Friday, May 3, 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Eighteen

Drastic Regulations Follow
Terrorists' Raid in Tel Aviv

Seven British Soldiers Slain in Police Station During 3-Hour
Attack; Jewish Youth Gets I 2-Yr. Term for Carry-
ing Arms in Jerusalem; U. S. Shuns Transjordan

By BERL CORALNIK

TEL AVIV (JTA)—New and drastic emergency regula-
tions were imposed by the Palestine government following
the slaying of seven British soldiers and the wounding of a
score of men and women in an attack by an armed band on
the Apak police station here, April 25.

Troops of the Sixth Airborne
Division, seven of whose com-
rades were killed, attacked the
Jewish villages of Nathanya,
Beer-Tuvia, and Givat Hay-im
about 30 miles from Tel Aviv.
Many persons were manhandled
and windows of houses and shops
were shattered and furniture

Bnai Moshe Women
Elect Mrs. T. Curtis

Mrs. Theodore Curtis was elect-
ed president of Congregation
Bnai Moshe Sisterhood. Other
officers are: Mrs. Adolph Deutsch,
Mrs. Morris Rosenberg, Mrs. Jos-
eph Miller and Mrs. Harry Rob-
inson, vice-presidents; Mrs. L.
Klarman, treasurer; Mrs. D.
Krause, recording and corres-
ponding secretary; Mrs. Louis
Gunsberg, re-elected financial
secretary.
The annual Mother - Daughter
dinner will be held May 8 at the
Synagogue with Mrs. Harry Ros-
man in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Eliezer A. Levi is chairman
of program for that evening.
Miss Rosalie Gross, lyric color-
utura, will furnish the musical
portion of the program. Seven
year old Phyllis Pullberg will
offer ballet and tap-dancing num-
bers. Mrs. James Sobel, HO.
0862, has charge of reservations.
Cooperating with the Joint Dis-
tributing Committee, an evening
of games is planned by the Sis-
terhood for the "SOS", under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Paul R.
Freeman.

Transjordan Railroad Workers
Join Strikers
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—On the
heels of Emir Abdullah's call to
Arab workers in Palestine to
withdraw from the strike of 50,-
000 government employes, Trans-
Jordan railway employes walked
out in sympathy with the Pales-
tinian strikers. The . ruler of
smashed.
Transjordan made his .appeal at
The attack at Nathanya began a reception tendered him in the
about midnight when soldiers Arab city of Hebron.
dashed through t h e streets,
The Arab mayor of Hebron has
smashing shop windows and forwarded to Emir Abdullah, a
shouting: "The Germans must petition which is said to contain
come to Palestine." The clash at the signatures of 5,000 citizens of
Beer-Tuvia began an hour earlier the city, demanding political un-
and continued for 40 minutes, ion with Transjordan, it was re- at the same time, that Britain's
during which time 40 houses ported here this week.
recent granting of independence
were damaged and two settlers
to Transjordan does not violate
severely injured.
U. S. Not Ready to Recognize
any existing Anglo-American
Transjordan, Says Byrnes
Admirable Patience
treaties, or "deprive the United
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Sec- States of any rights or interests
Military authorities said that
they "deeply deplore such inci- retary of State Byrnes announced which the United States may
dents especially considering Brit- that the State Department con- have with respect to Transjord-
ish troops' admirable patience and siders that "it would be prema- an."
Byrnes' views with regard to
restraint in face of repeated and ture for this government to make
unprovoked attacks, culminating any decision at the present time the question of Transjordan were
in the brutal murder of seven of with respect to the question of set forth in a letter to Senator
their comrades." its recognition of Transjordan as Myers of Pennsylvania, who had
written to the State Department
House-to-house searches fol- an independent state."
The announcement was made a protesting the granting of inde-
lowed the . establishment of a
troop and police cordon. More few hours before Byrnes left for pendence to Transjordan and in-
than 1,500 people were questioned Paris to attend the conference of quiring about the American at-
and seventy-nine were held for foreign ministers. It emphasized titude.

