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Friday, April 25, - 1947
THE JEWISH NEWS
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Zionist Council Here Plans
Action for Palestine Week
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Stirred by the impending decisions on Palestine before
I the United Nations and by tragic events in Palestine, the
Gruner Death, 2 Suicides
Spark New Wave of Terror
Odessa Society
To Celebrate 35
Years of Service
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(Special Cables to The
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JERUSALEM. (JTA)—Retaliatory rations
throughout Palestine this week to avenge the death of Dov
The jubilee celebration of the
Zionist Council of Detroit has instituted an "Action for Pal- Odessa Progressive Aid Society, Gruner and his three associates on the gallows and the
: estine Week," to be observed May 4 to 11.
suicides of two other condemned Jews, Moshe Barazani and
k
Plans are being made for a public rally at which this com- to be celebrated on Sunday, May Meir Feinstein.
4,
at
the
Fort
Wayne
Hotel,
will
munity will express its protest against the British activities in
The blasting of a train 'near Rehoboth, shortly after the
Palestine and the execution of
the four Irgun leaders.
Appeal to Clergymen
fi A call has been issued by the
Zionist Council to all rabbis and
to Christian clergymen to devote
their sermons on the Saturdays
and Sundays of the Action for
Palestine Week to appeals in sup-
port of Jewish rights in Palestine.
Benjamin M. Laikin, president
of the Zionist Council, in a state-
ment authorized by the Action for
Palestine Week Committee, makes
the following comments on the
executions of t4e four Jews in
Palestine:
t "The death of Dov Gruner,
Dov Rosenbaum, Eliezer Kashani
and Mordechai Alkushi is the
newest tragedy in a long line of
British atrocities perpetrated by
a cowardly pseudo-liberal govern-
ment. The manner of their exe-
cution, without the maximum
legal rights, so hallowed by
Anglo-Saxon tradition, has doubt-
less shocked the civilized world.
When the history of this period
shall have been written, Dov
Gruner and his associates will be
counted with the great martyrs
of the past.
Symbol of Resistance
"The sacrifice of Dov Gruner
will become a symbol of Jewish
resistance to the long line of
British provocations, leading to
the transparent intentions of
Messrs. Bevan and Attlee to sabo-
tage the Balfour Declaration and
the Mandate and to liquidate the
Yishuv in Palestine. The steady
dissolution of Britain's will to
abide by the terms of the Man-
date, a process speeded up at the
very time when millions of Jews
were bing slaughtered, did not
fail to arouse in Jewry -and in
the whole world a wave of re-
sentment and disillusionment....
"It seams a British govern-
ment which might be expected
to react humanely to the situa-
tion in Palestine, is more con-
cerned with diplomatic intrigue
and power politics. England is no
more concerned with Arab wel-
fare thri with Jewish welfare.
"The control of the Mediterra-
nean and of the Mid-Eastern Oil
dictate the moves on the diplo-
Inatic chessboard.
American Traditions
T "The Jews of America have
been shocked by these events,
and will respond in the spirit of
American traditions, of fair play
and justice to the under-dog.
The people of the Bible have their
ageless memories, of the strength
of the spirit, and the eternal
truth that brute force will even-
tually destroy itself.
"The memory of the Martyrs
will stir Jews everywhere to re-
newed vigor-to save the remnants
of European Jewry, and to build
up in Palestine a home from
whence the spirit of Israel will
draw continued nourishment. A
chastened world will yet sustain
our pleas for survival and find a
just solution of the Jewish prob-
lem."
Plan Campus Meetings
Mass meetings were also plan-
nes for various Michigan campus-
es under the following chairmen:
Wayne University, Mayer Subrin;
University of Michigan, Judith
Laikin; Michigan State, Jack
Schreier.
M. Sklar
H Kanter
Mr. Laikin is chairman of the mark the culmination of 35 years
sub-committee to contact church- of community work by this group
es. Radio and press publicity is which has helped all worthy
under the chairmanship of Morris humanitarian causes.
Jacobs. Other committee chair-
Odessa members, their fam-
men were appointed for contacts
with labor, fraternal and civic ilies and representatives of fra-
ternal and cultural organizations
groups.
will participate in a program con-
sisting of a concert, banquet and
Wayne IZFA to View
dance.
The program will start at
Hebrew U. Film Tuesday 3 p.
m. The children of the Odes-
sa members are invited to the
Wayne University chapter of dance which will start at 9 p.m.
the Intercollegiate Zionist Fed-
Herman Kanter is president of
eration of America (IZFA) will Odessa Progressive Aid Society.
present Detroit's premier
ex-
clusive showing of the new tech-
nicolor film, "The Eebrew Uni-
versity." at 9 p. m. Tuesday, at
Hillel House, 4841 Second.
