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U. S. Justice
to Open Allied
Drive Tuesday vol.

Leaders and workers in the Allied Jewi§h Campaign Will
gather at dinner at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday in the Book-Cadillac
Hotel to honoritheir guest speaker, Hon. William 0. Douglas,
associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, and to open this
year's drive.

D attzda-Lt Jeuril4h,

KRA N'ICIGE

53—No. 13

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Friday, March 30,.1951

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Israel - Syria Border
Dispute Talks Collapse

to the essential agencies of our
national Jewish community."
In four principal areas, Wine-
man added, "our national agen-
JERUSALEM—(Special)—A military conference between Israel and Syria with a view
cies are performing invaluable toward revising the armistice agreement, was broken off Wednesday without any result.
services In Jewish culture, in
community relations, in youth
The meeting took place under
McGhee, who is now touring
and child care and in programs the chairmanship of a UN official. Jewish workers are continuing to the Middle East, visited President
drain the swamps.
for Jewish servicemen and
Chaim Weizmann and Premiell
• • •
women away from home, these Another purpose of the meeting
David Ben Gurion. The exact na-
-
—Mil
JERUSALEM—(Special)
was
to
find
a
solution
to
the
Hu-
agencies represent a tremend-
ture of their talks was not re-
ous Jewish achievement—pro- leh situation and the border prob- itary problems of the Middle East
were discussed recently with the vealed.
viding a total program each lo- lem.
According to a Jerusalem re-
cal community could not hope
Despite Syria's military con- Israeli government by George C.
port in the N.Y. Times, "the peo-
to achieve by itself."
centration in the Huleh area, McGhee of the State Department. ple in Israel believe that only
Opening the campaign gives us
Israel and Turkey of the Middle
another opportunity to take
stock of the fine job Detroit's
Jewish social agencies are doing
for the community, Samuel H.
Rubiner, president of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, sponsoring
organization of the campaign,
said.
JERUSALEM— (Special) —
"Through the Allied Jewish
The Israeli cabinet has set July
Campaign," Rubiner said, "the
10 as election day, and the
Jews of Detroit meet theit re-
Knesset is expected to ratify
sponsibility to all the causes
this decision.
they have agreed concern them
as a group, at the same time
East countries would fight in the
strengthening the local services
event of Soviet aggression. Be-
that symbolize the "unity" in
lieving this, they find it difficult
'community.'
to understand U.S. reluctance to
Some of services provided by
go as far as Israel would wish to
our local agencies include care of
prepare this country to withstand
the
aged,
Jewish
education,
rec-
JUSTICE DOUGLAS
aggression in this area."
reation, vocational and employ-
• • •
At a press conference in Am-
man, McGhee was asked why did
Palestine, and in 1947 prophecied ment guidance, assistance to new
the United States approve all Is-
the emergence of Israel as "a new Americans and community re-
raeli applications for loans, to
and great ,democracy," during a lations, Rubiner remarked. "One
which he answered that Saudi-
to the Allied Jewish Cam-
speech in the United Nations as- gift
paign supporta all ot.,these, plus
Arabia had obtained one "in al-
national and overseas causes, he
most
record time and we only
Asso
— ciarchalrmen of pre-cam- added,
regret that other countries do hot
paign include Sidney J. Allen,
apply. "
Irwin I. Cohn, Milton 14. Mahler,
• • •
Planes shuttling between Baghdad and Lydda are trying to rescue
Max Osnos, Ben L. Silberstein
as many Iraq Jews as possible from impending disaster before the
and Leonard N. Simons.
emigration deadline of May 31. The United Jewish Appeal seeks
This year's campaign is a
$5,000,000 in cash now to help Israel take care of the 20,000
"race against time," Abe Kasle,
COLLEGE PARK, MD. —
immigrants arriving each month from Iraq.
TEL AVIV — (Special)—New
general chairman, emphasized,
(WNS)—Because 50 members
border clashes between Israelis
in announcing the opening of
of various fraternities and
and Syrians were reported here.
the drive.
sororities testified they feared
Jewish workers draining the Hu-
Jewish
students
would
make
"Before time runs out," Kasle
leh swamps were attacked with
said, "we—and the other Jews of too much noise, the county
gunfire
for three successive days.
Prince
America — have to enable the commissioner of
No casualties were reported.
United Jewish Appeal, major George, site of location of the
The Syrians have repeatedly
beneficiary of our Detroit cam- University of Maryland, has
objected to the Huleh draining
barred
the
planned
erection
paign, to save 200,000 Jews from
JERUSALEM—(Special)—A turning point has been reached in project, which is diverting the
danger zones in eastern Europe of a rPw building to house the the supply situation of Israel and economic recovery is in sight, floodbed of the River Jordan in
and Arab countries by bringing Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation according to Eliezer Kaplan, Israel's minister of finance.
the demilitarized Huleh area.
them to Israel, to help Israel build at the university.
Kaplan
told
the
Knesset
that
The
building
was
to
have
herself into a stronghold of de-
speculation endangering the
mocracy, to supply 400,000 dis- been erected near the location the supply situation had been
tressed Jews overseas with food, of other fraternity houses. grave because of the drop in dol- pound;
5. Regulation of credit to re-
medical aid and rehabilitation The commissioner gave no lar income. "I am now able to strict
loans for speculative pur-
say,"
he
continued,
"that
the
other
reason
for
refusing
a
and resettle 25,000 displaced Jews
