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VOLUME 17—No. 14 708 10 David Stott Bldg.—Phone WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, June 16, 1950

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U.S., Israel Reach Airline Accord;
Clash s Don't Affect Peace Talks

Campaign Extended ;
Wind-Up on June 26

Detroit's Allied Jewish Campaign was extended
for two weeks at the report meeting held last Tuesday
at the Standard Club,,
With thousands of prospects to be solicited, the
ampaign organization decided to prolong the drive
:until Monday evening, June 26, when the wind-up
meeting will be held at the Woodward Jewish Center.
A buffet supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. and ar-
rangements are being made for a prominent speaker
to address the gathering.

Irving Blumberg, who presided at Tuesday's report
meeting, and Harvey Goldman, chairman of the trades and
professional division, expressed the hope that the June 26
rally will yet be turned into a victory event, through cover-
age of outstanding prospects. The total reported raised on
Tuesday was $4,184,692-84 per cent of last year's income.
In an analysis of the campaign, Isidore Sobeloff showed
that more than $880,000 in funds contributed last year
still is available in the community. He said that this year's
results are the best in the history of fund-raising in De-
troit, except for. 1948 and 1949.
Joseph Holtzman reported on the UJA conference held
last week-end in Chicago and proposed a thorough resoli-
citation job in order to secure the additional $1,300,000
needed to reach last year's total, -
Quoting from the addresses delivered at the confer-
ence by Dr. Joseph Schwartz and Mrs. Goldie Myerson, Mr.
Holtzman pointed out that the influx of immigrants into
Israel represents a "now or never" rescue effort and that
Jews must not have it on their conscience that some people
could not be saved for lack of funds.

Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News

WASHINGTON—The State Department on Tuesday announced the sign-
ing at Hakirya of a reciprocal air transport agreement which will permit Israel
planes to fly across the North Atlantic directly to New York.
The agreement was signed Tuesday afternoon by the U.S. Ambassador James
G. McDonald and Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett. It authorizes El-Al,
Israel National Airlines, the right to begin international passengers service to

and from the U. S. immediately. The American Flag Carrier, Trans-World Airlines-
TWA—will continue conducting flights to Lydda. Equal rights for Israel planes in the
U. S. are assured in the agreement.

Arab Plane Forced Down; Peace Talks Go On

TEL AVIV—A Transjordan airforce plane flying over Israel territory was forced
down Tuesday in the southern part of the Jewish state.
The frontier incidents which have been taking place on the Israel-Transjordan bor.
der during the last few days have in no way influenced the negotiations for a non-aggres-
sion pact between Israel and Transjordan, it was indicated here Tuesday. These nego-
tiations are reported to be continuing "on a fairly high level,"
King Abdullah's personal secretary, Abdul Gharan Carnal, crossed the demarcation
line regularly into the Israel section of Jerusalem where he confers with officials of the
Israel Foreign Office, it was revealed here Tuesday.
His visits are no longer kept a secret. He is being
Issue Rules on Use
taken out to lunch in leading restaurants of the Jewish
Of Absentee Ballots
section of the city by Israeli officials.
Andrew Cordier, executive assistant to the UN
City Clerk Thomas D. Lead-
Secretary General, arrived Tuesday in Jerusalem from
better and the Jewish Commun-
Athens to discuss certain changes in UN's personnel,
ity Council are co-operating in
New Raids in Jordan-Held 'Triangle
an educational campaign to en-
lighten the Jews of Detroit on
Several new raids by Arab infiltrees from the
hoiv to make use of the absentee
Transjordan-held "triangle" area and Jerusalem sub-
ballot for the Primary Election
urbs were reported Monday.
on Sept. 12.
Six Jews loading crushed stone at the Migdal
By action of both Houses of
Zadek quarry, one mile inside the Israel lines, were
the State Legislature, with the
held up and robbed of money, tools and personal ef-
approval of Governor Williams,
fects by Arabs who fled back toward the Transjordan
Jewish voters, who will be un-
lines. A half-hour- later, four Jewish laborers working
able to cast their ballots at the
about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the first
Primaries, which coincide with
robbery were victimized in the same manner. Four
the first day of Rosh Hashanah,
cows whose value was estimated at $2,800 were driven
are permitted to make use of the
off by rustlers believed to have come from the Arab
absentee ballot. The rules, as
outlined by Mr. Leadbetter, in a
Legion lines near the Givat Shaul suburb of Jerusalem,

`Cowpuncher in Jerusalem': A Bouquet for Hadassah

statement to The Jewish News,
appear on Page 2 of this issue.

An Episode in the Life of a Christian Detroiter

By GEORGE MARC IA

Editor's Note: Mr. Marcia, a former Detroiter, has been making
his home in Jewish Jerusalem for nearly a year. Although a Chris-
tian, he has become infatuated with the work of the Jewish pioneers
and is sharing their fate with them. He is writing for American
magazines and while perfecting his knowledge of Hebrew also is trans-
lating Hebrew books into English. The following is one of a series of
articles he is writing for The Jewish News.

