History and Aims of the Political Parties in Israel 24-THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 1, 1948 Swedish Royal Grant for Training ORT Instructors NEW YORK, (JTA)—Sixteen 0 k DP instructors from ORT voca- The Sephardim and the Yem- A Bird's-Eye View of the Major Groups Which Will Soon party, which maintains that im- enite groups, represented on the tional schools in Germany are migrants who have come to Council, are also not political receiving instruction in modern Make Their Bids to Israeli Voters Palestine within the last ten or parties in any strict sense. They methods of vocational training at By ELIAHU ben ARMON fifteen years must be given an are, rather, ethnological groups a special four-month seminar With the approach of elections its foreign policy. Its domestic opportunity to take' part in the within the community, of Israel, - under an 80,000 kronen Royal to the constituent assembly of platform advocates the sociali- affairs of the Israeli community. banded together by problems of Grant from the Swedish Govern- the State of Israel, which will zation _ of industry. It was During the Mandate years, it ad- background and language rather ment, World ORT offices an- transform the present govern- formed in 1948 as a result of vocated cooperation 5 with the than by political conviction. The nounced. The grant was specifi- ment into a democratically elec- the merger of Achdut Avedah- British and the Arabs. It believ- ed Sephardim, who come from Med- cally earmarked for advanced ted permanent government, the, Poale Zion and Hashomer Hat- that the aims of Zionism could iterranean countries, represent training in methodology of DP political parties in Israel, their zair. Achdut Avodah had been be realized through large-scale 10 per cent of the Yishuv. The instructors in ORT schools. The policies and their background a left wing offshoot of Mapai immigration, land settlement and Yemenites constitute 5 per cent seminar is being held in Sweden. are of particular interest. Though which merged about a year Jewish self-government. Today of the population of Israel. in many respects these parallel ago"with the left Poale Zion. it has joined with the left wing Rather than vote as independent Zionist parties and organizations Hashomer Hatzair, its partner of General Zionists and the Oved units, they generally join with SUWALKER abroad, they also differ in many in Mapam, was founded by Zioni to form the /"Progressive the larger political parties. Party." - significant ways. The ratio of refugee students in Vienna ORGANIZATION (Copyright, 1948, Independent Jew- • first World War, their strength is frequently in during the The Communist party also re- ish Press Service, Inc.) reverse proportion. Thus while who aimed to put into practice ceived a seat on the State Coun- OF DETROIT the General Zionist organization their socialist ideals in Pales- cil in May, 1948. Until the dis- Theresienstadt Gestapo tine. Its strongest demand was solution of the Comintern- in in the United States is by far the strongest and most numerous for a bi-national (Arab-Jew- 1943, it followed the line of the Chief is Executed WISHES THEIR of all Zionist groups in this ish) independent state in Pal- Comintern which considered PRAGUE (JTA) — Rudolf MEMBERS AND country, General Zionists are estine. To further this end, it Zionism a "tool" of British im- Heindl, Gestapo commandant of LANDSLEIT definitely 'one of the weakest po- urged common trade union or- perialism and opposed the idea lital groups in Israel. The re- ganization of Jewish and Arab of a Jewish National Home. the Theresienstadt concentration alities of the Palestine situation workers. When the Comintern • was dis- camp, was executed in the court- Mizrachi seeks the establish- solved, the Jewish section came yard of the Litomerice prison, during recent decades which put A Happy New Year a premium on those who actual- ment of a state based on ortho- to the conclusion, at its con- two hours after he was found ly helped build he country also dox religious laws. An\offspring vention in May, 1944, that 'it . Executive Board led to the fact tfia• the two labor of this party within Israel is the (the party policy opposing Zion- guilty of a long series of war parties are the, largest and most Hapoel Hamizrachi (Religious ism) was wrong from the point crimes. influential factor in the country. Workers' Organization) which of view of Leninist-Stalinist The -following brief sketches was founded in Jerusalem in national policy." It joined His- will introduce to the reader the 1922. The platform of this party tadrut, and now is - a recognized HARVEY M. DUBIN AGENCY major political groups in Israel is best defined in„its own words: party in Israel. "The most effective method today. WIZO—The Women's Inter- COMPLETE INSURANCE ':.SERVICE- to revive the eternal values Mapai, the Israeli Labor Par- national Zionist Organization— Life, Automobile, Compensation. Plate Glass. Fire, Burglary, ty, is both the largest and the, of the Torah and to apply its is as old as ,the Zionist Organ- Fraud Bonds, Prcfessional Liability, Furs, religious, national and social most influential party in Israel ization itself. It is not, in the Jewelry Hold Up. principles in life, is the crea- today. It holds twelve seats fullest sense, a political party, tion of a religious labor com- in the State Council, and also although it is represented on CAdillat 40554056 845 PENOBSCOT BLDG. monwealth in Eretz Israel .. . contributes the most important the Council, but functions 18 Years' Insurance Experience - A Torah-true Jewish common- officers to the Cabinet: David rather as Hadassah functions, wealth can be established only ben Gurion, Prime Minister . as the social service agency in upon - productive pursuits in and Minister of Defense; F,or- Israel. - Included in its activities agriculture and industry." eign Minister Mosh,: Shertok; are the maintenance of nurser- Minister of the Treasury Elie- The United Zionist-Revision- ies, hospitals and schools. zer Kaplan; and Minister of ists, founded in 1925 by Vladi Communications David Remez. mir Jabotinsky, aim at "the Holding the second largest