Yeshivath Beth Yehudah Students
Double Their Gifts to Allied Campaign
2—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 7, 1948
Bevin Uses Rough
Language Agains
Jews in Commons
LONDON, (JTA) — Foreign
Secretary Bevin told the House
of Commons that Britain intends
to withdraw the Arab Legion
from Palestine before May 15.
He said, however, that British
arms and subsidies will continue
to be supplied to King Abdullah
after that date.
The Foreign Secretary declar-
ed that contracts with Arab states
are being carried out as - speedily
as possible.. He said he refused
to interfere with the delivery of
arms and munitions to Arab
states until the UN decision is
received. "It seems • to me," he
said, "that the Jews have the
best arms."
.A comment by M. P. Maurice
Edelman that "murder will be
committed before—you do any-
thing". provoked the . rejoinder
from Bevin, given amidSt cheers,
that "the .British sergeants were
not hanged by Arabs." Bevin ad-
ded: "I say to the Jews and to
the Arabs — the Arabs are not
in this House — that the way
for both of you to settle this is
to stop fighting."
29, when 'Rabbi Morris Max of
New York addressed their first
assembly. Average giving thus
far is $3 per pupil, which repre-
sents an increase of 50 per cent
over 1947.
- Giving at Yeshivah classes is
closely related to instruction in
the deeper significance of this
year's campaign. The slogan Judge Who Ordered
the students have adopted is "So
that the Almighty may have mer- Chana Szenes' Execution
cy upon his people," based upon Gets Prison Sentence
a Talmudic statement that he
BUDAPEST, (JTA) — The
who shows concern for human
beings deserves a Heavenly Council of Hungarian Peoples
Courts, the appellate tribunal in
mercy.
all war crimes cases, has sentenc-
ed Gyula Simon, the judge who
Press Attacks Government
condemned Chana Szenes to
death during the war, to a seven-
For Palestine Reversal
year prison term.
NEW Y O R K.—Seventy-one
The appeals court's decision is
percent of the American press based on its findings that Simon
BOSTON, (JTA) — Formal this week in editorial comment did not give the Jewish heroine,
announcement of the appoint- continue to attack the United who parachuted into Hungary to
ment of Dr. Abram Sachar, States administration for its `fu- organize the escape of Jewish
• chairman .of the national Hillel tile policy of refusing to recog- slave laborers from the country,
Foundations, as president of nize facts" and for "lack of lead- a fair trial and ordered her ex-
Brandeis University in nearby ership," according to the Twohey ecution without publicly an-
Waltham, was reported here. The Analysis of - Newspaper Opinion, nouncing sentence. A lower court
Jewish-sponsored secular institu- made public by the Zionist Or- originally sentenced. Simon to
ganization of America.
one year and then suspended
tion will open in. September.
sentence under a general amnes-
ty decree.
Simon, who headed the mili-
tary court trying Szenes for es-
pionage, based his defense on an
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
order from Feketehalmi Czeyd-
ner, chief of the Hungarian gen-
Genuine Non-Jewish Interest in Palestine
eral staff, for the immediate ex-
This week-end, several hundred very prominent Christians ecution of Szenes. The appeals
(including Judge Frank A. Picard, chairman of the Michigan Chapter court ruled that as a judge he
of the American Christian Palestine Committee) will convene in
Washington to plan firm proposals to save the honor of the United should not have obeyed an obvi-
States on the Palestine question. Senators Tobey, Morse and Chavez ously illegal order. Czeydner was
joined in convening these sessions, and by their act have given executed in Yugoslavia for or-
additional evidence that non-Jews are deeply concerned that justice dering a massacre of Yugoslav
should be done to the Jewish people.
civilians by Hungarian occupa-
-There is, cause for encouragement in the fact that most of the tion troops® during the war:-
champions of the Zionist cause in the U. S. Senate come from States
which have very few Jews. The fact that these men are not depend-
ent upon Jewish votes is proof that they are motivated by a strong Bay City Bats High for
American conscience, by a sense of fair play and by an idealism that United Jewish Appeal
is rooted in American traditions. Their attitude defies the panic of
Jews like Lessing Rosenwald who are attempting to inject fear in
the hearts of Jews and suspicion in the minds of Christians on the
Bay City Mich. is batting 101%
question of American support for a Jewish- State.
