Life Story of M. M. Ussishkin: JNF Leader, Eminent Hebraist THE JEWISH NEWS of Jewish Events A Weekly Re vieav —Page 12 VOLUME 11—NO. 24 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan, August 29, 1947 The Jewish News Is Served by ALL Jewish News Agen- cies Throughout the World and by Sing Features, Interna- tional News and Central Press Assn. Pictorial Services. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c 34 Truman Renews Zionist Pledge; Terror Splits Actions Committee Security and New Lease on Life Survivors' Hope for Coming Year re SEM FOR V As the Jews of the world are about to wel come a new year, their thoughts are with the sur- vivors of Nazi brutalities, who, two years after the war, are still homeless and "undesirables." Our pictures show United Jewish Appeal's constructiv e help to give them a new lease on life. Thousands were 'transported by UPA to Palestine and other countries (I); more than 17,000 are waiting for this moment on Cyprus (2); youths get spiritual he 1p and food in their camps through JDC (3 and 4); - relatives are reunited by United Service for New Americans (5); medical care is furnished (6); immi- grants are molded into Americans (7), and ne w settlements spring up in Palestine 8). But only Special Cable to The Jewish News ZURICH, Switzerland. (JTA)—President Tru- man last week made a new promise to retain the friendly attitude of the United States to Zionism, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver revealed in an address on Tuesday before the Zionist Actions Committee. Declaring that there is no reason for pessimism concerning the final position which the United States will take on the UNSCOP recommendations and that the State Department will not support an anti-Zionist policy, he nevertheless cautioned Zionists not to take for granted any promises of support and declared that the United States presently is the principal bat- tleground in the struggle to achieve freedom for Israel. Deploring the divisions among U. S. Zionists, Dr. Silver urged a definite program in America to combat anti-Zionist propaganda which was strength- ened by the hanging of the • two British sergeants. He said that [American Jews believe in a militant policy, including a possible eventual boycott of Brit- ish goods and support for an active resistance move- ment not only through illegal immigration and fasts but by Jewish statesmanship aimed at uniting all resistance forces in Palestine under national disci- Ire attacked ditgidents in America who create confusion in the public mind. A bitter debate developed on Tuesday morning on the question of terrorism, when David Ben- Gurion, in an impassioned two-hour address, de- manded a merciless fight on terror, adding that those refusing to fight terror should by all means be expelled from the movement. Isaac Gruenbaum replied that he also is opposed to terror, but that this is no time to start a civil war. He challenged Ben-Gurion's statement, charging that Ben-Gurion was not speaking for the executive and added parenthetically that anyway Ben-Gurlbn tContinued on Page 13) a (mall part of the work to be done has been ac complished. The $170,000,000 goal of WA helps restore the lives of the remnants of European Jew ry. The coming holiday period has been proclaimed as the "Ten Days of Remembrance," and all responsible Jewish organizations have pledged their support to the UJA campaign. Give! A life may depend upon your contribution. - :eft. ' 1414211 International Photo Here is a typical sample of British . cruelty in dealing with Jewish sur- vivors from Nazism. Eagerly watching for a sight of the Holy Land, even the 500 Jewish war orphans who were brought to Palestine by the Jewish Agency were placed in wire cages on a British ship which transported them from Cyprus. Palestine youth settlements have begun to care for these youngsters until their adoption. Caged Orphans , in