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THE JEWISH-- NEWS

Friday, June 6, 1947

Forces Mobilized to
Bill for DPs' U. S, Entry

Earl G. Harrison Urges Michigan Citizens to Call Upon
Their Congressmen and Rep. Frank Fellows
to Back Stratton Bill

Humanitarian forces in Detroit who are concerned that
there should be an end to camps and centers for the survivors
from Nazism and that the displaced persons in Europe shouldi
be provided with homes in free countries, were mobilized for
action to secure the opening of America's doors_ through
passage of the bill introduced by Rep. William G. Stratton

of Illinois during the visit here•,
last week of Earl G. Harrison.
were overwhelmingly against the
Mr. Harrison, dean of the Uni- ihumanitarian task of opening
versity of Pennsylvania Law America's doors, but that the tide
School, chairman of the National has changed and that it is more
Citizens Committee on Displaced favorable today.
Persons, spoke on May 28 at the i
Referring to the opposition to
Rackham Auditorium under aus-
the Stratton Bill by the DAR,
pices of the Michigan Committee
Mr. Harrison said: "We are now
on DPs.
referring to DPs as 'delayed
j
Pilgrims."
Unused Quotas
In a stirring address, Mr. Har- I, Messages to Rep. Fellows are
rison pointed out that the present most important now, he stated,
immigration laws, which provide , in view of the hearings in Wash-
quotas by countries, would not ington, scheduled to be conducted'
be disturbed by the Stratton Bill, from June 4 to 13. Mr. Harrison
which calls for utilization of un- and a group of prominent Amer-
used quotas dor the admission of icans are scheduled to make their
400,000 DPs over a period of four appeals before Reif Fellows'
years. committee in behalf of the DPs.
T h e impressive audience
which nearly filled the Rack- Foley says DPs Will Not
ham Auditorium was urged by Affect Housing Situation
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Ray-
Mr. Harrison to write to Rep.
mond M. Foley, national Housing
Frank Fellows, in Washington.
Administrator, has added his
urging him, as chairman of the
name to the growing list of Arl-
sub-committee on immigration,
ministration officials who en-
to use his best efforts to assure
dorse the Stratton Bill to admit
passage of the pending bill.
Mr. Harrison told the gathering, 400,000 DPs within the next four
overwhelmingly years.
which was
Foley, who expressed his sup-
Christian, that he had faith that
the bill could pass the House pro- port of the measure in a letter
vided it would be reported out to Rep. William G. Stratton, its
favorably by the committee sponsor, pointed out that the
headed by Congressman Fellows. 100,000 who would arrive an-
Mrs. Thomas Webber, chair- nually would not require many
man of the Michigan Committee, I extra housing units and would
opened the impressive meeting not appreciably affect the current
by introducing the sponsors on housing problem. This statement
the platform. Among them were is particularly significant in the
Fred M. Butzel, Mrs. Samuel light of opposition by such groups
Gage and Mrs. Theodore Kelter. as the American Legion and the
Daughters of the American Revo-
U. S. Can Inspire Others
Rev. L C. Johnson, president of lution, who assert that the ad-
the Pastors Union, who presided. mission of DPs would interfere
joined Mr. Harrison in calling with adequate housing for Amer-
for action and for an avalanche ican veterans.
The letter is understood to
of messages to Rep. Fellows in
point out that among the factors
support of the Stratton Bill.
Mr. Harrison, who was honored which will affect the refugees'
by the committee at a dinner need for housing will be their
preceding the evening meeting, age, marital status, size of family
gave a thorough outline of the and whether they expect to settle
problem, based on personal ex- in rural or urban areas. Accord-
periences during his studies of ing to UNRRA figures it is esti-
DP problems in Europe. He de- mated that the maximum number
clared that the action he had of married couples in each 100,-
undertaken represented a chall- 000 refugees would be only 33,500,
enge to all Americans and was a Foley said. Census Bureau figures
call for reaffirmation that Amer- based on a survey taken in June,
icans are interested in people 1946, set the number of married
and in easing the plight of the veterans actively seeking homes
unfortunates in Europe. He said at 2,200,000.
he was confident that if this
country takes the lead in opening Dr. Sam Krohn to Head
its doors to the DPs that other
Masada for Next Year
lands will follow suit.
Change of Tide
Masada, young men's_Zionist
"No y matter how our effort organization of Detroit, elected
turns out," he said, "I shall feel Dr. Sam Krohn president for the
that it was very much worth coming year.
while. My conscience will be
Other officers include Joe Med-
clear as a result of our present wed and Leonard Baruch, vice-
work."
presidents: Bill Fitzerman, secre-
He warned that until the for- tary; Mort Margolis, treasurer,
mation of his committee the mes- and Robert Goldfarb, corre-
sages received in Washington sponding secretary.