for the United Jewish Appeal,
Since fright has no place in American democratic thinking and with $52,,865 in initial gifts as
acting, the Rosenwald group's tactics are doomed to failure as the compared with $26,285 in 1947
May 7-10 Washington Christian leaders' conference will prove.
from the same contributors. The
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UJA has been guar -.teed at least
UN's Indecision on Genocide
its full quota of $75,000. Harold
The Palestine question is not the only one on which the United Bernstein went from $2,500 to
Nations is indecisive, hesitant, vacillating—with the U. S. delegation $5,000; Jack' Kreekum, from $300
bearing the brunt of responsibility for irresoluteness.
to $600; Sam Sewall, from $500
There has been so much talk on the questiOn of Genocide that to $1,500; Erwin Sherman, from
many people have begun to doubt whether the international body $350 to $1,000; Morris Jaffe, from
ever will act to draft a resolution to outlaw the deliberate destruc- $750 to $1,000; R. Adelman, from
tion of racial, religious or national groups.
$300 to $1,000; Harry Alpern,
On several occasions, U. S. proposals were decisively defeated from $500 to $1,000; Harold
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by other UN spokesmen. The N. Y. Post pointed out editorially a Brinkrant from $150 to $1,000; G.
few days ago that: "If the U. S. had won out, genocide probably
wouldn't have been considered punishable until mass sterilization Blumenau, from $150 to s $750;
or destruction of a minority „group was already underway and then, Matt Greenberg, from $300 to
only if a government (rather than an individual like the Mufti) could $750; William Kentz, from $600
have been proven responsible for the outrage." \
to $1,250; Herman Koffman, from
It is a sad indictment of our Government's spokesmen. We agree $300 to $1,000, and L. Bergstein,
with-the Post that "the best possible answer is that genocide should from $2,000 to $3,000. Erwin Sher-
be labeled an international crime like piracy so that every country man is campaign chairman with
can try any criminal who might be caught in its territory."
Joseph C. Hirschfield and Morris
On Palestine, genocide and other vital issues, it is imperative Goldberg serving as co-chairman.
that the U. S. should adopt a firm policy and should pursue the
traditions for which this country stands. Else, the present genera-
tion of "statesmen" will disgrace the present generation of Americans. Two Nazis Slated
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Deborah Isbee, Daniel Carle-
bach and Esther Roberg watch
Allen Schreiber add another star
to the chart that tells of the
progress the young people at
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah are
making in the 1948 Allied Jewish
Campaign.
Close to 600 'boys and girls,
ranging in age from 41/2 to 23,
now in attendance in some 40
different classes of the Yeshivah
Afternoon School, Beth Yehudah
Day School and Beth, Jacob
School for Girls, have been con-
ducting their own annual effort
in behalf of the AJC since March
Dr. Abram L. Sachar
To Head Brandeis U.
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Purely Commentary
Dr. Magnes Rebuked by Hebrew University Senate
On the eve of Passover the Hebrew University Senate met in
,Jerusalem and issued a statement disassociating the University and
its faculty from Dr. Judah L. Magnes' political activities. Dr. Magnes,
who had come to the U. S. to speak in support of the trusteeship
plan before the UN Political Committee, has limited 'support either
in Palestine—lkhere his Ihud party numbers a handful of people—
or in this country. His views have repeatedly been rejected by the
Hebrew University's student body. The fact that the Hebrew Uni-
versity Senate, while rejecting Dr. Magnes' political activities, cabled
a message of greeting and encouragement to Moshe Shertok is an
indication of its complete repudiation of its chancellor. Perhaps the
advent of a Jewish State also will witness a change in leadership
in the Hebrew University, where Chancellor, Senate and Faculty
will be able to agree on major Jewish issues. Dr. Magnes, by his lat-
est discipline-breaking acts, certainly has lost the right to retain his
high position in the Hebrew University.
Seymour Lipkin Named 'Outstanding
Young Pianist in the United States'
For Top Bank Posts
NEW YORK, (JPS) — Two
German bankers who held top
positions in the Nazi economic
hierachy have been named by the
German board of directors to the
two highest posts in the new tri-
zonal bank, Deutsche Laender
(Bank of German States), New
York Times correspondent Jack
Raymond reported from Frank-
furt. The men are Herman J.
