JERUSALEM CAPITAL!
UN Rule
Voted for
Holy City
LAKE SUCCESS--(WNS)-
A powerful block of Commu-
nist, Catholic and Arab votes
prevailed against pleas for
moderation by Israel, the
United States and Great
Britain as the United Nations
General Assembly voted to
impose an international re-
gime over Jerusalem.
The vote in favor of placing
the administration of the city
under the trusteeship -council was
88 to 14, with seven abstentions.
The decision was made after an
impassioned address by Moshe
Sharett, Israeli foreign minister,
who warned the Assembly that
Israel was opposed to an inter-
national regime and would not
coopertte with the Security Coun-
cil's implementation efforts.
BAFFLING DECISION
With the Security Council un-
der instructions to prepare a per-
manent regime over Jerusalem
regardless of any action Israel
and Transjordan may take, even
the proponents of internationali-
zation were baffled by the possi-
ble repercussions of the assem-
bly's action. Even while the de-
bate was on, Transjordan cau-
tioned the UN it would oppose
the execution of any attempts to
internationalize the city.
Arguing that Jerusalem held a
unique 'place in Jewish life, Shar-
ett rejeg.,:11 the claim that sacred
nlacaa would not be adequately
safeguarded by Israel or that re-
ligious minorities would be dis-
criminated against.
He pointed out that most of
the sites sacred to Christdom are
located in the old city. He said
his government would accept "as
a starting point" a Dutch-Swed-
ish proposal placing the holy sites
under international aegis.
'RELIGIOUS' ISSUE
The battle for internationaliza-
tion was led by Dr. Charles Mal-
ik of Lebanon who argued that
Jerusalem is not a political but
a religious issue, failing to notice
the wry smiles of the Soviet bloc,
without whose support the plan
would have been doomed.
The session was devoid of a
spirit of genuiness and loftiness.
The dice were loaded.
Soviet Russia, impelled by a
number of considerations, among
them the desire to placate the
Catholic world, to penetrate into
a new area and to create, per-
haps, a poliitcal crisis in, Israel,
delivered the votes of its satell-
atizzriLt Jauralt,
HRIMICLE
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TEL AVIV—(Special)—At
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$3 Per Year a tense session of parliament,
. But by My Spirit'
Premier David Ben Gurion
announced that the govern-
ment had decided to make
Jerusalem the capital of the
State of Israel.
Transfer of government de-
partments will be made im-
mediately.
In his statement to the Knesset,
Ben Gurion said:
"In the stress of war, when
Jerusalem was under siege, we
were compelled to establish the
seat of the government in Ilaki-
rya near Tel Aviv.
"But for the State of Israel
there is, has been and always will
be one capital only, Jerusalem, -
the Eternal. So it was 3,000 years
ago, and so it will be, we believe,
until the end of time."
"We respect all states," Ben
Gurion said, "which are concern-
ed for the freedom of worshil. and
the free access to,the holy places
and religious buildings of Jerus-
alem.
ENFORCED SEPARATION
"Our undertaking to preserve
these rights remains in force, and
we will gladly carry it out, even
though we cannot lend ourselves
to take part in the enforced sep-
aration of Jerusalem, which vio-
lates without need or reason the
historic and natural rights of the
people who dwell in Zion."
While deliberations were still
going on, the U. S. representative
here officially warned the Israeli
Kindergarten group from Congregation Shaarey Zedek's Beth IIa Yeled Nursery School admire
the Chanukah lights. From left to right are Mic hael Block, Margaret Auslander, Lionel Bodzin,
Jan Berris, Judith Fink, Laurel Aaron, David S mokler, Linda Fineman, Adela Leib, Barbara
Kramer and Betsy Brody.
Chronicle Hour to Feature
Story of 'Battle of Warsaw'
A 30 minute dramatic presenta-
tion of the "Battle of Warsaw"
will highlight the Detroit Jewish
Chronicle Hour at 10:45 a. m.,
Sunday over station WKMH, 1310
on your' dial.
Raymond Massey will narrate
the story of the heroic strug-
gle of the people of the Warsaw
ghetto, which parallels the Mac-
cabean fight for freedom now
celebrated during Chanukah.
The news of the world and the
calendar of local events will
round out the program.
Last week the Chronicle Hour
featured the work of the Amer-
ites.
ican Jewish Congress.
Interviews were held with Mrs.
The Arabs, beaten on the field
of battle, rebuffed by King Ab-
dullah and disunited, strove to
assuage their wounds by win-
ning a victory on Jerusalem even
though they realized the triumph
would prove an empty shell.
A large segment of the Latin-
American bloc voted for inter-
LAKE SUCCESS—SPECIAL
nationalization because Vatican —UN financial experts esti-
pressure had been strong.
mated it will cost $8,150,000 a
year to run an internationaliied
Jerusalem.
The big question, however,
is: Who is going to pay the
money?
