Friday, December 7, 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS

Senate Committee Planning
Revised Palestine Measure

Weizmann Zionist
Group Formed

Chaim Weizmann Zionist

Page Five

Zionists Here Plan to Protest
Against Terror in Palestine

Hope Expressed for Reworded Resolution Despite Group has been organized in De-
troit, under the leadership of Rabbi Feuer Guest Speaker at Public Meeting Scheduled
President's Withdrawal of Support; Dean Alfange
Dr. William Klein.
at Center Next Thursday; All Affiliated Groups
Assails Proposed Joint Board of Inquiry
This group is to be a profes-
to Protest British "Betrayals of Pledges"
sional one, aimed at interesting

A Resume of Palestine Situation from Special Reports by
Jewish News Correspondents in Washington, New York,
London and Jerusalem.

Believing that after further consultation with proper
authorities the sub-committee of the senate Foreign Affairs
Commitee may arrive at a satisfactory report on the pending
Palestine Resolution, action on the measure was postponed

younger members of the com-
munity in the vital work for
Palestine.
Temporary executive board
and officers of the new group are:
president, Dr. Paul L. Frieberg;
vice presidents, David Pacernick
and N. Raskin; corresponding
secretary, Miss B. Lichtenstein;
recording secretary, Mrs. Lillian
Klein; treasurer, Dr. Bernard
Weston; executive board, Dr.
William Klein, Dr. S. A. Bennett
and Dr. M. Wainstock.
On Monday, Dec. 10, at 9 p.m.,
the group will meet at the Jew-
ish Center. Philip Slomovitz will
be the guest speaker. New mem-
bers are invited.

again on Monday until the com-
ing Monday.
tion and independence as a
Friends of the Zionist cause nation.
in the U. S. Senate are working
Palestine's Jewish settlements
on proper wording of the revised have demanded compensation
resolution and hope is expressed from the government for destruc-
that in spite of handicaps of a tion of property by British police
battle of several months the Sen- at Kibbutz Shfayim and Moshav
ate will adopt a resolution urg- Rishon, and the Vaad Leumi con-
ing immediate opening of Pales- tradicted the High Commission-
tine's doors to Jewish immigra- er's claim that Jews had fired
tion, the House of Representa- on police. Palestine Jews con-
tives concurring. tend that not a single shot was
fired by Jews, and that British
Situation More Confusing
In the meantime, the situation police are solely responsible for
affecting Palestine became in- death and destruction. This con-
creasingly more confusing, es- tention is corroborated by Meyer
pecially in view of President Levin, JTA correspondent.
The delegates' meeting of the
Support Party Leaders .
Truman's withdrawal of support
Detroit Palestine Histadrut Com-
House
of
Commons
Labor
from ,the Palestine Resolution.
mittee, held Thursday evening at
Dean Alfange, chairman of the Leader Herbert Morrison has the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.,
American Christine Palestine indicated that the proposed de- heard enthusiastic reports about
Committee of Greater New York, bate on the Palestine question the National Labor Committee's
d e ela r e d that liberal-minded will not be held this year, but conference in New York two
Christians are "shocked" at Presi- it is now definitely known that weeks ago. The report of that
dent Truman's withdrawal of the Labor members of Parlia- conference appeared in The Jew-
support from the Wagner-Taft- ment will, in the main, support ish News last week.
Walsh Resolution on Palestine, their party leaders in the anti-
Delegates who reported includ-
and charged in a telegram to the Zionist stand.
ed Morris Schaver, chairman of
What is tantamount to an en- Detroit's campaign for $125,000;
White House that the President's
action is "in violation of your dorsement of unrestricted Jew- Phillip Imber, Harry Laker and
personal pledge and that of your ish immigration was contained in Alex Schreier.
the statement made in Rome by
party."
AnnOuncement was made that
Assailing the proposed Anglo- Pope Pius before a delegation
the city-wide conference to in-
American Joint Commission . of of Jewish refugees at the Vatican.
In the course of his visit to augurate Detroit's drive will take
Inquiry on Palestine as "a shame-
place on Jan. 6, with Miss Helen
ful act of appeasement of British colonies which suffered from Waren, Broadway star who has
British
attacks,
Dr.
Abba
Hillel
imperialism and the. feudal Arab
visited the displaced persons'
chieftians whose fear of the Jew Silver, president of the Zionist camps in Europe,
as guest
in Palestine is a fear of progress, Organization of America, severe- speaker.
freedom and enlightenment," Mr. ly condemned the "dirty work."
The Detroit Palestine Histadrut
Inauguration of a boycott of
Alfange called upon the Presi-
dent "to reconsider your position Jewish-made goods in Palestine Committee will have a luncheon
and to lend the great weight of by the Arab League highlighted meeting on Monday, at Hotel .
your office in support of the the actions of the league in Cairo Statler, in honor of Dr. Michael
Wagner-Taft-Walsh Resolution." during the week. This action was Traub, world Zionist leader, A
played up prominently in the select group of business and pro-
Condemn British Brutality
fessional leaders have been in-
Leaders of the American Zion- press throughout the country.
The Arabs emphasized that vited to attend the luncheon.
ist Emergency Council, rep-
resenting all Zionist parties, is- they intend to boycott only "Zion-
Donations Coming In
sued a statement condemning ist goods."
More troops are reported to For Chest Campaign
"British brutality" in Palestine.
have been brought into Palestine
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, joint by the British.
Gifts to the 1945 Community
chairman of the American Zion-
War Chest Campaign are still be-
ist Emergency Council, voiced the
ing audited, according to Walter
sense of disillusionment felt by Zedakah Donor Dec. 11
Zedakah Club will hold its an- C. Laidlaw, campaign manager.
American Zionists over Presi-
nual donor luncheon at the Book Among the contributions recent-
dent Truman's statement.
A report from London reveals Cadillac Hotel on Dec. 11. Re- ly put through the audit are the
that British Zionists were deeply servations are being accepted by following subscriptions from. Jew-
disappointed when they were in- Mrs. Ann Adilman, TO. 6-85p4, ish organizations:
Moore Family Club, $210; Kiev
formed of the statement issued or Mrs. Helen Sugarman, TO.
8-8116. Mrs. Sadie Hertz is in Progressive Society, $50; Tues-
by President Truman.
charge of "our heroes" page.
William Green, AFL president, Mrs. Esther Davis and Mrs. Syl- day Night Club, $50; Jewish Na-
tional Workers Affiance Branch,
in a cable to Prime Minister At-
via Rosenberg are in charge of No. 114, $25; Flowers of Zion, $20,
tlee, appealed for an "immediate the book.
Detroit Sholom Loan, $10.
stop" to the "policy of death and
destruction of Jewish people in
Palestine" by British troops.
Add Your Voice to
Action Held "Hostile"
Protests Against
Because both President Tru-
man and Secretary of State
Injustice in Palestine!
Byrnes had given their personal
endorsements of the Palestine
Come to the Public Meeting of the
Resolution, Acting President
Emanuel Neumann of the Zion-
ist Organization of America de-
clared that their attitude is now
considered "to be definitely
hostile."
Arranged by all Affiliated Zionist Organizations
Assephat Hanivcharim, the su-
of Our Community
preme secular and ecclesiastical
bodies of Palestine Jewry 'and the
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13,
Chief Rabbinate joined in con-
demning the British policies-
at 8:30 o'clock
which resulted in the death of
14 Jews and the wounding of 150
in a period of two weeks. The
AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Assephat Hanivcharim, the as-
WOODWARD AND HOLBROOK
sembly of Palestine Jewry, charg-
ed that Mr. Bevin's policy aims
Guest Speaker:
at the liquidation of the Jewish
people as a nation.
RABBI LEON FEUER
The Jewish secret radio de-
of Toledo
clared that Jews will not buy
peace at the cost of the lives
Vice
President,
Zionist
Organization of America
of European refugees.
Fight for 3 Freedoms
Memorial Prayer by Cantor H. J. Adler for
David Ben Gurion, chairman of
the Martyrs in Palestine
the executive of the Jewish
Ggency, emphasized in an ad-
Chairman: Benjamin M. Laikin, President,
dress before the Assephat Han-
Zionist Council of Detroit
ivcharim that Jewish Palestine
Admission Free
will fight for the three freedoms:
No Solicitation of Funds
freedom of immigration, redemp-

