The Arizona post., 1958-12-26
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"A Digest Of jewish World News
Sow et-Made Shells Fall On Israel
Prime Minister David Ben GUrion told the Israel
KnesSet that Syra's recent attacks on Israel must be
considered "acts of war;. At the same time at the
United Nations in New York Ambassador Abba Eban
revealed that Syrian artillery shells and mortar bombs
which fell on Israel bore marks Of Soviet Russia manu-
facture. And UN Secretary General Dag Hammarsk-
jold is due in Israel this week to attempt to ease the
Syrian border crisis -.
The Israel KnesSet soon will begin wrestling with
proposed 1959-60 budget of 1,5O0,OO0,OOO pounds
largest budget in the young countrys history by 9O
million pounds The Israel treasury this week reported
a budgetary deficit of 81 million pounds for the
first half Of the current fiscal year Bills recon-
mendng change of Israel's election system to the
Brtish-American type of constituency voting were
defeated in the Knesset -.
A new sky-darkening swarm Of locusts has swept
into the Negev threatening to destroy crops United
Nations headquarters said failure of Arab states to
cooperate with pest control program was respon-
sibe for the locust invasion of Israel. -.
Underground Freeing Nazi Leaders
DR.. Werner HofmeiSter minister of justice of
Lower Saxony in Germany, has declared that ur-
derground organization is helping NaZi war criminals
to escape prosecution. Ludwig Zind German high
school teacher who convicted of anti-Semitic
marks, fled to Egypt through the underground, Hof
meister declared as did Hans Eisee, former concen-
tration camp doctor Meanwhile in Bonn it was
announced that former SIS General Erich Won dem
I5ach Zeewsk has been arrested for war crimes And
in Poland Frederick Bloody Fritz" Tomke
rested by police and will be charged with murder of
Poles and Jews.
In London the House of Commons heard Anthony
Held former Secretary of War, staunchy defend the
SuezSnai campaign declaring that the only tragedy
was that the operation halted before completion.
The Bolivian government has awarded the Jewish
College of Bolivia at La Paz the Eagle of the Andes,
the nations highest decoration, for it's service to the
country Argentine President Arturo FrondiZi, in
receiving the new Israel Ambassador, DR.. Arye Lev
av said his country is in full sympathy, interest and
support of Israel.
South African Jews issued strong protest after
the Dutch Reformed Church of the Southern Trans
vaal issued call for Christians only in the parla-
ment The King of Belgium made an unscheduled
appearance last week at the Flemish Theater to at
tend "'The Diary of Anne Frank. Jewish circles in
Belgium interpreted the monarchs action as an eX-
ceptional gesture of sympathy for the suffering OF
Jews during World War H..
JDC Seeks Aid for $50, 900
The Joint Distribution Committee, at its 44th an
m1al meeting in New York, voted to accept a budget
of 500 593 600 for 1859 and will seek to extend aid
throughout the world to $50 900 Jewish men, women
and children Vital aid programs by JDC in 1859 will
he 70 aid Polish Jews including Russian repatriateS;
aiding Hungarian Egyptian and North African Jew
isb refugees: medical aid and feeding to some 100000
needy Jews in Mosem and large-scae assistance
to aged ill and handicapped in Israel. -.
Detroit has it's first Jewish fre-chief, Joseph Ad-
ler In New York City 20, 900 persons attended the