Friday, June 4, 1943

Page Five

THE JEWISH NEWS

Delegates to Conference
Must Be Named by Monday

Architectural Prize
Honors Kahn Memory

United Hebrew Schools'
Graduations June 6, 13

Deadline for Presentation of Electors Is at 5 p. m.; Local
Election to Take Place on June 15; State Election
Sunday in Grand Rapids

Elementary Class Holds Exercises This Sunday Night in Rose
Sittig Cohen Bldg.; High School Sets Ceremony
for Sunday, June 13

With the deadline approaching for the selection of
electors to the American Jewish Conference as well as slates
of candidates to represent Detroit, local organizations this
week held their meetings to elect their representatives at
the local election conference to be held Tuesday evening,
June 15, in the Brown Memorial Chapel of Temple Beth El.

The graduation ceremony of the elementary class of the
United Hebrew Schools will be held Sunday evening, June 6,
at 8 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
This class has completed its seven-year course of study.
Examinations were held Sunday morning, May 30.
The exercises will begin with a processional by the

The Detroit Election Commit-
tee, under the chairmanship of
Abraham Srere, will meet on
Monday evening to act on the
preparation of ballots and regis-
tration of electors.
All selected delegates must be
recorded at the office of the local
election committee, 5737 Second
Blvd., before 5 p. m. on Monday.
Further information may be se-
cured by calling the committee's
office at 5737 Second Blvd., TR.
2-4080.
The Local Committee
While numerous organizations
are reported to be selecting slates
of candidates—each organization
being entitled to select nine can-
didates—there was talk during
the week of a desire on the part
of many people to see an agree-
ment on a community slate to
include spokesmen for all ele-
ments in Detroit Jewry.
Mr. Srere is assisted as chair-
man of the election committee
by Isaac Franck and Herman Pe-
karsky, secretaries, and the fol-
lowing members of the commit-
tee: Mrs. Perry P. Burnstine,
Abraham Cooper, Lawrence W.
Crohn, Morris Garvett, Benjamin
M. Laikin, Morris Lieberman,
Mrs. Michael Michlin, Morris L.
Schaver, Irving W. Schlussel,
Philip Slomovitz, Mrs. Leonard
H. Weiner, Joseph M. Welt, Hen-
ry Wineman and Harry Yudkoff.
State Conference Sunday
The Michigan State Election
Conference will be held this Sun-
day afternoon at Temple Eman-
uel, Grand Rapids, under the
chairmanship of Rabbi Jerome D.
Folkman, state convenor for com-
munities outside of Detroit.
Rabbi Folkman has announced
the addition of the following to
the state election committee: Rab-
bi Joseph E. Krickstein, Mt.
Clemens; Mrs. Esther Samuels,
Escanaba; Mrs. Herman Shaffer,
Iron River; Miss Florence Fine,
Marquette, and Mrs. Morris May,
Monroe.
Arrangements have been made
in the state for "Absent Electors
Ballots" which are to be sent by
registered mail to Rabbi Jerome
D. Folkman, 1334 Alexander St.,
S. E., Grand Rapids, to reach
him before June 6.

Congress Platform
Made Public
NEW YORK.—The American
Jewish Congress through Dr.
Stephen S. Wise, its president,
has made public the platform
which the delegates of the Con-
gress to the American • Jewish
Conference are supporting, and
which will be presented to the
American Jewish Conference
when it assembles.
This platform embraces 10
points addressed to three princi-
pal objectives:
1. To secure equality of right
and opportunity for Jews
wherever they may live.
2. To put an end to Jewish
homelessness by establishing
Palestine as a Jewish Common-
wealth through free immigra-
tion.
3. To outlaw anti-Semitism
by international regulation.
In all cities where elections are
going forward, an effort is being
made by thq Congress representa-
tives to secure the endorsement
of this platform through the elec-
tion of delegates committed to
its support.
The platform calls for:

