GoehbeIs Line Foiliwed in
Books Sent to Congressmen

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Scientist Wins Award

BONN, (JTA) — The 1953
Paul Ehrlich Prize for medical
research, a gold plaque, has
been awarded to Ernst Boris
Chain, Russian-born Jewish
scientist, who shared the No-
bel Prize with Sir Alexander
Fleming for the discovery of
Penicillin. Dr. Chain was
forced to flee Germany when
the Nazis came to power.

Putting Two and Tivo Together

By RINNA GROSSMAN

An American Jewish Press Feature

has a collective security agree-
ment—that arms sent to one
of its members can be used,
with complete impunity, 7)
another of the member states?
Has it occured to no one in
Washington, D. C., that arms
sent to Iraq can be lent with-
o u t interest to Egypt or to
Syria? Surely American news-
papers carried the story a few
days ago of the astounding
statement made by Saudi
Arabia's new King in which
His Majesty declared that ten
`million Arabs would earn their
way to Paradise by wiping out
the Jewish State? The inform-
ed Israeli grinned a little wryly
as he recolected this strang-
est of all compliments given to
the Israeli Army — but his
smile was not a happy one.
"Wipe out" — surely someone
in the State Department Middle
Eastern s e c t i on remembered
that Saudi Arabia's strictly pic-
turesque representatives graced
the assemblies of the United Na-
tions—and wasn't there a small
matter of Saudi Arabians having
been signatories to the Genocide
Pact? "Wiping Out" had a
strange and dreadful echo when
heard by the informed Israeli.
What kind of echo did it have
in Washington, he wondered.
Was it possible, asked the
Israeli, a little wistfully, t h a t
American policy makers thought
perhaps arming the Arabs might
scare the Soviet Union? Hadn't
someone made notes on the mil-
itary prowess and dependability
of the Iraquis? Surely the British
must have reminded the Amer.
leans of the abortive anti-Brit-
ish uprising in Iraq which was
quelled by a few score RAF men
with unsuspected ease. And cer-
tainly the world knew what a
few score Israelis had done to
the Iraqui troops? How c o u Id
anyone seriously and in earnest
believe that Russia co u l d be
kept at bay by the Iraquis—or
the Bedouin warriors of the late
Ibn Saud?
No, this couldn't be the rea-
son—because even if all these
facts were ignored, why had the
State Department never e v en
answered Israel's request f o r
military aid, made two years ago,
long before any other Middle
Eastern country put in a bid for
help? The informed Israeli laid
down his paper and sighed.
There must be some way, he
thought, of putting two and two
together and making sense. But
until someone came along to ex-
plain, the peculiar feeling of ap-
prehension would stay to worry
. . . maybe to grow into un-
necessary, never useful anger.
And along Israel's borders, the
Arab marauders grew bolder.
Within their governments, it
would appear, someone had al-
ready solved the riddle.

