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THE JEWISH NEWS
Gershon Agronsky to Address
Chafes - to Direct Histadrut Gathering Thursday
Inviled To Hear Editor of Palestine Post; Many
Halevy for Year Public New
Donors Enlisted for 1949 Campaign for
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Friday, February 11, 1949
Dr. William Klein, president of
Israel Workers; Lawyers Organized
the Detroit . Halevy Singing So-
reported substantial
Detroit supporters of the Israel Society,
ciety, announces that Julius
Chajes, director of music at the Histadrut, who are in their fifth amounts for their groups and in-
* dicated that the clubs .would ex-
week of the7*,
Jewish- Commu-
ceed the new campaign goals.
$3'75,000
Histad-
nity Center, is to
Sam . Cherry .reported an in-
rut
(Geverkshaf-
be guest conduc-
creased contribution for the.Shed•
t e n ) campaign,
tor of the chorus
litzer Relief Society. Mrs. S.
will welcome
for this season.
Avrin, of •hernigov Low_eyer,
Israel's
foremost,
Halevy has be-
announced that .the members of
and
most
distin-
gun work to-
her group are raising funds I
PAUL ZUCKERMAN, acting chairman of the Food Service ward its 24th
guished journal-
through a series of dinner parties.
ist, Gershon Ag-
Council of the Detroit Service Group, confers with MAURICE annual
concert
Congregation Beth Tefilo Ernan- -
ronskyi publish-i N
ROSENTHAL, standing, and BEN GROSBERG (right) in a campaign which will be
uel, at its last board meeting,
er
of
the
Pales--
planning session at the Jewish Community Center. Ten members held June 5. at
voted to continue its support of
tine Post, at a.,
-
of the Council met this week to begin choosing campaign officers the Institute of Julius
the Histadrut in accordance - with:-
Chajes
wide
gath-
city
Richard
and to make plans for the 1949 Allied Jewish Campaign. Rosenthal A r t s.
its increased needs.
ering
at
North-
G.
Agronsky
is a member of the Council's collection committee, while Grosberg Tucker, Metropolitan Opera ten- west Hebrew Congregation, on
J. L. Wolok, of the scrap deal-
or; Marguerite Kozenn, dramatic Thursday evening,. Feb. 17. The ers division, was commended for
is on the board of directors.
soprano, and Pavel Slavensky,
the • high level of contributions
public is invited.
baritone, will, be soloists.
Agronsky, fearless editor of the which average 40 per cent over
New singers for the chorus may largest ..and most influential En- last year.
audition throughout February.
-language daily in the Mid- 2. Morris Glass and Ocher - Glass,
Rehearsals are held at 8:30 p.m. glish
dle. East, arrived from Jerusalem of Branch 79 Farband, announced
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
every Tuesday at . Roosevelt ten days ago. .A former Philadel- that all branch prospects would
Loyalties: Helping Those Who Need the Most
School. •
phia newspapermab, he voiun: be solicited next Sunday .by a
In a letter. to the New York Times, paxing tribute • to the late
Oh February 12, at 8:30 p.m.,
team of 10 workers to insure •
Lord Melchett, Randolph S. Churchill, son of- 'Winston 'Churchill, Halevy will observe Jewish Music .teered for the Jewish Legion dui- meeting theBranch's $10,000 goal.
made a statement which has significant bearing on loyalties and Month by having a musicale and ing World War I aid has been Aaron Agree, of the Branch, was
.associated with the development
preferences in Jewish life. Pointing out that many . of Melchett's
friends were puzzled by his decision to embrace the Jewish faith social gatherifig at the jewiSh. of the Jewish State since then. designated the outstanding work-
and to devote his energies to the Zionist cause, Mr. Churchill quotes Community Center.
