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June 20, 1941
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle
Zionist Election
Inter-American Parley to Be Held
Meeting on Monday
In Washington; Congress Movement
Has Sympathy of State Department Officers for the ensuing year
delegates to the annual con-
Assurances Received That Poland of Future Will Not and
vention of the Zionist Organiza-
Tolerate Anti-Semitism
tion of America will be elected
at the meeting of the Zionist
The American Jewish Congress equal treatment for all citi- Organization of Detroit, in the
announces that the Inter-Ameri- zens regardless of nationality,
can Jewish Conference, scheduled race or religion. The policy is
to be held in Montevideo, Uru- based on the principle of equal
guay, July 9-11, will be held in- cbligations—equal rights. The
stead in Washington, D. C. The Polish Government condemns
change has been made necessary all anti-Semitic moves as harm-
by the developing political situ- ful to the Polish cause."
ation, and followed upon a con-
General Sikorski appeared be-
sultation with the Uruguayan fore the Polish National Coun-
Minister to the United States cil on June 4, and in an address
and the State Department.
referred specifically by name to
The State Department, which the delegation of the American
has followed with sympathetic Jewish Congress and the World
interest the purposes of the Jewish Congress, and the memo-
purposes of the American Jewish randum which was submitted in
Congress in summoning the In- their behalf by the delegation,
ter-American Jewish Conference, headed by Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
has expressed its approval of the This memorandum asked for an
holding of this conference in official declaration from the Po-
lish government that equal rights
Washington.
The Inter - American Jewish would be accorded Jews in a
Conference will be held late in restored Poland; called for the
August or early in September, abrogation of the administrative
in order to give delegates from acts and laws of nre-war Poland
Central and South American directed against the Jews, and
countries an opportunity to reach action by the Polish government
this country. The exact (late will to put an end to the present anti-
RABBI MORTON BERMAN
be set following consultation Semitic activities of certain Po-
social
hall of Congregation Shaa-
with various Inter - American lish organizations and publica-
rey Zedek, on Monday evening,
Jewish communities. It is expect- tions in London.
ed that there will be a full com-
In his address, General Si- June 23.
Annual reports will be sub-
plement of the representatives korski said: "In New York I re-
of Jewish communities of Cen- ceived a delegation of the Amer- mitted by committee chairman,
tral and South American coun- ican Jewish Congress and the Rabbi Morris Adler, president,
tries, as well as Canada, in at- World Jewish Congress, and had announces.
The guest speaker at this
tendance at the Washington ses- a long conversation with this
sion.
delegation. I accepted from them meeting will be Rabbi Morton
The World Jewish Congress a memorandum to which I will Berman of Chicago.
Morton Mayer Berman was
announced the formation of now reply objectively. Poland,
World Jewish Congress com- unfortunately, has often been the born in Baltimore, Aug. 23,
mittees in Trinidad, Guatemala, scapegoat of very many factors. 1899. He was educated at Yale
Costa Rica and San Salvador. Poles were accused, among other (B. A. 1921), Phi Beta Kappa;
General Wladyslaw Sikorski, things, too hastily of extreme Jewish Institute of Religion (M.
Premier of Poland, in an address anti-Semitism and pogroms. The H.L. and Rabbi 1926) ; Colum-
before the Polish National Coun- liberal principles of sincerely bia University, Graduate Faculty
cil upon his return from his visit democratic policy, which will be of Philosophy; Hebrew Univer-
to the United States, reiterated applied to all citizens in a fu- sity, Palestine (Guggenheimer
his assurance given to the (Me- ture Polish Republic irrespective Fellow, 1926-1927) ; Hochschule
gation of the American Jewish of nationality. race or religion. fur die Dissenschaft des Juden-
Congress and the World Jewish are the guiding principles of turns, Berlin 1927; Grenoble
Congress that the Poland of the the Polish government. The prin- University, France, 1927.
future will not tolerate anti- ciple of equal obligations and
Semitism, according to advices equal rights represents the atti- Elections to Zionist Convention
received by the offices of the tude of the Polish government.
