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EveryoneOut forIsraelnay!
The final plans for Detroit's welcome to Golda My-
erson, Israeli minister of labor, at the Independence Day
celebration to be held at 11:30 a.m., Sunday at the State
Fair Grounds were announced by the joint committee
of the Jewish Community Council and the Zionist
Council which is preparing this event.
Lawrence W. Crohn, chairman, stated that the
massing of colors at the beginning of the meeting will
be a feature at this year's event. The color presenta-
tion is to be ,conducted by the Jewish War Veterans
with the participation of the Julius Rosenwald Post of
the American Legion.
It will be followed by the presentation of the Is-
rael colors by veterans of the Palestine fighting.
The invocation will be delivered by Rabbi Moses
Fisher. Emma Schaver will lead the singing of the na-
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tional anthems. The Workmen's Circle and lialevy
choruses will be under the direction of Dan Frohman.
A special reading of selections from the Israel De-
claration of Independence will be done by Harry Gold-
stein, radio narrator, and the combined choruses will
sing during the mass dancing by members of the Zion-
ist Youth Groups.
'Mrs. Myerson will be introduced by Max Osnos,
chairman of the Bonds for Israel drive in Michigan.
. Several organizations have requested, and have
been granted, space to erect booths on the floor of the
Coliseum to be used for the sale of bonds. More than
40 loud speakers have been installed in th eColisetim
in preparation for Sunday's meeting to insure that
acoustics will be in perfect order.
In view of the transportation difficulties caused
by the DSR strike the committee is considering ar-
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Prior to starting time the Charles Young Post 77
hand of the American Legion will entertain with
special selections. Ample parking facilities have been
arranged with the management of the State Fair
Grounds.
lintel. Quiet
Following UN
Truce Order
TEL AVIV—(Special)—Fighting ceased in the Huleli
area in compliance with a cease-fire order by the United Na-
tions Security Council which Tuesday had called on the
"parties or persons concerned" in the Israeli-Syrian border
dispute to end hostilities. The vote was unanimous, with the
Russians abstaining.
the parties together.
The Security Council action
was taken after Israel and Syria
had presented their sides of the
story. UN observers told the
Thousands of youngsters waved ,
the blue and white Israeli flag
and American flags while the
City to Welcome
Israel's Premier
Gov. G. Mennen Williams is shown buying the first Israeli bond
in Michigan from Max Osnos, center, chairman of the state bond
drive, and Edwin Mayer. right, director of the bond drive. The
governor's purchase inaugurated the state-wide sale of the bonds.
Articles on Negro Problem
Win AJC Award for Tendler
throngs roared "Shalom" an'
"Baruch Haba" (welcome) to the
65-year-old head Of state as he
rode in an open car, accompanied
by Grover Whalen and city con-
troller Joseph Lazarus.
U.S. armed forces contingents
and 200 men from the two re-
cently arrived Israeli warships
marched in full regalia in the
procession.
As the motorcade turned down
the East River drive fireboats cas-
caded water showers in tribute.
The cheers reached a climax
as the prime minister's cavalcade
entered the garment district
where the welcome was tremen-
dous.
From that area the parade
moved up Broadway to City Hall.
The crowds on Broadway stood
six deep as Ben Gurion ap-
proached City Hall. More than
'100,000 persons jammed the area
and roared their cheers as he
mounted the platform to receive
an official welcome from Mayor
Vincent Impellitteri, who pre-
sented him with a scroll which
hailed him as "a man of action
and decision who symbolizes .. .
the vigor and determination
which thought statehood and in-
dependence to Israel and whose
position is assured in the history
of Israel and the free world."
Later a luncheon was held for
1,600 persons, attended by Gov.
Dewey, the mayor, and high rank-
ing Israeli and Zionist officials.
Louis Tendler, Detroit News
reporter, was chosen this year's
recipient of the annual Amity
Award of the Detroit Women's
Division of the American Jewish
Congress.
Tendler will be given the
plaque at a luncheon, at 12:30
p.m., Wednesday, May 16 at the
Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Harry Frank, president of
the organization, will preside.
The award committee, headed
by George Schermer of the
Mayor's Interracial Committee,
chose Tendler for a series of
articles entitled, "Detroit and the
Negro" which appeared in the
June issues of the Detroit News.
The Detroit News has won this
NEW SHIP LAUNCIIED
TEL AVIV—(ISI)—A new ship
the Rimon, was launched in
Rotterdam on behalf of the ZIM
Navigation Co. of Israel. A. sec-
ond ship will be launched in
about two months. ZIM owns 19
ships.
Sound trucks, banners on communal buildings, and
trailers in local movie houses are being used to extend
an invitation to eve! y individual in Detroit's Jewish
community to take part in the celebration. •
It was reliably reported here to .return to the territory under
that the,Israeli government would Israeli rule,
abide by the UN order and await
the return of Maj. Gen. William
E. Riley, UN chief of staff, who
will make another attempt to get
NEW YORK— (Special)
In a shower of ticker tape and
to the shouts of a million
people, David Ben-Gurion,
prime minister of Israel, re-
ceived a rousing welcome in
New York as he arrived on
the eve of the third anniver-
sary of the young republic.
A public reception for Prime
Minister David Ben Gurion
will be given in the Mayor's
office at 11:30 a.m. Monday,
May 21.
The Israeli prime minister
will come to Detroit on a short
visit in connection with the
Israel bond drive.
