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[ While international large scale action for the rescue of surviv-
L of the anti-Jewish massacres in Hitler’s Europe ik yet the sub
pt of negotiations between governments, dally acts of rescue are
king performed by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Lciety (HIAS) and its European instrumentality,' the HIAS-ICA
migration Association, which has its headquarters in Lisbon,
brtugal.
The above photograph is the cameraman’s report on the latest
[oujt of refugees leaving Lisbon for their journey overseas. Some
|e going to South America. Others are joining their friends and
Datives in the United States.
ETWEEN YOU
AND ME
I BY PAUL A. PETERS
WASHINGTON NOTES: Three
ans. involving mass-settlement
Jews in Arab countries as well
in Palestine after the war. are
w being studied by American
Dvernment experts ... - One of
ese plans foresees the entry of
0,000 Jews into Palestine in
ite of the British White Paper
liich provides for complete stop
ige of Jewish immigration early
ixt year ... - It is believed
lat the State Department does
>t look approvingly on the WTiite
aper and has so indicated . . . -
wne face-saving scheme is ex
ited which may allow the Brit
ii to keep the White Paper,
bile at the same time facilitat-
S continued immigration to
alestine ... - Another of the
iree plans provides for large
ale immigration of Jews from
urope to Cyrenaica, with trans
lation arranged with funds
ssigned for post-war rehabilita
on work . . . - It can now be
Id that some time ago American
'ficials advised Zionist leaders
1 approach King Ibn Saud of
Midi-Arabia with a suggestion
iat he act as mediator between
ie Jews and Arabs on the Pal
itine problem ... - The Zionist
aders rejected this advice, and
ie statement just published by
ie ruler of Saudi-Arabia in which
5 expressed himself in opposition
1 the Jews, proves that they
ere right ... - What the State
epartment apparently did not
now then, the Zionist leaders
We known for a long time,
lough King Ibn Saud preferred
• keep a diplomatic silence on
ie Palestine question ... - Many
arsons in America know of Ibn
Mid’s views on the Arab-Jewish
nestion through the late Dr.
aud Shatara, president of the
rab Union in America, who
immitted suicide last year • • • "
hatara, an Arab physician, was
“private representative” of
>n Saud in this country, but did
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1943
500 ARMED JEWS FROM
WARSAW GHETTO
ESCAPE TO U.S.S.R.
Kuibyshev (JPS) —Five hundred
armed Jews who escaped from
the Warsaw ghetto have arrived
in Soviet Russia and are now
working with the guerrilla fight
ers, it is reported by the Soviet
press.
Russian guerrillas who attack
ed a Nazi-held village near Bri
ansk and routed the enemy re
leased a group of Hungarian Jew
ish forced laborers. The latter
joined the guerrillas.
It is learned here that the Nazis
exterminated the Jews of Tiberia
before they withdrew from the
city.
not make this fact known to
members of the Jewish Agency,
whom he tried to approach in
New York
RUSSIAN REFLECTIONS:
President Benes of Czechoslovakia,
we hear, may discuss the case for
Zionism with Joseph Stalin during
his forthcoming visit to Moscow.
... - Zionists place great hope
in Benes’ presentation to the
Soviet Premier of the Jewish as
pirations in Palestine ... - This,
despite the fact that a Palestine
Jewish delegation is still not per
mitted to enter Russia ... - I
should not be surprised to hear
shortly that Stalin has sent a
message to a group in New York
which calls itself “Beth Din of
America” ... - Unimportant as
this body is, its name sounds so
impressive that Stalin may think
it wise to answer a message of
blessing which this so-called
“Tribunal of American Rabbinate
sent him last week . . . - In this
message, signed by a Rabbi Ma
Felshin, as president of the Beth
Din, Stalin is asked for an ac-
knowledgement ... * Do you
know that Egypt has refused to
sell commodities to a Jewish rep
resentative from Palestine who
specified that these commodities
would be sent to Jewish refugees
In Russia?
Southern Delegates Are Named To
Attend American Jewish Conference
American Jewish
Conference Fixed
For August 29th
New York (JPS)—The Ameri
can Jewish Conference will take
place on August 29th, it was de
cided by the Executive Commit
tee of the body at an all-day
meeting held here, according to
authoritative information made
available to the Independent Jew
ish Press Service.
It is understood that a strong
fight was made to postpone the
session of the representative as
sembly until late in November but
this was defeated. One group
urged the postponement of the
Conference on the ground that it
was impossible to predict what
might be said by delegates to the
Conference and that this would be
unwise for the Jewish people dur
ing the period of the war.
A decision was also made to
permit Revisionist Zionists to
come into the American Jewish
Conference. Their entry has been
blocked by several regular Zion
ist leaders. It was further voted
to exclude Communists from par
ticipation in the American Jewish
Conference. The decision was
taken on an application for affil
iation by the Jewish section of
the International Workers’ Or
der. It was stated that the In
ternational Workers’ Order was a
general rather than a Jewish body
and therefore was not entitled to
affiliation.
