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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Page Three
Strictly Confidential
Offers Proof of Proskauer Link to Arab Oil
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By PHINEAS J. BIRON
WE HAVE BEEN challenged to give proof of our
statement that Joseph Proskauer, president of the
American Jewish Committee, is a member of the legal
staff of Aramco, the Arab-American
Oil Company.
Well, if you want to check up,
read the New York Times report on
the Fleming trial. Fleming sued the
Aramco for a big commission a few
months ago. One of the key witnes-
ses was Jesse Jones, a former mem-
ber of Roosevelt's official Washing-
ton family. At that trial Proskauer
made his appearance as attorney
for Aramco .... So there you are.
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P. J. Biron
WE CANNOT guarantee this story but it has all the
earmarks of a true one.
Well, it seems that Winston Churchill volunteered,
some time ago, advice to President Truman on how to
handle the complicated Zionist issue without losing
Jewish goodwill. Churchill is alleged to have said:
"Keep close to Dr. Weizmann. Proclaim publicly your
friendship and admiration for the grand old man of
Zionism.' Invite him to the White House and pay him
all possible honors, personally. If you follow this advice
the Jews will accept your Palestine policy, no matter
what it may be."
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AND SO ON THE very same day that the State De-
partment warned the Israeli government that its ac-
tions might provoke military intervention on the part
of Great Britain (implying that the U.S. would be un-
able to stop Bevin from sending English soldiers against
the Jews), well, we say on that very same day Presi-
dent Truman announced that he would attend the New
York dinner in honor of "his dear old friend Dr. Weiz-
Off the Record:
Off to Israel
Laborites Face Doom
If Bevin Wars on Israel
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
THE KEY TO the President's
thinking on Palestine is to be
found in the statement he made
at the testimonial dinner to Ed-
die Jacobson at Kansas City. Mr.
Truman said that peace between
Israel and its neighbors could
have been achieved if it were not
for the meddling of "one of our
great allies in the last war." The
reference was to Britain and not
to Russia.
Reports. of British threats to
enter the war against Israel are
of the same warp and woof.
Bevin the .,politician is fully
aware that any such move would
lead to a political crisis in Eng-
land compelling the resignation
of the Labor government. That
he will not risk. He has in fact
ben advised by a transport un-
i n leader—his own union—that
in the event of a military move
against Israel he would not be
responsible if his men refused
to move war goods.
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NOT WELCOME
THE ARAB STATES are about
as anxious as Israel to have Brit-
ain set foot on Palestine soil.
They know that if British troops
enter Palestine under whatever
pretext it may be decades before
they are ousted.
Bevin wants a foothold in Pal-
estine. Neither Israel nor the
Arabs want him there. The Arabs
would make only one decision if
they faced the choice between a
friendly Israel and British iron
rule. Cairo's peace bid was as
much influenced by fear of Brit-
Most U. S. Jews
Flouted Sabbath
to Ring In1949
Most American Jews ignored
the fact that New Year's eve fell
on the Sabbath and went out and
made whoopee just the same, a
nation wide survey by the Na-
tional Jewish Post revealed.
The survey was conducted by
the national network of corres-
pondents who made direct checks
with Jewish houses of worsnip
and night spots popular with
Jewish customers.
Jews unaffiliated with Syna-
gogues found no problem in the
conflict of dates, the survey
showed. They flocked to the bis-
tros.
For affiliated Jews, the reaction
was mixed. Some went to ser-
vices in their finest attire, the
survey said, and departed right
afterward for an evening of rev-
elry.
Detroit was no different from
the rest of the nation, according
to reports by orthodox leaders
here. However, several Rabbis
said the attendance at their ser-
vices New Year's day was much
greater than on the average Sab-
bath. I 1 1 I 1 1 1 IIII 1 I I I I i'
ish penetration as by Israel's
prowess.
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AWAIT SETTLEMENT
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ap-
pearance at the dinner for Presi-
dent Weizmann may make his-
tory in more than one way. Mr.
Truman may utilize the occasion
to make a dramatic declaration.
We hear the general election
in Israel has been postponed to
February. It was to have been
held on Jan. 25. U. S. de jure
recognition of Israel was expect-
ed to follow the election. . . .
The appointment of Dean
Acheson as Secretary of State is
expected to lead to a more
friendly State Department atti-
tude toward the Palestine ques-
tion. lie is known to have been
friendly to the Israeli position
vis a vis Arab resistance to the
UN partition decision.
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EINSTEIN KIN
RUDOLF KAYSER, author of
"Spinoza," has just finished a
new book under the title "Be-
tween Cross and Crescent: The
Age of Jehudah Ilalevi." Kayser
is Prof. Einstein's son-in-law.
