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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Friday, November 12, 1548

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Detroit Jewish Chronicle

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SEYMOUR TILCIIIN, President

Vol. 50, No. 43

GEORGE WEISWASSER, Editor-in-Chief

Friday November 12, 1948 (Heshvan 10, 5709)

Give for Local Needs in 1949

We spoke last week of two resolutions
of the Council of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds. We deplored one of them,
the suggestion that independent campaigns
on behalf of Israel be curbed.
We pointed out that in the spirit of that
resolution, the Jewish Welfare Federation
here put all kinds of impediments in the
way of the Bnai Brith Aid to the People
of Israel drive and appreciably crippled it.
A second view of the CJFWF was "that
sound planning involves the recognition of
strong consideration for local needs as well
as overseas responsibilities."
We heartily indorse that statement and
urge vigorously that the JWF, in plannink
its next year's budget and campaign, under-
take to allocate to local requirements a
much greater proportion of the proceeds
than they have in several years past.
Let us say in passing, that the Chronicle
knows full well that Mr. Sobeloff and his
aides aren't interested in the Chronicle
opinions and suggestions. We believe, how-
ever, that our readers are interested in
what we think, and some day, we hope, the
readers will prevail.
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We realize that the world emergency for
Jewry is not over. Funds in hage amounts
must still come from America to help the
DP, to get him to Israel and to bolster the
defense of the new Jewish State.
We think that the time has come, how-
ever, when local needs should be given
more consideration. The world emergency
is not as great as it was the last three
years. Moreover, to cite Detroit's experi-
ence, subordination of local needs in the
war and postwar years has resulted in a
curtailment of services to the growing Jew-
ish population by the welfare agencies and
a lack of facilities which have been keenly
felt.
We believe that, emergency or not, it is
time more attention were paid to the re-
quirements of the Detroit Jewish commun-
ity.
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Let us list some of those needs: First,
comes the Jewish Hospital. Several millions
have been amassed for this institution and
now more funds are needed.
Recreational facilities for i - outh are sore-
ly depleted in the Twelfth street and Dexter
areas. While the Jewish Center on Wood-
ward is doing a good job, it can't possibly
fill all the demands of the younger people.
Because of the lack of recreation and
supervision, delinquency amonk Jewish
youths is rising.
Certainly tops on the program should be
augmented facilities for the 12th Street
Council Center and for the erection of a
branch center on Dexter for which an al-
lotment was made from last year's cam-
paign.
Jewish education in Detroit is in a feeble
state. Enrollments are relatively static and
all we do about it is promote a meaningless
"Education Month" fostered actively by
well-meaning people who send their children
to religious schools anyway.
Yeshivath Beth 'Yehudah, where the en-
rollment does keep climbing, is burdened
with a debt that also keeps mounting and
with a perennial lack of funds because it
derives its support from a small segment
of the community.
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The Jewish Vocational Service needs a
thorough overhauling but little is being
done about it, apparently because of re-
luctance to replace the present executives.
There is a long, long waiting list at the
Jewish home for the Aged; enough foster
homes cannot be obtained to house our
orphans awl refugees; social workers com-
plain that they need a raise badly; and so
on and on.
We do not want to leave the impression
that all is chaos in the community. Our
point, if we have not yet made it clear,
is that 1949 ought to be the year for aid
to local institutions first.
If you believe as we do, tell the Federa-
tion, which will be around for your 1949
contribution in a few months.

DETROIT 26, MICH.

Young Israel Moves Ahead

The dreams of a devoted group of young
Detroit Jews will begin to be realized this
Sunday when the cornerstone will be laid
for the Young Israel youth center on Dex-
ter.
Those dreams can have full realization
only if the entire Jewish community, as a
tribute to these zealous laymen striving to
perpetuate traditional Judaism and as a
service to the young people of the Dexter
area, participates with Young Israel in
bringing their building plans to fruition.
s Here indeed is a courageous and far-see-
ing move. No one in Detroit Jewry can
help but admire these young leaders for
their devotion and enterprise and offer them
sincere wishes that their dreams will be
unreservedly fulfilled.
They have blazed a trail for the Jewish
community as a whole.

`Freedom of the Press'

Examples of the "Freedom of the Press"
in the Anglo-Jewish press of Detroit last
week:
1. The Federation-sponsored newspaper
refused to publish a word about the charges
that the Federation allegedly "sabotaged"
the Bnai Brith Aid to Israel campaign.
2. The Jewish National Fund here con-
tinues to give notices of its activities or
advertising for its undertakings ONLY to
the paper owned by the man who dictates
JNF policy here.

Butzel Avenue

A letter to the editor asks us to inaugu-
rate a movement to have Seven Mile road
named for the late Fred Butzel, beloved
civic leader who died this year.
It won't be long before Seven Mile from
Pontchartrain to James Couzens will be a
center of Jewish communal activity. Noth-
ing would be more appropriate than to
name this fine thoroughfare in memory of
the lamented leader.
As a newspaper, all we can do is make
the suggestion, which we shall, to the
mayor and council. If you feel that the
street should be renamed as a tribute to
Mr. Butzel, write a card or letter to the
city officials concerned. They will pay close
attention to a flood of letters asking that
Seven Mile be renamed.
If, as in the past, businessmen should
strongly object to the change, another prom-
inent street could be selected to bear Mr.
Butzel's name.

