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THE JEWISH NEWS

triday, April 7, 1944

the Jewish people may ultimately
reconstitute, Palestine as a free
and democratic Jewish Common-.
wealth."
(Heads of Michigan colleges
who signed the petition are
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Seeks Official Statements John L. Seaton of Albion Col-
lege and Merle S. Ward of
from. British, U. S. Officials: Learns Only Those
Ferris Institute).

U.S. Jews Also Prohibited
From Entering Palestine

With Visas May Become Residents

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Inquiries made by the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency this week in authoritative quarters _here
elicited the reply that American Jews are barred from im-
migrating to Palstine as a result of the British White Paper
ban on all new Jewish immigration to Palestine. •
No distinction will be drawn between American Jews

and Jews of other countries
regard to the ban on Jewish entry sidered a blow to Zionist efforts
to. Palestine, the Jewish Tele- and to the work of rescuing Jews
graphic Agency was told. The from occupied Europe. Disap-
State Department could give no pointment at "the President's
information on this subject while attitude" was expressed by Sena-
the British Embassy refused to tor Edwin C. Johnson, (D), Colo-
make any official statement.
rado, and Senator Bennett C.
There are at present - several Clark, (D), Missouri. The latter,
thousand American Jews in Pal- who led an hour-long debate in
estine: most of them elderly Jews the Senate this week, declared
who because of religious attach- that the President's statement
ment to the land of their fore- still presented no bar to Senate
fathers, have made. Jerusalem -action on. the Palestine resolu-
their permanent home. • "
tion.
Ban on U. S. Jews
The President declined to go
No obstacles have hitherto into a general discussion of the
been placed „in the way of Jews Palestine situation. He apparent-
entering Palestine on permanent ly saw no conflict between his
visas. The present ban on Jewish previous statement that the U. S.
immigration to Palestine, how"- government has never approved
ever, will make it legally im- the British White Paper and his.
possible for any American Jews Present endorsement of the War
to take up permanent residence Department's opposition to any
there, while no such restrictions Senate action on the Palestine
will apply to non-Jews.
resolution which asks for the
It was recalled here tha' the abrogation of the White s Paper.
situation in Palestine may resem- The immediate problem, he said,
ble that which prevailed in Czar- was what can be done for the
ist Russia where Jewish holders refugees coming out of Europe
of American passports were bar- through Spain and through the
red from residence in the sections Balkans into Turkey. The num-
of Russia closed to Jews in gen- ber of these refugees was rela-
eral. This resulted in an exchange tively small and not all of them
of correspondence between the are Jews, he added.
state department and the Cz earist
Professors Ask Intervention
government and caused the abro-
petition Signed by 1,500
A
gation -of the U. S. treaty of 1832
with Russia in 1911 following a American university professors
resolution to this effect adopted urging President Roosevelt to act
in behalf of free entry of Jews
in Congress.
It also was recalled here that into Palestine was submitted to
the State Department toward the the White House this week. The
end of the last century protested signatories included 71 college
to the Turkish government when pKesidents and faculty members
American Jews were refused ad- of 180 schools of higher learning
mission to Palestine which, at in 41 states.
that time, was a part of Turkey.
Declaring that "on the basis
20,000 Mor'e Allowed
- of legal right no less than of
Diplomatic circles here pre- moral obligation, the government
dicted that the ban of Jewish of the United States is entitled
immigration to Palestine — ex- and is called upon to intercede
cepting the 20,000 Jewish refu- on behalf of the iewish people,"
gees who can still come there the petition calls on President
under the White Paper quota— Roosevelt "to use` the influence
probably will remain in effect and power of' your high office
to the end that the doors of Pal-
until the end of the war.
Zionist leaders, though appar- estine shall be opened for free
ently disappointed, refused to entry of Jews into that country,
comment on President Roose- and that there shall be full op-
velt's statement, which is con- portunity for colonization, so that

.

Yiskor Services at the

Downtown . Synagogue

will be conducted Saturday, April 15, beginning at 9:30 a. m.
at half hour intervals, until 12:30 p. m.
Rabbi Herman Rosenwasser . will officiate

President Roosevelt's distinc-
tion between the military and
civil aspects of the Palestine sit-
uation at his recent press con-
ference "gives reason to expect
that when the , military situation
crystalizes the problem will be
resolved in keeping with the tra-
ditional policy of the U. S. gov-
ernment- and the people as ex-
pressed in the Palestine resolu-
tions introduced in Congress,"
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of
t h e Zionist Organization of
America, said this week at a press
luncheon held at the Hotel Stat-
ler here. "If the military advises
deferment, we accede but at the
first available moment when the
military situation becomes im-
proved we expect the resolutions
to be considered on their merits,"
he said.

establish a Jewish National Home
in Palestine, but an obstacle to
the rescue from Europe who
could find refuge here.
Arab Consent Required
The Jewish population here is
especially bitter over the fact
that any further Jewish immigra-
tion to Palestine—except for the
20,000 Jewish refugees who can
still come in under the unfilled
quota—is contingent on approval
by the Arabs. Jewish leaders
consider it a breach of faith in
view of the fact that the Arabs
have taken a "neutral" position in
the 'present war, while the Jews
of Palestine have given 40,000
volunteers to the British armed
forces, many of whom distin-
guished themselves in the African
campaign.

Detroit Jewish Clubs
Send Food to Soldiers

During the week of March 20,
Zedakah Club sent a food pack-
age to Fort Brady and Pogre-
bistcher Ladies Society and
Poale Zion Zeire Zion Branch
sent food packages to Fort
Custer.

Poale Zion Perfection Lodge
and Simcha Sarner Relief Soci-
ety sent food, packages to Fort
Custer during the week of March
27.

On March 27, Sokolivker Pro-
gressive Verein served 1,200
sandwiches at Downtown USO
Canteen, and on March 20, Mich-
igan Home Protective Associa-
tion served at the Downtown
Canteen.

Council Joins Agency
For information r egar ding
In Condemning Terror
NEW YORK - (JTA) — The these activities, call Miss Fine-
American Zionist Emergency man, MA. 8400.
Council, representing all major
Pfc. Louis Miller, son of Mrs.
Zionist groups in the United
States, this week issued a state- Rebecca Miller of 2009 Taylor
ment condemning the recent ter- Ave., was reported wounded in
action.
roristic outbreaks in Palestine.

Palestinians. DepresSd
Over White Paper
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Pales-
tine's Jewish population. w a s
plunged into gloom this week as
the gates of the country were
closed to further Jewish immi-
gration, under the provisions of
the British White Paper which
became effective on March 31.

The feeling here of "Remember
March 31" is in many respects
similar to the "Remember Pearl
Harbor" feeling in the U. S. Jews
in all walks of life and in all
parts of Palestine consider the
curb on Jewish immigration at
the most tragic' time in Jewish
history, to be not only a violation
of the • Palestine Mandate and a
breach of Britain's promise to

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