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THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Ten
Council Group Opposes
Budgeting; Vote, 58-22
Krolik Favors Nan; Opposition View Given by Meyerowitz;
Charles Taft, Chairman of President's War Relief
Control Board, Favors Federations' Proposal
Women's Division Women's Clubs
Created to Assist MODERN HIVE 968 of Macca-
held a 16th anniversary din-
'46 Jewish Appeal bees
ner at Deutsch's. Mrs. Hattie
Mrs. A. R. Levy to Chairman
Group in UJA Campaign
for. $ 100,000,000
By vote of 58 to 22, a group of delegates of the Jewish
Community Council, at a special conference held Sunday af-
Mrs. Adele Rosenwald Levy,
ternoon at Temple Beth El, went on record against the pro- Prominent New York communal
posal of the Council of Jewish Federation and Welfare Funds leader and philanthropist, has
to establish a National Advisory Budgeting Service.
been named chairman of the new-
A gathering of approxithately 100 heard the discussion
on the question. Aaron Droock, president of the Council, pre-
sided at the meeting.
Julian H. Krolik, in his pre-
sentation of the case in favor of a
budgeting service, • emphasized
the need for moral responsibility
in disbursing public funds;
charged that "oligarchies" hither-
to treated causes as their proper-
ty and urged that these oligarch-
ies, who dominate the present
system, should be upset. He es-
pecially urged that people who
raise, and give the bulk of funds
in Jewish campaigns in this
country should have complete
knowledge of the fund-raising
objectives and should have a say
in the disbursing of the funds.
Deplores Recent Threat
Mr. Krolik especially deplored
the recent threat to Jewish unity
in the United Jewish Appeal, and
expressed the belief that a bud-
geting plan would have prevented
threatened rifts. He expressed
amazement over Zionist opposi-
tion to the budgeting plan, and
pointed out that Zionist leaders
are in positions of dominance and
importance in Federations every-
where. He also quoted the state-
ment made this week by Charles
P. Taft of the President's War
Relief Control Board in favor of
budgeting.
Abram Meyerowitz presented
the case against budgeting. He
approved of the fact-finding pol-
icies of the Federations now avail-
able but questioned how a com-
mittee of 15 is to be selected to
have charge of budgeting will be
able to speak for all American
Jewry in making their decisions.
Questions Autonomy
He also questioned whether
full autonomy will be retained by
local communities once budget-
ing is enforced.
"How can you be objective
when you pass on values," Mr.
Meyerowitz questioned. His em-
phasis on the existence of values
and sentiments was the point that
seemed to carry special weight in
the discussion. He also introduced
the question of the possibility of
the Lowdermilk Palestine plan
being acted upon, and he asked
whether a budgeting committee
would be able fully to evaluate a
plan the success of which de-
pends upon future developments.
Isaac Franck, director of the
Council, outlined the budgeting
proposal's history and charged
that the local Federation had re-
fused to act in sponsoring a pub-
lic discussion on the subject; that
material for budgeting was not
made available; that only opposi-
tion material was available. But
added that there is a viewpoint
that . a discussion should have
been postponed until material
would be available on both sides.
List of Participants
Participants in the discussion
after the major presentations in-
cluded Ruben Levin, Charles Wo-
lok, Mrs. Arthur Gould, James I.
Ellinann, Benjamin Laikin, Leon
Kay, M. Lepofsky, J. Winter,
Henry Feinberg, M. Goldoftas,
Eugene Franzblau.
Mr. Franck indicated that
while the Council has no power
to act, the decision of Sunday's
conference will be communicated
to the Federation as a guide for
its 11 delegates to the forthcom-
ing Federations' Assembly in De-
troit Feb. 8-11.
Taft Favors Budgeting
In Letter to Hollander
NEW YORK. — The continua-
tion of the reviews of the budgets
of: agencies under its jurisdiction
was advocated by Charles P.
Taft, acting chairman of the
President's War Relief Control
Bdard, which is soon to be term-
inated, in a letter to Sidney Hol-
lauder, president of the Council
of Jewish Federations and Wel-
fare .£
Pointing out that the Board
was glad to learn that the mem-
ber agencies of the Council are
considering a plan to set up a
national budget review service
"on somewhat the same basis as
the National Budget Committee
being established under the aus-
pices of the Community Chests
and Councils Inc." Mr. Taft said:
.
"The review of agency budgets
is a • function which properly
should be continued after our liq-
uidation by voluntary organiza-
tions rather than a government
agency. This seems to us to be
both desirable and practical
through a national budget review
service associated with responsi-
ble fund-raising organizations
such as the community chests
and the Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds. We believe that
local fund-raising organizations
should welcome such a national
service with the same enthusiasm
with which they properly should
defend the right of the local or-
ganization and its contributors to
determine their specific alloca-
tions to national agency budgets
after receiving the advise of the
central budget service."