JERUSALEM—Writers worry about words, even
when there's no matter of print. involved. It's good
practice to be able to tag the moment's thought with
a crisp and close-fitting term. The tag may be of no
immediate use to you (not to mention the thought),
but the knack of definitive and colorful labelling may
'well be the quilldriver's meal ticket.
All of which is by way of introduction to Miss L,
a rather sharp-visaged young thing who is occasion-
ally found behind the next desk to mine in the Israel
State Cultural Bureau's evening Hebrew classes for
adults. My own introduction to her was tied up with
verbiage, too. Tied up, enmeshed, and—well, you'll
see. It was this way:
A couple of days after joining the class, I came a
bit early and was filling in time by muttering to my-
self a private incantation about the future tense.
"What did you say?" she demanded, in a tone
freighted with flat, grey Manhattan cement.
School teacher, I decided; and I'm not having any.
:a was half right. She was a school teacher.)
"Uh, nothing," I managed, ungracefully enough.
"Just looking over the text book."

And that was all, for the moment. Then, when
the class was well started for the evening, my New
York neighbor seized the bit again. I had been
quietly marvelling at the instructor's easy handling
,of the several languages brought him as mother-
tongues by the class when Miss L disrupted my
wanderings.

"Why the devil doesn't he use graphic association?"
. -It was a stage whisper, and apparently self-
addressed; but since she had faced me to deliver the
line I felt some sort of answer was in order.
"I don't know. What's graphic association?"
"Oh, graphic association is the thing in education
nowadays. It works this way: the teacher gives the
class a concrete illustration of each term. A ball, for
instance, to illustrate 'round.' Then the student knows
that every word derived from 'round' has some con-
nection with the shape of a ball. This way, the stu-

dent can master several words by just remembering
'ball'."
"Mmm. All right," I said, doubtfully, "but what
about words like 'love' and 'birthday'? And how does
your system guard against confusing similar words
with different meanings, like 'so' and 'sew'?"
"I can see you don't know much about teaching,"
was the quick return.
"Only as a student," I conceded.

Meanwhile, the classroom discussion had pro-
ceeded to the immigrant-reception camps and their
inmates. It was noted that the authorities were ex-
tending themselves to afford all recent arrivals a
chance to learn Hebrew. With this as a springboard,
Miss L took off again.
"Gee . . . It must be tough to teach Hebrew."

Anyway, I thought, things are looking up for the
man in front . . . Again I was included in Miss L's re-
mark to Miss L. Again I bowed to convention acnd
assumed the straight-man position.
"Are you a language teacher?" I inquired, feeling
that this was highly unlikely.
"I taught English to immigrants back in New
York," she told me proudly, "and I was trained as a
social worker."
I was duly impressed, but not so much that I'd lost
interest in what the other teacher had to say. Un-
fortunately, I suffered from a congenital inability to
snub, and this deficiency had already done its under-
handed work. I capitulated:
"Are you doing that work here?"
As a small boy, I was once allowed to open one of

the big floodgates in the locks of Sault Ste. Marie.
The innocent and rather listless query above was
not dissimilar in its effects.
In the name of mercy, I summarize:

"I'd like to, but I can't
. It's the blasted Histad-
.
ruth . . . I spent a year' and a half in training courses
for social work, and came over here knowing perfectly
well that they were screaming for that kind of service
. . And what did I find? I went to all the authori-
ties, and all I could get out of them was that you have
to know Hebrew to do social work here_ . . Everybody
knows that almost all the immigrants speak Yiddish — .
Anyway, the Histadruth controls all the licenses and
all the facilities for social work here, and they won't
let you do a thing unless you've passed their own
special course . . . And the course is taught in Hebrew"
"Thee want things done their way," I smiled, "and

I can hardly say I blame them. But what's the con-

nection between the Histadruth and Hadassah, or
ORT, or WIZO? What 'control' does the Histadruth
have there?"
I was talking the sheerest nonsense. Miss L was
shocked at my ignorance, and showed it.
"What," she demanded contemptuously, "have
Hadassah or these other people got to do with Social
Work? Now I was at the settlement of Kfar . . . just the
other day, and the conditions are so bad you can't
imagine."
"It's crowded, I know, but the health situation is
good. The Hadassah Medical • . ."
"Hadassah again? What about Hadassah?" From
her tone I understood that insidious Hadassah had
trespassed upon her private preserves.
"They've made a thorough checkup there, and re-
ported a clean bill of health after routine innocula-
tions. Also, a field nurse, or whatever they call 'em, is
always ready to . . ."
"But what they really need is Social Work!"
That tore it. In triumphant finale, I was shown in
no uncertain terms with what manner of "social
worker" I was confronted.
I went home with the small but fascinating prob-
lem of Miss L's type of personality suspended some-
where in the back of my mind, waiting to be filed in
its proper category. Of itself, the problem took the
shape of a sudden vision of that angular young lady
in chaps, spurs and sombrero, loping along a dusty
trail in the Negev. The complete cowgirl, she was
prodding forward for a fictitious herd of human be-
ings to a destination she alone would decide.

Thank heaven for Hadassah, and for the similar
organizations which have taken in hand some of
the gravest problems of Israel's unsettled popula-
tion. They are rendering devoted service with far-
sighted and systematic direction. There are many
Miss L's in the world, and not the least of these
group's services is the proper selection and training
of personnel, channelling the energies of the would-
be "cowpunchers" so that their talents and motiva-
tions are developed, and their less worthy inclina-
tions, where found, are definitely curbed. This is
part of the meaning of "far-sighted," and part of the
meaning of "systematic:" and, when you get right
down to it, it's part of the translation of "Hadas-
sah," too.