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Page 23 The Southern Israelite NORTH CAROLINA LEADERS CONFER ON PALESTINE SITUATION \)thoujrh the extraordinary confer- ' of the North Carolina State Zi- ' . organization was called on short u ver 100 of the foremost lead- in the North Carolina communities r, r »pon<led to the call when the confer- _' nce ,,p V nod in the Greensboro Tem- C.rensboro, N. C., last Sunday, si ptrmbt i >. at 1 P. M. Mr. J. Stein, -ldt-nt of the North Carolina State l , n ,Organization, called the meet* ,,, order. Rabbi I. Printz of Ra- .ich opened the conference with a a j, r . Mr. Renet Polikoff, North i a r",.linH State Chairman of the Unit- I’alestine Appeal, delivered the )( ipal oration, stressing: the impor- of supporting: the Jewish pio- iu the Holy Land to the very ,, it. Rabbi Chaim Williamosky of Hurham chanted the memorial pray- for the slain heroes in Palestine. The following: communities report- a- having: already raised either :art or in full their iontributions to the Palestine Emergency Fund: Dur- Asheville, Goldsboro, Greens- m,r«*. Raleigh, High Point, Winston- Salem. Charlotte, Roxboro, Rocky Mount, Wilmington, Tarbor, Wilson, Fayetteville. The sum of $0300 was :ai>ed and that they have either al- • eady remitted to headquarters in New York or are about to remit. With ither North Carolina communities -till to be heard from and with the additional contributions from the com munities mentioned above, it is ex- ted that $5,000 more will be trans- American Bakeries Company —♦:*— GADSDEN, ALABAMA Manufacturers Merita Products mitted to Mr. David A. Brown, na tional chairman, making a total of about $11,000 raised in North Caro lina for the Palestine Emergency Fund. Simon J. Levin, Executive Director of the Seaboard Zionist Region, who made a special trip to attend the gathering, addressed the conference. Among other leaders who were pres ent and who addressed the conference were: Rabbi H. Goodkowitz, High Point; Rabbi 1. Printz, Raleigh; Rab bi Isre L. Freund, Goldsboro; Rabbi Milton Ellis, Greensboro; Mr. M. E. Block, State chairman of the North Carolina United Jewish Campaign; Mr. Herbert S. Falk, Greensboro, sec retary of the North Carolina State United Palestine Appeal Committee. The committee on resolutions head ed by Rabbi Iser L. Freund of Golds boro introduced the following resolu tions on the present Palestine situa tion which were unanimously adopted: 1. The hearts of the Jewish popu lation of North Carolina have been torn by reports of hostilities against our people costing a heavy toll in hu man life and property in Palestine, which was designated by the British government as a homeland for world Jewry at the termination of the World War. 2. We are calling upon our people throughout the state to give to the fullest extent of their ability to re lieve the distress that has followed in the wake of the incident at the Wail ing Wall. Already most of our co religionists in North Carolina have responded to the need of the hour and substantial contributions have been sent to the New York headquarters by both larger and smaller communi ties. 3. We are urging that the Zionist Organization make overtures with the British government, requesting that it take steps necessary to safeguard our people who have marshalled their re sources and have been sending colo nists to the Holy Land in all good faith l>ecause of the assurance that the Balfour declaration gave them that the great British Empire stood behind their attempt at repatriation, to the end that the dreams and hopes cherished by our people throughout the ages that there be established on the sacred soil of our ancestors a commonwealth exemplifying the ideals of justice and righteousness preached by our prophets and seers be brought to realization. RUSSIAN JEWISH SCULPTOR VICTIM ANTI-SEMITIC PERSECUTIONS Moscow (J. T. A.)—The Russian Jewish sculptor, Strazh, famous for his statues of Socialist and Bolshevik leaders was the victim over a number of years of persecutions at the hands of his neighbors, because he is a Jew. Strazh suffered the torments in si lence until his friend brought the facts to light in the Moscow press. The au thorities have taken action against the neighbors, it was stated, and Strazh was given another place to live where he might continue his work undis turbed. HOYS CLUBHOUSE AND ATHLET IC FIELD TO BE BOBBIE FRANK'S MEMORIAL Chicago (J. T. A.)—A bequest of $100,000 left by the late Jacob Franks, who died here last year, is to go to the American Boys’ Commonwealth as a memorial to Bobbie Franks, for whose death Richard Loch and Nathan Leo pold are now serving n life sentence in Joliet Penitentiary. Mr. Franks left instructions in his will and a be quest of $100,000 for a memorial for his son. A part of the sum will be devoted to erecting a clubhouse and an athletic field to be called the Robert Memorial Field. PALESTINE PIONEER MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA TO ABANDON POLIT ICAL CHARACTER LEFT WING DECIDES Will Participate in Jewish Agency Charkoff (J. T. A.)—The work of the Palestine pioneer movement in So viet Russia shall, in the future, not have a political character, according to a decision adopted by the Left Cha- lutz at a conference just concluded here. The Left wing of the pioneer movement decided to unite with the Right wing in Soviet Russia. The present Palestine situation and the Jewish Agency were the center of discussion at the conference, which adopted a resolution declaring: “Al though the Jewish Agency is the in stitution of the great bourgeoisie, nevertheless, it is desirable to partici pate in it. It is, however, necessary to adopt means to insure the position of the working men and collectiviza tion methods in the colonization of Palestine.” Dear Old Lady: I would like to get some information about n sea berth. Hard-boiled Ship's Agent: See the ship’s surgeon, second door to your left.—Washington Dirge. NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO YOU From A. W. Woodliff Undertaking Company Inc. 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