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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, January 28; 1944

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UAHC Acts to Remain in
U. S. Jewish Conference

Chosen to Head NRS

Executive Board Points Out That Congregations Have
Different Opinions on Question of Zionism
and Jewish Commonwealth

Free Loan Association Picks
Isaac Shetzer As President

Landau and Blumberg Elected Vice-Presidents at Annual
Meeting in New Headquarters; Association Lists
Three Gifts Received During Past Year

CHICAGO (Religious News Service) — The executive
board of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations,
meeting here, refrained from taking any action on the Pales-
tine resolution adopted by the American Jewish Conference
last September.
The conference called for the reconstruction of Palestine
as a Jewish commonwealth, the immediate withdrawal of
the British White Paper which ci>
placed restrictions on Jewish

The Hebrew Free Loan Association, at its annual meet-
ing recently in its new headquarters, 9134 Linwood Ave.,
elected Isaac Shetzer president.
Other officers elected are: Maurice Landau and Morris
H. Blumberg, vice-presidents; George M. Stutz, secretary;
Louis Stoll, treasurer.

executive board were present at
the meeting. Adolph Rosenberg,
president of the Union of Am-
erican Hebrew Congregations,
presided.
Resolutions of Temple Beth
Charles A. Riegelman was
Israel in Houston, Tex., criticiz-
ing Reform Jewish agencies and elected president of the National
barring from voting member- Refugee , ervice at the annual
ship those not subscribing to a
meeting held in New York last
stated credo of the congregation,
were referred to a special com- week. Mr. Riegelman succeeded
mittee "for prompt and proper William Rosenwald, who has
action," by the Executive Board been chosen honorary president.
Stay in Conference
of the Union of American He-
In the resolution adopted by brew Congregations.
the executive board, it was stat-
Officers of Temple Beth Israel
ed that the Union would con- had forwarded to the administra-
tinue as a member of the Am- tive heads and boards of the
erican Jewish Conference.
Union of American Hebrew
The resolution added that the Congregations, the Hebrew Union
Union "declares its sense of fel- College, and the Central Con-
lowship with all Israel and will feren2e of American Rabbis,
associate itself with all worthy copies of resolutions criticizing
and practical efforts designed to the three religious agencies for Strong Membership Needed,
ameliorate the tragic plight of allegedly compromising with the
Says Cohen, to Continue
world Jewry and to assist in re- principles of Reform Judaism.
Palestine Redemption
Printed
copies
of
the
resolu-
constructing those communities
that have suffered from the rav- tion also were sent to the rab-
Harry Cohen, vice-president of
bis, officers, and trustees of the
ages of Nazi tyranny."
the Zionist Organization of De-
300
American
Reform
congrega-
It was announced that 13 con-
troit and chairman of the local
gregations of Chicago will form tions in the U. S.
Zionist membership drive, this
Charge Misunderstanding
the Chicago Federation of Re-
week announced that the cam-
formed Congregations under aus-
The transmittal letter expres- paign .is being resumed here to
pices of the Union.
sed "profound concern for the enlist a minimum of 1,000 new
future of American Reform Jud- members.
24 Members Present
aism," and declared that "today
Twenty-four members of the
Pointing out that practically
there are only 55,000 families af-
filiated with American Reform every Detroit Jew has been en-
Congregations. We are not satis- listed in the movement for Pal-
fied with this showing, after 75 estine's redemption as a con-
tributor to the various funds
years, and are not content to see
used
for the upbuilding of the
Reform Judaism disappear from
Jewish National Home—through
the American Jewish scene."
the Allied Jewish Campaign
Officers of Beth Israel had which finances the United Pales-
charged that a statement of basic tine Appeal and the Jewish Na-
Flays Emergency Committee principles adopted by the Con- tinnal Fund—Mr. Cohen declared
gregation on Nov. 23, 1943 had that a strong membership is
to Save Jews; Denies He
been "misunderstood and delib- needed in order to uphold the
Opposed Rescue Bill
erately misrepresented by biased hands of Jewish leaders who are
critics."
now fighting to preserve Jewish
NEW YORK, (JTA) — T h e
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Hits Dietary Laws
rights in Palestine.
Emergency Committee to Save
Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel
Mr. Cohen announced that bi-
the Jewish People of Europe an-
of the Congregation said criti- weekly meetings of the member-
nounced that it is arraigning Dr:
cism had been particularly aim- ship committee are being held to
Stephen S. Wise before the tri-
ed at a principle concerning the mobilize workers for the drive.
bunal of the Union of Orthodox
Jewish dietary laws. He explain- The first meetings were held
Rabbis of the U. S. and Canada, ed:
three weeks ago Tuesday and
accusing him of seeking to un-
"The critics claim that a Jew last Tuesday at the homes of Mr.
dermine the efforts of the com-
mittee for the rescue of Jews of who observes the traditional die- and Mrs. Maurice Landau and
tary laws is barred from mem- Dr. and Mrs. Moe S. Perlis. Sim-
Europe.
Meetings, which vvi.!.l be ad-
bership in the Congregation.
In a statement to the press, This is untrue. The fact is that dressed by prominent Z•c nist
Dr. Stephen S. Wise said that individuals in this Congregation leaders, will be held during the
the char g e s against him are are free to do as they like. They coming weeks.
"moral blackmail."
may or may not observe the tra-
"The step taken by the so- ditional dietary laws; but this
called Emergency Committee and Congregation, as a Reform . Jew-
its rabbinical partners does not ish Congregation, affirms what
interest me," Rabbi Wise s a i d. has been common knowledge
"Moral blackmail is a weapon about Reform Judaism for years,
which deserves nothing but con- namely, that as a Reform Con-
tempt. The allegation that I gregation. it does not regard the
wanted to kill the Gillette-Rog- observance of the traditional die-
ers resolution is a lie, and its tary laws as religiously obliga-
TRIMMED COATS]
authors know that it is a lie. I tory. The Congregation says that
suggested an amendment to the if a member does not observe
Fine woolens with collar
resolution that the Palestine the traditional dietary regula-
and tuxedo treatments
doors remain open for Jewish tions, he is not sinning against
of Lynx Dyed Fox,
immigration."
God."
Mink, Persian and
Rabbi Schachtel also denied it
The charges, filed against Dr.
other fine fort
Wise as an individual and as is the intent of the Congrega-
president of the American Jewish tion to bar Hebrew from its
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Conference and leading member religious services.
Beth Israel is the largest Re-
of the American Zionist Organi-
zation, were made by Peter H. form Congregation in the South.
el (t7
B e r g s o n, co-chairman of the
1520 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
Emergency Committee, in behalf
of himself and his colleagues.

