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ZOA Executive Demands
Truman Raise Embargo
Friday, May 28, 1948
Synagogue Leaders
Win National Posts
General Zionist Convention Scheduled for July 2 to 5;
Flag of Israel Waves Over Dr. Weizmann's
Quarters at Waldorf-Astoria
At the annual conference of the
Rabbinical Assembly of America
held in Chicago May 16 to 20
Rabbi Morris Adler was elected
to the executive council for a
three-year term.
At the convention of the United
Synagogue of America, during
the sessions of the newly organ-
ized National Association of Syn-
agogue Administrators, Joseph
Abrahams, executive director of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, was
appointed chairman of the exec-
utive committee. He also heads
the constitution committee.
NEW YORK, (JTA)–:A reso- Council in telegrams to Presi-
lution thanking President. Tru- dent Truman and Seci-etary of
man for his s wift recognition of State Marshall. The Council
the state of Israel and calling urged the President and the
upon the U. S. Government to en- Secretary of State to "obtain
hance its action by "taking im- binding guarantees of no fur-
mediate and energetic measures ther interference with Ameri-
to check the Arab states' aggres-
can vessels sailing between the
sion and provide aid for the new- United States and Israel." The
ly-created Jewish state" was Council added that if the Leba-
adopted at an all-day session of nese Government does not ag-
the national executive committee ree to release the seized "Mar-
Of the Zionist Organization of ine Carp" passengers from the
America, attended by 120 mem- concentration camp where they
bers.
have been interned, and if Le-
The session decided that the banese agreeinent to guaran-
51st annual convention ,of the tees against further interfer-
organization be held in_ Pitts- ence with United States vessels
, burgh from July 2 through July is not obtained. "we are cer-
5. The meeting also sent warm tain that you wilt apply appro-
felicitations to President Chaim priate sanctions against the Le-
Weizmann and. Premier David banese Government."
Ben Gurion of Israel and paid
Prominent leaders in both
tribute' to Dr. Abba Hillel Silver,
chairman of the American sec-. houses of the U. S. Congress join-
tion • of the Jewish Agency, and ed in acclaiming President Tru-
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, ZOA man's recognition of Israel.
In Winnipeg a campaign was
president, for their roles in the
initiated to erect a House of
fight for a Jewish state.
A portrait or Dr. Jorge Garcia Parliament for the State of Is-
Granados, UN delegate from rael, as a project of the national
Guatemala and one of the executive and council of the
staunchest supporters of parti- Zionist Organization of Canada.
tion in the United Nations, was The project was endorsed at 50
presented to Dr. Granados at the meetings held in the Dominion
session. The portrait was painted to celebrate the establishment
by Lieber Friedenthal, a native of Israel.
Palestinian artist.
At Lake Sdccesk, Warren Aus-
The election of Dr. Chaim tin, U. S. delegate to the UN, told
Weizmann as president of the Faris el Khouri of Syria that no
Provisional Government of Israel tribunal in the world could ques-
was hailed in leading American tion the sovereign right of the U.
newspaters and by Jewish lead- S. to recognize Israel or any other
ers and major Jewish communal state.
Moshe Shertek, Foreign Min-
organizations.
The New York Times comment- ister of Israel, informed the Se-
ed editorially that his election curity Council by cable that Arab
"comes now as a natural re- fighters are using the Armenian
ward for' years of faithful and Patriarchate in Jerusalem as the
base for a heavy attack on the
distinguished service."
The Herald Tribune called the Jewish quarter of the Old City.
selection "a deserved recogni- Shertok's message said the Ar-
tion of a lifetime of service to menian Patriarch had informed
the cause which Israel embodies." the Jewish Agency liaison officer
in Jerusalem that "armed Arabs
Thp flag of Israel was flown
side-by-side with the American forced their way into the patri-
flag at the Waldorf-Astoria archate building which is within
Hotel where Dr. Weizmann is the walls of the Old City not--
living during his stay in New withstanding the protest that the
York.' • According to -protocol place was holy."
the flag of his nation flies over
the residence of the chief of Decree State of Emergency
TELy AVIV (JTA) — A state of
state wherever he may be. Dr.