His championship of truth, free- er for his efforts in covering more
Among the featured artists will dom and democracy has - made than 50 old. prospects to which
the departed leader as having said, in those early days ,.of Hitler's
be Irene Pianin, Edith Reznick, him feared by forces of reaction. haVe been added many new ones.
rise to power: - -
"Until now, I have always felt more English than Jewish;
Dr. Saul C. Stein, Dena Gold-
Rosina Lakritz, Dr. Zroseph Carle- Even after the Palestine Post
but now that the Jewish race is in greater danger of , an-
bach and Harry Kobel. Aliza building was blown up in Febru- smith,.and Louis Rosen announced
nihilation than ever before in its histdry, I cannot help throw-
Stullman and Vivian Kozenn will ary, 1948, and during the recent a $1,000 quota for LZOA Branch
ing in my lot with them. There are plenty of people to look
be at the piano. Friends and seige, of Jerusalem, the Palestine 7, with more than $400 already
after the English; there are so few to look after the Jews."
raised. Morris Kane and *Irving
For your Commentator, this was an especially important quota- members of Halevy are invited Post continued publication.
tion because of a similar view expressed by another great Jewish to attend.
In addition to being a publish- Pokempner, Branch No. 6 LZOA
leader, a Detroiter. The late Ossip Gabrilowitsch made what he
er, Mr. Agronsky is considered announced excellent progress for
belived was a modest contribution to the large Jewish welfare
one of the outstanding figures in the Branch.
fund. He explained his gift by aligning himself completely with
Form Lawyers Committee -
the life of Israel today. He has
the Zionist cause. While his statement, made in a letter to a solicitor
served as a delegate to the Inter-
The lawyers committee for
on May 17, 1932, then was off the record, secrecy no longer is
national Reclamation Conference Histadrut, the 'newest branch of
valid. As a matter of fact, in his lifetime he had led us to believe
that he wanted no secrecy in his activities for Palestine. Here is what
at Honolulu and has gone on spe- the Professional Division, will
Albert Elazar, assistant super- cial missions to Aden, India,. and begin its solicitations. Spearhead-
he wrote in 1932:
"In forwarding this contribution to you I wish to make it clear intendent of the United Hebrew Iraq for the Zionist cause. He ing the work are Louis Rosenz-
that the modest amount it represents must not be interpreted as a Schools of Detroit, will address has represented the Yithuv at weig, Maxwell 1/I. Lowe, Harold
lack of sufficient interest on my
Young Israel of Detroit, Wednes- Zionist Congresses.
Noveck, Arthur L. Robbins, Ar-
part in the affairs of Jewish wel-
day evening, Feb. 16, at Yeshi-
thur I. Gould, Morris Lieberman,
New Contributions
fare. On the Contrary, my interest
vath Beth Yehudah, Dexter and
in such matters is very earnest,
William Thomson, the cam- Sidney Shevitz, Max 13arahal,
Cortland, on the occasion of its paign's financial secretary, re- Morris W. Stein, Herbert J„Pevos
but I have always made a point
general membership meeting and
of directing my . contributions to
that $25,000 was turned in . and M. F. Wolfgang.
Hamisha Asar b'Shevat gathering. ported
Palestine—rather than to Amer-
.Special Histadrm evenings will
for
the
past week to •bring the
ican Jewish philanthropic organ-
Elazar will analyze the results of total to 30 per cent of the $375,000 be. by Workmen's Circle,
izations. My reasons for this are
the recent Israel elections and goal. Among the new groups con- 1 Branch III, on Feb. 11 at, Work-
very simple. I know that there
their political significances.
tributing to the 1948 drive are: men's Circle Educational Center;
always are and always will be
The meeting also will feature Robinsons' Cousins Club; Sholem Eischeshker Aid, Feb. 13, at
plenty of Jews in the United
two films just produced by Aleichem Reading Club, through Workmen's Circle Center; Jericho
States who will contribute to the
Palestine Films, Inc., "Israel Mrs. 'Gussman; Flowers of Zion, Lodge, IOOF, 490, Feb. 15, Jeri-
regular philanthropic campaigns
in the country. Unfortunately,
Reborn" and "Israel in Action." through Mrs. Weintraub and_Mrs. cho Center; Rabbi Zager Lodge,
there are only very few who take
The second annual Purim Feder; Meyer, and Akiva Sweet .Bnai Brith, Feb. -15, Rose Sittig
any interest in Palestinian affairs.
