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THE ONLY ANGLO-JEWISH NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT: MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER_ 11, 1931
NO. 16
of
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SECTION TWO
THE YEAR 5691: A RESUME
By HARRY SCHNEIDERMAN
1.
as in the preceding twelve-month.
This recession in the interest of
American Jewry in foreign affairs
While continuing to give much was owing chiefly to two factors,
nam ely, first, to the world-wi d e de-
attention to events affecting their
pression, which reached a very low
brethren in foreign lands, the Jews level insofar as the United States
of the United States did nut, dur- is concerned, during the past year
ing the past year, watch the situa- and lay a heavy restraining hand
lion of their overseas co-religion.' on all communal efforts; and sec-
i=ts with the same concentration ond, to the fact that the past year
was not as full, as was its precur-
sor, of highly significant events
of anti-Jewish outbreaks at then still in force. In December.
(Editor's Note—This abstract of the annual review of propaganda; and that these ex-
abroad. Nevertheless, the scope
the Jewish year is prepared for the Jewish Telegraphic cesses "would not have occurred Kovel and Zdunska-Vola, Poland, Tsaristic anti-Jewish lows as were
of the interest of the American
had it not been for the govern- caused some apprehension I n
communit y was extensive, embrac- A en and The D etroit
representatives of the American
Ch ronicle from the sur- ment's support of students' organ-
ing, as it did, many countries.
vey made by Harry Schneiderman, editor of the American izations and so-called patriotic America, the Jewish community Jewish Committee held a confer-
A more optimistic feeling fol- Jewish Year Book and assistant secretary of the American congresses, and the government's here was more concerned over the ence with Dr. Titus Filipowicz, the
Polish ambassador, in the course
lowed the publication of the re-
reluctance to suppress illegal anti- very bad economic situation of
port of the permanent mandates Jewish Committee. Mr. Schneiderman'a yearly review,
Semitic propaganda, out of a mis- the Jew's in she country In Septem- of which the economic situation of
commission of the League of Na. ' which has come to be a regular Rosh Hashonah feature, taken emphasis upon the liberty ber, the Federation of Polish Jews Poland in general, and of the Jew-
,
lions, which was somewhat criti- covers the period from July 1, 1930, to June 30, 1931, and of the press and assembly."
submitted a memorandum to the ish population in particular, was
cal of Great Britain's discharge of is based chiefly on the dispatches of the Jewish Telegraphic
Polish embassy in Washington re- discussed.
Much Action on Poland.
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questing the ambassador to urge
The committee's representatives
Although
reports
early
in
July,1
feeling grew when, at the meeting
his government to abolish such
(Turn to Page Two.)
of the Council of the League of many organizations.)
Nations, in September, the rap por-
tour on the commission's re port
upheld its criticism, and the nrit. ' tention of the Congress of the respects the persecution of religion
ish representatives, who had - p ro . United States in a speech delivered had become quiescent, and except
NMOOMMOONO4
viously protested against the
ings, accepted the rapporte find- in the House of Representatives for a few weeks in the beginning
conclusions, which were thereu cur's on Jan. 9, 1931, by Represents- of the review period, anti-Jewish
p an tine Samuel Dickstein of New outbreaks in Rumania had virtu-
adopted by the Council.
Optimistic Hope Disappointe d. York, in which he called upon the ally ceased.
government of the United States Waldma n
The turn of affairs gave gro
Probed Probed Roma-
"to bring all its power to bear for
for the hope that the report of and
the
nian Situation.
inquiry into Palestine immigra tion a correction of the situation."
