Israel's First Assembly Meets;
Great Day in History-Weizmann
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HRONICLE
Vol. 51, No. 7
Egyptian
Truce Is
Imminent
TEL AVIV (WINS)—It Is ex-
pected that within the next few
days, Israel and Egypt would sign
an armistice agreement at Rhodes.
Egypt would thus become the first
Arab neighbor with which Israel
had reached an understanding.
What was holding up the conchi-
sion of an agreement between the
two countries was the question of
El Auja, on the Palestine-Egyptian
border 50 miles south of Gaza, a
strategic town which was captured
by the Israeli army in December.
Israel has refused the demand of
the Egyptians that El Auja be re-
stored to them.
OTHERS STAND BY
Meanwhile, Israel and Transjor-
dan were preparing to begin armis-
tice negotiations at Rhodes, while
four other Arab countries were
standing by.
A new factor entered into the
situation when a report spread that
the Israeli government has decid-
ed to oppose a merger of the Arab
part of Palestine with Transjordan
because of a suspicion of new Brit-
ish links with Transjordan and
Britain's desire for military bases
in Palestine.
It was said in this connection
that V Palestine Arabs should vote
in favor of joining Transjordan, Is-
rael would demand of Transjor-
(Ian's King Abdullah that he revise
his treaty with Britain and would
also demand certain territorial
changes. Otherwise•it would insist
on a separate Palestine Arab state.
POUR INTO ISRAEL
As in previous weeks, thousands
of immigrants from a dozen coun-
tries kept pouring into Israel, and
the Israeli government was even
demanding of east European coun-
tries that they do not keep their
Sews back and permit them to
come to the Jewish State.,
Cyprus DP camps have been en-
tirely liquidated. As the last 1.595
Jews left Cyprus, the attitude of
the British was friendly. As their
ship pulled out Britisl guards
waved to them, cyring "Shalom."
It was announced during the
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Friday, February 18, 1949 10c a Copy $3 Per Year
Spar Civil Rights
UJA Rift
Reported
Settled
(See Later Story, Page 1)
A delegation from the Detroit Chapter, American Jewish Con-
gress, visited Gov. G. Mennen Williams in Lansing to express
support of his civil rights program and offer their cooperation
in speeding the Fair Employment Practices bill before the leg-
islature. Left to right, Sam Brown, executive secretary, Michi-
gan Council of the AJC; Mrs. Claire Frank, acting president of
the Women's Division; Gov. Williams; and Albert Silber, presi-
dent of the Michigan Council of AJC.
• • •
Congress Speaker
DR. DAVID PETEGORSKY,
national executive director of
the American Jewish Congress,
will speak on "The Future of
American Jewry" at 8:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the
Northwest Congregation under
the auspices of the Congress
Business and Professional
Chapter. Zeldon Cohen is presi-
dent. The meeting is open to
the public without charge.
Hadassah Hails
Mrs. Roosevelt
NEW YORK (WNS) — Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt v.as the re-
cipient of the first Henrietta Szold
award given by Hadassah for hu-
manitarian service and aid in the
rehabilitation of Jewish children
in Isere'.
The citation and the cash award
of $1,000 was presented to Mrs.
Roosevelt at a reception marking
the fifteenth anniversary of the
founding of the Youth Aliyah by
the late Henrietta Szold,
Mrs. Roosevelt, who is chairman
of the Youth Aliyah's advisory
committee, returned the $1,000 to
Mrs. Siegfried Kramarsky, head of
the national Youth Aliyah Commit-
tee. The money will be used for a
music library at the Ramat Hadas-
sah-Szold children's reception cen-
ter at Alonim, Israel.
Aubrey S. Eban, head of the Is-
raeli mission to the United States,
praised Mrs. Roosevelt's friendship
for Israel, declaring that when his
delegation "had to resist a move-
ment for the mutilation of Israel
at its very birth, she was a source
of mature counsel, a ready defense
in adversity.'
NEW YORK (WNS)-- The Jew-
ish Agency executive, in a series
of sessions here, has resolved the
United Jewish Appeal controversy,
according to reliable sources.
The executive was reported to
have approved a proposal of its
sub-committee suggesting the re-
naming of Henry Morgenthau as
UJA general chairman and the
naming of three vice chairmen.
COMPROMISE TERMS
Under the plan Harry Shapiro,
who •replaced Henry Montor after
his resignation, would remain ex-
ecutive director, and Henry Mon-
tor would act as personal aid to
Morgenthau. The plan also envisa-
ges the inclusion, as one of the
vice-chairmen, of Dr. Joseph
Schwartz of the Joint Distribution
Committee if he is available.
The sub-committee was reported
to have recommended that Montor
withdraw the charges he made in
his letter of resignation and that he
apologize to the leadership of the
Zionist Organization of America.
Another reported recommendation
of the committee was that Montor
refrain from Zionist political ac- ,
tivity during his office.
FLIES TO MORGENTHAU
An official statement is expected
to be made by the Agency when
Morgenthau, who is vacationing in
Florida, indicates his attitude on
accepting the general chairman-
ship of the UJA for 1919.
There were unconfirmed rumors
that he was reluctant to step in
and that he might decline the
chairmanship. Mrs. Rose Epstein,
president of Hadassah, was report-
ed to have made a plane trip to
Florida with a view to securing
Morgenthau's consent to the agree-
ment.
