March of Dimes FIGHT' INFANTILE PARALYSIS January 2-31 VOLUME 22—No. 21 THE JEWISH NE - A Weekly Review An. Old Problem. And an Old Charge: Are Jews Too Spncitive? of Jewish Events Aftermath of Congress Debate Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit• Jewish Chronicle 708 David Stott Bldg.—WO ' . 5-1155. Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1953 eleXii. 7 Commentary, Page 2 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Flight from USSR Area Continues; Israel to Exclude Soviet Backers Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News BERLIN, (JTA)—Leaders • of more Jewish - communities in the Soviet part of Germany continued to find their way into West Berlin, escaping from the Communist regime where anti-Jewish propaganda shows no sign of waning. Among 50 Jews who fled from East Germany to West Berlin were Magdeburg and Eisenach leaders. - - Heinz Galinski, head of the Jewish community in West Berlin, issued an appeal to world Jewry to aid the Jews from the Soviet zone who have found refuge in West Germany. The flow of Jewish refugees into West Berlin is presenting a problem to the Jewish comm -Unity in view of the fact that many of the 400 Jews who escaped from East Germany are in need of assistance. • - (A campaign against Jewish doctors has been started in Soviet Byelorussia, it was reported from Moscow in a cable to the New York Times) Israel Cracks Down on Soviet Sympathizers • Bond Drive Progress: . A group of sun- worshipping Guatemalan Indians, who live in a farming vil- lage near Lake Atitlan, gave their support to Israel recently by purchasing a State of Israel Independence Bond from Mi- ron J. Sheskin (far left) , director for Latin America of the Israel Bond organization. The Indians informed Mr. Sheskin that they bought the Bond to express their sympathy "for. a people struggling for independence." Witnessing the pur chase were isidoro Perera, president of the Zionist Organiza- tioh of Guatemala, and Mrs. Sheskin, Irc Detroit, the Israel d drive has gained wider support as a result of the spon- sorship of the Yelludi Menuhin concert to be held next Thurs- clAy_?•, the Art In-+:4 ,, fe. JERUSALEM—The Jewish Agency executive Tuesday began a • discussion on excluding from _Jewish public institutions those Jews who "justify Prague's and Moscow's insinuations against Zionism." - In parliament Monday night, Acting Premier Pincha.s Lavon told a Communist deputy that the government would not distribute the Communist newspaper f- Kol Haam in the army camps because it "supported the mean and horrible,blood libel" that a "gang of doctor murderers" identified as Jews had attempted to kill Soviet leaders on instructions from American intelligence agents. Mr. Lavon's statement was made in reply to Esther Wilenska's charge that the news- paper had been banned from the army camps. He denied the charge, asserting that as long as the newspaper continues to appear legally it will not be banned from the camps. However, he pointed out that in the past the soldiers had been supplied Kol Haam along with other newspapers, at goVernment expense. The government no longer chooses to support a news- paper which backs • "Nazi insinuations," he stated, although servicemen are free to buy the newspaper at their own expense. Sharett Denies Charging USSR with War-Mongering TEL AVIIT—Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett denied having stated that the current "anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist policy of Moscow can be taken as a clear indication that the communist leaders have entered a new stage in preparing their countries for war." The alleged statement was reportted in the London Sunday Times last week-end by the newspaper's Tel Aviv correspondent who said that Mr. Sha.rett's statement was made -during an interview with him. In his denial Mr. Sharett stressed that beside his statements in the Israel parliament last week during the debate on the Moscow campaign he made no other state- ment on the situation. Reparations Pact is. Due for Bonn Action in 'Near Future' Direst JTA Te4etype Wire to The lowish News BONN—Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the Jew- ish Agency executive and of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Monday announced that West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer had promised him that the Israel-German reparations pact would be sub- mitted to the German parliament for ratification "in the near future." Dr. Goldmann made his statement immediately after a conference with Chancellor Adenauer. A spokesman for the Bonn Foreign Office also indicated that the pact might be introduced to parliament within the next 10 to 14 days. Major Communal Events AJCi3udget Session Sunday Budgeting of funds to be allocated from income of the 1953 Allied Jewish Campaign will be planned at the con- ference at the Davison Jewish Center on Sunday. Editorial, Page 4; Story Page 2 JNF Observes Hamisha Asar Hamisha Asar b'Shvat, occurring this Saturday, will be observed by schools and synagogues in the traditional man. ner of planting trees in Israel. Editorial, Page 4; Story, Page 7 Spur Israel Bond Drive Here To spur the sale of Israel bonds in Detroit, Congrega. tion Shaarey Zedek is sponsoring a concert, at the Detroit Institute of Arts, next Thursday evening, featuring Yehudi Menuhin, world famous violinist. Story on Page S —Exclusive International Photo Russia's 8 0,000 Jewish Victims: These exclusive pic- tures show scenes occurring daily in Russian towns as the new anti-Semitic purge sweeps Across the Soviet .Union. While their meager belongings are put aboard trucks (above) for Unknown destinations, the victims (lower photo) are herded like cattle into ancient vehicles, /luny . of them destined to spend the rest of their lives in Communist slave labor camps; 9,. Beth El Names New Rabbi Temple Beth El this week announced the selection of Dr. Richard C. Hertz of Chicago as its Rabbi, to succeed the late Dr. B. Benedict Glazer. Story on Page S