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Communities Behind Iron ,Curtain Face Gloomy Future New York (JTA)—Jews In the Soviet satellite stato {ace a gloomy future Jn which there is very little chance fur the "organic integration of Jewish communities into the life around them," according to a study, "The Jews in the Soviet Satellites," sponsored by the American Jcwi.-;h Committee and being published tomorrow by the Syracuse University Press. . , The four authors of the study declare that "cultural autonomy far the Jewish minority is impossible. Emigration, the only way out, was and still is prohibited outright or Is being frustrated by the impossible regulations of the satellites. Yet, a general exodus is the only way for Jewish survival." Although all groups suffer under Communism, the authors report, Jews appear to have been hardest hit because the Red governments were able to uw« traditional antl-Scmetic feeling, a legacy from the days af Nazi occupation and before, as a weapon to stir up widespread feeling against them. The book points out that the security of Jewi in all Soviet satellites practically disappeared with the destruction of any democratic form of government, "Jewish hopes collapsed with the destruction of democracy," the a u t h o r s explain. "Restitution claims clashed with the vested Interests of the natlonalir.ing bureaucracy. Restitution laws were first sabotaged, then revised, and finally abolished. . . . Large sections of the Jewish population became unemployed and destitute . . . anti-Semitism nourished by now pociul antagonism.1!, sprang up again. . . . Vicious, Soviet-sponsored campaigns against •Jewish
Great Books Orientation The Great Books Fundallon will begin Its adult loader's orientation course 8 p. m. Monday, at the Jewish Community Center. The purpose of the five weekly classes u to train adult leaders for local "Great Books Clubs." John Brcmer, (he Assistant Program Director of the Great Books Foundation who has recently returned from England, 'will -conduct .tho course. Any interested adult may attend this course. There la no fee.
New Year Services For Servicemen • New York'(JTA)—An estimated •130,000 Jewish servicemen In the '.United States armed forces attended Rosh Hoshonah services at •American bases and overseas ports. ' A number of released Jewish .war prisoners en routo home from Korea observed tho Holy Day In 'services on the high' seas. Special arrangements were made at tho San Francisco debarkation port to 'greet the arrivals here. A Jewish 'chaplain was flown from Naples, Italy, to Valencia, Spain, to conduct services aboard the aircraft 'carrier, Coral Sea, for five hundred men. Friday ho conducted services aboard the U.S.S. Koo.sevelt lying In Barcelona Harbor. In Korea, 400 Jews serving in the Kir/it Marine Division assembled at the division chapel for holiday services. Similar services .were held in slje other areas for Jews of other units. General McPate, commander of the Firnt Marine Division, sent nosh Hashonah greetings to Jewish Marines. In Japan, 700 servicemen celebrated the New Year in cervices 'at Tokyo Chapel Center. Services were held ot Pacific outposts and at U. S. Army centers in Germany, Franco, England and Italy. In New York, JIIAS held services for several hundred immigrants at the HIAS Synagogue. Special services were also arranged fur Jews detained on Ellin Island
Global Report
nationalism' and 'cosmopolitanism' reinforced anti-Semitic-moods In- NEW BOND Jerusalem (JTA)—Tho Israel herlted from the past." Cabinet has decided^ favor of launching a second Israel Bond issue in th« United States. The decision was reportedly taken at a Cabinet meeting September t and many details remain to be worked An adult oil painting class will out by the Cabinet The Issue will begin soon under the direction of be launched next February. Mrs. Sylvia Curtlss, who Is associated with the Joslyn Museum, FULL FREEDOM Dave Fogel, Center Activities Di(JTA)—General Fazolrector, announced. A series of lahLondon the Iranian Premier, ten weekly classes will be offered gaveZahedi, assurances to a delation at the center on Monday evenings representing Iranian that from 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. This class they would bo granted"-rfs complete will be open to beginners as well freedom and full rights under the as advanced students. new regime, it was reportMrs. Curtlss has studied and Shah's ed here. taught in the St. Paul Art Center, The Jewish community of Iran Minneapolis School of Art, the Seattle Cornish Art School and numbers 80,000 who have been living under precarious conditions. Rollins College. She Is a former vice-president of the Omaha Asso- Fears had been felt that fanatical ciation of artist!. Mrs. Curtlss has Moslem elements which particiexhibited her works at the Joslyn pated in the coup that put Gen. Museum, where she is currently Zahedi into power might demand action against the Jews in Iran teaching. The class will be limited to ten and against the State of Israel, students at a fee of $7.50 for the course, Classes are scheduled to RESTITUTION COUBT begin on Oct. 8, at 7:80 p. m. Berlin (JTA)—Charles H, OwsContact Mr. Fogel at the Jewish ley, a career diplomat, hai been Community Center for registration named the