Among the Democrats
Stevenson Impresses Jewish Observers
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
Continued from Page 1
Copyright. 1952. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.
have met you b e f or e. Mr.
Jewish observers were much impressed with the address of Governor Adlai E. Stevenso
The Democrats started t h e
of Illinois who pointed out that until four ye ars ago, the people of Illinois had chosen b
business of party conventions. i Kraus."
three Democratic governors in 100 years. One of them was a Protestant, the other a Cat
Krause said that he had
Andrew Jackson was the first
olio and the third—Henry Horner— was a Jew. "That, my friends, is the American sto
never seen Cleveland before,
President to be nominated at a
written he-re on the prairies of Illinois, heartlan d of the nation," he emphasized.
popular convention. The only but he held to the theory that
Benjamin G t Browdy. former president of the Zionist Organization of America a
Jew to "cut any ice" in Jack- 1 the word of a President must
a member of the New York Democratic delegation to the convention, was busy confer
sonian politics w a s Mordecai never be contradicted so he
with members of the resolution committee wi th a view to securing inclusion in the pa
Manuel Noah who wielded a ' very politely said, "Mr. Presi-
platform a plank recommending the repeal of the McCarran immigration law.
journalistic pen which c o m_ dent. isn't it strange that you,
Norman Raies, representing Americans of Sirian descent and "Middle East countrie
manded the admiration. if not who in the course of your Ad_
asked the resolutions committee to include in the Democratic platform a plank insisting
the respect of even Jackson's. ministration come across hun-
strict implementation of the United Nations resolutions. He did not mention Israel nor c
great opponent, John Quincy dreds of new faces, never seem
for aid to Arab refugees. However, he did refer to anti-Israel articles in the Life magazi.
Adams.
to forget a single face."
and in Readers Digest as evidence that Arabs have been alienated.
Active in the Tammany ,
A year later, Kraus passed
Organized Jewish labor voiced its support of the civil rights platform. Emphasizing th
politics of his day, the only
through Washington and the
he
spoke for more than 500,000 Jewish workers organized within the American Federation
two political offices which I Secretary of State insisted
Labor
and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, Jacob Siegel, chairman of the Chicai
Noah held were that of Consul
that he drop in on the Presi-
branch of the Jewish Labor Committee, urged inclusion of this plank into the Democra
to Tuni.s, for a brief period
dent. This time when Cleve-
platform.
during Madison's administra-
land saw Kraus, he said, "Mr.
tion, and later sheriff of New
Kraus, how is it that you and
York. "Pity a Christian who
I have never met before?" And
Dr. Slonimsky Retires Israel's New Nationality Law
has to be hung by a Jew," said
Kraus, still adhering to the
someone when Noah was ap-
theory that the word of a
Dr. Henry Slonimsky, who has
pointed sheriff. "Pity a Chris-
President must not be con- helped shape the thinking of two
tian who has to be hung at
tradicted, said, "well, Mr. Pres-
generations of rabbis, has re-
all," replied Noah. It is not
ident, you know how it is, you
tired from faculty of the New
through naturalization. N •
By ELIEZER WHARTMAN
reported, whether as Sheriff,
are very busy here in Wash- York school of the Hebrew Union I An
American Jewish Press Feature
Jews now entering the co
Noah did any hanging.
ington and I in Chicago am College-Jewish Institute of Re-
who wish to become Israel
In fact, it appears that the
also very busy, so we never
Israel's
Nationality
Law
which
it was announced by Dr.
zens, may opt for citizenshie
chief sin laid to his door was
had a chance to meet before." ligion,
went
into
effect
last
week
is
a
Nelson Glueck,,-.7- ,
four requiremeii
that of displaying too much
piece of legislation unparalleled fulfilling
Kraus also tells of an interest- president. Dr..:
they must reside in the co!
humanitarianism toward his
in
history.
