Friday, OckEer T: 1943
Philadelphia Gets
Taste of Bigotry
THE JEWISH NEWS
Protest Government Spies
In Palestine Arms Trial
Racial Issue Marks Messy
Handwriting Experts Say Notes Discovered on Convicted
Mayoralty Drive Between
Soldiers Not Written by Defendant Sirkin; Hit
Bullitt and Samuel
Prosecution's Methods in Case
PHILADELPHIA (JPS)—Phil-
adelphia, home of Lessing Rosen-
wald who insists that there is no
special Jewish problem in the
world, is now up to its neck in
the messiest political scandal
ever known even to a cit3 accus-
tomed to the unusual in politics.
The "Jewish issue" has been
thrust directly into the campaign
for the Mayoralty, which has
William Christian Bullitt, former
United States Ambassador to
Russia and France, as the Demo-
cratic candidate, and Bernard
Samuel, present incumbent, as
the Republican aspirant.
The entire Jewish community
is fearful of the consequences,
not in relation to who will oc-
cupy City Hall but in terms of
relations between Christians and
Jews in this City of Brotherly
Love. To climax the whispering
about Samuel's Jewish origin and -
the fact that Bullitt had a Jew-
ish mother, a pamphlet was mys-
teriously circulated in the city
calling for the election of Bullitt
on the ground that he is one of
"our people, the son of Louisa
Horowitz." The pamphlet is de-
scribed as being issued by the
Bnai Brith Non-Sectarian
League. No such body exists and
the Bnai Brith never interests it-
self in American politics.
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A protest against the use of spies by
the prosecution to shadow experts called to give opinions at the
"arms trail" here was voiced in court this week by Dr. Philip
Joseph, attorney for the defense, following the testimony of
Sergeant Kelly, one of the police experts on the 'Hebrew language:
The British policeman testified that he overheard a conversa-
tion in Hebrew between the two experts on handwriting, Dr.
Elkes and Miss Razendorfer, in which the experts allegedly con-
ferred concerning their conclusions with regard to the handwriting
of Leib Sirkin, one of the accused Jews charged with buying
ammunition from two British soldiers who have been found guilty
by a military court of illegal arms traffic. Both experts testified
in court that the handwriting found in the notes discovered on one
of the convicted soldiers was not Sirkin's.
(Sirkin and one other Jewish defendant in the trial were
convicted and sentenced, Serkin being given 10 years on charges
of "stealing arms," it was learned as The Jewish News went to
press this week.)
Protesting that the prosecution used Sergeant Kelly as a
witness against the experts, Dr. Joseph urged that the Palestine
Government assign its own expert on handwriting to establish
the truth. "I am convinced of the innocence of Sirkin and I am
certain that a Government expert will only collaborate the findings
of Dr. Elkes and Miss Razendorfer," he argued.
Discuss Export With Anglo-American Experts
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The possibilities of post-war exports
from Palestine have been discussed by representatives of the Jew-
ish Agency and Anglo-American trade experts in the Middle East
and in the Far East, it was revealed here this week by Dr. Emil
Shmorak,. head of the economic department of the Agency.
Dr. Shmorak also discussed the same subject -.vith Turkish
economic experts during his recent visit to Turkey. "All these
discussions," he declared at a press conference this week, "brought
out the fact that it will be possible to develop an export trade in
Palestine; the main obstacle to organized export, however, is the
Palestine Government."
French Assembly
To Decide Fate
Of Jews' Rights
The various surmises as to who
might have published the scurril- Restoration of the Cremieux
ous leaflet include: (1) a Repub-
Decree to Be Discussed
lican who wanted to smear Bul-
During November
litt by emphasizing his part-
Jewish ancestry; (2) an anti-
Semitic organization back of the
LONDON, (JTA)—The ques-
attacks upon both Bullitt and tion of whether the Jews in
Samuel.
Algeria shall have their full
It is generally believed that the pre-war rights restored through
pamphlet is part of a vicious reinstatement of the Cremieux
anti-Semitic campaign loosed up- Decree which was abrogated by
on the city, for it speaks in terms Gen. Giraud, will be discussed
of assuring. to Philadelphia; un- by the French National Con-
der Bullitt, the same kind of gov- sultative Assembly, which will
ernment as prevails, in Washing- meet in November, it was stated
ton' with men being appointed . to
office of the same stature as
"Justice Felix Frankfurter, : Sam-
uel Rosenman" and others of
similar Jewish-sounding names.
this week by authoratative
French sources.
The question is at present in
the hands of Gen. Catroux,
French Governor - General in
charge of Islamic Affairs, who is
pursuing a policy of conciliation
towards the Moslems. It is not
believed that he is likely to
suggest the restoration of the
Cremieux Decree.
It was emphasized in French
circles here this week that
whatever Gen. Catroux's atti-
tude towards the Cremieux De-
cree may be, he will have to
submit a report on this ques-
tion for a full-fledged debate in
the Assembly.
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The enthusiasm of Detroiters is one parcel a week by each in-
in sending Hanukah parcels to dividual to each service man
the ' armed forces overseas has overseas.
apparently depleted the local
supply of metal containers for-
merly recommended, according
to Postmaster Huston.
17th Annual
"The distances, delays and
conditions under which such
parcels are subjected to requires
more than ordinary packing to
assure receipt in good condi-
tion," he says. "Metal contain-
ers, however, are all but impos-
sible to obtain and suitable sub-
stitutes must be found."
Chapter 63
An investigation of the retail
store counters show that manu-
Saturday, Oct. 9, I 943
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Outlaw Anti-Semitism
MANCHESTER, Eng., (JTA)
—Representatives of 89. religious
labor and political organizations
meeting here this week at a
Conference to •• Combat Anti-
Semitism adopted a resolution
calling on the. government to
make the spreading racialist
Propaganda a criminal offense.
The 150 delegates expressed
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the Bermuda Conference to
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block visas to refugees and to
lift the immigration restrictions
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