is 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 ACCESSORIES to yew Holiday ATTIRE . . . COME TO 15350 DEXTER Cor. Collingwood To. • we STAFFORD RESTAURANT Fine Foods 8333 Linwood Frosts THE HOUSE OF NINE 604 Ea+ow Tower New Year's Greetings LAMBARDS SEA FOOD RESTAURANT J 3223 West McNichols Rd. REZNIK'S —International Photo LOUIS E. STARR of Portland, Ore.. who was elected national commander-in-chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars at the VFW 47th annual encampment in Boston, Mass. Stylist For Idea 11522 DRXTER Near El ■ akarat A Happy And Prosperous NEW YEAR to all our many friends NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS • ROBINSON Furniture UPHOLSTERING Large Stock of Finest Fabrics Human Rights Pacts Full Of Cliches, Lipsky Charges NEW YORK (JPS)--"Well worn cliches upon human rights and fundamental freedoms were used" in the peace treaties submitted by the Big Four to the Foreign Min- ister's Conference, "but specific details were deliberately avoided," Louis Lipsky, chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the American Jewish Conference and one of the prime movers of the unified Jewish representation. charged on his return from Paris. AND Walter Herz Custom Bunt Furniture Slip Covers - Draperies AND BEST WISHES Greetings of the Season FOR HATS a suit pending to revoke the .is charter of the national apter of the Ku Klux Klan Inc. GREETINGS 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. 1420 Washiegtes D1vd. WALTER'S Defroirs Largest Store Devoted Exclusively in Furniture and Things for Om Home 1946 5707 1458 WASHINGTON BLVD. •