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Friciay. September 20. 1946
THE JEWISH NEWS
' B Rabbis Offer Spiritual TheraPy to Jewish Vets
Notables Urge U.S.
To Admit Refugees
Launch $5,000,000
Zion Labor Drive
NEW YORK, (JPS)—Declaring
that Palestine alone cannot solve
the problem of homeless Jewish
refugees, 59 prominent Americans
have urged, in a letter to Presi-
dent Truman, that the United
States and all other nations ad-
mit "a fair number" of refugees.
President Truman, in a statement
last August 16, said -he contem-
plated asking Congress for legis-
lation to admit a "fixed" number
of displaced persons, "including
Jews," into this country.
Among those who signed the
letter to the President were Van
Wyck Brooks, Jonothan Daniels,
Dr. Stephen Duggan, Dorothy
Canfield Fisher, Msgr. K J. Flan-
agan, Professor Philip C. Jessup,
Dr. Alvin Johnson, Henry R. Uuce,
Basil O'Connor, Professor Ralph
Barton Perry, Walter Reuther,
Owen J _Roberts, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, Bishop Bernard J.
Sheil, Charles P Taft, Bishop H.
St. George Tucker, Professor Har-
old C. Urey and the Rev. Dr.
Henry P. Van Dusen.
Under the veterans' service program of the
sitional Jewish Welfare Board, rabbis throughout
country administer spiritual therapy to Jewish
-servicemen in veterans hospitals, helping to
ten the burdens of their illness and speeding
• return to health. JWB serves Jewish patients
87 veterans hospitals, 35 of which are served by
ting rabbis. 19 by members of its own Profes -
onal staff and 33 by veterans and local JWB
eport Klan Active
n Fourteen States
NEW YORK, (JPS)—A United
. survey shows that the KKK
been gathering momentum
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
ennessee. Alabama, Michigan,
• esota, TeiiiS and California.
though outlawed in California
eral months ago, the Klan is
icularly active in Southern
safer-nit'. and has been blamed-
or burning Negroes' homes and
rating synagogues. Under-
ver activity by the Klan is re-
-•in the New York metro-
tan area; in New Jersey.
here action is pending to re-
its charter; Kentucky where
KKK was outlawed last
: South Carolina, where its
tier has lapsed, and in Penn-
iman' where complaints against
activity have been- filed by
Bnai Brith Anti-Defamation
tart Vets Founder
Defi at Gov. Arnall
ATLANTA, (JPS)—In a letter
ouncing Jews, Catholics. Corn-
unists and the U. S. Department
Justice. Edward James Smythe.
der of the Protestant War
eterans of the United States,
ribed by Georgia's Attorney
I eral as a "front" for the Ku
ux Klan, announced in a letter
Governor Arnall, that he will
ablish his southern headquar-
. here after Governor-Elect
e Talmadge takes office in
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in the peace treaties submitted by
the Big Four to the Foreign Min-
ister's Conference, "but specific
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900th "Dibbuk" Presentation
The famous Hebrew theater
troupe, "Habima", recently per-
formed for the 900th time the
Jewish folk drama, the "Dibbuk",
written by the Jewish playwright,
committees. Shown above are a few examples of S. Ansti., and translated by Chaim
the many services rendered by the visiting JWB Nachnian Bialik. The home of
rabbis. (Top) Hospitalized Jewish veterans listen- "Habima" is in Tel Aviv, Palestine.
ing to religious services being conducted over the
public address system. (Lower left) A Jewish ex-.
Marine sending a letter to his family via record
with the aid of JWB personnel and equipment.
(Lower right) A JWB rabbi counseling a Jewish
veteran on his personal problems and claims for
pension and other benefits.
New VFW Head
anuary.
The Attorney General's office
NEW YORK — Joseph Schloss-
berg, chairman of the National
Committee for Labor Palestine,
Inc., announced the official open-
ing of the 23rd annual Palestine
Histadrut Campaign for the or-
ganized Jewish pioneers in Pal-
e - tine.
The quota of $5.000.000 was
adopted by the board of directors
of the campaign, at a meeting in
national headquarters, 45 E. 17th
Street.
Isaac Hamlin, secretary of the
National Committee for Labor,
Palestine, reported to the board
that the Histadrut budget for 1946-
1947 amounted to $18,000,000, of
which the people in Palestine
would contribute $13,000.000. The
balance of $5,000.000 must be
raised through voluntary contri-
butions in United States. Last
year, the organization raised $2.-
200.000.
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