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Detroit 26, Michigan, March 17, 1944

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Christians Demand Palestine
For Jews as Act of Justice

FDR Pledges Justice
For Jewish Homeland

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Jewish News Correspondent at National Conference
on Palestine

WASHINGTON, D. C.—The voice of America's
outstanding Christian leaders, speaking for millions
of followers, was raised here in emphatic terms, at
a four-session conference on March 9, in defense of
the Jewish position in Palestine and in condemna-
tion of every manifestation of injustice.

Two hundred leaders from more than 100 com-
munities throughout the land, including Detroit,
participated in the National Conference on Palestine
which was sponsored by the Anierican Palestine
Committee in cooperation with the AFL, CIO, Chris-
tian Council on Palestine, Free World Association,
Union for Democratic Action, Unitarian Fellowship
for Social Justice and United Christian Council for
Democracy.

—Chase-Statler Jewish News Photo.

Michigan's Delegates at Historic Conclave

Michigan was represented at the American Palestine Committee's National Confer-
ence on Palestine by three outstanding Christian leaders. The above photograph of the
three delegates was taken last Thursday evening at Hotel Statler, Washington, D. C.,
during the conference sessions. Left to right: Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr., United
States Senator Homer Ferguson and Dr. David D. Henry, executive vice-president of
Wayne University.

Community Leaders to Participate
In Center's Institute Next Sunday

-Page 5

Bishop Ilcintyre Repudiated
In Anti-Semitic Controversy

Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith brands as
ridiculous his charge that incidents in New York
were "conjured up" by paid publicity agents to be-
smirch Catholic population.

—Page 11

April Set as Special Month
For Community Council

Plans for community-wide educational projects an-
nounced by Joseph Bernstein . . . Detroit's affiliation
with National Community Relations Advisory Body
ratified by Council delegates,

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—Page 10

Palestine Colony Planned.
To Honor Dr. Stephen Wise

Zionist Organization and American Jewish Congress
plan joint action in tribute to leader's 70th birthday
. Rabbi Leon Fram heads Detroit committee.

—Page 6

Other

Highlights
in This
Issue

2
Between You & Me
2
Book Reviews
Center Activities
8
Children's Corner
4
Editorials
4
Film Folk
11
2
Heard in Lobbies
Humor Column
10
13
Jews in Uniform
Local Brevities
9
i2
Music
3
News Review
15
Obituaries
Purely Commentary
2
16
School News
8, 9
Society
Strictly Confidential .... 2
16
Synagogue News
4
Talmudic Tales
5
Theater
8
Women's Clubs
Youth Listening Post 15

Participants in the- conference were emphatic
in their demands that justice be assured to the Jew-
ish people. These demands were climaxed with the
announcement that came near the–close of the
luncheon session that President Roosevelt had met
at noon with Dr. Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Abba
Hillel Silver, at the White House, and had author-
ized them to make the following statement:

"The President authorized us to say that
the American Government has never given its
approval to the White Paper of 1939. The Pres-
ident is happy that the doors of Palestine are
today open to Jewish refugees, and that when
future decisions are reached, full justice will be
done to those who seek a Jewish National Hoine,
for which our Government and the American
people have always had the deepest sympathy
and today more than ever, in view of the tragic
plight of hundreds of thousands of homeless
Jewish refugees."

The spokesmen for the Christian communities
in America stood and cheered this statement, which
was read by Dr. Henry A. Atkinson, chairman of
the Christian Council on Palestine, one of the lead-
ers at the Christian Conference on Palestine.

Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr., and Dr. David
D. Henry, executive vice-president of Wayne
University, represented Detroit.

Prominent Federal, State and Municipal leaders,
clergymen and educators were among the delegates
who gathered at the sessions at Hotel Statler

Dr. Henry served on the conference resolu-
tions committee, of which Dr. Carl Hermann
Voss, executive secretary of the Christian
Council on Palestine, was chairman. Dr. Henry
was also named on the committee of seven, tin-
der the chairmanship of Dr. Daniel L. March,
president of Boston University, to assist in fin ,
plementing the adopted resolutions and in co-
ordinating the activities of the cooperatinc, or=
ganizations in behalf of the demands made by
t' the conference for an open door to Jewish im-
migration in Palestine and for the establishment
of a Jewish Commonwealth.
There was no hesitation among the conferees in
demandinos abrogation of the White Paper, estab-
b the Jewish Commonwealth and passage
lishment of
of the Palestine Resolutions pending in Congress.
The opening declaration. in support of these major
principles was made by Dr. Atkinson, and speaker
after speaker supported him in such demands.
A practical evaluation of Jewish achievements
in Palestine and the need for expansion of Jewish

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