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THE JEWISH NEWS
Dr. Joshua Liebman
Offered Rabbi's Post
By Temple Emanu-El
Ben Gurion Warns Arabs
Jews Will Fight for Zion
LAKE SUCCESS (JTA) — A
warning that the Jews in Pales-
tins "will not stand inert and
helpless," should the Arabs com-
mit_ unprovoked aggression
against the Jewish National Home
was voiced by David Ben Gurion,
chairman of the Agency execu-
tive, who issued a statement de-
claring that the Jews will be able
to implement a UN decision for
the establishment of a Jewish
State even if the British evacuate
Palestine.
The statement reads in part:
"The Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine is constrained to comment on
recent statements of the Pales-
tine Arab Higher Executive and
the political committee of the
Arab League. in which they
threaten. to resort to force if the
United Nations settle the Pales-
tine problem in a manner unfa-
vorable to the Arabs. . .
"Arab attempts to affect the
UN decision by the threat of vio-
lence have been persistent ever
since the United Nations was con-
fronted with the Palestine prob-
lem last April. These attempts to
influence the deliberation of• an
international- tribunal are incon-
sisten• with 'the letter and spirit
of the United Nations Charter to
whose observance the Arab
states pay lip service."
The American Jewish Confer-
ence, in a statement, said:
"It is hoped that the British
statement at the General Assem-
bly will not have the effect of a
threat aimed at intimidating the
United Nations.
"The United Nations are now
in a position to consider the Pal-
estine problem :free from any en-
cumbrance of England's interest
in the matter. It is to` be expect-
ed that the mandatory power will
withdraw from the country in an
orderly -manner in order to en-'
able the population to gradually
assume the responsibility for the
government. The Jews of Pales-
tine are well able to take care of
themselves and there is every
✓easorl to assume that the Arab
population will cooperate in main-
taining law- and order pending
Britain's withdrawal."
Other developments • in the
Palestine issue, as reported in
JTA dispatches, -are summarized
in the following paragraphs:
• British military circles in Je-
rusalem believe that the Haganah
has. prepared plans for taking
over control of the borders of the
projected Jewish state immedi-
ately behind evacuating British
troops. HoWever, the British do
not believe that the Haganah can
successfully,: accomplish its mis-
sion unless ' it receiveS , aid froin
abroad. Haganah does not have,
at the present time, sufficient
arms or men for 'the task.
• Australia will send no troops to
Palestine to enforce any decision
concerning that country's fate,
nor will it take any part in the
administration of Palestine, Priine
Minister Joseph B. Chifley told
the Australian House of Repre-
sentatives.
• The UN General Assembly alp .-
proved an Arab proposal that its
agenda be enlarged to include an
item urging international co-
operation "for the prevention of
immigratiOn which is likely to
disturb friendly relations between
nations." The United States and
the Soviet triibri voted their ap-
proval of the proposal which is
aimed at checking Jewish immi-
gration to Palestine. France and
Poland were among the states
which abstained from voting.
Only New Zealand voted against
the proposal. It will now be de-
bated in the committee of social
and humanitarian matters.
Purely Commentary
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
When Zionists Sleep, Irgunists Act
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It has become commonplace to remind our people -that Haganah
is the only recognized' resistance and self-defense movement in
Palestine. It acts for all Zionists, is recognized by Palestinian Jewry
and the Jewish Agency and therefore is the•instrument for action of
the entire Jewish people. .
When irresponsible anti-Haganah Irgunist groupt make bold to
. ask for Jewish support through misrepresentation and come to com-
munities like Detroit to set up "regional offices," it is the responsi-
Jollity of all Zionists to call the attention pf the community to the
proper and authorized movements which alone should have the
encouragement of our people.
It is Zionist responsibility to expose irrespOn,sibility and to
advise organizations not to fall for the propaganda of Irgunists. But
if the Zionists should nap, the Irgunists will rule, and,no amount of
snoring will avail in an expose that might come too' late.
Elias Newrrian's Enchanting Water Colors
Dr. Joshua Loth Liebman, rabbi
of Temple Israel in Boston, • was
invited by Temple Emami-E1 in
New Y ork to iaL"'
fill the positionV"-
to be vacated by
the retirement of
Dr, Samuel H.
Goldens'on
on•Jan.."1.
Dr. • Liebman'
has promiSed to
make his de-
cision known in
the near future.
