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Traditional JNF Tisha b'Ab Appeals .
To Start With Sabbath Chazon Plea

Traditional appeals on the
occasion of Tisha b'Ab will be
conducted in Detroit's syna-
gogues not only on Tisha b'Ab
morning—Sunday, July 23—but
also on the preceding Saturday,
Sabbath Chazon, on July 22,
Benjamin Laikin, president of
the Jewish . National Fund
Council of Detroit, announced
this week.
Irving Schlussel, chairman of
the board of the JNF Council,
again heads the synagogue
committee. Rabbis and presi-
dents of synagogues are being
enlisted to support the project
of a Sabbath Chazon appeal
for the JNF, so that worshipers
may make their contributions
to the JNF during the Sabbath
morning services.
JNF leaders pointed out that
the commencement of Tisha
b'Ab on Saturday night will
make it difficult to reach all
who usually contribute on that
night, since no outright contri-
butions are made on Saturday
nights. It is hoped, therefore,

that gifts will be pledged to the
JNF during Sabbath Chazon
services.
Mr. Laikin pointed out that
the traditional Tisha b'Ab ap-
peals continue because the an-
niversary of the destruction of
the Temple provides an oppor-
tunity to help in land redemp-
tion and reafforestation in the
present era of reconstruction.
It is especially urged that con-
tributors should think in terms
of planting gardens of 100 trees
(at $1.50 a tree) in honor or in
memory of dear ones on this
occasion.
Volunteers to assist in the
Tisha b'Ab appeals and con-
tributors are asked to commun-
icate with Arthur Shutkin, JNF
executive director, at the JNF
office, 11816 Dexter, TO. 8-7384.

2 — THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 14, 1950

Garvett Retains
JCC Presidency

Morris Garvett was re-elected
president of the Jewish Center.
for his second term. Garvett
also is chairman of the com-
munity relations division of the

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

'To Fight It Out on the Spot--With Ben-Gurion'

A bitter personal feud, still in evidence in the ranks of the
Zionist Organization of America, echoed with sad notes in the
debate between Emanuel Neumann and Nahum Goldmann at the
recent convention in Chicago. Neumann, apparently unwilling to
forget an old grudge or to waive aside his antagonism to the
Histadrut, made it clear that he was preparing to settle in Israel
"to fight it out with Ben-Gurion on the spot."
There is this to be said for Neumann and for Dr. Abba Hillel
Silver—both of whom are bitter in their antagonism to the pres-
ent Jewish Angency leadership and to the dominant party in
Israel (Histadrut) : they seem bent upon fighting B-G (Ben
G-urion) and his party and are unafraid of defeat. For, to fi ghSV
B-G is to invite defeat. Even the bitterest opponents of Histadrut
in Israel keep on saying that if it came to a show-down calling
for another election they would vote for B-G. Who else, they say,
is stronger, and who would face realities more bravely in time
crisis?
It is a pity that good material like Neumann's and Silver's
goes to waste in this hour of need, due to personality quarrels.
The new ZOA president, Benjamin G. Browdy, if he wishes to
make good, should steer clear of personality squabbles and should
place Israel's needs above petty issues. The new ZOA chief, who
is primarily a business man, has a chance to prove his practical-
ity during the months to come and we offer him this morsel of
advice: The most important decision of the ZOA convention,
which, in the main, was a rather dull one, was to establish a
special economic committee to guide American Jews toward the
path of making investments in Israel. (A Detroiter, Leon Kay,
was chiefly responsible for pushing through this proposal). Make
this committee a workable one, Mr. • Browdy, and you'll be a suc-
cess, else you'll merely be continuing a program of inactivity, of
bitterness and of feuds against the labor-dominated government
of Israel. The latter course, you'll surely admit, will harm Israel
and will set Zionism back too far for anyone's good. This advice
is offered in small capsule, and even those who have become em-
bittered by personality feuds should be able to take it.

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Israel Trade Envoy
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—W. F. Pol-
lock, an Israel citizen living in
Bombay, has been appointed Is-
rael Trade Commissioner for In-
dia and Southeast Asia, effec-
tive Sept. 1, 1950.

