American Awish Periodical Center CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 • 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DETROIT JEW Y • Detroit Jewish Chronicle and The Legal Chronicle VOL. 48, NO. 19 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1946 1' Strike Passes Quietly as Arabs Split on Russian Aid By BERL CORALNIK (JTA Correspondent) JERUSALEM (JTA) — The nation-wide strike of Palestine Arabs in protest against the findings 'of the Anglo-American Committee passed without serious inci- dent, although a clash between fanatical students and British police at Damascus Gate in the Old City threat- ened for a time to precipitate a major outbreak. Although a procession of several thousand Arabs paraded through Jerusalem, as Arab shops and places of entertainment remained closed, the4) only violence reported was at the Damascus Gate where an angry crowd of more than 2,000 stoned British troops. They were quelled, however, by the arrival of six ar- mored cars and a handful of po- lice and troops who slipped into the Old City and threw a barbed wire barricade across the gate. A warning volley by British tom- mygunners emphasized the police order to .the demonstrators to dis- perse. The police carried only shields and clubs. Several Jewish buses were ston- ed in other parts of the country and one Jew was slightly injured in Ramleh, but in general the strike was without incident else- where in Palestine. A large fire of mysterious origin, however, broke out in the Jewish settlement of Kibbutz Ruhama, in the extreme southern part of the country and Arab sabotage was suspected. The blaze destroyed a tractor and sev- eral other pieces of farm machin- ery. The damage is estimated to exceed $10,000. Four settlers were injured, three of whom required hospitalization. Leaders Split Meanwhile, a split among leaders of the Palestine Higher Arab Committee regarding clos- er orientation to Moscow, In protest against the recommend- ations of the Anglo-American committee, was seen here fol- lowing a statement by Auni Bey Abdul Hadi, a member of the committee, denying Cairo reports that the Arab League, which has announced it will hold a special conference on May 18 to discuss the Palestine situation, will at that time se- lect a delegation to go to Mos- cow. Although agreeing that there is a "tendency" among the Arabs to look towards Russia, Abdul Hadi said that any statement by members of the Higher Commit- tee to the effect that a delegation would be sent to Moscow were made as individuals and was not the official position of the Com- mittee . The Arab press reports that Fawzi Bey el Kavkadji, who com- manded Arab terrorist bands dur- ing the disturbances of 1936 to (Continued on page 1 6) Einstein Awarded Degree NEW YORK (JTA) — A doc- torate has been awarded to Pro- fessor Albert Einstein by Lincoln University, in Pennsylvania, "for services to humanity." In accepting the honor, Profes- sor Einstein said he believed there was a great future ahead for Ne- groes and urged the students at the University to "work long and hard and with lasting patience." Adler Returns Abba Silver Main Speaker At Formal Campaign Start WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House released during the week-end a letter received from the American members of the execu- tive of the Jewish Agency for Pal- estine conveying to the President "profound satisfaction with the adoption by the Anglo-American committee" of Mr. Truman's pro- posal regarding the 100,000 dis- placed persons. "We believe, as you do, that it is of the first importance to pro- ceed without delay with the im- plementation of the program in relation to the actual transfer of the 100,000 to Palestine," the let- ter said. "We desire to take this means, Mr. President, to pledge to you our fullest cooperation in this great task not only on behalf of the Jewish Agency for Palestine but also on behalf of the great number of American Zionists whom we have the honor to rep- resent. Our organization here, on the continent and in Palestine, is at your disposal in the execution of any part of the program that may be assigned to us." The letter was signed by Abba Hillel Silver, Nahum Goldman. Stephen S. Wise, Louis Lipsky, El- iahu Epstein and Meyer M. Weis- gal. "When any part of the Jewish body is menaced, the whole organism rushes in to protect it," declared Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver in an address before the Opening Din- ner which marked the formal opening of the Allied Jew- ish Campaign in the Grand Ballroom of the Statler Hotel last Tuesday. "The tired Jews of Europe are sustained by only one thought and that is that there are Jews in the United Butzel Cited by Welfare Board States who are ready to sustain them in their extremity," he con- tinued. "We did this one thou- sand years ago. We did it two thousand years ago. And we will The National Jewish Welfare Board has cited Fred M. Butzel, local attorney and civic leader, for "outstanding services and leadership" to the armed forces as the