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Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
Vol. 48, No. 5
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 1, 1946
Bnai Brith Gets
Simons Given National Recognition 1
War Department
Service Citation
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Lt.
Col. Elliott Niles, member of
Bnai Brith's national war service
committee, announced here this
week that the War Department
has awarded Bnal Brith a special
citation for its outstanding con-
tribution to the morale and wel-
fare of Army personnel.
Official presentation of the cita-
tion will be made to Henry Mon-
sky, president of Bnai Brith and
chairman of its national war ser-
vice committee, during the an-
nual meeting of Bnai Brith's ex-
ecutive committee in Washington,
Feb. 3-4, by a ranking War De-
partment official.
•
Officer's Account
Of British Actions
Brings Conviction
Leonard N. Simons, of the Simons-Michelson Co., being presented
with a gold medal and special citation from Secretary of the Treasury
Vinson, in recognition of services as advertising director of the Mich-
igan War Finance Committee, during all the Bond drives from 1941 to
1945. Only six men in Michigan, and 50 in the whole country were
similarly honored.
Presentation of the medal and award was made by Michigan State
Chairman Frank N. Isbey.
Simons and Chairman Isbey enjoy the di inction of being two of
the oldest volunteer workers in the United s in campaigns which
kept Michigan first among the 48 states during the four war years.
Chronicle Gets
Treasury Award
Curfew Still On, Germans
May Come to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — As Jerusalem entered its
second week under a fourteen-hour curfew, there was
indication of relaxation of security regulations. Police
precautionary measures are being tightened and tanks.
armored cars and truckloads of heavily armed troops
tour the deserted streets.
The few persons possessing curfew passes are halted
every few feet and questioned. The doors to the central
post office were closed this week
and all those who wished to entet
were compelled to produce identity
cards. Meanwhile, Jerusalem has
been declared out of bounds for
troops not on duty.
The newspaper Mishmar reports
chat preparations are under way
fir the importation of German
rear prisoners for use in construct-
ing British military installations.
The paper adds that Jewish na-
t.,nal organizations have beer
..eked to intervene with British
2thorities, since the arrival here
! Germans will be bitterly resent-
d by the Jewish population.
The questioning of the ituit refu-
i.ees whu arrived here aboard the
Enzo Sereni, which was captured
a British naval patrol, has
been concluded, but It 15 fait known
when the arrivals will be released
Silver, Wise
Assail Britain's
Transjordan Plan
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Dr. Abba
Mlle! Silver and Dr. Stephen S.
Wise, joint chairmen of the Amer-
ican Zionist Emergency Council
have called on President Truman
to insist on the "inadmissibility" of
the British Government's inten-
tion to bring about the permanent
separation of Trantijordan from
Palestine and its recogniton as an
independent state, It was an-
nounced by the Council
In their message to President
from the Athht cutup, where they
are now detained tip to now only fruniun, Dr Silver and lir. Wire
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LONDON (JTA) — Establishment of a Commission
on Human Rights by the Social and Economic Council of
the United Nations Organizations was recommended this
week, without dissent, by the Social, Humanitarian and
Cultural Committee of the UNO. The vote was on a pro-
posal made by the preparatory commission which laid
the groundwork for the present session of the UNO.
The commission, which was first projected at San
New Constitution
Guards France's
Racial Minorities
PARIS, (JTA) — Safeguards for
racial, religious and national
minorities are contained in the
new Constitution being drafted
by the French National Assembly.
Article VIII of the Bill of Rights
drafted by the Constitutional
Committee of the Assembly pro-
vides that no person may be
harassed by reason of his origins,
or his opinions, or his religious
or philosophical beliefs insofar as
their expression does not violate
the rights "guaranteed by this
Constitution." Freedom of opinion,
of conscience and faiths Is guar-
anteed by the separation of the
church and the State.
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January 15, 1946
Jewish Chronicle
Detroit, Michigan
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Treasury Department, the War
Finance Committee for Michigan
and the Wayne County Retailers
War Finance Committee, the ac-
companying citation for outstand-
ing services rendered in support of
the War Loans and the Victory
Loan is conveyed to you herewith.
While citations are obvious-
ly inadequate recompense for the
sacrifices involved in the Mane-
front wartime effort, it is hoped
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JERUSALEM (Palcor) — Lt.
