HEW YEAR 5722
SPECIAL ISSUE
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Friday, September 8th, 1961
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TORONTO, FRIDAY/ SEPTEMBER 8»h, 1961
DIEFENBAKER EVE OF 5722; BEN
CANADA SENDS TRADE MISSION TO ISRAEl
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OTTAWA, (CJN) -Honourable George Hees, Canada's Minister of Trade and Commerce in a dramatic statement on Tuesday, September 5th announced that Canada will dispatch an official trade mission to Israel. The mission will leave for Jerusalem at the beginning of 1962 and will seek to establish closer commercial relations with the Jewish state. The Mission will also investigate investment opportunities for Canadian firms in Israel. The Canadian Jewish
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The nadian business ventures in the Holy Land.
CANADA TO BENEFn FROM TRADE
Israel's ambassador to Canada, the honourabia Yaokov Herzog, told The Canadian Jewish News in on exclusive interview, that this new step by the Canadian government will be hailed in Israel as on additional proof for the friendship and cordial relations prevailing between the two countries. Canada, Mr. Her-
, zog added, will benefit from News has learned authori-jthis commerce in the same tatively from sources close to the Ministry of Trade
and Commerce that Canada cdhslders Investment \r\ Israel "as very sound" from the business point of view. Thus the Canadian Gcye and
meosure as Israel.
HEES MAKES STATEMENT
At a meeting Tuesday with His Excellency Yaacov Herzog, Ambassador fo| Israel in Candida, It: was fl^^^
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Commentary • ^y M. J. Nurenbergar
KHRUSHCHEV'S STRUGGLE FOR PEACE
The most current bon mot featured at the Moscwr voudeville runs:
— Will there be o wor?
No. For the struggle for peace will be so savage thcK no one will survive.
This is 0 bitter satire and, coming as it does from th« capital of the world's "most peace-loving notion", it fits perfectly the present Soviet policy, a sort of Mochiavellion, diabolic cunning and deceit.
For the last few years, we hove heord Krushchev redundantly proclaim his determination to struggle for peace. The Soviet leader had stated for the record that Russio would not unilaterally resume the test of atomic ornris. The lotest reports, however, about the Soviet explosions of nu-cieor bombs certoinly would put to shome old MochiaVelli himself,
TTie oncient Roman adage, "si vis pacem, pofo bel-lum" — if you want to live in peace preppre for wor •— should be tronsloted into Communist-Russian: if you want to die for peoce, rnisieod your friends. The last conferenc* of the sorcalled non-aligned notions in Belgrade has demonstrated how embarrassed Khrushchev's closest neutral friends ore. On the very eve of their meeting, the Soviet ruler shocked them by defying pper^ly qrkl cynically the civilized world with the unilateral resurription of atomic
Nor hos Mr. Khrushchev betrayed only the Americons with whom he hod negotiated for years, spreading honey oil around him. He has.convinced his naive ifollowers what to expect from Moscow's declarations of peace,
Mr. Henry Kissinger, one of President Kennedy's most liberal-minded of Harvard intellectuals ond advisors on nuclear problems, warned us several months ago about such on ominous possibility. In his book, "The Necessity For Choice", a classic on the relationship between nuclear progress ond militory strategy, Dr.. Kissinger warns us against misleading deductions. The American expert cautions the free world agqinst the illusion of massive nuclear retolio-tion. He openly'stotes that we are all vulneroble to a surprise attack. The most dangerous notion, occording to Kissinger, is the belief that ony porty in the conflict would know who would strike first. Both the American and Rut-sion powers have become vulnerable to surprise attacks. The greofest danger lies in the fact thot we in the West refuse to believe Moscow would actually launch d nuclear wor.
These considerotions are extremely serious. To the borgoin, the fact that America's and the West's convcn-tionaf orms are not so strong as Russia's may induce Moscow to strike in self-defence. For Moscow knows that in conventional warfare the West is not iso well prepared as the East. Therein lies the danger.
This indeed is the picture of the world on the Eve of our New Year^JHumonity is filled with feor over the possibility that hundreds of millions moy die for peace. I, however, still am full^^of this incurable Jewish optimism—'' thot no one is insone ito the degree of launching this first ottock *or peace. / >
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No matter "vhot we think of Khrushchev's "methods, we should be obliged i, him for exploding the Moscow vaudeville peace myth. Thii the meaning of the latest Siberian ' test*.
sions, and that one from Israel should visit Canada later this year,
Mr. Hees said the . decision to establish closer trade relations between Canada and Israel was enhanced by the visit to this country last May of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, who was accompanied by Mr. Pinhas Sopir, Israeli Minister of Commerce and Industries.
The possibility of appointing a Trade Commissioner in Israel is now being studied, the CJN learned.
