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Editor Derides
Civil War Fear
Torah Rescued From Germans
Finds a Safe Haven in Ecuador
was used for the first time recent-
ly at the Bar Mitzvah services.
Six Jewish lads recited the an-
cient blessings over this Torah,
which had at long last found its
way back to the little community
of German refugees in the new
world.
NEW
Labor Unit Tells
of Silesian Efforts
NEW YORK—Disclosing current
conditions among Jews in Lower
Silesia, Poland, the American Jew-
ish Labor Council today made
public a report from its trade
union delegation after a tour
through newly established Sile-
sian Jewish communities.
The delegates were inspired by
the "production, courage and spir-
it of thousands of Jews" who
were settled in Lower Silesia and
who are determined to build a
new life for themselves, the report
stated.
Orphaned children are well
cared for in numerous homes
throughout Lower Silesia. Jewish
culture, re-established after • the
Hitler terror, is blossoming. Jew-
ish cooperatives formed with the
help of the Polish Government are
a "huge success" according to
the delegates.
The report disclosed also that
despite the great strides that have
YORK — A Torah, which
was spirited out of Germany
by a German refugee, entrusted
to the National Jewish Welfare
Board (JWB), for safekeeping, and
which later was used at religious
YORK — Just returned services of Jewish chaplains on
NEW
omPalestine, Rabbi Aaron Fech- Pacific battlefronts, has finally
•
nick,
editor of official Mizrachl come to stay in the German-Jew-
Organization publications, declared ish community of Gunyquil, Ecu-
this week that "there need be no ador, where it was used recently
fear of civil war in the Holy at the first Bar Mitzvah held in
the community.
Land."
NEW YORK — Asserting that
This was disclosed here by the the plight of the refugees and dis-
Rabbi Pechenick, who is also
director of Mizrachi's Overseas JWB which had sent the Torah placed persons in German and
Rehabilitation Department, spent to the Communidad de Culto Is- Austrian camps "has been trans-
three months in Palestine survey- raelito in response to ah SOS from formed into a political problem
ing refugee needs and conferring its chairman, A. Jamszon and which retards the estaldishment
with Zionist leaders. On his way secretary, A. Bernstein.
of peace in Central and Eastern
• * *
to America, he spent two weeks
Europe," the interim committee of
in Egypt gathering information on YOUTH SAVES TORAH
the American Jewish Conference
the Egyptian-Jewish community
THE ODYSSEY of the Torah called upon the U.S. Government
and their Zionist orientation.
goes back to the days when Nazi to initiate an emergency program
Having traveled throughout all violence and incendiarism had on immigration to this to country.
induce
of the Holy Land, visiting most reached a new high. A synagogue and by its example
of the settlements, Rabbi Peche- dear to a German Jewish youth other countries to accept their
nick today reported: "There is no named David Kaufman, since his share of these refugees.
The Government was urged to
fear of civil war in Eretz Israel. earliest childhood, was due for
I found Palestinian Jewry united a "visitation." He stole Into the adopt a five-point porgram:
in its resistance to British oppres- synagogue at night, took the To-
1. Waiver of the system of allo-
sion. It is this united resistance rah, and carried it out secretly cating fixed proportions of quota
when
he
left
the
land
of
his
birth
visas according to countries of
that has given the British govern-
forever.
origin on a temporary basis, and
ment cause for great unrest."
In America, Kaufman, now a for the exclusive benefit of refu-
resident
of
Grand
Island,
Neb.,
WAR OF NERVES
gees and displaced persons;
learned that the JWB was call-
2. Recapture approximately 125,-
"With unusual stoic reserve, the ing for Torahs to be used by Its
Yishuv is conducting a 'war-of- chaplains for GI services, he an- 000 permits unused during the fis-
nerves' against the government. swered the call, and the Torah cal year ending June 30, 1946, and
Simultaneously, the upbuilding of became the property of the JWB. their allocation to European refu-
the homeland continues unabated," Subsequently the Torah found its gees and displaced persons;
3. Similar allocation of all nor-
be added.
way to far distant Pacific out- mally
unused quotas during the
Declaring that he was over- posts, gladdening by its presence next three years;
whelmed by the "high spirit of the hearts of homesick GIs.
4. Grant of priority among refu-
In time, the Torah came 'home.' gees
the Yishuv which is energetically
and displaced persons to vic-
building a Jewish homeland and But it was not destined to remain tims of religious and racial per-
defending Jewish dignity," Rabbi there for long.
secution;
• * *
Pechenick pointed out that the
5. Improvement in the present
word 'fear' had disappeared from SEND OUT S.O.S.
inadequate visa service in Europe
the Palestinian horizon. The Yish-
WHILE THE TORAH had been to insure that the entire number
uv's disciplined 'war-of-nerves' has doing Its bit in the war, a little of persons admissible under the
made the Britisher nervous and group of German-Jewish refugees quota regulations will receive the
depressed, he said adding, that had, in the meantime, arrived at necessary clearance.
the administration's actions against Guayaquil, Ecuador, where they
innocent citizens have proven established a synagogue.
stupid and nonsensical.
The first great thrill in the life
SEASON'S
"The dismissal of Gen. Barker of the little congregation came,
and Col. Webb is an indication when it was announced that the GREETINGS!
first
Bar
Mitzvah
would
be
held
that the government admits its
tactics to date are fraught with in the new temple. But the con-
gregation learned to its dismay
guilt."
that this could not come off since
it lacked talesim (prayer shawls)
BROUGHT BY BRITAIN
and tefilin (phylacteries) — and
Rabbi Pechenick declared that above all, a Torah.
the Yishuv generally Is opposed to
10461 GRATIOT AVE.
An appeal went out across the
extremist uprisings in the land. continent to the office of the JWB
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"However, the average man in the in New York, for the ritual' ar-
street," he said, "feels that 'ter- ticles, and in particular, a Torah.
rorism' has resulted directly from In response to the call, the Torah ■ s.
Britain's political deceit. As long was shipped to Guayaquil and
as England continues her rule by
orce, Jewish extremists will fight
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hese methods—will not be able to and Best Wishes to All
restrain 'terrorism'.
Eretz United, Says
Mizraelii Leader
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