Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1960 — Page 13

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The National Jewish POST and OPINION

Friday, September 2, 1960

Superman Paul Newman goes through the paces of Ari Ben Canaan during the filming of “Exodus” in Israel. The picture will open in December in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. Israelis, of course, won’t be able to make heads or tails out of the bigger-than-life superman Ari and his cohorts. But American Jews will leave the theatre swelling with pride and will walk down the street feeling, two-feet taller.

Indestructible

Ari Ben Canaan-Paul Newman is pinned down by rifle fire. But it goes without saying the indestructible Ari will overcome all obstacles in his path.

Arabs Denounce Kennedy Speech

NEW YORK (P-O)—An Arab

group here accused Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, of “injustices and misrepresentations” in a speech he made to the convention of the Zionist Organization of America. The Arab Information Center here declared in a statement on behalf of the Arab League: “It is regretable that the Arab-Israel

conflict has again become part

of American domestic politics.” It added that the Senator’s

speech in which he described friendship for Israel as “a national commitment,” was “an indication that Zionist influence continues to play an important role in conditioning American attitudes towards the Arab world. The continuation of this trend is detrimental t o betterment o f

Arab-American relations.”

Reversal Seen on U.S. Funds f?®? Ptrspete ®{J DgpsidlG EPdiofiD®®

NEW YORK (P-O) — Faced with threats by Israeli political parties to run their own fundraising campaigns, a committee of the new Jewish Agency, Inc., has now proposed a reversal of the Agency’s policy. Israeli parties threatened to conduct separate campaigns in the U. S. after the Jewish Agency stopped allocations to them. The committee called for allocations to parties to be made for constructive projects to help in the absorption of immigrants to Israel. THE COMMITTEE said that

“certain activities belong in the same category of philanthropic activities as those generally contemplated for support by the Jewish Agency, Inc., and that interruption of these funds could impose unnecessary hardship on new immigrants.” The committee suggested to the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem that these items be included in the next budget, and that the American Agency approve them. The London Jewish Chronicle’s New York correspondent, Richard Yaffe, reported that the proposed reversal of the American Agen-

cy's attitude is probably the re» suit of second thoughts on the part of the United Jewish Appeal which finds itself confronted with separate drives by parties whose allocations have bee^ stopped. THE RELIGIOUS Zionists have already begun their own campaign and are advising members that it is to take precedence over the UJA. The right-wing Herat party is due to bring its leader, Menahem Beigin, to the U S. to spearhead its fund-raising drive.

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Multiple Campaign Acrimony Possible in Coming Months

PHILADELPHIA (P-O) — Are we headed for a knock-down, drag-out right in the field of fund raising for Israel during the coming months? The straws in the wind point ominously in this direction, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent columnist, Baruch Haba, declared. Should the multiple campaign acrimony develop, it will be directly attributable to the changes in the structure of the Jewish

Agency.

Prior to the reorganization of the Jewish Agency, about $2,000000 were allocated to Israeli political parties every year. PRESUMABLY, this money was for the educational and rehabilitation programs carried on independently by the parties. Starting next year, these parties will be strictly on their own in the scramble to raise funds, in order to carry on. Haba revealed that two years ago, one of these parties was dissatisfied with the amount allocated and threatened to send its propagandists to the U. S. to launch an independent drive. WHEN THE powers that be saw that they were meant business and that the top leadership of the Israeli party was packing for the trip, they reopened negotiations and increased the alloca-

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tion sufficiently enough for the leadership to unpack and stay

home.

Now there can be no negotiations, Haba stated The decision, it seems, is definite, despite the rumblings in some quarters. So the leaders of the former recipient Israeli political parties are packing their suitcases “for real.” For a while, there was talk of these groups uniting into one over-all campaign. At this writing, this does not seem likely, Haba declared. Differences in ideologies, in tempei’ament, in techniques and in the division of the money, will not be easy to overcome, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent columnist wrote.

THE J O H N N Y-c o m e-lalely might ask: What's wrong with each fending for itself? The answei is that a multiplicity of campaigns brings confusion, duplication and a tremendous expense. There is a much more serious reason why campaigns of this type are undesirable. Haba said that indications of what can be expected if the U. S. is hit by a deluge of fund raisers from Israel were seen in the Israeli national election last fall. Mudslinging and the name calling were nothing to be proud of. Do we want this type of agitation to pollute the American atmosphere. Haba asked.

Key Role In Space Program Young Jewish Scientist Shoots for the Moon

WASHINGTON (P-O) — Dr. Robert Jastrow, the civilian space agency’s brilliant "young man on the Moon” space research progi’am, rates Israel as his number one vacation spot for rest, relaxation, and “exciting mental stimulation.” The 35-year-old New York-born American Jewish scientist has been Chief of the Theoretical Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since November, 1958. A former member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University when the great Albert Einstein was there, Dr. Jastrow has served as a consultant in nuclear physics and upper atmospheric research at the U. S Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. H i s specialty, t o which he devotes more than 12 hours a day, is research on the physics of the moon and terrestial planets.

THE PERSONABLE young scientist admits candidly that he is "moonstruck,” in the interest of science. His job is to prepare unmanned explorations of the moon to determine among other things, “just what the moon surface is made of.” “The moon,” he said, “has the history of our solar system written on its surface.” He vacationed from scientific moon-gazing during the summer. He said: “I have vacationed in Israel. It’s a favorite place; and I am looking forward to touring it with my parents ” His Hebrew is a bit rusty. “I haven’t had much practice since my bar mitzva,” he explained. AMONG HIS many friends in Israel is Dr. Amos de Shalit, brilliant young Israeli physicist, who has lectured here under U. S» official auspices to government and military scientists working with the atom.

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