THE - JEWISH' NEWS

'Friday, February 8, 1946

Publishers Pledge Efforts
In $103,000,000 UJA Drive

Convention in Milwaukee Condemns Britain's "Disgraceful
Order Establishing Martial Law in Palestine"; Plan
Cooperation with National Organizations

MILWAUKEE, WIS.—The American Association of English-
Jewish Newspapers, at its 'annual convention February 1-3, at
Hotel Wisconsin, pledged its member newspapers to devote their
major interest towards assisting in assuring the success of the $103,-
000.000 drive for the United Jewish Appeal and called upon the
entire English-Jewish press in America "to place all their facilities
at the command of the fund- -,
raising machinery of the Ameri- writers for national organizations
can-Jewish community."
has resulted in much waste, in
"Ai - the moulders of public absolute rejection of most publi-
opinion in our communities," the city hand-outs, and declared that
resolution declared, "it is our on a basis of cooperation it is
duty to guide our readers in the possible to effect economics in
direction of the greatest good for national organizational expendi-
the major causes in Jewish life, tures and to improve the appeals
and we resolve to devote our col- in behalf of these movements to
umns to this end, in the hope that Jewish communities. .
all efforts other than that of the
With more than a third of the
UJA will be held in abeyance eligible newspapers already en-
until the $103,000,000 is secured." rolled as members, the agree-
Protest British Policy
ments pending with national or-
Another resolution adopted by ganizations are expected to result
the publishers and editors ex- in a 90 per cent 'enrollment in
pressed a "sense of horror and the association of English-Jewish
resentment over the establish- newspapers, Mr. Slomovitz
ment of a state of martial law stated.
in Palestine." This resolution
Delegates' wives were enter-
charges that Britain's shocking tained at luncheon and dinner
policy interferes with Jewish Saturday by Mrs. Rhodes.
progress in Palestine; that it is
The New Officers
"a conspiracy effort" to perpet-
Two invitations were received
uate betrayals of promises made
to the Jews for the establishment by the convention to hold the
of the Jewish National Home; and next convention in their commun-
ities—from Lewis Solomon of
- declared:
"We protest against these Brit- San Diego, Calif., and Ben Z.
ish actions and we call upon our Neustadt of Columbus, 0.
In addition to re-electing _Mr.
government and upon the Presi-
dent of the United States to de- Slomovitz as president and choos-
mand strict adherance to the Bal- ing Mr. Rhodes as secretary, the
four Declaration and to the res- convention elected the following:
olutions adopted by both Houses Vice-presidents, Robert Gamzey,
of Congress, and to demand the Intermountain Jewish N e w s,
rescinding of the' disgraceful or- Lewis Solomon, Southwestern
der for the establishment of mar- Jewish Press, San Diego, and
Jack I. Fishbein, the Sentin4
tial law. in 'Palestine."
-Chicago; treasurer, Leo H. Frisch,
Honor I. G. Rhodes
The publishers, in special reso- American Jewish World, Minnea-
lutions ,paid honor to the host polis; additional members of the
publisher, Irving G. Rhodes, a executive committee, Dr. Joseph
former Detroiter, and to his per- G. Brin, Jewish Advocate, Bos-
iodical, the Wisconsin Jewish ton; Albert W. Golomb, Ameri-
Chronicle, which is now cele- can Jewish Outlook, Pittsburgh,
brating its 25th anniversary. This and Ben Z. Neustadt, Ohio Jew-
resolution praised Milwaukee ish Chronicle, Columbus.
Jewry for the support it gives
its ,Jewish newspaper and for
selecting Mr. Rhodes as the chair-
man of its $1,000,000 United Jew-
ish Appeal drive.
Lewis Solomon of San Diego,.
Calif., was chairman of the reso-
lutions committee.
The publishers' convention
went on record supporting the
Chicago Sentinel in its fight
'against fascism and in its defense
in the libel suit for $250,000
brought against it by leading fig-
ures in alleged anti-Semitic
movements.
National Cooperation
One of the most important de-
velopments of the convention
was the approval of a program of
cooperation with the leading na-
tional Jewish organizations in
the interests of advancing the
standards of the English-Jewish
press. This action resulted from
a meeting of the ass9ciation's
spokesman with representatives of
national organizations, held in
W. H. WHITELEY
New Yoi-k in October. The liai-
son committee chosen to repre-
W. H. Whiteley of Rogers City,
sent the publishers includes publisher of the Presque .Isle
Philip Slomovitz, editor-publish-
County Advance, was elected the
er of The Detroit Jewish. News,
1946 president of the- Michigan
president of the -association;, Mr.
Rhodes, newly-elected secretary Press Association, Inc., a state
and former vice-president of the trade association serving 45 dai-
association; and Dr. Alexander ly and 306 weekly newspapers,
Brin, editor-publisher of the Jew- at the organization's 78th annual
ish Advocate of Boston. Robert meeting in Lansing. The Jewish
Hess of Milwaukee, the associa- News is one of the member news-
tion's counsel, is ex-officio mem- papers of the Michigan Press As-
sociation.
ber of the committee.
Delegates to the convention
were guests of the Milwaukee European Survivors
Jewish Welfare Fund at a lunch-
eon Saturday. Speakers, who out- Seek Detroit Relatives
lined the needs of the English-
Anyone knowing the where-
Jewish press, included Dr. Nor-
bert Enzer, vice-president of the - abouts of the following is asked
Milwaukee Welfare Fund; Mr. to contact Mrs. Sue A. Huffman
Hess, Mr. Rhodes and Mr. S 1- of the Jewish Social Service Bu-
reau, 5737 Second, TR. 2-4080,
ornovitz.
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.
Will Aid Causes
In his presidential message to to • 4 . p.m..:
Mrs. Stark, born in Czerna, Poland
the gathering, Mr. ,Slomovitz de- sought
by nephew Jean Lois, son of
clared that the aims of forthcom- Mrs. Stark's brother, Benjamin.
ing negotiations with national or-
David Markowitz, sought by cousin
ganizations not only are to raise Dasu Friedman -of Budapest.
Elmer "Nagy, sought by Mrs. Francis
the standards of the Jewish press Erdelyi,
Budapest.
but also to improve " the public
Laura Schaffer, former address 1675
Gladstone, sought by Arthur Schaffer
relations standards of national in Budapest.
Max Rosen, sought by nephew 'Moses'
Jewish organizations. He pointed
Neiman (lVfOjzesz Najman) from Lodz,
out that the zeal of publicity Poland.

