Democratic World Acclaims Israel
On 7th Independence Anniversary

Notables to Participate
In Detroit Celebration
This Saturday Evening

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THE JEWISH NEWS

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Weekly Review

of Jewish Events

Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper, Incorporating The Jewish Chronicle

VOL. 27—NO. 8

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April 29, 1955

x-Mufti Emerges as
Bandung's Evil Spirit

Haj Amin el Husseini, .collaborator with the Nazis during World War II, an exile
from Palestine who was responsible for the anti-Jewish riots in 1921, 1929 and 1936,
instigator of the Hebron massacre of Jewish theological students in 1929, was behind
the scenes at the Bandung, Indonesia, conference as the guide of the Arabs to encour-
age anti-Israel actions by the 29-nation-Asian-African conference.
• In his report of the conference from Bandung, the New York Herald Tribune's dis-
tinguished foreign correspondent, Homer Bigart, cabled as follows to his newspaper:
"While foxy did liaj Amin el Husseini, former Grand Multi of Jerusalem 'and ..a bit-
ter foe of Israel, waited in an adjoining room, delegates from • Afghanistan, Syria,
Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey rose to denounce Israel. Arab League states demanded that
as a minimum gesture, the conference should recommend implementation of the
United Nations resolution ..
"Like an apparition from the past, the former Grand Mufti stalked into the secre-
tariat while the Arab delegates were denouncing his old foes. He could not enter the
conference_ chamber, since he was not a delegate, but was led to a small adjoining
room. He was wearing a red fez swathed in a white • turban, black robes, and carried
a black brief case.
"He told reporters he would ask a chance to be heard.. 'I've come here to fight my
battle,' he said, grinning.
"The Arab delegates were not too enthusiastic over his sudden appearance. Since
he took up exile in Cairo in 1946, the former Grand Mufti has had little political influ-
ence in Arab affairs. Jordanians in particular dislike him, for he bitterly opposed their
incorporation of the west bank of. the Jordan River."
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—Photo by Kluger, Jerusalem
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KeinorialogerticiTlit Negba, Israel, by Nathan Rappaport,
seUlptor, honors the memory of the settlement's sons and
ttiughters who fell.in the Israel War of Independence.

Allied Campaign

Detroit Jewry will observe the seventh anniversary
et. Israel's independence at the annual celebration, this
Saturday, 8:30 p.m., in Mumford High School Auditorium:
- Guest speakers vVill be Mordecai R. Kidron, Israel's
Deputy Representative to the United Nations; Congress-
man Alvin M. Bentley. and Circuit CoUrt Judge George
Edwards.
• The entire community is invited to this traditional
event,,-sponsored by the Zionist and ComMunity Councils.
Irtirig W. Schlussel, president of the Zionist Council, will
preside. Sidney Shevitz, president of the Community
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Council, will extend greetings to the gathering.
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U.S. Telephonically Linked with
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Israel o Young State s B rthday

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Recognition Is Given Jewish News
In Resolution by Temple Beth El
geoptuttott of Appreciation

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By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Dramatic and deeply moving moments marked the
WASHINGTON; D.C.
tribute paid by a distinguished gathering of Americans, Tuesday night, at the
Willard Hotel, to the young state of Israel, on her seventh anniversary.. Men
and women in all walks of life, from many states in the Union, including promi-
nent Government officials, joined in extending their felicitations to Medinat Israel
on having attained high international status after hurdling many obstacles dur-
ing seven difficult and trying years.
Occurring at a time when Israel's enemies again are "ganging up" in an effort
to destroy her, under the leadership of her arch enemy, the Nazi collaborator and
former Mufti of Jerusalem, -Haj Amin el Husseini, Tuesday's event — the annual
dinner of the inter-faith American-Israel Society—served to encourage Israel and
her friends in the struggle for the security of this young state, the battler for
democracy in that entire area.
A very touching part of the program was the message delivered to the gath-
ering, from Jerusalem, by Michigan's dy,namic Governor, G. Mennen Williams.
Speaking from the Holy City at the very dawn of Israel's Independence lay —
on Wednesday morning, April 27, the fifth day of Iyar — his address was heard -
by the gathering here at the Willard at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26.
Gov. Williams' telephonic address was one of a group of talks by members of
a delegation from the American-Israel Society now in Israel. It began with a pre-
sentation by Walter Phillips, of Philadelphia, of a reproduction of the Liberty.
Bell to Israel in behalf of the - city of Philadelphia, and with an announcement
that Israel is returning the gesture by sending a unique Shofar to the people of
Philadelphia.
Herman Wouk, who gained world-wide fame because of his best 'seller, "The'
Caine Mutiny," arriving in Israel only nine hours earlier, was able to relate thrill-
ing experiences becatise he was met at Lydda Airport by his 90-year-old grand-
father, a former New York rabbi, and by the numerical display of "7" visible
everywhere during Israel's celebration. .
Gov. Williams welcomed the "clasping of hands in friendship by two democ-
• ies." He described the dancing in the streets on Israel's anniversary and said:
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hereas, the Detroit alituish News, under the capable
editorship of Philip *Irtmovitz, is generattg recag'
nixed as one of the finest English-Jewish weeklies
in the countrg, and,

hertaa, the coverage in the Detroit Jewish News of
total. Newish news, national .and international. Jew-
ish news, of the American Smash gercentenarg - in
genera and Detroit's participation in partirular,
has, in our estimation, been of an outstanding
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firiarg of this newspaper's affective articles anb
news items pertaining to the gempte program anb
?Reform Judaism.

e it Resolved, that the Rabbis, ffirers and grinders .
of gempte Seth Et hereby record their appreciation
to the Jewish News and far. Olomouitz for their
manifold services to gemple Seth Et and to tile,
entire Vewish community of Detroit.

Dent this 15th bag of April, t955,

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Mina b Klein Assists

A new policy proposed at the biennial convention of the
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, in Los Angeles, in
February, to give due recognition to the English-Jewish press
for its services to -American Jewry, was put, into effect by Tem-
ple Beth El of Detroit. The first to act on the new proposal,
Temple Beth El's officers and rabbis presented The Detroit
Jewish News with the above engraved Resolution of Apprecia-
tion.
See Photograph • of Presentation on Page 28