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THE
NEWS
CANADA'S NATIONAL-JEWISH NEWSPAPER
Price - 10« Auttjorized as Second Closs Mail. Post Oftic* Department. Ottawa, and toj p<n~T«-» poitcg* cxjsh. • LARGEST CIRCULAjIriON C F ANY JEWISH NEWSPAPER IN CANADA • TORONTO & MONTREAL, FRIDAY DECEMBER 27tM963
PREDICT OTTAWA WILL BAN DISSEMINATION OF HATRED
ATTEND ADVANCE GIFTS EVENT — An Advance Gifts dinner for the 1964 United Jewish Appeal, of Toronto held last week at the Park Plaza resulted in pledges of $135,000 to the camfxiign. Among those attending the dinner were, in top photo left to right. Jack Van Der Hout, Noel Zeldin, Henry Sussmon ar>d Harry Solomon, associate chairmanof the 1964 drive. In photo Qt bottom left, left to right, ore Joseph Tonenbaum, chairman of the Construction Division; Theodore D. Richmond, general campaign chairman; and Arthur Weinstock. At bottom right ore Joseph Berman and Mr. Richmond.
WELCOME POPE
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FORMER CAMl^ INMATES PRESS FOR NEW LAW
ihc pre-.
TEL AVIV, (JCNS) — Is-, air, ai the silt ol raeli president Shneur Zai-' sent archco.logical man' Shazar will receivei Hons, or. if ^he weather
PAWA (ON) — The, lor
ihe enactn>enl of the spreading
leaders in i of obscene bigotry, pam-
e.\cava-i/g"\'<-'''\f"'^"' Canada and, law airainst the some important
Pope Paul VI at Megiddo, i does not permit, in the tinyj I'lt' Senate and the House phlcts and newspapers, once King Solomon's for | museum on top of thc^ of Commons are reported: . At that meeting the Hon. tres^, where, according to! mound. be studying the enact- Milton Klein, Q.c;., member
Christian tradition, the vieanwhiic ihe Israeli' ^n^'it the law to ban the final battle will take place speeding up dissemination of hatred
before the end of time. xhck studv of the security I'irough the mails and other
Th-e meeting, on January i aspects oi the visit. Top' communication. 5, is scheduled to last 20 ranki„g police officers have The Canadian Jewish minutes, it was unofficially! oone over the likelv routes| News, it is acknowledged learned here. i t'o be followed bv the Pope i here, was the first news-
A special crossing is being j and are. preparing detailed paper in Canada to publish
arranged at Givat Oz, Ma-
pam's border kibbutz some
three miles from Megiddo. President Shazar will receive the Pope in the open
susziiestions to be submitted the sensational discoveries to "Mr. Theodore Kollek and about Her Majesty's mail Mr. Joseph Nachmias, the being used for the dis.semi-inspctor general of the po-| nation of anti-Jewish and lice, on their return from j anti-Catholic pamphlets. Rome late tonight. Following the revelations
1964 WILL 6E BANNER YEAR FOR TORONTO UJA
Special attention will be ; paid to" Nazareth, since the I Communists there are the
—there is no indication so
The results of Advance ipaign in January point to
Gifts dinners and trades and professions organization meetings indicate that 1964 "wll be a year" for the United Jewish Appeal of Toronto, according to Theodore D. Ri-ciirabhd, general "charrman of the campaign.
"All the preliminary actl-Ipaign." vitiqs leading up to the ac , "Energetic
a highly successful fund-raising year," Mr. Richmond stated. "Pledges made banner j at two small Advance Gifts dinners held during the last two weeks total over $700,000,.,a substantial increase over the" same contributions in the 1963 cam-
efforts
campaigns of The Construe tion Division, the Dentists, Lawyers, Jewellers and Brokers Groups, and mee-tirigs have been scheduled for all of them. A dinner was held by the Furniture Division that was'well at-ttiidey; • '
"I believe that these earlv successes are signs that the Jewish have ™ °* Tcronin :^ awake
■ to its responsibilities. More
sent_at the dinner were Stephen mutte^ Mike Pesing, Theodore
E. Berge?,' Joseph Berman, John Cole, William Engel, John D. Fienberg. Benjamin Fish, Robert, Fish. Bert Godirey, Harold Green, Harold Gross, Alex .Grossman, Joseph Levine, Morris P. Levy, Maxwell S. Lewis, Samuel Orenstein, Mark Perl-
D. Richmond, Alvin B. Rosenberg, Q. C, Alex Samuels, Oscar Shainhouse, Ellis I. Shapiro, Harry L. Solomon. Henry B. Sussman. Joseph Tanenbaum, Jack Vanderhout, Leon Weinste-in, Arthur Weinstock, Noel Zeldin and Samuel Zeldin.
