Kupat Holim Director to Speak Here
Dec. 30 for Ilistadrut Committee

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Dr. Joseph Mayer, director of
the Histadrut's medical services,
Kupat Holim, chairman of the
Emergency Medical Council es-
tablished by the Government of
Israel to care for medical needs
of the military- and civilian popu-
lation, will address a special
meeting of the Detroit Histadrut
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army during World War I, came
to Palestine in 1922, and prac-
ticed medicine in Lydia,. his pa-
tients being predominately Arab.
Thrdugh his work in some older
agricultural colonies, he gained
first-hand knowledge in treating
rheumatism and has become
known as one of the greatest au-
thorities on tuberculosis in Israel.
He was named medical director
of Kupat Holim in 1929 and has
edited the important Israel year-
book, "Mother and Child."

Predicts Million
New Settlers in
Israel in 10 Years

DR. JOSEPH MAYER
Committee Thursday evenin g,
Dec. 30, in the Labor Zionist
Institute, Linwood near Pasa-
dena.
Dr. Mayer will report on the
medical problems faced in Israel
as a result of the war casualties
and heavy immigration of for-
mer .DP inmates and to explain
how the services of Kupat Holim
and other established medical
services meet the expanded
needs. More than 450,000 Jews
and Arabs are served through
Kupat Holim's network of medi-
cal services.
Dr. Mayer, who served as a
medical officer in the Austrian

NEW YORK (JTA)—The be-
lief that "in the next 10 years
there will be a minimum of 1,-
000,000 new inhabitants in Israel
—not one of whom is now there,"
was expressed by Berl Locker,
chairman of the Jerusalem execu-
tive of the Jewish Agency, ad-
dressing a press conference prior
to his return to Israel.
Reporting on his mission here
—"trying to straighten out the
differences. which have arisen
within the United Palestine Ap-
peal"—Mr. Locker said he was
"confident that the agreement
now reached forms a good basis
for the wholehearted cooperation
of all who are sincerely concerned
with the well-being and progress
of Israel."

Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOYITZ

Resolutions for the New Year 1949
On Rosh Hashanah we traditionally review the cultural and
spiritual attainments of Israel and the responsibilities which face our
people.
The civil New Year provides an opportunity to make important
resolutions—especially in view of the challenges which face us in the
months ahead.
A new era will begin for Israel in. the coming year. The first
national elections will be held in the Jewish State on Jan. 25. A
constitution will be adopted. The displaced persons camps are
about to be liquidated. There is a good chance that the internees
. in Cyprus may be released in 1949.
The rebirth of Israel is inspiring important programs of
action among the Jewries of the world. The study of Hebrew
is becoming more popular. There is a keener interest in all
Jewish affairs. Jews everywhere are anxious • to see_ Israel's
triumphs perpetuated.
There will be challenges to all American citizens during 1949 in
civic and educational fields, in the political sphere, on the inter-racial
and inter-faith fronts.
In order that we may make our greatest contributions to hu-
manity and to Israel in the important year about to be ushered in,
let us resolve that in 1949 we will-
1. Strive not .ily to be fully informed ourselves but also to
make thinking co:L_itdents of our neighbors.
2. Refuse to be misled by witch-hunts and rumors keeping
in view that witch-hunting undermines our democracy and
stupid rumors in the Jewish community harm our Jewish insti-
tutions and inflict injuries upon our self-respect.
3. Battle for the supremacy of the major fund-raising effort
—the United Jewish Appeal—so that this great fund, which
supplies ALL the funds for overseas relief and at least 90 per
cent of the money needed for Israel's upbuilding should not be
harmed by unnecessary competitive efforts.
4. Stop being misdirected by every appeal in the name of
Israel—keeping in view that you can't continue splitting a single
log into splinters and expect also to retain full-fashioned lumber.
5. Insist upon responsible action in our communities and de-
mand an accounting of funds collected from you for Israel—remem-
bering that to take things for granted encourages unnecessary
duplications in efforts already achieved by our major funds.
6. Seek unity within our ranks and avoid spreading false
information which might tend to undermine faith in our own work.
7. Let our voices be heard in defense of justice and aim to
advance the cause of truth and decency—in the best interests of all
people and of America.
8. Strive to enroll every Jewish boy and girl into a Jewish
school, so that our children should not grow up in ignorance of
their traditions.
9. Take an interest in local institutional affairs and help retain
the democratic character of our community through active partici-
pation in Jewish movements.
10. Resolve at all times to keep discussion of Jewish issues
on a high level, worthy of our place in the community as Jews and
as American citizens.
11. Draw the line between petty causes and quarrels, . and
worthy discussions, recognizing the need for some semblance of com-
munity cooperation.
12. Refrain from being influenced by demagogues who
would split our ranks because they are themselves misled by
petty objectives.
13. Realize, when silly appeals are made to organizational
loyalties, that the COMMUNITY stands above parties, since it
includes ALL parties.
These can be multiplied a hundred-fold—but how about sticking
to a few which would unite the community?
By way of emphasis on proper community building, this Com-
mentator desires to share with his readers the following expressions
on "Two Kinds of People" by an anonymous writer in the Free
Synagogue (N.Y.) Weekly Bulletin:
There are two kinds of people who inhabit our town
The "workers" who build, while the "shirkers" tear down.

