UJA Asks 272 lv,:gions in 1950 , ,, BEth,a--Lt Jar X A t O II % e,,,, t l HRO NI g Iii Vol. 51 — No. 45 40:44. a Thursday, December 1, 1949 10c a Copy — $3 Per Year . Anti-Jeirislt Gentlemen. Be Seated :Rioting. Breaks Out in Chicago lip 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, ' 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; (Continued on Page 2) 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.