immigration and land owner-
ship, and the opening of the
gates of Palestine to Jewish im-
migration under the control of
the Jewish Agency.
The Reform body pointed out
that in the congregations of the
UAHC there are divergent opin-
ions on the question of Zionism
and declared that it recognized
the right of each individual "to
determine his own attitude on
this controversial question."

Zionists Resume
Drive Here for
1,000 Members

Dr. Wise Terms
Group's Charges

The following were elected(;'
members of the board of direct-
ors: Lawrence W. Crohn, Judge the late Barney B. Wetsman.
William Friedman, Aaron Klein, The last gift will establish a
Gus Newman, Seymour Simons, new, special, perpetual fund, to
Isaac Shetzer, Frank A. Wets- be called the Barney B. Wets-
man and Herman Wetsman. The man Memorial Loan Fund, from
which loans from $200 to $500
other members of the Board are
will be made.
Morris H. Blumberg, Fred M.
No interest is ever charged on
Butzel, Irwin I. Cohn, Maurice
Landau, Robert R. Marwil, Louis any loans granted by the He-
Stoll, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich, brew Free Loan Association,
Maurice A. Enggass, Jacob L. whether for large or small
Keidan, George M. Stutz, Julian amounts; nor are there any race
or creed distinctions.
Zemon.
The Hebrew Free Loan As-
The association recorded Its
sorrow on the death of David sociation. is a member agency of
S. Zemon, president of the He- the Jewish Welfare Federation
brew Free Loan for 18 years, and the Detroit Community
and Judge Harry B. Keidan, a Fund. It is open daily, except
member of the board for 11 Saturday, at 9124 Linwood Ave.,
from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m., and on
years.
The Hebrew Free Loan Assoc- Sunday from 9 a. m. to 12 noon.
iation received three gifts dur-
ing the past year. They includ- MAYOR FINES CITIZENS
ed a $1,000 bequest from the es- FOR ANTI-SEMITIC REMARKS
tate of the late Harry Hirsh-
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (JPS)
berg; a land contract for —In his capacity as justice of the
$4,700 on a piece of property in city court, Mayor Fogart of this
Detroit, given by Mrs. Lena city fined a citizen for calling a
Weiner in memory of her hus- discharged Jewish war veteran
band, Louis Weiner; and a con- "a Jew slacken" . Mayor declar-
tribution of $5,000 from the ed that such expressions will not
Wetsman Family in memory of be tolerated in this community.

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