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VOL. 23 NO. 20
Pauline Englander to Address Southeastern Judaean Convention in Jacksonville
Capital Spotlight
BY BEATRICE HEIMAN
(Copyright, 1947, JTA, Inc.)
The immigration issue is coming
to a head.
-. What the United States can and
should do to play its part in solv
ing the problem of displaced per
sons is now being aired at Con
gressional hearings on the Strat
ton bill to admit 100,000 displaced
persons annually over a period of
four years. /
In high places in the administra
tion the feeling is strong that this
country has a responsibility for
refugees from war and persecu
tion, and has the means to carry
out the responsibility. The offic
ials concerned with the problem
contend that the United States
must admit a proportionate share
of displaced persons, if this gov
ernment’s stand on Palestine and
Jewish DP’s is to be solidly based.
Whether the Stratton bill will
meet the requirements of the sit
uation is a moot point with num
bers of people who wholeheartedly
favor positive congressional ac
tion. The bill authorizes the Unit
ed States "during an emergency
period to undertake its fair share
in the resettlement of displaced
persons in Germany, Austria,
and Italy, including relatives of
citizens or members of our
armed forces, by permitting
their admission into the United
States in a number equivalent to
a part of the total quota numbers
unused during the war years.” A
DP is defined as one “unable or
unwilling to return to the country
of his nationality or former resi
dence because of persecution or
his fear of persecution on account
of race, religion, or political opin
ions.”
While the Administration sup
ports the bill—Secretary of State
Marshall and Assistant Secretary
°f State Hilldring, as well as Sec
retary of War Patterson—testify
tog in favor of it—the unanimity .
°f support is believed to be more
or the principle than the instru- j
®ent of its execution.
In matters of this sort it is us- 1
J 6l to have identical bills intro- 1
uoed in both House and Senate, i
® date > however, no sponsor has <
en found to offer a measure in <
e Senate corresponding to the n
Stratton bill in the House. The <
°use hearings run for about 1
r ®e weeks. A surprise is ex- i
. ed during the later sessions, i
e n Administration recommend
uns are crystallized and pre- h
n ted to Congress from Execu- <
e quarters at the other end of i
unsyivania Avenue. 11
The French have a proverb to '
® effeet that appetite comes 1
Wth the eating. U
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» e t] 1S the French government re
:learf proVe d, to themselves and “
1 y t° the Moslem world. Abd i
rim, former Emir of Morocco, e
gei n e f der of the 7-year rebellion h
Pr ench and Spanish rule 1 1
GEN, McNARNEY URGES ALL-AMERICAN SUPPORT OF $170,000,000 UJA
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camirimo? tKIST o '*, ,he J l70 ’ 000 ’ 000 fished national and international leaders who addressed
!n 1 " i Ap P ea ! w , ,th * ver y re * ‘ h e conferees urging expansion of the relief* rehabilita
*® v rc .® “ ®‘ r “ Europe a Jewish displaced persons tion and resettlement programs supported, by the UJA’a
may be sustained through the (fris s created by UNRRA’s nationwide $170,000,000 campaign were* left), Eliefer
Il“ n | 3 a K G^ neral Jo * ep! ? McNarney, Kaplan, Treasurer of the Jewish Agency for PalesUne*
U * A fi my Com . mand f r “Europe, told and, (right), Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, European Director
met at felp 2 n° IWI Tw y P rom, " ent D lcad ‘* B when they of the Joint Distribution Committee. The 1947 Unite*
Medal empr<rp f Jpv%nnf WernerßVl e j P K'’ S' 8 f ° r a J ® wi ¥ sh A PP eal su PP or ts the reconstruction activities of
special emergency conference called by Henry Morgen- the Joint Distribution Committee, United Palestine Ap.
tnau, Jr., UJA General Chairman. Among the distin* peal and United Service for New Americans.
Jews To Receive Benefits
From Belgian Decree
Several hundred Jews in the
United States will benefit as a
result of legislation enacted by the
Belgian Parliament whereby busi
ness transactions entered into
under the German occupation by
victims of racial, religious and po
litical persecution will be nullified.
According to information re
• ceived here, the Belgian decree
sets October 12, 1947 as the dead
line for the institution of action
to reclaim businesses or assets
sold or transferred under duress.
Because some 40,000 Jews in Bel
gium lost their lives through Ger
man extermination policy, rela
tives may institute action to annul
“duress transactions.”
Palestine’s Soccer Team
To Play Farewell Game
At Ebbets Field June 17
With the nationwide good will
tour of the famed Hapoel Soccer
Team of Palestine rapidly nearing
its close, Zionist and labor organ
izations throughout the East are
bending every »effort to make
their farewell days in America
memorable ones. Thanks to all
out work by the trade unions, a
capacity crowd is expected for the
final contest of the tohr, schedul
ed for the night of June 17 at
Ebbets Field, when the Palestin
ians will engage the strong Amer
ican Soccer League.
