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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Thursday, September 28, 1950
Zionists Lose Grip on Leadership in America
BY FIIINEAS J. BIRON
N INTERESTING PHENOMENON is taking place in
American Jewish life. During the heyday of the
Zionist Wiggle for Jewish statehood, Zionist leadership
in this country gradually displaced the
non-Zionist Jewish leaders as spokes-
men for the American Jewish commu-
nity.
It could not be otherwise. As the
reconstitution of a Jewish nation in
Palestine neared its goal, all other
Jewish problems appeared small and
unimportant in comparison.
Statehood in Palestine encompassed
also the solution of the DP problem in
Europe.
Biron
Besides there was dynamic determ-
ination in the American Zionist leadership of that period
as personified by Stephen Wise, Hillel Silver and Eman-
uel Neumann. Their impact on American Jewry in the
months immediately preceding the establishment of
Israel was so all-embracing that the non-Zionist leader-
ship had no alternative but to bow out and assume a
"me too" attitude.
• • •
AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT of the Jewish state,
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non-Zionists, however, have recaptured the leadership
of the American Jewish community.
Their comeback was facilitated by the withdrawal of
Silver and Neumann and by the untimely death of
Stephen Wise.
The masterminds of the American Jewish Committee
have scored a conclusive victory because they outma-
neuvred the second-string Zionist leaders, the Frischs,
the Lipskys, the N. Goldmanns, the Goldsteins, etc.
The non-Zionists dropped their anti-Zionist policy
and set out to reshape the American Zionist movement
and to influence the Israeli leadership by insisting that
they as American Jewish leaders, had an important stake
in Zionist and Israeli affairs.
The American Jewish Committee was more than
scared by the establishment of the now defunct Ameri-
can Jewish Conference several years ago. It realized
that in a democratically constituted Jewish organiza-
tional setup the Committee would be a negligible factor.
It recognized that the American Jewish Conference
meant the ascendancy of Zionism in American Jewish
life.
• •
SO, THE COMMITTEE destroyed the Conference,
formed its own unofficial Conference and stepped up .the
organization of community councils all over the country,
ADL Chairman
JWF Women 'Stockholders'
to Elect Officers and Board
Women's division members of paign for the women's division,
the Jewish Welfare Federation will present the financial report.
will assemble Friday for their
A dessert luncheon will be
fifth annual meeting and "Stock- served at 1 p.m.
holder's Report" at the new Vet-
Mrs. Samuel B. Danto was
eran's Memorial Building, 151 chairman of the committee on
West Jefferson avenue.
The meeting will elect officers
and board members, and vote up-
on proposed amendments to the
constitution. •
A special commission, headed
As part of a nation-wide
by Mrs. Julian H. Krolik, will re-
port on the local, national and drive, climaxing on Oct. 8, the
overseas enterprises of the wo- women's division of the Jewish
men's division. Other members of Welfare Federation has set
the commission include Mesdames September 29 as a collection
Julius Chajes, Roy R. Fisher, Jr., day. In order that cash may be
made available immediately
Samuel H. Rubiner and Alexand-
for the "now or never" immi-
er W. Sanders.
to Israel, convenient
Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner, 1949- gration
booths will be set up at the
nominated
50 president, has been
Veterans' Memorial Building
for re-election. Nominees for so that women may make pay-
other offices include Mesdames
Hyman C. Broder, John C. Hopp, ments on their pledges the day
Harry L. Jones and Julian H. of the annual meeting.
Krolik, vice - presidents; Mrs.
Philip Marcuse, recording secret- amendments. Other members in-
ary; Mrs. Alexander W. Sanders, cluded Mesdames Moe Dann, Ellis
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Fisher, Arthur I. Gould and
Max Frank, representative to the Charles Rubiner.
board of governors of the Jewish
Mrs. Maurice A. Landau served
Welfare Federation.
as chairman of the committee on
Sixteen women have been nom- nominations. Other members in-
inated to fill vacancies on the clude three members of the board,
Mesdames Perry P. Burnstine,
board of directors.
Nominees for re-election to the Lewis B. Daniels and Nathan H.
board for a term of three years Schermer, and three from the
include Mesdames Eugene J. membership at large, Mesdames
Arnfeld, Joseph G. Fenton, Saul Herbert Frank, Leonard Kasle
A. Glueckman, Sidney M. Kalt, and Richard Serlin.
Leo S. Mellen, Emil D. Rothman,
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Dr. Burg, Knesset Member,
to Address Zionist Rally Here
Dr. toseph Burg, first vice- he was sent to Europe after the
president of the Knesset, and its war to head the Displaced Per-
acting speaker, will come to De- son work of the Mizrachi World
troit on Thursday. He will be Organization.
After the election of the Is-
the guest of the Detroit Branch
of the League for Religious raeli parliament, Dr. Burg be-
came its first vice-president. In
Labor in Israel.
Dr. Burg, a native of Germany, the absence of Speaker Joseph
was one of the leaders of Zeire Sprinzak, he has been acting
Mizrachi in Germany and instru- speaker for some time.
Dr. Burg will speak at a public
mental in organizing the Brith
on "Israel Today." The
Chalutzim Datiim which has ra
eeting, under the joint sponsor-
played an important part in the
religious labor settlements in ship of the League for Religious
Labor" and the Detroit Zionists
Israel.
Settling in Israel 15 years ago, Council will be held at 8:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Oct. 5 at Congregation
Bnai Moshe.
Women to Push
Funds for Israel
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a move which permitted it to direct the domestic policies
of the American Jewish Congress.
The master architects of this strategy were Judge
Proskauer and John Slawson of the Committee.
During the Silver-Neumann interlude, the Commit-
tee's leadership did not attempt to oppose the Zionist
tide but rode it, convinced that the realization of Zion-
ism would automatically weaker! the Zionist hold on
American Jewry,
✓ And when the Israel government, stupidly jealous of
the political prestige of American Zionist leadership,
turned to the wealthy non-Zionist Jews for help, the
non-Zionist comeback was complete.
The billion dollar campaign to be launched next year
will give the coup de grace to Zionist hegemony in
America.
When the editor of the American Jewish Committee
magazine "Commentary" stated recently that Zionist
ideology was dead having given place to a philanthropic
conception, he was right.
Today the Zionist prexy Browdy does enter the White
House but merely to present the American President
with a plaque. But it is the Blausteins and Proskauers
who have the ear of Truman and the State Department
on all Jewish matters affecting domestic and, for that
matter, Israeli affairs.
JULIUS REZNIK of Israel
Lodge, has been named chair-
man of the ADL - committee of
the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council, it was- announced by
Victor Bloomfield, president.
Co-chairmen are Lester Wolfe,
Theodore Ilertzl Lodge, and
Byron 'Lleberwitz of Keidan
Lodge.
Community Council Calls
Delegate Meeting Oct. 19
The Jewish Community Coun-
cil will hold a delegate assembly
at 8:3 Op.m., Oct. 19, at the Dex-
ter-Davison Center.
The. assembly will review the
Council's pre-season activities.
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be sought by the Israel govern-
ment in a contemplated memor-
andum to the International Red
Cross, it was disclosed here by
an army spokesman who de-
clared that a number of recently
returned Jewish prisoners of war
had complained they were treat-
ed cruelly and subjected to grill-
ing interrogation while in prison.
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