Begin June 15
American Jewish Congress and "I state that any different at-
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
the World Jewish Congress from titude toward this difficult prob- election of delegates to the
its representatives in London. km could never be understood forthcoming 44th annual conven-
This statement was later con- by the American community, tion of the Zionist Organization
firmed in a resolution adopted which, like the British people, is of America will be held during
by the Polish Cabinet unani- fighting with us the hard and the four week period of
mously. stubborn fight against Hitler's June 15 to July 15 by all Z.O.A.
Following closely the declara- ideology. I have no doubt that districts and units throughout the
tion of General Sikorski, the Po- the democratic principles will country, Rabbi Isadore Breslau,
lish Cabinet's resolution declared: triumph at last. Those who would executive director of the Z.O.A.,
"The Polish Government act differently would be work- announced here. The convention
pledges in execution of a demo- ing against the interests of their city will be determined at the
cratic policy in future Poland own nation."
next meeting of the administra-
tive council to be held on Sun-
day. June 22, in Washington,
Dinner of Local Chapter of Haifa
D. C. The national executive, at
its last meeting, recommended
Institute of Technology at Jewish
to the Council that the next con-
Community Center Tuesday, July 1 vention be held in Cincinnati, 0.
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The Sisterhood of Congrega-
tion Emanuel will hold its an-
nual meeting and election of of-
ficers in the social hall of the
synagogue, Taylor and Woodrow
Wilson, Monday, June 30, at 1
n. m. Reports on the luncheon
held at the summer home of
Mrs. Morris Schneider at Horse-
shoe Lake for members who are
acting on the "Book of Life
Committee" will be presented.
Mrs. Max Dushkin will review
"The Buried Candelabrum" by
Stephan Zweig,
function on July 1 will be Alex
Taub, eminent Detroit engineer
now serving with the British Air
Mission in Washington, and Prof.
R. Samuel, professor of physical
chemistry of the Haifa Institute,
Group at Haifa Institute Dinner in New York: On the Dais are, Fellow of the Institute of Phys-
left to right: Prof. R. Samuel of the Institute; Prof. Harold ics, London, who came to the
C. Urey, head of Columbia University Chemistry Department; United States in order to mo-
Prof. Albert Einstein; Edward A. Norman, President American bilize support for his institu-
Economic Committee for Palestine; Judge Bernard Rosenblatt, tion.
and Leon S. Moisseiff, Consulting Engineer.
The Haifa Institute of Tech-
The American Society for the ical training and research, whose nology was founded in 1912 with
Advancement of the Hebrew In- existence is now threatened be- the help of the late philanthro-
stitute of Technology in Haifa, cause of lack of funds brought pist, Jacob Schiff of New York.
The Institute comprises today
a national organization formed about by wartime conditions.
The campaign is headed by a technical college of university
by prominent engineers, scien-
tists, industrialists and business- Fred Butzel, Harvey Goldman standard, a technical high school
for artisans and craftsmen, eve-
men, has launched a local drive and Albert Kahn.
Among other members of the ning extension classes for the
for funds and members, which
will culminate in a dinner on committee are Prof. Peter Alt- training of skilled workers, voca-
July 1 at the Jewish Community man, v;re chairman; Leon Kay tional training courses for immi-
Center. The purpose of the drive and Karl B. Segall, secretaries; grants and a technical extension
is to raise sufficient funds for Charles M. Agree, Lawrence W. service for agricultural settle-
the Hebrew Institute of Tech- Crohn, Joseph Geschelin, Samuel ments.
nology in Haifa, Palestine, the Heyman, B. M. Laikin, Saul Saul- The Institute counts at present
only Hebrew academic institu- son, Simon Shetzer, Alex Taub about 1,000 pupils, of whom 500
tion in that country and in the and Ben Wilk. are students of the Technical
The principal speakers at the College proper.
Near East devoted to technolog-
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