a
Representative Democratic
Body Urged for U. S. Jewry
Dr. Eisendrath Makes Plea for Increased Authority, Leading
to Solidarity, Through the American Jewish Conference,
at Press Session in Chicago
By GEULAH GANDAL SCHUB
Special Jewish News Correspondent
CHICAGO, Ill.—A permanent organization democrat-
ically constituted and truly representative of American Jewry
would increase the authority and solidarity already achieved
by the American Jewish Conference, Dr. Maurice N. Eisen-
drath, member of the Conference Executive Committee and
president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations,
declared here on June 19, at a,
press conference held at the Cove-
on the American Jewish scene.
nant Club.
They would of necessity re-
The Committee on future Or-
alize the expediency of being
' ganization of which Dr. Eisen-
included and would seek to en-
drath is chairman has formulated
a plan whereby the American ter this Permanent Organiza-
Vewish Conference which was
tion.
established in New York in Au-
The 36 Chicago delegates to the
gust, 1943, to serve as a tempo- American Jewish Conference
rary organization to meet emer- have formed a convention com-
gency problems of Jewish recon- mittee which now is engaged in
struction and resettlement arising making preparations for the
out of World War II would be forthcoming sessions.
supplanted by a permanent body
Dr. Eisendrath, Meir Grossman
reprevntative of American Jew- and Max Bressler, chairman of
ry. The proposal has been unani- the Community Relations Com-
mously approved by the Interim mittee of the Conference, voiced
Committee of the Conference and the hope that the proposal for
will be submitted to the 500 dele- a Permanent Organization would
gates of the Conference when be widely discussed and that the
they assemble in Chicago during public will think about the plan
the Labor Day week-end. These and instruct its delegates to come
delegates have been electd by to the Labor Day convention pre-
Jewis communities in every state pared to vote favorably on this
and by sixty-two of the leading
major issue.
Jewish national membership or-
ganizations.
Dr. Eisendrath outlined the
scope and purpose of the Perma-
nent Organization by saying that
it would secure and protect Jew-
ish rights and promote the ,gen-
eral welfare of the Jewish peo-
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
ple here and abroad and would resignation of Dr. Abram L.
enhance the contribution of the Sachar, Washington, D. C., as
Jewish community to American national director of the Bnai
democracy.
Brith Hillel Foundations was an-
In the field of international
.-- nounced here by
affairs the organization will
Frank Goldman,
represent American Jewry be-
Lowell, M a s s.,
fore the United States govern-
president of the
ment and before all intergov-
nation's oldest
ernmental agencies.
and largest
Jewish service
In regard to Palestine and its
upbuilding the organization
organization.
will cooperate with the Jewish
H i s resigna-
Agency for Palestine.
tion will take
effect on Dec.
In the defense of Jewish
rights in the-United States and
31. The Bnai
in combatting anti-Semitism the
Dr. Sachar Brith Hillel
organization will act through
Commission will meet during the
the recognized -Jewish agencies
last week in August to consider
and in the matter of overseas a successor to Dr. Sachar.
relief and rehabilitation it will
Dr. Sachar served for the past
likewise function through the
15 years as national director of
agencies already established for the Hillel Foundatiohs. His res-
these purposes.
ignation came as no surprise to
The Permanent Organization national Bnai Brith leaders, for
will not usurp the rights of the Dr. Sachar had been trying to
extant Jewish groups but rather withdraw from his position for
will coordinate their activities and a long time in order to devote
function as a clearing house. Such himself to writing and lecturing.
an organization would be the sole
spokesman for American Jewry.
According to Dr. Eisendrath,
the plan for a Permanent Organi-
zation has met with favorable
response by all facets of organ-
ized Jewish life. Democratic in
structure, the organization would
Windsor's Jewish Community
give representation to virtually Council named A. D. Ckerniak,
all of American Jewry and its A. F. Goldberg, B. Kaplan, M.
constitution is subject to amend- Lewin, B. Nosanchuk and J.
ment should the need arise, thus Rash to its board of governors
allowing for growth, development at its annual meeting May 26.
and change.
Ten are yet to be elected.
