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VOLUME 12—NO. 10
of Jewish Events
Detroit 26, Michigan, November 21, 1947
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Jewish State in View by Oct. 1
This Saturday May Be Historic
Day - of UN's Final Partition Vote
By Special Jewish News Correspondent at UN
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—Saturday, Nov. 22, may be the historic day on which the General Assembly of the United Nations
will vote to establish the Jewish State in Palestine.
The determination of the United St? Les, Australian, Canadian and Russian deTegations that there should be a decision at thi.4
session of the Assembly has resulted in aveements which point to the solution of th s problem that has occasioned so much misery
and debate.
A final compromise reached by the world powers points to Oct. 1, 1948, as the date on which the Jewish State is to proclaimed.,
Solemn Aura. Hovers
Over Lake Success
As Final Vote Nears
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Jewish News Correspondent
at
UN
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—As the hour of decision is ap-
proaching, the feeling grows that we are living in a Messianic
Era. There is a spirit of solemnity on the eve of the restoration
of a portion of Eretz Israel to the People of Israel, with the
UN the instrument for enforcing long-deferred justice for the
Jewish people.
With five friendly nations—Uruguay, Paraguay, Poland,
Norway and Iceland—selected to administer the Jewish state
up to the time of independence, it is clear that the UN is
determined to arrive at a final solution of the Palestine prob-
lem in a matter of days, possibly hours.
Jerusalem, including Bethlehem, is to be under an inter-
national trusteeship, but the Jewish part of the city will have
an autonomous government under such a UN set-up.
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As the last differences of opinion are presently being
adjusted, it is no wonder that so many Jewish observers are
here with a "shehecheyonu" on their lips and with eyes moist.
in the interim, there are good chances that w quota of 6,250 immigrants a month will bd
entorced.
Meanwhile, the British have begun the withdrawal of troops from Palestine with the
aim of accomplishing the complete evacuation by Aug. 1, 1948.
The UN working committee was told by Moshe Shertok that the Jewish Agency would
prefer that the Mandate be terminated by March 1, 1948, in order to speed transfer of
authority to the Jewish state and to alleviate the sufferings of internees on Cyprus and
the growing tenseness in DP camps. He declared that it is imperative that the Jewish state
be empowered as soon as possible to deal with immigration, land transfer and the training
of its own militia.
Shertok pleaded that the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Council be given the
right to propose names for the UN Commission that is to serve Palestine in organizing
the Jewish and Arab states.
The fact that consideration already is being given to a large UN loan for the Jewish
state serves as encouragement that favorable action is imminent.
Alarmed by reports that the Palestine government planned to dispose of its assets before
liquidation of the Mandate, the Jewish Agency asked the subcommittee on partition to pro-
vide that "during the period between appointment of a UN Commission on any measure
which it may contemplate involving liquidation, disposal and encumbering of assets of the
Palestine government, such as accumulated treasury surplus, proceeds of government
bonds, state lands or any other assets". The sub-committee did not act on the Agency proposal,
but it was indicated that some safeguards would be provided to ensure that the future Jewish
and Arab states would receive assets rightfully due them.
The sub-comrnitee finally aproved an earlier Agency demand that a ceiling of $16,000,-
000 be placed on the contributions of the Jewish state to the joint economic union. It adopted
a compromise Agency proposal which suggested that surplus revenues from customs and
other common services shall be divided in the following manner: not less than five or more
than ten percent to the city of Jerusalem; the residue to be allocated to each state by the
joint economic board equally except that the share of either shall not exceed the amount of
that state's contributing to the revenue of the revenue of the economic union by more than
approximately $16,000,000 in any year.
The sub-committee also recommended the establishment of a three-man court of claims
co consider disputes arising from the refusal coz either state to recognize the abrogation of no
Mandate.
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187 Refugees Finally
Evade British Ships
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Seven hundred and eight-one
visaless Jews who arrived in Palestine last weekiend
aboard the blockade runner Kadimah were transship-
ped to Cyprus aboard the British deportation ferry Runny-
mede Park.
British security forces were scouring the country.
side around Naharia, for 187 refugees from the immigrant
ship Aliyah, which evaded the British blockade and
beached itself on the Naharia shore. Most has been train-
ed for a "beachhead landing."
Kadimah and Aliyah had proceeded together to-
wards Palestine during the past 10 days, shodowed by
British naval craft, but the small Aliyah succeeded in
escaping from its escort. It was the first vessel to evade
the British blockade in nearly a year.
USNA Plans DP Aid:
Representatives of family service agencies, Federations
and refugee committees from northern Ohio, eastern Michigan and western Pennsylvania, met for a
one-day session in Cleveland last Sunday, at the Regional Conference of the United Service for New
Americans. Rep. James G. Fulton, a member of Congress from the 3 I st Pennsylvania District and
chairman of a sub-committee of the House Far eign Affairs Committee, who just returned from a
tour of the Displaced Persons camps in Europe, was the main speaker. Urging that the United States
take the lead in finding homes and futures for Europe's displaced persons, he stated that there were
154,334 Jewish displaced persons receiving care in various camps in Germany, Austria and Italy. He
declared that efforts be made by the U. S. Government to open the doors of Palestine for the Jews.
Other speakers at the conference were Carlos L. Israels, treasurer of the USNA, and Mrs. Louie
Broido, chairman of the USNA policy committee. Detroit representatives who read papers at the
morning session were Goldie Goldstein, case consultant, and Ruth Shefer, supervisor, of the Jewish
Social Service Bureau of Detroit.
Other Detroiters attending the conference were Mrs. Rose Lipson, board member of USNA,
Mrs. Leonard Cohen, chairman of the committee on service to foreign born of the Council of Jewish
Women, Harold Silver, David Rosin, Dr. and Mrs. Victor Klein and Walter Klein.
In the photograph, left to right, are Harold Silver, Mrs. Rose Lipson and Congressman James G.
Fulton.
Gets Ilnai Brith Award:
Harold
Russell (center), "Oscar" award winner for his performance in
"Best Years of Our. Lives," is shown receiving the Bnai Brith
Women's Award for Humanitarian Service at the 24th annual
Women's International Exposition in New York. He received
the award from Mrs. Abram °How (right), Philadelphia, president
of Bnai Brith Women's, Supreme Council, and Mrs. Joseph S.
Lierensoa* Nay Yom„ ROME*
of Woinea' Markt J.