THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Six
Community Council O.K's
Plan to Increase Budget
Ask Appropriation of $50,000, Enlarging of Professional
Staff; Members Hear Endorsements of Program to
Unify Civic Protective Organizations
Friday, January 29, 1943
Szold, Heller Argentinian Donates Farm
Envoys of U. S. For Care of Jewish Orphans
Aires Businessman, a non-Jew, Expresses Indignation
Jewry to Zion Buenos Against
Nazism by Contributing Funds for
Named as American Com-
The Jewish Community Council of Detroit, at a mission to Study Conditions
meeting last Sunday evening at the Jewish Community
in Palestine
Center, went on record favoring an enlarged budget and
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A com-
increased staff and heard a number of endorsements
of the program for unity in carrying on the work of the mission of the Zionist Organiza-
civic-protective organizations, as proposed by the Council tion of America consisting of
Robert Szold of New York, vice-
of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
Proposals for an expanded€
president, and Dr. James G.
budget were submitted by Rabbi ity and to a new storm of pro-
Morris Adler.
tests and criticism.
Asserting that he had never
Others who participated in the
seen a perfect budget, Rabbi
Adler said that the request he discussion included Melvin Ger-
presented' in behalf of the budget son, Harry Karniener and Mrs.
committee represented the result Edward Robbins.
of careful thinking, studious an-
Report Condeinned
alysis and deep conviction and
James I. Ellmann, president of
he emphasized that the Council the Council, condemned the
is a body that is open to public 9,000-word report on local com-
scrutiny and examination by del- munity organization presented to
egates.
the general assembly in Cleve-
land by Samuel A. Goldsmith of
Requirements Listed
The budgetary requirements Chicago.
adopted by the Council called for
Referring to the quotations
an increase in the budget from from the Goldsmith statement in
$15,000 to $50,000. This includes the conference reports published
a request for six professional in last week's issue of The Jew-
workers in addition to the pre- ish News, in which Mr. Gold-
sent two and four additional of- smith severely criticized Corn- •
fice workers in addition to 'the munity Councils, Mr. Ellmann
present two.
said that they were gratuitous,
The new program calls for de- slurring comments and expressed
partmentalization of activities in the belief that quotation of that
DR. JAMES G. HELLER
three areas: Public relations, portion of the report by The Jew-
community relations and discrim- ish News represented unbalanced
Heller, of Cincinnati, chairman
ination and fact-finding.
treatment of the Goldsmith pap-
Discussion on the proposal for er. He announced that a proper of its National Administrative
unity in civic-protective work reply to Mr. Goldsmith's views Council, will proceed shortly to
was introduced in addresses by will be prepared and submitted Palestine to study conditions
there and to confer with the
Louis Bass and Aaron Droock, to The Jewish News.
leaders of the Palestine Jewish
both of whom agreed that the
Announcement was made by community on current and post-
activities of the American Jewish
Congress, American Jewish Com- Mr. Franck that the committee
which is planning a protest
mittee, Bnai Brith and Jewish
Labor Committee should. be uni- against the Nazi atrocities is ar-
ranging for an interdenomina-
fied in one body.
tional meeting to be held on Feb.
Must Cooperate
28. He reported that a special
Mr. Bass expressed the belief day of mourning will be set aside
that there should be pressure by Mayor Jeffries as part of the
from the masses to enforce uni- protest against the Hitlerites'
fied effort, and that Jews should murders.
cooperate with labor and the
colored - people in the defense of
the democratic ideal.
Must
In
Declaring that despite criti-
cisms there will be general ad- At
mission that much good had been
accomplished by all agencies in
Berlin
the fight against anti-Semitism,
Mr. Droock stressed the need Leader of Palestinian Jewry
for unification of civic-protective
Assails Iraq's Anti-
work despite the mutual distrust
that exists in Jewish ranks and
Jewish Policy
the fight for retention of power
NEW YORK (JTA)—The fact
by "vested interests."
Isaac Franck, director of the that Iraq, by its belated joining
ROBERT SZOLD
Council, led the discussion on of the United Nations, may get a
the unity proposals and pointed place at the peace table while "it war problems, Judge Louis E.
out how duplication of effort is not yet known whether repre- Levinthal, president of the or
and \ vaste of energy can be sentatives of the Jews will be in- ganization, announced.
avoided by adopting the proposal cluded at the peace conference,"
The date of their departure is
made at the Cleveland general was emphasized this week by contingent upon the availability
assembly of Federations.
Rabbi Meyer Berlin, outstanding of transportation priorities.
leader of Palestine Jewry, presi-
The decision to send a corn-
Butzel, Bernstein Disagree
Fred M. Butzel disagreed on dent of the World Mizrachi Or- mission to Palestine was taken
the proposal and pointed out ganization, and member of the at a meeting of the Executive
that there is no unity in religion, presidium of the Jewish National Board of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America, following the
Zionism and other aspects of Fund.
Addressing a press conference receipt of pleas from leaders of
Jewish life. He declared, how-
ever, that he favors the proposals Rabbi Berlin, who arrived from the Palestine Jewish community.
