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SEYMOUR TILCHIN, President
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in excess of his powers, is "condoning an
Peace Predicted in Israel
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illegality."
To prove the good faith of Israel in
Premier Ben Gurion has suddenly re- complying with the Security Council resolu-
versed his views on the chances of the tion, the spokesman cited a foolproof sys-
Arab-Jewish war resuming.
tem instituted by Israel to assure frequent
Ile told the actions committee of the reports by the new. immigrants to the me-
World Zionist Organization at a meeting diator to prove that they were not in mil-
three weeks ago that lie believed the war's
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worst battles were still to come. Last week, itary service.
in reviewing the Jewish navy for the first
"The United States is in the position
time at Haifa, he told officers and men of of continuing to maintain its own Cyprus
the tiny fleet that he did not think "this in Germany, and by a disagreeable subter-
war will last much longer."
fuge" is the N.Y. Herald Tribune's tart
At the same time, came a report from editorial comment on the American posi-
London that both the United States and
Britain were pressing the Arab states to tion.
. "The British", the N.Y. paper goes on
accept Israel's proffer of direct negotiations
to
say, "were the first to take it upon
to frame a peace pact before the sessions
themselves to control Jewish immigration
of the General Assembly start in Paris.
It is obvious from Ben Gurion's shift of into Israel unilaterally by detaining Jews
opinion and more or less authentic reports of military age in the Cyprus camps where
of secret parleys between Israeli foreign the 'illegal immigrants' of an earlier period
office representatives and Transjordan and were being held ... Now that the (Ameri-
Lebanon emissaries that there is nothing cans) have made their own stand so clear,
concrete about this matter. They
premature about a prediction that the war the American government is open to the
JWV AIDS YOUTII
same charges as those leveled against the
have purchased a square block
will not be renewed in Palestine.
Dear Editor:
•
Your timely editorial regard- of property in the section adja-
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British.
•
"Undoubtedly the proper procedure will ing juvenile delinquincy as it cent to the Dexter and Linwood
As we pointed out two months ago, the
on which they contem-
be
for
the Israeli government to test Count relates to Jewish youth on areas
second
rebuff
by
a
UN could not afford
plate the erection of a building
Twelfth
Street
was
most
inter-
Bernadotte's
authority
before
the
same
tri-
Jews and Arabs with the resultant dimin-
for the needs of the youth of
bunal which appointed him—the Security esting.
uition of its prestige.
The final paragraph had a the community.
The Jewish Community Cen-
It is safe to assume, we feel, that the Council.
"But it would be interesting to know real punch line. It asks some ter will also erect a building
UN will meet an open outbreak by either
questions which ought to be an-
side with such drastic sanctions and a call what grounds the American delegate will swered by the efforts of the on this property which will be a
advance
for
the
actions
of
his
government
naval
support
that
will
many Jewish organizations which credit to the community and
for military and,
make the world note that the UN will per- in contravening truce terms which it was propose to speak for the Jewish fulfill the needs that are now
lacking.
mit disdain for its directives to go only among the formost in drafting."
community.
All that remains is for the
To
place
the
blame
on
any
so far and no farther.
Jews of Detroit to support these
one condition or on any partic-
We hope that it will not be the Jews
undertakings by their contribu-
ular organization would be be-
who will force this demonstration by the
tions. It certainly is better to
side
the
point.
The
statement
UN of its ability to cope with international
spend wisely for such projects
that this condition prevails and as these than to support our
defiance—at least by small states. The
that the Jewish community
penal institutions by the pay-
repercussions could be disastrous for Israel.
ought to do something about it
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Our Christian Friends
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•
is the prime factor. The only ments of taxes.
Detroiters should think this
The statement of Glubb Pasha, British
Reports from Amsterdam, where the question in my 'mind is, what matter over and do something
hireling of King Abdullah, that the Arabs Council of Churches met, say the confer- are we going to do about it?
before those fine Jewish names
would be badly beaten in a third phase of ence was dominated by a sense of guilt For many years there has been mentioned in the editorial ap-
an
organization
in
the
city
of
warfare should not be overlooked in assess- over Christendom's failure to "prevent the
Detroit, that has for one of its pear again.
ing the situation. Moreover, the recent annihilation of 6,000,000 Jews by Hitler."
PHILIP CANTOR,
purposes the care of youth and
revelation that many planes and other war
Senior Vice Commander,
The admission of guilt is a belated one. the solving of their problems.