Isaac ben Aaron, of Givat Haim,
one of the first Jewish Palestine
volunteers with British forces, was
found guilty by a general court
martial here on charges of "con-
duct in prejudice of good order
and military discipline while in
active service." The charges were
based on an eyewitness account of
British troop and police raids on
Jewish settlements, November 26,
which the Lieutenant gave at an
extraordinary session of Assephath
Hanivcharim, Jewish Palestine's
Lower House, last November 30, a
few days before he was to have
been honorably discharged from
the service. Lt. Ben Aaron has
been released on parole and will
appear before the court shortly to
hear his sentence pronounced.
During the brief court martial,
Jewisb..and non-Jewish fellow of-
ficers who spent four years with
Lt. Ben Aaron in combat and in
Nazi PW camps, testified through
written testimonials and in per-
son, to his character and ability.
Testifying on behalf of Lt. Ben
Aaron, Colonel David Sterling, of
London, holder of the Distinguish-
ed Service Cross, who was impris-
oned in the same PW camp as the
Lieutenant, stated that during the
most difficult period of their cap-
tivity, he and other senior Allied
officers in the camp "discussed
among themselves which officers
of the many nations represented
at the camp were emerging witn
the highest morale, and most
agreed that Lt. Ben Aaron, the
only Palestinian Jew in the camp,
was the most outstanding example
of cheerfulness and good citizen-
ship." Colonel Sterling described
Ben Aaron as exceptionally public
spirited, and said that he effective-
ly assisted in escape activities, al-
though as a Jew he was more ex-
posed to danger than the other of-
ficers.
Lt. Ben Aaron entered the wit-
ness box in his own defense and
gave a brief resume of his service
record.
Francisco, would assist the Coun-
cil in promoting human rights, as
outlined in the UNO charter.
Among its objectives would be pro-
tection of minorities, prevention
of discrimination on the grounds
of race, religion, language or sex,
and promotion of an international
declaration on civil liberties.
The Agudas Israel organization
has presented a memorandum to
the UNO pointing out that four of
its members, including a member
of the Security Council—Egypt-
have taken economic action against
the Jewish population of Palestine
through the anti-Zionist boycott
proclaimed by the Arab League.
The memorandum asked that an
appropriate commission of the
UNO take cognizance of the boy-
cott, "since economic agression can
only worsen the already difficult
position in the Middle East."
Martial Law In
Palestine Now
By BERL CORALNIK
(JTA Correspondent)
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A vir-
tual state of martial law was pro-
claimed this week in Palestine in
the form of new defense regula-
tions enabling the establishment
of summary military courts corn-
prised of single officers appointed
by the General Officer-in-Com-
mand with unlimited powers to
impose any punishment they see
fit.
The new decrees were announc-
ed in an extra edition of the Offi-
cial Gazette, which also carried
the following new regulations:
1. Death sentences may be im-
posed for any terrorist outbreaks,
and upon persons who are mem-
bers "of any group, or any body
of persons, any one or more of
whom committed, while a mem-
ber of the group or body, offenses
against this regulation."
2. Death or lesser penalties are
to be imposed for the possession
of firearms, bombs, ammunition,
incendiaries, explosives, or the
manufacture of such.
3. Detention orders can be is-
sued by officers, or by persons spe-
cially authorized by the military
commander.
4. The Palestine High Commis-
sioner is empowered to deport any
person from the country for an
Indefinite period as long as the
order remains in force. He can
also order any person outside of
Palestine to stay out.
Homeless Jews In German Camps
See Conference Open In U. S. Zone
MUNICH. (JTA)
Nothing has
been done to find homes fur the
Jews in displaced persons camps
in Germany nine months after the
liberation, Z a 1 in a n Grinberg,
chairman of the Central Commit-
tee for Liberated Jews of Bavaria,
declared at the opening here of
the conference of represent.'
lives of displaced Jews in the
American occupation zone in Ger-
many .
David lien-Gurion. chairman of
the executive of the Jewish Agra-
..y . charged fhltulli anis soak ing
war on the Jewish pcovh , ," of in-
cent statements of Lt. Gen. Sir
Frederic E. Morgan, UNRRA
chief in Germany, Ben-Gurion
Lusted that the secret organization
which Morgan had declared ex-
isted to get the Jews of Poland
and eastern Europe to Palestine,
was - made public" in lien by tle•
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