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Congress Asks
Amendments to
Conference Plan
The American Jewish Congress
. has announced that it would sup-
port at the forthcoming session
of the American Jewish Con-
ference in Chicago the establish-
ment of a representative and
democratic body speaking for
American Jewry. But declared
that the plan proposed. by the
Committee on Future Organiza-
tion of the American Jeivish. Con-
ference w a s inadequate t o
achieve that end and was "viola-
tive of the basic principles on
which a democratic organization
must be founded."
To meet the inadequacies of the
proposed Plan, the Congress an-
. nounced that it would propose
amendments at the forthcoming
session of the Conference, de-
signed to extend considerably the
jurisdiction of the proposed or-
ganization to give it decision-
making powers to require all af-
filiates to accept as binding de-
cisions reached by democratic
processes, and to provide for
closer unity between American
Jewry and the Jews of other
lands throughout the world.
The Congress' position was set
..torth in a resolution adopted at
a joint meeting of its Executive
and Administrative Committees
in New York City last week. ,
Goldie Meyerson in
Cyprus to Arbitrate
Dispute Among Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Goldie
Meyerson, political leader of the
Jerusalem section of the Jewish
Agency, went to Cyprus with a
number of Agency immigration
officials to attempt to settle a
dispute among the interned visa-
less Jews.
The problem started when the
visaless immigrants offered one
month's certificates to the Exodus
refugees. The Palestine Govern-
ment refused to accept the offer,
but set aside the month's cer-
tificates for mothers and children
to be admitted out of turn. The
internees objecting, insisting that
they had made the offer to the
Exodus Jews only.
Morris Kaplan, director of the
Voint Distribution Committee's
medical department, returning to
Paris from Cyprus, reported that
the rainy season which has just
begun on the island threatens
the internees with epidemics.
Adding to the overcrowded con-
ditions, the mud and unfavorable
temperatures are endangering the
health of the 18,000 Jews.
He disclosed that there are
eight doctors, three dentists and
eleven nurses among the 50 JDC
employees aiding the internees.
He also said that the birth rate
at the camps exceeds 70 per
month. Finally, he stated that
the JDC has spent nearly $1,000,-
000 to aid the Jews, including
food shipments weighing more
than 450,000 pounds.
Service Bureau's
. Friendly Aid Rates
Added Contribution
Although he had already
made a pledge to the 1947
Allied Jewish Campaign, Myer
J. Kellman has made an addi-
tional contribution of $50 as a
tribute to the courteous and
friendly assistance he received
in the office of the Resettle-
ment Service, Jewish Welfare
Federation agency for local aid
to refugees. Writing to a mem-
ber of the Resettlement Serv-
ice staff, Mr. Kellman said:
i
"Please find a check of $50 for
the Allied Jewish Campaign Q E 1947,
which is additional to what I
already gave this year.
"I am giving this money in your
honor for the good work you do hi
the office of the Jewish Social Serv-
ice Bureau.
"I am very much impressed with
the assistance and friendship I re ,.
ceived when I entered your office in
'order to help me bring a person
from Europe.
"This is the first time in my life
I ever entered the office of a Jewish
charitable institution, and I ne‘. ,er
realized what wonderful work they
are doing. I believe if many people
would find out the truth, they would
give a lot more than they do give. -
THE
LIVES OF OUR TIMES
figis IS THE MOVING TALE
OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO ROSE
ABOVE A CHILDHOOD
PARALYTIC AFFLICTION TO
BECOME A NOTED ZIONIST,
AUTHOR MD POET-
Friday, November 14, 1947
JEWISH NEWS
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Po A 4, RHODA B. SIMON
JESSIE FTI4EL SAMPTER
STIRRED RY WHAT SHE HAD NEARS OF PALESTINE,MISS
JESSIE WAS DORN 04 NEW YORK IN
1883, OF JEWISH PARENTAGE.HER
NOME INFLUENCE DIRECTED HER TO THE
UNITARIAN CHURCH, BUT IN THE COURSE
OF HER STUDIES, SHE WAS DRAWN TO
TIE OLD TESTAMENT. THIS BIBLE STUDY
RETURNED HER TO JUDAISM, AND SHE
SOON BEGAN TO OBSERVE JEWISH
RITUAL
SAMPTER DECIDED TO GO MERE AND DO WHAT SHE
COULD TO AID THE ZIONIST CAUSE.DESPITE HER
SEMI-INVALID CONDITION,SHE LEFT FOR THE HOLY
LAND IN 1919!
