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Friday, February 1, 1946

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Brodetsky Views Zionist
Aims at Palestine Hearing

Furniture Men
Support Drive
For Histadrut

A Jewish State as Part of British Commonwealth is Goal,
Board of Deputies Chief Tells Anglo - U. S. Inquiry
Don Pines. Views Importance
of $125,000 Campaign
• Commission as Principal Witness in London
By Gewerkshaften
By GEROLD FRANK
LONDON, (JTA)—The Anglo-American Committee of
A group 'of Detroit furniture
InqUiry on Palestine opened hearings here Jan. 25. in the
dealers,
meeting at luncheon last
circular half of the Royal Empire Society, the galleries of
which were jammed with speCtators, including representa- Friday at Hotel Statler, moliilized
tives of Jewish organizations and the head of the Arab to assist in the $125,000 drive of
the Palestine Labor Histadrut
office in London.
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The principal witness, Prof.
Selig Brodetsky, president of the
Board of Deputies of British
Jews, recommended to over-
coated committee members, who
huddled together in the cold
drafty .hall, that they immedi-
ately issue an interim recom-
mendation that all displaced, and
other Jews, who wish to go to
Palestine be: assisted to do so.
Later, he said, . the committee
should. define a broader policy on
Palestine, in accordance with the
memorandum submitted to it by
the Board; which included a de-
mand for establishment of a
Jewish state.
Essence of Jewish State
American c h air m an Judge
Joseph C. Hutcheson asked Brod-
etsky for a definition of a Jewish
state.
In reply, the - British Zionist
leader said that. "the essence of
a Jewish s_tate is: Wherever Jews
are now, their position is de-
termined by others. They wish
to - live in a country where the
civilization, their status and
similar matters are determined
by them." He added: "Our con-
ception of a state is not that Jews
should become a power, but that
they should live freely, with their
traditions, and not have a. mM-
ority status."
Brodetsky stressed that British
Jews want "an undivided Pal-
estine, west of the Jordan, to be
established as a Jewish State.
After a period of transitional
government, such a Jewish state
could become part of the British
Commonwealth," he continued.
"We British feel that under the
British flag, there is a possibility
for freedom to exist as under few
others. It is also vital to Britain
and the world that the Middle
East be secure. We think Jews
should help establish this secur-
ity."
No TheOcratic State
Answering a query by Ameri-
can member James B. MacDon-
ald, Prof. Brodetsky said that
Zionists do not contemplate the
establishment of a theocratic
state. They had no intent, he
added, of having laws laid down
by religious authorities.
Leonard Montefiore, chairman
of the Jewish Colonization As-
sociation, told the committee that
Palestine was the only country
which would and could take in
displaced Jews in large numbers.
Sir John Singleton, British
chairman, asked him if other
places, such as Australia, Africa
or Eritrea, were not worthy of
consideration. He also wanted to
know if Britain withdrew from
Palestine, whether the displaced
Jews would still wish to go there,
in view of possible uncontrolled
Arab-Jewish troubles. Montefiore
said that he thought they would.

Committee (Gewerkshaften).
White Paper Conflicts
Under the chairmanship of
The first witness was Dayan
Gruenfeld, who read a statement Nathan Shecter, prominent 12th
which had been prepared by the
late Chief Rabbi Hertz, asserting
the "claim of Israel to the -land
of Israel." The White Paper, the
statement declared, was in con-
flict with the divine promise, and
was, therefore, unacceptable to
religious Jews.

The hearing was marked by a
note of cordiality, although . Prof.
Brodetsky engaged in several
mildly heated exchanges with
several members. Judge Hutche-
son expressed pleasure at the
absence here of "the rising cres-
cendo of denunciation of Britain,
which was evident in Washing-
ton.

UNO Committee Considering
Jewish Agency. Protest
LONDON, (JTA)—A sub-com-
mittee of . the UNO Assembly's
General Committee will consider
a protest by the Jewish Agency
aganist the boycott of Jewish
goods from Palestine proclaimed
by the Arab League, it was an-
nounced by a UNO spokesman.

Community Council
Asks Ferguson Help
Break FEPC 'Snag'

Jewish Community Council of
Detroit, which. has been partici-
pating in the campaigns for
FEPC legislation, has wired
Senator Ferguson commending
him for his support of FEPC, and
calling on him to join in the pro-
posed cloture, designed to end
the filibuster which has been
holding up the Senate's action on
vital legislation.

