Shertok Sees No Victory
In Release From Latrun
Jewish Problem in Palestine Remains Unchanged, Leader
of Agency Executive Declares, Reiterating
Emphatic Stand. Against Terrorism
.
JERUSALEM (Palcor)—For the first time since their
sudden arrest' by the British last June 29, the released mem-
bers of the Jewish Agency Executive` took part in a meeting
of the Executive here.
Freed' after 130 days in Latrun detention camp, were
Moshe Shertok, chief of the Agency's Political Department;
Dr. Isaac Gruenbaum, and Dr.
Bernard Joseph. Also released
were David Remez, chairman of Fight for Jewish
Vaad Leumi (Jewish National cu te
Council); David Hacohen, of 0
Solel Bone, Histadruth construc-
tion cooperative; David Shingar-
evsky, Mordechai Shattner, labor
party leader from Ain Harod,
NEW YORK—Dr. Moshe Sneh,
and Joseph Shoffman, Revisionist
world Zionist leader and member
leader.
of the Jewish Agency for Pales-
Addressing a press conference tine, declared that the with-
here Mr. Shertok declared that drawal of the warrant for his
while the'release of Jewish lead-
ers in itself_ is welcome, it will not
solve any of the grave prob-
lems in relation to Palestine. He ,
emphasized that the Agency's
stand against terror as a political
weapon is unchanged.
"Detention of members of the
Jewish Agency Executive must
have been part of a scheme, to
diScredit the Agency, undermine
its authority and alienate from it,
or at least from some of its lead,
ers, the loyalty of the Jewish
people," Mr. Shertok said.
"This attempt has miscarried
and it must be a matter of deep
regret that on such a vital issue
DR. MOSHE SNEH
His Majesty&s Government should
arrest
by the Palestine authori-
have been so badly advised.
ties, although made uncondition-
"Jews throughout the world al, would not in any way effect
stand behind the Jewish Agency his determination and that of his
more solidly now than ever and colleagues to continue the fight
it is now universally realized that
for the establishment of a Jew-
the Agency is the accepted lead- ish State as the only basis for
ership of a people struggling for negotiations with the British gov-
the attainment of nationhood in
ernment.
its homeland. It was proved im-
He asserted that the release of
possible to negotiate any arrange-
ment with the Agency so long as the Jewish Agency leaders from
part of its leaders were deprived the Latrun detention camp should
of liberty," Mr.. Shertok contin- not be regarded as a political gain
ued. "Restoration of their lib- for the movement. It merely
erty and resumption by the constitutes a recognition by the
Jewish Agency of its normal British government of the failure
function as a free united body, of its efforts to create a "Vichy
while of course welcome, do not regime" in Palestine.
Addressing a capacity audience
in themselves solve any of the
grave problems now confronting at a public rally in Manhattan
the Jewish people in relation to Center, sponsored by the Zionist
Organization of America, Dr.
Palestine."
On the issue of terror and Sneh, who flew here from Paris
bloodshed in the political strug- r e c e n t l y, after successfully
gle, Mr. Shertok said: "The eluding the searches of the Brit-
Agency has repeatedly gone on ish police in Palestine, asserted
record in expressing its attitude. that hundreds of thousands of
It had a renewed opportunity for displaced Jews in Europe are
doing so sympathetically in the ready to break the blockade
resolution of the Inner Zionist thrown up by the British mili-
Council. The Agency has always tary around Palestine.
striven within the rather narrow
limits of its effective ability, to
do what it could to prevent the
issue from being distorted and
the purity of our struggle being
defiled by resort to bloodshed as
ATLANTA (JTA) — Defying
a means of attaining our legiti-
the action of Georgia authorities
mate political ends."
Asked whether the Agency can who have moved to revoke the
be expected to resume normal re- charter of the Columbians, anti-
lations with the Palestine Gov- Semetic and anti-Negro organi-
ernment, Mr. mertok replied zation, the president of the group
that there were now very im- Emery Burke, publicly tore the
portant issues at stake and it charter to shreds at a meeting
depends in what spirit these is- here of 200 of his followers.
The organizer of the movement,
sues would be tackled by the
government and what were the Homer Loomis Jr., told the meet-
prospects of getting some real ing the Columbian did not need
satisfaction on what they felt was a charter any longer because they
due them. "It is very difficult have become a political party.
to envisage any return to nor- Voices from the audience shout-
mality in our mutual relations ed, "Send the pieces to the Jews,"
as long as the present immigra- as Burke destroyed the document.
tion regime remains in force," he
concluded.
Aronsson, Cohn, Davidson
r
to .Continue,
Dr. Sneh Asserts
Columbians Destroy
Charter for 'Politics'
Released Leaders Not Terrorists,
Creech-,Tones Admits
LONDON (Palcor) = Colonial
Secretary
Arthur Creech-Jones
admitted, in his replies to ques-
tions in Commons, that not one
of the Jewish leaders in Palestine
who were released from Latrun
camp was in any way involved in
acts of terror. The Colonial Sec-
retary also insisted that the re-
leases were not the result of any
political bargaining.
Palestine Station Blasteei
Page Thirteen
THE JEWISH NEWS
Fridays November 15, 1946
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Ras el AM railroad station, east
of Tel Aviv, was destroyed by
time bombs placed in the wait-
ing room by Jewish terrorists.
