Syria Agrees to Armistice
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NEW YORK— (Special) — Dr.
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Ralph Bunche, UN mediator, an-
nounced Wednesday that Syria
and Israel had come to terms on
an armistice in accordance with
proposals he had made. He . said
that dispatches from Damascus
indicated t h a t the armistice
would be signed the latter part
of the week.
Dr. Bunche declared he was
delighted that the once-broken
off peace talks had finally been
Ending the long-drawn out dis-
amiably concluded. Syria, he
pute between Kosher butchers
pointed out, was the only remain-
ing Arab state which had not up
here and the Jewish Community
tonow accepted terms of an
Council, a compromise proposal
official truce.
on the display of meats was ac-
It is believed agreement was
cepted by the butchers last week
reached on the demilitarization of
border areas occupied by the
at a meeting with community
Syrian army,
spokesmen.
URGES INVESTMENT
The Council had asked that the
Former Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
merchan4 display all prices on a
man called Tuesday for "large
bulletin board. The butchers re-
capital investments" in Israel by
jected the proposal and agreed to
Americans.
display most cuts in their show-
In addition to contributions to
cases with prices attached. Cuts
the United Jewish' Appeal, he
not on display will be listed to-
said. funds are needed for }lout-
gether with prices insthe show-
ing of which there is a tragic
cases.
shortage, and the production of
The compromise formula was
goods for the rapidly increasing
drafted by Rabbi B. Benedfct
population..
Glazer after a suggestion by Ju-
"This," he said, "is a positive
lian Krolik, Jewish Welfare Fed-
opportunity to contribute to the
eration president.
building of the new State that
"The housewife is now able to
gives promise of security and rea-
select meats from a wide variety
sonable return on invested
of cuts and prices and budget
funds."
DAVID BEN GURION
herself accordingly," Julius Wein-
Lehman spoke at a dinner of
First Prime Minister DI Israel
berg, internal relations director
the Palestine Economic Corpora-
of the Council, said. "The agree- •
tion of which he is honorary
ment will help the observance of
chairman of the board.
Kashruth in community ,and
USES BUSINESS METHODS
will make the purchase of Kosher
Lehman, who returned from
meat an easier task for those who
Israel last week, reported on his
maintain the traditions." .
inspection of the corporation's
enterprises, saying that their de-
velopment has been keeping pace
With the total number - of
with the tempo of the country.
pledges to date at the 30,000
"The corporation," he said, "has
mark, the number of persons who
a fully functioning investment
have made contributions to the
apparatus that employs business
methods and thus avoids some of
1949 Allied Jewish Campaign are
TEL AVIV— (Special) —The just a few hundred short of last
the uncertainties that new in-
execution of a Haganah "traitor"
vestments frequently must over-
year's
record
total,
30,734.
to Israel has turned out to be a
come. Through its subsidiaries
The
Trade
and
Professional
"tragic mistake."
and through the companies in
After a full year's investiga- group is leading in the number
which it has invested it can use
tion, the Israeli army found that of pledges with 13,304, while the
profitably at once the funds it
Meyer Tobiansky who was con- Women's Division has reached
is seeking both to expand estab-
demned to death by a Haganah 12,785, and the Juniors have
lished enterprises and to start
court-martial was not guilty of passed 4.000. The Organizations
new ones where necessary." •
giving information to the enemy Division with nearly 200 pledges
LEARN FROM U. S.
completes
the
group.
as charged.
In an address to the first con-
With workers in all divisions
The government as a mark of
ference of Mapal youth in Tel
atonement will confer posthu- still covering slips, it is expected
Aviv, Premier Ben Gurion de-
mously upon him. the rank of that, when the final results are in
clared that the young people
captain, move his body to a mili- for this year's campaign, the
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SIDNEY SIILVITZ
tary cemetery with full honors number of persons pledging will
• •
and have an army contingent set a new record, To date the
parade in front of his son's school fund total, $5,238,664, represents
so that his schoolmates will know the second largest amount raised
that his father was not a traitor by the Jewish community of
Detroit.
to his country.
LONDON—(Special)—Dr. Mor-
decai Eliash presented his cre-
dentials to King George in
Sidney M. Shevitz was re-elect- Buckingham palace as Israeli
ed president of the Zionist Coun- minister to the Court of St.
James. The king demonstrated
cil of Detroit.
Re-elected also were Leon B. his interest in the growth of Is-
NEW YORK—(Special)—Dis- funds without prior consultation Kay, Sophia Blanche Schwartz rael in a 15-minute audience.
