Zionists Mobilized to Act Against
U.S. Pro-Arab Propaganda Machine;
Move to Arm Moslem States Assailed
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At the ZOA Middle East Conference Sunday, left to right:
YAACOV SHIMONI, I. L. KENEN, Rabbi LEON FEUER, HAROLD
P. MANSON, Rev. KARL BAEHR and LEON KAY.
Zionist leaders from commun- most recent developments in the
ities in Michigan and Ohio, Middle East, declared:
"The best way to build up
meeting in conference at Hotel
Statler here under auspices of our defenses against Com-
the Zionist Organization of munist subversion and aggres-
America, were called upon to sion in the Middle East is to
encourage all the peoples
close ranks and to battle for
the truth in behalf of Israel there to make peace and to
join in raising living standards
against the spread of venomous
pro-Arab propaganda, sparked and in erecting regional de-
by the American Friends of the fenses."
"To put arms into the hands
Middle East, with the active sup-
port of the anti-Israel Council of Arab leaders in the absence
of an Arab-Israel peace is to
for Judaism.
encourage the more aggressive
The Rev. Karl Baehr, execu-
tive director of the American Arab elements in the conviction
that they can renew their
Christian Palestine Committee,
urging the cementing of a close aggression against Israel with
impunity."
relationship in behalf of Is-
"We trust that our goverment
rael with the Christian com-
munities, charged that "the will not take this gamble. In the
light of the past record, and
old anti-Semitic line, but not
quite as blunt," is in evidence the real needs of the Middle
under the guise of the "Middle East, we are far more likely to
East Friends" in the fight on win friends for America and
thus strengthen this region
Israel.
Mr. Baehr, in an analysis of against Communism by giving
Christian attitudes towards the bread and medicine to the
Jewish state, told of the false peasants rather than guns and
stories that are being spread bullets to the pashas."
Mr. Kenen reported that
about the Arab refugees. He
called it a "good stage produc- Senator Ferguson of Michigan
has been among the most con-
tion" and described his own ex-
periences in Arab countries sistent supporters of the Israel
where he witnessed the massing position in Congress. He took
of these refugees under condi- occasion to commend him for
his efforts to express gratitude
tions aimed at impressing and
for his humanitarian concern
deluding tourists who are told
only one side of the story.
over the status of the coup
He warned that the Judaism tries of the Near East.
Council should not be written off
Yaacov Shimoni, counselor of
too quickly because it has a the Israel Embassy in Washing-
relationship with leading Chris- ton, declared that "while no
tians whom it has become dif- major change has thus far taken
ficult to dislodge from the anti- place in the basic situation
Israel point of view foisted up to determined by the refusal of the
them by Jews who are antagon- Arab States to negotiate a peace
istic to Israel.
with Israel, current political
Similarly, the Middle East problems include a considerable
Friends' too close relationship stiffening of Arab attitudes to-
with the State Department was 'wards the implementation of the
pointed to by the Christian existing armistice treaties."
leader as spelling difficulty for
the Israeli position. He there- I continues
He pointed
that
"Jordan
to out
reject
the
invita-
fore urged vigilance in facing
the difficulties public-relations- 1
tion
of the
UN Secretary confer-
Gener-
al to
an Israel-Jordan
Wise.
I ence for the improved imple-
The conference expressed Imentation and possible revision
vigorous opposition to the
the Armistice a conference
pending proposals that this of
that is obligatory under the
country states.
supply arms
to the
Arab
provisions
of the Armistice, since
Rabbi Leon Feuer of Toledo, Israel asked for it. Egypt is con-
national chairman of the ZOA tpuing — even tightening — its
—
Commission,
who presided,
de- illegal which
blockade is
of before
the Suez
eared: Canal,
a question
"We cannot contemplate the UN Security Council again."
"Attempts on the part of the
with equanimity the rumored
buy the
plan to furnish American arms Western powers to
.grabs' friendship by thrusting
and military equipment to two
military aid—un-
avowed enemies of Israel— upon them the
Arab States be-
by
wanted
Iraq and Saudi Arabia—espe-
cause
they
are
unwilling to en-
cially when they make no
secret of their intention to ter, in return, into any alliance
attack Israel at the earliest with the West—could only be in-
terpreted by Arabs and Israelis
opportunity."
"As Americans we cannot re- alike as an encouragement to
the Arabs to persist in their ag-
ard this as a constructive pro-
osal," he continued. "Purely out gressive and hostile attitude,"
of regard for the self-interest Mr. Shimoni concluded.