poses,
and
privilege that had been ex- worst is over and we overcame
from Europe."
6. Reform of the import-with-
some difficulties." Kaplan warned,
tended to other groups.
Hailing the inclusive quality of
Jewish students here re- however, that the next few out-payment policy, which has
been one of the causes tff the fall
the Allied Jewish Campaign, called that, two years ago, the months would be "difficult."
JERUSALEM — (WNS) — Pre-
Henry Wineman, honorary cam- retiring non-Jewish president
The minister made it clear that of the Israeli pound.
Under the sixth point, one mier David Ben Gurion and five
paign chairman, pointed out that of a student body openly Israel would have to make sacri-
the campaign is Detroit Jewry's complained of the existence of fices and listed a six-point anti- agency will centralize transac- other ministers will come to the
tions and be the go-between in United States to help launch Is-
"only means for sending support anti-Semitism at the univer-
inflation program:
all foreign trade, receiving dol- rael's bond drive in the United
Balancing
of
the
budget
by
1.
sity.
lars and turning them over to States.
internal revenue and credits;
This was revealed here when
trade societies being formed by
Expansion
of
production;
2.
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
it was announced that the cabi-
the
importers.
Floating
in
the
local
market
TEL AVIV—USD—Tel Aviv is of 3. saving certificates guarantee-
This restriction does not apply net had approved their planned
to
have a university, according to ing conversion in eight years at to immigrants transferring prop- visit. Joining the Premier will
CAIRO—(Special)—The seven
Mayor Israel Rokach who an-
erty in the form of goods nor be Eliezer Kaplan, finance min-
members of the Arab League will nounced that $28,000 would be set the current offical dollar ex- investors shipping building sup- ister; Yaacov Geri, minister of
establish here a bureau with the aside in the budget for that pur- change rate;
plies equipment or raw materials. trade and industry;. Moshe Sha-
4. Ban on gold trading to end
pira, minister of health and im-
purpose of tightening the eco- pose.
migration; Dov Joseph, minister
nomic blockade of Israel, it was
of communications, and Golda
announced by Ahmed el-Shukeiri,
Myerson, minister of labor.
assistant secretary-general of the
League. •
The bureau, he said, would con-
When a convoy of Jewish emigrants was pro-
sist of experts of all the league
TEL AVIV—(WNS)—Eye-witness accounts of ceeding to the Baghdad airport prior to leaving
states. Tightening of the block- the plight of the Jews in Iraq were given by a
for Israel, it was the target of gun-shooting by
ade, he asserted, was necessary number of Irag Jews, who arrived here this week
an angry mob.
because of the continual smug- on the Baghdad Lydda airlift.
At tit same time it was reported that many, NEW YORK—(WNS)—The mil-
gling of goods across Arab bor-
newspapers
in Iraq were demanding that all Jews lion-dollar short-term loan whicfi.
Some of the arrivals bore signs of brutal
ders into Israel.
the International Ladies Garment
beatings by Arab rioters. A number of children be placed in concentration camps. An official Workers Union made to Israel
motion to that effect was made in the Iraqi parlia-
with bandaged heads said they received the
ment by Deputy Mahadi Kuba, who declared about a year ago was paid in full
wounds in anti-Jewish riots in the town of Akara,
internment of Jews was imperative in order to by the Israel government before
northern Irag.
its due date, it was announced
Older people reported prevalence of a pogram prevent them from selling their property.
Reacting to the plight of the Jews in Iraq, here this week.
On receiving the check, the
Lsrael's Independence Day, atmosphere in Iraq, that Jews are denied the use Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett last week handed
which this year falls on Fri- of frozen bank funds even for the purpose of a note to the U. S. ambassador and British minis- ILGWU president, David Dubin-
day, May 11, will be commem- food and that petty officials are pestering Jews ter, informing theM of the gravity of the situa- sky, pointed to the fact that Is-
rael was punctual in meeting its
orated in religious rites by all with offers of buying their moveable properties tion.
synagogues and temples in De- for a fraction of their real value.
The note stated that the government of Israel financial obligations despite the
In the town of Rut, a mob ransacked the Jewish
troit on Saturday, May 12, the
will take retaliatory measures against Iraq's freez- heavy problems with which the
new state is struggling in meet-
quarters and when the police were called they
Jewish Chronicle learned.
ing of - Jewish assets in the final settlement of ing the heavy 'wave of immigra-
An official announcement of made a house-to-house search and seized all Jew-
compensation that the Jewish state has agreed to
this significant decision will be ish property without even giving the victims re-
tion. –
pay to Arab refugees.
made in the near future.
ceipts for the goods they carried off.

The dinner will be under the
direction of Louis Berry and Jos-
eph Holtzman, chairman of Pre-
Campaign.
Justice Douglas is well ac-
quainted with the situation in
Israel, having spent considerable
time in that new democracy dur-
ing a visit to countries of the
Near East in 1950.
The youngest man ever ap-
pointed to the Suprenie Court,
Justice Douglas has long been a
champion of independence for

ear in Their Face

`Sensitive' Frats
Fear Hillel Noise

Cabinet Sets
Election Date

Syrians Attack
Huleh Pioneers

Israel's Recovery Near,
Knesset Told by Kaplan

Cabinet Okays.
Ben Gurion's
•
vis i t to U. S.

Arabs to Tighten
Blockade of Israel

Iraq Air Pogrom-Laden, Refugees Say

Israel Pays Back
Loan From Union

ervices Planned
Services'
for Israel Day

