Ben Gurion Urges 4-Year Plan
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Friday, March 11, 1949
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Boris,Joffe
New Head
of Council
Boris Matthewson Joffe, Join t
Distribution Committee executive
in New York, will take over the
post of executive director of the
Jewish Community Council here
April 1.
Poland Backs Up
Intolerance Ban •
WARSAW — (Special) — "For
publicly' jeering at a passing
Jew," Miroslaw Klitzner was
sentenced by the district court to
three years in jail.
The court said that in the
struggle for the rebuilding of
Poland, "severe penalties will be
meted out to all citizens inciting
manifestations against fellow cit-
izens on account of national, re-
ligious or racial affiliation."
Ben Gurion
Asks More
Rationing
TEL AVIV—(Special) —Open-
ing the first session of Israel's
Knesset (Parliament) here, Prime
Minister Ben Gurion outlined a
four-year program of internal
development.
He succeeds Oscar Cohen who
He will ask a vote of confidence
will assume the position of na-
for his coalition cabinet on the
tional director of administration
basis of a platform of planned
of the Anti-Defamation League
economy to facilitate the absorp-
of Bnai
tion of at least 900,000 more im-
Joffe, assistant secretary for
migrants during the period. The
overseas operations of the JDC,
cabinet includes Mrs. Golda Mey-
LAKE SUCCESS — (WNS) — erson as labor minister.
was educated abroad. He h4s
been circulation manager of the The Security Council has ap- AFFIRMS NEUTRALITY
San Francisco Call, research as- proved Israel's application for
Ben Gurion reaffirmed Israel's
sistant at Leland Stanford Uni- UN membership, thus virtually neutrality in foreign affairs and
assuring
the
new
State
a
seat
at
versity, planning-supervisor and
predicted that Jerusalem would
later social economist for the the General Assembly when it become the nation's capital with
convenes
April
5.
Federal Works Agency in New
governmental and cultural insti-
York and Washington. He joined
Nine of the 11 nation members tutions shiftexi there. A cordon
JDC in January, 1947.
of the Council voted for approv- of Jewish settlements would be
Joffe's book, "Youth Serves the ing the application. Britain and built around the Holy City, he
Communtiy," was published 'by Egypt abstained.
announced, and industries would
Appleton-Century.
Before the vote was taken, U.S. be moved there to provide em-
According to New York re- delegate Warren Austin deliv- ployment for the expected up-
ports, Joffe is of the strong exec- ered a fighting address declaring surge in population.
He announced that Safad and
utive type and is an aggressive, that it was the intention of the
hard-working. leader. He conies American government to cham- Tiberias, twin cities of Galilee,
to Detrbil- at a time when the pion Israel's cause. He told the would receive economic impetus
Jewish Welfare Federation, the Council that the people in Israel and that a comprehensive scheme
community's fund-raising agency, had "given the world a convinc- of irrigation would be introduced
has been attempting to establish ing demonstration of their ability in the Negev.
its primacy in Detroit Jewish life to organize their government and STRICT RATIONING
Israel's austerity p r o g r a m
and grabbing functions in- the establish a system of administra-
tion and law-making under the would be strengthened with
province of the Council.
most difficult conditions."
"strict rationing of food and
An acrimonious tone was intro- clothing and the imposition of
duced by Egypt's delegate, when severe penalties for all forms of
he cautioned the Council against speculation and profiteering," the
over-emphasizing the meaning of premier asserted.
the Israeli-Egyptian armistice
Ben Gurion promised that priv-
Final rites were held last week agreement. He said that the agree- ate capital would be given free
for Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz, ment was purely "a military one," opportunities in the new land,
54, former assistant Rabbi at
thus implying his country would adding that he plans tax exemp-
Temple
Beth El. Rabbi Berko- pursue diplomatic measures tions for investments to develop
.
witz was the spiritual leader of against Israel.
agriculture and industry.
Temple Beth. Israel. Portland,1
The premier said he regretted
He evaded reference to the fact
Ore. He served Beth El here
that his country began waging that Mapam and the General
from 1921 to 1925 and was suc-
war against the partition deci- Zionists refused to join his cabi-
ceeded by Rabbi Leon Fram.
net. He said he would leave four
sion in defiance of the UN.
ortifolios open for them for sev-
ral days if they should change
-
th eir minds . He has given Mapai
se ven seats; Religious bloc, three,
a R nd Progressives, ohe.
EJECTS ARMISTICE
From Rhodes came a report
op
that Syria had spurned armistice
talks with Israel, thus jeopardiz-
ing negotiations with Lebanon,
Syria's neighbor.
After a brief delay, Transjor-
dan and Israeli peace delnates
met with Dr. Ralph Bunche, UN
mediator, to discuss demarkation
lines outside Jerusalem.
