National Fraternities Barred
From N. Y. State University

NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
trustees of the State University
of New York ordered all . fra-
ternities, sororities and similar
organizations in state-operated
colleges to sever their,. connec-
national,
tions. with nationalorganiza-
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tions because in at
instances, the nation fraternal
groups had refused to permit
local chapters to accept Jews
or Negroes as members. ,
Chapters of 25 national fra-
ternities and sororities on 11
state university campuses are
affected -by the order. Dr. Wil-
liam S. Carlson, president of the
university, said the "sham and
insincerity" of the national or-
ganizations points up "the futil-
ity 'of relying upon stated or
written rather than practiced,
policies."
"Although they all claim a
clean bill, of health and declare
that the organization does not
discriminate .. . unfortunately
we cannot take these assurances
at face value," Dr.' Carlson said.
He added that the clauses in
constitutions' and by-laws were
not the problem, but "the actual
pernicious practices based upon
informal and unwritten tacit
understandings."
"So long as the student or-
ganizations are local in nature,"
Dr. Carlson said, "the situation
is manageable. But when they

Zionist Conference Warns Legislators
Of Middle East Peril if Arabs Are Armed

involve ties outside the Univer-
sity, over which the university
can exercise no control, serious
conflicts can arise. This is
something a university _Cannot
tolerate."

Claims Conference
Extends Deadline

The Conference on Jewish
Material Claims Against Ger-
many announced that it has ex-
tended the deadline fOr the sub-
mission of applications for allo-
cation of conference funds until
Dec. 1.
In announcing the 'extension
of the period for the submission
of applications, the conference
pointed 'out that applications
should contain a detailed des-
cription Of activties, outside Is-
rael, including precise budgetary
information, for which confer-
ence funds are sought.
Under terms of the agreement
with' the Federal Republic of
Germany, the conference can
allocate funds only for activities
which contribute to the relief,
rehabilitation and resettlement
of •Jewish victims of Nazi perse-
cution.

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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, October 16, 1953

Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

if I Forget Thee . .`: Jerusalem's Pledge and History

Three thousand years of Jerusalem's history have created con--
cern and fascination that continues to keep a magnetic grip upon
the entire world. Yerushalayim—the city of peace—is, however, far
from shalom—from the peace and amity we crave for. An issue
pinned to the name Jerusalem in this era of- enlightenment is
marked by so much venom, such concerted search for means of
destroying Israel's residence in the Holy City, so adamant a desire
on the part of people who delve in statesmanship to penalize Israel
for daring to claim the New City of Jerusalem, that one must won-
der why those who speak of.peace can not strive for it reasonably
and logically.
One would think that Jewry's interest in Jerusalem is new.
Those who display so little imagination seem either to have for- ,
gotten or never to have known that, dating back to the first exile,
Jews mourned "by the rivers of Baylon" and sang, in Psalm 137:
"If I forget thee, 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cun-
ning." But an official of the American Association of the United
Nations, in a letter to the New. YOrk. Times, saw -fit, in an attack
on Israel for re-acclaiming Jerusalem as its capital, to accuse Israel
of flouting 'United NationS decisions, and appeals to "honorable"
Jews to cooperate with the UN—thus drawing a line between the
present rulers of Israel and ?honorable Jews."
It was a disappointing sentiment, and we were not so pleased
with. the reply to it by Bartley Crum. *After all, there are basic,
facts which can not be ignored. True, Mr. Crum did indicate in
his reply that 95 per cent of the Holy Places are in the Old City
of Jerusalem, governed by Jordan; Yet he endorsed an unrealistic
internationalization scheme for the New City where there are few
of the Holy PlaCes, where 150,000 Jews seek a normal existence
which is unimaginable without protection from their state. There-,
fore, by declaring Jerusalem Israel's capital the Jewish state lends
safety to these people; while the act, itself is continuation of Jeiv-
ish history.
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Shown at the speaker's table of the sixth annual conference of the Michigan • Zionist Region are,
left to right, HARRY BRANTON, executive director; Y ilIRRIS JACOBS, ,honorary • president; J.
DORSEY CALLAGHAN, Free Press music critic who was guest speaker; LEON KAY, president;
THOMAS HOROWITZ, of Pontiac, SAMUEL E. ADINOFF of Port Huron, .and Rabbi GERSHON
WINER, Grand Rapids. .
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.The sixth annual conference v,ere the establishment of a Young : Zionist Club, Samuel
of the Michigan Zionist Region, ■ firm border, beyond dispute, and Feldstein, on Israel bond sales,
meeting last Sunday, at Zionist the conservation and irrigation and Samuel. E. Adinotr, Port:
House, adopted a resolutiOn of Israel's .soil. Huron, on the Jewish National.
warning representatives of the
"I cannot stress too greatly Fimd.
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State and the national. House to Zionists the actual peril in
The third session was pre-
and Senate against arming the which Israel finds itself"' Cal- sided -over by Rabbi Gershon ,
Arabs in the Middle East.
laghan said "United Nations Winer, of Grand Rapids, a
The resolution stated \ that 'night is preventing an out- member of the . National Ad-
armament of Arab nations is break of , hostilities. 'Without ministrative C,o tin c i I. Mr.
inimical to the peace of the en- UN supervision, the Arabs Kay's report on. Zionist activ-
tire lVfiddle,East." If by so arm- would probably attack - Israel. ity in Michigan and a Ines-
ing the ,Arabs, an attack against Should there be the poRsibili- sage from Herman L. Weis- -
Israel were perpetrated, it would ty of such attack, Israel would man, member of the ZOA in-
serve not only to incite blood- have to desperately seek to Tier, committee and chairman
shed, but would lay open the safeguard within its borders of its - economic department, ,
entire area to totalitarian ag- the remaining thousands of on "Conteinporary Zionism in
gression - Jews in North Africa's Arab Action" were featured.
. Other resolutions 'adopted
states," lie added.
Dr. Bernard . Weston, in his
paid tribute to the outgoing Morris Jacobs presided at the report at the closing session,
.officers of the Michigan Re- luncheon session, which heard stressed 'the fact that n4ember-
gion, lauded the work of the greetings from Rabbi Moses ship in Zionist ranks was in .
Zionist Organization of Amer- Lehrman, president of ZOD, and the main,. increasing. Several of
ica and praised the state of Irving Schlus.sel, president of the out - state communities —
Israei for continuing its prog- the Detroit Zionist Council.
Flint, Grand Rapids, South
ress in the face of internal .
The names Of three outstand- Haven--haVe shown marked in-.
economic - difficulties and ten- ing workers in the Michigan creases, Di. Weston said but, -
Sion on its borders.
Region were memorialized, as membership • has alSo fallen off 't
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.r e.gi o n unanimously. Jacobs outlined their many con- in a few Communities. -
adopted-the report of its nomi- tributions to Zionist endeavors. He praised 'the Bay City and . ..
nating committee by- re:-electing They were the late Tobias Kroll, Kalamazoo contingents fOr their •
Detroiters Morris Jacbbs, hon- of South Haven, and Dr. Moe outstanding , work in reactivat- 7‘
orary, president, and Leon Kay, S. perils and Abraham Cooper, ing'Zionist groUps in those citieS ?
regional president. Others elect- of Detroit.
during" 1953.
ed to office were Thomas Hop-
Thomas Horowitz, of Pontiac, The doting session also heard
Witz, ,.,Pontiac, Lawrence W,- presided at• the first. plenary a discussion of the American .
Crohn, petroit, and David Co, session, which heard reports Zionist Fund by Benzion
hodes, :Grand Rapids, vice-pies- from Leon Kay, regional presi- of :Flint. The -session was alriired r:
idents;
C Lappin, Detroit, dent, Miss Lillian Tron, of the by Dr. Sam Gotlib, also of Flint
treasurer.; and Benzion
Flint; secretary.
Dorsey Callaghan, „ music
critic. of The Detroit Free-Press,,
told delegates at the principal
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By NATHAN Z IPR I N .
luncheon session that two major
<Copyright, 1951 Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)
problems fact the young Jewish
Enigma .
state of. Israel.
'How come that Prof. Hugo Bergman of the Hebrew University
Callaghan, who recently re-
turned from Israel which he of Jerusalem has accepted an offer a a lecture tour by the anti-
visited under auspices of the Israel and pro-Arab outfit "The American Friends of the Near
Ameriean Christian Palestine East?" Twenty lectures and in 20 colleges could be quite luerative,
Committee said those challenges but hasn't the good professor measured the delight even his non-
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political lectures 'would bring to Dorothy :Thompson and her
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Morse Concerned
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The Holy City's 3,000th Anniveriary'

Jerusalem's 3,000th anniversary now is being observed by Jews
throughout the world. Its history begaii. with King,. David. It
alWays was a corporeal and material center, but it also was spirit
ual: our sages spoke of Yerushalayim shel maaloh and of a Yeru-
shalayim shel maatoh—of a, Jerusalem on high and a Jerusalem
on earth.
We doubt whether Christians ever stopped thinking of the-
Jewish foundation of Jerusalem. They may as well abandon
thought of the Bible as a Jewish crearn.
Devotion to Jerusalem- was evidenced on many occasions. It
was expressed by Jewish settlers who 'risked their lives in the
centuries after the exiles when barbaric, nomadic tribes roamed
the hills of the city; in the years preceding and following the
Crusades; in the periods when bedomns searched for victims on
the abandoned roaciS of the Holy Land.
Sir Moses Monteflore helped build suburbs at Jerusalem. Judah
Touro, the American-Jewish philanthropist and soldier, provided
fundS for a Jerusalem residential district. Jews froth . all parts of
the globe deposited their coins in collection' boxes' to ,aid scholars
and needy in the Holy City. ,
Jerusalem is not forgotten. The' attempt to destroy the city's
status- as Israel's capital therefore assumes a ridiculous pose.
Jerusa,lem's 3,00 years defy the new attempt at destruction.

