Friday, SepTernbler 1, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

House, Senate Resolutions
Urge 'Ports' in Palestine

Civic-Protective
Council to Meet
In N. Y., Sept. 9-11

Congressmen Ask President and Secretary of State to
Use Influence With Britain for Immediate Estab-
NCRAC to Study Problems
lishment of Refugee Havens in Zion
of Political Anti-Semitism
at 2nd Session
WASHINGTON (JPS)—A bi-partisan resolution, intro-

duced simultaneously in the House and Senate, urges Presi-
. dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hull to use their influence with
Britain for the "immediate establishment of mass Emergency
Refugee Shelters" in Palestine, similar to the shelter estab-
lished in Oswego, N. Y. g.

NEW YORK.—Consideration of
the problems of political anti-
Semitism and the dangers inher-
ent to Jews in postwar economic
Senator Elbert D. Thomas (D. for the establishment of "free dislocation will -highlight the dis-
Utah), sponsor of the resolution ports" is under consideration.
cussions of the second plenary
• in the Senate, was confident that Paraguay has agreed to the ad-
session of the National Commu-
"the President and Secretary of mission of refugees, but has not
nity Relations Advisory Council,
State will heed our call, even be- fixed their number.
fore the Senate can act on the
Sept. 9-11, at Hotel Waldorf As-
resolution." Co-sponsors were 110 Jewish Children
toria, it was announced by David
- Senators James E. Murray (D.
Sher, chairman.
Turned Back by Nazis
Mont.) and Homer Ferguson (R.
Mich.).
GENEVA (JPS) — The first , The 56 representatives of five
The House resolution was in- batch of 110 Jewish children from national and 17 local community
troduced by Rep. Andrew L. Hungary, between the ages of civic protective agencies also will
Somers (D. N. Y.), Thomas J. five and ten, en route to Sweden hear reports of five subcommit-
Lane (D. Mass.), Hugh D. Scott, following negotiations between tees — membership, public rela-
Jr. (R. Pa.) and Joseph Clark Sweden and the Hungarian gov- tions, interfaith, legislation and
Baldwin (R. N. 1). Representa- ernment, were turned back at policies and objectives of the
tive John M. McCormick, House the Hungarian-German frontier, NCRAC—as a part of the plan
of the NCRAC to implement its
Majority Leader, has endorsed it was learned.
the resolution.
For 10 hours the train was program of coordination and
stranded, while Budapest and clearance in the field of civic pro-
"The resolution reads:
Berlin
officials were in telephonic tection.
"Whereas the Government of
communication,
and Stockholm's
Another feature will be a dis-
Hungary has specifically ex-
pressed its readiness to release diplomatic representatives sought cussion of the trends in anti-
those Jews who could enter Pal- to obtain permission for the train Semitism and a report on recent
studies and scientific research in
estine, which is easily accessible to proceed.
from Balkan countries and calls
The children- had a collective the field.
for little or no shipping space, pas-Sport containing the name of
Attending will be five repre-
and whose 600,000 Hebrews are each child and bearing transit sentatives from the American
clamoring for an opportunity to visas issued by the German Con- Jewish Committee, American
shelter and feed their tormented sulate in Budapest. Three Swed- Jewish Congress, Bnai Brith and
kin; and
ish and seven Hungarian -nurses Jewish Labor Committee, two
Accepted Proposal
of the Red Cross accompanied the representatives of the Jewish
"Whereas the Governments of children on their trip.
War Veterans and each of the 17
the United Kingdom and the U.S.
member communities—Baltimore,
have accepted the proposal of the
B o s to n, Brooklyn, Cincinnati,
Hungarian Government made on
Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis,
July 17, 1944 to the International
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mil-
Committee . of the Red Cross for
waukee, Minnesota, Newark; New
the release of Jews, and have
Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
officially and publicly stated that
San Francisco, St. Louis.
they will find temporary havens

Council to Hold
First Conference
Of Year, Sept. 13

of rescue where such people may
live in safety:". now therefore
be it
"Resolved that the Senate of
the U. S. recommends and urges
the President and the Secretary
of State to use their good office
to put into effect immediately
this solemn obligation by the im-
mediate establishment of mass
Emergency Refugee Shelters in
the mandated territory of Pales-
tine, similar to the Emergency
Shelter at Oswego, New York, so
that the Hebrews of Europe may
find there haven from the ordeals
of persecution."

