Shertok, Gilman
Here on Tuesday
For Drive Rally

Meeting at Hotel Statler, Opening $6,200,000 Allied Jewish
Campaign, to Be Addressed by Foreign-Secrefary-
Designate of Jewish State and Boston Leader

To help launch the greatest Allied Jewish Campaign in
Detroit's history, Moshe Shertok, Foreign Secretary Designate
of the Jewish Provisional Council of Palestine, and Herman
Gilman, chairman of the Boston Combined Jewish Appeal,
will speak at the opening meeting of this year's drive, Tuesday
evening, March 30, at 8:30 o'clock, at Hotel Statler.
For the past 14 years, Shertok has served as head of the
Political Department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
A Palestine pioneer, he recently gained world-wide notice for
his fervent and eloquent plea for a Jewish state before the
United Nations.
Born in Russia, Shertok was
brought to Palestine by his
parents- at the age of 11. He
studied law at the Herzlia
Gymnasium in Tel Aviv, af-
terwards continuing his law
studies in Istambul. Upon his
return to Palestine, Shertok
joined the Zionist service as
secretary to the head of the
Arabic Department in the
Jewish Agency Executive.
Shortly afterward, he went to
London, where he studied eco-
nomics, meanwhile writing on
Palestinian and Oriental poli-
tics for a London Anglo-Jew-
ish weekly.
MOSHE SHERTOS
Although he returned to
Photographed while pre-
Palestine as assistant editor of
senting the Jewish Agency
the daily newspaper, Davar,
statement before the United
Nations
Shertok soon left the field of
journalism to become Political Secretary to the late Chaim
Arlosoroff, then President of the Jewish Agency. For two
years he was Arlosoroff's assistant as head of the Arab Bureau
until at the Prague World Jewish Congress, he was elected to
the Executive of the Jewish Agency in charge of the Political
Department, a post he held through re-election until his selec-
tion as Foreign Secretary Designate.
One of Boston's most distinguished business and philan-
thropic leaders, Gilman recently returned from a six-week
study of conditions in Europe and Palestine. As head of the
Boston drive—comparable to the Allied Jewish Campaign—
he led his city to levels of philanthropic giving that provides
a goal toward which all American Jewish communities have
aimed.
Since 1937 Gilman has been active as a trustee of the
Associated Jewish Philanthropies of Boston—the city's equiv-
alent of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, sponsoring
organization of the Allied Jewish Campaign.
Before assuming the general chairmanship of the Com-
bined Jewish Appeal, he served for two years as vice-chair-
man, following his chairmanship of the Boston equivalent of
the Detroit Service Group.

No Surrender!

Our first reply to the betrayals in Palestine is our mess-

age to the Yishuv that WE shall not betray them.

Let us ioin in making an overwhelming success of the

Allied Jewish Campaign — the only supporter of

Haganah in Detroit.

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THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

VOLUME XIII—NO. 2

34

of Jewish Events

22 Friday, March 26, 1948

Page 28

Maurice Aronsson Named
Chairman of 1948 Allied
Campaign for $6,200,000

Aft

Fred M. Butzel Named Honorary . Chairman; Srere and Krolik to serve as
Vice-Chairmen; Berry and. Silberstein Head Pre-Campaign Division; Simons,
Goldman, Blumberg and Osnos Given High Posts

Maurice Aronsson this week t,"'
assumed the general chair-
manship of the 1948 Allied
Jewish Campai gn as the unan-
imous choice for the post of
the board of governors of the
Jewish Welfare Federation,
sponsoring organization of the
drive, at a meeting on March
18.
At the same time it was an-
nounced that the goal for this
year's drive has been set at
$6,200,000 for overseas needs,
Palestine, the settlement of
displaced persons in this coun-
try, local, regional and nation-
al causes.
Mr. Aronsson, who last year
was the dynamic leader of the
pre-campaign division, will

