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On the eve, of a new Jewish calendar year the
Detroit Jewish Chronicle takes great pleasure in extend-
ing its sincere wishes for a happy new year to all our
readers, advertisers and the entire community. It is
our fervent hope and prayer that the year 5711 will be
a happy and prosperous one for each and every one
of you, a year of peace and progress, a year of under-
standing and good will.
However, a newspaper cannot be content with the
expression of its New_Year wishes. As a paper of many
years' standing in the Jewish comintiriity" of Detroit,
we feel it our duty on this Rosh Hashana to go beyond
the expression of our hopes and have a heart-to-heart
talk with our readers about their duties and ours in
for the existence of the Jewish people and a
the fight
better local community.
The Anglo-Jewish press all over the country is in
a peculiar situation. It is the organ of expression of
the greater part of American Jewry, but at the same
time does not receive the cooperation from the com-
munity, which is needed if a paper wants to fulfill its
journalistic duties conscientiously.

Our Goali
Is Peace:
Truman

fact that the quality of a Jewish paper depends entirely
upon the cooperation and support it receives from the
community. Detroit's Jews ought to strengthen the
Jewish Chronicle in its independence and its endeavor to
raise the journalistic standards of this paper above those
of most Jewish papers in this country.
For decades, the Jewish public has been systemati-
cally educated toward the attitude that a Jewish paper
should mainly carry the publicity releases of organiza-
tions as yell as local society notesr with a human in-
terest story thrown in once in a—while - for good-
measure.
The fact that significant changes are taking place
in the community, that ideological fights are being
waged, that Var-reaching decisions arc in the making, or
that the existence of important organizations hangs in
the balance—all this does not get the play it would
receive in any daily newspaper. The reasons for these
journalistic shortcomings lie in the indifference of the
Jewish public. A stronger backing of the Jewish press
would immediately result in better news services and
better local coverage.

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FERMI

President Truman has issued Vol. 52—No. 36
the following Rosh Hashana
message to the Jews of Amer-
ica:
"I extend to all my fellow
Americans of Jewish faith my
cordial greetings on the oc-
casion of the commencement of
the Jewish New Year.
"The celebration of a new
year is customarily a time of
looking back upon the experi-
ences of the past and forward
to the promise of the future.
It is clear that in the past the
world bas long hoped and
worked for peace and freedom
among all nations and peoples.
"Let us, in the future,
continue our common efforts
toward the achievement of
these goals."

Most of all, we wish that the Jewish public would
take a mom active interest in Jewish affairs. We sorely
need a public opinion which normally is reflected in
letters to ti'e editor. Very few people take the
trouble to sit down and write a letter. But we are
sure that our readers will agree with us that editorials
alone cannot do the job. Editorials are a basis for
discussion. They' are meant to stimulate, nut dominate
the reader's opinion.
The problems which beset our community can be
solved if the readers of the Chronicle make their voice
heard. We believe' that a thorough discussion ,of__ the
pros and cons of any subject will at least point the
way to a solution.
This, then, is what we had to get off our chest.
We earnestly appeal to all our friends to continue to
give us their support, to make us stronger, to help us
think through the questions of the day, to give us the
benefit of their experience and to enable us to make
this the best Jewish paper in the United States.
In this spirit, we again wish our readers: l'shana
tova.

We would like to impress upon our readers the

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45027 Thursday, September 7

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Don't Let
600,000
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JERUSALEM — (Special)
— More than 600,000 Jews
must be given the opportun-
ity of coming to Israel, or they
will be doomed to perish,
Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion told a conference of
44 American business lead-
ers.
The Americans had been in-
vited by Ben Gurion to Israel
in order to discuss ways and
means to overcome the pres-
ent financial and economic
crisis and to plan for the con-
tinuation of immigration.

