friCiay,

THE E ' J

'1948

Berris Heads Young
Israel Celebration

Pontiac Oversubscribes
Goal, Hitting $90 000 Mark

Page TWenfOeNien

1'S -1; N EWYS

Civil Rights Committee
Presses for • State Action
For Fair Employment

9

David L Perris, charter mem-
The Michigan Committee on
ber of Young Israel and promi-
Officers of the Pontiac Federated Jewish Charities proud- nent orthodox communal leaded', Civil Rights is continuing its
fight for FEPC in Michigan by
reported this week that Pontiac contributors, aiming at a
endeavoring to bring pressure to
campaign goal of $87,000, already have topped the $90,000
bear on the Michigan Legislature
mark.
and mobilize public opinion in
- Although the community at first- feared - the • campaign
support of fair employment legis-
would result in failure, due to the record quota, the ,emer-
lation.
*
•
gency nature of the drive inspir-„..
The committee has -presented to
ed Pontic .Tewry to surpass their Rabbis Answer Query
the governor a bill modelled aft-
gOal, the officers told Henry
er the New York State Bill and
On
Peanuts
for
Pesach
..=
Morgenthau, Jr., national chair-
has demanded that he make
public his intentions on FEPC.
man of the United Jewish Ap-
The
question
and
answer
serv-
Organized on a state basis, the
peal. The Pontiac quota included ,
ice • of the Independent Jewish
committee has in many of the
a minimum of $75,000 for UJA. Press Service conducted with the
major cities, , chapters includint
The community was aroused co-operation of the Rabbinical
Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing
and Muskegon. Memberships in
to a realization of the earnestness Council of America, -received the
the organization are being - solic-
of the situation: at a special meet- following query from Dr. Ernest
ited. The offices of the Michigan
Appel, of Beth Israel Congrega-
ing of the executive board. of the tion, Salisbury, Md., writes:
CoMmittee on Civil Rights- are
campaign last month, when a
located at- 803 Washington Boul-
"Last Passover one of the mem-
evard Bldg., CH. 1657..
record was played of the tele- bers of the congregation insisted
phone broadcast in which Golda that peanuts are. forbidden on
Abrams, Morris H. Berris, Solo-
Meyerson, Gov. Herbert H. Leh- Pesaeli. 1, --don't know how this
mon B. Cohen,Solomon N. Cohen,
DAVID L BERRIS
man, Stanley C. Myers and Asor- gentleman comes to this idea.
Meyer Eisenberg, Arthur Gell-
May I get the information if there
genth au participated.
was
named
Chairinan
of
YOung
man, Charles T. Gellman,__ Isaac
is some foundation in any. Jew-
Officers of the campaign, who ish source for the opinion of this Israel's silver anniversary cele- Knoppow, Hyman Moore, Sam S.
bration by Charles T. Gellman, Novetsky and Samuel W. Platt,
led the community to their un- gentleman?"
president. ,Berris is president of
precedented success, \included
Dr. Appel's question was for- Congregation Mogen Abraham, was appointed to arrange for the
Abe Lapides, chairman; Irving warded to the Rabbinical Coun-
celebration.
on the administrative committee
Steinman, honorary chairman; cil, which replies:
of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, and
Meyer Simon, I. G. Kampner and
"Raw peanuts may be eaten treasurer of Detroit Mizrachi.
Samuel Stolorow, vice chairmen;
Rudolph Hartman, secretary, and during the Passover holiday.
The 25th anniversary celebra-
Marry Arnkoff, treasurer. .
However, when buying roasted tion will- take place Sunday,
Among the top givers were peanuts or shelled peanuts, one May ' 23, in the social hall of
Jacob Kovingki, $15,000; Simon should make certain that during Shaarey Zedek. A steering com-
mittee, consisting of Hillel L.
Bros., $12,000; Samuel Stolorow,
$3,000; M. Kabcenbell,' $2,500; Al the roasting process the pearints
KOSIN'S CLOTHES
Rosenberg, $1,3t0; Pontiac Hides, do not come in -contact with any
$7,500 and Abe Lapides. $3,500. chometz which is prohibited on
- PASSOVER GREETINGS
Finer Apparel
Passover."

.

Orthodox Jubilee Conclave
RepresentatiVes of 2,000 tradi.
tional synagogues, communities
and institutions will .participati
in the 50th anniversary "Golder
Jubilee" convention of the tjnior
of Orthodox ,..fewish Congrega-
tions of America, to _-
be held al
Yeshiva University, New York
May 23-24, Dr. Samtiel Niron-
stein, president, announced.

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Granz Refuses Award
Accepted by Truman

Norman Granz, 29-year-old
jazz entrepreneur who brings his I
"Jazz at the Philharmonic" group
into Masonic Temple Saturday
night, April 24, has returned to
the Negro Press Association its
recent award to
him for his out-
standing work
in f u r t hering
the cause o f
democracy.
Granz refuses
to allow his mu-
sicians to play
in any auditor-,
turn where ra-
cial segregation
g, 'Grant
is practiced.
•
Granz returned the John Russ-
worm citation to the association
becauSe he claimed he did not
want to share so signal an honor
with a roster of names which
included that of President Harry
Truman, who was named be-
cause of his fight in behalf of
.civil rights. According to Grant,
Truman's reversal on the Pales-
tine partition plan made any
Such award for furthering the
cause of democracy a mockery.

Judge Polier to Address
Congress Women on May 19

Mrs. Samuel Green, president
of the Detroit Women's -Division.
of the -American. --Jewish Con-
grels,. announces that Judge Jus-
tine _Wise. Polier, national . presi-
dent - and Judge of -the Domestic
Relations Court of New York
will address the local division at
a luncheon on Wednesday, May
19 at the Masonic Temple.

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