Hope for improvement in the
and development possibili ties,
MacDonald Letter.
which had been conducted by Sir
Nor was the letter of Premier Rumanian situation was reawak-
John Hope Simpson, and the d„_ Ramsay MacDonald to Dr. Weiz- coed with the return of Prince
laration of British policy w f,i c h man, made public in February, Carol, and his accession to the
was to be based on the rep ort, 11)31,
which, in explaining the throne in June, 1930. Pronounce-
would be favorable from a Je w i s h White Paper, softened som e
of its
merits
by him and Mr. Maniu, who,
standpoint. The more profou n d , harshest provisions, greeted
with
,
therefore, was the disappointm ent, much enthusiasm by American a after a brief retirement, returned
and the more violent the pro test Zionists. While Louis Lipsky, , for. to the post of premier, indicated
which greeted the publication on mer president of the Zionist Or- a strong desire to suppress anti-
Oct. 20 of the Simpson report and ganization of America, hailed the Jew s ish violence. But on the heels
the
pa ying lute I ape r in letter " as the first step toward of th ese benevolent declarations, a
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which the British governm en t , rectifying what had become an im- violent agitation began in the
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pointing out that the mandate 'm- possible situation," and the New southern districts
of Bukowina,
posed upon i the duty not only o f York Zionist Region adopted a attacks occurred in many
places,
facilitatingtthe establishment o f a resolution expressing satisfaction and, for a long time, a state of
national home for the Jewish p re . with the document, the Adminis- terror existed among the Jews of
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but also of protecting the trative Committee of the Zionist the district; the situation reached
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ights of the existing populati on, Organization of America issued a its climax in a conflagration, un-
outlined a land and immigrat ion statement expressing the view b l tedly of incendiary origin, in
policy which was, in the opinion of that while the document
"is an im- the arge village of Borsa, which
many, calculated to paralyze
provement over the Passfield rendered 1,100 Jews homeless.
.914 substantial effort by Jews for any
the White Paper in tone, i appraisal
The American Jewish Commit-
development of Palestine.
of Jewish achievement in Fates. teehad, in the meantime, directed
Immediately following the pu Hi_ tine, and in recognition of the re- Morris 1)
. Waldman, its secretary,
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cation of the White Paer,
p
lation of the entire Jewish people who had gone abroad to examine
$1,500 personal accident
4- • Chaim Weizmann, presiden t of the' to Palestine," it "omits much that at first hand some of the major
policy, liability and property damage insurance.
Jewish Agency for Palestine, an_ should be made explicit, and in- problems concerning European
nounced his resignation from t hat adequately formulates that Jewry with which the committee is
othce, and I, efix M. Warburg, it seems to have accepted
dealing, to proceed at once to Rat
chairman of the administrative
mania. After two visits to t h
The interest of American Jewry countr in the of which
BLOCKERS OF
committee of the Jewish Agency,
course
in Palestine matters was kept alive he interviewed many
and Lord Melchett, chairman of also by the visit to
Jewish lead-
this country ers
the Council, announced their resig-
and the chief government of-
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in
December
of M. M. Ussishkin, ticials, and visited the scenes of
nation from those offices.
head
of the
Jewish National Fund, the recent outrages, Mr. Waldman
In the announcement of his
withdrawal, Mr. Warburg revealed in connection with an intensive gave out, at Geneva, a statement
campaign
behalf of the Fund, to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
4`.i. the fact that at a private conf er- and
by the in arrival,
in March,
of in
which he
rice on Aug. 22, 1930, with Lc. rd Dr. J. L. Magnes, chancellor of the
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of asserted that the press
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the outrages had not
assfield, colonial secretary, t he H ebre
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University of Jerusalem, been exaggerated; that they had
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DE WITT E. CARPENTER
the
' 1 c ertain statements to the adm in _ arous ing
purpose of been unquestionably instigated and
CECIL H. CARPENTER
increased inter t in h 'organized by anti-Semitic agita-
.': is trative committee of the Jew a
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economic
the
country
in
an
effort
to
secure
depression,
found
111 set. Continuing his stateme nt,
the peasantry, :
S. SILVER, Prop.
Pledges for contributions to the normally friendly to their
Jewish
r. Warburg said: "With d cep Jewish
Fund over
,
,, M gret, I must resign as chairm an period of National
ors,
fertile
soil
for their,
five years, sufficient for I
f the Administrative Committ ee. , the purchase of 200,000 dunams
.
