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Friday, Mardi 31, 1944

THE 'JEWISH NEWS

Srere Outlines Post War
Community Responsibilities

initiative to overcome a n t i-
Semitism.

Affiliated Agencies Elect Directors at Annual Meet-
ing of Jewish Welfare Federation: Lydgate, Gallup
Poll Editor, Says Anti-Semitism Not Increasing

Mr. Lydgate took occasion to
commend the work of the United
Jewish Appeal for overseas
needs, Palestine and refugee re-
settlement and declared that the
UJA is more important now
than at any other time in his-
tory.

Evaluating Detroit Jewry's present community responsi-
bilities and outlining a program of action for the postwar
period, Abraham Srere, president of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration, in his report submitted to the 17th annual meeting of
the Federation, last Sunday evening, at the Jewish Commun-
ity Center, struck the keynote for community planning in

During the meeting, Bernard
Isaacs, superintendent of the
United Hebrew Schools, extend-
ed an invitation to the entire
community to participate in the
celebration of the 25th anniver-
sary of the schools.

Five

times of war as well as after
the coming peace.
The complete text of Mr.
Srere's address will be found
on Page 16 of this issue of 4l'he
Jewish News.
Board of Governors
Judge William Friedman,
chairman of t h e nominating
committee, presented the slate
of the following who Were
elected as members of the board
of governors:
Clarence H. E n. ggas s,
Harry Frank, Morris Gar-
vett, Louis LaMed, Henry
Meyers, Mrs. Robert J. New-
man, Joseph M. Welt and
Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter.
Five affiliated agencies held
their meetings in conjunction
with the Federation.
Fresh Air Society Meeting
Harry Jackson presided at the
meeting of the Fresh- Air So-
ciety, in the absence of Alex
Schrieber, president, and the fol-
lowing were elected members of
the board:
Mrs. Harold Smilay, Mrs. Ju-
lian Krolik, Mrs. Aaron DeRoy,
Mrs. Isaac Gilbert, Benjamin
Nucian, Milton Gordon, harry
Yudkoff, Mrs. Lewis Daniels,
Herman G a 1 a n t y and Max
Zivian.
Alvin G. Skelly, director of
Fresh Air Camp, presented the
annual report and stated that
2,154 weeks of camping were
provided last year at the camp
near Brighton, Mich.
North End Clinic Meeting
Presiding at the meeting of
the North End Clinic, Julian H.
Krolik reported that 75 per cent
of the medical and dental staff
are now in the armed forces.
Attendance, due to improve-
ments in health and economic
conditions, Mr. Krolik indicated,
dropped from 84,000 to less than
Of these visits, 1'7,045
35,000.
were made by Jews, 12,628 by
colored people and 4,639 by
white non-Jews.
The following were elected
members of the North End Clinic
board: For a three-year term:
Maurice Aronsson, , Mrs. H. C.
Broder, Irwin I. Cohn, Mrs.
Philip Marcuse, Leo Siegel, Mrs.
Abraham Srere,_ Julian G. Wolf-
n.er; for a one-year term, Miss
Sadie Hirschman.
Vocational Service
A talking picture dealing with
vocational guidance featured the
meeting of the Jewish Vocational
Service, at which Harvey Gold-
man presided.
Mr. Goldman reported that 500
boys and girls last year applied
not for jobs but for advice and
for planning on how to use their
abilities and how to reckon with
employment discrimination. He
pointed to the cooperation ef-
fected with other local agencies
as well as with government
groups and told of the assistance
given to refugees who Ter e
guided in their economic read-
justment here. The Vocational
Service is preparing to protect
returning veterans and to guide
youngsters in fields of speciliza-
tion, Mr. Goldman said.
Members of the board were
elected as follows: For a three-
year term: William B. Isenberg,
Maurice L.. Klynn, Mrs. Melville
S. Welt, Mrs. Louis Robinson,
Joseph Kukes, Mrs. Harry
Stocker, Harry Seligson, Robert
Janeway; for a. one-year term:
Edward Bernstein.- -
Jewish' Children's Bureau
Fred M. Butzel presided at the
meeting of the Jewish Children's
Bureau.
The following directors were
elected upon recommendation of
the nominating committee head-
ed by Daniel Mendelsohn: For a
three-year term: Herman Cohen,
Dr. David Kliger, Daniel Men-
delsohn, Sydney Moss, Mrs. Rob-
ert J. Newman, Louis H. Schos-.
tak, Mrs. Harry M. Shulman.

Moses Weisswasser, Mrs. Mel-

Page Five

Detroit Soldier
Tells Pals in Italy
of Odessa Society

Cpl. Moskovitch Lets Them
Know of Jewry's Aid
In War Effort.

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American soldiers in Italy are
getting first hand information
about U. S. Jewry's contribu-
tions to the war effort from Cpl.
Norman Moskovitch of Detroit.
In a letter to the Odessa
Progressive Aid Society thank-
ing its members for many pack-
ages which he had received
while in Italy and for a recent
birthday card in which the so-
ciety's secretary, Mrs. Helen
Ring, mentioned that the society
had purchased a bomber, Cpl.

A capacity audience attended
vine S. Welt; for a two-year this annual meeting of the Fed-
term: Mrs. Leonard Oppenheim, eration.
Dr. Irving Posner, Morris Scha-
uer, Abe A. Schmie r, Leo
Franklin.
Discussing the present case
load, Mr. Butzel reported that
there are at present 96 cases
cared for by the. Bureau, 16 of
them refugees. He stated that
there is at present a decreasing
case load.
JSSB Meeting
Benjamin E. Jaffe presided at
the meeting of the Jewish Social
Service Bureau.
Members of the board were
elected as follows: For a three-
year term: Rabbi Leon Fram,
Mrs. Max Frank, Miss Clarice
Freud, Sylvan S. Grosner, Mrs.
Charles Lakoff, Harry M. Raden,
Mrs. Melville S. Welt; for a ,two-
year term: Bayre Levin, Mrs.
Morris Rand, Jacob Weisman. -
Mr. Jaffe gave, an illuminating
description of the_ Bureall's ac-
tivities during the past year and
described the adjustments made
to provide for war-time services.
Denies Spread of Anti-Semitism
The guest speaker at the an-
nual meeting, William A. Lyd-
gate, editor of the Gallup Poll,
expressed the view that anti-
Semitism is not increasing in this
country.
dealing with the polls,"
Mr. Lydgate said, "it seems to
us that there is a salty, earthly
: judgment among our people
which is better than the judg-
ment of political experts. In
seeking the opinion as to What
the American people think of
the Jews we find, based on facts
gathered by a- reliltble group,
that there is no appreciable in-
crease in anti-Semitism in recent
years. Just because someone
threw a brick through a window
does not mean "that there is
reason for panic.
"Only 13 per cent of our peo-
ple have been found to be anti-
Semitic. Also, it is not a popu-
lar notion that Jews are n o t
contributing to the war effort.
In a survey, 39 per cent of our
people named groups who are
not cooperating in winning the
war, and only 13 per cent named
the Jews.
"Hitler's persecution of Jews
is condemned even- by people
who do not like the Jews. The
greatest amount of anti-Semitism
is to be found in areas where
people are thrown into direct
competition with Jews."
Commends UJA
The decentralizing of refugees
and moving them inland instead
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added that generally speaking
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in this country.
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Furthermore, he stated, most
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