Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1949 — Page 14
THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST
Friday, January 7, 1949
Democracy Begins At Home Miami Jewry Voting On Inclusion Of Local Needs In 1949 Appeal MIAMI—Miami Jewry will get a chance this year to express their wishes on proposals to include funds for expanding and modernizing Jewish community institutions in the 1949 combined Jewish Appeal. What’s more, they will have a chance to make suggestions as to how much money should be sought for that purpose. The Jewish FLORIDIAN reported last week that in accepting a report on Jewish community planning, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation provided that the Federation membership have a vote
on the issue.
When the Federation was set up in 1938, it was empowered only to organize campaigns for maintenance funds. Last year, an amendment was passed, fixing the responsibility for the building fund drives for local beneficiary agencies in the Federation. — Emphasis in previous years has been on funds earmarked for overseas needs and little money has been provided for building in this area. Stanley C. Myers, chairman of the community planning committee of the Federation, reported that present buildings are
inadequate.
The committee tentatively recommended that a building fund allocation of between $200,000 and $300,000 be added to the 1940 Combined Jewish Appeal as the first step In a five-year local pro-
gram.
The Federation’s executive committee approved the report with
the provision for a vote by the community.
“It is you, the people, who will be asked to contribute your money and your efforts to the pattern of our welfare institutions," the executive committee said. “It Is therefore right that you, the people, who will eventually be called on to finance these needs, be asked to say whether the proposed project be included in the forth-
coming campaign. What you say, goes!"
Postcards on which each Federation member may express his opinion were mailed out. Results will be announced soon.
Noted Writer Dead
Lewis Browne Dies By Poison
SANTA MONICA — Lewis Browne, writer and lecturer on Jewish affairs, former rabbi and a bitter foe of Zionism, was found dead this week at his Santa Moni-
ca home. He was 51.
Browne, who had been suffering from a painful eye ailment, left a note which said he regretted “what I am about to do." The death was tentatively listed as an apparent suicide by poison. He was a widely known writer on popular religion. His best known books include "Why Jews Are Like That,’* "How Odd of God," “The Wisdom of Israel,’
and “That Man Heine."
Between 1920 and 1926,.he served at Temple Israel in Waterbury, Conn., and at the Free Synagogue in Newark, N. J. Born in London, he came to the U. S. in 1912 and was graduated from the
¥/ c . rrit , 4 . s , • m cs s University of Cininnati in 1919 U. S. Denies i hreat Against Jewish State and from the Hebrew Union Col-
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Britain. Presses U.S. For Action i92 °- H • _ w • AffV* ■ move were regarded as aimed at Against Israeli Invasion Of Egypt putting 1^1 on a hot spot, with ^ ■* * * the Security Council session comLAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.—The United Nations debate over Pal- ing up and Israel planning to estine moved back to Lake Success this week as Israeli military renew its application for UN
successes touched a sensitive nerve in the U. S. end of the Anglo- membership. American alliance and brought a warning to Israel from Wash
ington.
Social Workers Call 1-Day Strike As Agencies Refuse To Parley
By SAM BUSHMAN
Hatlocal Jewish Post CorrenpoDdeat PHILADELPHIA—(NJP)—Workers at three Jewish social service agencies scheduled a full day work stoppage this week in protest against refusal of the agencies and the Federation of Jewish Charities to negotiate with them on demands for pay boosts and
full union recognition.
The workers carried out their promised half-day stoppage last week as pressure mounted toward a threatened complete strike. The three agencies involved are the Jewish Family Service Society, the Employment and Vocational Bureau and the Association for Jewish Children. The union involved is local 2 of the CIO United Office and Professional Workers of America. The local claims a majority of workers in each of the three agencies.
The Security Council Palestine sub committee was scheduled to meet today to discuss the latest developments in the Palestine situation. A tight censorship obscured those developments but it was clear that the Israeli were determined to smash the effectiveness of Egyptian military forces in Palestine and compel a peace that the United Nations was powerless to bring about. Egypt Invasion The s, ark of the new nervousness in the wobbly Anglo-Ameri can joint approach to the Palestine problem was the short-depth invasion of Egypt by Israeli
troops.
From all reports, the incursion was only a few miles into Egypt, and troops were withdrawn as soon as a specific military objective was achieved. The invasion shocked the Brit
British Offer Consul; Israel Asks Full OK LONDON — (JTA) — Israel has rejected an attempt by tiie British Government to establish a functioning consular system in Tel Aviv without extending recognition to the Jewish state, it was learned here this week. The British recently submitted to Israeli authorities a short list of names from which it was proposed to appoint one as “Acting Consul General" in Tel Aviv pending Britain’s recognition of Israel.
Franks an apointment for Monday but it was cancelled at the ambassador’s request when the Israeli announced withdrawal of
their forces from Egypt.
