Purely Cornmentary I Dr. Gera Josephthal to Address Real Estat
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
A
Constructive Program for Peace in Middle East
Division of Allied Jewish Campaign; Severa
Other Divisions Slate Their Drive Even
If there is to be lasting peace in the world, amity must be
restored wherever there are tensions, and those of the Middle
East are among the most serious in evidence anywhere on the
Dr. Giora Josephthal, treas-
globe.
of the Jewish Agency for
The impressive Declaration issued by the Conference of Jew- urer
ish Organizations in Washington last week-end places emphasis Palestine, will be the principal
on the need for direct negotiations for peace between Arabs and
Jews. It is the major appeal to our Government in the five-point
program unanimously adopted by all the national Jewish organ-
izations whose spokesmen had a share in planning the call—for
peace and against arming the Arabs at Israel's expense.
Group section, • which includes Jr. Division's Workers
the Jewish Parents' Institute,1 Brunch on March 20
Association of Teachers of
A workers' brunch, heraldic
United Hebrew Schools, Work- the activities of Junior Divisi
men's Circle, Evergreen Jewish in the Campaign, will be he
Community and Jewish War at 12 noon, March 20, at Rai
Veterans, will hold an orienta- bow Terrace, 18451 Wyoming
tion meeting at 8:15 p.m., March
Junior Division fund-raisi,
17, in the main auditorium of efforts this year will be baS
The absence of the American Jewish. Committee from that
the Dexter - Davison Jewish on six geographically - locate
important conference was most regrettable. The Committee's
Center.
units operating as entiti
The Independents, led by Co- Workers will canvass prospe
opposition to the favors extended to the Arabs, its support of
Chairmen Millie Fox and : Albert in their own residential area
peace-by-direct-negotiations, are well known. Its representatives
S. Levenson and including
should have been in Washington to act side by side with all
The division is chaired --
Group Chairmen Bernard J. Arthur James Rubiner, wi
elements in American . Jewry. The shocking accusations leveled
Cantor and Rayetta Harris also Estelle Levine, who is bruit
at the conference by the Council for Judaism—a Council that is
plan an all-day outing Sunday, chairman, serving as divisi
neither Jewish nor American in spirit—did not surprise anyone.
I;_arch 20.
We doubt whether the "informer's" role played by this Council
vice-chairman.
Arthur Leebove and Stanley
will surprise too many non-Jews. Its shameful position is a
Area chairmen include
J. Winkelman, chairman of the Brewster Broder, Norman Fe
matter of record.
Mercantile division of the cam- berg, Arlen Gitlin, Robert K
Occurring during a week-end full of anxiety over the tragic
paign, announced that the divi- Sidney. Simon and Willi
Gaza incident, the Washington conference helped to clarify some
sion's annual dinner will be Wetsman.
of the issues revolving around Arab-Israeli conflicts, and the re-
at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March
held
DR.
GIORA
JOSEPHTHAL
sults of constant Arab infiltrations into Israel territory, their
29,
at
the Statler Hotel.
robberies- and murders. There was unplanned timeliness in the speaker at the annual affair of
ticipating in the affair will Reform Synagogue in
par
Conference's Declaration:
the real estate and building be members of the men's ap- Israel on Govt. Land
"We trust that our Government and other democratic nations council of the 1955 Allied Jewish parel, dry goods and women's
in the United Nations will take effective steps to bring about
Campaign, at 5:30 p.m., Wed- trade sections of the division.
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The
peace in the Near East. Such a peace can best be secured by nesday, March 23, at Hotel
rael government has granted
Two Dinner Meetings
direct and honorable negotiations, carried on by the Arab states
Statler, Mandell L. Berman and
Two sections participating in plot of land in Jerusalem for
and Israel in fidelity to the purposes and principles of the Daniel A. Laven, division chair-
the
Allied Jewish Campaign will establishment of a Ref o i
men, announced.
