Foreign Aic Responsible for Arab
Violence, Jewish Agency Charges

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Friday, March 74,:c1948

`Women of the Year'

Leaders' Association Serves
Youth Through Aid to Advisors

LAKE SUCCESS — Arab ag-
The memorandum pointed out
gression against Palestine is di- that the task before the United
rected from the capitals of Arab
states, and invited and carried Nations is to secure the observ-
on by the Arab governments who ance of the United Nations Char-
are emboldened by the growing ter by its member states who, in
uncertainty of the implementa- defiance of Article 2, are employ-
tion of the General Assembly's ing the threat and use of force
partition resolution, the Jewish in their international relatiOns.
Agency for Palestine informed
"It should not require a long
the Security Council and the process of determination to as-
United Nations Palestine Com- sess these activities in their pro-
mission in a formal memoran- per terms. If there is no threat to
dum.
peace here—then war is no
"Without the manpower, funds threat to peace."
The memorandum, a supple-
and equipment supplied by for-
eign governments, the disturb- ment to the Agency's indictment
ances in Palestine, where the against the Arab states made on
bulk of the Arab population has Feb. 2, includes 16 pages of pho-
shown little disposition for con- tographs and Arabic newspaper
MRS. JOSEPH M. WELT, of
fiat, would have never become a clippings to substantiate the Detroit, president of the National
major military issue," the Agen- charges directed against the gov- Council of Jewish Women, is
cy declared. ernments of the Arab League.
shown presenting MRS. ELEAN-

OR ROOSEVELT a certificate
naming her "Woman of the Year"
for 1947, at a banquet March 15
in New York City. In accepting
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
the award, Mrs. Roosevelt called
The Battle of Palestine—And OUR Duty
for persistence in finding avenues
In his stirring account of "The Battle of Palestine," in a series
of articles in the N. Y. Post, George L. Cassidy, writing from Tel of agreement among nations.

Purely Commentary

Aviv, emphasized that Haganah has no quarrel with Palestinian
Arabs; that "they are convinced that the sporadic attacks up to now
have come almost wholly from Syrians, Iraqui and a few Trans-
Jordan bandits and merchants. inflamed by Hitler's crony, Haj
Amin el Husseini, and financed by money of the irreconcilable
politicians of the Arab League."
A significant tribute to Haganah as a commentary on this opin-
ion is contained in the following excerpt from Mr. Cassidy's article:
There is evidence that this is correct. Wherever Haganah has
met the Arabs without intervention, Haganah has repulsed them
with heavy losses. The Arab bands strike like bandits and flee
like mercenaries. The disciplined units of Haganah, trained by
seasoned veterans of the Jewish Brigade, have made good use of
their home-made sten guns, mortars and grenades.
I have seen hundreds of eager young men and women as they
trained in secret as non-commissioned officers. About 80 per cent
of them are Palestine-born. They are handsome youngsters, often
tall, always sturdy, full of physical and mental energy.
The training officers bear no military titles. Discipline is a
matter of cameraderie rather than salutes. Yet obedience is
instant and unquestioning. Perhaps the reason lies in the character
of the trainers.
One carries an empty sleeve. He was giving instruction in
one of the collective settlements in grenade warfare. Because of
the need of secrecy, the group was in a small room. Faulty con-
struction caused a home-made Polish grenade's pin to come loose.
That meant it would explode in three seconds.
The officer raised his hand to toss the grenade from the win-
dow but saw small children playing on the lawn. He put his arm
through the window, pressed the grenade against the wall, and
waited calmly for the explosion.
Such are the members. of Haganah and their training officers.
They are the ones who man the strong-points defending the towns
and settlements, who accompany the convoys along the roads in
open cars, who strike into Arab areas to break concentrations of
enemy raiders.
Such is the stuff of which Haganah manpower is maa. Whether
or not such heroes can hold out against formidable foes remains to
be seen. The fact is that heroism often is unrewarded, especially
when it has little to fight with while its enemies have access to all
types of weapons from all quarters.
This basic fact should emphasize the responsibility of those of
us who are in the background, who can do so much to press for
action, to put obstructionists to shame, to help provide the sinews
of war.
Perhaps we, who are in the safe background, are much more on
trial than those who are carrying on the fight for us. If we fail to
give Haganah ALL that it needs, its battle may be lost. We'll be
able to tell a better tale when the Allied Jewish Campaign ends, in
May. If we raise the minimum $6,200,000 sum, Haganah will be able
to get some more weapons. If the drive fails, they may have to resort
to their bare hands and to the stones which have been left in the
Holy Land in great abundance by Arab misrule.

The latest betrayals of trusts in the UN must be looked upon
only as temporary setbacks. There is only one choice for the
Jewish people: either we accept a verdict of slavery--the new
Truman-Marshall-Austin program for Palestine is nothing BUT
slavery—or we reaffirm our determination to strive for free-
dom for homeless Jews. TILE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM GOES
ON UNABATED. WE SHALL WIN IT IN THE END.

