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MADRID—(Special)—Zion-
ism has established the state
of Israel through "gold, blood
and injustice," the Bishop of Vol. 52—No. 21
Teruel, Friar Leon Villuen-
das, declared in an article
published in the Falange party
organ, Arriba.
Freemasons, Communists and
Zionists, the bishop asserted,
could not abide by the "sound
doctrine of the Catholic religion."
The bishop asserted that the
Zionists had organized the revo-
lution in Russia and that "the
Jew Schiff" (the late Jacob H.
Schiff) publicly declared that
thanks to his financial aid the
Russian revolution had succeeded.
The article also assails the late
Dr. Judah L. Magnes as a Com-
munist.
"Zionism entered on its golden
age with the end of World War
I," the bishop said.
"Zionist Judaism," he added,
"already has its throne in Pales-
tine though it was raised by a
force of gold, blood and injustice.
From there it can inspire and
direct world Judaism with a view
to establishment of a universal
kingdom in which it will be Israel
that directs and gives the orders."
It is understood that the ques-
tion of recognizing Israel has
been discussed through inter-
mediaries, but that Franco drop-
ped the question when the Arab
League warned Madrid that any
friendly gesture toward Israel
would mean Arab opposition to
any United Nations acceptance
of Spain.
MINISTRIES MOVE
JERUSALEM — (ISI) — With
the transfer of the Ministries of
Labor and Agriculture from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem, only the Min-
istries of Defense and Foreign
Affairs, and the Police Depart-
ment remain in Tel Aviv.'
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Thursday, May 25, 1950
JERUSALEM MARTYRS
JERUSALEM—(ISI) — A sol-
emn anniversary was marked
when a permanent exhibition was
opened on Mount Zion to memo-
rialize the second year since the
fall of the Jewish Quarter of the
Jewish Quarter of the Old City
of Jerusalem, Entitled "Bet Edut"
(House of Testimony), the exhi-
bition includes a display of pho-
tographs and paintings of Jewish
life in the Old City.
FRANKFURT, GERMANY
—(Special)—John J. McCloy,
10c a Copy — $3 Per Year U. S. high commissioner for
western Germany, in a speech
in Hannover, reminded the
Germans of their "moral obli-
gation" to restore to Jewish
persecuted persons "that
which is justly theirs."
Israel Lays 'Magic Carpet'
to Bring Home Iraq Jews
McCloy's policy-setting speech
made it clear that the United
States intends to remain in Ger-
many "for some time" and to take
an active role in forcing basic
changes in German society in
pursuit of democratization.
The high commissioner made
no direct reference to the return
of anti-Semitism but told the
Germans that people in other
countries regarded the Nazi per-
secution of the Jews as "one of
the gravest injustices" of modern
history.
No help can be given the dead,
he declared, but the Germans
must demonstrate their good will
by taking "prompt and generous
action" to restore to the perse-
cuted persons "that which is just-
ly theirs" without prodding by
the Allies.
This, he said, is an "obligation,
moral more than economic, which
the German people must meet."
McCloy reminded the Germans
they must realizeethe weight that
the rest of the world attached
to "peaceful and democratic de-
velopment" in Germany and that
it is "our purpose to help you
create such a society."
TEL AVIV—(Special)—Another operat ion "Magic Carpet" is under way, this time to
transport an estimated 100,000 Iraq Jews to I srael.
The Iraq parliament has approved a me asure under which Jews who wish to leave
the country may do so after relinquishing thei r citizenship. They are not permitted to go
directly to Israel, and for this reason planes must set them down on Cyprus as their osten-
sible destination.
From Cyprus, they are techni-g
cally free to go anywhere.
About 40,000 Jews already have
registered for transportation to
Israel, while many others are
staying behind because of diffi-
culties in disposing of their prop-
erty. The market has become
TEL AVIV—(ISI) — Ambassa-
flooded, with the result of a drop
in prices.
dor Eliahu Elath will be Israel's
Up to now, those who wished minister to Great Britain, it has
to leave Iraq had to do so secret- been announced by the Ministry
ly, crossing the border into Iran. for Foreign Affairs.
