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THE JEWISH NEWS

II, 1947

Welfare Federation Reviews Progress
Achieved in 1946 at Annual Meeting

Krolik's Presidential Report Outlines Accomplishments in
Many Spheres, Expresses Hope for Success of Coming
Campaign; Directors Elected; Schwartz, Haber Speak

tion be provided. This unique

project is rather a necessary,

though temporary measure—
designed to fulfill their wishes
to be busy and active and
their insistence that the pro-
ducts of their labor not contri-
bute in any way to the up-
building of Germany."

Page Five

an inspection survey of condi-
tions in Romania prior to re-
turning to European headquar-
ters of the JDC in Paris, from
which point he left for the United
States. "In more than a decade
of overseas work," he said. "I
have never seen hunger so wide-
spread. Moldavia, in northern
Romania, he noted, was partic-
of "terrible
ularly a scene
famine." The JDC which pro-
vides assistance to 200,000 Jews
in Romania daily, is making
every effort to increase its flow
of supplies to this area, he said.

Community leaders took stock of local and overseas ob-
ligations at the annual meeting of the Jewish Welfare Feder-
ation on Tuesday evening at Hotel Statler, on the eve of the
greatest Allied Jewish Campaign in the history of Detroit
The JDC work projects such
"The coming spring." Dr.
Jewry.
as those he outlined are already Schwartz declared, "should see
In his report as president, Julian H. Krolik outlined the in
operation in four centers, em- a real pcogress in the construc-

community planning programs
of the Federation, the advances
being made for the improvement
of the community's educational
needs, the relief and social wel-
fare efforts.

August, Louis Berry, Rabbi ploying about 1,000 persons
Eliezer Levi; for two-year term, Schwartz reported.
1,000 Persons Employed
Mrs. Ben Schwayder.
Not only in Germany, but
Jewish Vocational Service:
For three-year term: Mrs. Stan- throughout the continent, Dr.
Describing the Federation's ley P. Fleischaker, William B. Schwartz reported. Jewish sur-
vivors are calling on JDC for
liaison - role with its member Isenberg, Robert N'. Janeway,
agencies, Mr. Krolik told of the • Maurice L. Flynn, Joseph H. reconstructive help in, becoming
self-supporting and in training
arrangements that are being Kukes, Harry Seligson, Stanley for careers that will give them
made for the erection of the J. Imerman, Leo Siegel.
security and the chance to con-
Dr. Haber's Address
Jewish Hospital which is to
The board members of the four tribute their abilities to their
provide the best possible
native countries or to the lands
health services. He reviewed affiliated Federation agencies in which they hope eventually
activities in behalf of refugees, were elected at a dinner preced- to settle.
and stated that close to 300 ing the Federation meeting.
"The past winter, however,"
Dr. William Haber of the econ-
refugee families settled in
he continued, "has resulted in a
Detroit since the advent of omics . department of the Uni- terrible set-back all over
versity of Michigan, speaking at
Hitierism.
Europe. Hunger and disease and
Better cooperation, Mr. Krolik the dinner meeting, admonished cold have necessitated increased
stated, is developing between the community leaders not to relief shipments by the JDC." Dr.
Federation and the Jewish Corn- overlook their responsibilities on
Schwartz said he had completed
munity Council. He reported on the home front while engaging
Jewish participation in the Corn- themselves in relief and recon-
munity Chest which provided an struction activities in behalf of '
income of $340,000 this year for survivors overseas. He expressed
anxiety over the possible rise of
Jewish agencies.
Outlining the efforts for the anti-Semitism and racial antag-
United Jewish Appeal, Mr. Kro- onism in the period when we
lik expressed confidence that the hay have 10.000,000 unemployed
coming drive will be a success, in this country and declared that
judging by an initial report that "we will not get reflective action
a group of people who gave $55,- on our world problems until the
000 last year had increased their people are more at ease with
contributions, at a meeting last their home problems' affecting
unemployment, taxes, social se-
week. to $124.000.
Mr. Krolik highly commended curity."
the directorial activities of Isidore
Dr. Schwartz's Address
SobelofT. executive director of
In his stirring address at the
Federation, his assistant, Abe L. Federation meeting, Dr. Joseph
Sudran, and Miss Esther R. J. Schwartz, chairman of the
Prussian.
European Executive Council of
The meeting was enlivened by the Joint Distribution Commit-
a contest for members of the tee, outlined the plans that are
board of governors, a "slate" in being made for a large-scale pro-
opposition to the anticipated re- gram for displaced persons in
port of the nominating commit- Europe.
tee having been distributed prior
Dr. Schwartz explained that
to the opening of the meeting. the new program will be ac-
But the following nominees, pre- companied by a unique economy
sented by Henry Meyers, chair- in which wages will be paid in
man of the nominating commit- goods. Speaking here a few days
after his return from the Euro-
tee. were elected:
pean camps. he explained that
Rabbi Morris Adler, Sidney
J. Alien, Mrs. Aaron DeRoy, the JDC program is being in-
Harry Frank, Morris Garvett, augurated in accordance with
the wishes of the DPs them-
Mrs. Samuel R. Glogower,
Joseph M. Welt, Mrs. Henry selves, who are, he declared.
Wineman, Rabbi Max J. Wohl- "eager to return to useful pro-
ductive careers while they wait
gelernter.
Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich, presi- in camps, but are unwilling to
dent of the Women's Division of have their efforts contribute in
the Federation, in a brief ad- any way to the economy of Ger-
dress gave a review of the Divi- many whose brutal reign of ter-
sions activities and told of plans ror they barely survived."
The JDC program will be
that are being made to raise
financed with funds of the
$500,000 from the women to-
United Jewish Appeal which is
wards the $5,335,000 Allied Jew-
currently conducting its $170,-
ish Campaign.
000,000 drive. The Detroit Al-
An amendment was adopted
lied Jewish Campaign goal of
authorizing the Federation to
$5,335,000 includes a sum of
elect to its membership 25 board
$4,000,000 for the UJA.
members, "to provide represen-
Dr. Schwartz stated that up-
tation for various trade and pro-
fessional service groups of the wards of 32,000 Jewish men and
working and contributing public; "women are expected to find em-
the Junior Service Group, the ployment in the work projects.
Women's Division and various The program is being under-
community organizational taken with the advice and as-
sistance of the Central Commit-
groupings."
The amendment was presented tee of Liberated Jews, all-rep-
to the meeting in behalf of the resentative body of the 160,000
by-laws committee by Morris Jewish DP's in the area, the
Jewish Agency for aPlestine,
Garvett, chairman.
Four other Federation agencies UNRRA and the U. S. Army.
held their elections, the results Final details of the program
await approval by the Army, he
being as follows:
North End Clinic: For three- said. At present, he added, an
year term : Maurice Aronson, estimated 30,000 Jews are em-
Mrs. Philip Marcuse, Ralph ployed at service repair and
Mayer, Mrs. Abraham Srere, maintenance tasks in the camps.
Julian G. Wolfner, Irwin I. Cohn,
Part of JDC Activities
The new program, Dr.
Louis Berry, Jacob Neiman, Max
Schwartz pointed out, is part of
Fisher.
Fresh Air Society: For three- JDCs extensive economic recon,
year term: I. Irving Bittker, struction activities on the con-
Mrs. Felix J. Mahler, Emmanuel tinent, for which thus far this
3. Harris, Mrs. H. J. L. Frank, year it has set aside $5,000,000.
Herman S. Osnos, Mrs. Jack
"This new program is not
Rothberg, Barney Smith; for
meant to be a permanint so-
lution to the problem of the
two-year term: Nathan Silver-
• m eless displaced persons
man, Jack Hopp, Harry 'C.
in Germany," Dr. Schwartz
Davidson.

