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Vol. 49, No. 50
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Friday, December 12, 1947 10c a Copy, S3 Per Year
British ForCes
Mandate
May End
,' LONDON (WNS) — Ter
Mia l "'Ion of the 25 year old
PC:line mandate on May
15 was voted by the British
cabinet last week, according
to informed sources. The
• British army will probably
The New Jewish State
JERUSALEM (JTA)—All British police units will be
withdrawn from the Tel Aviv area Monday and Jewish po-
lice will take over responsibility for the maintenance of
order in an area containing nearly half the Jews in Pales-
tine, it was officially announced.
Acre
HAIFA
PALESTINE
Meanwhile, the sound of gun-
fire was heard almost continu-
ously in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area
for several days this week. On
one day alone 14 Jews, two Brit-
ons and three Arabs were killed.
not withdraw completely before
The area in which Jewish po-
Aug. 1.
lice will take over includes the
A five-man UN commission
city of Tel Aviv and its suburbs,
will take over when the British
SOS Day, Sunday, Dec. 7, was bounded by the towns of Petach
give up the administration. On
a thrilling day for the Detroit Tikvah, Ramath Gan and Bnei
Oct. 1, at the latest, the com-
Jewish community—thrilling for Brak. No mention was made of
mission will transfer sovereign-
the leadership who planned and the evacuation of British troops,
ty to the new Jewish and Arab
Er Ramie
States.
executed
one of the most suc- many of whom have been sta-
r•
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cessful
drives
in the city's his- tioned in the battle area between
It was rumored here that
Jeru alem
tory; thrilling for the nearly Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
America's imposition of an
1500 men, women and young YOUTHS CALLED
arms embargo on the Middle
people who plowed through the
Haganah has issued a call for
Bethlehem::=4;
East may be discussed between
rain to collect nearly a half the mobilization of all young
Foreign Secretary Bevin and
million pounds of desperately- Jews between the ages of 17 and
Deo' d
Secretary of State Marshall and
needed supplies for overseas 25. It is expected that about 70,-
that the issue may even reach
Sea I
survivors; and thrilling, too, for 000 men will answer the call for
t• • •
the Foreign Ministers confer-
the hundreds of Jewish families "security and other essential ser-
ence.
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who painstakingly packed canned vices."
rsheba
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A high diplomatic source here
food, warm clothing, layettes.
The Arabs have been actively
declared, however; he could see
41; • e.
toys and medical items for di- recruiting men to cross Pales-
no ground for raising that is-
rect relief to European Jews.
tine's northern border to Syria
sue before the Big Four since
Despite this tremendous job, to join a force which is sup-
their conference deals only
the SOS drive has not been com- posedly being raised there for a
with the German and Austrian
pleted in Detroit, Mandell Ber- later invasion of Palestine. They
peace treaties.
man, SOS campaign director, are also organizing Arabs for
Prodded by a wave of pro-
said this week in an urgent call home service in Jewish-Arab
7: Et Tafila
tests over the government's
for volunteers to help pack the cities.
failure to check the mounting
1-1 --- anah charged that at. least
remaining supplies, now stored
activities of fascist and anti-
at Acme Terminal Warehouse, two * its men were killed by
Semitic elements, Home Secre-
6441 Hastings street. Anyone British police while they were
amr
tary James Chuter Ede told a
who can give time to the pack- defending Jewish positions on the
London Labor Party deputa-
ing is asked to call Morris Mil- Jaffa boundary line.
tion that legislative action deal-
ler at TEmple 1-1600 or tq re-
Among Jews killed in skir-
ing with public meetings of a
port to the warehouse, Sunday, mishes was Joshua Globerman,
dangerous nature was being
after 10 a.m.
chief of the Haganah's divisional
contemplated. The groups asked
The telephones at the SOS headquarters in Jerusalem, who
the Home Secretary to sup-
office have rung continually was leading a motor convoy from
press racist, fascist and anti-
since Sunday with requests from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. On the
" Eemitic meetings.
