Friday, July . 18, 1947

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Fourteen

Five Conservative Rabbis Emeritus
Are Honored at Assembly Session

Rabbi Israel M. Goldman, president of the Rabbinical Assem-
bly Convention, presents scrolls to rabbis in Conservative Judaism
who have become Rabbis Emeritus. The ceremony took place at the
convention of the Rabbinical Assembly of America held in New
York. Left to right, Rabbi Goldman, Rabbi Herman Rubenovitz
of Cong. Mishkan Tefila, Boston, and Rabbi Julius H. Greenstone
of Gratz College, Philadelphia. Lower line, Rabbi Louis M. Epstein
of Cong. Kehillath Israel, Brookline, Mass., Rabbi Abraham Hersh-
man of Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Detroit, and Rabbi Raphael Melamed

long to enter upon the promise
... I blame no one; I praise no
one. I only pray that great
mercy will once more come and
wash out even the memory of
these years . "
Weizmann had a prepared text
before him when he spoke, but
he had obvious difficulty in read-
ing it, despite the fact that it was
printed in large letters. He,
therefore, spoke almost extem-
poraneously, consulting the text
from time to time. The aged
Zionist leader appeared consider-
ably older and wearier than he
did last year, when he testified
before the Anglo-American in-
quiry committee. When the ques-
tioning had concluded, -he was
assisted from the stand by David
Horovitz and Major Aubrey Eban
of the Jewish Agency staff.
Ben Gurion Testifies
Sandstroem called on Ben Gur-
ion to reply to the queries which
Rahman had no time to complete
earlier. The Indian delegate
asked whether the Jews had oc-
cupied Palestine without a break
from ancient times up to now
and whether God had not prom-
ised the land to Ishmael, the son
of Abraham and Hagar. Ben
Gurion replied to the first ques-
tion that the Jews had been in
continuous occupancy, except for
a period after the Crusades. To
the second question, he said that
God had promised Palestine to
"the seeds of Isaac."
The Iranian delegate Nasrollah
Entezam, who spoke in French,
asked whether the principle of
self-determination could not be
applied to a solution demanded
by both Arabs and Jews—namely
independence. Ben Gurion re-

plied that this was purelY a
moral issue. "Jews are for a
state wherein all inhabitants are
absolutely equal. Ninety-eight
per cent equality, it is discrim-
ination," he insisted.
"In an Arab state, even a demo-
cratic one, there cannot be free-
dom of immigration, and equality
then becomes a demand for a
Jewish state — immediately. A
Jew must be able to immigrate
to Palestine as of right, not on
sufferance," Ben Gurion said.
Czechoslovak delegate Karel
Lisicky pointed out that the corn-
mittee had heard Dr. Weizmann
favor partition and asked what
the Agenty's opinion was of a
possible federated tate. Ben Gu-
rion declared that Dr. Weizmann
occupied such a unique position
in Jewish life that he had the
right to express his opinion on
partition even without being giv-
en a mandate. He further cited a
resolution adopted at the 22nd
World Zionist Congress declaring
that the Zionists would consider
partition if it were offered to
them.

Regarding federalization, he i
said that if it means that the Jew-

ish state would be dependent up-
on the will of the central federal
government—the Jews will not

accept it. If, however, it means
an independent Jewish state with
a status equal to that of any other
state, "a Jewish state that will
be able to bring in as many Jews
as it desires and develop its own
country"—the Jews will be ready
to enter a federation on an equal
footing, he declared.
"Two things are vital to our ex-
istence and human dignity," he
continued, "the right of a Jew
who cannot stay where he is to
come to Palestine and settle, if
there is economic room for him
and, second, that the Jewish
people be in Palestine as any oth-
er people are in their country. If
sovereignty is abolished through-
out the world, we will bless it—
whatever the rule is for any oth-
er people, we claim it for our peo-
ple," he said. "We want a state of
our own and it can federate with
all who agree, and as a member
of the United Nations."

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of Cong. Bnai Israel, Elizabeth, N. J., who were unable to attend and
received their scro l ls in absentia.

Dr. Weizmann Explains Why
JNF Employs Jewish Labor

(Continued from Page 13)

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conditions had been bettered. He citing a regulation of the Jewish
added that politically the Arabs National Fund that Arab labor
never had the position in Pales- may not be employed on land
tine that they had in Syria and which it owns. "Don't you see
that this makes for hatred?"
other Arab countries.
Sandstroem asked whether the
Dr. Weizmann pointed out
Mandate contemplated the use of
that in Arab sections no Jews
were employed and asked if the .
force. —"TM. Weizmann replied:
"Had the Mandatory p•oceeded
Jews were expected to do what
others refused. "We are told
without delay, no force would
have been needed. The Arabs
that we can bring in Jews only
if we find work for them," he
were quite ready to see us enter,
but as soon as they saw vacilla-
continued. "To find work we
tion they made the Mandatory's
must spend money which we
collect from Poor Jews. The
position difficult. If the Manda-
tory cannot do its duty, it is the
money is given by Jews for
duy of the Mandatory to produce
Jewish employment. Once the
Arabs employ Jews, the situa-
an alternative solution."
tion might change," he said.
Question Fiesal Treaty
The Uruguayan delegate, Prof.
The chairman asked whether
Feisal, who signed a treaty Enrique Fabregat, referring to a
of friendship with Dr. Weizmann, letter from Field Marshall Smuts
declaring his willingness to have which Dr. Weizmann had read,
the Jews return to Palestine, was asked whether he believed that
not entitled to consider the agree- it contained all the opinions of
ment invalid after he had been the South American leader on
expelled from Damascus (by the Palestine. Dr. Weizmann answer-
French.) To this Weizmann re- ed that originally Smuts favored
plied: "Yes, the promises to the a Jewish state in all of Palestine
Arabs were not carried out at as "meant by Lloyd George and
the time. But now the Arabs Balfour, but now he feels parti-
have gotten all the independence tion is the least of the evils."
"As I told you in London last
they were claiming under Feisal."
year," Smuts wrote to Dr. Weiz-
Sandstrom recalled the feder-
mann May 29, "I see now at
alization plan proposed last year
this sad stage no escape except
by Britain. Dr. Weizmann com-
by way of partition. I was long
mented that it did not have the
for an undivided Palestine, but
advantages of partition, which
after all these failures and
was final and definite.
missed opportunities I see no
Rahman was very courteous
other way out of the present
and agreeable in contrast to his
impasse.
belligerent manner when ques-
"Palestine never was undivi-
tioning David Ben Gurion. "In-
ded in the great past, and per-
dia stands for love and peace,
haps a fair share of it for Jew-
and when I put questions to you.
ry may once more be the nu-
Dr. Weizmann, it is peace and
cleus of a national home and a
love that are motivating them,"
Holy Land. Now that the
he said. "You have read of the
United Nations Committee has
unfortunate partitioning of India.
been appointed to assemble the
A line of demarcation is not a
facts and search for recom-
permanent thing. If the Arabs
mendations, my expression of
have more force, or the Jews have
opinion as one of the original
more force, each will seek to
authors of the Balfour Declar-
break the line."
ation may carry some weight
Weizmann replied that if the
with the committee. At any
UN proclaimed partition, it would
ultimately lead to peace. He rate, it is something concrete
and definite, and not another
said that it was the committee's
further delay.
job to create maximum condi-
"It must be heartbreaking
tions under which such an event-
misery for you to live amid all
uality would be possible.
that scene of frustration and
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suffering — of lawlessness and
Rahman interrupted with the
counter-lawlessness. You who
assertion that Jews were them-
have labored so hard and so
Selves practicing discrimination,

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