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Vol. 50, No. 39

GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief

Friday, October 15, 1948 (Tishri 12, 5109) -

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ment of a chemical industry in Israel.
Horowitz hopes that more capital will come
After the more serious Holy Days - of from foreigners investing in manufacturing,
Rosh llashonah and Yom Kippur, Judaism, citriculture, building projects and mortgage
as it were, rewards its adherents with the credits.
That's the type of plans the Jews have
more joyful holiday of Succoth.
Originally Succoth was an agricultural for the Negev and the rest of Israel. What
festival and we observe it today very much do the Arabs have to offer?
as a reminiscence of the times when the
Jew was a tiller of the soil. The Jew even
brought his farm symbolically into the
Hitler Lives in Spain
Synagogue with his Esrog and Lulav, with
which he used to chant his thankfulness
Senator Gurney (Rep.) of South Dakota
wants the United States, to give Franco's
to God.
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Spain economic and military assistance and
Today, the festival takes on more of its sponsor her admission to the ,UN.
ancient significance as Israel again takes
Gurney is chairman of the powerful
its place as a nation among the nations. armed services committee of the senate.
Once more Israel is a tiller ,of its soil, He hopes that Gov. Dewey, if he is elected
living- the normal life of a people. In the president, will send an ambassador to Ma-
new Israel, Succoth thus undergoes a re- drid to heal the rift with the fascist gov-
vivifying experience.
ernment there. •
It is possible that the newer forms, or at
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least the new spirit, with which Succoth
SOUGHT BY RELATIVES
YESIIIVAII GRATEFUL
Senator
Gurney,
when
asked
whether the
will be observed in the new Israel will in
Dear Editor:
time also influence our own observance of fact that Spain is not a democracramakes Dear Editor:
May we ask your assistance
in locating the following:
the holiday. In any event, Succoth is a any difference to him, replied that "it is
Please
accept
our
sincere
not up to us to say what kind of govern-
Reiza
(or
Spunt),
Spant,
very welcome holiday.
thanks for the wonderful dem- daughter of Leib Felshtein, of
It is a Zman Simchasenu, a time of joy, ment a country should have."
onstration of true Torah spirit Golovlia, Ukraine, being sought
and the world has need of joy.
Which sounds familiar, doesn't it? There evidenced by you and your pa- by her sister, Necha Felshtein.
was the Munich crowd and a large number per towards Yeshivath Beth Ye- Wallerstein, Mote-Hersh and
of Americans who did not believe it was
his sister, Mindele, born Valet . .
up to the civilized world to say what kind hudah as demonstrated by the stein, daughter of Leib and Yo-
The Crisis Eases
cheved, of Kurov, Lublin re-
of a government Germany or Japan should recent publicity given us.
The newest crisis with regard to Israel have. And because of this shallow and It is most gratifying to us to gion, Poland, sought by rela-
has eased off appreciably, but that should cowardly position, millions of persons are see the cooperation extended to tive, Pinkus Ackerman.
not deter anyone from sending wires or dead today, including 200,000 fine American Yeshivath Beth Yehudah by the Pfeffer or Feller, Aron, a
painter-decorator from Warsaw,
letters to President Truman, Secretary Mar- boys, and half of Europe is a shambles.
Detroit Jewish Chronicle. Only sought by his youngest brother,
shall and Senators Vandenberg and Fergu-
United States backing of Spain would be with the generous help of peo- Naftuli Fefer, of Warsaw.
son.
UNION OF RUSSIAN
mockery
of justice and democracy. It ple like yourself is the future
Letters of protest against a possible new
JEWS, INC.,
of our Yeshivah assured.
American sellout take on extra significance would cap American blundering in the dip-
55 W. 42nd St.,
RABBI JULIUS WEINBERG,
to
comitrt
lomatic
field
and
give
aid
and
in these few weeks of the presidential cam-
New York 18, N.Y.
Executive Secretary.
bigots
and
whelps
everywhere.
paign.
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Time has been on the side of Israel at
Just listen to the kind of reasoning that
the General Assembly in Paris:
Because of precedence of the armament big-hearted Senator Gurney wants the U.S.
and atomic questions, the Palestine issue to indorse: In banning the movie, "Gentle- tammummummeners By Seymour Tilchin mompaimmimmormon fl d
will not come up for another month. The men's Agreement", a priest heading the LAST WEEK we printed an "The primary task of the
Anglo-American diplomatic hysteria for im- Spanish film censorship board said that
advertisement entitled "Vio- Zionist Organization will be to
mediate implementation of the Bernadotte although it was a Christian duty to "stim- lence Against Non-Zionist Jews settle in Palestine masses of
ulate
love
among
individuals,
societies,
na-
plan as a "monument" to the slain UN me-
in DP Camps". It was paid for Jews from Europe, North Africa
diator has subsided and reason is begin- tions and peoples, this duty should not be by a member of the American and other lands who need and
want to go to Israel.
ning to resume its place in the thinking extended to Jews."
Council for Judaism.
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"It will also devote itself to
of the American delegation. It is too
We printed that article for
much to hope that a similar objectivity
two reasons: first to further Zionist education which means
The Apti-defamation League of Bnai prove that we are a free and education for Jewish physical
