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Vol. XLII The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Establish' 925 i ><sS& Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 3, 1967 See USSR ‘Seeond Front’ UJA for 1968 To Offset Viet Nam War To Continue Emergency Aid No. 44 WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Soviet Union may have caused the sinking of the Israeli des troyer Elath and otherwise es calated tensions to establish “a second front in the Middle East, to take the heat off North Viet Nam,” Rep. Edward J. Derwin- ski, Illinois Republican, a mem ber of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement issued here. . The Congressman charged that Russia might have used guided missiles against the Elath “as an answer to the increased Amer ican aerial activity in North Viet Nam. The sinking rekindled the Arab-Israeli conflict and made Egypt more dependent on Soviet military foroes. There is much more to this crisis than a mere Arab-Israeli confrontation.” Rep. Derwinski urged the Administra tion to “take cognizance of Rus sian efforts to establish air and naval bases in Egypt and other Mideast Lands to neutralize the U. S. Sixth Fleet.” The Congressman demanded that the Administration disclose “the extent of recent Soviet ac tions in the Middle East and the serious implications for American policy.” He said: “It is high time that we had some indication from the Administration of these sin ister developments. The Russians are obviously exploiting our pre occupation with Viet Nam and troubles In NATO to pull a dan gerous sneak end-run into the Mediterranean. ” Rep. Derwinski charged that Russia is rapidly building bases for its military establishment in both Egypt and Syria. He said Soviet strategists are trying to outmaneuver the U. S. aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean through conversion of Egypt and Syria into “unsinkable carriers.” He noted that the sinking of the Elath caused “a predictable flare- up quickly exploited by the Rus sians to send additional Red navy ships, military equipment, and technicians to Egypt. Soviet mil itary specialists are now attached to every important Egyptian naval, air, missile, armored, and artillery unit.’* Bienstock Succeeds Smolar As JTA Editorial Director NEW YORK (JTA)— The re tirement of Boris Smolar after 43 years with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the last 26 as editor-in- chief of the world-wide news service, has beenl announced by| Robert H. Am- ow, JTA presi-l dent Mr— Smo-j lar, who is 70 J will continue tol write his popu lar oolumn dis-| tributed by JTAI to the America™ Jewish press and! will carry thel title, Editor-in-| Chief Emeritus. BIENSTOCK Victor M. Bienstock, who was JTA editor in 1933-35 and has been its general manager and di rector of operations since 1951, has assumed the editorial di- reaction of the agency. Mr. Amow also announced the appointment of John Kayston as business manager of the JTA. Mr. Kayston, who joined the JTA or ganization in 1936 has been res ponsible for JTA administrative affairs, circulation and produc tion for many years. He will con- .,. For War Time Presence in Israel Director-General Melr Deshaltt, Israel’s Minister of Tourism, ernsalem. takes time-out on a tour of America to present a special srtlflcate to The Southern Israelite’s Editor 4k Publisher Adolph usenberg for hh presence in the Jewish State during the Six-Day far. With them to Amnon Gil-Ad, director of the Southeastern Dour it Office. The three dtocumafl ways far the weettaa affiliated with ie American Jewish Press Asasdattaw to hafp wentieth Anniversary Tear. tinue these activities in his ex panded new capacity. Mr. Arnow said Jack Siegel, director of de velopment, would also assume added responsibilities in the fi nancial area. * Mr. Smolar studied journalism at Northwestern University, in Chicago and was on the staff of the Chicago Qnily Forward until he joined the \TTA in 1924. He later became chief European cor respondent for JTA and covered most of the world’s major news stories involving the Jewish peo ple over e period of nearly two decades. He was one of the JTA team which provided the world press with its major coverage of the 1929 Palestine riots. He covered pogroms in Poland and Rumania. His dispatches from Moscow to the JTA and the New York World during a critical period in the evolution of the Soviet Rev olution did much to inform the world as to the fate of Russia’s Jews. Perhaps his longest and most arduous assignment was to report the growth of the Nazi movement in Germany which ul timately led to Hitler’s accession to power. He remained on Eur- War Criminal Sues BONN (JTA) — Erich Raja- kovic, an Austrian war criminal and former SS leader, has filed suit in Munich to compel the de letion of certain passages from Simon Wiesenthal’s book, “The Murderers Are Among Us,” which deals with notorious Nazis who went unpunished after World War II. Wiesenthal’s book discloses that despite his war criminal background, Rajakovic served as representative of Sovi et, East German, Polish, Hun garian and Czechoslovakian business firms in Italy ten