The new immigration will be
Israel's ambassador to Wash-
a heavy burden on Israel, with
more than 90,000 immigrants in ington will succeed Dr. Morde-
receiving camps not yet absorbed. cai Eliash who died March 11.
Elath came to Palestine 25
It will be necessary to establish
new camps and provide additional years ago as a pioneer. He worked
as a farm laborer, digging ditches,
jobs.
The Iraq Jews who arrived on tilling the soil and building high-
the first flights were of the poorer ways. Interested in Arab life and
class. Like all others, they are culture, he entered the Hebrew
permitted only 60 pounds of bag- University to specialize in Orien-
gage. They are not allowed to tal studies. He lived among the
take jewelry or currency out of Arab population in Transjordan
Iraq. • for some time, observing Beduin
Any money acquired through life and customs at first hand.
A Rockefeller Foundation scho-
disposal of property is frozen in
larship in 1930 enabled him to
Iraq until peace is declared.
It is estimated that there are continue his studies at the Ameri-
approximately 150,000,Jews in can University in Beirut,. Later,
Eliahu Elath Appointed
Envoy to Great Britain
Iraq.
he published two volumes:
"The
Beduin — Their Life and Cus-
toms," and "The Population of
Transjordan."
Elath attended the United Na-
tions San Francisco conference
as a member of the Jewish Agen-
cy staff. From then until May
pose of importing commercial 1948, he was director of the Jew-
goods into the country. In other ish Agency office in Washington..
words, investors may transfer
Two years ago, he was named
their funds only in the form of
cash or equipment and materials
for use in their own enterprises.
2) Deny to all investors in-
volved in illegal currency trans-
Due to the Decoration Day
actions the benefits granted under
holiday,
all news items intend-
the new law for the investment
ed for the issue of June 1 must
of private capital, recently ap- be in the offices of the Chron-
proved by the Knesset and, in
icle not later than 3 p.m., Fri-
addition, institute legal proceed- day, May 26. Classified ads will
ings against them.
be accepted until the usual
3) Take criminal action against time, 10 a.m., Wednesday, May
Israel citizens participating in
31,
illegal transfers.
Israel Warns of Crackdown
on Black Market Operations
NEW YORK—(ISI)—The Israel
Government will take all pos-
sible measures to stop "black
market transfers" of foreign cur-
rency to Israel, Gideon Strauss,
consul for economic affairs in
New York, announced.
"Some individuals and organiz-
ations have been transferring
money at illegal rates, a practice
which injures Israel's economy by
depreciating its currency," Strauss
said. "Naturally, it also injures
the great majority of persons in-
side and outside the state who
transact their businesses lawful-
ly."
He emphatically denied rumors
that there is more than one legal
rate of exchange for foreign cur-
rency, including dollars. All trans-
fers and investments are approved
only at the official rate for the
Israeli pound—$2.80.
Strauss also pointed out that
no person either in his private
capacity or as a member of any
organization, philanthropic or
otherwise, has ever been author-
ized to offer investors a special
exchange rate.
To enforce its foreign currency
regulations, the Israel govern-
ment will:
1) No longer approve the use
of investors' funds for the pur-
Repay
Jews. U.S.
Tells Reich
Decoration Day
Alters Deadline
special representative of the pro-
visional government of Israel at
Washington. He submitted the
memorandum requesting that the
United States extend recognition
to the new state, which was ac-
corded that same day — May 14,
1948.
Elath called on the White House
to bid fareitell to the President
and rece,ived as a memento an
autograPhed picture of Mr. Tru-
man. ,7
Israel Helps
Arab Refugees
TEL AVIV—(ISI)—The Israel
Government will make a second
contribution to the United Na-
tions Relief and Works Agency
which serves the needs of the
Arab refugees from Palestine.
The government has announced
that it will make available sup-
plies valued at $50,000 repeating
its contribution of last year.
In making this contribution, the
Government expressed regret
that it could not do more, but it
pointed out that during the last
year it has assumed increasing
burdens in financing the absorp,
tion of masses of Jewish immi-
grants to Israel, and that it has
also initiated a program of reha-
bilitation for Arab refugees living
in Israel.
MINISTER TO AUSTRALIA
TEL AVIV—(ISI) — Joseph I.
