2—THE JEWISH NEWS
After the Meeting
Women's Division Aims for Pledge
Coverage by Report Day, May 2
Friday, April 28, 1950
JWV Posts Map
Support for AJC
Representatives of J e w i sh
War Veterans posts in the De-
troit district met April 19 under
the chairmansip of Harry T.
Madison to plan their support
Of the 1950 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign.-
Jack Kraizman and. Irving
Bogorad were• named to .contact
all.JWV posts to solicit treasury
gifts. Prospects will then be can-
vassed by a committee of work-
ers from their own post:
Financial secretaries of B_riai
Brith lodges are _serVing as lia-
son: men in securing lists of new
prospects for - the campaign.
Committees from each lOdge will
solicit their lodge brothers. ISa-
dore Starr is chairman of., the
•Bnal Brith section of the cam-
paign.. '
Representatives of all adult
Allied Jewish Campaign worker S. JOSEPH WALLACH organizations which meet at the
and General Cabinet Chairman JULIAN H. KROLIK were Jewish Community Center or its
pictured as a campaign meeting broke up.
branches met April 20 to plan
their phase of the campaign,
Maurice A. -Glazier presided. A.
four point program of campaign-
help was endorsed by represent-
atives of:
Checking isq
pledges at the
April 25 report
meeting of the
special gift s
section of the
Women's Diyi-
Sion were,
seated, I. to t,
Mrs. Ira Kauf-
man, Mrs. Leo
Mellen, stand-
ing, I to r.,
Mrs. AaroA
Friedman, Mrs.
Julius Good-
man, Mrs. Pee-
ry Burnstine.
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Purely Commentary
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
'The Army of Israer—Jewry's Morale and Britain's Disgrace
Newspapermen visiting Israel are enchanted by the director
of information, Moshe Pea,r1man (a former British army officer-
lieutenant-coloneland later active in the Israel army) who pro-
vides them with the necessary information. about the Jewish state
and the happenings in the infant government, at the PIO head-
quarters at the former Ritz ,Hotel in Tel Aiiv. Moish—as he is
referred to affectionately—is a," good newspaperman and under-
stands military problemS. This combination makes him an au-
thority on the subject "The Army of Israel"—his latest book
which is due off the press this week. -
Philosophical Library (15 E. 40th St., New York 16) was wise
in choosing the anniversary of the establishment of the state of
Israel for the publication • of Pearlman's book. This authoritative
volume presents, for the first time within a single set of covers,
the complete story of Israel's fighting forces, dating back to the
Shomrim who gUarded the Jewish settlements in the early years
of the present century, charting the course of action of the
Haganah, leading 'up to the - formation of Zvah Ha-Haganah
L'Israel—the official army of the Jewish state.
This book, while outlining the rise and triumphs of theIs-
rael fighting forces—army, navy, air force—also serves another
purpose: it exposes, with brutal frankness, the cruelty of British
policy whic
h accounts for the murder by Arabs of hundreds of
defenseless Jews and for the betrayal of a sacred trust by the
former mandatory power.
.
Pearlman gives credit where it is due: He refers to the tour-
ageous stand in defense of the Jewish positions and of human
rightS by Orde Wingate- who organized Haganah Night Brigade.
He gives recognition 'to the castigation of British- policy by Sir
Wyndham Deedes. Re,honors the positive attitude that was taken
by some British military leaders. The coniplete record, hoWever,
militates to the disgrate.of the last two British administrations in
Palestine and compels the recording of the Bevin policy as one
of the most shamefUr chapters in history.
Negba SyMbol of, a Fighting Spiiit
It is appropriate that Pearlman- should open his story with
a record of: the battle, of Negba. The 145 defenders of the settle.
ment in the Negev fought with 80 rifles, 20:_sub- -machine .guns,.six
light and. two heavier machine , guns, three 2-inch mortars, two
3-inch mortars, one short .range anti-tank o-un, 200:hand: gren-
, ades and '50 Molotov 'Cocktails against, note it • carefully:: 2,000
Egyptian regular, trained troops; possessing fUll-seale armament,
with rifles for all their men, with machine guns; tanks, ammuni-
tion without limit, Bren carrierS, armored cars and planes;
Negba's triumph typified the fighting spirit of Israel as re-
ported in "The Army of Israel." This success 'against great odds
was repeated elsewhere. True ; there' were reverses, many lives
were lost, the Jerusalem battle held out a serious threat,. and at
the Triangle there was trouble. But the result is known, and it is
Well that it should have been written down for peSterity to know.
