Friday, January 7, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

Committees to Save Jews
Are Assailed by Conference

Group Charged With Causing 'Discord, Resulting Offen
in Disservice to the Cause They Had Assumed fo
Represent% Asks Where Donations Went

NEW YORK (JTA)—The American Jewish Conference
has issued a statement charging that the Emergency Com-
mittee to Save the Jewish People of Europe is one of a
"series of fronts" whose leaders have "constantly assumed
to speak for the Jewish people in this country without having
or endeavoring to secure a mandate from any constituency"

and whose activities have caused
"discord, resulting frequently in hope for the rescue of the Jew-
a disservice to the cause they ish people of Europe will com-
had assumed to represent."
mand support, but it must be
Tracing the history of the pointed out that the Emergency
"American Friends of Jewish Committee has made rash and
Palestine," "The Committee for exaggerated claims as to what
an Army of Stateless and Pales- this resolution will accomplish,"
tinian Jews," the current "Emer- the statement said.
gency Committee" and the
"American League for a Free
Appeal by Hays
Palestine," the statement- de-
Arthur Garfield Hays, national
clared that these "several mani- director of the American Civil
festations have common features Liberties Union, speaking this
which reveal their character as week over station WQXR under
being one and the same."
the auspices of the Emergency
Instead of cooperating with Committee to Save the Jewish
established and recognized na-
People of Europe, urged adoption
tional Jewish agencies, they have of the resolution before Congress
entered into competition and to set up a special Commission
sought to undermine them, the to effect the rescue of European
statement continued.
Jews. "It is about time that this
Sympathizers Misled
country proved that the slaugh-
The Conference asserted that ter of a whole people is no
an "unfortunate and regrettable longer ignored by the U. S.," he
aspect" is that "many men and said.
women of good will, moved by
humanitarian sympathy with the
Committee Non-Partisan
plight of the Jews of Europe,
In reply to the statement of
have been misled into believing the Interim Committee of the
that these committees represent- American Jewish Conference,
ed the Jewish people and have Dean Alfange, Fletcher Pratt
contributed to their support." and Herbert S. Moore, vice-
The Conference made it clear chairmen of the Emergency Com-
that its statment was not intend- mittee to Save the Jewish People
ed as a reflection on these in- of Europe, declared that their
dividuals, a number of whom "committee is non-sectarian and
had withdrawn when • they be- n o n-partisan, consequently it
came aware of the facts.
could never have, as the state-
The statement recalled the ad- ment said, 'consistently assumed
vertisement published by the to speak for the Jewish people
Committee for a Jewish Army in this country.' "
last February, which implied
"Their statement asks Ameri-
that 70,000 Rumanian Jews could can public opinion not to be dis-
be saved at a cost of $50 each. couraged by the "partisan attack
The public is waiting to hear on our activities and we pledge
how many Jews were ransomed ourselves to a continuation of
with the money that was collect- our fight to secure action to save
ed and what disposition was the Jewish people of Europe."
made of the money, the Con-
ference said.
Referring to the Baldwin_
Rogers resolution sponsored by
the Emergency Committee in
Congress, the Congress declared
it was introduced in "complete
disregard of the rescue program
The future of refugee immi-
which is being actively pressed
in Washington by representative gration to the U. S. after the war
Jewish agencies" and that it does will be the primary topic to be
not reflect the totality of that considered at the annual meet-
ing of the National Refugee Serv-
program.
ice directors in New York City
Commands Support
"Obviously, any resolution on Jan. 15 and 16, it was an-
which promises the slightest nounced by William Rosenwald,
president of the organization.
Several hundred leaders in the
field of refugee assistance in the
U. S. will attend the session in
the Hotel Commodore, Mr. Ro-
senwald said.
Quincy Howe, noted radio com-
mentator and news analyst, and
Dr. Stephen Duggan, director of
the Institute of International Edu-
Mervin Pregulman, f or m e r
cation, will be guest speakers.
University of Michigan student,
A distinguished refugee, whose
has been awarded the most cov-
name is to be announced, also is
eted honor in football in being
expected to address the meeting.
chosen on the First All-America
Speakers likewise will include
team by Grantland Rice, noted
Prof. Joseph P. Chamberlain,
football writer.
chairman of the board of direc-
Mervin also was selected on tors, Charles Riegelman, chair-
the All-American team chosen by
man of the executive committee,
Bill Stem, radio broadcaster and Mr. Rosenwald, and Joseph E.
sportswriter.
Beck, executive director.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Pregulman of East Lansing,
Mich., Merv, while at U. M. U. S. Jewish War Vets
served as a member of the Stu- Ask White Paper Ban
dent Council of Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation and during his senior
NEW YORK—Immediate abro-
year acted as chairman of the gation of "the inhuman Palestine
Foundation's religious committee. White Paper of 1939" was asked
He is a member of Sigma Alpha by the Jewish. War Veterans of
Mu Fraternity.
the U. S. in a resolution adopted
Line Coach Clarence Munn of by its executive committee and
the U. M. football team calls made public by National Com-
Mery one of the greatest linemen mander Archie H. Greenberg.
he ever had seen. "You must
Speaking in the name of the
consider," said Coach Munn, 250,000 Jewish war veterans of
"that Pregulman played one sea- the first World War, the resolu-
son at guard, one year at center tion said that "as veterans of the
and a third season at tackle. In last war, we have a right to ad-
my book, he was an All-Ameri- dress this request to the govern-
can at all three positions."
ment of Great Britain because
Pregulman, who was in a U. the Mandate for Palestine, under
M. Navy V-12 unit last semester, which the Jewish Homeland was
recently has been transferred to first created, was one of the di-
the Norfolk Navy Yard at Ports- rect results of the peace for
mouth, Va.
which we fought."

Educator's View
of World Events

Page Five

Jewish Groups Mobilizing
For 4th War Loan Drive

"A Professor at Large," Dr.
Stephen Duggan's interesting
Shapero Issues Call to All Retailers fo Organize Forces
description of an able teacher's
to Advertise Drive; Hadassah Enlarges Committee
world-wide experiences, is pri-
marily a philosophical work. It
as Campaign Gets Under Way Here Jan. 10
reviews world affairs and dis-
cusses many problems which af-
Jewish organizations and congregations are mobilizing
fect mankind today.
their memberships for the Fourth War Loan.
This work by
The Detroit campaign will start on Monday, Jan. 10,
the director of and will continue through Feb. 15. The national dates for
the Institute of the campaign are Jan. 18 to Feb. 29.
Inter national
Nate S. Shapero, chairman of the Wayne County Re-
Education, pub- tailers' War Fi-
co:
lished by Mac- nance Commit-
Levy, 3025 Lawrence, TO. 8-4590;
millan, reveals tee, has issued a
interesting his- call to all retail-
Mrs. Harry Rosman, 2234 Boston,
torical data to ers to organize
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which the auth- their forces and
3233 Collingwood, TO. 8-8637.
or, former pro- to devote their
fessor of politi- advertising
cal science at space to the
the College of
Dr. Duggan the City of New Fourth War
Loan..
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York and lecturer on interna-
Mr. Shapero's
tional relations at Columbia statement ap-Nate S. Shapero
University, was witness.
peals f or r e -doubled effort in Henry Wineman Included In
Prof. Duggan traces the his- behalf of the War Loan and de-
Tenth and Final Volume of
tory of City College to the days clares in part:
when the Jews were a minority
Monumental Work
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majority and how they w e r e an enviable record and want to
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Enlargement of the Hadassah
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Israel Zangwill, Emile Zola,
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