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. Anti-Jeirislt
Gentlemen. Be Seated
:Rioting. Breaks
Out in Chicago
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CHICAGO — Anti-Jewish riot-
ing on Chicago's south side has
been reported in the national
• press. Crowds attacked a Jew
who was entertaining a number
of friends, including eight Ne-
groes, in one incident.
The press immediately •on-
strued political motives for the
mob action. Latest reports, how-
ever. seem to indicate that the
- rioting was a case of racial vio-
lence.
The mob shouted Insults at the
Jew and threatened to burn down
• his house. Police did nothing to
disperse the crowd. Protests to
Chicago's police commissioners
were futile.
MAKE NO ARRESTS
The outbursts lasted through
several days, with the mob shout-
ing: "Lynch the Jews!", "Hitler
didn't burn enough Jews!" and
similar slogans. Although, ac-
cording to the reports. the ring-
leaders were clearly identifiable,
no arrest was made.
Finally, the City Commission
ott Human Relations demanded
that the mobs be quelled. Jewish
organizations became aroused,
and police began to disperse the
rioters. Twenty-five teen-agers
were arrested for violating a cur-
few.
BLAME HOME SELLERS
Objective observers agree that
the action was organized. It is
the belief of many of them that
certain realty improvement as-
sociations were the real sponsors
of the outbreak.
Thus far Chicago's mayor has
refused to make any statement.
-Benjamin Weiss
Heads ZOA Drive
. Leon Kay, president of the De-
troit Zionist district, announced
that Benjamin Weiss, Detroit in-
dustrialist and mem be r s h i p
chairman of the Zionist Organi-
zation of Detroit, will head the
local membership drive to be
launched on Chanukah.
ATLANTIC CITY—(WNS)—Henry Morgenthau Jr.,
yielding to overwhelming pressure and to a recommendation
by the resolutions committee of the UJA national conference
here, has agreed to act as general chairman of the United
Jewish Appeal in 1950. 4,
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The conference adopted a $272,-
455,800 budget as the essential
minimum required in 1950 for
immigration and settlement •. in is.
Israel, overseas aid and assist-
ance to refugees in the United
States. The budget is the largest
in the history of the united_Jew-
ish Appeal.
ASK UJA PRIORITY
The conference called on the
Jewish communities in America
to take cognizance of the fact
that the saving of human lives
"takes priority in the calendar of
American Jewish planning."
Hard at work rehearsing for "Outside U.S.A.", a revue written
and produced by Doris Fisher Gershenson for the Detroit section
of the National Council of Jewish Women, are, left to right,
Mrs. Nate Schlafer, Dee Parker Brestoff, Alice Down Gruber
and Mrs. Harold L. Frank. They will do specialty numbers for
the show which will be held at 8:30 p.m., Monday at Masonic
Temple. Admission includes a bundle of old clothes or white
elephants for the Council's resale shop. Phil Brestoff's orchestra
will supply the background music.
Chronicle Radio Hour to Link
Jewtsh Music and U.S. Jazz
"The Influence of Jewish Music Albert Elazar, associate superin-
Upon American Jazz" will be the tendent.
central theme of Sunday's broad-
"Tribute to Greatness" pre-
cast of the Detroit Jewish Chron- sented the life of Chaim Nach-
icle Hour at 10:45 a. nt. over man Bialik, Heb'•ew poet and out-
WKMH, 1310 on your dial.
standing figure in Zionism.
This broadcast will be an all-
musical show, including the reg-
ular features of world news and
calendar of events.
Israel Invites
Coalition Rule
Last week's Chronicle Hour
was devoted to a discussion of
the United Hebrew Schools' ac-
TEL AVIV — (WNS) — The
tivities. Participating were Ber-
Weiss called upon the 4,000 nard Isaacs, superintendent of door's are open to all political
members of the district to re- the UHS; Max Chomsky, mem- parties in Israel to join a coali-
affirm their faith in Zionism.
ber of the board of directors; and tion government providing they
are willing to agree to certain
conditions, Premier David Ben
Gurion told the Knesset as he
completed summing up the de-
bate on government policy.
The parties desiring to enter
such a coalition, he said, must
consent to a policy based on peace
LAKE SUCCESS— (WNS) — the UN would enforce the inter- with the Arabs and independence
As the special political commit- national solution. Coming after toward the world power bloc, to
tee of the UN resumed debate on an earlier French statement back- the principle of equality, to an
economic policy safeguarding
the Jerusalem issue, k was be- ing internationalization, the dec-
laration was viewed as a reversal freedom of industry and private
coming apparent that pro-inter- of French policy.
ownership, to the principle of
nationalization sentiment
was
Meanwhile, it w a s 'reported satisfying religious requirements
dwindling and that the current from Tel Aviv that high level and to the acceptance of joint
trend is toward recognizing the talks are taking place between responsibility by all parties in the
fact that the disputed city is di- Israel and Jordan with a view coalition.
vided between Israel and Trans- toward settling the Jerusalem
He gave the assurance that his
Jordan and nothing further can question.
government has no intention of
be done about the situation.
