Friday, May 21, 1943 THE JEWISH NEWS Labor Committee Joins National Conference Leon Gellman, Mizrachi Head, Speaks in City Decision Marks First Time in History That American Jewry Visiting Detroit to Organize Is in Complete Harmony on a Program to Map Orthodox Jews in Behalf of Protection of Its Position Conference Elections The Jewish Labor Committee has decided to join the American Jewish Conference, thus making the voice of Leon Gellman, president of the American Jewry through the Conference unanimous in the Mizrachi Organization of Am- demands that will be made for the protection of Jewish erica, outstanding journalist and rights everywhere.. orthodox Jewish leader, will be The decision, reached in New York this week, includes the provision that the Jewish Labor Committee delegates should support the demands of the Histadruth of Palestine for free and uninterrupted Jewish immigration to Palestine. This action for the first time in history creates complete harmony in American Jewish ranks on a program for the protection of the Jewish position in the Diaspora and in Palestine. Decisions for the implementation of the decisions of the Conference are being made throughout the country. In Detroit, an election commission has been set up under the chairmanship of Abraham Srere.' The action taken by this committee, the personnel of the committee and the rules for the election will be found on Pages 10 and 11 of this issue of The Jewish News. Center's Indoor Camping Program to Start July 6 Camp Habonim to Take Registrations for 14th Season Starting May 24; E. Louis Neimand in Charge; Miss Kay Pollock Head Counsellor Camp Habonim, the summer day camp of the Jewish Community Center, will open its 14th season on Tuesday, July 6, for an eight-week period ending Aug. 27. The camp will be conducted in the Center building, Mondays through Fridays, from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Ad- mission is limited to boys and girls between the ages of 6 to Dr. Glazer to Speak At Pisgah Initiation Ceremonies in Honor of Bnai Brith Jubilee Year to Be Held May 30 On Sunday evening, May 30, Pisgah Lodge No. 34 of Bnai Brith will initiate a large class of new members in honor of Bnai Brith's Centennial and Pisgah's 85th an- niversary .jubilee year, culminat- ing a successful membership drive. The initiation will take place in the main auditorium of the Jewish Commuditty Center at 8 p. m. Initiatory exercises exemplify- ing the teachings of Bnai Brith will be performed by Pisgah Lodge's degree team. Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, Rabbi of Temple Beth El, will be the guest speaker of the evening. Dr. Glazer has been a member of Bnai Brith for many years. He has spoken in many communities throughout the country in behalf of Bnai Brith. Following the initiatory exer- cises, there will be dancing to Dave Diamond's orchestra, a re- ception in honor of the new members and refreshments. Isadore Starr, chairman of the membership committee, states there is still time to join Pisgah Lodge and to be initiated on May 30. This drive will officially close on May 29. Those who have not been approached during this drive can secure application blanks by calling Cherry 3372. On Sunday, May 23, a delega- tion headed by Rudolph Meyer- sohn, president of the lodge, will attend a meeting of the Michigan Bnai Brith Council to be held in Lansing. The delegation will in- clude Aaron Droock, past presi- dent of District Grand Lodge No. 6, Harry Yudkoff, general com- mitteeman of District No. 6, Louis H. SchoStak, State Hillel Founda- tion chairman, Louis Rosenzweig, Isadore Starr, Herbert Eskin, Leonard Radner and Leonard Peritz. The lodge will also be represented by two officers of the Michigan Bnai Brith Council, Samuel W. Leib, president, and Milton Weinstein, secretary. Under the nom de film of Gayle Lord,. 21-year-old Teddi Sherman has signed a seven- year contract with her Dad, Pro- ducer Harry Sherman. She acted recently in "Colt Comrades." and 14, inclusive. Miss Kay Pollock will be the head counsellor, with • E. Louis Neimand, of the Center staff, in charge of the camp. Miss Pollock who was head counsellor of Habonim in 1941, and has had other experiences in city and country camps, will make plans with the camp staff for an interesting and balanced program. The children will be grouped into small units, accord- ing to age, and a counsellor will be assigned to each unit. Swim- ming instructions will be included in the program. All necessary precautions will be taken to in- sure a maximum of safety while the children are in the pool. Other Activities Other activities to be conducted, such as arts and crafts, singing, dancing, photography, journalism, movies and dramatics, will be under the sponsorship of adult cdunsellors who are expert in their particular fields. As in years past, every effort will be made to spend as much time as pos- sible outdoors. In addition to the regular pro- gram of educational and leisure time activities, the children will be made familiar with the Civilian DefenSe program and will be given opportunity to con- tribute in various ways to the war effort. Fee Includes Milk The season will be divided into four periods of two weeks each, and registration will be accepted only on this basis. The fee of $3.50 a week includes milk, which will be served with the child's lunch, which is to be brought from home. Special registration rates will be applied to