Friday, April 20, 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS

Monsky, Proskauer Named
As Aides to Security Parley

American Jewish Conference and the Jewish Committee
Appoint Leaders to act as Consultants at San Francisco
Conclave, April 25; Alternates Listed

Page Three

Weekly Review of the News of the World

(Compiled From Cables of Independent Jewish Press Service)

AMERICA

A "pronounced trend toward enactment of'
anti-discrimination legislation" similar to the
Ives-Quinn anti-bias bill passed in New York
State, was announced as a result of a poll of
governors of 47 states, made by the N. Y. Lib-
NEW YORK (JPS)—Responding to an invitation from Secre-
eral Party. Most of the 25 governors who re-
tary of State Stettinius, the American Jewish Conference named
plied to the party's telegrams expressed ap-
Henry Monsky, and the American Jewish Committee named Judge
proval of the Ives-Quinn bill and indicated
Joseph M. Proskauer as consultants to the American Delegation at
their willingness to sponsor similar legislation
the Security Conference at San Fiancisco, beginning April 25.
in their home states."
Jacob Blaustein, chairman of the executive committee,. and
The Hungarian, national proVisional gov-
George Z. Medalie, chairman of the Committee's oxerseas depart-
ernment of Col. Gen. Esla Miklos has issued._
ment, will constitute, with Judge Proskauer, the Committee's dele-
a special order repealing all anti-jewish laws
gation.
passed by the former Hungarian governments,
The Conference submitted to the State Department a panel of
the Moscow radio reported in a broadcast re-
nine names • with the understanding that each of these will be in a
corded for Federal Communications Commis-
position to act in place of Mr. Monsky. The nine are: Louis Lipsky
sion by the Office of War Information.
and Dr. Israel Goldstein, co-chairmen with Mr. Monsky, of the
Interim Committee of the Conference; Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath,
William B. Ziff, author of "The Rape of.
Palestine," called for consolidated public opin-
Prof. Hayim Fineman, Hayim Greenberg, Rabbi Joseph H. Look-
ion to have the mandate of Palestine taken:
stein. Judge Morris Rothenberg and Herman Shulman.
It was further stressed .-by the Conference that its panel is to away from Great Britain, in an address at a
meeting of the Los Angeles Committee for
co-operate fully. through the recently created joint committee, , with
the Board of Deputies of Britist Jews, the World Jewish Congress
Palestine. He urged that the return of Pal-
eStine -to the League of Nations or to the new
and other bodies invited to participate in the joint committee.
United Nations organization, be one of the first
acts of the United Nations Security Con-
State Dept. "Recognizes Character of Anti-Semitism"
NEW YORK (JPS)—The Dumbarton Oaks program for a gen- ference at San Francisco.
The Yiddish Teachers Seminary and. Peo-
eral international organization "will constitute an effective instru-
ples University announces a registry of 120
ment of cooperative effort for the- removal of the conditions which
students, the establishment of a dramatic
• --ro .46at inmovements such as anti-Semitism," the State Department
declared ihrota 2211WIrt- -WiLl9n, director of the Office of Special studio and the opening of a Haboriim Institute,
Psof. Emanuel 'a day school, in which a select group of Young
here
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Political Affairs, in a letter ma'1%15Hr
peQpje are trained for Jewish communal- lead-
Chapman, chairman of the executive board of the Natiohal
ership. The curricu,lum of the Habonim In-
Mittee to Combat Anti-Semitism. The letter stressing that "we fully
recognize the crucial character of anti-Semitirsm as an international _ stitute includes Jewish history, Yiddish and
problem," was in answer to a telegram sent to the State. Department Jfebrew literature, history of Zionism, Pales-
-fine Colonization, the Labor Movement, and
on behalf of the committee.
Palestine geography.

106 of Frankfurt's 40,00 Jews Remain, Mainly Aged, Iit

. FRANKFURT, . (JTA)—One hundred and six JeWs are living
in six "Jewish houses" in this half-ruined city -, all that remain of
the approximately 40,400 who lived here before Hitler, the 5th
Division of the U. S. Third Army discovered upon entering the city.
Karl Oppenheim, a former banker, for the past two years ad-
ministrator of • regional Jewish affairs vis-a-vis the Nazis, said that
12,000.: Jews remained after the pre-war exodus and suicides.

Miss Margolis. Goes
To Belgium to Set
JDC Relief Program

NEW YORK—Laura L. Mar-
golis, veteran overseas repre-
sentative of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, has just reach-
ed Belgium where she will serve
as JDC representative, Joseph C.
Hyman, JDC executive vice-
chairman, announced.
Supreme Headquarters of
American . Expeditionary Forces
arranged for her to enter Brus-
sels : from which she will admin-
ister JDC's relief program to de-
stitute Jews in Belgium and Hol-
land.

