Page Three DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLR Friday, January 21, 1949 Strictly Confidential N.Y. Publisher Acclaimed as Man of the Year I F WE HAD to cast our vote for the man of the year 1948, we would unhesitatingly select Theodore 0. Thackrey, co-publisher and co-editor of the New York Post and Bronx Home News. Ted did the outstanding single job for Israel and for that matter for the Jewish people. His editorial crusade against anti-Israel international in- trigues and conspiracies have done more than anything we can think of to educate the American people on the real issues facing the young Jewish Republic. Consistently he has exposed Bevin's Hitlerite tactics in simple language so that even the P. J. Biron mane on the street could no longer have any doubts on the duplicity of Britain's foreign policy. We commend the Women's League for Palestine for its wisdom in presenting the 1948 award for out- standing services to Israel t9 Mr. Thackrey. THE CONGRESS WEEKLY, organ of the Ameri- can Jewish Congress, agrees with us that Rabbi Wil- liam F. Rosenblum's recent mission to the Vatican was utterly irresponsible. We chastised the over-zealous Rabbi in a recent column and received no answer to our question as to who had authorized the Rabbi to inject himself in this delicate international diplomatic action. Now, belatedly, the Bnai Brith Anti-Defamation League admtis its sponsorship of this ill advised action. The Congress Weekly in an editorial concludes that "when fraternal orders or defense agencies, with no mandate to engage in • international Jewish politics take it upon themselves to conduct such diplomatic negotiations in the name of the Jewish people, they can cause only misunderstanding and confusion." Well said, and thanks for your support. • • ♦ ONE OF BRITAIN'S top Jewish leaders, who re- cently visited our country, told us: "Bevin's anti-Jewish policy in the Middle East has resulted—among other Heads Free Sons Off the Record: Bevin Plot Backfires as U.S. Denies Tieup By NATHAN ZIPRIN BEVIN STANDS unmasked in all his ugliness. His conspir- acy to smother Israel and slay the UN has been exposed. And by none other than his own gov- ernment. When Egypt felt the lash of Israeli power he tried to come to the rescue of the land of the Pharaohs under an oppressive treaty which Cairo itself has been trying to invalidate. And when Egyptian authorities began realizing there was a dagger be- hind Bevin's "friendly" hands, the British foreign minister de- cided to create an "incident" as an excuse for British penetration into Egypt and ultimately into Palestine. • • • NEAR INVASION BEVIN WAS close to ordering an invasion of Palestine. Fear of the wrath of the United Nations and a warning that the British cabinet would repudiate him halted him. It was then that he conceived the devilish plan of sending British reconnaisance planes over the Palestine war front. He hoped that the planes would be shut down. He would thus have a golden opportunity to stir up trouble against Israel at home and abroad. His strategy back- fired when his own crewmen ad- mitted they were over Israeli territory on instructions from above. • His obvious design having fail- ed he tried another stunt. He said the planes were on a recoil- naisance mission for UN observ- ers. Here too he was repudiated by the facts of the situation. He thin struck-upon a new ex- plannt;sn. The planes were over the fi""ting front at the request and with the knowledge of the American government. • • • BAITISH INTERESTS WHEN HIS KNUCKLES were rapped on that score he concoct- ed another story. The Palestine situation was out of the control of the United Nations, and Brit- ain reserved the right to act in accordance with its interests. Now the cat was out of the bag. Of course Bevin forgot that if the situation was out of control X was because he and his Labor ALTERATIONS Because of the Fire at the Corset Shop on Dexter, I am now doing All Kinds of Altera- tions on Corsets and Brassieres at My Own Home Reasonable Prices MISS SA SLAV 1620 Gladstone, Apt. 304 TR 3-9117 government blocked the UN from assuming control of the situa- tion. Bevin has not yet exhausted his bag of tricks. His agents are busy at Rhodes trying to per- suade the Egyptians against agreement with Israel on armis- tice terms. Nor will the UN Pal- estine Conciliation Commission miss the impact of his treachery. It is no secret that he stopped a French cabinet move to recog- nize Israel. • • • INFLUENCED SILVER DR. ABBA HILLEL SILVER might have found his way to Zionist thinking independently. Yet it was his father, Rabbi Moshe Silver, who died in Je- rusalem, who influenced him in that direction. In his fine book "Bitter Herbs and Honey," David Schwartz re- lates that when youthful Abba first began organizing the Dr. Herzl Zion Club he met hostility among Orthodox Jewish ele- ments. The authorities at the Yeshiva on the East Side where young Silver studied considered Zionism a challenge to the doctrine of the Messianic deliverance of the Jews. But Reb Moshe Silver, who was a teacher