,1 had the right to place comple
(46,140 acres) of land in Pales-
re lionce upon the statements ma de l tine—this tract to be divided into
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. y Lord Passfield on behalf of t h e sections to bear the name of each
g overnment; and through me t h e community which subscribes. At
J ewish people were misled. Fu r _ a national conference, held in
ther relations such as chairma n. Washington, D. C., on Feb. 9,
a
ship of the Administrative Co m. new instrumentality, culled the
mittee entails are no longer po • Koren Kaymeth League, was
sible." The statement conclud e d created to promote the project.
with a pledge of a continuance of
New Fund Raising Aspect.
his efforts to support the wor 1,,
Fund raising for l'alestine as-
and an expression of confidence in
sinned
a new aspect during the
"the inherent fairness of the Br
past year. It will be recalled that,
ish people and enlightened publ
opinion throughout the world, to at a conference on Jan. 17, 1930,
enable us to overcome the o , between representatives of the
stories which now confront us." °- Joint Distribution Committee and
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the American members of the
Agency Members Protest.
J ew ish
gency for Palestine, an
On the following day, the mee t- agreement was reached for
con-
ing of the American members of ducting an Allied Jewish Cam-
the Administrative Committee of paign, to terminate on Dec. 31.
the Jewish Agency, which ha d 1930, for $6,000,000, of which
been called by its retiring chai r- $3,9130,009 was to be used by the
man, Mr. Warburg, issued a stet e- Joint Distribution Committee, and
ment protesting against "the f u- $2,500,000 was to constitute the
tore policy in Palestine just a n- American share of the 1930 bud-
nounced by the British gover n- get of the Jewish Agency. The
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consttute
a flagrant violation of the close of 1930 and the launch-
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the mandate and a repudiation b y ing of two separate drives was an-
the British government of i ts nounced, late in December, by
covenant with the Jewish peopl e Felix 111..Warburg and Cyrus Ad-
and its obligations to the Leagu e ler, on behalf of the Joint Distri-
of Nations." Pointing out tha t don Committee, and the Jewish
the new policy "was formulate d Agency, respectively. The in-
in camera and without discussio e nouncement declared that while
with the Jewish Agency, as pro the joint drive had resulted in the
sided in the mandate," the state - creation of important communal
went declared that "the propose d values and the laying of the foun-
policy threatens the whole Jewis h dation, in many communities, for
effort in Palestine,"" and conclude enduring co-operation on behalf of
with a call to "all Jews to pres s Jewish causes, yet
"the increas-
forward with renewed vigor th e ingly pressing need for immediate
work of rehabilitating the Hol y funds for the achievements of
Land in full confidence that th e both organizations, the differing
attempted repudiation of Jewis h budgetary requirements, and the
rights of immigration and settle advisability of permitting as much
meet in Palestine will not be tol _ freedom of choice and support as
crated by the spirit of fair pla y possible during the present trying
of the British people and the en economic period, have made it de-
lightened opinion of mankind."
sirable . . , to separate their
These sentiments were re- fund-raising activities."
echoed by Jewish leaders and by
Following this agreement, the
organizations and mass meetings American l'alestine Campaign of
held in many parts of the coon- the Jewish Agency for Palestine
, try. In New York City a huge was inaugurated on Jan. 25, 1931,
masa meeing took place in the vast at a conference in New York City
auditorium of Madison Square of delegates from many communi-
Garden on Nov. 2, the thirteenth ties, a fund of $2,500,000 being
anniversary of the issuance of the net ass the objective; the campaign
Balfour Declaration. The Miz- committee appointed was made up
rachi, the Orthodox wing of the of both Zionist and non-Zionist
Zionist movement, at its annual members of the Jewish Agency.
convention on Oct. 27, in Balti-
The realignment of Zionist
' more adopted a resolution urging forces brought about at the con-
the United States to take cog- vention of the Zionist Organiza-
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nizance of the newly announced tion of America in July, 1930, had
policy of the British government. resulted in increased harmony
In.
A protest resolution was also within the organization. The new
adopted by the American Jewish Administrative Committee, under
Committee at its twenty-fourth the chairmanship of Robert Szold,
annual meeting on Nov. 9.
showed a determination to inten-
In the meantime, the American sify organizational activities in
members of the Administrative many directions. One of its first
Committee of the Jewish Agency steps was the appointment of
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