I—The recognition of the right of the
Jewish people to be heard at the peace
conference,
II—The assurances of equal rights,
such as obtain in the United States and
as are set forth in the Four Freedoms
and the Atlantic Charter, for every in-
dividual Jew in all countries of the
world.
III—The recognition of Jewish group
rights in all lands where such rights
are accorded to others.
1V—Compensation and reparation for
losseS suffered by Jews in Germany
and Nazi occupied territories.
V—Freedom to return to the lands
from which the Jews were driven, by
the Nazis and opportunities for Migra-
tion and settlement in other lands for

Jews who cannot or do not wish to
return to their former homes.
VI—The trial and punishment of the
criminals responsible for the torture
and murder of the Jews, as well as
others, in Germany and Nazi occupied
territories.
NTH—The establishment of an appro-
priate United Nations agency respon-
sible for the rehabilitation of the Jews.
VIII—The outlawing of anti-Semitism
by international regulation.
IX—The establishment of Palestine
as a Jewish Commonwealth through
free immigration under Jewish admin-
istration and control. .
X—The implementation of this pro-
gram by the American Jewish commu-
nity in cooperation with the accredited
representatives of Jewish communities
throughout the world.

LATE ALBERT KAHN

CINCINNATI . (JPS) — T h e
memory of Albert Kahn, Detroit,
one of Ameria's greatest archi-
tects, will be honored through
the establishment of the Ameri-
can Architectural Foundation,
similar in purpose to the Pulitzer
foundation, for the issuance of
awards for meritorious archi-
tectural work, it was announced
here at the annual convention
of the Institute of Architects. A
gift of $10,000 from the late Mr.
Kahn and his associates to the
Institute is to be the nucleus for
the foundation, which will also
establish scholarships or profes-
sorships to advance the standards
of the practice of architecture.

Federations Call Conference
Rules 'Discriminatory'
New York (JPS)—The Board
of Directors of the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds has branded as "unjust and
discriminatory" the election regu-
lations set up by the American
Jewish Conference, it is disclosed
in an announcement circulated
to its constituent agencies by the
Council, whose president, Sidney
Hollander, of Baltimore, has con-
ducted a campaign to give greater
representation in local elections
to welfare funds and federations.
The agencies were urged to
"give serious consideration to
the advisability of non-participa-
tion in the local Conference elec-
tions," unless the Council de-
Pioneer Women's Organization
mand, already turned down by of Detroit has set Jan. 18, 1944,
the Executive Committee of the as the date for the annual donor
Conference, is accepted.
event. All groups are holding
elections to the local session for
the American Jewish Conference.
Inspiring reports are being re-
ceived from workers for the Child
Rescue Fund. The local campaign
is being directed by Mrs. Michael
Michlin, TO. 8-1239. Her co-
chairmen are Mesdames D. Sis-
lin, E. Lesowoder, D. Reitman, J.
NEW YORK (JPS)—Creation
Malamud, R. Wise, B. Exelrod,
of a sovereign Jewish State in
R. Gottesman and R. Edelman.
Palestine within a Middle East-
Mrs. Adele Mondry, TO. 5-3215,
ern Regional Federation was chairman of the War Bond com-
urged by Mr. Ely Culbertson, mittee of the Pioneer Women's
famous bridge authority and Organization, urges memberS and
creator of the World Federation friends to increase their purchase
Plan for Peace, in an address of bonds within the next few
before the Congregation Bnai weeks to enable the completion
Jeshurun of this city.
of the drive for a bomber in the
Mr. Culbertson said that there name of the organization.
are two alternative solutions to
the Jewish problem in Palestine:
1—That Palestine become a
Jewish sovereign state by trans-
ferring, with the consent of the
groups concerned, a large part
of the Mohammedan and Chris-
tian populations of the country
to another territory in the lVfid-
dle East, "where equivalent or
better land and living conditions
shall be provided."
The Jewish State would bear
half the expenses of this transfer
and the World Federation the
other half. On the lands thus
vacated, it will be possible to
settle the hundreds of thousands
of homeless Jews now herded in
the ghettos of Europe, thus
forming a Jewish majority in
Palestine and a sovereign Jewish
state.
2—If not enough Arabs consent
to emigrate to permit the estab-
lishment of a Jewish majority,
"let Palestine become a ward of
The World Federation itself.
Then any citizen of the world
can go there if he chooses; and
every citizen of Palestine will
become a citizen of the world."

