Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1947-07-04

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Vol.   2a). No.   2(1
COLUMBUS, OHIO,  PRIDAY, .lUIjY  4,  1947
Devoted to American and   Jewish' Ideals
PALESTINE GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM TO U.N. COMMISSION OPPOSES PARTITION
Jerusalem (WNS)—While de¬ claring in a memorandum that It could not report "any meas¬ ure of -progress in the political reconciliation" of the Arab and Jewish communities, the Pales¬ tine Government last weelc tried to convince the United Nations Inquiry Committee that parti¬ tion, leading to the establish¬ ment of a "viahie; .Jewish State", is not practicable.
"Bt)th communities wish to have self-government in Pales¬ tine", the Government memor¬ andum stated. "Each wi.shes to be the governing element; and neither wishes to tie governed i)y the other. Only through free recognition by both Aratis and Jews of the position, needs and rights of the other community could the well-l>eln|f'of the peo¬ ple of Palestine as a whole be assured and a JevvLsh national home be established."
Opposing partition as the most feasible   solution,   the   Govern¬ ment, it is learned, pointed out . that a small Jewish .state would ^ always have to depend on Jew¬
ish support from abroad, since the Jewish standard of living and wages would make Jewish industry unable to compete In neighboring and world markets and since the Arab boycott of ,Iewish goods, which bas had "disastrous consequences" to JewLsh industry, would be tight¬ ened if a separate Jewish state were created. The importance of .lewLsh support from abroad, the Government declared, is com- parativel.v small. While the in¬ flux of .Jewish money into Pal¬ estine up to last year was .$28,- 000,000, the amount the cnuntry derived from British troops sta¬ tioned In Palestine and from tho Government during the same period totalled $nO,000,000, It de¬ clared.
Were parlitlnn adopted, Ihe Government also contended, the Aral) state would be so poor and backword that serious dis¬ turbances and clashes between the Arab and Jewish slate would probably take place, forcing the (Continued on Page Five<)
United Jewish Fund Drive Must Go Oh Until Success Is Assured, Say Leaders
AUTHOR   OF   "A.MERICAN
JEWS  IN   WORIJ}
WAR II"
DP's Look To American Jewry Only With End Of UNRRA, Army Relief, This Week
$170,000,000 U.J.A. Drive To Continue Through Summer
NEW YOJRK (WNS)—Because critical needs face 250,000 Jew¬ ish displaced'persons in Europe as a result of the liquidation of ail UNRRA operations more than 3,000 Jewish communities throughout the country will continue their local drives through the summer mouths in order to raise maximum funds for the $170,000,000 United Jew¬ ish Appeal for Refugees, Over¬ seas Needs and Palestine, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. General Chair¬ man, announced here.
In an open letter to the ^,000 Jewish communities which . have pledged to continue their drives in behalf of the United Jewish Appeal through the summer, IMr. Morgenthau stat¬ ed: "On July 1, 1947, a new era begins for the Jews of Europe. It Is a date of ominous signific¬ ance. What grave consequences It may have for the pqace of mind and physical welAeing of hundreds of thousands of Jews will be determined, In largest measure, by the Jews of Amer¬ ica through the United Jewish Appeal."
U.N. Commission Visits Negev
NEW SERIES Wllii BB ANNOUNCED BY IX)CAL RADIO STATIONS
A new series called "Little ¦Songs on Big Subjects", which are musical 1-mlnilte recordings, will soon be announced on one of the local Radio Stations.
"Little Songs on Big Subjects" are really more than songs. They are thoughts and Ideals and hopes ot Main Street, skill¬ fully set to the music 'of Tlii Pan Alley. -They have the catch- Inesa of th«! Hit Parade and th^ Importance of the Bill of Right?. People everywhere will huim them, whistle them, sing them— .and .think about them.
These transcriptions are pro¬ duced by the Instlttlte for Dfem- ocratlc Education.
