
Biafrans."
The delegation urged that the
United States use its "political
and moral strength to achieve
settlement between the Federal
State of Nigeria and Biafra for the
expeditious shipment of relief sup-
plies to those in need."
The delegation Included Morris
B. Abram ; president of the Ameri-

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Maritime Museum

Pittsburgh Y Sponsors
Sessions on Black Power

PITTSBURGH (JTA) The Urban
League of Pittsburgh and the YM-
YWHA Isaac Seder Educational
Center have planned a series of
four public meetings on Black
Power. The sessions will deal with
schools, police, open housing and
jobs at successive Wednesday eve-
nings, starting Aug. 21.

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of maps of Eretz-Israel that describe
the wanderings of the Children of Is-
rael. There is also a collection of cop-
per engravings, maritime scenery and
ports of later centuries, coins and
medallions connected with maritime,
and. jugs salvaged from the depths of
the sea.
A person interested in maritime lit-
erature can find in this museum ?nany
books about the sea, the history of
shipping, nautical architecture and the
development of shipping devices.

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