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THE JEWISH NEWS

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Haber Reports DP Camps to Close in

Louis Robinson's Wide Service
June of 1950; Warns of Anti-Semitism
To Community Noted on B irthday UN Radio Script

Friday, February 11, 1949

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Most 37,600 Jewish DPs were resettled
of the Jewish displaced persons from the American zone in Ger-
Louis Robinson's more than 30 Palestine Appeal, Community
camps in Europe can be closed many and about 9,000 from the
years of service to this commu- Chest and Allied Jewish Cam-
by June 30, 1949, barring "un- U. S. zone in Austria.. At the end
nity's major cultural and social paign, Robinson has served on
foreseen events" in Israel or of last year, he said, approxi-.
service agencies, to overseas re- many boards, was treasurer of
elsewhere, Dr. William Haber, mately 75,000 Jewish displaced
Graduation exercises of the retiring adviser on Jewish affairs people and has given them a
lief and the Zionist cause, will be the Zionist Organization of De-
noted with appreciation on Feb. troit, has been active in the Com- United Hebrew Schools will be to the United States Army in feeling of security."
Dr. Haber warned that "anti-
20 when he observes his 60th munity Council, Home for Aged held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Germany, said in a report to
in the auditorium of Central High Army Secretary Kenneth C. Roy- Semitism is still deeply rooted
and other movements.
birthday.
He has one son, Harold, who is School.
A former president of the
all. Dr. Haber made the predic- in Germany. It manifests itself
The main feature of the pro- tion in a final report on his work in many ways," he said.
United Hebrew Schools, Robin- associated with him in the Robin-
'son followed a family tradition son Furniture Co.; a daughter, gram will be a radio broadcast in Europe from January, 1948,
Dr. Haber declared that he
by continuing the- great services Mrs. Robert Miller, and five depicting the session Of the United to January, 1949.
thought it would be "a crucial
Nations on November 29, 1949
that were rendered to Detroit grandchildren.
Jewish displaced persons have error" for U. S. authorities to
He has traveled widely, was in when the fate of the State of Is-
Jewry by his father, the late
yield to German pressure to
Palestine 13 years ago and at that rael was to be decided upon. The been leaving the U. S. zones of bring the Jewish displaced per-
Germany
and
Austria
at
the
rate
time also attended the sessions of entire script is in Hebrew but
sons under the control of German
the World Zionist Congress in there will be a narration in Eng- of 4,000 to 5,000 a month; Dr. police, ostensibly for better law
Haber
said.
With
the
expected
lish. Musical numbers will be di-
Lucerne, Switzerland.
enforcement.
rected by Mrs. Shirley Subar progress in the American dis-
placed persons program, especial-
Sklash.
Cartoonist Appeals Sentence
ly if liberalizing amendments to
The following are the officers of
MUNICH (WJA)—Phillip RUp-
the . law are adopted, he said, a
the various graduating classes: ,
substantial number of Jewish precht ("Fips"), former leading
Philadelphia-Byron: President, David
Appel; vice-president, Vivian Somberg; DPs will be eligible for admission cartoonist of Julius Streicher's
secretary, Edward Kroll; treasurer, to the United States. In addition,
Vicki Lebow.
Nazi Jew-baiting newspaper "Der
David W. Simons: Pre s . ident, Natalie he said, the Israeli Government
NEW YORK (JTA)—A resolu- Goldberg;
vice.- presidents, Herbert has tentative plans to remove all Stuermer," is appealing against
tion urging the liquidation of the Edelman, Murray Janower; treasurer, Jewish displaced persons in Ger- a de-nazification sentence of 10
Shapiro; secretary, Annie
American Zionist Emergency Robert
Guyer.
many and Austria who wish to years of hard labor.
Central High School: President, Shar-
Council and the establishment of
on Superstine; secretary, Cyril Freed- go to Israel by September of this
an inter-Zionist body "elected on mah; vice-president, Sheldon Schwartz- year.
THE METROPOLITAN
a democratic basis by an Amer- berg; treasurer, Faith Greenbaum.
Rekttlement is the only real
Rose Sittig Cohen: President, Larry
CHAPTER. AMERICAN
ican all-Zionist congress to be Winokur;
vice-president, Rene Tere- solution to the problem of Jew-
JEWISH CONGRESS
convoked along the same lines as belo; secretary, Miriam Lachover;
ish displaced persons, Dr. Haber
Proudly Presents
the World Zionist Congress," was treasurer, Sharon Kass.
Bagley School: President, Jack A. said, reporting that "the past year
adopted at a meeting here of the Horwitz. Parkside School: President,
represents a period that has