It also was announced that a
gala farewell dinner will be tend
ered the Hapoel players at the
Hotel Commodore in New York on
the night of June 19. The team
is scheduled to board a plane for
Palestine June 22, thus completing
one of the most successful inter
national’soccer tours.
in Morocco, jumped ship in Egypt,
enroute to, France, and , placed
himself under the protection of
King Farouk of Egypt.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1947
U.N. Palestine Committee Scheduled
To" Begin Hearings In Jerusalem -
LAK ESUCCESS (JTA)-—The United Nations special committee
on Palestine was scheduled to arrive in Jerusalem today (Friday,
June 13) and begin hearings next week in an attempt to find a
solution of the age-old Palestine problem.
r The committee agreed that all its
• meetings, including those of sub
. committees, should be public un
• less otherwise designated. All de
! cisions are to be taken by a ma
■ jority vote of those present and
l voting, not counting abstentions,
i An equal vote will constitute a
, rejection.
The committee announced its
readiness to receive testimony
from interested groups as well as
. that of interested individuals and
qualified persons, preferably in
writing because of the pressure of
time, although requests for oral
hearings will be considered.
GERALD SOHN ELECTED
VICE-PRESIDENT OF
NATIONAL YOUNG JUDAEA
Gerald Sohn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Sohn has just
returned to Jacksonville from
the national Convention of the
Young Judaean Clubs. He was
elected to the office of Vice-
President.
RISING TIDE OF ANTI-JEWISH PROPAGANDA
NECESSITATES POLICE PROTECTION
A 1 • M m m WAM A A A«v A AM w A AW • V
*
LONDON (JTA) —Strong police reinforcements are to be sta
tioned in London’s bomb-shattered East End every Sunday to cope
with a rising tide of anti-Jewish propaganda.
The authorities regard last Sunday’s riot at a pro-fascist rally
as the first indication that open fights between Jews and anti-
Semitic elements can be expected. Fourteen men were arrested as a
result of Sunday’s rioting which was the climax of six week’s in
tensive activity in anti-Jewish incitement through slogans and posters.
Fascist slogans and symbols—including the circle and flash, pre
war emblem of the British Union of Fascists, and the letters P. J.
' (Perish Judah)—have been repeatedly chalked on the walls of bomb
damaged buildings, side-walks and even on individual houses of Jews
or known Jewish sympathizers. A leaflet published by the National
Council of Civil Liberties—a non-political organization—said that
“anti-Semitic posters bearing the phrase “Wir Kommen Wieder”
(We Shall Come Again), slogan of the present Nazi underground
movement in Germany, appeared outside the Edgeware synagogue.
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Members of the U. N. staff ac
companying the inquiry committee
were warned by Secretary General
Trygve Lie before they left to be
"extremely cautious” in their per
sonal conduct and their utter
ances. He emphasized that even
a casual word of a political or
religious nature by any member
of the staff could cause embar
rassment to the whole mission.
“Even in your off-duty hours,
you must studiously avoid dis
cussions of issues linked directly
with Palestine,” he stated, stress
ing the fact that the committee
was going to a territory "where
human relationships have been for
an extended period dangerously
strained, where religious differ
ences exist, and where domestic
issues are in an acute state.”
It was learned that each mem
ber of the secretariat will have
$15,000 worth of life insurance,
and each delegate $30,000. The
delegates themselves will pay for
their additional coverage.
Pauline Englander, former act
ing head of National Young
Judaea, will be the guest speaker
at the concluding banquet of the
Conference of Southeastern Young
Judaea which will be held in this
city June 22-25. Miss Englander
has just returned from a year’s
visit in Palestine and will bring
to her listeners an informative
and stirring account of her stay
in the Holy Land as well as a
repetoire of new songs and dances
from the Yishuv.
Plans for the f<Jur day conclave
have been completed and Jackson
ville is awaiting! the arrival of
over 100 Judaeans between the
ages of 14 and 18 to hold the first
Young Judaean convention in two
years. Herbert Sohn, regional
president and a Jacksonville resi
dent, will open the sessions which
will include in its scope plans for
a year of work for the
region. Included also on the pro
gram are ping-p6ng, bowling,
track and swimming competitions,
with awards made by the Jackson
ville Zionist District: The Jacobs
Jewelers’ Cup will be awarded to
the winning orator and a medal
will be given the best extempor
aneous speaker.
In charge of athletic competi
tions is Sheldon Blattner, who has
announced that Jacksonville will
be represented in the bowling
competitions by David Weinstein,
Blattner and Sheldon Spivak while
Aaron Leonard will take part In
the ping-pong singles and he and
Blattner will defend Jacksonville
in the doubles.
The swimming meet will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 in
Sringfield. Judges for the event
will be furnished by the City Rec
reation Department which is co
operating wholeheartedly with the
convention chairmen.
Other features of the conclave
will be the Sunday evening pre
sentation of a tableux of Zionist
history in Palestine. In charge of
the event are Mrs. Isadore Mosco
vitz, Mrs. Abe Chardkoff, Mrs.
Albert Bressler and Miss Marcia
Edwards.
Hosts for the evening which will
be open to the entire public will
be members of Senior Hadassah
(Continued on Page Eight)
IRAQ PREPARING
WITNESSES TO TESTIFY
AGAINST ZIONISM
The Iraq Government is pre
paring Jewish witnesses to tes
tify before the committee a
gainst Zionism, it was learned
here. The Iraq Jews will ap
pear before the .committee and
describe how Zionism is men
acing the position of the Jews
in their country, and express
their satisfaction with Arab
rule.
It was reported that the U.
N. committee will be asked by
the governments of Arab coun
tries to visit their capitals and
hear their' rulers on the Pales
tine issue.
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