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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

GOLDMAN

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movement" in this country.
The statement, bearing the
title "For a Progressive Zionist
Organization of America," throws
light on a two-year struggle by
Dr. Solomon Goldman, retiring
president, to implem reor-
oanization plan which he submit-
ted shortly after his election in
1938.
"American Zionists," the state-
ment declares, "concerned with
the future of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America, are anxious
that the policy and plans pro-
posed by Dr. Goldman and con-
curred in by the Executive Com-
mittee, the Administration Coun-
cil and the 1939 convention shall
not be stymied, but that they
shall be carried through."
The signers of the statement
are Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of
Cleveland, 0.; Dr. Harry Frieden-
wald of Baltimore, Md., vice
president of the Zionist Organi-

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zation of America and a professor
at Johns Hopkins University; J. J. Schwartz, Noted
Rabbi James G. Heller of Cin-
Poet, Is Guest Here
cinnati, 0., vice president of the
Central Conference of American
J. J. Schwartz, eminent Jewish
Rabbis; Rabbi Edward L. Israel poet, who was here to participate
of Baltimore, Md., writer and la- in the sessions of the Farband
bor mediator; Judge Louis E. convention, and who appeared at
Levinthal of the Court of Com- the Oneg Shabbat program last
mon Pleas, Philadelphia, and Friday, is a guest in Detroit for
chairman of the Administrative another week.
Council of the Zionist Organiza-
Mr. Schwartz, who is the trans-
tion; Louis P. Rocker of New lator of the poems of Chaim Nach-
York, chairman of the finance man Bialik into Yiddish, is the
committee of the Zionist Organi- author of several volumes of
zation and president of Young poems and of a significant Yiddish
Judaea; Robert Szold of New novel, "Kentucky," describing
York, vice president of the Zion- Jewish life in America.
ist Organization and a former
During his stiy in Detroit, Mr.
president; and State Senator Schwartz will meet with a num-
Jacob Weiss of Indianapolis, Ind. ber of groups and individuals
All the signatories have long been and will enlist cooperation for
identified with the affairs of the the publication of another of his
Zionist Organization and are forthcoming books.
members of its Administrative
Council, or governing body. Rab- support and membership of the
bis Brickner, Heller and Israel, majority of American Jews, so
Dr. Friedenwald, Judge Levin- that it will attract to its ranks
thal, Mr. Rocker and Mr. Szold men of high tntellectual caliber
also serve on the Executive Com- and others influential in public
mittee of the organization.
life."
According to the statement,
The statement concludes: "We
Dr. Goldman's plan proposes the urge the members of the Zionist
coordination of all American Organization of America who
Zionist bodies "to eliminate com- are sympathetic with the basic
petition, duplication and waste," principles and objectives involved
the reorganization of the staff, in the reorganization plan, to
"to be headed by an executive designate delegates to the con-
director of superior ability," and vention who will adopt such reso-
the redistribution of representa- lutions and elect such officers as
tion on the Administrative Coun- will assure the continuance of
cil, to give equtable geographic the progress which has already
and numerical representation to been made and the revitalization
all districts in the ratio of one of the Zionist movement in
representative to every 600 mem- America."
bers.
Opposition's Statement
The statement continues: "The
In the meantime, a Committee
plan aims at establishing an effi- on Zionist Convention Problems
cient system of administration, has been organized under the
an extensive cultural program chairmanship of Carl Sherman to
that would make Zionism a stir- warn against the breaking of
ring force in American Jewish unity in Zionist ranks and to
education and attract youth to condemn the methods pursued
the movement, and a policy of by the supporters of Dr. Gold-
public relations that would de- man.
velop close cooperation among
In a lengthy article written
the Zionist groups and gain the by Samuel J. Borowsky, 'former
moral and political support of national president -of Young Ju-
the American public.
daea, for this committee, the
"In the plan as a whole, and charge is made that the cam-
in its specific recommendations paign of the so-called pro-Gold-
lie the possibilities of shaping man group is "anonymous in
the Zionist Organization of Amer- 'character" and carries the fol-
iza into a vigorous, progressive lowing charge:
body that will command a posi-
The tactics pursued by this group
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tion of authority in American r itt n d must
Jewish life and gain the esteem,

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Zionist ranks RI a time when unity
and harmony are the erying need of
t he hour. This effort to (livid° the
Zionists at t his crucial period, should
be rebuked and repudiated by every
conscientious member of t he Zionist Or-
ganization of America.

