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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

WHAT ZIONISM PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

By ELI AVRAMS

Ezra Women's Donor
Luncheon On Jan. 19

CARL M. W SIDEMAN
Mrs. Jennie Weinberg, presi-
dent of the Ezra Women's Divi-
sion, affiliated with the American
Circuit Court Commissioner
Federation for Polish Jews, an-
In 1919, shortly after the ces- ht hind him, it is still true that nounces that over 150 pledges
sation of the hostilities of World in the mass sense, Szold found
War I, a mission of American his greatest response at this con-
EXTENDS SEASON'S GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
Zionists left for Palestine to sur- vention. When he made his re-
vey the work necessary to im- markable address ripping the
plementing the Balfour Declar- ground from beneath all the pro-
TO THE ENTIRE JEWISH COMMUNITY
ation. Zionists of America dur- posals for Zionist compromises.
ing this second World War are In this, Szold was simply being
not waiting for the roar of the true to form. Had Zionists foi -
guns to cease before sending this gotten that it was Szold who led
mission. Hardly had the "roar" the fight against partition in
of the Zionist convention ended, 1937?
when it was announced that such
The picture of this man, whose
a mission would soon be wing- early Jewish background was per-
SEASON'S GREETINGS
ing its way over the air.
haps the slimmest of those at
the
convention,
pleading
for
the
Whatever the issue of events
may be after the war, there can maximum of Jewish demands,
be no question that this time lent drama to the scene. Szold
JEROME A. UTLEY
the Zionists are better prepar- collies from a little Illinois town.
ed and more agreed upon what His home life had only a veneer
they want. In 1919, there were of Jewishness. Yet even in those
723 EAST TEN MILE ROAD
the Achad Haamists, who thought younger years there were indica-
of Palestine only as a Jewish tions of the present Jewish lead-
cultural center, there were the er, when valedictorian of Knox
MRS. JENNIE WEINBERG
ELMHURST 6960
"Middle-of-the- Roaders" who College in Galesburg, Illinois, ho
have
already been subscribed to
chose
as
his
theme,
"Hebrewism
dreamed of an ultimate Jewish
state but who insisted that Zion- and the Ideals of American De- the Annual Donor Luncheon.
This fund raising affair will take
ists must make haste slowly, and mocracy."
then there were the extremists,
The emergence of the move- place on Jan. 19 in the Shaarey
led by such men as Max Nordau ment to the fore of American- Zedek Synagogue. Mrs. Weinberg
-INIINENNINM111.
who wanted to do a mass and born leaders is very propitious emphasizes that many women
wholesale job of colonization. at this time. For the peace that who under ordinary circum-
Max Nordau spoke of "dumping" will be made at the end of this stances are visited in their OW
Jews by the hundreds of thou- war will unquestionably be one homes where their pledges aro
taken, will telephone the' r
sands in Palestine. He would in which America will play
make the Jewish state a fait ac- 6trong hand. The old line Eng. pledges to ease the shortage of
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compli by one grand gesture. He fish statesmen in whose hands rubber and manpower. These
knew that the dumping process rested the complete fate of the women are urged not to delay
meant that many who went to Near East after the first World telephoning their pledges so that
Palestine would not survive. But War will play no such monopolis- their names may appear in the
he believed that there were com- tic role at the end of this war. annual souvenir book. Chairman
iiensations. In the light of the Doubtless Russia will have some- of pledges is Mrs. Celia Green-
many who have perished in Po- thing to say about the Near East berg, Madison 1879, or any stem
land and other European coun- at the end of this war and so her of the organization.
tries, perhaps dumping would will your Uncle Sam. The Medi-
Mrs. D. Chaletf reports that
have been the more merciful pol- terranean area, as Anne O'Hare over $400.00 has been cleared in
icy. Doubtless too, the Arab McCormick recently observed in the rummage store.
Problem would hardly have been the New York Times is perhaps
Since June, 1942 the Ezra Wo-
as sinister had the Jews been the most critical and decisive men's Division has raised over
settled en masse. zone in the world, for the sim- $800.00 which has been distrib-
It is futile however to (Its- ple reason that it is the spot uted among the several snecial
are services sponsored by the Feder-
continents
three
cuss these "ifs" of history. The where
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fact is Zionists in 1919 were di- joined.
ation for Polish Jews.
/•■■•AmpolWwq~..worqs,...■1...w , ..swihir•Am.yr■i■
American Zionists expect that
vided in many camps. This was
A very successful card party
worm MIS now peen pump took place on Dec. 10 at Jer-
a sharp contrast to the unamm•
ity which marked the sessions so conscious of the Near East icho hall. Mrs. Sadie Weinberg.
of the recently Zionist conven- and of the Jewish question that chairman and Harry Cohen, ex-
