HUC Honors Eban, Bunche
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 24, 1949
JWF Divisions
neet to Review
Agency Budgets
Kay Reports on Israers Needs
For Large Scale Investments
Utilization of accumulated knowledge of needs in the
industrial sphere affecting Israel and large-scale investments
are needed for the upbuilding of the Jewish State, Leon Kay,
president of the Detroit Technion Society and the Zionist
Organization of Detroit, declared in a. report of his study
of Israeli conditions, in an address before the Technion
The budget and planning di-
visions of the Jewish Welfare
Federation are meeting this
month to approve the budget of
local Jewish social service agen- society at the Rackham Building<%
cies, Julian H. Krolik, president on June 16.
would have been impossible to
of the Federation, announced. E I Kay spoke glowingly of the continue the work at its present
Agencies whose budgets are ! attitude of the people in Israel pace.
and their deter-
under review are local benefici-
Praising the work of the Tech-
jnination to car- nion, Kay said that without
aries of the 1949 Allied Jewish
ABBA S. EBAN (right) , Permanent Representative of
Israel to the UN, and DR. RALPH J. BUNCHE (center) , Act-
ing UN Mediator on Palestine, - were among those who re-
ceived honorary doctorates from DR. NELSON GLUECK, Presi-
dent of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
at commencement and ordination services at the Liberal sem-
inary's campuses in Cincinnati and New York. They were
honored for their courage and diplomacy in effecting the ad-
mission of Israel to the UN on the one hand, and the es-
tablishment of peace in Palestine on the other..
Herzl Remains Return
To Israel August 10
Mizrachi Women. Map
World Organization
TEL AVIV. (JTA) — Jewish
Agency officials announced that
the date for the removal of the
remains of Theodor Herzl,
founder of modern Zionism.
from the outskirts of Vienna to
Jerusalem, has been definitely
set for Aug. 10.
The rentains will be reburied
immediately without eulogies,
but with special prayers, the an-
nouncement stated. Agency of-
ficials added that details would
soon be announced of a world-
wide competition for a design
of a mausoleum to cover the
new resting-place.
NEW YORK — A preliminary
conference to establish plans for
a world organization of Mizrachi
Women will be .held in London
this m 0 n t h. it was an-
nounced by Mrs. Lionel Golub,
chairman of the national board
and acting president of the Miz-
rachi Women's Organization of
America.
Delegates from religious-Zion-
ist women's organizations in the
U. S., Canada, Israel, Belgium,
Great Britain and Ireland are
among those who will convene
for the week-long planning ses-
sion in London, she announced.
Purely Commentary
By PHILIP $LOMOVITZ - .
Dim Prospects for Fair DP Legislation
JTA's Washington correspondent, Milton- Friedman, points•
out in an analysis of Congressional action on pending .' displaced
persons legislation that the displaced persons problem is not re-
ceiving realistie-and sympathetic treatment from the. V: S. Senate."
He states-that "obServers .are, becoming convinced . that prOspects
for a fair bill grow dimmer.as time goes by." .•
Chairman . Pat . McCarren of Nevada, who heads the sub-
committee which is dealing with the issue in the Senate, opposes
the liberalized bill recently adopted by the House of Representa-
tives and maintains that the old law, which was severely con-
demned by President Truman, does not discriminate against Jews.
The fact that he has the suppOrt of a majority of members of
his committee is most disturbing and is proof of the realistic in-
terpretation by the JTA correspondent that the chances of seeing
a liberalized measure pass the Upper House of Congress are grow_
ing dimmer.
Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan is one of a group of
Senators who are fighting for just legislation in behalf of the
DPs. Meanwhile, the situation is becoming increasingly more dis-
couraging. It is fortunate that Israel is solving the problem for
most of the Jewish DP s . . But tragedy continues to stalk for the
non-Jewish DPs and for the 40,000 Jewish DPs who are - awaiting
to be reunited with their families in this country.
Chances for Arab Jewish Peace
-
The evacuation of Israeli and Arab Legion troops from the
demilitarized area near the Government House in Jerusalem is
proof of the potency of •Arab-Jewish negotiations. The decision
affecting this evacuation move was made by the armistice com-
mission headed by Brig: Gen. William E. Riley, the UN media-
tor's chief of staff, with the consent of both contending forces.
Apparently it still is possible for two rivals to sit at a negotiating
table and talk peace terms:
Naturally, obstruction by other interested parties can cause
a lot of trouble. If it is' true, as reported from Tel Aviv, that the
British are manipulating to gain military advantages in Southern
Palestine and to secure the coastal Gaza strip for Transjordania,
then we can expect further 'difficulties' at the peace conferences.
