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Reprisals
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JERUSALEM (Special) —
The British military in Pa:
estine braced itself for vio
lent reprisals by the under-
ground following the coward-
ly, secret execution of Dot
Gruner, 33-year-old Britisl•.
army veteran, and three
other patriots at Acre prisons

LAKE SUCCESS, L. I.-
(Special)—The Jewish Agen-
cy called on the General As-
sembly of the United Nations
to recommend that Britain
reopen Palestine to immedi-
ate Jewish immigration pend-
ing a decision on the whole

Palestine problem.
The Agency also appealed to the
Assembly to recommend during
Its forthcoming special session on
Palestine, starting April 28, that
Britain remove existing measures
of racial discriminator) that re-
strict the sale of land to Jews in
94 percent of the country.

The British broke a promise to
Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog that,
they would give him 24 hours ad.
vance notice of the execution so
that Gruner and the others could
be given final solace of the Jew-
ish faith and a final visit from
their families.
PLEA TO HUMANITY
APPEALS PENDING
Pointing out that further delay
Appeals for the murdered Jews
may mean catastrophe for Jews The Meah Shaarim district of Jerusalem was one of the areas recently under martial law. "Meah were still pending before the Privy
who have now waited two years Shaarim" means "100 Gates" and received its nam e in ancient times when the area had 100 gates Council in London. "I am at a
for liberation and reconstruction, which were closed every night against the dangers from the mountains near the city. During the mar-
loss to understand why this mo-
the Agency declared that such an tial law period it was described as the district of "100 gates but no exit." In this photo, young ment has been chosen to extcuta
interim order is "dictated by every Jewish children follow the crowd as they trample over barbed wire barriers immediately after martial the men," declared Max Seligman.
consideration of humanity and law ended. (Acme—World News Service).
the Tel Aviv attorney repro ient-
international law. It would, more-
ing thein. "We were still eng tged
over, serve as an immediate test
411•1111011111.1M10.01.1111.0.1111111111111111111111"11.1.1."4121111111111411.11214111111". in the final stages of a legal bat-
of the significance of the forth-
tle to save their lives."
coming session.
Orders for the exec ut ion
"It would make it clear that
came directly from Field Marshal
no power can manipulate the Gen-
Viscount Montgomery, the "hero
eral Assembly of the United Na-
of El Alamein" where Jews In the
By GERSHON SPIVACK
tions for the purposes of dilatory
British army sacrificed their lives
maneuver, accepting or rejecting
Hang me higher than the "Union Jack,"
after volunteering by thousands
15 Injured in Battle
its findings as it pleases."
to help save England. For months
Let
me
swing
..
.
Diplomatic circles at Lake Suc-
Montgomery had been demanding
on
Immigrant
Ship
I
rode
the
truck
of
the
night
raid;
cess expressed Cie belief that the
stern repression and he finally
underground.
Loaded rifles and ammunition for the
Jewish cause will best be served
prevaiied over the moderate coun-
at the special session if the fact-
cils of the Colonial Office.
A
bullet
had
my
name.
HAIFA (Special)—The bodies of
finding commission which the ses-
Six
months
in
a
hospital
WORST TENSION
two
refugee
Jews
covered
with
sion is to appoint is instructed to
Palestine was in the grip of its
Pieced my jigsaw jaw together so 1 could talk.
i(f)tatilish whether Britain has the blue and white flag of Israel
worst days of tension. Four hun-
carried out the terms of the Pal- were lowered from the deck of the
They got nothing out of me.
dred thousand Jews were under
estine Mandate. It is assumed that Jewish immigrant ship Theodore
I'm Dov Gruner,
house arrest in Jerusalem, Tel
considerable discussion will de- Herzl while 2,600 on the ship sang
of
a
Hungar:an
pogrom,
Thirty-three years old, orphan
Aviv and Haifa and a new de-
velop at the session if this point the Hatikvah.
o ee declared that military jus-
The dead were Arieh Byerman.
Unauthorized immigrant who legalized my status
is raised. It was predicted that
tice would be supreme in the land.
the fact-findng commission will be 24, a Czechoslovak Jew, and Ist-
As a citizen of Palestine
The first acts of defiance to the
ready to leave for Palestine about van Weiss, 22, a Hungarian Jew,
an
African
inferno
into
the
sea.
Chasing Rommel through
curfew occurred in Tel Aviv where
who were murdered by the Brit-
