• Charges
Israel DerV„Ns Catholic

CI

N9'‘)

DE &LC

ZU"ra hd

Mitir Y ICLE

Vol. 51, No. 20

•(,, P4. 27

Top JWV
Post Goes
to Cantor

Ti. // hate 9, 1949

No Curbs on Clergy,
Says Official Reply

TEL

(Special to the Chronicle)

AVIV--The Israeli government categorically denied
10c a Copy — $3 Per Year Catholic charges that Israel's policy was unfriendly to Cath-
olic interests. The charges were made by Fr. Alberto Gori,
-----4 "custodi an of the Holy Land,"

Lilienthal Smear Blamed
in, Part on Anti-Semitism

Honored

YORK—(Special)—David prejudice is
. NEVT
.
being cynically ex-
icnthal, atomic energy corn- ploited in the cloakrooms and
mission head, is being attacked barrooms of
Washington,
because he is a liberal, a Jew and
We make this charge with full
an "independent public official awareness of its solemnity. We
who refuses to play Washington don't believe in looking for
parlor games," the "New York bigotry under beds. Nor do we
Post" charged in a front-page believe that all of Lilienthal's
editorial. -
critics are deliberately using this
The "Post" accused "the big device. There is honest dispute
brass and Republican politics" as
about some phases of the AEC's
spearheading the assault. activity.
EXPLOIT BIGOTRY
But we are convinced that this
The editorial, entitled "Behind furiously fake hysteria could not
the Attack on Lilienthal," reads have been engineered without
in part:
whispered words of prejudice.
In the campaign against Lilien-
that the overtones of intolerance NOT FIRST TIME
It was an open secret in Wash-
are inescapable.
ington that the weapon of anti-
The ugly weapon of religious
. (Continued on Page 2)

who said that the freedom of
movement of the clergy had been
restricted and that their prop-
erties had been "invaded,"
"We are, therefore, deeply cha-
grined and have lost all our trust
in a people who, after all, should
be grateful to us since we have—
even in recent times—risked our
lives to protect it,' Fr. Cori said
in his report to the Vatican.
GUARD HOLY PLACES
Lt. Col. Moshe Pearlman,
speaking for the government, said
that no restrictions other than ;
those necessary in wartime had
been imposed on the clergy.
Every effort was being made to
protect the interests of Christians,
and their holy places are being
protected, he - insisted.
The N. Y. Times, meantime, re-
ported that the former mufti 14
Jerusalem had allied himself with
Syria's dictator. Col. Zayim, and
had promised him a regiment of
Palestinian Arabs. The alliance
is purportedly aimed at Israel
and Transjordan whose monarch
has ambitions fur a "greater
Syria."
The Israel-Arab peace talks in
Lausanne are in a sorry state
with neither party ready to make
what the other considers major
concessions and with the chair-
man, Mark Ethridge of the U. S.,
ready to give up his post ,on the
conciliation commission.
GAZA FOR ABDULLAII?
An unconfirmed report said
that the thinking -ef-,-the- com-
mission was in such strange lines
that a gift of the Gaza area on
the Mediterranean to King Ab-
dullah with a corridor from
Transjordan was being consid-
ered. This would cut Israel ex-
actly in half.