tuai opening of the cam-i been made to organize the |^-J^^
'■--■--— to bring in a record number of
immigrnnts to Ismel and to absorb the thousands who arrived there in the past year; to alleviate the suffering of 200.000 j Jewish refugees all
• Commentary
By M. J. Nurenberger
Ribicoff May Run For Vice
W.ASHINGTON. (JCNS)— Secretary for Health, Edu-
world; and to carry on our pro-'
The Old Year And The IVew
As J963 passes into history, it is fitting to draw a balance of what it meant in the ■ chronicles of uiir people. Or rather, what was the most important . event from our Jewish point of view?
Taking long-range yiexv and from historical retrospective — J believe it was the fact that the organized Jewish people had to face again the ugly, chauvinistic Arab politicians engaged in an assault 10 destroy Israel. .
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It seems ihat here, on the North American continent where we enjoy freedom and economic prosperity, xye are mt attuned to the ever growing, organized conspiracy to liquidate the greatest achievement in modern Jewish history — the State of Israel. We prefer to ignore the appeasement of the most vicious anti-Israel statesmen. North-American Jews apparently fOrget they are paying, through their ' tax^^, for all the adventures planned by Nasser and i his clique or by other anti-Israel circles. Perhaps the 'j. weakness of our counter-action on the North Amer- \\ icon continent stems from the fact that we are l blind to the reactions of our non-Jewish neighbors j vis-a-yis Israel. Friendship to Israel is not a Jewish \ sentiment only. Millions of North Americans,, whe-' ther in the United States or in Canada, dislike the ; Arab .blackmail. They especially abhqr it \yhen re-' minded that Arab political adventurers are using Ani- \ erican funds to promote discrimination and to divide citizens by importing here ^a. kind of chauvinism which poisons the atmosphere.
grams of Jewish education, immigrant resettlement and supplementary financial assistance in Toronto."
More Uian S126.000 was pledged at an Advance Gifts Dinner j
over the j There is considerable speculation here over the choice of a candidate for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket to be headed by President Lyndon Johnsoii. Among those being men-
held last week at the Park Plaza I tioned is Senator Abraham Hotel, with almost all of the Ribicoff, of Connecticut, who gifts representing increases js Jewish. Mr. Ribicoff serv-ranging from 10 to lOO»o. Pre- ed for nearly two years as
cation and Welfare in the Kennedy Cabinet, was Governor of Connecticut, and before that a member of Congress. It is pointed out here that President Jolinson who is from^jTexas, will probably want a Northerner or New Englander on his ticket. Kennedy was a New Englander from Massachusetts.
far of any Communist opposition to the visit, Israel security is determined take no chances.
However, the Pope's visit is not seen here as contributing to a relaxation of Arab-Israel - tension, Mr, Abba Eban, the Deputy Premier, told the press yesterday (Tuesday). The Israeli Government, he said, "respected" the nature of the Pope's visit which, according to the Vatican, is of a ijurely religious character and not connected with the political conflict dividing the Arab States and Israel. The Israeli Ambassador Italv, Mr. Maurice Fi-
by The Canadian Jewish News, the Canadian Jewish—Congress, Central Region, and the National Joint
strongest in Israel. ThoughRelations" Commit^ f'^^ressed this -Tneeting,
tee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai B'rith called a conference of all to Jewish organizations in Toronto, at which time a resolution was passed that some legal measures be taken against public dissemination of hate literature.
Also, in Montreal the Association of the Fbm'ier Concentration Camp Inmates held a mass meeting on Sunday, December 8th, when a resolution was passed to support the action
of the Federal Parliament for Cartier. supported the action of the Association of Ihc Former Concentration Gamp Inmates and assured that Canadian Jewish Congress is working in this direction.
Mr. Klein said at that meeting that he has no doubt that legislation will be formul5,ted to halt the dissemination of hatred, not just Nazi-hatred but all hatred.
