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Friday, December 22, t944

THE JEWISH NEWS

Weizmann Views Homeland
After Transitional Period

Predicts Jewish State Will be Achieved After Expansion,
. Under Leadership of Roosevelt and Churchill;
S. -ys Today's Children Will See Results

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president

Pekarsky Named Director
Of Newark Jewish Agencies

Gewerkshaften
Wili Set Quota
At Rally Jan. 7

Former Acting Head of Jewish Welfare Federation of
Detroit Resigns Council of Social Agencies to Accept
New Post in East; Duties Start February I

Organization's Are Asked to

Select Delegates to Shaarey

Herman
Pekarsky, former acting executive director
of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, has resigned his
present post as managing director of the Council of Social
Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit to _ become executive di-
rector of the Essex County Council of Jewish Agencies of
. Newark, N. J.

of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, this week indicated that
Zedek Conference
he does not believe that Palestine will become a Jewish State
immediately. He emphasized that the younger people in Pales- . Preparations are being com-
tine are certain to see the results of their work and that "a pleted for an impressive official
transition. period of five or .six years is nothing in a period inauguration. of the 1945 Gewerk-

shaften- campaign for : the Hista-
such as the world is now going
druth . Jewish Federation of
through."
Labor in Palestine . L.:- at the con-
The Palestine-wide conference
ference- of Jewish 'Organizations
of the labor colonization group
of Detroit, at 1:30 p..m. on Sun-
"Ha'Hityashvuth Haovedeth," at
day, . Jan; 7, - at the Shaarey
which Dr. Weizmann delivered
Zedek.
his address, received his speech
• The year's quota will be set
with great applause. The confer-
ence announced that the labor Conflict in Dertes Avoided at this gathering which will b.e
colonization group is ready to
addressed - by Rabbi Samuel
By Systematic Use of
absorb another 12,000 Jewish
Wohl of Cincinnati, national
Community
Calendar
children from Europe. It also
leader - in the ranks of labor
decided to inscribe Dr. Weiz-
Because of conflicts in dates Zionism and Peretz Hirshbein,
mann's name in the JNF Golden which have occurred in the com- the noted dramatist..
Book.
Reports on the previous year's
munity recently, the internal re-
White Paper Shackles
lations committee of the Jewish activities will be submitted by
Devoting his -talk to the sub- Community Council this week is- Morris Schaver, chairman, Harry
ject of the near future of Pales- sued a. reminder to Jewish or- Schumer, treasurer, and the De-
tine, Dr. Weizmann said: "How ganizations urging them to make troit delegates who attended the
do I visualize this future? In the more frequent and systematic national
Gewerkshaften cam-
first place we must get rid of the use of the Community. Calendar paign - in New York.
• White Paper chains.' When this maintained by the Council.
In addition, the're will be a
is achieved, we will have to plan
The Community Calendar is musical program featuring out-
• a great expansion of our work. I intended as a service to organ- standing stars.
believe that if conditions in the izations. It makes it possible to.
Local organizations are called
world do not change for the plan a major function with the
upon to select their delegates to
-worse, and the leaders of nations, assurance that no other event,
this conference.
such as Churchill and Roosevelt, likely to appeal to the same con-
remain in their places, we will stituency, will be scheduled for
then proceed on the path leading the same time. The policy gov-
to a Jewish State — maybe grad- erning the Calendar is to list only
ually.
one major event for any given
"I hope," he continued, "that time. This protects the or n-
we will succeed in opening. the izations which are careful to plan
gates of Palestine to Jewish well in advance.
mass-immigration, but this is
Community organizations are
connected with the land problem. requested to use the Calendar
PARIS, (JTA)—Sharp criti-
In a previous speech I spoke for clearing dates. It will aid
about a transition period, because each organization in getting a ciSm of the French government's
I do not believe in jumps. Five larger-. attendance for its pro falure to restore to the rightful
or six transitional years are noth- gram. Properly cleared dates are owners property seized by the
ing> in a period such as the world published in the Community Germans and the Vichy regime
under racial and other discrim-
is going through, but there is
Council Voice which appears
hope that we will reach our great monthly. Dates may be cleared inatory laws is voiced in Le Pop-
aim. In the meantime, I want to by telephone at the. Council of- ulaire, organ of the French So-•
cialist Party.
indicate several conditions that fice CH. 1657.
are necessary, the first of which
.An article entitled "Ordinance
is the •unification of the creative
of Disappointed Hopes" points
forces within Palestine Jewry."
out that the legislation for the
Warns' Against Parties
restoration of property issued by
He warned against the large
the French authorities looks good
number of political parties with-
in principle, but in practice it
in the Jewish community. "They
has given the Jews very little
are a result of Jewish individual- NEW YORK (Religious News relief. The Government, the arti-
ism," he said, "but this is no help Service)—A conference of labor cle charges, has taken no steps to
in advancing in the world of the and synagogue leaders to estab- tackle the major aspects of the
future." He also warned against lish better understanding and eo- problem_
"new signs in the Yishuv," stres- operation will shortly be con-
A communication from David
sing that "one thing must be vened by the Synagogue ,Council Ben-Gurion, chairman of the ex-
made clear — we are engaged in of America in cooperation with ecutive of the Jewish Agency,
a stibiggle with outsiders who do Jewish CIO and A. F. of L. rep- announcing that 2,000 Palestine
not have good will, and, who are resentatives.
immigration certificates are
using every false step to hinder
The Synagogue Council of available for Jewish children
our work."
America recently formed a Corn- from France, was read at a con-
Expressing his belief in the im- mittee on the Synagogue and Or- ference of representatives of all
mei-Ise possibilities for immigra- ganized Labor. Participating in French Zionist bodies under the
tion and colonization in Palestine, the committee are the six constit- chairmanship of Marc darblum ;
Dr. Weizmann said: "We shall uencies of the Synagogue Coun- the Jewish Agency representa-
live to see unification of our ell—the Central Conference of tive in France.
forces. Let us not quarrel about American Rabbis, Rabbinical As-
petty things, let us not press for sembly of America, Rabbinical Reports 120,000 Jews
a speedy end — we have suffered Council of America, Union of Depoited From France
for 2,000 years, let. us wait an American Hebrew Congregations,
NEW YORK, (JTA) — About
other six months, another year. United Synagogue of America, 120,000 Jews were deported from
All of you are younger than I; and the Union of Orthodox . Jew- France during the German oc-
you will see the results of your ish Congregations of America. cupation and about 15,000 were
. work. You began the holy' work, Hon. William M. Herlands of murdered; =it was reported by the
you must finish it." New York City is chairman of. four-man Jewish delegation from
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Ben-Gurion Returns
the committee.
Paris now in the U. S. The dele-
David Ben-Gurion, chairman of
The proposed conference will gation, which was to .have ar-
the executive of the Jewish deal with religious needs of the rived in time to attend the Emer-
Agency, returned here this week Jewish workingman, how far the gency Conference of the World
from a short visit to Bulgaria. He synagogue is able to meet these Jewish Congress, is cempi&ed of
was unable to make a scheduled needs, to what extent labor lead- Capt. - Guy Alphonse de Roths-
trip to Romania because he was ership has been cognizant of the chi1c4 Leon Meiss, president of
refused a Romanian visa. While needs and is endeavoring to make the Central Jewish Consistory
in Sofia, he saw starved' and provisions for them, and what of France; Deputy Chief Rabbi
naked. children, with despairing plans can be worked out for re- Jacob Kaplan, and Joseph Fis-
eyes, living with their equally ligious leadership on councils of cher, secretary of the Represent-
miserable parents in overcrowd- organized labor.
ative Council of French Jewry.
ed, unsanitary quarters. He. was
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SESOND AND TEMPLE
• estine.
Two Performances Only, Sun. Matinee, Evening, Dec 31
HERMAN YABLOKOFF
WeisR!al Due to Return \---
To U. S. By End of Month
BELLA MEISELS
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JERUSALEM ( Palcor ) —Meyer
LEON GOLD .
W. Weisgal of New York, Dr.
And Assisting Star Cast in
Chaim Weizmann's personal rep-
resentative in the U. S., expects
to .1 ,..,ave Palestine, enroute Flame,
(Der Freillicher Landsman)
by the end of the month. He is
FEATURING SONG, LAUGHTER AND MUSIC
touriig the Ernek with Dr. Weiz-
Matinee: $2.40, $1.80, $1.20, 90e, Including Tar
maim's • pal ty.

