U. S. Co demns Mass Arrests of Jews in Romania

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' American Jewish Committee Praises
State Department's Stand on Trials

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Graduates Cum. Laude
The Hard Way

Hatikvah Greets Chamoun

Lebanese President Says Jews
In Lebanon Are Good Citizens

Wednesday will end six and
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The appearance, probably to Siberia, a half long years of work and
United States Government con- of tens of thousands of Ro- study for Henry Starkman, for
demned the mass arrests of manian Jews in September, on that day he will graduate
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA)—Le- • between the Arab states, in-
Jewish leaders in Romania and 1949."
from the University of Detroit banese President Camille Cha- ! eluding Lebanon, and Israel. He
termed the arrests not only a ! "Only the sharpest protests school of commerce and finance. moun told a delegation of stressed that Jews throughout
violation of the provisions of from democratic nations can
Sephardic Jews residing in Ar- the world have bonds of spirit-
Working dur-
gentina that he considers the ual solidarity with Israel.
the peace treaty with Romania ! possibly check the continued ing the day for
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but also a crime against "the ; savagery of the Communist
Jews of Lebanon good -Citizens
dictates of justice and human- i rulers," the AJC stated. "These a n accounting
of
his
country
who
deserve
the.
Greeted
With
Hatikvah
ity." I Hitler-like actions are part of firm, Hyman
same treatment given other citi-
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (JTA)—
Beale
CPA,
A statement to this effect the Communist master plan to
zens in accordance with genuine Lebanese President Camille Cha-
was issued by Deputy Under- ! crush all minorities and all pos- Starkman went
democratic traditions.
moun was greeted with Hatik-
to
school
at
secretary of State Robert Mur- I sible centers of dissidence. Just
It was revealed that during his vah, the Israel national anthem,
night.
When
he
phy following a visit to the as under _diner, the pitiless
recent visit to this country, the when he arrived here for a visit.
State Department by a delega- treatment of the Jewish scap- graduates Wed-
Lebanese President received a
As the President and his party
nesday,
it
will
tion of the American Jewish ' goat is exploited as a deterrent
group
of
Sephardic
Jews
who
stepped
out of a plane, they
Committee headed by Jacob against the very idea of a non - be with summa
came to this country from Le- were greeted by the Provincial
cum • laude
Blaustein and Prof. Herman A. conformism or resistance."
banon and Syria. The group Governor and high officials of
honors — t h e Starkman
Gray: It reads:
was headed by Ezra Teubal and his administration. Shortly
highest
achievement
scholastic-'
"In recent months the Ro- Romania Denies Anti-Semitism
Jacques Mizrachi, two leaders of afterwards the party snapped to
ally attainable.
manian Communist regime
the local Sephardic community, attention as a military band
LONDON, (JTA) The Roman-
has brought to trial and sen- ian government has protested to
Starkman, who is 32-years-old, and included representatives of began playing what the musi-
tenced to long prison terms the Israel government against maintained .a straight "A" aver- many institutions of Ar a b - cians thought was the Lebanese
scores of Romanian Jews. the "hostile propaganda carried age during his six and a half speaking Jews in Argentina.
anthem. President Chamoun re-
Many of these recently sen- out by certain organizations in years at U. of D. In addition to
Mr. Teubal told President Cha- mained at attention until the
tenced have been held in Israel with regard to Romania," recognition from the school, he moun that Arab-speaking Jews last chord of Hatikvah was
prison without trial for sev- the press reported here.
also will receive gold scholar- of Argentina follow with intense sounded, then he quickly step-
eral years, their only crime
The reports added that the ship keys from Alpha Kappa interest all aspects of political, ped into a waiting limousine and
being that the regime con- Romanian government denied Psi and Delta Sigma Pi, busi- cultural and business life in Le- was driven to a hotel suite.
siders them undesirable. The that the recent mass trials of ness fraternities, for being the banon and were pleased with Afterwards, the band leader
fate of the victims of this Zionist and Jewish communal outstanding business graduate the liberal and humanitarian I called on the President to apol-
widespread persecu tion i s leaders had an anti-Semitic this semester.
treatment accorded the Jews of ogize for his error. He explained
cause for deep concern on the character. The Romanian gov-
Starkman, who lives at 18468 Lebanon. Mr. Teubal added that that he had mistakenly distrib-
State as well as the American ernment was also reported as Ardmore, came to this country the Sephardic Jews hope that uted the wrong music sheets to