would rationalize Britain's mood.
Brith
calls this statement "the most shock- independent newspaper; second, and spiritual survival—wherever
I3y the time the question of Israel comes ing expression
of anti-Semitism since the if there is any truth in such a Jews dwell. And it will seek
up formally at the UN, the American presi- death of Hitler".
It is far more than that; statement it should be publicized to bring private capital and in-
dency will have been decided. If Mr. Tru- it is a shameful blot
dustrial skill to Israel in order
on Christianity's name and condemned.
man wins there is the strongest indication when one of its spokesman,
We know the following facts to develop the economic absorp-
a
priest,
can
that he will order a strategic retreat by feel undisturbed when uttering such a to be true—that Hitler did not tive capacity of the country.
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Secretary Marshall so that the Democratic
discriminate between Zionists
platform pledges will be adhered to. That satanic remark.
and anti-Zionists, that practical- THE BURMA ROAD
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ly all anti-Zionists come in
may come even before the election.
THE "BURMA ROAD" linking
the category of self-hating, 101
If Gov. Dewey is elected, Secretary Mar-
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a
There
is
something
wrong
with
the
moral
percent, assimilated Jews who
shall's hands will be tied since the Repub-
miracle of Jewish ingenuity and
licans have announced that they are not fibre of a nation that permits this kind find it embarassing to be iden- daring, having been constructed
of
thinking.
It
is
a
doctrine
that
contra-
tified
with
anything
Jewish
let
bound by the Bernadotte proposals.
over most difficult terrain and
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dicts morals and decency; that blasphemes alone Hebrew and Palestine.
built by hand at night, one mile
We
know
further
that
such
a
There is one argument of Israel's why •God and the Bible; that inspires hate for small minority is found in the away from the Arab lines.
the Negev should remain in its hands that hatred's sake. Where are the true Chris- DP camps. They must be a very The road is now well, traf-
arouses the support of all clear-thinking tians who will repudiate this monstrous unhappy and unpopular group ficked. Alongside it runs a
newly laid water pipe line which
people. If the arid desert zone is handed precept?
there.
over to the Arabs, it will always remain a
Despite it all, we do not jus- supplies Jerusalem, making the
desert especially if British plans to estab-
tify any discriminatory action Jewish - community of Jerusalem
by a majority against a minor- in considerable measure inde-
lish a military base there are carried out.
Israelis or Israelim?
ity. The concentration camp pendent of the water supply
If the Jews retain the Negev, it may
from Latrun which is in Arab
Just what to call the people of the State should be a reminder to our hands.
soon be made to flourish like the northern
people
that
they
are
there
be-
Jewish settlements with the aid of Jewish of Israel has us stumped. We have been cause they were a minority.
The Jewish community of
writing Israelim, the Hebrew plural, but
ingenuity and Jewish capital.
Jerusalem which has undergone
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terrible hardship is beginning to
that does not seem to have any backing.
COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM
The report last week that the Tel Aviv
"THE AMERICAN Council For recover.
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We are reluctant to call them Israelis, Judaism should now go out of
government will seek $1,000,000,000 in
foreign capital investments during the next which to us is a hybrid word, apparently business witholit delay", Rabbi JERUSALEM TO RESIST
10 years is an indication of how much being the English plural to a Hebrew singu- Bernstein advocated. "It is bank- THE 100,000 JEWS of Jerusa-
rupt in everything but money.
money the Jews will be ready to pour into lar, Israeli.
lem will resist any proposal for
"If the American Council for the internationalization of the
the land to permit the settlement of a mil-
Others seem to be having the same Judaism does not of its own free city. They have been let down
-lion newcomers in the next decade or less.
According to David Horowitz, Israel's trouble as we have. We note that the will go oi,it of business because by the Christian world and the
'the stubbornness of one rich UN which sat by while Abdullah
economic planning director, none of this Detroit News Commentator, W. K. Kelsey, of
man, every Rabbi still associat- and his Arab Legion were de-
money will be sought for the prosecution
uses Israeli for the plural, a Latin ending, ed with it should publicly resign stroying the city.
of the war since military expenditures are
from it, as some have already
They have no faith in the
done."
being met out of taxes and defense loans we assume.
willingness or ability of the UN
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within the State.
We have not seen an official • statement
to protect them against attacks
Private investors, he revealed, have al- on this matter by the Israeli government. ZIONIST GOALS
in the future.
ready begun to stimulate the infant State's
EXCERPTS FROM Dr. Israel
Jerusalem should become it
would
be
happy
if
they
would
publish
We
Goldstein's address to the ZOA part
industry, with American capitalists expend-
s e ll State and
,:
h of
e Jewish
administrative council:
the c apital
ing several million dollars for the establish- one and end the confusion.

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