Page Thirty-Two

Attack on Jew Raises Issue
Of Bystanders' Innocence

Incident at Iowa University Develops Into National
Discussion of Society's Moral Obligations
And the Failures of Education

NEW YORK, (JPS) — A na-
tional controversy over the in-
nocence of "innocent bystanders"
who refuse to become involved
in the defense of individuals,
groups and liberties under as-
sault by race-haters and native
fascists, has been primed off by
the case of Elihu Stann Cooper,
a Jewish graduate student and
Hebrew teacher. assaulted in the
coffee shop of Iowa University
while "innocent bystanders"
watched without coming to his
aid. Cooper himself has been
severely criticized for refusing
to prosecute his asailants.
The story catapulted from re-
gional to national prominence
when the Saturday Review of
Literature devoted space to it
three weeks in succession, and
developed a new angle when
Cooper stymied investigation by
refusing to bring charges against
the assailants, stating their ac-
tion was no more than a violent
expression of an underlying atti-
tude reflected in the institutions
of society.

Noble

Motivations

The Iowa City Daily Iowan,
said that however noble his mo-
tivations Cooper has become an
- innocent bystander," a calami-
tous status if society is to pre-
4erve its morality.
The Des Moines Register poll-
ed outstanding Iowans on. Coop-
er's thesis. Samuel N. Stevens,
president of Grinnel College,

Friday, September 12, 1947

THE JEWISH--NEWS

Congress Executive
To Address Women

The opening luncheon meeting
of the Women's Division of Amer-
ican Jewish Congress will be held

accused
churches, homes and
schools of "indulging in double

talk." Tom, E. Shearer, acting
president of Parsons College,
agreed that the training received
in church, school and home, is

British Accuse 4 DPs

Of Attempted Train Plot

largely to blame for such inci-
dents, "but the full responsibil-

what his training."

Call For Action

The Des Moines Register it-
self called upon Cooper to prose-
cute his assailants, but believes

"Cooper has made a profound im-
pression on the people of Iowa.
Even though they know that his
refusal to prosecute makes it
difficult for the investigations to
result in indictments, they have
a feeling that this quiet man of
good will has helped to fashion

Le Shone Tovo Tikosevis

HAMBURG, (JTA) — Four
young Jewish displaced persons
who went on trial before the
British Control Commission
charged with attempting to blow
up a British train near Hanover
in June, denied they were im-
plicated in the unsuccessful ex-
plosion. Richard Orinisky, one of
the Jews, admitted that at one
time he was a member of an or-
ganization transporting visaless
Jews to Palestine.

ity cannot be thrown upon any
of our institutions; each adult in-
dividual of a state or nation like
ours must assume his fair mea-
sure of responsibility no matter

that the city, county and univer-
sity authorities have the direct
obligation to take action. "Dur-
ing the 1930's, the world wit-
nessed the fallacy of neutrality
in international relations," a
Register editorial said. "Those
who do not effectively resist
anarchy will one day become its
victims."
An Iowan reader of the Satur-
day Review of Literature writes:

Holiday Deadlines

On account of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkoth,
the following deadlines will be enforced for the editions of
holiday weeks: •
For the issue of Sept. 19, which will be affected by Rosh
Hashanah, all copy and photographs must reach our office,
2114 Penobscot Bldg., not later than 11 a.rn. Friday, Sept. 12.
For the issue of Sept. 26, all copy and photographs must
reach us not later than 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22.
For the issues of Oct. 3 and Oct. 10, all copy and photo-
graphs must be in our hands by 12 noon Friday, Sept. 26, and
Friday, Oct. 3.

MRS. HARRY FRANK

Wednesday at 12:30 p. m., Sept.
17, 1947 at the Book-Cadillac
Hotel.
Mrs. Harry Frank, divisional ;
vice-president of education, an- 1
nounces that Isaac Tobin, assist-4.
ant executive director of the
Congress, will be guest speaker.
Prior to his position with the
AJC Tobin was director of Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board ac-
tivities in Europe. His address
will be entitled "Congress, a Chal-
lenge to American Jewry".

