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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1946

VOL. 48, NO. 26

Irgun Refuses Release
of Kidnapped Officers

II a g‘nah Reiterates Appeal Through
Underground Radio to Release Them

Bnai Brith Sends
$750 for Relief of
Tornado Victims

Following its policy of granting
relief wherever possible to relieve
the suffering and needy regard-
less of race, color or creed, the
National Council of Bnai Brith,
through the Greater Detroit Bnai
Brith Council, is sending a check
for seven hundred and fifty dol-

By BERL CORALNIK
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Troops and police continued
searching this week for three British officers still held by
the Irgun Zvai Leumi.
Although the release of the abducted men had been
expected in accordance with a promise reported to have
been made by the Irgun to Mayor Israel Rokach of Tel
Aviv, the extremist organization's secret radio said ---
that

Mufti in Egypt Danger
To 'Palestine Situation

London Press Regrets Sanctuary
Extended by Egyptian Governmitt

By Otto Schick
LONDON (JTA)—Jewish groups and sections of
the British press joined this week in warning that con-
tinued terrorism in Palestine will endanger Jewish efforts
to build a national home there. At the same time, influ-
ential newspapers expressed regret that the ex-Mufti of
Jerusalem had found sanctuary in Egypt.
The Anglo-Jewish Association issued an official state-

