Dr. J. G. Heller Advocates Unlimited Jewish Immigration
Into Zion; Tells Great Contributions of Jews
Toward Cause of the Allies

The establishment of an international mandate over
Palestine with provision for unlimited Jewish immigration
into the country was advocated here on April 22, by Dr.
James G. Heller, in his address in the Forum of Jewish
Affairs at the Jewish Community Center.
The auditorium was filled to overflowing, at least 100

Joseph Beck Named
Director of NRS

NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
resignation of Albert Abraham-
son, executive director of the
National Refugee Service, to en-
ter one of the armed services,
and the appointment of Joseph
E. Beck to succeed him, were
announced simultaneously last
week by William Rosenwald,
president of the organization.
Mr. Beck, executive director
of the Jewish Welfare Society
of Philadelphia since 1934, will
assume his new post May 1. Mr,
Abrahamson became director of
the National Refugee Service in
June, 1941, and was on leave
from Bowdoin College where he
has mainained his affiliations as
a faculty member since 1928.

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Enternational Mandate
Over Palestine Urged

being compelled to stand.
In a highly enlightening ad-
dress. Rabbi Heller presented the
Palestinian issue in what he
termed "an aspect of the prob-
lem upon which all Jews ought
to be able to unite."
Post-War Problem
Viewing the problem "in rela-
tion to the totality of. Jewish life,"
Dr. Heller declared that at the
end of the war "we will be called
upon to meet one of the direct
situations in history, and I would
like to appeal to the Jewish corn-
in.unity of Detroit to regard Pale-
stine in this light."
Pointing out that 147,000 of the
580,000 Jews in Palestine are en-
gaged in the war effort, Rabbi
Heller said that "Palestine means
to us the setting up of an amazing
adventure" in the solution of the
problem of Jewish homelessness.
Palestine, he declared, has been
the only place where Jews have
gone back to the soil and have
shown tenacity in reconstruction
efforts. Since the Nazi terror, he
said, Palestine has taken in 7,000
Jewish children and is prepared
to take in 29,000 more through
the Youth Aliyah.
Learn Self-Government
"Jews in Palestine have learn-
ed self-government and self-
discipline," he declared. "The
new type of Jew in Palestine
preaches more piety and knows
how to defend himself. Thus,
Palestine has brought reassurance
for our own souls."
Speaking of the great contri-
butions made by the Jews of
Palestine towards the cause of
the United Nations, Dr. Heller
paid tribute to the memory of
Brig. Frederick H. Kisch who
was killed in action in Africa two
weeks ago.
Disproving the arguments of
the anti-Zionist rabbis who have
issue d declarations recently
against the political program of
the movement, Dr. Heller stated
that the major aim of Jews in
Palestine is to achieve maximum
immigration into the country. He
stated that those who speak in
opposition to Zionism also . hurt
the cause of Jewish settlement
in Palestine.
Describes Interest
American Jewry's interest in
Palestine's reconstruction was
described by Dr. Heller as part
of the aspiration in this war to
establish justice throughout the
world for the unforunates who
are suffering under the heel of
Nazism.
In the course of the question
and answer period which follow-
ed his address, Dr. Heller dis-
proVed the claims of the anti-
Zionists and declared that "it
takes a degree of obliviousness to
Jewish interests" to take the
stand assumed by some of the
anti-Zionist rabbis.

Page Five

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 30, 1943

Giraud Story
Is Disclosed

Rec-
ord Also Has Articles by
Weizmann, Magnes

Contemporary Jewish

Democratically-minded people
everywhere were shocked to dis-
cover a "joker" in the declaration
made by Gen. Giraud, French
high commissioner of North Af-
rica, pledging his adherence to
the principles of Republican
France.
It was not until the day after
his address of March 14, 1943,
that the public understood that
Giraud also had abolished the
Cremieux decree, by which Al-
gerian Jews had enjoyed French
citizenship for 70 years.
The story behind this episode
is skillfully unfolded by Hannah
Arendt, student of French poli-
tics, in the April issue of the
Contemporary Jewish Record.
The same issue of the Record
presents articles on Zionist policy
by Chaim Weizmann, leader of
the World Zionist Organization,
and Judah L. Magnes, Chancellor
of the Hebrew University and
proponent of the widely-discussed
Ihud (Unity) movement. Their
divergent views are analyzed by
Erich Kahler in "Commonwealth
or Bi-National State?"
The Contemporary Jewish Rec-
ord continues its interesting
"Cedars of Lebanon" series of
Judaic essays with Joseph Ja-
cobs' "Jewish Ideals," which
probes the problem of Jewish
separateness.