The Visiting Editor

Israel and Truman

Among the many messages of felicitation
President Truman has received, there is one
on his desk to which, we hope, ne will pay
special attention. We have in mind the
cable of congratulation he received from
Israeli Premier David Ben Gurion, express-
ing the hope that Mr. Truman's "tenure of
office may contribute to promoting the wel-
fare, progress and happiness of the Ameri-
can people and the cause of peace and jus-
tice in international affairs".
It was no mere accident that the premier
of Israel associated the welfare of the
American people with the larger cause of
peace and justice in international affairs.
The response of the American people to
the campaign issues has indicated a pro-
found awareness of foreign as well as do-
mestic affairs and their inter-relationship.
Among the foreign problems considered
by the electorate was, no doubt, the Pales-
tine issue and the President's stand on it as
outlined in his major and final campaign
speech.
The implications of his address were
clear. They were clear to the American
people and the world, which is now looking
forward to true American leadership for a
speedy and just solution of the Palestine
problem in full and complete accordance
with the historic decision made by the
United Nations on Nov. 29, 1947.
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Letters to the Editor

ENJOY CHRONICLE
Dear Editor:
Thank you very much for
your kindness in granting my
request for copies of your fine
publication. I am sure the per-
sons of our faith who are con-
fined in these institutions will
derive a great deal of pleasure
in reading the Chronicle. One
of the Detroit men is a member
of my office staff in the Ohio
Penitentiary. He was very hap-
py to get a copy of the Chron-
icle. He is very grateful, and
has asked that I express his
gratitude.
May I wish you and the mem-
bers of the staff of the Detroit
Jewish Chronicle many years of
continued success.
RABBI NATHAN ZELIZER,
Chaplain.

years so that she finds herself in
dire need and depcndent upon
her daughter for subort.
Mr. Weissman, who is alleged
to be living somewhere in De-
troit, is about 47 years of age, is
6 ft. 1 in. tall, is stout, has gray
eyes, light pair, is a native of
Romania, worked as a window
cleaner.
Anyone aware of his location
is requested to communicate with
the National Desertion Bureau,
105 Nassau Street, New York 7,
N. Y.
SAMUEL EDELSTEIN,
Assistant Secretary.

HOME RELIEF THANKS
Dear Editor:
In behalf of the Home Relief
Society and myself, may I ex-
press sincere gratitude for the
most generous and excellent pub-
licity that you have given us in
your paper during our recent
SEEK MEYER WEISSMAN
fund-raising drive. Your splen.
Dear Editor:
did cooperation and interest was
Information is being sought of a material contribution in mak-
Meyer Weissman on behalf of his ing our annual affair a social and
wife Bertha of New York City financial success.
with whom he has failed to keep
MRS. IRVING II. SMALL,
in touch for the past several
Publicity Chairman

Council Protects Good Name
of Jews as Arbitration Rises

The arbitration committee of
the Jewish Community Council
under the leadership of Chair-
man Abraham C. Lappin and
Co-chairman Louis Rosenzweig
has handled an average of one
case every two weeks during
the past year. This compares
with a total of four cases dealt
with during the ygar before
they assumed its direction.
The committee's purpose is to
protect the good name of the
Jewish people by keeping out
of court any matters in dispute
which should better be settled
privately. It does this in two
ways, conciliation and arbitra-
tion.
CONFERENCE HELD
When a dispute occurs in
which Jews, are involved, it may
be brought to the attention of
the committee by any interested
party.
A conference is held in which
the matter is talked over in con-
fidence and an attempt is made
to settle it then and there. In
most instances this proves to be

enough and an agreement is
reached which is satisfactory to
all concerned.
If the parties should fail to
agree, the committee resorts to
arbitration. This is a private
hearing before an arbitration
panel of prominent Jews who
hear both sides impartially and
render an award which is reg-
istered with the Circuit Court
and has the same force as a
court decision.
CASE IS CITED
One, such case which was
brought to the Council concern-
ed the dissolution of a business
partnership. Each partner claim-
ed that certain property used
by the business belonged to
him and that the other owed
him money. An arbitration hear-
ing was held and an award made
which satisfied both men and di-
vided the assets of the business
equitably.
The matter was settled once
and for all without unfavorable
publicity and with dignity.

Crackpot Paper Spreading Hate

The viciously anti-Semitic and
un-American newspaper "Com-
mon Sense" has been received
by many Detroit Jews in the
past two weeks, the Jewish Com-
munity Council reveals.

municate with the Council, CIL
1657.
The paper is typical of the
crackpot type that attempts to .
link Jews to Communism. The
issue coming into many homes
To determine {he extent of here contains an attack on Zion-
a
its distribution, persons receiv- ism which the paper calls
threat to the security of the
ing a copy are asked to coin- United States.

