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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110

U. S. Ups Offer
for Arab Relief
to Spell

LAKE SUCCESS—(Special)—The United States has
announced that it will consider increasing its pledge of
$25,000,000 to help settle the question of the Arab refugees.
The offer was made in the hope of whipping up more
international support for the plight of the DPs.

"With a view to encouraging?
more widespread and substantial much.
contributions from other govern-
Action will be taken to ask con-
ments for the Palestine program,' gressional approval of the U. S.
Durvard V. Sandifer wrote on offer.
behalf of Secretary of State Dean
Coupled with the offer on be-
Acheson to Trygvie Lie, secret- half of the Palestine refugees was
ary-general of the United Na- a U. S. pledge of $162,500,000 for
tions, "my government will con- Korean relief.
sider increasing the initial offer
of $25,000,000 in order that the
full $50,000,000 required for this
important pr o g r am may be
reached."
No indication was given as to
the size of the contemplated in-
crease.
Sandifer's reply came in an-
swer to a routine communication
sent out to UN member states ad-
vising them that the committee
of relief and rehabilitation need- Vol. 53—No. 10
ed definite information whether
earlier pledges for the Palestine
relief still held good and for how

Visit to U. S.
in May Slated
byBenGurion

JERUSALEM — (Special) —
Premier David Ben Gurion
plans to come to America at
the beginning of May for the
start of the Israel bond cam-
paign, it was reliably reported

here.
Ben Gurion will spend two
weeks in this country. Ile will
speak at a mass rally in New
York's Madison Square Gar-
den on May 10. Ile also will
speak in Los Angeles and
other cities. (No mention was
made of Detroit).
Also scheduled is a confer-
ence with President Truman
at the White House.

Arab Invaders
Handed Defeat
by Israel Army

TEL AVIV—(Special)—Israeli army units have been in
action during the last few days to fight large bands of Arabs
who had crossed into Israeli territory from Jordan in the
neighborhood of Hebron, it was officially announced.

A spokesman for the Israeli•i
army said that the action was
completed now with the expul-
sion of the Arab irregulars.
While the size of the Israeli
army units was not revealed, it
was stated that at one of the con-
centration points the Arabs had
been attacked with mortars.
It was assumed that the Arabs

Detharriat

RUNIC E

JWF to Hold
'HIAS Parley Yearly Election
Adopts Budget Meeting April 9

NEW YORK — (WNS) ---T h e
66th annual meeting of the He-
brew Immigrant Aid Society con-
cluded with the adoption of a
budget of $3,160,000 for the year
1951 and with a demand for a re-
vision of the United States immi-
gration laws and a more liberal
DP program.
The meeting was attended by

Friday, March 9, 1951

had carried their casualties across
the frontier since no prisoners
were taken. The Israeli army had
no casualties.

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WOMEN'S DRAFT BILL
PASSES FIRST READING
JERUSALEM — (Special) —

Despite the resistance and threats
by the religious bloc, a bill re-
quiring religious young women
to do national service was adopt-
ed by the Knesset in first reading,
62-28.
Premier David Ben Gurion,
however, promised safeguards to
assure religious girls that they
would be able to retain their way
of life. He expressed his readiness
to discuss a proposal that the
minister of labor and nut the

10c a Copy—$3 Per Year minister of defense would en-

Out of the Mud

Nine members at large will be
elected for a three-year term on
the board of governors of the
Jewish Welfare Federation, when
the Federation holds its annual
meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, April
9, at the Jewish Community Cen-
ter.
On the slate prepared by the
nominating committee, the fol-
lowing were proposed for morn-

force the law, thus removing the
military character of the measure.

Zionists Set
Final Date for
World Parley

JERUSALEM — (WNS) — A
decision to postpone the World
Zionist Congress to July 31 was

reached here at a meeting of
the Jewish executive.
The action was taken in order
to avoid possible interference

with the general election, which
to be tvmd. tn. ' "Wee:
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Among the subjects discussed
at the meeting was a plan for
giving the Agency legal status
in the Jewish state and defining
its scope and activities.
The meeting also considered

1,800 delegates representing about bera-at-larget. Josiipb. -Bernstein,
4,000 labor, religious and•fraternal Irwin I. Cohn, Rabbi Leon Fram,
William Friedman, Mrs. John C.
organizations supporting 1-HAS.

Principal speaker at the gath- Hopp, Henry Meyers, Morris L.
ering was Sen. Irving M. Ives of Schaver, Ben L. Silberstein and
Barney Smith.
Other persons may be nomi-
nated by petition or petitions
signed by not less than 25 mem-
bers of the Federation and filed
with the executive director of the
WASHINGTON— (WNS) — Federation not less than 10 days
Removal of all "alien" portraits prior to the date of the annual
from the walls of the House meeting. Only one person may be
was demanded last week by nominated in each petition and
Rep. John H. Rankin, notorious no nomination shall be valid un-
bigot and anti-Semite.
less the nominee shall have con-
Rankin was moved to fury sented to be a candidate.
by what he called the "ghastly
Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner served
figure of Maimonides who is as chairntan of the committee on
said to have been a Jewish nominations. She was assisted by
rabbi in Egypt about 900 years Dr. Harry E. August, Louis Berry,
ago."
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Morris W.
Zack and Samuel H. Rubiner, ex-
New York, who urged early re- officio.
vision of the existing immigration
laws and extension of the present
legislation regarding admission
of displaced persons to the United

the problem of the relationship
between the Agency and the Is-
rael government, the composi-
tion • of the Zionist movement in
the countries outside Israel.