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otherwise."
accepted by the following pro-

gram chairmen of the various

chapters:
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WASHINGTON, (JTA)—The ucational institutions conducting
War Assots Administration has fundamental educational pro- is president of the Women's
denied the request of officials of grams which are normally a part Division.
Eastport, Me., that they be allow- of the curriculum of universities,
ed to purchase nearby "Quoddy colleges, high schools or elemen- Aaronsson Printing Co.
Village" at a 100 per cent dis- tary school systems. The basis of
•ount swthat the abandoned pow- the city's program was the esthb- At New Location
er project might be converted lishment of industry with the
Aronsson Printing Co. an-
Into a training center for 25,000 training program a secondary
rather than a primary function. nounces the opening of its new
displaced families.
The Eastport officials had WAA will not deviate from the modern plant at 2001 W. Lafay-
hoped to have the Quoddy plan provisions of the Surplus Property ette, corner Vermont.
classified tis"-an educational and Act."
public welfare project, which
Best Wishes for
would have enabled it to secure
the 100 per cent discount under
THE NEW YEAR
the Surplus Property Act
FOREST PART, Pa., (JTA)-
According to the WAA state-
ment, Eastport's original bid was The executive board of the Inter-
oea -Wear
ejected because "the application national Ladies Gartnent Workers
of the city to acquire the proper- Union approved a proposal to
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mits such allowances only to ed- power in the cloak and suit in-
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dustry.
The board also urged Prime
Union of Russian Jews
Minister Attlee to extend "your
Has Overseas Messages
practical cooperation toward real-
A Happy New Year
The al.:nlon of Russion Jews, Inc..
55 West 42nd St.. New York. has re- izing the recommendations of the
ceived messages from Europe. with- United Nations Special Commit-

WAA Decision Puts End
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Union Urges Visas
For Needle Workers

out addresses, for the follow ing per- tee on Palestine."
sons:
David Dubinsky, president of
Singer, Abraham. son of Fervel
and sons, Yudel and Walter, of Alek- the
LIGWU, emphasized that
sandria. near Rovno. from nephew.
there are many trained needle-
Isak MIlsnok, son of his sister.
Uder, Bel. son of Chaim and isi-oet. workers among the displaced
left from Kerch, a hatmaker, from
r elative Chaya Tulberman, daughter persons. He said the clothing in-
of Airik.
dustry ' the United States had
Liman Leibish, from relative Ienta
Ferd, daughter of Hersh Berg. of been complaining for more than
two years about the acute short-
Eamenets Podolsk.
Coichuns. Samuel and Srul, from age of trained men, "and we are
their niece. Elks Mandelblat, daugh-
ter of their sister Chaya and of offering a solution to this prob-
Boruch.
lem."
Kushlnota, C o 1 TI a, daughter of
Gersh, born Pollak. 55 years. and her
daughter Jenis Leibovna, from sister
Ida Polick. of Odessa.
Spector. Isroel, son of Shimen. of
Easterinopol. from niece. Mania Les-
nevsky, daughter of Doba Filer-Lis-
nevsky.
Present or Prizant. Fryma. born
1873 in Zni tomir. from her niece,
Donia Pak. daughter of her sister,
Mesta Present.
Sherman, Reiza, daughter of Mei-
lech and Shuchman, Mechel, son of
Mosko, fro mtheir sister, Sure Frid-
man.
Sonkin, Alzik, son of Aron, born
1891, in Odessa, from his mother.
Mariam, daughter of Shmuel, Son-
ic lha.
Cornsteln, Tcsae. Morris, Vladimir,
Berths. of Odessa. from family of
Aleshs Cornshtein, of Odessa.
Lewin. Seines, son of David and
brother, Sheiel, from their brother
losif.
Leipzig. Max. from relative Tsesna
Lienderes, daughter of Vulf.
Levine; Luba, and her son. a vio-
linist. from her sister F. Ye. Dach, in
Odessa.
For further details about the above,
also for location of relatives in Rus-
sia, Poland and Soviet occupied terri-
tory, write to the Union of Russian

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