Maimonides Auxiliary's Gift
Aids Israel Wounded Veterans

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Battle Over MSA in Congress

Lauds Israel Army
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —The
House Foreign Affairs Commit-
' The State Department official tee was told by Secretary of De-
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described austerity measures fense_ Robert A. Lovett that the
amounts to be devoted to refu- taken by Israel and fund-rais- Israel Army "proved its compe-
gee relief are decreased while ing efforts in the United States.
tency
the past"
the t .
those to be devoted to resettle- "In spite of these measures," he area
in in
which
Israel and
is a that
military
ment are increased. The corn- said, "Israel's financial position potential is strategically neces-
mittee favors this change of em- has continued to deteriorate.
Despite intensive efforts to raise sary for our defense.
phasis in the program."
The report said it was "pos- the funds to carry out the mini- Testifying before the Commit-
The that "plans to develop a mum investment program re- tee also was Maj. Gen. William
Middle East Command to be quired to resettle its refugees, i H. Arnold, -thief of the Amen-
closely integrated with SHAPE Israel has been unable to find can military mission in Turkey.
may come to fruition during the sufficient financial resources to He was a s k e d by chairman
year." At the present time, the maintain its population, even at James P. Richards if he had oc-
report said, "no military assist- austerity levels, while develop- I casion to see the Israel Army.
Wounded war veterans in Israel are assured of continued aid
ante funds have been program- ing a self-sustaining economy." , Gen. Arnold replied that he saw
ed for the Arab states or Is- He recommended aid for Israel I the Israel Army "only on the
as a result of expansion of the project for -their rehabilitation
by the Women's Auxiliary of Maimonides Medical Society. From
rael." The report said :that in through the foreign aid pro- ! border," but added: "They are
! well equipped. They do not have proceeds of the recent fund-raising event, the Maimonides Aux-
the event of the formation of a gram.
too
many.
They
are
actually
mo-
iliary donated $5,000 to the orthopedic clinic of Kupat Holim for
Middle East Command to • be
In giving. arguments in favor
rehabilitation of wounded Israeli war veterans. The $5,000 gift
closely integrated with SHAPE, of aid to - Israel, Mr. Gardiner bilized, or were at one time, but
I
think
practically
everyone
in
boosts the Maimonides Women's gifts to $20,000 since the project
military assistance, including
Israel
has
a
gun
and
they
have
training and war material, will said
Israel's
army " was
"exceed-
ingly
effective
He said,
too ' a militia. You find the same in was started four years ago. Participating in the presentation
. ' the reason that
and acceptance of the $5,000 gift were, from the left, Mrs. I. W.
be provided under the terms of that
— „
"I think
Syria and Transjordan." He said
the Act.
would convince me we should he did not think he saw an Arab SILVER, Maimonides Auxiliary's fund-raising chairman; MOR-
RIS LIEBERMAN, chairman of the Detroit Histadrut Campaign,
• Emergency aid which the take a step of this -nature, or who did not have a rifle and
State Department recommend- rather continue in this same noted that "a very intense feel- who accepted the gift in behalf of Kupat Holim; Mrs. HYMAN
si S. MELLEN, president of Maimonides Auxiliary. and Mrs.
ed for Israel for the fiscal year path that we followed last year,
1 - ing" exists between Arabs and
CHARLES GITLIN, coordinator of fund-raising of the Maimo-
1953 to aid refugees in the was that they have
nides Auxiliary.
Jewish State, includes 99,000 gallon to those European Jew- I Jews-
tons of wheat and wheat flour ish people, who were persecuted Re present atives of leading
by
Hitler,
who
were
persecuted
Jewish
organizations
participat-
costing $10,000,000 and other
basic foods valued at S5,000,- by the Russians, and who have ed in a national conference on
found refuge in Palestine, aided American foreign policy arrang-
000.
Other categories of proposed and abetted by many American ed by the Department of State Closino-