carnival of Young Israel will be Family Club through N. Rose. Cohen Aud.; Kadimah Social
I do believe that those of us who
held Saturday evening, March Harry Grossman, of Kadimah So- Club, Feb. 16, Vorkmen's Circle
are interested in Palestine should
19, at the Barium Hotel. The cial Club, and J. Hbneyman and Center; and Jewish Social Club,
make an effort to somewhat read-
carnival is jointly sponsored by H. Goldberg, of Turover Aid Feb. 19, at club headquarters.
just this balance, and this can
the Woman's League and the
best be done by sending contri-
butions to Palestine direct."
Young Adult group. Heading the
The similarity in the views of
inter-group planning committee
Melchett and Gabrilowitsch are
are Mrs. Charles T. Gellman, Mrs.
apparent. Both believed in giv-
By BORIS SMOLAR
Philip Forman, Henry Dworkin,
ing priority to the cause that has
Meyer Eisenberg, Ruth Bodzin, Washington Trends
the least supporters and both
From now on nothing. concerning American participation in the
and Harold Platt.
were devoted passionately to the
Proceeds are ear-marked for the development of the Middle East will be undertaken by Washington
same cause: Zionism. Melchett's
by
was more all-inclusive, while
building fund of the Young without first consulting Israel . . . This was indicated informally
officials in the State Department after they heard a report from
Gabrilowitsch was especially anx-
Israel Youth Center, which has high
Jewish labor leader who just returned from a visit to
ious to give aid to the musical
reached the half-way mark in an American
enterprises in Eretz Israel. But
Israel . The officials made no secret of the fact thatlarge economic
construction.
plans; in which Israel will have a share, are now being mapped out
in justice to Gabrilowitsch it
by the U. S. Government for the benefit of the Middle Eastern
should be recorded that he never
rejected a Palestinian appeal,
countries.
Rabbi Segal to Speak
President Truman is greatly satisfied with the fact that
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that he was a strong supporter of
British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevan has lost out on the issue
the movement to revive the
To Hadassah B and P
of recognition of brad. . . Bevin's loss of face is a personal
Hebrew language and - was - a great
triumph for Truman . . . There was not much love lost between
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
believer in .the objectives of the
'
Rabbi
Jacob
E.
Segal
of
North-
Bevan and Truman over the l'ilestine issue .. . And it was
Jewish National Fund. In 1934
Truman's view that has finally Won out in England .. .One of
the late Mr. - Gabrilowitsch directed his secretary, Phyllis Harrington, west Hebrew Congregation will
the seven pens with which Truman: signed memoranda of de
to write to ,your. Commentator's wife that he regretted his. inability address the Business and Profes-
to appear at a concert, but, voluntarily, he made a gift to the JNF. sianal DiVision of Hadassah at
jure recognition for Israel will be sent by the President, with a
personalnote, to Dr. Chaim Weizmann. . . . Rabbi Stephen S.
"He wishes," -Miss Harrington wrote, "to contribute the priceof 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at
two tickets. (to the JNF Women's donor event) and I am enclosing the Jewish Community Center.
Wise will also be a recipient of .one of these pens . . . Abraham
Feinberg, who was the head of Americans for Hagana.h, will get
herewith a check for $10.'
Also on the program will be
Such sincerity and devotion- mixed with his musical genius,
the third pen . . . David Niles, White House aide, who advises
account for the greatness of Ossip Gabrilowitsch which inspired a report by Bluma LeVin on the
Truman on Jewish affairs, will reeekie the fourth pen . . The
recent inter-regional educational
three other pens were, as is known, gisien by the President to
love and affection.