Rankin Haunted
by 'Alien' Ghosts

States.

At the same time the meeting
adopted a resolution urging the
federal government to permit full
use of the 154,000 annual quota
through a system under which
the unused quotas of one year
would be made available the sub-
sequent year to eligible persons
seeking admission to the United
States.
In his annual report Samuel A.
Telsey, HIAS president, disclosed
that there were some 150,000 Jew-
ish refugees in Western Europe
"looking for the opportunity to
emigrate from the countries of
their temporary domicile."

Ex-Chief Rabbi
of Sweden Dies

STOCKHOLM— (WNS) —Dr.
Marcus Ehrenpreis, former chief
rabbi of Sweden and a great Jew-

ish scholar, died here at the age
of 82.
The deceased was a noted Zion-
ist. He had served as secretary
to Theodor Herzl in 1897 s He was
among the organizers of the first
Zionist Congress in Basle.
Born in Lemberg, Galica, he
served until 1914 as rabbi in Bul-
garia.
He was decorated by the King
of Sweden with the Order of
Chevalier- of the North Star.

51 Composers Vie
for Music Prize

NEW YORK--(WNS)—Compo -
sitions from 51 young Jewish
composers under the age of 30
have been submitted to the 1951
George Gershwin Memorial Con-
test so far, according to an an-
nouncement by the Victory Lodge
of Bnai Brith, sponsors of the
event.
The winning score will be play-
ed by the N.Y. Philharmonic Or-
chestra during its concert season,
and a prize of $1,000 given to the
composer, the announcement de-
clared.

Citizenship Asked
for Stateless DPs

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LA. •,

Road construction in Israel is one of the most urgent tasks. Solel
Boneh, training and employing hundreds of new immigrants, is
one of the largest road builders in Israel. During the war, it was
the sole builder of fortifications in the Negev.

Williams, Lauding UJA,
Asks Generous Support

LAKE SUCCESS— (WNS) —
The World Jewish Congress has
sent a memorandum to the United
Nations asking that the UN renew
its appeal to member countries
to grant citizenship to the state-
less persons now residing within
their borders.
A similar appeal was made by
the World Jewish Congress six
months ago.

Gov. G. Mennen Williams of Warburg, general chairman of
Michigan has called for support the United Jewish Appeal, Wil-
of the 1951 United Jewish Appeal hams said:
"No organization in the Unit-
campaign for Israel aid, overseas
relief, and assistance to newcom- ed States is doing more to
ers to the United States, it was strengthen democracy through-
out the world than the United
revealed.
The United Jewish Appeal Jewish Appeal. Since its estab-
drive for needs totaling $203,684,- lishment in 1939, it has raised
577 opened last week in more more than $750,000,000 with
than 2,500 communities from which to carry on its aid to dis-
placed persons in Europe and
coast to coa,st.
In a letter to Edward M. M. other distressed areas and to

Efforts Made to Halt 12th Street Panic

At a recent meeting of the Internal Relations
Committee of the Jewish Community Council, un-
der the chairmanship of Louis Rosenzweig, a sub-
committee was appointed for the purpose of halt-
ing the panic which exists among homeowners in
the 12th street-Linwood section.
Robert Nathans was appointed chairman of this
sub-committee. Nathans stated that every effort
will be made by his committee to quell rumors
and panic now current in the area which caused
a rapid migration of Jewish people to other sec-
tions of Detroit.
He added that many rabbis have indicated their
desire to help the committee in its work.
It is the feeling of all community-minded per-
sons that no reason exists for a panic among Jew-
ish homeowners in this section and that Jewish
persons can remain in the 12th street-Linwood
area for many years to come, if they so desire.

The sub-committee found that many new
synagogues and other institutions are being con-
structed in this section. This merely adds to the
large financial investment made by the Jewish
community in this area.
The sub-committee will make every effort to
acquaint Jewish home-owners with the advantages
that will accrue to them, as well as to the Jewish
community, by refusing to sell their homes and
move to other sectors of Detroit.
It is hoped that those persons who, for financial
gain, foment rumors and panic among these home-
owners will not succeed in their efforts and that
the Jewish community will not fall a prey to this
type of propaganda.
Those interested in helping this campaign may
volunteer their services by calling the Jewish
Community Council, WO. 3-1657.

speed the integration of 20,000
newcomers to the United States.
"It is my earnest hope that in
1951, as in past years, the Unit-
ed Jewish Appeal, in campaigns
conducted in cities throughout
the nation, will be given the
generous support which the
great humanitarian program it
sponsors so richly deserves."

Funds raised in the 1951 United
Jewish Appeal campaign will en-
able the three constituent agen-
cies of the United Jewish Appeal
— the United Palestine Appeal,
the Joint Distribution Committee
and the United Service for New
Americans — to:
1. Speed the transfer to Israel
of 200,000 homeless and threaten-
ed Jews in Europe and Moslem
areas.
2. Build at least 120 new set-
tlements in Israel, and to expand
235 already established settle-
ments to hasten the absorption of
Israel's newcomers.
3. Build 40,000 housing units in
rural areas for newcomers.
4. Furnish relief, welfare, med-
ical and child care assistance to
400,000 Jews in Europe and other

lands of distress.
5. Help resettle and speed the

full integration and rehabilitation
into self - supporting productive
citizens of 25,000 newcomers to
the United States and other west-
ern lands..

