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TO-The Canadian Jewish Ne^,Frr(fay/Feb. .10, 1961
After The Lavon Ouster
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Jerusalem, (CJN) — A vote of; Mapai has cleared the way fori Ben di.rion's return to power, but the Lavon affair erupted in violence as the ruling Mapai party's Central Conunittee voted to remove Pinhas La von from his post as secretary general of Israel's general labor federation, i
-The police said Saturday night ] that nine persons had been ar-1 rested and later released on: bail.
WEINSTEIN HONOURED
Although one person appeared to hiave been, injured, the, police reported no one had been hurt.
VOTE CLOSE
"The Central Committee meeting resolved, 159 to 96, that Mr. Lavon should no longer represent the party in Histadrut, th« powerful labor federation, because of the things he had said of the army and of some Mapal" personages in clearing hlnxself of blame for a disastrous security adventure in 1954, when he was I>efense Minister.
(The imdisclosed" adventure, which led to Mr. Lavon's resignation from the defense
post in February, 1955, Is believed to have been an espionage operations In Cairo that the Egyptians exposed.) Because . David Ben-Gurion had given the party an ultimatum to get Mr. Lavon' out of the Histadrut post, the vote was considered surprisingly close. ~- ~
MORAL DEFEAT
Although many ^servers considered the vote a resounding moral defeat for Mr. Ben-Gurion, party leaders said tonight that another meeting would probably be" calletS^thln a few days to reassure him that the Lavon
affair was a matter apart from his leadership of the party and to call on him to resume his place at the head of the party and the Groverrmient.
Mr^ Ben-Gurion resigned last Tuesday as Premier because of his opposition to a Cabinet ruling that exonerated Mr. Lavon in the 1954 adventure. Mr. Ben-Curion succeeded Mr. Lavon as Defense Minister in 1955 before' becoming Premier later that-year.. -
FIVE MEMBERS ABSTAIN
Five persons were said to have - abstained at the Mapai meeting, which was held in the
Othel Theatre and was closed to the public. Forty-one party members who were eligible to participate did not attend.
Nathan Rotenstreich, dean of the faculty of humanities at Hebrew University and the leading ideologist of the Mapai party, to which both Mr. Ben-Gurion Mr. Lavon belong, supported Lavon.
~" When Mr. Sharett left the theatre,:^ the crowd that began to gather again shouted: ,, "We iwant you as Premierf*-^
"You aren't the ones to decide," Mr. Sharett TCpUedT"
The crowd hooted Shimon
Peres, Deputy Minister of De^ fense under Mn Ben-Gurion, and Moshe Dayan, Minister of Agriculture. Both are close to M;. Ben-Gurlbn and both came under attack by Mr. Lavon during the investigations, of the affair.
In a brief statement, Mr. Lar' von said he regarded the Central Committee vote as a "moral victory" when one took into account "the pressure, of the PremTer's res-ignation and the sharp turn b the Finance Minister."
He said he would call a meeting of the Histadrut executive.
MOROCCO ARAB LEADER PROTESTS PERSECUTION
Recently Mr. Samuel Weinstein, founder and president of the
! ALGIERS (W.J.A.)) — In an ; interview with the Algerian Jew-jish monthly 'Information Juive' i Morocco's former Prime Minister j Abdallah Ibrahim, now the leader ! of the major opposition party, the ; National Union of Popular Forces, suggested that a solution to the suspension of mail commimication between Morocco and Israel might be possible through the good offices of the International Red Cross and the Moroccan Red Crescent. He
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■with the Associations traditional : award bestowed once a year, the "Knight of the Golden Pencil".
This is the first time that a member of the Jewish faith ha^ complex situation between Israel been selected for this honour, j Arab States and that he
"The occasion was marked by a i under no illusion about the number of friends and associates ■ K^neral political situation. While of Mr. Weins:ein planting a.ihe agreed that every Moroccan Grove of 1.000 Trees in the Ca-i should be entitled to a passport, nada Forest in his honour in he described illegal mass emigration from Morocco as Intolerable.
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\tPEOCCO (JCNS) — The official Moroccan argument that al! Jews, here are first and last Moroccan citizens was carried to a curious conclusion in an editorial published in the pro-Government weekly, "Al Isti-o.Ial."
The paper declared that "at
all times Morocco has considered and' still considers Moroccan Jews as compatriots with full rights, and for this reason they are considered like the rest of the population as Arabs."
The policy pursued by the Government was "to protect the majority of Moroccan Jews . . . agai:ist a minority of Jews who for their own benefit encourage them to work for a foreign coun-tr>- (Israel) . .
