Committee for a Jewish Army letter to Tom Wallace, May 14, 1943

Letter from the Committee for a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews to Louisville Times Editor Tom Wallace. The letter is signed by S. Merlin, Director of Information. Following the Louisville Times's recent signing of "the Proclamation on the Moral Rights of the Stateless and Palestinian Jews," Merlin responds with a discussion of what the Committee believes must be done to support and save Jews in Europe. He outlines three essential actions: "The creation of a United Nations agency" dedicated to planning how to save "millions of Hebrew people in Europe"

"grant the Hebrew people of Europe the right to nationhood, Palestinian citizenship and access to Palestine"

and "The creation of a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews" that will fight in Europe. Merlin concludes by asking Wallace to send a letter to Winston Churchill in support of these efforts. He believes that "One word from Mr. Churchill will suffice--the gates of Palestine will be opened" and "the Jews will save themselves without asking for any outside organized help." The letterhead includes a list of names and positions for members of the National Commitee and states the organization's aim to create a Jewish Army to fight alongside the Allied nations.

Mss. A W194b, Folder 245, Tom Wallace papers, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Mss. A W194b Folder 245 Jewish Army