Page Seventeen
THE JEWIS-t NEWS
Friday, October 31, 1947
U. S. Jews Must Give Jewish
State Strength—Weizmann
Furniture Dealers
To Plan Participation
In Histadrut Drive \
Hadassah. Convention Hears -Stirring Messages from World
Famous Leaders; Seek Budget' of $4,670,000
for Current Year
Under the leadership of Nathan
Shecter, prominent 12th St. fur-
niture dealer, a group of Detroit
furniture men will, get together
in the home of Jack Malamud
-;)Nov. 5 to lay
?lans for their
participation in
•the annual Pal-
jastine Histadrut
2ampaign.
The furniture
0 m mittee,
which has as-
sisted the efforts
)f the Histadrut
or the past
three years, will
N. Sheeter intensify its ef-
forts in view of the possibility of
the creation of a Jewish state and
the challenge faced by the Ameri-
can Jews in providing the finan-
cial means.
The ability of Palestine to ab-
sorb greater numbers of immi-
grants depends - largely on the
Histadrut—the vanguard of our
building and defense work in
Palestine," Shecter states.
Among those serving on the
committee are Aaron Berg, Mor-
ris Benaradet, Larry Chanin,
Herman Gatch, Sol Friedman,
David Metz, Nathan Novogard,
Samuel Kohlenberg, Morris Pais,
Louis Phillips, Walter Rabinlo-
witz, and Al Sklar.
ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA)—An
appeal to American Jewry to
"give strength" to the projected
Jewish state in' Palestine was
made by Dr. Chaim Weizmann,
addressing the opening session of
the 33rd annual convention of
7 - Hadassah, attended by more than
3,000 delegates from 900 chapters
in 47 states, Mrs. David DeSola
Pool, presided.
"We are not worried concern-
ing the financial aspects of the
Jewish state," Weizmann said,
"although capital expenditures in
the first year of its existence will
be high. We expect a great part-
nership between American Jews
and the new Jewish state."
State to Rest on Sacrifice
Emphasizing that the partition
plan provides for a Jewish state
"built on sacrifices," Weizmann
said that the Jews are now "on
the eve of one of the greatest
events in history." The creation
of the Jewish state, he said, re-
quires that the Jews pledge "to
mold their political entity and
be an example of good will, toler-
ance, discipline and progress.
"We „ are now on trial before
mankind," he continued. "I hope
thar'we will live up to the great
expectations of the world. We
must develop communications,
health, agriculture and education
in our state with American ex-
pert knowledge. The American
school system should become .a
model in the Jewish state. Ours
must be the ideal state to serve
as an example for the world."
Strength of Jewish Case
Dr. Jorge Garcia-Grandos, Gua-
temalan ambassador to the U. S.
and a member of _UNSCOP, con-
tended that anti-Semitism in
Europe "is the fundamental rea-
son why the Jewish case is
stronger than the Arab case. It
is a question of giving thousands
of human beings hope and a ma--
son for living."
Pointing out that "American
self-interest" has also been served
by the millions of American dol-
lars, personnel and institutions In
Palestine, Mrs. Moses P. Epstein,
Hadassah president, said: "We of
Hadassah have been proud to
share in this creation of a demo-
cratic oasis amidst a desert of
medieval Arab backwardness. We
have done this because it was
one way of exporting the Ameri-
can way of life. As Americans,
we have a right to ask that this
investment be protected, that our
• government do nothing which
will jeopardize its continued
existence and -success."
The highest budget Hadassah
has ever souglA $4,670,000, - was
presented to the convention. Of
this sum, $1,750,000 will be al-
located to the work of the Hadas-
sah Medical Organization, $1,-
650,000 to the . Youth Aliyah,
$650,000 to the Jewish National
Fund, $500,000 to child welfare
and vocational education work
and $120,000 to Zionist youth
work in the United States.
