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Flouting the UN truce ap-
peal, Arab armies, led and
equipped by Britain, stepped
up their attacks in Jerusalem
and sent their planes to bom-
bard residential - areas of the
Ilaciassah is shipping di-
rectly to Israel urgentl-
Deeded supplies donated by
Detroiters, Mrs. Ilenry L.
Jones, chapter president, re-
vealed.
much-batered Holy City.
The Israeli air force in return
raided a Syrian military strong-
hold five miles north of the
frontier and the main highway
between Lebanon and Trans-
jordan. Direct hits were scored
on the Syrian objective.
Israeli troops crossed the bor-
der into Syria to defeat a Syrian
detachment after Arab planes
and guns had killed settlers at
Ein Gov on the Sea of Galilee.
53 DEAD IN BOMBING
The number of dead in the
Egyptian bombing of a Tel Aviv
bus station rose to 53.
In a cable to the UN Security
Council, Moshe Shertok, foreign
minister, virtually withdrew
Jewish agreement to the cease-
fire order. Shertok said that by
granting the Arabs a 48-hour
extension, the original Security
Council order becomes inopera-
tive.
"Alteration of the decision,"
he charged, "enables the bom-
bardment of the Holy City to
continue with the Council's ac-
quiescence."
Palestine was discussed, mean.
while, in a conference between
Secretary of State Marshall and
UN leaders. He is believed to
have told the UN that the
United States would demand
tougher measures to stop the
Arab aggression in Palestine as
a result of their rejection of
truce suggestions.
MAY SHIFT OFFICERS
U.S. pressure on British was
seen succeeding in a report that
London is "considering" with-
drawal of its officers in the
Arab Legion. The British are
not planning to end shipment
of arms to the Arab belligerents,
a Foreign Office aide said.
Foreign Secretary Sevin told
Vinston Churchill in Commons
that he had "quite a clear con-
science" on the matter of the
"strict impartiality" of Britain
in Palestine.
The merchandise is packed
here and sent through the Pal-
estine supplies bureau of Ha-
dassah in New York. All goods
must be new.
Mrs. William Nelson, 2750
Webb avenue, is receiving all
gifts of clothing and other mer-
chandise. Her phone is TO.
7-0110.
Supplies needed include blan-
kets, sheets, pillow cases, bead_
spreads, towels, quilted pads,
wash clothes and all kinds of
garments for infants, children
and men and women in and ot4t
of the armed forces.
Sweaters, windbreakers, rain-
coats, jackets, socks and bath-
robes are in particular demand,
Mrs. Jones said.
Israeli First Lady
Hails Fighters
NEW YORK (WNS) — Mrs.
Chaim Weizmann, Israel's First
Lady, declared here she was
elated that the U.S. was the first
country to recognize Israel, but
that she was painfully hurt that
Britain, the country the Weiz-
manna adopted 44 years ago, was
refusing "to recognize the le-
gality of the newborn child."
She made the statement at the
96th annual convention of Bnai
Britli's District Grand Lodge
Number 1.
Speaking of the new State,
she said "Israel is only a little
baby, already with great possi-
bilities. The world knew that
Jews can supply statesmen and
scientists, physicians and artists.
but they never knew that Jews
have learned to fight, as well"
Checking the loading of the first medical supplies to be- sent
to Isettel from Detroit are, left to right, Mrs. Andrew Berger
and Mrs. Anton Rosenfeld, president and vice-president re-
spectively of the Women's League of Tel-Guiborim who are
aiding the Palestine Emergency Show, June 15 at Masonic
Temple. At right is Yale Simons, a committee member, and
at the left is Morris Love, driver. The supplies were bought
from proceeds of the first ticket sales for the show, which
will benefit the National Sick Fund of Israel. Tickets are
available at 601 Barium Tower, WO. 5-450G.
Chesed Shel Emes
Memorial Sunday
Six speakers will, help the
Hebrew Benevolent Society dedi-
cate its monument at the Chesed
Shel Emes Cemetery in memory
of the six million Jewish mar-
tyrs who died in Europe and
Palestine and of the dead rest-
ing in the cemetery.
Weizmann Guest
of the President
WASHINGTON (WNS) — Dr.
Chaim Weizmann visited Presi-
dent Truman for a White House
conference on Tuesday.
Dr. Weizmann arrived here on
Monday and was the overnight
guest of the government at Blair
House, where a Jewish flag was
hoisted for the 'occasion.
