Detroit Jews to Greet
Israel's Ambassador
Israel's ambassador to the
United States, Eliahu Epstein, will
be the guest of the Jewish com-
munity at Detroit's celebpation
of the conven-
ing of the first
Jewish Parlia-
ment in 2 ,000
years. He will
speak at a city-
wide r ally, at
8:30 p. m. Mon-
day in the main
a u d i torium of
Shaarey Zedek.
The meeting
Epstein will be spon-
sored by all Zionist organizations
in the city united in the Zionist
Council. Sidney Shevitz, its presi-
dent, will be chairman.
Greetings will be spoken by
'Rabbi Morris Adler, Aaron
Droock, representing the com-
munity at large, and Julian Kro-
lik, representing the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation.
Emma Scheyer, who has re-
cently returned from Israel where
she sang for the soldiers at the
front, will present several songs.
Author, linguist and diplomat,
Epstein represented the Jewish
Agency at the founding of the
United Nations at San Francisco
and later took over the post of
Agency representative in Wash-
ington. He became the envoy of
Israel to the United States when
President Truman granted Israel
de facto recognization May 14,
1948.
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Perils UJA Drive
Sings ad JWV Ball
The ambassador will address a
meeting of the Economic Club at
luncheon. He will be Israel's most
distinguished personage ever to
visit Detroit.
fourth strongest party led by
Menachem Beigin, would remain
in opposition, as would the Com-
munists.
The swearing in of Dr. Weiz-
mann as "Nasi" of the new re-
public was preceded by the blow-
ing of the Shofar, the recital of
the traditional Shettecheyanu
prayer and scenes of joy such as
the Holy City had never before
witnessed in modern times.
JERUSALEM POLICY j
Immediately after the inaugur-
al ceremonies Foreign Minister
Shertok issued a statement in
which he clarified the position
of the Israeli government with
regard to the future of Jerusa-
lem. In substance it was that
the Jewish parts of the Holy City
shall be included in the new
State and that the Old City,
with all its holy places within
the old walls and outside, should
come under an international re-
gime.
I. F. Stone, Who Saw Birth
of Israel, to Speak Tuesday
I. F. Stone, author and news
correspondent, will speak on
"The Miracle of Israel" at 8:30
p.m., Tuesday at the Northwest
Congregation. The talk is spon-
sored by the Metropolitan Chap.
ter of the American Jewish
Congress.
Stone has been actively in-
volved in the Jewish struggle
Statehood was proclaimed.
lie was with the fighting
forces of Israel doting the first
period of the Jewish war fer
independence.
Fur many years. Stone was
Washington editor of the Nation
and of PM and the Star. He is
at present on the staff of the
New York Post.
Fred Ptashnh, vice-president
of the Chicago division of the
AJC will also speak. The public
is invited. Admission is $1.
I. F. STONE
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for survival and nationhood. He
was the only American corre-
spondent to attempt to run the
British blockade of Israel on an
immigrant ship. The vessel was
intercepted and convoyed to
Cyprus where Stone was re-
! leased as an American citizen.
When partition was voted
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Nov. 29, 1947 at Lake Success,
Stone was there; and he was in
!Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948 when
KEEP NEGEV AREA
It is understood that the agree-
ment provides that Israel -vould
retain most of the territory won
by it in two offensives in the
Negev but would evacuate Auja
and would not contest Egyptian
control of the Gaza-Rafah coast-
al area.
Egypt would overlook the UN
withdrawal resolution of Nov. 4
and in return obtain release of
the entrapped Egyptian garrison
at Faluja. The agreement is said
Concession
by Silver
Scorned
(Special to the ('hronlele)'
New York—Prospects of a
bitter battle that would tear
the 1949 campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal in two loom-
ed this week as an aftermath of
the ZOA - Montor conflict.
There was a strong possibility
that the ZOA would carry out its
own drive on behalf of Israel after
divorcing the United Palestine Ap-
peal from the United Jewish Ap-
peal. In this way, the ZOA would
welfare agency professionals who
seriously weaken the pro-Montor
have seized control of many com-
munities over the land in the guise
of unity on behalf of the DP's and
Israel.
NO QUARTER GIVEN
Sideline onlookers interpreted
this as a battle to the death be-
Allen Jones, stage and screen star, right, is shown going over the
tween the concept of democratic
program of the sixth annual Military Ball of the Jewish War
control over funds destined for Is-
Veterans last Saturday at the Masonic Temple. Jones, despite an
rael and the European remnants.
earlier attack of larangytis, sang at the ball. The committee with
and control by the large givers and
the singer Is Norman Berkley, adjutant, left, and Mrs. Frieda
their professional supporters who
I'antzer, chairman of arrangements, center.
seek to dominate Jewish affairs in
America through the control of the
purse.
