A merica 9ewit Periodical Cotter 1) CTORY MICHIGAN'S OLDEST" ANGLO-JEWISH PUBLICATION BUY 29th Year of Serviee to Jewry ••ITS• MTN/ 411 1 1 CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 AR ND O • ; MIPS Detroit Jewish Chronicle and The Legal Chronicle VOL. 46, NO. 47. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1944 Dr. Chaim Weizmann Arrives in Palestine • • • • In Midst of Crisis in Jewish Agency Isaac Gruenbaum of General Zionists Group "A" and Rabbi Jacob Fishman of Mizrachi Resign from the Executive JERUSALEM (WNS)—Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, arrived here this week by plane from London in what was his first visit to Palestine since the outbreak of the war. As he was met at the airfield by members of Agency's executive, he was apprised of the resignation from the executive of Isaac Gruenbaum, representative of the General Zionist Group "A" and Rabbi Jacob Fish- Man, Mizrachi representative. Dr. Chaim Weizmann later motored to Rehovoth, where he has a home. He was accompanied by his wife and L. Lonton, political secretary of the Jewish Agency in London. He was greeted by a parade of Jew- ish special policemen. Dr. Weiz- mann is expected to participate in the deliberations of the execu- tive of the Jewish Agency and the Small Zionist Actions Com- mittee, which are to be held this Sunday. In reporting Gruenbaum's res- ignation, Haaretz, leading organ of the General Zionists, urged that he be replaced by a member of the same group in the United States. Coincidentally it was dis- closed that Isaac Gruenbaum, who had been 4 member of the execu- tive foi'many years; was no long- er participating in the work and deliberation of the Agency. At the same time it was an- nounced that the Agency had not accepted Rabbi Fishman's resig- nation. Mizrachi leaders are re- ported to be conferring on the advisability of urging Rabbi Fish- man to insist on the acceptance of his resignation. Demand Proceedings in Hebrew The two Jewish terrorists who gave their names as Moshe Cohen Itzhak and Charles Salzman, when held in Cairo on the charge of slaying Lord Moyne, British resi- dent Minister for the Middle East, have been identified by the police as Eliahu Khakim of Haifa and Ephraim Ben-Zuri of Tel Aviv. Information reaching here from Cairo discloses that the two de- fendants intend rejecting an of- fer of assignment of counsel. They intend to conduct their own defense and to insist on the use of Hebrew at the trial. Police officials here are reluc- tant to reveal any details of the activities of the two terrorists immediately preceding their as- sassination of Lord Moyne. But it can be stated on good author- ity that Ben-Zuri and Khakim had not even known each other before they met on orders from central committee of the Stern Gang, a Jewish terrorist group in ..Palestine. They left Palestine for Egypt 18 clays before the a,sault on Lord Moyne, wearing ithiitary uniforms and equipped documents, supplies and ocher naranharnalia. See ARRIVES—Pago 16 Major Allen Heads Hillel to Hold Temple Beth El Mortgage Burning War Bond Drive Ceremonies Nov.26 Hope to Surpass Brilliant Record President Wagner to Greet Assemblage Temple Beth El has again mus- Isaac Wagner, president of tered its forces for a drive in Bnai Brith's District Grand Lodge the 6th War Loan under the No. 6, will offer greetings of the general chairmanship of Major district to the many hundreds of MAJOR HAROLD ALLEN ISAAC WAGNER Bnai Brith members who will be assembled in Ann Arbor on Sun- day, Nov. 26. The occasion will be the burning of the mortgage Harold Allen, with a goal set to surpass the brilliant records ac- complished in the 4th and 5th War Loans, when, in each in- stance, Beth El led all congre- See HILLEL—Page 16 gations in total Bond sales. Both the Sisterhood and Men's Club of Temple Beth El are or- ganized to convass, not only their entire memberships and the en- tire congregation, but also the community as a whole. Mrs. George Freedman has been appointed chairman of the War Bond committee of the Sis- "Coming to Detroit on Tues- terhood, while Art Edelson and day evening, Dec. 5, under the Oscar Zemon are co-chairmen of auspices of the Men's Club of Temple Beth El, Drew Pearson See ALLEN—Page 13 will speak to a capacity crowd that will fill the main auditorium of Templ e Beth El judging by present advance sale of tickets," it