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• Vol. 50, No. 17 .011#1.. 52
Friday, May 14, 1948
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Detroit Goes All-Out to Greet
Jewish State at Giant Rally
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Jews of the Reborn State
Joyously Await Liberation
JERUSALEM (WNS) — While
Jerusalem was evacuated by the
British and Haganah units won
control of the Tel Aviv-Jerusa-
lem supply line, Palestine's Jews
looked forward to Sunday, the
day of the proclamation of an
independent Jewish State, with
exultation despite the tense sit-
uation.
Definite indications of such a
proclamation was seen in the
declaration made by David Ben
Gurion that "in a few days, I
believe, a Jewish State will he
erected." Ben Gurion, premier-
designate, made the statement at
Tel Aviv on the opening of a
Spurred by the slogan
"Join, Give, Participate",
thousands of Detroiters will
express their joy over the
liberation of the Jewish State
Independence Proclaimed
We have decided, relying on the authority
of the Zionist movement and the support
of the entire Jewish people, that upon termination of
the mandatory regime there shall be an end of foreign
rule in Palestine and that the governing, body of the
Jewish State shall come into being.
The state which the - Jewish people will set
up in its own country will guarantee jus-
tice, freedom and equality for all inhabitants, regard-
less of religion, race, sex or land of origin. It is our
aim to make it a slate in which the exiles of our people
are gathered together and in which happiness and
knowledge shall prevail and the vision of the prophets
of Israel shall illumine our path.
At this hour when bloodshed and strife have
been forced upon us we turn to the Arabs
in the Jewish State and to our neighbors in adjacent
territory with an appeal for brotherhood, cooperation
and peace. We are a peaceful people, and we are here
to build in peace. Let us then build our state together
as equal citizens, with equal rights and obligations,
with mutual trust and respect, each with a true under-
standing of the other's needs.
Our laws are dedicated. to defending the lib-
erty of our people. If further trials and
battles are in store for us, we shall defend with all
our might the achievement upon which we place our
hope.
Fight is on our side. With us are the hopes
of the past generations of our people.
With us is the conscience of the world. With us are
deposited the testament of the millions of our martyred
dead and the resolute will to live of the millions who
have survived. The sanctity of our martyrs and heroes
rests upon us and the God of our fathers will help us.
and their solidarity with it at a
giant open-air demonstration at
3:30 p.m., Sunday, at Roosevelt
Field, Linwood at Burlingame.
Many hundreds of school chil-
dren will take part in the rally
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carrying flags and singing songs
of the new land.
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The main address will be de-
Amman livered by Rabbi Leon Fram.
Participating in the celebra-
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tion will be representatives of
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the AFL and CIO and members
Jerusale r rn . ^`,
of the Jewish War Veterans,
American Jewish Congress and
Laiffsirnanclaf ten. The demon-
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stration is sponsored by the
Zionist Council of Detroit and
the Jewish Community Council.
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••: 'JOIN AND GIVE'
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Detroit Jewry will be sum-
moned to show their cooperation
with the Yishuv by joining a.
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Zionist organization of their
El•Kerak
choice during Liberation Week,
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and by speeding their gifts to
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the Allied Jewish Campaign,
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which supports Haganah and
peace activities of the new State
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through the United Palestine Ap-
peal.
thousand bleacher
Several
seats will be set up to accom-
modate the huge crowd expected.
The demonstration will be held,
no matter what the weather,
Seymour Tilchin, general chair-
One thouiand Detroiters are Mass., national chairman for
man, declared.
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expected to become Zionist ZOA membership. He will speak
FLAGS OF 53 NATIONS
members as a result of the on "Zionist Responsibilities as
The ceremonies will open with
Liberation membership cam-
a massing of the flags of 53 na-
of May 16".
paign, Harry Cohen, member-
Plans to continue the drive
tions by members of the JWV.
ship chairman of the Zionist dis- after Sunday are being framed.
The Jewish flag, alone will then
trict, predicted. More than 200
be carried in to be emplaced at
new members have already
a point of honor alongside. the
Campaign Hits
flag of the United States. The signed up, he reported.
A door to door canvass to
Star Spangled Banner will then
solicit Detroiters to express
be sung by the assembled multi-
their solidarity with the Yishuv
.
With only 57 percent coverage
tude.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman will read on Liberation Day by joining of prospects, the Allied Jewish
the ZOA will be climaxed with Campaign reports a total of $4,-
a Psalm appropriate for Libera-
the citywide Zionist rally Sun- 583,000 in pledges thus far in
tion Day and the El Moleh Ra-
chamim will be chanted in mem- day, celebrating Palestine inde- the drive. This is 74 percent of
ory of Jewish martyrs and pa- pendence, at 3:30 p.m., in Roose- the $6,200,000 goal.
The establishment of the Jew-
triots. Taps will then be sound- velt Field, Linwood and Bur-
lingame.
ish State Sunday is expected to
ed.
The canvass will be launched accelerate giving by contributors
WELCOME TO STATE
following a breakfast for work- who have so far held up their
Five leaders of civic and la- ers at 10 a.m., in the Rose Sit-
gifts, campaign leaders said.
bor organizations will speak for tig Cohen Bldg. Milton Marwil,
The Junior Division has gone
one
minute
each
in
greeting
to
publicity chairman, said he ex- over the top with only 30 per-
$20,000,000 loan drive.
the
new
State.
They
will
be
fol-
pected 300 at the breakfast.
At Haifa Jewish forces reached
cent of its slips covered. A total
The guest speaker will be Jo- of $75,882 was reported early in
an agreement with the Arabs lowed by 1,500 children who will
seph Goldberg of Worcester, the week.
permitting the passage of food march in bearing flags.
Congressmen John Dingell and
convoys to Arab Acre and to
Jewish settlements in western Howard Coffin will address the Pinah Club to Greet
Day of Prayer to Hail
huge assembly briefly. The Sho-
Galilee. •
Reborn Jewish State
At the same time reports were far will be blown as a symbol
The Pinnah Club will celebrate Birth of Jewish State
circulating that the Arab states of the proclamation of the Jew-
The Council of Orthodox Rab-
the
establishment of the Jewish
ish
State
in
Eretz'
Israel,
and
the
were planning an invasion of
bis
has proclaimed this Sabbath
State
by
holding
open
house
Palestine and that, despite de- Yishuv's Declaration of Inde-
gas a day of prayer in celebration
nials by Cairo military officials, pendence, which will be found from 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday at the of the establishment of a Jew-
an Egyptian army had penetrated on page one of this week's home of I. A. Lawton, 2730 Bur- ish State.
lingame avenue.
Chronicle, will be read.
several miles into Palestine.
Special prayers will be recited
Joseph Atlas, president of the
Resolutions to Washington and
One of the important Jewish
.Mizrachi Organization of Poland in all Synagogues, and sermons
the
singing
of
Hatikvah
will
victories last week was the cap-
will be devoted to the historic
ture by Haganah of the town of close Detroit's Liberation Day who is visiting in Detroit, will he event. •
the guest of honor.
celebration.
Sated in upper Galilee.,
? TRANS.
JORDAN
EGYPT
Liberation
Fete Calls
All Jewry
WA Expects 1,000 to Affirm
Link to Yishuv by Joining Up
$4,583,000 Total