Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1966-05-27

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Vol. 44, No. 20
FRIDAY. MAY 27, 1966 — 8 SIVAN, 5726
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Israel Pleased With xhe World's Week Purchase Of Planes
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — llie olfidal announcement last week¬ end of the United States agreement to sell Israel some tactical jet bombers was greeted here with deep satisfaction and gratification.
Dl a brief statement, the Israel Government said it considered the trartsaction a positive step toward maintenance of stability in the Middle Eaist. The agreement provides the first United States supply of mllltaiy atocraft to Israel. Competent observers here stressed that the agreement and the"official annoimcement of the pact were proof of the clear and concrete intentions of the United States to preserve the Italance of power in the Middle East as the key to regional peace,
SOCBOES HEBiS said that the dedsion for the sale was made personally by President Johnson during a meeting with Foreign Minister Abba Eban in Washing¬ ton last February, Mr, Eban also met writh Defense Secretary Roliert MCNamara. One of the conditions which the United States attached to the transac¬ tion was a pledge of strict sec¬ recy on the i>art of Israel to prevent American involvements
Eban Reports to Cabinet on U.S.
Deal; Says No Oonditloiis
Attached
At the weekly meettag of Is¬ rael's Cabinet, Mr, Eban reported about the steps leadtog to the plane agreement with Washtag¬ ton, He said the negotiations for U.S, sale of the jet bombers to Israel were first begun by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, when he visited Washington ta 1964, The talks, he said, were conttaued by Mrs. .Golda Meir. Israel's ex- Foreign Minister, 1 then by Is¬ rael's deputy Mtaister of De¬ fense, Shhnon Peres> and by President Johnson's Ambassador- at-large, Averell Harriman,
The negotiations, said Mr., Eban, were furthered by Israel's Ambassador to Washtagton, Av¬ raham Harman, and dtached by himself when he visited Wash- • tagton in February of this year, THE FOKEION MINISTER denied there .were any conditions attached to the agreement with the United States Government except • those required by U.S. law, reqvUrtag Israel not to use the planes for attack purposes but only for defense. The agree¬ ment, he reported, specified the manner of Israel's payments for the aircraft and proliibits the re.^ale of tiie planes by Israel without prior approval by the United States.
Soviet Arming ot Arabs
Frompted U.S. Sale of Jets to Israel
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Large scale Soviet arms sale to Egypt and SjTla — Israel's most dangerous neighbors —^had con¬ vtaced the United States that, to leaye Israel without adequate defenses, would tend to encour¬ age the Arab neighboring states to start a "second round" against the Jewish State.
This- was considered here as the motive behtad the announce¬ ment last weekend of an agree¬ ment by the United States to sell "tactical" military aircraft to Israel. Robert McQoskey, State Department spokesman, told newsmen that- the decision to sell a limited number of tactical aircraft to Israel reflected "our due consideration for security" in the Middle East. He said that the U.S, tatention was "to avoid a serious arms ]mt>alance that would jeopardize stability.
THE STATE DEPABTMEMT official did not specify the model or number of the planes to be provided to Israel, However the planes were identified as older models of the A-4 Skyliawk, a matastay of the U.S. Navy's car¬ rier striking force ta Vietnam. It is believed that attack bomb¬ ers capable of striking at' Arab bases would provide a needed de¬ terrent against use by the Arab rulers of the advanced RussiiMi MI<3-21'8 betag supplied by Mos¬ cow to Egypt and Syria.
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The President ^Drops In' On Convention
BY TBUDE B. FELDMAN
Ohronlole'B 'Wasliington Oorrespondent
President and Mrs, Lyndon B, JolinsOn last week surprised one thousand dinere at the Shoreham Hotel here when they "dropped ta" at the banquet celebrattag the 60th anniversary of the American Jewish Committee,
Morris B. Abram, president of the A.J.C., presented MJp. Jolm- son with the Committee's Amer¬ ican Liberties Medallion "for ex¬ ceptional advancement of human liberties,"
IN AOCEPTING the medal, the President told the black tie audience that he is "deeply ap¬ preciative to, receive this award for a contriljution to the causie' of freedom. "But to receive such an award from an organization ^uch as yours," he went on, "is a tribute beyond anythtag I have a right to expect."
