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THE JEWISH NEWS

Arab Delegates at 'Frisco
Keep Eye on Jewish Moves

Dr. Rothman to Lead
B & P Group's Series
At Center Thursday

Friday, May 4, 1945

Repatriation of Liberated
Jews Remains Undecided

The Business and Professional
More Than 50 Representatives of Arab Countries are
Discussion Group will conduct a UNRRA, Committee on Refugees, State and War Depart-
United With Regard to Palestine Problem; U. S., Britain
six-week course in "Social Phil-
ments Reveal What Is Being Done with Jews Rescued
osophies" beginning Thursday
Determined to Keep Issue From Conference
. ......
'by Allies in Liberated Nazi Areas

By BORIS SMOLAR

By MURRAY FRANK

(Editor-in-chief. Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA)—More than 50 representatives of
Arab countries, all united with regard to the Palestine problem
though far from being united on internal Arab affairs, are watch-
ing with great interest any move that Jews may make with re-
gard to the Palestine problem during the sessions of the United
Nations Conference.
They are aware that the British and U. S. governments are
determined that no mention of Palestine be made during closed
or open sessions, but they are also aware of the fact that some
of the Jewish groups here have prepared memorandums on Jew-
ish aspirationt for Palestine for submission to the secretariate of
the parley. They are also aware that the Hebrew Committee for
National Liberation is making preparations for a huge mass meet-
ing here on Jewish rights on Palestine to be held while the con-
ference is in session.
The strategy which these representatives of Saudi-Arabia,
- Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq have mapped out to counteract
any. Jewish moves remains a secret. It is recalled that during the
last visit of the Saudi-Arabian princes to the United States a
kind of truce was arranged by the State Department under which
both American Zionist leaders and the Saudi-Arabian guests
pledged themselves not to issue any statements attacking each
other. This truce worked well at that time, but whether it will
work now remains to be seen.

League for Labor Palestine
Reviews History in Detroit

In 1934, the Histadrut in the need for a large Jewish port
Palestine, realizipg the impetus and mercantile agency. The
which an American organiza- need was met by the cooperation
tion—dedicating itself to the idea of the League through the Hista-
of self-labor and cooperative liv- drut, and the necessary funds
ing in Palestine—could give to were raised.
the growth of the Jewish Home-
In rapid succession, additional
land, sent Goldie Meyerson to vital projects were undertaken
the U. S. to rally support.
to speed the development of the
Through her efforts, the or- land, such as the Max Pine Trade
ganization now known as the School, Hachshara Training, Bank
League for Labor Pajestine was Hapoalim, Nachshon, American
.established in cities throughout Palestine Banking Corporation.
Aware of the need to bring to
the United States and Canada-.
In Detroit she met with Harold the American scene a clearer un-
Silver, Aaron Kurland, Morris derstanding of the significance of
Lieberman and others, and the Palestine, the Jewish Frontier, a
framework for the Detroit Chap- monthly publication, became the
official national voice of the
ter was initiated.
League.
Enlist Aid of Others
League Members Active
This small group immediately
Members of . the League in De-
enlisted• the aid and efforts of
troit are displaying their sense
others who also were interested
in throwing their support to- of responsibility to all com-
munal activity. League members
ward that realistic pattern es-
will be found actively participat-
tablished by the Histadrut. ing in all important local bodies
Among the first members to en-
list were Dr. and Mrs. A. W. such as the Zionist Council,
Community Council, American
Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. • Jack
Schreier, . Mr. and Mrs. • Alex Jewish Congress and voluntary
war services, etc.
Schreier, Mr. and Mrs. Phili
Administration of the affairs of
Lipson, and Mrs. M. Mendelson, the local chapter are in the hands
Rose Chesluk, Dr. and Mrs. M.
of the following officers and
Falick and Marty Falick, Mr. committee chairmen:
and Mrs. S. Richardson and Leah
Morris Lieberman, chairman;
Chafets.
Mrs. A. W. Sanders, vice-chair-
Especially active in the Lea- man; Theodore Olender, vice-
gue's early years were Sarah chairman; Mrs. Jack Schreier,
and- Jules Lev and Victor and recording Secretary; Marty Fal-
Judith Avrunin, who for the past ick, correSpondence secretary,
six years have been living in and Rose Chesluk, treasurer.
Palestine, Sarah Lev has - been
Committee Chairmen: Mrs. A.
busy with war work, doing tasks W. Sanders, membership; Harold
for Allied soldiers similar to Silver, co-chairmen; Morris
those done through the USO in Stein, program; Mrs. William
this 'country. Victor is now Ma- Glazer, publicity; Mrs. Alex Sch-
jor Victor Avrunin of the Brit- reier, co-chairmen; Dr. J. Er-
ish 8th Army, and when last man, social; Mrs. S. Richardson,
heard from was stationed in Alex Schreier, gewerkshaf ten;
Cairo. Judith, his wife, is a bac- Alex Schreier, Gewerkshaften;
teriologist, in a Palestinian hospi- tural; Jack Malamud, frontier;
tal. -
and Jack Schreier, finance.
Large Sums Raised
As part of the Gewerkshaften
As the organization grew, var- campaign, the League gives all
ied activities and practical parti- of its time and efforts as do all
cipation in institutions and pro- other Labor Zionist groups.
jects were under taken for the
The Detroit chairman of the
continued development of the membership committee of the
rapidly growing homeland. Large
League for Labor Palestine,
sums of money were raised Mrs. A. W. Sanders, 12342
through the DetrOit Chapter.
Broadstreet, HO. 0967, may be
The crisis brought about by called for information regard-
the strike of the Arab workers ing enrollment in local chap-
at the port of Jaffa crystalized ters.