Leads State Press

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Page Five

History Making

Public Meeting

This Saturday Evening, Feb. 9 at 8:15 o'clock

at

TEMPLE BETH EL

Woodward at Gladstone

Important Note: This rally originally was scheduled
for Cass High School. Last-minute arrangements have
been made to hold it at Temple Beth El Auditorium,

Arranged Jointly by the

COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS
AND WELFARE FUNDS

and the National Administration of the

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL

in collaboration with the

JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DETROIT

Central Theme:

"Cointimunity Plannin for
Overseas Needs"

Speakers:

DR. WILLIAM HABER, Professor of Economics, University of
Michigan: "The American Task".

DR. JAMES G. HELLER, Cincinnati, National Co-Chairman
United Jewish• Appeal: "The Role of Palestine".

MRS. ADELE ROSENWALD LEVY, New York, National Chair-
man, Women's Division of United Jewish Appeal: "Needs
and Programs in Europe".

JUDGE WILLIAM FRIEDMAN, President, Jewish Welfare Fed-

eration of Detroit: "Detroit's Message to the Assembly".

STANLEY C. MYERS, Miami, Fla., Chairman.
Invocation by DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER, Rabbi of Temple
Beth El.
-

This meting, arrancied in conjunction with the General As-

sembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds

now meeting here, provides an opportunity for Detroit Jews

to participate in deliberations on the historic $103,000,000

national drive on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal for

Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine, and Detroit's share

of $2,000,000.

Admission to the public meeting and all sessions of the

General Assembly of the Federations and Welfare

Funds is free. There will be no solicitation of funds.

