30—Friday, Dec. 28, 1973

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Gold, Not Ideology, Paved Roads for African
Breaks With Israel, Says Ex-Envoy to Nigeria

Katzir to Get Scroll
From UJA Program

NEW YORK—Participants
of the 1974 United Jewish
Of the 32 African countries staffs, Ben-Yaacov said, but severing diplomacies with Is-
Appeal university programs
In one of his syndicated
with whom Israel had diplo- on only one occasion did a rael were:
columns last week, there
Mali, January; Burundi, December leadership mission
matic relations, only four black couple, accompanied by
will present Israeli President
were warning notes of men-
continue to exchange envoys a youngsters wearing a yar- May; Togo, September;
Ephraim Katzir with a spe-
acing crises stemming from
with the Jewish state. Only mulka, come to the services. Zaire, Oct. 4; Dahomey, Oct.
cial scroll Which pledges the
the oil threats and the Middle
Malawa, Swaziland, Lesotho They said they were converts 6; Rwanda, Oct. 9; Cam-
East involvements. Alsop
and Botswana have not to Judaism. But there are no eroun, Oct. 15; Equatorial university programs' solidar-
wrote:
yielded to Arab pressures to known Jews in Nigeria. The Guinea, Oct. 15; Tanzania, ity with, and total commit-
break relations with Israel. only instance known is that Oct. 18; Malagasy, Oct. 20; ment to, the people of Israel,
"This reporter was public-
Irving Bernstein, UJA exec-
Tensions that have marked of an eminent industrialist, Central African Republic, utive vice-chairman
ly mocked a good many
Oct.
21;
Ethiopia,
Oct.
23;
Rakah,
who
came
from
Sudan
the pressures upon the Afri-
months ago for saying an
announced.
can countries since the Six- to Nigeria more than 50 years Nigeria, Oct. 25; Zambia,
energy crisis was bound to
Oct.
25;
Gambia,
Oct.
25;
ago
and
established
profit-
The '75 students represent-
Day War were described here
come eventually and adding
by Yissakhar Ben-Yaacov, able industries. He moved to Ghana, Oct. 27;. Senegal, Oct. ing more than 45 college
that this country's actual in-
campuses across the U.S. are
Israel ambassador to Nigeria Geneva three years ago and 27; Gabon, Oct. 29.
dependence and freedom of
the Nigerian government
in Jerusalem for the presen-
action would depend on deal- are now being subjected to from 1969 until he left that
asked that he be buried in Dance Party Set
tation.
country on Nov. 3.
ing boldly with the crisis. oil blackmail.
Kamo, Nigeria. For that pur-
The crisis came sooner than
Nigeria
severed
diplomatic
"The blackmail is uglier
by Menora Singles
anticipated and it has proved than is generally supposed. relations with Israel on Oct. pose, Nigeria set aside a por-
Menora Singles will open 4.11
the point about national in- The states of the Arabian 25. Although Ambassador tion of a cemetery wilich was
W e make your
dependence to the hilt. We Peninsula, with no serious Ben-Yaacov and the entire established according to Jew- the new year with a singles
ish
traditions
to
fulfill
the
de-
dance
party
8:30
p.m.
Jan.
3peciai occaJioni
military power of their own, embassy staff left Lagos, in- sires of Rakah that he be 6 at Alvaro's Restaurant.
•
dustrial relations continue
would
never
have
dared
to
buried
according
to
Jewish
admission
There
is
an
i iietime memory.
F RE TONE
seize the rest of the world and the technical assistance law. Ben-Yaacov said he had charge.
JEWELRY
given
the
country
by
Solel
by the throat and to squeeze
rramale— Vian;nris&JeureIT -y
visited the cemetery and was
The dance is open to single
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with all their might if they Boneh experts continue. Ben- impressed by the strictness Jewish adults age 18-40.
Yaacov
described
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pressures
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tion, unmentioned but always
During his three-day De- "The Comstock Lode."
which
resulted
in
the
nega-
there, is the heavily superior
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tragedy"
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here,
made
pleas
for
expan-
predominant
Moslem
coun-
Then the Soviet naval supply
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Ben-Yaacov also described communities parallel to the
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"The U.S. naval staff, the resultant diplomatic urgency of securing financial
therefore, predicts that with breaks as being "a new chap- support for Israel.
the canal reopened, Soviet ter of enslavement to pres-
He also pleaded for expan-
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Describing the extent of in Israel as an encourage-
nights and days staring down the technical assistance Israel ment that kinsmen do not
Our Promise To You:
the throats of rows of missile has given to the African abandon them.
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Yissakhar Ben-Yaacov was
missile cruisers."
that the thousands of Africans born in Hamburg in 1922 to a
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Nigeria and having estab-
In 1941 he became secre-
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lished an excellent personal
relationship with government tary to the Histadrut Youth
officials, Ben-Yaacov believes Movement. He joined Hagana
that pressures were long re- in Upper Galilee, s e r v e d
sisted but the religious and there until after World War
other factors militated against II, then volunteered to serve
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retention of diplomatic ties in displaced persons camps
in Germany.
with Lagos.
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In 1948, Ben-Yaacov be-
While the government dis-
64, the ', f it/d4a rrawd at ate ,u9A1 puce row
rupted ties with Israel, Ben- came chancellor of the Is-
Yaacov is convinced that the raeli consulate in Western
people of Nigeria are mainly Germany. Eight years later
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left with a friendly feeling he became head of the con-
fr4
sular department at the Is-
for his country.
"The roads to disruption of raeli mission in Cologne, and
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friendships with us were was instrumental in tracing
and
resettling
nearly
a
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with
gold,
and
were
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In August 1964 he was sent
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• 2 to 4 Coat,
Israeli consulate in Phila-
sures."
Slack, Hat
Ben-Yaacov said that the delphia. He was promoted to
Israel embassy headquarters the rank of consul-general.
4
to 6x—Coat
•
In 1969 he became Israel's
included a synagogue. He had
• Super Imposed
ambassador
in
Nigeria.
• 7 to 14—Coat
secured a Sefer Torah from
• Silhouettes
Among the African states
Israel Minister of Religion
LOADS OF
• Unique Poses
Zerah Warhaftig. It was one that broke relations with Is-
• Bar Mitzvahs
rael,
after
the
Six-Day
War,
STYLES
of the scrolls that came from
Romania. When the embassy Guinea severed relations in
was abandoned, the Torah 1967 and was followed by the
• BOOT OR REG. LENGTH
following in 1972: Uganda,
was returned to Israel.
• LEATHER LOOK
March;
Chad,
November;
Sedorim, holiday and other
• SUEDE LOOK
Congo-Brazzaville
and
Niger,
religious services were at-
• WOOL LOOK
December.
tended
by
Jewish
members
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In 1973, African states
of U.S. and other embassy

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