Emanuel Neumann visited emergency was declared today
;President Weizmann at his ho- throughout Israel by the Provi-
tel and extended to him the sional Jewish Government to
good wishes of the Zionist Or- continue for a • period of three
ganization of America. A mes- months during which the Israeli
sage of felicitations was also Cabinet is empowered to issue
sent to Dr. Weizmann by ,Dr. emergency decrees. -
Israel 'Goldstein, in behalf of
The Hebrew University and the
the World Confederation of Hadassah Hospital on Mt. Scopus
General Zionists.
were under heavy Arab Legion
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia artillery fire. Heavy fighting is
recognized the State of Israel on raging in the Old City of Jeru-
May ,19. They were the seventh salem, with Abdullah's Legion at
and eighth countries, respective- tacking the Jewish sector from
ly, to do so, those who preceded the Armenian and Moslem quar-
them being in the order of recog- ters.
Egyptain Army units concen-
nition: The United States, Guate-
mala, Russia, Poland, Uruguay trated their artillery attacks on
and Nicaragua. South Africa's Jewish settlements in the Negev.
Irgun force fighting for Ram-
recognition came on May 24.
The French Parliament adopted leh—where a fierce battle has
a resolution addressing "brother- been raging for several days —
ly greetings to Israel" and ap- reported by radio that the "attack
pealing to the Arab states to res-` is proceeding according to plan."
pect the principles of "interna- Haganah denied_ Arab reports
tional cooperation within the that Safad has been recaptured.
(A plane reportedly owned by
framework of the United Nations
in order to ensure the establish- an American citizen which took
ment of peace in the Middle off from Rome en route to Israel
crashed in flames at Rome airport.
East."
of those killed was a famous
(Austria is studying the ques- One
tion of extending recognition to Canadian air ace, George Buer-
Israel but is waiting to see whe- ling, who shot down 31 enemy
planes during the war. The other
ther Britain and France will fol- occupant of the plane was Leon-
low the American and Russian
ard Cohen, of Liverpool.)
_examples first).
A counterattacking Haganah
Charges that Britain supplied force dislodged' the Syrian Army
the Arab countries with guns and from the town of Samakh, key to
ammunition although the British the south Tiberias section, and
were aware of their intention to pushed the invaders farther
invade Israel were made by south, in the opposite direction
Moshe Shertok, Israel's Foreign from their bases.
Minister, in a cable sent from Tel
While awaiting the Arab re-
Aviv to the United Nations.
ply to the cease-fire order of the
The American Zionist Emerg- ITN, to which Israel agreed, Jew-
ency _ Council asked -the U. S. ish forces took the offensive on
Government to deny Britain northern and east central fronts.
funds which aid the Arabs in
their war against Israel.
Israeli Minister to- Prague
PRAGUE (JTA) — Yehud Ub-
Immediate measures to se-
erall was named Israeli Minister
cure the release of all of those
seized by Lebanon from the to Czechoslovakia. During the
war, Uberall represented the
American steamship "Marine
- Carp" were called for by the Jewish Agency in various Balkan
American Zionist Emergency countries.
Sholom Post Enlarges Drive
For GI Clothing for llaganah
Three truckloads of GI clothes already have been
collected by Sholom Post of Jewish War Veterans and
more material is being gathered to be sent to Haganah
in Palestine, it was announced this week.
Ben Chinitz, commander of the post, UN. 4-1964,
and Hyman Safran, former commander of the post,
have issued an appeal to all Detroiters and to other JWV
posts- and local organizations to assist in this effort for
Israel's defense.
Clothing and other articles are being collected.
The chairman of the committee, from whom infor-
mation regarding this project may be secured, is LeO
Panzer, 2015 Gladstone, TY. 7-4521.
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