Shertok Analyzes Problems
Arab opposition to a Jewish
state in Palestine must not be
minimized if the Jews are to be
successful in building their own
state there, Moshe Shertok,
political chief • of the Jewish
Agency, told the convention. " "It
is because the Arabs know how
eal our claim is, and what force
our advocacy of Palestine has
created both in the Gentile and
Jewish worlds that • they can
make so , desperate •a bid for- the.
overthrow of claims . to Jewish
statehood," he declare:d.
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, chair-
man of the American section of
the Jewish Agency, asserted that
the United Nations faces a "major
victory or a major defeat" over
the Palestine issue. "It will
enormously increase its prestige
and authority if jt succeeds in
solving the Palestine problem.
It will be shaken to its very
foundations if it fails to back up
the recommendations of its own
finding committee," Silver said.
The United States was the
first of the great powers • to en-
•
dorse a Jewish state in Palestine,
and it now should insist that
similar action, be taken by the
United Nations, Mrs. Rose Hal-
prin, American member of the
Jewish Agency executive, said in
an address. "Let us continue our
creditable and historic role on
this question by pushing for a
conclusive solution now," she
said.
Chaim Yassky, director of the
Hadassah medical organization in
Palestine, reported that t h e
medical school would open in the
fall of 1948 with 50 students• in
the first class. Stressing the need
of adequate medical care for the
masses of DPs which Palestine
expects-to receive shortly, Yassky
declared that increased hospital
care, public health, mental hy-
giene, child welfare and screen-
ing for tubercUlosis will be as.
important as housing and jobs in
the projected Jewish state.
Pioneer Women Raised
$1,000,000 in 2 Years
ST. LOUIS, Oct? 23. (JTA)—
More than -$1,000,000 has been
raised in the past two years by
the Pioneer Women of America
for the, construction of 14 chil-
dren's homes and agricultural
training schools in Palestine, it
was disclosed in the report of the
finance committee of the organ-
ization's 10th national conven-
tion held here. - -
The Pioneer Women's Organ-
ization of America adopted a:
quota of $1,500,000, the largest in
its historY. to be raised during
the next -two years for the sup-
port and expansion of its pro,'
jects in Palestine -
In addition to the $1,500,000 for
Palestine, the Pioneer Women
adopted a goal of $200,060 for the
Jewish National Fund and $25,:-
000 for its youth and educational
programs in the United States.:
Emma Schaver, of Detroit, was
soloist at convention programs.
Mrs. Israel Goldstein was
elected national president , of
Pioneer Women.
Labor Zionists Honor
Katz's 75th Birthday
The 75th birthday of Abraham
Katz, one of the pioneers and
founders of Poale Zion in Detroit,
will be celebrated by Branch 1,
Poale Zion, Saturday, Nov. 1,
8:30 p.m., at the Labor Zionist
Institute, 13722 Linwood.
A musical program will be pre-
sented by Sadie Cooper-Braver,
violinist, accompanied by Lillian
Robbins. Greetings will be heard
from all branches of the move-
ment. Refreshments will be
served. ,
Palestine Community Hall Named
In Honor of Arlazaroff Branch
Mrs. Sol Q. Kesler
Heads Hashofar Society
.
.
Mrs-. Sol- Q.-Kesler was elected
chairman of Hashofar Society for
the Advancement of- Jewish
Music. Cantor Jacob Sonenklar
was elected vice-chairman suc-
ceeding Don Frohman. ' -
Every third Sunday of each
month will be devoted ,:to in-
formal musicales. There will be
three major events to which out-
Of-town artists will be invited.
Mrs. Kesler announced the ap-
pointment of the following .corn-
mittee Chairmen: -
Mrs. Morris triedman, mem-
bership; Mr. Chajes, program for
the three major events; . Mrs.
David •allman, - kospitality for
the three major events; Mrs.
Behjamin Laikin, home reserva-
tion for 'musicales; Cantor Son-
enklar, program for home musi-
cales. •
In .honor of Arlazaroff Branch 137 of Jewish National Workers
Alliance of Detroit, the community hall at Efal, the Palestine urban
collective colony where Histadrut—the Jewish Federation of Labor
plan§ to settle 250 families—has been named Beth Arlazaroff.
