A New Trend:
'American
Landsmanshaften'
Ben Hecht: the
Exaggerated
Child of the Century
Commentary, Page 2
VOLUME 25—No. 16
THE i4WISH NEWS
A W eekly
of Jewish Events
Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
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17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE. 8-9364—Detroit 35, June 25, 1954
The Aims for
Peace in the
Middle East
The U. S. Jewish
Tercentenary
Editorials, Page 4
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Eban Denies State Department
Char • es of Israel 'Expansionism'
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
Kasle, Osnos Head Committee
Open Local Drive for Einstein College
Thirty-eight leading Detroit citizens are
sponsoring a dinner on Wednesday evening,
June 30, in the Hotel Statler, in behalf of
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of
Yeshiva University.
Abe Kasle and Max Osnos are chairman
and co-chairman, respectively, of the Detroit
Committee of Sponsors for the College of
Medicine, the nation's newest medical school
and the first under Jewish auspices to be
established in America. The college, now
under construction in New York, will admit
its first, class in September, 1955.
On the Detroit Committee are Dr. Harpy
E. August, Harry Becker, Louis Berry, Dr.
Herbert J. Bloom, Tom Borman, Samuel
Brody, Irwin I. Cohn, I. D. Davidson, Philip
Dubrinsky, Reuben Dubrinsky, Charles E.
Feinberg, Arthur Fleischman, Samuel Fried-
.
man, Fred A. Ginsburg, Peter Goldstein,
Charles Grosberg, Samuel Hechtman, Joseph
Holtzman, Harry Jacobson, Mark Jacobson,
Daniel A. Laven, David Le Vine, Edward
C. Levy, Leon. B. Kay, Max J. Kogan, Alfred
A. May, Charles Milan, David Pollack, Ed-
ward Rose, Hyman Safran, Morris Schaver,
Sidney M. Shevitz, Max Stollman, Morris W.
Zack and Maurice H..,Zackheim.
The College of Medicine, which is being
constructed and equipped at a cost of $10,-
000,000, will be a completely non-sectarian
teaching center, open to faculty and stu-
dents of all races and creeds, Kasle reported.
The school will be the initial unit of a
$25,000,000 medical teaching center, even-
tually to include colleges of dentistry, nurs-
ing, public health and post graduate studies.
Adjoining the college is New York's $40,-
000,000 hospital project.
WASHINGTON—Israel Ambassador Abba S. Eban,
in meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Henry A.
Byroade, expressed displeasure over allegations of Israel
"expansionism," as expressed by Byroade and his chief
political and economic advisor on Near East affairs, Arthur
Z. Gardiner, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
it was learned here Tuesday.
Both had testified before the House committee on
pending Mutual Security legislation that Israel's "expan-
sionism" was a big factor in Middle East tension.
Byroade gave currency to this contention in his re-
cent, controversial speech before the anti-Zionist Council
for Judaism, and it was subsequently repeated in hearings
of the House committee.
Israeli diplomats have vigorously contested the "ex-
pansionism" theory in discussions with the State Depart-
ment, and challenged assertions that immigration into Is-
rael would force the Jewish state to burst its boundaries
and seek more space at the expense of the Arabs.
The Israelis have pointed out that this argument con-
flicts with modern, economic thought, and fails to consider
the results of scientific development.
Senate Opens MSA Hearings
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee began closed door hearings this week on the Arab-Israel
situation as part of its hearings on the Mutual Security Act for
1954.
The hearings of the Senate body follow the stormy session
of the House Committee, at which Byroade and Gardiner pre-
sented critical views of Israel and indicated that the State De-
partment favors a reduction in American economic aid to Israel.
While the State Department officials' views were unfriendly
to the Jewish state, Harold Stassen, director of the Foreign
Operations Administration, spoke favorably of Israel at the House
committee hearings. At the same time, he blamed both the
Israelis and .the Arabs for not getting together for direct talks.
Stassen also told the committee that he was of the opinion
that progress in developing Jordanian-American relations "is not
satisfactory." He said that "the tension in Jordan, vis-a-vis,
Israel, is very extreme, and that it frequently manifests itsolf in
reactions against the United States and its personnel."
Israel Receives Border Security Note
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—An American note on Arab-Israel bor-
der security was handed to Premier Moshe Sharett in his Jeru-
salem office by Francis Russell, American Charge d'Affaires. It
is understood that the note, representing the views of the British
and French governments, suggests:
1. Replacement of Gen. Vagn Bennike as head of the United
Nations truce supervision organization and replacement of his
staff by a new team of observers which would include British
officers; 2. Strengthening the UN observer staff by providing it
with helicopters; 3. Widening the powers of the chairmen of
the four mixed armistice commissions; 4. Marking out all bor-
der lines; 5. Agreement by both Israel and Jordan to participate
in MAC meetings, and renewal of the Israel-Jordan agreement
giving certain discretionary powers to local commanders; and,
6. Agreement by Israel to permit Arabs to cross Israel territory
from the Gaza strip to the Hebron area.
(Continued. on Page 24)
Sept. 20-Oct. 20 Proclaimed
By Mayor Cobo as Detroit's
Jewish Tercentenary Month
Detroit's plans for the observance of the American
Jewish Tercentenary gained momentum this week, with the
proclamation by Mayor Albert E. Cobo of the month of
Sept. 20 to Oct. 20 as Detroit's Jewish Tercentenary Month.
In his proclamation, reproduced on the left, Mayor .
Cobo pays tribute to Detroit Jewry's participation "in our
community's' growth and development" and acclaims the
motto of the national Tercentenary observance—"Man's
Opportunities and Responsibilities Under Freedom."
Plans for the numerous Detroit celebrations include
special religious services, observance of Nov. 27 as Tercen-
tenary Sabbath, three special assemblies for students of the
religious and community schools, a special assembly for
young adults and a public rally.
Outstanding features of the local celebration will be
the exhibitions in the Public Library and the Detroit His-
torical Museum.
Committee chairmen, who form the local executive
committee, will meet in mid-July to complete plans for the
numerous events.