was stated by Charles Kottler, who with Oscar Zemon and Hy Schlafer, is serving as co-chair- man of the ticket sales commit- tlement of the Palestine problem. tee. Charging that the British Colo- Tickets to hear Drew Pearson nial Office cansistently sacrificed are not only on sale at the Tem- Jewish rights in a futile attempt ple office and Grinnell's, but to appease the Arabs, Dr. Silver, have been placed in the hands of co-chairman Of the American the entire board of the Men's Zionist Emergency Council, ques- Club as well as other members of tioned Great Britain's ability the Clubs Kottler went on. Tic- to solve the problem without aid kets are for sale to the general from the United States and, per- public at $1.20, including fed- haps, Russia. eral tax, and may be procured Emphasizing that Palestine is from the following officers and not a British colony and that board members of the Men's Club Great Britain merely acts as a of Temple Beth El: trustee under it mandate from Ted Burnkrant, Leon Way- 52 nations. Dr. Silver declared burn, Arthur Goulson, Gabriel that the major powers should Alexander, Art Adelson, Nate "push aside the tangled web of Lerner, Emil Waldbott, Bertram disingenuousness, legal shuffling Kaatz, Lawrence I. Levi, Leonard and obstructionism "and not only N. Simons, Benjamin Wilk, Nath- proclaim a Jewish commonwealth" an Balaban, Gus Braff, Ed Lich- but extend to it that material tig, Bert Clamage, Hy Schlager, aid and credit which they will Charles Kottler and Oscar Ze- undoubtedly extend to their coun- mon. tries to assist them in building Members of the Men's Club or rebuilding their national econ- omy." each receive two complimentary Drew Pearson to Be Beth El Men's Club Speaker Iladassah Convention Accepts Budget of $2,250,000 for Year CLEVELAND (WNS) — The 30th annual convention of Ha- dassah closed here after the delegates had adopted final, pro- posals bringing the total project- ed expenditures of the oraniza- tion for the coming year to $2,- 250,000. Of this total $900,000 will comprise the medical budget, adopted and $400,000 will cover the allotthent for the Jewish Na- tional Fund, $250,000 of which has been earmarked for purchase (;! a "Weizmann Tract" in Pal- e tine in honor of the 70th birth- d„y of the Zionist leader. The &It- gates also adopted a quota of $10,000,000 for the Sixth War Loan Drive. The opening session of the con- vention, attended by 500 dele- gates representing 125,000 mem- bers heard a stirring address by Dr. !Niel Silver, co-chairman of the Zionist Emergency Council, on the responsibility of the Unit- ed States, Great Britain and So- vi , .t Russia in finding a final set- See HADASSAH—Page 16 See PEARSON—Page 16 10c Single Copy; $3.00 Per Year Palestine Offers Hope for o. Solution of Refugee Problem Declaratiori Made by James G. McDonald Before ,National Conference in Chicago CHICAGO (WNS)1.--Jarnes G. McDonald, chairman of President Roosevelt's Advisory Committee for Political Refugees, and for- mer League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, de- clared in an address before the National Conference for Pales- tine called by the United Pales- tine Appeal that "Palestine offers incontestably the primary hope for the solution of the problem of Jewish refugees." Mr. McDonald declared that he had come to the conclusion French Govt. To Aid Families Of Deported Jews/ Status of German Jews Discussed PARIS (WNS) — The French Government will give,-substantial- ly the same aid to families of Jews deported from France as to families of war prisoners, it was disclosed this week by Marc Yarblum, president of the Fed- eration of Jewish Societies, (lur- ing a conference with Sir Her- bert Emerson, director of the Intergovernmental Committee of Refugees, on the problem of lo- cating Jewish deportees from France. Sir Herbert assured Mr. Yar- blum that efforts will be made to ascertain the fate of the tens of thousands of Jews who were deported from France to Poland by the Nazis and that the com- mittee hopes to obtain, shortly, a report on the number who may still be alive. Sir Herbert also discussed the status of German and Austrian Jews in Paris, over 100 of whom are still jailed as enemy aliens. He offered to recommend to the French Government that it fol- low the policy adopted by Eng- land early in the war, when such refugees were speedily investi- gated