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I CARDINAL BEA DIES
NEW YORK
Arthur J.
[I Goldberg, president of Ameri-i> can Jewish Committee, sent f condolences on death in Rome of Augustin Cardinal Bea, au-\ thor of Vatican Council De-\ claration voicing absolution of Jewish collective guilt for death of Christ. Cardinal Bea's view prevailed over bitter Vatican debate.
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Po/es hasten secret trials; e/ecf fast Politburo Jew
LONDON — Polish Reds have dismissed the last remaining Jew in the powerful party Politburo, Vice-Premier Eugeniusz Szyr,
US. Congress Receives Geldstein
and re-elected hard-line Polish Communist Party First-Secretary, Wladyslaw Gomulka last weekend.
Reports from Warsaw also revealed that there will be a speeding up of secret trials of students and faculty members, mostly Jewish, arrested last spring for allegedly fomenting student demonstrations on behalf of democratic reform. Dropped as well was Foreign Minister Adam Ra-packi who had taken a moderate line in foreign policy and had reportedly disagreed with the invasion of Czechoslovakia and the purge of hundreds of "Zionists" and "re-visionists" from party and Gov- '
BULLETIN NEWS DIGEST
ernment posts last spring.
According to the reports from Warsaw, the Government had intended to delay the trials until after the party Congress but changed its mind when the World Union of Jewish Students announced here last week that it was mobilizing student protests all over the world in opposition to them. Party leaders said they wanted to "take the wind out of the students' sails" by moving up the trial date. Some of the arrested students have been in jail for more than six months. Meanwhile in the United States, in a ringing statement titled "An Appeal to the Conscience of the Polish People" the presidium of the Yiddisher Kultur Farband (Continued on Page 5) See DIGEST
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Chiefs!
Eshkol to U.S.
JERUSALEM — Premier Levi Eshkol will visit the U.S. briefly . next month to talk with President ' Johnson and President-elect Nixon. Recovering from severe flu, • Mr. Eshkol has been ordered to i cancel his proposed visit to three
; Latin American countries.
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Asks restraint
JERUSALEM—During a special Cabinet meeting. Premier Eshkol asked all Cabinet Ministers in future to exercise restraint in public speeches on Government policy matters. Dayan and Sapir had recently engaged in controversial public debate on the occupied territories.
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Secand economic meet
JERUSALEM—Jerusalem will be the scene next May of the second world economic conference to continue work begun last
April during the first meet.
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Shops returned
JERUSALEM — Following a meeting between Police Minister Eliahu Sasson and local Arab leaders, 15 Arab-owned East Jerusalem shops were returned. They had been confiscated by police in aftermath of Arab protest strike on 51st anniversary of Balfour Declaration.
JOHN McCORMACK (left). Speaker of the Unit^L^tates House of Representatives and recently re-elected Congressman from the State of Massachusetts, greets Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman of Keren Hayesod United Israel Appeal head office in Jerusalem, prior to his delivering the official invocation opening recent session of Congress. Looking on is Senate Chaplain Edward G. Latch. Occasion marked Dr. Goldstein's 50 years in the rabbinate and in public service, a|id 108 years since the first invocation in Congress by a rabbi. On that occasion, prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, it was the rabbi of Dr. Goldstein's own congregation in New York, B'nai Jeshurun, who gave the traditional blessing. Immediately following Dr. Goldstein's prayer, Speaker McCormack addressed the House of Representatives and recalled Dr. Goldstein's activity at his side in helping to introduce into the Democratic platform for the Presidential Elections of 1944, a plank for an independent Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine.
JOE SEGAL TO CHAIR GALA ISRAEL BOND EVE DEC. 11
event, where highlight of the evening will be an address by the ' Countess Antoinette Rinaldini-j Cardelli. Born to the Roman Ca-I tholic faith, the Countess has involved herself in the Jewish • cause, devoting much energy and time to the upbuilding of world opinion for Israel.
