Hebrew Schools' Midrasha To Start Sessions Nov. 4 The opening sessions of the Midrasha (College of Jewish Studies) of the United Hebrew Schools will take place on Thurs- day, Nov. 4, at 7:15 p.m. The Midrasha will provide pro- fessional training to young men and women who wish to prepare for Hebrew teaching as a voca- tion. It will also serve as a me- dium through which graduates of a Hebrew secondary school will be able to continue their Jewish studies in order to obtain a better understanding and ap- preciation of the life, literature and institutions of the Jewish people through the study of the sources of • J u d a i s m. SpeCial courses will be offered to any group who may be interested in furthering their Jewish Educa- tion. Qualifications for admission for the Teachers Training School will be granted to persons Who grad- uated from a Hebrew School of recognized standing (or its equiv- alent) and holding a certificate of graduation from a secular High School. Students who are not candi- dates for a diploma may enroll for one or more courses in each quarter in accordance with their interests. The scholastic year will be divided into three quarters: The Autumn Quarter will be- gin Nov. 4. The Winter Quarter will be- gin Jan. 13, 1949. The Spring Quarter will be- gin March 24, 1949. Classes will be held at the Rdse Sittig Cohen Bldg. at 13226 Law- ton on Sunday and Thursday. from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 7:15 to 10 p.m. respectively. In the first quarter, the follow- ing courses will be offered: Bible, Literature, Grammar and Com- position, History, Education, Mus- ic and the Arts. Registration is n o w taking place. For further informartion call TO.' 8-0063. Peron Praises Efforts Of Jewish Policeman BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Solo- mon Wasserman, a Jewish police officer of this city, was singled out for praise by President Juan Peron for his contribution to the discovery of a plot against him. DAIA, central representative body of Argentine Jewry, con- demned the attempted plot and celebrated its frustration by send- ing flowers to Senora Peron. It has been established that anti- Jewish and anti-government leaf- lets are being printed . and dis- tributed by a splinter group of the right-wing Alianza Libera- tadora Nacionalista which does not support the policies of the Peron government. Purely Commentary By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ On the •Eve of the Election: Don't Worry About America We are on the eve of one of the most important elections in our history. A party that has held power for 16 years is challenged by the other major political group and a royal battle is in progress. Whichever way the election ends, the people of America need not worry. Our future is secure as long as the people retain their passion for freedom. By continuing to be a libertarian nation, we force even most reactionary public servants to do the right thing. Many elected officials err—some too frequently--but the foundation of America remains secure as long as the spirit of America is rooted in the ideals of the Founding Fathers. In some quarters, there are fears that the injection of racial and religious issues will mar the spirit of this great land. Three months before the national election, L. M. Birkhead, the able direc- tor of Friends of Democracy, wrote in his organization's newspaper, Friends of Democracy's Battle: "For the first time in our history we have a sharply defined movement representing the extreme Right and another repre- senting the extreme Left. "The Dixiecrats represent a sort of native American Fascism which follows a pattern reminiscent of Fascism abroad. Henry Wallace's Progressive Party, on the other hand, is dominated by the Communists and in consequence represents a foreign ideology. "Now the Dixiecrats propose to save us from the Wallaceites and the Reds, while. the Wallaceites propose to save us from the Dixiecrats and F isin. Democracy in America will be finished when and if thi.: .:ogntry is 'saved' by either of the extremes. Both would regiment us; both Would suppress dissident opinion; both would end government 'by the people'." This was the first "fear" expressed in the 1948 political cam- paign. Then came an avalanche of exposes of possible other dangers. Gerald L. K. Smith was portrayed as a "menace." He tried to cap- ture sentiment at both the Democratic and Republican conventions,— and, of course, failed; whereupon he organized his own party and became the "anti-Semitic candidate." The American Jewish Com- mittee's publication, The Home Front, carried an item that: "Agnes Waters also appeared at the Democratic convention and walked down the aisle of the hall, shrieking anti-Semitic slogans until escorted to an exit by an official." George Seldes' "In Fact" also acted a bit panicky about the entire issue. It