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gypt's 'Inhuman Acts' Israel Prevented Third World War Although Israel fought for horI'elf, she prevented World Wnr III Just In tlic nick of time uud brought to light Russian intentions in the Middle East, Dr. Rnnnan Wcltz said Sunday morning. Dr. Wcltz, Director uf the Scttlcnicnt Department of the Jewish Agency, addressed un emergency meet Ins of the Board of Governors of the federation for Jewish Service. During the Israeli Array's penetration of the Slnal Peninsula, It uncovered a tremendous Hod plot in the Middle East, he stated. Dr. Wcltz, one of the first civilians to enter the Sinai area, xold huge underground fortification of reinforced concrete were found that could only have been built by So< Viet technlcans. Secret military archives of the Egyptian Army which fell into Israeli hands, ho emphasized, told of preparations for the annihilation of Israel. Captured equipment bore Soviet marking! and the huge stores gave evidence of a buildup for launching • major attack against Israel, Dr. Wcltz painted out. The Sinai campaign was a counterattack, Dr. Wcltz said, for ' Egypt still declare* It is in a state of war with Israel. This tlmo the Israelis who hove been under constant attack struck first before waiting for the Egyptians to move, lie declared. Up to now, the Egyptians have chosen the time and place to strike with their hit and run tactics, the director added. President Nnsser like Hitler before him lifts declared openly his Intention* and like Hitler no one took him seriously, Dr. Weltz stated. The director, who had fought with the British Eighth Acmy during World War II, stressed that even during the Slnal campaign {migration into Israel continued. Even during this life or death battle, lie said, trucks and equipment were diverted for use by the newly arrived Immigrants. He pounded home Israel's desire to keep the immigration doors open and the unity of-purpose as all the Israelis stood together in their hour of crisis. We must be prepared to repelvo the Hungarian and Egyptian refugees into Israel, he said, He mentioned the United Jewish Appeal's Emergency Itcscue Fund and cald that the historic mission Of laving remments of Jewry must not fall.
Center Pre-School 2nd Term Jan. 23 The second session of the Jewish Comunlly Center Pie-School will begin, Wednesday, Jur. 23. The final bcsslon of the first period will be Monday, Jan. 21. Parents planning to enroll their pre-schoolers for the winter and spring s e s s i o n s arc asked to register now. The Center prc-school h especially adapted for children who arc too young to attend public school. Classes facet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning from 9 to 11:30 o'clock. Tiansportatiiin Is furnished door to door. Children receive n mltl-mornlng snaclt e.ich day. Call the A c t i v i t i e s Office JA-13G6 for added Information. The Annual Clianukah party for parents by the children of our Pie-school Class 39.~>fl-D7 had a good turnout. In nddition to the skits and games n story of C'h.'inulcnh, refreshments were served.
Telegram to President Eisenhower Sent by Senator Hruska The dignity and human rights of the Jews in Egypt are being flagrantly violated by the Nasser Government. News dispatches throughout the world and other authoritative reports reveal that over 8,000 Jews in Egypt have been imprisoned! 40,000 stateless, foreign nationals and Egyptian citizen Jews have, been ordered to leave Egypt within SO days: Hostages are being retained and no complete family unit has been permitted to leave: There has been wholesale confiscation of homes and property. Regardless of the merit of any differences between Egypt and Israel, all civilized peoples take cognizance that such •barbarous acts aro a violation of human and moral principles, and must not stand idly by and permit such acts' to continue without an expression of revulsion and to demand that the Government of Egypt desist from such acts; ' Jewish organizations and citizens of the Jewish faith in Omaha met at a special meeting yesterday in which they approved a detailed resolution, full text of which goes forward by air mail. Pertinent portion thereof reads: "Do it resolved, that this assembly call upon the President and the Secretary of State of the United States, to reaffirm the basic belief of this nation that the dignity and human rights of all peoples regardless of their citizenship or residence should be respected by government and that these principles must be the concern of freedom loving people and, ho it further resolved, that the President and Secretary of State of the United States take such''official actions as may be proper and necessary to cause the Government of Egypt to bring an immediate halt to these inhuman acts which are contrary to these recognized and established rights of all people including the Jews of Egypt ami to restore to them their full freedom and liberty. ROMAN L.HKD8KA U. 8. SENATOR NEBRASKA Mr«. Muse* I'.
Hadassah to Fete U. S. Concerned Mrs. H. Kulakofsky Over Egypt Jews Mi*. J. Harry Kulakofsky will be honored ni Omaha Hadassah's "Woman of Valor,, Sundny, Dec. 16 at Hadassah's annual donor affair to be held in the Pnxlon Hotel at 8 p. m. Mr«. Kulakofsky, honorary president of trie Omaha chapter, hoi served as president of tht chapter and tho Mountain-Plains Region. She also was a .national vice-president of Hadassah. Mrs. Moses P. Epstein, chairman of Hadassah's national American Affairs program/ will be guest speaker. A former national president ot Hadassah, Mrs. Ep*te,tn will pay tribute to her coworker and .closa friend. Mrs. Kulakofsky, national board member, Is an active.member of Hadassah for over 20 years. She Is also an active community leader and headed the Women's Division of the first Jewish Philanthropies Campaign.' Sho Is president ot the Omaha Zionist Council and headed the Omaha Section, National Council' of Jewish Women, Beth El Synagogue Sisterhood and the Women's Division of the Israel Bond campaign. Mrs. Kulakofsky • hns been associated with the Social Settlement Association, Urban League, Public Library board and the United Community Services.
Federation Annual Meeting Set The Annual Meeting of the Federal Ion for Jewish Service will 1» held Sunday evening, Jan. 20 at tha Jewish Community Center, Jnck W. Miner, federation p r e s i d e n t announced. Organizations oro requested to keep that date open.