Mr. M. J. Nureiitferger, editor and publisher of The ■ Canadian Jewish News, also
to
Aided By^ Wai§hingtoii
WASHINGTON, (JCNS) E-gypt continues to receive a great deal of aid from the United States, according to a report by the Senate Government Operations Committee.
Prom Jiily to the end of November Nasser received surplus grain and other products worth
527,497,000. This was over S2 million more than in the same period last year.
The quantities gi^-en to Egypt were: wheat, 517,653,000; flour, 55,314,000; com, 54,514,000; frozen poultry, 5100.000. Most of these •products were "sold" to Egypt for Egyptian currency and at
very low prices, and the money is of no value to the IJnited States because it remains in Egypt and is used for varioiis projects there.
The Senate committee says that a considerable part.of this aid is used to feed Egyptian forces in the Yemen.
scher. yesterday ifiet Vatican officials to discu.ss technical and organisational details of the visit, the JCNS RoTTie correspodent cabled Mr. Kollek and the inspector general of the Israeli police, Mr. Nachmias, arrived there today to assist Mr. Fischer with the security aspects of the pilgrimage.
TO OUR READERS
Because of the holidoyi season, the employees of jj our printing shop are on-vacation. 'Thus this' week's issue and the issue dated January 3rd are closed-Monday noon pre- j ceding publication. Tech-i nical difficulties compel j us to omit this week and j next week important fea- j tures and advertising. J Immediately , after the j has I i holiday season The Can- j ' adran Jewish News will j resume its regular for- i mat.
. We have not sucbeeded id impressing Atncr-leans (north and south} iha; the plans of some Arab leaderSi nurtured by rNazi emigres in Cairo, are threatening world peace. For only the naive can imagine that any provocation against Israel would result in less than a world conflagration.
Tlius, when Arab bigots insist: eliminate Jews from companies doing business with iis- when they try 10 dictate to international organizations discirim^ inatqry policies and actions based on hatred, they are undermining no( only the internal peace in each country — iii Canada, America and 'England — but.' are sowing the seeds of international conflict.
Millions of non-Jews realize that the Jewish state was mt given to us ^ it was. taken. The Jewish battle for sovereignty was the first revolt against colonialism in the Middle East. .I wish many Jews who live under the illusion '—■ that jhe establishment of the Jewish state was a favor bestowed upon us — would learn this triuh: thejtate of Israel was not given; -it was Won through blood, .s\yeai and tears; and it .^cannot be. rim^ved from the tnap sitrtply-becarrsc its existence) its democratic spirit, disrupts the chain of dictatorships and tyrannies in the countries surrounding it,
. I venture to suggest that, during the coming year, perhaps \ye. ought to think of organizing a vasi non-ieciurhm, non-partisan movement in the free world which wouUI prove that both Jews and nnfi-Jcws alike are si'eking.'lhc pencf of Zion.
"The Toronto Jewish Community is winding up 1963 with a higher record of sales arid cash than has ever been achieved in the hlstpi^ of our Israel Bond Drives." report s Lawrence Shank-man, Gen e r a 1 Campaign Chairman. "There are fifteen hundred more purchasers than; last year, including over 500 men and \vomen Who made pttrchaises this year for the first time since the Toronto Israel Bone Campaigns were launched back in 1953.: Our cash figure at this, final phase .of the drive stands at more than:$l;500,000."
LoWrence Shqpkman
Air. Shankman paid tribute to the excellent co-opwation of the hundreds of Erael Bond Chairmen of all, Synagogues, Organizations. B'ttai"" B'rith lodges an d ichapiers, Landsman-shafteri, Hadassaii, Pioneer Women, ORT, Mizrachi, and all other groiips in the city whose collective efforts have contributed so magnificently to the siiccess of the campaign. Mr. Shankman also pointed put that there stil remain about 800 men and wiomen who bought Bonds in 1962, but have not yet made a purchase this year.
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Mrs. IrviHig Posluns
"In the remaining few days, wc are hopeful th a t bur army of volunteers will continue their tireless efforts to canvass their cards, and pick up cash on all outstanding pledges. Victory is al most within our grasp to achieve what has never before been done in Toronto $2,000,000 Campaign for Israel Bonds. With the cooperation of the commun-ty in responding to the personal caJls of our volunteers there Is no doiibt that we will be able , to finish 1963 with an unprecedented total."
