Uncertainty Ends for HIAS Director; PCC Still Opposes Israel Ministry Switch Immigrants Tell of Father's Death Jews Request Changes in Indemnification Law . 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 * * * ELECT A. CHARLES BECKER FOR COUNCILMAN * PUBLIC RELATIONS * POST SERVICE OFFICER * PURPLE HEART VETERAN Ballot No. 31 VOTE FOR JAMES H. LINCOLN For MAYOR UJA Campaign Seeks $25,000,000 In Four. Week Emergency Drive • . of DETROIT Former assistant D.A. and Wayne County Prosecutor— Executive Aide to Former Senator Blair Moody • ELECTRIC DRYER DAYS cat led • Look for the "Electric Dryer Days" symbol. The dealer displaying this sunny blue and gold seal is a dryer spe- cialist. He's qualified to help select the elec- tric dryer that best meets your needs. 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