Ambassador to Climax Zionist Regional Assembly

D Eth,cist

THIRD OF A CENTURY

OF SERVICE TO

DETROIT JEWRY

aw-1.4 h,

HREINICLE

Vol. 50, No. 4 arg-,

52

BUY YOUR

SHEKEL TODAY,

SEE Al), PAGE 2

Friday, February 13, 1918 lac a Copy 93 Per Year

UN Assails Arabs, Asks Army;

• -Hour Fight Rages in Jerusalem

Gra nados Alan Feinberg and Fred Stoller
to Climax
to
Divide
Youth
Contest
Award
Zion Rally

Bi-Nation
Proposal
Is Pushed .

Two youths, not one, show the judges decided in announcing the Charles Rubiner, Albert Deutsch,
most promise of becoming De- outcome of the Jewish Chronicle's Harry Yudkoff and Harry Katz.
Katz took the place of Mrs. Har-
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.
Inaugurating the Simon troit Jewry's outstanding leaders Youth Leadership contest.
The youths are Alan Feinberg ry Jones who is not in the city. (Special)—The UN Palestine •
Shetzer Memorial Institute, of the future, five distinguished
and Fred Stoller, both students at
Commission formally charged
Ambassador . Jorge Garcia
•
Central High School.
the Arabs with attempting
Granados, Guatemalan dele-
Because the judges were dead-
to alter the UN partition
gate to the United Nations,
locked in their decision, it was
plan by force and asked the
will speak on "The Outlook for
decided to divide the $300 cash
Security Council to establish an
the Jewish State" at a mass
scholarship evenly between the
international armed unit to help
meeting which will climax the
two winners.
carry out the plan.
all-day conference of the new
PLAQUES FOR 3
It appeared probable, never-
Michigan Zionist Region, Sun-
The runners-up, Ann Willis,
theless, that in view of British_
day.
Fred Horwitz and Marshall To-
violations of Assembly direc-
Preceding his talk, Rabbi
bin, will be awarded plaques in
tives and the reluctance of the
Morris Adler will pay tribute
recognition of their qualities of
United States to bolster its theo-
to the late Simon Shetzer at the
leaderslkip. All prizes are offered
retical support of the partition
meeting, which will be held at
by the American Savings and
decision that attempts would be
9 p.m. in the Northwest He-
Loan Association, 12246 Dexter
made for "negotiation or media-
brew Congregation.
boulevard.
tion" of the Jewish-Arab im-
UNSCOP. MEMBER
Helen Tennenbaum, Teen-Age
passe.
Ambassador Granados was a
reporter of the Chronicle, will
member of the United Nations
make the presentations on Wein-
MAY SHELVE PLAN
* --- Speelal Committee on Palestine.
berg's 'Jewish Hour at 9 a.m.,
Observers acknowledged that
He contributed largely to the
Sunday, over WJLB. Harry Yud-
this meant that the partition
formulation of the majority re-
koff, representative of the Jewish
plan would be shelved and that
port of UNSCOP, and when
CommUnity Council, one of the
the minority UNSCOP recom-
that report was discussed at the
judges, will act as chairman.
mendations for a bi-national
United Nations' session last fall
k Higyhhan
Photo by
Alan, 17, is the son of Mr. and
Photo by Jack Blehnen
state in Palestine would be sub-
he spoke vigorously in its be-
.FRED STOLLER
Mrs.
David
Feinberg,
of
2411
•
ALAN FEINBERG
stituted.
half.
Calvert avenue. He is president
The UN Commission, in Its
For the first time in the his-
of the Shaarey Zedek Junior Con:
report to the Security Council
tory of Michigan, delegates from
gregation, treasurer of Central
asked that it be determined
Zionist districts throughout the
States Regional convention of
whether a "threat to the peace"
state will convene for the all-
Young Judea and is a leader at
exists and urged that the Coun-
day conference to form the
Central.
cil take action under the Char-
Michigan Zionist Region.
An honor student, Alan at-
Goldie Meyerson. head of the ter which defines such an emer-
More than 250 delegates are
tended the Talmudic Academy of
political department of the Jew- gency.
expected, ' according to Saul
15.000 Arab Troops Baltimore. He has studied He- ish Agency for Palestine, will The report's opening passage
Gottlieb, regional director.
brew extensively and teaches that