Should the proposal for per-
Philip Stuchen was guest
manency be accepted by the
speaker at the meeting. Harry
500 delegates of the American
Cherniak, president, and Louis
Jewish Conference when they
Lieblich, executive director, re-
meet in Chicago, the organiza-
ported on the year's activities.
tion would become the most
The Small Allocations Com-
vital factor in American Jewry mittee of the Windsor Council
and the small minority groups
has approved a series of alloca-
which still, oppose unification tions to Canadian and Palestin-
would become negligible factors ian'institutions, totalling ;5600.
Dr. Sachar Quits
Post With Hillel
Windsor Names 4
To Council Board
THE JEWISH NEWS
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of Jewish Events
VOLUME 11—NO. 15 34 0,3500 22 Friday, June 27. 1947
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To JVS Presidency
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Survey of Overseas Needs
Undertaken by Federations
Institute to Provide Jewish Communities With Data to
Determine Relief and Rehabilitation Responsibilities;
Prof. Haber and Isidore Sobeloff on
Advisory Committee
A survey of Jewish -relief and rehabilitation needs over-
seas which aims to provide American Jewish community.
leaders and Jewish voluntary agencies with the data essen-
tial for their guidance in determining long range financial
and functional responsibility will be the objective of an Insti-
tute on Overseas Studies being organized by the Council of
SAMUEL S. GREENBERG
Samuel S. Greenberg was re-
elected to the presidency of the
Jewish Vocational Service for a
second term at a recent meeting
of the board of trustees. Mr.
Greenberg, an attorney, received
both the Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Law degrees from
the University of Michigan, and
was assistant attorney general of
Michigan in 1935 and 1936.
Robert N. Janeway, an engi-
neer associated with Chrysler
Corporation, and Maurice L.
Klynn, personnel manager of
Federal Department Stores and
Davidson Bros., were re-elected
vice-presidents. Joseph H. Kukes,
president of the • Michigan Bolt
and Nut Co., and Hoke Levin,
secretary-treasurer of Hadley Fin-
sterwald Company, were elected
secretary and treasurer of the
agency-, respectively.
Thirty- T. Madison, forrner com-
mander of the Department of
Michigan Jewish War Veterans,
was elected a member of the
board of trustees.
New JDC Commitiee
Advises on Expanding
Reconstruction Work
Formation of a new committee
on reconstruction, to advise the
Joint Distribution Committee on
activities designed to help Eur-
ope's Jewish survivors leave the
relief rolls and achieve self-sup-
port, was announced by Edward
M. M. Warburg, JDC chairman.
Under the chairmanship of
Monroe Goldwater, New York
attorney, the reconstruction corn-
mittee, which consists of business
executives, labor leaders and eco-
nomic experts, will develop an
expanded program of rehabilita-
tive measures in Europe. A four-
point program of reconstruction
is now under way consisting of
credit societies, producers' co-
operatives, vocational training
centers and work projects.
Members of the reconstruction
committee include:
Jacob Aaronson, vice-president
of New York Central Railroad;
David Dubinsky, president of In-
ternational L a d i e s' Garment
Workers' Union; Former Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman, JDC vice-
chairman; Dr. Isadore Lubin,
former U. S. Commissioner of
Labor Statistics; David Rosen-
stein, president of Ideal Novelty
and Toy Co:; Morris Rosenthal,
former Deputy Administrator of
Foreign Economic Administra-
tion; Walter Ross, treasurer of
J. Rosenholz, Inc.; Dr. Emanuel
Stein, professor of economics at
New York University; Harold
Stein, former head of the Office
of War Mobilization and Recon-
version; Eric M. Warburg, in-
vestment banker.
Secretary pro tem of the Re-
construction Committee is Boris
M. Joffe, former director of Na-
tional Wage Stabilization Board
and currently assistant to Moses
A. Leavitt, JDC executive vice-
chairman.
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds.
political and economic factors
H. L. Lurie, executive director affecting Jewish needs on a coun-
of CJFWF, announced that Dr. try to country basis.
