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Tridiay, April 15, 1541

AJC Builds Unified,
Democratic Jewrk

I Jewish Congress and the World

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Jewish Congress gathered exten-
sive data on the Jewish catas-
trophe in Europe and formulated
principles with regard to war
criminals, property restitution, re-
habilitation, human rights and ,
international relief which helped
post-war programs in those
fields.
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Many of these principles are
embodied in World War II peace
treaties.
The American and World Jew-
ish Congress have focused world
attention on the precarious posi-
tion of Jews in Moslem lands,
documented the failure to de-
nazify Germany, championed an
international Bill of Rights in
the United Nations and were
instrumental in formulating the
concept of an international agree-
ment to outlaw genocide.

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THIRTY YEARS ago, for the first time in American Jewish his-
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tory, representatives from virtually all important Jewish or-
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ganizations and groups from all parts of the United States convened
in Philadelphia to establish the
American Jewish Congress.
served the entire American com-
Among the leaders in the move- munity.
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ment which led to the formation
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of the Congress were such na- SOUGIIT UNITY
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tional figures as its incumbent
president, Dr. Stephen S. Wise; jean Jewish Congress by that
gathering in December, 1918, was
the late U. S. Supreme Court Jus-
tice Louis D. Brandeis: Louis Lip- the answer to an insistent demand
from communities throughout the
sky, a founder of the Zionist nation for a broad, unified or-
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movement; and the late Nathan
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Straus, whose philanthropies ganization.
There had been a mounting
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ed representatives to speak and
act in the interests of the widest
possible majority of Jews.
The people also recognized that
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the existing defense and relief
ment of such restrictive cove-
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organizations could not cope with in planning and ; carrying out
measures
for
such
aid.
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Jews
either the protection of
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The Congress drafted a fair
3. From its inception, the
abroad or the needs of the com-
American Jewish Congress has educational practices bill and or-
munity
at
home.
Thus
the
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ican Jewish Congress was formed followed the doctrine that the
which led to its passage in New
and given the task of working establishment of a Jewish State
York. That measure—the Quinn-
for the political, economic, social in Palestine was a prime neces-
and cultural interests of Jewish sity for the survival of the Jew- 011iffe Act—is the first state-wide
law in America which outlaws
ish people everywhere.
people.
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discrimination in higher educa-
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tion on grounds of religion, race
BASIC PRINCIPLES
AFTER WORLD WAR I, the or national origin.
THE AMERICAN Jewish Con-
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gress has followed these three Congress took an important part
in winning U. S. indorsement of A WORLD BODY
basic principles of action:
1: Building a creative, conscious the Balfour Declaration which
ON THE INTERNATIONAL
and well-integrated Jewish com- pledged a national home in Pales- scene, the American Jewish Con- ,
tine
for
the
Jews.
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COhgress
munity in the United States. The
gross was instrumental in or-
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Congress believes such a creative commission headed by Dr. Wise, ganizing the World Jewish Con-
instrumental
in
securing
community can exist only within was •
of Twelfth
gress in 1936. The WJC now
the framework of a progressive clauses guaranteeing minority speaks in behalf of Jewish or-
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and expanding democratic so- rights as part of the Versailles ganizations in 65 countries.
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Peace treaties.
It is not an organiiation of
ciety.
The Congress was one of the American Jews presuming to
2, Aid for the Jews abroad.
The Congress believes American first organizations to recognize speak for Jews in other lands,
Jews, because of their more for- the menace of Ilitlerism and by but a democratic body of duly-
tunate position as members of a its early anti-Hitler action cam- elected representatives from Jew-
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democratic and free society, must paign tried to arouse universal ish communities all over the
take a leading role in such work. understanding of the fact that world who need to share mutual
But the Congress also believes Ilitler's use of anti-Semitism was problems of Jewish survival and
such aid must be rendered in a merely the opening move to di- defense of Jewish rights. •
brotherly spirit and that the Jews vide and conquer—that his pro-
In joint efforts, the American
abroad must participate as equals groin actually threatened Chris- -
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tianity, democracy and world
peace.
The American Jewish Congress
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organized the historic Madison
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Square Garden meeting of March
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27, 193:1, which launched a world-
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wide protest movement against
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Commission on Community Inter-
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relations. the Congress constantly
MRS. MARY LESIIMAN
has worked to secure and pro-
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Americans. This program of ac-
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courts and the legislatures—for
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the furtherance of democratic
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Indicative of the success of the
Congress action program are!
some achievements of 1948. It ,
filed the first state court brief
Compliments of
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real .estate agreements and sub-
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mitted a brief to the U. S. Su-
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preme Court leading to the deci-
sion which invalidated enforce-

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