r Friday, November 29, 1946
Mrs. Roosevelt Helps Defeat
Egypt Plan to Halt Refugees
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Stars of Yiddish
Stage Participate
In Littman Benefit
and looting the Corona Jewish
Center last September were or-
dered held for grand jury action
NEW YORK, (JTA) — T w o yesterday. Bail was set at $2,500
youths accused of setting fire to each. •
N. Y. Court Holds Youths
Who Fired Jewish Center
NEW YORK (JTA)—An Egyptian amendment to the draft con-
stitution of the Intefnational Refugee Organization aimed at block-
Dances, songs, special skits and
ing the resettlement in Palestine of displaced Jews from Europe a program of varied entertain-
was defeated by the UN Social and Cultural Committee following ment is being arranged for the
Opposition by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, U. S. delegate.
testimonial theatrical perform-
Mrs. Roosevelt pointed out if the Egyptian amendment were
adopted. it would have the effect of making the resettlement of
Jewish refugees impossible and would make their repatriation to
their native lands obligatory.
Mrs. Roosevelt also opposed a Soviet motion to eliminate a para-
graph defining DPs as those "unable or unwilling" to avail them-
selves of the protection of their countries of origin, pointing out its
deletion might affect Polish Jews who do not want to return to
Poland.
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The Committee also took steps to redraft a-- proposal that might
have been interpreted as permitting Arab states to prevent the IRO
from assisting in the resettlement of Jewish refugees in Palestine.
The proposal, offered in the form of an amendment to the IRO con-
stitution, by Yugoslav delegate, Leon Mattes, would force the IRO
"to refrain from any temporary or permanent location of refugees
and displaced persons in a territory if any of the neighboring coun-
tries submit a formal objection based on the endeavor to preserve
friendly relations between nations."
Egyptian Delegate Objects to Committee's Action
The committee then voted to send both versions to a drafting
ABRAHAM LITTMAN
committee of Yugoslavia, Denmark, Egypt and the U. S., together
with an Egyptian proposal that would amend the same paragraph ance in honor of Abraham Litt-
to prevent resettlement against "the freely expressed aspirations and man, pioneer director of the Yid-
Wishes of the indigenous population in the receiving countries."
The Egyptian delegate, Saad Kamel, raised violent objection to dish theater in Detroit.
The special performance in Mr.
the committee's action. First, he announced if the original Yugoslav
proposal is changed he would adopt it as his own. Further, he Littman's honor will take place
insisted that his amendment should not be included with the other Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, in
two. In this he was overruled by the chairman. The expectation is the large auditorium of the Ma-
that Egypt's views will be rejected by the other three states and that
sonic Temple.
the revised amendment will not concern Jews.
The entire proceeds will be
Poland Won't Demand Repatriation of Jewish War Orpkins
Poland informed the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Com- turned over to Mr_ Littman, to
mittee it will not insist on the repatriation of Jewish war orphans assist him in his dire need as a
of Polish nationality. This development came during a discussion result of the serious illness of his
of a - revision of the original phraseology of the draft IRO con- wife.
stitution under which "no obstacle" would have been placed in
At the testimonial performance,
the path of the repatriation of war orphans. A milder version of
this provision was presented to the committee providing for "all the following noted Yiddish stars
possible priority assistance" in the repatriation of war orphans up will appear for the first time in
to 15 years of age. This was adopted after Polish delegate Manfred one performance:
Laks served notice his government will not act for the repatriation
Aaron Lebedeff, Irving Gross-
man, Max Kleter, the Feder Sis-
of Jewish children.
The committee defeated another Yugoslav amendment that ters, Dina Goldberg, Ben Zion
would have put European Jews under the jurisdiction of the IRO Wittier, Shifrah Lehrer, Michal
the IRO.
only if they left their homeland before the creation of Reno
Michalesko, Vera Rosanka and
I u t' ion
Zionists Question Egypt's Good Faith In Offering
The Egyptian resolution urging the end of racial and religious others.
H. Blumstein will be at the
Persecution was given qualified approval by the American Zionist
and Mr. Grossman will be
Emergency Council which at the same time questioned Egypt's good piano
.
the master of ceremonies.
faith in presenting the resolution.
Pointing out it speaks "for the entire Zionist movement in the
Joseph Bernstein of the Jewish
U. S., the Zionist Emergency Council issued a statement recalling
Egypt's attempts to close Palestine to Jewish refugees, the boycott Daily Forward heads a special
of Jewish goods from Palestine. the sheltering of the ex-Mufti of committee which is in charge of
Jerusalem and the anti-Jewish riots which were permitted in Egypt arrangements for this perform-
ance. Many organizations are co-
by the government last year. The statement reads in part:
"It must be recalled it is Egypt, which. as the leading member i operating with the community
of the Arab League. is responsible, in conflict with the letter and ! committee in arranging the event.
spirit of the United Nations Charter, for the continuing boycott of
Jewish exports from Palestine. It is Egypt. further, which is giving
shelter to the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem and which is providing this
associate of Hitler and of Himmler with every facility to carry on
political activities calculated to lead in due course to bloodshed in
Palestine and to attacks upon the Jews there. It is the same govern-
ment which permitted anti-Jewish riots in Cairo and Alexandria in
November. 1945. with their accompanying destruction of synagogues
and churches. which riots. spreading also to Tripoli, were responsible
for deaths of large numbers of defenseless Jews."
