The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16
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ions to hit back at the Arab block |
ade by a counter-blockade. This
took the form of picketing an
Egyptian ship, the Cleopatra, at a
New York berth for % days while
the State Department threatened
and fumed. The Seafarers Inter
national Union finally pulled it's
pickets off the dock on promise
by the State Department it would
try to do better in preventing loss
of jobs to American Seamen and
abuse of American seamen in Arab
ports because of the blockade. At
years end, the pledge remained to
be fulfilled and the maritime union
was on record with warning that
it would resume picketing If there
was no other course.
On the American scene, three
notable events were recorded. Per-
hapS the most important was the
reorganization of the Jewish Agen-
cy to assure closer control of the
expenditure of American Jewish
philanthropic funds in Israel. A
Jewish Agency for Israel, Inc, was
created with headquarters in New
York, with a new 21-man board
which designated the noted eco
nomist, DR.. Isador Lubin, as its
consultant in Jerusalem.
ONE CONSEQUENCE of reor-
ganization was cancellation of an
nual grants of United Jewish APP
peal funds to several Israeli parties
for their social welfare and educa-
tional programs. Some of the af-
fected parties announced plans to
run their own Independent fund
raising campaigns in the United
States, if local Jewish federationS
declined to give them ALLEGATIONS.
The second was the nearly year
long observance by Canada'S
energetic community of $50, 900
Jews of the 200th year of Jewish
settlement in that country.
The third was a series of sharp
setbacks to George Lincoln Rock
wells dream of becoming the
American Hitler. Rockwell and a
handful of storm troopers" had
been holding viciously anti-Semitic
rallies on the mall in Washington,
D. c. District of Columbia park
police, under a curious directive,
had been protecting RockwellS
"free speech" rights by arresting
listeners who sought to protest.
Fears began to grow among Amer
fcan Jews that Rockwell would be
permitted to grow in influence and
threat without hindrance.
The turning point was visit to
New York by Rockwell in support
of his bid for a permit to hold a
Nazi rally in New York City s
famous Union Square. Out OF that
visit-at which r C k w was
roughed up by enraged Jews and
other anti-Nazis-came a rejection
by Mayor Wagner of Rockwelrs $
request for a permit; a temporary
injunction against his appearance
in New York State; and warrant
for his arrest whenever he appear
ed in New York.
A CHASTENED Rockwell return
ed to his base in Arlington, Virginia
and ran into new troubles. The
corporation counsel of the nations
capital dumped the ruling that the
targets of RockwelpS public abuse
could not reply. The net result was
a fracas at RockwelPS next public
rally which ended in a melee IN
which many of his troopers" were
badly mauled and IL of them ar
rested with Rockwell on charges
of disorderly conduct. A group OF
anti-NaziS also were arrested.
Clark King, the assistant corpo-
ration counsel, rocked the would-De
Hitler with a request that he be
given a sanity hearing. The De-
partment of the Interior ordered a
ban on use of the Mall and the