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Thirty-two Years of Service to Detroit Jewry
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NEWSPAPER
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
and The Legal Chronicle
Vol. 49, No. 5
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JANUAR`
Morgenthau Spurs AJC Leaders
Abductions Save
Irgunist; 2 Freed
Right of Arab States to Chart
Zion's Future Denied by Silver
CHICAGO (JTA)—Dr. Abba Ml-
le! Silver, president of the Zionist
Organization of America, ques-
tioned the right of Arab states to
discuss the future of Palestine
through their participation in the
London conference.
He declared that these states
have no more right to deal with
Palestine than "Palestine has a
right to interfere in their internal
affairs."
Addressing a rally in conjunc-
tion with the national ZOA mobili-
zation conference here, Dr. Silver
charged that if the Jewish peo-
ple had been permitted during the
last 25 years to carry on the work
of building in Palestine, there
would be a Jewish majority in
Palestine today and a Jewish
state, instead of riots, hate and
"a running sore."
BRITAIN ACCUSED
Recalling the pro-Axis activi-
ties of several of the Arab states
and the reluctance with which
others joined the Allied cause, Dr.
Silver said that "it would be
tragic if a futile and wrong-head-
ed pro-Arab policy of appease-
ment, which has proved bankrupt
time and again, would commit the
British government at this time
either to a continuation of its
present policy in Palestine or to
a permanent solution which would
violate the basic Jewish rights and
moral conscience of the world."
Dr. Silver placed the blame
for disorders in Palestine on the
shoulders of the British govern-
ment, which, he said, has vio-
lated its trust and has proved
faithless to its obligations.
"Is it any wonder that a peace-
ful folk of pioneers and builders
who came to Palestine with a
dream and a hope to rebuild waste
places and unhappy lives, have
been driven into a bitter army of
resistance?" he asked. "What has
made these decent folk fighting
mad is exactly what makes all de-
cent folk fighting mad—broken
promises, ruthless tyranny and
brutal actions of injustice."
Palestine Hero
NEW YORK—Harold L. Ickes,
former Secretary of the Interior,
and Senator James E. Murray of
Montreal are among the interna-
tional figures who will participate
in the Conference of Hebrew Lib-
eration to be held Feb. 8 and 9
in New York City, it was an-
nounced by Harry Louis Sclden,
co-chairman of the American
League for a Free Palestine.
Ickes and Senator Murray will
deliver the principal addresses.
William B. Ziff, noted author
and newly-chosen co-chairman of
the League, and Prof. Johan J.
Smertenito, vice-chairman, whom
the British expelled because of his
outspoken stand on Palestine, will
also play leading roles in the con-
ference, Selden said.
ITZIIAK BEN AIIARON, Pales-
tine's most famous war hero and
a member of the Jewish Agency,
told United Jewish Appeal lead-
ers in New York that "Europe's
homeless Jews are warmly wel-
comed by Palestine Jewry, which
needs them to aid in agricultural
and industrial expansion." Urg-
ing increased support to UJA's
1917 campaign, the former British
army officer and Nazi prisoner
said "Palestine could easily ab-
sorb 10,000 European Jews month-
ly."
100,000 IS '47 GOAL
The period of Feb. 15 to March
15 has been proclaimed "National
Zionist Mobilization Month," dedi-
cated to the nation-wide goal of
400,000 members by the end of
the year. ZOA current member-
ship is close to 220,000.
A pledge of $1,000,000 for ex-
panded Zionist public relations
and education program was made
at the first plenary session.
A nationwide poll to determine
the support of American Jews for
the Zionist program has been
launched by the ZOA, it was re-
vealed at the opening session. It
was reported that a similar survey
conducted two years ago indicated
that some 89 percent of the Jew-
ish community supported Zionism.
Zionist leaders in the United
States feel that developments in
the past two years have increased
this sentiment and that the results
of the poll will strengthen the
hand of the Zionist leadership in
its efforts in behalf of a Jewish
Palestine.
