6—THE JEWISH NEWS

AJC: Convention Supports
Ouster of Metro Unit Here

NEW YORK (JTA)—The bi-
ennial convention of the Ameri-
can Jewish Congress, by a vote
of 345 to 163, voted to accept
the report of Dr. David Petegor-
sky, executive director, which
was tantamount to approval of
actions taken by both the AJC
administrative and executive
committee in expelling two af-
llia•ed groups as well as the
Metropolitan Detroit chapter of
the Congress.
The Detroit chapter's charter
was revoked about three months
ago, on the ground that its
members f ailed to maintain
discipline. The faction favoring
_acceptance of the report was led
by Rabbi Irving Miller, chair-
man of the executive committee,
while Rabbi Shepherd Baum, of
Brooklyn, led the opposition.
Expulsion of the American
Jewish Labor Council and the
Jewish Peoples' Fraternal Order,
left-wing groups, was ordered six
months ago for "breaches of
discipline."
By a vote of 369 to 169, Rabbi
Miller was elected president of
the Congress, defeating Rabbi
Joseph Shubow of Boston. Rabbi
Miller, who a,an
sullies the post ;:
held by the late
Dr. Stephen S.
Wise, pledgeciii,
himself to work"'
for closer cul-4
tural and spir-
itual ties be-
tween U. S
Jewry and Is-
Rabbi Miller
rael.
Resolutions adopted at the
concluding session called upon
Russia and her satellites to lift
bans on the emigration of Jews
to llsrael and described the de-
nazification policies in Europe
as "a miserable failure."
The convention encouraged
American youth who wished to
go to Israel to do so and de-
scribed as a fraud the allega-
tion of dual allegiance raised in
connection with such efforts.

Friday, November 18, 1949

Refugees Have Simple
Wants—Just a Home!

to the American Jewish Congress
A place to hang your hat
on the occasion of the biennial
and call home—these are the
convention . . . and I welcome
housing accommdations so
this opportunity of congratulat-
desperately needed by the 20
ing you on a fine record of ac-
to 30 refugee families arriving
in Detroit monthly-.
complishments.
These families, bany of
"In your program for the safe-
them with at least one child,.
guarding of American de-
have simple wants and will
mocracy, the elimination of all be grateful to find any low-
cost housing, preferably in a
forms of discrimination and the
defense of the rights of Jews,- Jewish neighborhood. If you
know of a flat, an apartment,
you were privileged to have the
or even a single room that is
leadership of one of the great
vacant or that will be vacant,
Americans and Jews of our
times, the late Dr. Stephen S. call Esther Adler at Resettle-
ment Service, TR. 2-4080.
Wise."
President Weizmann s cable
stated: "I send your national Agudath Israel Rushes
convention my heartiest good Israel Diaper Project
wishes. I feel sure with your
traditional good efforts you will
Diapers, nightgowns; layettes,
succeed in your important work.
shirts, socks and many other
Be strong and steadfast."
items of infants wear at a retail
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Federal value of over $300 were shipped
and state legislation which aboard the S. S. Stathes J. Ya-
would insure "full and equal op- naghas as an emergency meas-
portunity for all citizens" must ure. in response to an urgent
be implemented by community letter from Kibbutz Yesodoth,
interest in its enforcement, Israel.
The clothing was collected and
Justice Justine Wise Mier of
Domestic Relations Court of this shipped by the Israel Rehabili-
city declared at the opening of tation Fund of the Agudat.h Is-
the convention of the Women's rael Youth Council of America,
Division of the American Jew- Inc., 113 W. 42nd St., New York
18, N. Y.
ish Congress.
Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein,
Our NEW address: 708 David
former Jewish advisor to the
Stott Bldg. Our telephone: WO.
U. S. Army in Germany, called
5-1155.
for the rjec•ion of Communism
and its ideology by Jews in this
country. He said that the, AJC
should back a positive program
for American Jews reflecting
both American democratic in-
stitutions and aspirations and
positive Jewish values. AJC
vice president Shad Polder de-
clared that the Congress, disas-
ALL DAY
Sociating itself from totalitar-
ianism whether of the righ' or
left, recognized one as physic-
ally destructive of the Jewish
people and the other as threat-
ening the survival of Jews.
FREE ORCHIDS