charged that "the nation's anti-Semites received a warm reception at the recent Dixiecrat convention, and despite the statement by the South's candidate for President, Gov. Thurmond of South Carolina, that he does not want the support of G. L. K. Smith. a key Smith aide is playing a prominent role in the Southern While the extremists' appeals may have some bearing on the final result in the election, by diversion of votes from one party or another, it is quite certain that the views we have just quoted represent unjustified fears. There are always fringes on the political scene which give the appearance of "dangers" but which finally emerge as tempests in teapots. This, in our view, is what has happened to the fears of our good friend Birkhead and those of the Jewish civic-protective movements. There is, however, another issue: that of Israel. While both major parties are on record in support of the Jewish State, unfriendly people have attempted to give the impression that Jews are threat- ening to use their ballots, one way or another, in this election. Noth- ing is farther from the truth. Even the pompous appearance on the scene of Lessing Rosenwald, in his role as president of the Council for ,Judaism, does not lend credence to such claims. Mr. Rosenwald, assuming the role of interpreter of morality in politics, sent a tele- gram to four Presidential candidates to call their attention to the "self-evident fact that no organization of Jews and no individual Jew can speak for all Jews in the United States on the Bernadotte plan, or any other issue." It was another- way of dragging a Jewish issue into the political campaign and of injecting the problems of the unfavorable and undesirable Bernadotte report into the discussions. Rosenwald forgot that Israel does have the right to speak on the Bernadotte report and that Israel's friends have the right to act—as Dr. W. C. Lowdermilk and others have done—in indi- cating how unfair that proposal is. Of course, the enemies of Israel are using the equal right of plugging for the Bernadotte plan—that's why we know them as enemies of Israel, even if the Jew Rosenwald has aligned himself with them. But to inject this issue into the political battle is a pieCe of bad business and is not too honorably American. In the long run, Jews will vote as Americans, as members of the parties of their choice-and they will *exert influence on all damaging plans like Bernadotte's. The two major parties are pledged to assure the security of Israel. Now—and after the election we claim the right of insisting on the inviolate character of these pledges. We reserve the right to challenge those who would convert promises into political bluffs. And when it is all over we shall have either a re-elected President or a• new President, and all of us will work harmoniously to keep America secure, great and honorable— and the defender of the great tradition of all peoples' right to freedom. 2 — THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 29, 1948 Weizmann Message in Israel Picture Diary "Israel Today: 5709: New Pic- ture Book," is a complete calen- dar diary for both the Hebrew and English years, starting with Rosh Hashanah. As the title im- plies, it is more than a diary: it I is a pictorial record of Israel's achievements and the .accomplish- ments of the Jewish pioneers. Every aspect of Jewish • life in Israel is shown in the excellent photographs in this picture_ calen- dar diary. . . Nachum T. Giclal is the au- thor of the book-- which was ,pub.; lished by• R. J. Birnback Associ- ates, 37 W. 43rd St., . New York 18. The book opens with a message from Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, who states in part: . is united "All of Israel .. in one overpowering desire: to create a model democracy, a re- public such as we have witnessed in Switzerland and the United States, and such as Thomas G. Masaryk envisioned for Czecho- slovakia. "Not all Jews will live in Israel, nor can live • there. But remember that there are more Swiss people living outside of Switzerland than within Swiss borders. Remember that more Irish live outside of Eire than in it. I am convinced that the Jews scattered around the globe, and all those who believe in the last- ing vitality of democracy, will find ways to help us to defend our democratic republic so that we shall be able to create a pros- perous, happy and peaceful , na- tion. "We go forward. The ideal of American freedom is the North Star for our republic. The wand- ering Jew has come at last to his own land. No power on earth will be able to destroy our coun- try. In our hearts we know that the State of Israel will live for- ever." This splendid calendar also re- produced the text of the Declara- tion of the Establishment of the State of Israel. The legends un- der all the photographs combine to make a most interesting vol- ume. Schauer