and, thereafter permitted almost complete liberty. He said that he had already made this recommendation to the authori- ties in Belgium, where a similar situation exists. In Belgiuny however, most German Jews have been given their freedom after being vouched for by the cen- tral Jewish committee. The difficulties faced by Jew- ish refugees in France were dis- See FRENCH—Page 13 that the economic and social con- ditions in the central and south- eastern countries of Europe "will be seriously adverse to the re- establishment of Jewish refugees in their old neighborhoods. "President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, Marshal Stalin and General de Gaulle, if he should also be present, should be urged to place the future of Palestine on the agenda of their projected forthcoming meeting," he said. "Nothing less than an agreement, among the four great powers interested in the Middle East can lay the basis for a real Palestine settlement." Asserting that the great pow- ers must be made to understand that the tragedy of the refugees constitute a major problem in the planning and preparation for permanent peace, Mr. McDonald urged that the Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees be strengthened and provided with the necessary funds to carry on its task of aiding the resettle- ment overseas of many hundreds of thousands of refugees who cannot return home. Palestine, including Transjor- dania, should be opened to Jew- ish immigration "limited only by the absorptive capacity of the area," he stated. $30,000,000 Needed in 1945 Addressing the conference, Rab- bi James G. Heller, national chairman of the UPA, condemned the assassination of Lord Moyne, but asserted that "to some ex- tent" the British Government is responsible . for the terror. Dr. Heller told the conference that Jews must provide $30,000,000 in 1945 to speed the building of the Jewish commonwealth in Pal- estine to make possible the im- migration of 1,000,000 uprooted Jews from the European con- tinent at the end of the war with Germany. Resolutions At the closing session of the conference, which was attended by more than 700 delegates, a resolution was adopted calling upon the major United Nations powers to consider at their con- ference the creation of a large fund to be used exclusively for the resettlement of Jews who will need or want to go to Pales- tine and speed establishment of a Jewish Commonwealth. The eight-point program, as adopted by the conference, was as follows: Unrestricted Jewish immigra- tion to Palestine. See PALESTINE—Page 13 Dr. Chaim Weizmann By MARTIN SILVER Dr. Chaim Weizmann, whose 70th birthday is being celebrated this week, occupies an outstand- ing place not only in the history of the Jewish people, but in the story of the progress of man- kind. Very rarely, indeed, does there appear a man who, like Weizmann, combines idealism, knowledge of the world, true wisdom and creative achievement resting on faith in humanity. Chaim Weizmann is a states- man and scientist who has "grown out of the people." The two driving passions which have dom- inated his life — Zionism and science — manifested themselves when Weizmann was still a boy. Before leaving his birthplace, the small White Russian village of Motol, to journey to the tech- nical high school at Pinsk, his Hebrew teacher begged him not to forget that he was a Jew. The boy's answer was character- istic. He wrote that he would work ceaselessly for the return of the Jewish people to Pales- tine. It is significant to note that towards the end of this letter to his teacher, young Chaim said that the Jews them- selves must bring about the rea- lization of their age-old dream, that they could not depend on others, but if assistance would come from anywhere, it would conic from England. From Pinsk, Weizmann went to Geneva where he continued his studies and taught school. Geneva was at that time the meeting place of„Europe's young intellectuals and idealists. In this stimulating atmosphere Weizmann continued to work and plan. Ilere, too, he met the two giturs of the Zionist movement—Herz) and Nordau. But this was not his first introduction to Zionism, for Weizmann had been a delegate to every Zionist Congress since 1898. At the age of 30 he left Gen- eva for Manchester, England. Al- though still a young man, he had already established himself See WEIZMANN—Page 16 ;