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Friday, October 29, 1943
THE JEWISH NEWS
Evolving Unity in Jewish
Life Reviewed by Council
Hillel Expands
Work with 47
New Campuses
Importance of Community Organization as Centrally
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Forty-
Functioning Group Described by Max Simon;
seven new college and univers-
Council's Activities Described by Panelists
ity campuses were brought into
Search for a formula to effect unity in Jewish life based the orbit of the Bnai Brith Hillel
on democratic selection of spokesmen for the Jewish com- Foundation program with the ,
beginning of the new school year
munity featured the Institute of the Jewish Community as a result of the establishment
Council" on Sunday, at the Jewish Center.
of 12 additional full-time Hillel
Commencing, with the keynote address of Rabbi M. J. Foundations, 14 n e w Hillel
Wohlgelernter on "The Jewish Community Council and the Counselorships and 21 new Hillel
Evolving Jewish Unity," the
Council Institute was divided in-
"We owe it to our servicemen
to three discussion sessions.
to preserve their record of valor
At the first two sessions, re- and to authenticate it," Mr. Ru-
ports on Council activities were biner stated. He read a list of
submitted by a group of leaders Detroiters who either lost their
on subjects involving the fight lives in this war, are prisoners of
against anti-Semitism and efforts war or wounded, as well as those
to establish self - discipline in who have won honors in the
Jewish ranks. Speakers at these course of battle.
two sessions included Aaron
A resume of the activities of
Droock, Michael Gimbel, Isaac the entire day's Institute was
Franck, Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner, given by Mr. Franck.
Abraham Meyerowitz, Louis Ro-
Mr. Simon's Address
senzweig and Lawrence
H.
The principal address of the
Crohn.
evening was delivered by Max
Mr. Droock and Mr. Gimbel Simon of Cleveland, organizer
spoke of efforts to counteract and first president of the Jewish
discrimination by action and Community Council in his city.
through fact-finding. Community
After describing early conflicts
relations in the fight on anti- between various elements in
Semitism were outlined by Mr. American Jewish life, Mr. Simon
Franck. Mr. Meyerowitz spoke told how differences were grad-
of the need for cultural co-ordi- ually broken down and the foun-
nation in the community. The dation laid for an organized Jew-
typical arbitration cases carried ish community life. Outlining the
on by Council panels were de- events which led to the realiza-
scribed by Mr. Rosenzweig. Mr. tion of a growing interdepen-
Crohn called for self-discipline to dence in the Jewish community,
prevent abuse of the • self-respect Mr. Simon stated that the rise of
of Jewish citizens.
anti-Semitism and the filtering
Judge William Friedman and in of its poison even into re-
Rabbi Morris Adler presided at spectable circles in this country,
these two sessions.
stimulated unity in defense of
The Evolving Jewish Unity
Jewish rights.
The evolving Jewish unity, as
Describing the rise of the
evidenced in actions of the Jew- Council idea, he declared that the
ish Community Council, was de- new trend in community action
scribed by Rabbi Leon Fram dur- holds that no individual has a
ing the third discussion period,
at which Abraham Srere,• presi- right to speak for the entire Jew-
dent of the Jewish Welfare Fed- ish people. It is because all the
available strength is needed to
eration, presided. _
Difficulties in the path - of carry on the fight for Jewish ex-
achieving unity were described istence that the Councils have
by Philip Slomovitz, who enu- come into being, he declared.
The aims of the Councils, he
merated various movement s
stated, are to make possible
which have created discord in
united action by Jews in estab-
Jewish life. He especially blamed
lishing wholesome communities
the Revisionist Committee fOr a
Jewish Army for creating dis-
cordant notes in Jewish life.
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer spoke
on "The Coriamunity. COuncil and
the American Jewish Confer-
ence" and described the effect of
the Conference _decisions on Jew-
ish life. He expressed the hope
that the Jewish Community
Council, in its efforts to become
the unified body in Jewish life,
will be a cross-section . of the
entire community. _ .
Aaron Rosenberg gave. , the.
summary of the discussions dur-
ing this session.
