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ZIONISTS SEEK MEMBERSHIP OF MILLION

Surrender
Mandate--
Churchill

The Man of thelWeek

By IRVING I. KATZ
Author of "history of Jews
in Michigan"

Valueless Without
U. S. Aid, He Asserts

LONDON, (Palcor)—For-
mer Prime Minister Chur-
chill, Conservative Party
leader, and former Colonial
Secretary Oliver St a n 1 e y
have accused the British La-
bor government of having
no policy on Palestine, and
Churchill urged that Britain
drop the Palestine mandate
unless American coopera-
tioV'ean be secured.
Minister of State Hector
McNeil declared that For-
eign Secretary Bevin is not
as pessimistic as Churchill
and is not yet persuaded
that the possibility of Amer-
ican cooperation on the Pal-
estine . problem has com-
pletely receded.

Conclave
Spurns
Partition

Rabbi Hershman Retires

After 39 years of service
to his synagogue and com-
muni y, Rabbi Abraham M.
Hers man retired Oct. 24
as r bi of Shaarey Zedek
and as unanimously named
rabbi emeritus.
Rab i Morris Adler, as-
sociate rabbi, was elected

Detroiter Is Named
to Executive Board

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
—The Zionist Organization
of America set a goal of
1,000,000 members by 1950
when the newly elected na-
tional executive committee
met Tuesday.
At a meeting that brought
the organization's 49th an-
nual convention to a close,
the committee also voted to
raise $1,000,000 for expan-
sion of a program of public
relations and education in
the coming year.

rabbi of the congregation.
It is not the purpose of this ar-
ticle to present a full account of
the distinguished career of Dr.
Hershman. Such a biography would
require a special edition of the
Jewish Chronicle devoted exclu-
sively to the work of Dr. Hersh-
man as rabbi.
HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN
The present biographical sketch
Rabbi Hershman in 11907
will limit itself to the highlights
of Dr. Hershman's ministry.
Rabbi Hershman Today
Dr. Hershman is one of the out-
a the session Included
Speakers Jat
standing conservative rabbis in
Morris M.
cobs, head of the De-
the country and is nationally
troit Zionist district, who was
known as a brilliant scholar. He
elected to the national executive
was born in Neustadt, Poland, in
committee by the convention.
1880. As a lad he studied under
Rabbi I. H. Deiches of Neustadt,
PARTITION SPURNED
Speak in in Commons
the
one of the foremost scholars of his
The assembly rejected any
Zionists to Meet
second day
g of the foreign on affairs
day, and in the Kovno Yeshivah.
proposals for the partition of Pal-
debate, Churchill likened the Pal-
estine, in a political resolution re-
at Center Thursday
He came to this country at the
estine problem to the "riddle of
iterating "the historic claims of
age of 16. He was graduated with
the sphinx," and declared:
the Jewish people to the whole of
Rabbi Leon Fram will report on honors, in 1904, from the. College
MUST KEEP PLEDGES
mandated Palestine."
the happenings at last week's Zi- of the City of New York, and took
The resolution, which demand-
"If we are to fulfill our pledge
post-graduate work in philosophy
NEW YORK—A formal request
to the Jews to create a National onist convention at a joint meet- at Columbia University.
to place the question of Palestine ed establishment of a Jewish
ing
of
the
Detroit
ZOA
district
Home for the Jewish people in
In 1905 he was ordained- as - on the agenda of. the United .Na- state, urged the Jewish Agency
and its Youth Chapter I at 8:15
to submit any proposals made
Palestine, which is our undoubted p.
m. Thursday, Nov. 7 in the rabbi by the Jewish Theological tions Assembly has been, forward..
pledge, we are entitled, indeed
Seminary of America. As a stu- ed to Trygve H. Lie, secretary to it by the British government
Jewish
Community
Center.
The
bound—and here I speak my per- meeting is open to the public.
dent, his wide knowledge of Jew- general of the United Nations, on to the World Zionist Congress
sonal view—and certainly we have
ish literature and philosophy, his behalf of the Hebrew Committee for approval a n d expressed
As
part
of
the
program,
the
doubt of the Wisdom of Jewish
full right to lay our mandate at
film "Hoine are the Hunted," giv- contributions to Ilebrew letters of National Liberation by its participation In the London Con-
the feet of the United Nations or- ing first-hand pictures of Pales- and his analytical approach to chairman, Peter H. Bergson.
ganization.
ference on Palestine.
In a memorandum dated Oct.
tine's youth Carving out their new modern Jewish problems won
The action of the convention
"The burden may well be too homes, will be shown early in the him recognition by the faculty 25, 1946, the committee made the
of the seminary. At the ordina- first official request that the sub- represented a clear-cut victory for
heavy for ono single country to evening.
-
tion exercise he delivered the ject of Palestine and the British Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, who was
bear. It isn't right for the Unit- ACTOR
IS NARRATOR
re-elected pretident of the ZOA
valedictory address.
ed States, who is so very keen
military occupation of Palestine
The scenario is by Meyer Levin,
on Jewish Immigration Into Pal-
be made a matter of consideration for a second term. In an address,
estine, not to take a share In noted author, and Ralph Bellamy, CALLED TO DETROIT
at this session of the United Na- Dr. Silver bitterly attacked the
Jewish Agency executive for in-
tions Assembly.
the task and reproach us for Broadway star, is the narrator.
IMMEDIATELY UPON his or-. "The present request of the He- forming the British government
In a special statement to the
our obvious incapacity to cope
dination, Dr. Hershman went to brew Committee," said Michael that it was, prepared to discuss
with the difficulties of the prob- Jewish Chronicle on the conven_
lem.
tion, Rabbi Fram declared upon Syracuse, N. Y., where he served Berdun, acting secretary, "consti- the establishment of a "viable
for one year as rabbi of Congre- tutes the only serious effort to in. Jewish state" In part of Palestine
his return early in the week:
ENDS DIFFICULTIES
GOLDMANN ASSAILED .
"Despite many rumors and fore- gation Adath Yeshurun.
elude this matter on the current
"At present we have no policy bodings of dissension, the 49th an-
Dr. Silver criticized Dr. Nahum
In April, 1907, Rabbi Rudolph agenda of the General Assembly.
as far as I can make out, nor nual convention found the Zionist Farber of Congregation Shaarey
The urgency and international as- Goldmann for allegedly ignoring
have we had one for more than movement in America unified as Zedek in Detroit accepted a call pect of the Palestine crisis permit agreements reached wit h the
a year. The amount of suffering never before. As Emanuel Neu- to 'another pulpit and the members no delay." He added that there A as e r lean Zionist Emergency
which indecision regarding this mann put it in his ringing open- resolved to fill the vacancy with
was reason to hope that several Council and charged that "we
question is causing all concerned, ing address, 'There shall be no a conservative rabbi.
delegations would join in backing agreed unanimously, Dr. Gold-
simply cannot be measured.
A call was extended to Rabbi this request by the Hebrew Com- mann concurring, that neither—he
partition of American Zionism.'
Hershman and on July 8, 1907, he mittee to include this question on nor we would propose a partition
"From the moment we declare OPPOSE PARTITION
plan to the cabinet committee or
was elected rabbi of Shaarey the agenda.
we will give up the mandate all
"The convention indorsed the
other American officials."
our difficulties will be greatly less- dynamic political policies of Rabbi Zedek. On August 24, 1907, he
Dr. Silver also criticized Dr.
ened and if other interested pow- Abba Hillel Silver enthusiastically. preached his inaugural sermon and
'HAMLET' IN IIEBREW
Stephan S. Wise, although not
ers wish us to continue it is for It demanded of the forthcoming was inducted into office by Prof. JERUSALEM — Rabimah has
mentioning him by name,
them
to make proposals to help World Zionist Congress that It Solomon Schechter, then the presi- I been performing "Hamlet" in a
for
us in our
supporting the United States
(Continued on Page 15)
worlc."
new Hebrew Translation.
shall put an end to the policy of
loan to Britain, which issue, he
having the Jewish Agency for Pal-
said, could have been utilized by
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cestine operating In Washington
the Zionist movement to apply
independently of American Zionist
pressure on the British to secure
leadership.
Jewish demands in connection
"The convention decided r.lso to
with Palestine.
send to the World Zionist Con-
The ZOA president also sharply
gress a delegation instructed to re-
scored the Labor government's
LONDON (JTA)—A split with- present the classic Zionist pro-
policy in Palestine and, While wel-
in the ranks of the Board of gram of a Jewish state in Pales-
coming President Truman's sin-
Deputies of British Jews was re- tine undivided and undiminished.
cerity, expressed doubts that the
vealed when 58 non-Zionist mem- Virtually all decisions were unani-
• (Continued on Page 2)
bers held a meeting under the mous including a statement to the
chairmanship of Neville Laski, effect that the British in Palestine
former president, and adopted a now have no other status than
Tsolution criticizing the present that of outlaws."
.olicy of the board.

