Friday, SepTemEer T,1144

THE JEWISH NEWS

Jewish Youths Under Arrest
Center
- For Tel Aviv, Jaffa Terror Jewish Center

Activities

Stern Gang Held Responsible for Attempts to • Kill Sir
Elmer G. Rice to Address
Harold MacMichael, Former High Commissioner
Discussion Group Thursday
for Palestine; Partition Rumors Revived

The Jewish CommUnity. Cen-
ter Discussion Group - will be ad-
dressed by Elmer G. Rice, the
subject "Local Issues in the Corn-
ing Election," next Thursday, at
8:45 p. m.
These meetings feature out-
standing personalities who dis-
cuss vital questions of the day.
between 11:45 and midnight, and land and to the U. S. "to mobil-
The public is 'invited. Admis-
the police charge that a series ize the support of the working sion is free.
of bombs exploding intermittent- masses in the fight against par-
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ly over a wide area during those titioning of Palestine."
Center Music Program
hours, were intended to disperse
To Be Resumed in October
the security forces through the Charges Jewish State
The Music Department of the
city in order to facilitate the at- Will Embarrass Support
Jewish Community Center, un-
tacks on the station houses.
PHILADELPHIA (JPS) — Fi- der the direction of Julius Chajes
Admit Responsibility
nancial contributions of the. Jews successfully carried out an in-
This new terror occurred while, the world over to facilitate Jew- teresting program of summer
Jewish Palestine was still per- ish efforts in Palestine will be- concerts during July- and August.
turbed by placards in Tel Aviv come possessed of a "political
Featured artists included Max
announcing that the Stern gang, -quality" if a Jewish state is es-
Weiner, Arthur Grossman, Dany
which in the past has claimed tablished, states the Information
Majeske, _Emily Mutter Adams
responsibility for acts of terror, Bulletin of The American Coun-
and Frank Hancock, violinists;
assumes responsibility for the cil for Judaism.
Bernard Argiewicz and Jesse
attempt to assasinate Sir Harold
Posing the question "How will Forstat, cellists; Walter B.lume-
MacMichael on Aug. 7.
partition
affect the economic de- nau, viola; Betty Kowalsky and
Sir Harold escaped with light
Florence Kutzen, pianists; Mar-
wounds in the arm and hip, but velopment of Palestine?" the in- git Kormendy, contralto; - Bella
his aide de camp and chauffeur formation bulletin replies.
"The establishment of a minu- Goldberg, mezzo-soprano; Law-
were seriously wounded.
scule
Jewish state would, how- rence Watson and James Rich-
In Tel Aviv and Jaffa placards
ever,
attach a political quality ards, tenors, Cyril Wezemael,
in Hebrew, Arabic and .English
to
such
help. Will not partition George McCloud and Marshall
warned that bombs had been
Bruce, baritones and the Robert
planted in certain. areas. The pla- complicate and embarrass the Nolan choir. Accompanists in-
support
given
by
JeWs
in
other
cards bore the signature NMO,
cluded Hugh RiDout, Rebecca
which apparently stands for Na- parts of the world?"
Frohman, Margaret Mannebach
tional Military Organization (Ir-
and Herbert E. • Rapp.
gun Zvai Ieumi), the terrorist Communigts -Did Not Vote
The regular program of fall
in
Labor
Elections
organization of which the Stern
and winter concerts will be re-
NEW
YORK
(JPS)—Reporting
gang is believed to be an off-
that. no ballots by Jewish mem- sumed in October.
shoot.
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The official police report states bers for the Communist Party
that armed men attacked two po- of Palestine were cast in the re- 4 Interesting Films on
lice stations in‘ Tel Aviv and also cent elections of the conference Center Program Tuesday
"Behind Nazi Guns," will be
Divisional Police Headquarters of the Histadruth, Jewish Pal-
estine's Federation of Labor, the feature film in the next film
in Jaffa.
Israel Mereminsky, • Histadruth program of the Jewish Commun-
emissary to the U. S., pointed ity Center on Tuesday.
Palestine Jews Anxious
out that the - Corrimunists were
Over Rumors of Partition
The film is based on captured
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Rumors expelled from the Organization in German motion pictures reveal-
current in Palestine of a possible 1927 and have not agreed to con- ing the -inside story of German
solution of the Arab - Jewish ditions proposed by the Hista- industrial military power today.
problem through the partitioning druth as a basis for their read- William L. Shirer, noted journal-