board's army and navy di- vision chairman for Michigan. Butzel was one of 30 state chair- men praised during the JWB's 29th annual meeting in Washing- ton. Butzel is well known in Detroit for his work in many organiza- tions. He is one of the leaders in the Jewish Welfare Board of this city and has in the past interest- ed himself in many charitable and communal institutions. His cita- tion will not come as a surprise to any of his friends. Workmen's Circle Convention Here Supports Palestine Recommendation RABBI MORRIS ADLER Rabbi Morris Adler, of Congre- gation Shaarey Zedek, will return home this week-end from El Paso, Texas, where he was hospitalized when taken from a plane in which he was traveling to the west coast for a speaking en- gagement. His condition is not serious and he will' continue in his duties in connection with the synagogue although he has been ordered not to indulge in any strenuous ac- tivities. UN Proposes Gathering Data For Studying Jewish Problem Support for the Anglo-American Commission recommendation that 100,000 European Jews be admit- ted to Palestine, and that the im- migration bars of other nations be lowered to permit admission of Jewish refugees to their lands, was • announced at the opening rally of the Workmen's Circle national convention, at the Maso- nic Temple, on Sunday afternoon, May 5, by Reuben Guskin, presi- dent, on behalf of the organization of 70,000 Jewish people in the United States and Canada. Walter Reuther, president of the UAW-CIO, delivered the ma- jor address of the afternoon, and advocated that the distribution of wealth of the nation be brought into line with its productive po- tential. He urged that all workers, farmers and professional people receive large enough incomes to permit them to buy their produce. Frank Martel, president of the Detroit and Wayne County Fed- eration of Labor, and Joseph Bernstein, chairman of the con- vention arrangements committee, also delivered brief greetings. Songs were rendered by Metro- politan Opera tenor Richard Tuck- er, by a children's choir, and by the combined Workmen's Circle choruses of Cleveland and Detroit. Mr. Guskin announced that greetings had been sent to the Palestine Commission, to President Truman, and to the British Labor government, urging that the corn- mission's recommendations be ef- fectuated in the shortest possible Stronger Action Urged in Poland To Fight Terror Heads Committee On Reparations LONDON (JTA) — The United Nations" Committee or. Refugees and Displaced Persons has unani- mously adopted a proposal by Po- lish delegate Joseph Winiewicz that it set up a sub-committee to examine the memoranda submit- ted by Jewish organizations. Chi- nese delegate K. T. Tsien, who was named chairman of the sub- committee, urged that representa- tives of UNRRA and the Inter- governmental Refugee Committee attend its sessions. In brief addresses supporting the establishment of the sub-com- mittee, the delegates from the United States, the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, France and the Dominican Republic paid tribute to the sufferings of the Jews un- der German occupation. The full committee voted to adopt the Russian and American proposal that the new internation- By ARON HERMAN al refugee body to be established (JTA Correspondent) should be independent of the UN WARSAW (JTA) -- Adolf Ber- but should cooperate with the UN man, Jewish deputy in the Polish Social and Economic Council. National Council and former par- tisan leader, denouncing the con- tinued murder of Jews and Po- lish democrats has called for more vigorous Government action out the period of Jewish settle- to suppress the anti-Semitic and ment, and which continue to pro- anti-Government terror. tect Jewish lives, rights and f.i- Premier Eduard Osubka-Moraw- ture peace. The Jewish forces will continue to remain independent ski, opening the tenth session of and will not accept orders from the Council, called on the Polish people to take up the struggle foreign rulers. "Attlee's demand for the dis- against anti-Semitic bands which. arming of the Jews is only a ruse he said, threaten not only the designed to get the British Gov- Jews but the entire Polish na- ernment out of fulfilling the in- tion. He declared that while Po- quiry committee's compromise re- land needed the hands and brains commendations, particularly immi- of every citizen, the Government would not stand in the way of gration. "We emphatically reject Attlee's Jews who desired to emigrate to libel that we are obstructing the Palestine and realize there their immigration of 100,000 Jews—the national aspirations. only obstruction to this continues Describing the effects of anti- to be Attlee, his Government, and Semitism in Poland, Dr. Berman his abortive policy," the broad- declared: "Once again we face cast declared. akpointed out that new graves. No day passes with- the Jewish peo e "aspire to cons- out Jewish victims. During the past few weeks forty Jews were (Continued on Page 16) Resistance Groups Promise Peace During Immigration