THE JEWISH NEWS-7

Rhodes Armistice Talks
Assuming Favorable Role

Friday, February 18, 1949

Barkley Will'Address
YM-Y-WHA Anniversary

By MAXINE R. LEVIN

Jewish News Art Editor

tics of his subject make a vital
portrait of great artistic value.
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Another item of interest is the
current exhibition at the Jewish
Community Center of local Jew-
ish artists under 30, sponsored by
the Jewish Young Adult Council
of Detroit.
This exhibition is small, with
only a few oils, watercolors, a
number of black and whites in
various mediums, one terra cotta
sculpture and several ceramics.
Bertha Rosenbaum's large, mel-
oncholy oils dominate the show;
she can always be counted on
for a mature performance. A
"Character Study" by Aaron and
a chalk "Head of a Girl" by
Glosser are well completed pieces.
Milford Singer and Madelyne
Schneider contribute good black
and white sketches. While this
show offers the younger artists
an opportunity to exhibit their
work, the general caliber of the
show is primarily that of art
students, and fails to represent
the Detroit Jewish artists as a
group.
Last week The Jewish News
printed the names of the jury
who judged this show. Conspicu-
ously absent were the names of
our local Jewish artists several
of whom have well established
reputations. Is it possible that the
Jewish Community Center doeS
not know who these artists are?
This is difficult to believe as our
jeWish artists haye been most
liberal in giving their time and
support to the Jewish Community
Center throughout the years. The
selection of this jury panel leaves
a great_ deal to be desired in the
policy of the Jewish Community
Center toward • our own local
Jewish artists.,

A prominent member of the
Jewish community has been add-
ed to the list of important sculp-
ture by Walter Midener. The por-
trait of Morris W. Zack is an
excellent likeness. The strength

Sculpture of Morris W. Zack

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By Waiter Midener

and beauty. of this portrait lies in
a vigorous execution of an in-
teresting personality. Midener's
pithy development of the drive,
force and expressive. characteris-

Publishers Meet
In Washington

•WASHINGTON,
D. C.—The an-
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nual convention of the American
Association of English Newspa-
pers opens here tiffs morning, at
the Willard Hotel, and will con-
tinue through Monday: • _ •
Publishers and editors of lead-
ing English-Jewish weeklies are
in atten*nce. Sessions will be de-
voted to diScussion of editorial,
circulation and advertising prob-:
lerns,- with prominent experts in
alI these fields directing the
panels.
The 100th anniversary,- of the
English-Jewish Press in America
will be observed at a special
luncheon session on Sunday.
Principal speakers will include
Rep. A. J. Sabath, of Illinois,
Dean of the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives, and Rep. SO1 Bloom,
Chairman of the HouSe Foreign
Affairs Committee: Philip Slomo-
vitz; president of the Association,
will preside. Reproductions Of the
first American English-Jewish
weekly, The Asmonean, pUblished
in 1849 , will be on display at tile
anniversary celebration.
Hon. Eliahu Epstein, Israel's
Envoy to the U. S., in a message
addressed to the Convention,
states:
"It is with great pleasure that
I convey heartfelt greetings to
your convention, celebrating the
100th anniversary of the English-
Jewish Press.
"Not many Jewish institutions
hi the United States can look
back on an unbroken record of
activity spanning a hundred
years. There are fewer still who
can boast of a history of con-
tinuous progress and expansion
during such . a period.
"The anniversary which you
/observe is, therefore, a unique
and significant event whose im-
portance is appreciated even be-
yond the boundaries of America.
We in Israel, in particular, recall
the yeoman service that has been
rendered by the English-Jewish
press in the U. S. A., especially
within the past few decades, in
our struggle for independent
statehood. We feel sure that the
English-Jewish press will con-
tinue to play a great role in Jew-
ish life in America and will serve
as one of the vital links between
o r two countries."

