THE JEWISH NEWS

Dov Joseph Scores U. S.
Jews for Lack of Support

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Friday, April 28, 1950

Governor Receives
Civil Rights Reports

Dr. Joseph derided, the
question he has been asked in
this country: "How much
longer must the Jews of the
United States continue their
aid to Israel?"

' In answer, he reviewed some
of Israel's achievements in its
two years of independence, des-
pite the handicaps placed in the
young state's way by the Brit-
ish and the British-aided Arabs.
He pointed out that 390,000
immigrants have been welcomed
by Israel in two years; that 27,-
000 homes h?ve been built in a
year;' 1,300 hospital beds set up;
200
agricultural settlements
founded, mostly for new immi-
grants; that the school popula-
tion has increased from 85,000
to 135,000.
- "American Jews have given,
and are asked to donate fur-
ther, only financial aid, not
their blood or their lives," the
Cabinet member emphasized.
Referring to the Arab war, he
stated that Israel's small armies
succeeded because of their sol-
diers' secret weapon
"ein
breira—we had no choice!"

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"American Jews have no
choice!" he asserted,. They are
not helping the original resi-
dents of Israel, but are giv-
ing only to help rescue and
settle the newcomers, he ex-
plained.

Continuing his address in a
dynamic manner which could
not help but impress his listen-
ers, Dr. Joseph reiterated that
the Israel government will never
cut down immigration as a solu-
tion to its financial problems.
"Every Jew in the world has a
home in Israel if he wants it,"
he declared. "We cannot leave
the Jews in countries of perse-
cution — the Arab lands and
countries behind the Iron cur-
lain—to their fate."
"• Referring to the prospects of
a second round of war with the
Arab countries, Dr. Joseph re-
ported that Israel needs and
wants peace badly, but that she
is begging the United States
government to sell her arms as
protection against the threats
of Egypt, which is well-stocked
with the latest air and land
armaments from Britain.

my plate at a single meal is
equal to a two-week ration in
my country," he said.
Jews of this country simply
do not appreciate the gravity
of Israel's position, he conclud-
ed. "It is your task to bridge
the gap between the needs of
today and the promise of to-
morrow," he told the AJC men
and women.
Following Dr. Joseph's talk, a
brief unscheduled fund-raising
session was held.

Sparked by the announce-
ment, by Israel Davidson, of
the Davison Brothers increase
of five per cent over 1949,
making a gift of $78,500, a
number of persons announced
their pledges, to bring the
Pre-Campaign Division's total
to approximately 52,000,000.

Harvey H. Goldman was chair:-
man of the program and Rabbi
Joshua S. Sperka gave the in-
Vocation. A musical interlude
was provided by the high school
choir of the United Hebrew
Schools, directed by Moe Kes-
ner, which sang a • group of-He-
brew songs.

Jewish Center Plans
Redstone Art Exhibit

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Members of the Michigan

Divisions of the American
Jewish Congress and the Na-
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
present GOV. G. MENNEN
WILLIAMS. with first copies
of their joint annual report on
civil rights. Left to right:
MRS. SAMUEL GREEN, presi-
dent of Detroit Council of
American Jewish Congress
Governor Williams, HERBERT
HILL, regional NAACP direc-
tor.

AJC Group Honors
Judge Polier Saturday

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This Saturday evening, the
Detroit Business and Profession-
al Chapter . of the American
Jewish Congress will honor
Judge Justine Wise Polier; na-
tional president of the AJC
Women's Division, at a dinner at
Masonic -Temple.
Among the honored guests will
be Gov. G. Mennen Williams
and other state dignitaries. Wil-
liam Cohen, B and T. president,

Mrs. Arthur Bloom, art com-
mittee chairman of the Jewish
Center, is planning an exhibition
of recent paintings in water
color and oil by Louis G. Red-
stone.
The exhibit will open Tuesday
evening, May 9, for two weeks
at the Center's Dexter-Davison
branch.
will be chairm'an.

A demand that the Agency
be given a special status by the
Israel government to enable it
to carry its functions in the
Jewish state was voiced by Dr.
Goldmann, chairman of the
American section of the Agency,
and Berl Locker, chairman of
the Agency executive.
Dr. Goldmann disputed the
assertion, made by some dele-
gates prior to the opening of
the meting, that granting the
Agency a special status would
impair Israel's sovereignty.
"Many governments have
granted special status to various
agencies to carry out specific
works and it has not effected
the respective governments' sov-
ereignty," Dr. Goldmann said.
Secondly, he continued, "sover-
eignty can be affected only when
it is forced upon the govern-
ment, but the Zionist move-
ment does not desire to and
never will force the Israel Gov-
ernment to grant any conces-
sions."

