Page ,Ton. TN-F J Call for the Americ Issued by the Detroit Election Comm I N COMMON WITH ALL MEN, we Jews have a vital stake in the general peace that is to come after Victory. The right of Jews to freedom, equality and justice should find place in the new world that will emerge when peace comes. The economic rehabilitation of Jewish life should be integrated in- the plans for world reconstruction. And the rights of the Jewish people with respect to Palestine should be fully implemented. This situation makes imperative a reaffirmation on the part of the Jews of America of their duty to themselves and their fellow- Jews under oppression. The desirability of establishing a program of common action to deal with post-war Jewish problems has been recognized by all American Jewish groups. To that end, a Pre- liminary Conference of delegates representing thirty-two national Jewish organizations met in Pittsburgh on January 23-24, 1943, and resolved to take the initiative in summoning an American Jewish assembly where the terms of such a program should be es- tablished and a delegation elected to act for the Jews of America in co-operation with the accredited representatives of Jews throughout the world. You are therefore given notice that at a meeting held on April 17th, the Executive Committee for the Organization of the Ameri- can Jewish Conference was authorized to make public the follow- ing information: To Att Detroit Jewish Membership Gro Organizations, Synagogues and Te Unaffiliated With An At a meeting held on May 12, 1943,, it .accordance with the rules of the National Board of Elections, the Detroit Provisional Committee selected the Detroit Election Committee for the pur- pose of making all necessary arrangements for the election of dele- gates to the American Jewish Conference. A Stat t o C o Det Na of The Detroit Election Committee is vested with exclusive juris- diction over the nominations and election of delegates to the American Jewish Conference. It is responsible to the National Board of Elections and is subject to its rules and decisions. Nomination of Candidates A meeting of the Detroit Election Committee will be held on June 7, 1943, to record nominations of candidates for election as delegates. Each local group has the right to nominate nine candi- I. That the American Jewish Conference will be convened on July 1, 1943, the place to be decided later. . dates to be listed on the election ballot. The Election Committee will arrange the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and prepare the official ballot for submission to the Detroit confer- All Jewish mem II. That a National Board of Elections has been appointed, the rules of election adopted and authorized to be published; that ence. Decisions by the Election Committee will be by a majority ized prior to Decemb vote of those present and voting. The Election Committee does nized Jewish activitie delegates are to be elected through local groups represented in community or regional conferences and by national organizations; and that the elections in the local Jewish communities or regions not have the right, however, to exclude any nomination unless such nomination is in violation of the rules. in the local communit shall be held not later than June 14, 1943. the projected Americ One hundred members of any local Jewish community not entitled otherwise separately to representation at the Election Con- III. That the national Jewish membership organizations shall be entitled to representation in the American Jewish Confer- ence to the extent of 125 delegates, and that the communities or regions shall be entitled to elect 375 delegates. ference shall have the right to- nominate a candidate for delegate to the American Jewish Conference by petition, and shall file the delegate for their firs same with the Detroit Election Committee. All such nominations tional delegate for ev by petitions must be made not later than three weeks prior to the date of the election. major fraCtion thereof IV. That the agenda of the said American Jewish Confer ence shall be the following: 1. To consider and recommend action on problems relating to the rights and status of Jews in the post-war world. Such organization Any recognized local group may singly or in association with entitled to nominate delegates in your loca another local group participate in the district or regional election of delegates under a designated name which may be placed after the name of its candidate or candidates. 2. To consider and recommend action upon all matters look- ing to the implementation of the rights of the Jewish people with respect to Palestine. NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER JUNE 7TH. 3. To elect a delegation to carry out the program of the American Jewish Conference in co-operation with the duly ac- credited representatives of Jews throughout the world. Eligibility Rules for Local Organizations Any local Jewish membership group organized and function- Your own delega ence should be elect : your own members ca should be held without Your Nomination for in the local Elector warded to your local E A community is entitled to one delegate for each 10,000 Jew- ing prior to December 7, 1941, and engaged in recognized Jewish ish population, or major fraction thereof. In accordance with this provision Detroit is entitled to elect nine delegates to represent activities with a membership of more -than 50,• shall have the right the community at the American Jewish - Conference. tion Conference and to participate in the election• of delegates - to Notice of time an the American Jewish Conference. This shall include local branches of national organizations entitled to representation on the Execu- dure for holding Comn Organization of Detroit Election Committee For the purpose of organizing the Detroit elections, the Na- tional Board of Elections of the American •Jewish Conference ap- pointed Abraham Srere as Convenor of the Detroit Provisional Committee. The Convenor called together an equal number of representatives of the local groups affiliated with the national or- ganizations which have membership on the Executive Committee of the American Jewish Conference, to meet as a Provisional Com- mittee. than June 7. to'nominate and send a delegate or delegates to the .Detroit Elec- tive Committee, as well as synagogues and temples and other or- ganizations unaffiliated with any national organization. will be issued by your Abraham Srere, Chai yard, Detroit, Michiga Method of Electing Delegates to Detroit Election Conference Every recognized local group shall be entitled to one dele- gate to the Election Conference for the first 50 of its membership and one additional delegate for each additional 75 members or major fraction thereof.