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Sephardic Jews Flee Arab Regions
To Palestine With. Aid of Hoganah

JERUSALEM.—Proof that the contention of the Arabs
that Jews are happy in their countries is sheer propaganda
was provded last week with the arrival of 399 Sephardic
Jews from Arab territories, by way of French North Africa.
Thus, Haganah has widen its scope and has helped
rescue Jews not only from European DP camps but also
from Arab countries where their lives are in danger.
(Reporting to the New York Times on this new
phenomenon in Jewish migration attempts to Pales-
tine, Clifton Daniels writes:
"Jews in Tripolitania, which is next door to French
African territory, told this correspondent after 130 had
been killed in the pogrom of November, 1945, that
thousands of them would like to emigrate to Palestine
U possible.")
The new arrivals came from Tunisia and Morocco,
Frefich protectorates, and from the predominantly Arabic
Algeria.
There was a 400th passenger on the small boat—a 2-
year-old child who died during the 21-day voyage and *as
buried at seat.
Displaying the banner: "Haganah Ship Yehuda
Haley," and the Zionist flag. the boat was escorted by
British ships upon its arrival in Haifa and the immigrants
were ordered taken to Cyprus.

Dollars1Workers Continue Efforts
Build 24 Villages For Complete Drive Goal

AMeriagn

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NEW YORK — Contributions
from American Jews have made
possible the establishment of 24

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Victory Event Planned; Butzel and Sobeloff Urge Futl
Coverage of Outstanding Prospects to 'Reach
the Many Unsolicited

Allied Jewish Campaign workers, faced with the re-
sponsibility of completing the greatest community fund-
raisineeffort ever undertaken here, are continuing with
solicitation of prospects in order to reach thousand* of
prospective contributors who have not yet made their gifts.
Although the,report meetings have been concluded,

Isidore Sobeloff, executive direc-<i
tin. of the Jewish Welfare Fed-1 amount raised last year. "Thus,"
eration under whose auspices the
drive is being conducted, stated : he said, we have reached new
at the workers' gathering on May heights in fulfilling our duties to
28 that there will be a number , world Jewish needs!'
of private meetings of campaign Mr. Sobeloff took occasion to
ELIEZER KAPLAN
divisions this week, the intention 'describe the objectives of the
agricultural villages in Palestine being to conclude the drive at a ' drive from the point of view of
since last October and will fin- "victory rally" shortly.
the "total picture," including not
ance the initial costs of construc-
While the total announced for only the overseas causes for re-
tion of 14 more settlements, May 28 was only $3.750,000-70 lief and Palestine's reconstruc-
"many_of them before the report per cent of the goal—Mr. Sobel- tion but also the efforts in behalf
of the United Nations Inquiry off expressed confidence that of the Home for Aged, the Re-
Committee is compllted," Eliezer much more will come in, with settlement Service which enables
!Caplan, treasurer Of the Jewish hundreds of thousands of dollars refugees to become adjusted to
Agency for Palestine, announced outstanding in unsolicited pros- life in Detroit, the Jewish schools
at a meeting of the-board of direc- 1 pects.
and other agencies.
tors of the United Palestine Ap-
"Magnificent Function"
Tribute to Bonin
peal here.
The May 28 workers' meeting
Explaining the reason for hold-
Kaplan, who is in this country
to negotiate American financing ing a "victory - rally, Mr. Sobel- was shortened in tribute to the
of the Agency's development off said that the 1947 drive was memory of Nathan Bonin whose
plans, disclosed the British gov- "the most magnificent function funeral was being held that day.
ernment and the Agency have the community ever had from Fred M. Butzel, general chair-
completed negotiations permitting the point of view of the amount man of the drive, who presided
Jewish industrialists in Palestine of money raised and the work at the meeting, asked the gath-
ering to rise in tribute to Mr.
to purchase immediately an addi- put in. -
The sum raised this year, he Borin's memory.
tional $2,000,000 in machinery and
Mr. Butzel outlined the great
water pipelines from American pointed out, is twice the entire
manufacturers with funds raised 1946 goal and already is at least obligations of the hour necessi-
by the United Palestine Appeal. a million dollars more than the . tated by the dissolution of
UNRRA. Analyzing the current
drive, he said that it was marked
by "an enormous amount of con-
spicuously good giving." In this
drive, he said, "many have
earned their knighthood" for ex-
cellent effort.
He expressed thanks to the
The latest solicitors' report shows that a new record
workers in the drive, and to the
has been set in Allied Jewish Campaigns not only in the
leaders, especially Maurice
amount of money secured by also in the number of con-
Aronsson. chairman of special•
tributors reached.
gifts; Mesdames H. C. Broder
As of May 29, 31,572 prospects were reported upon,
and Henry Wineman, chairman
out of a total of 44,318 compiled for solicitation.
of the Women's Division; Irving
Leaders of the campaign believe that the final total of
Blumberg, chairman of trades
and professions; Norman Nai-
contributors will reach 35,000. The largest number of con-
mark and Sol Schwartz, heads
tributors reached heretofore was approximately 26,000.
of the Junior Division, and others.

New High in Number of AJC
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Contributions to 1947 Drive •

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