Jews Hail McCloy
Bias Condemnation

MUNICH-(JTA)—Jewish cir-
cles expressed satisfaction with
the statement made in Frank-
fort by American High Com-
missioner John J. McCloy to the
effect that the recent wave of
anti-Semitic incidents in West
Germany is a disgrace for every
German.
West German Deputy Chan-
cellor Franz Bluecher, leader of
the Free German Democratic
Party, denied charges by the
World Jewish Congress that
there has been a revival of na-
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tionalism and anti-Semitism
Plan Local Elections
since the creation of the Federal
TEL AVIV—The Israel govern- Government and that former
ment announced Monday night Nazi leaders are connected with
that municipal elections will' be the Bonn Administration.
News Agency Warns Against

Educators Organize
Israel Summer Project

To enable Hebrew teachers
and others engaged in Jewish
cultural and educational activi-
ties_ to visit Israel this summer,
the Hebrew Teachers Union, 111
Fifth Ave., N. Y. 3, N. Y., has ar-
ranged to take students, teach-
ers, and cultural workers by
chartered planes to Israel at the
end of June, for a six to eight
weeks stay in the Jewish State.
They will return during the lat-
ter part of August in time for
resumption of activities here.
Applicants desiring more in-
formation should apply to the
Hebrew Teachers Union.

Anti-Semitic Statements
HAMBURG— (JTA)—The West

German news. agency Deutsche
Presse Agentur has warned all
its employees against reporting
anti-Semitic statements in its
service. Each member of its edi-
torial staff has received formal
notice that he will be dismissed
immediately if he is responsible
for "even carless" anti-Semitic
statements.
The announcemnt said that
the measure was taken in view
of the fact that recent events
show that anti-Semitism is
gaining ground in West Ger-
many. It cited as an example
the anti-Jewish demonstration
which took place several days
ago outside a courtroom here,
where the trial of Veit Harlan,
producer of the anti-Semitic film.
"Jew Suess," is being held.

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held on Nov. 14 in twelve muni-
cipal councils and 27 local coun-
cils.
The municipality of Tel Aviv
announced that it will receive a
$400,000 bank loan for the erec-
tion of 16 school buildings, in.
a d d ition to the approximately
$1,000,000 it received from the
Israel government.

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Speaking bluntly to the top workers and givers of the
Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign at a bruncheon meeting at
the Jewish Center last Sunday, Dr. Dov Joseph, Israel Minis-
ter of Supply and Rationing, declared that American Jews
are not keeping up their end of responsibility in the historic
ingathering of the exiles.
"I would much prefer to be in Jerusalem today, with
my fellow cabinet members, - taking the salute of Israel sol-

diers as they parade in honor of
our second anniversary of inde-
-pendence," Dr. Joseph stated.
"Instead I must be here, telling
American Jews that if the 5,000,-
000 -Jews of this country were
to give comparable amounts to
the United Jewish Appeal in one
year as that which the Jews pf
Israel give, they • would raise
$500,000,000, not the $277,000,000
they are seeking."

ZAC Seeking New Role for Jewish
Agency Activities. in Israel's Behalf

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Thirty million pounds which
should have been spent on our
defense has been used to
house and feed our immi-
grants, because the Jews of
the United States have not
given what they are able to
give," he emphasized,.

Israel's Jews will do with a
bare minimum for a long time

to come," the Cabinet member

stressed. Referring to the gen-
erous meals which he has been
served during his U. S. speak-
ing tour, he said "The meat on

Pearson, Morgenthau,
Lehman in UJA Films

Drew Pearson, Henry Morgon-
thau, Jr. and Senator Herbert H.
Lehman are featured in three
five-minute shorts produced by
Fox Movietone News for the
United Jewish Appeal in behalf
of its 1950 drive.
The films highlight in dramat-
ic form the huge immigration,
settlement and reconstruction
programs being carried on by
,the agencies of the United Jew-
ish Appeal.
Titles of the films are: "Henry
Morgenthau Jr. Speaking,"
"Senator Lehman Speaking,"
- and "Unfinished Business" with
Drew Pearson.

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