Show   your   appreciation to ibe Chronicle's 25 years ot  loyal   and   devoted   ser¬ vice   tb   Colambiu   Jewlstk Commanity by paying ..jfonr ,. Bi^twcription nonr.,
Impressed By Jewish Onsis In Palestine  Dessprt
KIBBUTZ ' REVIVIM,   Pales¬ tine (JTA)—The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine this   week   visited   this   settle¬ ment, one of the fourteen Jew¬ ish  colonies  in  the  Negev,  the southern   desert    of   Palestine, and  was  visibly  impressed  by the  fruits  that  the 35  settlers have wrung from the ,arld soil. The   committee   spent   a   full day  visiting  the  Negev,  which covers almost half of Palestine, and    their    observations    here may have a significant influence on     their    ultimate    decisions, since if the  committee is con¬ vinced  that the Jews  are able to colonize the Negev, the Zion¬ ists' claim that thej- can bring in tens of thousands  of  immi¬ grants  without   displacing   any Arabs will bear great weight. The pro)3ers were shown the green    patches    o f    vegetables growing   in   orderly   rows,   the fruit   trees   and   the   asphalt- lined   reservoir   which   catches rain   water   charmeJed   Into   it from nearby wadls (river beds) during rainy seasons and stores it   until   needed   for   irrigation during dry seasons such as the preseiit. ' Joseph    HIpner,    29-year-o 1 d German Jew who manages the plantation,  welcomed  the  com¬ mittee members.  He made no attempt to slur over the hard¬ ships  Involved,  in  establishing a colony such as this, but point¬ ed with pride to the settlers' achievements,   and   stressed tfielr desire to bring in thous¬ ands of young people froip all parts of the world.
HIpner told the committee that the colonists had had no difficulty with their Bedouin neighbors. They have supplied the Bedouins ^Ith nurses and sold them eggs, recelvti^g In turn advice on local conditions. At the entrance to Hevlvim the committee found a tent set aside for Bedouin visitors, with a sign readlng;j"Welcome Friends. Whstt 6tirs Is Yours." Inside ' a loiie Bedouin was drinking coffee, In a brief speech Emll Sand-
I. Kuufninn (above) noted newspaperman and war corres¬ pondent, author of Volume 1 (llic narrative v o 1 u nio ) of "AnH'rican Jews In AVorkI War II", two-volume lM>ok l.ssued by Nallonal Jowlsli Welfare Board. "American Jews in .World Wi)t II" gives tho over all' stor^ of American Jewish participation ill the war.
Local B'nai B'rith Retention Campaign Is Under Way
Zlon Lodge No. 62, B'nal Brith has launched an Inten¬ sive two-week Membership Re¬ tention Campaign, it was an¬ nounced a few da.vs ago by Aiie Gertner, Chainnan of the Membership Retention Commit¬ tee and 1st Vice President of the lodge. The drive will take place from July 1st through July 15th. All members are urged to respond Immediately to Secretary Howard N. Rose, with their dues and to accord a welcoihe to any member of the Membership Retention Com¬ mittee who may call on them.
The last meeting of the Membership Retciitlon Commit¬ tee was held at the office of Abe Gertner on Wednesday, July 2nd, at which time plans for the forthcoming drive were discussed.
Every member of B'nal Brith who has not yet as yet sent in his 1946 or 1947 dues. Is urged to do so Immediately. The nec- ecssity of fulfilling the financial needs of Bnal Brith to maintain the high standards of the Lodge arid to carry on ita vast philanthropic work is recogniz¬ ed by everyone.
If you happen to be one Of those who owes dues for this year.or last, you can save your Brothers a call by mailing re¬ mittance to secretary Rose, 145 E. State St.
Responding to the emergency call Issued by American .lowish leaders at tho United .lowish Appeal conference held recently ill Wernersvllle, Pa., of rai.sing the full quota of $170,000,000 to save the lives of slrk'kcn Jewry of Europe, Harry Roth. 1917 United Jewish Fund Chairman, stated this week that the local campaign will coniiniie until all outstanding pledge cards aro obtained. He ileclnred that every effort will be m;H|c to obtain increases In conlrihulinns from those who can afford to give adiltlUmal funds, as well as get donations from tho.se who did not flonate to the United Jew¬ ish I'"''un<l drive. In order to make up the shortage in the Colum¬ bus campaign (luota for' $725.- 000.