assistance include funds for influences and with the bless- for representatives of 200 groups.
farm
s ,
housing, seeds, fertilizer
ing of the A mer i can g overn- One of the sessions was address-
John Carradine, stage, screen, wood as a designer for Cecil B
ed by Edwin M. Wright, acting
buildings, farm tools, livestock, naent ."
intelligence advisor of the Near radio and television actor, will DeMille, but returned to th
medical f a c i 1 i t i e s, transport,
Eastern Division of the State read selections from some of his stage for 19 - years; doing
power, irrigation, new machin- UN Report Calls Israel
Department, who said American famous roles at the special mat- parts, including Shakespearea
ery and industrial raw materials, Most Advanced Country
plays. Since his entrance in th
prestige among the Arabs has
fishing b o a
t
s,
deep-freezing
'''''ost
Y
U N I T E D NATIONS, N.
, declined because "we identified inee program and annual meet.. movies in 1929, he has been fea
plants, and refrigeration equip-
(JTA)—Israel emerged as the ourselves with g r o u p s which ing of the Women's Division, tured in 200 films, includi
ment.
"Les Miserables," "Winterset,
It is proposed to finance a most advanced country in the have exorted pressures." Robert Jewish Welfare -
'Mary of Scotland." "Under Tw
certain amount of medical sup- Near East in the first world-wide S. Nyberg, representative of the Federation, a t
Flags," "Jesse James" an
plies and equipment including social survey made by the United American Council for Judaism, 1:30 p.m.. Mon-,
"Grapes of Wrath." Detroiter
materials for the construction of Nations. The results of the sur- complained against the aid given day, in the
saw Carradine recently i
additional h o s p i t a 1 facilities. vey bring out the fact that by the United States to. Israel. Brown Memorial
"Rope" and "Madwoman o
Chapel of Tern- -'
The emergency program seeks to "great inequality . the d ‘istribu-
pie Beth El. The
Chaillot."
facilitate highway and port con- tion of wealth' and ' an „ex- Britain Refuses to Grant
meeting, a vic-
st t' , provide spare parts . tremely low living standard of , Credits to Israel for Oil
o
LONDON, (JTA)—The Israel tory celebration
and filaTiltenance
facilities f r the majority of the people pre-
TT' Panel to Sift
existing equipment, and permit vail in the Near Eastern coun- legation announced 'the receipt for workers in
of a negative reply from the the Allied Jew-
the acquisition of some new ve- tries.
Immigration Bill
The report points out that the British Treasury to a request for ish Campaign,
hides.
Jewish state has the largest
will signal the
A discussion on the impli-
WASHINGTON, UT/kJ—Unit- number of doctors for its size credits
to cover Israeli purchases close of the
cations of the proposed Mc-
, of crude oil.
women's drive.
ad States policy towards t h e of any country in t he world—
e
The n gative decision of the ,
Carran-Walter Omnibus Im-
Carradine
Mrs. John C.
f one physician for every 318 peo-
f t was force ully
state o Israel
,
lik y o
likely
migration Bill, now pending
Hopp, president of the division,
-
.
defined by the State Department pie." This compares with Iran's British Treasury is
in the Senate after being
in a stater/lent to the Senate one doctor for every 63,000 in- I have a severe e ..c on si
will chair the meeting. There
dustry. The oil, supplied from . will be reports from the cam-
passed in the House, will be
habitants," the report says.
Foreign Relations Committee.
"Israel is unique," the report British firms, has covered most i paign chairmen, Mrs. Abraham
presented at 4 p.m., Sunday,
• Arthur Z. Gardiner, economic
over WWJ-TV. Channel 4.
operations adviser to the de- continues, "in that a high pro- of Israel's imports of this corn-, Cooper and Mrs. Leonard H.
Weiner and election of officers.
Participants will be Rev.
partment's Near East bureau, af- . portion of the rural population modity.
The T u r k i s h Embassy an- , Nominated for office are Mrs.
live in settlements organized en-
Sheldon Rahn, of Detroit
firmed:
that Israel imported Hopp, president: Mrs. Cooper,
Council of Churches; Benja-
"The promotion of Israel's tirely on cooperative lines; 45 nounced