gradual transformation of Pales- to the leaders of the Government of Israel, the leaders Mr. and Mrs. Joseph number of seats in the Coun- tine into a Jewish Common- cil, although not second in im- wealth under the auspices of an of her armed forces, and the heroic men and women portance, is the General Zion- established Jewish majority op Shiffman and family constituting them. ist Party, which seats seven. both sides of the "Jordan." To Mapam, the United Workers' achieve such a majority the ,Rev- 3266 Richton May you be given the infinite wisdom and strength, Party, although it holds five isionists propose that the Gov- by the Almighty, to continue your leadership of the seats in the Council, is actually erment should establish a coloni- Extend Best Wishes- the second strongest party in zation "regime" which would country of Israel. Israel today. The remaining open the country on both sides for parties in the coalition are the of the Jordan to.F.mass Jewish im- May this year fulfil our obligations to Jews all over the Revisionists, who hold three migration, create a land reserve world, and peace and happiness reign in the newly A Happy New Year seats, the Mizrachi with two for agricultural settlement, and established land of Israel and all over the world. seats, Hapoel Hamizrachi with intloduce a fiscal system which two seats, Poale Agudat Israel would facilitate the economic To all their Relatives Mr. and Mrs. Max Kaplan with two seats, and Aliyah absorption of the immigrants. Hadasha, Sephardim, Yemen- They hold that the demands of 3263 Elmhurst Avenue and Friends ites, Communists, and Women's labor should not be allowed to International Zioiiist Organiza- discourage private investment tion, each represented by one and that labor problems should delegate to the Council. be settled by "compulsory na- Mapai, properly called Miflegat tional arbitration." In vigorous Poale Eretz Israel ("Party of the opposition to the Histadrut, the Workers of Israel"), was founded Revisionists established, in 1934, in 1930 as a result of the merger a labor organization of their own, of two labor parties. Its basic the Histadrut Haovdim Hale- philosophy is that the Jewish umim, (Organization of National community in Israel must be Workers), which rejects the Which serves as Michigan's educational and fund-raising agency for the built concurrently on the prin- theory of class struggle, opposes ciples of Zionism and Socialism. the right of labor to strike, and Mapai membership includes ag- supports the principles of com- ricultural, industrial, and white pulsory labor arbitration. collar workers, as well as mem- Poale Agudat Israel comes (Organization of Jewish Pipneers) bers of collective and cooperat- next in influence in the State ive settlements. Its power is Council. It is composed of the Extends its sincerest greetings . to all Michigan Jews for a based on numbers, on the pio- younger elements of Agudat neer work of its members and Israel, an extremely orthodox its consequent influence on the non-lab-or party. Similar to policies of the Histadrut, Israeli other pioneer groups, it com- ew ear ery General Federation of Labor. bines the social and political The second largest party in the ideas of such groups with strict State. Council today, although observance of religious tradi- Histadrut Campaign Funds make it possible for Israel ncit in the nation, is a non- tion. labor party, the General Zionists. The remaining political parties Histadrut to: This is largely a middle class each hold one seat in the Coun- group. General Zionists believe cil. Aliyah Hadasha is the young- 1. Provide complete medical and hospital care for thousands of newcomers; give in a synthesis of capital, industry est non-laboi- group in Israel. It trade and , vocational training and find productive employment for more than and labor, with equal emphasis was founded at the end of 1942 one-half of all newcomers. • on each. They might be com- 'by the German and Austrian 2. Rebuild the co-operative settlement outposts and important industries destroyed pared to "center" parties of other Settlers' Association. As its name, during Israel's war of liberation; expand and initiate pioneer enterprises vital to countries. Today the two factions "New Immigration," indicates, Israel's economic development. • of this party, which merged in recent immigrants from Central May 1946, have again split. On Europe form the core of this 3. Launch large scale lbw cost housing projects in cities and towns to alleviate August 31, 1948, a new party, Israel's housing shortage. called "The Progressive Party" 4. Strengthen bonds with Arab workers and farmers through social-welfare, educa- was formed of Aliyah Hadasha NEW YEAR GREETINGS tional and economic services. (described below), Oved Zioni TO OUR MEMBERS 5. Continue to supply trained Halutzim to gather in remnants of Jews in Europe (General Zionist Workers) and that part of the General Zion- and Arab countries and- direct their course to Israel; and provide Israel with the AND FRIENDS ist Party which has always rec- discipiined, idealistic manpower and leadership for all vital tasks and responsi- ognized the importance of labor bilities. THE HOME in the growth of Israel, in op- RELIEF SOCIETY position to the more e -conservative The Detroit Histadrut Committee extends heartfelt thanks to the 150 supporting faction represrrting the indus- organizations, to its workers and contributors for helping the 350,000 pioneer mem- Our annual fund raising trialists, individual farmers and bers of the Histadrut in their task of building and securing the free and democratic citrus growers. , Luncheon will be held on State of Israel. Mapam, abbreviation for Mi- Thursday, Oct. 28th- fleget Poalim Meuhedeth, The 12:30—at the Stotler United Workers' Party, ranks second in influence in Israel, Hotel. 13722 LINWOOD PHONE TO. 9-8660 -third in influence in the State ANN BIRK KUPER will present Council. More radical than Ma- (Contributed by Detroit Friends of Histadrut) the play, "THE HEIRESS" pai, it leans toward the East in GREETINGS - THE DETROIT HISTADRUT COMMITTEE HISTADRUT OF ISRAEL V ...Wappy- . " DETROIT HISTADRUT COMMITTEE '