Since Dr. Gol- . - Dr.'Liebman
denson is one- of
the - most outspoken represent-
atives of the: anti-Zionist forces,
the invitation to Dr. Liebrnan,
who is an ardent Zionist, would
therefore .indicate a complete
-reversal of the congregation's
policies.
Dr. Liebman has won national
fame with his book, "Peace of
Mind". He held pulpits in Lafay-•
ette, Ind., and Chicago before go- ,
ing. to Boston in 1939.. He is a
visiting professor at the :Newton
Center, Mass., Theological School
and at. the Boston University
.school of theology.
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Exodus Reiugees'
Rations Cut by
1,250 Calories
LUEBECK, Germany (JTA)-
The 4,400 Exodus refugees c -on-
fined in two camps near here will
have their daily rations cut from
an official 2,800 calories daily to
1,550, it was announced by Col.
S. B. Lamont, chief press rela-
tions officer in the 'British zone.
The reduction in rations' follows
the deportees' refusal to go to
France.
Meanwhile, an order barring
Robert Cary,.JTA correspondent,
and. Maurice Pearlman, pm_ dor-
respondent, from the PoPPendorf
and Stau Camps, is still in
force. Thee office of. Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, American commander in
Germany, has promised to discuss
the ban with the chief of the Brit-
ish occupation zone. The corres-
pondents' associations in Frank-
furt and -Berlin issued a sharp
protest against the ruling. They
were told by Col. Lamont_ that
the order was now under. inves-
tigation.
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Friday, October 10, 1947
Britain Ready to Sell Jews
For Oil Leases, Laski Says
Great Britain will get out of
,Palestine only if it has- made ar-
rangements with the United
States to step in. And both coun-
tries will sell out the Jews to
reactionainy feudal Arab inter-
ests in Order to preserve' the oil
leases and to protect them from
possible Russian attack. This is
the viewpoint of Harold J. Las-
ki, former chairman of the Brit-
ish. Labor Party.
Prof. Laski's views are set
forth in an article entitled al3ow
er Politics Spells War," which
appeared in a supplement of The
Nation on:Palestine and the Mid-
dle East. on Oct• 4. .
A TVA for the. Middle East Un-
der UN auspices is proposed by.
Laski. To this • TVA he suggests
that the oil concessions be trans-
fered, and the• profits thereon be
'used for the modernization of the
EaSt.
Opposing the argument that
support of the majority report of
the UN' will throw the Arab
states' in the arms of the Soviet
Union, LaSki says:
"No one knows better than "then
Arab ruling classes that their author-
ity would be destroyed as soon as they
came under Russian patronage, quite
BUCHAREST, (JTA) — Five
hundred needy children residing
in Romania, including 400 Jews,
will spend from three to six .
Months convalescing in Denmark,
where they will be the guests
of the Copenhagen Jewish corn-
munity.
apart from the fact. that Russia could
only move in as their protector after
being victor in a major. war; Great
Britain and the United States would
not allow themselves to be evicted
from these oil fields without fighting.
It 'is nonsense to 'say that fulfillment
of the pledges to the Jews 'would
mean an Arab rising of impOrtant
dimensions. First of all, such deep
disagreement divides the Arab states
so that they would not effectively co-
operate. Secondly, not one of theka
has the equipment for modern War-
fare that would enable it to last for
a fortnight against Great Britain.
Thirdly, though there might well be
an emeute in Palestine, and even
armed infiltration into it from other
Arab territories, the whole thing
would be nothing more than a big
police operation. The argument, fourth-
ly, that fighting in Palestine might
affect either or both of the new do-
Minions of -Pakistan and India is an-
swered by saying that both- these do-
minions have sufficient problems of
their 'own to handle without taking
on the troubles of the Arab states,"
- Laski asserts that .Jewish im-
migration into Palestine means
material progress, and that
it will have repercussions - over
the whole of the Middle East
producing "in the long run a 'sit-
uaticin fatal to the functionless
Arab lords whom Great- Britain
maintains in power as the -easi-
est form 'of insurance for its
supplies. That in the process the
Arab masses are condemned to be
an illiterate, povery-stricken; and
disease-ridderi sacrifice is excus-
ed by the fact that outside Pa-
lestine itself the Arab states are
now theoretically Sovereign —
and members of the. United Na-
'tiOns—and therefore it Would not
be fitting for" Great Britain' to' in-
terfere in .their domestic' affairs.
