JWF Speakers Tell of Immigration Crisis
Urge Detroiters' Utmost
Support For Israel Via UJA
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"Unless the Jewish people,
led by the Jewish communi-
ties of this country which
sets the tone, will rectify that
error and will recognize that
the establishment of Israel is
a long dragged out process,
the fulfillment of the ideal for
a Jewish state will be in dan-
ger," Dr. Goldmann declared.
Describing the happy side of
Israel as one of the most colos-
sal achievements in history, Dr.
Goldmann said that the Jewish
state now is "one of the best
functioning states." He declared
that settlement of 400,000 Jews
in Israel 'in the last two years
is without parallel in all history
and he praised the "courage and
idealism of the people who,
while struggling to lay the
foundations for a state, and
while facing hostility from its
warring neighbors, nevertheless
welcomed additional settlers
representing more than 50 per
cent more of its own numbers."
Israel in Danger
Yet, he said, it would be a
foolish illusion to say that the
state is solidly established. He
warned that Israel is - not less
in danger than a year and a
half ago, that the state won't
be out of danger for a number
of years to come. He described
the military dangers and de-
clared that he doubted whether
Arab rearmament can be stop-
ped. Having just come here
from Washington, where he con-
ferred with government leaders
regarding arms shipments to
the Middle East, Dr. Goldmann
said he saw danger in existing
attitudes and warned that the
shipment of arms to the Arabs
"makes peace more difficult."
The Arabs, he said, "have not
forgotten their defeat of last
year and desire to wipe it out."
He -said that despite President
Truman's sincere desire to end
the arms shipments to Arabs,
the State Department's attitude
is disturbing. (See story about
President Truman's stand and
the attitude of the State De-
partment as expressed to Sen-
ator Ferguson and Congressman
Dingell elsewhere in this issue.)
Arab DP Problem
Dr. Goldmann also saw dan-
ger in the problem of the Arab
refugees and said that without
its solution peace is impossible.
Describing the serious economic
and financial problem facing
Israel, he said that only 320,000
are taxpayers in Israel and that
their taxes must pay for - all
costs, including the covering of
the security budget towards
which not a penny is provided
in contributions from world
Jewry. The fact that Israel's
exports last year amounted to
only IL10,000,000 as against
IL80,000,000 of imports was
pointed to as a financial danger.
Besides, he stated, Israel had to
carry responsibility for the set-
tlement of newcomers, by pro-
viding IL35,000,000 for that pur-
pose in addition to only IL25,-
000,000 provided for the purpose
by the Jewish Agency.
While the intention was
henceforth to take in only as
many immigrants as can be pro-
vided for with available means,
the new Iraqi situation places
new burdens upon Israel and
the need for the UJA now be-
comes all the greater, Dr. Gold-
mann said.
JDC's Historic Role
In a stirring address in which
he described the activities of
the JDC, Mr. Warburg said that
the people who have been res-
cued from the position of DPs
(displaced persons) to become
DIs (defenders of Israel) are
writing the type of glorious his-
tory of which not only Jews can
be proud but which all free men
now are witnessing and profit-
ing from.
Pointing out that the JDC has
been thrown out of Romania,
Poland and Czechoslovakia, he
said there remains a small crack
in the Iron Curtain—in Hun-
gary, "where we are able to op-
erate. If that should be closed,
we may lose the opportunity of
saving the tens of thousands we
hope to rescue." The JDC pro-
gram, he reported, is being
closed in western Germany and
in Italy and there remain only
the DPs in Austria and Ger-
many to be evacuated. Then
there are the hard core cases
who must be hospitalized.
Mr. Warburg reported that
JDC has entered into an agree-
ment with Israel and the 'Jew-
ish Agency to provide care for
.hard core cases and "to make
their tragedies only a memory
as Cyprus is today." He de-
scribed the effort to save Jews
from behind the Iron Curtain
as a "now or never" immigra-
tion and the work in Moslem
countries as "disaster emigra-
tion."
In a strong plea for the UJA,
Mr. Warburg deplored indiffer-
ence in some quarters, expressed
amazement that those who are
basking in the Florida sun
should have lost sight of the
compelling purpose of this great
drive and declared that "we are
building through UJA a better
world for which we should not
have to apologize to our chil-
dren."
Outlined Local Needs
Dr. Glazer outlined the needs
for local causes. Pointing to the
many problems that face this
country, he emphasized the
necessity to r participation in
communal affairs and for ful-
filling specific Jewish duties.
In presenting Dr. Glazer,
Judge Levin took occasion to
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congratulate Temple Beth El on Heads Christian
its 100th anniversary.
"Detroit has always acted de- Division of UJA
cently as a community and I
don't think we are going to fail
this year," Judge Levin stated.
He read a message from Julian
Krolik, president of the Federa-
tion who was unable to attend,
in which it was revealed that
while the campaign had only
just begun many pledges already
were received, many with in-
creases and none with a de-
crease. .
Mr. Sobeloff appealed for
workers and declared that the
important immediate task is to
mobilize the volunteer force in
order to assure a success in so-
licitationS. He urged those who
MRS. J. BORDEN HARRI-
had not yet signed cards volun- MAN, former United States
teering their services to call the
Allied Jewish Campaign—WOod- Minister to Norway, and a
ward 5-3939—and to enlist as prominent civic leader in
Washington and New York,
workers in the drive.
Local AJC Distributing
Pamphlets on Yemenites
"The End of Galut Yemeh,"
a Jewish Affairs Pamphlet
which was reviewed last week
in The Jewish News, is now
available at the office of the
American Jewish Congress, 9124
Linwood.
The pamphlet, by Dr. Joseph
Schlechtman, reviews the history
of the Jews of Yemen from the
earliest days to "Operation
Magic Carpet."
has accepted the chairman-
ship of the. Women's Division
of the National Christian Com-
mittee of the United Jewish
Appeal. "The task of restor-
ing dignity and peace to the
Jewish people of Europe,"
Mrs. Harriman stated in ac-
cepting the post, "is an oppor-
tunity for every true Christian
American as well as for Ameri-
can Jews."
THE JEWISH N EWS
Friday, March 24, 1950
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Centers to Present
Classic Film Series
Two artistic film series are an-
nounced by the Jewish Com-
munity Center for spring pres-
entations.
Four music and dance film
programs will be presented at
the Woodward Center on alter-
nate Monday's, starting March
27. Four American and Yiddish
film classics will be persented at
the Dexter-Davison Center on
alternate Monday s, starting
April 3.
Dance and music film classics
to be shown are: March 27,
"Ballet Russe And The Dance;"
April 10, "Shubert's Serenade;"
April 24, "Russian Ballerina;"
May 8, "LaBoheme." Selected
musical shorts will accompany
each major film.
The Classics, several of which
have rarely been seen in Detroit,
include : April 3, "Rembrandt,"
with Charles Laughton; April 17,
"Catherine The Great," with
Elizabeth Bergner and Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr.; May 1, "The
Singing Blacksmith," with
Moishe Oysher and members of
Yiddish Art Theater. Yiddish
dialogue; English titles; May 15,
"Burlesque On Carmen," with
Charles Chaplin as Don Jose.
Selected shorts will accompany
each program.
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