• Arlazaroff branch will- celebrate its 13th anniversary at a
banquet at Lachar's on Dexter, Nov. ' 30. Louis Segal, national
secretary of JNWA, will be guest speaker. A quota of 50 new
members has been set in the drive for new affiliates in honor of
the anniversary.
Reservations for the dinner are being taken by Mr. and. Mrs.
Harry Mondry, TY. 6-7589. Philip Imber, TO. 6-0494, is chairman
of the membership drive.
,
Belgian Girl, Raised in Convent,
Makes Fine Adjustment in U. S.
The bright-eyed, blonde girl in the back row reads: He-
brew as easily and as well aspany other child in the third year
class at the Rose .Sittig Cohen branch of the United Hebrew
Schools. It would be difficult to guess that she spent the war
years growing up in a Catholic convent in her native Belgium.
Mary Newman, the promising Hebrew student, is 12 years
old, although she looks about ,,,
eight or nine, and she has been a f to read and write Hebrew.
Detroiter for less than six months.
After a year at the Jewish
She lives at 12835 LaSalle, the children's
en's home, Mary and her
home of Mr. and Mrs`. Edward brother came to America, to De-
Newman, whom she calls father catur, Ill., where they lived brief-
and mother, although she has not
ly with an uncle. This arrange-
yet been legally adopted. Mary
remembers her own parents, ment proved impracticable, how-
s l i g h t l y—they "disappeared" ever, so they came on to Detroit.
when the Nazis took over in Bel- At first, Mary lived with an aunt
here„ but later the Newmana
gium.
Luckily, however, Mary's moth- heard her story and asked to take
er managed to hide her with the her in, that they might give her
nuns in a convent near Liege. the loving care that would help
The little girl was taugh4 Cath- to make up for her years, with-
olic ways, that she might arouse out a home of her own.
Mary's brother lives in a Jew-
no suspicion among visitors un-
friendly to Jewish children. "But ish Social Service Bureau foster
I remembered that I was Jew- home. They ' both attend the
Americanization class at Hutch-
ish," she stoutly proclaims.
Meanwhile, her brother, three ins Intermediate.
An apt student, both in public
years her senior, was at a Cath-
olic boys' school, a short distance and Hebrew school, and an in-
away. When the Nazis had final- tensely devout young Jewess,
ly been eradicated in Belgium, Mary likes to "just play" after
the Jewish children were rescued class. Little girls• in wartime Bel-
and brought once more to their gium seldom had that opportun-
own people, sheltered in a hove ity, but Mary Newman has a new
for Jewish children. Here- they life now; with people to love her
relearned their Jewish prayers and care for her, and plenty of
and way of life and were taught time for "just play."
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SAFEGUARD YOUR FOUR FREEDOMS!
Beth Aaron School
Still Accepting Pupils
Congregation Beth Aaron Sun-
day School classes opened Oct.
2ri, at the Schulze School, 17400
Manor. The school is operated by
The United Hebrew Schools, and
under the - supervision of Ber- '
nard Panush. Children from the
ages of 5 to 13 may . still be en-
rolled. For information call Mrs.
Paul Carpenter, UN. 3-4292.
Bermuda to Abandon
Discrimination ToWard Tourists
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (JTA) "
—Sir Howard Trott, president of
the Bermuda Hotels Association,
has announced that his organiza-
tion Will soon institute a policy
of non - discrimination toward
tourists. A number of American
`travel agencies, including firms
operated by Jews and non-Jews,
have' boycotted Bermuda resorts
because many hotels have dis-
criminated against Jews.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Gussie
Simon wishes to thank relatives
and friends for the many kind-
nesses shown them in their recent
bereavement. ----------------------
Remember . . . Re-elect
COUNCILMAN
HARLES G. OAKMAN
'He Is Doing a Good Job for You"
Donated- by Jewish .Friends
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