, Later this week, a U. S. Depart-
ish Foreign into an appe men t official issued a statement
to Israel and Egypt, warning them of “incalculable conse-
to the United States to use all its powers to compel the Israeli to
Experts also argued that Britain was gravely disturbed by the fear that the Israeli military triumphs might shatter the whole strategic and political balance in the Middle East, with Russia the certain beneficiary. The fighting, as far as details passed censorship, appeared centered on a coastal belt from Gaza, seat of the ex-Mufti’s wandering Arab Government, to the Egyp-
tian border.
Gaza was encircled completely except for a corridor left by the Israeli through which the mauled Egyptian troops could escape, if
they wished.
Tel Aviv was heavily bombed but foreign correspondents reported little damage. In the predawn hours last Saturday, two Egyptian naval craft staged a surprise s-a bombardment of Tel Aviv. Damage again was slight and coastal batteries drove the enemy ships off. A bid by Israeli naval units to engage the marauders in battle failed when the Egyptian ships
fled.
The Israeli Government an-
Last week’s demonstration was held in the afternoon. It began at 1 p. m. and lasted until 5:30 p. m. A meeting was held at union headquarters to plot future action. The demonstration workers later staged a picket march in front of the Federation of Jewish charities building ia midtown Philadel-
phia.
The Board of Directors of the Jewish Family Society met last week and its members said they were “sympathetic to the request for salary increases’’ but budget limitations made it impossible. They also announced deductions would be made from the pay of all of their employes who participated in the half-day work stop-
page.
Workers who remained for emergencies in the agency said they would donate any pay they get, to the union’s “Fighting
Fund."
No Reply To Union
Joseph Schatz, president of the
Soviet Zone Germans To Try Use Koch BERLIN — A U. S. Military Government official reported this week that German authorities in the Soviet zone have started criminal proceedings against Use Koch, murderous mistress of Buchenwald. The official said two officials of the Ministry of Justice of Thuringia have asked Bavarian officials to provide testimony. The request to Bavaria was for all material not used in Frau Koch’s trial by the U. S. She was sentenced to life and the sentence reduced to four years by the U. S. Military authorities in Germany. The reduction, under which the sadist would have gone free next year, brought an international storm of opposition and a U. S. Senate investiga-
tion.
Following a sharply critical report by the Senate committee, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, commanding officer in the American zone, turned Frau Koch over to the Soviet authorities.
U. S. Flyer Saves 53 Jewish DPs
BELGGRADE—An unidentified American flyer saved the lives of 53 Jewish DPs, including women
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had not received any reply to a letter reviewing the workers’ case, which had been sent to the
Federation.
The union also said it was in formed that officials of the Federation were all busy when they went to call on them personally at the Federation’s
headquarters.
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U. S. Orthodox Groups loin To Back Agudas NEW *ORK — (JTA) — Orthodox Jewish groups in the United States announced the formation
emergency landing near Belgrade on a trip from Munich to Israel
this week.
The pilot discovered he had only 30 gallons of gasoline and prepared for a crash landing when flares disclosed a meadow beneath the C-46. He landed the
plane safely.
Yugoslav officials took charge of the passengers and housed them until arrangements could be made to continue the flight
tions this week on their first-born,
a son, Sholom Yaakov.
withdraw, ihc appeal raised re- q uences >. 0 f further fighting. The nounced that if Tel Aviv ports that Britain ia in orme a pp ea j as k ed both to stop fight- Haifa were again attacked either
ing and to start negotiating an
the U. S. the* it might be forced to join the fighting to aid Egypt
under the 1936 Anglo Egyptian ‘ u. S. Denies Threat alliance. rpjjg y g a | so took pains to
emphasize denials of reports it
‘ ‘ ' a
by air or sea, “we shall take whatever action we deem apro-
priate against Cairo."
This was taken as a threat to bomb the Egyptian capital and a
HADDON HEIGHTS, N. J.— Rabbi and Mrs. Albert E. Lewis of Beth Sholom Congregation
of a joint front to support the here were receiving congratula-
Mizrachi-Agudah bloc in Israel. At a press conference arranged by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis it was revealed that the new group is composed of all Orthodox rabbinical groups in the United States, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, Mizrachi, Agudas Israel, Young Israel, Hapoel Hamizrachi, Agudas Israel Youth Organization and
Agudah Laborites.
Franks Did Talk
Washington sources discounted wou j ( j threaten to block a pro- warning that if Egypt wanted allthis report but did con rm a p OSed j oan t 0 Israel and to with- out war, Israel would provide it.
draw its recognition if Israel Cairo was
failed to comply with U. S. wishes, early stages of
Britain's motives in the latest since.
last Friday, Sir Oliver Franks, the British Ambassador to the U. S., talked to acting U. S. Secretary of State Robert Lovett. Franks told Lovett that an “awkward situation’’ had been created by the incursion of Israeli forces into Egypt. He said that despite the fact that Egypt recently denounced the 1936 agreement, Britain felt it would still be obligated by It, since steps to abrogate it had not been car-
ried out by Egypt.
Franks asked for an appointment with President Truman to discuss the issue but was informed that the President was busy with his State of the Union message. The President did give
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