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Boris Smolar's
'Between You
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(Copyright 1969, JTA Inc.)
111.sratel Bond ',inners Set 4laitslate
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ON THE SUEZ FRONT: The sun is blazing over the hot sands of
the Sinai Desert. It took the ancient Hebrews 40 years to cross this
desert where. even today, one can see no sign of life for miles and
miles. It takes us about six hours to reach the last inhabited para-
military post. Nahal Yam, which is the closest to the front positions on
the Suez Canal.
We proceed from Tel Aviv in the direction of the Suez Canal'
through
the Gaza area, where the Arab population is distinctly hostile
to
Israel, and where a day does not pass without Arab terrorists
making themselves felt. The Israeli military .authorities are not keen
on having civilians—especially Americans—visit the Gaza area. An
Arab mine may explode any time under a passing Israeli bus. A hand-
grenade may be thrown from a roof or from a street corner. Israeli
soldliers in Gaza never appear, therefore, in the street without their
"Uzi" rifles ready at the drop of a hat to open fire, if necessary.
The streets in Gaza are nevertheless full of local Arab inhabitants:
The Arab stores are all open and seem to be doing better business
under
Israel than under Nasser's regime. In the Arab cafes, one can
see groups of customers in traditional Arab garb sitting on low stools
and chatting over their "nargillas" or a cup of Turkish coffee. Women
The 21st anniversray of Israel's ' sonality for more than 30 years. •
statehood will be celebrated at a
Lillian Bart, whose career start-
dinner for the Tri-County Commit
ed at the Radio City Music Hall
nity 6:30 p.m. at the Bay City
in New York, has joined her hus-
Country Club, it was announced by
band in concerts throughout the
Joseph C. Hirschfield, honorary
United States, Canada, Europe,
chairman for the Tri-City Commit-
Australia and Israel.
tee for the State of Israel Bonds.
Since the establishment of Israel,
Guest stars Jan and Lillian the Barts have visited that coun-
Bart will give a special perform- try frequently and have devoted
ance from "Fiddler on the Roof."
much time and effort to the
The following are planning com- Israel Bond program. In recogni-
mittee members:
tion of his efforts on behalf of. Is-
Bay City, honorary chairman, rael, Bart has received the Amer-
Joseph C. Hirschfield; co-chairmen, ica-Israel Friendship award.
Jack Wirt and'Dr. Milton J. Mil-
For information, contact Herman
ler; committee, Mrs. Reuben Adel- B. Lando, 2560 Sunnybrook, Kala-
man, Hanna Hertzenberg, Robert mazoo, 349-4947.
Hirschfield, Mrs. Max Jacoby, Rob-
ert Jaffe, Abe Kahn, Herman Koff-
Dr. Ronald S. Tikofsky, general
man, Rabbi and Mrs. Jossef chairman, announced a dinner for
Kratzenstein, Karl Mono, Dr. M. A. the Ann Arbor community is sched-
Passick, Albert Rogers and Robert uled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the
Sherman.
Statler Hilton ballroom, Ann Ar-
Saginaw, general chairman, Nor-, bor.
Jan and Lillian Bart will per-
man Rotenberg; ticket- chairman, I
Robert Meisel; committee, George form from "Fiddler on the Roof."
Dr. Tikofsky announced the fol-
Bloomfield, Paul Done r, Alex
Glancz, Dr. M. B. Goldberger, Hy- lowing planning committee:
Dinner reservations, Mrs. Carl
men Hitow, Jack Leeds, Dr. David'
Levinsohn, Erwin Myers, James! Cohen; committee, Thomas Cook,
Charles
Gelman, Gerald Isaacs,
Pappas, Dr. Verne Primack, Louis
Ravitch, Fred Raznick, Hy Rosen- ; David H. Krantz, Mrs. Isadore
son, Irving Screlson, Barbara Lampe, Mrs. Martin S. Lindenauer,
Charles Newman, Jack Rubinfeld,
Steinmetz and Martin Wolf.
Leonard Segel, Keeve M. Siegel,
Midland, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Rabbi Mervin Tomsky and Rabbi
Grosberg: Mr. and Mrs. William
Bruce S. Warshal.
Surath.
For information, contact Mrs.
Gladwin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Carl Cohen, 16 Ridgeway, Ann
Goldberg, "Mr. and Mrs. Norman
appear in the street with their faces veiled, as in ancient times. Chil-
dren run around and peddle postcards, pencils and other ware. They
are competing with each other trying to tell you a few words in
Hebrew in order to induce you to buy.
On the whole. however, at atmosphere of laziness is in the arr. The
hot sun forces everybody to seek shelter in the shadow of a store, or
near a wall, or at anything that can protect you from being exposed to
the sun's rays. Everybody seems resigned to the monotony of the heat.
Only the Israeli soldiers—mostly youngsters—with their "Uzis" swing-
ing over their shoulders, arc on the alert. They walk in the main
streets in groups of two and three in full awareness that somewhere
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from a roof, or a window, or a side door, they may be sniped at by
Mt. Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Ben-
Arab terrorists whose number does not seem to be affected by the fact
jaim Haines.
that many of them are caught.
