Friday, October 1, 1918 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Page Seventeen Review of Events of 5708, Most Joyous in Centuries By SAMUEL PRASNER THE YEAR 5708 will go down in Jewish history as marking one of the greatest events•in the life of the Jewish people in al- most 2,000 years. It witnessed the realization and fulfillment of Jewish yearning for a return to the land of Israel. It Saw the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine and the formation of a provisional gov- ernment which successfully met grave economic and military is- sues. After months of fighting the State of Israel gained the ad- miration of the world for its military strategy in meeting the onslaught of numerically superior PREMIER BEN GURION Arab forces; it also gained 'the admiration of the world for the • • • clever battles it fought on the debated question. By a vote of diplomatic fronts within and 33 to 13 the General Assembly without the United Nations. of the United Nations determined • • • to establish a Jewish State in a HUNGERED FOR PEACE part of Palestine for the first FOLLOWING the UN-im- time in 1877 years. posed truce, the people in Israel, Jews throughout the world re- while preparing for renewal of joked over this "great moment warfare if necessary, strained all in Jewish history." their material and intellectual The Arab League urged Pal- power for the establishment of a estinian Arabs to burn crops in reign of peace and plenty. protest against the intended es- They were looking forward to tablishment of a Jewish State. peace with their neighbors and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia the world, to the establishment asserted he would contribute the of a permanent government and oil royalties received by his the adoption of a constitution re- kingdom from American and flecting the Biblical concepts of British oil companies for prose- right and justice. cution of war against the Jews. From the very beginning of the Actual clashes between Jews year 5708, the eyes of the world and Arabs soon assumed the pro- were directed towards the United portion of a war with pitched Nations, where the existence of a battles. There was active fight- Jewish homeland in Palestine ing on land, sea and air. was soon to be determined. Shortly after the middle of Dr. Emanuel Neumann, presi- dent of the Zionist Organization March, 1948, the total death toll of America, told delegates at a in Palestine since the day of the meeting in New York that it UN decision on partition was re- seemed as if a "substantial ma- ported to have reached aboit jority of the United Nations 1,900 and the number wounded will favor the early establish- close to 6,000. On April 1, 1948, a provisional merit of an independent Jewish Jewish government began to State in Palestine." The fact that England indi- function in the Tel Aviv area. cated its intention to withdraw One of its first steps was con- from Palestine did not frighten sideration of help I • the Jew- the Jewish Agency for Palestine. ish community 01 Jerusalem, "We do not need British or that had been besieged and any other foreign protection in blockaded for some time. After four months of warfare, the event of troubles with the Arabs," was the statement made news dispatches asserted that no by David Ben Gurion, chairman territory had been surrendered of the executive of the Jewish by the Jews, while the Arabs • - Agency. The attitude of other Zionist Season's Greetings leaders toward partition was shown by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, chairman of the American sec- tion of the Jewish Agency. He told the United Nations that the Jewish Agency would accept partition "most reluctantly" be- cause the plan "entails a very heavy sacrifice on the part of Jack Rosenberg, Mgr. the .Tewish people." * * • RESTRICK LUMBER CO. FINALLY, on Nov. 29, 1947, same the decision to the long- -- - •-•- -- • Rosh Hashonah Greetings (,APITOL Scrap Material Co. 635 WINDER ST. CA. 9633 Hy Lipsitz Season's Greetings and Best Wishes NATIONAL LAUNDRY Ted Wise 555 Farnsworth TEmple 1-2256 WILLIAM OLSON'S NATIONAL BAKING CO. 12312 Dexter Beth Abraham UN 2,9656 TO 7-9317 Israeli Airline to Start Shortly HAIFA (ZOA)—"Israel Air,* financed entirely by Jewish cap- ital and manned by all-Jewish crews, will soon inaugurate reg- ular service between Israel and Europe. "Israel Air'' plans to have flights daily, except Saturday, using 26-passenger Dakota planes carrying a crew of five. Hand- picked hostesses will serve Ko- sher meals to passengers. 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Two days pre- viously, the Arab states of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan and Yemen declared war formally against the Jews. Subsequently, Dr. Chaim Weiz- mann was elected 'president of Israel's provisional government. Later, Dr. Weizmann was receiv- were declared to have abandoned ed by President Truman at the 31 villages. White House. Furthermore, 40,00 Arabs were • • • reported to have left Palestine. Towards the close of April, the MEDIATOR NAMED important Arab port of Jaffa sur- DISCUSSION of the Palestine rendered to the Jews. Haifa also question finally resulted in the fell under Jewish control. appointment of Count Bernadotte • • • as Palestine mediator. He nego- tiated a four-week truce that U. S. TURNABOUT went into effect in June 'and was OTHER ASPECTS of the intended to enable both sides to struggle were far from the bat- discuss terms of peace. tlefield, and at the same time of Efforts to obtain peace did not tremendous importance. The American delegate to the United materialize and war recommenced Nations, Warren B. Austin, urged after the termination of the the Security Council to use its truce on July 9. However, the United Nations succeeded in ar- powers to bring peace. ranging a new truce. He suggested at the same time But while this truce was still the suspension of partition and the placing of Palestine under a technically in effect, the New United Nations trusteeship. Dr. York Times of August 15, 1948, Abba Hillel Silver called Aus- had, among its headlines, the fol- tin's statement a "shocking re- lowing: "Israel Bids UN Set Truce Limit; Demands Peace or versal" of American policy. Subsequently, the Security Freedom To Act." • • Council approved a resolution ZOA ADDS 100,000 calling for a special session of NEWS ABOUT Jews in the the General Assembly to recon- sider partition and to discuss the U.S.A. is closely allied in part question of a UN trusteeship. (Continued on page 42) This Assembly opened its session on April 16, 194,8, but never voted to adopt the trusteeship plan. L'Shono Tovo Tikusevo On May 15, the British man- date ended in Palestine. At mid- night, on the date of termination of the mandate, the Jews pro- Congregation claimed the State of Israel, a State to be "open to all Jewish RABBI JOSEPH THUMIN immigration" and to be based "on the precepts of liberty, jus- President: tice and peace as taught by the MR. LOUIS ELLENBOGEN Hebrew prophets." Eleven minutes after the proc- Vice President: lamation of the Jewish State, the MR. H. WELLER United States recognized the gov- - • Peerless Cleaners & Dyers Home of "Lusterized" Dry Cleaning 121140 DEXTER, testis of Davison :TOwnsend 8-8876 SIMMONS BOILER MACHINE CO. 9011 Central •* ..,•••••