Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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Latest Official Announcement Point or™eatoTsSaid m
To Shelving Of Palestine Question CLOTMNG campaign
Until End of Present World Conflict
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London (JPS-Palcor) — Prime
Minister Churchill, reporting on
the Yalta conferences and his
subsequent meetings, together
with President Roosevelt, with
Arab rulers, told Parliament,
February 27, that he had high
"hopes that when the war is over
good arrangements can be made
for securing peace and progress,
with the Arab world and in the
Middle East generally.”
Lauding "the steadfastness and
the unswerving and unflinching
loyalty” of King Ibn Saud “to
Br’tain and the common cause in
the darkest hours and in the
days of mortal peril,” the Prime
Minister said that the Saudi
Arabian ruler’s “aid will be need-
ed at the close of the war in
reaching a solution of the prob-
lem of the Arab world and of
the Jewish people in Palestine.”
A hint that the Palestine ques-
tion may be considered at San
Francisco was contained in Mr.
Churchill’s statement that the
problems of the Middle East and
the Eastern Mediterranean Basin
were fit discussions for the
Peace Conference.
(The Jewish-Arab question in
Palestine has been eliminated
from the agenda of the San
Francisco Security Conference
and will be put off until hostili-
ties cease. Prime Minister Wins-
ton Churchill said, according to
Associated Press Dispatches re-
ceived in New York.)
He said that the talks with the
President of Syria were “in or-
der to calm things down in the
Levant,” but that it should not
be supposed that they were “any-
thing in the nature of a general
conference on Middle East af-
fairs.” The fact that the Regent
of Iraq and Emir Abdullah were
not on the spot should make this
perfectly clear. Any conference
would naturally include them,
he stressed. There was no ques-
tion, at these talks, of shaping a
new policy in the Middle East,
but rather of making those
friendly personal contacts by
which relations between states
are often helped.
Kings Haile Selassie and Ibn
Saud had come to Egypt at the
President’s invitation, Mr. Churc-
hill told Parliament, and he (Mr.
Churchill) and Anthony Eden
thought it agreeable and conven-
ient to also meet the two rulers
who had come on such a long
journey. It was Mr. Eden’s and
his duty to also pay their re-
spects to King Farouk, he said.
Declaring that the Egyptian
Government had acted wisely in
declaring war, he said Britain had
at no time pressed the Egyptian
Government to do so, had even
advised to the contrary and was
content with the attitude of
Egypt as a co-belligerent. The
Egyptian troops, he said, played
an important part in the war in
maintaining order in the whole
delta, guarding many strong
points and depots where they
were of assistance to the war ef-
fort, and had once again proved
successful in shielding the fer-
tile delta land from attack.
Egypt is an associate power, he
said, and should take her right-
ful place as a future member of
the world organization and as one
of the founders, at the San
Francisco Conference.
His talks with the Syrian Pre-
sident, Mr. Churchill said, en-
joined in a friendly attitude to-
ward the French and intended to
encourage a settlement. He said
that Britain was bound to re-
spect the independence of Syria
and Lebanon, and stressed the
fact that Russia and America re-
cognized the independence of
Syria and Lebanon but did not
favor a special position in these
countries for any foreign power.
Mr. Churchill concluded that all
these things were fitting objects
for the peace conference where
a solution would be found for
conditions of lasting peace be-
tween the states of the Middle
East and the Eastern Mediter-
ranean basin.
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N. R. S. ANNOUNCES *1,444^38
CAMPAIGN GOAL
New York (JPS) — The Na-
tional Refugee Service, benefic-
iary of the recently dissolved
United Jewish Appeal, will un-
dertake a separate campaign to
raise $1,444,330 for refugees in
the United States, Edwin Rosen-
berg, first vice-president of the
N. R. S., announced here. Mr.
Rosenberg explained that in this
city the National Refugee Ser-
vice will draw its funds from
the United Jewish Appeal of
Greater New York, which will
continue to function as a local
agency.
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TOUTH IN DEMOCRACY
RALLY TO BE HELD MAR. 13
“The Youth In Democracy
Rally,” the annual affair spon-
sored by A. Z. A. Chapter 434,
will be held Tuesday evening,
March 13, at 8 o’clock, at the
Autry House, 6265 Main Street
(across from Rice Institute).
The Youth In Democracy Rally
fosters good will between Chris-
tian and Jewish youth. The pro-
gram will open with the Pledge
to the Flag, followed by a pray-
er. Principal speaker will be Mr.
Harry O’Kane, Program Director
for the Y. M. C. A. A round table
discussion will follow with three
participants from each of the
major faiths, Protestant, Catho-
lic and Jew. The famed Wheatly
Choir will sing, and refreshments
will be served.
The public is cordially invited.
New York (JPS)—Jewish or-
ganizations, headed by the Joint
Distribution Committee, have mo-
bilized <o assist the United Na-
tional Clothing Collection, of
which Henry J. Kaiser is Na-
tional Chairman, the JDC an-
nounced here. The campaign to
raise 150,000,000 pounds of cloth-
ing, shoes and bedding for needy
men, women and children of the
war-devastated countries will be-
gin April 1. 'The appeal is for
good serviceable used clothing.
The following Jewish groups
are already participating in the
project: American Association
for Jewish Education; American
Committee of OSE; American
Jewish Congress (Women's Di-
vision); American ORT Federa-
tion and Women’s Division; B’nai
B’rith;-Council of Jewish Federa-
tions and Welfare Funds; Hadas-
sah; Hebrew Sheltering and Im-
migrant Aid Society (HIAS);
Jewish Labor Committee; Jewish
War Veterans of the U. S and
Women's Auxiliary: Junior Ha-
dassah; Mizrachi Women’s Or-
ganization of America; National
Council of Jewish Women; Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board;
Synagogue Council of America.