It is understood that both sides remaining in office beyond its
This situation developed . ✓ hen are considering a plan to permit term. At the same time he ex-
Fouzi Pasha el Mulki, King Ab- the UN to act as a go-between pressed belief that the time was
dullah's minister of defense, told where interstate commerce and not yet ripe for adoption of a
the UN that Transjordan will not customs are concerned, and to constitution.
withdraw from the old city and arrange reciprocal exchange of
that his government will defend water and electricity.
NEW CITY TO BE BUILT
the status quo and that it op-
Whether the issue will come
TEL AVIV—(ISI)—The nu-
poses the internationalization to a head at the present session cleus of a new city is to be built
proposal.
is a matter of conjecture. The shortly for new immigrants on
Another blow to the interna- advocates of internationalization the coast north of Ashkelon.
tionalization scheme was deliver- reluctantly admit they will not Each of the 750 housing units will
ed by Guy de la Tournelle of be able to muster the necessary cost about 1,000 pounds. Another
Trance when he told the com- gwo-thirds vote in the general 250 housing units are to be built
mittee that Le could not see how assembly,
near Jerusalem.
uckers of World Rule
osing Strength in UN
f
Top Post Taken
by Morgenthau
for 3rd Campaign
Another resolution provided
that "the participation of the
United Jewish Appeal in any
campaign shall be preceded by a
mutually satisfactory agreement
between the community and the
Appeal on the share which the
MORGENTHAU
• • •
latter is to receive out of the
funds to be raised in that com- grating and helping new arrivals
munity next year."
in this country.
Israeli Premier David Ben
In his speech of acceptance,
Morgenthau said it was With all Gurion, in a message of gratitude
sincerity that he stated a year to American Jewry, said it was
ago that 1949 would be his final Israel's determination "to keep
year as head of the UJA cam- its gates open to all Jews." The
paign. He declared the situation message stated that Israel's ef-
had since changed, adding that forts to rebuild the "land of our
Israel was doing something forefathers" would be "meaning-
unique in the annals of history less were we not ready to re-
and that as long as the Jewish ceive, with open arms our broth.
State continues its open door ers returning home from the four
policy and as long as there are corners of the earth."
The Premier continued that
Jews suffering from persecution
in other lands "we must give immigration was not the only
burden carried by the Jewish
our utmost support."
State. "We stand for peace," the
The three-day session, attended
message declared, "but the Arab
by 1,600 delegates from all parts
states have raised aggressive war
of the country, opened with a
against us and have refused our
memorial service for the 27 Jew-
peace offers, their leaders are
ish children who perished in an;
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Oslo-bound plane last week. The
opening session heard a report
that the 1950 budgetary require-
ments of the three major constit-
uent agencies of the United Jew-
ish Appeal will reach $272, 455,-
NEW YORK — (YIVNA) — A
000.
wealthy American Jew, who pre-
BUDGET NEEDS
fers to remain anonymous, has
The budget reports showed cabled to Dramen, Germany, the
that the United Palestine Appeal scene of the plane crash in which
estimated it needed at least $209,- 28 Jewish DP children perished,
559,800 to carry on the settlement, and only one survived, offering
immigration and development to adopt the survivor, 11-year-old
program in Israel. The Joint Dis- Isaac Allan, and bring him to
tribution Committee asked for the United States.
$44,512,000 for its relief and re-
Isaac's escape was proclaimed
habilitation program in Europe by all as a miracle, and his fate
and the Moslem countries. The has attracted wide attention.
United Service for New Ameri-
He was overwhelmed with
cans estimated it will require presents and is convalescing in
$18,384,000 for its work in inte- the hospital of Dramen.
Offers to Adopt
Child Air Victim
Histadrut: 10 Millions. 9
Detroit's Goal $300,000
NEW YORK — (WNS) —The
National Committee for Labor
Israel has proclaimed a 910,000,-
000 drive for Histadrut.
Detroit's Histadrut will launch
its $300,000 drive on Sunday,
Dec. 11 at the Masonic Temple.
The attainment of the million-
mark in Israel's population also
will be celebrated at this meet-
ing.
Dr. Frank -Kingdon will be the
principal speaker. He recently re-
turned from a trip to Israel.
Israeli and Yiddish songs will
be sung by Mascha Benya, De-
troit soprano.
Reuben Shreibman, deputy
mayor of Jerusalem, told the N.
Y. delegates that unstable eco-
nomic conditions in three Arab
states prevented them from con-
eluding a peace treaty with
Israel. Meier Grabowsky, Knesset
majority leader, criticized Rus-
sia and the Eastern Europe coun-
tries for their restrictions against
Jewish emigration to Israel.
A plea for substantial U. S.
loans to Israel was made by Jacob
S. Potofsky, protident of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America. Such loans, he said
would be "both sound in terms
of economics and in international
goodwill."
Louis Hollander, president of
the New York State CIO, assured
the convention that private in-
vestment in Israel would bring
good returns and that the new
nation could not hope to accom-
plish its gigantic tasks without
material aid from abroad.