ist and authol. of "Berlin Diary,"
of Palestine, are provoking a mission.
•
The Histadruth resolution ex-- is the narrator of the film. Other-
good deal of anxiety among all
sections of the Jei,vish .popula.;. pelling the Communists in 1927 films to be shown on the program
tion, . especially the left-wing clearly stated that this step was are "These Are the • Men,"
taken "not because of their po- "Lightning War' 'and "Fall of
laborites.
At a session of the Small Zion- litical views or convictions, but France."
The program, to 'be held at
ist' Actions Committee members because of actions by them un
of the Movement for Labor dermming the' existence of the 8 :45 p. m. in the Adult Lounge,
Unity, which constitutes the op- Histadruth," . Mr. Mereminsky is open to the public without
charge.
position group within the Jewish states.
Labor Party, insisted that leaders
of the Agency . either deny or
confirm the rumors _with regard
to possible partitioning of Pal-
estine. . .
Women
The praesidium of the Actions
Committee, however, 'declined to Michigan and flint
. Chaptett
permit an immediate discussion
to
Participate
in
Sessions
in
on this subject, and promised to
Mrs. I. Goodman, president of
convoke a special session within
Cincinnati Sept. 9-11
Bnai Moshe Sisterhood, announ-
a fortnight, to be devoted ex-
ces appointment of the following
clusively to the attitude of the
The Southeastern and Ohio- head of Committees in prepara-
Yishuv towards- any partition Michigan Conference - of t h e tion for the coming year's work:
scheme. •
Mrs. Harry Rosman and Mrs.
Pioneer Women's Organization
Leaders Of Hashomet Hatzair will ' be held in Cincinnati, 0., Adolph Deutsch, ways 'and
and the Jewish Socialist League on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, means, co-chairman; Mrs. Adolph
this week held a joint meeting, Sept. 9-11.
Beck and Mrs. Morris Rosenberg,
called to discuss • measures to
This will be the'firtt in a co-chairman of membership; Mrs.
combat any Allied plan which series of regional conferences to Eugene Gelbman ..and Mrs, Paul
may involve the partitioning of be held during the 1944-45 sea- Freeman, program chairmen;
Palestine. • - ;
son in' various 'parts Of the Coun- Mrs. Harry Meer and Mrs. Morris
It was • decided at a meeting try. A large number of -delegates Weinstein, co-chairmen hostess
from five states will meet to committee;
consider problems connected with
Mrs. Eugene Goodfriend and
the specific resPorisibilities of Mrs. Hugo Friendenberg, visiting
Jewish women _today and in the co-chairmen; Mrs. • Louis- Guns-
post-war period. ..
berg, chairman telephone com-
All clubs
the following mittee; Mrs. Anna Deutsch,
cities have been invited to send
Call to D _ etroit Jewish Or- representatives: 'Akron, Cincin- chaplain; Mrs. Joseph Greenfield,
Red Cross chairman; Mrs. Louis
ganizationS issued 'by Nathan nati, Cleveland, Colimibus; To- Greenfield, U.S.O.; Mrs. Theodore
ledo and Youngstown, O.; De- Curtis, courtesy committee; Mrs.
R. Epstein, Local President troit and'Flint, Mich.; Pittsburgh,
Bert Ruby, publicity chanrman.
Pa.; Chattanooga, Memphis . and
Nathan R. Epstein, president of Nashville, Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.
the Detroit. Auxiliary of the Los
Due to the- war there has been
Angeles Sanatorium, announced a growing. demand on the Coun-
Quality Tailors
this week that a City-wide con- cil's varied services for women I
Since 1909
ference of representatives of -and children. Its 'training facilip
Jewish organizations has been 'ties have brought large numbers
See Our Better Woolens
called for Sunday, Oct. 1, at of women into the industrial 1
Workmen's Circle Bldg., Linwood field, into new phases of agri-
and Burlingame.
cultural activity and into .t h e
Mr. Epstein stated that the sphere of the Home Front. Its
conference is intended to mobol- training and recreation centers
ize organizational support for the for the PATS have been an im-.
sanatorium.
portant service to the 4,000 sol-
During the Los Angeles Sana- dierettes enrolled in Palestine's
torium's 31 yeari of service, Mr. women corps. Cooperatives for
Epstein stated, nearly 15,000 in= . soldiers' wives are among many
dignent sufferers from tubercu- aids to servicemen's families.
MEN'S TAILORS
losis have been. assisted.. A large Women's units are also being
1536 Broadway
number of patients have come trained for relief work in lib-
from Detroit, Mr. Epstein said,
erated areas of Europe.