National Council of the Labor Fred Joseph Brainin.
shown the greatest advance in
Eyewitness to
Zionist Organization of America.
the solution of the Jewish dis-
The resolution says that the New York Mayor Proclaims
"THE
MIRACLE 07
placed
persons
problem
since
the
LOUIS ROBINSON
Zionist Emergency Council "has `Food for Israel' Week
end
of
the
war."
During
that
NEW
YORK—Mayor
William
ISRAEL"
David Robinson, who was one of outlived its time" and that the
the founders of the Hebrew inter-Zionist representative body O'Dwyer officially proclaimed persons remained in the U. S.
Dramatic inside story of how
zone
of
Germany
and
about
9,700
the
week
of
Feb.
20
to
26
as
Schools. His father died in 1929 proposed to take the Council's
600,000 defeated 30,000,000
and his mother passed away three place is "to have the supervision "Food for Israel Week" and in the U. S. zone of Austria.
Dr. Haber praised the role of
over all Zionist matters" in this called upon all residents of New
years later.
Born in Lachovitch, then in country, leaving to each affiliated York City to assist in the filling the Army in the care of the Jew-
8:30 PM
Russia, on Feb.• 20, 1889, Robin- Zionist group complete autonomy of the Friendship Food Train i ish DPs. U. S. Army officials and
Northwest Hebrew
son was brought to Detroit when in the sphere of its own activities. which has been initiated under their staffs, he said, had gener-
Congregation
he was two years old. His fathbr "The Government of Israel and the auspices of the Zionist Or- ally "followed a pattern which
7045 Curtis
has raised the dignity of the
had preceded him and his mother the world Zionist movement will ganization of America.
Admission $1.00 (incl. tax)
time, he said, approximately
by two years. He received his have to recognize this-democrat-
MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
education here, in the public ically-composed Zionist body as
schools, the Detroit Business Col- the only representative organ was cited for "humanitarian serv-
lege and also studied law for two through which they will conduct ice," and AUBREY EBAN, head
years.
their work in the United States, of the Israeli mission to the
Robinson saw Detroit grow except the work which will be United Nations, was one of the
from a small community, which undertaken directly by organs of featured speakers at a four-day
58 years ago had a Jewish popu- the Israeli Government," the mid-winter conference of the na-
tional board • of Hadassah, in New
lation of about 3,000, to its pres- resolution states.
ent size.
Another resolution called upon York. Mrs. Roosevelt received
Reminiscing, he pointed out the Jews of America to make the first Henrietta Szold citation
that from his arrival to the pres- the maximum effort on behalf for humanitarian' service and an
ent time it is like seeing this city of the 1949 $250,000,000 campaign award of $1,000.
grow from a village—he still re- of the United Jewish Appeal. It
members the horse cars—to a expressed thanks to Henry Mor-
ALEX BANDLER
great industrial center. The Jews genthau, Jr., for his leadership
Former chef of the Bel Aire with
of Detroit all then lived south of of the UJA and expressed the
his 28 years of catering experience
Gratiot. There were three syna- opinion that he "should and must"
You Can Depend on Leader's Experts
and knowledge of every style of
gogues—Temple Beth El on Wash- retain the position of general
cooking, is now available directly
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To be Featured
At UIIS Program

Emergency Council
Liquidation .Urged
By Labor - Zionists

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I. F. STONE

Tuesday, March 1st,

FURNITURE and
Wall-to-Wall CARPETS

CLEANED

Leade

Hamisha A.

r

b'Shevat-7tfonday, Feb. 14--has been designated as the historic day for

the official opening by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, of the first democratically

elected Israeli Constitutional Asse' mbly. Make that day a memorable one for all Jewry by

adhering to the tradition of planting trees in Israel.

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Plant Trees — To Make Israel BlOssom

Make Har6isha Asar--Israel's Arbor Day--Monday, Feb. 14th
a demonstration of loyalty to the Jewish National Fund The .
Jewish People's Land Redemption Fund in Israel.

The Jewish National Fund welcomes the cooperation of the
teachers, principals and students in all Detroit Jewish schools

The flames of a martyred Jewry

light up the way to revival of the
People by Redemption of the LAND.

in the tree-planting activities.
To plant trees and for further information call

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL

11816 DEXTER

TO, 8-7384

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