U.S. Urged to Ask Britain To Abrogate White Paper Jewish Center Activities Leaders in American Jewry Voice Disappointment Over Failure of Bermuda Parley; Dr. Silver Heads United Palestine Appeal Again PHILADELPHIA — Condemning the MacDonald White Paper as an illegal document which would in effect "liquidate the Palestine Mandate and terminate the growth of the Jew- ish National Home," the National Conference of the United Palestine Appeal meeting here adopted a resolution on Sun- day calling upon the American Government to "make repre- sentations to Britain to annul the White Paper of 1939 and to ask for assurance that Jewish immi- gration into Palestine shall not be abridged nor shall the pur- chase of land by Jews be restrict- ed." Dr. Abba Hillel Silver was elected for the fifth year as na- tional chairman of the United Palestine Appeal. The conference paid tribute to his statesmanlike leadership in a special resolution expressing appreciation "for the strength he has given to the up- building of the Jewish National Home through the mobilization of the maximum moral and ma- terial support of American Jew- ry." Show Disappointment Disappointment was expressed in another resolution at the fail- ure of the American British Ref- ugee Conference at Bermuda to give adequate consideration to the desperate plight of the Jews in Europe and to include within its terms of reference full con- sideration of the immediate pos- sibilities for large-scale mass im- migration into Palestine. The delegates also officially voiced their protest against the denial of the just demands of the Jewish people of Palestine for a "Jewish Army in Palestine to be comprised of citizens of Pales- tine and stateless Jews residing in that country, such army to be officered by Jews and to be in- corporated in the armed forces of the United Nations." "Whole-souled devotion to the winning of the war" was pledged to President Roosevelt in a reso- lution in which the 1,450 dele- gates asserted that "all our re- sources of life and property are pledged to the end that victory may be speeded for the United States and for all of the United Nations". Address Sessions The sessions were addressed by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization and of the Jewish Agency for Palestine; Dr. Silver, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, chairman of the admin- istrative committee of the United Palestine Appeal; Frank E. Gan- nett, newspaper publisher; Ber- nard A. Rosenblatt, chairman of the board of the Palestine Foun- dation Fund; Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the Jewish National Fund. The other speakers were Rabbi Meier Berlin, of Jerusalem; pres- ident of the World Mizrachi Or- ganization (Orthodox wing of the Zionist movement) ; Louis Lips- ky, chairman of the executive committee of the United Palestine Appeal; Judge Morris Rothen- berg, chairman of the Council of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and Judge Louis E. Levinthal, president of the Zionist Organi- zation of America. Dr. Weizmann's Address In an address in which he as- serted that the Jews will never accept the White Paper and its throttling restrictions on the de- velopment of Palestine Dr. Weiz- mann addressed a plea to the Arabs to join in a common effort with the Jews of Palestine, ex- pressing confidence that through united action the Arab and Jew- ish peoples could establish a highly developed and enlightened civilization in the Near East. Dr. Weizmann charged that Palestine which he characterized as "the one area which we Jews have for a generation prepared for our salvation" was deliberate- ly being thrust into the back- ground of discussion "whenever our plight is considered." He said a "treacherous 'but' " was being injected into the discussion of Palestine's possibilities for Jew- ish absorption as part of a care- fully conceived plan to "keep the doors closed to our last hopes— our only hope." Friday, May 7, 1943 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Fourteen Like Munich Pact Dr. Wise, head of the newly es- tablished Joint Emergency Com- mittee for European Jewish Af- fairs, likened the British White Paper to the Munich agreement, in his address at the luncheon session of the Conference. Asserting that two of the most important factors in considering the budget for Palestine were the "extraordinary need of the Jewish people for greater settle- ment opportunities in Palestine" and "the reduced value of the dollar in terms of purchasing ca- pacity in Palestine," Charles J. Rosenbloom, of Pittsburgh, na- tional treasurer of the United Palestine Appeal, told the morn- ing session that the combined budget of the Jewish National Fund and the Palestine Founda- tion Fund, which obtain their funds in the United States through the United Palestine Ap- peal, will be $10,800,000. Abe Srere Speaks Speakers who discussed "The Role of Palestine Funds in the CENTER TO HAVE FINAL MUSICALE ON MAY 27 • The last in the series of Center musicales will take place on Thursday evening, May 27. Out- standing Detroit soloists will par- ticipate, and the Center's Sym- phony Orchestra, under the di- rection of Julius Chajes, will per- form Schubert's Fifth Symphony in four movements. Admission will be by ticket only. PRESENT SOUND FILMS Sound films will again be shown at the Jewish Community Center next Monday evening. The second program in the series, "The