In Paris, it was announced that
gusted with the bickering among with and permission of the UJA.
and Irving W. Schlussel, vice- Morris Fisher had presented his
national agencies on fund raising The UJA announced officially
presidents; and Lawrence W. credentials as minister from Is-
and exhausted by his struggle
with the professionals seeking that it must have adequate safe- Crohn, Rabbi Leon Fram, Morris rael to President Vincent Auriol.
more power, Henry Morgenthau guards that the communities meet M. Jacobs, Benjamin M. Laikin,
has told friends that he will not their fair share of responsibility Morris Lieberman and Philip
Last week, ONLY the Jew-
ish Chronicle carried the news
participate in the 1950 United for the UJA regardless of wheth-
Slomovitz
as
members
of
the
ex-
er local capital funds are includ-
that Detroit butchers had
Jewish Appeal.
agreed to peace talks; that
The 1948 and 1949 chairman's ed in the communal drive or not. ecutive committee.
The UJA accused the Council
decision became irrevocable when
New officers are Mrs. Julian state Zionists plan a rally in
the Council of Jewish Federations of Federations of attempting to S. Tobias, Hadassah, secretary; South Haven; that retired
and Welfare Funds, ostensibly a seize new powers and questioned and William Hordes, Labor Zion- President Droock had outlined
the Community Council griev-
democratic body uniting local the competency of local units to
ances against the Jewish Wel-
welfare agencies throughout the take part in allocations for na- ist, treasurer.
New members of the executive
fare Fe4eration; that Dr.
country but actually controlled tional and international needs.
The drive for greater Federa- committee include Mrs. Theodore Bunche rejected charges that
by the professional heads of the
agencies, told him bluntly that tions control is being pushed Bargman, president of Hadassah; the Arabs were preparing for
they wanted control of the 1950 by professional workers includ- Mrs. Beatrice Feajk, president of war; that there were new
ing Isidore Sobeloff of Detroit. Mizrachi Women's Council; and signs that the Arabs were
UJA.
gathering arms.
The battle between the Coun- They are said to realize that the Rabbi Moses Lehrman.
The executive committee was
For all the worthwhile
cil of Federations and the UJA 1950 quotas will have to be
centers about the council's de- appreciably cut and want larger authorized to add representatives news, READ THE JEWISH'
mand to be permitted freely to shares to fortify their influence of Zionist youth groups of the CHRONICLE.
conduct campaigns for capital and power in the local agencies. community.
51, No. 21
Formula
on Meats
Ends Rift
Thursday, Julvf, 194S
First Lady
':c a Copy
The *rime Minister
Drive Nearing
1948 Record
HPads Council
Israelis Clear
Executed 'Spy'
.
Zionist Body
Keeps Shevitz
Morgenthau to Quit UJA
as Federations Ask Control
Israeli Greeted
by King George
CELIA ADLER
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L ioniist
Guest
Is Celia Adler
Celia Adler, first lady of the
American Jewish theater, will be
the star attraction at the mid-
summer conference of the Mich-
igan Zionist Region, July 20-31
in South Haven, it was announced
by Morris M. Jacobs, regional
president.
Miss Adler, one of the most
widely acclaimed actresses in
America, will present an hour-
long program at the Central High
school in South Haven, Satur-
day night, July 30. Tickets will
be sold in South Haven and
through the regional ofljee in
Detroit, 1031 Penbbscot
at $1 each.
A prominent national speak-
er will address the Saturday
night affair briefly. Two sem-
inars will be held during the
weekend.
The following committee is in
charge: Dr. M. S. Perlig, Dutroit;
Ben Zion Gottlib, Flint; Rabbi
Murray Pieman, Saginaw; Louis
Harrison, Bay City; Max Epstein,
Port Huron; William Manasse,
Lansing; Osias Zwerdling, Ann
Arbor; Rabbi Nathan Levinson,
Kalamazoo; Irving Klei m a n,
Grand Rapids; Oscar Shapiro,
Benton Harbor; Pauline Cohen,
South Haven. Rabbi Samuel
Umen, Muskegon; and Joe Fine,
Marquette.
Report Ouster
of Lazaron for
Anti-Zionism
BALTIMORE—(Special) —The
National Jewish Post reported
this week that Rabbi Morris
Lazaron had resigned or been
ousted as Rabbi-emeritus of the
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
for his continti2d anti-Zionist
activity. -
Rabbi Lazaron is vice-president
of the Zionist-hating American
Council for Judaism and one of
the few Rabbis still left who is
outspoken in his attacks on Zion-
ism,
In a survey made recently, the
Post reported that the rank and
file of the council "has failed
completely to take any action to
carry out" the council program
"pledging the organization to
seek revitalization of Judaism in
American life."
"The Day," N. Y. Yiddish news-
paper, reported that Rabbi Laza-
ron's congregation has been sore-
ly vexed at his anti-Zionist talks.
According to the newspaper,
Rabbi Lazaron was asked last
September not to continue his at-
tacks and when he refused his
salary was reduced one third.
Rabbi Lazaron promptly re-
signed, according to "The Day,"
and is no longer connected with
the congregation. The report,
however, is unconfirmed.
Rabbi Lazaron headed his con-
gregation for 31 years before his
retirement.