E. Kahn, Dr. Lewin-Epstein Seeks Backers
Noted Journalist ? For Hebrew Univ. Dental College
Speaks Monday
Albert
Members and friends of ORT,
Organization for Rehabilitation
Through Training, are invited to
an open meeting at 1:30 p. m.
Monday, Nov. 18, at Temple Beth
El, to hear Albert E. Kahn, noted
author and journalist.
Known as an authority on the
"fifth column," Kahn won an in-
ternational reputation for his
exposes of secret diplomacy and
fascist intrigue in America and
abroad. His best known works
are "Sabotage: The Secret War
Against *America"; "The Plot
Against the Peace," and "The
Great Conspiracy: The Secret
War Against Russia."
Kahn is a frequent contributor
to PM, Reader's Scope, Friday,
and the New Masses. He is presi-
dent of Jewish People's Fraternal
Order. He is a son of ORT's hon-
orary president, Mrs. Moritz
Kahn.
—Photo by Paul Kirsch, Jewish News Photographer
Left to right: Dr. Samuel Lewin-Epstein, Capt. Jacob
Lewin-Epstein and Dr. A.M. Hershman.
Dr. Samuel Lewin-Epstein is in of Michigan and received his
this country to organize commit- dental degree at the University
tees in behalf of the projected of Pennsylvania. His plans are
Dental College at the -Hebrew eventually to practice dentistry
University in Jerusalem. He will in Palestine. In the photograph
he is shown explaining the Japa-
form such committees in Detroit,
nese service bar to his uncle,
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia Rabbi Hershman .
and Boston, and in other cities
which he may be called upon to
Liberal Immigration Laws
visit.
He plans to return to Detroit Campaign Is Launched
at the end of December to ad-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A drive
dress the annual convention of
Alpha Omega dental fraternity. to liberalize American imrnigi a-
This convention will be attended ton policies. in order to make
by 500 delegates from all parts possible the admission of a sub-
of the country. Alpha Omega has stantial number of displaced per-
a national membership of 8.000 sons into the United States, has
been launched by the American
Jewish dentists.
Dr. Lewin-Epstein has prac- Jewish Committee.
"The full membership of the
ticed medicine in Jerusalem for
28 years, since settling in Pales- Committee throughout the coun-
tine after completing his dental try has been calked upon by Jo-
studies in New York. He is a seph M. Proskauer, president. to
brother to Mrs. A_ M. Hershman concentrate all its efforts in the
drive -to open the doors of Amer-
of _2722 Calvert.
His son, Capt. Jacob Lewin- ica to immigration of displaced
Epstein, plans to take post- Jews," the announcement said.
graduate work in an eastern den-
tal college. He served in the U. S.
Army for 40 months and was
commissioned two years ago. He
has just returned from Japan and
has been honorably discharged
from service. He took his under-
graduate work at the University
Ilth ',it. it
Lehman Proposes
Scholarships for
Future 'Leaders'
NEW YORK. (JTA)—A propo-
sal for the establishment of V,-
500-a-year scholarships for young
men and women in the arts and
social or theoretical sciences to
study in institutions of their own
choosing, was made here by Her-
bert H. Lehman speaking at the
conference on a University of
Judaism. held at the Jewish
Technological Seminary of Amer-
ica.
Describing the plan as a "pro-
ject aimed specifically at foster-
ing the development of the ser-
vant-leaders of a new genera-
tion," Lehman said: "If blindly
we have used up the men and
women who, in the natural
course of events, would have
emerged as the leaders of their
generation. we certainly must
make some conscious. planned ef-
fort to replace them."
Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan. pro-
fessor of Homeletics at the Sem-
inary, stated that to prepare
Jews for spiritual leadership, it
was necessary to create a Uni-
versity of Judaism devoted to
study and research on Jewish
projects and to training rabbis,
teachers and community work-
ers. Other speakers included
Prof_ Salo Baron of Columbia
University and Dr. Israel M.
Goldman, president of the Rab-
binical Assembly of America.
The Seminary's University of
Judaism is planning a three-year
year campaign for $15,000,000 to
carry out its program_
Balfour Ball Planners
Anticipate Success for
Annual Zionist Event
WaNimiagtou
Ave.
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Judging from the interest and
enthusiasm displayed at the
meeting of the Balfour Ball Com-
mittee held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Saul R. Levin, the an-
nual Zionist ball which will take
place at Hotel Statler, Dec. 21,
will be outstanding in several
respects, committee members in-
dicate.
The committee decided to have
a band stationed in each of the
two larger ball rooms. To provide
ample accommodations for danc-
ing, a third adjoining ballroom
Appointed Directors of
will be used.
Larger quotas of patron tickets
New Hazel Park Bank
were accepted by committee
People's State Bank of Hazel members.
Park will open next Tuesday at
Stevenson Highway and 9-Mile
Road. Ben Saylor is president of
the bank. The directors include
Maurice Aronsson, Irwin I. Cohn
and Joseph Davidson.
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Helen Friedman wishes to
acknowledge with gratitude the
kindness shown to her in her re-
cent bereavement, the loss of her
husband, Morris, by her many
friends, and particularly wishes
to thank Rabbis Fischer and Levi
for their comforting words.
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