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Internal Conflict in U.S. Zionism
Linked to Rift on World-Wide Issues

Truman Asks Americans to Refrain
From Aggravating Zion Situation

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Presi- difficult the tasks which

the

Seven Past Presidents Make Joint Appeal Urging Delegates.
aent Truman called on the people United Nations has before it."
lines on the issue. For instance, of the United States to refrain The text of the Truman state•
to 50th Annual Convention to Come Uncommitted to
newspapers
British
have been from any activities which would ment follows:
Any Group to Elect Democratic Leadership
1.! I r. a
n re- aggravate the situation in Pales-
D ng
Sil
con di
emn
r. -e
The General Assembly of the

cent article of the Anglo-Amer-
ican Committee of Inquiry, made
the charge that "Rabbi Silver,
while formally condemning ter-
rorism. has made it perfectly
clear that American support will
be forthcoming if the Palestinian
•Jews resist the British. He is
fighting for the principle that the
the call that was issued . here by •
seven past presidents of the ZOA, former presidents of the Zionist Jew who pays the shekel calls the
urging Zionists to elect "unin- Organization of America, belong- tune. The article concludes:
structed delegates" and accusing ing to no single party or group, Many Districts, Regions
the present administration of holding different opinions on
stifling "free expression of opin- many Zionist .questions, appeal Back Silver, Neumann
ion. - is interpreted as having to the Zionists of America to send
The Zionist Organization of
deeper meaning, affecting the en- to the convention delegates un- America, in a statement issued
tire world Zionist situation.
instructed, u n b o u n d, uncom- on Tuesday morning, declared
Ex-Presidents' Appeal
mitted to any group or. faction, that the telegram of the seven
The seven past presidents—Dr. and unpledged to any candidate past ZOA presidents "met with
Solomon Goldman, Edmund I. or list of officers, leaving full and a negative response from presi-
Kaufman. Judge Louis E. Levin- free opportunity to elect such an dents of ZOA. regions and dis-
thal, Louis Lipsky, Judge Morris, administration as may best serve tricts throughout the country."
Rothenberg, Robert Szold and Dr. the interests of the Zionist move-
The ZOA statement reveals
Stephen S. Wise—in their tele- ment."
that district presidents, in wires
Only two former ZOA presi- and letters, "sharply protest
gram make the following appeal
dents—Prof. Harry Friedenwald, against an attempt to cause dis-
to American Zionists:
"The 50th annual convention of of Baltimore, one of the first sention and division in the pres-
the Zionist Organization of Amer- presidents of the organization, ent crucial hour and repudiate
ica is scheduled to be held in and Dr. Israel Goldstein—did not the charge that the present ZOA
New York on July 4. It is meet- append their names to this ap- administration ever attempted to
ing at a time when momentous peal.
influence Zionist districts in mat-
A ZOA spokesman made the ters of electing a president at the
issues, involving the character of
our movement and the very fu- statement that "the proper an- forthcoming convention."
ture of Palestine, are at stake. swer to this telegram will be
• "Some of the replies," the ZOA
At no time has it been so essent- ! given by the democratically
ial to maintain the integrity of • elected annual convention in New statement reads, "charge the sig-
the organization, its democratic York, the first week in July. We natories with such practices dur-
ing their regime. In all replies,
character, and the free expres- are confident of its verdict."
Zionist leaders throughout the
sion of opinion without let or
Directed at Silver
country highly laud the militant
hindrance by any administrative
The charges in the telegram are
policy
of Dr. Silver and endorse
restrictions.
directed at the present president,
"During the past few years we Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, who two the candidacy of Emanual Neu
mann for president as an assur
have become increasingly con- weeks ago, in an address in New
ance of the continuance of sucl
cerned with the tendency in the York, spoke of Dr. Emanuel Neu-
Zionist Organization which al- mann as his successor to the a policy.''
The ZOA reveals that replies
" lows one administration virtually presidency. This reference is in-
to appoint or designate its own terpreted as undemocratic and ,to the past presidents, iri, this
vein, were sent by a number of
successors, contrary to every contrary to precedent.
democratic principle; and to use
Actually however, the ideolog- district and region presidents, in-
the administrative machinery to ical war between the view of cluding Morris Jacobs, president
that end, contrary to all princi- Weizmann and Silver may really of the Zionist Organization of
ples of civil service. Unfortun- be back of the entire issue. Dr. Detroit.
Resolutions hailing the Silver-
ately, Zionist conventions have Silver represents the "militant"
been reduced to mass meetings faction in Zionism, while Dr. Neumann regime and endorsing
Neumann's candidacy were
and demonstrations of assent, and Weizmann leans to partition.
adopted Monday at an annual
through controls from above
Interesting Sidelines
have ceased to be deliberative
The invitation extended to Dr. conference of six Zionist regions,
assemblies for the determination Weizmann by the Palestine Vaad representing a membership of
of Zionist issues and the election Leumi to testify before the UN 50,000.
of an administration truly re- inquiry committee may have
The Jewish Morning Journal
flecting the views of the rank and some bearing on the American of New York editorially asserted
file.
conflict, Jewish Agency leaders that the opposition lacks issues
Different Opinions
reportedly resenting the invita- and is motivated by personal an-
"Deeply deploring this state of tion.
imosity toward the Silver-Neu-
affairs in our movement, we
There are some, interesting side- mann regime.