The President further stated: "No-people know more profound¬ ly than your people what is really the true meaning of free¬ dom. Because from the experi¬ ence of more than 5,0(X) years you luiow that the threat to your neighbor's freedom is only a prologue to the attack on your own freedoms."
'"ITiose who thought they could sit idly by and enjoy their own liberty while that of their fellow Jews was taken away have always had a rude awaken¬ ing," he declared.
THB PKE8IDENT empha¬ sized that the A.J.C. — through its program to encourage the gro-wth of free tastitutions everywhere — "has demostrated the prtaciple of that liistoric les¬ son because," he said, "you have fought not merely for the rights of Jews but you have fought with equal strength for the rights of every suppressed minority.
"You have defended the Oth- olic and Protestant and the vic¬ tims of racial discrimtaation no less than you have always fought for the rights of your fellow Jews," President Johnson con¬ ttaued, "and this, to my judg¬ ment, is the ftaest example of what we really mean  by  this
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LONDON, (JTA) — The Palestine Liberation Organiza¬ tion, the group formed by the Arab League to conduct war against Israel, is receiving arms and training from Commu¬ nist China, according to a statement by Ahmed Shukairy, chairman of the Palestine Llt)eration Organization, Shu¬ kairy said in a speech delivered in Gaza, which is under Egyptian jurisdiction, that Communist China is sending arms into the "Arab world for use against Israel." He added that "some Palestinians are receiving military train¬ ing in China." The "Palestinians" of whom Shukairy spoke are presumably Arab refugees housed in camps on Israel's borders by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
TEIi AVIV, (JTA) — Prime Minister Levi Eshkol warned Israel's workers that they could not have both an Increase in their cost-of-living allowances and full employ¬ ment. Speaking at a rally of factory workers organized by the Histadrut, Israels labor federation, the Premier said the workers would have to choose. He promised immediate efforts to alleviate unemployment in Israel's development areas and pledged, in response to criticisms of government bureaucracy, that there would soon be dismissals In the civil service.
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Sen. Clifford Case New Jer¬ sey Republican, revealed last weekend that the New Jersey Republican Congressional delegation had given the New Jersey Young Republican Organization a June 1 deadline to rid itself of the extremist anti-Semitic "Rat Fink" element or face Joint action by the Congressional delegation and the state Republican Party,
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The Union of American Hebrew Congregations announced plans here for the publication of a "liberal" commentary on the Torah "to meet the problems and perplexities the Bible poses to modern man." The project, the first of its kind in the history of Reform Juda¬ ism, will be unedr the supervision of the Commission on Education of Refottn Judasm, a joint body of the UAHC and tlie Central Conference of American Rabbis.
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —, The late Thomas Gerber, former editor and piibllsher of the National Jevirish Ledger, a local weekly, left an estate valued at an estimated $250;- 000, bequeathing $100,000 of the total to a new fbundatlon to be devoted to research into advanced surgical methods fdr repairing heart damage, it was discolsed here prior to the probate of the will.
U.J.FiC. Drive Ends; $724,626 Achieved
William L. Glick, General Campaign chairman, announced recently at the campaign clostag a total 1966 campaign achieve¬ ment of $724,626.
Last year's campaign achievement at the clostag was- an¬ nounced as $674,0^0. This is less than $24,000 below Columbus' big best achievement of $748,000 attained in 1948 with the estab¬ lishment of the stAte of Israel.
Morris Janoff
Make Weekend Safe - - Heaven Can Wait
Governor James A. Rhodes has annoimced a statewide campaign for a deathless Memorial Day weekend. A concentrated attack will be made on traffic deaths both on city streets and state highways. The Governor has asked all of Ohio's residents io participate ta the Buckeye State's greatest safety program.
"However," thfe Governor de¬ clared, "a death-free holiday weekend will take the aid and Assistance of every Ohioan. First, eyery driver and passenger ought to drive with courtesi^ and'defen¬ sively. Every pedestrian should walk with alertness and care. Don't drive under the, tafluence of drugs or alcohol. Doij't drive when you are tired."
We joiii with the Govemptf to urgtag you to drive safely and have a safe holiday weekend.
CONVENTION MARKS JEWISH PRESS WEEK
The annual convention of the American Jewish Press Associa¬ tion, of wliich the Ohio Jewish Chronicle is a member, will take place in Washington next week in conjunction with National American Jewish Press Week.
