THE JEWISH NEWS-3 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. 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