June 1.
dummy road mines were strewn
Names? NAMES?
ish durine a two-hour battle while
LEADERS IN N. Y.
and road blocks erected. A mine
the immigrants resisted a naval
How about those of my Hebrew Brigade members
The Agency said Tuesday that it boarding party off Tel Aviv.
found in Agrippa's Way was ex-
Who
died
so
Britannia
could
wave?
had as yet made no request to the
ploded harmlessly by an army
Fifteen immigrants were wound-
Torture
me
till
my
heart
is
a
beat
front
extinction.
Assembly for permission to repre- ed in the fighting before the re-
demolition crew.
sent the Jewish viewpoint. Zionist sistance was quelled.
A shot fired by a patrol over
I'd do it again!
strategy for the session has been
the heads of groups of young
"With fire and blood Judea has fallen.
IIAGANAII
VESSEL
entrusted to the American sec-
people in Jerusalem hit a 12-year-
With fire and blood Judea will rise."
The Theodore Herzl openly bore
tion of the Agency executive.
old boy. A second boy strolling
Let me swing like a pendulum in eternity;
Delegates in New York include the name "Haganah Ship Theo-
down the street in violation of
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, Dr. Na- dore Herzl." From the forward
the curfew was shot to death,
I die for the birth of freedom.
hum Goldmann, Mrs. Rose Hal- rail hung a long white banner
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perin, Rabbi Wolf Gold, Haim with the words: "Germans de- 411111MO111.111 ■ 1•01.1111161112.111110111111"."".1.1111"1"111.11miagiliglill,
Greenberg and Moshe Shertok. stroyed our homes. Don't you de-
David Ben Gurion may be sum- stroy our hopes."
moned from Palestine "if unusual
A group of young Jews in
leather windbreakers brought forth
developments arise."
The UN session at Flushing a blue and white flag and held
Meadow Park, Queens, is ex- aloft a picture of Vladimir Jabo-
The relation of Jewish culture to
pected to be limited to instruct- tinsky, fourider of the Revision-
ing the committee to study the ists whose teachings are the basic American culture developed as the
dominating point of discussion at
Palestine question in preparation philosophy of militant Zionism.
the stimulating annual delegates
for a full-dress discussion at the ACCUSE TOMMIES
Institute of the Jewish Community
regular session in September.
A leader of the Jews aboard Council which packed the Work-
ARABS MAP BATTLE
pointed to the bodies of the mur- men's Circle Sunday.
In the meantime, the Arab dered youths.
"We cannot create a separatist
state members began mapping
"You killed these men," he
plans to fight the proposal for the shouted in Englisn to the British culture in America for it will be
artpointment of a committee as troops. "This is what comes from synthetic," argued Elliot E. Co-
requested by Britain. A spokes. Bevin's policy." The immigrants hen, editor of Commentary maga-
zine. "Anything good produced by
(Continued on page 15)
cgain refused to disembark and a Jew, even the Negro spiritual
another clash seemed imminent. like "Old Man River" by Jerome
They were persuaded by leaders Kern is a contribution to Jewish
Full Conference Set
however, to avoid new bloodshed culture. We cannot be exclusively
and they come down the gang- Jewish and it Is a racist danger
on Prices of Meats
plank to await trans-shipment to to build on our differences."
The first full meeting between
Answering this argument, Rabbi
kosher butchers and community Cyprus.
--Photn by Jank filgranan
Morris Adler in an after-dinner
representatives to discuss the
HOESS HANGED
The role of the Jewish community in American life was discussed
summary of the discussions insist-
question of allegedly exorbitant
WARSAW—Rudolf Hoess was ed that a contribution to Jewish
at the annual delegates in s titute of the Jewish Community Coun-
prices of meats will be held at
cil Sunday. Among the participants were those shown above. From
culture must rather grow from
8 p. m. Tuesday at Yeshivath hanged Monday in the Oswiecin
4,- the Jewish community and be di-
left to right, Oscar Cohen, director of the Jewish Community
Beth Yehudah. Community Coun- camp, where more than
Council; Rabbi Leon Fram, Harry Seeve, associate director of
cil representatives, the Rabbinical 000,000 persons were murdered in rected to the Jew.
the United Jewish Appeal and Aaron Droock, Council president.
Council and wholesaler's will join the two and one-half years he
(Continued
on
page
16)
the butchers in the discussions. was Nazi commander there.

2 Jews Slain
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Lamentfor Dov Gruner

Institute Sifts Community Role