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WASHINGTON, (JPS)—In view of the fact that num-
bers of Jews are now being liberated from Nazi concentra-
tion camps by the American Armies, your correspondent
checked with four agencies in Washington, two U. S. Gov-
ernment agencies and two international bodies, on the fol-
lowing question:

DR. ROBERT ROTHMAN

night, may 10, with Dr. Robert
Rothman, leading the discussions.
Dr. Rothman holds the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy from the
University of Michigan. The
series will be held at the Jewish
Center.
This course will explore the
light that philosophers, psycholo-
gists, and scientists can throw
upon social problems. Politcal
plans of action, racial theories,
economic theories, and the fund-
amental ideas that underline
them. Dr. Rothman will discuss
one such central topic at each
meeting and then during the sec-
ond half of the meeting, answer
questions and encourage general
discussion.
Meetings of the Business and
Professional Discussion
.
Group
are held in the Ginsburg Lounge
and begin at 9:00 p. m. All are
invited.

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on Mondays.

"Will these Jews, now being
liberated in Nazi-Germany, be
automatically repatriated to
their country of origin regard-
less of ,whether they desire re-
patriation or not?"
The four agencies to whom this
question was posed are: UNRRA
(United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration), the
Intergovernmental Committee on
Refugees, the State Department
and the War Department.
The answers given by repre-
sentatives of these agencies were
as follows:
UNRRA: "UNRRA does not
have the authority to handle
displaced persons in Germany, an
enemy country. Its activities
are limited only to United Na-
tions countries, unless requested
by Allied military authorities to
operate in enemy territory oc-
cupied by Allied forces.
The question you raise is one
of policy, to be determined
basically by the military in the
theater of operations. UNRRA's
policy has been not to repatriate
anyone who does not wish to be
repatriated to his country of
origin. We make no effort to
force people to return. At this
moment, it is a matter to be. de-
cided by SHAEF (S u p r e m e
Headquarters Allied Expedition-
ary Forces), unless UNRRA is
consulted."
INTERGOVERN MENTAL
COMMITTEE: "Our policy has
always been against coercing
people to return to their former
homeland. The basic responsi-

bility at the present time rests
with the military authorities, we
shall take over only after hos-
tilities cease and then deal only
with so-called stateless people.
Representatives of the Inter-
governmental Committee on Ref-
ugees, whose headquarters are in
London, are now conducting
discussions with the military on
how to handle such people. The
policy has not yet been deter-
mined."
STATE DEPARTMENT: "Peo-
ple now being liberated in Ger-
man concentration or prisoner of
war camps are sent to special re-
location centers where they are
assorted as to nationality status
and returned to their country of
origin. Jews are treated as all
other nationals, no different."
WAR DEPARTMENT: "There
is , no decision yet in this matter.
Our Armies are feeding these
people, giving them shelter and
medical aid, and helping to re-
patriate as many as. possible. As
for those who refuse to be re-
patriated, we do not know the
magnitude of the problem. In all
probabilities, no definite decision
will be made before hostilities
end The decision probably will
come from the war theater."

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Jay G. Hayden & Blair Moody
of San Francisco Conference!

Beside these keen Washington commentators of
The News, other correspondents at this epochal event
are David Lawrence, Ernest Lindley, Major George
Fielding Eliot, and for the lighter side of happenings,
Grade Allen ! Read their reports, exclusively in The
Detroit News.

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1. Who is Alexander Gremyko?

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3. What is the Serviceman's Readjustment Act?

4. Who is Henri-Fernand Dente

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