Appointment of Mr. Pekarsky of Michigan State College. After
to his new post was announced his graduation, Mr. Pekarsky
this week by Daniel Shiman, was appointed national execu-
tive secretary of Avukah at New
York.
Mr. Pekarsky's • first social
work position in -1931 was with
the City Social Service Depart-
ment of Grand Rapids. He subse-
quently became director of trans-
sient activities of the Kentucky
Emergency Relief Administra-
tion and later returned to Grand.
Rapids to become director of so-'
services of the Kent County
Welfare Commission under the
chairmanship of Jillius H. •Am-
berg, now spetial assistant to
the Secretary of War.

Urge Organizatiotis
To Plan Affair's on
Council's Calendar

On Faculty of Wayne

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HERMAN M. PEKARSKY

president of the. Newark Jewish
Social Agencies. He will assume
his new duties on Feb. 1.
Heads Fund Raising
Mr. Pekarsky will be responsi-
ble in his new post for fund-
raising, for the coordination of
the work of social - agencies and
for guiding civic-protective ac-
tivities.
Mr. Pekarsky joined the staff
of the Jewish Welfare Federation
in September, 1939, as general
administrative assistant. He be-
came acting executive director
of the Federation when Isidore
Sobeloff took a leave of absence
in May, 1943, to assist Percival
Dodge in forming the New York
War Fund. Shortly before Mr.
Sobeloff's return to Detroit, last
April, Mr. Pekarsky was ele-
vated to the managing director-
ship of the Council of Social
Agencies.
Prior to his affiliation with the
Jewish Welfare Federation, he
served as state director of the
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
under then Gov. Frank Murphy,
and later as state supervisor of
the Employment Practices Sec-
tion of WPA at Lansing.
First Social Position
Mr. Pekarsky was educated in
the Grand Rapids public schools
and the University of Michigan
where he obtained his A. 43. de-
gree. He 'also attended the Grad-
uate School of Jewish Social
Work and the Graduate School

French Socialists
Plead for Return
OfJewishProperty

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Synagogue, Labor
Leaders Convene

Mr. Pekarsky has been a mem-
ber of the faculty of Wayne Uni-
versity School of Public Affair's
and Social Work.
• Mr. Pekarsky isAerving as a
member of the prdgram commit-
tee Of the National' Conference
of Jewish Social Welfare, and as
chairman of the program com-
mittee of the Council of Social
Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit.
He is also a member of the Inter-
Organization Committee on So-
cial Legislation.
From time to time, Mr. Pekar-
sky has had articles published on
social work subjects in profes-
sional 'journals, such as the Sur-
vey, Mid-monthly and Social
Work Technique.

1.200 Jews Fight
In Ranks of ELAS

CAIRO (JPS) — Greek circles -
here report that 1,200 'Jews are
serving in the ranks of the ELAS,
partisan movement now involved
in a showdown with the British
over the composition of the
Greek cabinet.

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