Jewish Committee.
accusing Israel of preventing from Germany in 1946 through peace will soon be established members of the band.
The conduct of the Ro- "by various means" the return the efforts of the Joint Distri-
manian Government in this to Romania of Romanian Jews.
bution Committee. He lives with
instance is but one more ex-
a sister, Hannah Starkman, who
ample of its callous disregard
Five-Day Hunger Strike Ends also was liberated at the end
for human rights and funda-
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The end of World War II from a German
mental freedoms. In order to
instill fear in the hearts of of the hunger strike of 42 Ro- concentration camp.
She also is a graduate ac-
the 250,000 Jews in Romania manian Jewish leaders in Israel
that government has found it does not mean the end of the countant, having received her Results of the current cam- , Development Bonds have netted
sale of new Israel a total of $602,000, local bond
necessary to sentence leaders campaign against the mass ar- bachelor's degree from Wayne
leaders announced after the in-
of the Jewish community so rest and imprisonment of Zion- University in 1953. She present-
augural bond campaign dinner
that they might be held as ist and Jewish communal lead- ly works for Wayne's account-
at Hotel Statler on June 2.
hostages. Such conduct is not ers in Romania, Jewish Agency ing department.
only in violation of the provi- leaders declared at a mass meet-
An urgent UN Security Coun-
sions of the treaty of peace ing here at the Great Syna- Flint Encourages Israel
cil meeting prevented Israel Am-
bassador Abba Eban from at-
with Romania but also ignores gogue, site of the five-day hun- Development Bond Sales
tending the dinner. Substituting
the dictates of justice and ger strike which was aimed at
bringing to world attention the
for him as principal speaker was
humanity.
Flint Jewish Community
Reuben Shiloah, Israel Minister
"I am deeply moved by the fate of the Romanian Jewish The
Council, through its spokesman,
leaders.
Plenipotentiary. Another speak-
tragic plight of these unfor-
Dr. S. S. Gorne, issued a formal
of a
new mass
trial of statement of support to the new
er at the dinner was Julius Gins-
tunate' Jewish leaders and 19 News
Jewish
leaders
in Romania
burg of Chicago.
sympathize with the feelings
Israel. The reports said $350,000,000 Israel Development
expressed by members of the reached
Participating in the program
that all the defendants were Bond Issue, recently launched
delegation from the American
were Irwin I. Cohn, toast mas-
on
a
world-wide
basis.
In
the
convicted and sentenced to var-
Jewish Committee."
ter: Phillip Stoliman, chairman
message; Dr. Gorne said that
The American Jewish Commit- ious terms between five and 12 the
of the current drive; Mrs. Theo-
Flint community believed in
tee hailed the Department's con- years in prison. Among the con- Israel bond investments as "a
dore Bargman, chairman of the
demnation of recent Communist
Women's Division, who an-
trials of Romanian Jews "as a Zionists youth leaders, including sense of responsibility and dedi-
nounced sales of $94,000 in bonds
beacon of hope to Jews and M. Argintero; Leon Weinstein; cation to the ideals of Ameri-
by women, whose total . sales
Ginsburg
Shiloah
other minorities trapped behind S. Drimmer; Itzhak Premo and canism and Judaism!'
since the beginning of bond
the Iron Curtain signalling that Jacob Rosenblatt.
drives have reached $1,090,000;
Joseph Holtzman and David
(The New York Times, con-
the free world is gravely con-
Safran.
cerned over their plight."
menting editorially on the im-
"The U. S. Government's prisonment of about 200 Zion-
The gathering was deeply
action," t h e AJC declared, ist leaders in Romania, says:
moved by Emma Schaver'S ren-
"strips away the Communist "The Zionists now being pun-
Intensive mopping-up operations continue as all divisions of dition of Hebrew and Yiddish
propaganda facade to reveal the ished for their efforts to free the Allied Jewish Campaign follow through in an effort to secure songs, accompanied by Rebecca
ugly reality of persecution for Jews from the general enslave-
possible pledge to the drive. Frohma.n.
any group in Russia and its sa- ment that is Romanian life to- every
Many sections of the trade and professional divisions have ! Mr. Cohn read a cable from
tellites that refuse to conformIday are martyrs in the common already gone "over the top" by surpassing their 1953 totals. Out former Israel Prime Minister Da-
to the Communist mold," It struggle against oppression. The in front of these sections are bars and restaurants under Charles vid Ben-Gurion, in which the
pointed out that the recent ! free world must seek their re- Litt and Morris Samuels and retail markets led by Samuel A. Israel leader recalled his visit
Romanian trials were the cul- lease, as part of the effort to
here three years ago to open the
mination of "a systematic at-1 support all friends of freedom Greenberg.
first bond drive. Ben-Gurion