Ickes to Address
League Conclave
EDITORIAL PAGE
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4 Millions to Go for European Relief,
Aid to Palestine and New Americans
A goal of $5,335,000 has been set for the 1947 Al-
lied Jewish Campaign in Detroit. This is $1,535,000 more
than was sought in 1946 because of more urgent local
and world needs this year.
Four millions of the 1947 total will be devoted to
the United Jewish Appeal for relief and rescue work
in Europe, aid to Palestine and assistance to new im-
migrants to the United States. The balance of $1,335,000
JERUSALEM (Special)—Former
British Army Major H. A. I. Col-
lins was freed by Irgunists Wed-
nesday night and Tel Aviv Dis-
trict Judge Ralph Windham on
Tuesday night following their ab-
duction to guarantee the safety of
Dov Gruner, who had been sent-
enced to hang by the British for
his part in a raid on a police
station.
The execution of Gruner has
been delayed for what the British
LONDON (Special)—The Pales-
say is an appeal to the privy
tine Arabs at the London confer-
council in London.
ence made it clear to the British
DEMAND LIBERATION
government, that they would fight
The releases came after the Jew- partition "with all the means at
ish Agency demanded on behalf of our disposal."
Jewish Palestine that the two be
The British immediately an-
immediately freed and an appeal nounced, they would need more
by Mayor Roltach of Tel Aviv who time to study the statement and
said: "I ask this in behalf of the the session was adjourned. No
entire population regardless of date was set for reconvening the
political views . . . No man or conference which opened Monday.
woman in Tel Aviv will be able to
The Arabs from Palestine made
rest as long as the shackles are their stand clear right at the
not removed from Judge Wind- start of the conference.
ham, a citizen of our town by
"We believe," said the spokes-
virtue of his duties."
man Jamalel Husseini, cousin of
High Commissioner Cunningham the former Grand Mufti, "that
had informed a delegation of the the creation of an alien Jewish
Jewish community that unless state in Palestine would mean the
Windham and Collins were re- destruction of the territorial con-
turned safe and sound within a tinuity and national homogeneity
stated period, certain districts of of the Arab world."
Zionist leaders were on hand in
the country would be placed un-
der martial law. This period was London to confer with Colonial
extended however, when the dead- Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones
line passed without the two being and Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin. The Jews arc not partici-
liberated.
pating in the conference.
AREA IS COMBED
St. James Palace, where the
Upon the release of Collins, Brit- conference meetings are held, was
ish troops rushed to the Monte- closely guarded by police.
fiore quarter of Jerusalem in a
house to house search for his
kidnapers. Collins charged that he
had been badly treated and had
to fight his way out.
Judge Windham said that he
Faith is Jewry's "secret weapon"
had been well treated by his ab-
in its struggle for Palestine, Dr.
ductors.
Israel Goldstein of New York, for-
mer president of the ZOA, de-
clared Tuesday at the 16th annual
Wayne Again Offers
donor dinner of the Ladies Auxi-
liary of the Jewish National Fund.
Courses in Hebrew
The Jews of Palestine, he as-
Hebrew courses are again being serted, will never make peace with
offered at Wayne University, ac- Britain as long as it rules with
cording to an announcement by force and by suppression of basic
the Jewish Community Council, civil rights.
which was instrumental in the in-
Mrs. Jack L. Rosenthal, fund
troduction of the courses.
chairman, anounced that the rec-
ord
sum of $80,000 had been raised
Registration is open to both
matriculated and non-matriculated to complete the purchase of land
students. Louis Panush is the in- for a Palestine settlement in the
name of the Ladies Auxiliary.
structor.
Arabs Outlaw
Partition in
London Talks
JNF Auxiliary
Raises $80,000
Girl, 6, Displays Nazi Brand
has been designated for local and
national requirements. The drive
will start in the spring.