Rabbi Feuer called upon
of American policy we cannot
grasp the wisdom of putting each community to act firm-
military supplies into the hands ly toward counteracting the
spreading of vicious anti-Israel
of ruling cliques in the Arab
world who have never concealed propaganda and to strive to
their hatred and contempt for have the truth about Israel's
democracy, and in the past have position widely known.
In a summary of the discus-
never hestitated—if it suited
their interest—to double-cross sions, Harold P. Manson, direc-
and to stab the Western demo- tor of the ZOA Middle East
cracies in the back. We have as Commission, pointed out that
yet no assurance that those who action is necessary on all fronts
sold out to the Nazis will not and that Zionists, organized to
defend the Israeli position with
sell out to the Communists,"
I. L Kenen, Washington knowledge and dignity, repre-
representative of the American sent the most effective group
Zionist Council, addressing the capable of accomplishing the
meeting, which was one of a task of overcoming falsehoods
series of conferences organized with truth.
Leon Kay, president of the
by the Commission on Israel and
the Middle East to provide Zionist Michigan Zionist Region, wel.-
districts throughout the country corned the gathered delegates
with factual information on the• in an opening address. •
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28—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 12, 1954
N. j. Assembly Assails
Anti-Semitic Sheet
TRENTON, N. J., (JTA) —
The New Jersey State Assem-
bly, Lower House of the Leg-
islature, unanimously adopted
a resolution condemning
Common Sense a n anti-
Semitic sheet published by
Conde McGinley.
The resolution expressed
"abhorance of the organized
campaign of prejudice and
bigotry" conducted by Com-
mon Sense and noted that it
was edited by a "bigot who is
anti-Negro, anti-Catholic and
anti-Jew."
Assemblyman Frank
Thompson, who introduced
the resolution, characterized
McGinley's paper as "a bit
of carrion fit only to attract
buzzards." He blasted Com-
mon Sense for using the word
Zionist instead of Jew and
then trying to "make Zion-
ism and Communism identi-
cal."
However, Thompson o p-
posed attempts to ban the
publication of Common Sense
because he believed that such
a prohibition would breach
the Bill of Rights.
U.S. Religious Leaders
Attack. Demonstrations
Against Israel Service
NEW YORK—Two leading
rabbis of the United States,
speaking for the religious ortho-
dox wing of the Zionist group
in. this country, with a mem-
bership of nearly 150,000, on
Tuesday declared the "demon-
stration by extremists in front
of the Israel Consulate in New
York Monday afternoon offered
aid and comfort to the enemies
of the new democratic state,"
and was "a shameful desecra-
tion of religious principles as
they have been understood
throughout the ages."
Rabbi Max Kirshblum, presi-
dent of Mizrachi Organization
of America, and Rabbi Issachar
Levin, president of Hapoel
Hamizrachi of America, declared
that the demonstrators against
Israel's national service bill rep-
resent only "an infinitesimal
percentage of religious Jewry in
America."
Happy Birthday, George Washington Stark!
Dave Brown to be Toastmaster
At Irish Fellowship Breakfast
David A. Brown, the national- dent of the Detroit Historical
ly famous leader in and director Society and recognized as our
of philanthropic causes, former City Historian, former City Edi-
tor and now columnist of the
Detroit News, is this year's
Michigan chairman for Brother-
hood Week.
The Feb. 22 breakfast is being
arranged by the Irish Fellowship
Club, which is sparkplugged by
Luke C. Leonard. It is an annual
occa.sion.on which Detroit's Irish
honor the city's outstanding cit-
izens.
In 1950, Dave Brown, who is
now 79, was honored at the
Irish Fellowship Club's break-
fast.
Governor Williams, Mayor
Cobo, former U.S. Attorney John
H. Lehr, 84-year-old Judge Pat-
rick H. O'Brien and Luke E.
Hart of St. Louis, Supreme
Knight of Knights of Columbus
for U.S., Mexico and Canada, will
DAVID A. BROWN
be among the guests.
Detroiter now residing in Berk-
The breakfast will be enliven- .
ley, Calif., will be toastmaster at ed with the artistry of Chris-
the Irish Birthday party to be topher Lynch, Irish tenor of New
given as a bre,..1- fast at Hotel York. and the piano of Jean
Statler, at 8:30 a.m., Monday, Goldkette, well-known Detroit
Feb. 22, in honor of George concert pianist who achieved
Washington Stark.
fame in the early days of swing
The day—Washington's Birth- as leader of the Detroit band
day—will be the occasion to ac- which discovered such notables
claim Mr. Stark on his 70th as the Dorsey brothers, Joe
birthday. The event also will Venuti, Russ Morgan, Glenn Mil-
climax Brotherhood Week ob- ler, Artie Shaw and Bix Beider-
servance here: Mr. Stark, presi- b ecke.