Throughout the U.S. and Canada, cities are recording increases of up lb 259'0 pointing to a higher peak of acceptance of the Israel Bond^program than ever be {oTC^n its history. Financial experts attribute this trend to three pajpr factors: the enormous. strides which Israel's econoiny is making with the aid of Israel BdJilds; the redemptidn'^bf the first Israel Savings Bonds which ibegan last May in the U.S. and will commence in Canada in a feW nibnths: plus the fact ilhat new avenues of (Sales are constaritly opening up through the atxcpt-
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ance by banks, ihsuranc companies, pension funds and labour unions of Israel Bonds as a soiind, safe i;i-vestment.
, "The dramatic upsurge in the number of Israel Bond buyers in Toronto this year is tangible evidence that our Jewish cornrrtunity is recognizing the Israel Bond Campaign as piart and parcel of its permanent effort," comments Mrs. Irvirig Posluns, Chairman of the Wpmen's Division of the Israel Bond Organization of T orb n t o "Htindreds of \vomen have enrolled as Bond buyers in theii^ own right, in addition to their family purcha-ve, further enhancing the repu-tation^of bur division as a respori'slblc partneij in the total Icomrhunitv Bond ef-; fort.";,,/;■,■ .
The in^spiring accompiish-ments of Israel in developing the Negev as a focal point for settlmg thousands of new imnfligraiit families ha.s; sUrrfid, the irriagination of J<iws \every\yherc. Eco-no'mii'development is recognized by Israel's; leadens as being as vital to safeguard the State and assiire its fu-tiire a.s is an adequate defense syslem.
France Resents Arab Pressure
TEL AVIV, (JCNS) - France hSs categorically rejected an informal Arab demand to dismiss all Jewish personnel from Paris Radio Arabic progranimes, a reliable French source disclosed to the JCNS correspondent here. -The demand came immediately after France had resumed diplomatic relations : with Egypt and before the signing of a cooperation agreement between television and radio services in both countries.
The Egyptians had hihted that Jewish personrtel in Arabic programmes might be biased in favour • of Israel. But France strongly rejected this approach and symbolically .'appointed :M. Edouard Sablier - the well-known .French-Jewish expert on Middle East affairs — as head of. the Frerich .Television Information Department..
The French source remarked;,
"We don't want a. Mancroft affair in our country."
SCFGR TORAII FOR ISRAEL
The Shaarei Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto decided to donate a Sefer Torah to a Histadrut Synagogue in Israel.
The ceremony of presenting the Sefer Torahi to Toronto I-srfiie! Histadrut •win take place on Wednesday.evening, January 8, at 12 Vlewmount Ave.
ThLs is not the first time that, the Toronto. Israel Histadrut Campaign has. sent to Israel SI-frei Torah, Sfor'im, and rellgibu.s articles.. Over 200,000 members of the Histadrut In Israel are religious Jews. / ,. The .Histadrut has built Synagogues in many ,mo.shavim 'and cities. . ,•
The United Organizations for "Histadrut call on all'roprDsenta-' tlvcs of .societies, frntcmal organizations to participate In the cprcmony. r
both in Enghsh and in French. He stated .that The~ Canadian Jewish News, which first discovered the Nazi underground mail, will continue to support the action of the Canadian Jewish Congress and of the Association of the Survivors of Nazism for banning hatred from all media of communication.
The meeting was presided by Lou Zablow, president of the Nazi Survivors, and also addressed by Paul Goldstein, vice president of the Association. Approximately one thousand participated in this meeting at Montreal's Young Israel auditorium.
Since this campaign started, important meetings took place in Toronto, Montreal and. Ottawa to discuss the Nazi propaganda in this country.
The Canadian Jewish News learns from impeccable sources that Senator David Croll and Parliament members Marvin Gelber (Toronto) and Milton Klein (Montreal) have succeeded in interesting important go-vernrnent leaders, also leaders of the opposition parties, in helping enact a law to ban hatred from all me- -dia ,of communication.
The Canadian Jewish News has polled several sources. There' is ilo question that John G. Dieferiba-ker, author of the Bill of Rights, Will support such a measure. So will the New Democratic Party. We understand that the other aroups in Parliament also itiav favor such a measure. .
The present Canada Official Postal Guide is quite aitibiauous. as The Canadian Jewish News already repoi-ted. Strong and clear, unequivocal rneasures are . needed to nip in the bud the antisemitic- underground
here. To this, it seems.,all parties agree and we may expect some legal measures, . or at least a proposal for .such legal steps, in the very hear future.
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