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Enthusiastic Participation Marks TWF Meeting

Community Interest Shown
,In Overall Jewish Efforts

Mobilization of the Detroit Jewish community's interest
in the total effort in behalf of all causes—including overseas
relief and rehabilitation, community relation, health and
welfare, education—reached new heights at the annual meet-
ing of the Jewish Welfare Federation and its affiliated
agencies, last Sunday, at the Jewish Community Center.

Various aspects of community ;..>
planning, and evaluation of the Slomovitz, Leon Kay, Ann Rontal,
needs for overseas reconstruction Mrs. Joseph • G. Fenton, Herbert
and Israel's upbuilding, were dis- Hordes, who described his ex-
cussed at four forums in which all periences in Israel, and Rabbi
elements in the community par- Leon Fram, who gave the resume
ticipated.
on the session.
The .sessions, which began at
At the health and welfare ses-
4 p.m., continued throughout the sion, under the chairmanship of
day, were interrupted by a dinner Mrs. Sidney Marwil, Maurice A.
at which analyses and summaries Enggass, Samuel H. Rubiner, Mrs.
were presented on the forum dis- Charles Lakoff, Myron A. Keys,
cussions, and concluded with an Samuel S. Greenberg and Alvin
enthusiastic evening rally at Skelly were the discussants. Prof.
which Dr. William Haber, who Benjamin H. Lyndon of Wayne
reecntly returned from his post University gave the summary.
as Adviser on Jewish Affairs to
Henry Meyers presided at the
the U. S. Army of Occupation in education -panel, at which the
Germany, spoke to an overflow spe,akers included Rabbi M. J.
audience at Temple Beth El.
Wohlgelernter, Jay Rosenshine,
Forum Discussions
Moishe Haar, Jack Kellman,
Speakers at the overseas forum, Wolf Snyder and David I. Berris,
at which George Stutz presided, with the summary given by
included Mrs. J. H. Ehrlich, Philip Bernard Isaacs.

Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
New Names of Israel Leaders

Israel is witnessing an interesting name-changing era. Aubrey
Eben now /-5,bua ran, Elianu Epstein is now Ambassador Eliahu
Elath. Brigadier Yaacov Dori, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army,
formerly was Jacov Dostrovsky, Reuven Shiloah, member of the
Israel peace delegation at Rhodes, formerly was Zaslany
Now Israel's Foreign Minister answers to the name • Mosha
Sharatt, meaning "servant" or "service." It will take time to get
used to it, but the rest of the world, will recognize the new
name soon enough since 'Israel is playing a very important role in
world affairs. Zalman Rubashov. Israel's Minister of Education, has
changed his name to Shazar, from the initials of Shneur Zalman
Rubashov.
These - are interesting developments which show the determina-
tion of the Jewish State to shed the Galuth terminology and to
adopt names and ideas that will be devoid • of the ghetto influence.
More power to the free state.

Sol Bloom

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Symbol of America's Genius

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Congressman Sol Bloom vas a typical American. He rose from
poVerty to riches without hindrance`from .persecution. He was a great
showman and an able parliamentarian. He 'was, at the same time,
a very loyal Jew.
It was this Commentator's privilege to introduce him at the
function at which he delivered his last public address—at the 100th
anniversary celebration of the English-Jewish Press, in Washington,
on Feb. 20, during the convention • of the American Association of
English-Jewish Newspapers. He spoke well of his ideals as American .
and Jew, of his love for Hebraic traditions, of his efforts in support
of Israel's fight for statehood. Those who heard him learned a great
deal about the joint activities of Congressman Bloom and _President
Truman in Israel's -behalf.
At that luncheon—the INS photograph taken at that time of this
Comm.:1,a .or together with congressmen - Bloom and Sabath may
have been Rep. Bioom's last picture—the late chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee insisted on eating only eggs. He was
the last to be served because of a regrettable error which brought
him strips of forbidden meat with his order. It was evident that
Congressman Bloom was more observant than most people realized.
In Bloom, the country and the Jewish people lost . a very great
leader and a very kind man. President Truman's -tribute was a most
deserving mark of honor to a friend.. Blessed be the memory of Rep.
Bloom.
An Arab's Rebuke to Ernest Bevin
The sensational headlines, one day last week, about renewal of
fighting in Israel, provided additional proof that Ernest Bevin is still
on the job with his intentions of harming Israel.
.nat me negotiations with TiYansjordania at Rhodes
actually are between Israel and Bevin rather than Abdullah. The
false reports about renewed fighting could have had only one aim: to
poison the minds of Israel's friends and to undermine faith in the
Jewish State. It took little time, however, to expose the latest trick.
The Bevinesque tactics are dealt with quite frankly in a letter
that was addressed by an Arab—E. N. Koussa—to the Palestine Post
of Jerusalem, Koussa wrote:

noir! the Jews responsible for the flight of the
Palestine Arabs. Although the Israeli military forces destroyed certain Arab
villages and carried out wholesale transportation of their occupants, yet the '
.primary responsibility for the panicky flight of the Arabs is the British
government's. Whether intended pr not, there can be no doubt that the
mischief originated from the conduct of the British, and not from the
attitude of the. Israeli government. • There is ample evidence for this
statement.
The idea that the Arabs should quit their homes was advanced, spon-
soredand propagated by the British. The government of Palestine granted
its officers three months' pay in advance, and facilitated the departure on
leave of Arab officers to adjacent territories. British companies, such as the
Iraq Petroleum Co.. and Steel Bros. k. Co., unnecessarily transferred a
part of their offices and the majority of their Arab employees to the Leb-
anon. And generally, the attitude of the 'responsible British authorities was
such as to infuse into the minds and hearts of the Arab population a feel-
ing of consternation and the belief that their departure was a; logical ne-
cessity, or, at least a prudent precaution.
It was the British, and not the Jews, who first put into effect the dis-
lodgment and deportation of the Arab population. When conditions in
Tiberias, where the friendly relations, between Arabs and Jews formed a
bright illustration of the possibility of the two communities co-operating,
became acute, the British authorities forcibly transported the Arab inhab- •
itants en masse to Transjordan. They did not take any action toward
Pacification and restomtion of peace and order. It was their evident duty to
do so; but instead of discharging their obligation with honesty and dignity •
they discarded it with ignominy, and compelled the Arabs to abandon their
homes and belongings and seek refuge in the contiguous Arab territory.
There are many other instances which go to establish the responsibility
and guilt of the British government. Suffice it to say that had it not been
for the transport facilities spontaneously and gratuitously offered to the
Arabs. for the free advice and encouragement to quit given by responsible
and irresponsible British officers, and for the refusal of the authorities to
discharge their undeniable duty, the plight from Which the Arabs 'now •
suffer would have been avoided. When history comes to be written in an
atmosphere of sober-mindedness the Arabs will realize that the much
trumpeted Anglo-Arab traditional friendship was a curse and not a blessing
• to them, at any rate, in so far as Palestine is concerned. I firmly believe
that the sooner this friendship is accorded a decent burial the better it wlil
be for Middle East.

Mrs. Julian H. Krolik was
chairrnanz_at the community .re-
lations'seSsion. Mrs. Lawrence A.
Fleischman gave the summary.
The speakers included Morris
Garvett, Oscar Cohen, David
Pacernick, Zeldon S. Cohen,
Samuel J. Rhodes, Philip Mar--
cure and Dr. Shmarya Kleinman.
Election Results
Julian H. Krolik, president of
the Federation, presided at the
evening meeting, at which mem-
bers of boards of directors were
elected by the following agencies:
Jewish Welfare Federation:
Louis Berry, Mrs. Hyman C.
Broder, David J. Cohen, Harvey
H. Goldman, Mrs. Benjamin E.
Jaffe, Julian - H. Krolik, Judge
Theodore Levin, Max . 0snos,
Abraham Srere. Samuel H. Rub-
iner "reported' for the nominating
committee.
Fresh Air Society: Harry Beck-
er, Lewis B. Daniels, Harry C. Da-
vidson, John' C. Hopp, Irving G.
Mahler, Max G. Salasnek, Nathan
Silverman. Milton M. Maddin re-
ported ' for the nominating com-
mittee.
Jewish Social Service Bureau:
Mrs. Theodore. Bargman, Martin
L. Butzel, Mrs. Lewis B. Daniels,
Wilfred B. Doner, Leo. I. Frank-
lin, Mrs. Joseph Geschelin, Leon-
ard Kasle, Daniel Mendelsohn,
Dr. Irving Posner, Mrs. Benjamin
H. Schwayder, Rabbi M. J. Wohl-
gelernter. A. C. Lappin headed
the nominating committee.
North End Clinic: Mrs. Abra-
ham Cooper, Mrs. Julius Gilbert,
Sylvan S. Grosner, Hoke Levin.
Louis Baum was chairman of the
nominating committee.
Resettlement Service: Mrs. Eu-
gene J. Arnfield, Nathan Fishman,
Mrs. Jason L. - Honigman, Joseph
Frenkel, Albert Freiman,' Benja-
min Klein, John E. Lurie, Herman
Radner, Sidney Savage, Louis
Russman, Max Shaye, Mrs. Sam-
uel S. Aaron, Mrs. Harry Becker,
Louis C. Blumberg, Mrs. Jacob
Bonin, David J. Cohen, Mrs. Char-
les Grosberg, Dr. H. S. ,Mellen,
Harry Nathan, Sigmund Rohlik,
Sidney M. Shevitz, Samuel B. Sol-
omon, S. Joseph Wallach, Louis
Berry, Walter L. Field, Mrs. Max
.R. Frank, Mrs. William H. Frank,
Walter Herz, Mrs. John C. Hopp,
Mrs. Julian H. Krolik, Judge The-
odore Levin, Nathan L. Milstein,
David I. Rosin, Milton Saffir, Mrs.
Henry Wineman, Rabbi Max J.
Wohlgelernter, Mrs: John C. Hopp
was- chairman of the nominating
committee.
Krolik's Report
Krolik, in his repbrt as presi-
dent of the Federation, referred
to the address delivered that af-
ternoon from jel Aviv, biier Std-
tion WWJ, by Max Osnos, and
expressed thanks -to the Detroit
News for providing timer for that
program.
Reporting that $5,750,780 was
raised in last year's Allied Jew-
ish Campaign, Krolik expressed
thanks to Maurice Aronsson, Lou-
is Berry, Ben Silberstein and their
associates for their efforts in the
drive and stated that collections
are one per cent above those of
the preceding year. He announced
that 96 per cent of the 1947
pledges -already have been collect-
ed and that 90 per cent of the
1948 contributions- have been
paid, and declared that "our giv-
ing record has been splendid."
National Participation
Krolik 'reported on Detroit's
participation in national move-
ments and stated that the $1,500,-
000 borrowed from local banks
for payments to the United Jew-
ish Appeal have been paid. He
also outlined Detroit Jewry's par-
iicipation in the Commuhity
Chest and urged continued liberal
support not only of the UJA but
also of the Community Chest.
In his outline of the Federa-
tion's accomplishments during the
past year, he referred to the open-
ing of larger quarters in the
Owen Building. He reported on
arrangements with the Jewish
War Veterans for the erection of
the new building, jointly with the
Jewish Center, on Davison and
Petoskey. He also gave an outline
of progress towards the erection
of a Jewish Hospital and an-
nounced that the bids received -
show that it will cost $6,250,000.