PALESTINE

The first . Lebanese Consul to Palestine,
Dr. Shehadeh-Ghussein, arrived in Jerusalem.
Orice the problem of water supply is set --
. tied, the Negev will become as fertile as -the
Emek Jezreel, a national rally of Jewish
agronomists agreed. This opinion, the rally as-
serted, is based on experiments undertaken

NEW YORK (jPS)-7-The: Syn-
agogue Council of Ameriea has
submitted a four-pOint' nieMor-
andu. in to the. U. S. delegation
to the San Francisco Security
Conference urging "the creation
of machinery to . prevent .war,
commissions to safeguard hinnan
rights everywhere, full' restora-
tion of civil -and political rights
and abrogation - of the 1939
White Paper affecting .immigra-
tion into Palestine."
"It regards as "imperative that
the United Nations charter in-
clude-prOvisions for the outlaw-
ing . .of incitement against relig-
ious and racial groups as well as
diseriMination against them."

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OVERSEAS

An appeal by Chief Rabbi Dr. I. J. Hertz
and the Beth Din (Jewish Religious Court)
against mixed marriages, was read in all the
-synagogues of London and the provinces dur-
ing the Passover week. The Liberal (Reform)
synagogues did not broadcast the Chief Rabbi's
proclamation addressed to the Jewish com-
munities of Britain and her dominions.
The London Polish Government has an-
nounced that the International Red Cross has
queried, on its behalf, the German Govern-
ment regarding charges that Polish Jewish
soldiers are kept in ghettos, -separated f:om
other Polish soldiers in German war eamps.
The London Polish Government has also ask-
ed the Government of Britain and the United
,States to intervene in this matter.
The first Gerrnans captured by the Jewish
Brigade, reported by BBC, were brought in
by Lt. Tony Van Gelder, of London, known
throughout the Brigade as "Mickey Rooney"
because of his strong resemblance to the movie
star.
, Recently three Jewish' women were cited
by the Soviet press. They are: Lena Stern,
director of the Institute of Physiology; Rachel
Freidlin, Candidate for Chemical Science, and
Rebecca Levine, Doctor of -Economics, recent-
ly, returned from a trip to America and spe-
cializing in problems connected- with agri-
culture.

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Synagogue Council's
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during the past half year in new Jewish vil-
lages established in the Negev area.
Trees, in memory of the first eight casual-
ties from the ranks of the Jewish Brigade,
were planted in the Jewish National Fund for-
est in the name of Brigadier General Orde
Wingate by Jewish soldiers from Britain and
South Africa, during their Passover furlough.
The first Palestinian Jewish Relief unit
for the diaspora has left for Greece under the
auspices of UNRRA.
An increase of customs and excise duties
on imported cigarets, cigars, manufactured
tobacco, cognac, and -brandies has been an-
nounced by the Palestine. Gazette.

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Funds May Be Sent
To Kin in Romania

NEW YORK — For the first
time since. the -outbreak of the
war. in Europe, remittances can
be sent from- the U. S. 'to rela-
ti4fes and friends in .Romania,
„according to an announcement
by .the. Hebrew Sheltering and
Immigrant - Aid Society (HIAS)-,
which has just been licensed • by
the TreaSury Department to
transmit funds to that- country.
Funds can be -transmitted only
to . "Old Rumania", and not to
that portion of Rumania under
SoViet occupation and control.
Not more than $100--. per month
may be • sent to a beneficiary.
Payments will be made by the
HIAS Bucharest Office.
Food packages to' needy indi-
viduals in France and Belgium
may...also be sent through the
HIAS, 425 Lafayette St., New
York 3, N. Y.

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Burlap skirts, instead of real pants, and
no shoes, stockings or underwear is the
war-imposed style for this homeless Greek
..,:boy and thousands like him. To help pro-
ject these war victims against cold and
disease, round up all • your serviceable
used clothing, shoeS and bedding for the

-.:United National Clothing Collection.

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put on and no warm bedding. }lel p them by contributing your spare
garments, shoes and bedding to the. United National Clothing Col-
lection. Clothing should be clean and in serviceable condition. All
types are needed for men, women, boys and girls and particularly
for infants. Search now for everyt king you can spare.

Where to Take. Your Contributions.

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stations, public libraries and gas stations. Also, public buildings and theaters
and many stores. There are five drop-in bins at Hudson's. Two in the First
Basement and three on the First Floor.

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