DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
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WEIZMANN
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in the Zionist movement. Ile
proved that he was a born leader
when Britain's offer of Uganda
as a place of large-scale Jewish
settlement was brought before
the Zionist Congress. Together
with other Eastern European
Jews, he led the fight against
the Uganda proposal—and the
Russian pogroms of 1903 and
1904, was ready to accept the
offer. Nordau wavered, favoring
Uganda as a temporary haven.
But Weizmann declared that if
the Uganda project was adopted,
it would end for all time the
Jewish people's hope of return-
ing to Palestine. Weizmann
fought this battle at the risk of
splitting the Zionist movement,
but later Great Britain and the
world at large recognized that
the Uganda plan would have
meant the transplantation of the
ghetto from Eastern Europe to
the heart of Africa.
While Weizmann was teach-
ing bio-chemistry at the Univers-
ity of Manchester and carrying
on independent research, lie met
. Arthur James Balfour, who had
come to Manchester to campaign
for a seat in Parliament in the
elections of 1906. Contrary to
popular belief, Weizmann had a
difficult time convincing Balfour
of the justice of the Zionist
cause. When the conversation
had reached an impasse, Weiz-
mann suddenly asked Balfour if
he were willing to change Lon-
don for Paris. Balfour was quick
to reply, "But we already have
London." To which Weizmann
answered, "Jerusalem was ours
when London was a marsh."
Thus began a friendship which
lasted over the years and which
reached its climax in the issu-
ance of the Balfour Declaration.
In his dual role of statesman
and scientist, Weizmann had ac-
cepted difficult burdens. But he
could not foresee that his work
in the laboratory would have far-
reaching effects on the future of
the Zionist movement. On the
basis of his chemical discoveries,
which were of incalculable aid to
the Allies in the first World War,
Weizmann was offered many per-
sonal honors by the British Gov-
ernment. These he declined, ask-
ing only for Britain's aid in the
re-establishment of the Jewish
National Home.
Weizmann's request was grant-
ed, and in 1917 the Balfour Dec-
laration was issued and a new
era ushered in for the Jewish
people. New and greater tasks
faced the leadership of the Zion-
ist movement, and Weizmann re-
dedicated himself with all the
strength and faith of his being.
Weizmann was one of the first
Zionist leaders to show a com-
plete understanding of the Arab
problem. He recognized the hope
of an Arab revival and he saw
Jewish aspirations as a comple-
ment rather than an opposite to
this ambition. The summation of
his views on this subject are
found in an article which he
wrote in 1942. Weizmann said:
"In that State there will be a
complete civil and political equal-
ity of rights for all citizens,
with ut distinction of race or re-
ligi and in additon, the Arabs
will 'e jqy full autonomy in their
own inteffral affairs. But if any
Arabs do not wish to remain in
a Jewish State, every facility
will be given to them to transfer
to one of the many vast Arab
countries. Considering the strat-
egic and economic importance of
Palestine, the inclusion of the
Jewish State within the British
Commonwealth of nations would
be to the interest of both. But
we should also be ready, if
necessary, to consider joining,
under proper safeguarding, in
federation with Arab states."
It is typical of Weizmann that
throughout the years he worked
ceaselessly for the cultural en-
richment of his people's life. Pal-
estine was to be more than a
place of refuge; there the mind
and the spirit also were to be
freed from the restrictions im-
posed by ghetto existence. In
1925, the Hebrew University was
dedicated in Palestine. Lord Bal-
four and dignitaries from all
parts of the globe were present,
and in greeting Lord Balfour,
Weizmann said: "It is the first
time in 2,000 years that the Jews
have been able to welcome an
honored guest." For Chaim Weiz-
mann the Hebrew University on
Mt. Scopus was the "citadel of
the Jewish spirit."
For over 30 years now, Chaim
Weizmann's name has been syn-
onymous with Zionism. He has
been the diplomat, the fund-rids-
er, the propagandist, the guide to
his fellow Jews, the embodiment
of "the State in the process of
being."
During the heart-breaking dec-
ades when Jewish rights had been
"whittled down" in Palestine by
a British Colonial Administration
which failed to fulfill the pledge
contained in the Balfour Declara-
tion, during these years of un-
paralleled suffering and misery
for the Jewish people, Weizmann
had not wavered in his conviction
that the Zionist ideal must and
will triumph. To the hunted and
uprooted Jews of Europe, who
look to Palestine for their phys-
ical and spiritual salvation, Chaim
Weizinann is the personification
of Israel's historic hope.