By Special Jewish News Correspondent

NEW YORK.—The latest internal conflict withinGthe
ranks of the Zionist Organization of America is being inter-
preted here as a battle between the views held by two con-,
tending factions, headed by Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver.
WHire Dr. Weizmann's name is - not mentioned directly,

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United Nations in special session on
tine while the United Nations May
15. 1947, unanimously adopted the
General
considers the question of a solo- following resolution: The
•
Assembly calls upon all governments
lion of that country s problems.
and peoples, and particularly on the
aeto
tofn Pb
a>lesttinnee.
In a statement issued from the tpnehnadV:nts
GetdnerraelfraAs
in:
Wh
ite House, the President de- romrn
mbii,tteoen the e repo
r
n of
f t I
specia l
Palestine,
Glared that "it is in the interest
fro
threat
o
w
rhiu
cte
of
f
lotrce
any
m
other
of the United States, as well as
; of the Uni ed Nations, that the mosp here opfr etjnuecricqi tin trieotaone t
oafnnPeaale
a
r si--
efforts of the UN to solve this f rn
"The search for a fair and work-
problem meet with success." Em-
is
of the Palestine prob-
p hasizing that "the search for a able
r em
of
and
confronting
fair and work le solution of the important tasks
ab
the
Nations. It is in the interest
intertes7
h
Palestine problem is one of the o f f the United
States as well as of
most difficult
and important the United Nations that the efforts
United wl'siltttis
o n cs , to so=
tasks confronting the UN," Mr. o f
Act ivities
Truman warned against activities calculated further to inflame the
passions of the inhabitants of Pal-
which, he said, "render still more estine. to undermine law and order

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Dr. S. Goldenson
Retires after
44 Years as Rabbi

in Palestine. or to promote violence
in that country are certain to create
an atmosphere prejudicial to an
early settlement of the Palestine
problem and to render still more dif-
ficult the tasks which the United
Nations has before it.
"I therefore urge every citizen and
resident of the United States. M the
interests `of this country, of world
Peace. and of humanity. meticulous-
ly to refrain. while the United
Nations is considering the problem of
Palestine, from
engaging in, or
facilitating, activities which tend
further to inflame the passions of the
inhabitants of Palestine. to undermine
law and order in Palestine. or to
promote violence in that country."
Jewish circles see the Presi-

After 44 years as a distinguish-
ed member of the Reform rabbin-
ate. Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson,
spiritual leader of Temple Eman-
uel of New York City, has an- dent's statement as aimed at
nounced his intention to retire, groups that have been publish-
effective at the ing advertisements in the
U. S.
end of this year. press which have been interpret-
A graduate of ed as inciting to violence against
the Hebrew the British authorities in Pales-
Union College in tine. The British government
Cincinnati, D r. recently submitted several pro-
Goldenson h a s tests to the State Department
'held pulpits in against these advertisements.
Lexington, Ky.,
Albany, N. Y., Say Truman Should Have Aimed
where he was Statement Toward Britain
nominated f o r
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Amer-
Dr. Goldenson mayor on the ican Zionist Emergency Council,
progressive ticket; Pittsburgh, in a statement expressing its
and, since 1034, Temple Emanuel agreement with President Tru-
El. During his New York min- man's appeal to U. S. citizens not
istry, the congregation observed to exacerbate the tense situation
its centennial, added almost 30 in Palestine, suggested that "it
per cent to its membership and would have been most helpful if
has eradicated its debts. •
the President were also to call
In 1925, HUC conferred upon upon the Mandatory Government
Dr. Goldenson the degree of Doc- to cease these illegal acts which
tor of Hebrew Law, citing him are at the very root of the dis-
for "his contribution to the philo- turbances."
sophic depth, the spiritual eleva-
American League for a Free
tion and the prophetic earnest- Palestine, through its president,
(less of the Jewish pulpit in Amer- ex-Senator Guy M. Gillette, also
ica."
welcomed the President's state-
The congregation has accepted ment, but declared that to its
tor. Goldenson's retirement with knowledge American c i t i z ens
"deep regret," A committee is were not provoking the violence
now considering prospects for his in Palestine, which was caused
successor.
by British policy.