Since the complete story is yet to be told, it is valuable, for
the record, that thcs Arab's attitude should be widely publicized. Mr.
Bevin is judged here not by a Jew but by a member of the people
whom Mr. Bevin sought to use for trie destruction • of Israel. The 2
truth gradually is seeing the light of day. . . — . —

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THE JEWISH NEWS.

Friday. „March.

Towards this sum, there is avail-
able the fund raised three years
ago in the amount of $2,230,000,-
with an addiitonai $2,500,000 due
from the Greater Detroit Hospital
Fund, in the event its drive suc-
ceeds.
Krolik paid tribute to the mem-
ory of 'Rabbi Ineo M. Franklin and
Fred M. Butzel. He said the Fed-
eration board was highly pleased
with Abe Srere's acceptance of
the chairmanship of the executive
committee, and praised the work
of the Federation staff.
Referring to the many "splin-
ter drives," Krolik said that na-
tional -organizations are at work
to solve the existing problems and
reported that committees under
the chairmanship of Rabbi Morris
Adler and gorris Garvett have
been formed for the coordination
of Jewish Community Council
and Federation objectives.
In an address outlining the
advances made during the past
year and the objectives for the
future, Isidore Sobeloff, the
Federation's executive director,
declared that the aim is "to
mantain a stronger and better
Jewish community." Referring
to the devoted services of Pres-
ident Krolik, Mr. Sobeloff said
_ that "a grateful community
joins me in saying, 'thank you,
Krolik, we are in your
debt'." Prolonged applause
greeted this statement.
Reviewing his experiences in
Europe and in Palestine, Dr. Ha-
ber described the miracles of the
past year and stated the success
of the Jewish state is due to the
stubbornness of Bevin, the Arabs'
flight and the marvelous Jewish
army.
Outlining the background of.the
displaced persons' problem, Dr.
Haber told of the tragedies that
were uncovered after the war and
the discovery of the existence at
that time of 30,000.- survivors in
German camps, crematoriums and
the forests where they were in
hiding. He said that 240,000 more,
who were released from Russia
to Poland, began to infiltrate into
the American zone, crowding the
established DP camps. These infil-
trees, he said, were offered Rus-
sian citizenship but preferred to
return to Poland in search of
their home and friends and upon

