15,000 Cheer Israel Here

Birthday Acclaimed
by Record Throngs

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More than 15,000 Detroit Jews poured into every corner
of the State Fair Coliseum last Sunday to celebrate jubi-
lantly the first birthday of the State of Israel, youngest mem-
ber of the United Nations.
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The turnout set a record in attendance for an indoor
Jewish event in Detroit. The as-'?
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semblage was not disappointed.
It was treated to a well-organ-
ized. smoothly-run program
which began only five minutes
late and was over in two hours.
Ben Zion Ilan, representative
of the Israeli embassy in Wash-
ington, told the multitude that
"virtually from the gas chambers
a new State was created."
MILESTONE FOR THE AGES
"Israel," Ilan said, "will be re-
membered not only as an his-
toric phenomenon but its estab-
lishment will be recalled as a
milestone in the triumphal prog.
ress of the spirit of Man."
Children participated in the
celebration with recitations and
group singing. An honor guard
of the Jewish War Veterans car-
ried the American flag to the
platform while the audience
stood at attention. The flag of
Israel was then carried to a place
BEN ZION ILAN
of honor on the opposite side.
DEDICATED TO JUSTICE
Opening the program, Sidney
Shevitz, president of the Zion-
ist Council of Detroit, who pre-
sided, declared that Israel was
"dedicated to the ideals of social
justice and democracy."
Fifty women's organizations
Last year, he said, through sac-
rifice and warfare, Israel won its sent delegates Monday to form ,
independence. . "Today; we cele- the Women's Kosher Meat Ac-J
brate the first year of that inde- tions Committee_to end alleged
pendence." abuses of consumers' rights in
Regretting, in a telegram, that
he was unable to be present, Gov. Kosher shops. The Jewish Cont.
G. Mennen Williams said that munity Council is sponsoring the
'all the world welcomes the ad- body.
The immediate objective of the
dition of Israel to the UN. The
establishment of Israel, he Con- group tis to induce merchants to
tinued, ends the homelessness of post bulletin boards in. their
stores listing the prices of all
2,000 years.
Kosher meats. The Council main-
ISRAEL DAY
tains that the lack of a price list
"I hereby proclaim May 15,
is driving many consumers away
1949, as State of Israel Day in
from Kashruth and is penalizing
Mici;igan."
the housewife who must shop on
Acting Mayor George Ed- a budget.
wards, representing the city of
Mesdames Samuel S.' Aaron,
Detroit, declared that "the ad-
mission of Israel to the UN was Julius Ring and Miriam Slobin
the addition of another liberal are co-chairmen of the women's
country in the family of nations." group. They will work together
He offered three prayers in be- with the legal committee of the
half of the new State: 1. That. Community Council and a Rab-
binical group.
Israel succeed in providing homes
Bulletin boards are not need-
for Europe's DP's "for whom we
have fought and for whom so far ed since the prices of most meats
we have not done very much." are listed in the show cases, the
2. That Israel bring to the old butchers contend. They suggest
world and to outmoded economic that housewives avail themselves
and political systems the principle of less costly cuts of meat, so that
of political democracy," and aid prices can be equalized.
in raising the standard of living
of her neighbors.
3. That Israel, paralleling our
own form of government, bring
new power to the fight for in-
dividual freedom and individual
democracy throughout the world.
MOMENTOUS IMPACT
The ' Jewish community will
Rabbi Morris Adler declared pay tribute to the late Rabbi Ste-
that perhaps we are too close to phen S. Wise, founder of the
appreciate the momentous impact American and World Jewish Con-
of what has happened in Israel. gress, at a citywide memorial
The admission of Israel into the meeting, Wednesday evening,
UN "gives us hope,'he said, that June 1 at Shaarey Zedek, Albert
nations can work together for Silber, president of the Detroit
justice."
division of Congress, announced.
The Cantors of Detroit in their
The proceedings of the program
vestments and miters made an will be incorporated in a memor-
impressive group as they sang ial volume, copies of which will
several selections under the di- be sent to the family of Dr. Wise,
rection of Dan Frohman.
the department of archives of
The Jewish Community Coun- Israel, the Library of Congress in
cil and the Zionist Council joined Washington and the Hebrew Un-
in spOnsoring the celebration.
ion College as well as the central
library of Detroit.

Women Unite
in Meat Row

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Liberals
Win Israeli
Vote in UN

Thursday, May 19 ,1919

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Report 14 nsett
Approved by
Progressives

NEW YORK (Special) — The
Committee for Progressive Pon-
!sir will back the candidacy of
Daniel Frisch for president of the
ZOA at the annual convention
here May 27 to 30 in exchange
for acceptance of a coalition slate,
the National Jewish Post report-
ed.
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, ZOA
president, and Rudolph G. Sonne-
born, CPZ spokesman, revealed
that conferences had been held
with a view to establishing in-
ternal imity and harmony be-
tween the administration forces
and the opposition CPZ.
They refused to confirm the
Post report of an agreement on
Frisch as the coalition candidate
but they did say that a slate
would be submitted to the con-
vention which will have been ap-
z pr o oA ved
: by all elements in the

