Friday, May 21, 1948

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Page Three

Huge Throng Here Salutes Isr

Photo by Jo h Bigylman

Detroit Jews poured out 20,000 strong, as the sun smiled down
on them Sunday, to welcome the new Jewish State of Lsrael.
Rabbi Leon Fram, left, gave the principal address. "Detroit
Jewry," he said, "has in the 1948 Allied Jewish Campaign a
ready instrument for giving support to the building of the
new Jewish State and for contributing toward its defense."
Other; who addressed the mammoth gathering were, left to
right, Congressman Howard Coffin, Benjamin Burdick, chair-
man of the 15th Republican district, and City Council Presi-
dent George Edwards.

This is one view of the crowd of 20,000 Detroit Jews who thronged Rooseve H lt oot Fi l e ov Jo. k
ld last Sun-
day to salute the new Jewish State of Israel. This was the biggest gathering of Jews in De-
troit's history.

Syria, Saudi Arabia: Enemies of Israel

Statesmen

Americans Flock to Israel's Colors

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41 Among Israel's most bitter enemies are Prince Amir Faisal
Al Saud, left, chief of the Saudi Arabian delegation to the

I railed Nations, and Faris Bey El-Khouri, the Syrian chief
delegate, seen chatting during an intermission of UN deliber-
talons on Palestine last week. Syrian forces, including the
Druse guards, shown at the right, have invaded Palestine and

lee engaged in bitter fighting with the Ilaganah. Syria has

an army of 10,000, but Saudi Arabia's army is negligible.

These American Rabbis and Rabbinical students enrolled at
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem flocked to Ilaganah's
colors immediately after the U. S. announced its recogni.
tion of Israel.

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The moment the new Jewish State of Israel was proclaimed, Egyptian forces started rolling into Use Negev. Egyptian corn.
muniques claimed the capture of Bersheba, map at right. lu a two-day battle for Nirim, left, southernmost Jewish set-
tlement in the Negev, 31 Egyptians were killed, according to a Haganah report which also stated that 200 enemy soldiers
had been killed and wounded at Milikya, near Israel's northeastern border. Other Cairo reports said that Egypt's forces
were 27 miles south of Tel Aviv and had captured the coastal town of Al Majdal, but admitted that no well-fortified
Jewish settlements had been attacked. The map at the right shows Negev settlements and how the area is watered.

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Three Jewish leaders, above,
were Israel's most articulate
spokesmen in the United Na-

tions sessions. To them goes
most of the credit for the
approval of the partition plan
and the defeat of trusteeship.
Shertok is the first foreign
minister of the new Jewish
State. Rabbi Silver is head of
the Zionist Emergency Com-
mittee, and Dr. Neumann is
president of thc ZOA.