Friday, ....KIS 4, 1444 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONIJJLE The Voice of the Random Man in the Street Thoughts Bigoted Weekly Is Given Honors Photos by JACK BIGELMAN TIME: Friday afternoon. PLACE: Dexter and Tuxemi. QUESTION: Has President Tru- man's - speedy recognition of Israel changed your feelings about him based on his ear- lier reversal and bungling on Palestine? S • PAUL BETMAN, 4034 Elmhurst avenue, auto inspector. My opinion of President Tru- man is based on the over-all manner in which he fills his of- fice and not on. any one speci- fic issue such as the Pales- tine question. I'm glad he recognized However, this sudden move didn't change my opinion of 41. 4 him. 1 think Mr. Truman changes his mind too much and that is not good. (Continued from Page 4) American Yiddish reading popu- lation. The Anglo-Jewish press will succeed it. It is therefore essen- tial that this country develop and support a_ strong and en- lightened Anglo-Jewish press, one that will function as a strong link between American Jewry and Arid Jewry and keep the American Jew well informed on all phasfsit of Jewish life. ., It must have leaders behind it who haven't sold their souls to any one particular group or faction and who dare to think in- dependently and are unafraid to criticize and point the way. It must have men behind it who have a thorough Jewish background and a balanced un- derstanding of the various phases of JeWish and American life. League Adds Gift in Israel's' Crisis Responding to the plea that Jewish organizations dip into their reserve funds for aid to Israel in the emergency, the Youth Education League will sell $1,000 in bonds to make an added contribution to the Allied Jewish Campaign, Mrs. Sidney Kalt, president, announced. The plea was issued by Mau- rice Aronsson, chairman of the campaign, who pointed out that "Allied Jewish Campaign con- tributions are making history. The money we give today will keep the gatifs of Israel open for thousands of European Jews." 1949 Forils • Make Debut Here June 18 , Plans for showing the new and revolutionary 1949 Ford passen- ger cars were announced by J. R. Davis, vice-president. The world premiere showing will be held in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel June 10- 15, while dealers will display Tell your friends about the the cars in their showrooms for new Chronicle—the INTEREST- the first time on June 18, Davis said. ING Jewish weekly. OSTROWER SOCIETY The Ostrower Relief Society will meet at 8:30 p.m., Wednes- day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cohen, 2891 Webb avenue. r•ir,i I , Eastern countries (outside of closed arena • . • 45,000 people Israel) find themselves is of such attended. (See photo on back gravity that unless something page). is done by the .UN to safeguard (A World Nowa Service Feature) their lives tens of thousands more will be slaughtered. When the details of the Middle Maccabi Association East oil profits will be made public several of the biggest Jopis General Zionists shots in Washington will go NEW YORK—The affiliation down infamously in a scanda' worse than the Teapot Dome of the Maccabi Association of Palestine, with a membership affair. of over 8,000, into the General The Salute to the Jewish State Zionist Party was revealed by Rally at the Polo Grounds a few Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman The situation in which the weeks ago set a new record for of the World Confederation of Yemenite Jews in the Middle a Jewish mass meeting in a General Zionists. • • • ZOA MATCIIES HAVE YOU SEEN the new ZOA matches? Quite attractive! After you are through. using them, you may still fill out the inside—send $6 and you become MORRIS STONE, 380G Glendale a member of the Zionist organi- avenue, co-owner of F and S zation. That's really shedding light on the subject. Market, Dexter boulevard. • • • I was very angry when Presi- dent Truman reversed his pol- NATIONAL FUND icy on partition and advocated IT IS A SAD STATE of af- a trusteeship fairs when persons who are well for Palestine. entrenched with an organization But after his make use of it for their own recognition of personal gain and make a po- Israel, I have litical football out of it. The other week, the Jewish formed a bet- ter opinion of National Fund carried a paid full page ad in the Jewish News him. However, in support of the Federation this does not drive. The money for the ad was necessar ily mean that I taken out of the "pushkes"! That will vote for money is supposed to be used to him. I will consider many other purchase land in Israel and not factors. But he has improved to subsidize individuals id this his standing in my eyes by country. • • • recognizing the new Jewish CAMPAIGN AGAINST BRITAIN State. A STRONG ADVERTISING MRS. IRVING WIEDER of Los campaign against Britain and Angeles and formerly of De- pressure on our government to- ward the lifting of the embargo roil who is visiting here. President Truman's recogni- are as essential today as sup- tion of the new Jewish State port for Haganah. A strong dip- of Israel has not changed my lomatic victory in this country is as valuable as a military vic- opinion of tory in Israel with certainly less him. I think he loss of life. is a man who Last Thursday, after a great is too easily deal of discussion, the Zionist swayed and Council vQted to spend $3,000 for that his actions such an immediate campaign in Palestine on this community. The drive is to were influenc- be the background for a picket- ed by outside ing demonstration before the forces. British consulate on June 9. I lost re- I hope that by the time this spect for the appears in the press, such a entire U. S. administration when it proposed campaign will have been in full that the Palestine partition progress. plan be abandoned for a trustee- ship. RUDY KELLER, 4026 Hum- phrey avenue, Detroit Institute of Technology student. My opinion of President Tru- man has not been changed be- cause of his recognition of Israel. I think this move was made for poli- tical reasons only and had nothing to do with Mr. Tru- man's real feelings on Palestine. President Truman is not dependable. The only reason he's in office is because he hap- pened to be Vice-President. (Continued from Page 3) Among gapers at his "Moses" and "The Golden Calf" we no- ted Mr. and Mrs. &igen?, Or- mandy, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre van Paassen, Joseph Schild- kraut, John Garfield, Mrs. Lewis Milestone, Mr. and Mrs. Jan Peerce, Helen Hayes, and too many other celebrities to enum- erate. 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