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Sellout of State b- "X1.S. Charged
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Detroit Speeds $1,200,d00 to Yishuv in Crisis

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Hear Plea
GoIda
nileyerson

Answering an appeal for
immediate cash assistance for
the Jews of Palestine "at
war," the Jewish community
of Detroit presented a check
for $1,200,000 to Mrs. Golda

$10,000 Given by Detroit NCJW
to Expand 12th St. Council Center

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By MRS. DAVID COOPER
DETROIT SECTION, National
Council of Jewish Women
has contributed $10,000 for the
expansion of facilities at the 12th
Street Council Center.
The project is jointly spon-
sored by the Detroit Section and
the Jewish Community Center.
It is also a Red Feather Agency.
The grant of $10,000 by the
council was made possible
through proceeds of the Coun-
cil Resale Shop.
It was in the fall of 1944,
that Mrs. Leonard Weiner, then
president of the council, ap-
proached the board of the Jew-
ish Community Center with the
idea of• organizing a branch
center to be operated jointly by
trained center workers and vol-
unteers from council member-

No Army,
Declares
Austin

LAKE SUCCESS, L. I. —
(Special)—Zionist spokesmen
are shocked at what they
charge is a sellout by the
United States on the parti-
tion issue.

Warren Austin, chief United
States delegate, in a statement
Meyerson, head of the political
on American policy dashed
section of the Jewish Agency,
hopes of Zionist leaders that
when she addressed a meeting
the United States would urge
of Jewish Welfare Federation
the dispatch of an international
leaders Wednesday.
police force to supervise the im-
"We wanted peace, we still
plementation of the partition
seek peace," Mrs. Meyerson said.
plan.
"But it was not up to us to
Instead, Austin dodged the UN
make the choice.
army issue by recommending a
"The war that we are fight-
big power conference to deter-
ing is a war of survival that
mine if force was necessary to
was forced upon us by the Mufti
settle the dispute.
and his henchmen."
DRIVE SINCE FEB. 10
PLAN NEW FRONTIER
The $1,200,000 was raised in a
United States spokesmen did
special drive conducted since ship. • ♦ •
Shown are leaders of the 12th Street Council Center. Seated,
not hesitate to tell reporters that
Feb. 10 when, in a telephone OPENED DEC., 1944
Mrs. William Frank, left, NCJW Chapter first vice-president,
the United States now believed
conference, Mrs. Meyerson told
A LOCATION, practically a
and Mrs. Joseph Gcschelin, chairman of the center committee.
that a readjustment of bounda-
Jewish leaders in 24 major store with , a basement, was
Standing is Mrs. Leonard Cohen, chairman of the service to
American cities that $50,000,000 leased on the corner of Blaine
ries of the proposed Jewish and
foreign born committee.
•
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Arab states would be necessary.
is needed before the end of this and 12th streets, and the doors
•
month to make it possible for opened Dec. 3, 1944. The re- ditional rooms and enlarged its of the operating committee, des-
They believe that this might
the Palestinian Jews to hold sponse of the surrounding com-
work in appeasing the Arabs
program accordingly. Today, the ignated by the council.
their own until help comes from munity was overwhelming.
The operating committee has and facilitate a settlement of
entire building is available for
Two years' later, the Council
15 members. Five are from the the issue by mediation of , the
the UN.
Julian II. Krolik, president Center was faced with an ex- center use.
The NCJW, in the same'spirit council, five from the Center, powers. •
of the Federation, announced piring lease. The United Jewish
Jewish leaders understand that
of
cooperation shown from the and five are appointed from the
that Detroit's contribution had Charities, a u'st fund of the
beginning,
is financing rehabili- community by the Center with when the world talks of "nr•di-
been raised by payments made Federation, purchased the build-
the
council's
approval.
ation", a bi-national state state
tation of the property.
since Feb.. 10, by a bank loan, ing in October, 1946.
Mrs. William Frank is vice- is meant rather than two inde-
The center has been operating
and by additional payments
As the second floor tenants
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practically out of a store front.
pendent states.
made at the meeting.
vacated, the center absorbed ad- With new equipment in the kit-
Russell Barnes, Detroit News
In a move unprecedented in
chen, the dining room, and audi-
reporter at the UN who is pro-
Detroit, through the efforts of a
torium, and with new club and
British and pro-Arab, summar-
committee headed by Samuel
craft rooms, the potentialities
ized the new policy of the
H. Rubiner, the Jewish Welfare
now are stupendous.
United States as involving "Se-
Federation borrowed a half mil-
• • •
curity Council orders to Arab
lion dollars from the National
nations to stop sending volun-