Rabbi Milton Aron, Hillel di-
rector at Wayne, will discuss the
Hebrew University during and
following the movie. Student vet-
erans interested in going to the
Hebrew University under the GI
Bill of Rights are urged to at-
tend.
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The Wayne University IZFA
chapter has increased its mem-
bership over 600 percent in the
past six months, having over 200
members today and ranking as
the largest chapter in the coun-
Morris Sklar is chairman of the
jubilee event. Charles Sikes is
in charge of publicity.
Marjorie Silberblatt
Gives Recital at State
two condemned men ended their .
olives in their cells, resulted in the were British military and police
death of seven persons, including personnel and the third was a
five British soldiers. Scores were Jew who had no identification
wounded and many trapped in papers on his person and whom
the wreck-age of the Cairo to Pal- police assumed to be a • terrorist.
estine train.
His body was later stolen from a
Special Burial Rite
hospital morgue.
Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog gave
special dispensation for full re-
ligious burial rites on the Mount Rabbi Zager Lodge
of Olives for Barazani and Fein- Entertains Children
stein.
Rabbi Mandel Zager Bnai Brith
Officials stated they do not
know how the two condemned Lodge will hold a children's
'Den secured the explosives with party for its membership at 2 p.
which they ended their lives, or m., Sunday, April 27, at the Jew.
how they detonated them. •
ish Cultural Hall, 2705 Joy. En.
On Monday the two men lost an tertainment will consist of mov-
appeal to High Commissioner ies, refreshments and professional
Cunningham for clemency.
magician.
The British are reported to
Mack Biederman is chairman
have intercepted the blockade of arrangements and Sidney
runner "Shair Yishuv (Remnant Ersher, Herman Schneider and
of Jewry) at Haifa. The boat is Barney Ross are members of this
said to have 700 aboard.
committee.
Three Die, Score Wounded
Three persons died and nearly
CARD OF THANKS
a score were wounded last week-
The family of the late William
end as Jewish extremists retali- Stoller wishes to express sincer-
ated for the execution of Dov est thanks to relatives and friends '
Gruner and three other Pales- for the kindness shown them in
tine Jews. Two of the dead their recent bereavement.
.
UNWANTED HAIR
Marjorie Silberblatt, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron A. Silber-
blatt of 3311 W. Chicago, voice
student and music major at Mich-
igan State College, will present
her senior recital at 4 p. m. Sun-
day, May 4, in the Music Audi-
torium in East Lansing.
Miss Silberblatt will sing a
group of French, German, Italian
and modern American songs. Pat-
try.
ricia Hough will accompany her.
Applications for the Brandeis The public is invited to attend.
Camp Institute are now avail-
able. College students of June,
1947, high school graduates in-
terested in IZFA or Brandeis
Camp Institute are to call Evelyn
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Cyprus Internees Continue
Hunger Strike In Protest
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — 12,000
Jews interned at Cyprus ended a
hunger strike, according to re-
ports from Nicosia, where tension
is still running high in the camps.
Col. W. H. Widdecombe, the
commanding officer of the Carao-
los Camp, has asked for an imme-
diate transfer in a gesture of
sympathy with the refugees. Col.
Widdecombe, who has been in
charge of the camp since its es-
tablishment, said at the present
rate of immigration, some of the
Jews will have to remain in
Cyprus 20 months.
The hunger strike followed the
At Camp No. 55 the guards
fired at the demonstrators, killing
Moshe Lehrer, 30, from Poland
and wounding Zev Fuchs, 22;
Pinchas Tidur, 17; Yochanan
Spies, 28; Zvi Yeglin, 25; Chaim
Burstein, 16; Leo Witzner, 17, and
Bela Blat, 19.
Fund Raising Chairmen Get
u ot a s
the new NORGE Gas Range
It's Norge for bet-
ter—easier—more
tasty cooking!
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—Photo by Paul Kirsch, Jewish Mews Photographer
Fund-raising chairmen met Sunday morning for the assignment
of Allied Jewish Campaign pledges. Among those who assumed
important obligations in the drive were, left to right: HENRY WINE-
tilAN, SIDNEY L ALEXANDER and DR, HARRY KIRSCHBAUM,
Gleaming one-piece porcelain cooking top and backguard is one
of the many features of the new Norge gas range with its famous
Spiro-Speed burner, the renowned Robertshaw heat control, and
the Hi-Lo click simmer valves! It has 5' of fiberglas insulation
and a specially designed oven door to reduce heat in the kitchen!
Grinnell's
1515
WOODWARD
and
- BRANCHES .