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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1944

VOL. 46, NO. 8

Attitude of S tate Department on Palestine
Resolution Is Expected to Be Friendly

American Jewish Committee Advocates That Resolution Be
Amended to Provide for International Trusteeship
WASHINGTON (WNS).—The conflicting points of view presented last week
at the open hearings of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Palestine
resolution were reported here to have prompted several members of the Committee
to sound out the State Department on its attitude towards the resolution. Although
there was no official indication of the attitude of the State Department with regard
to the Palestine resolution, it was believed by reliable circles here that it would not
be unfriendly.
When the hearings began the general impression here was that the resolution

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would be reported favor-
ably by the Committee with-
out much debate. Unexpect-
ed complications set in,
however, when, as a result
of the strong opposition by

can schools at Lebanon and at
e that
ni vers, arguest
Columbia
itled
Arab
the Palestine s
to Palestine soil, that the Arabs
are not anti-Semites and that
Arabs do not consider Palestine
as a solution to the Jewish prob-
lem. He asserted that the clause
certain Jewish groups to that about a Jewish "National Home"
part of the resolution calling for in the Balfour Declaration was

Refugee Board to
Get Cooperation of
Turkish Govt.

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Israel Goldstein in London
To Confer with Weizmann

Z.O.A. Head to Convey Palestine Sentiment
Of American Jewry to the British People

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Dr. headed by Dr. Stephen S. Wise
and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, may
soon proceed to London, Dr.
Zionist Organization of America, Goldstein asserted that his de-
arrived this week by Clipper in 'torture for England has been
England to confer with Dr. Chaim moved forward by an urgent invi-
Weizmann, president of the tation he received to open the
an d newly organized United Pale-
World Zionist Organization,
other World Zionist leaders on stifle Appeal of Britain on
March 1.
vital problems affecting the fu-
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Dr.
We in this country,
ture of Palestine, it was disclosed
Goldstein stated, "have had the
by the national Zionist head-
opportunity of ascertaining the
quarters here.
In a statement on the nature reaction of the American people

Israel Goldstein, president of the

of his mission issued before
See GOLDSTEIN—Page 2
boarding the Trans-Atlantic Clip-
per in New York, Dr. Goldstein,
the first member of the official joi
American Zionist delegation to
leave for London, declared that
will also in his capacity as
head of the Synagogue Council
of America and as Jewish co-
the ultimate establishment of a ambiguous and, referring to the
chairman of the Religious Organi-
Jewish Commonwealth in Pal- view of Dr. J. L. Maples on
estine, certain members of the Arab-Jewish relations, asserted
zations Commission of the Na-
ar
ANKARA (WNS)__The w
Committee decided that, before
See STATE—Page 12
Refugee Board which was set up tional Conference of Christians
—
acting on the resolution, they
by President Roosevelt to save and Jews, meet with British re-
the Jewish people of Europe ligious leaders of all faiths to
would prefer to ascertain wheth-

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Ira A. Hirschmann
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nt Distribution
Committee Sends
Aide to Lisbon

R. Pilpel Added to
Overseas Staff

Jewish Leaders
Condemn Terror
In Palestine •

er the State and War Depart-
from being exterminated by the discuss the establishment of a
similar interfaith body in Eng-
Robert Pilpel, a member of
ments would consider its passage
Nazis will receive the coo era-
tion of the Turkish Government land. He will also take up with the executive staff of the Ameri-
in
in the interests of the United
in rescuing the Jews in the Bal- the religious leaders the possibil-
States.
kan countries, according to con- ity of having Protestants, Catho- can Jewish Joint Distribution
The first witness to testify be-
fidential reports reaching Jewish lies and Jews join in the issuance Committee, Inc., major Ameri-
fore the House Foreign Affairs
of a Declaration on Peace Aims can agency for aid to Jews
Committee when it resumed its
leaders here.
It was believed that the deter- along the lines of the statement abroad, will leave shortly to join
hearings last week was Prof.
mination of the Turkish Govern- issued on Oct. 7, 1943, by lead- the committee's expanding over-
Philip K. L. Hitti, a spokesman
ment to cooperate with the War ers of all faiths in this country. seas office at its European --head-
for American Arabs. He warned
This declaration set forth a sew- quarters in Lisbon, it was an-
that if the resolution calling for
Refugee Board was the result
en point program for "A
‘ Pat- flounced this week in New York
and
unrestricted
Jewish
im-
of
conferences
which
Chief
Rob-
free a
JERUSALEM (WNS)• — The bi Herzog of Palestine held with tern for Peace" including the City. Mr. Pilpel Will assist Dr.
migration into Palestine and the
Turkish leaders during his re- safeguarding of the rights of the J ose ph J. Schwartz, the European
ultimate establishment of a Joy- .
ish Commonwealth there is pass- recent outbreak of assassinations cent visit here. As a result of oppressed and the weak, the director of the Joint Distribution
minorities, the estab- Committee, in routing relief and
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cd by Congress,. "American work and bombings in Palestine which those conferences, a Turkish
j t social order emigration aid to refugees in
m s of
in Arab countries will be en- resulted in the death of two po- ship m ay soon be placed at the lisnent
or a ju
dangered." Prof. Hitti, an Ameri- lice officers in Haifa and in con- disposal of interested relief and was signed by leaders of the Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and
can citizen educated in Ameri- siderable damage to the building agencies to rescue several thou- Federal Council of the Churches Sweden.
Mr. Pilpel, a graduate of Har-
of the Immigration Offices in sand Jewish children from Ru- of Christ in America, of the So-
yard University and New York
r
Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv mania and Bulgaria. There are cud Action Department of the
National Catholic Welfare Con- Law School, is an attorney who
were condemned here by the
ference and of the Synagogue has been associated with the Joint
See
REFUGEE—Page
12
Jewish National Council as the
.
Distribution Committee for the
Council of America.
work of a band of lunatics at-
Pointing out that "important past five years as secretary of
of
tempting to impose a re}
changes may be imminent in the its committee on refugee re-
All copy must be in not terror here.
situation affecting the status of habilitation in Latin America.
Calling upon the Jewish popu-
Palestine and the future of the He has also served as secretary
later than Wednesday, 3 lotion of Palestine to combat
Jewish people," Dr. Goldstein de- of the American Jewish Joint
the terrorists who perpetrated
Glared that "it is important that Agricultural Corporation. He is
p. m. It must be written the crimes, the Jewish National
at such a time an opportmuty a member of the board of gov-
Council declared that, by their
for consultation and discussion ernors of the Ethical Culture
on one side of paper only actions, "the terrorists have indi-
"The Historical Position of be available to the leadership of Schools.
cated that they will not refrain
the Zionist movement." Express-
In announcing. Mr. Pilpel's as-
and where possible should from even the meanest crimes
del
th
e P
rogram"
to carry out their intentions. Pall estin
be e i n the Rescu
See JOINT—Page 2
leaders,
American Zionist
be typewritten.
will
the subject of Sim f Shet- o g American
See TERROR—Page 2
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NOTICE