head the over-all campaign or-
ganization succeeding Detroit
Jewry's "elder statesman," Fred
M. Butzel, who was named hon-
orary chairman of this year's
drive.
Abe Srere, former president
of the Federation and a former
campaign chairman, and Julian
H. Krolik, Federation president,
will work with Mr. Aronsson
as vice-chairmen.
Louis Berry, chairman of the
1947 real estate and building
council, and Ben L. Silberstein,
1947 co-chairman of the me-
chanical trades division, head
the pre-campaign division. They
will be assisted by Leonard N.
Simons, a leader in the arts and
crafts division, and Harvey :H.
Goldman, member of the board
of the mechanical trades divi-
sion, as vice-chairmen.
The seven trade and profession-
al divisions will have as their ov7
erall chairmen Irving W. Blum-
berg, president of the Detroit
Service Group, and Max Osnos,
the 1947 mercantile division
chairman.
Of the $6,200,000 goal. more
than 80 per cent—$4,500,000—will
go to the 'United Jewish Appeal
for its three-dimensional program
of European aid through the Joint
Distribution Committee, the up-
building and defense of--Palestine
through the United Palestine Ap-.
peal and the resettling of refu-
gees through United Service for
New Americans. The other $1,-
700,000 will be devoted to the
maintenance of important local
services and for national and re-
gional civic-protective, education-
al, cultural, health and welfare
services.
The Campaign Chairman
Mr. Aronsson, for many years a
leader in numerous Jewish move-
ments and in fund-raising efforts,
was born in Helmstad, Sweden,
Dec. 11, 1892, son of Selim and
Liebe (Schatz) Aronson. He came
to this country in 1911, organized
the Aronsson Printing Co. in 1914
and developed his firm into one
of the largest printing establish-
ments in the Middle West.
For more than 25 years he has
been active in community affairs,
and has been among the most lib-
eral contributors to Jewish causes.
He has evidenced deep-rooted de-
votion to all Jewish causes and to
Palestine's redemption, his inter-
est stemming both from memories
of his arrival here as an immi-
grant boy who had to make his
way up the ladder to success as
well as from his anxiety to see

MAURICE ARONSSON

Women's Apparel Section Leaders
Chosen for Allied Jewish Campaign

Leadership in the Women's Ap-
parel Section, one of the largest
in the Allied Jewish Campaign,
was announced this week by
Samuel H. Rubiner, chairman of
the Mercantile Division. The
group, headed by James Wine-
man, division vice-chairman, and
by Louis Baum and Walter May-
er, section co-chairmen, has
pledged full coverage for all de-
partment and chain stores in the
city.
Sub-section chairmen have
been appointed to handle the
different groups in the section. In

charge of the downtown small
store executives anal" employees is
Joe Sempliner. Ben Goldstein
will contact apparel wholesalers.
I. Lewis Zuieback, sub-section
chairman in charge of outlying
stores, will be aided by Mannie
Hartman and Norman B. Hay-
den, vice-chairmen.
Travelling salesmen and manu-
facturers representatives will be
contacted by sub-section chair,.
man, Nat Fierberg, and vice-
chairmen, Albert Manchel and
David S. Levy. Louis Russman
will contact downtown stores'
executives and employees.
Assistant chairmen who will
Jewish sufferings relieved and the be responsible for separate stores
homeless provided for.
are:
Mr. Aronsson has served on the
Louis Russman, Sam's; Abe Leven.-
Russeks; Joseph Hartman, Sally
boards of the Federation, Jewish berg,
Sheer Shops; Ted Kaplan, Saks Fifth
; Lou Hecht, Frank & Seder;
Children's Home, Jewish Home Avenue
M. Fogel. • Crowley-Milner; James
for Aged, Jewish Social Service Wineman, J. L. Hudson; Maurice
Davidson's, Federal, Goodwin;
Bureau, Zionist Organization, De- Klynn,
James Wineman, Linda Lee; Walter
troit Service Group, Jewish Chil- Mayer, Walter's; Mickey Heilbron,
dren's Bureau, North End Clinic Ernest Kern; Louis Russman, Three
Sisters; Joe Sempliner, Grayson's; I.
and other causes and movements. Lewis
Zuieback, S. Zuieback & Sons;
He is a member of Congregation Maurice Klynn, Sears, Montgomery
Neisner's; Walter Mayer, Sax-
Shaarey Zedek, Temple Beth El, Ward,
Kay; James Wineman, Edith Brown;
Temple Israel, Standard Club, Bert Silverman, Arnold's; Lou Hecht,
Bryant; Abe Levenberg, Rol-
Franklin Hills Country Club, Lane
lins; Abe Levenberg, Virginia Dare;
Knollwood Country Club and Ted Kaplan, Milgrims; Joe Sempliner,
Lerner's; Joe Sempliner, D. J. Healy;
other organizations.
James Kassel, B. Siegal; George Sib
On May 21, 1916, he was mar- verstein, Colonial : Dept. Store; Mannie
Winkelman's; Louis Baum,
ried to Dora Abramsohn. They Hartman,
Klines; and Norman B. Hayden, R'-
have a son and two daughters. belle Shops.

