Lodz Zionist Federation Dissolved;
Polish Passport Situation Eases
lion regarding the issuance of
passports by the ministry im-
proved this month, with the
handing out of some 300 visas.
Up to now, the monthly average
has been between 120 and 130.
Fees for passports have been
increased to 20,000 zlotys, and
so-called • collective passports,
which were extremely cheap,
have been abolished. In addition,
the authorities have ordered
that separate passports be issued
for children up to 18, who have
previously been permitted to
travel on their parents' docu-
ments. Fees also are levied on
passports issued persons travel-
ing elsewhere than to Israel.
Although passports are valid for
a year, each person issued one
is required to sign a statement
that he will. leave the country
in two months.
Thus far this year, the Cen-
tral Jewish Committee issued
65,500 certificates attesting to
the fact that the bearers are
members of the Jewish com-
munity. Such certificates are
necessary before an application
may be filed for a passport to
Israel.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wires to the
Jewish News.)
WARSAW (JTA)J—The Fed-
eration of Zionist Groups of
L o d z, which was organized
shortly after the liberation, pri-
marily for the purpose of find-
ing and removing Jewish child-
ren from non-Jewish homes and
sending them to Israel, has been
closed down by the Polish auth-
fori•ies, it was revealed here.
The official reason for the
government's action was that
the federation had not registered
with the proper governmental
agency and was, therefore, illegal.
During the past few years, the
group has rescued some 500
Jewish children, frequently pay-
ing large sums to ransom them.
All but 30 children, who remain-
ed in the organization's homes
in Lodz when it was closed down,
have been sent to Israel. The 30
will be cared for by the Jewish
Central Committee.
Some - 13,000 applications c..f
Polish Jews desiring to migrate
to Israel are now on file with
the Ministry of Public Admin-
istration. Meanwhile, the situa-
UN Gives $1 Million
Knesset Debates
Government Funds To Help Feed Arabs
(Direct JTA Teletype Wires to the
Jewish News.)
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TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Knes-
set voted an interim budget of
3,500.000 pounds (approximately
$500,000) for the next month's
operation of the goVernment.
The amount is one-twelfth of
the total sum requested by the
government for the 1949-50 fis-
cal year.
Meanwhile, debate on the
budget, scheduled to last 30
hours this week and next, con-
tinued With: attacks by Mapam
leader; Aaron Zisling and -Gen-
eral Zionist Dr. Fritz Bernstein
on the government's proposals.
The leftwing leader charged
that the government "lacks a
complete plan for absorption of
the immigrants," and demanded
nationalization of land. Dr.
Bernstein's main point was that
the government's economic pol-
icy was hindering investment of
Jewish capital.
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•• TEL AVIV.--ISCores of arrests
were made by Israeli Army and
police f or c e s among Arab
residents of the occupied town
of Ramleh it was revealed here.
The arrests followed a hunt
for illegally hidden arms, dur-
ing which a quantity of hand
grenades and other weapons
were found:
During the combing of • Abti
Gosh, Arab village on the out-
skirts of Jerusalem, 30 infil-
trees from the Transj ordan-con-
trolled area of Palestine were
captured and a number cf
smugglers and their goods were
rounded up. The smugglers will
be turned over to the police for
prosecution. The infiltress will
be placed in special camps and
later exchanged for Jewish pris-
oners of war in Arab countries.
00 Official Urges
Marshall Plan in Israel
NEW YORK (JTA)—Extension
of Marshall Plan aid to Israel
was urged by Louis Hollander,
president of the New York State
CIO, upon his return from a
two-month tour of western
Europe and Israel. He said • he
would ask the next meeting of
the national CIO executive
board to consider his proposal.
Hollander added that he
would ask the CIO to "engage
in an active drive among admin-
istration leaders and State De-
partment officials to apply the
Marshall Plan to Israel." De-
claring that the U. S. Govern-
ment has an "interest in pre-
serving and strengthening the
new state," Hollander empha-
sized that "Israel is the only
democratic base in the Middle
East; all other countries in the
area are still feudal."
All copy and photographs for
the July 8 edition must be at The
Jewish News office, 2114 Penob-
scot Bldg., not later than 12
noon Friday, July 1.
LAKE SUCCESS—UN Secre-
tary General Trygvie Lie has
made an emergency advance of
$1,000,000 of the United Nations
funds to continue operations of
the United Nations Relief for
Palestine Refugees.
An additional U.S.. contribu7
lion of $4,000,000 is contained in
a deficiency bill now awaiting
President Truman's signature.
Approximately $1,500,000 is ex-
pected to be obtained from
France. This amount should
keep the fund operating until
the end of September, UN of-
ficials said.
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It is estimated that 940,000
Palestine Arabs are now re-._
ceiving help from the relief or-
ganization either in Arab-con-
trolled Palestine or in the
neighboring Arab states. In
addition, the United Nations
Children's Emergency Fund has
been providing food, to the ex-
tent of 800 calories a day, for
children, pregnant women and
nursing mothers.
THE J EW SH NEWS-7
Friday, July 1, 1949
Ben Gurion Pledges
Peace, Warns Arabs
May Resume War
Enactment of . a Federal fair
einployment practice bill was
urged by the American Jewish
Committee in a telegram to Rep.
John Lesinski, chairman of the
House Committee on Education
and Labor.
The American Jewish Com-
mittee spokesmen asserted that
the experience of state fair em-
ployment practices laws in New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts
and Connecticut has convinced
them that a Federal act "would
be a significant step in equaliz-
ing economic opportunity and
eliminating t h e second-class
status of large segments of our
population." In calling for fa-
vorable action on HR 4453,
which was recommended by 'the
House sub-committee chaired by
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.,
(D., N.Y.), AJC officials stressed
the urgent need for such legis-
lation in view of "current signs
of declining employment."
British Protect Yemen
Jews Enroute to Israel
LONDON—(JTA)—The British
Colonial Office assured S. S.
Silverman, Member of Parlia-
ment, that none of the Yemen-
ite Jewish refugees who fled
from Yemen to the British pro-
tectorate of Aden will be sent
back to Yemen.
According to the Colonial Of-
fice, there are now 90 refugees
in the camp at Dala. Difficul-
ties arose when several hundred
arrived enroute to Israel instead
of Only 200 as the authorities
had been advised. They will all
be permitted to remain until
their transfer' to Israel or other
destinations can be arranged.
Pretty FELI-
CIA GRUNFE-
DER, 11 is re-
united in New
York with MRS.
JOSEPH ARNES
the Polish
Christian w h o
mothered h e r
for five years in
Warsaw and in
a concentration
camp, through
the efforts of
HI AS. Felicia
and he r own
mother, a con-
.' centration camp
survivor, are en-
route to Venice,
Calif., where
they will stay
with relatives.
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Israel will
not resume the war against the
Arabs even over a territorial
dispute, Premier David Ben
Gurion declared at Ramat Ha_
kovesh, but warned that the
Arabs may reopen the war
which, he said, would be more
severe this time than last.
The Transjordan Arab Legion
has begun training thousands
of Arab youth for early resump-
tion of the hostilities against
-Israel, it was reported. Further
evidences of Transjordan's hos-
tile intent were the construc-
tion of pillboxes along the Is-
raeli-Transjordan border and
spot announcements over the
Transjordan-controlled Ramal-
lah radio repeating the slogan:
"Guard Your Guns!" This slo-
gan was coined by John Glubb
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who recently warned villagers
not to sell arms to "foreigners
who might infiltrate Arab terri-
tory."
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