American member of Information. the recently-formed Supreme Restitution Court of Berlin. He replaces Judge William R. Relchert, Dr. P. Sher Named to who recently resigned the post. Mark Twain Society The court, the tribunal of last In restitution disputes in Dr. Philip Sher has been named resort the western sectors of Berlin, is an honorary member of the Inter- composed of seven judges—three national Mark Twain Society. The Germans, one American, one Britgroup has as its objective " . . . on, one Frenchman and c?ie repto Unite the Whole World In Bonds resentative of a "neutral" power of Cultured Peace." who acts as presiding Judge, Most Honorary members of the soci- cases reaching the court involved ety Include Winston Churchill, actions for the return of Berlin Dwight D. Eisenhower, Fannie real Hurst, Carl Sandburg, Edna Fer- ers. estate to former Jewish ownbcr, Thomas Mann, Governor Thomas Dowcy, Norman Rockwell,. Fritz Krclslcr and Helen VESSEL RELEASED Hayes. Tel Aviv (JTA)—The Egyptian authorities late yesterday released tho 846-ton Greek freighter ParNew. Plants non which they had been holding New York (JTA)—New Indus- at Port Said since Sept. 2nd when trial plants are now opening In Is- they halted it for carrying a carrael at the rate of Us: per month, go of asphalt to be unloaded at according to the Jewish Agency's the Israeli port ot Eilat and a economic department. number of automobiles assembled "In tho past five years, a v-)tnl In Israel and shipped to East Afof 893 projects, covering a wide rican ports.
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range of modern industrial and service enterprises, have been approved by. tho Israel Government MOROCCO REFORMS Paris (JTA)—The new Sultan Investment Center. Of this number, 348 enterprises,were in op- of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed Ben eration as ot June 30, 1S53, and Moulay Arafa, in a proclamation another 303 are in various stages Issued at Mcknes, has promised of development," the report stated. reforms in the Moroccan political Israel's Industrial exports for structure that will raise the status 1943 show a 25 percent increase of the Jewish community from over 1952, Joseph Cherner of second-class to equal subjects; acWashington, a member of the cording to reports Here from North board of governors of the Israel Africa. bond organization, reported on his return from Israel this week. He •aid Israel's gainfully employed had increased to over a half million and a majority of these were employed in new Industrial and agricultural enterprises which received runport from th6 Israel bond Issue. , ;MSJ|
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Israel May Suffer Cut in Mutual Aid Washington. (JTA) — Israel may suffer a severe cut in mutual geonrity assistance owing to the diversion of Near Eastern economic aid to Iran, it was revealed by (he Foreign Operations Administration. An /inquiry made with the Administration disclosed the fact that 426,000,000 of the eraeregncy |4S,000,000 grant for ' I r a n announced by President • , | • • I Eisenhower on September 8 will be taken from fund* Israel ex. pected to share wjth the Arab states. A spokesman for the FOA said that $25,000,000 would come from The International Exhibition the $147,000,000 total provided in and Fair "Conquest of the Desert" the new Mutual Security Act for will open Tuesday in Jerusalem economic aid to Israel, the Arab and will continue to Oct. 14. tUites, Iran, and certain African This is the first international territories. The exact amount for exhibition to Hake place In Israel Israel and the Arab states were since the establishment of the State in May, 1948. This Is the first In- never specified, but it had been ternational exhibition devoted to assumed they would share what the problem of reclaiming neglect- was left after Iran and the Afried, arid and semi-arid regions for can territories were taken care of. civilization. This exhibition and Afrested fair is sponsored by the Israel Government, It is approved by Israel will also be affected by the International Bureau of Ex- another grant made Sept. 3 of hibitions, Paris, $23,400,000 in technical assistance Among the loading exhibitors to Iran. An estimated $10,000,000 will be four U.N. Agencies— of this amount would come from UNESCO, The World Health Or- the $147,000,000 total Near Eastern ganization, The Food and Agricul- appropriation. Therefore, these tural Organization, and the Inter- two deductions in favor of Iran, plus the amount for Africa, -would national Labour Office. Hundreds of exhibitors from leave Israel and the Arab state* about twenty countries will take about $100,000,000 to share bepart in "The Conquest of the Des- tween them. Congressional testimony on the ert" Exhibition, Tho Governmental Section will show the Mutual Security Act In question achievements of various countries clearly indicated that Israel could in desert reclamation, while tho expect aid on the level of thetwo commercial section will demon- previous years. In the fiscal year strate the following implements 1952, Israel received $63,500,000 and materials used in tho conquest and in the fiscal year 1953, Israel' of the desert: Plants, Animals, received $70,200,000. A breakdown Chemicals, Building Materials