Pinsker Awarded
Minuteman Flag

At one of the most enthusiastic
War Bond rallies held here, the
Pinsker Progressive Aid Society,
on Tuesday evening, announced
that its 200 families are ap
proaching the goal of $200,000.
More than $60,000 in Bonds
were sold Tuesday and members
assured the Treasury Depart-
ment representative that the goal
would be exceeded by the next
meeting.
George W. Cook, speaking for
the Treasury Department, prais-
ed the group for its efforts. He
presented the Pinsker with a
Government award and a Min-
uteman Flag.
Philip Slomovitz was the other
speaker of the evening. L. Love
of Windsor gave two declama-
tions in Yiddish.
Irving Fineman and Louis Le-
vine, co-chairman of the Bond
drive, presided at the meeting.
David Weiner is president of the
organization.

Metes Wear

The 10th anniversary concert
of the Workmen's Circle Chorus
will take place this Sunday eve- Spokesmen for 3 of the Leading Organizations in the
ning, May 2, at the Detroit In-
Country to Speak; Fred Butzel to Preside

Over Discussions

Spokesmen for three of the leading Jewish organizations
in the country that are engaged in planning for the post-war
reconstruction period will participate in the symposium on
"The American Jews and the Post-War World," this coming
Sunday evening, at the Jewish Community Center. They are:
Dr. Max Gottschalk, research director of the Institute on

Peace of the American Jewish
Committee; Dr. Jacob Robinson,
director of the Institute of Jew-
ish Affairs of the American Jew-
ish Congress, and Charles B.
Sherman, field director of the
Jewish Labor Committee.
Butzel to Preside
Fred M. Butzel, chairman of
the executive committee of the
Jewish Welfare Federation of
Detroit, will preside at the sym-
posium which is part of the
Forum of Jewish Affairs spon-
sored by the Federation and the
Jewish Community Center.
The lecture series has met with
such an enthusiastic response that
MASCHA BENYA
it has been extended to include
stitute of Art, with Dan Froh- other lecturers.
man directing the large choir.
Mascha Benya, popular New
York soprano, will be the solo-
ist• and Evelun Gurvitch and
Rebecca Frohman will be the
pianists. The outstanding num-
bers sung during the last decade
by the Workmen's Circle Chorus
will be presented on this pro-
gram.

Catholic Scholar
Denounces Giraud

NEW YORK, (JPS)—An un-
varnished castigation of Gen.
Henri Giraud for abrogating the
Cremieux law and inferential
criticism of the United States
state department for condoning
the act are voiced by Jacques
Maritain, French Catholic scholar
now in this country, in a lengthy
letter to the New York Times.
His letter contains "an impar-
tial and objective opinion" he
says, following an investigation
of the facts by the Ecole Libre
des Hautes Etudes, the French
University-in-Exile in New York,
of whose executive committee M.
Maritain is the president.
Because he is an outstanding
Frenchman and a notable Cath-
olic philosopher, Mr. Maritain's
letter is expected to have wide
repercussions.

DON'T

Diplomat to Speak
On Wednesday evening, May
12, Ruth Bryan Owen, disting-
uished American diplomat, form-
er U. S. Minister to Denmark,
will speak at the Jewish Center
on "The Place of Minorities in
the World of Tomorrow." Other
lecturers will be announced later.
The third lecture in the Forum
of Jewish Affairs was delivered
on Thursday evening, April 22,
by Dr. James G. Heller, president
of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis, chairman of the
administrative committee of the
Zionist Organization of America
and Rabbi of the Isaac M, Wise
Temple of Cincinnati.

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