It is especially important that the history of Israel's army should
have been written by a man who can write and knows the _facts
—
Reasons for Arabs'.FailUres _
Pearlman lists three reasons . fOr the defeat of the several•
Arab states whose forces were thrown against Israel: '
1. The quick and heavy flow of Jewish arms and recruits;
2. The Arabs' disadvantage of having to rely on a long and
exposed line of communication while Jews were fighting short
distances from ports and cities;
3. The morale of the JeWs who were fighting "for survival,"
who "battled with severe tenacity."
The objectivity with which Pearlman treats his history i _ s em-
phasized by the fact that he does not place the
of Israel
first, but recognizes the validity: of his other two reasons.
The DefendingiHeioes:
The heroes who fought for Israel's freedom are not forgotten.
They are listed in the text and are. mentioned in the numerous
illustrations which .richly supplement the story itself. • -
Furthermore, Pearlman does not overlook the important
names among the founders of the defense.fOrces—David Ben-Gur-
lon, who was among the early Shomrim and Haganah leaders;
Joshua Stamper and Michael Katz, who were among the first
great Shomrim; The Arabian Jew Joseph Ben David who settled
in Petach Tiqvah and who was known among 'the bedouins as
Yussuf Ibn Daoud; and the heroes' of our time whose names have
multiplied to be too numerous to be mentioned here.
The story of Hannah Szenesh and tithe _ rs who fOught against
• the Nazis during the last war is recorded: There is also told the-
history of Jewish participation in .the British forces, in the fight
against Germany, 'at a time when the Arabs were playing the
Hitler game. As a result, Pearlman points out, Jews • learned war
tactics and were able to perfect a strong war machine.
"The Army of Israel" is a valuable book—as history relating
to the rise of Israel, and as an indictment of British treachery to
a trust in the iloly, Land. As , a factual story, this book supersedes
in value Pierre VanPaassen's "Forgotten Ally" or any other book
of its kind written previously.
Woodward Center: "' Shanghai Club,
'Young Peoples Discussion Group, Master-
singers, -Center Socialites, Young Adult
Newcomers Club,- Self-He}p Group; 12th
Street Council Center: Council Chess and
Checkers Club, Literary Friendship Club,
Friendship Club, FriendsbiP Club No. 2 ;
Dexter-Davison Center: DeRoven Family
Club, Hollywood Telcove Club, Self-Help
Emigrees from Central Europe, Dexter-
Parent's Group, Boy Scouts Senior Unit
No. 369, Boy Scout Pack No. 369.
Michigan Sisterhoods
To Meet in Pontiac
.
Mrs. Henry Monsky of Omaha,
Neb., and Mrs. Jerome L. Salm
of Evansville, Ind., leaders of
the National Federation of Tem-
ple Sisterhoods, will be guest
speakers at the convention of
General solicitatidn workerts
of the Women's Division of the
Allied Jewish Campaign,. under
the leadership of Mrs. William
B. Isenberg, plan for 100 per
cent coverage- oL prospects and
fulfillment of their $120,000 goal
by May 2, date of the joint
campaign report meeting of
men and women workers.
Vice chairmen of women's
general solicitation are Mes-
dames Benjamin Coggan, Mar-
tin Cowan, Arthur I. Gould, Sid-
ney J. Karbel and Raymond
Sokolov. Mrs. Nathan H. Scher-
mer and' Mrs. Carl Wois are'
assignments chairmen, and Mrs.
Selden koblin and Mrs. Samuel
Croll are chairmen of secretaries.
Women's pre-campaign work-
ers, under the direction of Mrs.
Harry Becker, and special gifts
workers, headed by Mrs. Samuel
S. Aaron also hope to wind up
their phases of campaign by
May 2. Total campaign goal of
the Women's Division is $600,000.
Total _pledges to date of $299,-
000 were announced at the wom-
en's report meeting April 21, at
which Samuel H. Rubiner, new
president of the Jewish Welfare
Federation spoke. •
Women contribtitors - are re-
ceiving invitations to the Wom-
.
en's Division victory tea, May
11,' at which Eva LeGallienne,
noted actress and director, and
member of the Christian Com-
mittee for the United Jewish
Appeal, will speak.
Senator Blondy Writes
Absentee Vote Measure
Continuing the effort to make
it possible for all Jews to vote
in the fall primary election,
which falls on the first day of
Rosh Hashanah this year, Sen-
ator Charles S. Blondy has in-
troduced an amendment to the
absentee voters' law in the State
Legislature.
Sen. Blondy's measure, which
would amend section 1 of chap-
ter 10 of part 4 of Act No. 351
of the Public Acts of 1925, the
Michigan election law, would
insert into that section the fol-
lowing definition of an absentee
voter: "Any qualified and reg;-
istered elector who, on account
of the tenets of his religion, can-
not attend the polls on the day
of election or primary election."
