"Jewish Floridian
Combining THE JEWISH UNITY and THE JEWISH WEEKLY
Volume 39 Number 20
Miami. Florida. May 20. 1966
Three Sections Price 20*
Tension Mounts as Two Killed at Syria Border
TEl. AVIV (JTA) Two
ount! Israelis were killed early
Tuesday on the Syrian frontier,
near the Nahal village of Alma-
|0r. when a jeep in which they
mre riding passed over a mine.
The site of the incident is about
325 yards from the Syrian border.
at a spot inside Israel north of
Lake Tiberias.
The men formed the advance
party for a convoy of three trac-
tors manned by other Israelis en-
laced in clearing the fields of
 rocks on behalf of a Jewish Na-
tional Fund afforestation project.
They left Almagor at 4:30 a.m., and I
proceeded to a spot in the field
where work on the project bad
been started safely last week. Sud-:
denly, their jeep blew up. The oc-;
cupants of the jeep. Amikam Sha-
mai 27. and Peter Fabian 25. were I
still alive when reached by the
men on the tractors, but died with-
in a few minutes while being taken
to a nearby hospital.
The explosive is believed to
have contained 20 pounds of
TNT. The terrorists are believed
to have forded the Jordan River,
which forms rhe Syrian-Israel'
border in the aree. Tracks lead-
ing back to the rivr shore wen*
traced by Israeli army investi
gators in the presence of mil'
tary observers from the United
Continued on Page 13-A
Conservative
Rabbis Meet
In Toronto
By Special Report
TORONTO Calling the Amer-
ican rabbi "a unique phenomenon
in Jewish history," Rabbi Max J.
Routtenberg. Temple Bnai Sho
lorn. Rockville Center, opened the
66th annual convention of the Rab-
binical Assembly here Sunday.
More than 500 rabbis serv-
ing Conservative congregations
throughout the United States and
Canada heard Rabbi Routtenberg's
presidential address in which he
characterized the American rabbi
n "the teacher par excellence of
his people."
Drawing upon his experience
ti president for the past two
years of the 800-member inter-
national rabbinic body. Rabbi
Routtenberg asserted that "un-
less the rabbi defines the limits
of his responsibilities," the
heavy burden he attempts to
Continued on Page 1S-A
IMPROVING RELATIONS
Eban Off
To Poland
WARSAW (JTA) Israel's
Foreign Minister. Abba Eban, ar-
rived in Warsaw for conferences
with Israeli envoys in East Euro
pean countries on means of im-
proving Israel's relations with that
bloc
ll< was greeted at the airport
by a representative of the Polish
Foreign Ministry and Israeli en-
voys to the Soviet Union, Rumania.
Hungary, Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia
and Yugoslavia.
In the first Israel diplomatic
parley behind the Iron Curtain,
each envoy reported on relations
between Israel and his country
of representation. The Polish
press carried articles welcoming
Israeli diplomats.
l Jerusalem, Israeli officials
disclosed that Israel had reiterated
pport For the present Oder-
Neisse hue which marks Poland's
Continued on Page 3-A
Johnson Accepts AJC
Liberties Medallion
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ANTI-JtWISH BIAS PACf 9-A
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Adenauer
Back From
Israel Trip
bonn (JTA) Former Chan-
cellor Konrad Adenauer returned
to West Germany this week from
his first visit to Israel to report
that "the ordinary- man in the
street" had been interested in his
visit "in a positive way."
He also said that he had talked
with Premier Levi Eshkol with
whom he had sharply differed at
a formal luncheon at the Prem-
ier's home a second time before
leaving and that "we agreed on
all questions."
He said he had not been insult-
ed by the demonstrations against
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$40 Million
Credit From
W. Germany
BONN (JTA) The first
agreement between West Germany
and Israel on economic aid. pi"
viding for credits during 19(ib of
DM 160,OOO.ooo (S40.000.000i to Is-
rael, was signed here this week
alter months of arduous bargain
ing.
In signing for Israel, Ambassa-
dor Asher Ben-Natan recalled
that the agreement was being
signed exactly one year from the
day that Chancellor Ludwig
Erhard indicated readiness, in
a letter to Premier Eshkol, to
enter the negotiations which led
to West German recognition of
Israel.