The quota was set by leaders of
the Jewish Welfare Federation at
a meeting Saturday, Jan. 25 In
the Beckham Educational Me-
morial.
Guest speakers at the meeting
which followed a dinner in their
honor were Henry Morgenthau
Jr., former Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and general chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal; William
'Rosenwald, a national chairman
of UJA; Henry Montor, executive
vice-chairman of the UJA; and
Norbert Wollheim, representative
of the Jews in the British zone of
occupation of Germany.
UP TO CONSCIENCES
Emphasizing that though the
war is over, atrocities continue,
Morgenthau declared that the
Jews of America cannot rest while
the responsibilities of the lives of
European survivors "are entirely
on our shoulders."
"I cannot say what Detroit
should giye In 1947," he added,
"but the decision must 5e made
between Detroit Jews and their
consciences. I can only tell you
that $170,000,000 is the minimum
for Europe, for Palestine and new
Americans. The money spent last
year was spent wisely and was
stretched to the limit, but after
studying the needs, I have satis-
fied myself that $200,000,000 would
have come closer to doing the
job."
MUST FLEE REICH
In a moving description of the
despair of Jews in the DP camps
because of the failure of the west-
ern governments to fulfill their
promises after liberation, Woll-
heim declared that the survivors
want to get out of Germany. "We
did not ruin Germany and we do
not want to build it up," he said.
Commenting on the unanimous
desire of the DP's to go to Pal-
estine, Wollheim continued: "We
know we are wanted in Eretz
Israel."
Sympathy for the DP diminishes
as time goes on, Montor pointed
out, and the responsibility of
American Jews becomes greater.
The end of UnRRA and the delay
in setting up international refuge
organizations under the auspices
of the United Nations have indi-
cated that little help can be ex-
pected from governments, he ad-
ded.
The motion to adopt the quota
of $5,335,000 was made by Fred
M. Butzel, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Jewish Wel-
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N.Y. City College
Is First to Offer
Yiddish Courses
JWB Makes Material
for Purim Available
NEW YORK—Purim materials
for use in preparing programs for
the festival in Jewish community
centers and YM-YWHAs are now
available hum the publication de-
partment of the JWB Jewish Cen-
ter Division.
To secure these materials, write
to the publication department,
Jewish Center Division, National
Jewish Welfare Board, 145 E.
32d St., New York 16, N.Y.
ANALYSIS BY CRUM,
$5,335 s''''?'".4- ;'0 Goal Set Her
for Loco., UJA Needs in '47
British Delay
Hanging Jew
Henry Morgenthau Jr., former Secretary of the Treasury, and gen-
eral chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, is shown conferring
with Nate Shapero and Fred Butzel, Allied Jewish Campaign lead-
ers, on Detroit's share in the $170,000,000 UJA goal for 1917. Left
to right, Henry 5lontor, executive vice-chairman of the UJA, Mor-
genthau, Shapero and Butzel.
SEE PALESTINE
Things are different now for Ilaline Pflanzer, 6, who immigrated to
the United States with her parents, aided by United Service for New
Americans, whose work is supported by the United Jewish Appeal.
Nazis took Ilaline (shown here with stewardess on SS. Ernie Pyle)
from her parents, branded her and sent her to a separate concen-
tration camp. After liberation, when Haline's mother found her, the
child exclaimed, "What kind of a mother are you! You didn't come
to see me when I was sick!" Ilaline need never be separated from
her parents again, thanks to the UJA.
NEW YORK (JTA) — For the
first time in the western hemis-
phere, courses in the Yiddish
language will be offered by a lib-
eral arts college as a regular part
of its curriculum, It was an-
nounced by Prof. Sol Liptzin,
chairman of the City College Ger-
man department.
The courses are elementary and
advanced Yiddish, and will be
given next fall at City College by
the German Department.
The courses will be especially
adapted for the needs of social
science students, including those
who want to go into social work
or who intend going to Europe
to work with Jewish displaced
persons.