The Jewish Times

              Security Council Hears
Report On Gaza Today
See Story on Page Three
VOL X   NO. 30        MARCH 17, 1955          Price Ten Cents
Arab-Israel Debate Produces
Major Task for Harvard Forum
Refusal of Arab representatives to share a public platform with Israeli delegates has
forced the Harvard Law School Forum to adopt the unusual procedure of a double-evening
program, the Times learned this week.
As a result, the Forum will be
split into two evenings, tomorrow
and  Saturday.
Jordan's Ambassador, Abdul Ri-
fa'i refused to debate Arab-Israel
differences with Ambassador Abba
Eban.
The Forum has now scheduled
Ambassador Rifa'i to speak to-
morrow night at Harvard's New
Lecture   Hall.   Ambassador    Eban
will address the Forum on Satur-
day evening at Ringe Tech Audi-
torium in Cambridge.
Confirming the report, a reliable
source at the Harvard Law School
Forum, added that the scope of
the subject was, in itself, wide
enough to warrant a two-night
schedule.
In addition to the two official
views,   (Arab and Israel)   the  Fo-
rum will present the supposedly
unbiased attitudes of an independ-
ent nation, and the 'Christian pro-
Zionist   community.
Stringfellow Barr, former presi-
dent of St. John's College, and ac-
tive in World Government Organ-
ization, will be the pro-Israel
speaker matched against Ambas-
sador Rafa'i on Friday. Moderator
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New U. S. Bond Group
Set Up, Montor Quits
/till. Charges:
Arab Center Confers
With Anti-Semites
NEW YORK � Charges that the new Arab Information Center in New York, operat-
ing with semi-diplomatic status, has consulted with "professional anti-Semites" to expand an
Arab propaganda campaign in the United States was voiced here this week by the Anti-De-
famation League of B'nai B'rith.
In its, program to win sympathy
for the Arab League states and
discredit Israel, the center., has,
through Arab League interme-
diaries, conferred with anti-Sem-
itic leaders about methods of
arousing feeling against Jewry in
the  United States.
The center, opened recently as
Mi information and cultural ex-
change, is financed by the Arab
League.
Continued on Page Thirteen
Council Frowns On
Concert. Thursday
The Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Boston
this week joined the opposition to the appearance of the Ber-
lin Philharmonic Orchestra at Symphony Hall Thursday eve-
ning, March 24.
Last   week,   the   Times   took   a-
stand editorially urging symphony
iJs    We    Were   Sa
aymfy .
Of Israel's Troubles
And Short Memories
'� j                               By ROBERT E. SEGAL
The casual newspaper reader trying to see half way across
file world over the tops of the headlines naturally concludes
that the shocking Gaza incident of a few days ago was precipi-
tated by desperate men.
Those who distrust Israel � the well-financed Arab propa-
ganda factory and the American Council For Judaism, to pame
two sources � have had a field day over the
incident. And the poorly informed average
fellow with a short memory has, of course,
been inclined to scold Israel: 38 Arabs were
killed, 33 wounded in the deplorable encoun-
ter of February 28. Eight Israeli were killed
also.
In a sense, the Israeli who engaged in this
fight were desperate meji. Why not? They
and their colleagues won their small refuge
against a mountain of odds. Powerful sover-
eignties schemed and strove against the cre-
ation of the state. Its birth was attended by
war; and the threat of conflict has dogged its seven years of
sharply defensive existence. Economic blockade, ancient
ethnic and religious hatreds, a dearth of resources have com-
pounded She difficulties besetting the tiny nation.
The immediate cause of desperation is sharper still.   Israel
has   labored   heroically   for  peace   and,   laboring,   has   borne
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SEGAL
lovers to boycott the concert be-
cause of the taint of Nazism at-
tached to the Berlin orchestra.
In its statement, the Council
noted that the appearance of the
orchestra was "a painful reminder
that persons with Nazi records
appear able to gain current re-
spectability with no firm evidence
of repentence or contrition for
their share of guilt in the record
of heinous offenses against^Jews
and other innocent victims of Hat-
lerism."
The Council added that Herbert
Continued on Page Three
Rabb To Speak
At Breakfast
On March 27
Keynote speaker at the
25th Anniversary Breakfast
of the Business Men's Council
of the Combined Jewish Ap-
peal of Greater Boston Sun-
day morning, March 27, at
the Hotel Kenmore will be
Maxwell M. Rabb, Secretary
to President Eisenhower's
Cabinet.
News that the former Boston at-
torney who occupies one of the
most important posts in Washing-
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Dr� Schwartz
New Director
NEW YORK � Israel this
week answered mounting pro-
tests against the high-powered
Bond Campaign conducted un-
der the direction of Henry
Montor by severing connec-
tion with his American Finan-
cial and Development Corp.
for Israel to sell Israeli gov-
ernment bonds in the United
States.
Prime Minister Moshe Sharett
sent Israel's Finance Minister Levi
Eshkol to this country following a
series of moves by Mr. Montor's or-
ganization which had aroused local
communities and seriously threat-
ened to disrupt both fund-raising
activities and bond sales for Israel.
Mr. Eshkol said that the under-
writing agreement between Israel
and Mr. Montor's group, would be
terminated by mutual agreement
because of what he termed "honest
differences" over sales policies.
He paid tribute to Mr. Montor
and emphasized that there would be
"complete continuity" of bond sales
during  the  transition  period.   The
HENRY MONTOR
Resigns Post
new   organization   will   be   set   up
within a few weeks, he added.
The new bond sales organization
will be headed by Dr. Joseph J.
Schwartz, presently executive vice
chairman of the United Jewish Ap-
peal. Dr. Schwartz will assume his
new post after May 1.                 ..-
ORGANIZED FOUR YEARS AGO
Ttoe   original  bond   organization
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Buenos Aires Co-ed Finds:
Americans Different
From Movie Version
By BETTE KLINE
South American music cri-
tics have chosen to describe
the voice of Suzana Naidich
as adaptable, interpretive and
communicative.
These same qualities bubble
from her personality before you
have time to finish a cup of cof-
fee with the young mezzo-soprano
from Buenos Aires.
"Americans are really much
nicer than I expected," is only one
of the many candid (but well-
thought-out) opinions, which she
expresses in a most charming -ac-
cent.
"And certainly much more intel-
lectual than foreigners are lead to
believe from the movies we see,"
continued the vivacious brunette,
who coins words like "snobistic" in
describing  some  of  the  more  �<
"Americans Nicer"                         Continued on Page Eleven.