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NEW. YORK—Alhen . W. tark-
ley, Vice President of the U. S.,
will be the principal speaker at
the 75th anniversary celebration
of the N. Y. 92nd Street YM-
YWHA, it is an Mr'
nounced by Milt-
on Weill, chair-
man of the 75th
anniversary com-
mittee. The cele
bration will be
held March 22,
in the Kauf-
man Auditorium
of the Y,_ The
92nd Street YM-
YWHA, the old-
est Jewish Com- Mr. Barkley
munity Center in the U. S. in
continuous existence, is one of 321
affiliated with the National Jew-
ish Welfare Board. •
Mr. Barkley will -Present spec-
ial citiations to 12 persons, who
were or are now affiliated with
the Y and who are. considered to
"have done the most for the
United States." The 12 are: Brig.
Gen. Julius Ochs Adler, general
manager of the New York Times;
Bernard M. Baruch, Irving Ber-
lin, Eddie Cantor,, fora eer Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman, Henry Mor-
Joseph M. -/Pros-
genthau, . Jr.,
kauer, past president, American
Jewish committee; David Sarnoff,
chairman of the board of Radio
Corporation of America; Laur-
ence A. Steinhardt, U. S. Ambas-
sador to Canada;- Frank L. Weil,
president of the National Jewish
Welfare. Board; Dr. Stephen S.
Wise; and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg,-
honorary president of the 92nd,
St...Y. Louis- M. Loeb; Y presi-
dent, will ;introduce Mr. Barkley.
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(Direct JTA Teletype. Wire to
The Jewish News)
The Rhodes de..dlock ian armis-
tice talks between Jews and
Egyptians has been broken and
an agreement is "close at hand."
An informed source said that both
sides agreed to make the Israeli-
held town of Auja in the Negev,
near the Egyptian frontier, head-
quarters of the armistice super-
visory commission. As such, it
would be "no-man's land."
Possession of Auja blocked ne-
gotiations for the past fortnight.
Israelis rejected earlier Egyptian
suggestions that the town cap-
tured by the Israelis in their last
Negev offensive should be a "neu-
tral zone."
The armistice commission is ex-
pected to be headed by Gen. Riley
and will include high ranking
officers of both sides. Delega-
tions now are faced with two
main tasks—decision on Beer-
sheba and disposition of Israeli
troops in eastern Negev. Egyp-
tians are believed to have given
up claims made earlier in confer-
ences that Beersheba be Arab-
administered. Israel has refused
this, saying that Beersheba not
only controls the main road south
to the Egyptian border but also

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Israel Banner Flies
Over Rome Consulate

ROME, (JTA)—The Israel flag
was raised over Italian territory
for the first time. The banner
was hoisted atop the Israeli con-
sulate here by a refugee girl.
A large crowd of Italian Jews,
refugees and non-Jewish Italians
attended the ceremony. Chief
Rabbi David Prato , recited' the
prayers and Israeli consul Arieh
Oren and Dr. Rafaeli Cantoni,
president of the Union of Jewish
Communities of Italy, spoke.

two important roads to Tra4,sjor-
dan front—east to Hebron and
southeast to. Akaba.
Israelis asserted that Transjor-
dan has not yet settled for an
armistice with Israel and they
could not afford to surrender con-
trol of this vital road junction.
According to informed sources,
Egyptians now accept the Israeli. ,
point of view and are likely to
concede Israeli control of the
town in exchange for guarantees
that Israel - will show no aggres-
sive intentions towards Egypt.

Two Labor Leaders
Sign Up With LZOA

Enrollment of two prominent
American labor leaders in the
Labor Zionist Organization was
hailed this week by LZOA leaders.
Jack Kroll, director of -the CIO
Political Action Committee and
Hugo Ernst, president of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Bartenders, AFL, have en-
listed in the movement.
"The events of the past few
years have reaffirmed the sound-
ness and fundamental truth of
Labor's approach to Zionism.
Without the social vision and the
self-sacrifice of the pioneering
and labor forces, without their
progressive spirit oi cooperation,
it is doubtful that the state of
Israel would have been realized
in our day," Kroll stated.
Ernst's statement read, in part:
"American labor salutes the dy-
namic leadership of Labor Pre-
mier David Ben Gurion and ex-
tends a brotherly hand to the
workers and farmers of Israel. I
am proud to identify myself with,
and hold a membership card in
an organization which reflects
and personifies that heroic body
of men and women."

Cyprus Jews Pay Final
Tribute at Burial Ground

NICOSIA, Cyprus, (JTA)—Last
respects to the 110 Jews who lie
buried in the Margot Jewish
cemetery—the only Jewish burial
ground on Cyprus—were paid by
Israel-bound displaced Jews who
left the Kylotymbckt and Cara-
olos internment camps on the
final lap of their journey to the.
Jewish state.

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