U. S. Ambassador Monnett B. Davis
Dedicates Truman Forest in Israel
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 21, 1951
Detroit Has '11-G Day' in Israel
—
Jewish Schools Reach
Top Attendance Peak;
Sunday Schools Gain
' U. S. Ambassador Monnett B. Davis affixes sign marking site of
Harry S. Truman Forest, being planted by Mizrachi Women's
Organization of America through JNF, at recent dedication. Actual
planting of first saplings takes place this fall, when 1500 children
eared for by Mizrachi Women will set the first of 50,000 trees in
a mass ceremony. Truman Forest will rise in the Judean Hills near
Eshtaol, adjacent to Chaim Weizmann Forest.
Dr. Gray Outlines Strategy Needed
To Combat the Menace of Neo-Nazism
Germany must take imme-
diate constitutional steps to eli-
minate the neo-Nazi organiza-
tions which have grown up in
Germany or the nation will suf-
fer as it did in 1945, Dr. Herman
A. Gray, chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committe of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, told a
press conference, at AJC offices
in New York.
Dr. Gray just returned from a
six week survey of the conti-
nent during which he conferred
with the President of the Ger-
man Federal Republic, Dr. Theo-
dOr Heuss, and the Prime Minis-
ters of Hesse and Bavaria,
"Germany must fight to win
democracy," he declared. It can
not achieve a democratic gov-
ernment without positive action.
We warned the German leaders
that without further delay Ger-
many must stop hesitating and
at least take these immediate
steps:
"1. Eliminate neo-Nazi organi-
zations through constitutional
and legal action by organizing
immediately the Federal Consti-
tutional Court, and present the
case against such groups as the
Socialist Reich Party and the
Freikorps Deutschland.
"2. Establish as a permanent
part of its administrative struc-
ture within the German Federal
Government an organization to
the President's Commission on
Civil Rights in the United States.
"3. Undertake a comprehen-
sive program of education for
promotion of tolerance and bet-
ter intergroup relations. Text
books should be prepared to fur-
ther aims.
"4. Take strong legal measu\res
against discrimination of pro-
paganda against religious and
racial groups.
"5. Bar active participants in
the Nazi movement from public
office, particularly from Ger-
many's new diplomatic corps and
from the organization of German
Army leadership."
Tippy Does Her Tricks
If You Ask in Yiddish
MINNEAPOLIS, (AJP)—If you
ever visit the home of Sam Cook
in Minneapolis and want to get
friendly with the family dog,
speak to her in Yiddish. She ig-
nores English, and the Cooks
say the pet hasn't forgotten her
native tongue.
The canine linguistic novelty
was reported by Louis Greene,
columnist for the American
Jewish World, here.
He reported also that "Tippy"
is looking forward to Rosh
Hashannah, when the Cook
home becomes a center for wor-
shippers from nearby syna-
Anti-Semitic Pamphlet
goguse who visit during inter-
missions in services. Tippy who
Circulated in Italy
also "understands" Russian,
then
gets a chance to polish up
A viciously on her
ROME, (JTA)
knowledge of Yiddish in
anti-Semitic pamphlet entitled various
dialects.
"Global Catastrophe Is Immi-
nent" has appeared • on news-
stands throughout Rome. The Zionist Youth Merges;
"Protocols of the Elders of Zion" Sign Pact in Israel
pamphlet quotes the f or g e d
to prove that the world' is
HAIFA, (JTA) -= The World
threatened- with destruction- by
Union was established
"J ewish freemasonry, JeWish Habonim
here
with
the merger of the
Bolshevism and the Jewish Habonim movement,
which op-
press."
erates in countries outside Israel,
A protest by the Union of and the United Pioneer Youth
jeWish Communities in Italy to Movement of Israel. The Union
police authorities was rejected is the Zionist Laborite youth
with the assertion that they movement
could do nothing about the mat-
Over 2,000 young people as-
antee complete freedom of the
press. The Union has now taken sembled here to watch 'Hab-
ter because the press laws guar- onim delegates from the United
its case to the Public :Prosecu- States, Canada, Britain, Holland,
tor's office and to the Ministry SOuth Africa, India, New Zea-
land and Australia conclude
of the Interior.
The Union will face .an inter- their pact. It was agreed to pool
nal crisis this month when its all pioneering enterprises and
sider the resignations of Dr. Ra- turn them over to the new
faele Cantoni and Dr, Renzo Union.