LAKE SUCCESS (Special)—In
dicating clearly that Israel in the
UN would strengthen world
forces of democracy and progress,
the new State, which became a
member of the family of nations
last Thursday, voted Monday
against lifting international curbs
on Fascist Spain. Franco's plea
lost by four votes.
Earlier, in forthright speeches
in the UN Assembly, Foreign
Minister Moshe Sharett and UN
Delegate Aubrey Eban declared
themselves in opposition to im-
perialistic aims of Britain and
other nations which seek control
over Italian colonies and urged
the strengthening of the frontiers
of Ethiopia and called for liberal
treatment of the new Italy.
37 FOR; 11 AGAINST .
.Ethiopia was one of the few
The convention will devote a
nations. which joined the Arab
bloc in opposing the admission of major part of its proceedings to
Israel into the UN. The vote last discussion of the future role of
Wednesday, however, was' not the ZOA. A special session will
even close. Thirty-seven nations be set aside to survey the report
supported admission with 12 drafted by a special committee
headed by Judge Simon H. Rif-
against and nine abstaining.
Britain refused to indorse Is- kind of New York offering pro-
rael. to the last! while .France posals for the future program.
• Aniang .guest- speaker9 will be
which had earlier abstained iti
critical-alignment, voted'in favor Ambassador Eliahu Elath and
'Aubrey Eban, Israeli delegate to
of the Jewish State.
the UN.
Immediately after the vote was
announced, Sharett, under the
stress of great emotion, told the Swedish Rabbi Accepts
Assembly that his nation under-
Pulpit in Brazilian City
stood well the significance and re-
SAO PAULO, Brazil—(YIVNO)
sponsibility entailed in her ac-
—Swiss-born Rabbi David Grun-
ceptance into the UN.
wald, Chief Rabbi of south Swed-
CLIMAX OF HOPES
en, has accepted a
by the
"The admission of Israel," he Great Synagogue of call
Sao Paulo
said "is the consummation of a
to become Chief Rabbi. The Jew-
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ish community numbers 40,000.

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Chief Rabbi a Delight

Wise Memorial
Here Charted

Syria Armistice
Talks Collapse

JERUSALEM — (Special) —

Israel and Syria broke off ar-
mistice talks when Syria refused
to evacuate Mishmar Ilayarden
on Israeli soil. UN sources de-
clared that only Dr. Ralph Bunche
of the Security Council could re-
solve the issue.

NEW YORK (WNS) —The
name of the Free Synagogue,
founded by the late Dr. Stephen
S. Wise, has been changed to
Stephen S. Wise Free Synagogue.
The new Synagogue building is
under construction.

Kleinman
Nominee
of Council

Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, na-
tional Jewish labor leader and
for many years an officer of the
Jewish Community Council, has
been nominated for president of
the Council for the election June
14.
Dr. Kleinman
is active in De-
troit labor cir-
cles and for the
past year was
head of the
Council internal
relations com-
mittee. He is a
physician and at
present a Coun.
c i 1 vice-presi-
Dr. Kleinman
dent.
Nominated for vice-president
were Rabbi Morris Adler, Rabbi
B. Benedict Glazer and Sidney
Shevitz, Labor Zionist spokes-
man and president of the Detroit
Zionist Council. The candidate
for secretary is Irving Schlussel,
president of the Mizrachi Or-
ganization here and of the Jewish
National Fund. Louis Rosen-
zweig, Bnai Brith leader, is the
nominee for treasurer •
The folloWing were named by .
the nominating Committee for
positions on the Council's execu-
tive board:
Lawrence W.
Crohn, Rabb i,
` Leon Frani,
Benjamin Lai-
kin, Alfred May,
Harry Yudkoff,
Morris Lieber-
man, Hy Safran,
Isadore Levi n,
Meyer Silver-
man, Wilfred B.
Done r, Lillian
Rabbi Adler Aaron, Samuel
Brainin, Leonard Simons, Jacob
Kellman, Evelyn Linden and Sol
Schkloven.
The following delegates were
nominated from the floor: Mrs.
Helen Altman, Isadore Starr,
Samuel J. Lieberman, Albert J.
Silber, Mark Levy and Rabbi
Joshua Sperka. Lieberman was
also nominated for secretary.
Council delegates accepted sev-
eral changes in the organization's
constitution setting officers' terms
at one year and qualifying groups
whose members are 18 or over
for membership. The latter
change is aimed at introducing
younger organizations into the
Council makeup.
Boris M. Joffe is Council ex-
ecutive director.

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Drive Passes
4 Million Mark

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Free Synagogue Named
After Dr. Stephen Wise

10c a Copy — $3 Pet Year

—Photo by Jack Biganan

MORE THAN $60,000 was raised for the Allied Jewish Campaign

when Chief Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog of Israel addressed a dinner
of orthodox leaders here. He is shown with Abe Kittle, a cam-
paign vice-chairman, left. and Louis Berry, general chairman,
right. The Chief Rabbi delighted the overflow throng with his
old-fashioned charm, his folksy, old-country Yiddish and hi per-
fect, British-accented English. "Recognize the Jewish nation with
all your substance," he urged his audience, "and give more than
last year." As a result most announced gifts were increases.

With but 47 percent of the slips
covered, the Allied Jewish Cam-
paign has passed the $4,000.000
mark. The goal is $6,395,000.
The closing assembly of the
drive will be on Tuesday, May 31
at the Center. Top solicitors in
the Trade and Professional Di-
visions will be honored at a
luncheon rally Friday at the De-
troit-Leland.

RAV TZAIR DIES

NEW YORK—Death has taken
Dr. Chaim Tschernowitz, world-
renowned scholar known as Ray
Tzair.