A merica gewisk Periodical Carter
April 11, 1941
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
as if the movement were chained breaking the joint campaign, the until they had heard proposals
to partners who did not welcome Zionists realized that the only from the Joint. The United Pal-
alternative, under the circum- estine Appeal was forced into the
or approve what it stood for.
What made the situation intol- stances, was not further conces- field and in the press to prevent
to the Joint, but a vigorous the congealing of opinion in the
By LOUIS LIPSKY
erable in 1940-41 was the fact sion
free campaign within the forms communities, and their arrival at
that
the
protection
of
the
Zion-
The perennial controversy over was made upon the referendum.
of the Welfare Funds. Thus, ma- one-sided conclusions. It had to
the renewal of the United Jewish The Joint Distribution Commit- ist position in Palestine had be- terial interest and principle be- attack the national budgeting pro-
Appeal has come to its pre- tee pursued its usual tactics of come a matter of paramount im- came identical.
posal, without delay. It had to
destined end. There is to be a trying to make it appear that portance. It was not only funds
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present the issue of ratios direct
joint campaign in 1941, under the other fellow was the peace- that were involved in the defense
Both the Joint and its unoffi- to the communities in order to
of
Palestine,
but
also
matters
of
breaker
while
it
was
the
pious
the same name and auspices, but
cial ally, the Council of Wel- prevent the paralysis of the 1941
under different conditions. This one, always eager for peace and political import and significance. fare Funds, • were anxious to campaign. Delay was regarded as
year's performance was drawn compromise. Beneath this smooth- The defense of the Homeland avoid public discussion. Moire important for the Joint and the
out for a longer period of dis- ness of the Joint, a great deal was a Jewish contribution to Eng- specifically, they wished for de- Council, but prompt action was
agreement and indecision. There of propaganda was carried on by land's defense. It had become a lay of decisions by the Welfare essential for the defense of the
was a fatal lethargy about the mail and over the phone and political act of supreme value. Funds communities. In his let- interests of the United Palestine
The Zionists were made to feel
whole business. It was marked through emissaries.
ter to the Welfare Funds, declar- Appeal.
by the breaking off of relations
The denouement is a scene of that the leaders of the Joint were ing his intention to have the
The struggle in the communi-
and the definite announcement of peace and unity. The country disinclined to give any considera- Atlanta Conference authorize a ties brought to life, once more
independent campaigns to be con- is greatly relieved. There is joy tion to these circumstances. This National Budgeting Committee, the frayed spectre of unity. It
ducted by all three agencies. It unrestrained. Now, all the in- was evident in its insistence upon Sidney Hollander strongly advis- was pointed out that, in effect,
was made dramatically exciting criminating evidences of warfare maintaining the status quo, in ed the Welfare Funds not to do recognition of the integrity of
by an interlude in Atlanta, where must hurriedly be romoved and which the United Palestine Ap- any budgeting of their own until the Welfare Funds made the
the Council of Welfare Funds the campaign of 1941 must be peal received only 23 1-3 per cent the Atlanta Conference had act- whole procedure of independant
attempted, somewhat belatedly, allowed to proceed soberly, dully of the total income of the United ed. Similarly, the Joint Distribu- campaigns a mere formality. In-
to play its part of peacemaker and without discussion. Back to Jewish Appeal. The Joint never tion Committee pleaded with the stead of drawing one check, the
wavered during all these months
once more. Its peace-offering was routine.
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from the position of status quo. Welfare Funds not to allot any
a referendum which served to
See LIPSKY—Page 14
of their funds to any agency
pour oil on the fires of contro-
The first scene which was en- It rejected every proposal of the
versy. A furious Zionist attack acted in this curious play showed United Palestine Appeal. It main-
the Joint Distribution Commit- tained a stony silence with re-
BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS PESACH
tee insisting upon the ratios o f Bard to its position after its
o
f
first
utterance,
as
if
it
meant,
1940 and a fixed allotment
Passover Greetings to All!