At the same time the Com-
munity Council has wired Pre-
sident Truman to express grati-
fication at his continued endorse-
ment of the proposed legislation.
The Council calls upon indi-
viduals and organizations to wire
Senator Ferguson and the Presi-
dent to urge that every effort be
made to bring the FEPC legisla-
tion to a vote in Congress.

The final Mixer of the fall se-
mester will be held at the Uni-
versity of Michigan Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundation on Saturday
evening. It will be "A Night at
the Circus" with refreshments,
entertainment and games. Mr.
and Mrs. Max Eskin and Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Glass will be chap-
erons.

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paid pledges.
J. L. Wolock, reporting in be-
half of the landtmanschaften,
stated that many of the organiza-
tions had already arranged an-
nual Palestine nights in connec-
tion with the campaign. Last
year, approximately 33 per cent
of all money raised in the cam-
paign resulted from the lands-
manschaften.
Mrs: Sarah Kukso, Palestine
delegate of the Histadrut, and
Abraham Gerbovoy, will address
the next rally on Thursday, Feb.
7, at Rose Sittig Cohen Auditor-
iurn at 9 p. m.

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Detroit Women's Division of
American Jewish Congress will
hold its fifth annual fund-raising
tea on Feb. 20 at Hotel Statler.
Mrs. Max Saidman, fund-raising
Chairman; announces that the
guest speaker will be Chaplain
Rolpert S. Marcus, who has re
c'ently been appointed director of
the department of world. Jewish
affairs of the American Jewish
Congress. Capt. Marcus also re-
presents the American Jewish
Congress on the American Corn-
mittee for the Rehabilitation of
European Jewish Children.
A rally will . be held Monday,
at 1:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Galperin; 19301 Warring-
ton. Mrs. Irving Lappin and Mrs.
Samuel W. Pearlman will present
a newscast depicting Congress
activities. Members and pros-
pective members are invited.

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St. furniture dealer, who pre-
sided at the luncheon, the group
undertook to sponsor a special
effort for Palestine's Jewish
Federation of Labor activities in
providing for families of arriv-
ing refugees and in assisting in
bringing more settlers and in de-
fending the settlements.
Only the Beginning
Dan Pines, former editor of the
Palestine Hebrew labor daily
Davar, now a guest in this
country, addressed the luncheon.
He pointed out that what has
been accomplished is only the
beginning; that the participation
of all Jews is needed in order to
create a strong Jewish settlement
in Palestine and that the .Histad-
rut is ready to throw in all its
resources to assure the expansion
of Jewish efforts.
The speaker indicated that it
is not enough for Palestine Jewry
to participate in a resistance
movement, that it is necessary
to create more settlements, to

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WEARING APPAREL

NATHAN SHECTER

protect 'those in existence,
make Palestine truly Jewish.
Strengthen Hagana
Mr. Pines emphasized that
there is need fOr strengthening
the' hands of the Hagana, the
JewiSh self-defense group, and he
described how newcomers, es-
pecially those arriving in Pales-
tine. without_ certificates, are
being provided with homes and
are protected.
The Histadrut, he reported,
supports the families of, Jews in
the armed forces. He also pointed
out how economic development
is aided by the Histadrut.
Appeals for the Gewerkshaften
drive were made at the luncheon
by Morris Lieberman, chairman
of the executive committee, and
Harry Schumer, chairman of this
year's drive.
30 Per Cent of Goal Reached
At the end of the third week of
solicitations in the 1946 G.ewerk-
shaften campaign, approximately
30 per cent of the $125,000 goal
has been achieved.
A capacity crowd of 200 dele-
gates and workers . were present
at the last weekly rally at Rose
Sittig Cohen Auditorium which
was addressed by Mrs. Morris Ad-
ler and Mr. Pines. It was an-
nounced that the following lands-
manschaften and affiliated organ-
izations had already • subscribed
their full quotas to the Campaign:
Caroline Friendship Club, Con-
gregation Adath Yeshurim, Da-.
vid Horodoker Independent La-
dies Aid Society; Jewish Ameri-
can Club, Lomzer Brother Loan
Society and the Turover Ladies
Aid Society.
Alex Schreier, financial, secre-
tary of the campaign, announced
that the League for Labor Pales-
tine had not only reached 70 per
cent of its quota but also that. of
this amount there were no un-

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