TEL AVIV (JPS-Palcor)--Six unnamed Jewish youths
-- were under arrest as the police scoured Tel Aviv and Jaffa ip
search of others suspected of complicity in the raids on police
stations here and in Jaffa. Three constables—a Briton, a Jew
and an Arab—were wounded in the exchange of fire between
the raiders and police.
The raids took place Aug. 23 that a delegation be sent to Eng-

Page Seven'

Jerusalem's Arab-
Mayor Dies;-Jew
Is Acting Mayor

ference, and endorsed, its views,
in his official capacity as Mayor,
When Khalidi refused to apolo-
gize for his actions, the Jewish
CoUncillors walked out. Daniel
Austerhas' assumption of the
Mayor's duties will signal their
JERUSALEM (JPS-Palcor) — return.
Mustapha bey Khalidi, Moslem
Mayor of Jerusalem, died of a
heart attack at the age of 65. , Los Angeles Sanatorium
Jewish Deputy Mayor Daniel Praised by Jan Struther
Auster has became the Acting
Mayor.
LOS ANGELES. — Declaring
Mustapha bey Khalidi was ap- that the way to solve many of
pointed Mayor Sept. 2, 1938, to our worst national and. interna•
replace his brother, Dr. Hussein tional problems is to assure all
Fakhri Khalidi, who had been p e r s,o n s of all nationalities,
deported to Seychelles Island for creeds and color equal opportu,7,
his participation in the propa- nities, Jan Struther, internation-
ganda that led to the Arab terror ally famous author, this week
of 1936-9. Regarded as a mod- said care of the tuberculous by
erate, Mustapha bey Khalidi was the Jewish Consumptive Relief
the target of attacks by extrem- Association at the Los Angeles
ists, and on Sept. 12, 1938, six Sanatorium proves "this solution
days after he had pledged co-op- will work."
eration with the Jewish Deputy
Miss Struther, who captured
Mayor, Daniel Austerhas, a bomb the imaginations of the peoples
was thrown into his garden. On of the United Nations with _her
July 7, 1939, when the Arab
moving characterization of a
Councillors walked out on a Je-
British woman at war, in "Mrs.
rusalem Council meeting in pro-
Miniver," said the cities of the
test against the rejection of their
demand for majority control of world could learn a lesson from
the Council, Mayor Khalidi re- the JCRA'S "City of Hope" in
Duarte, Calif., where patients
fused to join them.
are given equal care of the very
In recent months, Mayor
highest type withOut regard to
participated in his official race or creed.
capacity as Mayor of Jerusalem
in a conference of Arab Mayors
which called for maintaining the
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST
rE •
White Paper policy. The Jewish
FLORSHEIM. DEALER
RORSHEIM
et.
Councillors chastised him for
this, pointing out that as an in-
dividual he had a right to inde-
pendent political views and ac-
tions,. but he acted without pro-
2231-3S Woodward Next to Fox Theatre
Open Evenings
priety when he went to the con-

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Committee Heads
Appointed by Bnai
Moshe Sisterhood

5-State Conclave
Of Pioneer

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L. A. Sanatorium
Conference Oct. I

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