The Evening Session
The evening meeting, presided
over by Julian H. Krolik, heard
a message from James I. Ell-
mann, president of the Council,
who also spoke briefly at the
opening session.
I
An address outlining the ob-
jectives of the War Chest and
analyzing the division of funds
among the numerous overseas
relief and local agencies, includ-
ing the Allied Jewish Campaign
and the Detroit Community
Fund, was delivered by Herman
M. Pekarsky, acting executive
director of the Jewish Welfare
Federation.
Samuel H. Rubiner, chairman
of the Detroit Army and Navy
Committee of the Jewish Welfare
Board, made an appeal to the
community to participate in ef-
forts to gather .a complete record
IN REGULAR BOTTLES,
of Jews serving in the armed
ON
DRAUGHT, AND
forces.
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Zuieback Enrolls
Scores as Patrons
For Balfour Ball
Abraham Cooper, president of
the Zionist Organization of De-
troit, this week praised the ef-
forts of Rudolph Zuieback who
was responsible for enrolling
scores of patrons for the annual
extension units, it was an-
nounced here Monday by Henry
Monsky, president of Bnai Brith,
and Dr. A. L. Sachar, national
director of the Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundations.
Those additional units bring
the total of Hillel units to 118 on
as many campuses in 35 states,
the District of Columbia and
Canada. Nine others will be ad-
ded shortly. Of the 118, 42 are
full-time Foundations, 55 are
Counselorships and 21 are ex-
tension units.
Long projected, this major ex-
pansion has been accelerated be-
cause of the demand for trained
direction and leadership to pro-
RUDOLPH ZUIEBACK
vide services for the thousands of
Jewish Army and Navy trainees
Zionist Balfour Ball, to be held
on college campuses.
Saturday evening, Nov. 6, at Ho-
tel Statler.
and in offsetting the dangers of
An additional list of patrons
discrimination. He emphasized
that the aspiration is for unity for the ball was announced as
and not for uniformity, and that follows:
Mr. and Mrs. S. Jacob Albert, Mr.
what is desired is that all ele-
and Mrs. Abraham Aronow, Mr. and
ments in Jewish life be brought Mrs.
Herman August, Mr. and Mrs.
together to pool their different Paul B. Barak, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.
Chatman,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cohen,
ideas in the Councils. "All must Irwin D. Feig,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
have an opportunity to be heard Fishman, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fish-
man,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J. Frank,
in the consideration of our prob- Samuel Frank, Mr. Seymour
and Mrs. Herman
lems," he stated.
Franzblau, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Freeman, David Friedman. Judge
Violin solos by Henry Siegl, William Friedman, Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
Gale, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Gins-
accompanied on the piano by vin
burg, Herman Golanty, Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Haas, featured the evening Harry Goldman, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Goodman. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
session.
Gottlieb, Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Grant,
Charles Grosberg, Mr. and Mrs. Alan
J. Grossman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry C.
Grossman.
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Herman, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Hersch, Mr. and Mrs. J.
• hurly Horwitz, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Jospey,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kramer, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Langer. Mr. and Mrs. N. B.
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lezell, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton M. Maddin, Mr. and
Mrs. I. Mellin, Mr. and Mrs. Gershon
Levy. Mr. and Mrs. William London,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myers, Gus New-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Newman, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Newman. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Perell, Mr. and Mrs. David Pol-
lack, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pollack, Mr.
and Mrs. Aaron Pregerson, Mr. and
Mrs. Edw. D. Quint, Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Rattner, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
G. Rosen, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rosen-
berg, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ross.
Dr. Harry C. Saltzstein, Dr. and
Mrs. Alex W. Sanders, Dr: and Mrs.
David J. Sandweiss, Mr. and Mrs. Cali
Schiller. Mr. and Mrs, Alexander Scho-
stak, Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Schostak.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schwartz, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Shecter, Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Shevitz, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Silverman, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Slatkin, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slatkin,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Somlyo, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Stamler, Mr. and Mrs. Myron S.
Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Stein-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner,
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Waxman, Louis
Weinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Simon H.
Weisman, Mr. and Mrs. David P.
Zack, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zeff.
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