THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 7, 1947
Polish Jews Are Maintaining Active
Group Life, Committee Head Says
WARSAW, (JTA)—Anti-Sem-
itic agitation has dropped sharp-
ly as a result of the energetic
measures taken by the Polish
government, Dr. Adolph Ber-
man, newly elected president of
the Central Committee of Polish
Jews, told the Jewish Telegraph-
ic Agency. He estimated there
are at present about 100,000 Jews
in the country.
"T he opinion prevailing
abroad that the Jewish commun-
ity in Poland will be reduced to
insignificance is completely base-
less," Dr. Berman said. "The
number of Jews in Poland today
is comparatively small. How-
ever, the Jewish community here
is active and is nationally con-
scious. All Jewish political
groups in the country are striv-
ing to make Jewish life produc-
tive and highly cultured."
"The Jews of Poland," Dr.
Berman pointed out, "have al-
ways been a part of world Jewry
and will continue to be. The
Central Committee of Polish
Jews will make every effort
possible to maintain close con-
tact with communities in other
parts of the world. Most Polish
Jews feel closely linked with
the Jewish community in Pales-
N. Y. Catholic Group
Hits Anti-Bias Bill
ALBANY, (JTA) — Defeat of
the Austin-Mahoney Bill, which
would bar discrimination by in-
stitutions of higher learning in
New York State, was urged by
the New York State Catholic
Welfare Committee, in a letter to
members of the Legislature.
The Conference charged the
measure was "un-American" and
contained "passages and provi-
sions that infringe on the funda-
mental rights of parents." It
said further "the purposes of the
Austin-Mahoney Bill seriously af-
fect the freedom of all educa-
tional institutions in this State."
The Catholic statement suggested
that since a commission has been
named by the Legislature to
study -discrimination by univer-
sities, no new legislation be acted
upon until its report is completed.
Protestants Join Congress
In Fight for Tolerance Bill
NEW YORK (JTA)—Two major
Protestant church groups joined
the American Jewish Congress in
urging immediate passage of the
Austin-Mahoney Bill which would
ban discrimination by colleges in
New York State. They challenged
the stand of the Catholic Welfare
Board which has voiced opposi-
tion to immediate passage of the
legislation..
Dr. Carl H. Voss, secretary of
the Church Peace Union, a lead-
ing Lutheran group, urged that
this session of the Legislature
"should enact a law to prevent
racial and religious discrimination
in our institutions of higher learn-
ing. We cannot move too quickly
against hatred an dprejudice."
Romania Exempts Jews
From Military Service
tine and with its fight for a
Jewish independent nation a I .
life."
Blum Leaves to Head
So. American Centers
NEW YORK:—Harold J. Blum
left this week for South America
as the first field represe,ntative
of the World
F e d eration
o
YMHAs a n d
Jewish Com-
munity Centers.
The National
Jewish Welfare
Board, which
speaks for the
295 Jewish Corn-
munity Centers
in the U. S., is
H. J. Blum
a charter mem-
ber of the Federation which
seeks to improve and expand
existing Centers and to organize
new ones overseas.
Blum will serve the 40 Jewish
Centers in the Argentine, Uru-
guay, Brazil, Chile, Peru and
Bolivia from his headquarters in
Buenos Aires.
Central Committee Asks
School System Recognition
WARSAW, (JTA)—A delega-
tion of the Central Committee of
Polish Jews submitted a mem-
orandum to the Polish Minister
of Education asking full recogni-
tion of the Jewish school system
in Poland.
There are 32 Jewish schools lo-
cated in principal cities, none of
which receive government sub-
sidy. The delegation askedplat
the privileges granted Pblish
teachers and students be extended
to the Jewish schools.
Efforts to secure financial as-
sistance from the government
have been made since 1945. Howl
ever, the Minister of Education
stated that recognition cannot be
given the Jewish schools because Quarterly to Publish
their curriculum had not been
approved by a professional body. Series of Studies on
The first Jewish teachers' con- American-Jewish Life
vention, however, held recently
The Jewish Teachers' Seminary
in Lodz, adopted a unified cur-
riculum. The leaders of the Cen- and People's University has added
tral Committee, therefore, expect to its quarterly, The Jewish Re-
view, a new publication, the
a favorable reply,
series "Jewish Life in America."
This series will comprise books
B. R. Epstein Appointed and longer studies dealing with
Jewish life in this country. The
National ADL, Leader
publications will combine a his-
torical perspective with a prac-
tical concern for contemporary
issues.
The first number in the series
is a study on Hebrew Education
in America by Dr. Uriah Z.
Engelman who analyzes past and
present Hebrew education
in
America, points out the changes
which the community has under-
gone and indicates the reasons
why we have failed to achieve
the goal.
He advocates as a solution the
highest aims: "The transforma-
tion of the weekday school into
an effective, progressive and
living educational institution,
while pre-school and kinder-
garten classes should serve as a
BENJAMIN R. EPSTEIN, East- basis for this school. Continua-
ern regional director of the Anti- tion classes and institutes should
Defamation League of Bnai again form the higher levels of
Brith, has been named assistant the system."
national director and will be in
charge of administration of the
organization, it was announced Refute Assumptions
by Richard E. Gutstadt, national Of Europe's 'Safety'
ADL director.
