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THE JEWISH NEWS
Co-operation of Inter-Racial Press
Assured in April Clothing Drive
Play, March 30, 1945
Rome Community Young Israel Group Pledges $18,000
Council Appoints Toward Orthodox Community Center
Milano President
Conflict Over the Leadership
Following City's Liberation
Settled by Election
(Special to The Jewish News)
ROME (Jr...A)—The conflict
over leadership of the Rome
Jewish community which de-
veloped after the city's libeiTa-
tion was settled Tuesday night
when the n e w community
council elected Vitalo Milano
president. Milano, whose son is
professor of Romance languages
at Columbia University, is a
Left to right: SAMUEL HECHTMAN, NATHAN I: GOLDIN
prominent Jew who hid during
the German occupation to escape (holding check), DAVID I. BERRIS, chairman of building fund
committee; RABBI ISRAEL T. TURNER, rabbi and director of
deportation.
Young Israel; CHARLES T. GELLMAN, president of Young Israel
(holding the deed); SAMUEL W. PLATT.
A resolution avowing faith in the organization's office until*
JDC Cooperation
the future of traditional Juda- the erection of the Center.
ism in America and pledging
The title deed was tendered
With
Relief
support for the erection of an to Charles T. Gellman, president
Orthodox Community Center,• of Young Israel, by Nathan I.
Agencies Viewed
sponsored by Young' Israel of Goldin on behalf of Practical
Detroit, was signed by members Home Builders Inc.
Other speakers at the dinner
Executive Describes Program and friends of the organization
who witnessed the official taking included Rabbi Israel E. Turner,
On World-Wide Basis,
of title to the projected Center's Rabbi Max J. Wohlgelernter,
at Coast Meeting
site at a dinner-meeting March Irving W. Schlussel and William
21, at Lachar's.
Jungreis, a visitor from Young
NEW YORK — The strongest
David I. Berris, chairman of Israel of Boro Park, Brooklyn.
hope for a brighter postwar the building fund, announced Samuel W. Platt, chairman of
world lies in "the .mobilization that $18,000 had been pledged the board, read the resolution
of great governments and ac- by Young Israel members to- to the guests.
credited voluntary philanthropic ward the project.
The Building Committee is
agencies to save and rebuild
Artfully drawn on a parch- composed of David I. Berris,
devastated populations all over ment scroll by Dr. Hugo Mandel- chairman; Samuel. Hechtman,
the world," Ira A. Hirschmann, baum of the Young Israel board, Isidore Cohen, Charles Gell-
former overseas representative the resolution will be hung in man and Samuel W. Platt.
of the War Refugee Board, told
the Los Angeles Zone Meeting
many Palestine Yeshivoth in the
of the American Jewish Joint U. S. Fund for Palestine
program, the board of directors,
Distribution Committee h e 1 d Instiutions to Seek
at its annual meeting, elected the
Sunday in Hollywood.
following as additiOnal orthodox
More than 400 representatives. $500,000 This Year
members: Dr. Leo Jung, Max
of Jewish communities in the
NEW YORK (JPS) — The Stern, Commissioner William B.
Los Angeles area heard Mr.
Hirschmann and Joseph C. Hy- American Fund for Palestine In- Herlands, and Rabbi Eliezer Sil-
man, executive vice-chairman of stitutions raised - in 1944 - about ver of Cincinnati as Honorary
the JDC, outline the world-wide $300,000, with an overhead ex- Chairman of the Advisory Colin-.
JDC program which is now op- pense of eight percent. Of : this cil of Orthodox Leaders.
The American Fund also
erating" in 16 European coun- amount, $235,000 was distributed
established a Canadian Advisory
tries, as well as in North Africa, I to 52 beneficiaries.
The 1945 budget is $500,000, to Board, the chairman of which is
Middle East, South America,
China and other globe areas af- meet needs of 69. beneficiaries. Edward E. Gelber of Toronto.
This report was submitted to'
The following officers were
fected by the war.
the annual meeting of the Fund re-elected: Lt. Edward A. Nor-
Cite 3 Important Facts
by its president, Lt. Edward A. man, president; Judge Louis E.
. "There are three important Norman, who recently returned Levinthal; vice-president; • Dr.
and basic facts to keep in min's to this country from Europe.
Maurice B. Hexter, treasurer;
when reviewing this vast prob-
Because of the inclusion of Alan M. Stroock, secretary.
lem of overseas relief and - re-
habilitation," Mr. Hirschmann
stated.