Between You and Me
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1960, JewiSh Telegraphic Agency; Inc.) .
IVIRS..MONSHY
MRS. SALM
the Michigan State. Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods to be
held in Pontiac May 2* and 3 .`-
The sessions will take Place at
Temple ,Beth Jacob. Mrs. Mon-
sky_ will speak at the Federa-
tion's banquet Tuesday evening,
and Mrs. Salm will be guest -
speaker at the convention
luncheon Wednesday.
Officers of the Michigan State
Federation include: Mrs. Irving
Steinman, president; Mrs. Ar-
thur Rosenthal, secretary; Mrs;
Milton Steindler, treasurer.
Noted Yiddish Actor
To Conclude- Series
The final program of the Joint
Yiddish. Culture Committee of
the Jewish Com]nunity Council
and the Jewish Community Cen-
ter, will take place at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11, in the auditor-
ium of the Woodward Jewish
Center.
Jacob Waislitz; one of the
founders of the famed Yiddish
theater in Vilna, who has ap-
peared in most of the important
Yiddish theaters throughout
the world, will offer' a program
of readings from Peretz, Hersh-
bein, •Sholem Aleichem, Nadir
and other Yiddish classics.
:Tickets will be on sale through
the Landsmanshaften and other
Yiddish organizations, or at the
door.
JCC Needs Volunteers
Foir Summer Program
Volunteers are needed for the
summer prograin of -the jeWish
Community Center.
Workers to ..help plan a pro-
gram of hinds, discussion groups,
music appreciation and decture
series; are needed at the Wood-
ward and Dexter-Davlson
branches. Thos e 'interested
should call Miss Estelle Gold-
smith, of the adult' education'
department, TR. 5-8400.
Political Notes:
The Soviet change - of" attitude with regard to the interna-
tionalization of Jerusalem came as a pleasant surprise to Israel,
Britain and the United States".. , It was assumed that MostOW
faVored placing Jerusalem under the trusteeship of the United
Nations for purely- strategic reasons . . , As a member of the UN
Trusteeship Council,. the USSR would gain a foothold in the
Middle East were Jerusalem to be placed under UN trusteeship
. . . This is one of the main reasons Why Britain and the United
States preferred tOrhave the J_erusalem issue left to Israel and
Transjordan for settlement . . . Now that Russia announced that
it is reversing its position with regard to Jerusalein, and no longer
favors the internationalization of the city, Britain and the United
States are breathing more easily' ... This announcement actually
means that there ,,is : no further ground to fear that the Soviet
Government 'may insist on having its officials—or military units-
In Jerusalem as part of the UN decision to internationalize the
city . . The resolution to internationalize Jerusalem, adopted
by. the last UN General Assembly, is now considered a "dead duck"
and will—no doubt---be revised at the 'forthcoming General As-
sernblY session in September . . . By that time there may be some
kind of a peace pact signed between - Israel and Transjordan.
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Educational Notes:
There are 126 Jewish all-day schools in the United States,
with a total enrollment of 19,000 pupils--less than 8 percent of all
the children receiving any type of Jewish eduCation in this coun-
try .. • The first Jewish school in America was organized in New
York City in 1730 by Congregataion Shearith Israel ...At first, in-
struction was predominantly religious...Soon the "Chazan" was
directed to teach the children Hebrew, Spanish, English, writing
and arithmetic ... The school received a subsidy from the state, but
religious schools in New York•State were cut off from such grants
. . . During the first half of the 19th century, when the Jewish
population of this country increased, new congregations were
established in Philadelphia, Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,
Cincinnati and New York . . . And they all maintained all-day
schools : . . But by 1878 all Jewish parochial schools had closed
their doors because the public schools had improved their methods
of teaching and also because 4he cost of maintaining the Jewish
schools was too high . . . A new Jewish all-day school movement
was started at the end of the 19th century when Talmudically
trained Jews began to immigrate . . . In "1886, the first of 'these
schools was established in New York under the name Litz Chaim
Talrbudical School . A year later theYeshivah Yitzhak Elchanin
was established, also in New York"... . In 1911 the two' parochial
schools had an enrollment of about 600 children . . . In 1918,'New
York City boasted of four such schools, while outside New York
there Was only one all-day school, organized in Baltimore in '19 -17
. .. In 1935, New York City had 16 all-day Jewish schools with a
total enrollment of 4,400 pupils . . . The religious day .school idea
received its greatest impetus in the 1940's, when Jews fleeing from
Europe arrived here as refugees .. , The financial position of the
126 all-day schools functioning now, many of which sprang up
during the last four years, is not considered secure. .