Sonneborn Commends U. S.
Jewry on Devotion to Israel
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News
JERUSALEM — A tribute to
American Jews and their devo-
tion to the cause of Israel was
paid Tuesday by Rudolph Son-
neborn, national co-chairman of
the United Jewish Appeal,
speaking in the general debate
of the 23rd World Zionist Con-
gress.
Mr. Sonneborn praised the
role of the welfare funds which
he said had raised $600,000,000
for the UJA from 1941 to 1950
or 93 per cent of all UJA funds.
"They have been faithful
partners in providing means for
the development of the state
and the ingathering of our
brethren," he told the Congress,
adding that the Zionists had
only themselves to blame if they
did not dominate the _ welfare
funds.
He said that this was because
min our preoccupation with other
matters we have not given time
or energy nor taken our rightful
place in the development of
these funds."
Mr. Sonneborn added that ex-
perience on such issues as a
central Israeli fund and nation-
al budgeting had shown that
whatever "our occasional differ-
ences with the leadership of the
welfare funds, whenever we pre-
sented the Zionist viewpoint we
have been reassured of over-
whelming support for our side"
by the community leaders.
Mr. Sonneborn, who also is
president of the United Pales-
tine Appeal, warned the Con-
gress against too hasty discon-
tinuing of the importance of
traditional Zionist f und s. He
warmly praised the efforts of the
UJA and Edward M. M. War-
burg, its general chairman, and
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, its exec-
utive vice-chairman.
In a comment on the Congress
proceedings to date, Mr. Sonne-
born urged the assembly "to
recognize fully the vital import-
ance of raising funds for Israel
and to devote more time to dis-
cussing connected problems." He
said the eyes of those funds for
Israel were on Jerusalem from
where they expected words of
encouragement and leadership.
He sharply criticized "some
American Zionist officials here
who have taken Israel's leaders
to task. This criticism," he as-
serted, "is merely an effort to
divert attention from their own
deficiencies."
Dr. Joseph Tannenbaum,
American General Zionist, told
the Congress that "You Don't
know America. It is too big for
you to understand. You have
fantastic ideas about the United
States."
"We demand respect for the
Zionist movement," he declared.
"Without the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America Israel will slit-
ter."
Jewish Students from Britain in U.S.
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Attacks on Israel Spread to Czechs
Friday, August 24, 1951
VIENNA, (JTA) — Public at-.
tacks on Israel, which in recent
weeks have appeared in news-
p a p e r s in Romania, Hungary
and other satellite countries,
have now spread to Communist-
controlled Czechoslovakia.
Holy Day Bond
Effort Planned
By Synagogues
M. Berkman to Head Chicago
A dinner meeting to plan a Office of American Friends
High Holy Days appeal for Is-
rael bonds in Detroit congrega-
tions has been called by the
Mizrachi Organization of • De-
troit for Thursday Sept. 6, at
Lachar's.
The presidents, rabbis and
bond chairmen of all Detroit
congregations have been invited.
Irving Schlussel is president of
Detroit Mizrachi and Phillip
Stollman is bond chairman.
Daniel Temchin is bond chair-
man for congregations.
Former Miss AMerica
Now Working for Israel
Bess Myerson, the only Jew-
ish girl ever to be named Miss
America, who is now devoting a
great deal of her time to travel-
ing and speaking f -Nr the $500,-
(X)0,000 Israel bond drive, will
leave for Israel
in a few days to
see at first hand
the operation of
Israel's program
of economic de-
velopment a n d
immigration ab-
sorption. Miss
Myerson has
been one of the
most effective
Bess Myerson speakers in the
Israel bond drive, impressing
audiences throughout the coun-
try with her profound interest
in Jewish affairs and her fami-
liarity with the needs and as-
pirations of Israel.
• MRS. ARTHUR DAVID
SCHULTE of New York has been
elected a member of the Board
of the American Jewish Com-
mittee, it was announced by
Jacob Blaustein, president.
Five of six Jewish exchange students from Britain who are
now • on a study tour of Jewish institutions in America are wel-
comed on their arrival in New York by Rabbi ARTHUR J. LELY-
VELD, national director of Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations, which
helped sponsor the tour. Shown from left are FRIEDA ZAMET,
University of London; MAUREEN PHILLIPS, Leeds University;
GERALD BRISKI, University of London; Dr. ALFRED JOSPE,
Hillel director of program and resources; Rabbi Lelyveld; ISAAC
BRAZ, University College, London; and BEATRICE APPLEBAUM,
Brighton College of Arts.
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Dr. I. S. Wechsler, national
president of American Friends
of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, announces the ap-
pointment of Marc J. Berkman
of Chicago as
idwest regional
director of the
Friends. B e r k-
man, who will
administer the
the national
headquarters in
hicago, located
at 77 W. Wash-
ington St., will
serve major
;;communities in
he middle states
rea. He will
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Berkman aim at the up-
building of chapters to promote
broader understanding in this
country of the work of Israel's
principal institution of advanced
learning.
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The paper also accuses Israeli
authorities with applying vio-
lence and economic pressure
against citizens who failed to
support "the right-wing Social-
ist Government Party, Mapai."
The Czech journal reports that
the Israeli Communist Party
had asked the Parliament to
safeguard the freedom of elec-
tions in view of the "reign of
terror," but its demand had been -
rejected by t h e government
parties.
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The newspaper Svoden Slovo,
in a report on the recent elec-
tions in Israel charges the Is-
raeli government with a cam-
paign of terrorization and in-
timidation and says Premier
David Ben-G urion's Mapai
Part y, acting on suggestions
from the United States, hired
"bandits who intimidated voters
who wanted to vote for the
Communist Party."
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