Identification with General Zionists
In Israel Voted by ZOA Convention as
Miller Forces Triumph on All Issues
retiring ZOA president, urged
the convention to "adopt a
policy of freedom of action for
the ZOA without entangling
alliances with any Zionist
group" and of non-interven-
tion in the affairs of any
Zionist group" and of non-in-
tervention in the affairs of
any party in Israel.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The 55th
annual convention of the Zion-
ist Organization of America
elected Rabbi Irving Miller as
president of the ZOA following
the adoption of a "Miller Reso-
lution" reaffirming the adher-
ence of the ZOA to the Wor7d
Confederation of General Zion-
ists.
Rabbi Miller won by a vote of
674 to 371, defeating A. Redel-
heim in whose. favor Ezra Sha-
piro withdrew from the race on
the eve of the convention.
Leon Kay and Morris Jacobs
of Detroit were elected members
of the national ZOA executive
committee. Mortimer May de-
feated Max Bressler for the
chairmanship of the national
administrative committee by a
vote of 705 to 340.
The resolution, which re-
ceived 594 votes as compared
with 354 votes scored by a
Premier David Ben-Gurion of
Israel, in a cabled message to
the convention, stressed that
"the tasks now facing the State
of Israel and the Zionist move-
ment are heavier and greater
than they ever were and require
a close and permanent partner-
ship between the State and the
Jewish people." Ambassador
Eban, addressing the convention,
urged a continuing partnership
between Israel and world Jewry
to maintain balance of forces
favorable to the Jewish State.
The development of two sep-
arate instruments to assist Is-
competing "Redelheim Resolu-
rael—one, the Jewish Agency in
tion," emphasized the "ideo-
logical and moral kinship"
which Zionists and non-Zionists
should carry joint responsibility
which exists between the ZOA
and likeminded sister organ-
for financial and economic as-
izations of General Zionists in sistance to the Jewish State,
and the other, a strong Zionist
Israel and countries outside of
movement devoted exclusively to
Israel, and extended to them
Zionist tasks—was proposed by
"once more an expression of
cordial friendship and fra-
Dr. Goldmann. •
ternal relations."
Dr. Goldmann also proposed a
"The Zionist Organization of Congress of American Zionists
America," the resolution said, representing "the strongest sin-
"has never been and is not now gle force in American Jewish
life." He defined the relation-
affiliated party-
ship between Israel and the
wise with any
Zionist movement as follows:
ether Zionist
group or party,
1. "There must be a genuine
and full partnership between
is bound by no
the Zionist movement and
party discipline,
the State of Israel.
reserves its in--
dependence and
2. "No Zionist movement can
work in opposition to the State
freedom of ac-
and hope to survive. We will
tion and takes
try to influence the leaders of
rio part in the
the State, but on all matters
political life of
concerning Israel, it is their
the State of Is-
decision that must be final."
rael — which i
3. `.`On the other hand, it is
t h e -exclusive
necessary that the State co-
function of Is- Rabbi Miller
raeli citizen s. The highest
operate with the Zionist move-
interest of General Zionists
ment, fully and in a spirit of
everywhere and the unity of the
unqualified good will."
World Confederation, of which
However, Dr. Goldmann told
we are a member, impel us to re- the convention delegates that
new our plea to the two General Zionism cannat orient itself ex-
Zionist groups to resolve their clusively towards Israel. If
differences and bring about the Zionism wishes to become the
complete unification of their guiding force in Jewish life, it
cannot orient itself exclusively
forces."
With regard to ZOA relations towards Israel," he declared. "It
with Israel, the resolution must concern itself with all vital
pledged full co-operation to the problems of Jewish life—corn-
Israel Government in the work munity organization, the He-
of "ingathering of the exiles" breization of Jewry, etc."
and in fostering the unity of the Dr. Neumann, member of the
Jewish people. It accepted - with- Jewish Agency executive, called
out reservations" the obligations upon the ZOA to proclaim
implied in the decision adopted among its primary aims in-
at the last World Zionist Con- creased private capital invest-
gress which declares that "the ment in Israel and promotion of
practical work of the Zionist immigration to Israel of Amer-
movement and its various bodies ican Jewish professional and
calls for the fullest degree of technical workers. He reported
cooperation on its part, with th.! that the interest of American
State of Israel and its Govern- Jews in investment in Israel is
ment in accordance with the on the increase.
Judge Louis E. Levinthal of
laws of the land." .