Jewish Social Service Bureau:

For three-year term: Fred M.

Butzel, Clarice Fr e u d, Mrs.
Charles Lakoff, Saul Levin, Mrs.
Robert J. Newman, Mrs. Mel-
ville S. Welt, Mrs. Harry A.

tion of Awish life in favorable
areas of the continent, progress
which has been held up by the
severe winter. The emphasis in
JDC programs on reconstructive
tasks must be continued. In
Czechoslovakia and Franc e,
along with other areas of West-
ern Europe, heartening progress
has been made in the revival of
Jewish economic, social and cul-
tural life. Only through recon-
struction, which includes emi-
gration, can permanent, effective
aid be given to Europe's Jews in
!their struggle to rebuild."

Children Smile Again
In a graphic outline of Jewish

conditions in Romania, Hungary
and Poland, Dr. Schwartz des-
cribed the return of survivors

from concentration camps, the

special efforts that have been
made to rehabiliate the children
and the painstaking activities of
the Joint Distribution Committee
to rebuild -chools and synago-
gues for the revived Jewish com-
munities.
For the first time, since the rise
of Hitlerism, children are smiling
again because their fellow Jews
are taking a friendly interest in
them, Dr. Schwartz said.

Asserting that American Jews
must continue to carry the
brunt of responsibility for re-

lief efforts abroad in 1947, Dr.
Schwartz declared that the
$170,000,000 UJA drive provides
"a test of our willingness to re-
build a people." Pointing out
that no door is open to the sur-
vivors and that no one wants
them, he added that "we must
say to them, 'we will not forget
you, we want you. we will sup-
port you in your will to live.'
What we in America do gives
the people of Europe strength
to go on."

JDC Brings 400 Jewish
War Orphans to Prague

PRAGUE (JTA)—A group of
400 Jewish children who had
been living with non-Jewish fani-
ilies during the war and who
have been recovered by Jewish
agencies have arrived here under
auspices of the Joint Distribution
Committee.

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