campers enrolling and paying for full sea- son or half season. Appointments for registration should be made by calling Madison 8400. Registra- tion will be accepted beginning May 24. LEON GELLMAN in Detroit on Sunday, to address a meeting of the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, Dexter at Cortland, at 2 p. m. Mr. Gellman is visiting Detroit to organize the orthodox Jewish community in behalf of the elect- tions to the forthcoming Jewish Conference. He will present plans for organizing and uniting religious Jewry to play a prom- inent role in this gigantic re- habilitation effort. Irving W. Schlussel, president of Detroit Mizrachi, has issued an appeal in behalf of the World rehabilitation program to take care of thousands of Jewish ref- ugee children now in Persia who are clamoring for admittance in- to Palestine. Pioneer Women Tea For Child Rescue Fund Club I of the Pioneer Women's Organization will have a social evening and tea on Monday, at 8:30 p. in., at Lachar's, on 12th St. An elaborate pr o g r am is planned for the Child Rescue Fund. Mrs. Sophie Sislin, Chairman of Club I Child Rescue Fund, re- ports_ that the club has already raised $3,000. All members and their friends are invited to the tea. Page Five Hold Conference Election For Outstate Area June 6 Rabbi J. D. Folkman, Convenor for All Michigan—Except Detroit—Gets Ruling on Proxy Votes; Name State Regional Election Committee Machinery for the election of one delegate from Michi- gan, outside of Detroit, to the American Jewish Conference, has been set up by the Convenor, Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman, of Grand Rapids, who was appointed to do this work by Louis Lipsky, chairman of the National Board of Elections of the Conference. Rabbi Folkman has received special rulings from New York allowing an abridgement of the procedure in consideration of the large geographical area included in the Michigan region. The Pro- visional Committee and the Elec- tion Committe have been consoli- dated, eliminating one extra step provided for in Sec. 13, Article VI, of the "Rules of Election." Election Conference The Election Conference will be held at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, Sunday, June 6, at 3 p. m. Rabbi Folkman stated this week that he anticipates a favorable ruling permitting proxy votes by delegates unable to attend the conference. However, he urges all organizations to select their dele- gates. Rabbi Folkman stated: "Any Michigan communities outside of Detroit having any Jewish membership group organ- ized and functioning prior to Dec. 7, 1941, engaged in recognized Jewish activities with a member- ship of more than 50, but not represented on our Election Com- mittee by a resident of their corn- Report Leon Blum Interned in Poland LONDON (JPS)—Leon Blum, former Premier of France, is now interned in a concentration camp at Majdanek, Poland, according to a report broadcast by the un- derground Polish radio. It was stated that he arrived there along with a number of other Jewish political internees from all parts of Nazi-occupied Eu- rope. There are 10,000 Jewish men and women, including 5,000 Poles, in the camp. Five thou- sand of the internees have been sentenced to death, but the au- thorities are torturing them by delaying their execution from day to day, The same source states that the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto are continuing to resist the Nazis. Fighting, at the last report, had been going on for 20 days. Jew- iSh groups fight to the last man, it is said, and others take their places. munities, are entitled to such rep- resentation either by organization or by a member at large. "Any member of such an un- represented Jewish community is hereby requested to notify me at once so that proper appointment can be made." The Committee The Michigan Regional Election Committee includes the follow- ing: D. E. Weiss. American Jewish Com- mittee; Ben Morrison, Jewish National Workers' Alliance; Louis Cohen. Jew- ish War Veterans; H. J. Bylan, Union •of American Hebrew Congregations; Israel Smith, Mizrachi Organization of America; Max Subar. National Council of Young Israel. and Manuel Brown, for the Welfare Federations; all of Grand Rapids. • Rabbi S. Z. Fineberg, American Jew- ish Congress ; Mrs. Louis Lebster. Ha- dassah and Mrs. Israel Sendler. Pion- eer Women's Organization. all of Flint, Abe B. Roman, Bnai Brith, and Mrs. Louis B. Harrison. National Council of Jewish Women, both of Bay City. Rabbi William Silverman. Battle Creek, for the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Mrs. Jerome Fisher, Muskegon. for the National Federation. of Temple Sisterhoods. Rabbi Morton Applebaum, Lansing, for the Zionist Organization of Amer- ica. Rabbi Edward Tennbaum. Saginaw, for the Rabbincal Assembly Of America. Sam Goldfarb, Rabbi Eric Friedland, Pontiac, Paul ce. ri Benton Harbor, Jack Paul,- Kalamazoo, Osias Zwerdling, Ann Arbor, Samuel J. Le- vine, -Mt. Clemens. Irving Weiss, Port Huron, and A. H. Glassman, South Haven, all members at large: and Mrs. Paul Price. Benton Harbor, for the Women's Supreme Council of Boat Brith. • Open Evenings Men's Wear DEXTER at WEBB MONOGRAMMED Thomas H. Cotter Hatters - Haberdashers UNITED ARTISTS BLDG. BOOK - CADILLAC HOTEL Robinson's Open Monday Until 9:00 P. M. JUNIOR DINING SUITE In Either Walnut or Mahogany Veneers Father of Msds. 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