FIVE MILLION INVESTED
An Israeli Embassy spokesman expressed appreciation of the fact that the official Canadian mission will interest itself in possibilities for Conodian invest-, ments-in Israel, .
mpntHs"'^ privotfe" investments irifj Ijgve tbtolled ifive^ilfoif doltiSfe; Projects for^a further ^ve million dollars ore under consideration by Israel investment authorities.
CONSUL IN NEGOTIATIONS
The Canadian Jewish News learns that Mr. Avra-hom Bar-El, consul of Israel in charge of economic affairs, took port in the negotiations preceding this important announcement. Mr. Bor-EI is also the director of the government of Israel investment authority for Canada.
ISSUE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS THROUGH THE CANADIAN lEWISH NEWS
DEATH OF YESHIVA HEAD
LONDON (JCNS) — Rabbi N. S. Greenspan, Principal ol Ye-Shiva Eitz Chaim (Tree of life Coil^), London, E., has died at the ag© of 83. .
PRIME MINISTER DIEFENBAKER
PREMIER BEN GURION
207 ISRAELIS CONTEST BIBLE QUIZ COMPETITION
JERUSALEM (JCNS) — The National Bible Quiz, as fore-runner to. the international competition, opened in Israel with 207 participants from six cities. Their test lasted 9() minutes.
Mr. Amos Chacham, winner of the first international contest,
asked permission to enter again this year, but was refused. Those who took part yesterday came
from all sections of the population, and ranged from very young to very, old people. From Brazil, one of the foreign
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LONDON — (JCNS) — Two synagogues have been consecrated by the Chief Ra,bbi, Dr. Israel Brodie. The first, the Marble Arch Synagogue was consecrated an Sunday, The opening ceremony was performed by the Hon. Eweai E. S. Montague, Q. C, until recently the President of the United Synagogue.
The second consecration will be that of PinJsbury Park Synagogue in North London. This will take place on Wednesday. The opener vrill be Mr. H. Coren.
The induction taking place of the minister of this "Cathedral" synagc^ue — Rabbi Maurice Un-terman.
countries participating to tlie contest, it was learnt that 43 Catholics and Protestants, but not a single Jew, had registered to take part in the quiz.
PtiMIER FROST, MAYOR PHILLIPS, ISSUE PROCLAilllATIONS
GROSSMAN MESSAGE
OELBAUM, GASNER STRESS UNITY
The Right Honourable John G. Diel'enbaker, ^ Prime Minister of Canada, issued an important statement to the Canadian Jewish community through The Canadian Jewish News, hailing the contribution of Jeyjs tb the progress of the country and wishing them a happy year 5722.
' CALLS FOR SOLI0ARiTY
III a message received by Thfe Caimdian Jewish News from I)a,vid- Ben-Ouripn, Piemei of Israel expresses his hope and his Conviction that the year W22 will be a year of peace. Mi. Ben-Gurion calls upon ttie'Jews of Canad£|, and the Jewish people the-'worid ^ovei^xohtiime their work. of: jsolidari^^with the ^fie^ii^oylng 11^ ahead is
ml^iSilShi^tion^^ of the NegeyJ ■■.
BOMB AT RABBI'S HOME
PARIS (JCNS) — Extensive damage was done last week, according to repborts, to a block of fiats here in wMch the Grand Rabbi of Prance, Rabbi Jacob Kaplan resides.
NoKJsie was hurt. Th^ damage was caused by a piastic bpmb.
Anptiier similar bomb was placed at Uie home of M. Marc Bo^neir, tlie French Protestant leader.
■f:/S simflar iiiiesiage: Was 1^ 6^" ivi who stotieis Isroferi^
The QuBien hds sent a? ririessoge of N^V^^ai^ wi^^^^ rdbbi of the British, Gornihonweolth, kroel B^bd^.. TTiJB Pre^^ of the United States John F. KehnecVi President (diodes ;De G<^ and other leoders of the free world hove issued similor Rosh Hoshanah messages.
MOVING MESSAGE BY FROST
A very moving statement to the Jews of Ontario hos been issued by the Honourable Leslie. E. Frost, Premier of Oitorio.
The Israeli Ambassador to Conodo, H. E. Yaokov Herzog, issued a New Year Message to The Canadian Jewish Niews.
His Worship Mayor Nathan Phillips expresses hope for peace ir» his Rbsh Hoshandh greeting.
The Hon. Allan GrOssmon, Minister without Portfolio, solutes Ontario Jewry on the eve of Rosh Hoshanah.- '
REMIND COMMUNITY OF DUTIES
The leaders of tAe Ontario Jewish community, J; Irving Oelbaurn ond.Meyer W. (Sasner, in their statement on behalf of the Clanadian Jewish Congress appeal to our fellow Jews to dedicate themselves towards a more concentroted effort of community activity in the coming yeor.
Chief Rabbi Nissim of the Holy Land heads the list of Jewish religious leaders who appeal to the Jewish people for rededicotion in the spirit of Torch.
(All messages received by The Canadian Jewish News up to xht closing of this issue appear on the inside pages. Others will be published in the issue of September 15th).
