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A Blow for Justice

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Thursday, December I, 1949

Girls Speak
Their Miml on
Jewish Men

By ALFRED SEGAL
THIS WEEK WE RESUME our

-I- living room party in which
several weeks ago we discussed
intermarriage and what's the
matter with our girls. It was all
26,
Michigan
Detroit
(Kislev
10,
5710)
Thursday, Dec. 1
started by a lady in Minnesota
who asked, who's to blame for
intermarriage. (It has been go-
ing on t an ac-
celerating rate.)
She said Jewish
With the laying of the cornerstone of its new building,
girls are to
Temple Israel has taken an important step in its development.
blame for much
With it, an era of uncertainty and homelessness comes to an
of it. They are
end, and the congregation will be able' to devote its energies
spoiled by their
to great tasks and problems.
parents.
She said Jew-
Although Temple Israel is a comparatively young congre-
ish girls demand
gation, it is one of the most active in Detroit. Under the vig-
to be treated
orous and far-sighted leadership of Rabbi Leon Fram it took
like Dresden
a place of distinction among the congregations.
dolls — delicate
Segal
Rabbi Fram is a recognized civic spokesman for many
creatures. Gentile girls are
causes. He recently distinguished himself as chairman of a
brought up in a simpler style
city commission working out a pension program for city em-
and don't require mink coats to
ployes. The program was approved by the voters of Detroit
cover their fragility.
in the November election.
I invited readers to come into
We congratulate Temple Israel and Rabbi Fram on their
my living room for further dis-
cussion. They have come: From
accomplishments. We hope their work will bear fruit and be
as far west as Los Angeles and
a blessing to the whole community.
as far east as Philadelphia and
from stops in between, like De-
troit, they are here today,
(It appears that intermarriage
is the favorite topic among Jews.
The Jerusalem question, this long lingering dispute be
Our journalistic pundits — of
tween Israel and the big powers, is back in the news as the
whom I am not one—write as V
the main interest of American
UN prepares to tackle the problem and make a stab at its
Jewry is in the quarrels of such
solution.
By WILLIAM ZUKERMAN
people as Messrs. Zilch and Gluts
Jewish World News Service
Although it seems that everything that can be said has
each of whom thinks he's the
EW YORK—By a strange accident of history, the last week in one to lead American Jews )
been said, it is important not to lose sight of the great issues
November of this year found the new State of Israel in a
• • •
at stake.
political crisis as acute as the one of two years ago when the United
A FAVORITE TOPIC
Nations voted for the partition'
A glance at a map of Israel's boundaries makes it clear
MY OWN EXPERIENCE; is
of Palestine. Even the scene of the only two proposals for
that Jerusalem is almost in the same situation as Danzig before
that no column of mine brings
the crisis, Flushing Meadows, is the solution of the Jerusalem
the war. The city is surrounded by Arab territory, with the
the same. But while the former problem. This week, a third pro- so many letters from citizens as
those in which, occasionally. I
old part in grab hands. Strategically, the Jews are able to
crisis ended in great victory for posal arose which seems to over-
take up intermarriage. After all,
the Jews, the present one threat- shadow the other two. This is a
cope with invaders because they are in possession of the hills
people are most concerned with
ens
to
become
the
first
great
po-
which dominate the terrain.
full return to the original parti- the facts of their own lives. and
litical defeat.for the new State.
tion plan of two years ago with- contusion ori the quarrels of Zilch
The question is: Who shall control the holy places?
The crisis revolves around the out any modifications as the and Glutz.
question of the internationaliza- Americans propose, and without
Internationalization of Jerusalem is sought by the Arabs,
Well, anyway, here we are el
tion of Jerusalem. The partition taking into account the war in together again and, ladies and
the Catholic church and other groups.
plan of Nov. 29, 1947, provided Palestine and its consequences, gentlemen, let's get going. We
Israel is on record as being willing to support an inter-
for the complete international- as the Israelis demand.
have with us Jacqueline Drairnin
• • •
national regime as long as it is limited to protection of the holy
ization of the city and its sever-
of 2623 West Boulevard, Los
sites. This is as far as any independent state can go. There
ance from the new Jewish State.
The new proposal is harsher to Angeles. She has something to
even is a possibility that King Abdullah might accede to such
Israel accepted the proposal, but Israel than the UN-U.S. concilia- say?
an arrangement.
the Arab states not only rejected tion plan and is partly a reaction
"Yes, I am a student of Psy-
it in words, but waged bloody against the chauvinistic campaign chology and a member f the
The "New York Times," in a recent editorial, urged the UN
war against Israel and Jerusalem. which pseudo-friends of Israel Jewish faith. It is a scientific
to limit its supervision in Jerusalem to the holy places. At the
The war ended with a victory were conducting against inter- fact that the male member of the
same time, the paper acknowledged that the plan "would not
for the Israelt forces, and, be- nationalization in the United majority of families, regardless
satisfy everyone" adding that such a solution "would recognize
cause of that and in the interest States.
of religious belief, is the one who
realities and meet the basic requirement of the countries most
of the future security of Jeru-
The significance of this fact is is generally spoiled or favared.
immediately concerned as well as the outside world."