"Al Istiqlal" advised the Government to end the activities "of ce-tain organizations which re-
ceive aid and orientation Israel."
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"JEWS TORTURED", AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE CHARGES
submitted last week-end to the Executive Board of the American Jewish Committee.
The Board also heard a report on Arab anti-Jewish activities, which declared that the United , Arab Republic and the Arab New York, (JCNS) A campaign j League were intensifying anti-of brutality on the part of Mo- i Jewish propaganda on an Inter-roccan police against Jews, rang-, national scale, "in a campaign Ing "from wholesale arrests to torture", was touched off by EgjTDtian propagandists during President Nasser's recent visit to Casablanca, and has continued until. now, according to a report
unmatched since Nazi times".
"A CRIME" AGAINST ARABS - CAIRO RADIO
LONDON (JCNS) — "A crime
against the Arabs," was the official Egyptian description of the shipment announced of centurion British tanks to Israel.
Cairo Radio stated in its broadcast early today: "Britain was mainly responsiUle for the creation of Israel and now she commits another crime against the Arabs so soon after relations between the United Arab Republic and herself have been raised to ambassadorial level."
Press reports referred to Britain as, among other things, 'a brazen hussy."
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FAILURE OF JEWISH MISSION TO MOSCOW
Brumel Fails To Convince Russians
PARIS (JCNS)-Back t« Paris from bis second trip to Moscow, where he met Mrs. Fnrtseva, the Soviet Minister of Culture, M. Andre Blamel told the JCNS cor. respondent here that after con-fering for oyer one and a half hours with Mrs. Fnrtseva on the
of Yiddish Uterature. recently i Ugions Affairs Committee on the published in Moscow, which she; subject of anti-Jewish articles showed to him proudly. M. Blu- i appearing in the Soviet Press, mel explained at length that these efforts were not considered sufficient, and that much more was needed before World Jewish opinion could be convinced that Russian Jews had full cultural liberties In the Soviet Union.
Mrs. Furtseva replied that "so many calumnies were propagat-
"make enquiries" to see whether anti-religious propaganda was taking an antisemivic flavour,"
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They also promised they would | as M. Blumel suggested it was.
ARCHBISHOP TO PI{ESiDE COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
LONDON (JCNS) — The Arch-bi-shop of York, Dr. Ramsay, who ed abroad, that the Soviet Gov- already shown an active in.
ernment was no more taking the trouble to deny them." She questioned the French
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they declare that the person responsible for the error was punished after ho had been forced to publish an apology.
The writers of the letter maintain that although there is an antl-religlous campaign, believers, whether Jews or Moslems, have "all possibilities to carry on their religion in the traditional way". It appears that the "New York Tribune" has not so far published the letter but it was given much prominence in the Communist Jewish Press In France. The names of the signatories, as well as their professions, are given In full as follows:
Gilboa Davidov,, hero of Socialism and Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Dagestan; Ghizgll Abshulmov, writer and member of the all-Soviet Union of Writers; Charikuh Gadmilov, machinist and leader of the Communist Workers' Brigade; Hlrshon Ba-bavev, doctor of the Buinaksk Hospital (Buinaksk was the place where the "blood libel accusation" was revived in 'the local newspaper); Mishi (Moshe) Bak-chiey,. writer and member of the Ail-Soviet Union of Writers; and Shabati Abrambv, Chairman of the local farm collective.
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subject of Yiddish culture in the Z«oni«t 'f^^er «bout his c6n-USSR, he was not "particularly eepcion of cultural freedom, ev
optimistic" on the result of this "first contact."
The only "positive" potat is
plained that attitude adopted towards Soviet J<>wr>- could not be separated from the general
that he wiU be writing, whenever ] PoUby apphcd to other nac.on^-he deems it necessary, to Mrs. j ties and minoriti« gene^l Furtseva. who assured him that ; She, however. notes whUe
she vould «ply to him. | promised to "see what she can
When he met the Soviet Mhils^ do.'
terest in the work of the Council of Christians and Jews, is to assume its joint Presidency — a position now held by the present Archbishop, of Canterbury — when he succeeds Dr. Fisher later this year. This was announced at the an-
Memortal Hall, Church House, London.
Paying tribute to Dr. Pisher for his 17 years of leadership, Mr. Edmund de Rothschild, joint Treasurer of the Ckiuncil, thanked him on behalf of Anglo-Jewry for his work via the Council in the cause of racial and religious tolerance.
