President Truman to Honor President. Weizmann Read Predictions by Smolar on Page 2 VOLUME 14—NO. 17 HE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review 2114 Penobscot Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 of Jewish Events Detroit 26, Michigan, January 7, 1949 Truman and Jacobson: An American Partnership Read Interesting Story by David Schwartz on Page 4 , 34 4:00. 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Israel May Ask UN to Regard ritain as Arabs' Active II (Direct Teletype Wires by JTA and Jewish News Special Correspondents) $150,000,000 Raised by UJA In 4, 950 Communities in '48 A record total of more than $150,000,000 was raised during 1948 by the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine in what was the greatest campaign in the history of private philanthropy, it was announced Sunday by William Rosenwald, Herman L. Weisman and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, national UJA chairmen. The announcement stated that the 1939 drive "established a new level of giving for any non-governmental humanitarian or relief campaign in the history of the United States." Campaigns in behalf of the UJA were conducted in 4,950 cities, towns and villages with more than 1,000,000 Jewish con- tributors, and in scores of communities substantial contributions also were received from Christians. The UJA chairmen stated that a detailed report on the re- - sults of last year's drive would be presented at the 1949 National Conference of the United Jewish' Appeal, which will meet in Atlantic City next Wednesday and Thursday, to map plans for the 1949 campaign on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee, United Palestine Appeal and United Service for New Americans, the agencies which derive their funds from the UJA. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed the hope that when the . Security Council convenes again Great Britain will be declared an interested) party and an active ally of the Arabs in the war against the Jewish State, Palcor reported to The Je*ish News. The Foreign Ministry statement was in reference to reports from Washington that Britain's Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, had transmitted to U. S. Uri- dersecretary of State Robert Lovett, through his Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks, a blunt warning of all-out British military involvement in the Arab war against Israel in order to save the Egyptians from a complete rout in the Negev. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency's teletype report to The Jewish News on Tuesday reported from Tel Aviv that Yigal Yadin, Israel's army chief of operations, warned the Egyptians that if they use gas in the Negev they will "deeply regret it." The warning came after the Egyptians had made accusations to UN Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Wil- liam Riley, that Israelis used a "choking" variety of gas against them at Faluja. Yadin promptly denied the charge and branded it as false for three possible reasons: 1. Egyptians, out of despair, are preparing the ground for their own use of gas; 2. they are inventing a story as an excuse for their defeat in the field; 3. Faluja's commander invented the story to give the Egyptian high command an excuse for a new attempt to relieve , the Faluja garrison. Yadin deClared: "If the first assumption is correct, it would compel us to take action that would make the Egyptian commanding officer regret the day he tried to fool Acting Mediator Riley or ourselves.. None of our weapons use anything even resembling gas. Addressing a reception for foreign enlisted men in the Israeli army, Prime Min- ister David Ben-Gurion stated in Tel Aviv Tuesday that signs are visible that peace may come soon. He declared that difficult domestic and external tasks confront Israel. Suez Canal Zone's Security Affects Bevin's Actions LONDON (JTA).—Foreign Minister Bevin Tuesday morning told his Cabinet that Israelis have occupied two main Egyptian air bases on the Sinai Peninsula. The bases are understood to be Rafah on the Israeli Egyptian border and El Arish 30 miles in- side Egypt on the road toward the Suez Canal, which is 100 miles away. El Arish is the main base and headquarters for the Egyptian air forces used in the. Palestine in- vasion and the base which Britain wanted for her own troops during recent • British- Egyptian treaty talks: It is believed that th-e nature of this and other information presented by Mr. Bevin is causing even those C abinet members who are friendly to Israel to Support the anti- Israeli British:Foreign Minister: Certain dispositions are being made of the'British forces in the Suez Canal Zone and further communication of great. importance is being sent to the Egyptian government. The exact steps taken by the British government will to some extent - be dependent on the Security\ Council, but it is believed in London that Britain will take unilateral action to aid Egypt and to secure the Suez Canal Zone if the Security Council fails to restrain Israel. Five Injured During Bombing of Jerusalem JERUSALEM (JTA),--Five persons were injured when an unidentified plane re- ' portedly an Egyptian craft which approached Jerusalem from the direction. of Ramallah, dropped several bombs in the Jerusalem area and escaped under cover of darkness before Israeli . ack-ack could go into action. JeruSalem was alerted for 35 minutes. Histadrut Opens $375,000 Drive on Sunday Special Section in This Issue D evoted to Annual-Campaign Study in Air-Raid Trench: School- work at Mosad Techiyah, one of 47 projects sponsored in Israel by the Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, goes on despite air-raids, this recently received photo reports. $875,000 was allo- cated for child-restoration needs at the recent Mizrachi Women's 23rd national convention to provide care in the Traditions of Ortho- dox Judaism for hundreds of orphans like those pictured above. Hollywood Salutes Israeli mor Detroit's Israel Histadrut drive officially will commence Sunday eve- ning, at the annual gathering to be held at Music Hall. Rabbi Jacob Weinstein of Chicago and Yehudit Ginsburg of Jerusalem will be the guest speakers and the eminent cantor, Miihal Kousevitsky, will be the soloist. The work of Histadrut is outlined in a special section in this issue of The Jewish News, on pages 9 to 12. See editorial on Page 4. al- Heroes:Hollywood notables recently joined in honoring members of the Israeli Army during the latter's • visit to the film capital in connection with th e drive of the United Jewish Appeal. In photo at left, G regory Peck, left, and Ave Gardner, third from left, pause during the filming of a new picture to greet Corpo ral Alisa Pnueli, second from left, and Captain Yehuda Koppell, members of the Friendship Mission of Israeli Ybuth, which toured the country on behalf of the UJA. In photo at right, Dore Schary (seated), Chairman of the M otion Picture Division of Los Angeles' campaign, points to The record of the film industry, which sparked the city's drive. The United Jewish Appeal provides funds for th e Joint Distribution Committee, United Palestine Appeal and United Service for New Americans. In Detroit UJA funds are provided by the Allied Jewish Campaign. .