salem, Israel has reversed its
"As a young American female,
that, for the first time in the
earlier stand on the internation-
Internationaliaation of all Jerusalem would probably lead
history of the UN, a proposal has I resent any scientifically un-
alization of the holy places only. the backing of such heterogenous founded criticisms upon us by
to the same results as in Danzig and Trieste, namely ignoble
The UN, under the leadership
failure. It also would sever Jerusalem from the rest of the
forces as the Arab, Latin and our own males but I particularly
of the American government, has
country and cripple the city economically.
Soviet blocs and is supported also resent a member of our own sex
partly recognized the validity of by Australia,
a western power knocking our characters."
We hope the hearings to be held in the coming weeks will
the Israeli claim, and through its
Jacqueline Draiman says that
which has always been one of
convince the big powers that the solution proposed by the
Palestine Conciliation Commis-
Jewish parents "do a much more
the
staunchest
friends
of
Israel.
Arabs, aside from all other considerations, is impractical and
sion, recommended an amended
elaborate job of spoiling their
• • •
not in the interest of peace.
plan of internationalization which
sons" by special favor than Gen-
In short, Arab, Catholic and tiles do. "Seventy-five percent
allows the Jews and Arabs in
the city to retain the citizenship Soviet forces have for a variety the Jewish parents (and I am
of reasons, united to thwart Israel being modest) want their dew,
of their respective countries.
• • •
and incidentally to snub the precious sons to marry a nic•
Until this week, these were
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Jewish girl of wealthy parents
More than 500,000 refugees are still roaming the Arab states
who might quite possibly to
without any place to rest. They are living on international
the precious boy into the
charity.
ness, so he won't have to w
toe hard.
It is one of those issues kept alive by the Arabs in order
• • •
to embarrass the Israeli government. It is another proof that
the Arabs are not trying to restore normalcy in the Middle East.
SPOILED MEN
"MOST JEWISH YOUNG MEN
"Sword in the Desert" is Holly- Christmas card scene.
The' Arab ruling classes can get away with this attitude
wood's answer to the birthpangs
Stephen McNally and Jeff never have in their own homes
because Arab society has been in a state of decay for a long
of a new state and to the strain Chandler turn in excellent per- lifted a finger to help their
time. Class is set against class. The small minority which
of realistic movie technique which formances as Haganah leaders mothers with any household
rules Arab society spends most of its time abroad and is not
has been cultivated so profitably and Marta Toren, the new Swed- chores. Consequently when they
prepared to make any sacrifices for the Arab cause.
marry their greatest contribution
by European directors.
ish star, looks pretty enough to
Had Arab society been in better shape, the refugees would
The picture purports to be a overcome her wooden faced to their home life is that they
will be able (and not too graci-
have been easily absorbed in countries which cry for settlers
true to life story of how the Ha- acting.
ously, either) to change a light
and workers.
ganah went about landing "il- UNREWARDING PART
bulb and possibly knock a nail
legal"
immigrants
under
the
Dana
Andrews,
as
the hard- in the wall without having all
The Arabs, claiming that the Jews drove the refugees
watchful eyes of the British,
boiled American skipper who
from their homes, want Israel to take them back or take care
Despite a fast paced plot and changes his mind under the in- the plaster cut loose. Anything
of them financially. They know that their charge is not justified
some excellent photography, the fluence of Christmas carols, strug- beyond these two menial tasks
and their demand cannot be fulfilled.
film, like most Hollywood prod- gles valiontly with an unreward- requires outside help.
"The most (and I say this un-
The Israeli government has offered to take back 100,000
ucts, falls down on two counts: ing part.
reservedly) helpless male is the
refugees and to resettle them on Jewish territory.
The saccharine ending and the
To its credit, one can say, that Jewish one. And any Jewi s h
oversimplification of the char- the film is an honest attempt,
girl who went out with Gentile
But this is only part of the problem. A positive and creative.
acters' motivation.
as Hollywood sees it, to bring boys during the war will. if she
action has to be taken. It is only natural that the Arabs should
PLAYS FOR SYMPATHY
home
to
the
American
public,
the
courage, admit that the
provide homes for their own kin. Syria, Jordan or Iraq are
In what is evidently a play for spirit that created a new nation has the
Gentile boys treated her with a
heavily underpopulated. The influx of new settlers would in-
the sympathy of Christian film- despite human and natural ob-
superior degree of respect and
crease their productive capacity and benefit the whole area.
goers, the picture ends with the stacles which appeared insur-
attentiveness than any Jewifk
three leading characters walking mountable to many.
Israel has declared its readiness to cooperate in any such
boy.°
into the town of Bethlehem on
development. Could the Arabs hope for better guidance? Wise
The picture is currently being
Thank you, Jacqueline Dr:4-
Christmas Eve with phony look- shown at the Adams Theater.
statesmanship could easily rid the Middle East of all its troubles
min, for your contribution ea
and make it the same prosperous region it was 2,000 years ago.' ing stars twinkling abort like a
H. C.
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SEYMOUR TILCIIIN
Publisher

EMILY SOMLYO

Business Manager

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