By
one
stroke
it
im-
prisoners. .When yellow f e v e r ing story in connection w i t h Slonimsky, a
try for three out of the
posed naturalization upon most years
broke out in the jail, Noah open- Governor John P. Altgeld, prob- member of the
preceding their app
of
the
1,600,000
inhabitants
of
tion for citizenship; they
ed the doors and told all the ably the most famous governor 1JIR faculty
the
country
and
changed
them
prisoners to get out as fast as Illinois ever had, who was the since 1924 and
that they intend to
from "residents" to "citizens." indicate
permanent residents;
they could. It was a remarkable, dominant figure behind t h e i dean since 1935,
The n e w law has created a come
if sensational thing to do. Prob- scenes at the Democratic con- retired under
unique relationship between -the must know "some Hebrew";
ably no one before or after ex- vention of 1896 which nomin- the mandatory
Jews of Israel and world Jewry. they must renounce their
the
a
mer citizenship.
cept a liberating army ever freed ated Bryan. Altgeld was the provisions
Until July 14, when the law
Israel nationality may be
a whole block of prisoners. In leader of the radical "silver" I College Institute
went
into
effect,
there
was
al-
retirement
sys-
Slonimsky
nounced subject to the cons:
the light of the medical knowl- Democrats
and
Kraus
was
lead-
e of , the right-wing Palmer tem. He was professor of ethics most nothing to distinguish a of the Minister of the Inter
edge of the day however. it was . r
Democrats.
and philosophy of religion. as visitor from a resident. In the It may be revoked if it is pr.
the only way to keep all the gold De
absence of any law defining citi- that the citizenship was sec
Both Altgeld and Kraus had well as Dean.
prisoners from gasping out their
zenship, the government exercis- through the giving of false
last breath with yellow fever. offices in the same Chicago ,
ed only the loosest control on its formation, or the indivi•
Noah was severely condemned building and late one afternoon, Dropsie College Begins
nationals travelling abroad, in- was residing out of the co
Altgeld came to Kraus' office
for his act.
to the extent of being able for seven consecutive years
August Belmont, the _titian- and asked if he might go home Research on U. S. Jews j deed,
to issue only "laissez passer" cer- by, showing disloyalty to
with
him.
Kraus
assented.
Alt-
was
a
Jew
who,
just
about
cier,
A significant research projet tificates instead of passports. In State.
the time that Noah's career geld had dinner at Kraus' home
and
after
dinner,
Altgeld
ex-
The Jews, long separ :
in
the history of the Jews in an effort to define what is• a
end,
began
to
play
an
to
same
plained:
America will be launched by citizen and distinguish between from their homeland. have
* prominent part in national
'
him
and
the
non-citizen,
the
- 115Tilics. In his younger years. I - "You have heard the story." Dropsie College for Hebrew and government last November in- various times in history—incl
as a boy, he had worked for Altgeld. said, "of the Irishman Cognate Learning of Philadel- troduced a bill in the Knesset ing modern times — been
the Rothschilds. He came to who wanted to be buried in a phia, announced Dr. Abraham I which in essence would grant prived of citizenship and r
gated to the status of seco
the United States in the panic I Jewish cemetery because he fig- A. Neuman, president.
naturalization to all residents
of 1837 which occurred during ured the Devil would never think 1 The project will be financed and automatic citizenship to all class citizens. Now however,
Jews of Israel are creating a
of looking for an Irishman there. by a gift from Louis Rabinowitz.
the administration of Martin
lationship unparalleled in in
Van Buren, w h o succeeded Well, I am in a somewhat sim- New York textile manufacturer new immigrants.
I
The
date
has
a
three-fold
sig-
national law between the s ,
ilar position to' the Irishman." cl,nd philanthropist.
Andrew Jackson.
nificance:
It
marks
the
second
of Israel and world Jewry.
