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Jewish Autonomous Prov of Birobidzhan discussed, M Frankel series on Siberia; efforts to induce mass migration of Jews there seen failure; maintenance of Yiddish culture held desultory; youths leave prov, disdain Jewish insts; religious observance found minimal; map; illus
Fetes Amb Menshikov
Presidents' descendants attend Women's Natl Press Club fete; tell anecdotes; Mrs Eisenhower gives White House tea; illus
veto upheld, HR
US IMPORTS Eisenhower lifts curbs on imports from Canada effective June 1; new allocations set; Prime Min Diefenbaker hails action; US talks with Venezuela for exemption continues; Pres Betancourt says Eisenhower assured him Venezuelan oil will not be discriminated against
1959Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright[†]
Yasmina Reza is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays 'Art' and God of Carnage. Many of her brief satiric plays have reflected on contemporary middle-class issues. The 2011 black comedy film Carnage, directed by Roman Polanski, was based on Reza's Tony Award-winning 2006 play God of Carnage.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]