Friday, April 5, 1946

THE JEWISH NEWS

Broader Representation
In Federation Proposed

Page Five

Eleanor Abrams

Julian H. Krolik Elected
President of Federation

Guest of Detroit
Hadassah Rally

Board of Governors of Detroit Jewish Welfare Organiza-
tion Undertakes Action to Increase its Membership
Meeting Tuesday Dedicated
by 25, in One-Year Interim Plan
to AJC Drive; Group Ac-
tive in Shekel Campaign
Designed to achieve "a broader and more representative
form of organization to integrate, implement and coordinate
Miss Eleanor Abrams, popular
the policy-making activities of the community," the board New York radio commentator,
of governors of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit has will address a special meeting of
proposed for action by the membership at a forthcoming
meeting the addition of the following amendment to Article

III, Section 1 of the Federation
by-laws:
ish community. The plan pro-
"For a term of service begin- posed by this committee neces-
ning after the annual meeting in sarily requires continuation and
the year 1946 and terminating at intensification of the methods
the annual meeting in the year through which Federation now
relates itself to the members of
1947, the Board of Governors is the community. In particular,
vested with the power to elect stimulation of year-round activity
to its membership not more than by Service Group sections and di-
25 additional members of the cor- visions, and continuous relation-
poration, it being the intention ships with the organizations and
hereby to provide representation organizational groupings of the
for the various trade and profes- communities will be necessary."
sional Service Groups of the
working and contributing public;
the Junior Service Group; the
Women's Division of the Federa-
tion; and the various organiza-
MISS ELEANOR ABRAMS
tional groupings of the com-
munity."
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah next
An Interim Plan
Tuesday afternoon, at the Jewish
The purpose of the amendment
Community Center.
is to enable the Federation and
The meeting, which is being
the community to gain experi-
ence over an interim period of Service Group Hears Tragic dedicated to the Detroit emer-
one year with the new methods
gency $2,000,000 Allied Jewish
Story of Dachaus; More
of board representation recom-
Campaign, will be 'preceded by
Helpers Needed
mended by the committee on by-
a
luncheon at 1:15 p. m.
laws. It is expected that after a
Mrs. Harry L. Jones, program
year's experience, a more formal
More than seven hundred
and complete blueprint will be young men and women attending chairman, announces that the
new RKO film, "The Battle for
presented at the 1947 annual
the second general meeting of Survival," with Orson Welles as
meeting of Federation.
Under the chairmanship of the Junior Service Group in the narrator, will be shown.
Morris Garvett, the amendment Main auditorium of the Jewish
Miss Abrams was born in Exe-
was drafted by a joint committee Community Center, March 28, ter, N. H., and studied at Colum-
of the Federation and the Detroit heard a vivid account of the in- . bia university and the Jewish
Service Groups and recommends human conditions at Dachau as Theologival seminary. She is
additions to the Federation's seen two days after its liberation now touring the country in be-
Board which consist at present of by Richard Kramer, first vice- half of the $100,000,000 United
27 members elected by the mem- president of the group. They Jewish Appeal.
Mrs. George Bremen, head of
bership of Federation, together also were given an explanation
with representatives of local af- of the group's participation in the social committee, is assisted
filiated agencies. Contributors to the Allied Jewish Campaign by by Mesdames Harold Bergman,
funds from which Federation de- Sol J. Schwartz, newly elected Saul Dunitz, Carl Fidler, Tobias
rives its support constitute the Junior Service Group president. Garon, Aaron Kurland, Saul Ru-
Members of the group signed bin, Burton Seidon, Irving Simon
Federation membership.
The following categories of rep- up as captains and workers for and Sidney Solomon. Mrs. Louis
resentation were recommended the campaign after Dr. Samuel Glasier, chapter president, will
for future composition of the Krohn, second vice-president,
described the mechanics of col-
Board:
lections in this year's campaign.
"Individuals who have dem-
A call to young people who
onstrated capacity for leader-
could not attend the meeting to
ship and also devotion to the
send in their names as campaign
interests of the total Jewish
workers to the Junior Service
community and representatives
Group, Bagley Room, Hotel Tul-
of the local member agencies
ler, Detroit 26, was issued by
of Federation. Provision for
the three speakers.
such repreSentation exists at
The meeting was followed by
present -
a dance and there was a get-
"Representatives of the trade acquainted party at which re-
and professional Service groups freshments were served.
of the working and contribut-
ing public, of the Junior Serv-
ice Groups, and of the Women's
Governors
Division of Federation, to be
chosen by their respective
groups to give formal voice to
the interests of those who both
work and give in the cam-
Emphasizing that humanity's
paigns which make it possible
war of liberation cannot be con-
for the community to function.
sidered ended until every mea-
"Representatives of the vari-
ous organizational groupings, sure of assistance has been given
to the first victims of Hitlerism,
such as denominational relig-
ious groupings, Zionists, war the governors of 20 States. in-
cluding Harry F. Kelly of Mich-
veterans, Bnai Brith, Lands-
igan, joined in a plea to Ameri-
manschaften, to be chosen by
cans of all faiths and creeds to
their respective groups to con-
aid in the rescue of the 1,500,000
tribute the group points of view
and to merge the group think- Jewish survivors of Europe who
are today "homeless, hungry,
ing with the other interests in
sick and helpless," by extending
the community."
The committee's report stated: full support to the nationwide
"It is obvious that any plan of $100,000,000 campaign of the
representation in a governing United Jewish Appeal.
The governors' statements were
body must depend for its success
made public by Charles J. Rosen-
upon the informed judgment and
bloom, national chairman of the
the active, year-round participa-
United Jewish Appeal, which is
tion of the members of the Jew- engaged in the largest' humani-

