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VOLUME 10—NO. 15

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Truman Rushes Four Ships
To Bring Refugees to U. S.

WASHINGTON—American ships are speed-
ing across the Atlantic bound for Bremer-
haven, at the direction of President Truman,
to begin the first large-scale movement of
Displaced Persons to the U. S.
- Four vessels have been assigned to pick up
the refugees at the over-crowded Port of
Bremerhaven. The first of the fleet is sched-
uled to take on passengers on New Year's
Day.
A total of 2,100 persons at Bremerhaven
have U. S. visas, but their departure had been
delayed several months by lack of shipping.
The vessels accommodate approximately
900 passengers each and will be kept in this
service, the President said, "until the situa-
tion has been fully relieved."
Pointing to the "serious situation" among
the DPs, who include 177 orphaned children,
and who "are crowded into an embarkation
coter designed to accommodate only transi-
ents," the President said "I have taken up
this matter with the Maritime Commission
and can hold out hope of early improvement."
Mr. Truman referred to his directive of

BASLE, Switzerland.—The militant policies of
the Zionist Organization of America triumphed at
the 22nd World Zionist Congress when the dele-
gates ruled, by a vote of 171 to 154--25 abstaining—
not to participate in the London conference.
The resolution was presented by Dr. Abba Hil-
Dec. 22, 1945, to a number of executive
agencies, "designed to facilitate the immigra- lel Silver, president of the ZOA, who was chairman
tion of refugees and displaced persons up to of the Congress' political committee. A proviso in
the full limit provided by the immigration
the resolution decares that if there is a change in
law. Up to October 21, 1946, only 4,767 persons
Great Britain's attitude and the White Paper limit-
were provided for under these arrange- ,
ing Jewish immigration is scrapped, the General
ments," the President declared. "At the pres-
Zionist Council - is authorized to consider the issue
ent time, foreseeable sailings in 1946 will
provide for only 683 more persons."
and to decide to take part in the conference.

The ships designated for the Bremerhaven
run are the Ernie Pyle, which sailed from
New York on Dec. 20 and due to arrive there
New Year's Way: the Marine Marlin, which
will reach Bremerhaven Jan. 6, and the
Marine Flasher, arriving in Bremerhaven
Jan. 8. The Marine Falcon will arrive in
Bremerhaven in late January.

Jeuriok Refugee); Arrive in N. Y.
NEW YORK—The largest group of refugees to
enter the U. S. under President Truman's direc-

tive-928 men, women and children—landed here
Dec. 20 aboard the S.S. Marine Marlin. Of these,
313 Jewish survivors were sponsored by the JDC
and entered under affidavits provided by the
United Service for New Americans.

The election of Dr. Chaim Weizmann was
precluded as a result of final decisions at the
Congress.

The Zionist Congress w(.....nt on record endors-
ing the accepted right of Jews to resist efforts aimed
at preventing progress in the ppbuilding of the Jew-
ish Homeland, but condemned the extremist terror-
ist groups and repudiated their activities.
Resolutions unanimously adopted called for
unrestricted Jewish immigration and the right to
land purchases and condemned the white paper.

(Details of earlier Congress sessions on page 3.)

DPs—Waiting...Waiting...Refusing to Abandon Hope...Zion's Doors Must be Opened

S the world ushers in another; iciv4 year, a million and a half Jews, repre-

seerting the surviving remnant of Israel in Europe, are knocking at the gates of

must be opened and not a single Jewish roan, woman or child is to be permitted
to suffer hunger or want. In 1947 we must come a step nearer to complete
restoration to the European survivors of the honor, dignity and security that

1947 will mark

are the natural rights of human beings—by assuring the total success of the

an end to their despair and homelessness. They are waiting . . . waiting .. .

$170,000,000 United Jewish Appeal, through a firm stand in behalf of a free

Palestine, Ave United States and other free countries, hoping

refusing so abandon hope . . . retaining faith that their fellow Jews will not

Palestine and through efforts to enlist the aid of our Christian neighbors in

at DP camps like the one depicted above are a

opening the doors of this and other countries for the unfortunate displaced

let them down. The

scenes

reminder to the fres Jewries in the Americas, Great Britain and Australia of

persons. This is the spirit in which free American Jewry must greet the advent

our obligations to our less fortunate kinsmen. Our task is clear: Palestine's doors

of another civil year.

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