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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1946

Irg un Refuses Release
of Kidnapped Officers

ah Reiterates Appeal Through
nderground Radio to Release Them

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Bnai Brit!! Sends
75O for Relief of
Tums
Tornado I :r

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
,earching 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 lrgun to Mayor Israel Rokach of Tel
Aviv, the extremist organization's secret radio said that

Mufti in E gypt Dang er
T To 'Palestine Situation

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London Press Regrets Sanctuary
Extended by Egyptian (;overit ► nizt

By Otto Schick
LONDON (JTA)—Jewish groups and sections of
the British press joined this week in warning that con-
tinued terrorism ill 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 stato-

ment expressing concern regard-
ing the violenve in Palestine,
which, it said, was condemned by
all Jews interested in the future
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of a Jewish national homeland.
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Recalling the long tradition of
British sympathy to victims of op-
nappings.
ASBURY PARK. N. J. (JTA1--- pression, the Association is confi-
Earlier the underground radio
The creation of a volunteer army dent that his Majesty's Govern-
By ROBERT GARY
of the Haganah reiterated its ap-
for Palestine, to be known as the ment will not be deflected by these
to the Irgun to release the BERGEN-BELSEN (JTA1 —Re-
peal
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
ted 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,
"but unfortunately we have to re- Telegraphic Agency correspondent
delegates attended the three-day
conference. said the sudden recrudescence of
sort to violence and destruction who arrived here this week to
The resolution says that more Jewish terrorism in Palestine co-
that the world will know that check on the status of the dis-
MILTON M. WEINSTEIN
so
"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
the reappearance of "the one en-
sary." but "in order to case the
it" Details of the experiences of the the camp was put under a curfew lars to the Detroit News Fund
mind of Mr. Bevin, we urge upon emy of the Jews who will derive
officers who were released following a wave of crimes coni_f
lief of Detroit
and
W an- President Truman as commander- most advantage from the atmos-
ouncedo
Sufferers,
i Windsor
two
by Milton Mt . Weinstein, in-chief of our armed forces to phere of tension it threatens to
tvere given in an official corn- mitted by Polish DP's. The Jews, I Tornad
munique. Flight Lieutenant Rus- protesting that they were in no i n
issue a call for the organization engender." Declaring that the
p of
at of a special volunteer division of whole record of the Mufti shows
revealed that he was kept in way responsible for the crimes, ' president
of the was
Council.
The question
brought up
sell
GI's for service in the Holy Land, him to believe in violence as the
cellar in Tel Aviv, chained hand broke the curfew and clashed with a (fleeting of the men's branc
a
to be named the Roosevelt Bri- best method of vindicating Arab
and..foot, for five days. He said Polish guards.
that after his capture his kidnap- According to UNRRA camp di_ the council during the installa
claims, the Times commented that
gade."
pers forced him into a taxi and rector W. R. Wheatman. a former tion proceedings last Wednesday
at a time when Britain is en_
by
Another resolution adopted
then transferred him to a truck British army officer, the displaced night. At that time, it was sug-
the convention expressed "appre- deavoring to bring Jews and
was thrust into a large Poles will be transferred to Brun_ gested that the national branch
of ciation to President Truman for Arabs in Palestine and outside to
and re-
where he
crate. Also in the crate he found swick to make room for the Brit- Bnai Brith be contacted
the tenacity with which he is a better understanding, the up.
pro,;ccted training quested for the
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
na-
e Bisgyer,
cer who was also released last school at Belsen. UNRRA officials
sion of 100.000 displaced persons mixed misfortune.
Captain Rae was gagged consider it unlikely that the Po- mediately by Maurice charge o f
The Manchester Guardian stated
week.
with adhesive tape and bleeding lish guards, who have been ac- tional secretary in ouncing the into Palestine." Louis - Lipsky,
president of the organization, that when Premier Attlee makes
from a head wound. Rae said that cused of being anti-Semitic, will emergency
ann
check was funds,
to be sent.
speaking on the resolution, said his promised statement in the
At the installation, Harry Yud- that only a few on the inside House of Commons on the Mufti
the leader of his captors said his be moved with the other Poles.
Wheatman attributed the cause
know how uncompromisingly the "he must leave the world in no
disciplinary ac:Ion would be taken
against the man who had struck of the local difficulties to the size koff installed both the men's and
President was standing by his de- doubt what is the British Govern-
him, as the kidnappers had been of the camp and its overcrowded the women's officers.
mand. ment's opinion on this rascally
instructed not to harm the offi- condition. There are now some
o f I conspirator." It added: "Obviously
5,000 Jews in Bergen-Belsen. he
Mayor Vincent J. Murphy
cers.
Newark, secretary of the New I we should ask the King of Egypt
said. He asserted that the dews
Officers Well Fed
Jersey Federation of Labor, add to hand him over to us. It would
fficers said that they were were receiving 2,000 calories daily.
Both o
The local election board of the dressing the convention, urged I be strange if our lawyers, so