Abs and August . Schniewind, who
have been named as president
and chairman respectively of the
new trizonal bank.
—International Sounclphotos
"Outstanding Young Pianist in the United States" is the title of
20-year-old Seymour Lipkin, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ezra Lipkin of Detroit,
who sits at the piano in New York with Pianist Vladimir Horowitz and
Mrs. Sergei Rachmaninoff, widow of the composer whose estate
made possible the Rachmaninoff Fund piano contest and the $1,000
first prize.
Pianist Lipkin, whose fame is spreading throughout the land, is, in
addition to being a concert pianist, an apprentice conductor with
the Cleveland .Symphony Orchestra. He soon will begin a concerti
tour of the United States. The $1,000 award is an advance on ai
recording contract.
He won the first national piano contest for the Rachmaninoff Fund
award in Carnegie Hall, New York, April 29, in competition with four
other young pianists in the finale of a contest that has run for +Yid
years and is considered the most rigid ever conducted in this country,
Lipkin has been playing the piano since he was two years old.
Lipkin's triumph in the contest means a big-time career undef,
the joint management of Columbia Artists, Inc., and the National'
Concerts and Artists Corporation.
- His first in a series of radio engagements will be on May 17
with the Telephone Hour, over a national hookup.
More than 10 of the nation's principal orchestras already have
agreed to give the Rachmaninoff Fund winner appearances as soloist
at regular contract fees and Victor has given him a recording corm'
tract. Besides, there are assurances of many recital contracts. It ist
believed that his income in this—the first—year of his victory will'
be in excess of $25,000.
Between You and M
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright. 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
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The Palestine Situation
Everything points to the possibility that the Palestine battle will
be fought not at Lake Success, but in Palestine proper „ Things
have been permitted to go too far in Palestine to be checked by paper
resolutions . . The appointment in Washington of General John
Hilldring to the post of special assistant to the Secretary of State for
Palestine affairs came too late to make matters easier ... The only
good thing about this appointment is the fact that Loy Henderson,
the anti-Zionist chief of the Near Eastern Division in the State De.
partment, will now be practically eliminated from influencing the U.S
policy regarding Palestine . He will be completely subordinated to
Gen. Hilldring on matters relating to Palestine.
It is taken for granted that the Arab Legion will march into
Palestine on. May 16 under orders from King Abdullah of Transjor•
dais--. • . The question is only; How far will the Legion march? , .
The Jews will display no opposition to the invasion by Transjordan
forces of the Arab part of Palestine, but they will fight 'any effort ort
the part of the Arab Legion to occupy territory assigned to the
Jewish state under the UN partition plan.
Even though the U.S. would be willing to participate in a police
force for Palestine, well-informed sources indicate that no American
troops would be sent there without the acquiescence of both Jewish
and Arab leaders.
The Domestic Front
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Jewish communities throughout the country have now been given
advice as to how to treat rabble-rousers . . . A set of instructions,
prepared by major Jewish civic defense organizations, has been re.
leased by the National Community Relations Adverisory Council .. ,
They urge not according any public action to local meetings of incur"-
sequential demagogues who have no appreciable measure of local
support . . . In cases where an anti-Semitic speaker is likely to
attract even minor support from reputable or, unwary elements,
different tactics should be adopted . . They are not to include
picketing, but orderly distribution of leaflets may be useful , Ade.
quate preparation should also be made to invoke, if necessary, exist.
ing laws pertaining to breaches of the peace and incitement to riot
Practically all the important Jewish organizations believe that the
"quarantine treatment," which to the rabble-rouser of the
benefit of publicity, has proven to be very effective . . . They advise
that there should be no public statement denouncing the rabble-
rouser before one of his slated appearances ... Such statements, they
point out, tend to magnify the man's prestige and heighten its influ-
ence among his followers They advertise his meeting and increase
attendance ... Derogatory statements in the press, after the rabble-
rouser has left the community, may be used when local circum-
stances warrant it . . . Especially when the rabble-rouser succeeded
in obtaining publicity for himself prior to or during the meeting .
Counter-rallies, conducted at the same time as the rabble rouser's
meeting, have proven to be ,generally ineffective.
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