Sections which have broken their 1953 records are:
tempt to destroy the Jewish —of all nationalities, cultures
urged Detroit Jews to increase
CHAIRMAN
SECTION
community that began with a • . and religions — behind the Iron DIVISION
their efforts for Israel in order
Joseph Bearman
Traveling Salesmen—Men's Apparel
Mercantile
large scale deportation and dis- !Curtain.")
Traveling Salesmen—Women's Apparel Nathan N. Fierberg
"to make the vision a reality."
Mercantile
Henry Auslander
Barbers and Beauty Shops
Services
Rosettes were presented to
Robert Auslander
Gas and Oil
Mechanical Trades
William P. Greenberg
purchasers of bonds in amounts
Mechanical Trades
Garages
Bernard Chase
Wiping Cloths
Mechanical Trades
exceeding $10,000.
William Sloman.
Mechanical Trades
Cartage
Carl Altman
Real Estate &
Mr. Shiloah stated in his ad-
Benjamin
L.
Smith
Store Fixtures
Building Council
dress that while not all of Isra-
Milton Howard
Real Estate &
Richard
Sloan
Builders
Building Council
el's hopes have materialized,
Harvey C. Davidson
Estate &
Detroit Jewish War Veterans agenda, complete with elections Real
"when we sum up, on our sixth
Max Nosanchuk
Heating and Plumbing
Building Council
Samuel Markowitz
Bakers
will play host to the Depart- . and the drawing up of resolu- Food Products
anniversary, we have no reason
Philip Olender
ment of Michigan JWV at its tions are concluded,
to be disturbed."
Herman
H
Miller
Poultry
Food Products
Herbert Mitnick
annual convention here June 18 , The Ladies Auxiliary will hold
In the midst of an area mark-
Meyer Berman
Wholesale Grocers
Products
to 20, stated Harry Mayers, its business sessions and elec- Food
Merwin K. Grosberg
Food ProductsSupermarkets
ed by assassinations, in my land,
Samuel A. Greenberg
Retail Markets
chairman of overall convention tion of new officers at the same Food Products
Alfred Lowenstein, Jr. our government comes to power
Wholesale Meats
Food Products
arrangements.
Joseph Klein
time, in the JWV Memorial
as a resultof the ballot box. We
Morris Mendelson
Dairies
Food Products
Following business sessions on Home.
have established a democracy in
Alfred Weiss
Food Brokers & Processors
Peter Copeland
June 18, sabbath services will be
which every citizen is entitled to
The three-day sessions will Food Products
Abe Gurwin
a vote."
Charlie Litt
Night-clubs & Bars
held the morning of June 19, end the evening of June 20, with Food Products
Morris Samuels
Asserting that there are ele-
at Beth Aaron Synagogue. At a banquet at 7 p.m., in the Adas Professional
Religious Services
Rabbi Moses Lehrman :
m erits among the Arabs who de-
Ira I. Sonnenblick
Social Services
1:30 p.m. that afternoon, a Shalom Synagogue social hall. Professional
Printers. Publishers & Employers
Herbert Aronsson
wreath will be placed at the Outgoing commander, Sol M. Arts & Crafts
sire to cooperate with Israel; he
Robert Levison
foot of the Soldiers and Sailors Hoberman, and outgoing Auxi- Arts & Crafts
said that the ruler and the re-
Printers. Publishers & Employers
Paul Broder
Arthur Robinson
actionaries, who seek control of
Monument in Cadillac Square, liary president, Edith Hoffman,
Lew Wisper
A cocktail party in the pent- will be honored at this time.
power in Middle Eastern coun-
house of the Veterans Memori-
Of high interest, sparking keen competition, is the trophy tries, are making the economic
Heading the various conven-
al Building is planned from 2 tion committees under the guid- awarded each year ,to the leading division of the drive. The tro- target their main weapon against
to 5 p.m. for the press and in ance of Mayers will be Lou phy, which last year was awarded to the services division under Israel, seeking to destroy the
honor of various visiting digni-
Weinstein, resolutions; Al Sugar, the co-chairmanship of John Isaacs and' Samuel J. Greenberg, will young state. "It is economic war-
be presented at the Detroit Service Group Stag Day to be held fare," he said. "We dare, not, we
taries.
Highlighting
the
evening
will be a moonlight boat ride credentials; Al Rosen, publicity; later this year. I must not and we shall not fail
at 10:15 p.m., from the foot of Henny Littman, affairs; and
At the closing report rally held recently, the food division, economically."
Sam Spolan, citations.
Woodward.
Mr. Ginsburg. expressing joy
under the chairmanship of Julius 1VIehler and the associate chair-
manship of Charles Milan, was out in front as leading contender in Israel's accomplishments, ad-
Regular business meetings
will continue at 9:30 a.m., Sun- 24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS for the award. But, all divisions are determined to capture the ded his plea to the call "to help
coveted prize and competition continues unabated. . make Israel economically strong,
Friday, June 11, 1954
day and will continue until the

$602,000 Figure Announced in
Sales of New Israel Bond Issue

AJC Mop-Up Operations Continue;
Many Divisions Go 'Over the Top'

PTV State Department, Auxiliary
Schedule Three-Day Convention Here

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