MIPI P 11 ,1111 gliVI IMMII . MMIM THE *'..1EWISH NEWS Detroit Rabbis Pledge Support to Yeshivah Farm Settlement in • N. Y. During the visit in Detroit last week •of Rabbis Judah 'Low- ensohn and H. L. Schuck, spokes- men for the Yeshivah Farm Set- tlement which is establishing a religious colony in Mt. Kisco, N. Y., • the Vaad Horabonim pledged to enroll the support of Detroit Jews for this project. - Rabbi • Lowensohn explained that this project already is rune: tioning with a nucleus of 100 Students, most of them former students in the Nitra YeShivah in Czechoslovakia and` from Hun- garian YeshivotO, together, with 30 students from New York. He said that an additional 150 stu- dents will soon be enrolled and it is planned to enlist also. -50 girls as students in Beth Jacob schools in that colony. The _farm school perpetuates the Nitra Yeshivah and is under the direction of Rabbi S. M. Ungar, former dean of the Nitra Yeshivah, whose father was its founder and whose-- former stu- dents followed him to this coun- try, and Rabbi M. B. Weismandel. In addition to farming—chick- en, vegetables and milk prod- ucts projects—the farm colony will have a printing establish- ment and: other departments for the teaching of trades. "Our aim is to combine re- ligious education with productive life pursuits," Rabbi Lowensohn explained. "We have purchased 10 buildings, are using one of the buildings for the school at present and - hope • to enlist wide support for the colony." He indicated that a sum of $250,000 will be necessary for the proposed• project—$100,000 for land and buildings and $150,000 for livestock and firm equip- ment. ,I ehman, Hilk ring Rabbi Max Kirshblum to Address . Will Address AJC Orthodox Campaign Rally March 28 Max Kirshblum, nation- habilitation of the .Jewish com Meetink.Tusday ally Rabbi known orthodox Zionist munities of those countries. Former New York Governor Herbert -H. Lehman and Gen. John H. Hilldring will address_ advance gifts leaders in trade and professional divisions and in the Women Division of the 1948 Purely,, Commentary By PHILIP SLOtylOVITZ jars Masaryk's Death: Tragic End . of An Era Jan Masaryk's passing leaves a deep void in the ranks of the Christian friends of the Jewish people. He was a great man who followed in the footsteps of his eminent father. Like the elder Mas- aryk—Thomas Garrigue—who was the fo simder first president of the Czech' Republic established after World War I, he was always ready to help libertarian rnovenients. He was a friend of the Zion- ist cause and was a familiar figure on Jewish plat- forms. His father first acquired international fame with his strong stand against the ritual murder libel leveled at the Jews - in the Tisib.-Eszlar Case. A friend of Woodrow Wilson who gave, him strong- est encouragement and help in the acquisition freedom for the Czechoslovaks, he collaborateC with the late President' in efforts to help the Zionist cause. The son, Jan, like the father, was equall r helpful. At Lake Success, last November, he was Masaryk instrumental in giving our people courage in our battle for justice before the United Nations. The memory of the M.asaryks will be perpetuated, with gratitude, in Jewish history. His death marks the tragic end of an era and a great family and regrettably em- phasizes that the slowness of the democratic -processes often is responsible for retrogression and the throwing back of humanity into stages of reaction and tragedy. • • Mrs. Vashti McColluini,s Victory Mrs. Vashti McCollum, 34-year-old mother of three boys, de- serves commendation for the courage with which she pursued the fight for the separation of church and state in her suit to stop ref ligiods education—through the "released time" pro- gram—in the Champaign, Ill., public schools. Her victory, which came in the form of an 8-to-1 U. S. Supreme Court verdict that `the teaching of religion in public schools is unconstitutional, is a triumph for -American traditions and for that group in American life which has consistently opposed the introduction of religion in our schools. It was a victory for the -First Article of the Bill of Rights which provides that "Congress shall make no law„ respecting the establishment of religion" - and i Roger Williams who, in 1636, in Rhode Island, as-;t•-: serted that "civil power should never intermeddle in- religious matters . . ." In congratulating Mrs. Mrs. McCollum McCollum, we pay honor to the founders of our Republic, to all who are ready to fight for the ideals which are the foundation of our country and to the Supreme Court whose wise judges have acted so decisively in reaffirming a basic 'principle of Americanism. The Supreme Court ruling will undoubtedly strengthen the hands of those who are battling, against allocation of public funds for parochial schools. It would be natural to contend that if it is _ right to allocate funds for Catholic schools. why not also support Protestant educational projects and OUR Talmud Torahs? And once this is done, what will happen to the Bill of Rights? Let's stick to the old traditions; let's keep the state and the church apart; and we'll have a better chance to remain free. • • • WJR, Vs/GAR, KMPS and Radio News-Slanting An article in the March 6 issue of The Billboard, the amuse- ment weekly, carries the charge, made by Clete Roberts, ABC war correspondent, and George E. Lewin, KMPC newsroom manager, that G. A. Richards, controlling stockholder of. WJR Detroit, WGAR Cleveland and KMPC Los Angeles, has ordered the slanting of news. Lewin charges in a