well fed, Every night the leader but admitted that the quality of
Zionist Council of Detroit has de- Zionists to appeal to the House I skilled in the framing of indict-
of the group, who remained mask• the food was not as good as in cided to withdraw two of the of Representatives to exact a ; ments at Nuremberg, could not
zone.
the
American
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voting stations for the election promise from Britain that no part find words to cover this fomentor
which is to take place June :la of the proposed British loan would of rebellion and open adherent of
be utilized in the Middle or Near Hitler. Or is there one law for
—
and Julr-tl.
and another for Arabs"
The polling places eliminated East to hamper the Jewish people I Germans
The Conservative Daily Tele.
en- "in their gallant fight for the re. I
are the Jewish
(Continued on Page 6t
ter and the Parkside Hebre•v turn of their homeland."
Morris M. Jacobs, a business- years and for the acceleration
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man, long an active Zionist and which he gave to the growth and School. The five places there vot-
o be con d ucted are:
prominent as a congregational expansion of Zionist activity in 1 ing i
cago Soule-
s toed ek , Chi
Shaar ey
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and communal leader, was elected this city.
The other officers elected were: 1 yard at Lawton; Hebrew School,
president of the Zionist Organ-
Vice-Presidents, Messrs. H a r r y I Philadelphia at Byron; Hebrew
Louis H. Luckoff, member of the ducted by the National Citizens
Cohen, David Colman, Walter L. School, 4000 Tuxedo; Rose Sittig
Political Action Committee, will b-
Fied and Abe Kasle; Secretary, Cohen Branch. 13226 Lawton: and Detroit advertising firm of Bass,
Luckoff & Wayburn, has been in- attended by candidates and cam-
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Philip E. Lachmaii; Treasur- Habonirn Headquarters, 1912 Tay-
vited to serve on the faculty of the paign managers of all political
Dr.
er, Judge Charles Rubiner; and for. The Zionist Organization, 1044
School of Political Action Tech- parties, from every state in the
Executive Director, Mrs. Albert Penobscott Building will be open
union. The course is divided into
■ on Monday only.
departments of political strategy,
Feldstein.
political organization and adminil-
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. Davidscn, Rabbi
political advertising, covering the
Leon Fram, Jack Kane, Philip
uses and relative merits of news-
Lang•ald, Rabbi Eliezer A. Levi,
paper, radio and outdoor adver-
PRAGUE (JTAl— The Jewish
'lull It. 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
:rohn. 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-
Adolph Eichmann. Hitler's "ex-
the Board of Directors were: Dr.
cessful political advertising expe-
pert" on Jewish affairs who super-
Harry E. August, Nathan Baron,
rience, during the course of which
vised the deportation of Jews
Louis Berry. Abraham Berman.
his agency handled campaigns for
from various countries in Europe
Fred M. Butzel, Abraham Coo-
o Republican and Democratic can-
to death camps in Poland.
per, Lawrence W. Crohn, Philip
didates for the United States Sen-
The Eichmann woman and her
J. Cutler, James 1. Ellmann, Dr. children were discovered in Bo-
ate and House of Representatives
D. H. Fauman, Charles E. Fein- hernia following a report last week
and gubernatorial and mayoralty
berg,
Isaac
Franck,
Philip
J.
Gil-
MORRIS M. JACOBS
campaigns. They also handled the
that Eichmann himself was re-
Dr. A. M. Hershman, Ber- cently seen in Czechoslovakia ,
bert,
radio advertising for President
ization of Detroit at the Annual
nard Isaacs, Wm. B. Isenberg.
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Roosevelt's 1944 campaign in the
Meeting held at the Shaarey Ze- Leon Kay, Samuel Kohlenberg, visiting his brother-in-law who is
o.
a former captain in the Czechoslo-
midwest states.
dek Synagogue Thursday nig
A. C. Lappin,
Frank Kin g d o n, nationally-
June 20. He succeeds Rabbi Leon I Maurice A. Landau,
Robert vak Army.
M.
B.
Lewis,
Sol
Lifsitz
OFT
LOUIS LUCK
known author and radio corn-
It was learned that Mrs. Eich-
Fram. who has been president :if
the organization for the past two Marwil, Dr. M. S. Berlis, Simon mann had applied for Czech cit.:- niques, the first course of prat- mentator; Henry Hoke, author of
Shetzer, Dr. I. Z. Silvarman, Phil-
ch-
offered "Blackmail" and "It's a Secret";
The i ly disco very of
years.
zcnshp. fam
n
tical instruction ever to be
Slomovitz, Rev. J. H.
it rengthened Eith e in this country, at Washington, Henry Morgenthau, III; Pare Lor-
Rabbi Fram was given an en- ip
Sott, Nathan Speva - mann is
and
if is
thusiastic vote of thanks for his :Liar, Harry
motion picture director,
Joseph Starman, Harold belief that Eichmann himse slo D. C., June 26-29. enz,
eon-
Elmer
Benson
are
on
the
faculty.
effective and statesmanlike lead kow, Dr.
of the Zionist Movement in U. Weisman. Charles Wolok, hiding som ewhere in Czecho.
The school, which will be
el-ship
Detroit during its most critical (Continued on Page 6o vakia.

although it had released two of
the men for "reasons of its own,"
it was not planning to free the
other three. It attacked the Ha-
ganah for condemning the kid-

11 r ge J olunteer

,fews Refuse to

to Aid
Policin g Palestine "

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Accept Blame for
Polish Criminals

Zionist Board Drops
Two
T Polling Places

illorris M. Jacobs New President
Of Zionist Organization of Detroit

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Loins Luckoff Joins .Faculty Staff
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of Political
Action Committee

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Family of GestalH)
Leader Asks for
Czech. Citizenship

