Prominent Zionists Demand
Change in ZOA's Leadership

THE JEWISH NEWS-7 El

Friday, February 4, 1949

ias Grossman's
Famed Etchings
• •
To - Be Exhibited at Center Sunday

.

Eban Sees Certain UN
Membership for Israel

Examples of the work of the Jewish leaders, such as Chaim
late Elias M. Grossman, who was Nahman Bialik, Albert Einstein
Two hundred American Zionist rapid disintegration. We call
recognized as one of America's and Chief Rabbi Herzog of
leaders from 35 cities in :every I upon all members of the ZOA,
10 best etchers, and of his son, Israel; Jewish faces in attitudes
NEW
YORK,
(JTA)
—
Abba
section of the United States, at- its Districts and Regions, to join
Allan, a rapidly rising star on of prayer and study, and scenes
tending an emergency national our organized effort within the • Eban, Israeli representative to the American art scene, are be- of Jewish interest. One of his
the United Nations, declared
conference held at the Biltmore ZOA to achieve this objective."
ing shown in Detroit by Mrs. best-known works is "The Wail-
To implement its staged objec- that it is "a fairly certain pros- Grossman. ing Wall" which was awarded'
Hotel, New York, under auspices
pect"
that
Israel
will
become
a
of Committee for Progressive tive the conference voted to
Mr. Grossman's works will the Pennell Prize of the Library
Zionism, Sunday unanimously raise $250,000 for a nationwide member of the international
be on exhibit at the Jewish of Congress.
adopted a resolution denouncing drive to "acquaint the American body. Speaking at a testimon-
His son, Allan, at 15, is follow-
Center the • coming Sunday
the leadership of the Zionist Or- Jewish community with the is- ial dinner in his honor tendered
afternoon and evening. Mrs. ing in his father's footsteps on
by
the
Zionist
Organization
of
ganization of America for its at- sues at stake and with the urgent
the road to artistic fame, al-
Arthur Bloom and Mrs. Louis
tack on the Jewish Agency Exec- necessity of reforming the pres- America, Eban said that the most
crucial task facing his nation is Redstone are assisting with ar 7 though his work, rather than
utive and calling upon rank and ent leadership of the ZOA."
being drawn from life, is com-
file Zionists throughout the coun-
Speakers at the conference in- the establishment of normal. rangements for the exhibit.
pletely imaginative. He gave his
relations
with
the
Arab
world.
-
I
try to unseat the present ZOA cluded Dr. Stephen S. Wise,
Mr. Grossman, who died in first one-man show in New York
administration.
Decrying the - concept that
Louis Lipsky and Judge Louis
before his 13th birthday and has
The Committee for Progres- E. Levinthal, all former presi-, small states should be "visible"
since had solo exhibits at the
sive Zionism, organized in Feb- dents of the ZOA; Dr. Nahum rather than "audible," Eban ex-
National Academy of Art and
ruary, 1948, by officers and mem- Goldmann, member of the Amer- , pressed the opinion that "states
the Brooklyn library.
bers of the Zionist Organization ican Section of the Jewish with small populations and lim-
His work, like his -father's,
of America to bring about broad Agency Executive, and Meyer ited strategic 'influence have a
hangs in the' print departments
democratic reforms in the ZOA, W. Weisgal. Harold, J. Golden- leading role to play in the devel-
of many American museums,
voted approval and expressed berg of Minneapolis presided.
opment of international co-op-
including the Boston Museum,
"confidence" in Jerusalem mem-
eration." He pointed out that
Asks Neumann's Removal
the Fogg Museum and the New
bers of the Jewish Agency . Ex-
the Israeli delegation, in the
York Public Library. He has ex-
ecutive who are now en route to Mr. Lipsky called upon rank course of its activities at the
the United States against the and file Zionists throughout the
hibited with the Society of
United
Nations,
has
noticed
that
country to join in a nation-wide
American Etchers since he was
wishes of the leadership of the
campaign to oust Dr. Emanuel the refusal "to subordinate prin-
12, and anticipates being accept-
ZOA.
ciple
to
expediency,
the
insist-
Neumann from the presidency of
ed soon as a full-fledged mem-
Loyalty to Agency
ence upon the liberal virtues,
ber of this professional society.
The resolution adopted by the the Asserting
ZOA.
that Dr. Neumann the assiduous pursuit of concil-
Mrs. Grossman is now touring
meeting , which was attended by
iation" are open to any country,
American cities with her hus-
many high-ranking veterans of operation
had made on impossible
full
co-
however
small.
the part of all Zion-
•
band's and son's work. The
the American Zionist movement ist groups in this country by his
etchings are for sale. She may
including Dr. Stephen S. Wise, policy of "ruling with an iron
Ben-Gurion's Philosophy
be reached in Detroit at the
Louis Lipsky and Judge Louis hand," Mr. Lipsky said that the
Hotel Book-Cadillac or at her
E. - Levinthal, all former ZOA ZOA administration had "pro- Described in Pamphlet
Late ELIAS GROSSMAN
home, 100 W. 76th St., New York.
presidents, assured the Jewish claimed war against all who op-
September, 1947, at the age of
Agency Executive "of our loyal posed its leadership."
"Ben-Gurion Selections," a bro-
49, found subjects for his etch-
support in all their endeavor' to
AT LAST . . . THE ALL VEG-
He charged that the ZOA ad- chure published by the Labor
achieve effective cooperation in ministration intended to "per- Zionist Organization of America ings all over the world. His col-
ETABLE WHIP CREAM. • IT'S
„
lection
features
portraits
of
ma-
American Zionism. Members of petuate itself” at the next ZOA —Poale Zion, 45 East 17th St.,
PAREVE • IT'S GOOD • IT'S
jor
world
leaders
of
the
past
30
New York 3, contains the fighting
the Jewish Agency Executive are -
ECONOMICAL
"
years, including Mahatma Ghan-
expected to arrive in New York convention this summer in words of the
preparation for a major effort Prime Minister
di,
Mussolini
and
others.-
within the next few days.
to gain control of the next World
Prominent in the collection
The resolution was in reply to Zionist Congress." He urged that of Israel, David
are Mr. Grossman's etchings of
a statement issued earlier this , the Committee for Progressive Ben-Gurion.
The pamphlet
week by the ZOA which char-
Pole Is Imprisoned For
acterized as "intervention" the Zionism present to the next ZOA contains selec-
proposal by the Jewish Agency i convention a full coalition slate tions from his
Publicly Insulting a Jew
of officers for a new administra- address on State-
Executive, which' is elected by
WARSAW, (STA) — Miroslav
hood: "Prin-
the World Zionist Congress, to i tion.
Klizner, a Pole, was sentenced
Sold at all chain stores and at
ciples
for
the
come to this country to discuss
to three years imprisonment for
better grocers everywhere
Jewish
State";
controversial issues within the Gershon Agronsky Is
publicly insulting a Jew. The
the approach to
Zionist movement here.
sentence was passed by a War-
In U. S. for Histadrut
Ben-Gurion
statehood — his
The resolution added that "the
Metropolitan Chapter of
declarations before the Anglo- saw district court in the first
best interests of the Zionist
American Jewish Congress
NEW YORK—Gershon Agron- American Committee of Inquiry such action in the recent his-
movement in America would be
sky, editor-in-chief of the Pal- and his May 12 statement to the tory of Poland.
presents
served by changing the present
The Court's decision stressed
estine Post, arrived in the United United Nations; his utterances in
regime of the ZOA" at it next States recently to participate in condemnation of the British that the sentence was severe be-
annual convention this summer. the $10,000,000 country-wide Is-, White Paper and his outlines of cause at this time a man who
Fund to Aid Opposition
Celebrated Foreign Corres-
incited one part of the Polish
labor Zionist aims.
pondent and Traveler;
Drafted by a committee com-
This interesting booklet has a people against another was a
posed of Judge Louis E. Levin-
Author
of "This Is Israel"
good biographical sketch of Is- threat to the recovery of the
thal of Philadelphia, Michael A.
rael's Prime Minister by Brakha entire nation.
TUESDAY EVENING,
Stavitsky of Newark and Carl
Habas.
MARCH 1, 8:30 P. M.
Sherman of New York, the reso-
In its entirety, it is an excel-
lution declared: "We express the
lent evaluation of labor Zionism
at Northwest Hebrew
conviction that if no such change
and of the State of Israel's ob-
Congregation,
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AARON M. 'KATZ