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AN APPEAL To the Jewish Community of Detroit:
Join in the Great Task of Building the National Jewish
Wadical Center at the Los Angeles Sanatorium
UJA Conference Delegates
To Map Campaign for 1947
On Sunday evening, Dec. 1, a committee composed of com-
munity leaders will sponsor a testimonial banquet at the Fort
Wayne Hotel, in honor of Mr. Nathan R. Epstein, president
of the Detroit Auxiliary of Los Angeles Sanatorium.
While we are honoring a man at this time in recognition
of his great contributions to an important cause—the Sana-
torium and Ex-Patients Home at Duarte, near Los Angeles,
where scores of Detroiters who suffered from tuberculosis
have been treated and cured—the intention of the commit-
tee is to encourage the drive in Detroit for the Medical Cen-
ter to be erected at the sanatorium at a cost of $2,100.000.
United Jewish Appeal Leaders to Draw Up Program of
Reconstruction and Resettlement for Refugees;
High Government Aides Among Speakers
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—More American government, and by the
than 1,200 representatives of Jew- following three representatives of
ish communities in every section the displaced Jews themselves:
of the U. S. are gathered here Leon Retter, general secretary
for the official opening this Fri- of the Central Committee of the
day of the extraordinary national Liberated Jews of Germany, Dr.
conference of the United Jewish Boris Pliskin, head of the health
Appeal, which will study needs department of the Central Corn-
of European Jewry and draw up mittee, and Samuel Shlomovitch,
a program of reconstruction and chairman of the Frankfort reg-
resettlement action in Europe, ional committee. Both Retter and
Pliskin are survivors of the battle
Palestine and the U. S. in 1947.
One of the most important de- of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Morgenthau to Speak
cisions to be reached will be the
Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister
determination of the 1947 quota
of Czechoslovakia, and Henry
of the UJA.
Morgenthau, Jr., former secre-
Report On 1946 Drive
A report on the achievements tary of the treasury, will analyze
in the 1946 drive to raise $100,- the exodus of Jews from Europe,
000,000 for the programs of the and the potentialities of the Jew-
Join' Distribution Committee, ish homeland in Palestine as a
United Palestine Appeal and the haven for the homeless.
Among the distinguished Jew-
United Service for New Amer-
icans will be presented.
ish leaders from abroad will be
The conference will be attended Chief Rabbi Alexander Safran of
by high government officials and Romania, and Dr. Frigyes Goer-
by some of the most distinguished oeg, chairman of the Jewish Re-
Jewish leaders from Europe and lief Committee of Hungary.
Palestine. It will continue through
A general overall report on
Dec. 2, with sessions divided be- conditions in Europe will be pre-
tween Convention Hall and the sented by Edward M. M. War-
burg, chairman of the JDC and of
Ambassador Hotel.
The status of the displaced Jews the Greater New York Jewish
in the American zone in Europe Appeal, who made a special trip
who have doubled in number to Europe to survey the Jewish
from 100,000 a year ago to 200,- situation in Europe. Dr. Joseph J.
000 will be discussed by U. S. Schwartz, chairman of the Eur-
Secretary of War Patterson and opean Executive Council of the
Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring, as- JDC, will join with Mr. War-
sistant secretary of state for oc- burg in outlining the needs in
cupied areas, On behalf of the Europe.
Detroit's quota is $100,000. It is a small sum, considering
that the objective of the drive is to help erect a great medi-
cal center where Jewish internes will be able to pursue their
medical training, where Jewish doctors will have facilities
for research.
NATHAN R. EPSTEIN
Eventually. it is the hope of the leaders in the movement
to erect a great medical college, as part of the scheme of
advancing medical research and of making it possible for
Jewish students to enter medical schools without prejudice.
The proposed medical center will be a national institution
in which American Jews will be able to take pride because
of its non-sectarian principles.
The center, when completed, will equal in technical excel-
lence institutions of the highest standards and will be pre-
pared to render the finest social service through dedication
to care of those who are unable to pay for medical services.
In order that Detroit Jews should have their full share in
this great undertaking, we appeal to all Detroit Jews to join
with us in the event on Sunday evening, honoring an in-
defatigable worker—Mr. Nathan R. Epstein—and to partici-
pate in the work of the Los Angeles Sanatorium and the
plans for the medical center. -
As chairman of the t e stimonial banquet on Sunday eve-
ning, I appeal to the Jews of Detroit to attend the dinner
and to join us in our work.
Sincerely yours.
MORRIS L. FRUMAN
MORRIS L. FRUMAN
Chairman, L. A. S Sanatorium
Testimonial Banquet
For reservations to the banquet, Call Mr. Frogman, UN. 3-2789 or TV. 6 2335
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