'Humor Wears the Crown' Reviews of Books by Herman Wouk, S. J. Perelman, Mark Feder on Editorial Page. HE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review VOLUME 13—NO. 26 2114 Penobscot Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 of Jewish Events National Income Eqtiity Pledged in Israel Constitution * Story on Page 2 22 34 Detroit 26, Michigan, September 10, 1948 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Israel Fears Washington-Made u ich on Eve of UN Assembly Hebrew Mortar Cements emocracy's Foundation tEL AVIV (JTA) . —Although Count Folke Bernadotte is reported to have blamed the Arabs for breaking the truce in his analysis of. his work an UN mediator, to be subthitted to the UN General Assembly in Paris on Sept. 23, the Jews in Israel are asking whether Washington is preparing a new Munich for Jewry. Even the Foreign Office here is con- siderin.g this possibility on the basis of latest Palestine moves. The question of the American attitude is being considered at Foreign Office discus- sions which opened Tuesday in preparation for the forthcoming UN. Assembly meeting. Eliyahu Epstein and Aubrey Eban figure prominently in these discussions. The Israeli foreign policy now has two main objectives: 1. To acqUire membership in the UN which would symbolize 'final international acceptanCe of the new state; 2. Peace, -which would 'permit Israel to return to constructive efforts. There was some reason to believe that Israel would succeed in gaining admission to the UN, until the recent unsatisfactory letter to Congressman Javits from Bohlen, U. S. State Department official. Israeli spokesmen, however, remain hopefuL On the second point; Jews fear most of all that the world confuses - the present truce with peace. • It is declared that this is not. so because there is an actual war situation, except for the elim- ination of large-scale military maneuvers. It is stated here that Israel can hold out against attrition, but if it continues "chaos would result throughout the Middle East be- cause Arab states are economically and po- litically unprepared for drawn-out maneuv- ers. - TEL. AVIV (JT4).—The Zionist Actions Corn- Jewish spokesmen said that Israel would wittee concluded its session with the election feel better if there were an all-out war be- Olt a new World Zionist Executive from which all members of the Israeli Cabinet were elim- cause then either they would beat the Arabs . inated except Eliezer Kaplan, who was given a decisively or force them into dirct peace ne- seat without a portfolio. gotiations: The latter move is considered pre- Prior to the election of the new,. executive, it ferable, but since British and American lead, was announced that David Ben Gurion, Moshe ers are applying pressure not on Arabs but Shertok, Goldie Meirson, Dr. Itzhak Gruen- -baum, Rabbi Judah L. Fischman 'and Moshe on Israel. This is the most disturbing element Shapiro—all members of the Israeli Cabinet-L-- of the Washington policy for Israel's Foreign had given up :their seats on the executive. They have been replaced by Dr. Israel Goldstein, - Office. General Zionist; Levi Shkolnik, Laborite; Ba- The Jewish Agency adopted a reso- ruch Zuckerman, Laborite; Zerubawel, United Workers ' Party; Zvi Lurie, United Workers lution declaring that it would not longer Party, and Itzhak Werfel, Mizrachi Labor. Ye- huda Gravinsky of the United Workers Party contribute funds for security, military or and Dr. I Schechtman of the Revisionists were political purposes in Israel. The text of elected deputy members and Leon Gelman of Mizrachi as an advisor. resolution reads: The new executive, which now includes rep- "Whereas the state of Israel has been resentatives of the United Workers Party and proclaimed and its Provisional Govern. the Revisionists, will be divided into three ment is now exercising all the functions branches. The American branch will be com- posed of Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, Dr, Emanuel and prerogatives of government and par- Neumann, Dr. Nahum Goldmann, Hayirn Green- ticularly those necessary for the preser. berg, ' Zuckerman, Lurie, Mrs. Rose Halpern vation of life and property generally clas- and Eliahu Stone, with Dr. Schechtman as dep- sified as security and military functions uty member 'in the American branch and Gel- man as advisor to it. as well as the political and governmental - The Jerusalem branch of the executive will functions in the relations of the Israel be composed of Dr. Goldstein, Berl Locker„ Government to all other governMents Kaplan, Shkolnik, Eliahu Dobkin, Moshe Ko- and to the United Nations, now there- lodny, Rabbi Wolf Gold, Werfel, S. Z. Shragai and Zerubawel. Gravinsky will be its deputy fore, be it resolved: • member. Prof. Selig Brodetsky will constitute a "1. That from and after August 1 no one man London branch of the executive. Oart of the funds of the Jewish Agency The American branch of the executive wilt include the economic department, which is will be expended -for security, military charged_ with promoting trade and investment and. political purposes nor for carrying on for Israel. It will also bear responsibility for public, relations among western hemisphere propaganda or otherwiie attempting to countries. It also is expected that Dr. Goldstein influence.legislation; will succeed Kaplan as treasurer of the World WZO Eliminates Israeli Leaders From Executive - Ft . (Continued on Page 9) Zionist Organization. These are just two among thousands treking their way back to school—resuming their Jewish and secular stu.dies. Labor Day ended the vacation for- both the public and Hebrew schools. . September 8 marked the retracing of steps to learning— "along with the democratic American heritage, the heritage of Judaism." All of Detroit's Jewish schools—the seven branches of the United Hebrew Schools, the Yiddish schools, the Yeshivoth—, are enrolling new pupils; and the call to register children in our schools is directed to all parents who owe it to themselves and to their children to educate the youth in accordance with the history, teachings, traditions and values • of Judaism. Preparations are being made by the United Hebrew - Schools to observe the annual traditional Education Month, beginning with Rosh Hashanah. Nationally, Education Month will start on Sept. 15. The National Call to Parents, issued by the American Association for Jewish Education, reads _ . in part: "Without Jewish education, our children will not under- - - stand that when the Hebraic tradition is rejected, the mechanics and the social setting of democracy can be and have been per- verted for the uses of tyranny. Teach them to understand and to be proud that `Hebraic mortar cemented the foundations of American democracy.' "A Jewish school is waiting in your community to serve : you and your family. "Seek it out now." Eddie Cantor Surveys DP's Needs: Eddie Cantor, who is maki Jewish Appeak_ surveyed the needs' of of the $250,000,000 United ing a tour of key .cities in behalf Europe's Jewish displaced persons during a visit a broad .-For the UJA. He is shown on the left with two young children refugees at a JDC transit center in Paris. On the right, he is shown watching Chaim Landman acquire new skill as a cobbler in a workshop maintained with UJA funds. UJA funds finance the Joint Distribution Committee's overseas relief and rehabilitation program, the United Palestine Appeal mass immigration and settlement activities in the State of Israel and the United Service for New Americans refugee adjustment program in the U. S.