Romantic Story • of Revival of Hebrew Language THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Review of Dr. Halkin's New Book on Page 4 VOLUME 17—No. 22 Mixed Marriages: Old. Resentments, . New Acceptances of Jewish Events Read Commentator's Column on Page 2 708-10 David Stott . Bldg.—Phone WO: 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, August 11, 1950 7 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Knesset Votes Confidence In Israel Gov't. Rationing Issue Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News JERUSALEM--L-A vote of confidence in the Israel government's policy of imposing shoe and clothing rationing was cast Tuesday in the Knesset. The Par- liament, by a vote of 57 to 36, expressed approval of the government's action. At the same time the Parliament took notice of the government's decision to appoint a non-party committee, comprising merchants, industrialists and rep- resentatives of cooperatives, to study and report on the effects of the rationing ord i nance. • - :,; ., i : ':• .:,..'..:r 1 • .: . , ....: • • . .,.,.,,.; :.. : :•: : :, 1:,.. ..4: .,„ ' ':':k;:.::::: t. - : .: : :3,v 4 "The Knesset declares that the rationing of footwear and clothing is part of the goy- ernment policy for the economic recovery of the state and takes notice of the gov- ernment decision to nominate a special committee," the Parliament's decision states. Earlier, the presidium of the Parliament composed of representatives of the groups which form the Coalition Cabinet met and decided in favor of amending the rationing law which provoked a nationwide strike of storekeepers. The decision was taken in order to avoid a crisis in the Coalition Cabinet. The groceries and the restaurants which joined the merchants' strike Monday re opened Tuesday. But the president, of the Merchants' Association on Tuesday announced that other stores will not reopen until Premier David Ben-Gurion announces in the Par- liament that the government is ready for a compromise on the rationing law. Leaders of the Israel Chamber of Commerce a n d o f t h e Merchants' Association Monday night addressed a huge mass meeting in Tel Aviv. They charged that the Gov- ernment decision to introduce rationing of shoes and clothing actually aims at the liquidation-of the middle class and the destruction of private enterprise. The 750 retail shops throughout Israel affiliated with Histadrut Federation of Labor remained open during the strike on Monday and served the general ublic. A ll cooper- p ative stores also remained open to serve the public. :: ::: .: : Israel Provides UN • With Medical Help In Korean Conflict . _ Hnai Brith-Leader Returns: FRANK GOLDMAN, President of Bnai 'Brith, returns from a trip to EtirOpe', where he served as Arnerican spokesman at a Meeting. in London of the Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations, which has consultative status with the Eco- nomic and Social Council of United Nations. In top picture Mr. Goldman is shown (2nd from. right) in London with DR. LEO BAECK (left), former leader of German Jewry; M. GORDON LIVERMAN, president of Bnai Brith's British Dis- trict Grand Ladge; and COL. BERNARD BERNSTEIN, Bnai Brith representative and head of the Board's UN office in New York. At lower left Mr. Goldman is shown in Paris at the U.. S. Embassy with. Hon. DAVID K. E. BRUCE, U. S. Ambassador to France, with whome he conferred. At right, gpai Brith's president is shown being welcomed home at New York's Idlewild Airport by WILLIAM GERBER, of Philadel- phia, a vice president of the Order. . . • • • TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The precise nature of the medical aid offered by the Govern- . ment of Israel to the United Nations for use on the Korean war front will be made public within a few days, it was announced by Foieign Minister Moshe Sharett. A cable informing the United Nations of Israel's decision to send medical assistance to the UN forces in Korea was sent by Mr. Sharett to UN Sec. Gen. Trygve•Lie. Reiterating that the Israel Government will support the efforts of the UN Security Council to restore peace and security in Korea, Mr. Sharett's message expressed satisfaction with the Soviet Union's re- sumption of participation in the meetings of the UN Security Council. The cable then stated: "Surrounded by states which have joint- ly carried aggression and war against Israel and which refuse to negotiate a peace settlement despite the Security C,oun- cirs injunctions, whilst pursuing an active program of large-scale armament, vigil- ance and preparedness are dutifully im- posed upon Israel's armed forces and its people. "Nevertheless, the Israel government deems it its duty to give practical expres- sion for its stand on the Korean issue and to strengthen the hands of the United Nations in the task it assumed. Under the present circumstances, the most effective assistance is an offer of medical aid for the United Nations forces in Korea." . Merchants the Attackers A MerehantS Association spokesman said at a press conference that. "we shall not abandon the fight until the government understands that it is ruining the country. The strike is not only a problem for the merchants but for the entire state since the rationing of shoes and clothing may ruin a section of priVate trading and will lead to unemployment," he added. The General Zionist Party adopted a series of resolutions opposing the ordinance on rationing of shoes and clothing and de- claring that the new ruling is "cruel from the standpoint of the population's essentials, which was enforced without prior explora- tion and serious examination with interested parties." The General Zionists also called for new parliamentary elections to "give the na- tion the opportunity to decide on the coun- try's future." General Zionist Accusation The General Zionists claimed that the government is "responsible for the severe shortage of foreign exchange, owing to the prevailing regime which contributed to the eviction of Jewish capital investment badly needed for economic recovery, increased production, full employment and immigra- tion and resettlement." The Israel Government was also blamed by the General Zionists for "unreasonable use of foreign currencies." The "drastic cuts in raw materials importation," the party . said, "which will produce only relatively small savings in foreign_ currency, do not' justify the production slowdown and trade and industrial idleness which will result in unemployment and deprivation of income 'sources for masses of manufacturers, mer- - - chants and businessmen." Brandeis Erects New Memorial Building DeValera in Israel: , Formal greetings of the Israel government were extended to Ireland's ex-Pre- Mier EAMON DE VALERA (left) by Foreign Ministry Secre- tary YAACOV AVNON at the Lydda Airport. The 68-year- old Eire visitor to the Jewish state said that his trip was strict- ly non-political. Upon his arrival he immediately went to the home of Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog, former Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Communities of Ireland, who gave a dinner in De Valera's honor in Jerusalem, Supplementing its recently- 3nnou n c e d intercollegiate sports program which will this fall bring two - year - old Brandeis University into ath- letic competition with such schools as Harvard, Boston College, Dartmouth and West Point, the university has an- nounced plans for the erection of the Abraham Shapiro Ath- letic Building on the Brandeis campus, Waltham, Mass. It will serve as a memorial to the late philanthropist and member of the founding board of trustees of the university. .