NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Vol. XLVII—8
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Soviet Pot. vurtice Rejects Israel Ma\\
Jerusalem . . .Prime Minister Levi Eshkbl made a dramatic appeal this week to President .Nasser of Egypt to make peace. . Speaking from the Knesset Rostrum, Eshkol addressed himself to the Egyptian President saying, "I ask today, in the hearlog of the entire world and the ' peoples of middle i .cost, Mr. President,' If you really want peace, you will find us ready for It with all our hearts, at any moment." ..
46 Jewish Refugees Land in U.S., Canada
Speaking,..of* Soviet Russia's deepening penetration into the m i d d l e e a s t , Mr. Eshkol warned, "Our people will fight if we are attacked. .We will not remain isolated, The conscience of the nations, of millions of friends throughout the ..world will not permit.it," • • ' Eshkol paid glowing tribute to President Johnson and President Elect Nixon for their friendship to Israel. Expressing faith in the continuity of American support for Israel's, peace efforts, Eshkol stressed Israel's insistence upon a signed peace settlement resulting from direct negotiations with her Arab neighbors.
New York (JTA)-^Fortysix Jewish refugees from three E a s t e r n European countries have landed in the United States and Canada, the United Hias Service reported. According to Carlos L. Israels, president of the immigrant aid society, the refugees from Poland, CzechoJerusalem (JTA)—The semislovakia and Hungary boarded official Cairo newspaper Al Aha charter flight at Vienna. Twen- ram reported this week that the ty-four landed at Montreal and Egyptian War Ministry had be22 at New York, he said. gun to distribute weapons to the The flight was sponsored by newly created Peoples Defense Catholic, Protestant and non-sec- Force. The militia was estabtarian agencies in addition to lished- by decree of President Hias. Gaynor I. Jacobson, exec- Nasser 24 hours after Israel's utive vice president if Hias, es- commando raid deep into Egyptimated that 4,(Hk)- .Jews have tian territory which resulted in left Czechoslovakia since the damage to two bridges and a . .' Soviet-led invasion of that coun- power,station. try last Aug. 21 and 1,500 of The report from Cairo said them have applied for migra- -militia recruits are now in traintion aid at the United Hias Vien- ing camps all over Egypt and na office. Mr. Jacobson said will relieve Army regulars of that over 800 Jews have already guard' duty behind the line's. . been resettled in the United Members of the militia are to States, Canada, Western Europe guard civilian and Government and Australia. installations in the hope of fore-
The Soviet Post Office has been systematically returning letters bearing any of the Israeli 1968 High Festivals series of stamps. The l e t t e r s are marked ''returned" with an arrow pointing to the stamp. In. some instances the letters have been r e t u r n e d from the USSR with a note s a y i n g "Returned — Forbidden Starnps." The 1968 High Festivals s e r i e s of s t a m p s . b e a r stylised p a i n t i n g s of the Tomb of Absolom, David's Tower and other Jerusalem sites. The Post Office is returning the letters to the senders.
Nasser Provides Armsfor New Peoples Militia Force stalling or blunting any future Israeli forays beyond the Suez Canal cease-fire lines. • Pros and Cons A New York Times dispatch from Cairo said the Defense Force would also be politically advantageous to the Government by providing employment and giving civilians a feeling of participation in the struggle against Israel. At the same time, creation of the militia "may pose' serious risks for the regime" in view of the "numerous plots reported against President Nasser since the .1967 war," the Times reported. •
Dr. J. Schwartz to Be Bond Dinner Speaker Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, Vice President of the State of Israel Bond Organization, who-played a decisive role in the rescue of hundreds of thousands of Jews from occupied Europe during World War II, will be the guest . speaker at the State of Israel 20th Anniversary1 dinner^. Sunday, December 8, at the Highland Country Club. The dinner will honor Robert M. Feinberg for his many efforts in behalf of the State of Israel.
in Jewish life today, the plight of Jews in Poland, Russia and. Czechoslovakia, Dr. Schwartz said recently," Israel B x m d * involve much more than money. They are Bonds that.tie us to the people of Israel, that unite .
Dr. Schwartz has been a key figure during the past quarter of a century, in shaping and directing a massive program of rescue, relief and migration of large numbers p£ Jews overseas, in the most crucial period 1 in modern Jewish history. JDC Head A distinguished educator and scholar who earned his doctorate at Yale U n i v e r s i t y , Dr. Schwartz served as Director Genera% of American Jewish J o i n t distribution Committee during World War II, the period Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz of gravest danger and need for the Jews of E u r o p e . As the us with" all branches of the Jewoverseas c h i e f of JDC after ish p e o p l e everywhere and the war, Dr. Schwartz directed m a k e b r o t h e r * of us all the transfer to Israel of more wherever we are." than 500,000 Jews from disDr. Schwartz has been hontressed areas. ored by the State of Israel for Since 1955 Dr. Schwartz has his role during the period of served as the head of the Israel "i 11 e g a 1" immigration into Bond organization,.directing his . Palestine. J"or hi& wxirk_cm.-beefforts to the economic growth half of refugees, Dr. Schwarts and s e c u r i t y of Israel. Dr. was awarded the L e g i o n otSchwartz views Israel Bonds as Honor of France and has been " i n v o l v i n g much more than decorated by Poland and Hunmoney." Viewing the emergency gary.