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It takes courage and tact to head a committee.
And all will agree that it is a great pity

That a small group of "shirkers" will look very wise
As they sit by the sidelines and oft criticize.

Take heart all you "workers" for to lead takes a brain
While a boor or a fool can ably defame..

Don't be discouraged, for accomplishments great
Were not made by critics or folks who debate.

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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, December 24, 1948

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FCC Investigation
Of Richards Case
Praised by Council

M a j or Jewish organizations
have commended the Federal
Communications Commission for
its action in ordering a public
hearing on allegations that G. A.
Richards, president and controll-
ing stockholder of radio station
KMPC in Los Angeles, WJR in
Detroit, and WGAR in Cleveland,
gave instructions to staff to slant
news broadcasts, so as to reflect
his personal views.
In a letter from the National
Community Relations Advisory
Council, central coordinating and
policy-formulating agency for the
American Jewish Committee,
American Jewish Congress, Anti-
Defamation League, Jewish La-
bor Committee, Jewish War Vet-
erans, Union of American He-
brew Congregations, and 26 re-
gional, state and local Jewish
community organizations in all
parts of the country, FCC was
commended for acting "in -a way
to merit public confidence in it
as the steward of fairness and
honesty in the field of radio news
broadcasting." Among the con-
stituents of the NCRAC are the
Detroit, Cleveland and Los An-
geles Jewish Community Coun-
cils.
FCC had ordered the hearing
for Nov. 15, after an investiga,
tion, to sift charges that Richards
had ordered the staffs of the
radio stations which he controlled
to broadcast false or biased news
items and to broadcast editorial
matter as news, and that he had
caused disciplinary action to be
taken against employees who re-
fused to carry out his directives.
In its letter, the National Com-
munity Relations Advisory Coun-
cil set forth that its constituent
organizations are concerned with
the fostering of better ' human
relations and the eradication of
racial prejudice and discrimina-
tion; and for this reason, will
follow the proceedings in t h e
Richards case with the closest
attention.
The text of the letter to FCC
follows:

"The National Community Relations
Advisory Council is the central co-
ordinating and policy - formulating
agency for six national Jewish organi-
zations—American Jewish Committee,
American Jewish Congress, Anti-Defa-
mation League of .Bnai Brith, Jewish
Labor Committee, Jewish War Vet-
erans of the U. S., and Union of
American Hebrew Congregations, and
twenty-six regional, state and local
Jewish community organizations, in-
cluding community councils in Cleve-
land, Detroit and Los Angeles. All of
these organizations pursue programs
designed to foster better human rela-
tions and to eradicate the evils of
religious and racial prejudice and dis-
crimination. Accordingly, we are deep-
ly interested and• concerned in the
matter of radio stations Icl\IPC in Los
Angeles, WJR in Detroit, and WGAR
in Cleveland (your docket No. 9193)
which currently is before the Com-
mission.
"We desire to express our com-
mendation of the Commission for its
action of November 12, 1948. in order-
ing a public hearing in this matter.
The allegations that G. A. Richards,
while an of4"
z-nd principal stock-
holder of 1 -
,-_•er.f,ees of the named
radio stations, issued directives or in-
structions to give biased presentations
of news, to broadcast false news, to
give editorial comment. the color of
news reporting, to discriminate against
certain political parties and in favor
of Mr. Richards' personal views, must
be thoroughly probed. Only in this
way can the public be properly pro-
tected against the harmful exploita-
tion of one of our most important
media of communication. The Com-
mission, in proceeding to a full in-
vestigation of those allegations, has
acted in a way to merit public confi-
dence in it as the steward of fairness
and honesty in the field of radio
news broadcasting.
"We shall follow. the proceedings in
this matter with the „greatest atten-
tion, and we will be most grateful if
you will keep us informed as closely
as possible of developments in the
case. "

101,000 Arrive in Israel
Since Partition Day

JERUSALEM (Palcor) — S. Z.
Shragai of the Jewish Agency's
immigration department disclos-
ed at a press conference here
that 101,000 immigrants have ar-
rived in Israel since the General
Assembly's partition decision last
Nov. 29. He said 3,600 immigrants
are expected from Romania and
3,000 from Germany next month,
and that the Jewish Agency
hoped to build 150 new settle-
ments during the next year, most
of them to be populated by new
arrivals, and expressed hope that
the Jewish population of Israel
would reach the million mark by
the end of the year.

Ann Liepah Describes Reconstruce(m
Of War-Torn Kibbutz in the Negev

Impressions of recent events in
Israel, particularly the resump-
tion of normal peacetime living,
have been received in letters
froth former Detroiter Ann Liep-
ah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Liepah of Hazelwood Ave.,
who is working in public rela-
tions at the W'eizmann Institute
in Israel.
Miss Liepah formerly worked
with the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee, caring for Displaced Per-
sons in Europe.
"The last few days have been
very exciting," Miss Liepah
wrote. "On Thursday I rushed
down with a group of corres-
pondents to Beer-Sheba. Sixteen
leading Sheiks from the three
largest Beduin tribes in Palestine
brought a petition to Beer-Sheba,
requesting to be taken in as
citizens of the Jewish: State. The
Sheiks were entertained at a
Beduin-style lunch by the offi-
cers in Beer-Sheba.
"It was my first long trip
through the Negev — miles and
miles of sand and waste land
and every once in a while a.
patch of green, well-developed
land which was a Kibbutz. Some
of these Kibbutzim were very
badly destroyed, but for the most
part they stood up very well
under the months of constant
shelling and fighting.
"We passed one Kibbutz where
the people had just returned aft-
er having left the place at the
beginning of June. They were
digging through the rubble try-
ing to identify the bodies and
bones. In the background some
people were already attempting
to clean and rebuild. Odd—they
found one book from their li-
brary.
"The book was very badly
charred and burned but the
letters on the first page were
still very clear. It said—And
your cities shall be destroyed
and you shall return and re-
build.' An amazing sight.
"Saturday was a really excit-
ing day. Leonard Bernstein was
giving a concert in Beer-Sheba
—the city in which Abraham was
supposed to have lived some
3000 years ago—a concert being

given by an . all Jewish orchestra
conducted by a Jewish conduct*,
or playing George Gershwin.
"It was a fantastic sight. About
3000 soldiers attended the con.
cert. They sat about on the roofs
of the Arab mud huts, on the
sand hills, on stones • and on
benches. The sun was just be-
ginning to set and the outlines
against the sky gave one a feel-
ing of unreality. I had a feel-
ing of historic excitement. It
was a wonderful experience."