further investigation.
The three-hour attack by the
Terrorists opened with the ex-
plosion of an anti-personnel gre-
nade in the British Sixth Air-
born Division parking area ad-
joining the police station, ac-
cording to the official com-
munique. The attackers followed
up with small arms and machine
gun fire and under cover of the
fire, rushed and captured a guard
tent in the parking area. A
quantity of arms was removed
from the tent and military ve-
hicles.
Military reinforcements were
rushed to. the vicinity and estab-
lished a cordon during the attack.
They were hampered, however,
because the raiders had mined all
approaches and roads to the po-
lice station and the parking lot.
The police and troops were as-
sisted in their house-to-house
search by planes which circled
over the area of attack dropping
flares. • The attackers escaped
through the British lines. A cur-
few was established but later
lifted when the searches were
completed.
Illegal Arms Nets 12 Years
Eliezer Ben Moshe Zemel, who
when arrested near Tel Aviv on
March 8 had a large quantity of
arms, ammunition and military
documents in his possession, was
sentenced to 12 years imprison-
ment by a British military court.
This is the stiffest sentence
meted out in recent years for
illegal possession of arms.
Twelve Jewish • youths who
were arrested ,several months ago
in the landing of visalesS immi-
grants from the motorship "Berl
Katznelson," were released from
the Latrun detention camp.
The Palestine Government an-
nounced new ethergency regula-
tions . to combat' terrorism. The
regulations provide severe pen-
alties for disguising civilian ve-
hicles to resemble vehicles oper-
ated by the British forces.
Builds Military Bases
The government is rushing
preparations for military bases
to accommodate British troops
which are to be transferred from
Egypt to Palestine. The Arab
press here reports, that British
military authorities have begun
to transfer their equipment from
Egypt to the Sinai peninsula and
are planning to construct instal-
lations there replacing those to
be abandoned in Egypt.

Women Clubs Hold Showers
For SOS CollectionCampaign

Applying "group solicitation"
techniques to the collection of
emergency supplies for overseas,
a number of women's organiza-
tions have sponsored showers for
the SOS Emergency Collection
drive. Most of the showers have
been for food, although other
necessities and comfort items
were welcomed.
The Louis Brandeis Bnai Brith
Women's group held its shower at
Louis Marshall headquarters,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Louis
Leibers was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Another successful affair was
sponsored by the Hebrew Ladies
Aid Society at Bnai Moshe Syna-
gogue April 25 under the leader-
ship of Mrs. Schwartz.
With Mrs. Kopel as chairman,
the Laundry Ladies' Society held
a shower at their headquarters
April 28. The Bakers' Ladies
Auxiliary sponsored a food
shower at Lacher's April 24,
under the direction of Mrs.
Joseph Epstein.
The Jewish Home for the Aged
was the scene of a shower held
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Auxiliary. Mrs. George B. Koven
m.ras in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rose Shreidell acted as
hostess to the Young Women's
Study Club, in behalf of the SOS
Collection Drive. Another show-
er the same evening was given
by the Jewish National Fund at
the Rose Sittig Cohen Building
under the direction of Mrs. I. J.
Shevin.
The children of Detroit have
also assisted in the drive. Pupils
of the United Hebrew Schools
have held showers every Sunday
in recent weeks, collecting food,

clothing and comfort items, for
the Jews of Europe.
Other organizations wishing to
plan similar affairs can secure
assistance by calling Mrs. Helen
Singer, city-wide chairman of the
drive, at UN. 3-9280.

Temple Israel Women
Elect Officers May 13

Women of Temple Israel Sis-
terhood will meet Monday, May
13 for the annual meeting
and election of officers at the
Book Cadillac Hotel. For reser-
vations call Mrs. Randolph Web-
er,—UN. 3-6499, or Mrs. Samuel
B. Danto, TO. 8-2290. Cantor
Robert Tulman will entertain
with a selection of songs. Among
the guests will be Mrs. Henry
Meyers, state president of Mich-
igan Federation of Temple Sister-
hoods, Rabbi Leon Fram, (who
will give the benediction), and
the Rev. Joseph Q. Mayne, of the
Detroit Round Table of Catholics,
Jews and Protestants.
Mrs. William Cohen will give
the prayer.
Mrs. Maxwell Emmer, chair-
man of the nominating commit-
tee, will present the slate.
Installation of officers will
follow the election. Mrs. Roy
Sarason will install.

Work for and give liberally to
the Allied Jewish Campaign.

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