be in Detroit Wednesday eve- pointed to the "need for an in-
ZIONISM IN STATE
Sneak Into Eretz
language.
ning, Feb. 18, to confer with ternational force" to implement
The conference, which is to
ALL-A STUDENT
take place in the Jade room of
JERUSALEM (Special) — A
Fred, 17, is the son of Mr. and Jewish leaders here on the Pal- partition. It was couched
the Detroit Leland Hotel, will five-hour battle raged in Jeru- Mrs. Morris Stoller, of 2930 Bur- estinian situation and its im- throughout in strong and explicit
plications for Detroit Jewry. language.
start at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The salem when Arabs attacked and lingame avenue.
theme of the morning session seized a large section of the
He is an all-A student at Cen- Julian H. Krolik, president of PRESTIGE THREATENED
will be "Developing Zionism in Montefiore Jewish quarter in tral, where he is on the student the Jewish Welfare Federation
Reports of the massing of
Michigan".
the heart of Jerusalem. British council, and is a member of Tem- announced.
Morris M. Jacobs, who has troops finally forced the Arab ple Israel's debating team.
"Mrs. Meyerson has only re- Arab troops from the neighbor-
been named tentorary chair- guerillas to retire.
Outside of school, he is a mem- cently come out of the thick of ing states and their infiltration
man of the new region by Dr.
One Jew, seven Arabs and one ber of AZA and of the Synagogue the struggle in Palestine," Kro- into Palestine and the virtual
Emanuel Neumann. will open British soldier were killed and Unity Forum.
lik said, "and she has a message war threat contained in the Pal-
estine Arab Higher Commit-
the conference, and H. B. 18 Arabs, six Jews and one
Judges were Aaron Droock, of vital importance to us."
tee's letter to Secretary General
sine, of Grand Rapids, will soldier wounded.
Trygve Lie have reportedly
ak ride at the first session.
MEANT BUSINESS
created the feeling that unless
W t 1 p.m. there will be a
Casualties were kept down
action is taken to halt the Arab
rctleon in the Detroit Leland because the Arabs withdrew
defiance of the United Nations,
for the delegates and their when they recognized that the
the international body may suf-
British
meant
business.
The
(Continued on Page 2)
fer a loss of prestige with un-
British were forced to put mor-
predictable consequences.
• • • ,
tars and cannon . in action to
One UN delegate pointed out
oust the invaders.
that in the various verbal
An estimated force of 15,000
clashes which have occurred so
troops from the neighboring
far between member states of
Arab states is reported to have
the UN, no such threatening
crossed into Palestine with a
language was used as the Arab
view to launching an all-out
Higher Committee employed in
attack on the Jewish population.
its letter to Lie.
Arab sources disseminated a
U.S. IS ACCUSED
rumor that Feb. 15 will mark
The Arab committee letter
the beginning of the offensive.
accused the United States of
Although Jewish sources con-
political blackmail and of hay-
sider these reports as part of
(Continued on Page 2)
the Arab war of nerves against
the Jews and the United Na-
tions, Haganah is taking meas-
Britain Blocks Move
ures to meet the situation.
to Freeze Zion Funds
ASKS MOBILIZATION
LONDON (WNS) — A request
The need for the total mobil-
The United Nations Palestine Commission meets to plan its
that all funds raised in Britain
ization of the Jewish commun-
work before leaving for the Holy Land. Here the five mem-
for the purpose of arming the
ity was stressed here this. week
bers talk over a problem. They are, left to right, Per Feder-
Jews in Palestine be prevented
when David Ben Gurion, chair-
spiel, Denmark; Chairman Karel Lisicky, Czechoslovakia; Raul
from reaching the Holy Land
man of the Jewish . Agency,
Dies de Medina, Bolivia; Vicente J. Francisco, Philippines; and
was rejected by the House of
called on all segments of the
Dr. Eduardo Morgan, Panama.
Commons.
(Continued on Page 2)

• •

5-Hour Battle
On in Jerusalem

Goldie Meverson
Due Here Feb. 18

UN Commission Gears for Task