Histadrut Delegates
Give Reports Here

Detroit Zionists will register their protest against the
occurrences in Palestine at a public meeting at the Jewish
Community Center, at 8:30 p. m. next Thursday, Dec. 13.
Rabbi Leon I. Feuer of Toledo, vice-president of the
Zionist Organization of America, will be the guest speaker
at this rally which is being arranged by the Zionist Council

of Detroit in behalf of all af-
filiated Zionist groups in the city.
Benjamin M. Laikin, president
of the Zionist
Council, will
preside and will
deliver the Yid-
dish address.
Resolutions for
presentation at
this meeting are
being prepared
by Aaron
Sumetz.
Cantor H. J.
Adler will chant
Rabbi Feuer the memorial
prayers for the martyrs of the
recent occurrences in Palestine.

sah, Poale Zion, Jewish National
Workers Alliance, Jewish Na-
tional Fund and its Ladies' Aux-
iliary, Pioneer Women's Organ-
izations, Mizrachi and its af-
filiated groups, Avukah, Habon-
im, Hashomer Hatzair and League
for Labor Palestine.
In his call to Detroit Jews to
add their voices to the protests
against the "outrageous acts of
the British authorities," Mr. Lai-
kin points out that pledges made
to the Jewish people are being
broken in London and Washing-
ton; that innocent people, many
of them children, have been
murdered in Palestine; that Jews
Affiliated Organizations
had not fired a single shot in
Affiliated organizations includ- Palestine but were nevertheless
ed in the Zionist Council, in attacked by British police.
whose behalf next Thursday's
meeting will utter protests
B R U S S ELS, (JTA)—Jewish
against the "betrayals of pledges children of Brussels were the
on Palestine" include: Zionist Or- guests of Allied Jewish soldiers
ganization of Detroit, Hadassah, stationed here, at a Hanukah par-
Business and Professional Divis- ty on Sunday at the Allied Forces
ion of Hadassah, Junior Hadas- Club.

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