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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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Joint Defense Appeal Names
Max Osnos Vice-Chairman
Appeal, which raise about $20,-
000,000 a year for Israel resettle-
ment and rehabilitation pro-
p ams.
The delegates urged Zionists
Max Osnos, Detroit department "liberal forces to retain their
throughout the country to "de-
NEW YORK — (Special) — Several hundred representatives of mocratize the local welfare funds store executive and a prominent grip in the fight and prevent the
seven Zionist organizations, at a meeting here last Sunday, strongly snd the Council of Jewish Fed- figure in Jewish communal and neo-Fascists from seizing con-
criticized the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds for erations and Welfare Funds," and civic affairs, has been unani- trol."
advocating the creation of fund-raising machinery designed to be to "support strongly the policy mously re-elected vice-chairman Rabble - rousers, he charged,
'the possible replacement of the United Jewish Appeal."
of the United Jewish Appeal to of the National Council of the are "spreading the sticky ink of
secure by pre-campaign budget- Joint Defense Appeal and will slander" against minorities. "The
The delegates declared in their
play a leading role in the 1951 campaign thus far has been car-
resolution that the appeal "for dangers of any attempt at this ing the major share of the local JDA campaign for $5,784,321 to ried forward on a retail level of
campaigns
for
the
U.J.A.
wher-
time
to
replace
the
U.J.A."
more than a decade has been the
eve• it may be forced to organize support the nationwide human smearing individuals; now it has
vital core of community life and
In another resolution, the dele-
relations programs of the Ameri- entered the wholesale business of
has stimulated the level of giv- gates attacked the council for its own campaign."
can Jewish Committee and the smearing them by groups. The
'tarry
Lurie,
executive
direc-
ing for all causes to unprece- proposing a "Central Israel
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai gravest problem facing American
tor
of
the
Council,
admitted
to
dented heights."
Fund." They held that the pur
Jewry and other minorities today
the N. Y. Times that such a blue- Brith.
He will join in this effort, is that of group slander."
In adopting the resolution on pose of the fund was to abolish print existed but had been for-
Blaustein declared that "funda-
"safeguarding the United Jew- campaigns conducted by Hadas- mulated only for use in the event marking the opening of the JDA's
ish Appeal," the delegates said sah, Histadrut, Hebrew Univer- that U.J.A. went out of existence. 10th year of activity as the fund- mentally there is no incompati-
that council's blueprint would sity and similar drives for spe- Ile added that the proposal would raising arm of the AJC and ADL bility between our fgin resolve to
create "a divided American cific projects in Israel, "and merge Lot be submitted to the Council's — with Sidney S. Moyer of continue to strengthen and de-
Jewish community as well as them into one fund which is sup- annual conference in Washing- Youngstown, Ohio, newly elected velop our Jewis communal, cul-
chairman of the National Council tural and religious institutions in
complete disorganization in na- posed to meet all the needs."
ton Dec. 1.
tional fund-raising for overseas
The establishment of such a
Lurie also stated that the of the JDA, and Paul H. Samp- America, and at the same time
needs." They called on the fund, the delegates contended, Council favor e d pre-campaign liner, of New York, chairman of aid Israel in a substantial and ef-
Zionist movement to develop "would drastically reduce the budgeting not only for the U.J.A. the Council's executive commit- fective way."
"Far from being inconsistent
public discussions "and to use flew of funds to Israel," and but for other agencies engaged tee.
The JDA executives were with one another," he asserted,
every medium of educational would harm the United Jewish in drives for local and national
elected at the close of a three-day "the strengthening of Jewish life
propaganda to point out the Appeal and the United Palestine needs.
conference in Cincinnati. in America and the aiding of
A resolution setting the 1951 Israel are complimentary to one
JDA goal termed the "forces of another. As an indication its must
prejudice and bigotry a constant be apparent that, just as Ameri-
threat to the foundations of free- can Jews would be profoundly
dom on which our country is es- affected by an economic catas-
DEXTER AT CORTLAND
tablished," and emphasized that trophe in Israel, so Israel cannot
the "continued existence of free, meet its economic problems with-
democratic institutions in this out aid from American Jewry.
country is essential to the secur- Unless the position of the Jew in
ity of the American Jewish com- America is kept safe and sound,
munity and, therefore, of utmost we will be of little use to Jews in
significance to the welfare of our Israel or elsewhere."
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Terming religious persecution
world and particularly to the and racism the major weapons in
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MRS. MAURICE CORNFIELD,
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declared world to realize that racial and
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eon will be held at noon, Tues- "can look back upon a decade of technically different roles in the
day, Dee. 5 at the Book-Ca- achievement in the fight against propaganda of fascist and com-
dillac Hotel. Mrs. David M. the bigot and the hatemonger." munism. The Fascists promise to
Zellman is chairman of the
"We have seen the slow but maintain and sactify these preju-
Maurice steady growth of a public opinion dices. The Communists promise
Mesdames
event,
WE DELIVER
Knopper and Jack Greenberg hostile to 'he blandishments of to eliminate them. In each case,
are co-chairmen. For informa- the anti-Semites and receptive to they are exploiting them."
AT CORTLAND
tion call Mrs. Ben Lefkowitz, the goals of the AJC and ADL,"
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he said. "But the work of the
agencies is 'ar from finished. It
will become increasingly impor-
tant in the years ahead."
NEW YORK — (WNS) — Isaac
The conference heard addresses L. Asofsky, executive director of
by AJC President Jacob Blau- the Hebrew Immigrant Aid So-
stein, and ADT. National Chair- ciety, accompanied by Samuel
man Meier Steinbrink, who called Goldstein, HIAS treasurer, left
for a "militant democracy to for Israel to establish immigrant
sweep away our enemies of the shelters in that country.
right and the left."
Samuel A. Telsey, president of
Justice Steinbrink declared IIIAS, declared that the organiza-
that rabble-rousers are "seeking tion's . board of directors have
to take the reins of our defense voted to expand its aid to immi-
AND
against Communism," and urged grants in Israel by providing ad-
ditional temporary shelter to
IN PALM BEACH
newcomers.
Besides giving technical immi-
gration advice to persons in
Israel, HIAS is cooperating in a
loan fund and in the sheltering
APARTMENTS
and maintenance of Jews who
ON LOVELY LAKE WORTH
went to Israel from Poland.
Zionists Hit TJA Blueprint';
Federations Deny Accusati on
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IIIAS Leaders Visit
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