signed statement that Richards told him to "keep hammering away at the who are," he said, "all Com- munists." Lewin added that Richards ordered him to drop all men- tion of Palestine news from broadcasts because such stories "would give aid and comfort to Jews and Communists?' Those who recall the days of the Coughlin broadcasts may not be surprised to hear these charges. Unfortunately, on numerous oc- casions there have been such slanted news broadcasts and debates over the Richards stations that the latest charges are a source of deep concern. A Denial of 'Intemperate Words' President Truman has denied Drew Pearson's story that' he had told a New York publisher that the Jews of New York were "dis- loyal" and he branded the columnist's statement as "a lie out of the whole cloth." Whereupon Mr. Pearson commented: "I regret to say that my quotation of the conversation between President Truman and the New York publisher was all too accurate, but I am glad the President has now reconsidered his intemperate words." We live in sad days. Threats of war, the Palestine double-cross, obstructionism by statesmen of many nations in issues involving the lives of millions of people, often get us mad. Some of us lose our tempers. Pearson charges that our President was intemperate. We regret the incident as an indication that some of our statesmen, instead of being firm in their policies, permit indecision to affect their calmness. On another occasion, the President also was rather harsh with Zionist and Congressional delegations who came to see him on the Palestine issue. He came through afterwards with a stronger policy. Here is hoping that he will adhere to the tradi- tional American program in favor of a Jewish State. If Mr. Truman doubts the unanimity on the Palestine issue among the Jews of America, let him study the Jewish press—Yiddish and English-Jewish—for March 5. With only four or five exceptions, every Jewish newspaper in America simultaneously issued' its own strong plea to the President to strive for the immediate implementa- tion of the UN Palestine decision. This act represented the sentiments of 98 per cent of the Jews of America. Our statesmen should keep this in view whenever doubts spring up to disturb their tempers. Friday, March 19, 1948 GOV. H. H. LEHMAN Allied' Jewish Campaign, at a dinner Meeting next Tuesday evening at Hotel Statler, Julian H. Krblik, president of the Jew- ish Welfare Federation, announc- ed. "Chosen four times to serve as governor of New York, the high- est elective office ever held by one of our felloA Jews, Governor Lehman is a symbol of good citi- zenship," Krolik said. "It is now 18 years since he has visited Michigan and he is particularly eager to be with us because ill- ness at the last moment prevented him from attending a similar meeting here a year ago. General Hilldring, a renowned soldier, proved himself a friend of the DPs after their liberation, and his testimony before the United Nations on Palestine confirmed our high regard for him." Organizations Schedule Information Programs on Allied Campaign Needs Giving full cooperation to the 1948 Allied Jewish Campaign, Detroit Jewish organizations are arranging special programs to in- form their mernr.ers about the drives' needs and purposes. The Women's Division of the American 'Jewish Congress will have as guest speaker Mrs. Max R. Frank, president of the Wo- men's Division of the Jewish Welfare. Federation, at 1 p. m. Tuesday, March 23, at Hotel Tul- ler. M. Michlin, faulty member of the United Hebrew Schools, ad- dressed a meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish Frater- nal Club Feb. 26. Lachowitcher Aid Society had as guest speaker March 9 Rabbi Max J. Wohlgel- ernter. Two Bnai Brith Chapters—De- troit Chapter and Pisgah Lodge Business and - Professional _Chap- ter — arranged Allied Jewish Campaign meetings March 9 and 10, with Sidney Karbel, president of Bnai Brith Council, and Harry T. Madison, board member bf Mechanical . Trades Division and the Jewish Welfare Federation, as guest speakers. Harry Katz, director of adult education of the Jewish Center, discussed' the 1948 Allied Jewish Campaign objectives at a meet- ing of the . Jewish Women's Mu- tual Aid Society, March 7. Palestine Jews Give $600 To UN Appeal for Children LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—Word was 'received at headquarters of United Nations Appeal for Chil- dren of a $600 contribution from TeI Aviv, Palestine. The donor is the General Cooperative Associa- tion of Jewish Labor in Eretz Is- rael which forwarded its contri- bution through the International Cooperative Alliance. leader, who has just returned from an extended tour of Pales- tine and Europe, will be the guest speaker on be half of the 1948 Allied Jewishf Campaign at aj mass meeting sponsored by the local ortho- dox, gioups, Sun- day, March 28, at 8 p. M., in Central -High Rabbi. Trarshblum School auditorium. . - As a distinguished Jewish leader, Rabbi Kirshblum was in- vited to Palestine by the World Zianist_,Executive. He is execu- tive vice-president of Mizrachi. Through visits to DP camps in Europe, he has studied the plight of displaced Jews ,first hand.' In' Czechoslovakia and France, Rab- bi Kirshblum met with Jewish leaders to formulate plans for re- Rabbi Kirshblum is a membe. the executive board of th, United Palestine Appeal, one o the three major constituent age ties of the United Jewish k and in this capacityhe has t: ed throughout the world c half of the Zionist movemei is chairman of the rel groups