Jewish families for another pick- road the convoy was halted by a
up of contributions. To reach British armored car and all the
these and other contributions vehicles and passengers were
which were missed, the SOS searched for arms.
volunteers will make another
As the search ended, Glober-
collection this Sunday.
man who had halted his vehicle
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
Although one box car of De- slightly in front of the remain-
task of transporting 150,000 dis-
troit SOS'supplies is already on der of the convoy, saw two
placed Jews from Europe to
the way to New York, nearly Arabs aiming rifles at him. lie
Palestine and their temporary
400,000 pounds of these vital attempted to move, but was not
accommodation until they take
materials still await processing quick enough and was shot in the
their place within the Jewish
and packing, Berman empha- head and instantly killed.
community's economic life will
This map available on heavy paper at the Chronicle Office.
sized.
BRITISH FAIL TO AID
require upwards of $400,000,-
000, Elieter Kaplan, Jewish
The•British soldiers in the ar-
Agency treasurer, told an emer-
mored vehicle made no attempt
gency meeting of the United
to return the fire, nor did they
Palestine Appeal board of di-
pursue the killers. Globerman
rectors.
A flood of "youth leadership" over 30 years. He was formerly is past president of Congregation had been assigned to the con-
Asserting that "we plan to contest ballots has hit the Chron- with the Bank of Detroit and Bnai Moshe.
voy after the Egged Bus Com-
bring at least a million Jews icle office and more are arriv-
pany reversed its decision to sus-
The
American
Savings
and
to Palestine in the next 10 ing daily.
Loan Association serves the pend operations unless its con-
years," Kaplan pointed out that
Three Central High Students,
Jewish community with facili- voys were protected by either
"our most immediate task will Ann Willis, Fred Horowitz and
ties that encourage thrift and British soldiers or armed mem-
be to clear both Cyprus and Bob Steinberg, are the leaders to
assist
with home ownership. bers of the Jewish militia.
the reception centers in Pales- date in that order.
A well armed and well trained
Respecting Jewish traditions, the
tine of the more than 20,000
With a $300 cash scholarship
association is closed Saturdays. Arab band which-Monday night
Jews.
launched an attack on forward
as the top prize, much enthusi-
Officers besides Deutsch are positions of the Haganah in the
asm has been aroused among
Samuel liechtman, vice presi- fiatikveh quarter of Tel Aviv
Iitiesiierson Sees State teen-agers and the nominee list
dent; Jack Sylvan, vice presi- was beaten off following a fierce
is growing. All neighborhood,
dent; Alfred Deutsch, treasurer; battle which lasted more than an
With Sound Economy Synagogue
and Temple groups
and Nathan Ibolde, secretary.
hour. Before they were flung
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Leon are represented.
Speaking of the contest, Rabbi back, the Arabs advanced several
Henderson, chief economist of
The cash scholarship and
Leon Fram of Temple Israel hundred yards and fired a few
the Research Institute of Amer- other prizes have been offered
said that "youth is at its best huts in the Jewish quarter.
! ica and former director of the by the American Savings and
when it follows it's own leaders
Haganah reinforcements rush-
Office of Price Administration, Loan Association, 12246 Dexter
. . . I therefore welcome the ed to the scene and flares soared
said that the new Jewish State boulevard. Adolph Deutsch, as-
idea of encouraging young peo- into the skies from the fighting
has an excellent chance to de- sociation president, has an-
ple to choose and to honor those zone summoning additional men.
velop a complete agricultural, nounced that the award will be
who have the gift of leadership Withering fire swept every foot
industrial, business and finance given annually if Detroit's Jew-
to guide them in the cause of of the battleground. Before they
community "in microcosm." He ish youth demonstrate a favor-
Jewish idealism."
went over to the offense, the
spoke at a dinner for the able response.
Anyone who is a student in Jews put up a savage resistance
American Fund for Palestinian
Deutsch has been connected
grades 9 to 12 is eligible to en- forcing the raiders to slow up
Institutions at Hotel Plaza.
with financial institutions for
ADOLPH DEUTSCH
ter the vote.
and eventually halted them.
Mediterranean
Sea
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City Generous
in Collection
for SOS Drive
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JORDAN
EGYPT
Transfer of DP's
to Cost 400 Million
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