Hebrew to Immigrants

TEL AVIV (Palcor)—The huge
task of teaching Hebrew to the
tens of thousands of immigrants
arriving in Israel each month is
being undertaken by a newly es-
tablished cultural department of
the Israeli Government. During
the last three months 6,000 new-
comers have received their first
lessons in Hebrew and the pro-
GERSHON AGRONSKY
gram is being expanded. A daily
newspaper in Hebrew, containing raeli Histadrut Campaign, now
translations into several lan- being conducted by the National
Committee for Labor Israel.
guages, will appear shortly.
Agronsky, a former Philadel-
phia newspaperman, was a cham-
Syrian Censors Open Mail
pion of right, truth and demo-
Enroute from U. S. to Israel cratic freedom among all peo-
ples, Jews, Arabs and Christians
NEW YORK. — A complaint alike, and was detested by the
from the national educational British and feared by the Arabs.
department of the Zionist Organi-
The result: part of the Palestine
zation of America that its mail Post building in Jerusalem, in
to Israel was being censored by which Agronsky had his office,
Syrian authorities en route, has was blown up one night, on Feb.
brought a quick pledge from the 1, 1948. Fortunately, Agronsky
U. S. Post Office Department that was in Tel Aviv at that time and
mail to Israel will hereafter be his life was spared.
Agronsky, who is scheduled to
routed so as to avoid such inter-
stay in America for about four
ference.. It
weeks, is presently on a nation-
wide speaking tour in behalf of
Britain Authorizes Shipment
the Histadrut, Israeli labor fed-
Of RAF Planes to Egypt
LONDON, (JTA)—The British eration, and expects to return to
Foreign Office has authorized the Israel toward the end of Feb-
shipment to Egypt of 18 training ruary. He will include Detroit
planes formerly belonging. to the in his itinerary on Feb. 17.
Royal Air Force, the Evening
ROME, (JTA) — The Inter-
News reported.
The paper said that before per- national Refugee Organization has
mitting the London firm of James agreed to classify as displaced
Stuart Travel, Ltd., to ship the persons a number of Egyptian
aircraft to Egypt, the Foreign Of- Jews who fled here from Cairo
fice referred the question to Dr. during the anti-Jewish pogroms
Ralph J. Bunche, UN acting Pal- there last year. They will be
eligible for I. R. 0. aid.
estine mediator.

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