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UPON HER GRADUATION FROM COLUMBIA UNIVER-
SITY, SHE BECAME FRIENDLY WITH HENRIETTA
SZOLD,FOUNDER OF HADASSAH. MISS SAMPTER
IMMEDIATELY BECAME ACTIVE IN THE MOVEMENT
ANOMIE MUCH OF ITS EARLY EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL.
TAKING UP PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN PALESTINE,
MISS SAMPTER DEVOTED HER TIME FROM 4-
1934 TO RELIEF WORK AMONG YEMENITE
JEWS -THE NEEDIEST IN THE COUNTRY.
Mizrachi Women
Hear Neumann's
Warnings on UN
ATLANTIC C I T Y, (JTA) —
"Unpleasant surprises and disap-
pointments may still be in store
for us before the United Nations
renders a verdict on Palestine,"
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America, declared at the 22nd an-
nual convention of the Mizrachi
Women's Organization of Ameri-
ca, attended by 500 delegates. He
added, however, that although
the necessary two-thirds vote
needed for adoption of partition
at the General Assembly may not
be pledged yet, he believed that
it is attainable.
A message from President Tru-
man praising the Mizrachi women
for their "good work to relieve
human misery" was read to the
opening session. "The plight of
displaced persons and others—
men, women and children—who
are suffering today because of
the aftermath of war is one that
enlists the symathy of generous-
hearted people everywhere," the
President declared, adding that
he trusts that the organization's
deliberations "'will be fruitful
of constructive action to bring
relief to millions of innocent vic-
tims."
Mrs. Samuel Goldstein, head of
the organization, delivered. her
presidential report, outlining the
group's activities and goals for
the future. She made a special
plea for the admission to Pales-
tine of 150,000 homeless European
Jewish children as soon as a Jew-
ish state is established.
U. S. Officials, Diplomats
Attend Balfour Party
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—For-
eign diplomats, high government
officials and Congressional lead-
ers were among the guests at a
cocktail party given by the Jew-
ish Agency in celebration of the
30th anniversary of Balfour Day.
Present were the envoys of
Poland, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay,
France, Liberia and Czechoslo-
vakia; Charles E. Bohlen, coun-
selor to the State Department,
Benjamin V. Cohen, former State
Department counselor, Thurman
Arnold, Democratic Party Na-
tional Chairman Sen. Howard
McGrath, Sen. Elbert D. Thomas,
Under-Secretary of Labor David
L. Morse, Dr. Stephen S. Wise
and Leon Henderson.
Manchester Asked to Pay
For Riot Damaged Property
LONDON (JTA)—The Man-
chester City Council was asked
to approve the expenditure of
nearly $3,000 to pay 26 compen-
sation claims filed by the owners
of property damaged during anti-
Semitic demonstrations in the
city last August. Under the law,
the police authority is liable for
compensation claims in cases
where damage results front a
riot,
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Tilt FOLLOWING YEAR,FIRED WITH ENTHU-
SIASM BY WHAT SHE SAW, MISS SAMPTER
WROTE*A GUIDE TO ZIONISM. - PORTRAYING
TO THE WORLD THE NECESSITY FOR A
- JEWISH HOMELAND.
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THERE IN THE KISBUTI,MISS SAMPTER LIVED OUT HER DAYS
SURROUNDED SY THE ZEAL Of THE INSPIRED NATION-BUILDERS.