Tensions between nations are,
more often than we suspect,
created of the same stuff that
breeds tension and dissention be-
WASHINGTON—The American Legion is distributing to Con-
gressmen a "master list" of anti-Communist literature which in-
tween people. Sometimes t h e y
cludes two books well known to Jewish organizations concerned
arise from misunderstanding,
sometimes from an inability to
with combatting anti-Semitism.
One recommended book is John Beaty's "Iron Curtain over
understand at all—and this is
America," which has been described as flagrantly anti-Semitic by
something else again. For the
the Anti-Defamation League. The other is "Rise America" by Peter
past few weeks, political circles
Xavier who is called "a true Christian nationalist" by Gerald L. K.
in Israel have been discussing
Smith, fuehrer of the anti-Semitic "Christian Nationalist Crusade."
disquieting rumors which reach-
Xavier participated in Smith's agitation convention in St. Louis in
ed the Jewish State concerning
By LEON GUTTERMAN
1949. He is pictured as an active Smith henchman in the Novem-
(Copyright, 1954, JTA,
American plans to offer military
ber, 1949, issue of "The Cross and Flag."
HOLLYWOOD — When Ethel aid to Pakistan, Iraq and Saudi
The Legion's selection of books pertaining to Israel and Merman starred on NBC-TV's Arabia. There must be substance
Zionism includes only works with a marked anti-Zionist bias by "Comedy Hour" r e c e n t l y it to these rumors that have reach-
Alfred Lilienthal and Rabbi Elmer Berger of the anti-Zionist
marked the entrance into TV of ed out across the seas — a n d
American Council for Judaism. Rabbi Berger's "Jewish Dilemma" one of the brightest lights from there must be some kind of solid
and Lilienthal's "What Price Israel" are endorsed, although no the musical comedy world. The motivation back of the alleged
books are recommended which present a pro-Zionist point of
fact that not one of her 11 U. S. blueprint. But the Israeli
Broadway shows has failed to cannot understand, and f r om
view.
This list of recommended books includes many.reputable works. achieve smash-hit status meant not understanding, there arises
It originated with the Americanism Committee of the Hutchinson that the television industry was resentment and a sense of being
County, Texas, Post of the American Legion and is being nationally in for a solid 60 minutes worth wronged.
distributed by. Legionnaires and others. The list is described by the of entertainment Sunday night.
Military aid to Pakistan? Well,
Ethel's first
Legion as a compilation of titles "opposing Communism, Socialism,
*Broadway show said the informed Israeli, I may
and internationalism while at the same time supporting our Con-
stitution and Western civilization." There is no question that these
was"Girl Crazy," not like it because after all Pak-
books oppose "Communism, Socialism, and internationalism," al-
followed by such istan is a Moslem State—and
though some doubt exists if the Beaty and Xavier books support
hits as "Take A my sympathies rather naturally
Chance," "Scan- go out to India. But, he said to
*our Constitution and •Western civilization."
dals," "Anything himself, perhaps there are rea-
John Beaty, of Dallas, Tex., is a professor with a listing in
*Who's Who" longer than the entry for Albert Einstein. Beaty
Goes," "Red, Hot sons we don't know.
But Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
and Blue,"
was chief of the historical section of the War Department in 1942
and served in Military Intelligence. He attained the rank of Colo-
"Stars In Your The State Department may
Eyes," "Du Barry claim that these states are
nel. Beaty's articles have appeared in the "American Legion Maga-
zine" and the official publication of the "Veterans of Foreign
Was A Lady," northern buffers to the Soviet
"Panama
Hat- Union and that neither o f
Wars."
The Beaty book, which Legionnaires apparently want the
tie," "Something them border Israel and that
nation to read, includes an allegation that "the blood of Abra-
for the Boys," therefore Israel interests can
ham, Isaac and Jacob" does not flow in the veins of American
Miss Merman "Annie Get Your not be damaged — but don't
the gentlemen of the State
Jews of Eastern European origin. The majority of American Gun" and "Call Me Madam."
Jews are descended from an ancient semi-Mongolian tribe,
Ethel was born Ethel Zimmer- Department know the facts of
Middle Eastern life today?
known as the "Khazars," which embraced Judaism, according man, an only child. Following
And the informed Israeli shook
to Beaty. He alleges that "the blood of Old Testament Jews
graduation from high school in
flows principally in the veins of Palestine Arabs .. refugees New York, she went to work for his head over the morning paper
