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Vol. No. 13, Issue No. 9
On 10th Anniversary
World-Wide Fetes Honor Israel
The Arizona Post's—
World Report
A Digest of Jewish World News
Third Synagogue Bombing In South
The third bombing of a Jewish institution hit
the south this week. A synagogue in Jacksonville,
Fla., was dynamited and suffered broken windows
and damage to the roof of the building. Officials be
lieved the bombing is linked to anti-segregationists.
No one was injured in the blast at the Jacksonville
Jewish Center. An anonymous caller said he was a
member of the ‘Confederate Union’, and told Center
officials r segregationist must be set free.
Jews must be driven out of Florida except Miami
Beach. Jews outside Miami Beach will die.” Among
those called were three rabbis, including Rabbi San
ders Tofield, spiritual leader of the Jacksonville Cen
ter. The bombing followed similar terrorism at the
Nashville, Tenn., Jewish Center and the Cong. Beth
Jacob synagogue in Miami Beach, Fla. . . . And in
Denver two synagogues were targets for window
breaking and the painting of swastikas
The American Jewish Committee, at its annual
meeting in New York, lashed out at the Soviet Union
for discrimination against Jews and warned Ger
many not to permit the revival of anti-Semitism. Irv
ing M. Engel, in his presidential address, called on
the U.S. to support an aid program for the Middle
East . . . Maxwell Rabb, a Jewish attorney, has re
signed as secretary of the Cabinet for the Eisenhow
er administration . . . Harry Truman was presented
with a national brotherhood award by the Jewish
Theology Seminary in New York . . .
Harvard Opens Doors Os Church
In the wake of the disclosure that at the uni
versity’s insistence, a Jewish couple was married
in Harvard University’s Memorial church in 1955 by
a Protestant minister, the church now has been
opened for use by other religions. The report said a
Rabbi was at hand, but a minister performed the
marriage ceremony . . . The Jewish Labor Commit
tee met with State Department officials in Washing
ton to request the inclusion of Yiddish in the new
U.S.-Soviet cultural exchange . . . Hershel Lashkow
itz has been re-elected mayor of Fargo, N.D., by the
largest margin in the history of the city. There are
only 125 Jewish families in the city . . .
B’nai B’rith has voted to hold its triennial con
vention in Israel next spring . . . Lloyd Dinkelspiel
of San Francisco has been named president of the
National Jewish Welfare Board ... A survey by the
Union of American Hebrew Congregations says the
number of Jews in the U.S. will drop below 5,000,000
by 1975 . . .
Israeli Theaters Close In Protest
Owners of 190 motion picture theaters through
out Israel closed last week in protest against ticket
taxes. Owners said national and local taxes had
reached a total of 129 percent of the original ticket
price and had drastically trimmed movie attendance
. . . Two Israelis died on the Gulf of Akaba, victims
of Jordanian bullets fired from an Arab gunboat. . .
Thirteen Neturei Karta members were sentenced to
terms of up to 5 months on charges of wilful dis
turbances growing out of opposition by the Ultra-
Orthodox group to a Jerusalem swimming pool
which plans to allow mixed bathing . . . Seven Jews
have been elected to the South African Parliament.
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BONDS RALLY —More than $20,000 in Bonds for Israel were purchased Sunday at the
opening affair at the City Club. Seated left to right are Rabbi Albert T. Bilgray of Temple
Emanu-EI and Max Lipin, guest speaker. Standing left to right are the three co-chairmen
for the bonds program in Tucson, Dr. Leonard Weiner, Henry H. Kaufmann and Yale Wein
stein.
For Israel Bonds
Two Noted Stars
To Perform Here
Yiddish theater star Molly Picon and Lionel Ames of
Broadway fame will perform for Tucsonans Saturday, May
10 at an Israel 10th anniversary celebration sponsored by
the Tucson Committee for Israel Bonds.
The affair, open to the public without charge, will be
held at 8 p.m. in the auditori
um of Temple Emanu-EI, 225
N. Country Club.
A HEADLINER of stage,
screen and radio since the age
of five, the beloved Molly has
earned the appellation “great”
for her heartwarming inter
pretations of the Jewish spirit
through song and laughter.
Ames, a favorite of Ameri
can audiences for his beauti
ful voice and vivid dramatic
portraya's on Jewish themes,
is the product of an Israeli
background. He has starred
in numerous Broadway pro
ductions, including “Kismet”
and “Time Limit,” and the TV
version of “The Jazz Singer.”