Ben Gurion also will pay a
visit to the Kaiser-Frazer plant
in Willow Run. Kaiser-Fraz r
has a plant in Israel.
rangements for providing alternate transportation
for those who do not drive their own ears. Private
car pools or chartered buses will be available at
stated intersections throughout the Jewish com-
munity in the event that the strike is continuing.
Announcement of these locations will be made on
the radio.
award, which was established by
the Detroit Women's Division of
the American Jewish Congress,
to a newspaperman or woman in
Detroit who "by his or her writ-
ings improves our understanding
of race relations in Detroit," for
the fourth time since its incep-
tion.
Other winners have been John
Nadjuch, H. C. L. Jackson and
W. K. Kelsey.
The featured speaker on the
same proyram will be Spencer D.
Irwin, associate editor and
foreign affairs columnist of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
His topic will be, "Northern
Outpost of Peace." Following his
talk the annual election of offi-
cers for next year will take place
State Names May
Israel Bond Month
Gov. G. Mennen Williams has proclaimed the month of
May as Israel Bond Month. Following is the text of the pro-
clatnation:
"The state of Israel has demonstrated the devotion to free-
dom and human rights which the United States of America
recognizes as essential to the preservation of democracy
throughout the world.
"Bonds are being issued by the state of Israel to the
amount of 5500,000,000 in the United States for the purpose of
strengthening its role as an outpost of freedom and building a
strong and self-sufficient national economy.
"The bond issue will enable Israel to absorb an additional
600,000 immigrants in the next three years, In fulfillment of
the humanitarian aims of the country. •
"The citizens of Michigan, of all creeds, have repeatedly
identified themselves with the democratic aims of the state
of Israel.
"Therefore, I, G. Mennen Williams, governor of the State
of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the period beginning May 1,
1951, and ending May 31, 1951, as Lsrael Bond Month, and
urge full support to the state of Israel $500,000,000 bond
issue to ensure the successful completion of that nation's na-
tional development plan."
Council that they saw no Syrian
soldiers in locations where the
fighting took place. They said,
however, that Israeli troops came
under mortar and machine-gun
fire.
Abba S. Eban, Israel's repre-
sentative, told the Council that
Israel had information some time
ago concerning plans of Syria to
equip Arab "civilians" to fight in
the demilitarized zone.
In Tel Aviv, earlier, Foreign
Minister Moshe Sharett stated, in
a reply to Col. Bennett L. de Rid-
der of the UN armistice commis-
sion, that Israel would not with-
draw its troops. De Ridder's pro-
posals provided for the withdraw-
al Of all forces from the northern
and southern sectors of the de-
militarized zone; the attachment
of UN observers to both armies,
and the disarming of civilians
throughout the zone.
From Cairo comes word that
the fighting between Israel and
Syria has done "serious damage"
to the negotiation now conducted
to find a new home for the Pales-
tinian.Arab refugees in Syria.
The UN Relief and Works
Agency has been working on an
agreement with Syria to obtain
homes for refugees in return for
a heavy investment of grants in
the development of the Syrian
areas. It is now accepted that
hardly any refugees will be able
UJA. Meeting
to Hear Talk
by Ben Gurion,
NEW YORK (WNS) =-David
Ben Gurion, prime minister of
Israel, will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker at the
—
United Jewish Appeal's extra-
ordinary national action confer-
ence in Chicago on May 26 and
27, it was announced by Edward
M. M. Warburg, UJA general
chairman.
The conference wilt–serve -as a
celebration of Israel's independ-.
ence, as a tribute by American
Jewry to Ben Gurion's leader-
ship and as an emergency effort
to plan the next steps for the
rescue and transfer of tens of
thousands of Jews from Romania,
Iraq, Libya and other parts of
the world.
Warburg announced that plans
are under way to mobilize the
greatest sum of cash ever to be
presented by American Jews to
an Iraeli visitor for implementa-
tion of immigration and absorp-
tion programs in the Jewish
state.
The conference will also mark
the half-way point in this year's
United Jewish Appeal campaign.
TRADES SCHOOL IN NEGEV
JERUSALEM — USD — The
first trades school in the Negev
was opened recently. It will teach
vehicle mechanics, blacksmithing
and other trades.
Israel to Give Near East
Democracy -- Ben Gurion
WASHINGTON — (WNS) — David Ben Gurion, Israel's Prime
Minister, captured the imagination of the American people when,
upon arriving here by plane last week for the first time in official
capacity, he told a waiting audience that friendship between
the United States and Israel was "rooted deep in a common spiritual
heritage" and in common "spirit of pioneering."
Declaring he was deeply inoveC 4`
by the privilege of being the first a democratic system as an in-
Israeli Minister to step upon strument for national progress.
American soil, Ben Gurion drew • lie paid tribute to Mr. Truman
a parallel between the early his- and the people of the United
tory of the two countries.
States for their "memorable sup-
Referring to the Americai pion- port" in the early stages of Is-
eers who opened a new continent
rael's rebirth.
to the world, the prime minister
"Our war of liberation, which
recalled that it was the United
States that opened its doors to was fought after the Nazis li,u1
immigrants of all countries, weld- slain 6,000,000 of our people,
ing them into a free and demo- again demonstrates that the c lose
of justice must win out in the
cratic people.
Like America, he stressed, Is- end," he said.
rael is a pioneering country whose The prime minister was re-
guiding purpose is to provide a ceived at the airport by Anieri-
home for Jews seeking freedom, can officials, Israel diplomats and
independence and security. prominent Jewish leaders. Ben
-Ben Gurion said that Israel Gurion came to this country to
was determined to prove to the help launch Israel's $500,000,000
Middle East the effectiveness of bond drive.
y.