This list is incomplete, pending
final word from several other
organizations.
At a meeting of representa-
tives of these Jewish organiza-
tions, Louis H. Sobel, Assistant
Secretary of the JDC, was elect-
ed to the chairmanship of this
special committee. Mrs. Theo-
dore Prince will serve as execu-
tive secretary.
ARABS READY TO AGREE
TO JEWISH IMMIGRATION
FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS
Jerusalem (JPS-Palcor)—Arab
circles here are now engaged in
a discussion of the Palestine
problem and have under consid-
eration a proposal for the ex-
tension of Jewish immigration in-
to Palestine for another five
years, your correspondent
learned from a most
source.
This immigration, however, is
to be dependent on the consent
and authority of the Arabs, and
is intended to demonstrate to
democratic public opinion that
the Arabs are not oblivious to
the tragedy of European Jewry
and are ready to make their
contribution toward alleviating
its suffering.
Your correspondent is told that
the scope of the immigration to
be proposed by the Arabs is out
of all proportion to the actual
immigration needs of the Jewish
people, and is designed to per-
petuate the Jewish population in
Palestine as one-third of the
country’s total population.
Sir Edward Grigg, British
Minister to the Middle East, ar-
rived here yesterday and is stay-
ing at Government House.
Beth Jacob Congregation To Hold
Mortgage Burning Ceremony
A "burning of the mortgage”
ceremony will be staged by the
Beth Jacob Congregation on Sun-
day evening, March 11th. The
lent has
reliable
DR. RABBI ISRAEL WEISFELD
banquet on Sunday will climax
a week-end .of festivities which
begin on Friday evening with the
Oneg Shabbat services. Rabbi
Max Geller will speak, his sub-
ject “In Retrospect” The child-
ren of the Religious School will
present a set of Jewish Encyclo-
pedia to the president Dr. A.
Axelrod, as a token of apprecia-
tion of his work for -the Con-
gregation during the past three
years.
On Sunday evening the baa-
MARCH 18-17 SET AS
RED CROSS SABBATH
* Observance of Red Cross Sab-
bath in synagogues and temples
throughout the nation has been
set for March 16-17. This date
was fixed to enable Jewish re-
ligious leaders from coast to coast
to call attention of their congre-
gations to the great need for
continued support of the human-
itarian services of the Red Cross.
Protestant and Catholic church-
es will observe March 18 as Red
Cross Sunday.
Jewish people throughout the
country have supported the Red
Cross, financially ss well as by
volunteer service in past years.
Their continued wholehearted
support is vitally needed during
the coming year. Red Cross Sab-
bath, coming in the midst of the
1945 War Fund Campaign, will
provide an opportunity for rabbis
everywhere to urge their follow-
ers to continue support of the
Red Cross.
Commending Red Cross activ-
ities and Hie 1945 War Fund
campaign, the Central Conference
of American Rabbis has issued
the following statement;
“The Red Cross is the most
appealing philanthropic cause be-
fore the American people today.
Blood plasma . . prisoners of
war work . . these services alone
appeal both to the religious love
cf mercy and to the patriotic
love of country. May the out-
standing success of the 1945 Red
Cross War Fund campaign de-
monstrate the spiritual calibre
of the American people.”
quet, which will be held in
Community Hall, will be addr
ed by Dr. Rabbi Iwael
of Dallas Prior to Ida cocafe
Dallas, Dr. WeitfaM served
congregations in Chicago ft
years, Aguduth Achim anc
West Suburban Jewish C<
H« also served as Civilian
ish Chaplain at the
General Hospital Hines.
He received the
of Philosophy from the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and fus marly
served as • member of the fac-
ulty of the University at Miami
Dr. ^Welsfeld is the author at
the two significant and widely-
acclaimed volumes. “The Mas-
sage of Israel” (Bloch Publishing
Co.. N. Y. 1936) and "My Son"
(Bloch Publishing Co, N. Y.
1941). His forthcoming book
“Labor Legislation In the Bible.
Talmud and Codas” is now be-
ing readied tor publication.
Dr. Weisfeld is a trustee of the
Hebrew Theological College; Di-
rector of the HIAS; eras trees
urer of the Chicago Rabbinical
Association and chairman at IM
Public Relations Committee. He
is prominent in Zionist and Jew-
ish National Fund rirciaa. and
lor the past ten years has bean
one of the foremost rrpraesnts
tives of Hie Chicago Round Table
for Christiana and Jew*.
. In 19T7 Dr. Weisfeld made m
extensive tour of Europe and
Palestine.
In a space of six years, the
Beth Jacob Congregation has a
unique record in
life — the payment of the
gogue building in these few;
The spiritual guidance <
Rabbi Max Geller
the life of the
Under the guidance of Ca
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TWENTY-nVE STATE
LEGISLATURES URGE
JEWISH COMMONWEALTH
New York (JPS)—The si
legislatures of North
North Dakota and Wyo
manding the
Palestine as a free.
Jewish Commonwealth,
brings to twenty-five the
states which have pamat
resolutions, the
1st
ed here.
Representatives of
cent of the Americ
now expressed
support of trot
colonization of Jews in
tine, the Council stated. ‘
solutions can attention
need of the Jews as a pat
a national homeland, and
endorsement of the Jewid
monwealth objective
in the 1944 platforms of
ocratic and
and in the statement of
dent Rooeeveh of Oct 15.
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