Also on the program will
be Yaacov Avnon, the new
west coast consul for Israel.
It will be the first Tucson ap
pearance for Avnon.
Henry H. Kaufmann, Dr.
Leonard Weiner and Yale
Weinstein, officers of the
sponsoring committee, in a
joint statement issued in con
junction with the Rally, called
for intensified support of the
Israel Bond effort “as a
means of demonstarting Tuc
son’s sense of partnership
with the courageous people of
Israel on the eve of their
second decade of statehood.
“THESE TEN YEARS of
achievement have been
marked by an outstanding
record of economic develop
ment and immigrant absorp
tion,” they asserted. “One of
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the major factors in this dy
namic program has been the
State of Israel Bond cam
paign, which since 1951 has
provided more than $325,000,-
000 in investment capital for
every sector of Israel’s econ
omy. $75,000,000 is our goal
for this year.”
Gala Events Mark Fetes
NEW YORK (JTA) -
From every part of the
world where man and so
cieties are free, reports
poured in this week of
spontaneous celebration of
the tenth anniversary of
the restoration of Israel to
the family of nations.
A tremendous celebration
in London’s Albert Hall,
where 41 years ago Lord
Balfour and Dr. Chaim
Weizmann revealed the
meaning of the Balfour
Declaration, touched off
Empire-wide observance.
A gala evening at the
Paris Opera ushered in the
French Jewish communi
ty’s celebration. Members
of the French Cabinet, the
Army Chief of Staff, for
eign diplomats and notables
attended the event.
A lengthy program of
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Land” on the Italian na
tional radio network
launched the observance in
Rome and many other Ital
ian cities. Rome’s Interna
tional School dedicated a
week of study and research
to Israel.
South African Jewry be
gan its celebration this
week with a reception at
the Israel Legation at Pre
toria attended by many
leaders. Thousands of men,
women and children jam
med Johannesburg’s Wem
bley Stadium to watch a
pageant about the tenth an
niversary.
The event was celebrated
at the Hilton Hotel in Israel
at a party sponsored by the
Israel Consulate. All Turk
ish parties and the Turkish
press sent representatives.
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Proud, Happy
Israelis
Celebrate
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The
proud and happy people of
Israel paid homage to their
army this week as the entire
nation exultantly celebrated
the tenth anniversary of the
re-establishment of the Jew
ish State. The main celebra
tions were held in Jerusalem,
the capital, but other ceremo
nies took place in Tel Aviv,
Haifa, Hiberias, Safad and
elsewhere throughout the
country.
Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion set the theme for the
day’s observances when he
addressed the 5,000 soldiers
who had marched in the pa
rade and some 20,000 specta
tors who filled every inch of
Jerusalem’s new stadium near
the Hebrew University.
TEL AVIV (JTA) Street
dancing, folk singing, im
promptu parades and proces
sions, open air professional
entertainment and an all
army “show” in a stadium
before 70,000 onlookers were
the order of the day in Tel
Aviv as half a million resi
dents and guests from every
corner of the civilized world
celebrated Israel’s tenth an
niversary.
WASHINGTON (JWA)—
The United States Senate this
week adopted a resolution
greeting Israel on its tenth
anniversary and directing the
Secretary of State to trans
mit the Congressional resolu
tion of congratulations to the
President of Israel. The reso
lution was jointly sponsored
by Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon Johnson and Senate
Minority Leader William F.
Knowland.
In Philadelphia, Independ
ence Square was filled to ov
erflowing as distinguished
American statesmen and pub
lis leaders joined with repre
sentatives of the American
Jewish community and of the
State of Israel.
Leaders of both Eastern
and Western delegations in
Stockholm attended a fes
tive reception given by Is
rael diplomats. The event
was widely publicized iri
Swedish newspapers.
A brilliant assembly of
diplomats and statesmen
from all parts of the world,
excluding the Arab states,
met with Jewish commu
nity leaders at the Jewish
Center in Geneva, one of
the world’s great interna
tional cities, to pay tribute
to the anniversary.
In Ottawa, Prime Minis
ter John Diefenbaker ex
tended to Prime Minister
Ben Gurion the "sincere
good wishes of the Govern
ment and the people of
Canada” on the occasion.
The event was celebrated
in every Jewish community
in Canada.