The findings will be made
At the Democratic convention Of f i c e seekers, he continued, -
which in 1859 nominated Doug- were wearing him out. They fill- public in conjunction with the anniversary of the passing of the rael's new law has given
famous
"Law
of
Return,"
a
proc-
dignity and new status to a o
300th
anniversary
of
the
first
las to oppose Lincoln, Belmont ed his office during the day and
was chairman of the Democratic at night when he came home. Jewish settlers in the New World, Ilamation adopted by the Israel underprivileged, disenfranch
I Knesset s. Parliament) , stating and disinherited people.
National Committee. When the he found them on the steps of to be celebrated in 1954.
Dropsie College will be one of that every Jew has the right to
war broke out, however. Bel- his house. He figured the only
mont threw his strength whole- Iway he could get one peaceful the focal points of the Tercen- I immigrate to Israel. The date ADL Accuses CJFWF
heartedly to the Union cause evening was to stay at Kraus' tenary in Philadelphia, which in also falls on the day following ,
and is credited with having con- house. The hungry office seek- itself is rich in American-Jew- the 48th anniversary of the' Of 'Confusing Report
tributed significantly to the fin_ ers would never think of look- ish history. Dr. Neuman pointed death of the founder of modern
Zionism, Dr. Theodor Herzl;
ancing of the Union cause in the ing for him at the house of the out.
The announcement of
and. significantly enough, it co-
war, through his contacts with leader of the opposition.
incides with "Bastille Day," on : Council of Jewish Federati
It was in Woodrow Wilson's
the Rothschilds. The name Bel-
Montor Denies 'Produce which the famed French prison and Welfare on Community
day that the Democratic Party
mont is the French equivalent
was stormed by revolutionaries. actions to the report of the e
Or Get Out' Threat
again began to re-emerge
of Schoenberg or pretty moun-
It is estimated that under the uation studies committee of
tain. Although Belmont was of from its minority party status.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Discus-
National Community Relati
Brandeis, the elder Morgen- sions on coordination of the terms of the law, 108,000 Arabs Advisory Committee create
Jewish origin, he did not re-
gard himself as a Jew and mar-
than, Abraham Elkus and United Jewish Appeal and Israel will become Israel citizens by "m isleading impression"
ried a daughter of Perry, the Rabbi Wise were associated in bond campaigns in the United virtue of having been residents borne out by the facts, it
American Admiral who first various ways with the can- States were held by Henry Mon- of Israel when the State was de- declared by • the Anti-Defa
didacy of Wilson. Rabbi Wise i tor executive head of the bond clared. Another 31,000 will be tion League of Bnai Brith.
opened Japan to western civil-
claimed the distinction of hay- campaign, with members of the given citizenship by being resi-
iza tion.
Asserting that the CJFWF
ing predicted that W i I s o n Cabinet here. Montor met sep- dents of areas later ceded to Is-
After the Civil War, the coun-
only added - confusion - to
try got into the habit of elect- would be President even before I arately with Premier David Ben- rael by Jordan, and 4,000 more already "complex" situati
he held his first political of- Gurion and Finance Minister will become Israelis through'
ing Republicans. The first Dem-
lice as Governor of New Levi Eshkol. A joint meeting of having been lawfully admitted Benjamin R. Epstein, natio
ocrat to make the grade after
all persons concerned with the to the country, most of them to director of the League in a
the war was Grover Cleveland Jersey.
rejoin their families. This means ter to the Council, said t
In the convention campaign problems is expected soon.
of New York.
The Israel bond drive organi- , that out of a total population of "those comrnurty groups w
Adolph Kraus, long promi- i of Al Smith, "East Side, West
Side" was the campaign song zation in the United States is 1 175,000 Arabs, _143,000 will au- voting power at the plenum
vent in Bnai Brith circles and
and it was perhaps natural that "striving whole-heartedly" to tomatically become Israel citi- the NCRAC" have given
for a time publisher of a Chi-
"wave of approval" to the
cago daily, relates an amusing I Mrs. Belle Moskowitz, wife of the achieve good relations between . zens.
anecdote of his two encount- I leader of an East side settlement I the drive and the United Jewish I The remaining 32,000 are, in port, but have instead shown
house, was ranked as the closest Appeal, Montor told a press con- the main, infiltrators who, under great divergence of viewpo
ers with Cleveland.
