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THE JEWISH . NEWS

A Weekly Review

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of Jewish Events

Detroit 26, Michigan, January 28, 1949

Jewish Members

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U. S. Congress

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Momentous Week for Israel

Election, Powers' Recognition
Point Way for Universal Amity

This momentous week is full of historic happenings in and
for Israel. The first election in the history of The reborn Jewish
State took place on Tuesday, with more than 450,000 voters—
including 35,000 Arabs—casting their ballots. The results won't
be known until late Friday. France became the 23rd nation to rec-
ognize Israel. Chief U. S. delegate to the United Nations, Warren
Austin, predicted that Israel would be admitted to the UN in thd
second part of the General Assembly which will convene at Flush-
ing Meadows, N. Y., April 5. Great Britain, Australia, New Zea-
land, Belgium and the Netherlands are expected to recognize
Israel in rapid succession.
It was revealed this week that President Truman, who soon
is expected to grant de jure recognition to Israel, will send the
Presidential plane, the Sacred Cow, to Israel, to bring Israel's first
president, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, to the dinner in New York on
Feb. 19 at which Mr. Truman will be the guest speaker.
While the Egyptian-Israeli peace talks have been temporar-
ily interrupted, chances remain good that -Israel will conclude

peace agreements with Egypt, Lebanon and Transjordania.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's Middle Eastern pol-
icy, which was marked by cruelty bordering on, fanatic hatred
toward Israel, has crumbled, and there even is an ekcellent chance
of amicable relations between Israel and Britain.
An Israeli government delegation, headed by Finance Minis-
ter Eliezer Kaplan, is proceeding to the U. S. to sign formal papers
for the $100,000,000 loan granted by the Export-Import Bank.
-These funds will be used to enlarge the Jewish State's absorptive
capacity. Dr. Oscar Gass, economic advisor to the Israel govern-
ment, stated in Washington that the U. S. credit funds to Israel
will not be used for military purposes, and that none of the con-
templated agricultural projects for which the loan will be used
will be situated in disputed Palestine territory. The national co-
chairmen of the United Jewish Appeal, in a statement welcoming
the loan, declared that `!the task of transporting a minimum of
180,000 immigrants to Israel, of receiving and resettling them, re-
mains the responsibility of the UJA agencies."

Brilliant Sunshine Greets
Voters in Israel Elections;
Shehecheyanu Is Recited

—International Photo

Israel's Peac'e-Seekers:

This h the peace delegation the State of Israel
sent to Rhodes to settle the Palestine war with the Egyptians. The emissaries, who are smiling confi-
dently on taking the plane from Tel Aviv, are, from the left: MAJOR SIMON, MAJOR HARAKABI,
SHABTAI ROSENN, ELIAHU SASSOON, COL. YIGAL YADIN, DR. WALTER EYTAN, delegation
chairman, and REUVEN SHILOAH.

TEL AVIV, Israel. (JTA).—In brilliant sunshine and
in a quiet holiday atmosphere, Jews throughout the land
voted in thousands of polling stations on Tuesday. Long
queus began to form early, with civil guards keeping
order.
Prime Minister and Mrs. David Ben-Gurion were
among the earliest voters in a station near their Tel Aviv
residenCe. Films were taken while they voted. Ben-
Gurion told the JTA correspondent after casting his
ballot that he could not make predictions on the results.
After a week's confinement by illness, Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, Israel's first President, voted.. in Rehobot.
Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok was unable to vote be-
cause he was out of the country.
In Arab districts, Arabs lined up to vote, the women
forming separate lines.
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It is estimated that more than $4,000,000 was spent
in election preparations and in propaganda by 21 parties,
with 20,000 engaged in supervising arrangements. All
parties, including the Arabs', broadcast election speeches
over the Kol . Israel Radio Station, and the campaign
wound up Monday night with speeches by party leaders.
Due to complicated procedures, the results will not
be known for several days.
Orthodox Jews recited the Shehecheyanu on the oc-
casion of the first election. They read selections from
Tehillim (Psalms) and prayed for the success of the
religious front.
More than 90 per cent of all Israelis—Jews and Arabs—

voted in the election and first indications are that 40 per cent
of the ballots were cast for Mapai.
Additional Israeli and Election News on Page 3

Freedom in Israel:

News Photo

Honor liellinger's Memory:

Gathered in the lobby of the e Mark Hel.
linger Theater in New York, the widow and friends of the late Jewish author, newspaper columnist
and movie producer stand Wore a plaque dedica fed to his memory. Shown after the unveiling cere-
mony, left to right, are: MRS. ARTHUR GOTTLIEB, who was Hellinger's wife; Columnist WALTER
WINCHELL, who wrote the inscription; GEORGE JESSEL, foreground; QUENTIN REYNOLDS, and
MRS. LOUISE BAER, wife of the humorist "BUGS" BAER. The New York Heart Association arranged

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like unveiling and the memorial tribute to Hellinger.

Dominican and Fran-
ciscan Friars, members of old Christian mendicant orders in • the
Holy Land, met informally in Jerusalem with Jewish leaders to
discuss freedom of religion in the State of Israel. RABBI MAX
KIRSHBLUM, center, national executive vice-president of Mix-
rachi Organization of America, conveyed to the assembled reli-
gious spokesmen a message from Rabbi Judah L. Fishman, Israeli
Minister of Religious Affairs, assuring them of Israeli's "solemn

pledge of full freedom of religion in every area under its control."

