Oust Pinhas Lavon As Histadrut Head
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Forty-six members ish Congress. representing other parties voted Speakers at an all-day meeting Blaustein Warns Arab League Foreign Ministers against the ouster and demanded of 15 J0ewish educators, rabbis Aid Funds To End a full vote of confidence ln the and communal leaders called for Plan Use Of Force Against Israel Histadrut leader. stronger cultural and spiritual Mr. Lavon accepted the majority links between American Jews and Within Four Years BAGHDAD - A conference of Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's former verdict in a lengthY letter which Israel as an antidote to the "con Arab League foreign ministers has Foreign Minister, said last Nov. he read to the meeting of the His formity and lack of purpose of NEW YORK - A budget of decided to recommend that force 20 that any Arab action to divert tadrut Executive which contained· life in suburbia." They urged ex $10,102.154 for 1961, earmarked be used to prevent Israel from Jordan headwaters would be con a dramatic warning of "woe to the panded programs of Jewish ed for programs of relief, rehabilita diverting Jordan River waters, it sidered "a threat to peace." In public that depends on this or that ucation to foster a spirit of ideal tion and cultural and educational was reported here last week by formants, Hunt reported, said that man," a reference to David Ben ism among the young Jewish gen reconstruction in 30 countries New York Times correspondent Iraq took the lead in advancing Gurion who had demanded Mr. eration - including service as around the world, was presented Richard P. Hunt. the_proposal for force. and it was Lavon's ouster as one of the con pioneers in Israel - that would last week by Jacob Blaustein, seconded by the United Arab Re ditions of his acceptance of a senior vice-president of the Con Israel is building a pipeline to result in a more meaningful Jew carry water from the Jordan near public. mandate to form a new govern ish life and a more vibrant Jew ference on Jewish Material Claims The resolution promising more Against Germany, at the annual the Sea of Galilee to the Negev ment. Mr. Ben-Gurion resigned on ish community. aid to the Alegerian rebels also January 31 as a protest against a allocations session of its board of for irrigation purposes. The pro Professor Sol Liptzin of City ject is scheduled for completion contained - a pledge that citizens cabinet vote of approval for a College, chairman of the AJCon directors, held at the Jewish of all member nations would be Agency for Israel. in 1963. Ministerial committee report ex gress Commission on Jewish Af permitted to volunteer for service onerating Mr. Lavon as Defense fairs. presided at the meeting in More than 150,000 victims of In other actions. the 10 Arab with the Algerian Liberation Army. states which are members of the Minister in 1954 of responsibi!lty Stephen · Wise Congress House. nazism are expected to benefit The ministers, Hunt wrote, in for a security mishap that year. Subject of the conference was from the funds. The allocations League agreed to send more arms declaring that they would help and volunteers to the Algerian In his letter of resignation Mr. "East European Roots of Jewish will raise the sums granted by volunteers and technicians reach Lavon expressed his regret at de Life - from 'Shtetl' to Suburbia." the Conference since 1954 to $80,- PrQYlsional Government in Its Algeria, did not specify "Arab" fight against France, and promised parting from his post and describ Dr. Judah Pilch, director of the 000,000. volunteers. This, he said, left the ed in detail the findings of the National Curriculum Research In presenting the budget, Blau to consider anew breaking eco way open for Algerians to ask for nomic, political and diplomatic Ministerial committee. He stressed Institute of the American Associa stein sounded a warning that Con volunteers from the communist that there were "some people who tion for Jewish Education. told ference funds are scheduled to relations with Fr-mce \f the Algeri countries. an conflict continues. could not agree with my exonera the meeting that the "restless end in four years, and that Jew In other resolutions the minis tion" in the 1954 mishap and said spirit" which characterized Jew ish communities and central wel The decision to use force against ters said they agreed "on steps that this attitude has resulted in ish life in the "shtetl" or small fare organizations relying upon Israel, Hunt asserted, would mark to be taken" on three questions, "unnecessary complications" which Jewish town of Eastern Europe its grants " will be called upon to a significant change in policy, but did not specify what they had an adverse effect on the public before World War I was "out of shoulder, in ever-growing measure since the Arab states up to now were. The questions were Arab and the state. tune" with the materialistic en the costs of aid programs for nazi have concentratec1_' on their plans charges that 'Israel is building an He said he welcomed renewed vironment of suburbia. "In an at victims." to divert Jordan headwaters as a atomic bomb, United Nations pol appearances of students and intel mosphere of 'all is well,' there can '.'Some 400 Jewish organizations counter to the Israeli moves. Hunt icy on Palestine refugees, and lectuals who earlier in the struggle be little Jewish creativity," he have applied for grants this year said this has led to 'the inference Arab policy In the UN on Oman's between the two Mapa! leaders had said. "Conformity, even insofar as calling for more than $20,000,000, that the foreign -~ters wished claim to independence from Brit religious experiences are concern warned supporters of Mr. Ben all told, over twice the sum avail to stir up alarm "in. ~e West. in ain. Gurion that their tactics were a ed, does not motivate the pursuit able for allocation," Blaustein asmuch as a "third"'round" In the of God or an honest search to possible threat to democracy in said. "Confronting those grea.t de Israeli-Arab corifiict would be the Jewish State. discover what it is that God wants mands is the inescapable fact that unavoidable if Israel persisted in Pledge $14,850,000 of man and man wants of God. After the vote, leaders of the "Only through the restoration (Continued on Page 7) its plans. As UJA Launches minority parties read statements of the spirit of dissatisfaction with In support of Mr. Lavon and de life as it is can we reintroduce Drive For 1961 manded he remain In office. How those values of the 'shtetl' which Stanford Fraternity Refuses ever, Mr. Lavon said that after the have relevance for today and which decision against him adopted at a MIAMI BEACH - The nation may re-Judaize the de-Judaized To Expel Jewish Students meeting of the Mapa! Central wide 1961 United Jewish Appeal Committee. it was clear that he Jew of 1961,'' he asserted. PALO ALTO, Cal - Although members regardless of race, color Another speaker, Rabbi Gershon was officially launched as 400 could not continue in office. threatened with expulsion from or creed." The chapter has re American Jewish leaders meeting Just before the Histadrut Exe~ Winer of the Baldwin (L.I.) Jew its national organization, the ceived notice from the fraternity's ish Center, said "shtetl" values here at the American Hotel con ecutive session started, a group of such as a regard for learning and Stanford University chapter of national headquarters at Wash tributed or reported gifts that students tried to enter the Hista ington that it must oust the four totaled $14,850,000. commitment to an ideal could not Alpha Tau Omega fraternity stuck drut Building with a petition sup be transmitted by the suburban to its anti-bias policy, refusing to Jewish "pledgees." The frater The great outpouring of contri porting Mr. Lavan but they were synagogue. "As a social center ra expel Jewish students whom the nity's national grand chief. Gerald butions came at a dramatic clos dispersed by local guards. ther than a spiritual force," Dr. chapter elected to membership in E. Johnson. notified Kavanaugh ing session of a three-day Nation The ouster ended one phase of Winer said, "the synagogue is a the group. The chapter is being that Alpha Tau Omega's national al Inaugural Conference which the long standing "Lavon Affair," tool for indiscriminate group sur backed fully by the university Stu high council is bringing charges was marked by the resignation of but the seond phase, that of the vival rather than the agent for dent Council; by Dr. William against the chapter for violating Philip M. Klutznick as general Government crisis -remained un spiritual and cultural revival. Craig, dean of men; and by Stan the fraternity's national charter.