IN 1938, AMID MUCH GRIEVING FOR THEIR LOST AMERICAN
FRIEND, THE COLONISTS OF SWAT BRENNER BURIED HER
AMONG THE GARDENS SUE HAD LOVED BEST-WHICH SHE •
HERSELF MAD HELPED TO CREATE OUT OF ARID LAND -
•
IN 1933, PUBLISHING" MODERN PALESTINE' MISS
SAMPTER EXPRESSED HER COMPLETE ADM/RATION
FOR TILE NAM PIONEERS VAIO HAD RECLAIMED
THE LAND OF THEIR FATHERS HI TOE FACE OF
GREAT OPPOSITION AND GREATER DIFFICULTIES.
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PRACTICING HER OWN BELIEFS, MISS SAMPTER
SETTLED IN GIVAT BRENNER, A KIBBUTZ,WHERE
SHE CONTINUED HER WRITING . AT THE SAME
TIME, SHE WORKED DAILY IN THE CONVALES-
CENT NOME SHE HAD BUILT FOR THE PIONEERS,
USING HER OWN FUNDS/
Seminary Commences
$5,000,000 Campaign
For Cultural Needs
CHICAGO, (JTA)—A cam-
paign to raise $1,500,000 to be
used for a national program to
intensify Jewish adherence to
Judaism and advance public un-
derstanding of the Jewish faith
and culture was voted at a Jew-
ish Theological Seminary confer-
ence for "Fostering Dynamic
Judaism in America."
The 167 delegates from all sec-
tions of the United States adopt-
ed a four-point plan to achieve
the objective set up by the par-
ley. They are: 1. To meet the
need for trained religious, educa-
tional and communal workers
through enlarged Seminar y
schools; 2. To enrich Jewish life
by restoring the synagogue as
the spiritual and cultural center
of Jewish communal life; 3. To
advance Jewish education by aid-
ing Jewish communities achieve
higher standards and an increas-
ed enrollment; 4. To foster
American understanding of the
Jewish people and Judaism
through the Seminar's public
education program.
Maxwell Abbell, Chicago phil-
anthropist and businessman, was
named to head the national drive.
Speakers at the parley included
Alan M. Strook, chairman of the
Seminary's board, and A.. Arthur
Oppenheimer, treasurer.
Truman's Congress Message to Ask
Action on Civil Rights Proposals
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
President Truman told a news
conference that some of the rec-
ommendations contained in the
report of his Committee on Civil
Rights will fb-rm the basis for
one section of his message to
Congress at the opening of the
forthcoming special session.
The president did not specify
which of the Committee's recom-
mendations he would discuss in
the message.
Secretary of the Army Kenneth
Alhambra School
of Music
Instruction on Piano, Sax,
Accordion, Clarinet, Trumpet,
Guitar, Drums.
ENROLL NOW
INSTRUMENTS RENTED
Blumenfield Named Head
Of Jewish Schools in Chicago
CHICAGO (JPS)—Dr. Samuel
M. Blumenfield, president of the
College of Jewish Studies in
Chicago, has been named to the
post of superintendent of Jewish
schools conducted under the aus-
pices of the Board of Jewish Edu-
cation.
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Marshall Young Women
To Hold Party Sunday
Louis Marshall Bnai Brith
Young Women will hold, as
their p aid-up membership
affair, a Sadie Hawkins Day
Party at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
16, at the home of Henrietta SU-
verman, 2912 Collingwood. Eligi-
ble young men are invited. For
further information contact the
chairman, Marcella Feldman, TO.
5-0659. The group's next meeting
will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
18, at Central High School, room
218. Dr. Irving Edgar, prominent
psychiatrist, will be guest speak-
er.
Young women ages 18 to 25 are
invited to attend. For further in-
formation contact Bobbie Silver-
stein, TY. 8-5038, membership
chairman.
Royal called for fair treatment of
all civilian employes of the De-
partment of the Army "regard-
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