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institute held at Cleveland. Gol-
Frank Goldman and Maurice Bisgyer, national president and
secretary, respectively, of BnaiV Brith,' and to Eddie Jacobson,
die Slakter will be chairman and
Harmonious Reconciliation of Loyalties
Truman's ex-partne; . . . It was with theSe seven pens that the
This is not the complete story of loyalties suggested by Lord Rose Poskel will introduce the
President signed seven copies of the press release from the. White
Melchett's attitudes. In his letter to the New York Times, Mr. speakers.
House announcing his de jure recognition of Israel . . . There
in stature" "in the
Sophia Fenton and Gertrude
• Churchill related how Lord Melchett "grew d
was no other official document to be signed by the President at
eyes of those who understood the sincere an selfness idealism Glasier, chairmen of the tele-
the time he announced the recognition.
by which he .was moved." He continued:
vision fund-raising project, urge
"The greatest test of a man's true quality is when he is con-
Minor
Memos
all committee captains to con-
- fronted with seemingly conflicting loyaltieS. This serious prob-
• 3elieVe it or not, no less than 2,000 persons have, asked for free
tact the names on their lists, so tickets
lem in some -form or other confronts nearly everything in their
duled to take
to the Weizmann:-Truman dinner which was sche
journey through life. The good and the successful man is surely
that they can make a progress place at the Waldorf-Astoria on Feb. 19 . . . Now that the dinner has
he who is able harmoniously to reconcile loyalties which to others
report at this time. More booklets been postponed until April 23, the number of persons 'who think
seem conflicting henry Melchett .was a good Jew and a good
can be secured by calling either that they are entitled to free tickets will, no doubt, increase .. .
Englishman. He was also a true liberal who understood and
Miss Fenton at WE. 4-4773, or But very few such tickets will be issued .. Even tickets to the press
exemplified the Liberal maxim: 'All legitimate' interests are
will be limited to one for each of the larger New York newspapers
Miss Glasier at TO. 8-2680.
in harmony."
and news agencies ... .
When Mr. Churchill wrote that Melchett's life should be studied
The establishment of a Jewish department is now being planne
with care by all whose minds are troubled by the -challenge of a Heavy Rainfall Hits
by the Asia Institute of NeW York, with a view, primarily„ to a
mind
that
handful
of
frightened
Jerusalem Area
dual loyalty," he may have had in .
quainting Americans with all aspects of life in Israel.
Jews who did not recognize the enormity of their responsibilities and
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Rains
Baruch Diener, Hollywood representative of the Israeli-America
the greatness of the hour when they could have shared in the heavier than any inhabitants Of Film Co., has disclosed that the erection of a sound stage and
,of.
'Israel.
Melchett
understood
it.
Gabrilowitsch,
before
building
Jerusalem can remember V in the laboratory will. begin this month on a 15-acre tract donated-by th
him, understood it. They belonged to the stout-hearted and valiant last 20 years fell here Feb. .1 Israeli Government ... The capitalizatiori for the film project, whic
fighters for justice who knew that "all legitimate interests are in
is a conventional profit-making enterprise, has , set at $800,000
harmony" and that, therefore, "dual allegiance" in the sense that and washed ,out roads between .. , Half of this Sum has been 'raised in Israe, and the remainde
Jerusalem
and
Hebron
and
Jeri-
Rbsenwald
misrepresents
true
loyalty,
is
non-existent.
a
will be raised in the U. S. through the sale of stock . . Although th
Thus; the names of Melchett and Gabrilowitsch will be respected cho. The 24-hour rainfall was es 7-
have 'not yet been• issued in thiS country, $200,000' has.alread
in Jewish history; whereas those who tried to harm Israel and to timated as being twice - the rain- shares
pledged ... And speaking , of film , projects, high praise -must
misrepresent us with the "dual allegiance" bogey among the Gentiles fall of the entire 1947-48 winter been
given' to the Zionist Organization of America - for the first set of 1
will be ranked with the Sanballats and their names will be mocked
filmstrips on Israel produced by its education department ,
season.
by. historians.
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Purely Commentary
Elazar to Speak
To Youtig Israel
Between You and Me
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