100 Sign as Zionists
in Grand Rapids Drive
The recent ZOA membership
campaign in Grand Rapids, un-
der the leadership of David Co-
hodes resulted in the signing of
more than 100 members, it was
announced by H. B. Shaine, pres-
ident of the District.
Life in America-1949:
Concert Goers 'Reg Heil, as flagstad Sings
K IRSTEN
FLAG S'l A D was !Sang for the Nazis" and "Shame
warmly applauded by the au- on the Symphony Society," these
dience in her first postwar con- young people, ignoring the cold,
cert in Detroit. Her "perfect marched determinedly before the
voice"—so the papers said— brightly lit entrances to the
thrilled the enthusiastic throng auditorium. •
• • •
who packed Music Hall for two
successive nights. Mme. Flagstad ACCUSED AS PRO-NAZI
THEY COULDN'T forget that
—according to the reports—was
well pleased with the splendid Mme. Flagstad's husband, at the
response to her exceptional tal- time of his death, was awaiting
ents.
trial in Norway as a collaborator
Outside of Music Hall, how- and that Mme. Flagstad did not
ever, all was not so serene. A see fit to raise her ''perfect
group of young people, Jews and voice" against the Nazis.
non-Jews, members of the Am-
Shortly after the picket line
erican Veterans Committee, the was formed, the eager members
Young Progressives, the Civil of the audience began to arrive.
Rights Congress, Ilabonim and Emerging from their cars, they
Hashomer Hatzair, formed a met the protestants with mixed
picket line.
emotions.
Carrying FielniS reading "She
Some were amused. To them
this whole business was just one
great big joke. Some, in keeping
with the dignity befitting persons
of high station, calmly crossed
the picket line, expressing out-
wardly no emotions whatsoever.
long time.
A graying man, dressed som-
berly in a black top-coat and
wearing a black derby, pointed
to the signs carried by the Am-
erican Veterans Committee and
loudly remarked:
A BIGOT IN MINK
"I'll bet that there is not one
OTHERS, HOWEVER, were veteran in the bunch. They are
neither amused nor indifferent. all a bunch of Jew b—s."
Upon seeing • the pickets their
••
faces became flushed with anger.
A short, middle-aged woman, REVILES VETERANS
dressed in a mink coat, shouted
THIS STATEMENT gave the
at the marchers:
original instigator fuel for fur-
"Why don't you kikes go join ther jibes.
the Stern gang?"
"The American Veterans Com-
The harridan soon found many mittee," she screamed, "why
friends. A crowd g a there d. everyone knows who they are.
Everyone now seemed to have They can't fool anybody. They
the courage to say what he prob- are a bunch of kikes. Just look
ably had been thinking for a
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Ceremony
Boycotted
by West
JERUSALEM — (Special)
—Israel's first Parliament in
modern history convened
here on Monday, Chamisha Asar
B'Shvat, with the pageantry and
pomp of ancient kingdoms. Tears
of joy accompanied the recita-
tion of the Shehecheyanu, the
-0010**.N.
blessing for the
greeting of
new things.
T li e Parlia-
nis
ment, which
also acts as a
Co nst ituent
Assembly, is
called "Kenes-
set h ," t h e
name given
to the assem-
r. Weizmann bly of Jews
after their return to Palestine
from the Babylonian exile.
Dr. Chains Weizmann, provis-
ional president, gave the opening
address in measured tones that
at times faltered with emotion.
One of the first acts of the as-
sembly was to elect Dr. Weiz.
mann, the well-beloved "father
of his people," as first president
of the new republic.
The 120 assembly members
took their oath of allegiance to
Israel in the presence of top-
hatted diplomats and long-robed
Moslem and Christian leaders.
Two Arabs were among those
who took the oath.
Dr. Weizmann bade the legis-
lators to build a state founded on
"supreme values of justice and
righteousness, peace and love."
GREAT DAY FOR WORLD
Speaking in Hebrew, the presi-
dent told the assembly: "This is
a great day in our lives. Let us
not be thought too arrogant if
we say that it is also a great day
in the history of the world. At
this hour a message of hope and
good cheer goes forth from this
place, from this sacred city, to
all those throughout the world
who Akre persecuted and oppres-
sed and who are struggling for
freedom and equality.
"A just struggle is indeed of
avail. If we, the people of sorrow
and affliction, have been vouch-
safed this event of today, then
truly there is hope at the end for
all who long for justice."
WESTERN BOYCOTT
There entered, however, a dis-
cordant note in the festive spirit
of the day. Because the open-
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Allan Jones
Slated for JWV
Military Ball
Singing star Allan Jones will be
an honor guest at the 6th annual
military ball sponsored by the De-
partment of Michigan Jewish War
Veterans, Saturday night at the
Masonic Temple.
The grand march
will be led by
D epartment
C ommander
Harold F. Moran
and his wife,
Dorothy, past
auxiliary presi-
dent of the Mor-
t o n Silverman
ixg
Auxiliary. Mr.
MORAN
and Mrs. Harry
T. Madison will head the recep-
tion committee.
Music will be furnished by the
Bob Strong orchestra. Admission
is ;1.50.