Gen. Eisenhower's Aide
Named JWV Director
NEW YORK—Lt. Col. Charles
I. Schottland, chief 43f a section
on Gen. Eisenhower's staff deal-
ing with displaced persons, was
named executive director of the
Jewish War Veterans of the U. S.,
it was announced by Milton H.
Richman, national commander.
Col. Schottland, a well known
social worked, preViously served
as executive director of the Los
Angeles Federation of Jewish
Welfare Organizations, assistant
director of UNRRA for Germany,
State Relief Administrator for
the
California and assistant to
Chief of the Children's Bureau,
U. S. Dept. of Labor. He comes
to the JWV from the post of
Administrator of the Jewish
Child Care Association. one of
the largest agencies of the New
York Federation of Jewish Phil-
anthropies.
BUCHAREST (JTA) — Ro-
mania Jews who served in Nazi
slave labor battalions for a period
equal to that now being served
by conscripts in the army will be
exempt from military service
under an order issued by Gen. JNF Quarterly Income
Mihai Lascar, Minister of War.
The order was issued following Exceeds Five Million
protests by a delegation of Jew-
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The in-
ish members of Parliament, led
come of the Jewish National
by Dr. William Filderman.
Fund from all sources during
the fiscal quarter from .Oct. 1946-
U. S. Medical Research
Jan. 1947 was more than $5,300,-
000. The total is 60 percent great-
Aid Assured in Zion
er than the income during the
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A plan to same period last year.
assure an "unbroken flow" of
The JNF of the United States
the latest hospitalization, nursing, contributed more than._$4,100,000
public health, social service, nu- or 77.6 percent of the IOW. From
trition and recreation techniques the British Empire came nearly
and research from the U. S. to $650,000 or 12 percent, while in
Palestine has been placed in oper- Palestine the JNF income was
ation by Hadassah, it was dis- over $250,000 or 5 percent. Dur-
closed by Dr. Haim Yassky, di- ing the three month period, JNF
rector of the Hadassah Medical purchased more than 3,500 acres
Organization, who has just ar- of land and 21 settlements were
established on land owned by it.
rived from Jerusalem.
Based on Repatriation
The departure of 400 persons
from Palestine was seized upon
by enemies of the Zionist move-
ment as proof that Jews desire
to leave the National Home. In
a cable from Jerusalem. Homer
Bigart, New York Herald Trib-
upe correspondent in Jerusalem,
makes the following comment:
.
propagandists
"A n -Zi onist
seized upon the repatriation to-
day (Feb. 26) of a few hundred
central European Jews as evi-
dence that Europe is now 'safe'
There were 250 Austrians and
150 Poles in the train which left
this morning for Egypt. Among
the Poles there were less than
a dozen Jews, all Communists.
The Austrian repatriates, mostly
Jews, were returning to reclaim
property."
`Jews in American
Wars' Volume Ready
For Jewish Veterans
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Russian Jews Seek Relatives
Union of Russian Jews, Inc.,
55 W. 42nd St., New York, re-
ceived messages from Europe,
without addresses, for the fol-
lowing:
Zelkovich. Lev, son of Zalmen Mord-
and Bella—message from sister.
Lea ZelovIch.
BashIchls, Alte. of Nesvizh—from
nephew, Kus Micahel. son of Iosif.
Stukanov, Anne Afanasievna—from
niece. Calina Senins.
Kofman or Kaufman. Aron. son of
Yakov, had a music school his wife
Ida born Gorodetswaya. sons Joseph
and Benjamin—message from sister.
Luba Gutkins. of Charkow.
Goldberg or Goldva r.g. Harry. of
Krivoie Ozero—from brother. Raphail
Goldvarg.
Segal, Nachman or Najman. son of
Boruch.
a
physician—from sister.
Pada Meichelevne Gellman.
K raitman. Sema. son of Simche. of
Bar. Vinnieskobl—from sister Breine
P.ubinshtein, of Odessa.
Oriirind. Chal. son of Yakov, of
Orshlirind—from brother Isai.
Farbrem Ishia 7 his brother. of
Odesse—from niece. Chane. daughter
of Meishe and Liza. now married to
A izenman.
Dr. Skupnik. Mich: el—from relative
Dr. Alexander Shkol nik.
Cfel or Yufel family- from relative
Mauritzy Ufel, son of Yude Mandel of
che
JDC Allocates $5,937,000
For March Overseas Aid
Appropriations for overseas re-
lief, reconstruction and cinigra-
tion work for March amounting
to $5,937,000 are announced by
the Joint Distribution Committee.
This month's grants bring to
$23,691,000 the sum allocated
thus far this year for the Com-
mittee's overseas assistance pro-
grams.
Lubzinski. Abraham. engineer. and
his children, Grigori. Vladimir and
TatIana—from
relati,es. Dondonova
Elena and Natalia.
For details about the above
and for locating of relatives in
Russia, Poland and Soviet oc-
cupied territory,. write to the
Union of Russian Jews.
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