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Vol. 53—No. 18

HRIOINICLE

Friday, May 4, 1951

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Syria

Invade Israel

Arab-Israeli
Peace Hopes
Seen by Lie

$100,000
in Bonds
for Osnos

JERUSALEM—(WNS)—Hope that "the groundwork
can be laid for new and vigorous attempts by the United
Nations and its organs in the Middle East to make substantial
progress toward peace" before the next session of the Gen-
era) Assembly was voiced here by UN Secretary-General
Trygvie Lie.

00
50 00 0 March
In Tel Aviv
May Parade

He made the assertion at a
press conference following talks
with President Weizmann and
•
Premier David Ben Gurion.
Lie declared that he was re- ,
turning with the Conviction that
real and lasting peace between ,
Israel and the Arab countries was
possible despite all the obvious
TEL AVIV — (Special) — More
and serious obstacles.
He cautioned, however, that than 50,000 workers took part in
"the governments concerned , a May 1 parade which was the
must join in a new effort based I greatest ever held in this city.
firmly on a clear recognition of The workers' cooperatives and
their over-riding mutual inter-
ests and animated by a spirit of all branches of the Histadrut
true tolerance and mutual respect were represented in the parade.
In Jaffa, Arab workers who
for the rights of others."
He simultaneously called for belong to the Mapai party, also
an end to the "tensions, bitter- marched in a May parade, carry-
ness and dangers of the present , ing the Israeli flag and display-
stalemate with its uneasy armis-j ing hundreds of modern mach-
tice" and promised he would use ines, tractors and bulldozers as
all the influence of his office to- a symbol of Israel's program of
reconstruction,
ward effecting peace.

Governor Opens
Sale in Michigan

At a recent dinner honoring
Colda Myerson, Israeli minis-
ter of labor, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Davidson,
Max Osnos, chairman of the
Detroit Israel bond commit-

,

Israel Independence Day
Preparations Completed

The presidents of Detroit's major Jewish organizations and all
rabbis in the city will be platform guests at the annual observance
of Israel's independence to be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 13,
at the Coliseum on the State Fair Grounds, it was announced by
Lawrence W. Crohn, chairman of the committee which is planning
the event on behalf of the Jewish Community Council and the
Zionist Council.
In addition to the choral num- I well as to the many thousands
hers by the Workmen's Circle and who have been invited directly,"
Halevy Choruses it was announc- Crohn stated.

As in past celebrations souve-
nir American and Israel flags
will be distributed to all the chil-
dren in attendance. With the
early dismissal of the religious
schools, it is anticipated that
thousands of children will be
brought to the Coliseum.
Golda Myerson, Israeli minister
of labor. will be the principal
speaker at the Coliseum event.
There will be no admission
charge and no collection.

MAX OSNOS
* * *

tee, announced his purchase
of $100,000 worth of bonds.
Osnos reiterated his faith in
the bonds as a secure invest-
ment, pointing out that Israel
has shown remarkable prog-
ress toward stabilizing its
economy and that its rich po-
tentials, including industry,
agriculture, exports and min-
ing, as well as its future man-
power through the absorption
of 600,000 more immigrants in
the next three years, serves as
a guarantee for the future.
Davidson is honorary chair-
man of the local bond com-
mittee.

• • •
LANSING—(Special)—Gov. G.
Mennen Williams was the first
person in Michigan to buy an
Israel Defense Bond—a $100 sav-
ings bond. He preceded Max
Osnos, bond chairman, by a few
minutes last Tuesday.
The governor's purchase offi-
cially inaugurated the sale of
the bonds throughout the state.

Sneak Attack
Repelled; Eban
Protests to UN

TEL AVIV—(Special)—A Syrian invasion of Israeli ter-
ritory which resulted in the seizure of two Jewish villages,
was repulsed Thursday morning by the Israeli army after
hard fighting, it was announced here.
• The communique said that the Israeli forces had stopped
short of the zone from which military forces are barred
under terms of the armistice agreement.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed - and an undisclosed
number wounded.

(According to a dispatch from ernment circles that the Syrian
Damascus, 100 Israeli troops had action served the purpose of
attacked Arabs in the demili- keeping the dispute over the
tarized zone in an attempt to territory alive and to bring the
seize their cattle.)
Shamaline valley under Syrian
' The Syrians were discovered control.
by a small Israeli army patrol
In the United Nations, mean-
I after they had apparently crossed
while, Israel charged Sy
I the central sector of the demili- with "unprovoked aggression."
tarized zone under cover of dark- Israel stated its belie; that
ness.
Syria "has moved over to an
,
Israeli officials described the
active military offensive."
situation as serious. At no time
Abba S. Eban, Israel's UN rep-
: during the sporadic fighting in
1 the last six weeks have the resentative, spoke before the Se-
i Syrians attempted to cross the curity Council of the "deep
demilitarized zone into Lsraell urgency" of the situation.
territory. Britain and the United States
The Syrians have contested have been drafting a resolution
Israel's sovereignty over that for presentation to the Security
zone and its right to drain the Council, which would refer the
Huleh swamps. - • -, .,
, - diSpute buck Lo . theMixed fArmii7
. It Li believed in Israeli gov- tice Commission.