PEARSON
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tickets as part of the Men's Club
25th year jubilee program.
It is urged by Charles Kottler
that tickets be purchased as early
as possible but it is also ponted
out that they may be purchased
on the evening of the lecture at
the door if seats are still avail-
able.
HADASSAH
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Decisions must be made now
with regard to the settlement of
Jews who are still alive in the
liberated countries, he said, add-
ing that either repatriation or re-
settlement must be provided.
Mrs. Moses P. Epstein of New
York, national president of Ha-
dassah, declared that the "Zion-
ist movement seeks to bring
about a fundamental change in
the status of the Jew," adding:
"If the status of the Jewish
people is to be changed from a
homeless, broken minority in
Europe into a cohesive national
force, one able to take its right-
ful place at the councils of the
united and democratic nations of
the world then the great powers
must speak out clearly now and
define their plans for a restitution
of Jewish rights and the final
solution of Jewish homelessness."
Delegates later passed resolu-
tions asking for the immediate
opening of Palestine to free Jew-
ish immigration and colonization
and establishment of Palestine as
a democratic Jewish common-
wealth, and another expressing
"deep abhorence" of the recent
assassination of Lord Moyne,
British Minister in the Middle
East.
Urge U.S. Intervention
The convention was highlight-
ed by a resolution calling on the
United States to use its good
offices to secure action by Great
Britain in opening Palestine to
unlimited Jewish immigraton.
looking toward the establishment
of a Jewish Commonwealth there.
Other resolutions condemned
the terrorists in Palestine, saluted
the war effort of the Palestine
Jewish community, urged the
United Nations to assure full
economic and technical assistance
to Jews in Europe to enable them
to rebuild their shattered lives
or to emigrate to Palestine if
they so desire and demanded that
Zionists be represented on any
international body charged with
finding a settlement of the Pales-
tine problem.
Friday, November 24, 1944
Bluestone declared, the program vice presidents.
now being drafted by Hadassah
Also re-elected were Mrs. Sam-
would be the function of Gov- uel J. Rosensohn of New York,
ernment, assisted by voluntary national treasurer, and Mrs. Rob-
agencies.
ert Szold of Pelham, N. Y.. na-
"But Palestine, which is a tional secretary. The new re-
young, growing community, pio- cording secretary is Mrs. Eman-
neering along the best estab- uel Halpern of New York.
lished standards of medicine and
public health, views the setting
up and safeguarding of high
health standards as part of its
total program of nation-building,"
he said.
Dr. Leon Roth, former rector
of Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Palestine, who arrived in this
country last week, predicted that
10 more years would see the
superfluity of doctors which ,Pal-
estine had prior to the outbreak
of the war "turned into a woe-
ful lack."
Warns Against Prejudice,.
Addressing the closing session
of the convention, Dr. James G.
Heller, chairman of the United
Palestine Appeal, told the dele-
gates that the war has intensi-
fied, rather than mitigated, racial
prejudices.
Warning that nothing could
be more vain than to assume that
all safeguards of liberty would
be effective when fighting ceased,
Dr. Heller declared that there
was no probability that certain
Governments were going to have
a change of heart after this
war.
"The last war," he said, "was
also fought for democracy, but
it ended with pogroms, economic
exclusion for the Jews. hatreds
and persecution.
"Laws cannot assure equality,
nor can statutes guarantee free-
dom and brotherhood."
Mrs. Moses P. Epstein of New
York, re-elected national presi-
dent of Hadassah today, pledged
herself to "another year of un-
remitting zeal so that we may
see in our time the fulfillment of
the age-old Jewish dream."
Following her re-election as
vice president, Mrs. Samuel W.
Halprin of New York paid tribute
to Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
dent of the World Zionist Organ-
young French Jews marched in a
body, carrying their Maquis flag•,
to the Brigade headquarters and
enlisted.
HILLEL
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on the Hillel Foundation Bldg.,
ARRIVES
an event without precedent in
Hillel history. Mr. Wagner will
also attend the Michigan Couneil
Ben-Zuri, who is only 23 years meeting to be held from 1:30 fe
old, was a student at the Hebrew 4:30 p. in. Th e burning of a,
University until two years ago. mortgage ceremony will take
He quit the institution to join place at 5:30 p. n1. sharp.
the armed forces. Khakim, 25
Mr. Wagner is a prominent
years old, left the British Army Chicago certified public account-
in February of this year.
ant and a graduate of North-
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Drafts Postwar Demands
Postwar demands, to be sub-
mitted to the United Nations in
behalf of the Jewish population
in Palestine, were drawn this
week at a meeting of the Jewish
National Council at which it was
stressed that Palestinian Jewry
was primarily interested in secur-
ing the right of entry to all
Jews in Europe who desire to
settle in Palestine and in secur-
ing a status of equality for all
Jews in all European countries.