NEW YORK—Aaron Droock, WISE IS DIRECTOR
Bank of Detroit, with 1948 Al-
HAROLD WEISS is director
lied Jewish Campaign contribu- president of the Detroit Jewish
The fighting in Palestine was teers and running guns into Pal-
Community Council, and Leo M. of 12th Street Council Center brought closer to Detroiters this estine; orders to Jews to cease
tions as security.
Butzel have been elected to the Mrs. Edna Rosenman is assistant week with the revelation that attacks on Arabs; possibly halt-
RAISES $600,000
In addition, Irving W. Blum- executive committee of the na- director.
the brother of Rabbi Max J. ing illegal Jewish immigration."
Mrs. Leonard Weiner is vice-
berg, president of the Detroit tional council, Joint Defense
Wohlgelernter had been killed Barnes made no mention of halt-
president of the Jewish Com-
ing Arab attacks on Jews.
Service Group, acted as a "one- Appeal.
by an Arab bomb.
The committee, consisting of munity Center, and her special
man campaign," urging people
Joshua Wohlgelernter, who BRITISH ACCUSED
who had pledged in 1947 to pay 54 members from 25 states, will job is to work as chairman of
the 12th Street Council Center came to Palestine 15 years ago
In Jerusalem, Ilaganah ap-
up outstanding amounts and so- guide the 600-man council in its
operating committee. Mrs. Jo- as a Chalutz, was one of four pealed to the Jews of Palestine
liciting advance payments on the effort to raise $6,104,540 for JDA
seph Geschelin is vice-chairman Jews who died when the bomb to remain calm and not to take
1948 campaign. Single-handed, agencies.
was hurled into a bus as it the law into their own hands
Blumberg raised $600,000 in one
passed an Arab taxi station in as tension mounted in the wake
week.
Haifa. Ile was believed to have of the worst explosion in recent
Following this announcement,
been on his way to take up !♦is Palestine history which took the
Harold Goldenberg, campaign
night duty as a guard for Ila- lives of more than 50 Jews.
chairman in Minneapolis, said:
gana h.
"We are only asking you to give
Despite boasts from Arab
now some of what you had
Joshua was the Haifa branch sources that Arabs were respon-
planned to give anyway in 1948
MONTREAL (JTA)—The pub- warned that if anti-Semitism was manager of a loan association sible for the outrage, which left
—and, if you do not give it
Usher of a pamphlet attacking allowed to continue unrestricted which supplied funds for build- half the Jewish shopping area
now, there may be no need to
resembling London during the
Jews, Thomas P. Graham, of in Canada it could result in ing purposes.
give it later.
"blitz," Jewish circles here con-
Vancouver,
was
convicted
on
a
"pogroms
and
attacks,"
similar
"Without immediate help from
tinued to hold to the belief that
charge
of
seditious
libel
brought
to
those
in
some
foreign
coun-
America, the Palestinian Jews,
British soldiers and policemen
against him by the attorney gen- tries.
were responsible for the deed.
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eral of the province.
"If attacks on Jews such as
The charge was made in con- the accused is alleged to have
Federation to Drop
ikbn Garfield Wins
nection with several hundred made are proper, there's no rea-
NEW YORK—(Special)—More
pamphlets entitled "Boycott All son why tomorrow there may
News
Subscription
Brotherhood Award
than 76 per cent of the American
The Jewish Welfare Federa-
NEW YORK (JTA) — John Jews—Down With Jewmocracy," not be similar attacks on Or- press commenting on the Pales-
tion will end its subscription
Garfield, stage and screen star, which were mailed to trade un- angemen or Roman Catholics,"
tine situation demanded speedy tieup with the Detroit Jewish
was named winner of the La ions and business establishments said Wismer. His personal ap-
pearance, he declared, emphasiz- UN action to constitute a police News on May 1, Isidore Sobe-
Guardia Award for Stage and throughout Canada.
The jury ruled Graham guilty ed the "gravity" with which the force of sufficient strength to as- loft, executive director, confirm-
Screen, according to an an-
nouncement by the Non-Sec- of intending to incite "ill-will Crown viewed the offense.
sure the success of partition and ed this week.
between different classes of His
Contributors to the Allied
tarian Anti-Nazi League.
Graham may be deported at to maintain the prestige of the
Majesty's
subjects."
Jewish Campaign will no longer
Garfield professionally had
At the opening of the trial, the end of his term since he is United Nations, according to the
furthered the cause of better .un- Attorney General Gordon S. Wis- living temporarily in Canada. He Towhey Analysis of Newspaper receive copies of the paper once
derstanding among religious and
a month.
Opinion. -
prosecuting, came from England.
racial groups, the League said. nu., personally

Arabs Hurl Bomb
Into Bus, Kill Kin
of Wohlaelernter

Droock, Butzel
Elected .by IDA

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Publisher of Hate Sheet
Is Found Guilty in Canada

Majority of Press
Backs Zion Army