Philadelphia, who presidea,
Dr. Nahum Goldmann and
Louis Lipsky spoke sharply warned against "partisan acri-
ZOA identification mony and personal bitterness"
against
with the General Zionist in determining the future course
of the world organization, whose
Party of Israel. Advocating
function, he said, needs to be
the adoption of the identifica-
tion resolution were Rabbi seriously explored and changed.
I
Miller and Dr. Emanuel Neu- The Jewish National Fund
mann. Benjamin G. Browdy, has raised, since its inception
At the Jesse! Party at Knollwood
George Jessel (second from left) headlined the Allied Jewish
Campaign party at Knollwood Country Club Sunday, where $142,-
000 was raised in cash toward the million dollar loan Detroit is
making to the United Jewish Appeal. Enjoying Jessel repartee here
are (left to right) SOL and NATHAN BALABAN, PHILIP BROWN
and SELIG SIDNEY.
B-G May Swap Defense Post for Economic Role
LONDON, (JTA)—Israeli Pre-
mier David Ben-Gurion consid-
ers the economic situation of
Israel to be so precarious that
he is planning to resign his
portfolio as Minister of Defense
so that he can devote himself
more actively to coordinating
economic measures, the Sunday
Express reported in a dispatch
from its Tel Aviv correspondent.
The correspondent said the
position of Israel's economy was
never as bad as it is now—"with
its reserves of foreign exchange
gone, a near-bankrupt Treasury
and an inflation which is ram-
pant." He said that few Israealis
expect the return of the money
deducted by the government in
its current compulsory loan.
F i n a 11 y, the correspondent
50 years ago, the sum of $200,-
000,000 in the United States
which was spent on redeeming
the land of Israel from the
waste and preparing it to re-
ceive the huge immigration
which is now pouring into the
country, Dr. Harris J. Levine,
JNF president, told the ZOA
convention.
Mendel N. Fisher, JNF execu-
tive director, reported that with-
in the last 20 months the fund
received $34,000,000 in income.
The convention adopted a res-
olution calling for the reclama-
tion through funds supplied by
the ZOA of 6,000 dunams of land
in the Huleh swamp region in
Northern Israel on the Syrian
border, and the establishment
on that land of a ZOA colony.
The convention ratified an ar-
rangement made recently by
ZOA leaders for the opening of
a ZOA Department for Jewish
National Fund to stimulate fund
raising efforts among ZOA mem-
bership for JNF and its projects.
Rabbi Miller's Pledge
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News
NEW YORK—The new admin-
istration of the Zionist Organ-
ization of America will urge ZOA
members throughout the coun-
try to assume leadership on na-
tional and local levels in all as-
pects of Jewish communal life,
it was announced Monday night
by Rabbi Irving Miller, newly
elected president.
"I have accepted the presi-
dency of America in the convic-
tion that both Israel and the
American Jewish community
need today more than ever be-
fore a vital and effective Zionist
movement in this country,"
Rabbi Miller said. "I shall seek
to draw into the movement all
segments of the Jewish com-
munity and bring about an or-
ganization united in purpose
and action.
'It will be my task as presi-
dent of the ZOA to help create
a climate of public opinion fa-
vorable to Israel's legitimate
political and economic needs in
order that the forces which
sought to prevent the creation of
Israel are not now to succeed in
destroying what has been
achieved. Fortunately my task
has been rendered easier by the
many manisfestations of friend-
ship for the young state of Is-
rael exhibited by the President
of the United States and by the
Congress in making available
substantial sums in the form of
grants in aid to Israel.
"I shall make every effort to
mobilize the resources of the
Zionist Organization behind the
United Jewish Appeal which is
the source of free dollars for
Israel and the Israel bond issue
as the source of expansion cap-
ital. In addition, full encour-
agement and opportunity must
be afforded by private initiative
both here and in Israel to make
its own unique and significant
contribution to the upbuilding of
the country and the absorption
of the newcomers.
"Moreover. I regard the need
for a Zionist movement as no
less urgent for the well being of
the American Jewish commun-
ity. Precisely because it is spir-
itually and culturally rooted in
Jewish history, Zionism can and
I hope will make American Jews
conscious of their spiritual links
to Jews everywhere and to Israel
in particular.
stressed, "unless America comes"ambitious
1
capital development
to the rescue again, Israel will I schemes without regard for the
import of raw materials and
go hungry."
