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'DETROIT
JEWISH CHRONICLE
Friday, June ll, 19.18
Behind the Mask
Detroit Jewish Chronicle
Published Weekly by Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc., 548 Woodward, Detroit 26, Mich., CA. 1040
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Entered as Second-class matte: March 3, 1916, at the Post Office at Detroit, Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879
SEYMOUR TILCIIIN, President
Vol, 50, No. 21
GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief
Friday, June 11, 1948 (Sivas 4, 5708)
Zionist Opposition
Reports have appeared of a conference
in a New York hotel attended by 30 Ameri-
can Zionist leaders who plan an active
"opposition" to the present Zionist admin-
istration.
We deeply regret that such a confer-
ence was ever called. We are saddened by
the report that men of the stature of Dr.
Stephen Wise and Louis Lipsky continue
to be among the leaders of the group.
We do not believe that the \ average
Zionist member understands or cares about
the internal squabbles and rivalries of the
Zionist organization.
He does know and is very gratified by
the fact that the policy of the present
administration, a militant, anti-British,
policy, was the one responsible for the
victories in Palestine and at Lake Success,
dubious as they may seem to be today.
He is not ready to reject Dr. Neumann
or Rabbi Silver for some nebulous "pro-
gressive and native American program" in
United States Zionism, whatever that may
mean.
This is the time for a united front by
all Zionists. Surely, then, this is the time
for solidarity within the ranks of the in-
dividual groups.
Moreover, many wise Jewish leaders are
questioning the need for Zionist organiza-
tions of the pre-Israel type at all. All an
"apposition" party in the ZOA will do is
fortify that viewpoint.
DETROIT 26, MICH.
Give Them the Tools
Thousands of Jews in the DP camps
look forward to the day when they can
join Israel's army in its battle against the
Arab invaders.
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They know the dangers of war, for
they are among its most tragic victims.
But even as bullets fly and bombs fall,
they are willing to sacrifice their lives for
a land that they have never even seen, a
land which Co them is only a hope and a
dream.
The first contingent that left from one
of the camps said: "We expect to die.
Send our love to our relatives in America.
Tell them to come and join the struggle."
s.
That is the fortitude of men of valor
and of ideals. They do not need us to join
them on the battle line but they look for
the assurance that we are with them.
ft,
Above all, we must give them the tools
They will do the rest.
Let us not betray them!
The Visiting Editor
A Poor DP Bill
The DP relief bill just approved by the
Senate is a sorry job. Throwing aside the
high humanitarian principles of the original
Stratton bill and all the powerful arguments
advanced by military government, federal
Labor Group Turns to Religion
government, civic, labor and religious lead-
The Arbeiter Ring or Workmen's Cir• ers in the past 18 months, the Senate took
cle - convention in Boston recently under- one step to rectify • the injustices of the
scored the excellent growth of the labor Wiley-Itevercomb bill by increasing the
organization in wealth, membership and number of DP admissions to 200,000 for the
educational activities.
next two years. But that is as much as can
But the most interesting revelation was be said for the measure which it then pro-
a report by the educational director, Ja- ceeded to approve.
cob Yefroikin, advocating the introduction
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, of Jewish religious and nationalistic in-
Every liberalizing amendment which
struction in the schools of the organiza-
would have treated DP's equally as members
tion.
- This recommendation illustrates how far of the human race—as people who have
this socialistic and anti-nationalistic labor suffered without cause and deserve equal
body has deviated, with the bulk of Jewish treatment in the solution of their problem
labor, from the program outlined 48 years —was voted down.
ago.
As the bill now stands, approved 63 to
We believe that they are going in the 13, it cruelly favors one group above an-
right direction. We 'Wish them godspeed. other—the Baltic nationals—awarding them
50 per cent of the visas (though they com-
prise less than 25 per cent of the DP pop-
ulation). Further, it awards 50 per cent of
Truce Helps Arabs Alone
the visas to those in agriculture, recklessly
It has certainly been well established ignoring the abundant evidence of other
that the imperalist attempts to betray the Valuable skills among the DP's and the
newborn State of Israel in behalf of vested sanctity of family units.
interests are far from ended.
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The developments around the Palestine
Defeat
of
the
amendment
which would
issue have become all too reminiscent. of
the non-intervention policy that contributed have extended the date of DP's eligible from
Dec. 22, 1945, to April 21, 1917, was a blow
to Franco's triumph in Spain.
A spokesman for Israel described the against the Jewish DP's (18 per cent of
British truce resolution as "non-interven- the total), who suffered the most in Europe.
tion, not collective security" and pointed
The final cynical touch came from Sena-
out that the worldwide arms embargo
would help to perpetuate the Arab advan- tor Langer of North Dakota, with approval
of his rider tacked on in the last minutes
tage in the stockpiling of British arms.