ment expressing concern regard-
ing the violence in Palestine,
although it had released two of
which, it said, was condemned by
the men for "reasons of its own," ,Jetus
all Jews Interested in the future
it was not planning to free the
of a Jewish national homeland.
other three. It attacked the Ha-
"Recalling the long tradition of
ganah for condemning the kid-
British sympathy to victims of op-
nappings.
ASBURY PARK, N. J. (JTA)-- pression, the Association is confi-
Earlier the underground radio
By ROBERT GARY
The creation of a volunteer army dent that his Majesty's Govern-
of the Haganah reiterated its ap-
BERGEN-BELSEN (JTA) —Re-
for Palestine, to be known as the ment will not be deflected by these
peal to the Irgun to release the
Roosevelt Brigade, which would be events from a policy of according
kidnapped men. The broadcast ports from London that the Jews
composed of former GI's. was ur- to the survivors of Nazi persecu.
warned the British that there can in the Bergen-Belsen camp for
ged upon President Truman in a tion the measure of justice un-
be no peace in Palestine until the displaced persons had gone on
resolution adopted today at the animously recommended by the
100,000 Jews are admitted. "The strike to protest an alleged order
37th annual convention of the Anglo-American inquiry commit-
aim of the Jewish people is to instructing them to move to new
Order Bnei Zion. More than 300 tee," the statement added.
build and not to destroy," it said, quarters were incorrect, a Jewish
The Times, in a leading article,
delegates attended the three-day
"but unfortunately we have to re- Telegraphic Agency correspondent
said the sudden recrudescence of
conference.
sort to violence and destruction who arrived here this week to
so that the world will know that check on the status of the dis-
The resolution says that more Jewish terrorism in Palestine co-
MILTON M. %'EINSTEIN
"troops in Palestine are unneces- incides by the irony of fate with
if justice is not given, we will take placed Jews was told.
What actually occurred was that Tars to the Detroit News Fund sary," but "in order to ease the the reappearance of "the one en-
it."
Details of the experiences of the the camp was put under a curfew for relief of Detroit and Windsor mind of Mr. Bevin, we urge upon emy of the Jews who will derive
following a wave of crimes com- Tornado Sufferers, it was an- President Truman as commander- most advantage from the atmos-
two officers who were released
nounced by Milton M. Weinstein, in-chief of our armed forces to phere of tension it threatens to
were given in an official com- mitted by Polish DP's. The Jews,
-no president of ,the Council.
issue a call for the organization engender." Declaring that the
munique Flight Lieutenant Rus- protesting that they were in
way responsible for th,e crimes,
The question was brought up at of a special volunteer division of whole record of the Mufti shows
sell revealed that he was kept in
a cellar in Tel Aviv, chained hand broke the curfew and clashed with a riveting of the men's branch of GI's for service in the Holy Land, him to believe In violence as the
and, foot, for five days. He said Polish guards.
th council during the installs- to be named the Roosevelt Bri- best method of vindicating Arab
According to UNRRA camp di-
claims, the Times commented that
that after his capture his kidnap-
tio proceedings last Wednesday gade."
at a time when Britain is en.
pers forced him into a taxi and. rector W. R. Wheatman, a former nig ht, At that time, it was sug-
Another
resolution
adopted
by
British army officer, the displaced
then transferred him to a truck Poles Will be transferred to Brun. gested that the national branch of the convention expressed "appre- deavoring to bring Jews and
f rith be contacted and re- ciation to President Truman for Arabs in Palestine and outside to
where he was thrust into a large
swick to make room for the Brit- Bnal
a better understanding, the ap-
quested for the relief.
crate. Also in the crate he found
the tenacity with which he is
A telegram was sent back im- fighting for the immediate admis- pearance of the Mufti is an un-
Captain Rae, another British offi- ish army's projaited training
cer who was also released last school at Belsen. UNRRA officials mediately by Maurice Bisgyer, na- sion of 100,000 displaced persons mixed misfortune.
consider it unlikely that the Po- tional secretary in charge of
The Manchester Guardian stated
week. Captain Rae was gagged
into Palestine." Louis Lipsky,
lish guards, who have been ac-
with adhesive tape and bleeding cused of being anti-Semitic, will emergency funds, announcing the president of the organization, that when Premier Attlee makes
check was to be sent.
from a head wound. Rae said that
speaking on the resolution, said his promised statement in the
be moved with the other Poles.
At the installation, Harry Yud-
House of Commons on the Mufti
the leader of his captors said his
Wheatman attributed the cause koff installed both the men's and that only a few on the inside "he must leave the world in no
• disciplinary action would be taken of the local difficulties to the size
know how uncompromisingly the
against the man who had struck of the camp and its overcrowded the women's officers.
President was standing by his de- doubt what is the British Govern-
ment's opinion on this rascally
him, as the kidnappers had been
mand.
condition.
There
are
now
some
conspirator." It added: "Obviously
instructed not to harm the offi-
5,000 Jews in Bergen-Belsen, he
Mayor Vincent J. Murphy of we should ask the King of Egypt
cers.
Newark, secretary of the New to hand him over to us. It would
said. He asserted that the Jews
Officers Well Fed
Jersey Federation of Labor, ad- be strange if our lawyers, so
Both officers said that they were were receiving 2,000 calories daily,
