THE JEWISH
Friday, January 30, t948
`Lift
Palestine Arms Embargo,' Detroit Jews Urge
Mayor Rokach Stirs Record Audience at
JNF Event; Sum of $85,000 Subscribed
Tel
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NEWS
Aviv Leader Issues Strong Appeal to American People to Help Palestine Jewry In
Battle Against Brutal Aggression and Defiance of UN Decision; Urges Greater
Effort for Jewish National Fund Land Redemption Program
fairs, Jewish organizations and
the Senate and House press gal-
leries, was Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg of Michigan.
In a statement issued last week,
Col. Klein asked for enforcement
Of peace in Palestine by the UN
and the lifting of the embargo on
Peace in Palestine can be assur- arms to Palestine's Haganah's to
ed only if legitimate defense enable the Jewish community to
forces of the Jewish State "are
defend itself.
given the tools with which to do
the job called for by the historic
decision of the United Nations,"
. LIEBERMAN
Col. Julius. Klein of Chicago, na-
tional commander of Jewish War
and CITRIN
Veterans of the U. S., declared in
Washington at a luncheon tender-
KOSHER STYLE
ed him in the dining room of the
RESTAURANT
Senate by Senator Albert W.
9000
LINWOOD-
Hawkes of New Jersey. Col.
C OR. TAYLOR
Klein's guests of honor at the
function were Senator Raymond
• Sandwiches
E. Baldwin of Connecticut and
After
& Lox
Mayor and Mrs. Israel Rokach of
Theater • • Bagel
Pie-A-La-Mode
Tel Aviv. Among the more than
• Etc.
Snacks
100• notables, including leading
Veterans' Leader
Honors Mayor
Rokach, Senators
figures of Congress; veterans af-
MAYOR and MRS. ISRAEL ROKACH of Tel Aviv and part of the reception committee who wet
corned them to Detroit upon their arrivals at the Michigan Central on Tuesday morning.
* * *
in fund-raising for Palestine land-redemp-
tion was set this week with the announcement by the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Jewish National Fund that its annual donor
event netted a total of $85,000.
Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, president of the JNF Auxiliary,
and MrS. William Klafer, fund-raising chairman, in their
A new record
reports at the impressive and en-<*)
thusistic gathering of contribu-
us unarmed, untrained and in-
tors and their escorts at the Ma- adequately prepared for the
sonic Temple on Tuesday eve-
ning, expressed assurance that moment of their withdrawal
the reestablishment of the Jew- and leave us defenseless against
ish state by action of the UN will Arab attacks and incursions
lead to unprecedented responses from the neighboring Arab
in appeals for land redemption
countries. We have manpower
through the JNF. 4‘.
An audience of 5,000 attended and a wonderful youth, ready
the donor event at which Mayor to die for their people and their
Israel Rokach of Tel Aviv brought country, but we cannot let
the message of the Palestine Yis- them fight with their bare
huv and urged increased work to hands."
With reference to the Jewish
redeem the land of Eretz Israel
and to exert all efforts to provide Naitonal Fund, Mayor Rokach
means for the protection of the declared that a great responsi-
bility devolves upon the Jews of
Jewish settlers in Zion.
In a strong appeal to the peo- Atherica to continue land redemp-
ple of America, Mayor Rokach tion efforts, He commended the
asked us "to help obtain the JNF women for their great ef-
means for defending ourselves forts and urged them to continue
against brutal aggression and their work until the soil of Eretz
open defiance of the United Na- Israel is completely in Jewish
tions charter and the UN decision hands.
Mendel Fisher Speaks
on Palestine."
"The Best Solution"
Mendel Fisher, national execu-
"I hope that Americans will.all tive director of the JNF of Amer-
realize that we did not seek par- ica, in a brief addiess outlined
tition nor ask for it," he stated. the progress made by the Jewish
"It was the best solution which National Fund and told of the
the United Nations could devise large-scale program of land pur-
after exhaustive investigation and chases which will call for invest-
prolonged debate. We are pre- ments of $800,000,000 during the
pared to abide by that judgment coming 10 years.
and set up our State in those
Irving W. Schlussel, chairman
parts of the country which have
of the JNF Council, accepted the
been awarded to us. We mean
$86,000 check from the Auxiliary
to live at peace with our Arab
neighbors and know that we can and spoke briefly lauding the
develop peaceful relations with women for their work. Philip
Slomovitz, editor of The Jewish
•them- and the Arab world once
the Jewish State is definitely es- News, organizer and first presi-
dent of the JNF Council, intro-
tablished."'
duced Mayor Rokach. A brief ad-
Mayor Rokach declared that
dress was delivered by William
infiltration of Arabs from Syria
Hordes, chairman of the boars
and Lebanon is responsible for
of the JNF Council. Mrs. I. Wal-
the existing troubles and he
ter Silver, program chairman,
placed the blame for the death
presided during the program of
of hundreds of Arabs as well
the evening. Mrs. Henri Goldberg,
as Jews ,upon the Arabs out-
accompanied by Mrs. Samuel
side of Palestine. "We in the
Barr, opened the evening with
Yishuv can stand alone in pro-
the singing of the national an-
tecting the Homeland, provided,
them.
the United Nations will stop
, A call was issued to the large
the illegal acts of its member
gathering to communicate with
states who are f omenting
the President, the Secretary of
trouble," he declared. He as-
State, our Senators and Repre-
serted that what is needed is
sentatives, urging them to press
not an army but a police force
for U. S. action to put 'an end
of about 10,000, recruited from
to the ' infiltration of Arabs
neutral states, and he pointed
from lands outside Palestine
to the Vatican, where Swiss
who are causing most of the
police are on guard, as an ex-
trouble in the Holy Land and
ample of how it can be ac-
to press for action for the lift-
eimplished:
ing of the embargo on arms to
He urged that the British Gov-
the Haganah. • Mr. Slomovitz,
ernment be induced to open the
speaking for the Zionist Council,
port of Tel Aviv which would
asked that a record number of
enable the immediate flow of re-
telegrams be sent to Washing-
newed immigration "and for
ton as an expression • of the
bringing in all the supplies we
sentiments of the Jews of De-
require for our economic needs
troit for immediate action by
and our national defense."
our government to press for
"Unless this is -done at once
action by the UN in amelio-
I fear that the British will keep
rating the dangerous conditions
in Palestine.
A thrilling musical program
was provided by Hannah Kipnis
of Tel Aviv. Rebecca Frohman
was her accompanist.
Welcomed by Van Antwerp
Mayor Rokach was welcomed
upon his arrival in 'Detroit by a
large reception -committee on
Tuesday morning, at the Michigan
Central.
On 'Tuesday /loon, Mayor and
Mrs. Rokach, Miss Kipnis. Mr.
Fisher and Arthur, Shutkin, di-
rector of the JNF Council, were
guests of the Ford Motor Co. at
lunch at Dearborn Inn and were
taken on a tour of the Ford Plant
and Village.
Wednesday morning, Mayor
Rokach was welcomed to Detroit
by Mayor Eugene VanAntwerp,
at the City Hall. Wednesday
noon Mayor. Rokach addressed a
luncheon arranged by the Jewish
Welfare Federation and Detroit
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