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an INDEPENDENT WEEKLY SERVING AMERICAN CITIZENS OF JEWISH FAITH
THE OLDEST AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED JEWISH PUBLICATION IN THIS TERRITORY
VOL. 24 NO. 16
Capital Spotlight
by CHARLOTTE WEBER
(Copyright, 1948, JTA, Inc.)
WASHINGTON—
Even persons in close touch with
Palestine affairs in the Capital
hesitated to make an immediate
Interpretation of the appointment
of Major Gen. John H. Hilldring
as Special Assistant to the Secre
tary of State for Palestine Affairs.
Speculation about the appoint
ment—in the absence of an official
explained gained momentum in
each succeeding day following the
announcement. The chief theory
advanced was that the appoint
ment of Hilldring, a staunch ad
vocate of partition in his role as
Alternate Delegate to the UN last
fall, forecast a new United States
policy on Palestine. The rumor
was given impetus by the fact
that the U. S. proposed trusteeship
plan did not seem to be catching
on with other nations at the UN.
The rumors became so persist
ent that the State Department
uithorlzed a Department spokes
man to tell newsmen one day, “My
understanding is that there Is no
new policy on Palestine.” He said
he had noted the speculation that
the appointment of Hilldring fore
cast a new policy and said, “The
answer as I am able to get it is
no.”
Other possible reasons were ad
vanced for the appointment, how
ever. It was suggested that the
situation in Palestine had deteri
orated to such an extent that it
was considered necessary to turn
the Palestine affairs over to one
man, well versed in the subject as,
unfortunately, Secretary Marshall
is not. The appointee then would
make a close, careful study of the
problem to try and dig up a pos
sible new approach which might
prove more successful than pre
vious proposals.
Next It was suggested that pos
y the move forecast prepara
. to send American troops to
Palestine. The United States had
read y Committed the use of U. S.
'oops in the Holy Land if other
ons would join in forming a
force and providing a truce
n ,h® a "anged. Many of the
. ems inv °lved In maintaining
Ps in Palestine, it was pointed
would be similar to the mili
gJ l ?® vernment ProWems that
• Hilidring had coped with so
Btftt* Assistant Secretary of
chief nt °L 0cu P ied Areas and as
Affair ! hp War De P ar tment Civil
«tairs branch.
that*nf Iy ’ the idea was advanced
appointmen t of Gen. Hill-
Jew !'f^ atly res P ected by the
Person r * S in the displaced
Se n Pr ° blem in the War and
l >iSUNnT rtment P ° StS > aiTd f ° r
to win 7 ° le was either an attempt
wSJZf tor £s
is to b e ver ™at ma y be or
Political L° r a grossly obvious
°f prestip- ° Ve to recou P the loss
I*2? SUffered by the Admin-
Partition / & result of abandoning
tlon for trusteeship. *
Local Jewish Leaders
Leave for Convention
Rabbi Sanders A. Tofield, Mr.
Harry Gendzier, Mr. Joseph
Hackel, and Mr. Jacob Becker
have been elected to represent the
Jacksonville Jewish Center at the
Biennial Convention of the United
Synagogue of America, national
organization of Conservative Jew
ish congregations, to be held at
the Stevens Hotel in Chicago May
13 through 17.
More than a thousand delegates,
representing 400 Conservative
Jewish synagogues and 420,000
Conservative Jews, are expected to
attend the convention which will
be highlighted by a special session
on “The Jewish State—Promise
and Challenge” to be addressed by
Mr. Bartley C. Crum, noted author
of “Behind the Silken Curtain,”
Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman of
the World Confederation of Gen
eral Zionists, and by a prominent
Haganah leader.
Also planned for the convention
are seminars on “Whither Jewish
Education,” “Living As a Jew
Today,” “A Forum on Youth,” and
“The Problem of Congregational
Management.”
Rumanian Jews Begin
Program
BUCHAREST (JTA)—A pro
gram for strengthening relation
ships between the Jews of Ru
mania and Jewish communities in
neighboring countries was an
nounced here by the Jewish Demo
cratic Committee, sponsor of the
project.
As the first in a series of cul
tural exchanges the choir of the
Central Consistory of Bulgarian
Jews will present two concerts of
liturgical and Bulgarian folk
music. The group, consisting of
more than 100 singers, will pre
sent their concert in Bucharest’s
largest concert hall on May 15
and 16.
Radio Program to Celebrate
New Jewish State
To mark the proclamation of the new Jewish State in Palestine,
the Eternal Light has prepared a special program for Sunday, May
16, when it will offer a re-broadcast of “The River Jordan,” Irve
Tunick’s adaptation for radio of the book by Doctor Nelson Glueck
(NBC network, 12:30-1:00 PM DST). In addition, Rabbi Albert I.
Gordon, executive director of the United Synagogue of America, will
deliver a brief talk at the conclusion of the program, speaking from
Chicago.
The Eternal Light, a coast-to
coast radio program under the
auspices of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, and edited
by Doctor Moshe Davis, is a public
service presentation of the Na
tional Broadcasting Company.
Doctor Glueck, distinguished
president of Hebrew Union College
in Cincinnati, is the noted arche
ologist whose Transjordan excava
tions in 1932, revised all modern
knowledge of Eastern Palestine in
antiquity.
• “The River Jordan” tells of that
“fantastic river and its amazing
valley” which have left their mark
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1948
CHURCHMEN HONOR
ADL EXECUTIVE
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WASHINGTON, l>. C.— ln recognition
of “his contribution to the advance,
ment of Christian ideals and brother
hood,” the Fellowship of Southern
Churchmen has chosen an outstanding
Southern Jewish leader as the reeipient
of its Annual Merit Citation.