`Lest We Forget' Air
Series Wins Second
MajorNationalHonor

Praising it for outstanding
achievement in the fight against
prejudice, Variety, national week-
ly newspaper of show business,
conferred a special award upon
the Institute for Democratic Edu-
cation for its "Lest We Forget"
series of transcribed radio pro-
grams that deal dramatically with
the high cost of prejudice and
the need for intergroup under-
standing.
The ,award is the second major
honor accorded in recent weeks
to the Institute. Previously. its
current release, "The American
Dream," eleventh in the "Lest
We Forget" series, won a citation
of distinguished merit from the
National Conference 'of Christians
and Jews.
"The American Dream" is be-
ing distributed to more than 500
radio stations. It includes thirteen
15-minute transcriptions, using
top-flight stars — Helen Hayes,
Frederic March, Paul Lucas, Wen-
dy Barrie, Elissa Landi, Sam
Levene, and Canada Lee—dra-
matizing stories • of everyday peo-
ple who overcome prejudice and
discrimination in themselves and
others.

Report Upton Close
Will Speak in Detroit

According to a report in
Friends of Democracy's Battle,
Upton Close, extremist news com-
mentator who has been dropped
by two major radio networks
within the last few years, will
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speak in Detroit April 5 under
Strong Words About Mr. Truman and Peace
auspices of the Lutheran Re-
A recent N. Y. Post editorial used some very strong words in search Society.
comment upon the situation in Palestine. Under the heading "Last
Friends of Democracy, of which
Call for Peace," the Post challenged the President to act to ward off Dr. L. M. Birkhead is national
further trouble and declared:
While hundreds of lives are taken in Arabian attacks on the director, reports that Lutheran
Jewish communities of Palestine, and while disorder and murder Research Society, headed by Law-
and war rage through the streets of Jerusalem, which has been rence Reilly, "has been associated
pledged as an international haven of peace, we solemnly inquire with rabble-rousing Gerald L. K.
whether the peace is being disturbed, and maintain that, if it has,
Smith and follows the usual
we have no right and no power to restore it.
It would have been honest to state firmly that we were super-nationalist line of identify-
reversing our position, and joining Great Britain and the Ara- ing liberalism with Communism."
bian oil states in their attacks on partition.
While piously deploring the bloodshed, the President of the
United States continues to insist that the arms embargo which
prevents Jews from defending themselves will not be lifted as
long as he is President.
If this is so, it is high time he was removed from office.
One of the charges which should be preferred formally against
NEW 'YORK -- With the for-
him is that he has abused his power, since the embargo on arms
to the Middle East hasn't the vestige of legality; it was merely mal conclusion on March 1 of the
ordered by a usurpation of power.
nationwide Shekel campaign con-
Another might well be that the functions and duties of the ducted by all Zionist organiza-
high office of President have been delegated to a committee of tions and parties, the returns still
pro-Arab Loy Henderson of the State Department and pro-oil being tabulated by the U. S. Cen-
Secretary Forrestal.
Only a determination to once more join forces with Russia in tral Shekel Board point to the
a peaceful settlement of the Palestine problem by enforcement sale of a total of 1,000,000 sheko-
now of the decision can restore us to honor, and the world's hopes Inn in this country.
for peace.
Charles Ress, chairman of the
Keeping in view the fact that we no longer are an isolationist Central Shekel Board, on which
country, that American military advisors have been sent to Greece are represented all Zionist bodies,
and Turkey, that we are mobilizing to keep the peace in Europe,
we had a right to ask the President why the Jewish position is left announced that receipts in pos-
in a precarious state and why the Palestinian obligation was being session of Shekel purchasers will
shirked. The answer from the White House in the form of the Austin be considered as, official Shekel
statement to the UN was a stab in the back piercing the very heart certificates denoting the holders'
of human decency. Mr. Truman has dragged American principles to affiliation with the World Zionist
their lowest level in all our history.
movement.

Shekel Drive Ends
With 1,000,000 Sold

By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Jewish News Staff Writer

The many Detroit youngsters and adolescents who par-
ticipate in Jewish youth organizational activities will have
happier, more constructive group experiences as a result of
the leadership training program of the recently-created De-
troit Jewish Leaders' Association.
This association, organized under the auspices of the

