Friday May 4, 1945

British Labor Party Asks
Palestine's Status Now

Yugoslavia Allots
$250,000 to Aid
Jewish Orphans

LONDON (JPS-Palcor)—The National Executive Com-
mittee of the British Labor Party has announced the adop-
tion of a resolution calling for a removal of emigration bar-
riers and an immediate announcement of proposals for a
future Palestine. The full text of the resolution reads:
"The committee reaffirms the policy accepted by the

LONDON, (JTA)—The Yugo-
slav Ministry of Social Welfare
has allotted •$250,000 to aid Jew-
ish orphans without relatives or
property, the New Yugoslav Tele-
graph Service reports.

Annual Conference (British)
Labor Party Conference) in De- cided upon by the board of di-
cember, 1944, in regard to Pal-
rectors of the JNF. Funds for
_ estine. It, therefore, calls upon the project will be raised mainly
the British Government to re-
in the United States, but also in
move the present unjustifiable
other countries where Mr. Roose-
barriers on emigration and to
velt's name is cherished, Dr.
announce without delay propos- Abraham.
als for a future Palestine, in rector, said. Granovsky, JNF di-
which it has the full sympathy
and support of the American and
Truman Won't Deviate
Russian Governments."
The resolution was published From Roosevelt's Stand
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Presi-
together with the teict of the
resolution contained in the In- dent Harry S. Truman stands
ternational report of the Labor foursquare behind the late Presi-
Party last year. The Executive's dent Roosevelt's views on Pales-
tine, Representative Emanuel
December report reads:
"Here we halted half-way, ir- Celler of New York declared
resolutely, between conflicting after a brief call on the Presi-
. policies. But there is surely dent. He said that Truman will
neither hope nor meaning in a not deviate one iota from the
Jewish National- Home unless we PaleStine plank in the Democratic
are prepared to let the Jews, if party platform which Truman
they wish, enter this tiny land in and he helped to write.
such numbers as to become a
majority."
There is a strong case here,
based on human grounds, for
promoting stable- settlement on
the one hand and for the trans-
fer of population on the other
hand. Let the Arabs be en-
couraged to move out as the
Jews move in. Let them be com-
pensated handsomely for their
land, and their . settlement else-
where be carefully organized and
generously financed."

Paper Protests Exclusion of
Jews at Parley
-JERSUALEM (JAT) — Corn-
Menting on the opening of the
San Francisct conference, the
influential 'labor daily Davar
'protests the fact that "we who
were the first to be attacked in
this war, and who suffered the
most, are not represented at the
conference." The Davar editorial
cremands the United Nations take
steps to establish a Jewish Com-
monwealth.

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THE JEWISH NEWS

JNF to Establish Colony
In Honor of Roosevelt
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Estab-
Iiihment of a large settlement
on Jewish National Fund land
to be named in honor of the late
President Roosevelt has been de-

Shaarey Zedek. Men
Re-Elect Seligman

Maurice Seligman was reelect-
ed president of the Shaarey
Zedek Men's Club at the annual
meeting April 25, for a third
term. John Frazer was elected
vice president.
Ben S. Sidlow was reelected
secretary for the ninth year.
Matthew Shufro was elected
treasurer and Albert Green, re-
cording secretary.
New members of the board of.
directors are Isadore Berger, Dr.
Harry S. Burstein, William Nad-
ler, Carl Schiller, Jack Warner,
Daniel J. Cullen and Abraham
Satovsky. Directors reelected are
Joseph Cantor, Henry Carnik,
David Friedman, Henry Fried-
man, M. Glassman, Ira Kaufman,
Morris Karbal, Abe Kasle, M. B.
Lewis, Jacob Rogvoy, Harry Sa-•
tovsky, Morris Shatzen, Charles
A. Smith and Joseph Ziff.
The Men's Club now has more
than 700 members.

Marshall Lodge Holds
Bond Rally on Monday

A giant Bond Rally, sponsor-
ed by Louis Marshall Lodge and
Women, will be held at the Dex-
ter Theater, Monday, May 7, at
8 .p, m.
Personally autographed sports
articles and a great many other
donated items will be auctioned
off. Three hours of entertain-
ment will be offered by noted
guest stars of stage and radio
featured by the "Just Kids"
troupe of youthful stars, direct-
ed by Suretta Mosher, in a com-
plete show.
Mrs. Milton Herman is in
charge of the rally and admis-
sion will be by a War Bond pur-
chase, only.

The announcement said that
"although a very small - number
of Jews survived the horrors
of Belgrade and the concentra-
tion camps at Jajince and Po-
land, the care of this small num-
ber is still a difficult problem."

Argentine Jewry Urged
To Aid War Victims

BUENOS AIRES, (JTA)—In-
tensification of efforts on behalf
of Jewish war victims was
urged at the annual meeting of
the DAIA; central-. organization
of Argentine Jewry, attended by
more than 100 delegates repre-
senting 50 affiliated organiza-
tions and seven branches of the
DAIA outside of Buenos Aires.
Dr. Moises Goldman was re-elect-
ed president of the DAIA for a
two-year term.

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Page Five

Extend Symphony
Competition Date

The final date for composers
to submit their manuscripts in
the $32,500 "Symphony of the
Americas" competition has been
extended two months to Sept. 1,
according to an announcement
made through the Mutual Broad-
casting System by Henry H.
Reichhold, president of the De-
troit Symphony Orchestra and
sponsor of the award.
The three winning composers
will have their works perform-
ed next spring by the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra under Karl
Krueger, and broadcast nation-
ally over Mutual.
The "Symphony of the Amer-
icas" competition first announ-
ced in January is open to native
born_ composers of the 21 Pan-
American Nations and Canada.
Official entry blanks are avail-
able by writing to the Reichhold
Music Award Committee, 30
Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20.

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Jewish War Vets
Plan 75 Million
`Rose Bond Drive'

JWV Dedicates Campaign
in Honor of Slain Hero,
During 7th War Loan

NEW YORK — Dedicating its
Seventh War Loan Drive to the
late Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, the
Jewish War Veterans of U. S.
have set a national quota of $75,-
000,000 for its membership, it
was announced by Archie H. -
Greenberg, National Command-
er. The quota, 50 percent higher
than that of the Sixth War Loan,
was agreed upon following con-
sultation with Lewis Jaffe of
Philadelphia, national chairman
of the JWV drive.
"In the sixth War Loan Drive,"
said Greenberg, "the JWV posts
throughout the country sold $50,-
000,000 in bonds. For the corn-
ing Seventh `War Loan Drive, we
have raised our quota to $75,000,-
000 as a special tribute to the
late Major General . Maurice
Rose, highest ranking American
Jew in the armed forces, whO
was recently slain by a Nazi tank
crew