Ir- on the basis of the approxlmaeljr rigation Equipment, Building Fix- $100,000,000 which would appear tures, Agricultural Equipment, to be left to be shared equally Building-Construction Equipment, by Israel and the Arab states out R o a d - Construction Equipment, of the 1954 fiscal appropriations Heavy Road Transport, Railway would theoretically give Israel Equipment, Electric Power Equip- not more re than $50,000,000. ment. % ' Imminent Threat The Israel Government exhibit Significantly, t h e remaining will show the economic develop- $20,000,000 of the Iranian appropment of the country from tho riation of $45,000,000 came from days of- King Solomon to the re- a $100,000 special MSA fund prosettlcmen of the land during the vided for the President for special last seventy years as well as the security grants. Nor more than $20,000,000 of this fund may be blueprint for the future. Simultaneously with the "Con- given to any one country. Should the President consider Israel and quest of the Desert" Exhibition thcro will be ap "Israel Industries the Arab states to be in a security emergency like that of Iran, he Fair," in which the large variety of Israel's manufactured products could appropriate from this fund —including now industries such for those states. However, govas mining, plastics, pencils, tyres, ernment officials expressed ' the sentiment Jhfct neither Israel nor chemicals—will be exhibited. Arab states had any right tto The Exhibition Is to take place the expect any specified sum because In the Jerusalem Convention Near Eastern aid funds are to be Centre, Israel's largest and most allocated subject to the most Immodern building, now under con- minent threats to security In the struction. states of the area.
International Fair in Israel
UN Asked to Stop Near 'Illegal'DP's East Border Tension In Germany
On Radio and TV On Sundiiy, 11:30 to noon, over WOW Itadlo, tho Eternal Light will present "God Smiled On Adam," written by Joseph Mlndel •anil presented in obliervonce of Sukkot, the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles, it has been announced by The Jewish Theological Seminary, under whose' nuspices the profiram i;i conducted. Tho Ktcrnal Light, a coasUTo-coant radio program, is presented as n public service by the National lirondcriNtinf; Company, "God Smiled On Adam" is a dramatization of the Uiblical Adam and Eve story. It is concerned with their expulsion from Eden and the subsequent beginning of man's life on earth filled with the pain and toil that Is the result of his sin. •
Jerusalem (JTA)—The Israel Government has called on the United Nations truce observance organization here'to take Immc dlate action to- abate tension on the Jordan-Israel frontier and s e cure cessation of numerous attempts by Arab bands t o infiltrate Israel territory from Jordan, ••'.' ' • •• • v. ' •••..•'•••• .•"' •:;• . The*• demand Was made at a personal meeting with Maj. Gen. Vogn Bcnccke, UN truce chief, by Brig. "Gen. Moshe Dayan. The Danish truce chief, who returned to his post here only last week, was urged to intervene with the Jordan authorities to check the border Incidents which last week cost several Jewish casualties. The two men discussed possible steps to case tension along the border. Meanwhile, the Israel Foreign Office, in a sharply-worded statement, blasted rumors spread by Jordan authorities to the effect that the Israelis were massing
troops i n Jerusalem. The spokesman declared there w a s not a "scintilla of truth" in these r e ports and charged that Jordan Was seeking to Influence other Arab atates to give it old to finance the Jordan national guard. "The Government of Israel is deeply and earnestly concerned for tho peace of the Holy City to be scrupulously maintained and has strictly observed the security arrangements for the city set out in - the armistice agreement," the Foreign Ministry spokesman declared. Under tho Jordan-Israel armistice agreement, each Btatc is allowed to have a maximum of two battalions each in the Jerusalem district. (At Delrut, the Lebanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Tafi, reported to Parliament last week that Israeli troop concentrations on Arab frontiers, particularly i n the Jerusalem area, were "a definite fact and hostilities might break out any moment.")
Munich (JTA) — The approximately 700 Jews who are registered as "illegal returnees" in Fochrenwald, the last remaining Jewish DP camp, on German soIL will neither tie deported nor forcibly transferred elsewhere and efforts will be made to bring about their emigration within six months. However, ai\y new infiltrees lacking proper German visas and entry permits will be jailed and later deported by the Gcsman authorities. A tentative understanding along these lines was reached at a conference convened in Bonn by thB Federal Foreign Office. The participants on the German side were officials of the Federal and Bavarian Ministries of Interior, Finance and Refugees. On the other side of the table sat leading representatives of the Israel Purchasing Mission in Germany, Joint Distribution Committee, HIAS, Central Council of Jews in Germany, Bavarian Association of Jewish Communities and a committee appointed by the returnees.
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