There are, however, other indications that the British may not
be as mean as some reports paint them. For instance, in order to
justify the recent attempt to send arms to the Arab states, the
British are said to be offering small arms also • to Israel. The
liberal, pro-Zionist Manchester Guardian editorially expressed the
hope that Israel would accept Britain's assurances that arms
sent to the Arab states would not affect Arab military strength.
The Guardian expressed the view that relations between Britain
and Israel are much better today • than they have been in the
past, although suspicion still lurks in many quarters.
Possessing full membership in the • United Nations, Israel's
Representative Aubrey Eban was in position to protest to the UN
Security Council against the British intentions to ship • arms. to
Arabs. Israel is in position to be on guard againsst abuses of
rights by member UN states, and even if the Manchester Gaurdian
is correct in its view, it is fortunate that the Jewish position can
be protected from within.
A sincere approach to the entire issue could solve even the
more serious problems,—provided that our State Department and
the British government avoided the injection adding more ob-
stacles in the negotiations. A firm stand can go a long way in
furthering peace. It is regrettable that the Vatican should have
taken an arbitrary stand in the issue of Jerusalem and the Holy
Places, in spite of Israel's strong stand for the protection of
churches. What is needed is patience and a desire for peace—
and Israel possesses both. A solution to the entire problem will
come when the other contending powers acquire these two virtues.
the st at e-
Campaign. Chairmen of the
building experi-
three divisions are Morris Gar-
ment to success.
vett, community relations; Mau-
He said that in
rice Enggass and Milton K. Mah-
spite of differ-
ler, health and welfare; Henry
-::ences of politi-
Meyers and Louis Robinson, ed-
- cal a n d eco-
ucational and cultural division.
nomic opinions
Agencies included in this
the people have
group, according to division,
the utmost con-
are: community relations; Jew-
fidence in the
ish Community Council; health
government and
and welfare: Jewish Home for
Leon Kay
respect and ad-
Aged, Jewish House of Shelter,
Jewish Vocational Service, hos- mire their leaders for their hon-
pitalization fund of the North esty and loyalty.
Describing the hardships that
End Clinic, Resettlement Serv-
ice and Jewish Community Cen- are encountered by the Israeli
ter extension program; educa- residents in the task of welcom-
tional and cultural: Farband ing a thousand newcomers daily,
Folk School, Sholem Aleichem Kay asserted that the immi-
School, United Hebrew Schools, grants must be kept in camps
United Jewish High School, before they are integrated into
Workmen's Circle Schools and the country's economy and he
emphasized the importance of
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah.
Other local member agencies the United Jewish Appeal in
of the Federation—Fresh Air So- carrying out this great task. He
ciety, Hebrew Free Loan A:;so- said that without the UJA funds
Technion skill and its professors
and students, victory in the re-
cent war would have-been more
difficult to attain.
Max Richter Chair
Endowed at Brandeis
WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA)—Es-
tablishment of the Max Richter
Chair of Political Science at
Brandeis University w a s an-
nounced by Dr. Abram L. Sachar,
president. A trust fund esti-
mated to be in excess of $150,000
will be presented to the Univer-
sity for the new Chair, named
in honor of the late New York
philanthropist a n d industrial-
ist.
George Alpert, president of
the Boar d of Trustees, an-
nounced that Mrs. Eleanor Roo- -
sevelt has been elected to the
University's board.
ciation and Jewish Social Serv- (secured in Detroit through the
Special deadline for the July
ice Bureau are Red Feather Allied Jewish Campaign) it 8 edition-12 noon Friday, July J.
services and receive their deficit
finances from the Community
Chest.
Between You and Me
Council Offers Help -
In Program Planning
To An Organizations
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright 1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Zionist Trends:
Jewish shipownerS who maintained shipping lines between ...
Palestine and other countries in pre-war times are now study-
The culture commission of the ing the possibility of establishing a direct line between Haifa and
Jewish Community Council is New York.
receiving requests from many
Israeli leaders arriving in the U. S: find that there is much
organizations for assistance in confusion here about the houSing problem in the Jewish state
planning cultural programs for Too much publicity is given here to Projects for housing cora-
the coming year. Many organi- struction in Israel Which' are merely paper projedts . • . They
zations have found it expedient look:good - on paper, but they are still very far from realization
to plan their entire year's pro- . . '''ITO'Wever; the publicity which each of these projects. gets in
grams during the coming sum- Arnerida, tends to create the impression that the housing prob. ,.