The Executive Committee elect
ed a Preasidium consisting of
Henry Monsky, President of B’nai
B’rith; Dr. Stephen S. Wise,
President of the American Jewish
Congress, and Joseph M. Pros
kauer, President of the American
Jewish Committee. Mr. Monsky
had previously been serving as
Acting Chairman of the Execu
tive of the American Jewish Con
ference.
Reform Group
Draws Up
Conference
Resolutions
Cincinnati (JPS)— Reform Jews
representing the Union of Amer
ican Hebrew Congregations in the
forthcoming American Jewish
Conference will try to carry out
a four-point program, it was an
nounced here with the publication
of a declaration of principles
adopted by the executive board
of the Union. These four basic
principles provide for: (1) com
plete equality of Jews wherever
they may live; (2) an internation
al commission “to rehabilitate
and to restore the Jews of Europe
to a full share in European life”;
(3) an international commission
to aid the Jews of Europe in re
settlement; (4) an international
commission to administer Pales
tine until a “non-sectarian” gov
ernment can be established in
Palestine “without jeopardizing
the rights or status of any
group."
Abe Newman Is Elected As Jacksonville
District Representative
ZOA FORMULATES
POST-WAR PROGRAM
TO BE PRESENTED
TO CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON—A four
point post-war program of
the Zionist Organization of
America was made public
here this week by Judge
Louis E. Levinthal, ZOA
president. It asks for the
restoration of equal rights
to Jews in Europe and the
establishment of a Jewish
Commonwealth in Palestine.
The program, which will be
submitted to the American
Jewish Conference, also de
mands that the Jews be giv
en the right to place their
case before the peace con
ference.
JEWISH FLYER WHO
SECURED SURRENDER
OF LAMPEDUSA
IS HAILED
LONDON (JTA)—Named by
his mates as “King of Lamped
usa,” the 22-year old London
Jewish pilot Sidney Cohen, who
single-handed secured the sur
render of the island of Lampedusa,
is hailed today in every news
paper in England as an example
of resourcefullness and bravery.
Cohen, who was a cutter in a
tailor shop in the East End of
London until three years ago, is
now a Sergeant in the Royal Air
Force. Last Saturday he was
flying on a sea rescue mission
with two mates, an Englishman
and a Scotchman, when he no
ticed that the gasoline in his
plane was running low. Com
pelled to make an emergency
landing, he found himself on the
island of Lampedusa.
“In a moment I knew that I
was in a bit of a fix,” he told
correspondents. “Just then we
saw some people waving white
sheets, and two Italian officers
approaching. One of the officers
addressed us in Italian, and we
discovered he wanted to surrend
er the island.
“In view of the accidental na
ture of my mission, this was a bit
of trouble. But I told him I would
have to see the ‘No. 1’ man, and
he took us to a high ranking
naval officer. Other officers and
civilians entered the room and I
was just about to receive the of
ficial surrender when —swish —
everybody suddenly ran out of
that room and left me alone.
They • must have thought another
air raid was just beginning, but
there was no sound of gunfire or
bomb explosions at the moment,
and I thought the nerves of my
hosts must be getting a little
ragged.
“But in, a few minutes I had a
‘worm’s eye view’ of what was
happening. About twelve Light
nings came over and hit the har
bor. We fell flat. As soon as
that was over I and my mates
went out to our plane and began
In a city wide election held
on Monday night in the office of
the Jewish Community Council
electors from all of Jacksonville’s
Jewish organizations named Abe
Newman as the delegate to repre
sent them at the . forthcoming
American Jewish Conference which
will be held in New York City in
August. The name of Abe New
man was added to that of other
Southern delegates who have been
elected by their districts to rep
resent them at the Conference
which is to present a united Jew
ish front at the close of the war.
D. J. APTE IS OTHER
FLORIDA DELEGATE
D. J. Apte of Tampa, Florida,
was named from the Florida
State election district to repre
sent the southern section or the
state at the Conference. Apte is
a former Miami resident. Abe
Newman will represent Jackson
ville, Daytona Beach and St.
Augustine.
According to a release from the
American Jewish Conference Ac
tions Committee Simon Wampold
was named as delegate from the
Alabama State Election District,
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein’s name
has been sent in, by Atlanta, Ga.,
and Mortimer May was chosen
by Nashville, Tennessee.
In the Jacksonville elections 38
I electorial votes were cast.
cranking her. Just then four
fighter bombers zoomed over at
zero feet and we dropped in our
tracks again. But they saw the
markings on our wing and swerv
ed away.
‘‘The next chapter was pattern
bombing by the big boys. After
that was over, our Tyrolean
friend reappeared and told us to
get away at once. We thought
it a good idea, too, and the
‘Eyeties’ gave me a piece of paper
signed by the commandant, guar
anteeing the surrender and asking
that we stop the bombardment.
Those chaps were anxious that
we deliver it to the proper author
ities, and we promised that.”
Sergeant Cohen and his mates
then rushed off with the Italian
note of surrender to Tunisia
where they landed at an Ameri
can base and gave the note to
high military authorities who
ordered the Allied landing on
Lampedusa.
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