The main thing is to be sure 'Of
the oiL"
Between You
and 'Me
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1947, Jewish Telegraphic A gencv, inc.)
UN Possibilities
From all indications the key to' a United NationS'decision on
Palestine partition lies in the hands ofthe Slay. Bloc . . ;Two-thirds
of the 57 votes of the _UN General 'Assembly are necessary for
approval of the UNSCOP partition.: plan and .19 votes can block!:;a
decision ..._At present it is obvious that voting against partition will
be not only the seven Arab states, but .also India, Iran, Afghanistan,
. Turkey and a few, of the Latin American countries which took a
pro-Arab attitude during the special. Assembly session on Palestine
last •May . . . It would not be difficult for the Arabs to secure the
required 19 votes; if the Soviet Union takes the attitude that bi-
nationalism must be given a trial in Palestine prior to partition . . .
The Slav Block Would carry six votes; including Czechoslovakia
which appears to be wavering on partition although its representa-
tives on UNSCOP signed the majority. report . ; . Even if. the Slav
Bloc remains "neutral" and abstains from voting on the, partition
issue, the required two-thirds majority pertains only to those voting
and many delegations of the small nations indifferent to the Palestine
issue may also abstain' from voting . . '. Ori the other hand, if the
Soviet and the American delegations vote in favor of the UNSCOP
partition plan, the plan has every chance of sec.pring a Majority,
although the Moslem states and even some members of the British
Empire oppose it.
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Border Discussions
The deficiencies of 'the proposed borders of a Jewish state -as
recommended by UNSCOP are being discussed openly in United
Nations circles at Lake Success .. These circles, friendly to Jews,
cannot understand of what value the Negev—the desert area of
southern Palestine—can be• to a Jewish state, if it cannot be irri-
LUEBECK, (JTA)—An offer gated . . . In order to irrigate the Negev, the waters of the JOrdan
must be included within the Jewish state ... But the UNSCOP
of their "most precious posseS- River
majority recommendation places the Jordan entirely in the territory
sion, Palestine certificates" was of the projected Arab State .. The same goes for the Dead Sea .
made by 2,000 displaced Jews at . The part of Dead Sea which is being exploited for potash and other
the Belsen camp, in the British minerals is also included in the area of the projected Arab State .
zone of Germany, to the Exodus Even more complicated is the fact that there will be 407,000 Arabs
living-in the proposed Jewish state which will have a Jewish popu-
refugees.
Birkenau and 'Auschwitz—Two Horror Stories
lation of about 500,000, according to UNSCOP's figures . . . It does
The.
Jews
heard
Joseph
Rosen,
A review of the new Meyer Levin Palestine-made film "MY
not stand to, reason that the Arabs will move from the. Jewish state
Father's House" in the N. Y. Herald Tribune brought us, with a shock, zaft, chairman of the zonal Cen- into the Arab, since they have everything to gain by remaining where
to the,-realization that people listened with skepticism. to reports of tral Committee of Liberated they are . . . The standard of living for' the Arabs will certainly be
Nazi atrocities not only during the war but also since the complete Jews, and Dr. Kurt Lewin, Jew- higher in the Jewish state than in the Arab . . . And in the Jewish
expose of the horrors that resulted in the death of many millions.
state the Arabs will certainly enjoy the same social benefits, unem-
The Herald Tribune reviewer hinted that the. story of David in ish - Agency director in the zone, ployment insurance, medical aid, educational advantages as the
the Levin film is propaganda. Perhaps, in addition to a seat in the ' recommend that they waive their Jews . . . Why, then, .should they emigrate from the Jewish state to
Ambassador. Theater, New York, he should also have been supplied rights to . 300 certificates a month 'an Arab State where a lower; standard of living will certainly exist
with copies of two exposes of Nazism—"Five Chimneys: The Story which are assigned to the Jews . . . On the other hand, if the Arabs . do not move from the Jewish
of Auschwitz," by Olga Lengyel (Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 350 Fifth . the British zone only.
state, a danger exists that within a few years they may form :a
Ave., New York •1) and "Smoke Over Birkenau," by Seweryna
majority, since their birth-rate is much higher than that of • the
The
assembly
unan- Jews . . . This' may be true even if 150,000 Jews are admitted to
Szmaglewska (Henry Holt & Co., 257 Fourth Ave. New York 10).