Others see the Montor incident
as an attempt to destroy the in-
fluence of the ZOA so that the
organization will not be able to
play any part In Israeli affairs.
A meeting of the UPA execu-
tive called by Herman LnVeisman,
Some progress is being made
in tht Kosher meat price talks,
Delegates to the Jewish Com- acting chairman, was to decide
Robert Nathans, chairman of the munity Council will assemble the next step in the fracas. On
special committee of the Jewish at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March Monday, 55 members of the board
Community Council, announced. 2, at the Jewish Community of the UPA directed officers of
The Council committee, which Center, Aaron Droock, presi- the organization to end their op-
position to the designation of
includes representatives of dent, anounced.
Henry liforgenthau and Henry
Featured o n
American Jewish Congress, Bnai
Montor as the top executives of
Brith and Mizrachi women and the program .'
the UJA campaign.
of the Workmen's Circle, met will be a report
with representatives of t h e on "The State
DISAVOWS MEETING
o f
Kosher Butchers Association.
Weisman described this meeting
ism
in
Detroit".t
Meyer Silverman, president of
as "illegally called" and insisted
the East Side Merchants Asso- It will survey1
that the resolution of the 55 was
ciation, served as arbitrator dur- the activities of
not binding on the officers or the
ing the discussion. He was in- individuals and
executive committee. Weisman
vited to perform this task by the organizations in-
supports Dr. Abba Hillel Silver
volved in hate
butchers.
and Dr. Emanuel Neumann, who
movements i n
resigned from the Jewish Agency
the community,
when members of that body flew
and analyze
Droock
their effective-
to New York and hastily voted
ness and that of
backing to the Morgenthau-Montor
agencies counteracting their act- faction despite compromise offers
ivities.
by the ZOA leaders,
A report on the progress that
Weisman emphasized that he
has been achieved toward the was not opposed to Morgenthau
not to mention Beersheba which enactment of an FEPC law in
but would not accept Montor as
means that the Israelis are to Michigan will be given. The
the sole executive director. The
remain in control there. If tha delegates will also be asked ZOA executives in their compro-
Egyptians reject the terms, it is to review the proposed Com-
expected to be chiefly over this munity Council budget for the
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point.
fiscal year 1949-1950.
TRANSJORDAN TALKS
An election to fill one vacancy Israel Gets 35 Million
Meanwhile, Dr. Ralph Bundle,
UN mediator, announced that on the executive board of the in U. S. for Agriculture
Transjordan had agreed to send Council will be held.
WASHINGTON (WNS) An
an armistice delegation to
agreement lending the State of
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Rhodes.
Israel $35,000,000 for agriculture
From Prague came the news
development was signed by re-
U.
S.
3lilitary
Warned
that more than 30,000 Jews are
presentatives of the Export-
expected to be permitted to quit by Clay on Bigotry
Import Bank and the State of
Hungary for Israel this year fol-
'FRANK/ URT (WNS) A warn- Israel.
lowing talks with the Budapest ing that anti-Semitic utterances
Israel will spend the $35,000,
government.
or official display of "anti-Sem- 000 in this country to purchase
No definite accord has been itic inclinations" by members of equipment for its agricultural
signed but the Jews hope de- the U.S. Military Government program. Another $65,000,000
tails can be worker out fast will lead to official disciplin- has been marked for further
enough to permit the bulk of the ary action was sounded by Gen. loans to Israel for transport,
emigration to take place within Lucius D. Clay,• AmePican com- manufacturing, housing, public
the next six months.
mander in Europe,
works and other projects.
Meat Price Talks Council Delegates
Show Progress Called by Droock
Egypt Weighs Armistice;
Transjordan Joins Talks
TEL AVIV—UN authorities re-
vealed that the Egyptian cabi-
net had met several times in
Cairo to debate acceptance of the
terms of the proposed Israeli-
Egyptian armistice agreement.
If the cabinet approves the
draft, the sign'ng was expected
to take place this week.
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' ■ o n t o r Fight
Weizmann Bids Ben. Gurion
to Choose. a New Cabinet
TEL AVIV (Special) — Presi-
dent Chaim Weizmann on Wed-
nesday directed Premier David
Ben Gurion to form a new Is-
raeli cabinet.
The president entrusted the
Mapai party leader with the task
as he visited in Jerusalem where
he is ill. Mapat won a third of
the votes in the election for Is-
rael's first Parliament.
What other parties Ben Gurion
would include in his new perma-
nent ministry was not absolute-
ly certain, though it was gener-
ally believed that the leftist
Mapam, the second strongest
party with a pro-Soviet orienta-
tion, would be included.
OPPOSITION GROUPS
There seemed to be a prospect
also that the Religious bloc,
which came out third strongest
in the elections, would enter the
cabinet and thus share responsi-
bility for governing the country.
It was known that Heruth,
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