of 100,000 Jews JERUSALEM (JTA)--All three groups within the Jewish resist- ance movement have joined in pledging that they would not vio- late the peace "necessary to bring our brethren" into Palestine, but would, on the contrary, take mea- sures to guarantee the mainte- nance of such a peace. The state- ment was made on a broadcast of the "Voice of Israel," under- ground radio of the Jewish re- sistance forces. The radio, replying to Prime Minister Attlee's statement that the Jewish "illegal armies" must be disarmed before 100,000 Jews could be admitted to Palestine, said on behalf of all resistance groups that "the Jewish commun- ity will not surrender the arms which defended it against recur- ring dastardly attacks through- Jewish Agency Offers Truman Full Cooperation 10c a single copy; $3.00 per year time. A moment of silence, in raeln,ry of the millions of Jewish victims of Nazism, and in particular of the Jewish martyrs who carried on a pitched battle with the Nazi army in the Warsaw ghetto, in April, 1943, was observed by the audience. Guskin revealed that the Work- men's Circle had been in touch, through the Jewish Labor Com- mittee, with the underground la- bor movements of Europe, and aided them financially. He expressed particular pride in the war record of the organi- zation, and pointed out that in addition to raising money for the Red Cross and the USO, a total of $15,000,000 in bonds was pur- chased through the branches and general office of the Workmen's Circle. About 3500 people attended the meeting. Convention sessions were started Monday morning at the Statler Hotel, and will continue through Saturday, May 11. About 200 delegates are present. Oscar S. Cox, former assistant solicitor general of the United States, will serve as counsel to a committee on property restitution and indemnification to Jewish victims of Nazism, recently form- ed by the American Jewish Corn- mittee, it was announced today by Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, president of the Committee. Chair- man of the group, which will col- laborate with United States au- thorities in matters of repara- tions, as well as restitution and indemnification, is Professor Her- man A. Gray, of New York Uni- versity; other members are Philip Forman, judge, U. S. District Court, New Jersey; Judge Jacob J. Kaplan, vice-president, Ameri- can Jewish Committee, and Frank Altschul, New York. killed. Polish democrats, too, fall. Jewish youth cannot stand by passively and see these murders. The youth has a glorious tradi- tion -- it fought in the Warsaw and Bialystok Ghettos, and hav- ing fought against 'the enemy, It wants to fight these Fascist ban- dits too. We have urged that we be given weapons for our defense. RABBI ABBA IIILLEL SILVER do it as long as there is a Jewish community." Rabbi Silver was the principal speaker before an audience of 900 who thronged the ballroom. He was introduced by Nate Shapero, chairman of the campaign. Rabbi Eliezer Levi gave the invocation and Rabbi Leo M. Franklin gave the benediction. State Command- er Harry T. Madison presided over the presentation of the colors dur- ing which a bugler played "taps" memorializing the war dead. Isadore Sobeloff, executive direr- (Continued on Page 16) Truman Pays Tribute to Jewish War Dead in Speech By BEATRICE IIEIMAN (JTA Correspondent) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Trib- ute to the men and women of Jewish faith who died in the war and to the contributions of the Jewish Welfare Board was paid by President Truman in a mes- sage to Frank L. Weil, president of the JWB, read at a special memorial service this week at Ar- lington National Cemetery, at which a wreath was laid on the tomb of the unknown soldier. "As the united instrumentality of the American Jewish communi- ty for war service," the President said, "The National Jewish Wel- fare Board world-wide program of services and activities on behalf of the welfare, religious and mo- rale needs of the men and women of the armed forces contributed substantially to victory. In train- ing -camps, on battlefields, in hos- pitals, and now in veterans' facili- ties the six-pointed star of the JWB is a universally recognized symbol of unselfish service to the nation. In common with all who fought and died for victory, these Jewish men and women were mo- tivated by unity of purpose and animated by faith in the Ameri- can way of life. The best monu- ment to their memory would be the kind of world to justify their faith and their sacrifice." Addressing the opening session of the 29th annual convention of the JWB, Mr. Weil reported that nearly 600,000 young men and women of American Jewry had served with various branches of the armed services, and 34,000 re- ceived citations including the Con- gressional Medal. He said that the challenge to provide for their spiritual and religious needs VMS met by the application of 1,045 rabbis for the chaplaincy, of whom 422 were endorsed by the Commit- tee on Army and Navy Religious Activities of the JWB, and 311 commissioned.