Both books are by non-Jews—the first by a cultured Hungarian imously to waive rights to the Palestine within the next. two years, especially if Jews are not per-
'medical student whose husband, a doctor, and her parents and certificates until the Exodus Jews initted to emigrate from the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastgrn
children were murdered by the Nazi barbarians, and the second by had been admitted. In addition, Europe ... These points are now being discussed with a view toward
a former Warsaw University. student, a Polish girl.
the meeting• decided to surrender recommending possible changes in the propoSed borders of the, two
The reader's hair, if it is human hair and not part of a wig, rights to whatever clothing and - stateS, while the United Nations is still in session.
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stands on edge upon -reading :the accounts of these Christian women
of what they and their unfortunate fellow-inmates of the Nazi ..con , supplies )7411 be needed , by the 'War and Peace
centration camps had endured in order to be among the handful who iminigrants en route-to Palestine,
There are no Arab armies to speak of in any of the Arab.coun-
and agreed: to set - aside, a portion tries; except Transiordan . . . But wherever Arab military forces
survived to 'tell' the story and to eicpose 'the Hitler terror. '
The two books compleinent each other. They,tell about the.two. of their supplementarsupplies. are found,.-they are under British control . . . An Arab military
neighboring campS, and -often one finds the same names of the brutes SiMilar action was taken by the attack on a Jewish Palestine can, therefore, take place only if Britain
who sought to destroy humanity by killing those Whom they first Central Jewish Committee in the •permits . .. Specifically, Egypt—the most modern of all Arab coun-
degraded and himiiliated. • -
tries—has an army of -only 2•,000. ill-trained and •ll-equipped troops,
American zone.
Both volumes are excellently ..written.. Their translators 'did
is without a navy, and has.but• the barest rudiments of an air force
magnificent jObs- and'contribtited- to the fight -for justice through the
. . . Saudi. Arabia's troops are picturesque horsemen, but entirely
;: expose of tyranny. Such books should be placed in the handS of Rome Rabbis Give Marble Chair without the technical knowledge or equipment which, would make
every thinking ArneYkans-L-sO that -they nay know the truth—,•nd To New Toronto Synagogue
them a serious factor-in modern military operations . . The small and
so that they may never be reluctant to join in a battle for decency
ROME (JTA)—The Rome Rah= 'inadequately equipped army of - Iraq is subjectto British military and
against intelerance, cruelty and inhumanity.
binate has presented a
political control, and British air forces are stationed in that country
2 00-year- . . . A SYrian army is now in the process of being formed; and is
New fronts are being created by the pro-Irgunists in this country
old
marble
chair,'
*hich
graced
almost daily, and Jewish communities are being plagued for attention the
controlled by British :"instructors" . . . The so-called Arab Legion of
and funds. The latest "name organization" of the Irgunists is a so-
ancient synagogue 'of Rome Transjordan—the best trained and. best equipped military force, in
called Palestine Resistance Committee. If responsible Jewish leaders since its manufacture,. toa.recent- the. entire Near East—is commanded by British- officers . . It. is
fall to be on, guard against misrepresentations—and we consider it ly-erected Toronto synagogue, inconceivable that any of these forces could interfere in Palestine
misrepresentation for Americans to sponsor . Irgun at a time when
without the consent and active cooperation of Britain . . On the
Haganah needs to be strengthened—then we shall be doininated by through Dr. Maurice Perlzweig, other hand, Haganah has 60;000 inemberS most of whom hate 'been
_ Hefker leadership, (Note: liefker is an almost untranslatable -word, head of the World Jewish Con- trained for self-defensa while half of them saw service in the
gre.sS politkal department.
the 'closest meaning of which is irresponsibility.)
British Army.
Elias Newman always has been among our " favorite Jewish
artists. The reproductions of some of his water colors in the Art
Calendar for 5708 published by the National Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods provide us with additional reason for-"such favoritism.
Newman's "The Brothers" and "Yehudit"; "Jerusalem," "Mild"
and "Sailboat," serve as justification for the publishing of the special
t Temple Sisterhoods' calendar for the New Year.
But the use made of his works should go much farther than to
encourage the purchase of calendars: it should stimulate an interest
in the works of an eminent artist. We are confident that this is the
intention of the calendar's publishers.
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DPs Offer to Give Lip
Palestine Certificates