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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July I I, 1947

American Zionists Reaffirm Unequivocal
Demands for Jewish State in Palestine

Adopt Strong Resolution Condemning 'Dissident Groups'
in Palestine But Refrain from Mentioning Irgunists;
Dr. Emanuel Neumann Elected President

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Haganah Warns Dissidents
To Cease Extortion of Funds

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Haganah has issued a "last
warning" to dissident groups to cease extorting money from
members of the Jewish community, or strong measures will
be taken to stop them.
The warning came after several persons were injured,
three seriously, when a Haganah group thwarted an attempt

by Irgunists to extort money
from a shopkeeper. Most of the the Arabs was "interesting"
wounded were Irgunists. When when viewed in light of the
the Irgun representatives entered i government's memorandum to
the shop and demanded money, the UN inquiry committee, in
the proprietor summoned the which it said that the profits of
Haganah, which arrived before the oil companies were so high
ever held by American Zionists,
the Irgunists left and a brawl de- that damage such as that in-
- flicted on the Haifa refineries
veloped. The Irgunists fled with
the delegates, who came from all 7 elected a member of the national
could not injure them.
parts of the country, representing ' executive committee.
their wounded.
the largest membership in his- 1
The government is said to have
A Jewish Agency spokesman
I The debate on the resistance
tory — totalling 217,198 — re-
denounced the most recent at- a three-fold aim: weakening of
affirmed the demands that are ' movement, at the Saturday night
tacks on British soldiers and the Haganah, so that it would be
set forth in the Biltmore Plat- session, was one of the most in-
said that the Haganah was go- unable to fight effectively against
form, calling for the re-establish- teresting ever experienced by a
DR. EMANUEL NEUMANN
ing ahead with its efforts to either the Arabs or dissident Jew-
Zionist convention. Supported by
ment of a Jewish State in the administration, the political groups which, they maintained, frustrate the extremists' activi- ish groups; incite the Arab-Jew-
Palestine.
committee headed by Herman are destroying the foundations of ties. He„ disclosed that a mine ish disturbances to divert Jewish
- Ask U. S. Action
planted on the Jerusalem-Tel- attacks on the British; and pro-
Weishman introduced a resolu- the Jewish National Home. They
Aviv highway had been dis- voke incidents which will aid the
In pursuance of this policy, the tion reaffirming the resolutions wanted the Irgunists mentioned
mantled by a Haganah bomb military recruiting campaign
convention made a strong de- of the World Zionist Congress in by name.
:scheduled to open in England
mand that the U. S. government condemnation of "d is s id e n t
The sentiments of the conven- squad.
should press for the adoption by groups" with the Yisltuv. But tion were definitely against such
Commenting on police terror, ' shortly. These reports indicate
the United Nations of its tradi- while the Congress resolution re- action.
the spokesman said that the that the British Middle East mili-
to b ring
tional policy that Palestine shall ferred to "terrorism," the ZOA
Harry Torczyner, Abraham Agency was demanding an open tary authorities plan
be reconstituted a Jewish Com- resolution omitted the word and Goldstein, Rabbi J. Shubow and trial of Major Roy A. Farran, another 75,000 troops into Pales-
rnonwealth.
refrained from naming the Irgun I. Zeldin not only spoke in sup- charged with the abduction and tine on the pretext that more pro-
tection is needed for the Arabs.
The reaffirmation of Zionist aid and Sternists by name.
port of the resolution, but some murder of 17-year-old Alexander
A Haganah spokesman said
and demands calls for interna-
even glorified the Irgunists. Aubowitz. It has been reported
Debate on Resistance
tional assistance in setting up the
Excitement ran very high at that the authorities were plan- that new tension between Jews
Jewish State and, "as long as the A powerful minority, led by
and Arabs has arisen in recent
a closed court martial.
Mandatory Power continues in Harold Goldenberg of Minneapo- this session, and the shouting and ning
The Agency representative weeks, particularly along the
hissing
of
the
pro-Irgunists
gave
occupation and control of Pales- lis. Henry Montor of New York,
said that the government's de- borders of neighboring states. He
tine, we insist that the terms of Ezra Shapiro of Cleveland and the impression that the minority cision to increase the price of I charged that the Arab League
the Mandate shall be scrupulously Louis Lipsky of New York pro- would be snowed under in the
was behind the campaign of "in-
gasoline and use the funds so
observed and carried out." The posed a more frank stand, with final vote.
citement and intimidation."
derived for projects benefitting
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convention also demanded that outright condemnation of the
the Jewish Agency be vested with
authority "to organize and direct
the unrestricted immigration of
Jews into Palestine."
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Youth In Majority
While the convention's major
battle, which inspired the em-
ergence of a group in opposition
to the administration, was on
the issue of "terrorism" and the
Irgun, the convention as a whole
was an unusual demonstration
of Zionist strength. Young peo-
ple predominated among the
delegates and the demand that
pledges for a Jewish State be
adhered to was backed by so
militant a spirit that there was
no mistaking the trend to pre-
vent betrayals to Jewry.
The election to the presi-
nency of Dr. Emanuel Neu-
mann, who was Dr. Silver's
right hand man in the past two
administrations, was in itself
an indication of the rise of a
new generation of Zionists who
are determined to reject com-
promises and to fight for the
maximum Zionist ideals.
Dr. Neumann rose to leader-
ship from the ranks. He began
as a Young Judaean, was an as-
sistant to the late Henrietta
Szold when she directed the
movement's educational depart-
ment. he was the organizer of
the Keren Heyesod. was a mem-
ber of the World Zionist Execu-
tive and lived in Palestine for
a number of years. Teacher,
lawyer, banker, public speaker,
writer, organizer. linguist—he
represents the evolution of a lay-
rriart's advancement to the high-
eSt post in American Zionism.
During impressive Sabbath
services. attended by nearly 1,000
delegates, at Hotel Pennsylvania,.
there was a feeling that Dr.
Robert Gordis, who delivered
-the sermon, reflected the senti-
ments of aH American Jewry
when, in blessing the new ZOA
prexy, he also expressed con-
fidence in the ultimate realiza-
tion of Jewry's hopes as symbol-
ized in Dr. Neumann's name-
Emanu El—"The Lord is with
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NEW YORK.—International importance is being given
the results of the 50th annual convention of the Zionist Or-
ganizatifin of America, whose sessions, held here July 3-6,
registered overwhelming endorsement of the policies tA Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver. -
Without doubt one of the most significant conventions

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