THE JEWISH NEWS C~ ET ROIT INA l 1-11 GA N A Weekly Review VOLUME X11—NO. 8 Annual Jewish Book Month Nov. 7 - Dec. 7 of Jewish Events 2114 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan Friday, November 7, 1947 Observe ,4111P0 22 $3.00 Per Year; Single Copy, 10c Jewish Agency Urges UN Board Rule Palestine During Transition By Special Jewish News Correspondent at the UN LAKE SUCCESS. (JTA)—The Jewish Agency for Palestine has pro- posed a compromise between the United States and Soviet plans concerning the transition period which is to mark the end of the rule of Great Britain as man- datory power. The Agency proposes that a United Nations commission, to serve as administrative authority, be established by the General Assembly, but that it should be responsible to the Security Council. The Soviet proposal was received with mixed feelings by the American delegation and Jewish Agency leaders. The U. S. delegation differs with the Soviet spokesmen on their recommendation for the termination of the mandate as early as Jan. 1, 1948, and that a UN commission be chosen among member nations of the Security Council. The U. S. leaders believe that the smoothest transition would result from the British holding the mandate until next July 1. . Jewish Agency leaders are puzzled why Russia suggested a transition period to run six months longer than that suggested by the U. S. Moshe Shertok asked this question of Russia's delegate, Semion Tsarapkin, who later said that Russia would welcome a shorter transition. Observers point out that among the advant'ages in the Russian plan is that Arabs and Jews would be able to develop their own militia without waiting until July 1 when British troops would leave under the U. S. plan. It also permits local and central admin- istration and self-government before the British leave. —International Sound Photo Wallace at Wailing Wall: Former Vice-President Henry A. Wallace, who was on a journal- istic tour of Palestine for the New Republic, of which he is the editor, visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. He is shown here with a barefooted native youngster. An Arab policeman is on guard. Orthodox Jews are shown in the background in prayer at The only remaining Wall of the ancient Jewish Temple. On Oct. 28, Mr. Wallace was ordered from his car and the luggage of a member of his party was searched by British troops who insisted on the check-up at a road south of Gaza. Representatives of the Jewish Agency and newspapermen were in Mr. Wallace's party. Upon leaving the Holy Land, Mr. Wallace went to Rome and pleaded with the Pope to strive for a just Palestinian solution. JEWISH BOOK MONTH Argentina for Jewish State BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Foreign Secretary Juan Bramuglia authorized Leander 0. Piriz, pres- ident of the Pro-Palestine Committee here, to quote him as stating that "Argentina will vote with the great powers in favor of a Jewish state." Piriz revealed-' this at a Balfour Day meeting here after he had called on Bramuglia in the com- pany of Abraham Mibashan, Jewish Agency rep- resentative, and Dr. Moises Goldmann, who re- tired as president of the DAIA, central Argentine Jewish body. A resolution passed by the meeting expressed appreciation for the Foreign Minister's "promise to support the creation of a Jewish state." kve,:s Poit VOUR.,,1100; Plans Completed For Erection of Jewish Hospital —Page 5 Guardianship for Civil Rights Urged by Trunian's Committee A GOOD TIME TO REPO UP ON JEWISH LITERATURE, CUSTOMS & CULTURE —International Photo President Truman accepted the report of his special Committee on Civil Rights from the committee's chairman, Charles E. Wilson. president of General'Electric Company, at the White House. Com- mittee members include (from left) Rabbi Roland G. Gittelsohn; Mrs. Sadie Alexander, James B. Carey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. M. E. Tilley, Channing H. Tobias, Boris Shiskin and Charles Luckman, head of food conservation committee. (Story on Page 2.) Annual Jewish Book Month Observance Will Start Today Detroit Jewish organizations are among the thousands of groups throughout the country which are cooperating. in the celebration of Annual Jewish Book Month. The National Jewish Welfare Board is sponsoring the national observance, Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, under the chairmanship of Dr. Solomon Grayzel, editor of the Jewish Publica- tion Society of America. The Jewish Community Center of Detroit is planning a' series of programs to honor Book Month. The photographs on the left show examples of exhibits to be displayed as part of nationwide observance of Jewish Book Month. In 1946 Book Month forums and lectures arranged by 1,300 organi4 nations attracted an attendance of more than 115,000. MARCH 27, 1992 49