Drive of Pioneer.
Women in Progress

Culbertson Asks

State for Jews
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graduates, and the singing of€.
"The Star Spangled Banner." The Charlotte Kelman, Jerry Abram-
class president, Albert Zager, will son, Betty Ann Leemon, Deborah
introduce the chairman of the Levin, Eugene Malitz, Herman
program, Ruth Cooper. Greetings Robinson, David Rapapport and
will be brought to the graduates Jerome Finkelstein.
by Herman Pekarsky, acting di-
A playlet, entitled "Ruth," will
rector of the Jewish Welfare be presented by Rachel Rosen-
Federation; Rudolph Zuieback, stein, Anne Baschin and Eva Poss.
president of the United Hebrew It depicts one of the most dra-
Schools, and Capt. Israel Wiener, matic moments in the Book of
a member of the June 1927 grad- Ruth—a scene in the field of
uating class, and one of the old- Moav where Naomi is found go-
est members of the Alumni. Dr. ing back home with Ruth and
Wiener is here on sick leave from Orpah, her daughters-in-law, ac-
overseas service with the U. S. companying her.
Armed Forces.
Refuses to Leave
Pupils Give Talks
Naomi persuades Orpah to go
Brief talks will be delivered by back to her home, while Ruth
the pupils on such subjects as refuses to leave her: Naomi begs
Shovuoth, the Giving of the Ruth to go back to her own
Torah, Bikkurim, by the follow- people, to her own gods. Ruth
ing class members: Theodore argues that she can never go back
Hamlet, Irving Chodak, Herbert to the people. of Moav who wor-
Mandell, Florence Sleeper, Perry ship the god K'Mosh, who sacri-
Phillips, Annie Ribiat, Roslyn fice their children to the god
Clayman, Albert Zager, Jean Molech. She finally concludes
Hurwitz, Charles Wrubel, Ethel with those famous immortal
and Anna Mirvas, and Milton words:
Broder.
"Mother, do not entreat me to
A school chorus consisting of leave you, for wherever you go,
75 voices will sing under the I go, your people are my people,
direction of H. Goldberg with your God is my God, nothing
Miss Renah LaMed at the piano.
but death will part us."
Diplomas will be awarded by
The play is staged in Hebrew
the chairman of the Board of and Jeanette Katz, a member of
Education, Maurice H. Zackheirn. the class, will interpret it in
The first prize, consisting of a English.
War Bond, will be awarded by a
Diplomas will be presented by
member of the Feigenson family the chairman of the Board of
in the name of the Feigenson Co. Education, M. H. Zackheim. Gifts
Other awards will be made by the to the graduates will be presented
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Kvutzah by the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Ivrith.
United Hebrew Schools.
Central Theme
The high school graduation ex- Zhitlowsky Committee
ercises will be held on Sunday
evening, June 13, at 8 o'clock, in To Meet on Thursday
the auditorium of the Rose Sittig
The committee selected to honor
Cohen Bldg. Here, too, the cen-
tral theme of the talks by the the memory of Dr. Chaim Zhit-
graduates will be the Torah and lowsky has asked local organiza-
tions to send delegates to a con-
the holiday Shovuoth.
Valedictory addresses will be ference to be held next Thursday
delivered in Hebrew and English evening at Jericho Temple. Re-
by Philip Caplan, Jacob Bello ports will be submitted at that
and Rachel Nelson. The chairman time on plans thus far formu-
of the class is Benjamin Banish. lated. Individuals are also invited
Addresses will be delivered by to the meeting.

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