THE Nnisa 21',. 1`944 JE W ISH NEWS Page Seven --- • This Advertisement Sponsored By SAM'S CUT RATE; Inc. American Jewish Committee En Appeal to Lord Halifax Sarah Gorby Here Sunday Delegation Presents I I-Page Memorandum to British Envoy to U. S. Asking Abrogation of White Paper; Declare Refusal Would be 'Act of Discrimination' Noted Singer to Appear Former JWF Director Here Will Be Guest Speaker at With B. Zemach on Cent- Special Meeting Arranged by Federation er's Concert Program at the Center Wednesday Night WASHINGTON (JTA)—A delegation of the American Jewish Committee, composed of Joseph M. Proskauer, presi- dent, and Jacob Blaustein, chairman of its general committee, this week presented an 11-page memorandum to Lord Hali- fax, British Ambassador to the S., requesting the abroga- tion of the White Paper which closes the doors of Palestine The joint cultural committee of the Jewish Community Cen- ter and Jewish Community Council invites the public to a concert featuring two outstand- ing artists—Miss Sarah Gorby and Benjamin Zemach, who will to Jewish immigration a f ter March 31 of this year. The memorandum declares that Britain's refusal to abolish the White Paper would constitute an act of "discrimination against the Jews." While not urging "at this time determination of the final constitutional status of Pales- tine," the American Jewish Com- mittee asks for annulment of the 1939 White Paper which "violates the Mandate for Palestine en- trusted to Britain by the League of Nations in 1922." Promise Was Specific "The primary purpose of the M a n d a t e," the memorandum states, "was the establishment of a national home for the Jews with the understanding that nothing be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of ex-, isting non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and politi- cal status of Jews in any other country. This promise of a home- land within Palestine was speci- fic and admitted, the memoran- dum emphasizes, "and not con- troversial as is the question of the creation of a Common- wealth." The American Jewish Commit- tee points specifically to the 'limitation of immigration and land purchases" as counter to the intent and purpose of the Man- date of Palestine. These limita- tions, the memorandum states, is a violation of Article 15 of the Mandate which declares that "no discrimination of any kind shall be made between the inhabitants of Palestine on the ground of race, religion or language. No person shall be excluded from Palestine on the ground of his religious belief." Churchill's Opposition The American Jewish Commit- tee quotes from the address Mr. Winston Churchill made in 1939 opposing approval by the House of Commons of the White Paper: , . the provision that Jewish immigration can be stopped in five years' time by the decision of an Arab majority . . . is a plain breach of a solemn. obliga- tion . . This pledge of a home was not made to the Jews in Palestine but to the Jews out- side . Palestine," Mr. Churchill quoted. -"Now there is a breach, there is the violation of the pledge, the abandonment of the Balfour Declaration." The events of the past four years, the memorandum contin- ues, have served to emphasize Churchill's vision and wisdom in stating that the agitation against the Balfour Declaration "is fed with foreign money and cease- lessly inflamed by Nazi and by Fascist propaganda . . . " Junior Hadassah to Hear A. Meyerowitz Tuesday, A. Meyerowitz will address De- troit chapter of Junior Hadassah on "Labor Zionism," on Tuesday evening, at the Hadassah office, 9144 Linwood Ave. Arrange- ments are being completed for the annual donor luncheon. Miss Alyse Geer is accepting pledges. Kurt Peiser, executive director of the Federation of Jewish Charities and of the United Jewish Appeal of Phila- delphia, will be the guest speaker at the special meeting ar- ranged by the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, to tall-s place next Wednesday evening at the Jewish Community Center. Abraham Srere, president of the Federation, will preside. This meeting has been ar- ranged for the purpose of hear- ing Mr. Peiser's report on the activities of the American Jew- ish Joint Distri- bution Commit- tee' in North Africa. Having recent- ly returned from' a six--month tour of North Africa. in behalf of the JDC, Mr. Peiser brings first-hand Mr. Srere information 'of his visits in Spanish Morocco, French Morocco, Algeria and Tu- nisia, where he supervised - JDC Dramatization - Of White Paper Issues Planned League for Labor Palestine to Hold United .::Nations ForUm at . Center A drathatization of the issues involved in the British White Paper will be presented by the League for Labor Palestine on Monday, Jan. 24, 8:30 p. m. at the- Jewish Community, *Center, WOodward and Holbrook. The presentation will be in the fOrm of a session of the United Nations convened to discuss the fate of Palestine as a Jewish National Home. Members of the League will take various parts, and the audience will act as dele- gates from United Nations. The case for the White Paper will be argued by an official of the British Colonial office. Rep- resentatives of the Jewish Agen- cy and Histadruth (Jewish