of Infant
By M. L. SCHAVER
By SIDNEY M. SHEVITZ
Honorary Campaign Chairman
Chairman,. Zionist Council of Detroit
To us, the pioneers of the Labor Zionist Movement, the realiza-
tion of the State of Israel, is the fulfillment of our dreams and
aspirations.
I started my Histadrut cam-
paigning at a time when Israel
was the remote dream of a hand-
ful of people. When in 1929, the
Histadrut sent as their repre-
sentative M. Block, mayor. of
Tel Aviv, we exceeded our quota.
This was an important milestone
for me personally, because it was
the first year I led the Detroit
Geverskshaften drive.
In the following 16 years, I
had the honor of being chairman
of the campaign and our cam-
paign grew greatly. Jews re-
sponded generously to the call of
the Histadrut.
During - this period, I visited
Palestine as often as_ could. I
was fortunate enoug to be in
Israel last fall and visited many
settlements,. military camps,
c-Wldren's homes anc1. 4government
officers. In spite of the ravages of
war, I saw the permanent con-
structive work of the Histadrut.
I have returned, firmly convinced that by helping the Histadrut,
we are helping to build not merely another state, but a home for
our uprooted people, built on the foundation of real justice and
security for all its inhabitants.
Dr. Weizmann's Greetings
Heartiest congratulations to the National Committee for
Labor Palestine on your silver jubilee. Your quarter century
of invaluable aid to the builders of our national home is a
glorious chapter in the history of Israel's rebirth. One year
ago I was privileged to celebrate with you the United Nations
decision that inaugurated thenew era of Jewish independence.
That year has been one of untold sacrifice by our youth in
Israel, the flower of our people. The foundations of our demo-
cratic state were in the largest measure laid by the pioneer
workers of Israel.
Endowed with the highest ideals of unselfish service to
our common cause, men and women ranked in the Histadrut
have drawn water from the desert and made fertile the barren
hills of a long neglected land. The Kibbutzim are our front
lines of defense, not only in a military sense but in the more
profound sense of being a repository of our high cultural and
human values.
We trust that shortly the evil forces still attacking us will
subside and Israel will be free to bend its maximum endeavors
toward redeeming the wastelands, integrating hundreds of
thousands of immigrants and pursuing the course of peace
with our Arab neighbors. My fraternal blessings on your
sacred labors,
DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN
The Histadrut in Israel is both an ,organization and an idea. But more important
is the.fact that the members of the Histadrut, chalutzim who became farmers and
workers have transformed the, idea into living reality. To them dignity of labor,
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redemption of Eretz Israel and the rebuilding of
a home for the Jewish people were no mere high
sounding phrases. With great courage and faith,
with unceasing devotion and toil, they triumphed
over the hostile forces of man and nature - as well
as the skepticism and indifference of fellow Jews.
From the beginning they defended what they
built; when their enemies struck at once to
eradicate them, an amazed world witnessed their
heroic military exploits. For the men and women
of the Histadrut were and are the backbone and
overwhelming strength of Haganah, Palmach, the
army of Israel.
In the crucial days and years ahead, the
Histadrut will play its major role in the rebuild-
ing of a nation. With the unstinting help of Amer-
ican and world Jewry it will continue to create
home- and opportunity for our homeless and' lead
in the 'final establishment of a strong, free and
democratic commonwealth in Medinath Yisroel.
Program Sunday Opens Campaign
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Harry Schumer, under whose
Chairmanship for the past three
years Detroit's Histadrut cam-
paign has grown from $100,000 to
$275,000, making Detroit the top-
ranking Histadrut city in the
country, will be chairman for the
evening.
Miihal Kusevitsky, famous War-
saw cantor who arrived from Eu-
rope last year after a miraculous
escape from • the Nazi's during
World War II with the aid of the
Polish underground, will appear
as guest artist. Acclaimed by
thousands for his moving inter-
pretation of Jewish traditional
melodies and Hebrew songs,
Cantor Kusevitsky will present a
program of traditional music,
modern Hebrew songs and Yid-
dish folk melodies.
Yehudith Ginsburg, dynamic
Histadrut pioneer, a member of
the military government council
of Jerusalem who spearheaded
the mobilization and organization
of Israel's nurses for the heavy
responsibility that the war emer-
gency brought to the country,
and who carried on her work un-
der enemy fire on all the war
fronts of Israel, will bring a stir-
ring first-hand account of how
the new Jewish State is being
built.
Also on the program will be
Rabbi Jacob J. Weinstein of KAM
Temple of Chicago, former vice-
president of the League for Labor
Palestine and associate editor of
The Jewish Frontier and The
Reconstructionist.
A report of Detroit's- past
achievements in Histadrut Cam-
paign will be made, the results
of the recent elections of officers
for the 1949 Histadrut will be
announced and the resolutions
Committee will present its report.
'Send Us Fund
JOSEPH SPRINZAK
Major Officers and Workers
N. Y. Publisher Hails Histadrut
In a special interview with
Charles M. Segal, press repre-
sentative of the Labor Israel In-
formation Bureau, T. 0. Thack-
rey, co-editbr and co-publisher of
the New York Post-Home News,
hailed . the work of the Histadrut,
General Federation of Jewish
Labor-.
"We must be thankful that
there is in Israel the Histadrut,
and in the United States a -Na-
tional Committee for Labor - Is-
rael, devoted to supporting the
Histadrut in its great and im-
portant task of preserving the
welfare of working men and
women, and fostering the great
and imperishable ideals of
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democratic commonwealth of men
in a cooperative society.
"For the life-giving labor of
Histadrut in feeding and hous-
ing the immigrant to Israel—of
teaching them skills, of fostering
their inclusion in cooperative ef-
forts ranging from a concern for
the public health to the operation
of whole industries, the estab-
lishment of countless cooperative
farm settlements, for having fos-
tered, out of the necessity of
protection for these settlers, the
guard which was the parent of
the Haganah, which in turn be-
came the Army of Israel—I give
thanks."
Early Efforts Brought in $2,500
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Fifteen years ago, in the early days of Detroit's Histadrut campaign, when the
Jewish State was still far off, Detroit Jews with foresight, courage and determination
raised $2,500 for the Histadrut. These dollars helped the Histaclrut strengthen the
cooperative colonies which today absorb thousands of newcomers and afford them
the opportunity of building Israel the cooperative way. These dollars also helped
the Histadrut pioneer new industries and enterprises, like Nachshon (Jewish Maritime
industry), Metorot (Histadrut water cooperative), NIR (Histadrut's agricultural credit
company) and many other cooperative activities which today perform vital tasks
in productivizing thousands of newcomers.
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Leaders of the 1949 Detroit Histadrut Campaign, shown above, include:
row, left to right, M. Baker, A. Bigelman, M. Ruzumna, M. Shmukler, S. .Kam
Brody, S. H. Rubin; second row, left to right, N. Wolok, N. Rose, A. White, P. Ka
W. Selman, M. Levine, Dr. L. Hershfus, P. S. Goldstein; third row, left to
L. Nichamin, N. Naimark ; P. Shkolnick, C. Landau, G. Honeyman, A. Goldber
Goldberg, H. Grossman; fourth row, left to right, B. Milinsky, A. Kaminker, M.
N. Cottler, Dr. S. C. Stein, J. M. Singer, I. Cohen, S. Dronzek, H. Schumer; fifth
left to right, L. Levine, B. Kumove, Mrs. H. Mondry, P. Goldstein, Mrs. A. Mi
J. L. Wolock, A. Schreier, M. Lieberman. - • -
I 0—THE JEWISH NEWS
1Friday, January 7,, 1949
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