The Council's executive was
also authorized to work out the
details of a plan under which all
Jewish children in Europe who
lost their parents would be en-
trusted to Palestinian Jewish in-
stitutions for guardianship.
Following the election of a
new executive, consisting of 15
members representing various
groups, Isaac Ben-Zvi, president
of the Jewish National Council,
issued a statement denouncing
the "dastardly murder of Lord
Moyne" and calling on the Jews
of Palestine to combat the ter-
rorists.
Terrorists Detained
The 251 Jewish terrorists who
were • deported from Palestine
several weeks ago to a 'detention
place outside the country have
been confined in a camp in Brit-
ish Eritrea, it was disclosed this
week upon the receipt of letters
by relatives of sonic of the de-
ization, whose 70th birthday will portees.
be celebrated Nov. 27 by Jewish
In a letter to a relative in
committees in the United States, Peta0 Tikvah, one of the de.
England, South Africa and Pal- portoes wrote that the men are
estine.
being held in a mountain camp
Mrs. J. J. Schwartz of Los in the jungle with a climate sim-
Angeles and Mrs. David B. ilar to that of Palestine.
Greenberg of New Rochelle, N.
Thirty-two former members of
Y., were elected vice presidents, Jewish Maquis units in France,
and Mrs. Herman Shulman of who arrived here from Lisbon
New York, Mrs. Jack Goodman last month, have already joined
of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Raphael the Jewish Brigade. Immediate-
Tourover of Washington, with ly after their release from the
Mrs. Halprin, were re-elected Athlit internment camp, the
western University, School of
Commerce. Ile is a member of
the executive committee and for-
mer treasurer of the Community
Council of the Jewish Charitie-
of Chicago; a member of the
Chicago Committee for the Na-
tional Jewish Hospital and of
the Jewkii Consumptive Relief
Society of Denver.
Mr. Wagner, in addition to
being a past president of the
Chicago Bnai Brith Council, the
Ramah Lodge and the Beth-El
Congregation, is also a member
of the Covenant Club, Young
Men's Jewish Council, Chicago
Loop Orthodox Synagogue and
the Zionist Organizaton of Amer-
ica.
Many other prominent Bind
Brith members will be in attend-
ance at Ann Arbor from the 20
lodges in the State of Michigan
of which the Council is com-
prised. Dr. Abram L. Sachar,
National Hillel director, will he
the principal speaker at the burn-
ing of the mortgage ceremony
and will officiate as toastmaster
at the banquet to follow,
Rabbi Jehudah Cohen is tiw
University of Michigan 1111e1
Foundation director and he has
been most ably assisted in plan , :
for the all-day meeting by MN.
Lillian Aaron, president of W(,-
men's Michigan Bnai Brith Coun-
cil; Harvey S. Steadman, presi-
dent of the Aliehigan Council;
Louis II. Schostak, Jess Feller,
David Rosin, president of the De-
troit Council; and Osias Zwerd-
ling.
The man of honor should min-
ister to his friends . . . by liber-
ality, courtesy, benevolence, an.I
by doing to them as he would be
done by.—Sigalovada-sutta.
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Why be Irritated?
To Fight Diseases
One of the outstanding ac-
complishments of the convention
was the authorization of a drive
for funds to finance a fight
against all epidemic diseases
threatening to become a menace
to the health of the entire Mid-
dle East.
First of a series of emergency
measures to combat disease will
be an erection of a 250-bed tu-
berculosis hospital and sanitorium
in Palestine. The proposed hos-
pital will be an integral part of
the Rothschild-Hadassah-Univers-
ity Hospital, chief unit of the
Hadassah Medical Center.
Decision to start a widespread
preventive program was made fol-
lowing pleas for hasty action by
Mrs. A. P. Schoolman of New
York City, Palestine chairman of
Hadassah, and Dr. E. M. Blue-
stone, director of Montefiore Hos-
pital in Notv York City and
chairman of the medical refer-
ence board of Hadassah.
"Widespread screening test to
detect early evidence of tuber-
culosis and the wholesale trans-
planting of successful methods
used to fight it in American
cities are currently being re-
viewed by medical experts work-
ing with Hadassah in the United
States and Palestine," Mrs.
Schoolman said.
Under normal conditions, Dr.
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