U.S. Senator Wayne Morse of
Oreg&n, who was here last week
to address the. first of the series
of • programs sponsored by the
Men's- Club. of Shaarey Zedek,
expressed concern over- Israel's
status and the attitude of the
State Department. He expressed
the feeling - that there is• greater
interest in Arabian oil than in
human ,values on the part of
American leaders and said he
was worried over future develop:,
merits. .
Senator Morse also expressed
his worries over the rising tide,
of fascistic thinking in some
quarters in this country.
He spoke in the main, audi-
torium of Shaarey Zedek and
was introduced by Rabbi Morris
Adler: Carl Schiller, president
of the Men's Club, welcomed the
gathering. William Nadler,
chairman of the program com-
mittee, outlined the- ,plans fetr
the year's program.
Senator Morse's address dealt
entirely with the political situ-
ation in this country.' He blamed
the people of this 'country for
belieVing that politics have' to
be crooked and declared: 'You
are too willing to excuse -men
who do not keep faith with 'their
conscience:"
He accused both political par-
ties of being characterized by
expediency and advocated the
formation of a liberal party to
educate the people and to train
them to overcome the etils that
hate entered American life. He
added the warning:' "Watch out
for politicians whb are 'afraid
to Ile defebled." ' " "

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Abba .Eban and 'Vital Speeches'

Some months ago, the magazine - Vital Speeches of the day
reprinted the violent .attack on Israel which was delivered here
before a distinguished club of bUsiness men and industrialists.
Israel's ArnbnAado• to the U. S. was given an opportunity to reply
to that attack. We expressed the hope that Mr. „Eban's speed)
would 'be given .siinilar consideratiOn.
Vital Speeches did -reprint an Eban address—but it was not his
Detroit address and it was given different treatment.• It was print-
ed together with statements by the Egyptian and Lebanese am ,
bassadors. The editors of Vital Speeches would do well to read
their own statement of policy as ginde., for future .actfon..
while, we view the treatment of Israel as unjust.

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Nuggets

Despite impressions to the contrary, there; has been a gradual
enlargement in the enrollment of- children. 'in Jewish-schools
throughout the.country. There has been an enrollment increase
of 15 percent since 1939, but despite the AMP Onl
y 43 percent of
the Jewish children attend schools.
The Polish General Consul in New York and assistant chief
of the Polish 'UN delegation who quit his offices and asked far
asylum in one of the Latin-Americap countries is a Jew. In fact
he is one of the .survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto insurrection. lie
speaks Yiddish and Hebrew fluently. "

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No Stranger

When Dr. Jacob Rubin,.noted Israeli writer, was in this coun-
try two- years ago to gather material for a book on American life,
"Country Withotit Curtain," which is currently Israel's best seller,
he had an experience which to him epitomized all of America.
Rubin had been in New York only a few days and he was still
green in its ways and streets. He was to meet a friend at a cer-
tain street. As he left the house for the rendezvous he stopped a'
man to inquire how he could- get to his destination. The man'
stared at Rubin in amazement, declaring that the street he was.
When the. Israeli visitor
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inquiring about was right at the orner.
told the man that he was a stranger in the : country, the man,'
replied: "If you are here, you are nO stranger." .

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Jailbirds L'Sbetn
. Shomayim

If one may judge by the. delegation of eight members now 1$
the country to help sell Israel bonds, the Israeli Parliament,' or
Knesset, has the largest number, of fon-her jailbirds of any legiS.
lative body in the world. This , may not seem, anything to boa0
about, but in this •case it is for the jailbirds suffered only l'shencr
shomayim .. They went to prison not for .any violations of the
moral code, but..for their convictions. India ; with such men as
Pandit Nehru who served in prison, mightperhaps put Up a claim
for the record. But the claim will not stand up . On the basis of

population. ,

. A number of Israeli .Kn,esset members .served terms in more
than one Country.: Dr. A. Altman,. for instance, 'did a stretch in a
Russian prison tor. Zionist activities and'iatet•he was incarcerated
in. Latrun by the British for aiding diSplaeed JeWS„to enter Israel
right under. the British blo4ade,. Itzhak Ben Aharon was a Nazi
Prisoner in Greec• where.he incidentally plotted and effected the
release of a goodly number, of Jews. Rabbi Mordecai Nurok did a
stretch in a Communist prison at Riga. One of the Knesset vis-
itors, Rahel Zabari, could have been a' former jailbird but she was
simply too smart.. Of Arab extraction, her knowledge of. Arabic,
Arab, mentality, and customs helped her avoid detection as she
tFavelled among the Arabp,., pisgyised as an old `Woirian, during
the siege of Jerusalem.