Friday, January 29, 1943
THE JEWISH NEWS
32 Jewish Organizations
Favor National Assembly
American Conference to Protect Status of Jews in Post-
War World to be Called Within Five Months After
Ratification by National Groups of Delegates' Action
Page Seven
Zionist, Hadassah
Groups Will Hear
Rabbi Weinstein
Noted Orator to Address
Joint Meeting at Shaarey
Zedek Tuesday Eve.
PITTSBURGH—Representatives of 32 national Jew-
Jacob J. Weinstein of
ish organizations representing the largest segment of K. Rabbi
A. M. Temple, Chicago, oldest
organized American Jews. meeting, on Sunday at the Reform congregation in the west,
William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh at a conference con- will address a joint meeting of
vened .3y Bnai Brith, favored the calling of an American
Jewish Assembly to establish a representative forum for
the unified expression of the
opinion of American Jews with Goldman, Cincinnati, Haym
regard to action on the status Greenberg, New York City; Mrs.
of Jews in the post-war world Samuel Hailperin, New York
and the implementation of the City; Dr. Asher Isaacs, Pitts-
rights of the Jewish people with burgh; Mrs. Karl Kaufman, Pit-
respect to Palestine.
tsburgh; Henry Monsky, Omaha,
Action of the representatives Neb.; Carl Sherman, New York
is subject to ratification by their City; and Alex Stanton, Philadel-
organizations. When a majority phia.
of the organizations have rati-
The proposals unanimously ap-
fied the call, the executive com-
proved
by the conference were
mittee elected by the conference
is to issue a call for the holding drafted by a committee on pro-
of the assembly within five posals headed by Louis Lipsky
of New York as chairman, and
months.
Robert P. Goldman of Cincinnati
All-Out Support
as co-chairman.
Meeting in response to an in-
Other members of the commit-
vitation from Henry Monsky,
president of Bnai Brith, who pre- tee of proposals were: David
sided, to consider what steps Blumberg, Los Angeles; Judge
should be taken to bring about Morris Rothenberg, New York
some agreement on the part of City; Miss Juliet Benjamin, New
the American Jewish community York City; Dr. Israel Goldstein, RABBI JACOB J. WEINSTEIN
New York City; Rabbi I. Levin,
with respect to the post-war sta-
the Zionist Organization of De-
New
York City; Mrs. Karl Kauf-
tus of Jews and - the building up
troit, Hadassah, Business and
man,
Pittsburgh;
Mrs.
Hugo
of Palestine, the conference
Professional Division of Hadas-
pledged "all its resources" to the Hartman, Winnetka, Ill.; M. sah and Junior Hadassah, on
support of the war effort and Maldwin Fertig, New York City; Tuesday evening, at the Shaarey
the victory of the United Na- Louis I. Gilgor, Philadelphia; Zedek.
Rabbi Jacob Hoffman, New York;
tions:
His topic will be "Palestine in
The call for the assembly is Harry Schaeffer, Pittsburgh; Mrs. the Design for a New World
A.
H.
Vixman,
New
York
City;
to contain a statement of pro-
Order."
graM to consider action on prob- Dr. James G. Heller, Cincinnati;
A distinguishOi scholar, Rabbi
Rabbi
Irving
Miller,
Far
Rock-
lems relating to the rights and
Weinstein is reputed to be one
away,
New
York;
Harry
Pine,
status of Jews in the post-war
of the outstanding Jewish ora-
world; to act upon all matters Newark, N. J.; Mrs. S. Rabino-
tors. He was director of the
looking to the implementation of witz, New York City; Mrs. Dvor-
the rights of the Jewish people ah Rothbard, New York City; School for Jewish Studies and
with respect to Palestine, and to and Louis Segal, New York City. Rabbi of Temple Israel in San
Francisco; a book-reviewer for
Groups Represented
elect a delegation to carry out
the New York Times; advisor to
the program of the American
The following were the nation-
Jewish Assembly in cooperation al Jewish organizations repre- Jewish students at Co/umbia Un-
iversity. He is a contributing
with the duly accredited repre- sented at the conference:
editor of the Jewish Frontier, the
sentatives of Jews throughout
Agudas Israel of America, Inc., Reconstructionist, and the Na-
the world.
American Jewish Congress, Am-: tional Jewish Monthly.
Pick 500 Delegates
erican Jewish Congress Women's
The public is invited. Admis
The Assembly is to consist of Division, Bnai Brith, Brith Sho-
not more than 500 delegates. Of lom, Independent Brith Sholom, sion will be free and there will
this number the cooperating na- Central Conference of American be no solicitation of funds.
tional • organizations will name Rabbis„ Free Sons of Israel, Had-
125 delegates, on the basis of assah, Jewish National Workers'
parity insofar as possible. The Ailliance, Jewish War Veterans,
Jewish communities, through lo- Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary,
cal or regional conferenceS call- League for Labor Palestine, Mizr-
ed for such purpose, will elect achi Organization of America,
By popular request, the two
375 delegates. The . .distribution Mizrachi Women's Organization talking pictures n o w being
of theSe 375 delegates will be on of America, National Council of shown at Littman's People's The-
the basis of Jewish population.