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Cairo to Release Briton As Thanks to Toynbee
CAIRO — James Zarb, a Brl-.ton sentenced in 1956 to ten years' Imprisonment for e^o-nage, will be released on orders of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
The action was said to be In appreciation for remarks rnade by Dr. Arnold Toynbee. the British historian, during a debate in Montreal with Yaacov Herzog. Israel's Ambassador to Canada.
The Cairo press has given considerable display to what It said was Dr. Toynbee's assertion that "Israel Implicated itself in the flight and massacre of Palestine Arabs.-
ORDER OF MERIT FOR WRITER
LONDON (JCNS) - The Polish Government has awarded .the Order of Merit to Horacy Safrln, a Jewish writer and actor,, for his contributions to Po- i lish-Jewish culture. Mr. Safrin is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his career as a writer and stage producer, as well as a translator of the works of Shake-speare and other authors.
Among the best known of the theatrical productions which gained him much fame In Poland were "The Dybbuk," "The Golem," and E.L. Peretz's "On the Old Market Plate." In the last few years Safriii has been busy translating some of the Yid: dish classics Into Polish.
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MENTIONS HEALTH PROBLEMS
♦Tn certain North African countries", he said, "\<rhere there are very larfee numbers of Jews In depressed circumstances, we have never had sufflderit money to cope with all the problems from which they suffer — we are forced to concentrate on the children. Some Improvements have been made. The dangerous trachoma, an Infectious disease causing blindness, has been brought imder control so that there are now no blind children under 10 years of age. But ringworm, also a product of the filthy Hying conditions that burdeq many Jews, causes baldness Iri
ddldren. r have myself seen 15- ^^^^^ the worid for JDC. since
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FUNDS NOT SUFFICIENT
Mr. Jordan appealed to the Toronto community to help provide services for every Jew -In" the twenty-five countries around the world where JDC assistance is being given. In speaking of Israel, Mr. Jordan said, "We
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have been called in by the State of Israel to find out why it Is so difficult to be rid of the Ma'aba-rot where thousands of families live a separate existence In filthy inadequate housing conditions.
Of course the main reason Is money. I have one confession to . make here .and it is this — with all the generosity of Jews in the United States, Canada; and other nations, in past years, the money we have received Is still iiisufflclent to meet all the needs."
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Leader of the 1961 UJA Study Mission to Israel, Marvhi J. (Bud) Rothschild, Introduced the speaker. He described the work Mr. Jordan has doiie
1941. In.-Paris, foUowlngJhe war, 600,000 refugees moved into friendly countries under his guidance. For his services to other refugees' who found haven in France; Mr. Jordan was-ndmed Chevalier of the'Legiorf of Honour -by the French Govenurient.
MIXED MARRIAGES"
SYDNEY. (JCNS) A leading Australian Roman Catholic, the Rev. Dr. L. Rumble warned Jewish teenagers of mixed marriages in an article published in a magazine issued by the Council of Jewish Women in Sydney.
Mixed marriages of any kind, he says, are always a risk. Dr. Rumble explains that both the Jewish and Catholic religions, more than any others, are oppo--sed to marriages between persons not sharing the same faith.
"The ancient low condemming such marriages, 'Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son' (Exod. XXXiv, 16), has never been a dead letter in Jewish thinking," says, "and the normal attitude of the Catholic Church is the same."
Dr. Rumble con'tinues: "This stand is not prompted by the spirit of intolerance; it is due to deep interest in the spiritual and temporal welfare of those involved."
REUVEN BARKATT FOR MOSCOW EMBASSY?
OSLO (JCNS) — According to the Jerusalem correspondents of Norwegian newspapers, Mr. Reu-ven Barkatt, the Israeli Ambassador to Norway, will soon be transferred to the Israeli Embassy in Moscow.
Owing to Mr. Barkatt's absence in Switzerland, it was impossible to get confirmation of the news. But. the Norwegian correspondents in Jerusalem said they were told of the transfer iiy Mr. Yahll. of the Israeli Foreign Ministry..
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The Chief Rabbi was again, elected a Joint" President.
Among the speakers were the Lord Mayor' of London, Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen, and Sir Ifor Evans, Provost of University College, London.
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Mr. Mobido Keita, the President of Mall, told Mr. Maurice Pisher, the deputy EHrector-Ge neral of the Israel Foreign Ministry who had specially been sent to get a 'high level explanation" of this action, that he backed the Casablanca , resolution but sees "no reason why political statements should affect normal relations with Israel".
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