THE JEWISH NEWS

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VOLUME XII—NO. 8

of Jewish Events'

Weekly Review

Friday, November 7, 1947

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Book Month

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rges UN Board
Je is gent
Rule Palestine During Transiti

By Special Jewish News Correspondent at the UN

LAKE SUCCESS. -(JTA)—The Jewish. Agency for Palestine has prO-
posed a compromise between the United States and Soviet plans concerning the
transition period which is to mark the end of the rule of Great Britain, as man-,
datory power. The Agency proposes that a United Nations commission, to serve
as . administrative authority, be established by the General Assembly, but that it
should be responsible to the Security Council.
The Soviet proposal was received with mixed feelings by the American
delegation and Jewish Agency leaders. The U. S. 'delegation differs with the
Soviet spokesmen on their recommendation for the termination of the mandate
as early as Jan. r, - 1948, and that a UN commission be chosen among member
nations of the Security Council. The U: S. leaders believe that the smoothest
transition would result from the British holding the mandate until next July 1.

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Jewish Agency leaders are puzzled why Russia suggested a transition -period torun
six months longer than that suggested by the U. S. Moshe Shertok asked this question
of Russia's delegate, Semion Tsarapkin, who later said that Russia would welcome a
shorter transition.
Observers point out that • among the advantages in the Russian plan is that' Arabs
and Jews would be able to develop their own militia without waiting until July 1 when
British troops would leave under the U. S. plan. It also permits local and central admin-
istration and self-government before the British leave. •

—International Sound Photo

Wallace at Wailing Wail:

Former Vice-President Henry A. Wallace, who was on a journal-
istic tour of Palestine for the New Republic, of which he is the
• editor, visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalern.. He is shown here
with a barefooted native youngster. An Arab policeman is on
guard. Orthodox Jews are shown in the background in prayer at
the only remaining Wall of the ancient Jewish Temple. On Oct.
28, Mr. Wallace was ordered from his car and the luggage of a
- 'member of his party was searched by British troops who insisted
on the check-up at a road south of Gaza. Representatives of the
Jewish Agency and newspapermen were in Mr. Wallace's party.
Upon leaving the Holy Land, Mr. Wallace went to Rome and
pleaded with the Pope to strive for a just Palestinian solution.

JEWISH

BOOK MONTH

Argentina for Jewish State

BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Foreign .Secretary
Alan Bramuglia authorized Leander 0. Piriz, pres-
ident of the Pro-Palestine Committee here, to
quote him as stating that "Argentina will vote
with the great, powers in favor of a Jewish state."
Piriz revealed this at a Balfour Day meeting
here after he had called on Bramtiglia in the com-
pany of Abraham Mibashan, Jewish Agency rep-
resentative, and Dr. Moises Goldmann, who re-
tired as president of the DAIA, central Argentine
Jewish body.
A resolution passed by the, meeting expressed
appreciatio-n for the Foreign Minister's "promise
to support the creation of a Jewish state."

Plans Completed

For Erection of

Jewish Hospital

—Page 5

Guardianship for Civil Rights
Urged by Truman's Committee

A GOOD TIME TO IMO UP

OK JEWISH LITERAVO,E,
CUSTOMS & VATIME

—International Photo

President Truman accepted the report of his special Committee
on Civil Rights from the committee's chairman, Charles E. Wilson,
president of General Electric Company, at the White House. Com-
mittee members include (from left). Rabbi Roland G. Giitelsohn;
Mrs. Sadie Alexander, James B. Carey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
Mrs. M. E. Tilley, Channing H. tobias, Boris Shiskin and Charles
Luckman, head- of food conservation committee. (Story on Page 2.)

Annual Jewish Book Month
Observance Will Start, Today

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Detroit Jewish organizations are among the thousands of groups
throughout the country, which are cooperating in the celebration
of Annual Jewish Book Month. The National Jewish Welfare Board
is sponsoring the national observance, Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, under the
chairmanship of Dr. Solomon Grayzel, editor of the Jewish Publica-
tion Socieily. of America. The Jewish Community Center of Detroit
is planning a series of programs to honor Book Month.
The photographs on The left lhow examples of exhibits to be
displayed as part of nationwide observance of Jewish Book Month.
In 1946 Book Month forums and lectures arranged by 1,300 organi-

xations attracted an attendance of more Than 115,000.