Rothberg on N. B. C,
Network on June 14

"The group seems to have concen-
trated Its attack on several issues t hat
are both Insincere and unjustifiable. The
so-called reorganization plan Is featured
as the major issue. The Injection of
1 he reorganization plan In this cam-
paign is Incomprehensible to me and
to anyone who has followed Zionist
events during the past year. I had t he
privilege of serving RS a member of
t he Committee on Reorganization ap-
pointed by t he chairmen Of t he Ad-
ministrative Council of t he Z. 0. A.
This committee has formulated the
only definite Man of reorganization.
"This entire effort seems to lie rem-
iniscent of a similar campaign con-
ducted. some 12 years ago, when 'A
'ommit tee for the Reorganization of
t lie Zionist Organizat ion of A Illericie
Was created under the leadership of
Robert Szold and 01 hers of t he so-
ea lied Brandeis group. This group was
subsequently entrusted with t he lead-
ership of t he Zionist Organizat ion. The
aceoznplisliments of t hat group during
its term of office is a matter of record.
During t he administration of that
group, the Zionist membership dropped
to the lowest figure in t he history of
1 he movement and t he morale of t he
organization, to its lowest point. After
twin years, t his group relinquished of-
fice, leaving t he Zionist Organizat ton
in a state of utter demoralization and
on the verge of dissolution.
"Another objective of t his group is
to create the Impression t hat the Zion-
ist offices are run by a few paid officials
whose sole purpose Is to keep them-
selves in office. It Is t he favorite pas-
t line of certain tercet; to hurl accusa-
tions at the paid servants of the Zion-
ist movement.
"Anyone familiar with
h the working
of t he National }hindquarters knows
that t he entire executive staff consists
of only five persons. The staff is con-
ceded to be very- much utniertnanned
and underpaid, It is to the credit of
this small executive staff t hat it can
serve a membership exceeding 50.000
with such satisfactory' results. '10 make
them the target of attack is indefens-
ible.
"There is a definite attempt In this
propaganda to array the country at
large against New York and, for t he
first time, to introduce sect ionallstn in
American Zionism. The members of the
Zionist administ rat Ion are elected at
Zionist conventions which are usually
held at a distant city from New York.
by delegates coming front all parts of
the country. The Executive of the Zion-
ist Organization of America is composed
of representatives front practically every
section of t he country and is therefore
national in character. Should I tr.
Stephen S. Wise, Louis Lipsky, Rabbi
Israel Goldstein, Judge Julian W. Mack,
Judge Morris Rothenberg, and other
Zionist leaders be excluded from lead-
p In t he Zionist Organization be-
cause they reside in New York ? Is one
a hiss devoted Zionist worker or leader
because he resides in New York instead
of allot her city or state? Zionist lead-
ership has always been national, not
sectional. It would be a calamity to
destroy this principle.
"A re we to bring on Civil '''fir and
a Mason and Dixon line in Zionism ?
The world is already aflame with preju-
dices and sectionalism of all sorts.
Zionism should rise above these evils.
"If t hose responsible for these an -
nonyMous attacks are really anxious to
serve the Zionist Cause, why are they
resorting to methods which must create
dissension and ill-feeling?
"I believe that Zionists throughuor
t he country should be warned of t he
serious consequence to American Zion -
istn and t he threat to Zionist unity
which this. campaign entails. It is
most unfortunate, If not tragic, that
at this time when t he democracies of
the world are involved In a life and
death struggle, when millions of hu-
man beings are bleeding to death on
and off the battlefields, and when
twelve millions of our Jewish brethren
are the victims of the greatest persecu-
tion and aggression yet known, and t he
fate of Palestine is In the balance,
t hat this hour should he (11081-n for the
inject ion of strife and petty polit les
into Rae A Merleati Zionist Movement.
"I am confident that responsible Zion-
ist leaders and workers everywhere
will know how to deal with elements
in American Zionism who attempt to
sow dissension and create confusion in
t his fragile and dark period in the his-
tory of our people."

Jack Rothberg, prominent local
oil man, will be into
on
the Cities Service Radio progr am
Friday, June 14, at 7 p,
over the N. B. C. network.
Mr. Rothberg, president of Pe-
troleum Service, Inc., distributors
of Cities Service products in Met-
ropolitan Detroit, will be the
guest of Cities Service Company
in New York City for three days,
A resident of Detroit for in
years, Mr. Rothberg's home w as
formerly in St. Louis.