finding everything gone resolved
upon one solution: To go to Pal-.
estine.
.1
He described the various Stages
of Jewish resettlement—first by' ,-
the underground route, until:May ;-
15, some reaching Palestine and
others risking being sent to Cy-
prus; then the era after the estab
lishment of the Jewish State.
"We know that there is at
least one place that has a wel-
come sign out," Dr. Haber said
about Israel, and severely con-
demned the DP act adopted by
the 80th U.S. Congress.
Describing the type of people
who went to Israel, Dr. lithe ,
told how they reconstructed the*
family life in spite of all har
ships, how their birthrate became:
the highest in Europe, how they
educated their children with the
aid of teachers from Palestine
and the support of UJA funds.
"They have clung tenaciously
to the idea that they are going
to Israel, have successfully chal-'
lenged the British blockade and
indirectly prick e d the con
science of the world, forcin
the favorable November, 1947
UN decision," he stated.
Dr. Haber said that "we/ c
close the DP camps early in .19,
Israel can take all who desire
go there. There will be about 5
000 who are ill and will have
wait, and those who desire to
to the U.S. and Canada. The lat-
ter liquidation phase still depends
upon U.S. action."
He also told of his experiences
at the other end of the line—in
Israel, and paid tribute to the
heroism of the Jewish settlers,
their determination and courage,
"all inspired because they found
a national unity." -
Prof. Haber emphasized that
the work of the UJA must be in-
creased, that funds are needed to
care for immigration, that except
for the new settlers Israel is self-
supporting. He declared that 110,-
000 still are in. DP camps and that
the success of the UJA is neces-_
sary in order to finish the job.
"What we have begun we have
got to finish," he Said, "and that
means that Detroit and every .
community in the land must go
on with the work of providing
the sorely-needed funds."

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

The Political Front

Anti-Israeli forces in Washington are now preparing ground for
a new offensive against the Jewish state . . . Their ambition is to
hamper good will relations between the United States and Israel . .
This is why American Zionist leaders consider it premature to term-
inate the activities of the American Zionist Emergency Council which
has more than once succeeded in checking anti-Israeli efforts in Wash-
ington . . . The question of whether the Zionist Emergency Council
should continue its existence was discussed at a meeting of the Coun-
cil's executive . . . Ten members of the executive voted in favor of
maintaining the Council, while three voted for its liquidation . . . The
three negative votes were cast by Labor Zionists . . . The General
Zionists, Mizrachi, Zionist-Revisionist and Hadassah members of the
executive strongly advocated continuation of the Emergency Council.
... A committee under the chairmanship of Rabbi Irving Miller
was appointed at the meeting to prepare a program for the further
activities of the Council . . . It is possible that the Council may
change its name . . . Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, chairman of the Coun-
cil,- surprised the executive by indicating that he would like to sur-
render its leadership . .. Although he presided at the meeting, he
did not participate in the discussion until after the vote was taken
on whether the Council should continue to exist . . . He later ex-
plained that he purposely abstained from expressing any opinion on
the issue, since he did not want to influence - the voting . He then
t-idded that in his opinion the "emergency" with regard to Israel's
interests is not yet. over insofar as the activities of Israel's enemies
in Washington are . concerned .. .
Military Puzzle
Something is wrong with some of the top -omen in the American
Military. Government in Germany .. .-This is obvious from the facts
which have now come to light in connection with the German Indus-
trial Exhibition which opens in Rockefeller Center in New York next
month . . . Jewish groups in the United States, which haVe made a
study of the names of the 240 German businessthen and 160 other
Germans who are to be admitted to this country in connection with
the exhibition, have established that there are well-known Nazis
among them .. . But what is even more disturbing is the revelatiOn
that the "father" of the entire exhibitions project is none, other than
a certain Dr. Herbert Gross who was expelled in 1941 from member-
ship in the Foreign Press Association in New York for posing as a'
newspaperman while actually acting as an under-cOver agent for the
Nazis . . . How Dr. Gross got into the good graces of the American .
Military Government in Germany and was appointed manager of the
German-American Economic Association—which is the German
parent of the fair—is a puzzle to many in this country . . . I Wonder
whether the top officials of the American Military Government have
Seen what the Dies Committee Repdrt . had to say about this very
same Dr. Gross . .. This report shows - that Gross secretly obtained
information on American and Canadian war material shipments and
conveyed this information to. the Nazis . . . He escaped arrest when
the United States got into the war, being interned as, a journalist. and
was exchanged along with - Nazi diplomats . . . In 1944, Gross wrote
and published a booklet under the auspices of Nazi Germany on the
war economy' of the United States in which he vilified the U. S. and
described - the country as "a Jew-ridden land" . .. A copy of this
booklet is now in Washington . . . Yet he' has been successful with
the American Military Government to the extent that he has managed
to have his name deleted from the .blacklist of • fiazi-tainted German .
- - - fournalists compiled by the AMG in EtTrope.