Morris J. Janoff, president of the organization and publisher of The Jewish Standard ta New Jersey, announced tliat among the highlights of the conference win be two luncheons at which a hijgh ranktag member of the United Statfes State Department and Jewish leaders will deliver major addresses.
S E V E B A ll RESOLUTIONS
will be adopted for preseAtation to President Lyndon Johnson,
There will also be a reception for the organization at the Em¬ bassy of Israel with AmlMssador 9,f Israel to the Unlte^ States 'iivraham Harman,^ as liost,
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Resler Named To Commission
B'nai B'rith announced the aji- pototment of Jack Resler of Co¬ lumbiis to the national commis¬ sion of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun¬ dations.
Resler, a, national leader ta Jewish communal affairs, was named to a three-year term by Dr. William A. Wexler of Savan¬ nah, intemational president of the 500,000-member Jewish serv¬ ice organization.
B'NAI B'RITH Hillel Founda¬ tions matatata spiritual, cultural and counseling centers for Jew¬ ish students on 257 college cam¬ puses in the United States, Can¬ ada and several countries abroad.
B'nai B'rith last year honored Resler for his many years ta campus youth work by establish¬ tag a B'nai B'rith Youth Fellow¬ ship in his name.
RESUm IS PRESIDENT of the Hercules Trouser Company and a dh'ector of the First State Bank in Columbus. He is a fel¬ low of Brsmdeis University, a vice president of the B'nai B'rith Leo N. Levi Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark., and a national leader in the United Jewish Ap¬ peal and Israel Bonds campaign
FOB OOLUMBUS it further represents the second year of sur- passtag the prior year's Cam¬ paign adilevement. Only 1959 represented a higher year, and that was only by $9,000.
OUOK WAS LAVISH to his praise tq the, leadership and the workers for an outstanding job after a most successful prior year's- achievement.
THE REPORTS REFLEOTED intensive organization and good planning. This represented fur¬ ther, the earliest clostog to the UJFC's campaign history.
Abe I. Yenkto compltaxented the campaign leadership for their zeal and dedication and for the achievement which will make it possible to do more for the local, national and overseas organiza¬ tions, more than 40 which depend upon the UJFC federated driVe for the bulk of their funds ta Columbus. Through the UJFC, he stated, the community achieves a uiilty of purpose in strivtag for common Jewish ob¬ jectives.
HEBBEBT H. SOHIFF, past presideht and past chairman and a member of the United Jewish Appeal Cabtaet, attributed the good campaign results to an ad¬ herence of sound campaign methods and a personal commit¬ ment to the UJFC and the causes it embraced. He tadicated
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that the needs are still great and that each year should re¬ flect tacreased givtog. Columbus has the potential and can do better each year.
Leadtog the campaigh; divi¬ sions are the following: Advance Gifts, Marvta Glassman; Trades & Professions, Harry Schvrartz; Young Men, Bemard Yenkto; Women, Mrs. R. Milton Fried-^ man and Mrs. Alvin Schotten¬ steto; Young Matrons, Mrs. B. Lee Skilken and Mrs. Stanley Katz; and Juniors, Debbie Talis and Gary Stewart.
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Program Is Praised
"The Beth Jacob Synagogue and Its spiritual leader. Rabbi David Stavsky, received national attention last week when the synagogue was selected for its "effective programmtag in syna¬ gogue life" in the publication "Ideas" published by Yeshiva University of New York. ¦ The periodical, which is edited by Rabbi Abraham Besdto, has seen fit to select a number of programs which have been initi¬ ated by the Rabbi durtag his years at the synagogue, and pul)- licize their effectiveness.
The UJFC closed Its campaign recently with a meeting of the campaign leadership. The photos above were taken at the meeting. In the upper photo Marvin Glassman, Ad¬ vance Gifts chairman, William Glick, .General Campaign chairman, and Abe I. Yenkin, UJFC president, look ut the chart Indicating the campaign total. At center left William L. Glick, General Campaign chairman, addresses the group. Herbert H. Schlff (center), past president and past cam¬ paign, chairman,, and Mrs. B. Lee Skilken (center right), chairman Of Young Matrons, also address the meeting. In the lower photo Debbie Talis and Gary Stewart, co-chairmen of the Junior Division, stand behind the assembled teenage workers. '    ,