The credits are being provided
for development and const met ion
Continued on Page 11-A
WASHINGTON (JTA) The
effectiveness of legislation as a
means of ending bias has just
about reached its limit, Morris B.
Abram. president of the American
Jewish Committee, told the Com-
mittee's 60th annual meeting here
this week.
He said the time had come "to
focus on the goals beyond the law.
upon the causes of prejudice and
the means of changing the hearts
and minds of men." The role of
legislation may not be exhausted,
he told the meeting, but it has its
limitations and "we may be ap
proaching them at the national
level" in the United States. He
warned that "neither legislation
nor its strict and effective enforce-
ment will eliminate color or reli-
gious prejudice and discrimination
and fulfil the rights of all Amer-
icans."
One of the highlights of the
first session was a surprise ap-
pearance by President and. Mrs.
Johnson. The President received
the Committee's American Li-
berties Medallion, its highest
mSIDlNl JOHNSON
surprise appearance
award, "for exceptional ad-
vancement of the cause of hum-
an liberty." The President said
that "no people" know better
Continued on Page 2-A
DESPITE B'NAI B'RITH COMPLAINT
U.S. Buys Bonn Guns
WASHINGTON (JTA) United States Secretary of De-
fense Robert McNamara and West German Defense Minister Kai-
I'we von Hassel announced Sunday agreement on a controversial
deal in which the United States will purchase 20mm cannons
from the Rheinmetall Arms Works, despite Bnai B'rith protests
that the German firm refused to compensate Jewish slave laborers
who were concentration camp inmates forced to work for Rhein-
metall.
A number of the present directors ol the firm were directors
during the Hitler era. and members ol the Nazi Party-
Defense Department officials said the U.S. Army will spend
S74.200.0OO for the guns, spare parts, technical data, and royalties
The gun is the IlispanoSuiza 820. and will be mounted on armored
command and reconnaisance vehicles The agreement emerged
from a lengthy discussion of a wide range ol NATO and American
Wist German defense cooperation questions.
'COLLISION COURSE'
Social Work
Confab Eyes
Great Society
WASHINGTON (JTA) The
question whether President Joru>
son's "Great Society" program*
are on a "collision course" witn
non-government welfare agencies
 Jewish and non-Jewish was
raised here at the opening session
of the 68th annual meeting ot th-*
National Conference of Jewish
Communal Service. The five-day
parley, which is attended by more
than 1.000 Jewish communal work
ers. is devoted to the subject of
how the Jewish community is tj
face the Great Society.
Dr. Benjamin B. Rosenberg,
executive director of the Combined
Jewish Philanthropies of Boston,
who delivered the keynote address,
told the Jewish professional work
ers in the fields of Jewish welfare,
health and communal services
gathered from all parts of the
country that, "in ever-increasing
measure, Jewish communal serv
ices may need to focus on quality
and intensity rather than on
quantitative coverage of all Kg
ments of the Jewish community
and all areas of need."
Pointing out that, while the
Great Society has been described
as "an unprecedented series of
legislative triumphs in all areas
of social and economic welfare,"
and "a massive attack on
poverty and other forms of de-
privation supported by massive
funds," Dr. Rosenberg stated
that it has also been labeled as
"a maze of national, regional
and local conflicts and irrita-
tions with the inevitable politi-
cal road blocks, putting more
emphasis on quantity rather
Continued on Paqe 8-A
kosygin Queried on Israel Tie
JERUSALEM (JTA) Israeli. Russia dealt with that issue prior
to Premier Kosygin's arrival in
newspapers reported here that
Egyptian President Nasser has Kairo.
asked visiting Soviet Premier Alek-
sei Kosygin for information about
the "improvement in Soviet-Israeli '
relations."
The newspapers quoted well-in
formed sources that secret diplo-
matic contacts between Egypt and
Israeli sources indicated con-
cern that Egyptian pressures,
combined with the Soviet desire
to increase its influence in Syria,
might still further retard the re-
cent slight improvement in Is-
raeli-Russian relations.
In welcoming the Soviet leader.
President Nasser lashed out at
Israel and pro Western forces i i
the Middle East
The Soviet Premier, in his re-
sponse, made almost no comments
on the Middle Bast situation e
ccpl to emphasize Soviet-Egypt i
solidarity.