years ago. opean assignment after the out break of the war until 1941 when he returned to New York and as sumed the editorship of JTA. Mr. Bienstock, a native of Hart ford, Conn., came to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency after serving on the New York World, the New York Herald Tribune and the London Morning Post. He resigned as an editor of the Herald Tri bune News Service in 1933 to join the JTA staff as editor of the news service and managing editor of the Jewish Daily Bulletin. He went to Europe in 1935 with head quarters in London, as chief of foreign service, to reorganize its operations and direct its news service. In 1940, he became chief of the foreign service of the Overseas News Agency with head quarters in London and served as war correspondent in the Middle Bast and European theaters. He became foreign editor of ONA in 1945 and general manager of JTA in 1951. Mission it. TEL AVIV (JTA)—The United Jewish Appeal will continue in 1968 its Israel Emergency cam paign in addition to its regular drive, UJA general chairman Max Fisher anounoed at a dinner given in honor of Premier Levi Esh- kol by the current UJA Study Mission. Mr .Eshkol told the almost 600 UJA leaders that “the emergency is still with us,” adding that, while the Six-Day June war “saved Is rael from extinction, it has not solved Israel’s problems of the future. He also said that Israel must MU spend “hundreds of millions of dollars every year an security, leaving other fields of development without funds.” He then asked the UJA leaders to extend the Israel Emergency Fund into 1968. He said the emergency funds would be needed for absorption, welfare aid and other humani tarian tasks for Israel’s newcom ers which Israel’s people could not provide. In response, Mr. Fisher said “you said the emer gency continues. Our answer is that the Emergency Fund also continues.” ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL—Down the ramp to Israeli xaQ Mrs. Marvin C. Goldstein, Dr. Marvin C. Goldstein and Joseph Cuba (in sunglasses), all nf Atlanta, as the Atlanta gates arrived on the UJA study mission. Story on pngs 8. Shutdown of Suez Costly to Britain LONDON (JTA)—The continu ed shut down of the Suez Canal is costing Britain an average of $56 million a month, or more than $200 million since the Six-Day War laut June.* This information was given to Parliament by Prime Minister Harold Wilson whose Government is planning new relations with Egypt after a three-year hiatus. Most of the money has been spent in prec ious hard currency for oil to re place Middle Eastern supplies, contributing to Britain’s already precarious balance of payments situation, it was disclosed. GEORGIANS WELCOMED—Mrs. Harry Sunshine, far left, and Sam Roth berg, center, are being welcomed aa they deplaned In Israel as delegates to the 13th annual UJA stndy mission. Story on page 9. ,-:■■■ v ‘Some’ Skvhawks This Year Promised for Israel bv U. S. WASHINGTON (JTA)— Some but definitely not all of the 36 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk jet bom bers approved for export to Is rael will be delivered in 1967, State Department officials said last week. These officials said shipment would begin soon. But they did not anticipate that the entire consignment would be in Is raeli hands until early in 1968. It was revealed meanwhile that no negotiations ere under way for new weapons for Israel or the five Arab states also affected by the limited lifting of the June embargo. The United States is not now undertaking new mili tary equipment commitments be cause of the Administration pol icy, officials said in reference to the possibility of subsequent ship ments to the Middle East The items cleared for export under the announcement by the State Department were described as a “one-shot” transaction. Morocco and Libya will also receive military jets. Munitions of various types, other than air craft, will go to Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Tunisia. The pro vision of weapons to Jordan re mains “under consideration,” State Department spokesman Robert McOoakey Mid. Mr. McCloskey noted that So viet arms shipment® to the Mid dle East were being “maintained, at a substantially high level” to Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The Rus sians also ere understood to have offered munitions to other Arab states. Mr. McCloskey added that the United. States Government still was interested in seeking an agreement with the USSR to limit the flow of arms to the Mideast, but so far has had no success. According to Mr. McCloskey, the Arabs required spare parts. It was indicated that Libya and Morocco needed planes. Israel, In addition to the limited number of planes, will receive spare parts, repair equipment, and compon ents for radio and other equip ment. Jordan’s Hpssein Arrives in Bonn BONN (JTA)— King Huseein of Jordan has arrived here for meetings with West German, gov ernment leaders. He brought a so-called “peace plan” which di plomatic observers believe calls for Israeli withdrawal from oc cupied territories, big power gua rantees of Israel’s borders, and fine passage through internation al use—