Visits 'Beth Arlazarofil Israel Hall Built by Detroiters MORRIS L. SCHAVER (center), Detroit labor Zionist and His. tadrut leader, is shown here visiting the Community Hall "Beth Arra- zaroff" in the collective urban community Efal, in Israel, together with two members of the colony. The Efal Community Hall was named in honor of the Arlazaroff Jewish National Workers Alliance Branch of Detroit which supplied the funds to build this and other Histadrut institutions in Israel, Arlazaroff Branch, whose president is Harry Schumer, recently was acclaimed the outstanding Farband group in this country for its notable achievements in fund-raising and labor Zionist activities. Arlazaroff Branch will hold its annual dinner Sunday, Oct. 34 at Lachar's Hall on Dexter Blvd. Rabbi Morris Adler will be the gu est speaker. Histadrut Leaders Here From Israel in Behalf of Nationwide Labor Drive ' .Education Association To Honor Its Founders - The American Association for Jewish Education will honor a group of its founders at a dinner to be tendered by the Associa- tion's New York Chapter on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Founders Fund of the As- sociation, Oct. 31. The dinner will climax a three-day meeting of the Association's board of :gover- nors, including more than 100 communal leaders from all parts of the country. Oct. 29 to 31, at Hotel Biltm- - Tew York. Israeli Delegates here for the $10,000,000 Histadrut drive are, Those who \\Ili be honored at left to right: CAPTAIN YAAKOV WAYLAND of Negba; CAPTAIN the dinner are: Michael A. Stavitsky, president of ABRAHAM AREST, Jerusalem; MRS. YEHUDITH GINSBERG, Jere* the American Association, and Israel salern; ABRAHAM HAFT, Degania Bet. S. Chipkin, executive director; Frank Cohen of New York; .Jacob H. Cohen of New York; Samuel H. Daroff of Philadelphia; Hon. Mark Eisner of New York; Dr, H. J. Ettlinger of Austin, Tex.; Jacob Feldman of Dallas, Tex.; Nathan H. Friedman of Boston; Frank GarSOn of Atlanta, Ga.; Harold J. Goldenberg of Minneapolis; Harry H. Liebovitz• of New York; Philip M. Lo'vn of Lewiston, Maine; Samuel Rosenthal of Cleveland, 0.; Sol Satin- sky of Philadelphia; Samuel S. Schneierson of New York; Bernard Semel of New York, and Isador S. Turover, Washington, D.C. See Harm to Unity in New Argentinian Group BUENOS AIRES (JTA)— DAIA, central Jewish represent- ative body in Argentina, issued a statement criticizing the estab- lishment of the "Institut° Judio Argentine de Cultura Informa- tion," a new Jewish group which announced the defense of Jew- ish rights in Argentina as its principal aim. In its statement the DAIA points out that the formation of the new organization "is harm- ful to the unity of the Jewish community." It emphasizes that the DAIA is the only legitimate representative of the community authorized to conduct the kind of activities which the "Institu- to" has included in its program. . Between You and Me By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright. 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) The Political Pot Prior to latest political developments, American Zionist leader- ship began to feel that it now makes no difference whether the Presi- dential candidates do or do not make. any promises on Israel ... They feel that Israel will solve its immediate problems by itself, with or without statements from Washington or Albany ... They are some- what worried about Secretary Marshall's attitude at the United Na- tions, since Marshall seems to be the "boss" for the time being on the American stand on Palestine ... They also consider it significant that at a reception given by Israeli Foreign Minister Shertok for members of UN delegations, Marshall was absent, while John Foster Dulles was present . . . It is known that the two do not see eye-to-eye on the Palestine issue, especially with regard to the Bernadotte recoup. mendations. I am not in the habit of saying "I told you so," but it was in this colunm weeks ago that I drew attention to the role which Robert McClintock, -a junior official of the State Department, has played in influencing Bernadotte's recommendations . . . The full story, which was just revealed in UN circles in Paris, was known to interested groups in this country some time ago. * * The Home Front Proposals made by Jewish publishers that the English-Jewish press in this country take a stand—outright—for or against some of the Presidential candidates were opposed by Philip Slomovitz, prey dent of the American Association of English-Jewish'Newspapers In a circular letter Slomovitz notified all members of the Association that there is a tradition in English-JeWish journalism to steer dew . This tradition, he s= of controversy in Presidential elections gested, should be continued, regardless of the publishers' per sentiments.... Most of the publishers. support Slornovitz's stand.