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Friday, may 29, i942
THE JEWISH i411'E 1N S
Zion's Fight for Freedom
Acclaimed by World Leaders
DUTCH REFUGEES IN SURIN
J. D. C. Guarantees Maintenance for 200 Now in Franc
Over 260,000 Enabled to Escape
Hitler Since 1933
Roosevelt Hails Palestine's Development as "Perfect Example" of Democracy;
Wedgwood, by Radio to Washington Rally, Urges U. S. Fight British
Anti-Semites; Delegates Present from Michigan, 17 Countries
NEW YORK — Two hundred guarantee to the British Govern
Dutch refugees, at present in un- ment that they would be sup
occupied France, will find their cd for twelve months. Sever
way to the Western Hemisphere months ago, 82 refugees abo
next month as a result of an the SS Cabo de Hornos, dest -
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
agreement reached between the for deportation to Europe, w
Joint
Distribution Committee, landed on the Island of Cura
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Palestine's place in the fight for freedom and the rights
of Jews to a homeland and to a position of equality among the United Nations were chief American agency for aid to in the West Indies, on
firmly established at the second annual dinner of the American Palestine Committee, distressed Jews overseas, and the strength of a J. D. C. guaran
Dutch Government-in-Exile.
to the Dutch Government-in
held here Monday evening at the Mayflower Hotel.
Asylum for the refugees will Exile that they would not become
Marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the
be provided by the Dutch Gov- public charges.
joint Congressional resolution giving the endorsement of
ernment in Surinam, Dutch
Shortly before the outbreak of
the United States Government to the establishment of the
Guiana, under a twelve-months' the war, the J. D. C. gave guar-1
Jewish National Home in Palestine, this event was one of
maintenance guarantee for them antees to the Governments of
the most impressive and colorful of its kind held in the
by the J. D. C. Approximately France, Holland, Belgium and
$45,000 is involved.
last two decades.
England for the maintenance of
The refugees, 9J per cent of the passengers of the SS St.;
The stirring addresses of U. S. Senator Robert F.
whom
are
Jewish,
fled
from
Hol-
Louis, who were returned to Eu-
Wagner of New York, chairman of the American Palestine
land during the invasion in May, rope after having been refused
Committee, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the
1940. They have spent the last admission to Cuba, but w
Jewish Agency for Palestine and the World Zionist Organ-
two years in unoccupied France, saved from deportation to Ger
ization ; the appearance of representatives of 17 of the
where their situation is now ex- man concentration camps by
United Nations; and the broadcast to the dinner direct
tremely difficult in view of late J. D. C.'s successful efforts to
from London, of important ad-4>
political developments.
find asylum for them in oth
dresses by Lord Josiah Wedg-
The new guarantee is in line European lands.
wood, chairman of the British
with similar steps which the J.
The J D. C. receives its fun
Palestine Committee, and Arthur
D. C. has taken in tjie past. Re- from the United Jewish Ap
Greenwood, member of the
cently, 152 Polish refugees were for Refugees, Overseas Needs
British Cabinet, contributed
given asylum on the island of Palestine. Locally, these
greatly to the significance of this
Jamaica in the British West In- are aided by the Detroit Al
event.
dies on the basis of the J. D. C.'s Jewish Campaign.
CHRISTIAN LEADERS ATTEND
LEEDS, England (JPS-Palcor)
Leading members of both
Houses of Congress, important —Creation of a Jewish fighting
members of the Consular corps in force under its own flag as part
Washington, representatives of of the British Army and free
the British government, promi- immigration for persecuted Jew-
(Condensed From Cables of the Jewish Telegraphic
nent journalists and other Christ- ish refugees into Palestine were
Agency)
ian leaders who have joined in two of the demands expressed in
the pro - Palestine movement, a resolution adopted by 150 Brit-
were among those in attendance. ish Labor delegates, in thz' main
Raymond Massey, shown here RUSSIA—
Prominent Michigan members non-Jewish Trade Union mem-
An appeal to the Jews of the democratic countries to con
as
he appeared in the motion
bers
and
Laborites
of
Yorkshire,
of the American Palestine Com-
tribute 1,000 tanks and 500 planes to the Soviet Army in order
picture "Abe Lincoln in Illi-
mittee at the dinner included U. meeting in this University town
help Russia defeat Hitler, was broadcast from Moscow this week b
nois" will again play the role
S. Senator Arthur H. Vanden- under the auspices of the Poale
the Jewish Conference to Fight Fascism.
of Liticoln in a special Memo-
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berg, Congressmen John D. Din- Zion, Labor Zionist. group.
