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World Jewly Mobilizes to Fight Anti-Semitism
Several Nations Join in Batt!
In th UN Against USSR Big- otry
Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News
Ike's Encouraging Message
Israel 'Won't Be Sold Down
River,' Bon I Leaders Told
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
- MIAMI
BEACH, Fla.—A heartening report on Presi-
dent Eisenhower's attitude toward Israel and the position
of oppressed Jews, and a display of confidence in Israel's
future through an outpouring of investments in the Jewish
state's economic enterprises, marked the emergency confer-
ence of Jewish leaders from many states, held here last
Sunday under the auspices oT the State of Israel Bond Or-
ganization.
Exactly a week after the great United Jewish Appeal
conference, at which advance gifts of $14,000,000 marked
the official opening of the 1953 UJA drive for $144,000,000,
350 people met again in the same room in the Saxony Hotel
and subscribed to or paid for past commitments for nearly
$1,000,000 of Israel bondsi
The stirring messages of two distinguished leaders,
Gbvernor Theodore Roosevelt McKelden of Maryland and
Edward G. Robinson, inspired the gathered leaders to ex-
tend their efforts in behalf of Israel's economic development,
The two guest speakers, stole the limelight in the fabulous .
Miami Beach which is studded with stars, and their stirring
reports of their experiences in Israel resulted in vast increases
in bond purchases.
Of major importance at Sunday's meeting was the report
brought to the conference by Governor McKeldin - that on Friday
— two days prior to the Miami Beach meeting he was addressing
--he had discussed with President Eisenhower the crisis now
facing Israel and world Jewry and declared he was .in a position
to state that "Israel will not be sold down the river by our
country." Governor McKeldin, who nominated General Eisen -
howe• for the Presidency at the Republican NationalConven-
tion, read the following statement on his discussion with the
President:
•
"On Friday I had the privilege of an audience with the
President of the United States. We discussed a number of
things, and I am in no sense authorized to speak for the Pres
ident. It would, nevertheless, be no breach of confidence or of
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good taste to tell you that President -Eisenhower is informed,
concerned, and friendly disposed in respect to the unfortunate
Jews behind the Iron Curtain and in respect to the land and
the people of Israel.
"Israel will not be sold down the river by our country and
it will not be permitted to become another Czechoslovakia. The
Pesident will, I am sure, at the. proper time and in his own
way, take appropriate action."
Governor McKeldin declared, in an appeal to Jews and non -
pews alike, that "the purchase of Israel bonds represents not only
an act of support of Israel, but an act of faith in a democracy
that is courageously standing her ground in the face of increas-
ing threats behind the Iron Curtain." He proposed a four - point
program of action:
"I) That through the United Nations, the United States
invoke the genocide convention to stay the hand of the Corn
munists or any others who may be encouraged to embark on a
piograrn of racial and religious persecution.
"2) That the American Government immediately call upon
the e Arabs to make peace with Israel and together with her
and like minded nations form a united front of the Middle
East' against Soviet aggression, If the Arab countries play the
Soviet game they will inevitably suffer the sorry fate of _satel -
kites. They must demonstrate clearly whether or not they in-
tend to be friends of freedom or Soviet serfs.
"3) That the United States take the initiative in establish-
is'ig 0. special commission of the United Nations to urge the
*migration of Jews from Soviet Russia and to give all. pos-
sible aid to Israel in the task of receiving large numbers who
may be given the opportunity to leave the Iron Curtain coon-
tries. Israel's role may again become crucial in life-saving on
a mass scale.
. "4) That the United States extend the fullest economic and
military assistance to Israel so that she may be in a position to
; sleet the present challenge. She must be given the fullest
prieasure of assistance under the Mutual Security Act."
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ZURICH—A conference of world Jewish organizations on Communist anti-Semi-
tism will be held here between March 10 and 12, it was learned Tuesday.
The opening session will be devoted to major addresses by Jewish leaders, after
which a steering committee will decide upon action by the conference.
It was learned that there would be no formal meetings of the Zionist Actiong
Committee when the international parley ends. However, there undoubtedly will be
informal meetings of world Zionist leaders who attend the primary conference.
Latin Americas Mobilize for Action at UN Against Anti-Semitism
Senator Ferguson Co-Sponsors U. S. Senate
Resolution Condemni
USSR Ant-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
The Maryland Governor made numerous references to Justice
txaon Sobeloff, (brother of Isidore Sobeloff of 'Detroit), with
whom he traveled in Israel and who helped guide him to the
-- -WEstoric places.
