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Friday, July 18. 1947
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Page Five
et ween
Us
By Boris Smolar
*M-PROJECT”
It can »iow be revealed that the
late President Roosevelt had a ' top ;
secret” plan for securing the ad
mission of displaced persons to!
the United States and other coun- ;
tries which was known as "M-
Project” (for migration). . . . The
details of this plan are of special i
importance now that President'
Truman and the members of the j
Cabinet are attempting to impress
Congress with the necessity of
speedy action on legislation per- I
mitting the entrance of a sub- j
stantial number oi displaced per
sons to this country. . . . Roose- |
velt'had foreseen the DP problem
as early as 1942. ... He therefore
established a special commission
in the fall of that year to study
the refugee problem and the pos
sibilities of settling refugees in
various countries. . . . The work
of the commission was financed
from Roosevelt’s unvouchered "Ex
ecutive Emergency Fund” and the
total cost of the commission's two
years of .esearch was about $180.-
000. . . . The group was headed by
Dr. Isaiah Bowman, president of
Johns Hopkins University. . . . Dr.
Henry Field, archaeologist of the
Field Museum of Chicago, was
placed in immediate charge of
‘ M-project.” . . . Dr. Robert
Strauez-Hupe, of the University
of Pennsylvania, acted as direc-
tcr. . . . John Franklin Carter,
diplomat, served as the President's
confidential aide. . . . Soon after
the commission was formed. Dr.
Field visited me at my home, to
gether with a member of his staff,
and confidentially discussed with
me various aspects of the project
which was at that time treated as
a military secret. . . . Some of the
material gathered by the commis
sion and the results of its two-
year study are now buried in Presi
dent Roosevelt's personal files.
. . . Other sections have been de
stroyed. ... In its report the com
ae n emphasized that the
United States—especially Alaska—
Artmina. Brazil. Bolivia. Vene
zuela, Australia and Canada could
easily absorb millions of refugees.
. . Roosevelt was about to act
on the body's recommendations
when he died. . . . One of the rec-
ou -e"dations provided for the
c>\ ion o' an International Set
tlement Authority with sweeping
powers over all refugee activities
at an initial cost of $25,000,000.
. . . 7.ir nht leaders will be espec-
t -d to learn that the
m <f r' -> commission re
large numbers of Jewish refugees
despite British and Arab protests j
to the contrary. . . . On the other j
hand they found that the Domini- j
can Republic was unable to absorb '
refugees although the government
expressed a willingness to do so.... i
• • *
IMMIGRATION TRENDS
President Truman is determined j
to convince Congress in more ways
than one that immediate legisla-1
tion fer the admission of displaced j
persons to this country is desir- |
able. . . . His written appeal to
Congress to this effect last week is
only one of many steps in this di
rection . . . The American Jewish I
Conference has completed a sur- J
vey which concludes that there is
little hope that Central and South I
American countries will open their !
doors to Jewish immigrants. . . .
The survey found that Argentina I
is practically closed to Jews while
the country has recently concluded I
a formal agreement with Italy to '
admit approximately 200.000 Ital- '
ians and is also ready to nccept
Poles. ... In Bolivia the govern- |
ment is inclined to deny entry per- I
rnits to Jews. . . . Brazil has made I
generous Statements concerning j
the entry of displaced Jews, but
immigration classifications there j
! exclude all but a very small num-
j ber. . . . Cuba’s doors have been J
closed since September, 1946, and
it is becoming increasingly difficult
' to extend six-months tourist visas
j after they expire, . . . Jews are
i finding it difficult to get visas to
Chile, Colombia and Venezuela.
1. . Things are easier with regard
to visas for Mexico, Paraguey,
Guatemala and Monduras. , . .
• • •
BETWEEN COVERS
One need not necessarily be re
ligious to read "The Great Reli-
I gions of the Modern World” just
j published by the Princeton Uni-
l versity Press. . . Edited by Edward
S J. Jurji, this volume makes a solid
appraisal of the great religions of
our time: Catholicism. Protestant
ism, Judaism, Confucianism. Is
lam, ‘Shintoism, Eastern Ortho
doxy, Buddhism, Hinduism and
Taoism. . . . The 60-page essay on
Judaism is written by Dr. Abraham
A. Neuman, president of the Drop-
sie College. ... It speaks length
ily of the universal and national
aspects of Judaism and of the at
titude of Judaism toward other re
ligions. ... It analyzes the Mes
sianic idea and the laws of Juda
ism. . . . And it comes to the con
clusion tin t If ihere is to be secur-
! y ' • l*i* world must
■’s ax
iom that the foundation of peace
is justice. . . . The author also
deals with the question of Pales
tine. ... He believes that the re
building of Palestine as a national
home for the Jewish people may
usher in a new epoch of prophetic
creation comparable to that of the
Second Commonwealth which
saved Judaism and ended in the
birth of Christianity. . . . The es
says on other religions which the
volume contains are also written
by eminent scholars and provide
an excellent background of under
standing for all who are interested
in studying the history of religion
and its impact on the modern
world.