at the Machsiliei Talmud Torah and a man of considerable scholarly attain- ments, was on the side of Abba. He gave him advice and encour- agement which ultimately led young Abba to leadership of the Herzl Zion Club and later to leadership of American Zionism. IRVJNG FELLERMAN of New York, Grand Master of the Free Sons of Israel, will install the new officers of Montefiore Lodge No. 12 at a dinner dance at 6 p.m., Sunday at the Lee Plaza. Fellerman is on a tour of the country in observance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the order which has 60 lodges. The Grand Mas- ter graduated from New York University law school in 1925. He is a director of many na- tional institutions. • Moran to Install Flint Veterans FLINT—Harold Moran of De- troit, state department command- or of the Jewish War Veterans, will install new officers of the Eli RoSenbloom Post at 8 p.m., Sun- day, in the Jewish Center. Herbert Davis will take the position of commander. Other of- ficers are Harold Fineberg, Harry Binder, Ruddy Mittleman, Arthur Bongo's, and Rabbi Arnold A. Las- ker. • • • The local chapter of Hadassah will hear Marge Slutsker, region- YEHUDI OFF KEY al director of youth work, at a THE LATE Willie Howard was meeting Wednesday. born William Lefkowitz. His fa- ther was a famous cantor in Ger- many. . . . Yehudi Menuhin is Lazere to Address again fiddling out of tune. His • coming to the defense of the Ger- Wednesday Group man conductor Wilhelm Furt• Haskell Lazere, regional direc- waengler can only serve to alien- tor of the Bnai Brith Anti-De- ate his friends and musical ad- finsation League, will give an mirers. Yehudi must still re- illustrated talk on "Conflicts in member how the Jewish DP's Democracy" at the Jan. 26 meet- in Germany reacted when he ing of the Wednesday Evening gave a concert there a year or Discussion Group at 9 p.m., in the Jewish Center. so ago. . ■ 11=1 ■ 41EN Fascism and anti- Semitism quite considerably. Sir Oswald Mosley's hordes feel very much encouraged, and their street meeting speakers quote Bevin's anti-Jewish statements freely. As a matter of fact Britain's Fascists are giving Prime Minister Atlee a rough time and carry on an intensive campaign to make Bevin Premier. Anyone who opposes Bevin's Palestine policies is labeled by Mosley's Men a "Jewish collaborator." We merely quote —so don't call us an alarmist. • "GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT" grossed last year about four million dollars It also did quite a good business in 1947. But the most amazing aspect of the tremendous financial success of this movie against anti- Semitism is this: "Gentleman's Agreement" did a ter- rific box office business in the south. To think that for years the experts in Hollywood warned producers not to touch a Jewish theme because it spelled dis- aster at the box office ... H'm, as Walter would say. things—in strengthening British Congress in Petition Drive . Here to Amend '48 DP Act • The executive committee of the Detroit Division, American Jewish Congress, has launched a campaign to secure 50,000 signa- tures to a petition, urging the 81st Congress to enact six major amendments to the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. Calling the present Wiley-Fel- lows law a "legislative monstros- ity, which excludes DP's, par- ticularly Jews, and admits Hit- ler's collaborators," the 'petition calls for the following amend- ments: L To allow any DP who en- tered the camps before April, 1947, to benefit by the act rather than restricting its provisions to those who entered before Dec. 22, 1945. 2. To repeal that section which Dr. Leon A. Katzin has been elected national president of the Alpha Omega fraternity, interna- tional organization of 8,000 den- tists. He will assume office at the December convention in Chicago. Dr. Katzin is also active in the Detroit District. Dental Society and in numerous civic, philan- thropic and youth organizations. Other Detroiters holding na- tional office are Drs. Samuel S. Gerandesy, chairman of the board of trustees; Abe S. Pearl- man, district regent, and Louis IT Galin, trustee. CALL UN 4-6996 - WE DELIVER Store Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 8-6; Thurs., 8-8; Sun., 8-2. ) HY FREEDMAN HARRY FREEDMAN 3. To repeal the section grant- ing special preference to DP's from countries annexed by a foreign power. 4. To expand the definition of eligible Displaced Persons to in- clude all victims of Nazi racial and religious persecution wher- ever they may be. 5. To repeal the section giving persons of German ethnic origin special benefits under the act. 6. To permit legislation of the immigration status of DP's now in this country, without requir- ing advance Congressional ap- proval. The Detroit Chapter of Bnai Brith is making elaborate plans for a "Member-Bring-a-Mem- ber" luncheon, Feb. 16. Highlight will be a fashion show to be put on by leading style experts. For information call mens- bership chairmen, Mrs. David Grosherg, TO 7-1359, or Mrs. Maurice Korn, TO. 9-6907. 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