Murray Silveistones' Great Task:
Aid for Holy Land's Children
I a poetic type of prose narration
given by Dennis King. The pic-
Had a red carpet been laid ture meanwhile has been dis-
before the plane when Flight 90 tributed in over 60 countries by
came into Idlewild Airport on 20 - Century Fox Films in
Saturday, it would not have sur- 35mm form, and throughout
prised Mr. and Mrs. Murray Sil- America, Films, Inc., has dis-
verstone when they stepped in tributed it in 16mm version.
front of flashing bulbs and in- Everywhere it has been hailed
quiring reporters. It would have as an artistic, Sensitive and pro-
been a continuation of the treat- verbial work. It is known as
"The Magnetic Tide."
ment they have been having at
As the attraction grew, so did
Mrs. Silverstone's vision of what
could be done for some of the
lives of the little youngsters
shown in the picture. She con-
ceived an internatior.al cultural
center for these children. Some
of these children in Israel have
not known how to play, and now,
with others, are learning. What
they learn and how they learn
rests upon the shoulders of the
leaders of Israel who are bur-
Kay to Address ZOO
dened far beyond their strength
in their endeavors to bring back
Meeting on Feb. 18
to the lives of these tots the joy,
the. comfort and the love which
they have missed - during the
Rabbi Moses Lehrman has
years of oppression to them and
just invited the membership of
Mr. and Mrs. Silverstone
their families before them. An
the Zionist Organization of De-
3ountries
every
stop
in
around International Children's Culture
troit to a general meeting, next
the
world.
Murray
Silverstone,
Center
such as Dorothy Silver-
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. at the Zion-
of Twentieth Cen- stone envisions is one where
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ist House, Linwood at Lawrence. :
I tury-Fox Films, has been working some of that burden could be
This is the first of a new type on that company's venture CIN- made easier.
meeting to which the first 45 EMASCOPE. Meanwhile his
minutes will be concerned with beautiful wife, Dorothy, has been Thus far the work has been
administrative and general following up the matter of her done through the Children to
Chri stian-
Zionist matters. Following this primary interest, the Interna- Pa: .
brief business portion the meet- tional Children's Culture Center Jewish Committee. working un-
cue
der Youth Aliyah for the rescue
ing will take on the cul- in Israel.
of Jewish refugee children and
tural aspect. A discussion on
"What Is a Zionist Today?" will Two years ago Mrs. Silverstone their rehabilitation in Israel,
and their three gifted daughters
Within the last two months
be led by Leon Kay, president of spent the entire summer in the
the Michigan Zionist Region.
I Holy Land taking colored motion substantial sums have been giv-
en in memoriam for those who
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Hosts who will sponsor this pictures of e religious, cu
would
have given themselves
evening will be David M. Zell- and archeological centers: When were they now here. One gift of
man, vice president and M. Ben they returned, by a substantial the British equivalent of $2,500
Lewis, treasurer of the Detroit gift, Mr. Silverstone made it pos- was sent by Louis Elliman of the
sible to produce the picture with Theater Royal in Dublin in
Zionist District,
memory of his father and moth-
er, Maurice and Leah Ellinian,
More recently, as noted in the
Jewish News of Jan. 8, Murray
Silverstone adde 1 another $2,500
in memory of his mother and
In an elaborate analysis given by Bishop George W. Ba- father, Esther and Harris Silver-
of conditions in the Middle East ber of the AME Church. Dr. stone.
! Sperry gave the benediction.
When the Silverstones visited
as they affect both Israel and
Mr. Baehr described the great in Israel they conferred with the
the Arab states, the Rev. Karl potentialities of the Middle East Committee forked to work from
Baehr, executive director of the region if the contending forces . that point. On the entire trip
American Christian Palestine can be gotten together for Dorothy Silverstone's camera
Committee, at a luncheon meet- peace.
has been busy and the rumor
ing on Monday at the Fort
"There ought to be no ship- has it that another picture is in
Shelby Hotel, emphasized the ments of arms until peace is as- its conception now.
need for peace in order "to bring sured," he declared.
light to a troubled area of the
He urged emphasis not on dis-
HIAS Re Elects Touster
world."
cord but on industrial develop-
NEW
YORK, (JTA) — Ben
ment,
education
and
sanitation.
Judge Frank Picard, Michigan
chairman of the American In his plea for Israel he de- Touster was re-elected to his
Christian Palestine Committee, ' clared that "Israel needs our af- third term as president of the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
presided. .. The • invocation .wasi fection and. our help." .
By Dr. Maeanna Chesterton
Mangle
Urgency of Peace Stressed Before
Gathering of Christian Leaders
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