700 Juniors
Volunteer to

Work for AJC

.

Judge Friedman, Retiring President, Chosen Chairman of
Board of Governors; Theodore Levin and Harry Frank
Elected Vice-Presidents; David Wilkus, Treasurer

Julian H. Krolik, prominent community leader, was
elected president of the Jewish Welfare Federation of De-
troit at a meeting of the Federation board of governors on
March 28, at Hotel Tuller, following discussion of a pro-
posal to broaden community representation on the Board
by adding 25 representatives of trade, professional and junior

service groups, the Women's>
Division and local Jewish organ- the East Central Region of the
izations.
Theodore Levin and Harry. Council of Jewish Federations
Frank were elected vice-presi- and Welfare Funds and treasurer
dents of the Federation. David of the Jewish Community Coun-
Wilkus was chosen treasurer and cil of Detroit, Mr. Krolik is a
Isidore Sobeloff secretary.
leader in the wholesale dry goods
Judge Friedman Heard Board
trade. He is a former president
Judge William Friedman be-
came the new chairman of the of the North End Clinic and a
board of governors after a vote member of the founding group
of gratitude by the board for his of the New Jewish Hospital As-
service during the past year as sociation.
president. Judge Friedman pre-
(A biographical sketch of Mr.
sided at the meeting at which Krolik by Philip R. Marcuse ap-
the report of the nominations pears on Page 24 of this issue).
committee, headed by Mrs.
A report on the "good progress
Joseph H. Ehrlich, was accepted
of the Allied Jewish Campaign
unanimously.
The Federation's new presi- as reflected in the highly favor-
dent, Mr. Krolik, has been an able community feeling and the
active figure in the life of De- encouraging number of volunteer
troit's Jewish community and campaign workers" was present-
was president of the United ed to the meeting by Mr. Sobel-
Jewish Charities, which was re- oft, campaign leader and execu-
organized in 1926 as the Jewish tive director of the Federation.

Welfare Federation, central co-
ordinating association of Jewish
philanthropic and social welfare
activities in Detroit.
His Other Offices
Now serving as president of

preside. Mrs. Ralph Davidson
will offer the prayer.
Hadassah is participating ac-
tively in the Shekel campaign.
The purpose of which is to reg-
ister thousands of Jews who are
not yet affiliated with any Zion-
ist organization. Payment of the
shekel provides a vote for dele-
gates for the forthcoming World
Zionist Congress. • Further de-
tails will be announced in the
near future by Mrs. Walter
Field and Mrs. Barney Salinger,
co-chairmen of the campaign.

Campaign Speakers
Requested by Clubs

Calls for • speakers to address
meetings continue to pour into
the headquarters of the Allied
Jewish Campaign in the Hotel
Tuller, according to the speak-
ers bureau which has already
filled scores of requests from a
wide variety of organizations.
In addition to the trade and
professional groups organized as
sections and divisions in the
campaign structure, women's
clubs, veterans groups, junior or-
ganizations and benevolent so-
cieties have heard stimulating
and informative talks by speak-
ers provided by the bureau.

Q. SIEGEL. CO .

WOODWARD AT STATE

20
Urge
Americans to Aid
$1009 000,000 Drive

JSG Special Gifts
Group Meets Apr. 8

A special meeting of the Spe-
cial Gifts Division of the Junior
Service Group will be held at
8 p.m. on April 8 at the home
of Marjorie Aronson, 2254 Chi-
cago Blvd., where committees
will be selected for the group's
participation in the $2,000,000
Allied Jewish Campaign. Al Et-
kin. and Henry Ehrlich are co-
chairmen of the group and Goldie
Levinson is secretary.

tarian campaign ever conducted
by a private philanthropic organ-
ization.
Elmo Roper, noted public opin-
ion analyst and assistant profes-
sor at the Columbia University
School of Journalism, endorsed
the $100,000,000 campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal.
In a message that was accom-
panied by an unsolicited contri-
bution to the nationwide drive,
Mr. Roper emphasized that the
desperate plight of Europe's 1,-
500,000 Jewish survivors consti-
tutes "not just a Jewish problem,
but a human problem."

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