Meanwhile it was disclosed
that Israel had proposed an ex-
change of diplomatic represen-
'atives. Israel asked the U.S, to
recognize Eliahu Epstein as its
minister to the United States.
Fifteen hundred of his fel-
low citizens from all seg-
ments of the city bade fare-
well to Fred M. Butzel at his
funeral services Monday, at
Temple Beth El.
High and low, leaders of the
bar and of commerce and aim-
FRED M. BUTZEL
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► le housewives came to offer
their final tribute to the com-
munity pillar who for close to
three decades was Detroit's most
distinguished and most revered
Jewish citizen.
Among the mourners were
,boys of the Ford Republic, naval
cadets who stood guard at his
bier and representatives of the
Negro' community whose good
friend and neighbor he was.
ILL FOR 10 DAYS
Mr. Butzel, whose 70th birth-
day last Aug. 25 was an occa-
sion for civic celebration, died
Introduced by Senator Charles Thursday, May 20 after, an ill-
S. Blondy, a resolution acclaim- ness of 10 days. He had en-
ing the new Jewish State of Is- tered Harper Hospital a few
rael was passed unanimously . days before for a minor opera-
tion.
May 20 by the Michigan State
I Although his labors in the
Senate. •
The resolution congratulated service of others had enfeebled
President Truman on his prompt him in recent years, it was ex-
pected that he would soon re-
recognition of Israel.
cover. But his tired heart failed
to rally after the operation and
death came to him quietly in
the night.
"Indeed, a prince and a migh-
ty man has fallen this day,"
quoted Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer
in his eulogy at the funeral
to the Middle East, Mrs. Myer- iervice.
son asserted that there was no SYMBOL OF COMPASSION
"Fred Butzel was a living
doubt that if the -embargo were
lifted "we can drive out" the symbol of the conscience and
compassion of this city. In a
Arabs "in a matter of weeks."
mechanical, materialistic age
The Palestine Arabs, she stress- which robs a man of the spirit
ed, are not fighting the Jews of goodness, he held up the dig-
and most of the trouble arises nity of the individual.
from the invasion of Palestine
"His death finds us suffering
by the forces of the neighboring an irreparable loss, a loss of
Arab states. The Jews, she said, first magnitude.
were prepared to end hostilities
"Ile leaves behind as his heri-
"the minute the Arabs show a tage a monumental memory of
willingness to halt the shooting distinguished achievement. Let
and recall their invasion forces." us pledge to be true to that
Mrs. Myerson said the war heritage he has bequeathed to
'does not void the UN decision us. May his message of con-
because we have no territorial ciliation, of love and of human-
ambitions." She said Israelwould ity continue to bring healing and
return any territory captured by peace to the community and the
the Israelim which was not in- world."
cluded in the UN partition plan. DIVERSE ACTIVITIES
Dr. Glazer, in reviewing the
After cessation of hostilities,
she added, the Arabs should be life of Mr. Butzel, pointed to
required to pay reparations for the "incredible range and depth
property damaged by them in of his associations and his lead-
ership.
the new State.
"His was no reluctant or pro-
"Those Arabs that came over
the border also must go back," visional response to the cause of
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she said.
State Resolution
Acclaims Israel
Mrs. Myerson Sees Victory,
Asks Reparations of Arabs
NEW YORK (WNS) — Mrs.
Goldie Myerson, a member of
the provisional council of the
State of Israel and the first Is-
raeli to reach this country since
the proclamation of Jewish
Among them are Rabbis Isaac Statehood, declared here that
Stollman and Leizer Levin, Os-
car Cohen, executive director of
the Jewish Community Council;
George Wciswasser, Jewish
Chronicle editor; • and Joseph
Bernstein, manager of the Jew-
ish Daily Forward.
The dedication will take place
at 1 p.m., Sunday. The cemetery
is at 14 Mile road and Gratiot
avenue.
All Groups
in M ou r n in g
f or L ea d e r
MRS. GOLDIE MYERSON
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she was confident that there
would be an "early end" to the
conflict in the Holy Land and
that -the boundaries of Israel
PARIS (WNS)—A message of
would be those proposed under "brotherly greetings" was sent
the UN partition plan.
this week by the French Parlia-
Urging the lifting of the Amer- ment to the new republic of Ls-
ican embargo on arms shipments ad.
Fraternal French
Welcome Israel
12111 Street Center's
Open House Tuesday
Open house at the newly-en-
larged quarters of the 12th
Street Council Center will be
held from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday
under the auspices of the Jewish
Center and the National Council
of Jewish Women.