Demands for the promotion of
genuine Americanism and a re-
vived battle on subversive ideol-
ogies and intolerance were heard
at the two-day convention of the
Department o f
Michigan Jewish
W a r Veterans
and the Ladies
Auxiliary last
weekend.
Philip Cantor
was elected state
commander f o r
the coming year
and Mae Gins-
burg was chosen
auxiliary presi-
DR. RALPH BUNCHE, UN
dent. Cantor
mediator on Palestine, will re-
Gov. G. Mennen Williams,
ceive the honorary degree of
Mayor Eugene Van Antwerp and
Doctor of Hebrew Letters at
Secretary of State Fred Alger
the 65th commencement of the
/were among those who greeted
Hebrew Union College. Aubrey
the convention in person at the
S. Eban, Israeli representative
With the Allied Jewish Cam-
closing banquet Sunday.
at the UN will also receive the
paign nearing the $5,300,000
• Among the speakers were Nic- mark, Golda Myerson, the only
degree.
LONDON — (WNS) — L o r d
olas J. Wagoner, national com- woman cabinet member of Israel, Chancellor Viscount Jowett, in a
mander of the Catholic War Vet- will address the final meeting of statement believed to reflect of-
erans: Ben Kaufman. national the campaign when workers will ficial British policy, told the
executive director of the JWV pledge to continue visiting their House of Lords that the British
..__'
and wearer of the Congressional prospects until the $6,395,000 goal government favored placing the
Medal of Honor; and Percy Fried- is reached. The meeting will be whole Jerusalem area
under in-
.1apcier, national Americanism held tonight (Thursday) at the ternationia . control.
chairman of JWV.
Hotel Toiler.
The debate on the Palestine is-
Council President George Ed-
"Dreams Have Taken on Flesh" sue was precipitated by the arch- ; NEW YORK — (WNS) — The
wards and members of the Com- will be the subject of Mrs. Myer- bishop of York.
American Jewish Labor Council
mon Council were guests at the son's address.
When Viscount Jowett declared and the Jewish Fraternal Peo-
open house Saturday evening.
that the government will not sup- ple's Order, alleged leftist organ-
Reports will
given by the
Harold Moran, retiring com- following division be
chairmen: Mer- po•t internationalization of the ; izations which were recently
mander, was presented with a cantile, Samuel
Old City while leaving the New named Communist by the Un-
Rubiner; services,
American Committee, were drop
plaque in the name of the de- John Isaacs: mechanical
trades, City under full Israeli control, pud from membership of the ,
partment, by Iry Yackness of the Milton K.
the archbishop said he was satis-
Israel had offered to admit
Mahler; professional. fied with the reply,
1
American Jewish Congress, ac- 230,000 Arab refugees in ex-
Silverman Post ' a s on L. Honigman: arts and
The archbishop denounced anti- i cording to informed
me sources here. change for the 150-mile Gaza
Moran pre- Crafts, Paul P. Broder; auxiliary
strip. This plan had U
sented citations trade and professional group , Semitism as a sin against God
some chance
The exclusion decision was
of success until the . S.
man, declaring it was quite
of merit to the Norman Nahnark; Mrs. Henry and man,
reached
a
week
ago
at
a
special
plicably
reversed
itself
to oppose
followin w h o Wineman, Women, and Lawrence another matter to oppose, what secret meeting of the AJC exec- it.
had
ntributed A. Fleischman, Juniors.
he called, the political ambitions utive. The vote was 54 in favor
to the success of
of the Zionists. At the same time of exclusion and 36 against.
The Arabs are asking that the
he referred to the recent Vatican
his administra-
Jews admit at least 100,000 refu-
Congress officials refused to gees
'on:
as a condition precedent to
encyclical on the Jerusalem issue. comment on the development
be- peace talks.
Joseph Simons,
A bitter denunciation against yond declaring that the
/
news
had
the
UN
Palestine
partition
Norman L. Berk-
From Jerusalem came reports
de- "leaked out." A spokesman for
ley, Leon Gins-
E.