If there is any doubt as to whom Bri- of debate. It favors giving the "Volks-
tain intended its truce order to be directed deutsche"—persons of Germin ethnic origin,
against, consider the statement of Foreign many with strong ties with the Nazis—
Secretar4 Bevin who told the House of legal status to compete with religious and
Commons -That he does not consider parti- other persecutees for German quota num-
cipation of Abdullah's Arab Legion in the bers.
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Palestine fighting to be an act of aggres-
There
is
one
way
for
Republican
lead-
sion.
ership which failed so miserably in the
"Abdtillah has been invited into the ter-
to redeem itself in the llouse. The
ritory by his fellow Arabs," Bevin said, Senate
Fellows
bill, providing also for 200,000 DP
and has not "invaded anywhere."
admissions, but having none of the un-
This brings to mind a pertinent revela-
provisions of the Senate bill,
tion regarding the British announcement American
awaits clearance by the Rules Committee
that 21 British officers were being with- for introduction on the floor.
drawn from the Arab Legion in Palestine.
When this became known, an official of
Republican House Leader Martin
Israel pointed out at Lake Success that should move for its immediate passage.
"the actual number of British officers and Then a conference of responsible leaders
military technicians serving the Arab Le- of both Houses can work out a compromise.
gion is 225 and without them the Legion The Senate bill in its present form ought
•tild not even use its own military equip- not be put on the statute books.
)cent."
N. Y. TIMES
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Letters to the Editor
WELFARE UNIT THANKS
Dear Editor:
In behalf of the members and
myself, may I take this oppor-
tunity to express our heartfelt
thanks for your wonderful co-
operation you have given us in
the past year. It is through
papers like yours that we are
able to make our cause known.
We have received many let-
ters of thanks from various or-
phans homes telling us how
much our working is helping
them to carry on.
MRS. L. LEVIN, Secy.,
North Woodward Branch
of J.E.W.O.
FROM ENGLAND
Dear Editor:
I occasionally receive a copy
of your paper from a friend
here in London and so thor-
oughly enjoy reading same that
I would appreciate it very much
indeed if one of your readers
would kindly pass on used copy.
In return I would be more
than happy to forward the
copies of our Jewish papers.
MISS IRENE A. GOULD,
2 The Close,
Gunnersbury Park,
Acton W. 3,
London, England.
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Random Thoughts
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By Seymour Tilchin wommiimmminguommlie
'["HERE IS A secret weapon in cal manipulation what the Arab
Palestine and in Israel which armies could not gain by force
is called 'Kein Brerah'—meaning of arms.
no alternative. It's a very, very,
What a mistake Britain has
effective weapon, probably the made. If she had only allowed
most effective. It has been proven Hitler to hold on for two more
now.
months, Hitler would have an-
"The bands of Kauakji that nihilated all of E turopean Jewry
came over from Syria and Leb- and then Britain would not have
anon had an alternative. They had all this trouble today. Poor
could run back; so they ran. The Mr. Sevin, he didn't use good
Egyptians that are invading Ne- strategy.
gev now have an alternative—
and they run.
"Our boys from Nahalal, from JEWISH HOSPITAL
NOW THAT THE campaign Is
Tel Aviv, from Kfar Etzion,
have no alternative. So they nearly over, maybe we ought to
don't run. They die, but they remind the Welfare Federation
don't run. 'Klein Brerah' is a that in the fall of last year, It
very effective weapon."—Golda promised a Jewish Hospital by
spring. We gave that promise
Myerson.
"The terrible thing about life front page publicity.
in a DP camp is not so much its
Despite the world situation, our
drabness, its monotony, its lack local needs still have to be met.
of all human comfort and de- 11 s true that it would take a
cency but rather the hopelessness great deal of money and enor-
of it.
mous effort, more than we reale
When people have to get up anticipated, but people who gill)
day after day, month after for 'charitable institutions a
month, in those surroundings and whose money was donated many
have no idea as to . when this years ago ought to participate in
thing is going to end, when they the joy of the creation of such
can live and begin a new life, institution regardless of the cost
that is the most depressive thing or effort.
in living in a DP camp ... The
Failure to do so will discour-
knowledge and the hope that age people from giving in the
their day is coming in the near future to other sucti, institutions.
future, that has been the cause We do not need a gilded palace
of the greatest rise in the morale but a plain, simple building, util-
of the people in the DP camps." itarian and built with the money
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz.
on hand and with the hope that
at some future date, additional
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facilities may be added.
BEVIN'S POOR STRATEGY
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BRITAIN'S FOUR-WEEK truce
proposition is another method to CONFIRMATION DAYS
conduct a new political offensive
WITH CONFIRMATION and
against Israel and probably to consecration approaching, a good
dismember the Jewish State. She number of youngsters will re-
will attempt to achieve by politi-
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