Organizations Boo st Histadrut Gifts;
Harielli to Speak at Thursday Rally

With more than $120,000 re-.
ported at the end of the third
week in Detroit's Israel Hista-
drut (Geverkshaften) $375,000
campaign, workers were told by
Sam Rabinowitz, director, that
increases in contributions and
- new contributors were netting
the campaign a 25 percent boost
over last year and that the 1949
quota could be reached with in-
tensive coverage_ of prospectS.
_ J. Brody, Lachowitzer Aid rep-
resentative, turned in increased
contributions. N. Rose, on behalf
. of the Bereznitzer Aid, with $7,-
000 already to its credit, reported
a 25 percent increase in the or-
.ganization's treasury gift. Dora
Salle and Mrs. F. Zalenko an-
nounced that the Dexter Social
Club more than doubled last
year's results. -.S.• A. Alper re-
ported more than $1,000 for the
Alper Family Club. Al Silber
turned in increased contributions
for Tuesday' Men's Club and
Monday Pinochle Club. Mrs. M.
Shusterman announced a contri-
bution for Friendly Loan Club.
Judeau Social Club completed
plans for intensive campaigning.
Louis Levine, chairman of • or-
ganizations division, with a $125,-
000 quota, states that a breakfast
meeting for organization chair-
men and representatives will be
held Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m., in
the Labor Zionist Institute, to
hear a report from David Wer-
theim, veteran Labor Zionist
leader who has returned from a

German Anti-Semitism
Reported on Increase;
Revive Ritual Blood Slur

NEW YORK (JTA) — Anti-
Semitism in Germany is greater
than even before the war, Dr.
Frank Kingdon, American col-
umnist, reports from Paris fol-
lowing a visit to the U. S. zone in
Germany.
"In Munich signs of Jewish
agencies have been torn down,"
he writes in the New York Post
"Insults are hurled at Jews on
buses, and German officials have
been outspoken against Jews, say-
ing 'they are in our way'."
Dr. Kingdon brings out in his
report that in the town of Mem-
mingen "the old libel of ritualist-
ic use of Christian blood by - Jews
has been revived. A Jewish fam-
ily of long residence got into a
dispute with their landlady," he
writes. "She tried to put them out
and when they would not leave
brought the case to court with a
bill of particulars.
"One item was that the Jewish
family invited her 3-year-Old
child to a party on Easter and
that the child came out light-
headed with the mark of an in-
cision on its arm. The Military
Government quashed the • case
but there is still an attempt be-
ing made to bring it before a
German civil court," Dr. Kingdon
states. "One high official of the
Bavarian government gave me
his judgment that 90 percent of
the judges and 85 percent of the
attorneys of Bavaria are Nazis,"
he writes.

First Government Unit

To Move to Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The first
Israeli government department
to be transferred from Tel Aviv
to Jerusalem will be that of the
Custodian for Enemy Property,
it was reported by Israeli Mili-
tary Governor Dr. Bernard Jos-
eph. The department will move
to Jerusalem next week.
The Ministry of Religion and
several other government offices
wilt be moved here thereafter,
Dr. JoSeph said. He revealed that
settlement of the Ein. Karim area,
located nearby, where semi-agri-
cultural housing units will be es-
tablished, has already begun.
The question of erecting a spe-
cial building to house sessions of
the World Zionist Congress was
raised at a meeting of the Jew-
ish Agency executive. The pro-
posed edifice would cost $1,000,-
000 to construct. Dr. Herzl's
grave would be permanently es-
tablished at its entrance.

