State Dept. Approves Pipe Line:
Threatens Haifa Refineries

THE JEWISH NEWS-17

Friday, November 10, 1950

Colonel Dies in Korea; Captured 508 Nazis

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. (JTA)
—Lt. Col. Samuel E. Spitzer,
hero of World War II who sin-
gle-handedly captured 508 Ger-
mans, died in Seoul, Korea, of a
heart attack. The Jewish officer,
who made his home here, was
39. He was in Korea as a repre-
sentative of the Judge Advocate
General's office. For his feat in
1944 he was awarded the Silver
Star and the Croix de Guerre of
the French Government.

Known as "the Sgt. York of
World War II," he won the
B31 ,10E HARRISON FRIED
world conditions and dofnestic
WASHINGTON, ( A J P ) —The , needs for steel.
awards while serving as a lieu-
State Department admitted that
tenant
in France in July. 1944.
American Petroleum Protests
it nad approved plans for con-
NEW YORK—Rudolf G. Son-
"Lt. Spitzer," his citation read,
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Rus- neborn, New York businessman
struction of a new pipeline from
"laid aside his personal weapons
Iraq to Syria, almost certain to sel B. Brown, general consul of active in the chemical and re-
and walked openly down the
the
Independent
Petroleum
As-
wreck Israel's $30,000,000 haifa
center of the town street, call-
refineries, amid a series of dis- sociation of America, protested
ing loudly in German for the
closures to the American J ewish against the construction of a.
enemy to surrender. The fact .
Press by the Commerce Depart- 555-mile oil pipeline wnich would
that the lieutenant was unarmed
by-pass
Israel
and
duplicate
ment tnat only 79,000 of the
impressed and induced the ene-
190,000 tons of steel required to present facilities now terminat-
my to surrender virtually en
ing
at
Haifa.
He
said
that
the
complete the pipeline remained
masse."
to be licensed before shipment export of steel piping for the
Branch 11 Studies
new line was "a diversion of
to Iraq.
steel from home needs: and that
Weizmann Cables
Jew Through Fiction
The State Department's ad- the steel situation is "critical" in
mission of approving the pipe the oil producing industry in the
Truman on Escape
line plan which American Zion- United States.
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Presi-
Branch 11, of LZOA is begin-
ist council headquarters in New
dent Chaim Weizmann of Is-
ning a series on the study of the
York said would "postpone in-
rael cabled President Truman
Jew through Jewish fiction, to-
dermitely any hope of a peace Louis Segal to Confer
night at the home of B. Schiff, congratulations on his escape
settlement" in Israel, was With Farband, LZO
from an attempt on his life,
3003 Waverly. A discussion will
Coupled with an open demand in
made by two Puerto Rican
be held on "Uncle Moses" by
at least one metropolitan New
nationalists. The cable reads:
Louis Segal, general secretary
Sholem Asch. Participation by
York City newspaper that a of the Farband, labor Zionist or-
"Pray accept the heartfelt
members is activated by pre-
congratulations of the 'Israel
wide-spread congressional probe der, member of the executive of
reading of the book, which can
people and of myself on your
be launched into the pipe-line LZOA, and executive member of
be found at the public library in
Providential escape."
transaction which it termed "a the World Zionist Congress, will
"Three Novels by Sholem Asch".
first class scandal."
be the guest of the City Com-
Congressman Emanuel Celler mittee of the Farband on Thurs-
R. G. SONNEBORN
(D-NY) said he planned to in- day evening, Nov. 16 at the La-
REALLY JEWISH
vestigate the matter upon his bor Zionist Institute, 13722 Lin- fining industries, has been
wood.
return to Washington. He said
elected national chairman of
Segal, well known leader in the United Palestine Appeal by
it would be ridiculous to inacti-
Zionist
circles,
journalist,
active
vate the Haifa refineries.
its board of directors, Ellis Ra-
