Purely Commentary
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Blessed Be the Memory of Dr. Weizmann
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Tercentenary
Group Named
ByFederation
Dr. Chaim Weizmann had been ill for many months, but
the news of his death nevertheless comes as a great shock.
Those of us who knew him intimately learned to love
and admire him. He was a truly great man, and because he
labored for a difficult cause like Zionism—so many consid-
Philip Slornovitz; member of
ered it a hopeless cause!—he was among the world's greatest the national American Jewish
humanitarians.
Tercentenary Committee, h a s
He also was the Prophet. Speaking at a dinner in New been appointed chairman of the
York on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Balfour local group to plan next year's
observance of, the 300th anni-
Declaration, he made this statement:
"I feel certain that the democratic victory is so indis- versary of Jews in America,
H. Rubiner, president of
solubly bound up with adherence to a higher morality in the Samuel.
Detroit Jewish Welfare Fed-
relationships between nations and peoples, that the Jewish the
eration, has announced. ,
Homeland in Palestine will inevitably result from that vic-
Slon-iovitz and Isidore Sobel,
tory. For a Jewish Homeland in Palestine is the only moral I off,
executive director : of Fed ,
answer and atonement that the Christian world can give to eration, are the two Detroiterp
the hounded Jewish people in their quest for • a home — a who serve on the national corn,
home in the better world for tomorrow."
mittee.
This Prophecy has come true—and with the realization
"Plans are being 'developed
the name Chaim Weizmann becomes imbedded in Jewish his- nationally for observance of the
300th anniversary of Jewish co
tory immemorially and indelibly.
Rational Post-Election Thinking
Many partisans (all of us are partisan in matters involving
the welfare and security of the nation) already may be regretting
having permitted the heat and passion of the political campaign
to have enveloped us to the degree that it had. It was an in-
evitp,ble heat, in a contest that has drawn greater attention than
any similar one in many decades. Yet, certain rumors, accusations,
reactions and suspicions could have been eliminated.
We are thinking especially of the outbursts of Walter Win-
chell, whose muck-raking has been a matter of great annoyance
for some time In a pre-election column, under the heading "His-
tory Department," Leonard Lyons wrote the following:
In his telecast and broadcast • last _week, Walter Winchell
twice referred to the President as "Harry Solomon Truman."
Truman has no middle name, only the middle initial, S—be-
cause his family couldn't choose between "Shippe," his paternal
grandfather's name, ._or "Solomon," his maternal grandfather's
name . The "Harry Solomon Truman" name was first used
by an anti-Semitic group opposing him for the Senatorial nbm-
ination in 1940. It appeared on "sample ballots" distributed by
this bigoted group—the same ones who, in that year, falsely
were referring to Roosevelt as "Rosenfeld" and Winchell as
"Lipschitz."
This is the • type `of appeal to prejudice that should be elimin-
ated from public media. Winchell himself has been a victim of
this type of propaganda, yet he has used it against a columnist
whose original name he dug up as a weapon for attack.
A survey conducted in Washington has indicated that Jews
were about equally divided between the two political parties. In
reality, the JTA survey means that Jews were split on the can-
didacies of the two major candidates in ratio to the entire popu-
lation. All talk about "a Jewish vote" is a lot of bunkum.
The encouraging factor in the campaign is the favorable out-
look for a revision of the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act
which has been opposed by all Jewish and liberal movements.
Both Presidential candidates and many members. of Congress—
among them some who originally voted for the bill and agairist
the Truman veto—joined in denouncing the measure.
All indications also are that the new administration will con-
tinue to sponsor the bi-partisan program of aid to Israel. No ma-
jor changes are expected in the program of financial aid to the
Jewish state, friendship for Israel having been expressed by both
parties and both candidates.
This, we believe, is an uncontradictable summary.
McCarthy's Jewish Supporters
Federation Policy Meeting, Dedication
Of Tamarack Hills Slated for Sunday
Friday, November 14, 1952
Ionization in America, since
1654," Rubiner said. "With the
Federation committee as co-
ordinating body, we hope to
work out a local program that
will reflect the aims of the na-
tional programs and express the
special character of Jewish con-.
tributions in this community.
T h e Federation committee,
headed by Slomovit z, will
work in cooperation with t h e
member agencies of Federation
and with other bodies which are
ready to participate in a co-
ordinated program." •
EDITORIAL:
Tribute to Murray
The Jewish News joins in
paying tribute to the memory
of Philip Murray, president of
the CIO, who died in Miami
on Sunday.
Mr. Murray's
great contribu-
tions towards
the advance-
ment of labor's
cause are too
well known to
require elabo-
, ration. We
Philip Murray w is h t o ex-
press appreciation for the
services this noted leader has
rendered earnestly and un-
stintingly to the cause of
Zionism and a redeemed Is-
rael. In times of greatest
stress for the Jewish cause,
he was amonc, the first to
come forward with encour-
agement and with assistance
in his movement's and his
own behalf
His memory will be blessed
in the annals of the builders
of the new state of Israel.
