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Friday, November -10, 1950

1 1Weighing Is•ael's Fate

Mizraellai
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Eddie Cantor Will
Be In Town Next
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U.S. Warns
It May Cut
Arab Aid

LAKE SUCCESS--(Special)
—American financial contri-
bution to the Palestine refugee
relief program will in the
future depend on the funds
contributed by other nations
and also be "greatly affected"
by the willingness of Israel
and the Arab countries to co-
operate, the U.S. delegate
warned the United Nations.

ATLANTIC CITY—(WNS)
—The Mizrachi Organization
of America concluded its 30th
annual convention with the
re-election of Dr. Pinkhus
Churgin to the presidency and
with the adoption of a series
of resolutions aimed at ex-
panding.the organization's ac-
tivities in this country as well
as in Israel.

John C. Ross told the UN Spe-
cial Political Committee that the
United States had underwritten
$27,450,000 of a total of $38,021,-
040 received from all sources for
the current $54,000,000 program.

One of the resolutions urged the
American government to include
Israel in its program of aid to
democracies. The religious Zion-
"To achieve the continued sup-
ists also appealed to President
port of my government, it is
Truman and Secretary of State
clearly necessary for it (the UN)
Dean Acheson to initiate direct
to represent a genuine united
peace talks between Israel and
effort, financially, as well as in
the Arab states.
terms of personal effort," Ross
The convention pledged maxi-
declared.
mum aid to the United Jewish
The debate of the refugee ques-
Appeal and fullest co-operation in
tion was sharpened when the
carrying out the resolutions of
Iraqi delegate charged that a
the Washington National Planning
"huge power politics machine has
Conference for Israel and Jewish
run over the Arab peoples." "It
Rehabilitation.
is the responsibility," he stated,
At the same time the organiza-
"of those states that partitioned
tion went on record with a request
Palestine to take the man they
to the Jewish Federation and
ran over to the hospital."
Welfare Funds and its affiliates to
"We'll never accept this resolu-
limit allocation for local needs
tion
in its present torm," he as-
and to give the greatest possible
serted,
because it prevents the
share of ,philanthropic funds to
return
of
the refugees to their
ehabilitation
program.
the Israel r
homeland.
Addressing the 1,000 delegates
Israel's representative, Abba S.
at the closing session of the con-
Eban, replied:
vention,. Abba S. Eban, Israeli
ambassador to the United States,
"The plight of the Arab refugee
Treasury John W. Snyder; Eliezer Kaplan, Israel's Min.
cautioned that unless the Jewish
held in this country to
is the direct result of armed
The greatest conference ever
igter
of
Finance,
and
Henry
Morgenthau,
Jr.,
General
state meets the economic chal-
assure the future of Israel—the National Planning Con.
assault upon Israel by all the
Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal. (Lower left):
lenge it is facing "we will lose all
ference for Israel and Jewish Rehabilitation—wound up
neighboring Arab states. My dele-
Berl Locker, Chairman, Jerusalem Section, Jewish
that we have won." Success in the
its historic deliberations in Washington, D. C., with unan-
gation does not entertain even a
Agency for Palestine; Levi Eshkol, Treasurer, an& Mrs.
imous
adoption
of
an
unprecedented
fourpoint
program
-economic battle, he declared,
Goble Myerson, Israel's Minister of Labor. (Lower
partial degree of doubt as to the
the
Jewish
State
to
calling for one billion dollars in aid
"depends on no external factors,
right): Jacob Blaustein, President of the American
verdict of history in this affair."
in the next three years. In addition to emphasizing the
Jewish Committee; Julian B. Venezky, Chairman of the
but rests on the Jewish people
nees1 for an intensified United Jewish Appeal, the Con•
Eban added that Israel was
Appeal's
National
Campaign
Cabinet,
and
United Jewish
themselves."
ference also endorsed a proposed bond issue, urged
willing to resume discussions with
Rudolf G. Sonneborn, Board Chairman of the United
American grants.imaid end called for increased private
Asserting that the Arab states
Palestine Appeal. The Conference also voted to raise
the Arabs and pay compensation
investments to help Israel achieve economic self•suffi•
were hoping to utilize the current
850,000,000 in cash for the United Jewish Appeal before
to refugees who resettled else-
eiency.
Outstanding
American
and
Israeli
leaders
who
explosive world situation as an
the end of 1950 to speed the transfer to Israel of homeless
where.
addressed the extraordinary four•day conference included
Europe, the
excuse for renewing "their on-
Jews faring emigration deadlines in Eastern
(top left to right): Benjamin G. Browdy, President of
Middle
East
and
North
Africa.
slaught on the Statae of Israel"
the Zionist Organization of America; Secretary of the
and that the Arabs were seeking
by blockade and boycott to bring
all hope of repatriation through
about Israel's undoing. Eban said.
the United Nations. Refugee
"They will wake up one day to
spokesmen contend that if the
NEW YORK — (WNS) — More
find that Israel has become agri-
project is adopted by the United than 250 top Zionist leaders in