. Of special interest in his address was his attack on the
•-iMicearran-Walter immigration law. GoVernor McKeldrin's
.4 reference to the UN Genocide Convention was, for some in his
audience, a tragic reminder that this country has not ratified
•ltis convention and therefore will find it difficult to accuse .
***osia of resorting to genocide.
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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—As the second part of the seventh regular session of
the United Nations General Assembly opened Tuesday afternoon, many Latin Ameri-
can countries promised their full support for any move which Israel may take during
the session against the Soviet anti-Jewish campaign,
Among the countries which have announced their stand on this are the Dom-
inican Republic, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.
The Israeli delegation here said it was "greatly heartened" by the support it had
received. Israeli diplomats have been in touch with Latin American delegates as well
as representatives of other countries on the issue of Communist • anti-Semitism. ..
It is expected that within a few days both the Latin American and the Israeli
delegations will have made up their minds on what specific action they should take.
Arthur Lourie headed the Israeli delegation at the opening session. Abba S. Eban
arrived Wednesday to take over the delegation. .
There is still no indication whether Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett will
come here. He is due to visit Latin America late in March and it is hoped that he may
put forward the date of his departure from Israel so that he may attend part of the
Assembly session.
Lester B. Pearson, president of the UN Assembly said
that the question of Soviet
,
anti-Semitism has not yet been placed on the agenda. lie pointed out that other
items present ample opportunity for discussion of the anti-Jewish drive in the coun-
tries behind the Iron Curtain. However, he did not exclude the possibility that there
may be a request to place the anti-Jewish policy of the Communist countries on The
agenda as a special item.
There are nine items on the agenda—all left over from the first part of • the
session which ended Dec, 22—and some of them definitely cprovide a basis for launching
a debate on the,
action against Jews and on the rupture of relations with Israel,
without the nee of adding a special item on this subject. One of them is the item
submitted by Poland calling for "measures to avert the threat of a new world war
and to strengthen peace and friendship among nations."
The condemnation of Moscow and the Communist countries where the anti-Jewish
campaign has assumed unprecedented proportions since the UN Assembly recessed
is expected to come during a debate on the Czechoslovak - sponsored item charging
the United States with interference in the internal affairs of other states and with the
"organization by the United States of subversive
Reparations Pact's
and espionage activities" against the Soviet Union,
Czechoslovakia and other Communist countries.
Approval Expected
The debate on these charges may boomerang
against Moscow and Prague, inasmuch as the
In Coming 10 Days
anti - Jewish drive is especially strong in these two
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Communist
capitals where Jews are charged with
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being "American spies and where the campaign
BONN—Ratification of the Ger-
against Israel is being utilized to slander the dem-
man - Israel reparations pact by the
ocratic countries of the West.
lower house of the West German
The fact that the Soviet delegation to the
Parliament is expected within 10
assembly is headed by Andrei Vishinsky. Mos-
days, following its approval by the
cow's Foreign Minister, is seen in United Nations
Bundesrat, the upper house *
circles as an indication that the Soviet govern-
The Bundesrat voted approval
meat
expects strong attacks on its anti - Jewish
of the pa
pact under
d which
hi h
Israel will
policy during the UN sessions. It is pointed out
get $715,000,000 in reparations for
that other large countries will be represented at
claims against Germany, after
this Assembly session by minor delegates since
Foreign Minister Walter Holstein
the items on the agenda are only "leftovers."
assured Parliament that the West
Strong addresses against communist anti-
German government will seek to
Semitism are. expected not only from the Israel
change the section of the agree-
delegation but also from the American, British
merit which provides
rovides that Germa n
French delegations as well as from the deie-
commodities sent as reparations
gates of Latin American countries.
should not be transported in Ger-
man ships.-
Earlier Stories on Page 10
Sen. Ferguson
U. S. Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan this week co-sponsored
with Senators Hendrickson and Smith of New Jersey a resolution con-
demning Communist anti-Semitism,
The measure, which was referred to the Senate Committee on For-
eign Relations, reads:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate of the United States
that the vicious and inhuman campaign being conducted by the Soviet
Union and its satellite states against members of the Jewish faith de-
serves the strongest condemnation, and that the attention of all persons
believing in democracy and human -freedom should be invited to the
striking parallel between the Communist anti-Semitic campaign and like
practices by other totalitarian movements such as nazism and fascism."