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VOLUME 16—No. 9 708-10 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit 26, Michigan, Nov. 11, 1949

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Israel to Remain
Neutral, Private
Arab Talks Eyed

A wom-

an soldier of the Israel De-

fense Army turns from the

task of war to the needs of

peace as she helps a Jewish

immigrant build a new

housing development out of

the rubble of a battle-scar-

red village. This scene is re-

peated throughout Israel as

members of the Army's

Youth Reserve Regiment,

the "Gadna," play their part

in the immigration, reset-

tlement and absorption of

homeless Jews brought to

the new Jewish State with
funds raised by American
Jewry throughout the Unit-
ed Jewish Appeal.

It Is Not Easy for Tourists in Israel Now:

U. S. Jewry Must Fearlessly
Help Pioneers Complete Task

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Via Special Air Express to The Jewish News

TEL AVIV, Israel.—A hard trip, marked by
several disappointments at being unable to
cover all the ground on a working mission to
study Israel's problems, is nearing its end.

A month is enough to scratch the surface
here. There are many problems to study: eco-
nomic, political, social, - cultural.

So much has been achieved here that the
observer is dazed by the progress of the young,
struggling community. And there is so much
more yet to be done. Israel has a hard road
to cover. The desert must be conquered.

The present industries and agricultural
projects must be strengthened. New move-
ments must be initiated to assure the security
of the struggling community.

Without American economic assistance, Is-
rael's road to continued progress will be almost
impassable.

American investors have an opportunity to
develop great industries here. They must help
complete a task in which they have an import-
ant share.

American Jews should come here and see
the results of the labors of struggling pioneers
for themselves.
It is not easy for tourists
in Israel. Facilities are not plentiful. Travel is
hard.

long as Israel is aware of the difficulties, the
solution will. come in time.

Those who manage the tourist trade have
much to learn. Even the Americans who are
here to direct tours for the UJA and JNF are
making horrible blunders. They will have to
learn new ways in order that Israel should
be blessed with a large tourist trade.

We are convinced that tourism must be-
come the leading industry in Israel. Ameri-
can Jews can help develop it.

TEL AVIV— (JTA)—In a comprehensive review of
Israel's foreign policy, Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett
told a press conference that no change was contemplated
in the country's decision to maintain neutrality and not
to identify itself with any of the major world blocs.
Sharett said no negotiations were in progress with
Lebanon or Transjordan and added the two countries
had not any overtures to Israel. He added the Israel
government still was determined to press for separate ne-
gotiations with each Arab state.
Regarding a possible exchange of population-100,000
Iraqi Jews for 100,000 Palestine Arab refugees—with Iraq,
Sharett said no specified suggestions had been formulated
by the Iraqis since the subject was advanced under en-
couragement from the Economic Survey Group of the UN
Conciliation Commission.
Immigration Expected Soon from Hungary
An appreciable immigration was expected to start
soon from Hungary, he continued, but added he was un-
able to say how long it would continue.
A Bucharest dispatch carried by Reuters reported dur-
ing the week-end that the Romanian government has an-
nounced it is issuing "almost a thousand" passports to
Romanian Jews wishing to proceed to Israel. The report
added the first contingent of these immigrants was to
leave for Israel Tuesday.
(The New York Herald-Tribune said on Nov. 6, in a
Tel Aviv dispatch that Israel, through trade union chan-
nels, has appealed to the Soviet Union to intervene with
Eastern European governments in behalf of free Jewish
immigration to Israel. To date, the report added, the Mos-
cow government has ignored the request. The dispatch said
a long memorandum containing full details of the new Is-
rael request to the Soviets had been prepared by the His-
tadrut and will be released shortly.)
There were no current trade negotiations with Rus-
sia, Sharett said, except for isolated explorations -for sep-
arate deals. He noted that Israel had taken the initiative
in seeking to buy various commodities from Russia on
credit, but had had no positive reply as yet.

The problem of the newcomers who are
hesitant to go to the kibutzim and who insist
on entering business enterprises may appear
insoluble to the pessimists, but it must be re-
membered that while 90,000 still are in camps
waiting to be established, more than 250,000
already have become a part of the economy
of Israel.