-
Community policy on financ- and lay conferences will also
ing Jewish education and recom- use the facilities, Jaffe said.
mendations of the committee on
The plant, as it is now envis-
capital needs will be major top- ioned, will be in operation 52
ics under , discussion when the instead of only 10 weeks out of
board of governors of the Jew- the year, Jaffe said, and it will
ish Welfare Federation holds provide a variety of program
its board institute at 10:30 a.m., possibilities to all age and inter-
Sunday at- the Tamarack Hills est grcups affiliated with Fed-
eration.
camp sites
Invited to attend the institute,
in addition to the federation
$1,500 Bequest to INF
:board, are
'members o f
A bequest to the Jewish
the board of
National Fund of $1,500 was
h e Detroit
left by Harry Wexler before
Service Group
he died on Oct. 9. The funds
and members
will be used to plant a grove
of Federation
of 1,000 trees in Israel in
committees
memory of Mr. Wexler and
with a special
his late wife, Eva Wexler.
interest in the
.:wo main sub-
Zivian jects of the
program. Samuel H. Rubiner,
Federation president, will pre-
side.
Presentations will be made by
Samuel Cohen, secretary of Fed-
eration's education division,
Lawrence W. Crohn, vice-presi- I A Weizmann Memorial meet-
dent of the United Hebrew ing., to be held Nov. 23, at the
Schools, Max M. Fisher, member Davison Jewish Center, has been
of the committee on capital announced jointly by Rabbi,
needs, and Max J. Zivian, chair- Joshua S. Sperka, president of
the Detroit League for Religious
man of the committee.
Labor, and
Morris Garvett, chairman of
Dr. Max Ka-
the education division, will pre
pustin, new-
side at the session on financing
ly - elected
Jewish education.
:president of
Planned at 3 p.m., Sunday,
H a p o el Ha-
will be the dedication of the
Mizrachi.
camp site, which, according to
Rabbi Is-
Benjamin E. Jaffe, chairman of
sachar Levin,
Federation's committee on
of Tr enton,
community camping, will open
.J., a prom-
up new vistas to the entire
inent leader
Jewish community here.
of religious
The purchase of the 600 acre
Zionism in
tract will make it possible, Jaffe
Rabbi Levin the U.S. ; will
added, to plan to meet a great
variety of needs. When repre- be ,guest speaker. Rabbi Lev _ in
sentatives of the Fresh Air represented the movement at
Society, Jewish Community many international conclaves in
Center and Federat'on met in Europe and Israel.
As a representative of both
1951 to plan additional facilities
for the community, it was de- religious labor movements at the
cided the most pressing issue last World Zionist Congress in
was more adequate facilities for Jerusalem, Rabbi Levin dis-
cussed with Dr. Weizmann plans
children's camping.
Center clubs, Jewish school for strengthening the Zionist
classes, professional seminars movement in the Diaspora.
Even in the issue involving Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wis-
consin there were Jews in both camps. There naturally were many
Jewish opponents of McCarthy, yet a number of Jews held key
positions in the McCarthy political organization. Among them
were James J. Packman, managing editor of the Milwaukee Sen-
tinel; State Senator Bernhard Gettelman; Charles D. Ashley, GOP
chairman of Milwaukee County, and Steven J. Miller, chairman
of the Wisconsin McCarthy Clubs. In simplest terms, it means just
this: that McCarthy, the opponent of every liberal thought and
action, can claim that he is not anti-Semitic. It is an ideological
contradiction.
If a search were to be made, we have no doubt that Jewish
supporters would be found in the camps of Senators Jenner and
Kern, and it is an established fact that Dr. Abba Hillel Silver is
not the only intimate Jewish friend of Senator Taft.
And so, when speaking of Jewish Americans it is wrong to
Closing in on the $275,000
speak of them as "Jewish voters." It is more correct that there
mark in cash payments brought
are American Jews who vote like their neighbors.
in to date, chairman Harold
Michigan Bar Association and the FEPC
Much more discouraging than some of the manifestations in Kukes of the Detroit Service
the recent political campaign are the reactions to liberal legisla- Group Cash Mobilization Drive
has announced that "our suc-
tive efforts in professional ranks.
At the recent annual meeting of the Michigan Bar Association, cess thus far enables us to set
in Grand Rapids, the lawyers defeated, by a 2-to-1 vote, a pro- a final closing date for the
posal by a Negro group for endorsement of fair employment prac- Drive—Dec. 15."
