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Friday, Fehruary 1 -1-, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

Srere Evaluates War Chest
As an Aid to Jewish Cause

Council of Women
Report on Project
For Foreign-Born

Arrangement Consolidating All Fund-Raising Agencies
Called Help in Giving Public a Better Understanding
of Jewish Community; Jews More Generous

(By Jewish News Special Correspondent at Assembly)

Continue Arrangements

"Naturally, we wish to ap-
praise our War Chest experience
and out of it obtain some guid-
ance for the days ahead. What
have been the advantages and
disadvantages to communities
which joined War Chests? What
is the outlook for the continua-
tion of local War Chests in 1944?
On the basis of experience of
the Jewish welfare funds- with
War Chests, is it advisable to
continue these joint arrange-
ments in 1944 and, if so, what
modifications or developments in
relationships are indicated?
"The answers to these and
other questions are based, to a
great extent, on the War Chest
experience of federations a n d
welfare funds in Buffalo, Chi-
c a g o, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Milwaukee, K an s a s City, St.
Louis and Detroit. There is al-
Most unanimity of opinion in the
replies to a series of questions
on the relationship of the Jewish
community to the War Chest.
"1. While joining the War
Chest cannot be viewed as the
cure-all in community relations,
it is considered by all War Chest
communities as a forward and
wholesome step in developing
better group relations a n d in
giving the general public a bet-
ter understanding of the Jewish
community.
Jews Generous
"2. The level of Jewish giving
to the War Chest has held up
well in all War Chest communi-
ties. Jewish contributors have
been generous and have main-
tained - the superiority of their
giving over the general commu-
nity levels. Jewish contributors
set the pace and have been held
up as an example of good and
generous giving. Our level • of
giving , has helped to raise the
level of the general community.
"3. It is the consensus of War
Chest communities that the
amounts obtained from the War
Chest are definitely in line with
the amounts which would have
been raised in independent cam-
paigns, after making due allow-
ance for administrative and cam-
paign costs, publicity and shrink-
age. Some communities, with a
two-year War Chest experience,
indicate that the amount re-
ceived from the last campaign
is considerably higher than the
amount received from the first
campaign.
"4. It is generally taken for
granted that the National W a r
Fund and local War Chests will
continue • to function in 1944. The
Jewish communities in the War
Chest expect to continue t h e
joint fund-raising partnership.
No radical changes a r e being
contemplated in arrangements
between the welfare funds and
the local War Chests.
One Disadvantage
"5. Because of the elimination
of the welfare fund campaign,
some communities have found
the time very propitious to un-

dertake or to consider under-
taking campaigns for capital
funds, either to clear existing
capital obligations, or for post-
war rehabilitation of plant and
equipment, as well as for new
postwar projects.
"6. One obvious disadvantage
which was noted by all War
Chest communities is the possible
slackening of interest in Jewish
causes as a result of the elimina-
tion of the welfare fund cam-
paigns. To compensate for the
lack of the concentrated period
of community education a n d
publicity which attends the wel-
fare fund campaign, War Chest
communities are applying them-
selves to the task of developing
community education programs
of various kinds, as a means of
arousing and maintaining the in-
terest of their respective corn-
munities in the causes which the
community supports — in past
years through independent fund-
raising, and more r e c e n t 1 y,
through the War Chest.
"7. Another possible disadvan-
tage is the fact that the War
Chest arrangement does not offer
the opportunity for the husband-
ing of reserve funds to be set
aside and to be used for emer-
gency operating purposes.
Needs to Be Greater
"8. Will the War Chest idea
carry over into our peacetime
community life and evolve new
forms • of community fund-rais-
ing? Some War Chest communi-
ties feel that the War Chest
mechanism is sound a n d is a
forward step in community plan-
ning. There is a feeling in these
communities that it would be a
good idea to continue this type
of joint fund-raising, even after
the war emergency is over. It
is, however, important to bear
in mind that while general inter-
est in overseas causes may con-
tinue for some time after the
war, the Jewish needs in the
postwar period will be even
higher than they are now. It is
doubtful whether t h e general
community will continue t h e
same high level of giving. The
Jewish community may be much
better off to remain in the com-
munity chests f o r local needs
and to campaign independently
for national and overseas needs
after the war."
George Z. Medalie of N e w
York presided at t h e sessions
which discussed fund-raising.
Prospects f or 1944 campaigns
were discussed by Michael N.
Nisselson of New Y o r k. Mr.
Medalie spoke on experiences in
non-War Chest communities and
expressed the view that inde-
pendent drives bring greater re-
sults.

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Page Five

No Form of Discrimination
In UNRRA, Assembly Hears

(By Jewish News Special Correspondent at Assembly)

PITTSBURGH — Problems of postwar planning, fund-
raising activities, education, budgeting and activities affect-.
ing all phases of social work featured discussions during the
General Assembly of the Council of Federations and Wel-
fare Funds here Feb. 3 to 7 inclusive.