Moshe Shapira to Open
Bond Drive of Mizrachi

Israel's minister of immigration
and interior, Moshe Shapira, will
address an Israel , -
bond rally at
6:30 p in., Mon-1..
day at Bnai Mo-
she under the
auspices of Miz-t:;.:4;„*t.
rachi.
•
Philip Stoll-
man is chairmani,,
of the Mizrachi l
Bond Commit-
tee; Abe Nus-
baum and Dan-
iel Temchin are
co-chairmen
Born in Grodno,
Stottrnan
Poland, in 1902, Shapira came to
Palestine in 1925 and performed
an important role in strengthen-
ing the Hapoel Hamizrachi, re-
ligious-labor youth movement.
In 1935, Shapira was elected to

Shame of the State - An Editorial

Pressure Kills FEPC in Legislature

•

LAWRENCE CROIIN

• • •

ed by Irving Schlussel, chairman
Of the program sub-committee,
that Emma Schaver, Detroit so-
prano, will lead in the mass sing-
ing of the Star Spangled Banner
and Hatikvah.
Charles Young Post 77 Band
of the American Legion, for
years adjudged the first prize
winner in state-wide contests of
musical organizations, will enter-
tain the thousands of celebrants
who are expected to arrive before
the designated starting time,
"Every resident of our com-
munity is cordially invited to
take part in this festivity, and
that most certainly applies to
those few who through some in-
advertence may not have re-
ceived•the mail announcement as

A

COLDA MYERSON

While other states have long seen the ne-
Hopes for a Fair Employment Practices
law in Michigan were dimmed last week cessity of an FEPC act and legislated ac-
when it was announced that the House Corn- cordingly, Michigan, to its everlasting
mittee on State Affairs had killed the mea- shame, remains blind to the crying need for
sure introduced by Rep. Louis C. Cramton such a law.
The damage is done. Although the im-
of Lapeer, a Republican.
partial testimony before the legislature, as
An identical bill died in the Senate Judi- arranged by the Michigan Committee on
ciary Committee which simply let the dead- Civil Rights, proved unmistakably that
line pass with the result that the measure FEPC is a must if this state wants to avoid
can no longer be discussed during this ses- an intensification of racial tensions, the word
sion.
of some sinister power behind the scenes
Cramton charged that death of the bills was enough to nip progress in the bud.
must be blamed on influence from "high Re-
The weak-kneed procedure of the legisla-
publican circles outside the legislature."
ture has not only dealt a blow to all forward-
looking elements in Michigan, but it also will
At last Sunday's annual award din-
prove a boon to Communist propaganda
ner at the Workmen's Circle, August
which now can point its finger at Michigan
Scholle, president of the State CIO,
and say:
charged that it was the Michigan Asso
"When it comes to action, democracy is
ciation of Manufacturers which by its
revealed as hypocracy."
pressure strangled the bills,

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the Jewish Agency executive as
one of the three alternate mem-
bers. He was appointed a full
member of the executive in 1945.
Of the $1,000,000 which the
Mizrachi Bond Committee has set
as its goal, more than $150,000 has
already been received in subscrip-
tions and commitments, according
to Stollman.
Arrangements for the organized
bond drive have been put into
full force in the following 13
synagogues:

Congregation anal David: Joseph
Gonna!), president; David J. Cohen,
chairman, and Rabbi Joshua Sperka.
Congregation anal Jacok: Joseph
(Holman, president; Jacob Nosan-
chuck, chairman.
Congregation Mogen Abraham: Da-
vid I. Berris, president; S. Chinitx
and lien Krugel, chairmen; Rabbi
Max J. Wohlgelernter.
Congregation linal Zion: Morris
Snow, president; Harry Sosnick.
chairman; Rabbi S. Gruskin.
Congregation Young Israel: Samuel
W. Platt, president; David I. Herds,
chairman; Rabbi Samuel II. Prem.
Congregation Mishkan Israel: Ab-
raham Shainak, president: Moe Yoll.‘s
and Harry Einhorn, chairmen; Rabbi
Isaac Stoliman.
Congregation Adas Yeshurun: •os-
eph Dubrinsky, president; Louis Ii gse
and Meyer Freedman, chairmen;
Rabbi I.eo Goldman.
Congregation Beth Abraham: Louis
Ellenbogen. president; Morris War,
chairman; Rabbis: Joseph Thinning
and Israel Halpern.
Congregation Beth Itzehock: T.
Rosenthal, president; Rabbi Isidore
Strauss.
Congregation Nusach Hark: Wil-
liam 'Axelrod, president; %Milian
Ernes. chairman.
Congregation Shaarey Zion: Beta
Assick, president; Mr. Gellman. sec-
retary; Rabbi I,eo Goldman.
Congregation Beth Moses: Emil
Kahan, president; Rabbi Isilor
Schneabalg.
Congregation Beth Shinuel: Isadore
Rosenberg, president; Harry (Atria
and Judah lachar, chairmen; Rabbi
Joseph Rabinowitz.

The remaining synagogues will
be listed as soon as they have
completed organizing their corn-
mittees.
Reservations for the dinner
may be made by calling the Miz-
rachi Organization at WE. 3-0551
or TO. 8-3128.