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe
Levi, president and vice presi-
dent, respectively, of the Union. Sharett, who addressed the par-
The two men resigned some time ley, emphasized Israel's need
ago, but have temporarily re- for a strong pioneer movement
executive body meets to con- in its rapid expansion and called
mained in their posts while the on Jewish youth throughout the
Union attempts to revievir the world to build the pioneer move-
ment.
curernt situation,
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Enroll-
ment in American Jewish
schools during the school year
1950-51 reached its highest level
attained since accurate nation-
wide reporting of Jewish school
statistics was instituted in 1944,
according to a report compiled
by Dr. Urich Z. Engelman, direc-
tor of research, American Asso-
ciation for Jewish Education.
In the spring of 1951, 302,454
students were attending classes
in all Jewish schools. This figure
Marked an increase of 13.4 per-
cent over the enrollment record-
ed during the school year 1949-50
or the greatest relative increase
since the annual Jewish school
census was introduced six years
ago.
Increased enrollments were
reported in practically every
significent Jewish community
during the past school year.
Baltimore reported an increase
of 17 percent; Essex County, N.
J., 24%; Boston,- 19.4%; Mil-
waukee, 20.8 % ; Philadelphia,
11.3%; Los Angeles, 11.1%; and
New York, '2.6%.
More than -half of the chil-
dren enrolled in Jewish schools
in 1950-51 attended Sunday
Schools, as against 42.7 percent
in a week-day classes, with the
Sunday _School enrollment gain
recorded at 21 percent as
against a 6.5 percent for the
week-day schools.
Potofsky Is Mentioned
As Murray's Successor
NEW YORK, (AJP) — The
name of Jacob S. Potofsky, a
leading Jewish labor figure,
emerged in speculation about a
successor to Philip Murray as
president of the CIO.
Potofsky, president of Amal-
gamated Clothing Workers, one
of the strongest CIO affiliates,
was mentioned widely when it
was learned that Murray
planned to leave the CIO presi-
dency because of ailing health.
The clothing workers' union
chief is a vice-chairman of the
Jewish Labor Committee.
New Tuberculosis Treatment
Found by Two Jews in Canada
MONTREAL, (JTA)—The
nadian Medical Journal carried
a -report by two Jewish physi-
cians, Dr. N. Lewin and Dr. M.
Arnovich, on "beneficial effects
in controlling pulmenary tuber
culosis more . rapidly than we
have ever seen in the past." The
doctors, both of whom work in
the Mt. Sinai Sanitorium at St.
Agathe des Monts, Quebec, said
they tried a combination of two
drugs on 58 patients and all of
them responded favorably.
Why YOU Buy U.S.
Defense Bonds
(Four major reasons Americans in-
vest their . savings in U. S. Defense
bonds, according to statements made
in a recent survey).
1. "U.S. Defense Bonds are
a means for me to actual-
ly participate in the de-
fense effort."
2. "U.S. Defense Bonds are
the s a f e s t investment
there is—they are as safe
as America."
3. "U.S. Defense Bonds give
me an opportunity to
fight inflation. I know
that the dollars I invest
in Defense Bonds mean
that much less money to
compete for scarce goods,"
4. "U.S. Defense Bonds cre-
ate a backlog of purchas-
ing power for the future;
they assure my family a
reserve to buy the things
we need when they be-
come available at normal
prices."
BLitsr Defense Bonds regular-
ly On the Payroll Savings
Plan where you work, on the
Bond-A-Month P 1 a n where
you bank, or at your bank or
postoffice.
DEFENSE IS Y 0 U R JOB,
TOO . BUY U.S. DEFENSE
BONDS.
A delegation of Detroiters, who are visiting in Israel and who
attended the World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem, decided before
the final session to make a formal presentation to DAVID BEN-
GURION, Prime Minister, of a resolution drafted by the Detroit
Common Council while Ben-Gurion was in Detroit on behalf of the
Israel bond drive. The Council resolution, which proclaimed Ben-
Gurion Day, is given to the Prime Minister by left to right, EIVIMA,
ISAAC and MORRIS SCHAVER, Ben-Gurion, Mrs. BERNARD
ISAACS, Mr. ISAACS, Mrs. MAX FRANK and Mr. and Mrs. MORRIS
JACOBS.
