N _ F.D.R. and Alfred Dreyfus: A Review' of Roosevelt's Letters S HE JEWISH E A Weekly Review - —Page 4 01 of Jewish Events Illustrated Life Story of Moshe Shertok, Political Head of Jewish Agency ---Page 14 _ VOLUME 12—NO. 16 2114 Penobscot Bldg., 1948--Year of Hope Hope sustains the surviving Jews of Europe. They are ushering in the New Year 1948 with new vigor, tackling the "hardy perennial" tree of hope with confidence that the encouragement which came on Nov. 29, 1947, from the United NatiOns will grow into a powerful weapon for justice and will lead to the total eradication of stateless- ness and homelessness. Young and old, 1,421 mothers and fathers, children and infants—as shown in the photos below—entered -Palestine on one of the recent boats that brought in- ternees from Cyprus. They were the vanguard of the 75,000 newcomers who are expected to enter the Jew- ish state in 1948. The United Palestine Appeal provides for the transportation of the new settlers in Judea, with -funds of the 1948 United Jewish Appeal for $250,000,000. -' Detroit 26, Michigan, January 2, 1948 34 R 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10e Haganah and !run nite Zion's Defense Special Cables to The Jewish News • JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Haganah and the Irgun signed an agreement placing the *extrem- ists' forces under the command of Haganah. Negotiations are reported proceeding to include the Stern Group in the unified defense set up, but no decision has been reached. *. Under the agreement, the Irgun retains its own forces, but it will refrain from separate operations and obey the orders of the Haganah Supreme Command which, incidentally, has an- nounced the opening of a military college with 200 students. The agreement shOuld have the effect of cutting down' attacks on tropps and police, since it bars the Irgun from attacking British or the Arabs. The Haganah-Irgun unity comes after more than a year of desultory negotiations—which were broken off on several occasions—and under the pressure of increasing Arab attacks,. which today cost the life of a. top Agency official and nearly resulted in the death of Mrs. Goldie Meyerson, Agency political chief, in Jerusalem. A convoy was attacked before dawn Monday near Rosh Pinah. Tel-Litwinsky Military Camp was attacked by "Arabs in battle dress," the attackers penetrating the camp and stealing a quantity of arms after a fight in which one s.oldier was killed and two wounded. Three other soldiers were wounded in Jerusalem by an Arab who was captured after a chase by a Jewish policeman. A Haganah broadcast tells 'of two punitive attacks on Arab villages from which ; Jews traveling on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road were attacked. Indiscriminate firing by British soldiers killed a Jewish woman in the Jerusalem Old City. An "Arab national committee" of Haifa has has called on all Arabs to return to work and to halt individual acts of terror against Jews: Hans Beyt, head of the Agency's youth immigration department, was killed when. a Tel Aviv-Jerusalem - convoy was attacked by Arabs near Mount Castel. Mrs. Meyerson, i who was travelling in the same convoy, was grazed by a bullet and her bodyguard, Haganah Warrant Officer ,Abraham Filman, was seriously wounded. Itzhak Gruenbaum, executive member, who was travelling with Mrs. Meyerson was uninjured, although several others were wounded. Another , Tel Aviv-Jerusalem convoy was attacked at Babel and several passengers were wounded, while two Jews - were wounded when their vehicles were attacked in Upper Galilee. Last week, David Ben-Gurion narrowly escaped death in an Arab attack. A Haganah unit attacking an Arab position on the road between Haifa and Kiriat Eliahu lost its commander,.. Joseph. Bardas, 22 when ..it was. rnietjy withering fire. The second-in-command (Continued on Page 3) Six Service, Group Division Elections On Jan. 11 and 13 —Page 5 Gewerkshaften Drive To Open This Sunday —Page 6 Four Nations Name UN Commissioners LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)—Sen- ator Vinceniee Francisco, majority floor leader of the Philippine Sen- ate, has been named by his govern- ment to the UN Implementation Commission on Palestine. The Czechoslovak delegation in- dicated that Karel Lisicky, former- ly a member of UNSCOP, would definitely be named as the Czech delegate. Eduardo Morgan and Per Federspiel, of Panama and Den- mark, respectively, have 'already been appointed, and Bolivia is the only country which has yet to name its delegate. Tel Aviv's Security Guarded by Jews - Withdrawal of British troops from Tel Aviv has placed the all-Jewish city, with a population ,of 250;000, in complete control of Jewish po- lice and Haganah. The accompany- ing photograph (on the right) shows a Jewish policeman (left) and a mem- ber of Haganah taking to the Tel Aviv jail an 'Arab who was caught brandishing a dagger. A Haganah spokesman reports that many delegations from various Arab villages have been coming into the Jewish settlements asking the Jews not to attack them since they are not responsible for attacks on Jews, which they assert are made by bands of 'Arabs from outside Pales- tine. The 'spokesman added that Palestine Arabs have been taking a very small part in the anti-Jewish disturbances, which he pointed out have been conducted chiefly by Syrians resident in the country and, recently, also by a contingent of several hundred gunmen 'who have infiltrated into Palestine. • —International Soundphotos