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THE JEWISH NEWS

British Weigh Solution
To Jewish Arab Problem

Discussions Reported Held in Attempt fo Bring About
an Understanding on Immigration to Palestine of
More than 30,000 Jews Before 1944

LONDON, (JTA) —Important conversations between
British officials and Jewish leaders are reported to have
taken place recently, parallel with similar conversations
between government representatives and Arab spokesmen,
in an attempt to pave the way for a post-war Jewish-Arab
understanding, in which the British government is interested.
Though the conversations were not of an official nature,
they apparently were initiated by the British government
as a prelude to more concrete negotiations which may clarify
- the basis on which Arabs and Jews can meet when pre-
senting their post-war demands.
With Palestine no longer in danger of invasion and with
the pro-Nazi Arab elements in the Near East discouraged,
it is felt in certain British circles that an attempt should
be made to bring about an understanding before the war
is over.

Limitation Held Out of Step

British political leaders who do not sympathize with the
White Paper under which no more than about 30,000 addi-
tional Jews can immigrate to Palestine, pointed out that this
limitation is out of step with the Jewish situation created
by the war.
They argue that when the terms of the White Paper
expire in 1944, the British government hardly will be justi-
fied in leaving it up to the Arabs in Palestine to decide
whether Jews from Europe should be admitted.
It is obvious, they declare, that in the light of Nazi
executions of Jews, a large emigration to Palestine can be
expected in 1944 when, it is hoped, Europe will be partly
or wholly liberated from the Nazis.

Feel Provisions Can Be Contested

As the White Paper, issued in 1939, has not been ap-
proved by the League of Nations, which entrusted the man-
date over Palestine to Britain, it is felt that its provisions
still can be legally contested by the Jewish Agency, especially
since the majority of the Mandate's Commission of the
League never have expressed agreement with these pro-
visions.

Jewish Committee
Platform Assailed
By Zionist Groups

Anti-Zionist Rabbis Continue
Activities of New
Council

NEW YORK (JPS)—Instead of
being a "compromise," as it was
hailed by the American Jewish
Committee, the statement on
Palestine adopted by that body
at its recent annual meeting
"represents a retrogression from
previous positions," it was assert-
ed by the American Emergency
Committee for Zionist Affairs, in
the first official comment by the
Zionists to emphasize that the
document offers "no acceptable
compromise on the essential de-
mands of Zionism."
The statement of the Emer-
gency Committee served to stress
the growing rift between Zionists
and anti-Zionists, even though
Joseph Proskauer, on being elect-
ed president of the American
Jewish Committee, asserted that
the Committee's views were an
effort to bridge the differences
between the two groups. It was
revealed by the Emergency Com-
mittee that for 15 months nego-
tiations had been carried on with
the American Jewish Committee
in an effort to arrive at a genu-
ine compromise. It implied that
further discussions with the
Committee would lead nowhere.
The statement pointed out that
"on March 1, 1919, the American
Jewish Committee joined in a
memorandum submitted to Presi-
dent Wilson asking that the Peace
Conference recognize "the aspira-
tions and historic claims of the
Jewish people in regard to Pal-
estine."

Continue Anti-Zionist Work

CINCINNATI (JPS)—The rab-
binical members of the American
Council for Judaism, having
taken a. poll among themselves
following nation-wide criticism
of their anti-Zionist activities,
have "overwhelmingly" declared
themselves "against liquidation
of the organization."
This statement was made by
Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadel-
phia in a letter to Rabbi James
G. Heller, president of the Cen-
tral Conference of American

Gamma Kappi Chi '5'
Wins Frat Cage Title

Friday, February 26, 1943

La Med Foundation
Increases Awards

Our
CHILDREN'S
CORNER

The Louis La Med Literary
Foundation, which annually
awards four prizes for the best
literary works in Hebrew and
Yiddish, this week announced
that the prizes for this year will
be increased. The first two prizes
will be $300 each, instead of
the $200 given previously, while
the other two prizes will be
raised from $150 each to $200.
The literary jury which will
choose the prize winners includes
Harry Sackler, H. Leivick, Harry
Rogoff, Dr. A. Menes and Aaron

Dear Boys and Girls:
One of the wisest men of all
times among all peoples was
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, who
is better known as Maimonides.
This great teacher, who was
one of the outstanding physicians
in history, had interesting views
on the subject of luxuries. To-
day, when we are fighting a ter-
rible war against the world's
barbarians, we are all called upon
to give up luxuries. You will all,
therefore, be interested in. what
Maimonides had to say about
luxuries, and I am printing his
views in today's column.
A Happy Sabbath to you all.
UNCLE DANIEL.
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member of the German Reich-
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The Freedom of the Press

Gamma Kappa Chi fraternity
of Wayne University took the
Interfrat Tuesday League basket-
ball title by beating Pi Tau
Sigma last Thursday.
The fraternity has now 42
members serving with the armed
forces. The following recently
left: Berol Robinson, Jack Port-
ly, Manuel Weinzweig and
Harry Weberman.
Jerry Furstenberg, Seaman 2nd
class, U.S.M.R., and 2d Lt. George
Wishful Hoping
Kantor were honored by the fra-
The precise time of F. D. R.'s
ternity on their recent furloughs. visit with the release of the film,
"Casablanca," filled the Warners
PITKIN TO SPEAK AT CASS with joy. Now Columbia is get-
TOWN HALL ON MARCH •5
ting ready to distribute "Appoint-
Walter B. Pitkin, scientist, edi- ment in Berlin."
tor, professor of journalism, best
known for his book "Life Begins
at Forty," is the speaker for the
Cass Theater Town Hall next
Friday morning, March 5, at
11 o'clock.

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Moses Maimonides, greatest of
all Jewish philosophers, who lived
in the twelfth century, was a
strict believer in the simple life.
The essentials of food and cloth-
ing which man requires, can be
attained without excessive exer-
tion, he declared. "All the diffi-
culties and troubles we meet in
this respect are due to the desire
for superfluous things. For the
more of them we desire, the hard-
er our task becomes; our strength
and possessions are spent in un-
necessary things, and are want-
ing when required for that
which is needed.
"Observe how Nature proves
the truth of the matter. The more
necessary a thing is for life,
the more easily it is found and
the cheaper it is. Air is the most
necessary, for if man is without
air even for a short time he dies;
while he can be without water a
day or two.
"And air is undoubtedly the
most easily found and cheaper of
the two.
"Water is more necessary than
food; for some people can live
four or five days without food, if
they have water. And in every
country water is more plentiful
and cheaper than food.
"This shows the kindness of
God to His creatures."

IRA KAUFMAN

Ex-Reichstag Deputy
Addresses Group Here

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Maimonides on Luxuries

Rabbis, who had suggested at a
meeting in Baltimore between
Zionist rabbis and their anti-
Zionist colleagues that the Coun-
cil should be abandoned in re-
turn for the adoption of a
"neutrality" clause by the
C.C.A.R.

Zeitlin. Samuel Niger, noted
Jewish literary critic, is the
chairman of the Foundation.

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