Maritime Powers Determined Upon
Lifting of Suez Canal Blockade
.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA)
—Vigorous diplomatic action is
under way to secure Egyptian
compliance with the resolution
of the United Nations Security
Council calling on that state to
lift its blockade of Israel-bound
shipping at the Suez Canal.
Egypt has not yet made a
formal reply to the Security
Council resolution of Sept. - 1 and
no deadline for a reply was con-
tained in the resolution. Mean-
while, as members of the Egyp-
t i a n Government proclaimed
their refusal ; to heed the UN
order and Egyptian officials
were -ordered by their govern-
ment to tighten up shipping
controls and enforce the block-
ade vigorously, the maritime
powers represented in the Se-
curity Council indicated their
determination to see freedom of
international waterways respect-
ed.
Israeli Ambassador Abba S.
Eban said that Israel proposes
to pursue resolutely implemen-
tation of the Security Coun-
cil resolution and disclosed
that he has opened prelimi-
nary discussions on this issue
with Assistant Secretary of
State George C. McGhee, in
charge of Middle Eastern af-
fairs.
He said that the impression
he had received was that the
powers concerned in the case
intended to use their influence
to the fullest extent to see that
Egypt complies with the Se-
curity Council order.
A British Foreign Office
spokesman was quoted in Lon-
don as declaring that "Britain
may take the initiative" should
Egypt refuse to heed the Coun-
cil's order. The influential
Times of London warned Egypt
against defiance of the United
Nations.
Jewish Family Service
Outfit Exposes Black
Market Baby Racketeers
DENVER (AJP) — A Denver
Jewish family service is credited
with uncovering a black market
in babies.
According to information un-
earthed by the Jewish Family
and Children's Service, childlesS
couples in Denver w e r e di s-
closed to have paid up to $5,000
to out-of-town racketeers for
babies, . some of which turned
out to be suffering from in-
curable diseases. One was blind,
another feeble-minded and a
third weighed only 18 pounds at
the age of four because of ill-
ness, the Intermountain Jewish
News reported.
The readiness of parents to
Dr. Keren Transferred
deal with black marVeteers was
To London Embassy
highlighted by a repa• that the
Jewish Family Service can sat-
WASHINGTON, ( J T A) —Dr. isfy only one childless couple out
Moshe Keren, Counsellor of the of five seeking to adopt children-.
Embassy of 'Israel here for the
last two years, has been trans- Dr. Syrkin's Remains
ferred to the Israel Legation in
London and will leave about Oct. Reburied in Israel
HAIFA, (JTA)—Thousands of
1. During the absence from
Washington of the Ambassador, Jews attended the burial of the
Dr. Keren served as charge remains of Dr. Nahum Syrkin,
founder and theoretican of the
d'affaires.
Labor Zionist movement which
Yosef Ben-Simcha, who was were brought from New York
an honorary research associate where Dr. Syrkin died in 1924.
in the food research division of
All Israeli ships at Haifa har-
the University of California at bor sounded their sirens as the
Berkeley last year, has been ap- coffin was carried ashore from
pointed scientific counsellor of the S. S. Jaffa: The coffin was
the Israeli Legation in London. brought into the Beth Syrkin, a
Ben-Simcha is an expert on cit- labor center named after the
rus products which are Israel's late leader, and remained there
main export to Britain. He was , for several hours during which
graduated from Harvard in 1921; Haifa • workers . paid their last
and. established the Central Cit- honors. The funeral convoy
rus Products Resewh Labora- later proceeded to K i n e r e is
tory in Israel four years ago.
where the remains were burled.
ond. Money Won't
I I e Used for Food.
I
NEW YORK (AJP) — A
sharp denial that proCeeds of
the Israel bond sale will be used
for the purchase of food by the
Jewish State was made by .Abba
Eban, Israel Ambassador to the
United States.
Answering a query of a report-
er at a press conference, Eban
said that all bond money would
be used for investment purposes,
including the development of
agricultural projects to increase
Israel's food supply.
Baerwald School in Prance
Widens Training Program
VERSAILLES, France, (JTA,)—
The Paul Baerwald . Schap I,
founded by the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee here in 1949 to
train Jewish social workers for
service in European, Israeli and.
North African communities, is
widening its scope by offering
short-term courses in. American
social welfare throughout West-
ern Europe and North Africa
this fall, it was announced by
Dr. Henry Server, director of the
school, at commencement exer-
cises marking the graduation of
the second class to complete the
institution's course of study.