The
resolution
adopted
by
the
rial Day broadcast written by
FRANCE—
gell, Rudolph Tencrowicz, Frank
Laborites
expressed
their
"soli-
Margaret Leech, 1942 Pulitzer
Hook, Jesse P. Wolcott, George
New executions, the introduction of a yellow badge, and `lin
D. O'Brien and Bartel J. Junk- darity with the Jewish workers
Prize winner. The program, provement" of the existing anti-Jewish laws will face Jews in Fran
of
Palestine,
who
are
an
out-
man.
in
the
immediate future, according to announcements made in Pa
entitled "A Message From Lin-
post of Socialism in the Middle
this week by the German authorities and by Darquier de Pellepoix,
Unable to atend becauze of an East," and demanded that "the
coln," is under the auspices of
the French Commissioner for Jewish Affairs.
important committee meeting war effort of Palestine Jewry
the Council For Democracy
New severe measures against the Jews in France are now and
dealing with the proposed gas and of the Jews of neutral coun-
and will be beard over WJZ
discussions between the -Nazi occupational authorities in Paris an
raffoliffig, U. S. Senator Prentiss tries should be encouraged by
the
French Commissioner for - Jewish Affairs, Daquier de Pelle-
and the Blue Network on Sat-
M. Brown sent a warm message the creation of a Jewish fighting
poix. In a broadcast from London to the people of France, a French
urday,
May
30,
at
2
P.
M.,
East-
pledging continued interest in force under its own flag as part
officer, interned in Germany in the same camp with Pellepoix.
ern War Time.
the movement for Palestine's re- of the British Army."
stated that Pellepoix was the first prisoner to be released from the
demption.
camp since he was identified by the Germans as a German agent,
The need for large-scale immi-
who prior to the outbreak of the war received funds from Germany
Two most important declara- gration after the war was
to conduct anti-Jewish and pro-Nazi propaganda in France.
tions were heard
at the dinner. stressed by •Berl Locker, Labor
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Zionist leader.
ENGLAND—
A "Jewish Fighting Force Committee" to further, in cooperation
with the Jewish Agency, the cause of a Jewish fighting force in
Palestine as well as the home defense of the country, was organized
in London under the joint chairmanship of Capt. Victor Cazalet
and Lord Wedgwood. A number of members of both houses of the
1,500 Immigrants En Route to Parliament joined the committe.
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As It Was Reported by Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Palestine; Some Have
SLOVAKIA—
The Slovakian parliament has approved a bill stipulating that
Kin in U. S.
all Jews in the country, with few exceptions, are to be deported
Copyright. 1942, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.
TEHERAN, Iran (JTA). — and their property confiscated, the Bratislava radio announced this
RIGA—Yiddish is now recognized as one of the
About 1,500 Polish Jews who are week . . . During discussion on the bill in parliament several
spokesmen confirmed the report that 32,000 Jews have
official languages in the Soviet Union, speakers at
now enroute from Russia to Pal- government
already been deported to German-occupied territories in Poland
estine have found temporary and White Russia, while another 30,000 are confined in internment
the non-partisan labor conference at Witebsk de-
shelter in camps erected 20 miles camps.
clared • .. It was also learned here that the Soviet
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from Teheran, in the suburb of
government has invited Russian Jews who fled to
Manzariah, one of the most pic- RUMANIA—
Poland and Rumania in fear of pogroms to return
turesque corners of Iran.