Judge Levinthal, whose pres-
of Edgar Kaufmann of Pittsburgh Palestine by plane, voiced bitter
for coordinating the work of the criticism of the anti-Jewish pol- ence in Palestine had been
various agencies.
icy of the Iraq government. He urged by the Palestine leaders,
Joseph Bernstein also disagreed pointed to Iraq's refusal to per- will be unable to go because of
with the plan and expressed the mit the transit to Palestine of the pressure of his duties as
belief that the establishment of Jewish refugee children. The president of the - organization
another unified agency will post-war Jewish future, he de- and because of his duties as
merely lead to continued inactiv- clared, lies "in Palestine and no- Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in Philadelphia.
where else."
the sentiments of
Women Give the Summarizing
Bernard I. Zeff, son of Mr. and
Jews in Palestine, Rabbi Ber-
Mrs. Abe Zeff of 3557 Montclair
lin
said
that
the
Yishuv
wishes
$200,000 for Bomber
Ave., who has been in the service
the United Nations to declare
three months, has been promoted
NEW YORK, (JTA) — More that the Jews are a nation and to • Private First Class. He is sta-
than $200;000 for war bonds when the time comes will sit, to- tioned at Pendleton Field,
Ore-
which will be earmarked for con- gether wilt" representatives of gon. He is a graduate of South-
struction of an army bomber was other nations, to protect their in- eastern High School and has
been
subscribed this week at the twen-. terests at the peace conference; active in DeMolay.
ty-third annual convention and that Palestine and statelesS Jews
luncheon of the Federation of in the meantime be given the op-
Jewish Women's Organization. portunity "to join the forces
- Fifteen hundred members, many which are fighting for them-
Don't Take Chances!
in uniforms of various. women's selves," and that the gates • of
Have yur radio re-
military and civilian auxiliary or- democratic countries be opened
paired now — parts
to give Jews refuge "before Pal-
ganizations, attended.
may be unobtain-
able later. Satisfac-
The convention adopted a res- estine will be the Jewish Com-
tion
guaranteed.
olution addressed to President monwealth."
FREE LOANER
Roosevelt and Secretary of State
CARD OF THANKS
Cordel; Hull, expressing the hOpe .
Largest Selection et
.fewish Records in
that the United Nations will fol-
Mrs. Goodman Rycus wishes to
Michigan
low the example of the President extend her heartiest thanks to
in giving assurance that the Jews all her friends and organizations
of Europe will be freed - from the that remembered her so kindly
mu Dex ter
NOgartb
terrors of Nazism. during her recent illness
Sit
Jews
Peace Parley,
Says
Rabbi
Allied War Relief
NEW YORK
An expression of protest by a non-
Jewish Argentine businessMan against the Nazis' barbar-
ous treatment of Jews in Europe became known here this
week, in the announcement that Jose Iturrat of Buenos
Aires had donated outright his farm of 50 acres for the
care of Jewish orphans and aged people.
—
Senor Iturrat, a member of
an old Argentinian family, con-
tributed heavily to the Repub ,
lican cause during the Spanish
Civil War and supp6rted the
"It is gratifying to learn from building of a Casa del Pueblo
the reports of the staff, in this —House of the People—by the
our 75th year, that the task of Argentine Socialist Party.
meeting the needs of children
$125,000 To War Relief
through our enlarged service
He includes among his .phil-
program is going forward un-
anthropic acts a gift of 500,000
hampered by the stress of the Argentine pesos, about $125,000,
war emergency," commented to the Russian, Chinese, Greek
Fred Lazarus, Jr., of Columbus, and other war relief agencies
president of Bellefaire, in ad- seeking funds in his country.
dressing the Jan. 16 meeting of Last year he contributed his
the board of trustees, in Cleve- $25,000 private launch to be
land.
auctioned off and the proceeds
Leon H. Richman, ,executive given to overseas war relief
director, reviewed the progress agencies.
that has been made in the over-
Senor Iturrat donated his
all child care service to the re-
farm
to the Jewish society,
gion and in the local consolida-
"Asilo Argentino para Huerfan-
tion with the Cleveland Jewish
osy Ancianos." The farm in-
Children's Bureau for the care
cludes a large hacienda, which
of Cleveland children.
contains many modern conven-
The flexibility of service given
iences. Senor Iturrat also has
at the institution was illustrated pledged himself to give the so-
by the superintendent, Daniel ciety a monthly contribution of
Lichtenberg.
$1,000.
Plans for observing the 75th
Senor Iturrat's gift, it is re-
anniversary of the organization ported, has brought praise and
were referred - to the local board. commendation from many groups
The trustees voted to omit the in Argentina.
April quarterly meeting as they
did the one in October, in co-
Al Jolson accepted the invita-
operation with the war effort.
tion to M.C. the President's
Maurice Enggass of Detroit is Birthday Ball dinner in Wash-
a member of the board.
ington.
* * *
Mexican Jews Bid
Says Harry Hershfield, "A
bomb is strictly non-sectarian!"
For '43 Council Meet
Bellefaire
Horne
Ewers 75th Year
MEXICO CITY, (JTA)—The
Inter-American Jewish Council
was invited to hold its 1943 con-
ference in Mexico in a resolution
adopted here at a gathering of
representatives of Mexican Jew-
ish organizations.
The invitation follows the re-
cent visit to Mexico of Dr. Ste-
phen . S. Wise and Nahum Gold-
mann, who negotiated with Mex-
ican authorities for permission to
convene the second :conference
of leaders of Jewish groups in
Latin America affiliated with the
World Jewish Congress in Mexi-
co City.
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