pounds worth of goods ; Mrs. Sidney J. Karbel, Mrs. Ju-
min Stanzcyk, of Polish-
political and economic stabili- per cent of the population is 360.800
;
from Turkey in 1951 and found
American Congress; 0 11 v e
ty and its eventual integra- covered by cooperatives."
H Krolik and Mrs. Alexan-
Most of the population is con- buyers in Turkey during this der W. Sanders, vice-presidents;
Beasley. executive director,
tion into the Near East area
Michigan Committee on Civil
on a sound basis are among centrated in cities, the report same period for '725,000 pounds Mrs. Philip R. Marcuse, and Mrs.
Rights; and David L.Rosin,
the primary objectives of says. "Israel has the highest ur- worth of Israel exports.
Harry L. Jackson, secretaries;
chairman of the Jewish Com-
United States foreign policy." ban population in the area with
Mrs. Hyman C. Broder and Mrs.
To carry out this policy, the 50 percent of its people living in
munity Council's immigra-
Weiner, representives to the
k'
'C
W
ee
ash
State Department official add- towns, compared with less than
tion committee and a leading
Federation board of governors.
ed, "we have consistently sought, 10 percent on the Arabian penin-
immigration attorney.
A
native
of
New
York
City,
To Start on Sunday
both within and outside the sula."
The panel members will
Carradine
brought
a
varied
A t a b u 1 a t i o n in the report
. framework of the United States,
stress
the dangers of the bill
b
far
1 h
Under the chairmanship of background as ecclesi astical
in an effort to unite support
ments between Israel and its the largest number of newspa- Samuel Feldstein, the kickoff sculptor, painter, theater collec-
of all peoples regardless of
l "Cash tion cataloguer and farmer to
neighbors, to stimu ate economic pers and radio sets: 235 daily meeting for Israel Bond
religion, color or national
development and thus to create newspapers and 123 radio sets Week," will be held at 10 a.m., his first stage role in 1925 in
background.
conditions favorable to the via- per 1,000 people. Next is Cyprus, Sunday, at Young Israel Center. "Camille." He entered Holly-
bility and effective defense of which is included in the "Middle
be
Volunteer workers will
the region." East" countries in the report,
given assignments to visit corn-
mittors with unpaid balances on
their subscriptions during an in-
tensive day-long drive. Others
The Rt. Rev. RICH- who will not be contacted dur-
ARD S. EMRICH, ing that day will be visited by
Bishop of the Episco- volunteers the following week.
pal Diocese of Michi- On May 25, Cash Week volun-
gan and president of teers will again meet at Young
the Detroit Council Israel Center to report on re-
of Churches (right), sults of their collection efforts.
received the Probus
At a meeting on Monday at
Medal awarded an-
nually by the Probus the Israel bond office, leaders
Club of Detroit to of the Women's Division made
that Detroiter who, preparations for the Cash Week
in the club's j u d g- project and pledged cooperation
m e n t, "exemplifies to Feldstein.
the finest qualities of
citizenship a n d hn-
maness." The presen-
tation was made by
LONDON, (JTA)—The Beirut
EDMUND E. SAPER- radio announced that Iraqi au-
STON, president of thorities have asked a number
Probus. Cited as "an of Jewish "foreigners" to leave
Top Allied Jewish Campaign leaders talked with
outstanding c i t i zen, Iraq within five days. The or- Abba
Hillel Silver (seated, right) at the opening dinner aboa
clergyman and teach- der is said to cover about 200
America's role in helping Israel to establish economic independ,
er," Bishop Emrich persons involved in Iraq's com-
ence. With Silver here are (seated) Justice HENRY M. BUT
was lauded for his mercial life.
campaign honorary vice-chairman; (standing, left to right
chairmanship of the
JOSEPH HOLTZMAN, associate chairman; BEN L. SILVER
Detroit Citizens'
STEIN, pre-eampaign chairman; and JUDGE THEODORE LEVI
Committee on Group 24 THE JEWISH NEWS
honorary: vice-chairman.
Friday, May 16, 1952
Tensions.

Actor John Carradine to Spark
Nkomo- of Womenas Division

Bd
on

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Probus Award

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