The local election board of the dressing the convention, urged skilled in the framing of indict-
but admitted that the quality of
well fed. Every night the leader
the food was not as good as in Zionist Council of Detroit has de- Zionists to appeal to the House ments at Nuremberg, could not
of the group, who remained mask-
cided to withdraw two of the of Representatives tb exact a find words to cover this fomentor
the American zone.
(Continued on Page 8)
voting stations for the election promise from Britain that no part of rebellion and open adherent of
-
which is to take place June 30 of the proposed British.loan would Hitler. Or is there one law for
be utilized in the Middle or Near Germans and another for Arabs?"
and July 1.
The polling places eliminated East to hamper the Jewish people
Conservative Daily Tele-
are the Jewish Community Cen- "in their gallant fight for the re• I The (Continued
on Page 61
ter and the Parkside Hebrew turn of their homeland."
years
and
for
the
acceleration
------
Morris M. Jacobs, a business.
School. The five places where vot-
man, long an active Zionist and which he gave to the growth and ing is to be conducted are:
prominent as a congregational expansion of Zionist activity in Shaarey Zedek, Chicago Boule-
and communal leader, was elected this city.
vard at Lawton; Hebrew School,
The other officers elected were: Philadelphia at Byron; Hebrew
president of the Zionist Organ-
Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Harry School, 4000 Tuxedo; Rose Sittig
1 ducted by the National Citizens
Louis H. Luckoff, member of the
i be
i Commitee, wll
Cohen, David Colman, Walter L. Cohen Branch, 13226 Lawton; and
etroit advertisin g firm of Bss, Political Acton
candidatest and cant-
Field and Abe Kasle; Secretary, Habonim Headquarters, 1912 Tay- D
,
has
beenn
in-
attended
by
Luckoff & Wayburn
Dr. Philip E. Lachman; Treasur- lor. The Zionist Organization, 1044 vited
to serve on the faculty of the paign managers of all political
er, Judge Charles Rubiner; and Penobscott Building will be open School of Political Action Tech• parties, from every state in the
union. The course is divided into
Executive Director, Mrs. Albert on Monday only.
departments of political strategy,
Feldstein.
political organization and adminis-
The following are the newly
tration, political groups, political
elected members of the Board:
research and public relations.
Rabbi Morris" Adler, Milton A.
Luckoff will conduct the public
'Was, David J. Cohen, Daniel
relations department session on
Cullen, H. C. Davidson, Rabbi
political advertising, covering the
Leon Fram, Jack Kape, Philip
uses and relative merits of news-
Langwald, Rabbi Eliezer A. Levi,
paper, radio and outdoor adver.
PRAGUE (JTA)—The Jewish
laul R. Levin, Rose Poskel, Rab-
tising in political campaigns, and
"i Gershon C. Rosenstock, Philip Community Council of Prague has
the basic principles of newspaper
E. Rosenthal, and Dr. Samuel urged the Ministry of the Interior
and outdoor political advertising.
to refuse Czechoslovak citizenship
Crohn, representing Masada.
He was selected for this assign-
to
the
wife
and
three
children
of
Re-elected for another term on
ment because of his long and suc-
the Board of Directors were: Dr. Adolph Eichmann, Hitler's "ex-
cessful political advertising expe-
pert"
on
Jewish
affairs
who
super-
Harry E. August, Nathan Baron,
rience, during the course of which
vised
the
deportatiod
of
Jews
Louis Berry, Abraham Berman,
his agency handled campaigns for
from
various
countriesj
in
Europe
Fred M. Butzel, Abraham Coo.
Republican and Democratic can-
to
death
camps
in
Poland.
per, Lawrence W. Clohn, Philip
didates for the United States Sen-
The Eichmann woman and her
J. Cutler, James I. Ellmann, Dr. children were discovered in Bo-
ate and House of Representatives
D. H. Fauman, Charles E. Fein-
and gubernatorial and mayoralty
hemia following a report last week
berg, Isaac Franck, Philip J. Gil- that Eichmann himself was re-
MORRIS M. JACOBS
campaigns. They also handled the
bert, Dr. A. M. Hershman, Ber-
radio advertising for President
ization of Detroit at the Annual nard Isaacs, Wm. B. Isenberg, cently seen in Czechoslovakia,
Roosevelt's 1944 campaign in thii
Meeting held at the Shaarey Ze- Leon Kay, Samuel Kohlenbcrg, visiting his brother-in-law who is
midwest states.
dek Synagogue Thursday night, Maurice A. Landau, A. C. Lappin, a former captain in the Czechoslo-
Frank K i n g d o n, nationally.
June 20. He succeeds Rabbi Leon M. B. Lewis, Sol Lifsitz, Robert vak Army.
LOUIS
LUCKOFF
known author and radio com-
It was learned that Mrs. Eich-
Fram, who has been president of Mar•il, Dr. M. S. Berlis, Simon
the organization for the past two Shetzer, Dr. I. Z. Silvarman, Phil- mann had applied for Czech citi- niques, the first course of prac- mentator; Henry Hoke, author of
"Blackmail" and "It's a Secret";
zenship. The discovery of Etch-
years.
ip Slomovitz, Rev. J. H. Sonen- mann's family strengthened the tical instruction ever to be offered Henry Morgenthau, III; Pare Lor.
Rabbi Fram was given an en-
in this country, at Washington, enz, motion picture director, and
Aar, Harry Sott, Nathan Speva-
thusiastic vote of thanks for his kow, Dr. Joseph Sturman, Harold belief that Eichmann himself is D. C.. June 26-29.
Elmer Benson are on the faculty.
o o , hiding somewhere in Czechoslo.
effective and statesmanlike lead-
The school. which will be con-
ership of the Zionist Movement in E. Weisman. Charles
vakia.
(Continued on Page 6)
Detroit during its most critical

Urge Volunteer
GI Army to Aid
Policing Palestine

Refuse to
Accept Blame for
Polish Criminals

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Zionist Board Drops
Two Polling Places

--
Morris M. Jacobs New President
Of Zionist Organization of Detroit

Louts Luckoff Joins Faculty Staff
• • Action Committee
of Pohttcal

Family of Gestapo
Leader Asks for
Czech Citizenship

