UJA Calls for All-Out Allied Campaign Effort
`Raise Full Quota by May 26',
Aronsson Asks Volunteers;
Call Rally to Spur Campaign
A call has gone forth from national headquarters of the
United Jewish Appeal to Jewish communities throughout
the land to strive for total .success for the reborn State of
Israel by mobilizing all forces behind the cause which pro-
vides the means for rehabilitation for the displaced persons
and defense for the fighters of Haganah. ,
At a telephone hook-up between local and national lead-
ers, on Wednesday evening, at the Standard Club, an urgent
call was issued for order in fund raising, so that the major
fund-providing movement should not fail and that the com-
plete sum needed for the settlement and defense programs
should be secured promptly.
Allied Jewish Campaign leaders in Detroit will meet at a
rally Wednesday evening, May 26, in Jhe Grand Ballroom of.
the Book Cadillac Hotel.
At this rally, it is expected that all divisions will submit
reports which, it is hoped, will boost the total raised towards
the $6,200,000 goal.
Maurice Aronsson, general chairman of the drive, stated
that next Wednesday's rally will take the form of a celebra-
tion of the rebirth of the State of Israel.
"In honor of the great event," Mr. Aronsson said, "we'
hope to hear of a new wave of generosity, of increased giving,
in order that the State of Israel should know that we back
them up with funds to settle the people from Cyprus and the
DP camps, to provide weapons for defense and to aid in re-
building the lives of the unfortunate people in Europe."
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Summing up the view of the
national leadership, Henry Mor-
genthau, Jr., who is general
'chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal, siad, "I wish to reaffirm
the determination of all self-re-
specting American Jews to aid
to their maximum capacity in the
humanitarian taks that remain
to be performed. The new Jewish
state will be concerned with all
the normal tasks of any govern-
ment, with all its citizens bene-
fitting equally. Our interest as
American Jews is to enable the
tens of thousands of Jews abroad
who are still without homes to
find their way to the new, state
and to become self-sufficient
pioneers there.
"The UJA is not concerned
with and is not seeking support
for the functions to be performed
by the new state. However, in
the light of the new horizons for
immigration, the responsibilities
of the UJA have now been en-
larged for assistance to im-
migration, land a c quis tiio n,
housing, colonization, education
and all the other services that
must be performed for the desti-
tute Jews who so eagerly press
• for settlement in Palestine, where
because a Jewish state is now
'established, they are 'welcomed
and will be integrated. The
Jews of America now have the
greatest opportunity in their his-
tory to share in the recovery
and rehabilitation of the Jews
in Europe who are homeless. I
am confident, that, through the
United Jewish Appeal, they will
measure up fully to this historic
challenge for the survival of
our people."
The role of the Allied Jewish
Campaign. as the channel for
Detroit's Jewry's aid to the Pal-
estinian Jews was affirmed in a
statement issued by national and
local Zionist leaders which
called upon "all Zionist forces . in
Detroit to carry out to the fullest
the responsibilities to the drive."
Prayers, Parties
Greet Recognition
Of Israel by U. S.
When the news came on Fri-
day evening of the recognition of
the State of Israel by President
Truman, Detroit Jews flocked to
synagogues, that evening and on
Sabbath morning, to offer pray-
ers of thanksgiving for the great
happening in. Jewish history.
There were many parties and
celebrations during the entire
Senate Gets New
Bill for DP Entry
WASHINGTON, D. C. (JPS)---
A bill to admit 200,000. displaced
persons from Europe into the
United States over a two year
period with a minimum of limi-
tations, was introduced in the
Senate as 'a substitute for the
Much criticized Revercomb Bill,
recently approved by the Sen-
ate Judiciary Committee, which
would admit only 50,000 in two
years under heavy restrictions as
regards race, nationality and oc-
cupation.
The substitute bill, in sum-
mary, would:
1—Admit over two years 200,000
DPs from the western zones of Ger-
many and Austria and from Italy.
2—Admit in addition, unmarried
minor orphaned children classified as
DPs.
3--Grant the opportunity to become
United States citizens to some 15,000
DPs who entered the country lawful-
ly after 1939 and who, although they
came in on temporary visas, are still
here. They are now here illegally but
the Justice Department does not want
to deport them.
