Rubiner Elected President
Of JWB Midwest Region
Delegates Hear Dr. Oscar Jano- wsky Urge Revitalization
American Jewish Communal Scene; Zinder
Brings Israel's Greetings ,
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THE JEWISH NEWS
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Another Rebuke to Britain
Friday, November 19, 1948
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Mexico Hails Israel's Full
Admission to Radio Parley
Meisels to Present
Jewish .Folksongs
Saul Meisels, character singer
and radio artist, *ill- be guest
soloiSt at the annual concert of
the Sholem Aleichem Institute,
Sunday evening, Nov. 28, at the
Jewish Community, Center.
For many yearS Meisels has
been deeply interested in the
treasure, of Jewish folksong. The
wide range of his.programs re-
fleets many - different types of
people. and expresses a wide va-
riety Of 'Moods: The• -songs are
dramatized and present scenes
from JeWish life. -
Guest speaker of the :evening
will be the'rioted Pedagogue and
authOr, Yudel Mark; executive
director of the Committee for
Yiddish Schools in New -York:
Also - Participating in the pro-
gram in dramatic_ presentations
will be a group of Children at-
tending the Sholem' Aleichem
Schools. •
Tickets for the concert can be
secured by calling HO. 5404.
MEXICO CITY (JTA) — The
admission of Israel to the Inter-
national High Frequency Radio
Conference was termed by the
Mexican press a great moral vic-
tory for the Jewish state. The
local newspapers point out that
this is especially true in view
of the strong opposition voiced
by the British and- other. dele-
gates against admitting the rs-
raeli Director-General for Posts,
Telephone and Radio, Zvi Prihar.
The decision to admit Mr. Pri-
har was reached after the Israeli
delegate refused at first to be
seated as a technical advisor rep-
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JOSEPH S. LERNER (right), retiring president of the JWB the Jewish community. We must
MidWest Region, congratutates HENRY MEYERS of Detroit, first not be content, however to warm
president of the region, at the 'dinner honoring those who led the ourselves at the flame of Israel,"
section through its first decade of service to Jewish communities. he warned, urging the inter-
Altheimer of Chicago, Isidor Shit-
rin. of Cincinnati, George B.
Mayer' of Cleveland' and Harry
L. Jacobs of Kansas City; Herman
Jacobs, executive director of
the Detroit Jewish Center, seC-
retary-treasurer; and H..r Sainte
er of Chicago, administrative sec-
retary.
In accordance with .-*-, new
amendment to, the. • regiOnal Con-
stitution, • the board of govern7,
ors will now be a represeritatiV.
bodY, including one trierriber •
be elected by each • affiliated
Cerifer,-.7a. 'total of 36 members.
'The 0:inference celebrated. corn-.
pletiori of a decade of service to•
JeVish communities in the region
through the JWB-sponsored Jew-
ish.Centers and YM-YWHAs.
The five presidents who guid-
ed the region through its first
SAMUEL H. RUBINER
decade were honored at a dinner
. Saturday evening. Among the
honorees,
Henry Meyers. of.
Detroit,
apresident of -Vie
region.
Review JWB.'Services
JWB's varied services to corn7
counties were reviewed at. , the
Saturday evening Session, When
Sanford Solender, director of the
JWB Jewish Center division, in-
troduced a series of brief talks
on JWB activities. Among the
speakers were Airs. - Sarnuel R.
GlogbWer of Detroit, chairman of
the national JWB prograrn com-
mittee, and Mr. Meyers, chairman
of the' national bureau of persOri--;
nel and training. Other areas cov-
ered were youth services, and
• Jewish music. At this session,
Judge Theodore Levin greeted
the delegates on behalf of the
,Detroit:' Jewish community, and
Julius Chajes and Marguerite
Kozenn presented a musical lire-
gram.
Featured speaker"
*as.
Harry Zinder, preth attache of
the Israeli Mission to the United
States, who - brought greetings
from , the state of Israel and a
stuancli- declaration, on behalf of
the rsraeli government, that
Israel will not retreat:41.6in
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i in the Negev. Territory
position
now occupied by Israel in the
Negev is considered a part of the
sovereign state, as outlined in
_the United, Nations decision of
Nov. • 29; 1347, .Zinder explained.
"The state of Israel has 'ful-
filled its obligation to the United
Nations to establish a working
state. It has proved to thei world,
particularly the Arab nations, that
:it :can defend itself," Zinder de-
clared, adding that the Israeli
government • has cOnfidence in.
President Truman - arid -hopes that
he will ,trtstriact the United States
..UN delegation to abide by the.
Nov. 29 stipulations.
Israel-U. S. Benefits.
Speaking on the much-discus
sed question of so-called "Cit,ial-
loyalties," Zinder pointed out that
ISrael is making no attempt to
proselytise anyone, particulary
American JewS. He declaTed,
however, that the Israeli and
Atherican Jewish communities
have much to offer each other in
exchange of knowledge and cul-
tural benefits, and that the es-
tablishment of Israel lends dig-
nity and status to Jews every-
where. -
The conference continued SIM-
day morning with a panel dis-
cussion on "The Jewish Center in
Action," and an open discussion of
Center problems. At this meeting
it was pointed • out that Center
directorS must act ..to interpret
the Jewish Welfare Board ser-
vices to the local communities.
Dr. Oscar Janow-sky brought-
the conference to a stirring close
at the luncheon meeting Sun-
day, when he spoke on "Amer-
ican Jewry Discovers Itself." I4e
described the new status of
American Jewry 'as 'determined
by the establishment of Israel and
stressed the need for a full iden-
tification with both Judaism and
American life. ‘,
Criticized . ..Fund Risers
He criticized the over-emphasis
on fund-raising that is predom-
inant in the current American-
Jewish scene, and reminded the
delegates that emphasis on a more
positive aspect of Jewish life is
necessary to maintain the vital-
ity of the Jewish community. He
referred to the meager effort
for Jewish education which "im-
parts bits of information but ne-
glects the development of attitud-
es and ideals."
Dr. Janowsky, who directed the
historic JWB survey, praised the
Welfare Board for being the first
major Jewish agency to recon
Sider its functions. in the light of
new developmentS on the Jew.:
ish scene. . •
Referring to -the' establishment
of Israel, he declared that "Israel
will provide a home for all dis-
inherited Jews and the enhanced
self-respect of Israel will attract
Previously non-affiliated Jews to
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, The 10th annual conference of the Midwest Region of the
Jewish Welfare Board, was climaxed last Sunday by the elec-
. Lion of Samuel H. Rubiner, president of the Detroit4ewish
Community Center, as president of the region.
Other officers are: Vice presidents, elected according to
the four geographic areas of the Midwest region, Alin J.
resenting the United Nations.
Mr. Prihar's quiet and tactfUl
diplomacy, coupled with the fact
that he stood alone against an
full onslaught of the British and
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several other delegations, won
him the support of the U. S.,
French, Brazilian and other dele-
gates. The Soviet delegate had
previously expressed the opinion.
that Prihar should be - admitted
without qualifications.
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Isidore Sobeloff, executive diL
rector of the Detroit Jewish Wel-
fare Federation, also spoke brief-
ly.
The delegates adopted a series
of resolutions in which they pledg-
ed service to the Jewish Welfare
Board by obtaining the -necessary .
financial support for JWB and
Center services, hailed the state
of Israel and urged President
Truman to fulfill his promise to
the new state, and. expressed re-
gret, on the death of Fred M.
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