Isador Lubin, former U. S. Corn- _ In Palestine the factors to be
asnissioner of Labor Statistics, has studied include political and
accepted the chairmanship of d economic developments affecting
technical advisory committee to immediate and long range Jewish
guide the Institute's program, needs and programs, analysis of
with Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel as activities and expenditures for
special consultant.
land purchase, reception and care
Included in the committee of 18 of immigrants, health and welfare
economic and social welfare programs, housing, agricultural
specialists are: Dr. William Haber, and industrial development, cul-
professor of economics, University tural and religious programs,
of Michigan, and Isidore Sobeloff, analysis of requirements of new
executive director of the Jewish immigrants, and progress
Welfare Federation of Detroit.
achieved in making them self-
Mr. Lurie pointed out that the supporting; relationship of Amer-
Institute will coordinate and sup- ican aid to local resources and
plement the important research assistance received from other
activities now being conducted by countries.
the Jewish Agency for Palestine,
Studies also will be made of
Joint Distribution Committee and settlement possibilities in Latin
other Jewish agencies operating America, United Kingdom, Aus-
tralia, Asia and other areas.
overseas.
The major .aspects of the Insti-
tute's program are:
1. Jewish needs_ will be analyzed
and appraised in relation to the gen-
eral economic and political setting of
the various countries in which Jews
live.
2. The role of American Jewish vol-
untary programs will be studied in
relation to governmental and inter-
governmental programs. local resour-
ces, non-sectarian voluntary agencies,
Jewish voluntary agencies in other
countries, and the re-establishment
and stability of Jewish communities
in the European countries where Amer-
ican programs are now operating.
3. The Institute will study both the
existing work of the Jewish voluntar3
agencies and their plans for future
programs of rehabilitation and recon-
struction.
4. The Institute will not duplicate
research work already being done by
operating agencies. It will obtain basic
data through the staff resources of
those agencies as stimulated and di-
rected by the Institute and will em-
phasize the coordination of such data.
5. Studies will be undertaken on-the-
spot in Europe and Palestine as re-
quired in order to obtain information
not available in this country and as
conditions make such surveys possible.
6. The Institute will conduct a con-
tinuing program rather than a one-
time survey, will make periodic ap-
praisals of the material gathered and
will issue periodic reports for use by
community leaders.
- The Institute will examine the
overall situation of Jewish needs,
particularly an appraisal of cur-
rent situations and prospects of
Jewish populations for adjust-
ment and for immigration.
In Europe it will analyze basic
Butzel, Sobeloff
Address Upstate
UJA egerence
A conference of United Jewish
Appeal leaders and workers -in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
will be held Sunday, June 29, at
St. Peter's Cathedral, Marquette,
Mich.
Airried at mobilizing Northern
Michigan forces for the 1947
UJA drive for $170,000,000, the
conference will be addressed by
the following:
Fred M. Butzel, chairman of
the Detroit Allied Jewish Cam-
paign, and UJA regional chair-
man for Michigan; Isidore Sobel-
off, executive director, Jewish
Welfare Federation of Detroit;
Major Jacob Ott, Chaplain of
the 83rd Infantry Division for
three years, who helped organ-
ize camps for DPs in Germany,
Austria and Czechoslovakia; Mrs.
Marcia C oh e n, philanthropic
leader, and Harry Feldman, UJA
field representative.
FederatLon Plans to Publish
Year Book, Honor Roll of
Contributors to Allied Drive
Publication of a Year Book which will contain the names
of all contributors to the Allied Jewish Campaigns of 1946 and
1947 again is being contemplated by the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration of Detroit.
The committee which is studying the requests that have
come from many quarters to return to the tradition of publish-
ing such a record has in view the compilation of a record of
the community's leadership, the thousands of workers in cam-
paigns as well as the comparative gifts made in the 1946-47
drives.
Federation Year Books have been published annually. The
interruption came in 1942, when the War Chest was substituted
for Allied Jewish Campaigns. The last Year Book was pub-
lished in 1941.
Fred M. Butzel, chairman of the 1947 campaign, pointed
out the proposed Year Book, in ,addition to being a record of
workers and contributors, would carry reviews of the work of
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organizations included in the Allied Jewish Campaign,re-
sume of funds allotted for numerous local, national and d 'ver-
seas causes, the status of payments on pledges and would serve
as an honor roll of participants in the great work undertaken
by the Allied Jewish Campaign.
With the solicitations continuing until thousands who have
not yet given are reached, there is still time for all Detroit
Jews to be included in this Honor Roll. Those who have not
made their contributions are urged to do so by sending their
gifts to the Allied Jewish Campaign, 1248 Washington. Blvd,
TE. 3-5250. It also is suggested that there are many who al-
ready have contributed who may wish to increase their gifts.