Jewish War Veterans of
material were being shipped to Israel by Nothing that Christian leaders say or feel The Jewish War Veterans of
Michigan.
way of Czechoslovakia—and that there is now can bring back to life a single Jewish Michigan have done something
probably much more where that came from victim. Yet it is encouraging to know that
—is most certainly making the Arab hot- Christian leadership is experiencing a grow-
heads think twice before shouting for war ing awareness of the role the Church can
again from the minarets.
play in combating anti-Semitism and its
In short, Israel is ready if the UN fails tragic consequences.
to act swiftly. The Arabs know it, and
However, we feel that expressions of
niam By Seymour Tilchin
Ben Gurion was merely confirming what sympathy or guilt are not enough. It is
and the Negro es
degrad
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TO
introduce to al bankers , Jews
white
has been long suspected; namely that the not enough for Christian leaders to impress ALLOW
k to
ho
see
you some interesting pam-
armistice will in due course grow into the Christian masses that anti-Semitism phlets
race.
circulating in the United
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is anti-Christian, brutal, uncivilized and States freely and without any
peace.
apparent objection from tilt NO FEAR OF PROBE
contrary to basic human principles.
It is, of course, axiomatic that hate di- post office or from our un- I MENTION these gentlemen
An American Cyprus
rected against human beings of other faiths American activities committee. and their philosophy because
The confusion and contradictions in is absolutely irreconcilable with the pro- There is a gentleman by the they were out in force at both
who the Dixiecrat convention and at
American policy on Palestine are spot- fession and practice of the Christian faith. name of Jonathan a Perkins
little pam- the Democratic and Republican
the author of
lighted by the announcement of the State
What is required is a practical Christian is
phlet called "The Jews Have Got
Philadelphia,
in
Department that men between the ages of approach to the problem of anti-Semitism. the Atom Bomb." Also "White conventions
using sound trucks, distributing
18 and 95 may not leave the DP camps To tell a man that hating Jews is a sin Man Awaken."
handbills and their hate litera-
in Germany and Austria for Israel except will not eradicate the hate unless he is Incidentally this Mr. Perkins ture without any fear of being
where the UN mediator approves such emi- conditioned by early Christian education is a field organizer for Gerald called un-American.
L K. Smith.
It is regrettable that a man
gration.
against such hatred.
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like Alger Hiss who, even if he
The mediator has already made it clear
may have been pro-Russian at
Too many of our Christian neighbors WORKS BY GERALD
he opposes such immigration.
learned
the habit of hating Jews because ALSO MEET GERALD him- one time should be persecuted,
We venture to guess that although Mr.
who is the author of the while these hatemongers are al-
Truman and the State Department have they have been inculcated in their childhood self
following bits of literature: "At- lowed to run around scot-free,
with
historically
false
concepts,
such
as
the
been reliably reported to be in harmony
tention General Eisenhower," taking leading parts at party
on the Jewish problem, Mr. Truman hasn't crucifixion and the attitude of ancient and "Walter Winchell, Jew Traitor," conventions, and our newspapers
any idea that such a senseless order- has modern Jewry toward Christianity.
Stars in Hollywood," "Was don't even condemn their bilge
Students of the problem of anti-Semit- "Red
and their antics.
Roosevelt
Murdered?"
been issued.
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ism have sought its origin in many causes.
Also allow me to introduce
Although the notoriously pro-Arab Loy But it is apparent that if our Christian
to
you
"Alfalfa
Bill"
Murray,
HEBREW REFRESHED
Henderson is no longer in charge of the friends modified their education program for
governor of Oklahoma
TALKING ABOUT pamphlets,
Near-Eastern office, his henchmen are still the young by eliminating concepts that are former
who recently authored a pam-
around and they must have pushed through conducive to developing early hate for the phlet entitled: "Palestine— let me recommend to you Mu-
this reply to Israel's protest on the ban, Jew, the problem of anti-Semitism would Shall Arabs or Jews Control saf Lakorei Ilatzair, a mag-
azine for youth and adults,
realizing that once announced, the Presi-
It—Or Shall America Admit published bi-weekly. It is in-
be at least half licked.
100,000
Communist
Jews
from
dent would hesitate to rescind it.
tended for those adults who, in
It is hard to make a man hate a person
The American position is all the more of another faith unless he has been con- Behind the Iron Curtain?"
the course of years, may have
Also
meet
J.
B.
Stoner,
Ku
deplorable when you realize that it is not ditioned for hatred by early education and
forgotten much of the Hebrew
Kluxer and organizer of the which they learned in their
sanctioned by the UN Security Council's
Stoner Anti-Jewish Party; Jessie youth and who feel that they
truce instructions to the mediator. Count environment.
The fight against anti-Semitism, if it is
Jenkins who impartially would like to refresh their
Bernadotte was merely given the authority to succeed, must begin in the Christian Welch
denounces democracy, Jews, Ne-
knowledge.
to insure that arriving DP's would not be
and homes. Once a person has groes and Catholics; George W.
For these adults this maga-
mobilized or trained for the armed forces schools
Armstrong
whose
main
argu-
acquired' the virus of anti-Semitism it is
zine Is MUST reading. It's
ment
is
that
the
U.
S.
govern-
after they entered Israel.
diflicult to cure him by word and chastise- ment is controlled by a coali- language Is simpler than its
We cannot help agreeing with a spokes-
(Continued on page 14)
tion of Communists, internation-
man for Israel that the United States by ment.
SEVEN ARTS FEATURE.
decision
by
the
mediator
conforming to a
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