Hayim Greenberg and Israel's Genius In the Writing of THE JEWISH NEWS Commentary, Page 2 VOLUME 23---NO. 4 of Jewish Events A Weekly Review Ethical Wills A Happy PASSOVER To Jewish Communities Everywhere Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle 708 David Stott Bldg.—WO. 5-1155 Detroit, Michigan, April 3, 1953 a(47;14 , 7 $4.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 15c Communists Follow Anti-Semitic 'ne in UN; Denounced by Israel —Bitter attacks on the Zionist movement and UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., (JTA) on the State of Israel as alleged agents of American aggression against the countries of the Soviet bloc featured the unsuccessful Communist attempt this week to have the Unit- ed Nations condemn the U.S. for allegedly financing espionage and subversion behind the Iron Curtain with Mutual Security Administration funds. The repetition from the forum of the UN Political Committee of the Communist anti- Jewish allegations brought forth blistering replies from Israel and the spokesmen of the free nations. Delegates of the six Arab States, however, gleefully welcomed the Communist attacks on Israel and the Jews and sought to reopen the whole Palestine question in discussion of the "Zion- ist conspiracy." All six abstained from voting on the Czechoslovak resolution, explaining that they supported the Communist charges of the conspiratorial and aggressive nature of "interna- tional Zionism." Only the five members of the Soviet bloc voted for the resolution . Czech Envoy Opens Attack on Jews The Jewish issue was injected early in the debate by Vaclaw David, Czechoslovak Foreign Minister, who described the Zionists as "elements in a conspiracy" to overthrow the Czechoslo- vak Government. The Communist spokesman was immediately challenged by Golda Myerson, came under attack from Dr. Julius Katz- temporary head of the Israel delegation, who; in turn, Suchy, himself a Jew, speaking for Poland. Mrs. Myerson said that Israel would present before the General Assembly "the record of the policies of anti-Jewish incitements adopted by the governments of Czechoslovakia, the USSR and other states allied with them." The Czechoslovak and Polish spokesmen replied that at that time they would reply to what the former called the "loud and •incendiary statements" of the "lady from Israel." Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko, howev er, told the session that his delegation consid- ered it "beneath its dignity" to reply to the charges. Pole Hits JDC As Espionage Agency —International Photo German - Israel Pact Signed: Shown here is the signing of the final documents making of- ficial the agreement concluded 'between the West German Republic and the State of Israel which calls for payment by Germany to Israel of $822,000,000 in compensation for Nazi crimes against the Jews. The final act was concluded at the United Nations legal department in New York. Seated are ARTHUR LOURIE, Consul General for Israel, and Dr. HANS RIESSER (right), German Consul General - in New York, who signed for their respective countries. Standing-is CONSTANTINE STAVROUPULOS, director in charge of the Uoited Nations legal departm ient. In his reply, Dr. Katz-Suchy denounced Zionist organizations, the Joint Distribution Committee and the Israel delegation at the United Nations. In the course of a long speech he charged the United States with organizing and financing espionage activities in Poland. The United States, always seeking "new paths and new people to replace agents already compromised," had used for espionage purposes all possible organizations and associations , which, because of their .international character, had been able to penetrate the peoples' de- mocracies, said Dr. Katz-Suchy. "The recent trial of traitors to the Czechoslovak n a ti on , as well as other similar incidents, have exposed new channels of criminal activities of in Prattle- the American intelligence service," he went on. They consisted of Zionist organizations, among them the most active being the American Joint Distribution Committee. The loss of.this channel provoked a new campaign of lies and -slanders against the countries of The popular democracies and against the Soviet Union. Those slanders have as their aim to smokescreen a new defeat suffered by American intelligence. The speech of the Israeli delegate belongs right in this campaign." U. S. Britain, Canada Assail Anti-Semitism U. S. Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., s aid he would not dwell on "tile show trials" held in these countries, or on the persecution of Chr istians, Moslems and Jews, or on the persecution How long, he asked, was the Soviet Union groups in the Soviet 'Union. of non Russian ethnic vast and systematized oppression?" The world deserved a reply to this going to "perpetuate . question, he asserted. Perhaps Mr. Vishinsky would bring "new word from the Kremlin." rather Sir Gladwyn Jebb, of Britain, pointed out that "one horrible new phenomenon" is now evident not only in Czecho- slovakia but also in other countries behind the Iron Curtain. This, he said, is "the now undeniable oppression of Jews who are being made scapegoats for the frightful conditions in the Communist states." What could the West do about "these manifestations of hate and fear?" asked Sir Gladwyn. "Certainly it must not itself give vent to hate and fear, or itself deny freedom of thought. And it must not fail to provide for its own security. It should go on making clear to the Communist governments that, in the -absence of aggression on their part, they were not going to be attacked by anybody. Perhaps in time this truth would dawn upon them." Continued on Page 24 - Film Agents Sue Frankfurt I For Banning Harlan s Film _ FRANKFURT, (JTA)—The distributors of the Viet Harlan film; "The Immortal Beloved," filed a $436,00 10 damage suit against the City of Frankfurt because Mayor Kolb banned showing of the film produced and directed by the top Nazi in the Gertnan film industry during the Hitler regime. The mayor banned the Harlan film after attempts to show it in several 'local theaters had resulted in disorders. Harlan produced the Nazi anti-Semitic film, "Jew Suess," during the Hit- ler regime and was a key figure in the Goebbels' propaganda machinery. Efforts to screen his films have led to riots and demonstraticins in many West German cities. The suit was brought by the Herzog Film Distributing Co. Prints of the Harlan "Jew Suess" film seized by the authori- ties in East. Germany immediately after the Nazi debacle have been sold to cinema Operators in the Middle East countries. Anti-Semitic Group Banned In Germany —Wide World Photo Zionist-Leaders Call on Ike: President Eisenhower has assured leaders of the American Zionist Council that the United States Government has only the friendliest feelings for Israel and the Arab states and will use its best offices to bring about peace in the Near East. Pictured here during their visit to the White House on March 23 are from the left: I. L. KENEN, Washington representative of the AZC; Rabbi JAMES G. HELLER, president, Labor Zionist Organization of America; Mrs. SAMUEL W. HALPRIN, former president of Hadassah, vice chairman, AZC; LOUIS LIPSKY, AZC Chairman; PRESIDENT -EISENHOWER; Rabbi IRVING MILLER, president, Zionist Organ- ization of America; Rabbi JEROME UNGER, executive director, AZC; and Rabbi MORDE- ,CAI, KIRSHBLUM,,presideat, Mizrachi Organization of America. HANOVER, (JTA)—The state of Lower Saxony has banned as neo-Nazi a group known as the "German Community" and has confiscated a large collection of Nazi and anti-Semitic litera- ture found in the group's headquarters. The group was organized after its predecessor organization, the Socialist Reich Party, had been banned as a neo-Nazi group. A 22-year-old German chauffeur has been sentenced in Cologne to three months' imprisonment for stating, during a restitution case involving a house acquired by the defendant's family, that "all Jews should have been gassed and we. would not now be pestered with the presence of Jewish scum." The sen- tence is one of the heaviest imposed in such cases.