Morgenthau Pleads
For Release of
Cyprus Detainees

NEW YORK—In an earnest ap..
peal "to let my people go;" - Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., general
man of the $250,000,000 .United.
Jewish Appeal, called on Prime
Minister Clement Attlee of Great
Britain urging immediate action
by his government to release the
11,000 Jews confined in British
internment camps on Cyprus. -
Morgenthau made public cables
that he sent to Attlee and Win-
ston Churchill on the question of
the Cyprus refugees:
Declaring that "their only
crime is that they are Jews who
escaped death at the hands of
Hitler and sought to find life
among their own people in
Israel," Morgenthau charged that
"those men, women and some
600 babies have been subjected
to the most inhuman forms of
degradation.
"At this time of the year, when
the entire world is seeking to
give proper expression to t h
spirit of brotherhood," the for-
mer Secretary of the Treasury
cabled the British Prime Minis..
ter, "I address this earnest alp.-
peal to you to let my people go.*
Morgenthau added that "if the
British people could see the in-
tolerable conditions under which
the Cyprus refugees live, they
would demand that the refugees
be freed to leave for Israel at
once."

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright. 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Domestic Affairs

A long-standing conflict between the members of the Jewish.
Agency executive in Jerusalem and those in the United States has
finally been settled to the satisfaction of the American members ...
The conflict developed over the jurisdiction of the American branch
'of the Jewish Agency . Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, Dr. Emanuel
Neumann and other U. S. members of the Jewish Agency executive
insisted that nothing should be done- by the Jerusalem branch in the
United States over the head of the American executive . . . They
demanded that the American branch be considered the supreme
authority over Zionist issues in the United States . . . In other words
they wanted complete autonomy in matters concerning supervision
of Zionist activities in this country and the work conducted on
American soil to help in the development of Israel . . . This demand -
arose as a result of the Jerusalem branch's addressing communica-
tions -to groups in this country directly, sometimes even without
prior consultation with the American section of the executive .
For a while it looked as though there might be a serious breach
between the Jewish Agency leaders in New York and the head-
quarters of the Agency in" Jerusalem . • Some members of the
American section even indicated that they might resign, if Jerusalem
continued to ignore their request ... It reached a point where some
of the leading members of the American section of the executive
were inclined not to participate in UPA negotiations with the JDC
for the renewal of the United Jewish Appeal for the coming year .
Now the matter has been settled completely with the announcement
by the Jerusalem executive giving the fullest rights to the American
section . . . The latter has now been entrusted "with full responsi.
bility for representing, guiding and supervising all activities on
behalf of the Zionist movement on the American scene" . . . Thus,
Dr. Silver and his group again 'emerged victorious from a battle
which was this time conducted in great secrecy, but which could.
have ended with 131 mty of noise.

Behind the Scenes

Believe it or not, but the' Council of Jewish Federations and,.
Welfare Funds is now already thinking in terms of Jewish needs in
1975 ... This is due to a report by the U. S. Bureau of the Censul
predicting changes in thew general population in this country by 1975.
that have strong implications for planners of Jewish community'
organization . . . The report foresees a decrease in the population'.
growth, a large increase in the older age groups and little change in
the number of children and youths . . . Looking at the implications
of • these trends, the Council of Jewish Federations notes that the
aging population will need expanded programs by family services,„
community centers, hospitals and homes for aged . . . It also draws
attention to the fact that immigration, or rather the immigration
quota, will have its effect on the growth and age composition of the •
Jewish population in this country . . . Unless immigration is in-
creased, the present programs of Jewish social agencies will definite-
ly be affected . . . Incidentally, other studies made in various cities
reveal that the annual birth rate among Jews in the United States
is 30 per cent lower than that of non-Jews . .. These studies also
reveal that intermarriage is constantly increasing in New York and
that this seems to be the case also in other cities . . . Intermarriage
occurs more frequently in the case of Jewish men than women, and
the non-Jewish spouse is more often a Protestant than a Catholic
... The Jews have a longer span of life than members of non - Jewish
groups.

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