culturally independent and that
Nations Assembly the refugees the United States, representing
it has found adequate markets
will reject relief flour, quit work all parties, will meet here on
elsewhere. In fact, it is not be-
relief projects and regard them- Nov. 19 in an all-day conference
yond reasonable expectation that
selves as outlaws "denied the on American inter-Zionist rela-
DAMASCUS—(Special)—"Car-
patriate
the
refugees:
Israel shall within time become
To boycott relief and work re- most simple human rights."
tions for a discussion of the in-
Lain of the Arab refugee leaders"
economically self-sufficient."
lief projects, to organize active
The press is giving prominence ternal problems affecting the
may call on the Arab DPs to
resistance to United Nations to cablegrams sent to Arab state Zionist movement in this coun-
march on Israel, it is reported by
measures and to march into Is- representatives in the United Na- try, it was disclosed by Louis
Albion Ross, correspondent of the
tions and to the secretary general Lipsky, chairman of the Ameri-
raeli-held territory.
N. Y. Times.
The committee was said to have of the Arab League by various can Zionist Council.
He cables from Damascus that
informed the refugee advisory refugee committees and sub-
a proposal that the DPs, with
commission of this situation dur- committees.
their wives and children, march
ing a hearing by the commission
The groups declared the refu-
on the Israeli armistice line and
in September and to have de- gees were motivated only by na-
offer Israel a choice between
clared that the groups supporting tional Arab interest and "their
violence or letting them return
GENEVA—(WNS) — Hermann to their former homes has been it were determined not to accept devotion to their country and
JERUSALEM—(WNS)--A pro-
anything except implementation their determination to rescue it."
Hesse, noted Swiss novelist and much discussed.
test to United Nations repre-
of
the
United
Nations
resolution
poet, has named Prof. Martin
They said they had asked the sentatives here against Jordan's
A member of the committee
Buber of the Hebrew University created by the Congress of Refu- providing for their return to Arab governments not to coop-
refusal to permit passage of food
as most deserving of the Nobel gee Delegates in Syria and Leb- Palestine.
erate with a policy aimed at convoys to Mt. Scopus, site of the
There is no doubt, Ross states,
their annihilation and the liqui- Hebrew University was filed this
anon, he writes, asserted that the
Prize in literature.
that the Palestinian leaders and
Hesse made the suggestion in committee had been empowered spokesmen here regard the four- dation of their cause an "the week by the Israel government.
reoly to an inquiry from a Berlin by the congress to issue the fol- nation project as a direct chal- subjection of an independent
Under the armistice terms,
newspaper, Der Abend, whom he lowing orders if the United Na- lenge that if accepted would end . Arab area to imperialism."
Israel
was to be allowed to send
considers most worthy of the tions at this meeting did not re-
two convoys a month to that area.
award. The novelist replied he
could think of no one more de-
ISRAEL VOTES FOR UNICEF
serving than Buber, whom he
LAKE SUCCESS—ISI)—Lsrael
called " a qualified leader of spir-
to have a youth of your foresight and obvious joined 42 other UN members in
itual Judaism, a promoter and
CHICAGO--(WNS)—Reuben Gold, a 20-year-
genius on my staff here at Princeton."
voting to continue the United Na-
preserver of Hassidic legends and
old Jewish student at the University of Illinois
Declaring there was no need for wishing the tions International Children's
Bible
translator."
a
was the recent recipient of a letter from Prof.
young Jewish genius further success because of Emergency Fund for three years
it was disclosed here this week Albert Einstein lauding his treatise on viscosity the certainty of the future lying ahead of him,
without changing its operations.
that Dr. Tadeus Reichstein, win- as "the most outstanding piece of work I have Einstein beseeched God's blessing for Gold's "step
ner of this year's Nobel Prize in encountered to date on the subject."
forward, for science and for all mankind."
THREE NEW HOTELS
medicine, is of Jewish origin. The
Su impressed was Professor Einstein by the
Geld was born in Chicago, where he received
JERUSALEM — (Special) —
Ponsh-born Jew came to Switzer- scholarship of the young scientist that he expressed
the
a Jewish education, including the study of
British investors will construct
land as a boy of nine. He is now the hope of establishing a personal relationship
Talmud. An Illinois community once asked him
professor of organic chemistry at
three large hotels in Jerusalem,
to accept the principalship of its Hebrew School.
young Gold.
Basle University, to which he has with
"It is, perhaps. just an old man's desire," the Joseph Gold, his father, died several months ago. Tel Aviv and Haifa.
turned over his share of the prize

Arab DP Leaders Call
for March on Israel

Martin Buber
Suggested for
Nobel Prize

Jordan Halts Food
for Mount Scopus

Chicago Youth Wins Einstein's Praise

for

scientific research

letter went on, "but I would deem it a privilege

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Zionists to Discuss
Internal Problems