today from the barbarity of non-Semitic `Khazars. "
an auto brake company for 15 and made up a little list of
Beaty writes that "in 1948, strong with Soviet armor and bask- dollars a week. In the evenings questions for the State Depart-
ing in the sunshine of Soviet sympathy, Israel troops mostly born she sang in a little Yiddish cafe ment — questions which made
in Soviet-held lands, killed many Arabs and drove out some 880,000 in New York City for 50 dollars sense to me, and still do. Doesn't
ethers, Christian and Moslem."
a week. This amount of money the State Department k n o w
The Beaty book alleges that 68 to 70 percent of the U. S. Jews was a good supplement to her both Saudi Arabia and no less
have relatives in Poland and the Soviet Union. A complaint is meager income and soon she un-democratic kingdom of Iraq
made by Beaty that "newcomer aliens all too frequently slip into concentrated only her voice.
are members of the Arab Lea-
jobs that might have been held by those who died in Korea."
She had never taken a singing gue? And that the above-men-
Beaty defends the Nazis, speaks against the Nuremberg trials, lesson in her life, having follow- tioned Arab League functions,
and calls the war against Hitler "the unnecessary war." In what ed the advice of the late George in relation to Israel, with un-
purports to be his exposure of an "Iron Curtain over America," Gershwin, who wrote especially usual unity of purpose a n d,
Beaty lists such personalities as Sen. Herbert Lehman, Mrs. Anna for her, "I Got Rhythm." Com- whenever possible, of action?
Rosenberg, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Justice Felix Frankfurther, poser Gershwin told her that Doesn't the State Department
Frank L. Weil, and others.
the natural quality of her voice know that both these countries
A clean-up of the government is demanded. Beaty hints that gave her special vocal distinction sent their troops to Palestine to
this would involve the ousting of Jews whom he seeks to link with and that training might cause fight the Jews. True, the Saudi
Communism. He mentions Jewish Congressmen unfavorably but her to lose this rare gift.
Arabians, putting discretion
Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irv- above valor, only sent a token
has kind words for ex-Congressman John Rankin of Mississippi.
Thus, in .a 268-page book disguised as a scholarly examination ing Berlin have rated her as the force—and Iraq's three brigade
of Communist subversion, Beaty borrows heavily from the ideas of greatest show singer of all time. groups added nothing to their
Streicher and Goebbels. Since the Legion once opposed Nazism On Broadway Ethel estimates she military glory and were soundly
With much of the vigor it now displays against Communism, the has played to more than 5,500,- trounced. But they went to war
Legion's support of pro-Nazi literature is puzzling some Legion- 000 customers in 11 shows for an —against Israel. And when the
naires who are as anti-Nazi as they are anti-Communist.
average of 48 working weeks per war ended, only these two states
managed to avoid signing arm-
show.
istice agreements with Israel.
Is it possible, queried the Is-
Simon Sobeloff Named. raeli
uneasily, that the State
Department does not know these
U.S. Solicitor-General
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Judge facts?
:4
Does the State Department
Sobeloff, Chief Judge
NEW YORK, (JTA)—An ap- signing of. an Austrian peace Simon E.
of the Maryland Court of Ap- know that the Arab League
peal for intercession by the treaty.
The memorandum r e c alls peals, was nominated by Presi-
governments of the United
States, Britain and France on that almost nine years have d e n t Eisenhower as Solicitor-
the issue of Jewish claims elapsed since the end of the General of the United States,
against Austria has been ad- war, "yet the measures taken the chief legal officer of this
dressed to John Foster Dulles, by Austria with the exception country.
Judge Sobeloff, w h o visited
Anthony Eden and Georges of loss for restitution of trace-
Direct JTA Teletype W're to The Jewish News
Bidault on the eve of the Big able individual property have the White House last week, said
LONDON
(JTA)—The
British for War Emanuel Shinwell that
remained
utterly
inadequate;
on
after
announcement
of
his
ap-
Four meeting in Berlin, it was
government
is
considering
what Britain raise the issue in the
the
other
hand,
the
Austrian
pointment
that
he
would
take
anounced by the Committee
Security Council and in direct
international
action
it
should
government
has
not
hesitated
office as soon as the Senate
for Jewish Claims on Austria,
talks with Gen. Mohammed Na-
representing 22 major Jewish to initiate measures directed. , confirms his nomination and he take in connection with exten- guib, Egyptian dictator, declar-