It was learned that Romania
had closed Joint Distribution and
Ort offices there as part of its
policy of refusing outside help.
Exchange of Jewish and
Egyptian prisoners continued un-
der the recent armistice terms.
Wounded soldiers were being ex-
changed first.
IsraePNearer
to Seat in UN
Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Israel congratulates Douglas Fair-
banks Jr., national chairman of the CARE committee, for his
work for the needy overseas. Fairbanks spoke here in behalf of
the Detroit CARE Committee, 153 Elizabeth street east.
Morgenthau Names Aides,
Speaks to 10,000 by Phone
NEW YORK — (Special) —
The appointment of national officers
to carry on the 1949 campaign of the $250,000,000 United Jewish
Appeal was announced by Henry Morgenthau, general chairman.
Morgenthau said that he and0
the thte national chairmen of
the UJA, William Rosenwald, cratic and unjust act. Many are
Judge Morris Rothenberg and urging Dr. Silver and Dr. Neu-
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, will be as- mann to carry their case, to the
sisted by prominent communal full Zionist membership in a
leaders from all parts of the coun- cross-country tour. •
try. None is from Detroit.
Morgenthau participated in a
telephone conference with 10,000
persons in 150 communities this
week. In Detroit, the leaders of
the Allied Jewish Campaign met
at the Standard Club.
AWAIT SIGNAL
Meantime, many civic leaders
loyal to Dr. Abba Hillel Silver
and Dr. Emanuel Neumann were
REPORT SILVER PLEDGE
However, an indication that the
Zionist leaders were ready to give
up their battle for the sake of the
campaign was seen in St. Louis
when Dr. Silver was said to have
pledged the support of all Zion-
ists to the United Jewish' Appeal,
telling his audience that the
monthy influx of 20,000 immi-
grants to Israel presented a bur-
den which must be eased by
American Jewry.
awaiting official word from them
on whether to give wholehearted
support to this year's campaign. A call to "American Jews not
The Zionist chieftains were de- to fail to do their full share" in
feated last week in the attempt to the development and settlement
keep Henry Montor, Morgenthau's of the State of Israel, through
man, fro the sole directorship of generous support of the UJA was
the UJA.
m voiced by President Chaim Weiz-
The rank andfile of American mann, receiving a 43-member
Zionists appear embittered at UJA overseas delegation includ-
what they consider an undemo- ing four Detroiters.
Federation Meetui g to Hear
Dr. Haber, Elect 9 to Board
.
Elections. will be held for the
board of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eratioh and five of its member
agencies at the Federation's 23rd
annual meeting Sunday after-
noon and evening. The business
meeting and elections will begin
at 8 p.m. in the Brown Memorial
Chapel of Temple Beth El.
The agencies holding their an-
nual meetings on the same eve-
ning will be the Fresh Air So-
ciety, Jewish Social Service Bu-
reau. North End Clinic, Resettle-
ment Service and the Jewish Vo-
cational Service.
The nine nominees for the Fed-
eration board are Louis Berry,
Mrs. Hyman C. Broder, David J.
Cohen, Harvey H. Goldman,
Mrs. Benjamin E. Jaffe, Julian H.
Krolik, Theodore Levin, Max ()s-
ilos and Abraham Srere.
The meeting will consist of a
three-part program. Four forum
sessions at 3:30 p.m. St the Jewish
Community C e n t e r, reception
and dinner for Dr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Haber from 6 to 8 p.m. in
the auditorium of the Center, and
the business meeting which will
feature Dr. Haber as guest
speaker.
Dr. Haber will discuss "What I
$aw in Europe and Israel—And
What it Means to Us in Detroit."
The four forum sessions will
be devoted to health and welfare
services, educational and cultural
services, community relations
services and overseas services.
All members of the Jewish
community are invited to attend
the sessions
Rabbi Berkowitz
Called by Death
for N. V.
Circle Children
Plan Purim Fun
U. S. Abandons Curbs
on Travel to Israel
NEW YORK — The bars on
travel to Israel set up by the
State Department during the ear-
ly period. of the Palestine hostil-
ities have been fully lifted, the
Amercian Zionist Emergency
Council reported. '
Capt. Yaacov Wayland, center, of the Israeli army is presenting
the flag of Israel to the City of New York during "Ilistadrut
Week." Acting Mayor Vincent Impellitteri, left, accept ►
the flag
on behalf of the city. At the right is Joseph Schlossberg, national
chairman of the Histadrut drive.
The children of the Workmen's
Circle have made preparations
for a festive Purim celebration.
The kindergarten youngsters will
hold their Purim masquerade
party at 11 a.m., Sunday. Each
child will be in costume.
The children of the elementary
school will present a Purim pano-
rama which will be held at 4 p.m.,
Tuesday, at the educational cen-
ter. The movie "Queen Esther"
will be shown to both groups.