ELE ROSENWALD
LEVY
i3 -created national women's divi-
sion of the unprecedented $100,-
000,000 nationwide drive to be
conducted in 1946 by the United
Jewish Appeal for relief and re-
habilitation in Europe, for refu-
gee settlement and development
in Palestine and for aid to refu-
gees finding a haven in the U. S.
For the first time since its • in-
ception in 1939 as the combined
fund-raising body for the Joint
Distribution Committee, the Unit-
ed Palestine Appeal and the Na-
tional Refugee Service, the UJA
will carry on its campaign among
women through the special Na-
tional Women's Division,
Leaves for Europe
Immediately following her ac-
ceptance of the post, Mrs. Levy
left for Europe by plane to make
first-hand survey of conditions
War Veteran Will Supervise .a
among the Jews who have sur-
Extension Activities at
vived the ravages of war and op-
pression on the continent. During
Simons and Bagley
her tour, Mrs. Levy will make a
Samuel H. Rubiner, president special study of the needs of
of the Jewish Community Center, Jewish children.
She will visit children's homes
announces the appointment of
in Belgium, France, Holland and
England where thousands of
youngsters, orphaned by Nazi
persecution, are receiving special
care with funds provided by
American Jews through the UJA.
These child-care institutions
have been organized and staffed
by the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee.
Widely known for her leader-
ship in humanitarian causes, Mrs.
Levy is president of. the Citizen's
Committee of Children of New
York City, and a member of the
Boards of Directors of the JDC,
the Federation of Jewish Chari-
ties, the Community Service So-
ciety and the Youth House.
Neuschatz Joins
Center as Head
Of Intermediates
SAMUEL NEUSCHATZ
Samuel Neuschatz as director of
the Center's department of inter-
mediate activities.
Mr. Neuschatz, according to Mr.
Rubiner, will take over the sup-
ervision of all intermediate activ-
ities, including clubs, athletics,
lounge and extension activities at
the D. W. Simons School and
Bagley School.
Mr. Neuschatz was honorably
discharged from the Army in No-
vember, 1945 having been induct-
ed in August, 1943. He served in
England, France and Germany,
where he was attached to an In-
telligence Unit of the Office of
the Chief Engineer of the Euro-
pean theater.
Taught Hebrew in New York
Up to his induction, Mr. Neu-
schatz taught Hebrew in the New
York City public high schools and
conducted youth clubs in the Park
Ave. Synagogue, where Dr. Mil-
ton Steinberg is the Rabbi. He
also conducted similar activities
at the Flatbush Jewish Center
and taught in the Hebrew High
School conducted by the Bureau
of Jewish Education.
During the summers he was
counsellor nd later head coun-
sellor of Camp Achvah... He vis-
.
Friday, January
ited Palestine twice, remaining on
each occasion for a year and
spending his time in work and
study.
He was born in New York, De-
cember, 1910; was educated in
the local public schools and was
graduated cum laude froth New
York University in 1931 with a
B.A. Degree and in 1943 from the
Colleeg of the City of New York
with the Degree of Master of Sci-
ence in Education.
On Honor Society
At college Mr. Neuschatz was
elected to the Scholastic honor
society, Phi Beta Kappa, and lat-
er became identified with several
educational associations.
In Detroit he will represent the
Center in the Boys Work Coun-
cil and will particIpate in social
and group work organizations.
He will shortly be joined by his
wife, Mrs. Blossom Neuschatz, a
trained Jewish teacher specializ-
ing in arts and crafts, and Naomi
Ruth, their three-year-old daugh-
ter.
Mr. Neuschatz will maintain
his office at the Aaron DeRoy
Memorial Building of the Jewish
Center, Woodward at Holbrook,
MA. 8400, where he is already
available to young people and
leaders alike.
Hamburger presided. Mrs. Ann
Magid reviewed the year's activ-
ities. New officers recently elect-
ed are: Fanny Tannenhaus, com-
mander; Hattie Hamburger, lieu-
tenant commander; Jeannette
Williams, past commander; Esth-
er Hurwitz, record-keeper; Ann
Magid, corresponding secretary;
Henrietta Herz, chaplain; Sadie
Bolokofsky, sergeant; Bessie
Steinberg, mistress-at-arms; Ber-
tha Miller, sentinel; Bertha
Marks, first lady of the guards;
Yetta Levy, second lady of the
guards; Yetta Bardach, picket. It
was decided to send a check for
$150 to the Child Welfare Fund.
* * *
INFANTS SERVICE GROUP
will have its Cafe Society dinner
dance and show Jan. 20 at the
Book Cadillac, featuring Mickey
Woolf and his orchestra. The
cast is rehearsing regularly for
the show.
* * *
NEUGARTEN MEDICAL AID
elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. Charles Aller;
vice-presidents, Mesdames-Benja-
min Krell Jr., Chas. Hyman,
Samuel Shewitz and Chas. Roth-
stein; treasurer, Mrs. Samuel
Rothstein; recording secretary,
Mrs. Harry Pliskow; correspond-
ing secretary, Mrs. Samuel Gale;
special corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Albert P. Weiss; auditor,
Mrs. Morris Roth; publicity, Mrs.
