Frkiay, May 17, 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Dear Reader:

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some day they, too, will enjoy freedom.

When our Allied Jewish Campaign ends, all of us, the Jews of
America, will continue to live in comfortable homes, in an environ-
ment of freedom and happiness.

But the 1,250,0000 surviving Jews of Europe—the 20 per cent
who had the courage and stamina to live, in spite of 13 years of
persecution and murder of their families—will have only the crusts
of bread we send them, and the hope WE inspire in them that

Please remember: that the $2,000,000 we contribute is a MINI-
MUM requirement in the great task of relieving the needs o _ f the
unfortunate people of Europe.
If you have not yet contributed to the Allied Jewish Campaign,
DO SO NOW!
If your neighbor has not contributed, SOLICIT HIS PLEDGE!
If you have already contributed, perhaps you can INCREASE,
or DOUBLE, or TREBLE your pledge!

WORK ARDENTLY FOR AND GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE DETROIT $2,000,000 ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN

Congress Defeats Effort
1,800 Visaless Jews Aboard Ship Captured
To Cut Immigration Quota By British Destroyer Near Haifa Port

Committee Votes 10 to 7 Against Section of Gossett Bill
Which Would Cut Present Allotment in Half; Labor and
Jewish Groups Took Stand Against Curtailment

WASHINGTON. (JTA)—The House Immigration Committee
eliminated by a vote of 10 to 7 the controversial Section 5 of the
Gossett Bill, which proposed cutting immigration quotas by 50 per-
cent for the next 10 years. A substitute amendment which would
have reduced the quotas by 25 percent for five years also was
defeated.
Opposition to Section 5 of the measure had been expressed in
hearings before the committee by the American Federation of
Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations and other groups.,
Jewish organizations voiced their opposition jointly through Judge
Nathan D. Perlman, who testified in behalf of the National Com-
munity Relations Advisory Council, which includes all major
Jewish groups in the country. The revised bill was reported out
to the House by the committee.

Member Nations of U. N. to Admit Displaced Persons
NEW . YORK, (JTA) — The entrance of unrepatriable
displaced persons into the various member nations of the United
Nations under UN passports and within quota limitations, was
requested at the closing session of a three-day conference of the
National Council of Women of the U. S. and of the National Council
of Women of Canada.

Quiz Promised
On Refugee
Camp Riots

HAIFA—A British destroyer
Tuesday captured 1,800 visaless
Jewish immigrants who were
brought to the Athlit clearance
camp, The captain and the crew
of the vessel Smyrna were ar-
rested.
Troops in a dozen armored po-
lice cars -waited at the pier as the
immigrants landed. The first to
land was Gittel Ginsberg, 16,
from Hungary. She was the first
"illegal" to land since the Anglo-
American Committee issued its
report. Disembarkation was or-
derly, but the excited immigrants
laughed and sang as the freighter
docked.
"Kol Israel" radio on Tuesday
broadcast that the special Jewish
immigration branch of the re-
sistance movement in - Romania
outwitted British efforts to pre-

vent the sailing from Constanza.
Sighted By Air
Several thousand members of
the Jewish underground stood by
awaiting the ship.
The vessel first was sighted by
air 65 miles from Haifa, accord-
ing to an official communique.
Among the refugees , are 720
from Poland, 120 from Czecho-
slovakia, 430 from Romania, 450
from Yugoslavia, and 80 from.
Hungary.
The British military mission in
Romania asked Soviet officials to
halt the ship in the Black Sea be-
fore it entered Bosphorus. The
Russians said that a ship carrying
"illegals" to Palestine had noth-
ing to do with them and refused
to halt the vessel which was on
the sea for five days.

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Report Russia Ready
To Back Arab Case
LONDON, (JTA)—Reuter's re-
ports from Damascus that the
Soviet Minister for Syria told the
Syrian government that the
Soviet has decided to back the
Arab case if the Arab League
brought the Palestine case before
the UN. The Soviet minister is
said to have communicated the
decision to Sa-Abdullah Jabby,
Syrian Minister, who called a
Cabinet meeting to impart this
information.

Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
dent of the Jewish Agency, is
coming to London to participate
in discussions which the United
States and Britain are planning
to hold with Jews and Arabs be-
fore taking action on the recom-
mendations of the Anglo-Ameri-
can inquiry committee.

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"Flower
Market"
by D. Ainsley.
20x36 inches

Allied Military Acts in Kill-
ing of Jews by Ukrainians
Near Bologna

ROME, (JTA) — Allied mili-
tary authorities have promised to
initiate a detailed inquiry into
the circumstances under which
two displaced Jews were killed
Wand 13 injured last week in anti-
Jewish riots by Ukrainian f
cists in the Reggio Emilia camp
for displaced persons.
The Ukrainians, some of whom
served as Gestapo guards in
Nazi extermination camps in Po-
land, were permitted by the Al-
lied authorities to live side by
side with the displaced Jews at
the camp, about 45 miles from
Bologna. Representatives of the
JDC and the Central Committee
of Jewish Refugees in Italy are
seeking permission to participate
in the inquiry.
Commandant Refuses Data
A 'special correspondent of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency was
refused information by Maj. Lew-
is, British commandant, and Lt.
Eyston, his assistant. However,
the correspondent learned the
following details from the Italian
police and the Jewish refugees:
Mordecai Lowenberg of Po-
land, leader of the Jewish Camp
Committee, and sole survivor of
his family of parents, five broth-
ers and three sisters, a wife and
three children, said that some
Ukrainians were identified by ar-
riving Jews as guards from the
notorious Oswiecim extermina-
tion camp and had the SS stamp
on their arms.
Unarmed Refugees
For a May Day rally, 400 Jews
gathered in the recreation hall.
The Ukrainians began to congre-
gate outside. According to the
refugees, Eyston strode into the
hail with five Ukrainians, and
demanded that the meeting be
dissOlved. As the Jews left the
Ukrainians threw knives at the
unarmed refugees and large-scale
fighting broke out,
When the Italian police restor-
ed order, nine Jews were found
to lye wounded. Israel Kap-
lan, 19, died later of knife
wounds.
Major Lewis has refused to
comment, saying that he is under
military orders of the British
Army not to talk about the riots.
The 18 Ukrainians are said to be
free at Modena.

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