At the United ./envish Appeal conference it was revealed that millions of Jews were barely clutching to life as they looked U) American Jowi-y as their only hope of salvation as UNR¬ RA, inler-goyernmental agen¬ cies and the U.S. Army relief operations ended on July 1. Mr, Roth tiuoled from a report giyeji to tliJrWemersVille dele¬ gates by Chaplain Herbert Friedman, U.S. Army Chaplain in the American Operations Zone, describing the desperate condition of Jews living in dis¬ placed persons camps In Ger¬ many. Food, clothing, the barest necessities of life, are urgently
needed hy 250.000 Impoverished .lows In Europe, and the issue is sijiiarely up to ,lewlsh people in America to live up to their obligation lo assist their breth¬ ren   abroad,  said  Mr.   Roth.
BKOAD HT. PRE.SBVTKKIAN' CHUKCIl <0NTR1BI'TK.S TO I'MTEI) JEWISH  AI'I'EAIj
A truly fine spirit of goodwill was manifested last Sunday at the Hroad St. Presbyterian Church when the total offering flurlng the service was turned over to the Uniteti .lewisli Ap¬ peal for $17n,000,(X)0 towards which the Uniied Jewish Fund of Columbus is endeavouring to- rai.se $725,000 during the drive now In progress, in their Bul¬ letin on that day tho following statement  appeared;
"A* Ihe last meeling the Ses¬ sion of Broad St. Presbyterian Church unanimously voted to give the loose plate collection at our Communion Service next Sunday to the purposes of the United Jewish Appeal. We do this in the spirit of Christ for the relief of the- suffering men and women and childreti for \Vhom Christ died and as an evidence ot our gratitude to our Jewish neighboi's in Columbus for their unfailing cooperation Jn every benevolent community enterprise".
AN URGENT APPEAL FOR LOCAL SPONSORS OF NEEDY JEWISH FAMILIES IN EUROPE
stroem, chairman of the com- nilttee, sal(i that it had been much impressed. "You hav6 created /an oasis from desert. We upueratand your ¦pride. We wish you success In your fur¬ ther work."
In a letter this week to Harry S. Goldstein, president of Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith, H. ^. Llchtensteln, Director ot Bnal Brith European Aid in Washington, D. C., makes an urgent appeal to every man and woman in the Columbus Jewish cornmunity. The message pleads for prompt action, and since B'nai Brith does not hold any meetings until Fall, the columns of the dhronicle are being used to convey this vitally important message.  It reads as follows:
Over 1200 additional names of overseas families—in dire need —have been received at the national  office.
These families—similar to the 4,500 families already "adopted" by B'nal B'rith members—must be assigned,to individual B'nai Brith members, or lodges and chapters, as quickly as possible.
A relief package of food and/or clothing Is to be sent via parcel post at least once a month to the "adopted" family; correspondence is to be initiat¬ ed simultaneously with this family.
¦These overseas families can¬ not wait until you ireturn from your vacation. They are hungry howl
The name and address of a family and fidl instructions will be sent to you upon request at the na.tlonal office.
U your grotip desires to spon¬ sor more than one family, please speclify the number of families you wish to serve.
Those <vho wish to participate
fort are asked to call- either Harry Goldstein, FA. 8872 or Howard Rose, AD. 7538, and the names will be forwarded to Washington for assignment of a needy family.
CORRECTION  IN   NAMES  OF DELEGATES TO ZIONIST CONVENTION  IN  N.Y.
In listing the local delegates lo the 50th Annual Convention of the Zionist Organization of America which is takinjf*'place at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City July 3rd to 6th
,e following names were iil- aV^ertently omitted 1 n last week's  Chronicle;
David Gaiser, Albert Schiff and  Rahbl  Nathan Zelizer.
Delegates previously an¬ nounced include Dr. B. W, Abramson, m! jChanis and Wm. Glvets, ':'
Alternates: Harry Beckman, Geo, Goodman, Reuben Green¬ berg, BenJ. Grossman and Harry Schwartz.
PLANS GO AKEAO FOB JEWISH REST HOMB FOB THE AGtlD      i
in this great humanitarian efr Icle.
Plans are now being made by a committee for a Jewish Rest Home for the aged In Columbus. A meeting of the ^gup was held last Sunday afternobn at the Agudath Achim synagogue when arrangements were made to es' tablish such an Institution liere in the near future.
Further details will be • an¬ nounced shortly in the Chron-
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