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Friday, Jane 4, 1948
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
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SEYMOUR TILCHIN, President
Vol. 50, No. 20
GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief
Friday, June 4, 1948 (Iyar 26, 5708)
Recognition Not Enough
Mr. Austin's statement in the Security
Council that the question of ending the
embargo on arms to Israel is a problem for
the Council to decide smells to high heaven.
We- are constrained to assume that the
overcautious Senator Vandenberg was the
author of that proposition. It has an odor
akin to his argument that the decision on
the implementation of partition rested not
with the United States but with the UN.
Are Mr. Austin, who speaks for the
President, and Senator Vandenberg simply
naive or do they think that the American
people are so stupid as, not to recognize
that without strong support and pressure,
neither Council nor Assembly will arrive
at any unqualified decision.
Actually both Mr. Truman and Senator
Vandenberg have been stalling with regard
to the embargo. It may be a long time
before truce efforts succeed. In the mean-
time, America's unilateral embargo, which
deprives the Jews alone of arms, continues
to give positive aid to the Arabs in direct
contradiction to our policy of neutrality.
A decisive victory by the Arabs with-
in the next few weeks may end the prob-
lem with the extermination of Israel. We
hope that is not the Truman-Vandenberg
wish as it surely is the hope of madman
Ernest Bevin and the British Foreign Office,
who are not aVerse to control by Abdullah
of all of Palestine in their imperial pro-
gram.
We are grateful to Mr. Truman for his
immediate recognition of Israel and to Sen-
ator Vandenberg for his kindly words of
approbation. But we can say candidly that
our respect for the sincerity of these two
candidates will depend on the promptitude
with which they supplement their words of
recognition, a routine diplomatic act that
costs them little. For, as we said last
week, recognition alone is not enough.
Do Not Buy British Goods!
Remember, every time you take a drink
of Scotch whiskey, made in Britain, the
liquid may be the blood of your brother in
the State of Israel, slain by a bullet that
your drink has financed.
Hitler the madman converted 80,000,000
Germans of culture and learning into friends
of the devil.
Today, Bevin the madman is succeeding
in talking, a refined and gentle people into
emulating the Nazis. Just as all Germans
are guilty fdt Hitler's crimes because they
never stopped Hitler, so every Englishman
is guilty for the barbarism and the de-
pravity of Beviii, to whom Israel's destruc-
tion has become a morbid fixation. -
The ex-house painter Hitler devoured
the vitals of German decency. Today, the
ex-teamster Bevin turns Britain to lust and
degradation. The autocrats and the ene-
mies of the people can have a good argu-
ment for• their ideologies in the exploits
of these two when they ridicule democracy
and the liberties of the common man.
What democrats shall we name in refu-
tation to offset the savagery of this pair?
Roosevelt, who solaced Ibn Saud even as he
spoke words of hope to Abba liillel Silver?
Or Churchill who made myriad promises to
Jewry but never kept his word? Or the
Labor party in Britain which dares not
face the wrath of one of its chieftains gone
mad from the frustrations of his inade-
quacy?
Britain will not understand because the
English are growing to be like Hitler's
Germans.
In Palestine, the Englishman is consid-
ered by the Israelim as a greater enemy
than the Arab. It will take a generation
or more before the hatred for Britain will
weaken even if Britain withdraws its Glubb
Pashas and recognizes Israel.
Let us in America show our sympathy
for the feelings of our Israeli brethren.
Let us speed the return of British decency
in the simplest way we know how.
"flit the Jew in his tenderest spot, his
pocketbook," said the brutal British gen-
eral who hanged Jewish patriots because
they would not bend as the Indians and
the Africans had done so dociley.
DETROIT 26, MICH.
Let us hit the Englishman in his ten-
derest spot. The nation of money-grubbers
may yet be forced to awaken from its
arrogance. Stop buying British woolens.
Stop drinking Scotch. Stop purchasing Eng-
lish steel goods and china.
Let those American dollars stop flowing
into British coffers and Bevin may not have
enough to buy bullets for Abdullah and his
Legion.
Save Jewish lives! Do not buy British
goods!
Brothers, Let Us Unite
It is time that there were an end to
the factionalism and the petty rivalries
within Zionist ranks.
The enemy has his sword at the throat
of 'our brothers, and we ought not to ask
one who wishes to help what party he be-
longs to. This division has been one of our
greatest curses. The crisis should bring
us to our senses and truly unite us.
It is tragic to hear Zionists of different
circles refusing their support to the Jan
Peerce concert June 15 at the Masonic
Temple on behalf of the National Sick
Fund in Israel.
All kinds of preposterous stories are
spread concerning the sponsors of this Pal-
estine Emergency Show. The truth is that
the group that is behind it is a recognized
Israeli party which won the second highest
number of votes in the last elections in
Palestine.
They are not "terrorists" or Cominu-
nists or Litvaks, or Galicianer. They are
just plain Jews who want to procure medi-
cal aid for the Irgun heroes who are not
assisted through the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign.