Jewish Community Center, offers ,';'
practical and theoretical train- which have been requested by
ing to adult advisors of young 'the young adult advisors.
peoples' clubs, in every phase of
The work of these institutes
group leadership, from the psy-
is evaluated at board meetings,
chology of group expression to when comments and suggestions
arts and crafts work for Jewish are gleaned from among the
holiday celebrations.
members and put to use for im-
More than 125 young adults, proving future sessions. The next
averaging 22 years of age, serve board meeting, April 23, will
the community as youth group evaluate the Passover institute.
leaders, according to Yehudah
Temporary Officers
Rosenman, Jewish Center coordi-
Adeline Subar and Esty Car-
nator for t h el.
son are temporary co-chairmen
project. Sixty oe
of the Leaders' Association. Cen-
these leaders
ter advisors include Samuel Neu-
were present at
schatz, director of Dexter exten-
the first leader-
sion activities, and Edna Rosen-
ship training in
man, assistant director of the 12th
stitute, held last
St. Council Center, advisors to the
December. From
prOgram committee; Frances
that inaugural
Winokur, head of the Center
meeting, the as-
junior department, advisor to the
sociation devel-
oped, complete Y. Rosenman social committee, and Mort Good-
man, head of intermediate activi-
with its own
constitution, board of governors ties, advisor to the recruiting
committee.
and temporary officers.
The latter group directs an-
Series of Monthly Institutes
The association, aided by pro- other major function of the asso-
fessional group workers from the ciation, that of recruiting leaders
Center, has developed a program for youth groups. Major fields
of monthly institutes, embodying for recruitment are among col-
guest speakers, discussion groups lege students and among the
and activity training, along lines memberships of adult organiza-
suggested through a question- tions that sponsor youth divisions.
The system of recruiting in-
naire on program interests filled
out by all group leaders. The volves inviting potential group
third such institute; held March leaders to a special meeting
18, centered around programming where the work of all youth-
for Passover, including back- serving organizations is discuss-
ground material on the holiday, ed, providing them with a manual
possible club projects for its explaining the ideology and pro-
celebration, and two workshops, gram of the several organizations,
one on Passover arts and crafts, and then asking them to select
the second, a model Seder, em- the group with which they wish
phasizing the music of the fest-, to work. The Wayne University
Hillel Foundation has been par-
val.
"These monthly programs in- ticularly cooperative in this re-
volve planning and thinking on cruiting project, Rosenman said.
the part of the entire associa-
Participating Organizations
tion," Rosenman emphasized.
Organizations participating in
"They are designed to answer the the Leaders' Association include,
questions and to help solve the in addition to the Center, Bnai
problems of the leaders them- Brith Youth Organization, Bnai
selves."
Brith Hillel, Young Israel, Habo-
Leaders' Main Problems
nim, Zionist Youth Commission,
Primary problems found in Hashomer Hatzair, Young Judaea,
group leadership, as determined Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and
by results of the leaders' ques- Windsor Youth groups.
Their cooperation, coupled with
tionnaires, came under the topics
"The Jewish Scene Today and the interest and effort of the
its Implications for Club Pro- group leaders themselves, shows
gramming," "How to Organize promise of being highly benefi-
and Carry Out the Club Meet- cial to the many youngsters who
ing" and "Difficult Situations in are learning early, by member-
Clubs," Rosenman revealed.
ship in youth organizations, to
Future institutes will be devot- take their place in the activities
ed to these topics and . others of the Jewish community.

Off. the Record

By NATHAN ZIPRIN
A New Theme
Washington sources are convinced Austin's "legalistic" bomb-
shell has accomplished its preconceived objective . . . Neither China,
France nor the U. S. will openly challenge the partition decision .. .
However, should no agreement be reached, their next move will be
to argue that since partition was to be effected through UN action
the lack of such action has the effect of leaving the issue in abeyance
. . . With that as their thesis, they will proceed with the argument
that when Britain yields her mandate a political vacuum of dangerous
international implications will have been created in Palestine . . .
The idea will be projected that Palestine has become a "no man's-
land" and that the novel situation brings the problem within the
purview of the Trusteeship Council . . . The obvious purpose of the
design is to put over the "federalization" plan . . . This plan is close
to the hearts of Morrison and Bevin, who once said a Jewish state in
Palestine would be established only over his dead body . . Too
much blood has been shed in Palestine for the Jewish Agency to
retreat from its "irreducible minimum" partition position . . The
partition decision will either be carried out, or, as Dr. Emanuel
Neumann recently declared at a luncheon in honor of Dr. Jorge
Garcia Granados, Guatemalan chief delegate to the UN, the Jews
will demand all of Palestine ... There will be no retreat.
Newspapermen Exempted
One evening recently Shalom Gottlieb, of the editorial staff of
the popular Tel Aviv newspaper "Yedioth Achronoth" (Latest News),
finished his daily shift at the editorial desk and wanted to drive
home for supper . . . To his dismay he discovered that his car had
disappeared . . . Since Gottlieb is not a man who gives up easily, he
inserted an ad in his newspaper requesting the "gentleman who
found it necessary to requisition" his car to return it as soon as pos-
sible . .. The ad said, "I am a journalist and must have my car to
do my duties" . . . The following morning, just as Gottlieb reached
his desk, the phone rang and a pleasant feminine voice assured him:
"Sir, this is the underground calling. We are very sorry. We did not
know that the car belonged to a newspaperman and we shall return
it at once. Please wait fifteen minutes from now at the Ranah movie
house. Your car will be parked there" . . , Just as the -pleased
journalist was about to hang up the young lady went on: "May I
tell you that I like very much yOur serialized novel which is now
being published by Yedioth—I really can't wait to see what happens
next to your hero."