contacts departme the Jewish Natio -1-1'z.! rand erica and :0.1i ---aaive weer, the JNF- Joardlif directe administrative committee. A graduate of the Rabbi Isa,.. Elchanan Theological Seminar: and Yeshivatlr College of. Nei York, Rabbi Kirshblum interrupt ed his studies for the degree o Doctor of Hebrew Letters to at tend the World Zionist ,Pongres in Basle, Switzerland, in Decem ber 1946. . Rabbi Max Wohlgelernter is charge of arrangements for th meeting. .: a . Two Events Planned by Jr. Service, Group Divisions for March 23 and 24 A cocktail party for special gifts prospects in the Junior Divi- sion of the Allied Jewish Cam- paign will be sponsored by Sec- tion B, Special Gifts,' under the chairinanship of Celia Winokur, Wednesday, March 24, at 8:30 p. m., in the Standard Club Book- . Cadillac. The evening's program will -in- elude the introduction to Detroit of Frank Schoomaker, talented entertainer. Working with Miss Winokur are Sybil Alvin, Richard Alvin, Agnes Ann Brown, Newton Bur- rows, Elaine Glass, Lois Glass, Gerald Gordon, Arthur Schurgin, Julian Scott, Stan Wallace and Mollie Zimmerman. Section C Screen Preview Section C, Special' Gifts, of the Junior Division of the 1948 Al- lied Jewish Campaign will enter- tain 200 young Jewish adults at the Jewish Home for Aged, Tues- day, March 23, at 8 p. in., with a feature screen preview, co-chair- men Arlene Davidson and Wil- liam Stone announced. Guest speaker will be Rabbi Jacob E. Segal of the Northwest Hebrew Congregation. Working with the co-chairmen in Section C are board members Sarray Finkelstein, solicitation chairman, Helen Karbenick, re- solicitation chairman, Shulamith Adler, Sol Aikens, Eleanor Blum- enthal, Eleanor Cullen, Cyril •Feldman, Robert Eston, Connie Fischoff, Elaine Fishel, Joan Fried, Jerry Friedman, Leo Fried- man, Carol Goldenberg, Gerald Higer, Irving Leider, MarVin Per ire, - Walter •-"Rubiner, Sheldo Scholnick, Lorelei, Seiton, Berni Singal, Veronica Shapiro, Borban Shefrin, Herb Stoorman, Gerald ine Starler, Albert SnoW /and Ire ing Stollman. ...• ■■ •• Plan Purim Events In Hebrew Schools Beginning with Sunday mon ing, March 22, the children of tl United Hebrew Schools will cel brate Purim in their respectii schools. Festivities will begin with cla parties to which the children wit come in costumes. There will be the traditional exchange of "Mish- loach Manot" determined by drawing lots. Each class will elect a Queen Esther and a Mordecai to participate in the coronation cere- mony., Following the class party, the children. will congregate in the assembly halls of their schools tc participate in the grand march, coronation ceremono and a pro- gram which consists of songs; playlets and a Purim quiz. Next Wednesday at 5 p.m., erev Purim, the children will congre- gate, in their assembly halls for "maariv" service, the reading ol the Megillah and the singing ol Purim songs. Services will be con- ducted by the children. Parents and friends are invited to attend the celebrations. Between You and Me By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright, 1948 Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) The Palestine Issue The tentative list, of the members of the Provi..: -,nal- Government is being carefully studied by ;IN members ... The are some questions being raised with regard to this list ... T major question is whether Arabs will be included in the Provision Jewish Cabinet, since they form a large proportion of the populati( of the Jewish State . . . Other questions deal with the division portfolios in the Cabiffet . . . It is apparent that there is no' Minist( for Defense in the list of Cabinet members. Jewish Agency members blame the American Government f4 the increasing confusion now developing over the Palestine questic .. . They accuse the United States of indirectly encouraging Arz resistance to the UN partition decision by bringing in such confusic . And they are determined to fight strongly any effort which tl. American delegation at Lake Success may make in the direction ( abandoning partition for federalization . American Zionist leaden have indicated that they will reject any invitation to talks on fet eralization ... Their attitude remains the same—that the UN par Lion decision must be implemented under all circumstances. • • • Domestic Affairs The action taken jointly by the Synagogue Council of Americl and the National Community _Relations Advisory Council in pre• senting a brief to the U. S. Supreme Court against religious educator in public schools marks a milestone in Jewish unity • . . This briei expressed practically the el-pinion of all organized Jewish groups ir the United States .. -. A decision to file such a brief came after a committee of lawyers had reviewed the record in the case and con. sidered"the cornjgexion of the appeal . . . After a number of com mittee , meetings the task of drafting the brief was assigned to national agency . . . The draft was considered at length and revise by a committee of lawyers representing the agencies .. . At eac stage those differences were argued out, compromised, resolved . . By patient persistence, unity was reached ... The brief, as submitted to the U. S. Supreme Court,' pointed out that the released time pro. gram in public schools violates the Constitution by preferring one religion over another in addition to aiding all religions . • . It also influences and compels children to attend religious instruction against their parents' will, and their own, and renders financial aid to sectarian religious instruction.