Compiled from DUp The State Department officially announced lute lust week that it had Informed Egypt of United States' concern about the report of the large number' of. Egyptian Jews facing deportation. Egypt hns denied any official mistreatment of Jews as a religious group. In Jerusalem, Israeli circles have complained that neither the United Nations nor the Great Powers have shown sufficient energy of effectiveness In halting Egyptian brutlallty and persecution of the Jews; The International-Red Cross has made contact with the Egyptian Rabbinate and has obtained from its lists of interned Egyptian Jews, and Red Cross representatives have already visited some,of the Imprisoned Jews. The Red Cross, a representative said, Is attempting to meet with Egyptian and Israeli authorities to discuss the prisoner of war situation. The Egyptians unofficially* tdmlt to holding only one Israeli "prisoner, a pilot named Johanan Etkes, who was wounded. Israel has supplied the Red Cross with a complete list of Egyptian prisoners. The anticipated arrival of Jewish refugees from Hungary and Egypt will Increase. tho original estimates of Immigration Into Israel In 1957 by some 50 per cent, It was reported In Jerusalem Jewish Agency circles. A large number of Hungarian Jews ore expected to arrive In Israel In the next few monllK. How tn organize Immigration Into Israel and how to finance tho absorption of the new Immigration wave into the Israel economy was ilncuiied Monday by the Joint Government-Jewish Agency co-ordination committed, It was reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Aupi'ite Limit, permanent observor In tho United Nations for Switzerland, was elected Monday by tho General Assembly an U. N. High, Commissioner for Refugees.
Israel Offers Peace Again United Nations, N. Y. (JTA)— Israel is ready to conclude peace with tho neighboring Arab countries "within 24 hours, or less, Mm. Golda Melr, Israel's Foreign Minister, declared Sunday In a coast-to-coast television interview. She emphasized that she had "no doubt whatever that; given a peace treaty, normal relations can exist between Egypt and Israel." Asked how pcact negotiations can start "when Israel's neighbors won't even admit that Israel exists," Mrs. Mclr replied: "That Is something to which the United Nations should not acquiesce. We a're a member of the UN and so are the Arab states. It seems to me that tho United Nations should demand that the Arab States should negotiate peace with us," Asked about Israel's stand regarding the Arab refugees, she declared: "In the first-place, we are prepared to plan the resettlement of the Arab refugees. In the second place, wa have always said that, within a peaco settlement, we naturally would be prepared to pay for the property that was left behind them by the Arabs who fled from the country and are now among the refugees." The Israel Foreign Minister stated It was her. position that the United Nations Emergency Force should not only be stationed In the Slnal peninsula, but should remain there until a peace settlement has been achieved: between Egypt and Israel. In any event, she declared, tho United Nations must not allow the old status quo to develop again In sucli a way that Egyptian forces come back again before there Is a peace settlement. The Sinai Peninsula, slip maintained, is a natural buffer area between Israel and Egypt. The 11 western states, according to the bureau of land management, aro Arizona, California, C'olor.idii, Idaho, Montana, Ni-vadn, New Mexico, Oregon, ULull, Washington and Wyoming.
Nebraska Senator Notes Violations Senator Roman Hruska said Monday the dignity and human rights of the Jews in Egypt ara being flagrantly violated by tnt Nasser Government, it wai reported by the World-Herald. The Senator from Nebraska sent telegrams to the President and tht United States Representative to the United Nations stating hi* views. (See text of telegram sent to the President at left.) Action to halt the "Inhuman acts which are contrary to the recognized and established right* of all people" and the restoration of the rights of Egyptian Jews in particular wa« asked Sunday of President Elsenhower and Secretary of State Dulles. - The resolution was unanimously adopted at a emergency session of the Board ot Governor* of tha Federation for Jewish Service and representatives of every Jewish organization In, Omaha. Tha resolution called for official action by th« United State* Government and that the U.S. Representative in tht United Nations urge the U.N. to use it* full moral and legal authority "to provide remedial action to restore the rights of Jews in Egypt." It was pointed out that accord' Ing to reports: 1. Over 8,000 Jews In Egypt have Beon placed in concentration camps or Imprisoned. 2. Nearly 17,000 Jews who have been living in Egypt for generatlons have been declared stateless and ordered to leave within 30 days, 3. Some 19,000 Jews who art Egyptian citizens have also been ordered out, i. An additional 4,000 Jews, citizens of foreign countries, hav» been asked to leave within seven days. 3. No complete family, unit ha* been permitted to leave Cairo, Those who have already departed were forced to Isave a member ot their family as hostage. Over 900 hostages have been taken. •6. Th« Nasser government ha* confiscated their homes and prop* Crty. Copies of tha resolution wart being sent to tho President, Secretary of State, U.S. Senators and Representatives of the State of Nebraska and the U.S. Representative to the U.N. •
Vacation Program For Jay Children The JcwUn Community Center will offer a special winter vacation children's program from % to 4 p. m. at the Jewish Community Center during the winter rocess from public school. Activities " will Include movies, games, swimming, bowling, trips, winter sport*, arts and crafts and skating. Enrollment will be limited so parents interested In registering their youngsters are urged to do so now. Supervision will be provided for each activity. •For further Information pleas* call the Activities Office at the Center, J A 1366.
Re-Entry to Sinai Jerusalem, (JTA)—United Nations Secretary General Dag .Ham* marskjold and MaJ. Gcri. E. L. M. Burns, commander-In-chlef of the UN Emergency Force in Egypt, have both told Israeli authorities that there is no way ot preventing the entry of Egyptian fores inlu the Sinai Peninsula in the wake nf the UNEF unit* which are taking over the evacuat* ing IM-.ICII trciops. This was learned in authoritative ciiclca here Saturday.