Delegates from Community
Organizations to Hear
Reporfs at Center

James I. Ellmann, president of
the Jewish Community Council,
announced this week that the
current year's first quarterly del-
egates' conference will be held
Wednesday evening, Sept. 13, at
the Jewish Center, Woodward
and Holbrook.

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"Missions" Impeding
Religious Freedom,
Is Judge's Ruling

'10 4 : )01 (.,

NEW YORK (JPS) — Two or-
anizations formed to spread the
gospel of Christianity among
members of the Jewish faith
were denied certificates of in-
corporation by Justice Frank E.
Johnson of the Brooklyn Su-
preme Court, who said that in
such a corporation "there is an
inevitable interference with that
freedom (of religion) which is
guaranteed by both constitutions
(Federal and State)."

At this meeting, the first of the
series scheduled for delegates of
the 208 organizations affiliated
Urge Use of Planes, Ships
with the Council, reports of the
To Save Hungarian Jews
Executive Committee and - the
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The sug- several standing committees of
gestion that neutral Sweden be the Council will be acted upon.
Commenting on the petitions
allowed to use Allied transport Policies affecting the entire scope for incorporation of the Jewish
planes and troopships now in of work of the Council are. dis- Evangelization Society and the
Mediterranean ports to rescue cussed and decisions are reached Jewish Missionary Society, Jus-
Jewish children and adults from at these delegates' meetings.
tice Johnson said:
Hungary is made in the current
In addition to the reports, plans
"Our State constitution says:
issue of The Nation by its editor, have been drawn up for a discus- 'The free exercise and enjoyment
Freda Kirchwey, who also de- sion of vital interest to the Jew- of religious profession and wor-
mands that ports of asylum be ish community. The opinions of ship without 'discrimination or
established immediately, in Pal- delegates will be registered and preference shall forever be al-
estine and other countries, to will serve as a guide to the de- lowed in this state to all man-
take advantage of Hungary's of- cisions of affiliated organizations. kind.' It might fairly be said that
fer to release Jews who have Details will be sent all delegates. that is a guarantee no group shall
visas.
seem to be the object of a State-
Anticipating an objection that
approved or State - endorsed
her suggestion might interfere
movement to persuade that group
with scheduled military move-
to change its religious beliefs."
ments, Miss Kirchwey said: "This
Justice Johnson added that "no
cannot be denied, but the prob-
citizen ought to ask the State to
lem is balancing need against
give its endorsement to any cor-
need. A spell of bad weather
By ARON 'HERMAN
porate effort which is bound to
would also upset schedules. The
ZURICH, (JTA)—Some slight result in an attempt to persuade
last opportunity to save a half
million or more lives cannot relaxation of anti-Jewish pres- citizens of a particular faith to
be treated as a matter of minor sure in Hungary was reported abandon their faith for another."
concern."
here following the visit of repre-
sentatives of the International
Latin Americas Agree
Red Cross to theBudapest ghetto.
MEN'S SHOP
To Admit Refugees
Jews will now be permitted to
NEW YORK JPS)—The gov- leave the ghetto from .10 a. m.
Nationally Known Brands
ernments of Venezuela, Ecuador till 5 p. in. to draw small sums
Arrow-Beau Brummell
and Paraguay have agreed to ad- from their bank accounts. Their
and Botany NecktieS
mit Jews rescued from the Bal- milk rations have also been in-
kans, it was announced here by creased from one-third of the ra-
Cooper Underwear
Dr. Max Gottchalk, president of tions received by the non-Jewish
McGregor
Sportswear
the Hicem Association, represent- population to one-half.
Ambassador and
ing the merged Hias-Ica.
Arrow Shirts
There are now about 240,000
Isaac Cohen, president of the
Hickok Belts and
Hicem Committee in Venezuela, JeWs - in the Budapest ghetto.
Suspenders
Large - scale confiscation of
cabled Dr. Gottchalk that on
Mallory
Hats
Aug. 21 "the government au- Jewish-owned land in Hungary
thorized by cable the Venezuelan is reported here from Budapest
Open Evenings
Sunday to 5
Legation at Lisbon to grant visas n a statement issued by the Hun-
to Jewish refugees regardless of garian Department of Agricul-
9038 TWELFTH
ture.
age."
at
Oscar Rocca, president of the
The statement reveals that
Clairmount
Hicem Committee in Ecuador, 715,000 yokes of land had been
cabled that the government has t: ken over by the state from

Hungary Relaxes
Anti-Jewish Laws

OLEN'S

granted visas for BOO, A decree Jews by the end of 1943.

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