Israel is being solved . . . This does more harm than good
mer months. In this way, Jew- lem
ish holidays and special events . . .The acute housing situation has not been eased a bit through
can be -taken into consideration. the -publicity given to plans which may or may not be carried
Over 32,000 people partici- out.
pated in programs sponsored by
the Jewish Community Council The Domestic Scene:
last year, and the Council ar-
The recently established committee to check multiple fund-
ranged over 300 programs for raising
campaigns, which is working under the direction of the
its constituent organizations.
Jewish Agency in New York, scored another victory . . . It pre-
The services of the Council vented Agudas Israel from launching a. separate $2,000,000 drive
are available to all Jewish or- in the U. S. to support religious activities in Israel . . . In oppos-
ganizations. The Council's libra- ing this proposed drive, the committee asserted that the Jewish
ry of sound films, radio tran- Agency has already spent $1,500,000 in behalf of Agudah groups
scriptions, film strips, and other and allocated another -$750,000 for the remainder of the budget-
educational material may be ary yeat for these groups . . . Since these sums were obtained
used. A call to WO. 3-1657 will through the United Jewish Appeal and similar organizations in
start the Council's machinery of other countries, the committee considered that there was no ex-
assistance in the cultural field. cuse for the Agudah to start a separate campaign . . . It was
ready to come out with a pUblic statement to this effect . .
Canadian Court Upholds After the leaders of Agudah learned of the contents of the pre-
pared statement, they realized that a separate campaign could
Restrictive Covenant
do their work more harm than good . . They quietly withdrew
their decision to launch a separate fund-raising drive.
In Ontario Resort Suit
The Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds is
determined to be represented at the annual UJA contract nego-
TORONTO, (JTA). — The On- tiations and to play a role in setting UJA policies . . . Letters to
tario Court of Appeals upheld a this 'effect will probably be sent soon on behalf of the Board of
restrictive covenant barring the CJFWF to the UJA and to its main. partners, the Joint Distri-
sale of land at a Lake Huron
Committee and the 'United Palestine Appeal . . . An in-
summer resort near here to bution
teresting
analysis prepared by the Council of Jewish Federations
Jews or Negroes. Attorneys for and Welfare
Funds shows that over $8,300,000 was spent in 1948
the appellants — Mrs. Annie on national fund_raising
promotion by individual national
Noble, the seller, and Bernard and overseas agencies . . . and
is over and above the campaign
Wolfe, the purchaser—indicated and collection cost of local That
welfare
funds, which actually solicit
they will take the matter to the and collect the money.
Supreme Court of Canada.
The first decision in a case of
this sort, in 1945, completely up- Intelligence Notes):
held the right of the owner of
The Bible is still the best seller among Jews, according to
Such property to sell to a Jew. a report by the Jewish Publication Society . • . Twenty editions of
That decision, by Canadian Jus- the Bible published by the Society during its 60 years of existence
tice Keiller Mackay, was utilized have all been sold out . . . The 21st edition will have a printing
by the United States Attorney of 37,000 copies .. . The next "best seller" of the books published
General in obtaining a decision by the society is Prof. Graetz's "History of the Jews" . . The
from the U. S. Supreme Court society has been distributing about 150,000 copies of its books
declaring that restrictive real es- each year during the past few years . About one-third went
tate covenants are unenforce-, to the nearly 12,000 members of the Society.
able. In this case, Justice
The American Jewish Committee has now started the publi-
Mackay's principle was reversed cation of a news bulletin in Yiddish, to acquaint Yiddish-reading
by a provincial Supreme Court Jews in Latin American countries with the nature of its activi-
Justice, from whose decision the ties . . . It has started the publication of a digest in English of
current appeal was carried.
the Israeli press, giving summaries of views expressed in edi-
In a written statement in be- torials and special articles in the Hebrew newspapers . . . This
half of the five-man court, is the first time in the history of the organization that atttention
which handed down a unani- is paid to Hebrew publications, not to speak of the fact that the
mous decision, Appellate Chief Committee never before published anything in Yiddish . .
A
Justice Robertson rejected the daily digest in English of everything of importance that is pub- .
arguments of the appellants lished in- the Yiddish press has been issued by the American Jew-
that the covenant violated Ca- ish Committee for many years . . . Its distribution is restricted.
nadian public policy.
to important members of the organization and to the staff.