United Nations."
hold
important dinner meetings synagogue, Premier Moshe Sh
Dr. Josephthal was considered
Meanwhile the situation remains grave. There is an obligation
ett announced.
on
successive
days • next week.
by
many
the,
leading
personal-
upon all who seek peace to view the tragedies occurring in the
When Elia h u Genichow
On
Monday,
6:30
p.M.,
the
ity
and
moving
force
in
Israel's
Middle East in the context of the unending Arab attacks on Israel,
Poa.le
Mizrachi, said the est,
pharmacists'
section
of
the
pro-
of their desire to act as if there is a war in progress while they epic reception and absorption fessional division will meet at lishment of a Reform instituV
demand (as Ambassador Eban has pointed out) that Israel should of 723,000 refugees, and a chief Holiday Manor, 18641 Wyoming. would not be tolerated,
act only as if there is peace. Adherence to such a policy would negotiator for Israel in the
At the same time the next Sharett pointed out that
proscribe Israel's right to self-defense. That must be viewed as German Reparations Confer- evening, the Mercantile Divi- proclamation of Israel's if
ence
in
1952
which
won
'
for
inhuman and as an enforced suicide—something to which Israel
Israel and the Conference of sion's Furniture - Section will pendence in 1948 guarani
can not subscribe and which her friends can not condone.
Jewish
Material Claims a total gather at the Furniture Club, freedom of religion and C
The battle for justice continues amidst unfriendly declara- of $822,000,000
science.
_s 18940 Schaefer.
in reparation
tions. There seemed to be an assumed attitude that Israel must
payments.
be reproved and condemned. The right must be demanded for a
Under his direction more than
just stating of Israel's position. American Jewry's nearly unani- 50,000 temporary housing units
mous declarations agreed upon in Washington, after lengthy de- were constructed to accommo-
liberations—by all religious groupings, by labor, veterans' and date hundreds of thousands of
other organizations—should be helpful in the present situation. newcomers and thereby pave
By BORIS SMOLAR
the way for Israel's unprece-
(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.)
Through UJA and Bonds
Israel Needs Our United Efforts
dented reception of 1,000 immi-
There were discussions of internal responsibilities at the Wash- grants a day. He was the man Washington Echoes
ington Conference of Jewish Organizations. Nearly all the speak- behind the creation of the
Two major factors are emerging as a result of the confer
ers recognized the major importance to Israel of income from Ma'abara work camps where of the 16 major American Jewish organizations held last S111
the United Jewish Appeal, in addition to income from the Bonn- new immigrants were able to in Washington . . . One is the fact that practically all lea
Israel reparations agreement, the U.S. grants, private investments do constructive work while Jewish groups in this country are ready to act as a single
and the sale of bonds. On the score of the latter, in view of the waiting for resettlement, and in presenting American Jewry's views to the U. S. Govern
attention being given this week to the bond matter by Israel's has been a driving force in the on matters pertaining to Israel • This unity was cemente
Finance Minister Le- 1. Eshkol, the following needs to be stated: establishment of 350 colonies the Washington parley and will continue at the meetings w
The firm stand taken by the Zionist Council of Detroit, the since statehood.
the presidents of the 16 organizations hold from time to tim
Dr. Josephthal was one of the New York . . . The other important factor is the attention g
revelations in last week's "Between You and Me" column by Boris
leading
figures
behind
the
"un-
Smolar, editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and the reac-
by the State Department to the conference and the conseque
tions, locally and country-wide, on the bond conflict that has derground railroad" to Palestine which may result from this attention . . The arguments
which
brought
thousands
of
vic-
been imposed upon Detroit Jewry, call for action that will pre-
tims of terror and persecution vanced by Dr. Nahum Goldmann with regard to the policy o
vent a recurrence of shocking incidents.
Administration toward Israel made a deep impression an
out of Nazi-occupied Europe.
Department officials . . . So did his assertion that he never
Insofar as Detroit's Jewish community is concerned, it is our
firm belief that the puppet show is over, that our leaders and Food Council Chairmen that the Republican Administration was fundamentally unfri
workers will reject any attempt to turn them into marionettes,
Louis J. Cohen and Julius ly toward Israel . . . As a result, some action by the State De
that the community at large has had enough of the circus antics Mehler will head the food serv- ment, beneficial to Israel, may be expected in about two or
ice council in the Allied Jewish months . . . I have grounds to believe that Secretary of
which are harming Israel.
John Foster Dulles was especially impressed with the argu
All of us are concerned that Israel should be given all the
that the present U. S. policy in the Middle East places Israel
kelp necessary, philanthropically in the settlement of newcomers
position of political isolation . And there are indications
send in their integration into Israel's economy; by means of in-
he may do something to prove that the United. States does
vestment dollars in the advancement of the new state's economy.
intend to "isolate" Israel . It is asserted in Washington
But these twin objectives must be attained without interference
Israel is seeking military agreements with the United St
one from the other, at aliminimum cost of operation, at reduced ex-
Britain and France .. . Israel diplomats in Washington, Lo
. pense in the sponsoring of public functions, without insults to
and Paris are said to be pressing for formal security guara
those who give their time and means to their sacred cause.