Party strife does not present a happy pic-
ture. There is much to criticize in the gov-
ernment. But by the same standards of judg-
ment there is much to commend. Even the
severest blunders are excusable under certain
conditions.

Unless one travels by taxi it is difficult to
reach desired destinations. One's heart aches
at seeing the queues' of people lined up on
roads awaiting for crowded buses.

One thing is certain: the heroism of Is-
rael is without parallel. The courage with
which the victories have been attained is
beyond description—and even the miracle
of The Maccabees has been superseded by
the bravery of the modern fighters for free-
dom in the Jewish state.

The rapidly rising population has brought
about these difficulties for those who are ac-
customed to comforts. It will take time to
solve the transportation problem. But as

But Israel won't live on miracles alone.
American Jews must keep this in view—so
Israel should be able to survive all obstacles
now in its path.

Israel Needs. Zionists
Non-Political Help

Special Teletype Wir,es to The Jewish News

TEL AVIV— (JTA)-----Premier David Ben-Gurion, ad-
dressing a Keren Hayesod Conference, declared the Jewish
people must be warned against two mistakes. 1—The feel-
ing that with creation of the state of Israel an end has
come to the Zionist movement and to Zionist funds and
that, 2—Wtih the establishment of the Jewish state the
Zionist organization would "persevere in the same way as
in the past in its activities (conducted) prior to the forma-
tion of Israel."
The conference, attended by veteran Zionist leaders as
well as visiting guests from United States, was convened
to discuss and re-examine the Zionist movement in the light
of the existence of the State of Israel.
Asserting that Israel's Jewish population is nearing
1,000,000, Ben-Gurion said it "should not be forgotten that
that figure is only 10 percent of the Jewish population of
the world." While Israel promotes the "ingathering' of
exiles from their dispersion," Ben-Gurion added, this task
cannot be achieved without the aid of the entire Jewish
people.
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Blumberg Names Nominees to DSG Board Positions

Irving W. Blumberg, presi-
dent of the Detroit Service
G r o u p, has announced the
nominees for the DSG board
positions which will be filled
at the biennial election meet-
ing, 8 :30 p.m., T h u r s d a y,
Nov. 17, at the Jewish Com-
munity Center.
Nominees include Harvey
H. Goldman, president; Gus

t, Newman, chairman, executive
committee; Irving W. Blumberg,
chairman of the board; Leonard
N. Simons, vice chairman of the
board; Abe Kasle, Milton K.

Mahler, Ben L. Silberstein and
George M. Stutz, vice presidents;
and Esther R. Prussian, execu-
tive director.
Candidates for the Board of
Directors are: Mandell L. Ber-
man, Joseph Bernstein, Louis
Berry, Irving W. Blumberg, Louis
C. Blumberg, Harry Cohen, Har-
old N. Ehrlich, Herbert M. Eiges,
Sol Eisenberg, Maurice A. Eng-
gass, Ben B. Fenton, Albert Fru-
man, Harry A. Hyman, Abe
Kasle, Maxwell E. Katzen and
Maurice Klein.
Other nominees are: John E.
Lurie, Milton M. Maddin, Henry
Meyers, David M. Miro, Gus D.

Newman, Herman Radner, Sam-

uel H. Rubiner, Louis Russman,
Dr. Alexander W. Sanders, A.
Joseph Seltzer, George D. Sey-
burn, Nate S. Shapero, Fred F.
Simons, Leonard N. Simons,
George M. Stutz, James Wine-
man and Max J. Zivian.
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di-
rector of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, will address the
meeting, speaking on his trip to
Europe and Israel, from which
he will have just returned. He
toured these places in behalf of
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee, Jewish Agency and Council
of Federations and Welfare
Funds.
Also on the program will be

the musical revue, "Campaign-
ing Is a Circus," which was first
presented at a Women's Division
meeting in June. New songs
have been added to the shot,/
and some Detroit Service Group
men are now included in the.
cast.
All 1949 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign contributing members of
the seven trade and professional
divisions of the DSG have been
invited to attend this important
meeting. Preceding this com-
bined meeting of the DSG, each
of these trade and professional
divisions will meet separately
to elect its officers.

IRVING BLUMBERG

