It takes a clever man to make
use of second hand experience.
`Ghost' Palestine Refugee Problem Is Exposed as Heavy Burden on the U.S.
NEW YORK—A Middle East ex-
pert authorized by the State De-
partment to investigate the Arab
refugee problem accused a UN
agency of supporting as many as
500,000 "nonexistent ghosts" with
U. S. Tax dollars.
The accusation was made in a
signed article ap-
pearing in the
current issue of
Look magazine
by Ira Hirch-
mann, who said
that UNRWA
(United Nations 0
Relief and Works
Agency for Pal-
estine Refugees
in the Near 2.
East) has been Hirschmann
duped out of millions of U. S. tax
dollars by Arab refugee families
and UNRWA officials.
"The American taxpayer, in the
name of humanitarianism, has un-
wittingly written a blank check
that is helping to develop a perma-
nent. Arab refugee body, intensify
Arab-Israeli animosities and incite
general war in the Middle East,"
Hirschmann declared.
It was noted that over the past
20 years, UNRWA funds have
been supplied largely by the U.S.
Congress has given the agency
some $400,000,000, which has
comprised nearly two-thirds of
UNRWA's budget.
UNRWA has "failed almost com-
pletely" in its original assignment
of rehabilitating Arab refugees,
Hirschmann said. "Its bureaucra-
cy of 12,000 employees is merely
perpetuating itself in Jordan,
Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, and the
suffering of the Arab refugees is
perpetuated so that the Arab coun-
tries can continue to raise the
refugee issue."
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In his article, Hirschmann stated
that UNRWA officials conceal
deaths in the refugee camps. He
said that false registrations, black
markets in ration cards, and un-
reported deaths all contribute to
highly inflated population figures.
The refugee scandal was
brought to light a few months
after the Six-Day War. For the
first time, Israeli census takers
were able to make an accurate
count of refugees in camps now
inside Israeli-occupied territory.
"From the overall census, it can
be concluded that somewhere be-
tween 200,000 and 500,000 refugees
of the total of 1,300,000 are non-
existent ghosts, many of whom
still receive UNRWA aid," said
Hirschmann.
During his investigation of the
scandal, Hirschmann found that
many Arab refugee families in the
camps did not report the deaths of
family members in order to assure
continued use of their ration cards.
The sale of illegal ration cards
to non-refugee Arabs outside the
camps became an immense black
Bilingual BooksSpurILanguag eStudies
Foreign language studies may in-
crease as a result of a new trend
in publishing bilingual books for
the very young.
Random House already has made
definite contributions in that direc-
tion with a number of stories for
young children which have been
published in French and in Spanish
with their English translations.
Newest is the series are the Doc-
tor Doolittle narratives. In addi-
tion to the one volume in English,
"Doctor Doolittle and the Pirates"
Random has issued as Beginners
Readers series two volumes of
"Travels of Doctor Doolittle"—one
with a French text and another
with the Spanish version.
These stories, by Hugh Lofting,
have a great appeal. Now, in the
foreign texts, the French by Jean
Vallier and the Spanish by Carlos
Rivera, the children's library is
additionally enriched. The stories
have been adapted from the Loft-
gin style of writing by Al Perkins
and the illustrations are by Philip
Wende.
Animal lovers and especially
youngsters who are interested in
horses will find just the kind of
entertaining reading they seek in
"The Little Black Pony Races" by
Walter Farley. The author was
greatly assisted by the provision of
illustrations by James W. Schuck-
er.
Farley's is more than a story of
horses. It is a tale of contests,
competitions, jealousies, striving
for victory in a race.
There is the human element in
the story—the attempt by a poor
loser to win by interference, but
the younger fellow who adhered to
rules won the trophy. It was a les-
son in good relations—and that's
what's taught in "The Little Black
Pony, the little horse "with a
heart." It is a good horse story
and even better in portraying the
boys in the race.
From Knopf's children's book
department comes an established
French classic, now offered in a
fine English translation. "Beauty
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and the Beast" by Mme. Le-
prince de Beaumont has been a
delight to French readers for
200 years. In the English trans-
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trations skillfully provided by
Erica Ducornet, the • new and
very attractive volume revives
interest in a narrative that has
commanded attention for so long.
It is based on numerous versions,
plays have been based on its
plot and the theme had inspired
similar tales in many other lands.
The excellent new translation
and the fine pictures make this
an outstanding book for English
readers.
Insects as friends of man are in-
troduced in another splendid book
for young children published by
Knopf—"Your Friend, the Insect."
It contains numerous verses about
butterflies, silkworms, honeybees,
bumblebees, dragonflies, fireflies,
"insects that are of great help to
man," by Florence M. White. The
illustrations are by Alan E. Cober.
Another children's book depart-
ment of major publishing house,
Pantheon's, a Random House divi-
sion, supplements, for the youngest
readers or children to be read to
another story about insects—this
time about snails. "The Biggest
House in the World," story and il-
lustrations by Leo Lionni is the
tale about a snail, the guidance
given by the snail's parent when
the search for a large home, the
search for the world, ends in ap-
preciation of the little house and
its intimacy and home life.
SCIENCE AND ADVENTURE
An interest in science, coupled
with adventure, marks another
splendid children's book issued
by Knopf.
"Summer of the Houseboat" by
Barbara Brenner, splendidly sup-
plemented with appropriate pic-
tures by her husband, Fred Bren-
ner, is a story about nature lovers,
about a boy who keeps snakes in
his bedroom, about a houseboat
and the family's fun of living in the
adventurous environment.
Because the story resembles the
life of the authors and their two
sons in New York's Rockland
County, this may be an autobio-
grahical work. In any event, it is
an exciting story, instructive for
those who love the outdoor life
and who have an interest in
animals.
`ALL KINDS OF SEALS'
Then there is the story about
seals, a Random House book for
the young readers.
Bernice Kohn, in "All Kinds of
Seals," her "story of true seals, sea
lions and walruses," fully illus-
trated with photos taken by the
author, excellently narrates the
story of the sea animals.
The immense value of Miss
Kohn's work is ascertained not
only by the index which directs
the reader to speedy location of
the various members of the seal
family described here, but also
is supplemented with an appendix
that contains the scientific names.
"All Kinds of Seals" may, there-
fore, well be viewed as a scientific
textbook for young readers and
one that is so marvelously suitable
for class studies.
Student With High Purpose
From Trade Winds by Jerome
Beatty Jr. in Saturday Review.
Bill Worthington, 91, of Yonkers,
New York, explained .why he was
avidly rereading the Bible: "I'm
cramming for the finals."
market business. In fact, wrote
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Hirschmann, the black market
was openly encouraged by Jordan 14—Friday, September 6, 1968
and Syria because both countries
saw the black market as a means
of fostering Arab unrest.
(Note — The Jewish News on
CALL
several occasions similarly ex-
posed the Arab refugee exag-
gerations. The editor, in reports
from Israel, indicated how the
rolls were padded and ration
cards were sold on the black
market. The most recent of the
exposes in The Jewish News was
the Purely Commentary column
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of June 21 written from Tel Aviv
on the subject "The Legend of
353-6750 or 862-0963
the Refugees.")
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