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PARIS (WNS) — Coinci-
LONDON (WNS) — Catholic
convert Zolli, former Chief Rabbi
of Rome who created a sensation
shortly after the war by em-
bracing Catholicism, has sent an
urgent plea to the London Mis-
sionary Society for food pack-
ages and clothing, it was report-
ed here.. The convert was said to
have complained to the mission-
aries that the Catholics in Italy
had abandoned him completely,
that they no longer were mind-
ful of "the great sacrifice" which
he made for Catholicism and that
they were letting him starve.
dental with the observance
of the first anniversary of
the UN General Assembly's
partition decision of Nov. 29,
(Special to the Chronicle)
JERUSALEM—After a full
year of bitter hostilities, Is-
rael and Arab representa-
tives signed a pact ending
the fighting in Jerusalem and
1947, the Israeli government
filed an- application for UN
membership. Israel asked for
promising peace to the Holy City
immediate consideration of the
area.
application.
The cease-fire agreement was
There were indications here
signed by Col. Moshe Dayan, Is-
that precedence would be given
raeli commander in Jerusalem,
to the application over most is-
and Lt. Col. Abdullah el Tell,
sues before the UN. Before the
Arab Legion commander.
General Assembly acts on the
The agreement was acclaimed
application, favorable action
as the first step toward a directly
must be secured in the Security
negotiated armistice between Is-
Council, where at least seven
rael and King Abdullah of Trans-
affirmative votes are needed to
Jordan.
send the issue on for further
BRITAIN RELENTS
consideration.
Meeting Will Hear
Meantime, from Paris came the
Z MORE STAGES
astounding news that Britain had
Communal Reports
In the event the Security
abandoned its indorsement of the
Council acts favorably on the
application, the matter will be
Election of a member of the Bernadotte proposal taking the
referred to the 14 nation steer-
executive committee to fill a Negev from Israel.
Britain thus in effect accepted
ing committee of the General
vacancy is planned for the meet-
Assembly for transmission to
ing of delegates to the Jewish the American formula for con-
Members of the E gyptian army's hfth command get a much
the Assembly's political commit-
Community Council Thursday, ciliation, suggesting that the Ne-
tee.
Dec. 8, Aaron Droock, president, gev-western Galilee issue be set-
warmer reception upon their arrival In the 'United States
announced. The meeting will be tled on a reciprocal basis. Under
than they did from Israeli warriors who defeated them de-
A majority vote by the politi-
in the Brown Memorial Chapel this arrangement, Israel would
cal committee in favor of the
cisively in the Palestinian war. The Arabs came here to visit
keep western Galilee as spoils of
of Temple Beth El.
military installations. Saluting the American is Lt. Gen.
application would send the ques-
Delegates will be brought up war but would have to surrender
Ibrahim Pasha Atalla, chief of staff.
tion to the General Assembly,
to date on activities of the Coun- part of the southern desert area
where a two-thirds majority is
cil in the fields of community re- in exchange.
required to approve member-
lations, internal relations and WILL NOT YIELD
ship to the UN.
Israel has repeated time and
cultural work.
The United States immediately
Council committees have un- time again that she has no in-
let it be known that it would
dertaken new projects such as tention of yielding any part of
support the application and
taking part in real estate prob- the Galil or the Negev.
would see to it that the mechan-
The Jerusalem pact is believed
NEW YORK (WNS)—The Na - "extend to the people of Israel lems affecting Jews, cooperating
ical steps necessary to make
.
Israel the 59th member would bona Committee for Labor Is - the credits and loans that they with the Center in dealing with to embrace wider areas than the
rael expects to raise $10,000,00 0 need to keep their people at work, recreational problems in the limits of the city itself. One re-
be speeded.
in the U.S. toward the estimated to insure happiness and welfare Dexter area and bringing before port said that the region extend-
BRITAIN BALKS
A British spokesman said $25,000,000 budget of Histadrut, to those 700,000 pioneers fighting Detroit metropolitan newspaper ed south to Bethlehem and west
correspondents accurate news to the Latrun zone.
categorically that his govern- Israeli Federation of Labor, i t for liberty in the Near East."
from Israel.
The two parties pledged that
ment would oppose Israel's ad- was disclosed at the organiza
The Histadrut, he asserted, was
More information will be pre- they would respect each other's
mission because the Palestine tion's convention by Isaac Ham - "the greatest single factor in the
picture is still "unsettled." He lineational secretary of the cam building of the Republic of Is- sented by the chairmen of the freedom of movement behind the
respective committees, Harry lines, and contested areas such
pointed out, however, that Bri- paign. Detroit's goal is $375,000. rael."
