Uncertainty Ends for HIAS Director; PCC Still Opposes
Israel Ministry Switch
Immigrants Tell of Father's Death
Jews Request Changes in Indemnification Law
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LONDON, (JTA)—A statement
issued here by the Council of
Jews from Germany welcomed
passage of the German Federal
indemnification law eut pointed
out that amendments and alter-
ations were necessary to make
the measure adequate.
The Council 'said that provi-
sions will have to be made
whereby special levies and flight
taxes imposed by the Nazis on
UNITED NATION S, N. 'Y.,
(JTA)—The Palestine Concilia-
tion Commission informed the.
UN Secretary General this week
that it had not changed its stand
opposing the transfer of Israel
ministries to Jerusalem.
The communication was in re-
ply to an inquiry addressed by
the Secretary General to the
Commission last July asking for
information on the transfer of
the Israel Foreign Ministry from
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The
Commission made no new com-
ment, but referred to the posi-
tion it had adopted in 1949.
At that, time, the Commission
wrote to the Prime Minister of
Israel pointing out that the Is-
rael government's intention of
transferring its Ministries and
departments to Jerusalem would
Bernard A. Kornblith, right, director of reception and shelter be "incompatible with Paragraph
at HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is informed of the 8 of the General Assembly reso-
death of his father in • the Warsaw ghetto by his cousins, Rabbi lution of 11 December, 1948,
Moses Wulkan and Regina Wulkan. Mr. Kornblith' who had had which resolved that the Jeru-
no news of his father since before the war, was recognized as salem area should be accorded
a cousin by Rabbi and Mrs. Wulkan when they came to the HIAS special and separate treatment
Shelter in New York to live until permanent quarters could be from the rest of Palestine and
made ready for them. The Wulkans, deported to the Urals during should be placed under effective
the war, learned of the death of Mr. Kornblith's father upon United Nations control."
returning to their home in Poland after the liberation, and also
In Jerusalem, the Israel For-
of the disappearance and probable death of Mr. Kornblith's uncle,
aunt, and seven children. This was the first definite news the eign Office held three days of
discussions of Israel's position at
HIAS official had received of the fate of his kin. •
the forthcoming United Nations
General Assembly. Present at
the talks, which were under the
chairmanship of Foreign Minis-
ter Moshe Sharett, were Abba
Eban, Israel's chief delegate to
the UN, members of the Minis-
The United Jewish Appeal an- , move quickly to forestall winter try's various departments and
nounced this week that its spe-1 hardship and suffering for des- two members of the Knesset
cial effort to raise an emergency titute Jews in Europe, North who will join the delegation at
$25.000,000 cash fund this fall Africa and the Middle East." He the UN.
in connection with its 1953 na pointed out that of 180,000
tion-wide campaign would be needy Jews in these areas, "tens
The perfect gift for the
compressed into the four week of thousands of Jews in the day season is the subscription
period beginning with Rosh Ha- Moslem world face a possible to The Jewish News.
shonah and ending on October worsening of their already de-
10 and 11 at a UJA National pressed status should tensions
Report Conference in Cleveland, there continue to flare."_
The noted Detroit civic and
Ohio.
Joseph Holtzman of Detroit, communal leader said a 76-man
the Appeal's national cash National Cash Cabinet formed
chairman, emphasized that con- earlier this year to spur the
centration of this drive for dol- raising of dollar funds would
lars into a four week period "has begin conferring with leading
been made especially urgent by campaign bodies in cities from
a threatening reversal in Israel's coast-to-coast pointing toward
fulfillment of the $25,000,0p0
economic fortunes."
Holtzman reported that, fund at the forthcoming Con-
"while the new state has made ference in Cleveland.
The United Jewish Appeal,
encouraging progress in the set-
tlement of refugees,- in the de- now in the final; months of its
velopment of agriculture and in 15th annual nation-wide cam-
closing the gap between imports paign, finances the rescue, set-
and exports, its economy at the tlement, relief and rehabilita-
present time is, being heavily tiOn programs of three constit-
weighed down by a still un- uent agencies. These are the
absored and dependent immi- United Israel Appeal, Joint Dis-
grant p o pu lation numbering tribution Committee and United
330,000 men, women and chi], Service. for New Americans.
dren."
He stressed that "Israel's eco-
nomic health may be seriously D. Ben-Gurion Visits
impaired unless UJA succeeds !Israel Flotilla Which
in raising $25,000,000 in cash by
Aided Greek Victims
mid-October."
The UJA national cash chair-
HAIFA, (JTA)—Premier David
man pointed out that a swift
raising of the emergency dollar Ben-Gurion visited the four-
fund would provide for . early vessel Israel Navy flotilla which
construction of 10,000 perma-, recently joined American, Brit-
nent housing units with accom ish and Greek naval units in re-
lief and evacuation operations
modations for 40,000 i m m
grants, speed the- establishment for victims of earthquakes in the
of 40 new farm settlements cap- Ionian. Islands off the coast of
able of absorbing 16,000 refu- Greece.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion thanked the
gees, and make possible the ir-
rigation of 37,500 barren acres crews of. the Israeli vessels for
"great humanitarian help"
of land 'as a further step toward the
overcoming a chronic shortage they, gave the Greek people and
stressed the ties between Israel
of food.
M. Holtzman noted that, in and. Greece. He pointed out that
addition to needs in Israel, "the the Greek culture was as old as
United Jewish Appeal must that of Israel.
Jews are returned under, the
law. As the measure now
stands, settlement of this mat-
ter may, under certain circum-
stances, be held over • until the
passage of another law, which
the Council said has not even
been drafted.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-27
Friday, September 11, 1953
Public Relations Counselor
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* PUBLIC RELATIONS
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VOTE FOR
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UJA Campaign Seeks $25,000,000
In Four. Week Emergency Drive
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