• * *
ZIONIST NOTES
As the U.N. inquiry committee
develops its study of the Palestine
situation, it becomes more and
more obvious that a unanimous de
cision will not be reached within
the committee. . . . This split may
have serious consequences at the
forthcoming U.N. General Assem
bly session in September. . . . The
State Department, while closely
observing the work of the commit
tee. is careful not to express any
opinion which may betray its
present attitude on the Palestine
issue. .. . Particularly not to mem
bers of Congress w'ho are known
to be close to Zionist circles. . , .
The new Assistant Secretary Nor
man Armour indicated this week
that the State Department will
say nothing until the U.N. com
mittee makes its recommendations.
. . . There is gratification in Zion
ist circles over the fact that the
U. S. Government has indirectly
told Britain that it cannot support
the British request sent to mem-
| bers of the U. N. asking them "to
j do all in their power to discourage
| illegal immigration into Palestine.”
... Dr. Emmanuel Neumann,
| newly-elected president of the
! Zionist Organization of America, is
j the recipient of a large number of
cables from various countries and
from groups in Palestine congra
tulating him on his new post. . . .
I The Hadassah is contemplating
i holding its largest convention
ever. ... It is making plans for
| the attendance of 4,000 delegates
i from all parts of the country. . . .
j The convention will probably take
I place in November at Atlantic
City. . . .
Herzl and the Minstrel
To Be on Eternal Light
In tribute to Theodor Herzl.
founder and guiding spirit of the
modern Zionist movement, the
Eternal Light program will present
“Herzl and the Minstrel," by Ar
nold Perl, on Sunday. July 20
(NBC network 12:30-1 P. M. DST). i
to commemorate the 43rd anniver- [
sary of Herzl's death.
The Eternal Light, a"coast-to-
coast radio program presented un-'
der the auspices of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America,
is a public service presentation of
the National Broadcasting Com
pany.
Although Theodor Herzl studied
for a legal career, the world of
letters captured him so completely,
that within a year he withdrew
from legal practice. An appoint
ment as Paris correspondent for
the Neue Freie Press, the most
distinguished newspaper in the
Austrian Hungarian empire, cli
maxed his journalistic career in
1892. In Paris, his ideas on the
dilemma of world Jewry developed
and found expression. His major
work. "The Jewish State: An At
tempt at a Modern Solution of the !
Jewish Question,” proposed that
the "Jewish problem” must be
treated as a political, world ques
tion.
"Herzl and the Minstrel” tells
of the impact of Herzl’s personal
ity upon the Austrian town of Alt
Austee where lie spent some time.
Music for the Eternal Light is
composed by Morris Mamrosky and
conducted by Milton Katims. Can
tor David Putterman will sing the
liturgical music.
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Sachar Resigns
WASHINGTON, D. C.— 1 The res
ignation of Dr. Abram L. Sachar,
Washington, D. C„ as National Di
rector of the B’nai B’rith Hillel
Foundations was announced here
today by Frank Goldman, Lowell,
Mass., president of the nation’s
oldest and largest Jewish service
organization.
His resignation will take effect
on December 31. The B’nai B’rith
Hillel Commission will meet dur
ing the last week in August to
consider a successor to Dr. Sachar.
Dr. Sachar served for the past
5 years as national director of
se Hillel Foundations. His resig-
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ional B’nai B’rith leaders, for Dr.
’achar had been trying to with
draw from his position for a long
time in order to devote himself to
writing and lecturing.
MEMORIAL FOREST
TO HONOR MONSKY IN
PALESTINE BY JNF
NEW YORK (JTF».—A mem
orial forest will be planted in Pal
estine to perpetuate the memory
of Henry Monsky, late president
of B’nai B’rith and one of the
founders and leaders of the Ameri
can Jewish Conference, it was an
nounced by Judge Morris Rothen-
berg, president of the Jewish Na
tional Fund of America. The Mon
sky Memorial Forest will be plant
ed on a land tract which has been
set aside by the Jewish National
Fund.
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