The Sunday Observer pub- fuel—nor for the "development
lished an article on Israel's eci- of exports." The Observer
nomic crisis which attributed opined that if the gift dollars
the Jewish State's difficulties in from American Jews are "not
part to "domestic mismanage- suddenly and drastically re-
ment" and the "too lavish" duced," Israel is in no danger of
spending of foreign exchange on economic collapse.
Father - Son Team
Israel Progressives
List Conditions for
Coalition With B-G
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
The Jewish News
Proving that campaigning is a
family affair, fathers and sons
turned out en masse for Friday's
report luncheon. Pictured here
are (standing) MAURICE and
HERBERT ARONSSON.
Ex-Detroiter Elected
First President of
Alabama Jewish Group
When Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Ravitz settled in Fayette, Ala.,
after years of residence in De-
troit, they discovered that there
were nine other Jewish families
in the community.
Mr. Ravitz, who was very ac-
tive at the Bnai David Synago-
gue here, missed the sabbath
services and the other functions
of the synagogue, and sought
to organize the local community.
This month his efforts were
rewarded when he was elected
president of the Fayette Beth El
Foundation, whose purpose will
be to stimulate Jewish culture
for F ay ette's children and
adults. The first project will be
the building of a new temple.
Attending the dinner, at
which Mr. Ravitz was installed,
were 55 people including the Sol
Rechtmans and George Weiss-
mans who came from Detroit for
the event.
Dinner was served by the Sis-
terhood, who will sponsor a Sun-
day School. Several d is t i n-
guished guests from the com-
munity also attended. The Ray-
itz's children, Mr. and Mrs. Sey-
mour Ravitz, are also members
of the new foundation.
Seminary Ordains 23
JERUSALEM — Premier David
Ben-Gurion has made a num-
ber of approaches to the Pro-
gressive Party to join the gov-
ernment coalition, Progressive
Leader Pinchas Rosen revealed
here Monday night.
Mr. Rosen declared that his
party had refused to join, de-
manding that the coalition be
expanded to include the Gen-
eral Zionist Party, the second
largest in the country.
Mr. Rosen reiterated this ap-
peal on Tuesday, calling on all
parties in the government, par-
ticularly the Mapai, to "abandon
narrow party bases" and mobil-
ize all "progressive and creative
forces in the country to save the
country." He suggested that the
broadest possible government
except for the Herut and the
Mapam be organized.
The Progressive leader insist-
ed that this is the "opportune
hour" for establishing a broad
national coalition" which will be
able to adopt urgent salvation
measures." He said that party
considerations must be submerg-
ed "since economic divergencies
have narrowed almost to t h e
minimum and a widening coali-
tion can now act to save the sit-
uation."
He forecast changes in the
ministries of finance, agriculture
and justice which would be more
deepseated than mere changes
of ministers. The government's
economic policy is "wavering,"
he declared, adding that soon
further changes will be forced by
the "steadily deteriorating" eco-
nomic situation. He stated that
the public is not fully aware of
the seriousness of thef situation.
Furniture Leaders
Push Toward Goal
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Twenty-
three rabbinical students, in-
cluding a native of Calcutta,
India, who will become the first
American-trained rabbi to oc-
cupy a pulpit in that country,
were ordained at the 58th an-
nual commencement exercises
of the Jewish Theological Semi-
nary of America.
The Seminary awarded three
honorary Doctorates in Letters
and five Doctorates in Hebrew
Literature, in course, while the
newly ordained rabbis were
awarded Masters degrees in He-
brew Literature, in course. Two
fellowships, established in honor
of Dr. Louis Ginzberg, Professor
of Talmud at the Seminary,
were awarded to Rabbis Haim
Hoping to furnish the Allied
Joshua Kosovsky and Abraham Jewish Campaign with 100%
A. Schreiber of- Jerusalem.
coverage by the time this week
Diplomats Recalled
TEL AVIV, (JTA) —The Ro-
manian Minister to Israel and
the First and Second Secretaries
of the legation left here for
Bucharest. It was reported that
they had been "urgently re-
called."
is up, are furniture section lead-
ers, LOUIS TABASHNIK (left)
and ALEX SKLAR. Tabashnik is
a vice-chairman of the mercan-
tile division.
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TH E JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 20, 1952
Newman Tells Jesse! About AJC
As Detroit ap-
proaches the four
million mark, GUS D.
NEWMAN (right)
shows his long-time
friend GEORGE JES-
SEL where the Allied
Jewish Campaign re-
port stands. The Jew-
sel campaign party
was held in coopera-
tion with Knollwood
Country Club last
Sunday.