Simon Shetzer to
Be Center Guest
Speaker on Feb.28

Radio Sermon by Rabbi Leon Fram
On Little Church of the Air, Over W WJ

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J, W. V. Sponsors Patriotic Evening at
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah on Feb. 28

Samuel J. Rhodes, commander the occasion will be Chaplain

of the Department of Michigan, Morris C. Katz of the Canadian

By RABBI LEON FRAM
Jewish War Veterans of the Army. Rabbi Katz is a graduate
etro iuncil
t Co
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United States, announces the par- of the Chicago Hebrew Theo-
Editor's note: For the first time in its history, th D
of Churches invited a rabbi to preach under its auspices. This
logical College and spiritual lead-
historical event took place last Sunday, Feb. 20, when the
er of Congregation Beth Jacob of
Detroit Council of Churches invited Rabbi Fram to occupy
Hamilton. Ont.
its radio pulpit, the Little Church of the Air.
"Yeshivah in Action"
to occupy its radio pulpit—the
Another feature of next Mon-
May I tell you of the radio
Little Church of the Air—this
day's function is a three-scene
congregation how happy it made morning. I have accepted the in-
skit by students of several
vitation not only as an honor
Yeshivah classes, depicting the
conferred upon me personally
work done at the Detroit acad-
but as a token of the cordial
emy for higher Hebrew learning,
relationship between Christian
which now has 350 students in
and Jew which prevails in the
all departments including Ow
music
of
Detroit.
The
very
elementary, secondary, and ad-
City
sung in this radio service con-
vanced classes, and the Beth
sists of hymns dear alike to
Jacob Religious School for Girls,
Christian and Jew. The reading
sponsored by the Ladies of the
SIMON SHETZER
from the Bible is also a passage
Yeshivah. There are nine distin-
beloved alike by Christian hope,
and Feb. 28. Mr. Shetzer will appear
guished rabbis and teachers on
I
Jew. This entire service,
as the second lecturer in the
the Yeshivah faculty and three
may serve as a symbol of the
Decisions
women educators on the Beth
"Momentous
rich spiritual treasure Christian series,
Confronting Jewish Life Today".
Jacob staff.
and Jew enjoy in common.
Simon Shetzer is executive sec -
Rabbi Cooper to Address Banquel
text o f my
I choose as the
retary of the Zionist Organiza-
The Yeshivah month will come
sermon that remarkable state-
of America. He is a native
to a close on Sunday, March 5,
meet which Moses made in the Detroiter and was formerly presi-
with the second annual dinner at
course of the farewell address dent of the Jewish Community
the Social Hall of Congregation
which he delivered to the tribes Council of Detroit. He is known
Shaarey Zedek. A representative
Israel
assembled
at
the
edge
of
in Detroit and throughout the
audience of men Old women from
RABBI MORRIS C. KATZ
of the desert within view of the country as a keen student of
Promised Land. It is found in Jewish affairs and as a brilliant
take
part in
that
walks
DOoit
Jewish
corn-
munal
life of will
tic ipation of all posts and auxili- all
the Book Deuteronomy, chapter orator and lecturer.
:tries
in tile
patriotic
evening
of outstanding event. Louis Please,
Yeshivath
Beth
Yehudah
on
Mon-
30, verse 15:
Admission to the lecture is 15
"See, I have set before thee cents to Center members and 25
a director
(lay, Feb. 28, at 9 p. m. The
president
Congrega-
lion
Bnai David of and
this day life and good and death cents to non-members. Organiza-
function is part of Yeshivah of the Yeshivah, is chairman of
tions
securing
blocks
of
50
tick-
and evil."
RABBI LEON FRAM
onth and the general public is
In this text, Moses promises ets may have them at the nom- month
See PATRIOTIC—Page 12
invited. The guest speaker of
me to receive the invitation of
inal price of 15 cents.
See FRAM—Page 12
the Detroit Council of Churches