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UNITED NATIONS Sec elary General U Thant arned that 1964 will be 'a crucial year in the his-ory of the United Nations" nd singled out the Midclle last as a region where rouble may develop. ^ "I beUe-ve/' he said, 'that 1964 is a crucijal ye<af n the histdi-ry of the United [Nations." He pointed to [three troubles.orrie. risisues 'acing the t7nite<^ Nations. jOne, he Vaid, waj^-'fi^^ linigr. ii?ith jUie : UNcJ^ iw a <Mkit
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JERUSALEM — It was a bright clear day last weekend when Pope Paul Vl, the first Pohtiff ever to visit the Hoiy L a n d, crossed into Israel at the frontier post of jTa?aindx:hv^^-
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which is; usually-closed to any IxayelJ Ipetween Is^ Jer^ dan aridl was opened especially for;the Pope's visit , . w^ ^ Officials i of thev Israeli Min-;
istry of Foreign Affairs greeted the Pope with his entourage of three cardinals and other Catholic dignitaries at the frontier which is located at the south; ern edge of the Valley of Jez-reel. With Israeli outriders pre-c<^ding the papal convoy ^d the, road: guarjded scores (>fl5r3^ :iybUc«nen
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the Entourage:3^ mihut^ , to liiake: its Way iip a 11111 to tii^ ancient town of Meggido. Await-iiig the^Pope at the^ t of the liilj. was -the official welcoming
™3URROUNDER BY 2ERAELI POLICE, Pope Paul VI is pictured as he leaves the Church of ^the Annunciation in Nazareth after attending a service in the grotto of the church. When ^le returned tb Rome the Pontiff sent his app reciation to Zalihan Shazar in a cable addressed to the Israeli President in TelSAviv* indicating Vatican support of the; 1948. UN resolution on jthe interpatiohalisation of Jerusate : ■ : : I
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{Leading personalities coming for
Lnnual Histadrut Campaign ^iner will take place Sunday, |b. 9, 6:00 p.m., at Schara jdeck auditorium, at which ie the 1964 Histadrut cam-lign will be officially launched.
Two distinguished guests will headline the program for the evening, writer and lecturer, Isaac Sinaij and a cantorial and concert artist of international stature. Cantor Jacob Barkin^
Isaac Sinai, born in Lithuania, emigrated: to South Africa in 1934, iyhere he was active in the Zionist movement. From 1948 to 1951, Sinai lived in Paris and London arid was engaged in freelance journalism. Jean Paul Sartre, the noted French philosopher, published some of his essays on South Africa in his monthly magazine.
:Mc. Sinai settled in Israel in 1951; where he worked for political ^landilat^i^ationi^^ relations department of Histadrut and edited its English-language magazine, "Ork." He alsp^wrote riiariy ak^ on Israel W general press. :
At the end of 1955, Sinai was chosen by Mapai to be its repre-
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United. States intends to give to Israel development loans totalling $20,000,000 this year, in addition to the more than $20^000,000 in the sale of surplus agricultural commodities for local currency, in the framework of an existing USA-Israeli, three-year agreement. The figures were revealed during the recent Senate Appropriations Coiriniittee hearing on the American foreign aid pro-gram.
The hearing also disclosed that Egypt will receive this year about $150,000,-000 in surplus agricultural commodities, plus an undisclosed sum in develoi3-merit loans which amounted to $36,000,000 last year; Jordan is down for $34,-000,000 of U.S. funds in direct support of its budget: Yemen is to get $5,-200,000 in aid of capital projects, while Iraq is to get $16,000,000 of American farm surpluses.
party composed of President Zalman Shazar; Prime Minister Levi Eshkol; Dieputy Premier Abba Eban; Dr. Zorach Warhaf-tig, Minister for Religious Affairs; Chief Supreme Court Justice Yitzhak Olshan; Minister of Police Behor ^Shitreet; Speaker of the Knesset^ Kadish liuz;^; and other high Israeli p-Kicials;. Present also, as deatr of. the diplb-niatic corps in Israel, was Soviet AifnlDassador^ M^ Bedrby.
An Israeli: military guard of hpripr snapped to attentic^a and presented arms. as trumpets sounded a ceremonial welcome to the head of the Catholic Church. A red carpet had been spiread from the Pontiff's autp-mobile tp the spot where Presi-den Shazar a^vaited the Pope. Televisipn and other broadcast sipparatus had been set, as Mr. Shazar ^ - stepped forward and welcoined the Pope in Hebrew:
"With utmost respect, and in full awareness of the historic significance of this occurrence, unprecedented in the annals of the generations, I have com^e in; the nairi€l<:pdt
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the spiritual Father of the Catholic tlliurch throughput . the world. Ihiave come to greet him with the age-old blelssing^ "Bless-M be thou Jh thy comiiri^^^^
"From Jerusaiem', our? capital
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Coagtess seminar
Canadian J e w i s h Congress, Pacific Region, has now completed arrangements for its Third Annual Seminar for Hebrew and Yiddish Teachers of Vancouver. The seminar will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, and Sunday, J^ti. 12, at Schara Tze-deck and Beth Israel synagogues^ The subject of this year's seminar will be the teaching of Jewish History ,and consultants will be to eminent Jewish edu-catprs. Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky, national director of Torah Um-esorah,. New York, and Dr. E1 i e z e r Ehrmann, supervisor, Chicago Board of Jewish Education. Dr. -Kamirietsky; will open the sessions for teacliers with a discussion on "The Teaching of
Desalination
TEL AVIV — Utilizing the method ■ invented . by. Israeli scientist .Alexander Zarchin, the • running-in of the first .desalrna- -tion plant iri Eilat.has now started and three other units will be completed and rup^iii;; during the next two months^ ' '.
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Euromarf-fie
JERUSALEM — Expressing optimism over the outcome of Israel's negotiations for some form of general agreement with Euromart. Jean Rey, in charge of EEC foreign relations, is conferring here with Israeli leaders on a visit to study Israel's economic development.
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Fish for WqWorf
JERIJSAL5M -r-: Following a sample shipment which provjed -successhilv Israel Fish Breeders . Union has received an order ,
Astoria Jhptei in ^ew York for- ; a half-ton of St. Peter's Fisb. a gourmet delicacy bred in. the waters of Lake Kinneret. '
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JERUSALEM — About 9,000 workers are (currently engaged in diamond production in Israel, diamond exports having reached $103,000,000 during 1963,^ a -26:.percent increase over _ the previous year..
Queen honors 3^
; LONDON On the Queen of Eiiglaiid^s i 1 inew year list of awards, three, prpminen^t: Jews , wbre: jhohpre I They ^^te: ^eW-; ish 1^ Sttossy who ;
^vas (iesignafteill'f^ Sir Solly Zuckeljman, chief ' scientific advispr to jthe Minister of Defense was !awarded the title. Knight Commander of ; Bath; and Sir LouisjHalleGluck-stein, former Cpnseryatiye MP, , who was named Commandei:-c»f . the British Empire.
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Ethics in the. Jewish School", relating this to Jewish history. Dr. Ehrmann will theri lead three more sessions on rnethods of teaching history the application of methodology to the major periods in Jewish history; and a discusion of selected topics from Jewish history. These technical sessions are scheduled only for qualified teachers.
In addition to the sessions for teachers, a session for laymen is planned on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 10 to 12 noon, in Beth Israel auditorium. Here,, Dr. Kaminetsky will conduct a discussion on "The Basic Principles of Jewish Education", v/hich will be of (Continued on Page 8) See: SEMINAR
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