Serious internal differences have arisen between the Rumanian
home. Soviet border officials have been instructed
Living in tents pitched around government and the anti-Semitic Iron Guard partly over the ques-
to admit returning Jews.
a magnificent lake with fresh tion of sharing the property confiscated from the Jews of Rumania.
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water from the mountains and in
MEXICO CITY—President Obregon issued a
beautiful surroundings, they will AUSTRALIA—
proclamation listing - the conditions under which
All American and Australian soldiers of Jewish faith received.
remain here until their Palestine
European Jews will be welcomed to Mexico. The
Immigration certificates reach leaves to attend religious services in connection with Shovouth,
in
accordance
with an order signed by Major General Julian F.
immigration regulations contained in the proclama-
Teheran, enabling the British
Barnes, U. S. A.
tion are extremely liberal.
consulate to issue Palestine visas
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to them. A representative of the PALESTINE—
.
WARSAW—All states belonging to the League
Jewish Agency who recently ar-
A grant of $2,000 has- been made by the Rockefeller Founda-
of Nations have been invited to send representatives
rived from Jerusalem is supervis- tion for research on sex hormones at the Hebrew University in
to the extraordinary session of the League Council
ing the visa arrangements. The Jerusalem. The experiments are under the direction of Dr. Bern-
visas are to be granted from the hard Zondeck, famed German-Jewish gynecologist, co-discoverer -
which will meet in Paris on July 15 to consider rati-
immigration quota recived from of the Ascheirn-Zondeck pregnancy test . . . The University itself :
fication of the British Mandate for Palestine.
the Palestine government under has -endowed. a_prize for-Oriental Studies to mark the 60th birthday
JERUSALEM — A government indemnity of
the last labor schedule, part of of Prof. George Weil, director of the University library.
All preparations to, rarry out general mobilization of Jews
$5,000,000 has been demanded by Jews who suf-
which was assigned for Jews
On - a voluntary basis for British Army service and local!
from Poland stranded in Russia. Patestine
fered damages during the Jaffa riots of May, 1921.
security duty - have been "completed.
Among the. Jewish refugees are
A Government spokesman, however, has announced
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'many whose wives or Ithsbands
that for financial reasons the government cannot
HOLLAND—
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reached Palestine from. Rumania
even consider this demand. -
Dutch newspapers rea&ing London from Amsterdam through
two years ago when farnilies were neual
tr countries reveal - that
Catholic bishops in the Nether-
broken up in the early months of lands issued a new pastoral letter condemning "the unmerciful
VIENNA—Literary and theatrical circles here
the war and when some persons and unjust treatment meted out against Jews by those in power
are celebrating the 60th birthday of the famous
succeeded in - reaching Palestine in -our country."
Jewish novelist and playwright, Arthur Schnitzler.
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through the Balkan countries.
Some of the Jewish refugees have BULGARIA—
WARSAW—Acting under instructions from
Mass arrests of Jews in Bulgaria were reported this week over
members of their families in the
the British government, the Consul here has issued
United States, who emigrated the Sofia radio 'which also announced that 4,000 more Bulgarian
visas for 150 Ukrainian orphans who will be taken
through Lithuaania, Russia and Jews will be recruited for forced labor in addition to the several,
to Palestine by Israel Balkind, the Palestinian
Japan prior to the Japanese at- thousand- -tvho have 'already been set to building a railway.
pioneer, who has undertaken to train them.
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Radio Speaker
Laborite Demands
Jewish Army, Free
Zion Immigration
,
World News at a Glance
20 Years Ago This Week
Polish Jews
Find Refuge
In Iran Camps
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JERUSALEM — A Pan-Arabic Council for
Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Hedjaz and Yemen
is proposed by the Palestine Arab delegation.
EITINOARY,
The art which is grand and yet
simple is that which presupposes
the greatest elevation both in
artist and in public.—AmieL
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The Budapest radio this week announced that the Hungarian
authorities have uncovered an organization which was allegedly
engaged in helping Jews to escape from the Reich into Hungary.
"Many members of this organization have been arrested," the broad-,
cast stated.