Jewish Women, National Federa- ater, 12th and Seward, are being
Representation in the local or tion of Temple Brotherhoods, Na- continued for three more days—
regional conferences will be bas- tional Federation of Temple on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
ed on organization membership. Sisterhoods, Order Sons of Zion,
Enthusiasm has been displayed
The conference elected 32 mem- Pioneer Women's Organization, by the public over the two pic-
bers of an authorized executive Progressive Order of the West, tures—"The Cantor's Son" feat-
committee of 38. Six places were Rabbinical Assembly of Ameri- uring Moyshe Oysher and "The
reserved for other national Jew- ca, Union of American Hebrew Power of Nature" starring Mich-
ish membership organizations Congregations, Union of Ortho- el Michalesko. Both pictures
not represented at this confer- dox Jewish Congregations of have great supporting casts.
ence. In addition the executive America, Union of Orthodox
Popular prices prevail at Litt-
committee was empowered to co- Rabbis, United Synagogue of man's for the showing of these
opt additional members not ex- America, United Synagogue of two films. - •
ceeding 12, making a total of 50. America—Women's League, Unit-
In opening the conference Mr., ed Zionist Socialist Labor Party
Monsky said:
Poale-Zion, Women's Supreme
"American Jews in collabora- Council of Bnai Brith, Zionist
tion with other Jewish communi- Organization of• America, Inde-
ties of the free countries will pendent,. Brith Abraham,
FOOT OF SECOND
be required to assume a greater United Roum
anian Jews of Am-
At The River
Measure of responsibility than erica. •
at any previous time in the long,
The Only Natural
dark history of the Jewish people
SULPHUR
MINERAL
'fir the preservation of - the rem-
BATHS
nants of:11-srael in. the war-devas-
tated. ,lands,, and for. the estab-
The City
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War 'Status - of Jews •'• after the
NEW YORK (WNS) — Sgt.
United Nations shall have purged
Turkish and
the. world of the evil forces that Meyer Levin has added another
Reducing Baths
have so sorely threatened the trophy to his collection of awards
valUes—yesthe very existence for bravery. News was received
•
this week from the South. Pa-
of. . our whole civilization."
cific
that
Meyer
Levin
had
been
Open Day and Night
Protest Massacres . ..
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster
In addition to its call for an
_Separate Departments
American Jewish Assembly the for heroism in action.
For Men and Women
Sergeant
Levin
first
"madelb.e
Conference adopted a resOlution
"crying - al-o.t4.d in horrorand in headlines" while serving as bOria-
protest against the massacre of bardier on Captain Colin KellY's:.
.
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Jews . ..in Nazi. Germa-0,7 and
pointing but that "the-. Jragedy
of our people does . : -fibt stand
alone" but "is but one instance
of the persecution and slaughter
of peoples in the Orients ..ancl.
tOILETRIES
Occidenfs." ' '
The conference was directed by
a committee of guidance headed
by Judge Louis Levinthal of
Philadelphia; Gedaliah Bublick,
7420 W. 7 Mile RoCid
New :York- City; Rabbi 'Solomon
13, Freehot Pittsburgh; Robert P.
United Jewish Appeal Set
To Renew Campaign for '43
U.J.A. Allocates $9,100,00 for Distribution by J.D.C.,
Palestine Aid and National Refugee Service Until
Spring Drives Are Completed
NEW i(ORK, (JTA)—An agreement providing for
the renewal of the United.Jewish Appeal for 1943 as the
single channel through which Jewish communities in the
United States will supply the resources for the programs
of the Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine
Appeal and the National Refugee Service, was signed
here this week.
No quota was announced . but
in accordance with procedure
followed in the past, an initial
sum of $9,100,000 will be allocat-
ed to the constitutent agencies of
the United Jewish Appeal. This
figure is designed to enable the
organizations to proceed with
their activities until it is detrem-
ined later in the year, when
Spring campaigns have been
completed, what total sum will
will be available for distribution.
All amounts over $9,100,000 will
be distributed among the organ-
izations by an Allotthent Com-
mittee, which will base its deci-
sions on the needs at the time
of appropriation, thus insuring
the flexible use of the funds.
$4,840,000 for JDC
The initial sum of $9,100,000 is
to be divided among the partici-
pating agencies as follows: to the
Joint Distribution Committee,
$4,840,000; to the United Pales-
tine Appeal, $2,760,000; and to
the National Refugee Service,
$1,500,000.
News of the agreement was
made public by William Rosen-
wald, president of the National
Refugee Service, Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver, national chairman
of the United Palestine Appeal,
and Rabbi Jonah H. Wise, chair-
man of the Fund-Raising Com-
mittee of the Joint Distribution
Committee.
The NRS will have a partner-
ship status for the first time this
year, having been a beneficiary
in previous campaigns.
NRS Requirements
The NRS budgetary require-
ments for. 1943 are $2,100,000, it
was announced by Mr. Rosen-
wald. The budget was approved
by a -financial planning commit-
tee composed of community lead-
ers representing 10 leading cam-
paign communities in -the country.
• The budget is based on the
assumption that economic con-
ditions will continue to favor
refugee employment and adjust-
ment, that government restric-
tions affecting refugees will not
be increased, and that refugee
immigration will remain close to
the level of 1942. Should any of
these assumptions fail to . hold,
more funds may be required.
The NRS direct relief services
in 1942 constituted the largest of
any agency in the country not
supported by government funds
and this promises to remain true
in 1943. Food, clothing and shelt-
er must be supplied to several
thousand refugees.
Placed 6,450 In Jobs
For the coming year it is esti-
mated a monthly average of 3,300
persons will continue to need
direct cash relief while family
services will be required by an
additional 2,000. In 1943 these
services will require $1,268,185.
To continue to meet the war-
time needs of industry NRS anti-
cipates it will match the 6,450 job
and professional placements it
made in 1942. Through its re-
training program, whereby men
and women learn to become
skilled in war industry work,
NRS plans to retrain 600. This
will require $172,490. It is ex-
pected that NRS also will help
establish 500 doctors in 1943 at
a cost of $114,790.
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