People's War," will present two feature films: "Target for Tonight,"— full-length movie showing the RAF on a mission to bomb Germany; "Dover," in which Edward Murrow, C. B. S. correspondent in London, takes the audience to Dover, where British Commando troops are be- ing trained. The film programs are held in the adult lounge of the Jewish Community Center at 8:30 p. m. There is no charge for members, and non-members pay a nominal fee. WAR WORKERS As part of the six-week Spring semester, the War Workers are planning various programs. This Sunday at 4 p. m., there will be a tea dance. As an added at- traction Jimmie Murphy will give dance instruction. Mr. Murphy, a well known dance teacher, is Rhumba instructor at the Jewish Community Center. American Jewish community structure" included Abe Srere, president of the Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation. Scoring Washington's official JUNIOR FUN CARNIVAL policy of silence on Palestine, Dr. Junior Fun will wind up the Silver said that "within the last few months, as if by concerted action, there has set in a very definite and noticeable withdraw- al on the part of the official fam- ily" in Washington "from any- thing which might even remote- ly suggest a recognition or en- dorsement of the Jewish Home- land. The whole subject has sud- denly become taboo in Washing- ton." Endorsed Homeland Pointing out that ever since the first World War our govern- ment has manifested friendship, towards Jewish national aspira- tions in Palestine, Dr. Silver said that "every president who occu- pied the office between the two wars has enthusiastically en- dorsed the Jewish Homeland." He said that now "our former friends in government circles content themselves with sending us prolific expressions of sympa- thies on Jewish persecution. When pressed to do something about it, to help save a race from annihilation, they regretfully re- mind us how difficult it is to do anything for these poor unfortu- nate people under present war conditions. They counsel us to have patience. "That they may all be dead when the ultimate day of lib- eration arrives, does not seem to arouse these friends of ours to any extraordinary emergency acts of rescue and deliverance. These are men of many words and few deeds whose compas- sion never goes beyond political expediency." Hashomer in Wisconsin season with a carnival on May Sponsor 16, at 2 p. m. There will be fancy booths, prizes and a pro- Camp gram. Children are invited. Hashomer Hatzair of Detroit, This program is under the direc- Zionist youth movement, is in- tion of Miss Elsa Berger. tensifying work in behalf of its PROFESSIONAL WOMEN yearly summer camp. TO HEAR MISS FERMAN Due to difficulties created by On Monday at 8:30 p. m., the Business and Professional Women the war, the local group will this will have as guest speaker Miss year incorporate its work jointly Hannah Ferman, DeDtroit Assist- with the Chicago and Milwaukee ant Director of JWB-USO, who groups at Camp Orna in North- will talk on the USO set-up and ern Wisconsin. The camp - is lo- cated 90 miles north of Milwau- program. kee. Orna is the Hebrew name for MOTHERS' CLUB MEMBERS pine. GIVE $600 TO FUNDS The camp, conducted on a non- The Council of Mothers' Clubs profit basis, aims to teach those of the Jewish Community Cen- attending it Jewish history and ter announces a contribution of literature. $400 to the War Chest and $100 A program is now being to the American Red Cross. The planned for parents and friends fund was raised among members of the movement, at which a who also contributed $100 to the movie of the camp will be shown. Pioneer Women's Group in Pal- Bella Paul, of the American kib- estine. butz, Ein Hashofet, now working BOOK CHAT ON TUESDAY as the Palestinian representative, The second program in the will be present at this gathering book-review series, "Books and to speak to those =attending about the War," will be held in the Camp Orna. Jewish Community Center next For further details, call Sora Tuesday, 8:30 p. m., in the Adult Levine, 15039 Wildemere, Un. 3- Lounge. Miss Catherine Haughey 0713. will review "George Washing- Hashomer Hatzair conducted ton Carver" by Rackham Holt. a "Third Seder" last week in Book-chat programs are open to celebration of Passover. Center members without charge. A nominal charge is made to fore the various Mothers' Clubs non-members. this following week. The discus- POSITIONS OPEN sion will be based on the "Bever- CAMP COUNSELLOR Positions for camp counsellors idge Plan" in Great Britain and in the country and in the city the "Cradle-to-the-Grave" report are now open for young men and of the NRPB submitted by Presi- women of experience, training dent Roosevelt to Congress on March 10, 1943. Both plans are or interest. Experience with children or tools with which to put into prac- adults is preferred but in some tice one of the "Four Freedoms" cases it will not be a prerequisite. enuncited in the Atlantic Charter Salaries will compare favorably —namely, "Freedom From Want." with other camps. Applications AL MILLER are now being received in the 7720 MeNICHOLS ROAD, office of the Jewish Community Near Santa Barbara Center, Woodward at Holbrook. Madison 8400. Delicatessen, Appetizers and ment is full of fetish and black MOTHERS' CLUBS magic. It is a kind of modern "Social Security of Tomorrow" witchcraft. 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