MRS. JOSEPH M. WELT

On the afternoon of the con-
cluding day of the general as-
sembly of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds,
in Pittsburgh, last Monday, Mrs.
Joseph M. Welt, of Detroit, pres-
ident of the National Council of
Jewish Women, was hostess at a
tea and informal discussion of
the service-to-foreign-born pro-
gram of the Council.

Delegates from all sections of
the land attended this discussion
and heard an important report
on the achievements of the Na-
tional Council of Jewish Women.

Anglo-Jewish Press
Publishers Organize
National Association

PITTSBURGH — Publishers of
English-Jewish newspapers who
attended the sessions of the Gen-
eral Assembly of the Council of
Federations and Welfare Funds
laid the foundation for a national
publishers' association during the
past week-end.

Gabriel Cohen, of the Indian-
apolis Jewish Post, was chosen
chairman of a committee to ar-
range for a national conference
to be held in Indianapolis the end
of April. Editors and publishers
from Minneapolis, Detroit, Pitts-
burgh and Washington are on
the arrangements committee.

Meyers Selected
As Legal Counsel
For Medical Center

Wendell W. Anderson, presi-
dent of the Medical Science Cen-
ter of Wayne University, this
week announced the appointment
of Henry Meyers, a member of
the board of directors, as legal
counsel for the project.

With outstanding leaders from;,
every section of the land, repre-
ish race most of all. Among the
senting all shades of opinion,
millions of victims of Nazi perse-
attending the sessions, this year's
cution and unbelievable cruelty
assembly proved to be one of
none have suffered more deeply
the most impressive in the his- than the Jews.
tory of the Council.
Gain New Vision
A revolutionary step in t h e
"But o u t of suffering m a y
Council's activities was the adop-
come immeasurable power and
tion on Sunday of a resolution spiritual strength. The great pe-
condemning the White Paper and riods in the history of a race are
calling for unrestricted Jewish
those not of material prosperity,
immigration to Palestine.
but of want and adversity. My

Hollander Re-Elected

Sidney Hollander of Baltimore
was re-elected president of the
Council and Isidore Sobeloff was
elected a member of the board
for a three-year t e r m. Henry
Wineman is the other Detroiter
serving on the board.
Speaking at the opening gen-
eral session on Saturday night,
Prof. William Haber of the Uni-
versity of Michigan, at present
assistant executive director of the
War Manpower Commission, dis-
cussed postwar problems and
services at home. He warned of
impending dangers that may re-
sult from changes from a war
to a normal economy and ad-
vised communities to' "strengthen
postwar economy program."

Minimum Security

"This," he stated, "must be ex-
tended to provide a basis for
minimum security for the entire
working population and must in-
clude protection not only against
unemployment and old age de-
pendency but also against sick-
ness and invalidity, the outstand-
ing gaps in the present social
security system."
Francis B. Sayre, political ad-
viser to the director general of
United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration, in
the other principal address at
this session, declared that dis-
tribution of relief goods by the
UNRRA to the countries liber-
ated from Axis invasion has been
safeguarded against any form of
discrimination.
Stating that the UNRRA would
not be made an instrument for
gaining political ends and that
unceasing war has been declared
against such practices, Mr. Sayre,
son-in-law of the late President
Woodrow Wilson, declared:
"This cardinal principle of non-
discrimination is of paramount
importance—perhaps to the Jew-

great hope is that out of the fire
of suffering the Jewish race rr_.-.y
gain new vision and power to
help us. forward in building for
a new and better world. For
UNRRA I covet the opportunity
of ministering to the need and
helping to their feet those Jews
who have heroically survived
and surmounted the Nazi terror."
At Monday's sessions, activities
of national agencies were re-
viewed, and those covered in-
cluded ORT, American Associa-
tion of Jewish Education, Jewish
Welfare Board, Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, United Palestine
Appeal, National Refugee Serv-
ice, Council of Jewish Women.
Detroiters played an important
role in all the sessions. Else-
where, in two other reports in
this issue, analyses are given of
the address by Abraham Srere
on fund-raising and the partici-
pation of James I. Ellmann,
Rabbi Leon Fram and Isaac
Franck in t h e civic-protective
discussions.

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fo Liberated People; Prof. Haber of U. M. Warns
of Impending Danger in Postwar Era

PITTSBURGH—Abraham Srere, president of the Jewish
Welfare Federation of, Detroit, delivered one of the principal
addresses at the group discussion meeting on fund-raising
and budgeting problems, at the General Assembly of the
Council of Federations and Welfare Funds, at Hotel William
Penn, last Friday morning.

Mr. Srere's presentation
aroused considerable discussion
during the morning and after-
noon session which dealt with
the subject. Discussing the prob-
lem of fund-raising in a War
Chest city, Mr. Srere stated:
"Like most other major Amer-
ican peacetime enterprises, phi-
lanthropy has gone to war, and,
like other war industries it has
streamlined its operations, de-
vised new machinery a n d in-
creased its production, in terms
of dollars contributed, to meet
unheard of wartime needs. Be-
cause of the dominance of war-
related causes in fund-raising in
American communities, it w a s
but natural to see the birth of
the War Chest movement, which
culminated in the creation of the
National War Fund in the win-
ter of 1943.

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