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tour of South and Central Amer-
ica.
Philip Goldstein, Histadrut
chairman of Branch 2, LZOA, an-
nounced $1,500 for the week's
solicitations. The work is spear-
headed by Bernard Linderman,
Morris Levine, M. Lachover, M.
Brose, Joseph Kahn, B. - Z. Free-
man and Philip Goldstein. Mir-
iam Paransky and Sylvia Pine of
Hanita Club, Pioneer Women,
reported $350, leading all PWO
groups. J. Goldberg and M.
Shmukler of Farband Branch 577
reported ,S3,900 raised with solici-
tations showing a 40 percent in-
crease over the " previouS year.
Sam Kane, Branch 114 represen-
tative, reported $800 for the week
to bring the branch's total to
$3,000. Mrs. Harold Novek, pro-
gram chairman of Branch 6,
LZOA, announced a special His-
tadrut evening for Friday.
Morris Lieberman, campaign
executive chairman, :announced to
the executive council that plans
are being made for a public meet-
ing to honor Gershon Agronsky,
editor in chief of the Palestine
Post, who will visit Detroit
Thursday, Feb. 17.
The speaker for the next work-
ers' rafly, Thursday evening, Feb.
10, in the Labor Zionist Institute,
will be Shoshana Harielli, Amer-
ican born woman leader of Israel,
who is in this country as a rep-
resentative of the Moatzot Ha-
poalot, Working Women's Coun-
cil of Histadrut.

Joe Louis Supports
Israel's Histadrut

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, February 4, 1949

Israeli State Flag
Hoisted in London

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Weisgal Organizes Historic Dinner
Planned in Dr. Weizmann's Honor

Meyer W. Weisgal, the promi- and Jascha Heifetz will be the
nent Zionist who has become violin soloist.
famous for his remarkable ability
All proceeds will of to the
LONDON, (JTA)—The blue- at organizing great pageants and _Weizmann Institute of Science.
Weisgal is the executive director
and-white flag of Israel was
of the American Committee of
hoisted over Israel's offices fol-
the Weizmann Institute.
lowing the official announce-
People of all faiths are clamor-
ment that Britain has decided
ing for tickets for this great
to grant the Jewish state de facto
event, but by the time this is
recognition. The terse announce-
published it is possible that more
ment read:
than 2,000 people already may
"His Majesty's Government in
have contributed a minimum of
the United Kingdom have de-
$250 each to fill the Waldorf
cided to accord de facto recog-
Astoria Ballroom to capacity.
nition to the Government of
Israel. They hope to arrange with
that Government for the early
exchange of representatives."
Following the announcement
of British recognition of Israel,
I. J. Linton, acting Israeli repre-
sentative here, was received by
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin. Their meeting - was de-
scribed as . "very cordial." He
was accompanied by Dr. E. Ya-
MEYER W. WEISGAL
pou, of the Israeli mission in
London. The two went to the for - staging spectacular
Foreign Office on foot because paigns, has accomplished another
m
ofthe Sabbath.
great feat.
It is under his direction that
Thackrey Hailed for Aid the dinner in honor of Israel's
first president, Dr. Chaim Weiz-
To Jewish State, People
mann, is being planned.
It will be held Feb. 19, at the
NEW YORK (JTA)—The pre-
diction that a "quick peace would Waldorf - Astoria Hotel, New
be achieved in Palestine" and that York. President Truman will
Israel was "bound to become a greet Dr. Weizmann in person at
great training center in the Mid- this dinner, Leonard Bernstein
dle East" was made by Bart- I and the New York Philharmonic WRITE:
ley C. Crum, publisher of the Orchestra will present a content FOR PRICE
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lisher of the New York Post Home
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The sum totals $19,340,000.
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CHOCOLATES

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JOE LOUIS, world heavyweight
boxing champion, presented check
for $100 to Capt. ABRAHAM
AREST, Histadrut delegate to the
United States, for the 25th anni-
versary campaign of the National
Committee for Labor Israel. Louis
also set up two special scholarships
—valued at $ I ,000—for Israeli
members of Histadrut, Israeli labor
federation, for courses at his
Chicago School of Automotive
Trades.

Anti-Terror Ordinance
Is Ruled Not Retroactive

TEL AVIV (JTA)—"The anti-
terrorist ordinance promulgated
by the. Israeli Government fol-
lowing the assassination of Count
Folke Bernadotte is not retro,
active and consequently a person
who committed a terrorist act
before the law went into effect'
cannot now be charged with its
Violation," Minister of Justice Dr.
Felix Rosenblueth declared.
He made his statement in the
Acre military court where Nath-
an Friedman-Yellin and his aide,
M. Shmulevitz, are being tried on
charges of terrorism. He added,
however, that a person can be
charged retroactively with mem-
bership in a terrorist organiza-
tion.

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