Detroit chapter of Hadassah's
Cost-conscious UN experts
Minyan committee of youth who had just worked out a
Aliyah invites Hadassah members budget which would save the
and their children to its annual member nations $6,777,332 de-
party at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. clared that Jerusalem's inter-
29 at the Oriole Theatre.
nationalization would wipe out
Free movies, dancing and a all UN savings and require ad-
style show will be presented. ditional money to foot the bill.
Children should be accompanied
Israel's representative esti-
by mothers or other members of mated the cost would run as
UN Rule to Cost
$8,150,000—Bn
Who'll Foot Bill?
Hadassah Group
'Schedules Party
their family.
Mrs. Mervin K. Grosberg is
*.airman of Youth Aliyah. Min-
a chairman is Mrs' Nathan
. Mpevakow and co-chairman Is
Mn. Leonard BirndorL
Thursday, December 15, 1949 10c a Copy
Offices
Ordered
to Move
high as $25,000,000 annually.
The speaker of the Ukraine,
on the other hand, suggested
that Israel was merely trying
to intimidate the members of
the financial committee.
Samuel Green, AJC president;
Mrs. Samuel Harry Frank, Wil-
liam Cohen, and Sam Brown.
"Tribute to Greatness" gave
the life of Rabbi Stephen Wise.
Council Warns
Butcher Shops
The women's committee on
consumer problems, a subcommit-
tee of the internal relations com-
mittee of the Jewish Community
Council, met and set final plans
to assure price-posting in all local
butcher shops, in accordance with'
the council-butchers' agreement
of last summer.
Many representatives noted
that improvements have taken
place both in the attitude of the
butchers toward the consumer, as
well as in the important area of
price posting.
It was
reported that one
who
butcher, w
ho flagrantly violated
the agreement by not posting any
price tags in his showcase, has
been chastised by other butchers
in his neighborhood.
Further moves to acquaint all
Jewish women in Detroit with
the actual names and locations of
those butchers who have and
those who have not complied with
the council — Kosher Butchers'
Association, agreement were
planned.
A letter, however, Is being sent
to recalcitrant butchers giving
them an opportunity to post
prices prior to the stepped-up
Special Deadline
for the Holidays
Monday, Dec. 26 and Mon-
day, Jan. 2 are legal holidays.
Because of this it is necessary
that all news scheduled for the
issues of Thursday, Dec. 29
and Thursday, Jan. 5 be in our
office not later than Friday,
Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec. 30.
Seminary Dinner
Slates Finkelstein
Dr. Louis Finkelstein, president
of Jewish Theological Seminary,
will be the guest speaker at a
dinner at 6:30 p.m., Sunday at
Shaarey Zedek.
The dinner will be held in be-
half of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America. Shaarey
Zedek, Bnai Moshe and North-
west Hebrew are participating.
Judge Charles Rubiner is
chairman of the dinner. Reser-
vations may be made at any of
the three Synagogues or at the
local Seminary office, WO. 2-8277.
Poland Speeds Up
Emigration Visas
WARSAW—(WNS)—The Po-
lish Govern ment is doing every-
thing possible to facilitate emi-
gration of Jews wishing to go to
Israel, the ministry for public
administration declared.
A government travel agency
has been set up to arrange for
transportation, and exit visas are
are being issued as quickly as
possible. Departure of these
Zionists, the communique as-
campaign of public information. serted, will squelch Zionist ac-
The Committee is headed by tivities in this country and speed
government "against any pre-
cipitate, action" and "inflanuna-
tory" steps that might endanger
relations with the Vatican or the
Arabs.
The influence of the Vatican
was one of the decisive factors
in the UN vote on the interna-
tionalization of Jerusalem.
The announcement that the
government would move to Jer-
usalem was accepted by the par-
liament without any discussion.
Israel's parties . formed a united
front.
In the UN, meanwhile, the
Trusteeship Council began its
work on the preparation of the
statute for Jerusalem.
IRAQ PROTESTS
Fadhil Al-Jamali, foreign min-
ister of Iraq, urged the UN to
summon the Security Council to
take action on the "defying" at-
titude of Israel.
Sen. Herbert II. Lehman called
the UN decision "unjust and un-
workable" and a "grievous mis-
take" at a ceremony at the Jew-
ish Theological Seminary, where
Moshe Sharett, Israel's foreign
minister, received an honorary
degree.
Israeli sources, meanwhile, re-
vealed that the job of moving
government offices to Jerusalem
has been in progress for a year.
Agudath Israel
to Hold Oneg
Chanukah will be celebrated
at the Otleg Shabbath, of the
Agudath Israel, at 8:30 p.m. Fri-
day.
Rabbi Moshe Rothenberg, dean
of Yeshivah Chachmey Lublin,
and Rabbi Sholom Goldstein,
prncipal of Yeshivath Beth Ye-
hudah, will be the guest speakers.
The Rabbis will discuss "The
Significance of the Chanukah
Lights in Jewish Tradition." The
program is under the direction
of Rabbi Leizer Levin.
The next meeting of the Agu-
dath Israel will take place at 9
Mrs. William Cohen, and Mrs. up the liquidation of such organ- p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the
Beth Shmuel Synagogue.
Samuel Aaron is the co-chairman. ization&
t,