Ben Gurion Pledges Support
To Israeli Manufacturers
TEL AVIV, (JTA)- Premier I number of resolutions outlining
David Ben Gurion, in a message the demands of businessmen on
to the biennial conference of the the government.
Primarily, the association de-
Manufacturers Association of Is-
rael, promised government sup- cided to call on the government
port for industry and voiced the to revise the present customs
hope that Israeli industrialists schedule, to halt the importation
will utilize all opportunities re- of goods which are also manufac-
sulting from the creation of the t ured in Israel and o organize
labor exchanges. It agreed to
Jewish state.
L. Shenkar, president of. the peg prices on condition that
association, reviewing the prob- wages, transportation and other
lems of industry in the Jewish costs to the manufacturers also
state, asserted that the greatest be frozen.
It was learned in high govern-
need at present is for increased
exports and emphasized that mental • circles that Israel will
there are good prospects for mar- purchase between $200,000,000
keting Israel's products overseas, and $240,000,000 worth of sup-
especially woolens, textiles. ray- plies abroad during 1949. It was
ons, household articles, pharma- emphasized in these same circles
ceuticals, citrus by-products, lea- that Israel's trade would not be
ther goods, electrical items and linked with either the western
candies. Shenkar urged the gov- or eastern blocs. It was pointed
ernment to purchase goods only out that since Israel is short on
from those countries willing to foreign exchange it will seek
barter arrangements with all na-
buy Israeli goods in exchange.
Dr. Israel Goldstein, newly- tions which will enter into such
elected treasurer of the Jewish agreements and which have
Agency, told the meeting that in goods which Israel needs.
order to promote technical effic-
A new settlement-"Bustan
iency in Israel's industry, it was Hagalil" has been established
necessary to introduce modern in western Galilee by the Jew-
and more efficient merchandising ish Agency's private enterprise
methods.
department, it was announced.
Asserting that the absorption of Some 80 families, the majority
between 20,000 and 25,000 immi- of whom are immigrants from
grants monthly is already costing Romania who spent some time in
$480.000.000 annually, Dr. Gold- the Cyprus detention camps. will
stein said that permanent ab- bultivate orange groves and veg-
THE JEWISH NEWS-3
Friday, December 31, 1948
Historical Society Offers
$500 in Prizes for Essays
NEW YORK-President Tru- forward stride in the develop-
man lauded the Jewish Theologi- ment of a great University of
Historians, rabbis, writers and cal Seminary of America as "a Judaism in America."
broadening
f th e e p sb h-
The founding of the new Uni-
a host of others in the professions
versity, according to the Presi-
urn dfearcsttoarn di ni n
m
i ca °
of
and arts have signified their in- l faith and the Jewish
in dent. stands as an example of the
tention of entering the essay con- a letter which was made public Seminary's leadership in "integ-
test of the American Jewish His- last week by the acting president rating the great tradition of
torical Society, according to of the Seminary, Dr. Simon Israel into the framework of our
Rabbi Isidore S. Meyer, librarian Greenberg, at the semi-annual democratic life."
of the Society. The contest, which meeting of the institution's board
closes Sept. 30, 1949, is the first of overseers.
Beigin Returns to Israel
such undertaking in the 56-year
NEW YORK (JTA) - Mena-
In congratulating the Seminary
history of AJHS, which is now on the forthcoming dedication in chem Beigin, former Irgun Zvai
under sponsorship of the National Los Angeles of a University of Leumi commander in Israel, who
Jewish Welfare Board.
Judaism, which will be conduct- returned to Tel Aviv by air, ex-
AJHS is offering cash prizes ed as the Seminary's West Coast pressed the hope in a farewell
totaling $500 for the best essays branch, President Truman said: statement that Israel will he
on a subject dealing with Amer-
"It is important to note that given all possible aid by the
ican Jewish history.
this institution has made another United States.
SEMI-ANNUAL
Clearance
SA LE
sorption of new arrivals will be etable gardens.
made possible by economic plan-
ning.
large - scale
irrigation. British Jews Consider
hydro-electric and other public
utility projects, agricultural de- Imposition of Sanctions
velopment and industrial expan- For Community Benefit
sion.