4—Establish a system of priorities
so as to admit DPs according to their
skills and blood relationship to United
States citizens or lawfully admitted.
resident aliens.
5—Set up the position of coordinator
to supervise admission of DPs and
their resettlement in the United States
after thorough screening and "assist
the liquidation of the refugee prob-
lem in Europe."
U. S. Ranks Fifth
In Admission of DPs
GENEVA (JPS) — The United
States ranks fifth among the
Western powers in the acceptance
of displaced' persons for resettle-
ment, according to a report just
released here by the Preparatory
Commission of the International
Refugee Organization.
Great Britain leads the world
in DP resettlement, the IRO re-
port said, with the admission of
48,685 refugees since July 1,
1947. Belgium is second with
17,000; France third with 16,500;
Canada fourth with nearly 14,-
000, and the United States fifth
with just over 13,500.
Yolung people in the American
Jewish community are steadily
gaining wider recognition and
stronger leadership through the
youth programs of the Jewish
Welfare Board, an agency sup-.
ported by the Allied Jewish
Campaign.
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THE JEWISH NEWS-5
Friday, May 21, 1948
DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
week. On Friday night, the labor
Zionists staged an Oneg Shab-
bat at which they read Psalths
and selections from the Prophets.
Habonim and other youth
groups and their parents staged
a parade on Linwood Avenue
Friday night. They danced the
Hora and sang Hebrew songs late
into the. night.
At the Oneg Shabbat at the
Labor Zionist Institute, M. Gold-
oftas read selections from Isaiah,
Psalms were recited, , Morris
Lieberman read the Independ-
ence Declaration and Louis Le-
vine led' in singing Israel's songs.
The rabbis' sermons were de-
voted to the creation of the State
of Israel and in addition to spe-
cial prayers congregations recit-
ed the Shehecheyanu.
Dr. A. M. Hershman recalled
that exactly 30 years ago, on the
same Sabbath, he delivered the
sermon on the occasion of the
assurances to Jewry of the even-
tual establishments of the Jewish
State. On that Sabbath, - he said,
the Jewish flag was first brought
into the Shaarey Zedek to as-
sume a permanent place on the
Bimah.
Organizations and leaders signing
the statement included Hadassah Wo-
men's Organization, Mrs. Rose Halpern,
national president, Mrs. Harry L.
Jones, Detroit president; Jewish Na-
tional fund Judge Morris Rothenberg,
national president, Irving W. Schlus-
.sel, Detroit president; Jewish National
Workers Alliance, Louis Segal, na-
tional president, Morris L. Schaver,
Detroit; Keren Hayesod, Charles Ross,
national president; Labor Zionist Or-
ganization of America; Baruch Zuck-
erman, national president; Morris
Lieberman, Detroit chairman; Miz-
rachi Organization of America; Leon
Gellman, national president; Mizrachi
Women's Organization; Mrs. Dvorah
Rabinowitz, national president; Na-
tional Committee for Labor Palestine;
Isaac Hamlin, national secretary; Na-
tional Labor Committee for Palestine
i(Histadrut), Detroit branch; Harry More Jewish War Orphans
Schumer, chairman; Zionist Council
of Detroit, Benjamin M. Laikin, pres- Reach Canada From Europe
ident; Pioneer Women's Organization,
MONTREAL (JTA)—A group
Mrs. Bert Goldstein, national president;
United Palestine Appeal, Dr. Israel of 39 Jewish war orphans arrived
Goldstein, national chairman; United in Halifax aboard the S. S. So-
Zionist-Revisionists of America, Mor- beiski. This now brings to 547
ris J. Mendelsohn, chairman, execu-
tive board, Manuel M. Merzon, De- the number of Jewish orphans
troit president; Zionist Organization
of America, Dr. Emanuel Neumann, the Canadian Jewish Congress
national president, Morris M. Jacobs, has brought to this country under
Detroit president; Ladies Auxiliary of the terms of a permit granted it
JNF, Mrs. Jack Rosenthal, Detroit
president; Pioneer Women's Council by the Dominion providing for
of Detroit, Mrs. Harry Kay, chair- the admission of 1,000 Jewish
man; Sisters of Zion Mizrachi, Mrs.
youngsters.
Rase Singer, Detroit president.
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