Midwestern Center Leaders
Meet at Regional Parley Here
Delegates to Hear Israel Press Affache Harry Zinder,
Dr. Oscar Janowsky as Principal Speakers;
Honor Henry Meyers at Dinner Saturday.
Jewish Center and YM-YWHA leaders from Jewish
communities throughout the Midwest will be in Detroit this
weekend for the 10th annual Midwest Regional Conference
of the Jewish Welfare Board .
Delegates to the conference Will hear major aiddresses
by Harry Zinder, press attache of the Israeli mission to the
United States, and Dr. Oscar Ja-. ■
, nowsky, director of the JWB sur-
New Rule Places
Romanian Jews
In Tragic Status
vey. Zinder will be principal
speaker at the opening meeting
Saturday evening at the Book-
Cadillac Hotel. He will discuss
"Israel's Future and Ours."
Dr. Janowsky, k n o w n as a
world authority on minority
The destitute situation of Ro-
rights, will speak at a luncheon
meeting Sunday at the Jewish manian Jews under the Com-
munist regime is reported in let-
ters received by a Detroiter who
left Romania before the borders
were completely closed for Jews.
Describing the nationalization
of factories and businesses, the
letters state: "Overnight mea-
sures were taken which have re-
duced to pauperism tens of thou-
sands of people in the entire
country . . . The procedure taken
by Antonescu Legionnaires in
their day was a model of human-
ity and elegance as compared
with - the present proceedings .. .
The authorities have presented
themselves at the given moment
and at the same time in all fac-
tories without their owners hav-
ing the slightest suspicion . . .
they have taken by the scruff
of the neck all the directors and
owners of the factories, thrown
them out without permitting
DR. OSCAR JANOWSKY
Community Center, which will them so much as a coat to ake
conclude the conference. His along with them. The vaults or
theme will be "American Jewry cash boxes were sealed and `'the
management put under control,
Discovers Itself."
and the owners were made re-
Also on the Conference agenda
are a Board of Governors dinner sponsible for any irregularities
Saturday, at which the five men that may eventually be discover-
who led the Midwest Region dur- ed. Accounts were taken over
ing its first 10 years will be hon- and all debts to creditors were
ored. Henry Meyers of Detroit annulled. A depressing atmos-
will be among those honored, as phere and tragic scenes are seen
well as Joseph S. Lerner of Kan- in the city." -
Physicians and lawyers have
sas City, curreht president of the
been nationalized, and many
region.
The several phases of JWB- are left without any source of
sponsored activities will be re- income, the writer reports. "An-
viewed at the Saturday evening other field in which the measures
meeting. Sunday morning, a taken have hurt a great deal of
Town Hall discussion of current the population, and particularly
Jewish Center problems !is sche- the Jews," the letters say, "is the
duled. An Oneg Shabbat. Satur- doing away with peddling under
day afternoon at the Book will any form whatever and in any
precede the major conference ses- place, and the violation of which
will be subject to heavy penal
sions.
Samuel Rubiner, president of and fiscal sanctions. The govern-
the Detroit Jewish Center, is gen- ment has appointed special men
eral chairman of the conference. who will chase after those who,
Mrs. Benjamin Jaffe is arrange- owing to pressing needs, will
ments chairman, and Mrs. Lewis show themselves at one corner
B. Daniels and Mrs. Harvey. of t4 street with handkerchiefs
Goldman are co-chairmen of reg- or a pair of hose, in their hands,
istration; They will be assisted who will offer with fear in their
by Mesdames Albert Krohn, I. hearts their sale to passersby,
Irving Bittker, Sidney Soss, Rob- with an eager eye and with a
ert Janeway, Ben Schwayder, hope in their hearts that the
Maurice Neback, Milton Alexan- prospective client will be of good
der, Pearl Devenow, Sylvan Rap- faith and will not report . . .
paport, 'Harold Schakne, Charles The doing away with peddlers is
Feinberg, Harry Krohn and Lloyd one of the heaviest blows, since
this is the last . refuge for anyone
Ivan Frankel.
Professional workers of the remaining without a livelihood."
Midwest'' Section will conduct
their first institute with the co- Annual Book Month
operation of the JWB Bureau of
Personnel and Training and the Will Start Nov., 26
Midwest Section field office on
"Enriching the Jewish Content
of the Center Program," at three
sessions begining with luncheon
Friday, Nov. 12, at the Book-
Cadillac.
Miriam Ephraim, director of
the program department of tire
National Jewish Welfare Board,
will be the discussion leader for
the institute. Herman Jacobs and
Harry Katz of Detroit will helps
conduct the session.
-,(See story on Young Adult
Page for details of the Regional
Young Adult Conference being
held in conjunction with the JWB
meetings.)
This year's observance of Jew-
4,200 Jews Arrive in
ish Book Month will be inaug-
urated Nov. 26 under national
Haifa Aboard 2 Ships
sponsorship of the Jewish Wel-
HAIFA, (JTA)—A total of 4,200 fare Board. The accompanying
Jews arrived aboard two vessels.
The new immigrants are mostly photograph shows a poster dis-
former inmates of displaced per- play for Book Month.'
sons camps. One of the two ves-
THE JEWISH NEWS 5
sels which brought them here is
an Israeli ship.
Friday, November 12, 1948
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An Urgent Call to All
Jewish Organizations:
Elect Your Delegates AT ONCE to
Represent You at the Annual Michigan
Conference of the Jewish National Fund
If your organization does not meet this week,
presidents of organizations are called upon to
APPOINT five delegates to act for the organi-
zation at this important conference to be held
ALL DAY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, starting
at 11 a.m., at the DETROIT-LELAND HOTEL
'*
Mail names of your delegates IMMEDIATELY
to the JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL,
11816 Dexter, or submit their names to the JNF
Council Office by telephoning TOwnsend 8-7384
a
Annual Conferences of the Jewish National
Fund already are traditions for important
evaluations of the Jewish position in Israel,
the needs for land redemption and inter-
pretation of the historic events which jus-
tify rejoicing in Jewish ranks.
The November 21 Conference will be ad-
dressed by outstanding local and national
leaders, including
Congressman
John D. Dingell
Great Liberal and Pioneer
Christian Zionist and Defender
of the just rights of the State
of Israel.
REP. JOHN D. DINGELL .
Comman der
Joshua Goldberg
Nationally prominent leader
and orator who has been hon--
ored by the United States Gov-
ernment and who has an impor-
tant message for Detroit Jewry
from the State of Israel.
COMM. JOSHUA. L. GOLDBER
ACT NOW TO SELECT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO
- THE ANNUAL JEWISH NATIONAL FUND CONFERENCE