Bergen-Belsen Survivors Thank British Rescuers
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LONDON (JTA)—Former Brit-
ish Prime Minister Anthony Eden,
now the Earl of Avon, paid tri-
bute to the survivors of the Ber-
gen-Belsen Nazi death camp and
to the British medical officers and
British troops who labored to save
the surviving inmates when the
camp was liberated.
He was the guest of honor at a
dinner given by Joseph and Hadas-
sah Rosensaft, to mark the 20th
anniversary of the liberation of the
murder camp and to thank the Brit-
ish peOple publicly, for the first
time, for helping to rehabilitate
the inmates. The dinner was given
on behalf of the World Union of
Belsen Survivors, of which Rosen-
saft is president.
Rosensaft lauded "all those lib-
erated inmates who worked with
unmatched courage and devotion to
save those of their fellows who
could still be saved." He also
thanked the British "who dedicated
themselves to salvaging lives," and
recalled that "a number of those
who came to help died on duty
after contracting typhus, and they
are buried with the victims of the
Nazis."
LZO's Documents Deposited With U. S. Jewish Archives
The Labor Zionist Organization
of America-Poale Zion, one of the
earliest Zionist organizations in
America, has deposited with the
American Jewish Archives the total
contents of its own archives collec-
tion.
In all, some 300,000 items—over
110 boxloads — dating from 1904
through 1960, have been given to
the American Jewish Archives on
permanent loan. These items in-
Yeshiva University, now in its clude the minutes of board and
80th academic year, awarded its committee meetings, correspon-
first honorary doctoral degrees in dence with national and interna-
1933. The late Governor Herbert tional leaders, as well as with local
H. Lehman and Dr. John H. Finley, L Z 0 A branches, program mate-
editor of the New York Times, rials, policy statements, press re-
were honored at the 1933 com- leases, financial statements, circu-
mencement exercise.
lars, bulletins, and photographs.
Some of the most prominent
figures in the Zionist history ap-
pear in these papers — David
Ben-Gurion, Isaac Ben-Zvi, Golda
Meir, Ilayim Greenberg, Borouch
Zukerman, and David Pinsky,
among others and the attitudes
and opinions expresSed in this
material offer valuable insights
into the history and development
of Zionism.
The Poale Zion ("Workers of
Zion") movement is as old as poli-
tical Zionism. The first two Poale
Zion groups were organized at
Minsk and Lemberg, in 1897, im-
• Former Congressman
mediately after the First Zionist
Congress. Other groups were or-
• State Senator
ganized spontaneously in various
parts of Russia, Galicia, Western
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Europe, and the United States. In
1907, the Poale Zion groups held
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their first world conference at the
Hague, where the World Federa-
tion of Poale Zion was founded.
The Federation was recognized
as a special group, a Sonderver-
band, in the World Zionist Organi-
zation. The conference adopted a
broad program covering the essen-
tial aims of the movement, while
leaving a considerable measure of
autonomy to the constituent groups
in all questions of doctrine and tac-
tics.
Leaders of the P o a I e Zion
movement affirmed the possibili-
ty of a synthesis of Zionism and
Socialism. They were of the
opinion that the most obvious
evils of modern society should
be rendered, impossible in the
upbuilding of the new Jewish
community in Palestine. They
stood for the cooperative idea,
particularly in the field of agri-
culture; and it was due to their
influence that the first coopera-
tive settlements in Israel were
created.
After the first World War, the
scope of Labor Zionist activity in
the United States grew consider-
ably. The Labor Zionists took the
initiative in founding the National
Labor Committee for Palestine,
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which continues to raise money for
the Histadrut. They founded the
Farband (Jewish National Work-
ers' Alliance), a thriving fraternal
organization which provides insur-
ance, health and educational bene-
fits to its members. They organized
a womens' auxiliary, the Pioneer
Women's Organization, which is the
second largest Zionist women's or-
ganization in America. Their
young people were organized into
Habonim, a nation-wide federation
of youth which participates in all
labor Zionist activities.
The American Jewish Archives,
located on the Cincinnati campus
of the Hebrew Union College-Jew
ish Institute of Religion, has over
the years assembled an outstand-
ing collection of material relating
to American Zionism. Dr. Jacob
Rader Marcus, who occupies the
Milton and Hattie Kutz Chair of
American Jewish History, is direc-
tor of the Archives.
RE-ELECT
COUNCILMAN
105 EDWARD CONNOR
VOTE FOR
BLAIR MOODY, Jr.
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
(No 40 on Judicial Ballot,
Primary Election—Sept. 14)
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(1943)
Wayne County
Attorney 22 Yrs.
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Competitors in Israel
Harp on a Subject That
Goes Back to David
JERUSALEM—According to the
Old Testament, the first winner of
a harp contest was David, who was
brought before King Saul to drive
away an evil spirit who plagued
the king. Several thousand years
later, the harp is again heard in
Israel, as the third international
harp competition gets under way
at the Hebrew University.
Twenty-nine contestants from 11
countries, including five from the
United- States and three from So-
viet Russia, are participating in the
competition, believed to be the only
one of its type. Among the judges
is Vera Bulova of the Soviet Union,
who performed to a standing ova-
tion at an inaugural concert.
First prize is a grand concert
harp donated by Lyon Healy of
Chicago (a good harp costs $3,500-
$4,000 in the United States, al-
though . smaller Italian harps cost
as little as $1,000). Second prize
is $2,000 presented by Mrs. Harpo
Marx, widow of the comedian, who
was an accomplished self-taught
harpist. She will also donate her
husband's two instruments to music
institutions in Israel.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 10, 1965-31
Man of ability,
of understanding,
of fairness
• Trial lawyer for over 13 years
• Graduate University of Michigan Law School
• Former newspaper reporter, 'Detroit and
Washington newspapers
• Member Detroit, Michigan, and American Bar
Associations and numerous committees
• Supported by leading attorneys, business, labor,
civic and professional organizations
• Chairman, Citizens for Kennedy, Wayne
County-1960
ELECT BLAIR MOODY, Jr.
CIRCUIT JUDGE