BELGRADE, YougosIavia(CJN) — Presideni Nasswr of the United Arab Republic suffered a major setback in his aati'Isnel
campaign when the Conference of the Unaligned Nations rejected his demand to co:ndemn the Jewish state.
The coiiferehce of thie "neutrals" led by India, Yougoslavia, Burma, Ghana, Indonesia and others turned down Mr. Nasser's
demand that Israd be'branded as an "instrninent' pf; Western cplonialism in the; Middle East". ■ This, resolution wu. flatly de-
nounced by the Asian and African countries whose leaders at the conference stRssied their cordial relations with Israel: In his ire
CANTOR FROM RUSSIA,
LONDON, (JGNPS) — Four Jewish artists from the Soviet Union will arrive in England towards the end of November, it was disclosed here this week. The group will inr elude a famous cantor from Russia, The artists will tour England in a special program of Jewish
music.
They are: Nachuma Lipshitz, famous folk singer ; Moshe Alexandro-vitch, a cantor known! throughout- Russia for his fme voice; Miss Atta Ko-renskaya, a poet and dramatic actress and A-Batch. Vladimisrky will be the accompanist.
HFTH KNESSET OPEN ELECT SPEAKER, OFFICERS
JEBUBAIiEaf, (CJN)— Negotiations for the farming of a new IsraeUV goyenunent began immedlat^y after the opening of the fifth Knesset, Tuesday Kitapal has decided to seek the widest possible coalition on three conations: / .
1. Mapai mtist retain jority In the cabinet; /
2. All partners must' declare publicly tliedr adherence to the
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basic principles of the government policy;
3. AH coaUtion parties accept ooUeotive responslbdUty for gov-emmenit actions.
The Knesset elected Kadish Luz as a ^Maker, Also seven deputy speakers were chosen: Two for\Mapad,^olie each for Herut, Libels, Mlzrachi, Mapam and Alidul Avoda.
YIDDISH ARTISTS TOURING ENGLAN0
The first concert will be given at the Royal; Albert
Jewish GrI Baled Oa Race Inat&mat ttaye
LONDON, (JCNS) — Miss Constance Lever, the Durhom g|rl who was arrested and charged in Monroe, North Carolina, with inciting a rociol riot there, lived for somS years ot Letch-Worth, Herts, and was a mfember of the Jewish comtminity. there. Today, according to reports from New York, Miss Lever was released on bail, pending her oppeorance before d Monroe Court, together with others arrested during the disturboryce.
Her father. Mi-. Walter Lever, a lecturer at,Durham University wos once a lecturer at the Hebrew University, Jeruso-. ■lem. •
Miss LeVer, soy newspoper reports, is alleged to have entered a car said to contain four armed Negro pickets during a disturbance In the town of Monroe. A police officer tried to stop her but a Negro integratlonist began, to pull her Into the car; ■ ■ .
She was dragged out and a police officer disarmed' two of the car's occupants. He was shot in the leg by o third. •
Miss Lever, a student at the London School of Economics, has been touring the United Stotes. She stated thot she sought police protection and thot-she was arrested while she wos under such protection.
Hall here on December 3rd.
This group - of artists is |being _ dispatched to Eng^ land upon the initiative of Madame A. Ij\irtseva, who is Soviet minister of culture. ■ ■
Nasser then reitused to .support other resolutions agauist colonialism. President Nehru o'. India, though u personal friend of Nasser, told the meeting that' such action against Israel woiild be unacceptable to the neutral world;
The Arab Prune Ministers, led by the Eg>-ptian dictator, hiitiat-ed an intensive drive to condemn Israel. This war. their first failure since the Bandung conference when they had succeeded to align some "'neutrals behind their anti-Israel position.
This thne the Israeli embassy in Belgrade has succedeed to keep the neutrals informed about the real is.sues at state.
TEL AVIV LEADER RECEIVED BY MAYOR
. Mayor Nathan Phillips extended on Tuesday an official welcome on behalf of the city of Toronto to Rabbi Y. M. Abramovdtz, deputy., mayor .of Tel Aviv. Rabbi Abriamowitz presented the mayor with a souvenh: book of Tel Aviv, as at gift from the mayor of Tel Avivto. the mayor of our city, ; Leaders of the Agudat Israel organization of Toronto participated-in the official reception at City HaU at which thne the mayor welcomed i the. guest from Israeli Rabbi,Abramowitz replied in Hebrew, Tel' AViv'8 deputy mayor who
is m charge of the Social Welfare department of Israel's largest city will study the social assistance organization in our city.
Rabbi Abramowitz who is one of the leaders of the Agudat Israel also spoke to the press at the home of Mr. Herschel Ruben-steta. He stated i.e. that Tel Aviv today has over seven hundred places of worship and about one hundred rabbis. The religious histitutlons of Tel Aviv are supported by the city and the Ministry of^ Helicons.
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