Between You and Me

Purely Commentary

MORRIS GARVETT

Jewish Welfare Federation, and
a member of the board of gover-
By BORIS SMOLAR
nors of the Midwest Section,
(Copyright, 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
National Jewish Welfare Board.
He is a farmer president of
Zionist Affairs
Temple Beth El and of Temple
*
*
Why did President Truman not send the usual message of Israel and a former vice presi-
dent
of
the
Jewish
Community
Meyer
Levin
versus
Book
Reviewer
Lewis Gannett
greetings to the annual convention of the Zionist Organization
Council,
of America which was held last week in Chicago? . . . This ques-
During the Chicago ZOA convention sessions, Meyer Levin,
Sol King and Lewis B. Daniels noted author, met with several editors who were attending a com-
tion is being asked •by quite a number of Zionists who were not
were elected secretary a n d mittee meeting of the American Association of English-Jewish
among the delegates attending the convention . . . They recall treasurer, respectively. The new
Newspapers and complained about the treatment given his book
that Benjamin Browdy, ZOA president, reported—following his officers were named at the first "The Search" by some book reviewers, especially Lewis Gannett of
recent visit to the White House—that Truman indicated to him meeting of the Center board of the N. Y. Herald Tribune. Gannett and other reviewers made
directors following its election. much of a single story in Levin's book—about the late Maj. Gen.
that he might attend the Chicago convention . . . Well, none of last
month.
Maurice Rose whom Levin did not mention by name. RoSe refused
the serious Zionist leaders expected that Truman would really
to permit Levin to refer to him as of Jewish parentage in a story,
come to the ZOA parley but a message from Truman was expected
which Levin wanted to cable through the Overseas News Agency.
. . . The absence of such a message has given ground to all kind
The reviewers did name Rose and Gannett especially charged that
of interpretations.
it would have meant exploitation of the name of an important
military figure.
Will American Zionist leadership press for the establishment
of the headquarters of the World Zionist Organization in New
Levin resents Gannett's attitude and charges the book review ► .
er with preaching assimiliationist ideas to Jews in the attitude
York instead of Jerusalem? . This is another question that
Allied Jewish Campaign work- he adopted in his article about "The Search." Levin produced
some ZOA rank-and- filers are asking . . . It is known that this
question provoked quite a good deal of excitement behind the ers are carrying on solicitations copies of letters he exchanged with Rose to prove that Rose, .who
scenes at ZOA convention . . . Dr. Emanuel Neumann led the in order to reach the. thousands was the son of a shohet and, melamed (He was referred to in the
group which demanded that the World Zionist headquarters be of prospects who have not yet Denver press as a "rabbi") did not want to be called a Jew.
located in New York . . . Louis Lipsky headed the group which been contacted. Among the
We wonder if it is worth making a fuss over this entire issue.
opposed it . . . You cannot sit in New York and conduct work in workers who are participating Levin should call Gannett's bluff by making public the interest-
inn
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a door-to:door and telephone ing correspondence he exchanged with Rose and he will be exon-
Israel by remote control," Lipsky. argued . . . Neumann's main ar-
gument was that if the headquarters remains in Jerusalem, the canvass to assure full commun- erated. Facts will speak louder than assimilationist tendencies.
entire world Zionist movement will be dominated by the Israel ity participation are:
Solomon Alpert. Max Chornsky, David An Ancient Definition of 'Relativity'
government ... The issue may come up at the World Zionist Con-
J. Cohen, Mrs. Ida B. Colten, Mrs. Max
gress in December.
Dushkin, Mrs. Henry Fineberg, Mrs. Sam-
As far back as the year 1287, a Jewish scholar, Jebaiah ben
uel Feldstein, Mrs. Lewis Grossman, Mrs.
b
Bedersi, offered an .interesting definition of relativity,
Annie Handelsman, Mrs. • William B.
Isenberg, Mrs. Siegmund _Kulko,
M
rs.
thus:
Community Affairs
Lawrence Kurtz, A. J. Lachover, Mrs.
Maurice A. Landau, Mrs. Albert Patiker,
"When you are in need of a physician, you esteem him a
The American Jewish Congress headquarters will soon move Mrs. Ellis Thal and Julius Weinberg.
god; when he has brought you out of danger, you consider him
into a building of its own in New York in the fashionable Fifth
Louis Berry, chairman of the a king; when you have been cured, he becomes a human like
Avenue neighborhood, a few blocks from the Israel Consulate.
1950 pre-campaign Cabinet,
yourself; when he sends you a bill, you think him a devil."
About 65 percent of the Jews entering the United States un- urging continued efforts to help
This is so interesting because it applies not only to physicians
.boost the drive's total, also and healers—whose work often is forgotten as soon as their work
der the regular immigration laws remain in New York City.
stated: "If Israel is to maintain is done—but on occasions also to friendly acts generally.
The Chicago Jewish community has been requested by the uncurtailed 'now or never' im-
A course in Bedersi's "relativity" theory may help to reduce
United Service for New Americans to -assure acceptance of 540 migration, we must come
the powers of the devil he exposes.
displaced Jews who are to arrive in this country during 1950 . .
through with cash on our
Philadelphia has been asked to accept 414 displaced Jews and Los pledges now." He called upon
Angeles 351, while Boston was urged to accept 306 immigrants. all Detroiters who can help Yemenite Complaints An Injustice to Israel
Detroit's quota is 279. Cleveland's is the same; Baltimore follows wage the summer campaign to