Alexander F. Miller of Atlanta, La.,
Southern Direetor of the Anti-Defama
tion League of B’nai B’rith, Jewish ser
vice organization, received the award
at a Fellowship dinner here. Miss Nelle
Morton of Chapel Hill, N. C., execti.
live secretary of the Fellowship, mad*
the presentation.
The Fellowship of Southern Church
men membership is made up of repre
sentatives from almost every religious
denomination in the South. Rev.
Howard Kester of St. Ilclcnu Island,
S. C M is chairman of the Hoard
Proposal to Allow Jews of Palestine to Buy Arms
In Canada Made in Canadian Parliament
OTTAWA (JTA) —A proposal
that the Jews of Palestine be per
mitted to purchase arms in Can
ada was made this week in Parlia
ment by Alistair Stewart, deputy
from Winnipeg. Charging that
arms supplied to Egypt and Iraq
by the British Government would
certainly find their way into Pal-
on more than 50,000 years of hu
man history. It is the story, too,
of the flourishing communal vil
lages lining the Jordan’s shores,
where only a quarter of a century
ago -the first twelve Halutzim
(pioneers) came to an arid wilder
ness. Through faith and indefa
tigable effort, a modern miracle
of reclaimed land took place.
These are the people, these and the
others who followed, who are the
citizens of the new Jewish state,
and who will be greeted by the
Eternal Light broadcagt on May
16th.
Zionists Proclaim
Liberation Week
The entire week ending May 16th is being observed on a nation
wide scale as “Liberation Week,” set aside by the Zionist Organiza
tion of America for the enrollment within its ranks of the maximum
number of American Jews.
On Sunday, May 9th, more than
650 districts of the organization
throughout the country held meet
ings and heard Zionist leaders call
for accelerated support to the Pal
estine Yishuv in its struggle for
national independence.
In announcing the proclamation
Center Men’s Club
Installation, May 20th
The Jewish Center Men’s
Club installation banquet will
be held at the Center on May
20th. The meeting will also
close the 1947-48 season.
A delicious surprise menu is
being planned with dinner be
ing served at 7 P. M.
Special entertainment has
been planned for the enjoyment
of the members and their
friends.
Louis R. Moss, chairman of
the program committee, has
prepared an interesting meet
ing and all members are urged
to attend.
estine, Stewart declared the Jew
ish community in Palestine should
be given an opportunity to defend
itself.
Maurice Hartt, Jewish deputy,
joining in the debate on foreign
affairs, assailed Britain for its
handling o fthe Palestine problem.
Conceding that the British had
given the Jews a start in estab
lishing a Jewish national home,
Hartt said Britain "missed the
boat” when the time for complet
ing the job arrived.
At the same session a sugges
tion that the U. N. Security Coun
cil apply economic sanctions
against Arab states refusing to
abide by the U. N. decisions on
Palestine was made here by M. J.
Coldwell, national leader of the
Cooperative Commonwealth Fed
eration, Canada’s Socialist Party,
during a debate in Parliament on
foreign affairs.
Reaffirming that partition is
still the best solution for the Pal
estine problem, and blaming the
U. S. reversal on partition for
the present chaotic situation in
the country, Coldwell also urged
the Security Council to: 1. Estab
lish immediately an international
police force for Palestine; 2. En
able the Palestine Commission to
proceed to set up administrative
machinery in Palestine; 3. Issue a
warning to the Arab states to
abide by teh U. N.’s decisions
and cease all aggressive acts in
Palestine.
of Zionist “Liberation Week,” Dr.
Emanuel Neumann, president of
the Zionist Organization of Amer
ica, declared:
“ ‘Liberation Week’ will be dedi
cated to calling upon every Jew
to come forward voluntarily and
proclaim his affiliation with the
Zionist movement and his support
of the historic nation-building
enterprise proceeding at this very
moment in Palestine.
“Those stalwart patriots who
founded our great Republic were
of the same stuff, the same pat
j tern and the same courageous con
victions as our young people of
the Haganah and the battling Jew
ish armies of Palestine.
“We Jews in America,” the ZOA
head urged, “must, in tangible
form, make evident to the Yishuv
that we stand squarely behind
them. In Palestine they arq mob
ilized for war and defense; here
we must mobilize for encourage
ment and support and all the as
sistance which we can properly
extend to our embattled brothers.
They want to know where we
stand. Our answer must be clear,
sharp and ringing!”
Joseph Goldberg of Worcester,
Mass., is chairman of the National.
ZOA Membership Committee and
Ilerschel Auerbach is National
ZOA Membership Director.
Mexico Grants Jews Full
Immigrant Status
MEXICO CITY (JTA) A
group of Jewish tourists and vis
itors in Mexico has been granted
full immigrant status with full
rights of employment in the coun
try, it was revealed here follow
ing the publication of a special
decree issued by President Miguel
Aleman.
This is the second Jewish group
which has been "legalized,” thanks
to the efforts o fthe Jewish Com
mittee for Legal Affairs, which
was set up last year by the Cen
tral Jewish Committee and the
JDC and HIAS offices here.
1,000 Jewish DP’s Go On
Hunger Strike Near Milan
ROME (JTA) —One thousand
Jewish refugees in an I. R. O.
refugee reception center near
Milan went on a hunger strike
this week in protest against art
I. R. O. order that 500 Jews in
the camp be transferred to another
DP center.
The protest began following the
I. R. O.’s cancellation of the 500
refugees’ ration books as punish
ment for their refusal to obey the
transfer orders.
$3.00 A YEAR
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