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Dr. Weizmann Reassures Vatican;
Evatt for Speedy Welcome by UN

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Celebration of Israel
Anniversary May 15
At State Fair Coliseum

Israel's first anniversary will be observed in
Detroit on the civic date of the establishment of the
Jewish State—at 2:15 p. m. Sunday, May 15, at the
Coliseum of the State Fair Grounds.
Arranged under the co-sponsorship of the Zion-
ist Council of Detroit and the Jewish Community
Council, this community-wide rally is - expected to
--- draw an attendance of more than 10,000.
Sidney Shevitz, president of the Zionist Council,
stated that prominent Israeli leaders will be featured
on the program which also will include addresses by
city and state leaders—including Mayor Eugene I.
Van Antwerp, Council President George Edwards and
Governor G. Mennen Williams.
Among the guests will be veterans of the Israeli
army. The massing of the Colors will be arranged
by the Jewish War Veterans of Michigan, in con-
junction with veterans from Israeli's armed forces.
A musical program will include selections by
the Cantors' Association of Detroit.
Children from all the Jewish schools in Detroit
will participate in a special ceremony.
Representatives of all local Jewish organizations
have been called to a conference at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday, May 1, at the Jewish Community Center,
to enlist their participation in the May 15 celebration.

NEW YORK—Two important declarations which are expected to have a favorable
effect on the position of the Jewish State within the United Nations marked the historic
"Salute to the President of Israel" dinner given here Saturday night, April 23, at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, under auspices of the American Committee for the Weizmann
Institute of Science.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the guest of honor, and Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, president of
the General Assembly of the United Nations, were the authors of the important declara-
tions.
In a significant address in which he reiterated Israel's determination to seek peace
in the Middle East and to live in harmony with the Arabs, Dr. Weizmann referred to the
recent statement on Jerusalem and the Holy Places made by Pope Pius XII. He em-
phasized that "a harmonious solution can swiftly be secured with international consent"
in dealing with Jerusalem. The portion of his address dealing with Jerusalem follows in
full:
"At this season it is natural for the world to turn its thoughts towards the Holy
City of Jerusalem. Within a single year Jerusalem has been rescued from the condition
of violence, anarchy, siege and famine in which it was abandoned last year. Its people
have passed through unforgettable sacrifices and ordeals. I have been deeply impress-
ed with Jerusalem's recovery since that time. It is a special pride to record the part
played by the Government and people of Israel in restoring the city's life and security,
establishing a regular and effective administration, renewing its food and water supply
and reviving the cultural primacy befitting its tradition. This achievement, at the cost
of many young and precious lives, deserves the applause of all devout and reverent men
to whom the neglect and humiliation of Jerusalem last year must have been a deep
reproach. The Government and people of Israel are conscious of the international in-
terest in the safety of the Holy Places and the right of free access to them. We pledge
ourselves to ensure full security for religious institutions in the exercise of their func-
tions; to grant the supervision of the Holy Places by those who hold them sacred; and to
encourage and accept the fullest international safeguards and controls for their im-
munity and protection. Just asNtr4 are resolved to give complete and practical expression
to the universal interest arising from the Holy Places, so we expect that the internation-
al community will understand the direct and inescapable responsibility which Israel
bears and exercises in the daily life and administration of the Jewish part of Jerusalem.
I am satisfied that no real incompatibility exists between the interests and concerns of
Christianity, to which His Holiness the Pope has recently given eloquent expression, and
the aspirations of the people of Jerusalem to assure their government and security in
conformity with their national allegiance. If theirs is a genuine desire to reconcile these
two interests, a harmonious solution can swiftly be secured with international consent."
Dr. Evatt, whose presence at the dinnner together with • UN Secretary General
Trygve Lie was in itself considered of great importance for Israel's future, was em-
phatic in his praise of the Jewish State and in his assertion that the act of justice
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Campaign Opens; Pledges Near $3,000,000 Mark

By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE

With one-third bf the $6,395,000 quota already pledged, more than
$2,502,000, Detroit's 1949 Allied Jewish Campaign was formally launched
at a community-wide rally last Sunday evening at Cass Technical High
/ School.
Throngs of Detroit Jews listened attentively as Henry Morgenthau,
Jr., national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, principal AJC bene-
ficiary; four heroes of the Israeli Army, and other speakers explained the
urgency of the immigration emergency. in Israel which necessitates imme-
diate and extensive giving by U. S. Jewry.
Julian H. Krolik, Jewish Welfare Federation president, who opened
the meeting, pointed out that the 1949 campaign celebrates the 50th an-
niversary of the United Jewish Charities, forerunner of the Federation and
Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign. Louis Berry, campaign chairman, an-
nounced that Detroit's slogan for the campaign incorporates the national
United Jewish Appeal theme "For the Greatest Homecoming in History"
and adds "And for a Greater Community at Home."
As the meeting opened, Dr. B. Benedict Glazer of Temple Beth El led
the assembly in a moment of prayer in memory of three great Jews who
have passed away since the last campaign : Fred M. Butzel, Dr. Leo. M.
Franklin and Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
One of the most encouraging notes of the evening was sounded by
Mrs. Joseph Ehrlich, honorary chairman of the women's division of the
campaign, who reported close to $50,000 as an incomplete total of col-
lections made- in the concentrated one-day women's solicitation. More than
5,800 individual pledges were secured on THE Day, April 24, Mrs. Ehrlich
said.
The tenseness of the Israel immigration problems was stressed by
Herman Gilman, dynamic leader of the Boston campaign and national
chairman of trades and professions for UJA. Mincing no words, Gilman
told the audience that they must fulfill their responsibilities to those whom
they have saved from death in Europe, and provide sufficient funds to
resettle them in Israel.
Gihnan's report that 23,500 refugees have entered Israel within
the preceding 15 days was greeted with applause.

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Featured speakers at the opening meeting of the 1949 Allied Jewish
Campaign joined together for a discussion of Israel's new immigrants, before
the meeting. Left to right: (seated) : PVT. I LANA TATARSKY, HENRY
MORGENTHAU, JR., former secretary of the Treasury and national chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal; LT. COL: MATI DAGAN; (standing) : PVT.
SHLOMO MARGOVSKY, CHARLES FRUCHTMAN of Toledo, campaign
leader and contributor this year of $250,000; HERMAN GILMAN, chair-
man of Boston's Combined Jewish Appeal, and LT. SHULAMITH KRINSKY.
The four soldiers are veterans of Israel's bitterest battles.

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