Fed- eration of Labor in Palestine) will present the Jewish position. A delegate for Saudi Arabia will bespeak the Arab claims, and delegates for the United States and the Soviet Union will indi- cate the positions of their gov- ernments. The audience will participate by questions and will vote on a motion to abrogate the White Paper and reopen the opportuni- ties for a continued development of the Jewish National Home- land. The meeting will be presided over by Mrs. Alexander W. San- ders. The participants • are: Hy- man Jackson, Harold Silver, Jack Rogvoy, Theodore Olender, Mor- ris Stein, Morris Lieberman and Simon Richardson. Admission is free. There will be no solicitation of funds. Peiser to Describe JDC Aid For Jews in North Africa , . Helped Set Up Relief While in Tunisia, Mr. Peiser BENJAMIN ZEMACH saw the devastating effects appear in a program of Jewish wrought upon the Jewish com- song and dance on Sunday eve- munities by the Nazis. He as- ning, in the auditorium of the sisted in establishing a commit- Center, Woodward and Hol- tee of Tunisian Jews which be- gan the task of giving relief to brook. This concert is the third in the native and refugee Jews. series of seven which this com- A former executive director of mittee has undertaken to ar- the Jewish Welfare Federation of range during this season with Detroit, Mr. Peiser is at present the 'aim of giving the Jewish the president of the National public an opportunity to partake •Conference of Jewish Social of .excellent Yiddish programs Welfare. at a minimum charge. Honored at Luncheon Miss Gorby makes her first appearance in Detroit, though During his visit here, Mr. she has already established a Peiser will be honored at a reputation for being an out- luncheon at the Book Cadillac standing artist, having scored Hotel on Wednesday: Clarence successes in Asia, Europe and H. Enggass, chairman of the America. board of the Jewish Welfare Mr. Zemach is well known to Federation, will preside at the the Jewish public for his unique luncheon meeting. interpretation of the Jewish The community at large is in- dance. He started his career at vited to attend next Wednesday the Moscow Art Theater Ha- evening's meeting and to hear bima. Both artists will be accompan- Mr. Peiser's report on his expe- riences in North Africa. ied by Miss Florence Kutzen. Many organizations have. pro- cured tickets at a reduced rate for their membership through the office of the Jewish Com- munity Council. Tickets at the doors are 25 cents. The program will begin at 9 p. m. Cardozo Club Elects The fourth affair will be a Charles Makie President lecture by Dr. I. N. Steinberg on the topic "A Jewish Territory Charles Maki e was elected in Australia?" Tickets for this president of Cardozo Club. Other program, Sunday, Feb. 13, may officers are: Sam Rudin, vice- be procured through the Council president; Harry H. Shapiro, re- office, CH. 1657. cording secretary; Joe Shapiro, treasurer; Gilbert Miller, ser- World Famous Painter, geant-at-arms; Hy K i n i t z e r, Prof. Struck, Dies at 68 trustee. The new officers will be in- HAIFA (JTA) r o f. Her- stalled on F e b. 20. M a x E. Hecker, chairman of the enter- mann Struck, f a, m o u s. Jewish tainment committee, is planning painter, died here at 68. - His. fu, neral was held without any eulo. the program for that day. gies, in accordanCe-with, his' last wishes. Bnai David Men's Club Prof. Struck was an 'orthodox Sets Next Youth Party Jew and served as a' Member - Of the World Mizrachi Centr al Bnai David Men's Club, spon- Committee. He was a member sor of the Saturday evening of the London Royal Society of parties for boys and girls, 14 to Painters, Etchers and Engravers. 17, last Saturday evening had Born in: - Berlin, he studied art the iargest attendance of the in the Berlin Academy and later season. The next party will be traveled through many countries, held Saturday evening, Jan. 29, drawing, etching a n d painting in the social hall of the Bnai landscapes. A f ter lengthy so- . David.. A special program has journs in Palestine, where he been arranged to be called the became an active Zionist, he fi- March of Dimes dance. There is nally made his permanent home no admission charge. on Mt. Carmel in Haifa. League of Women's Groups Meet Feb. 14 The League of Jewish Women's Organizations will meet on Mon- day, Feb. 14, in the Brown Me-. morial Chapel, Temple Beth El, at 2 p. m. Miss Setta Robinson, chairman of the program committee, an- nounces that at this meeting Ann Birk Kuper, solo actress, will render a dramatic interpretation of "Tomorrow the World" by James Gow and Armand d'Usseau, one of the outstanding Broadway successes. Miss Kuper began her studiws at Northwestern University, spent six months abroad and studied with Beatrice Ives Welles, mother of - Orson Welles. Her stage work includes appear- ances with Lenore Ulric, Taylor Holmes and Allison Skipworth. Mrs. Louis James Rosenberg, president of the League, invites all women who are members of organizations affiliated with the League to attend this meeting. BROTHERS= Made to Measure and Ready to Wear '2 RA. 1214 up " . 1244 Wash. Blvd. Scarce? 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