Zacharia Gluska, member of the Israel Knesset (Par/la-
with a quota of 234 and Newark with 225 . . . Next is Pittsburgh, clean up all outstanding pros- ment), leader of the Yemenites in the Jewish state, in his anxiety
which is to assure the acceptance of 207 displaced Jews, and St. pects. New volunteers are ask- to help his constituents has rendered an injustice to his own im-
Louis which has a quota of 198 .. . Miami's quota is 162; Mil- ed to call the campaign office, mediate cause and to the state of Israel.
waukee and Washington must each accept 153 refugees; Minne- WO. 5-3939, to secure prospect
Mr. Gluska, personally a very likeable man who has made
apolis is slated for a quota of 112 DP's and so is St. Paul ... Den- slips.
many friends wherever he has visited—including Detroit—ap-
ver will accept 192 Jewish refugees; Kansas City, Rochester, Cin-
parently has been misled by overzealous publicity judging by
cinnati and Hartford have each been asked to assure acceptance
the statements he has issued to the press in recent weeks. His
Four
Detroit
Women
of 108 displaced Jews this year.
letter to the New York Herald Tribune, charging that the Yemen-
ites were being reduced to the status of second class citizenship
Latest J.D.C. reports reveal that as a result of a more severe Named to Bnai Brith
and that the 25,000 still in camps were "being immobilized spirit-
screening process, the actual number of persons processed and
ually by a wave of atheism that comes with every kilo of bread
awaiting immigration under the DP Act has shrunk from 13,000 District Six Positions
sent to them," was particularly noteworthy for its lack of good
at the end of April to 9,000 in June . . . The number of displaced
taste.
Jews who have been registered with Jewish overseas agencies in
Four Detroit women were el-
the past two weeks has been lower than expected.
Stretching 'his points too far in the charges he has been
ected to district offices of Bnai
Only one of 10 Jews in New York belongs to any Jewish reli- Brith at the women's district six leveling against the Israel government, Mr. Gluska unfortunately
gious organization . . . Reform rabbis estimate that only one out convention July 1 to 3 in Chi- gives the impression that prejudice exists in Israeli ranks. Noth-
ing could be farther from the truth:. True, the Yemenites are
cago.
of 100 Jews in New York belongs to a Reform Temple.
having a hard time in Israel. But, so, also, are other newcomers
Mrs. Samuel Banks was to Israel. If there still are 25,000 Yemenites in camps, Mr. Gluska
The National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods has 222
men's clubs with a membership of 45,000 throughout• the United named district historian; Mrs. should have taken into consideration the fact that there are
States and Canada . The National Federation of Jewish Men's Gerald Goldberg, a trustee; and 70,000 others—non-Yemenites—who must remain in camps until
Clubs—Conservative synagogue group—claims a 22,000 member- Mrs. Saul Bloom and Mrs. Rob- homes, jobs, some semblance of security is assured them.
ert Coggan became general
ship in the 150 men's clubs it maintains.
The spirit of fair play which dominates Israel today, the
committeewomen.
sense of fair play which motivates the actions of the govern-
Those who have been lamenting the plight of Yiddish culture
Voting delegates from Detroit ment, the desire generally to cooperate with the religious ele-
will be interested in learning that Yiddish still retains quite a
ment is too well known to need repetition. If faults are to ..be
vitality . . . In the past year over 300 books were published in at the convention were.
Mesdames Harr- Gutov, George Levine, found, they mostly belong in the financial sphere—in the ldek
Yiddish in numerous countries, including the United States, Can- Alex
Sherr, David Howell, Philip Fealk,
ada and Argentina--. . . The majority of books were volumes of Louis Sipkins, Harry Coleman, Robert of funds to care for all the newcomers as promptly as the
Coggan,
David Grosberg, Albert Lipsitz, Israeli leaders would wish to accomplish their tasks.
poetry and fiction in which resistance and heroism of Jews in Max Schultz,
Jack Hartstein, Saul Bloom,
Yemenite Jews in Israel are recognized as one of the most
Europe form the principal theme.
Max Eisenberg, Sam Rosenberg, Irving
A ;der, Philip Liberman. Harry Jaffee, wholesome elements in the country. The government knows,' it
Few in this country are aware of the existence of an Arab Albert Stone, Sidney Kalt, Andrew Hart- and helps them in every way. If the authorities had not recog-
Samuel Wexler, Alfred Lakin, Karl
press here . . . It consists of several daily newspapers, as well as man,
Berg, Sam Woronow, Ben Nadis, Joseph nized it, they would not have gambled on a new and more dif-
periodicals, all of which—with the exception of two—are owned Rodman. . Stanley Yates, Thomas Zohott, ficult
immigration—from Iraq.
by Christians . . . The largest daily newspaper is Al-Hoda, pub- Samuel Banks, Raymond Sharkey, Leonard
Farber, Kalman Bruss. Julius Meskin,
Mr.
Gluska asks for arbitration on the Yemenite question:
lished in New York City . . Brooklyn has two Arab daily news- Max IVIathirsky, Alan LaBan, Sam Gold;
is entitled to it—in Israel, and not in the American press
papers .. . Detroit has three and Washington has one . . . Alto- William Fogel, Leonard Sims. Charles He
Louis Manning, Jack Raisin, where the entire issue, which. we consider exaggerated, becomes
gether there are nine Arab papers printed in Arabic in this coun- Solovich,
Louis Barden, Seymour Weisberg, Milton
muddled. Mr. Gluska, we repeat, has rendered a disservice to Is-
Harris, Irving Lipson and Henry Onrich,
try . . Their circulation amounts to tens of thousands.
and Misses Betty Alter and Nancy Miller. rael by permitting himself to be misled by unwise counselors.

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