cision was made by Lord Altring- the American Jewish Congress that orthodox fanatics had started t
a
"war" against n
b u r g, Evelyn
ham• who charged that the pres- whose name cannot be divulged, ,
Jews and were demonstrating
ent Palestine situation was not told
Moran Pollack, Walter
a
reporter
for
the
Seven
Arts
against
Klein, Philip Cantor, Bernard
by internationalization Feature Syndicate that the de- fail to and assaulting those who
BERLIN-- (WNS) — A severe created
Osnos, Abe Brickner, Jerome
"but by fraud, assassination and
keep businesses closed on
cision
was
influenced
Baseman, Harry Friedman, Har- verbal lashing was administered
"by the the Sabbath.
mainly
by
a
naked
appeal
to
anti-Zionist
line
of
American
ry T. Madison, Marvin Bernstein, to Bishop Otto Dibelius, Evange- force."
Communists."
lical
bishop
of Berlin,
by Dr.
the
Arthur M. Lang, Benny Littman,
Chief
Rabbi
of Berlin,
Sol Hoberman, Bernard Littman,
Also Joseph L. Bale, Herman Steven Schwarzehild.
Troy, Al Bricker, Ben Desenberg,
In an open letter published in
Herbert Burdick, Rubin Zissman, "Der Weg," Berlin Jewish week-
With a partial "boycott" of
Samuel J. Rhodes, Maurice Bor- ly, Rabbi Schwarzschild wrote:
Kosher butchers in force here,
delove, Nathan Lerner, Harry
women active in the campaign to
"You are reported to have writ
Mayers, David Wrubel, Ben
force a reduction in meat prices
ten
to
Baroness
Schwerin
von
Greenfield, Rose Cantor, Rabbi
passed out leaflets to housewives
Morris Adler, Rabbi Herbert Krosigk, wife of the Nazi govern-
in Jewish neighborhoods giving
ment
finance
minister
now
serv-
Eskin, Ben Chinitz, Lou Berman,
the reason for the "boycott"
ing
a
10-year
sentence
for
war
Sanford Rothman, Max Tratner
Butchers reported that "very
crimes, describing the Nurem-
and Ben_ Desenberg.
few" women were confining
berg trials as an act of revenge
Moran gave two citations to on the part of the victorious na-
themselves to purchases of meat
the Raymond Zussman Post and tions. You described the trials as
costing no more than 70 cents a
the Ginsbarg-Rosenberg Post for incomprehensible inhumanity.
pound as requested of housewives
meritorious achievmeents.
by the Women's - Koshe r Meat Ac-
"Speaking as a Rabbi, may I
New officers include Herbert ask you whether your letter is
tions Committee sponsored by the
Burdick, Henry Hertzberg, Ar-
Jewish Community Council.
not incomprehensible ungodli-
thur M. Lang, Bernard Hirsch, ness?"
Lou Berman, Rabbi Morris Adler,
Harry Litman Elected
Norman L. Berkley and Evelyn
Pollack.
Royal Arcanum Reg •
Auxiliary officers include Ruth
Harry Litman of Richtoi.
-
Schreiber, Mildred Lewis, Edith
nue has been elected regent of
Hoffman, Berte Troy, Rose Cow-
the Star Council of the Royal
WASHINGTON — Ambassador
an, Ruth Seigen and Arlene and Mrs. Elath left the U.S. for
Arcanum No. 89. a fraternal or-
a
Rhodes.
der. He is the first Jew in over
short visit to Israel. During
40 years to hold the post.
The UN Conciliation Commission for Palestine Is attempting to
Elath's absence, Uriel Heyd will
BUILD SHIPYARD
act as charge d'affaires.
arrange a permanent settlement between Israel and the Arab
HAIFA — (ZOA) — The Haifa
GHETTO VETS' COLONY
states at Lausanne, Switzerland. Above, the commission's sec-
Moshe Yuval has been appoint-
Engineering Works is building a ed first secretary of the embassy
TEL AVIV—(ZOA)—One hun-
retary, PaMo de Ascarte, discusses the day's order of business
shipyard for vessels up to 1,000
dred veterans of the Warsaw
with Chairman Mark Ethridge of the U. S. and the Turkish
and has already taken up this po-
ions.
Ghetto battle have built their
rePreseniailro, H. C. Yalcin. France is the other UN nation
sition.
own settlement in western Gali-
represented.
lee, called "Ghetto Fighters."

Mrs. Myerson Britain Backs
Here Tonight UN Regime

for Jerusalem

.

Congress Bars
Leftist Groups

, ,%- >

Berlin Rabbi
Flays Bishop
As Pro-Nazi

ITN Peacemakers

Math
U. S.
,• Leaves
•
for Visit to Israel

to-

Butcher 'Boycott'