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Every Zoa Shekel Jewish State Friday, January 9 g Page Eight THE SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY f 194 ADL AWARDS HONOR SCROLL TO GUTSTADT FOR SERVICE EVERY Z.O.A. SHEKEL adds a brick to the wm-^m BflLIP . iHVi A& HBf ¦k Mai JEWISH STATE % 2,000 years ago, in the Jewish State of Palestine every Jew paid a Shekef to be counted in the national census. BT llgpi The ZOA Shekel , ¦ r- ' tßkk : 9P wpraHHHi <. is At a testimonial dinner attended by prominent representatives of the Jewish community, Richard E. Gutstadt (second from left) is presented with a scroll of honor “intribute to his IS years of inspiring leadership as national director of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith. With him are (left to right! The Victory Shekel Justice Meier Steinbrink, national chairman of the League, Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, president of the American Jewish Committee, and Benjamin R. Epstein, newly elected national director of the ADL. In Mr. Gutstadt’s new every Jew who buys a Shekel is counted duties as executive vice-chairman, the scroll declared, the ADL looks forward % Today, •to the benefit of his rich experience and enlightened counsel.” The dinner among the supporters of the recreated Jewish State. The was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Jewish people have won their Statehood at the UN., This means for American Zionists greater responsibilities Dr. Sneh Explains His Resignation than ever before in sharing the burdens that will con- From Jewish Agency front the new Jewish nation. That is why the Shekel Campaign of the Zionist Organization of America as- BY BERL CORALNIK sumes critical importance. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondent) JERUSALEM (JTA)—-Following his resignation as a member of the Jewish Agency Executive, Dr. Moshe Sneh indicated that he also intends to resign from the General Zionist Party and form a "Popular Opposition Party” within the World Zionist Organization. When lj[ou £uy aZOcA Shekel In a statement to the press, Dr. Sneh denied that he had ordered 1. He the decision of opposes % You uphold the leadership of Dr. Emanuel Neur the approximately 15,000 visaless the Jewish Agency to discontinue Abba Hillel together with the other Jews in Rumania to sail on the visaless immigration to Palestine mann, Dr. Silver, blockade runner Pan York and Pan and demands the continuation of members of the Jewish Agency Executive who have Crescent despite a veto by the such immigration until the decis- played a major role in the political victory won at the Jewish Agency. At the same time, ion of the United Nations to open UN. it was reliably learned here today a free port in Palestine for Jewish that the chief motive for Dr. immigration is implemented. • You strengthen the General Zionists, the Center Sneh’s resignation was the decision 2. He vigorously objects to the group in Palestine, which works for the interests of all of the Agency to accede to the re- negotiations now being carried on the people of Palestine, rather than of one particular quest of the British Government l.'ith the British Government in and the State Department to dis- London by Prof. Selig Brodetsky faction or ideology. continue "illegal”immigration. and Dr. Nahum Goldmann, mem- % You support the ZOA, the organization which has Earlier, Dr. Sneh issued a state- bers of the Jewish Agency Exec- ment saying that his resignation utive. led the long struggle in the United States for the Jewish from the Agency executive was 3. He demands that all the var- state. not due to temporary misunder- ious aspects of the present devel- • standings or a personal disagree- opments in Palestine be brought You maintain your faith in the democratic system ment, but to the "parting of the before the United Nations by the for the people of Palestine. ways” between him and the other Agency without discriminating members of the executive on mat- against either the Eastern or the • The 1947 -48 Shekel costs SI.OO. It gives you the ters concerning the internal and Western bloc. right to vote in the elections of delegates to the 1948 external policy of the Jewish 4. He disagrees with the pres- - Congress. This is a responsibility no American Jew Agency. The following four points ent policy of the Haganah, the should shirk. summarize his differences with the leadership of which he left some Agency: time ago. • REMEMBER! The number of Shekolim sold in In the earlier statement, Dr. Watch Repairing, the United States will determine the size the Ameri- Sneh said he “could not continue of Jewelry That Pleases to bear collective resnonsibility” can delegation. Membership in the ZOA includes the SERVICE for the policy of the Jewish Shekel. Agency executive, since he sees Jewelry & Novelty Co. • dangers facing the Jewish State You make it possible for the ZOA to send a ma- Bertie Eldridge jority Diamonds - Watches “on the one hand from intrigues to of the American delegates to the 1948 World Jewelry - Engraving curb and foil the state, and on the Zionist Congress, which will be the most important 387 W. Forsyth Ph. 4-5595 other hand from a possibility of Congress in Jewish History. being subdued by imperialism.” » Dr. Sneh specified in his state- ment that he fears "dangers from Rev. Bernard London and from influential gov- ernment circles in Washington” as Buy The ZOA Shekel Jacobson well as from several Mediter- MOHEL ranean capitals. “Breaking the VOTE FOR ZOA DELEGATES TO THE CONGRESS! decisions of the United Nations CIRCUMCISIONS ¦" ¦¦¦¦» mb mmmmm mmmmm mmama mmm ** within their first stages of mater- hm mmmmm mmmmmm mmmm mmmm A-l References ialization, non-intervention in the face of the murderous onslaught Zionist Organization of America 216 W. Park Ave. on the Yishuv and joint Anglo- 41 Street, PHONE 6902 American prevention of visaless East 42nd N. Y. 17. N. Y. Savannah, immigration to Palestine are the Ga. [H Please send me a ZOA Shekel Book (Formerly New' Haven, Conn.) first signs of a policy to -foil the containing 10 Shekel Certificates to sell to my family Jewish State,” Dr. Sneh said. and friends. CD ease enroll me as a ZOA Shekel Payer. Enclosed is SI.OO Name N Jim Haney's Service Station 3 2103 BAN MARCO BLVD. PHONE 9-1681 Address JACKSONVILLE 1. 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