Fram to Report
on Convention

United Nations
Get Zion Plea

Request for Inquiry
Made by Bergson

Jewish Orphans Await New Homes

British Deputies
Split on Zionism

Thirty-five more members who
did not attend the meeting wrote
approving letters to the group.
The Jewish Chronicle, leading Bri.
tish Jewish publication, has pub-
lished an editorial su pportin
dissident group and chargingg the
Prof.
Selig Brodetsky, president of the
board, with being partial to th e
Zionist elements among the depu-
ties since he- is a member of the
Jewish Agency executive.
The resolution adopted at the
Meeting says that "the fine tradi-
tion lost during recent years will
not be restored until independ-
ence
of ." the Board of Deputies is
regained

•Ir•

Britain Reports
Cyprus Casualties

Polish Jews Given
Big Junker Estates

WARSAW (JTA)—Several large
,Junker estates in Western Pome-
rania, which is now part of Po-
land, have been made available by
the Polish government for resettle.
ment of Jews repatriated from the
Soviet Union.
Tho estates have already been
occupied by former merchants and
artisans who received agricultural
training in Russia. They are re-
ported to be enthusiastic about
their new life and have begun to
organize Jewish communal activi-
ties.

Europe's Jewish children are today learning to lead healthy, happy
lives in 250 child-care homes on the continent supported by the
Joint Distribution Committee. In these JDC homes and Institutions,
half of Europe's 150,000 Jewish child survivors, many of them or.
phans, receive loving care. Near Prague these children In a repatria-
tion camp
(above.) can smile again as they await transportation to
France, where they will be admitted to a
JDC home.

JERUSALEM, (Palcor) — The
government announced here tortay
that British soldiers were com-
pelled "to . use force" in disem-
barking some 200 of the 819 Bra..
cha Fuld refugees In Cyprus
where they were deported last
Tuesday, and that "some minor
casualties were caused among the
Immigrants." The 200 refugees re-
fused to go ashore.
The refugees arrived in Pales-
tine waters on Monday and early
the following morning were trans-
ferred to the freighters Empire
Heywood and Ocean Vigour, in
Haifa Bay, for deportation to Cy-
prus.

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