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Friday, May 31, 1946

Page Five

THE JEWISH NEWS

Allied Campaign Closes Greatest Drive in History

UJA May Get $3,000,000
World Zionist
For Relief From Community Meet
Delayed

Leaders at Victory Meeting

Bulletin

Original Goal Oversubscribed With Several Thousand
Prospects Still To Be Contacted; Sobeloff, Shapero,
Division Leaders, Workers Hailed for Efforts

to December

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JERUSALEM (JTA)-
The Small Zionist Actions
ComMittee on Tuesday
Photo by Robt. I. Clifton, Jewish News Staff Photographer
voted to postpone the
Left to right: MRS.. JOSEPH H. EHRLICH, IRVING W.
World Zionist Congress BLUMBERG, ISADORE LEVIN, FRED M. BUTZEL, LOUIS
BERRY.
until December. The Con-
gress will be held in Pal- Bill Would Restore
Remez, Ben Zvi Head
estine.
To Victims of Nazis
Executive of Leumi
Their U. S. Property

Tildy Demands
Hungary Halt
Anti-Semitism

Jews 'Wounds Are Nations'
Wounds, President Tells
Left to right: DR. B. BENEDICT GLAZER, NATE S. SHAP-
• His People
ERO and BOB HALL.
• Detroit Jewry last week registered the greatest
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triumph in the history of its support to humanitarian
BUDAPEST. .( JTA ) —
causes by overwhelmingly oversubscribing the $2,000,000 Alarmed by anti-Semitic in-
Emergency Allied Jewish Campaign.
cidents throughout Hungary,
The drive officially came to a close last Friday, at -a President Zoltan Tildy has
victory luncheon at which enthusiasm ran high and nearly called on all sections of the
350 happy men and women who
Hungarian people to crush of
headed the various divisions' in doubt whether Detroit could raise forts to revive anti-Semitism
the campaign rejoiced over the its large goal, and later by pent- in Hungary.
success of an effort which some
In a message to his nation,
up emotions of a working organ-
had considered impossible of
ization faced with an unusual Tildy expressed sympathy to
realization.
suffering Hungarian Jews.
What thrilled the gathering task.
He said that "Jews' wounds
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was that even the optimistic
figures compiled in last week's
After expressing his thanks are the Hungarian nation's
Jewish News were exceeded in to all his associates in the drive, wounds. We must prove that
the overwhelming majority
the final total.
Mr. Shapero declared that the
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of- the people do not favor
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di- most difficult job' of all is yet persecution imported by for-
rector of the Jewish Welfare to be done to cover the slips of eign barbarism. It is in our
Federation and of the Allied those who have not yet con- national interest that Jews
Jewish Campaign, announced at tributed. He called for reports who returned from the jaws
the victory luncheon at Hotel of various divisions, and among
of death shall participate in
Statler that the amount raised
reached $2,600,000. This, to- those who outlined the work of heroic efforts of reconstruc-
tion."
gether with the $900,000 being their groups were:

Photos by Robt. I. Clifton, Jewish News Staff Photographer

Congressman Walter A. Lynch
(Dem., Bronx) introduced in • the
House of Representatives a bill
designed to restore to victims of
Nazi religious, racial and political
persecution their property in this
country.
The bill, based on studies of
the American Jewish Congress,
offers the double test of "depri-
vation of life, liberty or property
rights" or "deprivation of enjoy-
ment of full rights of citizenship"
as the standard by which eligi-
bility to return of property is to
be determined.