Yudkoff, Dr. Shmarya Kleinman as the region of the Hadassah
The labor group, formerly WILL DEFEND NEGEV
tain had pledge that she would
Hospital and the Hebrew Uni-
never use her veto right in the known as the National Commit
Addressing one of the sessions, and Rabbi Morris Adler,
versity on Mt. Scopus would
Security Council to block the tee for Labor Palestine, voted Eliahu Epstein, special Israeli
now receive food convoys with-
unanimously at the convention to representative to the U.S., called
entry of any state.
In Zoning Post
out danger.
The eastern powers, Austra- change its name to National Com- the Negev part of Israel's "sov-
EXTENSION SEEN
mittee
for
Labor
Israel.
Over
lia and several Latin American
erign territory," and cautioned
In future meetings, it is be-
states are known to favor the $1,000,000 was raised at the con- that the Negev "will be defended
lieved that the topics of Jerusa-
Israeli application. So far, Is- vention. There were pledges of by us just as we have been de-
over $5,000,000.
lem's water supply and Jewish
fending Tel Aviv, Haifa and the
raeli Foreign Minister Moshe
POLICEMEN AID
access to the Wailing Wall would
Jordan
Valley."
Shertok pointed out, 19 states
be discussed.
Among
the
contributions
was
Disclosing
that
80,000
immi-
have recognized the new State.
Both sides gained by the
a
check
for
$2,500,
presented
by
grants had been absorbed into Is-
SESSION ENDS DEC. 11
"cease-fire" agreement.
The
It is almost a virtual certainty New York City Police Commis- rael's economy since proclama-
Arabs could now move outside of
sioner Arthur W. Wallander on tion of the new Jewish State over
that the majority vote will be
the city without confronting sni-
behalf of the Shomrin Society, six months Ago, Eliahu Dobkin,
secured in the political com-
per fire, and the Jewish streets
an organization of Jewish police- head of the Jewish Agency im-
mittee to send the application men.
exposed to Arab Legion guns
migration department, estimated
before the General Assembly.
from the Old City would no
Harry Rosen, secretary of the that over 2190,000 Jewish immi-
With the present session of the fire department, reported New
longer be regularly shelled.
Assembly slated to end on Dec. York's firemen had donated giants will be admitted to Israel
in 1949.
11, it will be necessary for the
$1,000. He said the firemen had
advocates of Israel's admission donated an engine to Israel and
to speed consideration of the that a second one would be given
application.
Israel in the near future.
Arnqng the resolutions adopted
Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, vice-
was one calling on President
president of the Jewish Com-
NEW YORK (WNS) — Five
Truman to lift the ban against men were arrested here last
munity Council, will report on
the shipping of arms to Palestine week when police seized a small HERMAN A. SCHMIER, prom- his tour of Europe at a meeting
inent
attorney,
has
been
in-
and to extend full de jure recog-
of the Youth Education League,
NEW YORK (WNS)—The Am- nition to the new State. The con- arsenal consisting of machine ducted as a member of the Monday in the home of
guns,
rifles,
automatics
and
am-
Mrs.
board
of
zoning
appeals
of
De-
erican Red Mogen Dovid for Pal- vention called on the U. S. dele-
Morris Dresncr, 3455 Outer drive
estine was aided to the extent of gation to the UN to act within munition which were alleged to troit. Schmier, longtime civic west.
$150,000 at a $100-plate banquet President Truman's directives be destined for the Jewish army leader, is a past president of
attended last week by 1,500 per- and urged a loan to Israel for in Israel.
the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow
Admitting that they were sym- Fund and a member of Shaarey 6,000 Bulgarian Jews
sons at the Waldorf-Astoria Ho- constructive purposes.
pathetic
to
the
Israeli
cause,
the
tel.
Zedek and Bnai Moshe. Ile is to Leave for Israel
A plea for immediate de jure
A message praising the human- recognition was made by State men nevertheless denied previous associated with his brothers,
SOPHIA (WNS)—The Bulge
itarian goals of the organization Israel Commissioner Edward Cor- knowledge of the nature of the Abe, Walter and Leslie, and his
was received from President Tru- si, who told the 3,000 delegates truck's cargo or whether it was son Allan in the firm of fan government has issued exit
to be sent to Israel. Four of them Schmier and Schmier in the visas to 6,000 Jewish workers
man.
t hat he would like to see the U.S.
who are to depart for Israel next
were released on $500 bail each.
Barium Tower.
month. -
Council Delegates
to Hold Election
-
Histadrut Convention Sets
10,000,000 U.S. Quota
Red Mogen Dovid
Hailed by Truman
5 Arrested in N'. Y.
on Arms Charge
Youth Education
to Hear Kleinman