For information, contact Robert
IN THE SINAI DESERT: Khan Yunis, Rata, El Arish — we are Miesel, 795 Somerset, Saginaw. 792-
6254.
moving deeper into the Sinhi desert. . . . Here and there we pass a
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small group of Arab nomads—Bedouins—with their families, sheltered I
The Kalamazoo committee for
from the blazing sun in torn black tents, far from civiliaztion, far from
Water, far from anything that can be called normal life. Some of them the State of Israel Bonds will spon.
have a few sheep, others- have a camel, others have nothing. How do sor . an Israel anniversary dinner
they manage to live? Where does their bread come from? How do they 6:30 p.m. October 11 at Inman's
Restaurant, Galesburg.
get their water in this arid 'wasteland?
Dr. Ben A. Appel is general
Col. penny Mattes, military governor of the area, has a lot to tell
about them, their way of life and their problems. They come to him ' chairman for the Kalamazoo Israel
Bond
Committee.
with their problems and he is in constant contact with them. Bare- °
Jan and Lillian Bart will head
footed, they trek to him from.. all parts of the desert. Some ask for
relief, others come for advice, many come for needed permits. He the program.
listens to them attentively and tries to come to their aid. He helps to
Bart, a lyric tenor, humorist,
send their children to Arab schools in the district. He arranges medical
raconteur and recording artist,
assistance for them. He even developed for them a hospital in El Arish
has been a show business per-
which caters to the needs of the Bedouin population.
High and proud flies the Israeli Blue-White flag over the small
No Fast on Front Lines
white building of the El Arish hospital, breaking the monotony of the
JERUSALEM (ZINS)—The mili-
grey sky and of the landscape. The hospital was "adopted" by the
tary rabbinate ruled that front-line
large government Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv. One finds there
soldiers
may eat on Yom Kippur.
two Arab physicians—the only two physicans in the area who did not
Their decision is based on the tra-
run away to Egypt after the Six-Day War—but most of the doctors and
ditional halakhic concept of pik-
the nursing personnel have come from the Tel Hashomer staff. In case
uakh nefesh (safeguarding life) in
of a serious operation which cannot be performed at the El Arish
institution, the patient is flown by helicopter to the lel Hashomer that the front-line soldier is en-
gaged in a sacred task of preserv-
hospital.
ing life and the imposition of a fast
The Arab patients are friendly and seem to be satisfied. Never has
could jeopardize the fulfillment of
the desert population been treated medically with such care and atten- that duty.
tion. None of them speaks or understands any other language but
Arabic. But the entire medical staff —especially the doctors and the
nurses—speak Arabic. The other personnel is all Arab, each of them
doing his work with devotion and loyalty. A women's auxiliary group,
headed by Mrs. Ruth Dayan, wife of Moshe Dayan, and composed
of volunteers from Tel Aviv, has taken this desert hospital under its
wing and is bringing a new and highly improved standard of medical
service to the entire Arab population of the Sinai.
VOLUNTEERS AND WARRIORS: We reach Nahal Yarn—the - last
inhabited point in the desert and the closest settlement to the Suez
Canal. It is a recently established para-military kitbutz of youngsters,
some of them civilians and some of them here on their military trucks.
There are girls here among the civilians who came as volunteers
as well as among those on military duty. The kibutz is engaged pri-
marily in fishing in the nearby Barcliwil Lagoon, an outflow from the-.
far from the Suez Canal. The civilian girls are'
Mediterranean, not
engaged in making and repairing the large fishing nets, in doing the
cooking, in serving at the dining barracks and in taking care of house-
hold needs. The girls in the military section perform military functions
which arc numerous at this remotest para-military post in Israel.
Three large motorized fishing boats, heavily armed, are pulling out
from the small harbor into the waters of the lagoon with huge fishing
nets all ready for the day's catch. They are also ready for the eventu-
ality of coming under fire from an Egyptian warship or submarine.
The fishermen are all men. obviously trained in fishing and .probably
the navy. They will return at the end of the day with the fish
also in
they caught and will storage them in the huge refrigerator in one of
wooden buildings. It is from there that the fish—live and fresh—
the
will be shipped in special ice-cooled trucks to Tel Aviv to be sold on
the market.
Military installations can be seen side by side with the dormitories
which the civilan members of the kibutz live. Watch is kept from
in
high towers heavily armed and well provided with a modern signal
alert system in case of danger from the Egyptian side or from Egyp-
tian planes. To be on the alert—this is the job of the military members
of the kibutz. The entire kibutz is under the supervision of Captain
Mordecai, an Israel commander who, like all warfront commanders, is
only by his first name, the last name being a military secret.
known
guifth
Arbor, 665-0090.
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sponsor an Israel anniversary din-
ner at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Inman's
Restaurant, Benton Harbor, it was
announced by Rabbi .1 o seph
Schwarz, general chairman of the
Israel Bond Committee.
Jan and Lillian Bart will head
the program.
For information, contact Mrs.
Rose Rosenberg, 405 Kublick, Ben-
ton Harbor, 926-9770.
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