Linton will leave for Canberra
shortly to assume the post of Is-
rael Minister to Australia. Linton
was previously consul general of
the Government of Israel in the
United Kingdom.
Community Council Re-Elects Kleinman
Dr. Shmarya Kleinman was re-
elected president of the Jewish
Community Council at the con-
cluding delegate assembly last
Thursday.
Other officers elected to serve
with Dr. Kleinman are:
Rabbi Morris Adler, Dr. R. Ben-
edict Glazer, Sidney M. Shevitz
vice-presidents; Irving W. Schlus-
sel, secretary; Louis Rosenzweig,
treasurer.
The following were elected to
the executive committee:
For term expiring 1953, David
J. Cohen, Mrs. Samuel Green,
William Hordes, Mrs. Maurice
Klein, Julian Krolik, A. C. Lap-
pin, Robert R. Nathans, Abe Sat-
ovsky, Mrs. Jacob Sauls, Meyer
Schneider, Mrs. Samuel Silver-
stein, and George Stutz.
For term expiring 1952, David
I. Rosin; term expiring 1951, Mor-
ris Jacobs and Sam Rabinovitz.
Addressing the delegates of
organizations which have affili-
ated with the Council during the
season, Rabbi Morris Adler em-
phasized the responsibility which
the delegates undertake as repre-
sentatives of their organizations.
Rabbi Adler described the func-
DR. KLEINMAN
• • •
tion of Council delegates as rep-
resenting their organizations and
being a link with the public. In
that way, Rabbi Adlet stated, del-
egates can "present the larger
view to their own organizations."
Tribute was paid to Robert R.
Nathans, chairman, and to the
ADL Committee of the Greater
Detroiter Bnai Brith Council for
its assistance to the Community
Council. Assignments included
investigations of incidents of
housing and employment discrim-
ination, the reporting of meetings
of Anti-Semitic rabble-rousers,
and ascertaining the facts about
un-American movements within
the community.
In his report Dr. Kleinman
stressed the activities of the
Council in the strengthening of
civil rights and human relations.
It was noted that while the
effort to have an FEPC law en-
acted was not successful during
the current season, important con-
tacts were made with public offi-
cials and party leaders. and the
prospect for enactment at the
next at the next session of the
Legislature is encouraging.
. Reviewed also were the activi-
ties of the Council in connection
with the kosher butchers, the
pricing of Passover products and
the 12th street area. Discussion
from the floor by the delegates
followed Dr. Kleinman's report.
General Zionist
Okays Israel's
Foreign Policy
TEL AVIV — (WNS) —Agree-
went with the Israel govern-
ment's policy of neutrality in the
East-West political conflict was
voiced here by Dr. Peretz Bern-
stein, chairman of the General
Zionist Party, who told a press
conference that if Israel were to
adopt a pro-western orientation
it would find itself involved "in
a real fight, not only an ideol-
ogical one."
Taking a critical view of the
government's economic policy,
Dr. Bernstein asserted that the
"economic policy is definitely not
suitable for solving the grave
problems facing the state "be-
cause," as he put it, "a rigidly
controlled economy will never
set free private enterprise so
sorely needed to attract capital
from abroad in the large amounts
needed to expand the absorptive
and productive capacity propor-
tionate to the demands of mass
immigration."
At the same time a spokes-
man for the General Zionists said
his party now had an enrollment
of 20,000 members against 12,000
it had at the time of the parlia-
mentary elections.
Hebrew Bible
Printed in Braille
NEW YORK—(WNS)—The sa-
cred words of the Hebrew Bible
have been brought to the finger-
tips of the sightless through a
project begun five years ago by
the Jewish Braille Institute of
America, it was announced here
by Leopold Dubov, executive
vice-president of the institute.
The cost of producing 20 vol-
umes of the Hebrew Scriptures
was $20,000. The work was ac-
complished through the assist-
ance of an advisory council of
prominent rabbis and Biblical
scholars.
Unlike the Hebrew of the Bible,
Hebrew Braille will be read from
left to right, the method most
familiar to the Braille student.
The first edition of 25 copies is
, expected to be followed by a new
1 edition to be published shortly.