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Vol. 51, No. 14
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Friday, April 29, 1949
OA Chiefs Give
10c a Copy — $3 Pet Year
acking to Frisch
40 Percent iShertok Scans
of Drive's Soviet Curb Michigan
Quota In on Zionism Awaits
Candidate
TEI, AVIV—tSpecial) — Moshe
Sharett, foreign minister of Is-
The 1949 Allied Jewish Cam- racl, declared here that Israel
paign is in full blast following was "greatly distressed" at th
(Special to the Chronicle)
the formal launching of general : hostility of the Soviet and othe e NEW YORK — Daniel Frisch,
solicitation Sunday by Henry ! eastern states to Zionism an r vice-president of the ZOA, has
Morgenthau and other national ' Zionist activities.
d been indorsed by Dr. Abba Hillel
leaders of the drive.
I Governmental measures to ha Silver, Dr. Emanuel Neuma nn
With hundreds of workers I Zionism are in strange contras n and other members of the admin-
covering the thousands of pros- to the Soviet bloc's consisten 1 istration to be president of the
pects, more than 40 per cent of backing of the new Jewish State t DOA. The annual convention
the $6,395.000 quota has been at the UN, which shows no signs will be held May 27-30 in New
t York.
Impressive ceremonies marked theoun, breaking Sunday for reported to date. of abating, he remarked.
At a meeting Sunday of :mist
the Dexter Center-JWV Memorial building, Davison and Holmur.
at Among large gifts announced ; Sharett revealed that he is
the dinner honoring Morgen-; preparing to send a new envoy members of the executive and
Above, Samuel Warner, soil of Louis Warner, deceased war vet-
thau and his entourage Sunday . to Moscow to replace Mrs. Golda presidents of regions throughout
eran, and Harvey Goldman, chairman of the Dexter Center com-
mittee, are turning the first spadefuls of earth. Left to right, Sol included $70,000 from the David- Meyerson, the new Israeli minis- the country, Frisch was desig-
son brothers, $35,000 from Sams, : ter of labor. He cautioned against nated as the administration can-
Hoberman, past commander of Eli Levin Post; Samuel Rhodes,
president of the JWV Memorial Home Association; young Warner; Inc., $40,000 from Alfred Epstein any assumption that a diplomatic didate and was hailed by Dr.
and $25,000
from George Sey- split between the two gountr'
Silver as "the magi of the hou•."
.
David Writhe', commander of Detroit Post; Goldman; and Mrs.
were increases -upon wtis in prospect.
MILLER WITIIDRAWS
David Key, Detroit Post Auxiliary leader.
their 1948 pledge.
Rabbi Irving Miller, another
WARNS OF CRISIS
From Lausanne, Switzerland,
The auditorium at Cass Tech- came reports that Syria had ac- ZOA vice-president who has re-
ceived the backing of several dis-
nical high scool
h
ed the invitation of the UN tricts
w as j ammd
e in
!
the evening to hear the cam
for the presidency. with-
paign Conciliation Commission to join
leaders. Morgenthau warned h is ! the talks between Israel and the drew his name. Mortimer May of
audience unless maximum help ! ! dArab states which began Tues- Nashville Tenn., who had been
NEW YORK (WNS) —
mentioned as a possible candi-
is coming from America, there is
.
Mass Plans for a mass-community grave danger that an
economic
Egypt, Lebanon and Transjor- date. was chosen as the adminis-
demonstrations in New York observance of the first anniver-
and
crisis will sweep Israel.
dan are participating in the con- tration choice for chairman of the
the the
United
States throughout
will highlight
offi- sary of Israel's independence are
A thousand immigrants are! ference. Iraq and Saudi Arabia, administrative council.
under way here, according to an entering Israel almost daily, he : which do not have a common bor-
cial celebration
Frisch will appear in Grand
American announcement by the Z
Zionists of Israel's by
. '-, said, but "it isn't enough that we der with Israel, are not taking Rapids, Sunday to address the
first anniver-
Council
of
Detroit
and the Jew- get them there.
sary of Statehood, it was an-
I part.
regional Zionist convention. Sev-
nounced by the American Zion- ish Community Council, co- ,I "We must see to it that once! I
eral dozen Detroiters .will be
The
Transjordan-Israeli
armis-
sponsors of the event,
ist Emergency Council.
they get there, they have
a house, tice committee awarded 19 square among the delegates to the as-
A community-wide rally will . a
The date of the celebration,
piece of land and a chance. I miles of territory near Jerusalem sembly which will also hear Dr.
