Friday. September 7, 1945 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle COMBATTING ANTI-SEMITISM (Continued from Page 2) 216 Broadcasts In the field of radio we have wed more than 65,000 indi- 0- -,t1 station broadcasts a year, averaging more than 216 individ- ua l station broadcasts a day! "Variety," t hy entertainment magazine, presented the Ameri- can Jewish Committee with a special award this year for out- standing work in the field of ra- , 1 .kiu, t “ . . . with dignity and hon- or for utilizing this specialized medium for the good of the Am- erican people." Advertising Media Our series of 26 full-page ads now running in 397 newspapers, as contrasted with 234 last year, with a current total of 2,000 in- sertions, as against 1,000 in 1944, representing a total dollar value of advertising space estimated at $691,520. This campaign is now 4,.ppearing as a series of twelve posters on 1,000 billboards being displayed in 130 cities and valued at $250,000. It has been readapt- ed on 16,000 car cards, envelopes, blotters, and millions of match- book covers. All Newspapers, Magazines 000 last year. Material and com- house of catalogued and assimi- plete ideas have been furnished lated facts — 20,000 volumes in to writers whose books are pub- the libraries — files of news- lished through this division. papers published throughout the The Public Relations Division world — over 2,000,000 individ- has distributed more than 9,000,- ual items of information pertin- 000 pamphlets this year, as ent to the defense program, cata- against 3,000,000 of last! All are logues in the clipping file over a tailored to fit the audiences to period of ten years — rare docu- which they are directed. ments sought by government Through cooperation with non- agencies, analysts and writers. profit lecture bureaus, we pre- The Division responds to a con- sented the most noted names on tinual stream of requests for the lecture platform to a total their recognized reliable informa- listening audience of more than tion form newspapers, magazines, 30,000,000 people this year, rep- schools, public institutions, pri- resenting an increase of 200 lis- vate institutions and other bran- tening audiences over the preced- ches of the organizations. ing year's activity. Analysis, studies , bibliog- raphies and other profound find- 40,000,000 Comic Books ings are published in their regu- This effective medium for lar publications, "The Contempo- reaching the younger generation rary Jewish Record," the "Com- and the men in the Armed Forces mittee Reporter," "The ADL has undergone tremendous devel- Newsletter," and "Facts About opment. We have received the co- Fictions Concerning the Jews," operation of the leading comic and a host of similar books and book publishers and comic book pamphlets . . . totaling a publica- writers in the adaptation of our tion circulation of onelhalf mil- material, and have been success- lion copies. ful in assisting in the production and distribution of millions of Organizations copies of the comic book adapta- Labor, educational, veteran and tion of "Tomorrow the World," other organizations devoted to the 5,000,000 copies of "They Get the cause of American democracy, Blame; the Story of Scapegoats"; willingly join with the American 3,000,000 copies of "The Leather Jewish Committee and the Anti- Necks Have Landed"; and 5,000,- Defamation League in an all-out 000 copies of "Hop Harrigan." effort to prevent scurrilous and The Fact-Finding and Legal In- unfair attacks on any group. vestigation Division is the emer- Through cooperative religious gency section of the defense pro- organizations we promote inter- gram. It has undergone tremen- faith activity, channel pro-demo- dous expansion in the past year, in cratic material to the religious line with the function of dealing press, aid in the development of with overt manifestations of anti- religious textbooks and supply in- Semitism and organized activities formation to ministers, religious of anti-Semitic groups. The facts gathered by the Division are channeled to the proper authori- ties for remedial action and use as a guide for the over-all opera- GREETINGS tions of the defense program. The general press — 1,900 dai- lies with a 43,000,000 circulation — the rural press, the foreign language press, the Negro press, . ,he labor press—with 10,000,000 readers — receive and use mate- rial front this division. To the city desk go news releases — background material, cartoons and even comic strips for the editorial and feature writers. Many requests for material eman- ate directly from the publications which have come to recognize the authenticity and reliability of this division's information on content- i porary Jewish affairs. An Arsenal of Information 330,000 Books The Research Division and li- More than 330,000 cvies of brary staff maintain a store- important books carrying our message were distributed to li- braries and other institutions where they are accessible to the NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS public this year, as against 50,- I E. 8 R. FISH MARKET GORVITZ All Kinds of Fresh Fish Salted Herrings Dill Pickles Superfluous Hair 3357 W. DAVISON AVE. TO. 8-2074 Removed Painlessly and Permanently by the Electric Needle . Rosh Hashonah Greetings 1009 DAVID STOTT BLDG. • MEYER INSTITUTE — Fresh, Frozen, Salt and Smoked Fish 1334 E. Vernor Highway Eastern Market !:harry 7855 STANDARD STANCHION MFG. CO. 8053 MILITARY AVE. • The Richmond Backu s Co. * * 603 'WOODWARD AVE. SERVICE OFFICE SUPPLY CO. 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Rosh Hashonah Greetings and Best Wishes to All Sincere New Year's Greetings Happy New Year so rill! — Wholesale Distributors Defamation League has establish- information and maintaining con- ed a new group called "The stant contact between Jewish Christian Friends of the Anti- communities. Defamation League," composed New Projects of leading clergymen. Visual Education: Preparation of a series of 16 mm. films for Education Does Its Share use by schools, labor unions, civic With educational organizations groups. we share in the development of Veterans' Program: Enlisting teaching manuals and materials the fighting men in the battle for designed to give American youth a better understanding and ap- preservation of the freedom for which they fought. preciation of the cultural values of the varied groups which to- Labor Program: Bringing or- gether comprise the American ganized labor into the fight people. This department has been against anti-Semitism. strengthened by the addition of Scientific Research and Analy- professional staff, highly trained sis: Isolating the microbes of hate in the phases of inter-cultural and measuring the effectiveness education. of projects for overcoming the disease. This new program will Face-to-Face Level utilize the services of the Insti- The Community Service Divi- sion consists of the central staff, tute for Social Research. over 150 public relations commit- Overseas Activities: Fighting tees in as many cities, eleven re- infectious anti-Semitism before it gional offices, 2,000 key men in has a chance to spread to our 1,000 cities. This Division is a shores. Active campaigns for ab- clearing house for information rogation of Nazi legislation, in- and service for the national or- demnification, repatriation, and ganizations and the community related problems are scheduled groups — adapting national proj- for 1945. 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