Reliable sources asserted that
LONDON (JTA) - A proposal
the United States headed the list that the Jewish community con-
of countries which recently had sicier imposing sam:tions against
offered to enter into substantial Jews who damage the commun-
STARTS SUNDAY, JAN UARY 2ND
trade relations with Israel. Ad- . ity's good name was discussed
vantageous trade terms had also
been advanced by Britain, Ar-
gentina. Mexico, Australia, The
Netherlands, Denmark and Bel-
gium, it was reported. The ma-
jority of those nations. it was
added, were willing to buy cit-
here at a meeting of the Board
of Deputies of British Jews. The
discussion
lion
with was held in connec-
a bribery scandal in
British public life involving high
Labor Government officials and
rus products from Israel in part financial operators, including a
number of Jews.
payment of the exports.
Speaking before the Lynskey
• The Association adopted a
Parliamentary Tribunal of In-
quiry, which is investigating the
Sternist Swears innocence
In Bernadotte Assassination
scandal, Attorney General Sir
Hartley Shawcross said: "There
are some who think that some
of the matters under investiga-
TEL AVIV (JTA)- Sternist Lion here involve some reflection
chief Nathan Friedman-Yellin has
on the Jewish community. That
sworn that he never issued an or- is an unfortunate and,
I submit,
der to assinate the late Count an unjustified impression." He
Folke Bernadotte nor does he
know of any Stenist meeting ev-
er even discussing such a possi-
bility. His dramatic statement
was made before a military
court in Acre which is now trying
him as leader of an illegal ter-
rorist organization.
added that "it is neither helpful
nor relevant to say whether or
not witnesses took the oath with
hats on." Shawcross was refer-
ring here to the coverage of a
number of British newspapers
which have been attacked for the
anit-Jewish manner in which
During the testimony the they have reported the day-by-
Sternist leader said that while day developments in the inquiry.
Bernadotte's death may have The central figure in the in-
done the country military harm.
he was "sorrier for every child vestigation is Sidney Stanley, a
killed in Jerusalem because the financier and business man, who
Holy City was starved and shelled admitted giving presents to goy-
because of Bernadotte who was ernment officials. During the
the chief of a very partial truce course of the Lynskey Tribunal's
commission a n d imperialism's hearings, it was revealed that
agent." Asked about Sternist deportation orders on•charges of
courts which condemned "trait- fraud had been issued against
ors" to death and about the fact Stanley in 1933, but could not be
that the Sternists publicly label- served because he had changed
led Premier David Ben Gurion his name from Solomon Koshy-
and other ministers as "traitors," zcky. When he was located it was
Friedman-Yellin said that in this impossible to send him back to
case sentence was never carried Poland because of the war, a wit-
ness told the Tribunal.
out.
A degree of anti-Semitism is
The trial reached its climax
when the prosecution charged believed to have been stirred up
that the Stern Group and the by the inquiry in which some of
"Fatherland Front" are one and the witnesses involved - in ap-
same organization. The parent attempts to bribe or in-
Fatherland Front claimed re- fluence government officials -
sponsibility for the assassination have been Jewish financiers.
None of the ministers or govern-
of Count Bernadotte.
ment officials involved are Jew-
The prosecutor quoted from ish. One of the reported effects
Sternist and Fatherland Front of the trial is that the Conserva-
pamphlets which were published tive Party has asked Commander
at the same time and which Ashy: Lincoln, a Jew with an ex-
dealt with the same subjects. cellent war record, to withdraw
The prosecutor told the Acre his candidacy in East Harrow
military court, where Friedman- because the party feels that it is
Yellin and his aide, M. Schmule- inadvisable to have a Jew as its
vitz, are being tried on charges candidate at the present time.
Sternists themselves.
4,000 Arrive at Haifa
HAIFA, (JTA) -Some 4.000
refugee immigrants arrived here
this week-end. Twenty Mizrachi
leaders from London arrived at
Tel Aviv on a plane.
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