• may, fAsy 211, - 1441 THE JEWISH NEWS Page Five Conference Call to Jewish Council Calls Local Organizations Call Parley on Elections to Conference Organizations of Detroit Conference Election of Delegates Must Be Held Before June 7; A Statement of Concern to All Membership Groups The approaching American Jewish Conference ex- emplifies the effort of American Jewry to mobilize its strength and to unify its effort in behalf of world Jewry in the post-war world. We, in America, are practically the only community of free Jews in the world who are in a position to speak with authority in demanding equality of rights for our Jewish brethren wherever they may dwell. We, in Detroit, have a responsibility and duty to perform in making this community venture a success, and in assuring that the most competent and .best- qualified representatives of the Detroit Jewish com- munity speak for us at the American Jewish Conference. YOUR ORGANIZATION MUST TAKE THE FOL- LOWING STEPS IMMEDIATELY: 1—Call a special meeting of your organization not later than June 6, 1943, to select nominees and to elect your delegates to the local Election Conference. 2—Prepare a slate of candidates for election as dele- gates. YOU MAY NAME NINE CANDIDATES. 3—Submit the names of your candidates on the Nominating Petition for delegates to the National Con-. ference. (Forms will be provided by the Detroit Election Committee). (a)' By mail to Detroit Election Committee, 5737 Second Blvd., not later than June 7, 1943, or, (b) In person to the Detroit Election Committee office at 5737 Second Blvd., not later than June 7, 1943, before 5 p. 4—Forward to the Detroit Election Committee the names and addresses of your delegates, together with a fee of $1.00 for each delegate on form for Certification of Local Delegates (Forms will be provided). Fill in all information called for in the form. Your list must reach the Detroit Election Committee not later than June 7, 1943. 5—Be sure that your delegates are present at the Detroit Election Conference, which will be held on June 15, 1943, at 8 p. m., at Temple Beth El, Brown Memorial Chapel. DETROIT ELECTION. COMMITTEE of the AMERICAN JEWISH CONFERENCE ABRAHAM SRERE, Chairman Vtay-Writing Contest Opens For AZA Boys Educational Association, Bnai Brith Women Sponsor Event laborators to be divided equally between them, All prize-win- ning plays become the property of AZA and will be copyrighted and published but will be made available for presentation by any club or other group. Other plays submitted may be pur- chased if adjudged worthy of publication. Special Meetings Being Convened to Select Delegates to Local Election Session to Be Held on Local Organizations to Meet Tuesday, June 15 Wednesday to Discuss Keen interest is shown by numerous Jewish organizations National Issues of Detroit in the forthcoming Detroit elections to the Ameri- The Jewish Community Coun- cil of Detroit has arranged for a city-wide conference of its dele- gates and of officers and leaders of local organizations to discuss the issues that will face the American Jewish Conference, to be held next Wednesday eve- ning at the Jewish Community Center. The plan of the conference it was stated on Tuesday, will be to discuss the purposes of the Conference and the type of dele- gates who should represent De- troit. This conference, while not called officially by the local elec- .tion. committee, has the endorse- ment of the committee as an ef- fort in the interest of educating the community on the Confer- ence issues. Rabbi Morris Adler will pre- side at the meeting and the speakers will include Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, A. Meyerowitz, Rabbi M. J. Wohlgelernter, Rabbi Leon Fram, Joseph Bernstein and others to be selected over the week-end. Mrs. Davis Elected Zedakah Club Head Mrs. Morris Davis was re-elect- ed presigrit of Zedakah Club at a me - Sing at the home of Mrs. Iry'L4 Shevin. Other officers Mesdames Maurice Cornfield, David Trager and Alan N. Brown, vice-presidents; Marvin Goldberg, financial secretary; David Friedman, recording sec- retary; Sidney Hillman, corres- ponding secretary; Sam Suger- man, treasurer; Ben Jacobs, re- porter; Israel Hertz, Louis Sil- verman and Norman Shulevitz, trustees; J. Harvith and Ben Lefkowitz, Community Council representatives. Officers will be installed at the Book Cadillac at 1 p m., on June 7. For reservations call Mrs. Joseph Staub, HO. 2027. can Jewish Conference. The Detroit Election Committee, under the chairmanship, of Abraham Srere, has issued statements to all local organi- zations urging immediate selection of delegates to the elec- tion conference, to be held in the^• Brown Memorial Chapel of Tem- ference are called upon to remit ple Beth El on Tuesday evening, $1 for each delegate selected. June 15. Publicity Committee All nominations of slates must A publicity committee selected be In the hands of the local elec- by the election committee is at tion committee before 5 p. in. on work publicizing the conference. Monday, June 7. They may be The committee consists of Philip brought either in person or may Slomovitz, chairman, Louis Bass, be mailed to the office of the Joseph Bernstein, Jacob Margolis, committee, 5737 Second Blvd. Hyman Altman and Abraham J. The interest displayed in the Lachover. conference has resulted in the Messrs. Altman and Lachover convening of special meetings by are assisting in presenting the local organizations for the elec- Conference program on local ra- tion of delegates. Several organi- dio programs. zations are planning educational Complete information regard- gatherings to enlighten the com- ing the conference may be se- munity on the importance of the cured by calling the office of the Conference. Detroit election committee, 5737 Congress, Other Groups Meet Second Blvd., TR. 2-4080. On Wednesday evening, June 2, the Detroit Chapter of the Ameri- Executive Committee can Jewish Congress will meet at Increased to 45 the Shaarey Zedek to discuss the NEW YORK (JPS)—The Exec- Conference issues. All are wel- utive Committee of the American come to this meeting. The Com- Jewish Conference, which has munity Council meeting will also consisted of 35 members, has be held that evening. been increased by ten, it was an- On Thursday evening, May 27, nounced here. It is understood a conference of representatives of that the co-option of the ten local organizations eras convened (Continued on Page 15) by the labor Zionist groups for the purpose of planning wider interest in the Conference.. Made to Measure and Other meetings are being called Ready to Wear by numerous groups in the city. In a call to local organizations to speed action on the selection of their delegates, Mr. • Srere points out that American Jews "are practically the only com- munity of free Jews in the world who are in a position to speak with authority in demanding equality of rights for our Jewish brethren wherever they may dwell." Organizations submitting lists of delegates to the election con- * * * * * * * *•* Buy War Bonds Leonard Belove, director of A. Z. A.--Junior Bnai Brith—activ- ities in Detroit, announced this week that a nation-wide one-act playwriting contest has been in- augurated and will be open to the public. Mr. Belove stated that A. Z. 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