Working on the dinner arrangements are Mesdames: Debby Izen, Babs Cohen, Elaine Charkow, Fran Cohen, Lil Shapiro, Reta Wolochow, Marj. Groberman, Ethel Kliffer, Doris Gould.
Door prize will be a return trip to Israel courtesy of Alitalia airlines.
Canada Friendship Forest Grove in Israel honors Joshua Checov
A festive assembly convened in ; the Wosk auditorium of Schara i Tzedeck last Sunday evening to honor Joshua Checov at the Annual Negev Dinner of the Jewish National Fund.
In marking the official presentation to Mr. Checov, Rabbi Marvin Hier recounted the honoree's numerous contributions in eveiy area of Jewish life.
"Joshua Checov is neither a man of means nor is his communal involvement a means to an end. We would do well to take a good look at this man whom we honor this evening, for there are not too many like him walking our streets anymore. He has worked and canvassed for no less than 15 communal organizations, continuously demonstrating a passion and a zeal hard to match."
The official presentation denoted that as a result of the Negev Dinner honor, a Grove of
1,000 Trees in Mr. Checov's name will be planted in Israel in the Canada Friendship Forest.
A highlight in the program was a presentation of modern Israeli songs by Cantor Murray Nixon. The audience responded warmly, setting the mood for a very happy evening. The Cantor was accompanied by Rita Thomas.
"It is fitting that a community pause to pay honor to one of its outstanding citizens," stated dinner chairman, Samuel Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan expressed pleasure at the knowledge that the Negev Dinner would be reflected in Israel "when a new patch of green, a new growth of trees, will bedeck the face of Israel."
The chairman read telegrams of greetings from all national organizations in Canada and from local organizations.
A telegrani received from the Vancouver Talmud Torah indi-
cated that a shelf of books will bear the name of Joshua Checov in the Talmud Torah's new library.
Greetings from the Federated Zionist Organization of Canada were brought by Sidney Zack, Regional President.
i Retiring J.N.F. president for ' British Columbia, Al Mann, urged that the community give its full support to "ever-increasing the work of the J.N.F. in this Province." He welcomed Leo Levey as new J.N.F. chairman for B.C.
Rabbi John Sherwood introduced the guest speaker, Richard Bower, editor and publisher of the Victoria Daily Colonist.
Mr. Bower, who had just recently returned from Israel, delineated his view on the possibility of peace in the Middle East. "Israel will not concede any-(Continued on Page 6) See CHECOV
JOE SEGAL ... dinner chairman
Joe Segal, prominent businessman and communal leader, will lact as chairman at the State of [Israel Bond Dinner to be held [Dec. 11 at Vancouver hotel, Brit-|ish Ballroom.
President of the Jewish Com-lunity Coimcil and presently chairing the Jewish Community •"und Drive, Mr. Segal stated, I'Maximum support, both moral md financial is required to help [jnance major development projects of strategic importance for ferael's economic growth." I: An excellent turnout is anticipated for this outstanding social
BOMB SHELTERS, GAS MASKS GET PRIORITY
TEL AVIV
Official sources
have disclosed that the Government has allotted IL 80 million to build bomb shelters throughout Israel, especially in border settlements. It is noted that until recently the Army regarded civil defense needs of secondary importance, but has changed its view following the Six-Day War.
Bomb shelters and other protective measures for the civilian
population are now considered SCROLL COMMEMORATING the Grove of Trees planted in the Canada Friendship Forest in Israel urgent necessities. Israelis are the name of Joshua Checov (second from right) is held by Mrs. Checov at Negev Dinner here last also being advised to secure gas ; weekend. Also in the photo (1. to r.), are Samuel Kaplan, publisher and editor of The Bulletin, who masks which are produced in Is- . was dinner chairman; Rabbi Marvin Hier, spirit ual leader of Congregation Schara Tzedeck, who rael and sell for IL 40 each. ' made the official presentation to Mr. Checov; and Leo Levey (right), J.N.F. chairman for B.C.