And who are -these Irgunists? They
are the ones who defended the Old City in
Jerusalem to the last man. They are the
valiant men and women whose refusal to
give up thrilled you and made you prouder
than you have ever been that you are a
Jew, a brother to these fighting men and
women with courage and loyalty and love
for the soil of Israel in their hearts.
These are the people who ask you for
bandages and for plasma and for drugs.
Are you one of those who will refuse their
plea because you don't belong to their
party? We hope not! Call WO. 5-4506
if you want to help.
The Visiting Editor
A Golden Jubilee
The 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee
Convention of the Union of Orthodox Jew-
ish Congregations of America, which took
place recently in New York, marked an
event of tremendous significance to Ameri-
can Jewry—namely, the launching of a co-
ordinated effort by the Union, the Rab-
binical Council of America and Yeshiva
University to mobilize the strength and re-
sources of American orthodox Jews.
In its first 50 years of activity the
Union has left an indelible impression. It
has played an important part in the fusing
of Torah-loyal Judaism with the American
environment — a work undertaken in the
conviction that historic Judaism and the
true American spirit are naturally comple-
mentary.
'Besides providing a strong nucleus for
orthodoxy, the Union has contributed to
the birth of many of the great cultural
and service institutions of the American
Je)vish community. Among these, to name
but a few, are the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee, Yeshiva University, the National
Jewish Welfare Board and the Rabbinical
Council of America.
The Union and its 500 affiliates form a
basic force on the American scene for per-
petuating Israel's traditions and heritage.
There has been a revival of religious think-
ing and feeling among American Jews. The
Union has contributed to that upsurge and
it has a still larger role to play in the days
ahead,
Letters to the Editor
YOUNG ISRAEL THANKS
Dear Editor;
It is my pleasant duty to con-
vey to you the sincere thanks
and appreciation of our board
and membership for the splen-
did cooperation you have shown
Young Israel in publicizing our
Silver Anniversary drive. Par-
ticularly do we wish to acknowl-
edge your fine editorial in the
May 21 issue of the Chronicle,
pointing out Young Israel's con-
tributions to Detroit Jewish
communal life.
That Young Israel has this
year seen the most successful
anniversary celebration in its
25 year history is due in no
small measure to your assist-
ance.
DAVID I. BERRIS,
Chairman 25th
Anniversary Committee.
schaften and Folk Organization
we express our deepest sorrow
upon the passing of one of our
most beloved community lead-
ers. Every walk of community
life, both Gentile and Jewish,
felt the benevolent guidance of
Fred Butzel. .
Especially will many members
of the Landsmanschaften re-
member Mr. Butzel's pioneering
wdrk which resulted in the
Board of Education night school
program for new citizens.
Fred Butzel was one of the
driving forces behind the crea-
tion and development of those
institutions which dignify our
community by providing added
security to those among us who
might need it.
To the Butzel family we ex-
tend our heartfelt sympathy and
condolence.
MOURN MR. BUTZEL
CHARLES DRIKER,
Dear Editor:
President,
On behalf of the City Com-
HARRY M. KAMINER,
mittee of the Detroit Landsman-
Executive Chairman.
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Random Thoughts
L ariarimmasammwani
By Seymour Tilchin sammommommuournionisma
THERE. ARE at least five dis-
tinct groups—with different
ideological and political pro-
grams among the Zionists in this
country.
While this division may have
had its advantages in the past,
it had also brought about a great
deal of unnecessary competition
and dissipation of effort and
money. Now that the State of Is-
rael has come into existence,
such division has no further
justification in this country.
All American Zionists should
join under one program. As
American Zionists, we have only
one purpose—to see that the
Jewish State is successfully im-
plemented, regardless of the re-
ligious, political or economic
status it may assume, that it is
a source of pride to the world,
and that from it will emanate
the teachings of the spirit, the
art, literature and music that
will permeate and revitalize Jew-
ish life in this country and the
world over.
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BLOW TO U. S. PRESTIGE
or one of its satellites had done
the same thing?
• • •
MONEY FOR HAGANAH
PEOPLE, IN THEIR zeal to
help Israel, are meeting in small
groups, raising funds for liaga-
nah and then are at a loss where
to send that money.
They refuse to give that money
to the Federation, claiming that
they have already given their
share and want this additional
money to reach only Haganah-
over and above what had been
allotted to them through the
UPA.
The zeal and the spirit are
commendable — but it entails
many dangers. There are too
many fringe organizations and
even imposters who will take
that money and promise to de-
liver it to Haganah or other de-
fense groups.
But what is most important—
the Jewish Agency and Haganah
agreed with the UJA not to raise
separate funds, and if additional
monies were to be sent to Ha-
ganah direct, that money would
be channeled back to the UJA.
To play safe, send your money
to the Federation here, earmark
it for Haganah and they will get
it.
FORTY-ONE AMERICAN citi-
zens, including one Detroiter,
were seized and interned by the
• • •
Lebanese government in viola-
tion of international law. Our THE YIDDISH PRESS
THE YIDDISH PRESS is, sad-
State Department has sent three
formal protests. Little Lebanon ly, on its way out. As the older
scorned these notes with au- generation goes, with goes our
dacity. Imagine—if Soviet Russia
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