Ben Gurion stated that the
flow of immigration must be
maintained, even if it is "po-
litically irrational or economi-
cally unfeasible." The Jews who
will be forced to emigrate are
those living in Moslem and. Cool-
munist-doininated countries.
Cimtinued immigration. Ben
Gurion explained, also is it ne-
cessity for Israel, because of the
Arab threat of a second round
VIENNA—(Special) — Inclu sion
of the Palestine war.
• of "robbers and murderers" in
Ben Gurion outlined a plan de-
The. administration of heirless
signed to bring in 600,000 immi-
Austrian property was protested
grants, create full employment
by the Jewish community of
and reduce the deficit in the
Vienna.
trade balance. The cost of the
A new restitution law pro-
posed in the Austrian parliament
i s plan is estimated at $1,500,000,-
000. Israel would raise one-third
would set aside 25 per r cent of
of this sum, the rest should be
the unclaimed property of ; the
raised by Sews in other countries,
victims of the Hitler regime to
especially America.
compensate 'hard cases," or
stated more explicitely, those
Bert Gurion promised to pro-
who had acquired Jewish prop-
vide "every opportunity for priv-
ate initiative" in every branch of
erty during the Nazi era in
industry. "We don't believe in co-
alleged good faith.
ordinated planning only," he
The draft also provides for the
said. "nor do we believe in a regi.
reopening of some 15,000 resti-
mented economy."
tution cases,
Another feature to which ob-
In the meantime, government
jections are raised by Jews is
economists have worked out a
that the distribution of the pro-
program to cope with Israel's in-
ceeds of heirless Jewish prop-
ternal difficulties. The plan calls
NEW
YORK
(WNS)
—
The
lion,"
the
Premier
s
message
erty would be in the hands of
for:
the Austrian government, not Israel Office of Information here stressed that while "public ner-
JERUSALEM — (WNS) -- A
1. Enlargement of the control
received
a
cabled
message
from
vousness
also
expressed
itself
in
any responsible Jewish body.
Prime Minister David Ben a further considerable rise of the cabinet meeting specifically de- system already introduced.
2. Extension of rationing to all
•
diating recent ru- free market price for gold sover- voted to consideration of Israel's
•
d
Gurion
"
it
must
be
borne
in
min
ionis s •
'gds "these quotations have no current economic situation was essential supplies.
rench Zt
that
mors of huge bank withdrawals ei,
3. More effective regulation of
•
the pticipation
ar
in Israel.
prices wages and profits.
influence on, and no relation to, held here with
,s, 4. Allocation of raw materials
PASIS—(WNS)—A resolution The Premier's message flayed a exchange rates and essential
radio report to the commodity prices, the latter of representing
of top 'light economic
experts scaled to the amount of finished
various political
against participating in the forth- \ recent
products delivered, thus prevent-
ff t Swiss
thatintended
freez- which have become stable."
Israel i
coming European conference o ing bank accounts and introduce
groups
ng diversion to the black market.
Details of tile meeting have not I The plan foresees employment
General Zionists was adopted compulsory government loans.
here by the central committee
been made public. Discussion Of1 I of 95 per cent of Israel's potential
The message pointed out that a
of the French Zionist Organiza-
the issue will be continued at the work force during the first year
tion. The conference is scheduled "limited volume of withdrawals
next regular meeting of the cabi- and full employment in the sec-
of bank deposits" had taken
for Sept. 15.
ond.
net.
The decision was based on the place and that the total of those, JERUSALEM—(WNS) — The
It was stated that the plan
Prior
to
the
session,
the
ortho-
withdrawals
amounted
to
2,500,-
Meah Shearim section of this
ground that the proposed parley
would be a considerable achieve-
dox
bloc
conferred
with
its
own
had no right to establish a Euro- 000 Israeli pounds, representing city, stronghold of orthodox financial experts, and it is be- ment if the ratio of imports to
pean General Zionist Organiza - about two per cent of the total Jewry, was the site of a clash lieved the religious group will exports of 14 per cent in 1949
bank deposits in the country.
could be increased to 49 per cent
tion and that it had been "con-
As a matter of fact, the cable last Saturday between young counsel the government to allow
vened arbitrarily by progressive
in 1953.
free
trading
in
gold
so
as
to
Rumors that Israel was consid-
members" of tho General Zionist stated, "there has already been Sabbath observers and a group force down the price of that
a marked tendency towards re- of Mapam youths.
ering further devaluation of the
movement.
commodity.
depositing of these funds."
After a brief street battle, the
There have also been indica- pound to combat the crisis were
NEW 00-OPERATIVES
Pointing out that "these false religious group retreated to the
tions
that the religious bloc will denied by\ Finance Minister
TEL AVIV — (ZOA) — Some rumors aroused considerable dis- Hebron Yeshiva and, taking pp
Eliezer Kaplan who said that the
1,600 families of new immigrants quiet, particularly as they coin- positions along the buildings, ask for the resignation of Dr. cabinet "never even discussed the
of
Bernard
Joseph
as
minister
cooperatives
during
cided with the introduction of pelted the laborites with stones,
founded 170
possibility of devaluation."
supply and rationing.
1949 in which $2,800,000 was in- clothes rationing and certain ten- sticks and other objects.
vested by the immigrants and lions over the international situa.
public organizations,

Austrian Jews
Hit Restitution,
to `Illicrdere•s'

Israel Denies Rush on Banks Israel Cabinet
Threw Economy Out of Gear Meets With

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Reject Conference

Mapam, Orthodox
Youth Units Clash