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following the war, it will give tend a cordial thanks to all those
tion.
Ootumbk
Levinthal, Szold, Lipsky, Roth- its most serious thought to these who participated in the affair.
enberg, Heller and Goldman all matters. The recent visits to
The Jew who has no wife
sounded a single note. The con- Palestine of Major James Roose-
CLEANERS & DYERS
vention went on record in a res- velt, of Wendell Wilkie, the part abideth without joy, without a
olution completely repudiating which Palestine is playing in the blessing and without any good.
533-547 EAST FngEST
the Ichud, sponsored by Dr. Mag- war both in the supply of fight-
—Yvomoth.
nes. This triumph of maximal ing troops and in the equipment
Zionism was enhanced by the and supplying of troops have
fact that Hadassah voted unani- tended to focus light on tho
mously in favor of this resolu- Zionist issue. To show how nn-
tion. portant Palestine has become as
Judge Levinthal told the con- a supply house for the Middle
is sufficient to note
vention that the time had come East forces,
British
when Zionism • must cease speak- that during 1942, the
ing of immigration to Palestine absorbed eight times more of Pal-
in terms of "trickles, driblets estine productions than that of
and quotas." He was for an em i_ the preceding year.
If the world has been made
gration of two to three million
Jews as soon after the war as more Palestine and Jewish con-
possible. The resolution on the scious—at the same time it may
Ichud, the speech of Judge Lev- be said with equal truth that
inthal and the rejection of all Zionists have been made less
projects for minimal Zionism by narrow, more world-conscious.
Robert Szold, together form what An indication of that is seen in
may be called the Atlantic Char- Szold's reference to the possi-
ter of the New Zionism. Robert bility of rehabilitating through
Szold's address was in many inter-governmental projects, the
ways the climax of the conven- whole Near East after the war.
tion. Szold is a veteran of the Very graphically Mr. Szold re-
Zionist movement. As far back as marks that at the cost of what
1931, he was president of the is one or two (lays fighting by
Zionist organization, yet it may the Allies now, the whole Near
said that in a certain sense, he East could be rehabilitated. Tho
was "discovered" at this conven- possibilities in this direction are
tion. Others had made the dis- enormous. Palestine is but a
covery before. Thus, of all small fragment, the smallest, in
American Zionists, it was Szold fact, of the countries of the
upon whom Justice Brandeis Levantine world. There is Syria.
leaned most heavily. In down- for example. It has an area
town New York, the legal pro- equal to England, but a popula-
fession had long ago learned tion about half that of New
to highly respect him. He had York City.
Rehabilitation of the Near East
served as first assistant to John
W. Davis when the latter was would make the whole section of
Solicitor General of the United the world now so sparsely set-
States. It has been said that it tled, literally hungry for set-
was Szold who wrote the legal tlers. Robert Szold in his speech
briefs which were responsible quoted a pregnant thought of
for much of the fame of Davis Mr. Brandeis, namely that the
and which later helped to gain most valuable of all the resources
for him the Democratic nomina- of Palestine are its human re-
tion for the presidency of the sources. We must not discount
United States. In the social, lib- the possibility that by means of
eral and labor groups, Szold has great public works the time any
a long and highly distinguished come when instead of fighting ,
immigration, there will be forces
record.
As has been said, Szold also in the Near East—even nol-
has a long record of Zionist Jewish forces, which will them-
as
achievement behind him. He has selves call for immigration
Reader's Digest was
did
the
United
States
itself
in
; not trying to boost Old
been president of the Zionist Or-
days
not
so
long
ago
when
the
Gold sales, nor empha-
ganization. He was a member of
As shown by unbiased, independent
f size the superiority of
that original commission of individual states and the great
railroad
companies
sent
agents
i
any one of the 7 ciga-
American Zionists which went to
unsolicited tests of 7 leading brands
reties tested. llos;ever,
Palestine in 1919. He partici- abroad to solicit settlers for
the
Americn
west.
both before and since
pated in the round-table discus-
—made
for
Reader's
Digest
the Reader's Digest re-
sion on the Arab question in
The
Jcw
who
has
not
wife
is
port,many smokers have
London. He has been one of the
mainstays of the Palestine Eco- not a man; for it is written
changed to Old Gold.
P. Lorillard Cssme,
nomic Corporation and one of (Genesis) "Male and female cre-
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the directors of the Dead Sea ated He them and called their
ENJOY NELSON EDDY-SINGING OVER WJR 8 P. M.-WEDNESDAYS
mineral project. With all this name man.',"—Yvomoth.

Editor's Note: Reflecting that Zionists, today, are better prepared
and united for post-war planning than in 1919, Eli Avrams
discusses the far-reaching proposals Zionism is now planning
for a world at peace.

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