May 4, corresponding to the fifth be held at the coliseum on the I am sure that the Jews of the to the ArLbs. Israel received the t Sidney Marks, executive direc-
or of the ZOA.
day of the month of Iyar of the State Fair grounds at 2:15 p.m.I U. S. will rise to the occasion." village of Walaga,
•
SEEK A 'NEUTRAL'
Hebrew calendar, has been des- Sunday, May 15. Outstanding, BARKLEY ABSENT- oc
A grave view is taken here in
ignated by the Israeli govern- speakers, a , musical program and' Vice-President Alben Barkley,icia circles over the slaying by I The Committee fur Progressive
ment as the official time for the participation by school children i who was to have addressed the Arabs in ambush of nine Israeli Zionism, a splinter group within
will be included in the after-
festivity.
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I soldiers in the Beith Jibron area. the ZOA, which had announced
noon's events.
CONCERT TO FOLLOW
its willingness to back a coalition
An as yet unnamed personal- I
slate, announced that it did roar
The council disclosed that the ity from the State of Israel will
approve of the nomination of
mid-day demonstration to be highlight the afternoon program,
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held at Madison Square Park, which will include a massing of
which will feature prominent colors by the Jewish War Vet-
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spokesmen of all Zionist groups erans in conjunction with vet-
and which will include bn its erans of the Israeli war.
rostrum several members of
All organizations have been
Congress, will be followed later asked to set aside this date for
in the evening by a concert at
the full participation of their
Carnegie Hall, starring
the membership in the celebration.
New York Philharmonic Or- A capacity attendance is ex-
The Zionist Organization of
chestra and the famous Vinaver pected at the demonstration.
Detroit will make a door-to-door
• Chorus,
canvass of Jewish neighborhoods
Presidents and officers of all
for members on Sunday, May 15,
Conducting the orchestra will
be Izler Solomon, who was Jewish organizations have been
summoned to attend a meeting
the day Detroit.will celebrate the
guest conductor of the Israeli at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, at the Cen-
proclamation of the Jewish State.
Philharmonic Orchestra last ter to mobilize full community
Harry Cohen will again head the
summer at the time the Jewish participation in the May 15 af-
membership canvass on Z-Day.
State proclaimed its independ- fair.
The drive for members will
ence•
end with the annual meeting of
.
SILVER, EBAN TO SPEAK
the district May 19 at Shasrey
Last week, ONLY the Jew-
Zedek.
In addition to the musical por- ish Chronicle gave the details
Urging all Detroiters to sign up
tion of the program, there will of the death and funeral of
as members of the ZOA to dem-
be featured addresses by Ameri- Dr. Stephen S. Wise in an ap-
onstrate concretely their friend-
can, Israeli and United Nations propriate story on Page 1;
leaders. It has been announced
ship for Israel, Morris M. Jacobs,
Revealed that Israel's bid at
regional president, said:
that Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, •the UN has little chance of
"It has been shown that the
acceptance in this session;
chairman of the council, and
ZOA is the sole instrument of
Aubrey S. Eban, Israeli delegate
Reported the Anti-Defama-
size and strength in this coun-
o the United Nations, will ad- tion League findings on anti-
dress the audience.
try which can take effective
Semitism in 1948;
action to bring about the demo
Officials of the Israeli govern-
Published clear, good-sized
cratic organization of the Jewish
ment, as well as representatives photos of your friends.
Air
of all the United Nations dele-
111 community on behalf of Israel
For all the IMPORTANT
Photo by Bigehnan
henryMorgenthau, left, clenches his fist
gations, have been invited to be news, get the JEWISH
to emphasize a point as and the American scene as well."
he speaks to Louis Berry, chairman of the Allied Jewish
present.
Persons wishing to volunteer
CHRONICLE first!
paign,
Cam-
at the dinner honoring 51orgenthau, general
chairman of for the membership drive are
the United Jewish Appeal, Sunday, (See story above).
asked to call the Zionist of-
fice, WO. 5-1484.
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