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 - 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