that would make the Jewish State part of the Western de
pull
The curtain is down on the mimic stage, and attempts to
system . . . At the same time, they insist on renewed pro
strings to force marionettes to dance to the tunes of people who
not to upset the Arab-Israel balance of power . . Diplo,
invade our community and defy democratic decisions of duly or-
circles in Washington are of the opinion that these arrangem
ganized bodies have called forth rightful indignation.
could be made by each of the three countries individually, in
Our local Zionist Council has adopted a realistic position:
cordance with the varying provisions of their consttiutions
that there must be a review of the bond situation by responsible
They
could take the form of defense agreements, exchang
leaders in this country, that Israel's spokesmen must cooperate
Cohen
letters,
or formal unilateral declarations.
Mehler
in establishing a sound basis for the sale of bonds, and that local
a
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communities must be given the right to decide on proper settings Campaign, John E. Lurie, drive
Israel Reflections
and proper timing for affairs which call for their volunteer ac- chairman, announced.
Jewish farmers in the United States are displaying an in
tivities in behalf of Israel and their monetary share in the eco-
Cohen and Mehler announce est in settling on farms in Israel . . . They are attracted . b
nomic defense of the Jewish state.
that arrangements have been
Israel by the farm organs
Much more is involved: the need is for sound business methods completed for the division's project which is being developed in
in America" . This organization has est
tion
"Haikar
Haoved
dealing
with
the
problem,
and
the
enforcement
of
economics
to
fifth annual dinner, at the
In
prevent harm to the people of Israel and their Treasury. Circus Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, March lished a cooperative smallholders village in Israel for Ameri,
settlers which bears the name "Orot" . . . The village is lord
tactics can no longer be tolerated.
28.
about 30 miles from Tel Aviv and its houses are built to fit
A showdown is being 'forced by the uncalled-for conflict creat-
with American habits . . . Each settler gets 28 dunams of land
ed here, which forced the dissolution of the Detroit Israel Bond Metropolitan Division
cultivation, a modern house, barn, chicken coop, planted or
Executive Committee that originated with the launching of the Names Lucow Chairman
grove, fruit trees and livestock • . . All this for about $6,00
Milton Lucow has been named
bond drive in 1951. Israel's Finance Minister must re-establish
amicable American communal relations, and—in the conduct of chairman of the Metropolitan which he only has to pay one-third down. . . . The remaind
over a
future bond campaigns—there must be an immediate understand- Division in the 1955 Allied Jew- loaned him by the Jewish Agency and is to be repaid
riod of 25 years . . . Thus, with about $2,000, an American
ing among all elements in American Jewry that there will be ish Campaign.
who wishes to settle on the land in Israel can leave the Ur.
never again a repetition of incidents like those in Indianapolis in His appoint-
States and find a home ready for him upon his arrival ... At
1952, in Toledo in 1954, in Detroit in 1955.
ment was an-
40 American families have already joined the "Orot" settler(
The curtain is down on puppet shows. The marionettes have nounce d. by
. None of them thinks of nett
and all seem to be satisfied
retired from Detroit's communal scene. Now we must pursue dig- John E. Lurie
Now a second such settlement
ing
to
the
United
States
.
nified action in behalf of Israel.
camPaig
Americans is being planned _ At a conference held by "Hai
Let there be a reorganization of the bond set-up! Let us chairman.
Haoved" in New York—attended by about 200 American J
dedicate ourselves first to the Allied Jewish Campaign, to assure
T h e current
from all parts of the U. S. interested in promoting the migra
that the urgently-needed free dollars will be provided for Israel drive will mark: .
of farmers to Israel—great interest was displayed in the f
promptly, and then, by proper agreement, without insults to any- Lucow's third
concerning the "American-type" settlement . . . It must be
one, without abuse of democratic principles, without outside auto- conseCutiv
that a cooperative smallholders village is not a collective g
cratic interference, let there be such a revival of bond efforts that year in the Di-
ment--known as Kibbutz ... The basic principles of the Arae,
will once again assure wholehearted support from Detroit—one of vision 's top
village
are: self-labor, mutual aid and cooperative buying
Israel-supporting
communities
in
the
world.
leadership.
the best
- .111.`an, adltib
selling
The :children in e°0tOr:go,:to
.
.Division's
.
. The
•
'distance
•a-ii4
walking,
frieritVhibh'.iss-itfithili
settle,
ow
-
P e no dent
Yti
kAday, March 11, 1955
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