1 "The Government has also announced that former military men are expected to play a leading role within the force. Howeyer, many of the country's foremost officers have griev- ^ L o n d o n (JTA)—Egyptian newspapers claimed that the arresl ances against Mr. Nasser or the of three Yemeni Arabs in New. York Saturday night for allegedly military leadership, which is plotting to assassinate President-elect Richard M. Nixon, was pan the principal buttress of his of a "Zionist" plot to discredit the Arabs and turn-Mr. Njxefl Ehud L a d o r of the Israeli side Restaurant will be open to power," the Times said. against them. Cairo's semi-official newspaper Al Ahram alleged C o n s u l a t e will be the guest" all interested members of the :.,.._. . Mock air raids were held In that the police account was .."full: of holes.":.„.,„.,_: ; speaker at a luncheon meeting comm.unity." The newspaper Al Gumhoriya said the charges against Ahmed Alexandria and Damietta as 21. of C o r n h u s k e r Lodge B'nai Mr. Lador emigrated to Israel B'rith, Tuesday, November 19. in 1.038 after attendingjtie" Jew- military advisors were being de- Rageh Namer and his sons, Abdb and Hussein, were brought by The. noon meeting at the Fire- ish University in Berlin. He was ployed to various districts to co- the police of New York which is "a den of Zionism inAmerica." ordinate the work of the militia. Al AJjram said the alleged plot against Mr. Nixon may havi one of the' founders of Kibbutz Deep anxiety over the vulner- been devised to hint to the next President that "perhaps-New Matzuba and served as its Sec- ability-of Egypt's" strategic cen- York's five million Jews denied you their votes but the Arabs'tried retary General, as well as the ters, notably the Aswan High to murder you." Al Ahram said that Yemen was not directly in Executive Director of all settle- , Dam, was behind the Nasser de volved in the Palestine issue and that a plot against Mr. Nixon was ^ments in the western Galilee re-_cree,—Western—observers be- unlikely because he has not taken office and his exact Middle East policy was not yet known despite its generally pro-Israel slant. gion. lieve. From 1946-49 he served as the Jewish Agency representative in Australia and New Zea~ land. From 1958-61 he held the post of Chief Emissary of the Israel Kibbutz movement in the of the Allied Jewish Campaign-and is one of the The election of Richard M. Nixon as PresiU n i t e d • States. Mr. Lador dent of the United States places Detroiter Max largest contributors.to UJA in this country. Ho • Joined the Israeli Ministry of M. Fisher in one of the most favored positions . headed succesful Community Chest, drives here. Foreign Affairs in 1967 and is in the next administration. He holds honorary doctorates from Ferris Insticurrently holding the position of. tute and Bar-Ilan University. , Fisher is believed to be slated for a cabinet Consul in charge of cultural af- •• post. He could well be chosen for the post o\ fairs. Secretary of the Treasury, but there is also the" Reservations fbr the'luncheon probability of his being named Secretary of m e e t i n g may be made with Housing and Urban Affairs. As the recentlyPaul Cohen, 333-4202; Steven chosen chairman of New Detroit, and as Nixon's Riekes, 333-8498 or Lawrence appointee, early in.October, as his special adviser on urban and community affairs, it apPazol, 551-5178. Ehud Lador pears likely that the urban affairs,post-is the one. the President-elect had planned fbr the Detroiter at the outset, • There has been some talk also of Fisher .being named U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James, but his selection by Nixon as his community affairs adviser seems to point to the cabinet post dealing with such affairs, Fisher was at Nixon's side on numerous The 28th annual YoutlT'C'ounciri'nahlcsgiving Service will be held Wednesday, November 27, at 8 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue. occasions. He was among his most loyal supporters, he headed the Concerned Citizens for Martine Flatowicz is chairman of the event. He iintroduced Participants in the service include,, the following„ members of Nixonn which h he had organized. g . r f t i d he h especially ill G and d AZA chapters: h p t Matin Flatowicz, F Fltowicz l a t w , Donna Donn nna Steinwart, Steinwart, Rick him att numerous functions BBG Martine and Canfield, Joel Stern, Mike Sellz, Julie Frank, Michele Rothkop, labored in his behalf in Jewish ranks. For three years national general chairman - Karmela Fraidenraich, Bob.Rlfkin, Sharon Miller, Julie Taren, Rich Wiseman, Sandy Bogdenoff, Marisa Ortega, Steve Neesman of the United Jewish Appeal, Fisher is presently UJA president. He is chairman of the executive and Roxy Pappenheimer. • • • • • • Max M. Fisher (left) with President-elect Nixon All members of the community are urged to attend this special committee of the Jewish Welfare Federation, served as Federation president and as chairman at recent B'nalB'rlth Convention. Thanksgiving_service. . ! ^__
Israeli Consul to Speak at Cornhusker Lodge Meeting
'Zionist Plot Blamed in Arrest Of 3 Alleged Arab Assassins
Cabinet Post Likely For MaxFisher
Youth Council Pious Service gg