Criticize U.S. Officials

Earlier, Robert Nathan, eco-
nomic consultant to the Jewish
Agency, speaking on "The Jew-
ish State and the Jewish
People," criticized U.S. officials
who sought to tie in American
aid to Israel with a proposal to
internationalize Jerusalem. He
added:
"I do not see intergovern-
ment loans to Israel as likely

soon because some people, in-
cluding some of our own State
Department diehards on Zion-
ism, will make international-
ization of Jerusalem and the

'

Arab Rustlers on the Range:

Israel Police Study U.S. Methods,
Describe Home Security Problems

NEW YORK — Israel is the
safest country in the Middle
East; one of the world's safest
in terms of crime. Inspector
General Yeheskel Sahar and
Amos Ben Gurion, his assistant,
said on arrival here to study
American police methods and
participate in - the nationwide
United Jewish Appeal campaign.
Gen. Saha'', commander of
Israel's Internal Security De-
partment, and Ben Gurion, only
son of Israel's Premier and chief
training officer of the National
police, are here at the invitation
of New York Mayor William
O'Dwyer and Police Commission-
er William P. O'Brien to study
city,' state and federal law en-
forcement. They will devote
their free time to the United
Jewish Appeal.
They revealed that Israel's
National Police Force numbers
3,000 uniformed and plain-cloth-
es operatives and will be in-
creased to 5,000 as soon as funds
are available. The force includes
150 women and at least 200 Is-
raeli Arabs.
Unlike police forces in this
country, which are divided into
municipal, state and federal
bodies, the Israeli police is a na-
tional organization having juris-
diction everywhere.
In discussing Israel law en-
forcement it was disclosed that
Israel's present capital punish-
ment statute is rarely enforced.
Both men pointed out that the

Knesset will shortly consider a
bill oulawing- the death sentence.
Gen. Sahar 42, was once the
secretary of Israel President
Chaim Weizmann and former
military aide to Premier David
Ben Gurion. A native Palestin-
ian, he is a veteran of more than
25 years of service in Israeli
armed forces and secret agen-
cies.
During World War II, he serv-
ed with the British Eighth Army
in North Africa, Malta, Italy
and Austria, emeging as a Major.
Ben Gurion, 29, is another
Sabra, veteran of World War II,
having served as a Major in the
British Army.
He also took part in the re-
cent Israel-Arab war.
Gen. Sahar and Ben: Gurion
stated that Israel's greatest po-
lice problem is the curbing of
Arab bands crossing the fron-
tier to steal cattle from Jewish.
settlements.
Both officers agreed that traf-
fic regulation in Tel Aviv and
Haifa is a. serious problem.

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aid. Neither is feasible."

Dr. Nahum Goldmann, acting
president of the World Jewish
Congress, urged increased sup-
port for the work of halting the
terror faced by Jewish communi-
ties in Moslem states, particu-
larly in Iraq.
Hits 'False Bogey'
At the opening of the fOur-
day session, Dr. Petegorsky as-
sailed those persons who, by
raising the "false bogey of dual
allegiance" are trying to fright-
en Jews "into frantic efforts to
disassociate themselves from the
Jewish community of Israel." He
also called on American Jews to
fulfill their "moral obligation of
material support" to the build-
ing of Israel.
In a 20,000 word analysis of
conditions in this country and
abroad, Dr. Petegorsky told the
1,000 delegates that Americans
have become • much more con-
scious during the past two years
of the fact that "racial and re-
ligious discrimination 'represents
a serious impairment of Ameri-
can democracy and weakens our
laims abroad to international
leadership."•
Dr. Petegorsky, citing the re-
turn of Nazis to key positions in
German industry, education and
public life, 'called for support of
the AJC demand for a Congres-
sional investigation of the re-
vival of pro-Nazism in Germany.
The convention received mes-
sages of greetings from Presi-
dents Truman and Weizmann.

Truman's Greetings
In a letter to Rabbi Miller,

President .• Truman . ,declared : "I
am happy to ext en d greetings

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