. . . Ad easy shorthand method
for music was devised recently
by Jack Levi of Johannesberg.
Levi, a Lithuanian-born Jew, will
long be remembered by a cer-
tain Nazi. When the Nazi ambas-
sador to South Afqea was given
his papers at the 'outbreak of
the war he sold his furniture at
auction. The auctioneer asked for
bids on two pianos. . . . When a
prospective buyer called on Levi
to test the instruments he played
the Hatikvah to the discomfort
of the ambassador and his sub-
ordinates. . . . It is said of Prof.
Einstein that he once defined a
Jew as a person who loathes
hunting. . . . Standkeepers
throughout the country report
they haven't been able to meet
customer demands for the New
York Herald-Tribune since it be-
gan serializing Dr. Weizmann's
autobiography. . . . A reader
writes that at a recent public
function at Columbia, South
Carolina, the Rev. L. Boyd
Hamm delivered a highly spirit-
ual talk. The next speaker was
Rabbi Paul Liner. He thanked
Mr. Hamm for his spiritual mes-
sage and remarked: "Perhaps this
is the only time that any Rab-
binical leader can publicly say
that Hamm was Kosher."
Minneapolis Symphony,
Don Cossacks Coming
The Don Cossack Chorus and
the Minneapolis Symphony Or-
chestra will be visitors at the
Masonic Auditorium Friday, Jan.
21 and Monday Jan. 24 respec-
tively. Dimitri Mitropoulous will
conduct Beethoven's Eroica as
the major work by the orchestra.
Tickets are at Grinnell's.
Chronicle Synagogue, codal
and club news deadline is
noon Mondays.
...
A happy family boards a DP
emigration train on the start
of that long cherished jour-
ney to Israel. Their trip and
resettlement will be financed
by the Joint Distribution
Committee, which is support-
ed by the United Jewish Ap-
peal.
SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
All teen-agers interested in
helping develop plans for a se-
ries of forums with groups of
other religious and nationality
backgrounds are requested to
contact the Center.
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mann" in March .... Yes, the story about Churchill's
advice to Truman could be true.
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LEWIS BROWNE the author who committed suicide
the other day was a good friend of ours. fie never
lacked Chutzpah and we like him for that.
Some of his fellow students in days gone by, at the
Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati may remember a
few of his pranks. One day, for instance, he purchased
an automobile and sent the bill to the college .
The reason he advanced was that his feet hurt and
he did not wish to miss class. lie was subsequently ex-
pelled from the Rabbinical College.
And did you know that the author of "Stranger Than
Fiction" compiled. at the age of 16, a volume listing all
the words in the English language originating from
Hebrew.
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PROF. EINSTEIN is doing very well after his opera-
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Moser Plan to Train Youths
Newleality as Leaders Join
The dream of Louis Moser of
a community-supported trade
school for boys came nearer to
reality last week when Jewish
and Gentile leaders joined to
support such a school.
Moser ran such an institution
privately but was forced to give
it up during the war when the
community failed to support his
enterprise. He sought aid of
Jewish leaders, but was rebuffed.
Recently he turned to a min-Jew-
ish group who recognized the
merit of his proposals and they
decided to back him.
3 JEWISH LEADERS
Three Jewish leaders were in-
vited to join the groupo Leon
Kay and Karl B. Segall, noted
-engineers, and Leonard Kasle,
head of Zionist youth activities
here.
Among those who encouraged
Moser to go on with his plans
were the late Fred M. Butzel and
Isidore Sobeloff, director of the
Jewish Welfare Federation.
Non-Jews who are backing
Moser by helping him set up
Boy's Work', Inc., include such
leading industrialists as John B.
Coyle of the Burroughs Adding
Machine Co., Lyle Montgomery
of Frederick B. Stevens Co., and
John Lovett, director of the
Michigan Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
ASKS HOBBY SHOPS
Among Moser's proposals is
that communities set up simple
hobby shops with a view to In-
teresting boys with an aptitude'
for mechanics to perfect their
skills in the trade school.
Jewish Leaders, headed by' Rab-
bi Sinney Akselrad of Temple
Beth El, have been weighing a
program for hobby shops in Jew-
ish recreational centers and Syn-
agogues.
Citizenship Classes
Offered by Schools
Classes in citizenship for per-
sons preparing for "second pap-
ers" will be open for the next
several weeks for the term which
started Jan. 3.
They are conducted at the fol-
lowing Detroit evening schools:
Cer,tral, Commerce, Eastern,
Northeastern, Redford and South-
western.
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