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I am also thinking of recent reorganization in the. the historic function of the JeWish Agency system of the movement which was to give disbursement of funds which positive direction and leader- are raised in the United States ship to all the constructive for work in Israel offers the forces within the Jewish corn- Zionist movement in this munity everywhere. country "a. great _ opportunity "The freer the Zionist move- now to come into its own," Dr. ment will become, the more Abba Hillel Silver declared at successful it will be in the per- a Zionist Organization dinner formance of these vital tasks at the Essex House. which will continue for genera- "The Jewish Agency must tions to come, many of them now, in view of what has hap- indefinitely,"' Dr. Silver pened here, become increasing- stressed. ly a body charged, almost ex- "The movement will now be clusively, with fiscal tasks and responsibilities," Dr. Silver de- able to rally to it all those clared. "In a real sense, it must forces which are completely become a Joint Distribution committed to its program. It Committee for Israel. All other will not have to make conces- functions must now revert back sions to other groups who are to where they, legitimately be- not prePared to go along with long, to where they have be- it on its total program in the longed ever since its inception fond hope that they will then go along with it on a limited —the Zionist Movement. "I am referring to such vital economic program for the bene- activities as education, the dis- fit of Israel. It will no longer semination of Hebrew culture, be found necessary, it never the revival of interest in the really was — to sacrifice the Hebrew language and litera- organization and the movement ture, an active propaganda to the interest of fund-raising among Jews and non-Jews to strategies," he said. maintain a favorable climate of The American Zionist leader public opinion for the young emphasized that the opportun- state, and whatever action will ity now created for the Zionist be found necessary from time movement. "to come into its to time and whatever mobiliza- own" is predicated upon the tion of forces to defend the "wholehearted support" of the political security of the State government of Israel and its of Israel. people. "I am thinking of programs "There must be an end to the for increasing the channels of deliberate devaluation of the communication between Israel Zionist movement on the part and the Jews throughout the of those who today speak for the state .of Israel. All defini- tion-mongering and, the favorite pastime . of separating the so- called sheep from the goats, those who settle in Israel, and those who do not, must cease. The World Zionist Movement must be given the prestige and the authority without which it cannot function or can function only partially and haltingly," Dr. Silver stated. GOLFERS! Council's Final Assembly on May 17 We have the largest stock of Golf shoes in Detroit. Many styles. FITTED BY DETROIT'S LEADING SHOE PROS. Phillip 'Layne Distinctive Shoes for Men - - United Artists &Dv 162 Bagley Ave. WO 1-4545 Free Parking across the street Lawrence W.. Crohn, presi- dent of the- Jewish Community Council, announces that the sea- son's .concluding, delegate as- sembly will convene. May 17, at the Esther Berman-. Branch of the United Hebrew . Schools. . - The agenda wil1 Include a summary. of the season's actiy- We's and election of council of- ficers for 1960-61. staaisi usiAiar ii Dr. Felix Kersten, who be- mented by a distinct honor came famous as the personal accorded hith when he was therapist of Gestapo chief awarded, in 1950, the Netlier- Heinrich Himmler, and who lands' Grand Officer's , Cross was credited by the World for war-time services to the Jewish Congress with . rescuing Dutch people, by Prince 60,000 Jews, . died in Hamm, Bernhard. Germany, April 16. He was 61 Dr. Kersten emerged as one years old. of the most interesting person- Dr. Kersten died of a heart alities in World War - II. It was attack while visiting a hospi- through his influence, in 1941, that. the planned Nazi trans- talized friend. portation of 3,000,000 Dutch to In his autobiography, ("The Polish Galicia and the Ukraine, Kersten Memoirs," published and to certain death, was by Macmillan Co.) which was stopped. He r es cued Nor- reviewed at lerigth in The Jew- wegian, Dutch, French, Belgian ish News Commentary, May 17, and Danish war prisoners and 1957, Dr. Kersten - exposed the persuaded Himmler to halt the late Count Folke Bernadotte extermination of imprisoned in as having received undeserved Nazi concentration camps at credit for rescuing Jews from the approach of the Allied the Nazis. "The K e r sten forces. Memoirs," published by Mac- He is credited also with hav- millan, contain serious accusa- ing prevented the deportation tions against Bernadotte. At the of Finnish Jews by the Nazis. same time, they reveal the im- He was a Bait, born in portant role Dr. Kersten played Estonia. He fought with the in influencing Himinler to Finns against Soviet Russia in negotiate for the saving of 1918 and became a Finnish 60,000 Jews. citizen in 1920. 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