sion by Egypt of its blockade
organizations throughout the toward the moral and material can wind up his legal duties.
restrictions on Israel - bound ing that it was for all maritime
rehabilitation
of
former
active
Attorney
General
Herb
e
r
t
world.
powers to act in concert on this.
members of the Nazi Party."
Brownell, Jr., welcomed Judge shipping passing through the
The known sympathy of the
When Clement R. Attlee, op-
Negotiations followed "many Sobeloff's appointment and de- Suez Canal, Selwyn Lloyd, Min-
three governments for the Jew- abortive attempts on , the part
ister of State, announced in the position leader, suggested re-
scribed
the
Baltimore
Jewish
ish claims "makes it inconceiv- of the Jewish organizations to
course to the international
House of Commons Monday.
able," the committee said, "that bring about the enactment of jurist as "one of the outstand-
Lloyd, replying to questions, court, Lloyd replied that the
ing
lawyers
and
judges
of
the
a settlement of the Austrian measures for some redress of
said that the Egyptians had re- government was presently' con-
problem could take place with- the wrongs committed against country."
the blockade of ships of sidering what international ac-
The 61-year-old jurist was newed
out adequate redress of the ma- Austrian Jewry," the memoran-
all
nations
passing through the tion it should take.
terial wrongs inflicted upon dum says. "The good offices of born in Baltimore and grad- canal with freight for Israel,
uated
from
the
University
of
Austrian Jewry during the Nazi the Allied Powers were of im-
and the ships were being de- Indian Jews Arrive in Israel;
Maryland Law School. He was
period."
portance in bringing about the United States Attorney from layed or turned back and their Cochin Jews to Come by Plane
cargoes confiscated. As many as
It is therefore "necessary at opening of the negotiations and
1931 to 1934 and was appointed
this j un c tu r e ," the memorandum their representatives repeatedly to his • state's top judicial post 40 British ships had been de-
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—A group of
points out, that the govern- expressed the hope that the ne-
layed or turned back by the 48 Indian Jews arrived on a
last
year.
A
prominent
figure
in
ments of the United States, gotiations would result in a mu-
Egyptians, he admitted.
(At Cairo Monday, the Egyp- plane chartered by the Jewish
Britain and France "secure a tually satisfactory settlement." the Jewish communal life of
Baltimore,
Judge
Sobeloff
has
t
i
a n authorities announced Agency. • The first planeload of
binding commitment on the
In reviewing the history of the
part of Austria to settle with- Jewish claims, the memoran- been active in the American drastic new measures to control Cochin Jews will arrive here
out delay the claims of the sur- dum states: "From the first day Jewish Congress and in activi- shipping in the Gulf of Akaba Feb. 7 and a regular ferrying
viving victims of Nazi persecu- of the annexation of Austria by ties in behalf of Israel which in order to prevent ships pro- service for Cochin JeWish im-
Nazi Germany the full fury of he visited last year with Gov. ceeding to the Israeli port of migrants will be inaugurated in
tion."
The negotiation between. the anti-Jewish physical persecu- Theodore E. McKeldin. He is Eilath.)
March, with three planes arriv-
During the past few weeks, ing monthly until all Cochin
committee and the Austrian tion and legislative measures in the brother of Isidore Sobeloff
of
Detroit.
Lloyd told the House the Egyp-
government were initiated June all their cruelty was directed
As Solicitor-General Judge tians have shown their intention Jews who desire to come to Is-
17, 1953 and reached a dead- against the Jews of Austria.
rael have been brought here.
"These measures were carried Sobeloff will be the Govern- to extend the blockade which,
lock late last month as a result
in
all
liti-
he
noted,
"is
getting
far
beyond
representative
mento's
out
with
the
active
cooperation
of Chancellor Raab's refusal to
negotiate a settlement of heir- of large sections of the popula- gation pending before the Su- chemicals or arms." He rejected 24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday. January 29, 1954
demands by Former Secretary
preme Court.
less Jewish property until the tion of Austria."

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

(Copyright, 1954, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Television Rocked
A la Ethel Merman

Ask U. S., Britidi., French Intercession
On Jewish Complaint Against Austria

Britain Planning First Step Toward
Ending Egyptian Blockade of Israel

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