J. N. F. Auxiliary
Installs Its Officers

At the last meeting of the vea•
helk, Tednesday evening., June
5, at Lachar's on Cass Ave., the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish
National Fund installed the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Philip Slomo-
vitz, president; vice-presidents:
Mrs. Philip Cutter, in charge of
fund raising; Mrs. Harry Davis,
in charge of membership; Mrs.
Leon Kay, in charge of box col-
lections; Mrs. Louis R. Light-
stone, in charge of souvenir
booklet. Other officers are: Mrs,
Morris Snyder, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Morris Feldstein, cor-
responding secretary; Mrs. Harry
Schumer, assistant corresponding
secretary; Mrs. William Mandel,
financial secretary; Mrs. Harry
Buchman, treasurer. The retiring
president, Mrs. Julius Naiman,
was presented with a token of
application by the board prior to
her departure from the city to
settle in Chicago.
A presentation of the history
of the Jewish National Fund Aux-
iliary, written by Mrs. Joshua
S. Sperka, was one of the high-
lights of the evening. The musi-
cal interpretation was given by
Shoshana Brooks. Other partici-
pants representing the different
functions of the organization
were: Mrs. Harry Schwartz, mem-
bership; Mrs. Harry Buchman,
funds; Mrs. Harry Kraft, trees;
Mrs. Morris Feldstein, Golden
Book; Mrs. Philip Slomovitz, .1.
N. F. boxes; Miss Helen She-
wach, marriage certificate; Miss
Judith Laikin, Sefer Ha-Yeled,
The Sulka Lichtenstein Memor-
ial Fund was inaugurated at this
time. The fund will carry on the
splendid work of commemorating
a happy or sad occasion that oc-
curs among the members and
friends of the auxiliary. This fund
was created through the generos-
ity of Mrs. Adolph Smilo as a me-
morial to her mother, Mrs. Sulks
Lichtenstein.
A social hour followed the
meeting, with Mrs. Adolph Smilo
as hostess.

PISGAH

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Lipsky Calls for United Front in president; Rudolph Meye,rsolin,
American Zionism
second vice president; Ben F.

NEW YORK. (WNS \ — The
necessity for the establishment
of a united front of all organiza-
tions and fiarties in American
Zionism to cope with the emer-
gency problems arising out of
the war, affecting both Palestine
and the position of the Jews in
the Diaspora, was stressed in an
address delivered by Louis Lipsky
at a dinner given in his honor
by the Order Sons of Zion to
mark the inauguration of a na-
tional camp bearing his name.
Mr. Lipsky denounced attempts
now being made to "create divi-
sion and sectional animosith s"
in the Zionist Organization of
America at a time when problems
involving the fate of Palestine
and the entire Jewish people
should engage the attention of
the movement. He deplored the
"propaganda of depreciation"
which he said was being carried
on in effort to belittle the
achievements of the Zionist Or-
ganization and its leadership.

Shevuos Services
At the Bnai David

Goldman, financial secretary;
Jack Lawson, recording secre-
tary; Max Goldhoff, treasurer;
Louis Rosenzsweig, monitor; Iii.
George W. Leib. assistant moni-
tor; Isadore Starr, warden; Ira
Kaufman, guardian; Henry M.
Abramovitz, Mortis Shatzen and
Lewis L. Steinberg, trustees.
The newly elected officers will
be installed at an open meeting
of the lodge in the Jewish Com-
munity Center on Monday eve-
ning, June 17.
At
Monday's meeting, all
standing committees reported on
their activity during the past
year. Special emphasis was placed
on the Bnai Brith moonlight to
be held on Sunday night, July
21. Pisgah Lodge, jointly with
other local Bnai Brith organiza-
tions, are sponsoring this affair.
The athletic committee has t''-
served two baseball diamonds at
Central High playgrounds every
Tuesday evening, commencing at
6:30 p. m. All members who dv-4
sire to play soft ball are invited
to join the teams now being or-
ganized.

Congregation Bnai David, Elm-
hurst and 11th, announces the Bridge-Luncheon of Drora-
Kadimah Group of
following schedule of Shevuos
services, and the topics of Rabbi
P.W.O. June 17
Joshua S. Sperka's sermons:
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 p. m.;
The Drora-Kadimah Group ∎ , 1
Wednesday, June 12, 9 a. m., ser- the Pioneer Women's Organization
mon, "A New Revelation"; Wed- is sponsoring its annual bridge
nesday, June 12, 7 p. m.; Thurs- luncheon at Kern's Auditorium.
day, June 13, 9 a. m.; Yiskor Monday, June, 17, at 12:30 P. M.
services, Thursday, June 13, Mrs. Esther Gilbert of Rochester
10:30 a. m., sermon, "Rachel Ave. will be the chairman, as-
Weeping for her children." Can- sisted by Mrs. G. Green and Mr-•
tor Abraham Singer will officiate. D. Frein. Prizes will be awarded.