; ference.
international law, have no legal, with a majority definitely no •
The first time was at the political adviser of Al Smith.
Asked to comment on reports rights and could be turned out favor of the report."
And this brings us up to these
World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.
The letter charged that ",
Cleveland visited Chicago. Up- latter days beginning with F.D.R. that when Israel Foreign Min- if the government so desired.
about which, as the lawyers say, ! ister Moshe Sharett was in the Though the government pos.- I staff of the CJFWF and some
071 being introduced to Kraus.
U. S. he had given Montor an sesses the right to expel these il- the leading welfare three
the Presideit said: "I know I - this deponent sayeth not."
ultimatum to reach agreement legal residents, it has not done who are members of the La
with UJA leaders or else resign so, and, should there be no se- City Budgeting Conference h:
from the bond organization, curity reason to act otherwise, interfered with efforts to re:
Montor said the reports were it is possible that naturalization; an amicable solution and a r;
which
he
said
would
bar
from
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A dele-
"absolutely false."
I may be extended to them some sonable organization of cm
gation claiming to represent all citizenship children of Arab Is-
He said he and Sharett had
in the future.
munity relations work."
the Arabs in Israel met with the raeli citizens who were studying - most friendly and most pleas- time
Inasmuch as citizenship has
praesidium of the Knesset to pro- abroad when the law went into ant" conversations on the situa-
been
granted
automatically
to
test the new nationality law and effect last Monday.
Soviet Books Sell in Israel,
Meanwhile, a Ministry of In- tion and that Sharett had made !all legal residents, a question of But Reds Won't Read Hebrew
to demand changes which would
a
thorough
study
of
the
drive
dual
citizenship
has
been
raised.
I
give the Arabs "absolute equal- terior spokesman revealed that problem and would submit his
JERUSALEM , (JTA) — Isr
U. S, law forbids 'American na-
ity with the Jews" in the mat- a total of 21,499 Jewish residents findings to the Cabinet.
tionals from holding citizenship Minister of Education Ben
of Israel had rejected Israeli cit-
ter of citizenship.
Dinaburg
was asked if Israel I
in another country, and, there-
After the meeting, the Arab izenship. Most of these residents Baltimore Jewish Schools
made any attempts to sell •
'
fore,
Americans
in
Israel
who
came
originally
from
Austria.
delegation told a press confer-
Report 11 Percent Increase
desire to retain their U. S. citi- brew books in the Soviet Un
ence that the government esti- North Africa, United States, Bri-
BALTIMORE, (JTA) — An 11 zenship made such a declaration in the same manner that •
mates that only several thou- tain and Iran. Israel's current
USSR sells books in this count
sand Arabs would not automati- population is just under 1,500,- per cent increase in enrollment before the Nationality Law went His reply was that the Soy
in religious schools of the Board into effect. However, residents of
cally acquire citizenship were in- 000, the spokesman announced.
government, which is the exc
Arab press charges that Is- of Jewish Education was report- Israel who are citizens of coun- sive
accurate. "Almost half the Is-
book selling agency in f
rael Arabs are affected," a raelis on Mt. Scopus were vio- ed at the board's annual meet- tries which allow their nationals country, has not ordered (,.
spokesman said,- adding that lating the armistice agreement ing. A total of 4,210 children are to hold dual citizenship will not books from foreign countries
"we would fight for the princi- are unfounded, Gen. William E. enrolled in the nine Hebrew have to forego their formal na-
ple" if only one Arab was in- Riley, head of the United Na- schools and three Reform Sun- tionality.
The new Law provides for the 16 -THE JEWISH NEWS
volved. The spokesman. also tions truce supervision machin- day schools as compared to 3,780
Friday, July 25, 1952
acquisition of citizenship
in 1951.
protested a provision in the law ery in Palestine,
'Residents' Become 'Citizens'
Arabs Seek Chano-e In Nationality Law
I