approximately $5,000,000. The Take it or leave it. It made the
in 1940 were 23.3 per cent Impression that it was prepared
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for the United Palestine Appeal, t to hear a discussion only of the
28.1 per cent for the National terms of status quo. There were
Mfgrs. of
e
the Refugee Service, and 48.6 even
rumors that this was due
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l
per cent for the Joint Distribu- largely
to the resurgence—in the
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tion Committee. All balances councils of the Joint—of the
more
intransigeant
anti-Zionists.
were to go to an Allotment Corn-
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
The Zionists had sacrificed the
mitten.
of New York
principle of independent cam-
That scene closed with the
A JOYOUS PESACH TO ALL
Nearly
100 Years of Service
declaration of the United Pales- in normal times when, in defer-
and Security
tine Appeal that the status quo ence to public o. pinion, any fair
Insurance In Force Over Four 111111ons-
Superior Instruction in the
could not be accepted in view pro. posal for union could . not be
Assets Over One Billion Five Hundred Million
Art of the Dance
of abnormal needs in Palestine. rejected. But when the Joint Dis-
The second scene showed a coun- tribution Committee persisted in
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ter-proposal by the United Pales- demanding, in 1941, the unfair
tine
Appeal
as
follows:
$2,000,-
status
of
1940,
to
the
point
of
Theodore J. Smith
000 for the National Refugee
Studios
Service, and the division of a
balance of $7,000,000 on a 65-35
Ballet - Spanish - Tap
ratio between the Joint Distribu-
Ballroom - Acrobatic
tion Committee and the United
Palestine Appeal. All balances
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were to go to an Allotment Com-
mittee. This was rejected by the
Joint Distribution Committee, but
no counter-proposal was made or
even suggested. There was a
SINCERE HOLIDAY GREETINGS
strange apathy and resignation
to the inevitable. War! No peace-
makers put in an appearance;
the negotiations came to an end
without protest. The third scene
showed the signing of a public
statement by Dr. Jonah B. Wise
and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, an-
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nouncing the dissolution of the
Highland Park
United Jewish Appeal. Skipping
allthe intermediate incidents in
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which interveners played a part
in Atlanta and in New York, the
A. J. SIHLER, Prop.
last scene that ends this rather
expensive drama shows an agree-
ment for the division of $8,800,-
000 on the basis of $2,000,000
SINCEREST PASSOVER GREETINGS
for the National Refugee Service
(22.9 ner cent), $2,525,000 for
the United Palestine Appeal
(28.6 per cent), and $4,275,000
for the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee (48.5 per cent). The
balance will go to an Allotment
Committee.
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Why the proposal made by
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the United Palestine Appeal on
Shades
Dec. 17 of 65-35 was rejected
by the Joint Distribution Com-
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mittee, and why it accepted the
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last proposal of 63-37, is a ques-
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tion which will be discussed,
probably, in the inner circles of
Welfare Funds, but will be re-
garded as confidential matter by
the Jewish press. It is one of
Passover Greetings to All!
the mysteries of high finance.
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In principle, the Zionist move-
ment, of which the United Pales-
tine Appeal is the instrument
Briggs-Kessler Co.
(representing, as it does, the
Jewish National Fund and the
K e r en Hayesod) has always
Dental Supplies
chafed against the joint cam-
paigns into which it was forced
bycircumstances or need or
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policy. For a variety of reasons.
The partnership was usually with
the Jewish philanthropic group
which was largely out of sym-
pathy with Zionist aims, and al-
ways insisted that in any joint
A JOYOUS PESACH TO ALL
campaign a common denomina-
tor of propaganda should be used,
which had the effect of surring
or hiding the Zionist objective
included in the joint campaign.
Second, in any combination with
Registered Graduates, Under-
relief, the higher task of build-
graduates and Practical
ing the Jewish National Home
Also Male and Hourly Nurses
was bound to become less impor-
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tant than the pressing need of
relief. The Zionists in such a
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joint campaign always felt under
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the obligation of restraint and
tact in order not to offend those
MRS. N. B. CHRISTIAN,
who did not believe in Zionism.
Manager
The protection of the joint cam-
Established 1904
paign made necessary these re-
straints. Lastly, the joint cam-
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paign always made Zionists feel
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IN AMERICAN JEWRY?
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