of the Jewish Agency, dinsky, UPA executive director,
The pipe line project, which member
who recently returned from Is- announced.
would require 190,000 - tons of rael, will address a mass gather-
Formerly Chairman of the
hard-to-get American steel, is ing of the labor Zionist move-
financed by the Iraqi Petroleum ment and confer with members of UPA's board, Sonneborn was
Company, the majority of which of the Farband and Labor Zion- named to fill the unexpired
is reportedly' owned by the ist movement. Members and term of the late Judge Morris
Rothenberg.
With Matzoh Balls • Kreplach
Standard Oil Company of New their -friends are invited.
By virtue of his new post, he
Jersey, Shell Oil and French pri-
• Noodles • Rice • Clear
becomes a national chairman of
vate oil interests.
By the Bakers of "Oven Crisp" (unsalted) Mot2ohs
the United Jewish Appeal cam-
Farband Fund Added
Whether the remaining 79,000
paign, in which the UPA is a
tons of steel required to com- To Federated Campaign major beneficiary, Radinsky
plete the project would be li-
said.
Sidney Shevitz, chairman of
censed for shipment, the official
the
Labor
Zionist
Federated
said, would be decided in Sep-
tember and depended upon Campaign, announces that the 15 Community Students
Farband Jubilee Fund has been
included as a 'recipient of the Active in Wayne Mart
Labor Zionist Federated Cam-
paign, which embraces agencies
Wayne University's ninth an-
connected with the organization nual Wintermart, slated f o r
locally and nationally.
Nov. 17 and 18 at Convention
In Detroit, recipients of this Hall, will have the backing of 55
Urges Education of Youth
campaign are the United Jewish campus organizations. Winter-
About Jewish Happenings
Folk Schools and Habonim; na- mart is Wayne's traditional car-
By LOUIS LIGHTSTONE
tionally, Yiddisher Kemfer, Jew- nival, which is also a fund rais-
Those of us who are concern- ish Frontier, Jewish Teachers ing project. Proceeds froth this
ed that the message of Jewish Seminary and Labor Zionist year's Mart will be added to last
history and of current happen- Fund for Relief and Rehabilita- year's $3,400 profit to be used
ings in Jewish life should reach tion in Europe.
for a war memorial mall on
all Jews, and especially t h e
Philip Goldstein, campaign campus.
young people, often become ser- treasurer, urges members to
Students from the community
iously concerned about the com- complete contacting t h eir participating in W i n t e r ma rt
placency and lethargy that is in pledges to culminate the cam- this year include: Lee Aaron,
evidence in our ranks.
paign. Mail pledge cards to the 3789 Glynn Ct.; Faye Bean, 3325 '1\1
33
We become worried when we labor Zionist. office, 13722 Lin- Burlingame; --Iry K at z in a n,
Windsor; Dave Shane, 2317 Cal-
CI
find that some young people do wood.
vert; Phyllis S c h r e i e r, 4759
not become affiliated with the Zi-
Sturtevant; Gerald G e r ge r,
onist Organization or Bnai Brith. Woman Journalist to Speak
16205 Linwood; Shirley David-
It makes it harder to secure the At Town Hall Program
son, 16134 Linwood; Harold
much-needed funds for Israel
by Val Mikiel
Korea and the countries of Portnoy, 3268 Tuxedo; Irving
and for work in our communi-
Melcer,
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Martindale;
Betty
ties when young people do not the Far East threatened with
outstanding woman bowler end
affiliate with important move- Communist aggression will be Provizer, 3008 Monterey; Leo
twice winner of the national
ments.
discussed by R o s i t a Forbes, Sklar, 19314 Prairie; Hadassah
Weitzman, 11845 LaSalle; Flor-
woman
explorer
and
journalist
"woman
bowler of the year" title
One of the first weapons in
support of our great causes— at Detroit Town Hall, at 11 a.m., ence Sapperstein, 2410 Tuxedo;
for Israel and for our position in Wednesday in Fisher Theatre. Jerrold Friedman, 13700 Dexter;
Miss Mikiel, who has won pier-ay
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