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NEW YORK, (JTA) — More
ment in this issue of The Jewish
than 1,000 representatives of
News was written by Esther
Jewish fraternal and other o.:-
Levine, of 18636 Santa Barbara
;Judge Proskauer Recommends a Four-Point Program ganizations, comprising the
Kern Co. and Frank & Seder Dr., and Shirley Rosenthal, of
for Postwar Solution of Jewish Problems,
Council of Organizations of the
12021 Otsego, .17 years old, both
Copy Appear in This Issue students in the High School of
United Jewish Appeal voted to
Including Safeguarding of Palestine
inaugurate a campaign for $500,-
Commerce.
of Jewish News
NEW YORK—A four-point program for the postwar 000 to provide refugees in Rus-
The Frank & Seder advertise-
solution of Jewish problems, stressing "an international bill sia and other parts of the world
Students in High Schools of ment in this issue was written
with
matzoth
and
other
Pass-
of rights for the individual, as well as the state," was promul-
over necessities. The pledge was Detroit and nearby communities by two Redford High School
gated by Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, president of the made this week.
students—Carola Heinrich, 20665
have been mobilized to write Burg Rd., 17, and Terese Blaney,
American Jewish Committee, in his presidential address
Matzoth baked in Egypt and War Bond advertisements for 24634 Frisbee, 16.
before the 37th annual meeting _of the American Jewish
Palestine are being shipped to downtown stores.
Committee_
Other advertisements by stu-
the JDC in Persia where they
Before 200 Jewish leaders as-
This plan not only assists in dents for downtown stores will
Semitism a social cancer baneful are packed for shipment to
sembled from throughout the
appear on Monday in the Detroit
U. S. for an all-day conference to us Jews, but equally fatal if scores • of thousands of Jewish the campaign for the Fourth News and Detroit Times, and on
unhealed, to the life of America refugees and evacuees in Russia, War Loan,- but encourages efforts
at Hotel Waldorf Astoria, Judge itself."
Tuesday in the Detroit Free
it was announced.
among the Junior Gallants in Press.
Proskauer said that "the titanic
Other speakers at the annual•
assault by which the Nazis
meeting were: Jacob Blaustein,
singled out the Jews for special of Baltimore, chairman of the
destruction" can be repaired only
executive committee; Alan M.
by:
Stroock of New York, chairman
1—The setting up of a program of the administrative committee;
of relief for Jews suffering as a
George Z. Medalie of New York,
result of the havoc and ruin of chairman of the overseas com-
Axis barbarism. This means that mittee; David Sher of New York,
mass evacuation must not be the chairman of the by-laws com-
rule, but the exception necessi- mittee; Morris . D. Waldman,
tated by specific economic neces- vice-chairman of the executive
sities.
committee, and Dr. John Slaw-
Demands of Justice
son, executive vice-president.
2—The establishment of "a
Not Out of Control
new international bill of rights
Speaking on the subject of
for the individual, as well as the
states in which the narrowing anti-Semitism, Mr. Stroock de-
forces of supernationalism and clared that "the problem of anti-
chauvinism must, in these re- Semitism is not out of control
spects, give way to the demands and we still have both the op-
portunity and the challenge to
for justice and reason."
3—International supervision of deal effectively with this per-
"a program of emigration when nicious agitation. There is a
necessary. This is not a situa- tendency on the part of a large
tion," the Judge said, "which part of American Jewry to be-
Jews alone should or can meet." come hysterical when viewing
He pointed out, however, that it the problem of anti-Semitism.
will be the duty of Jewish or- Anti-Semitism must not be
ganizations to give such help as denied, nor- must it be mini-
mized, but we must not over
they can.
4—The safeguarding and de- magnify it to such an extent that
velopment of Palestine as a cen- we lose our perspective."
In discussing the tragic plight
ter of economic, religious and
cultural lives for Jews who de- of the millions of European Jews,
sire to live there. Judge Pros- Mr. Medalie paid tribute to the
kauer pointed out that the recent appointment of a War
American Jewish Committee has Refugee Board by President
urged Britain to abolish the Pal- Roosevelt. "The President's ac-
estine White Paper of 1939 tion," he said, "is viewed by us
"which discriminates against im- as tangible proof of our govern-
ment's effective intent to save as
migration of Jews."
many as can be saved of the
Favors Trusteeship
-
For Palestine, itself, the Amer- homeless Jews of Europe."
He urged that the gates of Pal-
ican Jewish Committee recom-
mends "an international trustee- estine "be kept open to the full
ship responsible to the United limits of its economic absorptive
Nations" which would "safe- capacity." Declaring that the
guard Jewish settlement and im- American Jewish Committee is
migration into • Palestine and opposed to the terms of the 1939
guarantee adequate scope for White Paper, Mr. Medalie said
future growth and development that "the present catastropic
to the full extent of the absorp- state of the Jews throughout
most of the world, combined
tive capacity of the country."
The Committee further recom- with the strong possibility that
mends the establishment "within after the war very many Jews
a reasonable period of a self- will seek to emigrate while im-
governing Commonwealth under migration barriers are almost
a Constitution and a Bill of everywhere maintained or raised
Rights that will safeguard and makes it all the more vital that
protect the fundamental rights of the gates of Palestine be kept
all inhabitants and the holy open."
Basic Philosophy
places of all faiths."
Judge Proskauer, who was re-
Dr. Slawson, newly elected ex-
elected to the presidency of the ecutive vice-president, indicated
American Jewish Committee, in the basic philosophy of the
discussing the problem of bigo- American J e wish Committee
try in the U. S. called "anti- when he said:
"American • Jews, like all
must be global in
Hanoar Haivri Hamisha Americans,
their outlook; they must be
Asar Event on Monday
neither provincial nor isolation-
This Advertisement
ist. The American Jewish Com-
Prepared By—
Hanoar Haivri, the Hebrew mittee must make available to
youth cultural club, will devote American Jews all the back-
Esther Levine, 18636 Santa Barbara, Age 17
its next meeting, Monday eve- ground material necessary to
and
ning at the home of Miss Janet complete understanding of prob-
Shirley Rosenthal, 12021 Otsego, Age 17
Olender, 8741 LaSalle Blvd.,
Blvd. to lems of particular interest to
Students at High School Of Comm.
the celebration of Hamisha
Jews so that, both as Americans
b'Shevat.
and as Jews, they can make sea-
The Palestinian spirit will pre- soned decisions based upon fact,
vail at this meeting, which will rather than judgments based on
be marked by a song-fest and emotionalism nourished on a diet
the serving of .refreshments
of concentrated propaganda."
Young people interested in
Officers elected, besides Judge
Hebrew culture are invited to Proskauer, include Henry Wine-
WOODWARD at GRATIOT
CHERRY 9500 ... STORE HOUS, 9:45 to 5:45
attend. For information, call man of Detroit, as one of the
TO. 6-6926.
yice-presidents.

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