The drive, in which trade and
tices laws. The argument of the majority was that it was "a po-
litical issue." The question is: when does a human issue cease professional workers of the Al-
being a political issue and since when is a political issue so crim- lied Jewish Campaign visited
inal that people who should be concerned with legislative matters prospects to raise cash on
pledges, will end at a report
fail to see the justice of an FEPC proposal?
But what can you expect from a professional group that has meeting, 12:15 p. m., Dec. 15, at
insisted upon opposing ratification of the UN Genocide Conven- the Fred M. Butzel Memorial
Building.
tion?
To make final arrangements
for the last stretch of the
drive, the executive committee,
whose members are the drive
division chairmen, will meet at
This year's dance will be the 12:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, also
Detroit's number one social
event of the year, the Balfour 20th annual ball, called to com- at the Fred M. Butzel Memorial
Ball, will take place on Satur- memorate the historic document Building*. The executive com-
day night, at the Hotel Statler, issued on Nov. 2, 1917 to the Jew- mittee includes: Samuel H.
despite the death of Dr. Chaim ish people by Great Britain's Schwartz, mercantile ; Maurice
Weizmann, Israel's first Presi- Lord A rt h u r James Balfour, A. Klein, services; Nathan Kolb
which contributed to the dream and Jack 0. Lefton, mechanical
dent.
trades; Mandell L. Berman and
In a statement issued to The of a Jewish homeland.
Jewish News, A. C. Lappin, presi-
Tickets are still available at Daniel A. Laven, real estate and
dent of the Zionist Organiza the Zionist House, Linwood at building council; Tom Borman
and Louis J. Cohen, food; Dr.
tion of Detroit, said, "We know
Dr. Weizmann would want us to Lawrence, TO. 8-9413. Tickets Perry Goldman, professional,
continue with our plans to mark may also be purchased at the and Sol Balaban aid David Saf-
ran, arts and crafts.
this important occasion."
door.
Success Marks MC
Campaign for Cash
Balfour Ball Goes on as Planned
Religious Zionists
Plan Memorial
To Dr. Weizmann
Between You and Me
By BORIS SMOLAR
• (Copyright, 1952, Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
Inc.)
The Washington Scene:
American Zionist leaders are adopting a "let's wait and see"
attitude toward President-elect Eisenhower's policy on Israel
His stand on Israel was, of course, outlined in the statement
which he issued through Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver the week before
the elections . . . And there is also the policy on Israel adopted
by the Republican Party at the Chicago convention which named
Gen. Eisenhower its candidate for President .. . These two doc-
uments offer sufficient ground for the belief that the new Presi-
dent will continue the present government policy of aid to Israel
. . . However, it is , knovsn that certain pro-Arab persons are very
close to Gen. Eisenhower . . . It remains to be seen whether he
will be influenced by their views . . . It is also known, here—that
Gen. Eisenhower was not exactly encouraging in a talk with Israel
Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett . . . On the contrary, it was in-
dicated during that talk that he entertained sympathy for the
Arabs . . . This, together with the fact that some of Gen. Eisen-
hower's intimate friends make no secret of their fro-Arab senti-
ments, is naturally a source of concern to some Zionist leaders ...
On the other hand, it is assumed that Gen. Eisenhower will take
into definite consideration the advice on Israel of such Republican
leaders as Governor Dewey of New York, who may play an import-
ant role in Eisenhower's Cabinet, and others who are friends of Is-
rael ...Not to speak of the fact that people like Rabbi Abba Hillel
Silver, Congressman Jacob Javitz and other Jews will, no doubt,
have access to the White House during Gen. Eisenhower's term
in office.
International Moods:
German experts in Egypt—and there are several hundred of
them—are advising the Egyptian government to use caution with
regard to a "second round" against Israel . . . United Nations
circles familiar with the situation in the Near East estimate that
there are about 500 German military and technical experts on
the Nile, while others are working on building a new steel plant
for Egypt at the foot of the Pyramids . . . It is known in UN
circles that an airplane factory in Germany has started mass pro-
duction of a new model for the Egyptian Air Force ... This Ger-
man infiltration is of great concern to members in the United
Nations who are especially interested in the defense of the Middle
East . . . They have no doubt that German influence in Egypt
will continue to grow as a result of this infiltration It is known
that during World War II, Gen. Naguib's sentiments were pro-
German and it is believed that he intends to restore the Germans
to their pre-war influential position in his country and thus re-
introduce them to international politics in the Middle East .- .
How this will affect Israel is all a matter of speculation ... Some
UN observers believe that no matter what Egypt's stand vis-a-vis
Israel may be, Germany will not pay any serious attention to
Egypt's objections against the German-Israeli reparations pact ... .
On the other hand, it is taken for granted that Germany will
do all it can to strengthen its relations with Egypt and other Arab
countries in order to gain both marets and influence.