allocated by the War Chest,
Max Osnos, Lester Lapides,
gives the Jewish Welfare Feder- Milton Mahler, Irving W. Blum-
ation's Allied Jewish Campaign berg, Barney Smith, Max Schay-
a total operating fund of $3,- owitz, Herman Lewis, Sol J.
500,000. Deducting $700,000 for Schwartz, Sidney Allen, Isadore
local, national and regional Levin, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich
needs, the United Jewish Ap- and Fred A. Ginsburg.
'Report of Council of Federa-
peal for Refugees, Overseas
Mrs. Ehrlich announced that
tion's Shows Setting of
Needs and Palestine thus al- the women's division had ex-
New Standards
ready is assured an income from ceeded its goal -of $300,000 by
Detroit this year of $2,800,000. $7,969.
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NEW YORK, (JTA)—Although
In view of the fact that sev-
eral thousand slips are yet to be
Although the luncheon was seeking amounts which over-
covered in the campaign by the scheduled to end at 2, no one
shadow all previous campaign
solicitors who have been called left before it was' finally over at
efforts, success seems assured in
upon not to end their work 2:35.
until every Detroiter has been
Mr. Sobeloff, whose analysis of scores of Jewish communities
given an opportunity to make a the drive concluded the meet- conducting Spring fund raising
contribution, there is an ex- ing, called attention to the fact
cellent chance that the UJA in- that there has not been an in- drives, according to reports re-
come • from Detroit this year may dependent Jewish drive here ceived by the Council of Jew-
rise to $3,000,000.
since 1942, Jewish agencies hav- ish Federations and Welfare
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ing entered into a partnership Funds.
Mr. Sobeloff, who was given for three years with the War
Current campaign goals estab-
an ovation for his efforts by a Chest. He stated that there has lished by 89 welfare fund mem-
been
a
40
per
cent
change
in
rising and cheering audience,
bers of the Council total $80,-
pointed out that eight divisions names and addresses and that 440,000 as against. $32,883,000 in
in the drive showed increases the task of reorganizing the
1945—an increase of 145 per-
over incomes for the Allied Allied Jewish Campaign- - was
cent. To match these goals com-
Jewish Campaign in 1942 from tremendous.
But he pointed out that the munities disclose they are get-
200 to 539 per cent.
"The job isn't done until every great need of the Jewish sur- ting gift increases ranging from
800 to. 1,600 percent over last
slip is covered," Mr. Sobeloff de- vivors in Europe has been a great
clared. `No one dares to take a stimulant to workers in spur- year.
Philadelphia, out for $6,000,-
free ride on some one else's ring the drive to success.
"Behind the scenes we found 000 as against $2,225,000 last year
back. No one dares to feel that
some one else should carry his more dissatisfaction than ever raised $1,500,000 from a small
responsibility for him. We have before—dissatisfaction which was group who last year. gave $400,-
passed a milestone, and all in not a reflection on bad work but 000.
all we have done a good job in rather a reflection that Detroit
Hartford has already passed
a good campaign. But the slips has grown up, that we can do $943,000 as against $537,000 last
better
and
that
we
WILL
do
must be covered.
year and a goal of $875,000 this
"Nate S. Shapero has done a better next year," Mr. Sobeloff year. N e w a r k, $1,040,167 as
superhuman - job and he was a said. •
against $898,594 last year; St.
grand chairman. And the com-
Paul, $267,000 as against $262,-
British Soldiers Punished
munity has done a grand job."
000; Syracuse, $204,000 as against
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For Riot in Palestine
$190,000; Toronto, $498,000, as
Mr. Shapero presided at the
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sever- against $421,000; Atlantic City,
victory luncheon at which the al soldiers of the Sixth -Airborne $180,000 'as against $129,897; Ft.
audience was entertained by Division who participated in a
Worth, $130,000 compared to
Bob Hall, popular radio star riot at the Jewish settlement of
$73,000; New Haven. $500,000 or
Beer Tuva on April 28 have been
and former vaudeville actor.
In rhymes directed at division punished and one was sentenced $175,000 more than last year;
. heads, Mr. Hall paid tribute to to one month ii jail, it was dis- Portland, Ore., $238,000 as against
those who made the drive such closed here. The disturbance oc- $155,000; Peoria, $290,000 versus
an 'outstanding success. His en- curred when the soldiers broke last year's final total of $117,-
comia were packed with humor into the town shouting "Hitler 736, and a goal of $250,000; Mon-
and served as a fitting wind-up must come to Paestine," and as- roe, $70,000 in contrast to $27,-
000.
to a drive marked at first by saulted residents.

JERUSALEM, (Palcor) — The
Vaad Leumi (Jewish Palestine's
coalition executive headed by
David Remez and Isaac ben Zvi,
with• all parties participating.
Two seats in the executive were
left open for Sephardim who
until now were unrepresented in
Vaad Leumi. The Sephardi rep-
resentatives will be elected at
the next session of Assephath
Hanivcharim (Lower House),
The Vaad Leumi meeting was
addressed by Remez who criti-
cized the Anglo-American report
on Palestine and Prime Minister
Attlee conditions.

DETROIT
AUTOMOTIV
GOLDEN
E

Many Communities
Increase UJA Gifts

Goodwin's Salutes You!

Hats Off to Yesterday...

Coats Off to Tomorrow

Now in this great era we would like fo add our

Thanks and praises 'to those of thousands during this

period of deserved celebration. Humble seeds im-

planted by the determination of an idea . . an idea

fostering, though half a century of trial, error, and

a gigantic industry . . . a greater Detroit.

We

proudly salute our men of yesterday and today .

men of foresight and faith who have given so
much in time, energy and self to make our city

a . .

famous the world over. We are doubly proud to

extend our services, to be a part ' of mighty Detroit.

