Friday, May 22, .1942 THE JEWISH NEWS ewish Congress Develops -point War, Peace Program Books Acquired By the Library of Shaarey Zedek utlines Duty of Community, Condemns Isolationism; The Shaarey Zedek Library Roosevelt Commends "Lofty Aims" recently has acquired a wide as- as Aid to Victory HICAGO (JPS)—In a special session of the American ish Congress, held here, 500 egates from 83 communities 23 states heard Jewish leaders elop a four-point program *ning the duty of the Amer-- Jewish community in war- and the role of the Jewish unity in the postwar pe- Covenant of Versailles be recog- nized by the United Nations and that in the discussion prelimi- nary to peace, the Jewish people be given an opportunity to par- ticipate through their accredited representatives in all matters af- fecting Jewish interests." e sessions were highlighted messages from outstanding rld statesmen, including Pres- nt Franklin D. Roosevelt, adyslaw Sikorski, prime Min- r of the Polish Government- Exile and representatives of Czecho-Slovakian and the erlands Governments-in-Ex- In another resolution presented by Dr. Wise, a pledge was given of the solidarity of American Jews with "the despoiled and homeless among the Jewish peo- ple" throughout the world. The Wise statement also condemned "the development of movements within Jewish life to isolate American Jews from the implica- tions of Jewish unity." OLATIONISNI FATAL" r. Stephen S. Wise, president the Congress, called upon erican Jews to give up any erence to isolationism, which t prevent them from giving United Nations their utmost port. e Jews," he said, "must their understanding of the ish problem upon the proof the truth that isolationism is merely harmful to those from om one seeks to isolate them- es, but is fatal to oneself in sense. he American Jewish Con- at this war-emergency ses- will make it clear that we d with our unhappy and ply wronged brother Jews in ler-ruled lands and that we not forsake- them." PLEDGE SOLIDARITY The Congress approved a budget of $1,000,000, half of which is to be used for an em- ergency fund to defend the rights of Jews and to promote postwar reconstruction, and the other half for the normal Con- gress program. An eight-point program for Jewish aid to the war effort was also adopted. This promised full mobiliza- tion of Jewish manpower for war and civilian labor, maxi- mum Jewish contributions to war relief and war bonds and S ATLANTIC CHARTER his message to the confer- , „sn it v i ci motit , art: "I MI! lofty aims of this meeting ch are to help the United tes win the war and win the ce and to develop a program igned to contribute toward the tion of a free world, in line h the principles of the At- ic Charter." dealing specifically with the role of the Congress, Carl man, former attorney-gener- f New York, reiterated a plea anding the creation of a eral bureau for the investiga- and exposure of subversive nts and seditious propaganda on anti-Semitism. part of "I Am An American ," Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean. irman of President Roose- 's Committee on Fair Em- ent Practice, bitterly con- ned anti-Jewish discrimina- in war plants. He asserted ever, that since the President ered a halt on race bias, there been more tolerance in war ts. t a Sunday night dinner ses- , Sir Norman Angell said the Jews are suffering not -from Hitlerism, but from rs who refuse to abide by ' ian principles. onathan Daniels, Louis Lip- and Dr. Nahum Goldmann :ussed the form of the new 'Id to come. ish people established in the Dr. Wise was re-elected presi- dent of the Congress. Ca-1-. 1 Sher- man, Judge Nathan D. Perlman and Leo Lowitz were chosen vice presidents. Louis Lipsky, chair- man of the governing council, M. Maldwin Fertig, chairman of the Administrative committee, and Jacob Leichtman, treasurer, are the other officers. BI N OTHER BOOKS In connection with the 900th aniversary of the birth of Rashi, the American Academy of Jew- ish Research recently has pub- lished a volume of essays on the famous commentator by such outstanding scholars as Prof. Salo Baron, Alexander Marx and Ismar Elbogen. This import- ant book has also been acquired by the Shaarey Zedek Library. Among books of lighter vein added to the shelves of the library are: "Bovel," by Peretz Theodora Aronstam Married to Doctor Announcement was made this week of the marriage of Miss Theodora Aronstam, New York advertising woman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Noah E. Aron- stam of Eason Ave., Highland Park, to Dr. Luis Perelman, prominent young New York neuro-psychiatrist, a native of Chile where his parents still re- side. Mrs. Perelman was educated in the Detroit schools and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She was engaged in advertising in Detroit and be- fore assuming an advertising post in New York she spent 15 months in European countries, six of them in Spain. before the Hirshbein, a trilogy in Yiddish published in honor of the author's 60th birthday; "Reneg- ade," a stirring novel by Ludwig Lewishon; "In the World," by Louise Raymond; "Noah's Ark" by Helen Myers; and "Simple Revolution. Dr. Perelman is a Diplomat of Shmerel" by Simon Segal. LIBRARY HOURS These books and many other interesting and worthwhile pub- lications of Jewish interest are available for circulation and ref- erence purposes. Shaarey Zedek Library hours are as follows: Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a. m. to 12 i p. m., 2 p. m. to 5:30 p. m., and . 1 , 7 p. rn. to 9 p. m. Friday, 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. 1 Sunday, 9 a. in. to 1 p. m. the American Board of Psychia- try and Neurology and is a staff member of several New York hospitals. He came to this country from Chile to study brain surgery at the Pan-Ameri- can Hospital. Later he studied in Paris and London. His play "Dr. Freud - was written in collaboration with Theodora Aronstam. MAYNE TO SPEAK The Rev. Joseph G. Mayne, executive secretary of the De- troit Round Table of Catholics, HAY FEVER CLUB Jews and Protestants, will speak The charity card party of the at the Jewish Community Cen- Detroit Hay Fever Club will be ter at 9 p. m. Wednesday, May held Sunday afternoon and eve- 1 29, on "Interfaith Understand- ning, June 7, at the Bialostoker ing," and will show the film "The World We Want to Live In." Hall, 8625 Linwood. IS NOT COVERED BY FIRE INSURANCE PrarLIMMINItt REHR INININE111 1111$101511E11111, ' l illEMEN111111151111111111111ffirliiiillilIMMIIMENIMMIIIIINIMIN Many property owners have assumed that damage by aerial bombardment would be covered by their fire in- surance, but such is not the case. 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"the international status of Jewish people" and give them opportunity to take part in postwar peace conference as oncerns Jewish interests was landed by the American Jew- Congress at the closing ses- of its special war emergency erence. he Congress also urged, in a nimously adopted resolution, ; the Jews of Palestine be nitted to raise a Jewish Army lid the United Nations in the in the Middle East and that ?stine be established as a Jew- state after the war. ouis Lipsky, chairman of the renting Council of the Con- 3$, proposed the resolution ch demanded that the Jewish ple be allowed representa- s at the postwar peace par- :. 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