"First: the fact that our 'gov-
ernment and our people — the
greatest force on 'earth—believe
in saving people, not killing;
"Second: the essential neces-
sity for the government a n d
voluntary. agencies to work .co-
operatively; in this respect the
Joint Distribution Committee is
accepted as an organilation with
authority and responsibility, the
major American agency for re-
lief to distressed Jews overseas:
Devoid of Everything
"Third: the plight of these un-:
fortunate, p e o p.1 e overseas is
worse than anyone can picture
—they are devoid of everything•;
food, clothing, medicines, shel--
ter;. businesses."
U.S.
Henry J. Kaiser, national
chairman of the United National
Clothing Collection (left), dis-
cusses plan for the clothing drive
for overseas relief to be conduct-
ed during April with Nathan H.
Seidman, president of the Inter-
Racial Press of America and
chairman of the Foreign Lan-
guage Press Division of the -150,-
000,000 pound clothing drive.
Mr. Kaiser is holding a copy
of the campaign poster based on
a picture of two ragged Euro-
pean children and bearing the
slogan: "What Can You Spare
That They Can Wear?"
The drive is sponsored by
more than 50 voluntary war re-
lief agencies and the UNRRA
and is supported nationally by
millions of Americans. Mr.
Kaiser has called upon the for-
eign language press and Ameri-
cans of foreign descent to add
their assistance to the drive.
Mr. Seidman, as spokesman
for foreign language newspapers,
has assured Mr. Kaiser of the
wholehearted support of that
section of the American press.
S. W. Federation
Considers Effect
Of WA Dispute
NRS Reveals Needs
For 1945 Program
GALVESTON, Texas, (JTA)—
The effect of the recent break-
up of the United Jewish Appeal
on local federations and welfare
funds was given consideration at
the executive session of the
Southwestern Region of the
Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds held here.
A resolution was adopted de-
ploring the - break in the UJA
and urging that an immediate ef-
fort be made to reconstitute this
joint effort—by the appointment
o f an impartial arbitration
committee, if • necessary. The
waste and duplication of inde-
pendent campaigns was con-
demned and community repre-
sentatives, . in resolving to do
their utmost in raising funds for
overseas work, demanded that
the JDC, UPA, and NRS get to-.
gether and assume their share
of this responsibility through a
joint campaign.
NEW YORK — Summarizing
the manifold services offered by
the NRS, the agency's 1945 pro-
gram and budget, just issued,
with a foreword by Charles A.
Riegelman, president, describes
the use that will be made of
$1,444,330 required for continued
operation this year of the pro-
gram of refugee aid and adjust-
ment.
Provision of f o o d, clothing,
shelter and medical care to refu-
gees lacking other sources of
support, the elderly, the sick and
the incapacitated, continues to be
a vital responsibility.
The agency renders aid in all
t h e complexities of migration
procedure, such as filling out
visa applications, guiding spon:-
sors in visa appeals, helping
holders of temporary visas ef-
fect a change in status, inter-
preting alien regulations.
Two GIs Donate $400
TO the JNF In London
LONDON (ZOA)—Two Amer-
Allotment Committee
ican GIs recently visited the
office of the JNF here asking
Proposed for JDC-UPA
LOS ANGELES, (JTA)—A !whether that Fund was the in-
resolution calling for the ap- , strument for land redemption in I
pointment of a •committee to ex- Palestine. • Upon receiving an
plore . monetary needs of the .affirmative reply, they made a
JDC and UPA, the two former joint donation of $400 to the'
partners of the recently dissolv-1 Fund.
ed United Jewish Appeal, was
passed at the executive confer- ,
once of the Western States Re- ,'
gion of the Council Of Jewish
Passover Greetings
Federations . .and Welfare Funds
held here this • week. Thirty-;
seven delegates representing 13
communities participated.
It is - proposed that the com-
mittee, which. will number sev-
Commercial Printers - Binders - Stationeers
en members ;acceptable to both ,.
the JDC and the UPA, be
pointed by the CJPWF..The re-
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solution also provides for the ,
issuance of a statement advising
TOwnsend 8-2909
member •.colnaiunitieS- of •the
findings of the investigation . ' in
nommummirmaimmem malk
to the. two agenciest . monetary
needs. This Statement. wonlct:be
permissive and its recornmenda-
ton Would not be binding Upon •
the' Council's member ageieS.
nt
Sussman's Print Shop
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Deported 70,000 Greek Jews
WASHINGTON, D. C. (JPS)
Athens domestic broad-
cast revealed that Nazi omipa-
tiori forces in Greece had carried
off 70,000 Greek Jews to conCen-,
tration ' camps in Germany a nd
PolEind, it, was reported to the
Office of War Information.
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