Morton Jacobs. Installation will
take place at the Wardell Shera-
ton in January in place of the
regular monthly . meeting. Those
wishing to attend should call
Mrs. Lester Smith. UN. 3-1141
for reservations.
* * *
DETROIT LADIES' LECHEM
ANIYIM will have its 25th an-
nual banquet at the Bnai Moshe.
Feb. 17. A special representative
of friends from cooperating or-
ganizations who have assisted the
group during its existence is ex-
pected at this event. Local or-
ganizations are asked to reserve
this date.
* * *
RADOMER LADIES' AID SO-
CIETY'S annual donor luncheon
will be held in the Bagley Room
of Hotel Statler on Jan. 16, pro-
ceeds to go for the child rescue
fund. Mrs. K. Rubin is president
of the society. Mrs. L. Sugar is
chairman of the luncheon; Mrs.
W. Finkelstein, co-chairman;
Mrs. I. Adler and Mrs. J. Wisot-
sky, publicity. For reservations
call TY, 4-3646.
* * *
YOUTH EDUCATION
LEAGUE, at a meeting at the
home of Mrs. Martin Friedman,
heard a report from Mrs. Jesse
Rosen, chairman, regarding plans
for the victory luncheon to be
held Feb. 19 at Latin Quarters.
Proceeds will be used for reha-
bilitation work both here and
abroad. Youth Education League
will meet Jan. 7 at the Detroit-
Leland Hotel, in the form of a
tea and rally for members.
* * *
BNAI DAVID SISTERHOOD
will hold its annual games party
at 8 p. m. Monday, Jan. 14, at the
social hall, Elmhurst and Four- ,
teenth. Mrs. Sam Kane will be
chairman.
* * *
JEWISH WOMEN'S EURO-
PEAN WELFARE ORGANIZA-
TION will have a special meet-
ing at 1 p.m. Monday at the
Bnai Moshe. Checks will then be
issued for support of orphans in
Palestine and to support new re-
lief cases. Final arrangements
will be made for a home cooked
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* * *
HOME RELIEF SOCIETY
elected the following officers at
a meeting at the home of Mrs.
Al Wiseman on Dec. 27: Mrs.
Peter Miller, president; Mesdames
Ben J. Rudin, Sam Marks, Joseph
J. Jacobs and Max Rosenfield,
vice-presidents; Mesdames Sam
Goldman, Joseph Rottenberg and
Jules Englander, recording, cor-
responding and financial secre-
taries; Mrs. Joseph Grabow, treas-
urer; Mrs. Arthur Gould, publi-
city; Mrs. Murray Adelson, adu-
itor. Mrs. Charles. Harris, chair-
man of the wheel chair project,
reported that 70 wheel chairs
were sent to Percy Jones Hos-
pital and that additional chairs
are being donated by Mesdames
William Grossberg, Sam Marks,
D. Saffir, Ben Rudin, Max Rosen-
feld, Charles Harris, William Gor-
don and Ann Deutsch.
* * *
JUNIOR MIZRACHI WOMEN
heard an address by Miss Helen
Freiman of New York at a meet-
ing last Sunday at the home of
Mrs. Lew Friedman. The group
will meet at the home of Carol
Shuman, 2939 Burlingame, at 2
p. m. Sunday. All girls interest-
ed in sponsoring children's homes
and nurseries in Palestine for ref-
ugee children, through this or-
ganization, are invited. The group
is sponsored by Mrs. Lew Fried-
man, Misses Miriam Dishell and
Florence Schwartz acting as tern-
porary chairmen. Officers will be
elected at Sunday's meeting.
* * *
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF
DETROIT LODGE of Bnai Brith
will hold a luncheonette at 1 p. m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the home
of Mrs. Jack Frank, 18303 Muir-
land. Mrs. David Ruby, vice-presi-
dent in charge of membership,
thanks her co-chairman, Mrs. Bar-
ney Greenberg, and her commit-
tee—Mesdames William Barris,
Max Beal, Sol Bloom, Leo Janoff,
Abner Katz, Barney Newman,
Irving Schiff and Herbert Zeientz
—for assisting in the successful
drive. The Auxiliary's next meet-
ing will be held jointly with the
men's • lodge at 8:30 p. m. next
Tuesday at Workman's Circle
Bldg. There will be an interest-
ing programs Refreshments will
be served.
* * *
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6 at Workmen's Circle Bldg. Mrs.
Bernice Cohen is in charge and
tickets can be secured from her
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Mrs. Lichtenstein are in charge
of refreshments. At the successful
victory party, $18,000 worth of
Victory Bonds were sold. The sum
of $250 was contributed by the
club to settle a family in Pales-
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