Dr. Haber's Talk on Europe
To Feature JWF Program
'Whak's- Really, Going On in Europe and Israel' Theme of
Professor's. Speech- of Fedtration Mieeting at
Temple Beth El on March 13
What's•reallar. going on, in EUrope-an& in ISraelT
And what does it mean to us--perSonally—right here in
Detroit?' .
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This will be the theme' of the address, by Dr. William
Haber, who. recently returned. from. a,year'S. tour of duty in
Europe; wheie he was a&visOr to. the U. S. Army on Jewish
Affairs, andi a trip to, Israel,. at the annual meeting a the
Jewish Welfare- Federation, Sunday; March- 13, at. the-Brown
Memorial Chapel- of Temple- Beth: El.
The meeting is- open to the pub- ' ■ )
lie.
Concludes . Session.
His. speech will' conclUde the
evening; session of the- annual : For
meeting, whith- will begin, with
siinult an eous ms- in the- after-
•y CHARLOTTE WEBER.
noon on 'subjects - of- wide. .corn- (Gortyriglit, 1949; Jewit* Melegraphie
rriunity . interest; f011owed by a
Agenor, inc.)
buffet supper and: reception:. for
WASIIINGTQN—Public hear-
Dr. and Mrs. Haber. Both of these ings to be heldi next month into
earlier events. will: taker place at
A. Richards; own-.
'ch-arges, that
the Jewish Center: .
er of radio- station., KMPC in Los
The evening session at Temple
Beth El. will include- the election Angeles- an& WJR! in: Detroit liact
G. A. Rliar. ds Up
FCC. Hearing
of nine board members-at-large, ordered his newsroom staff to
wscista. irr, an. anti-Jewish -
slar.
Krolik; 'and:. otherwise. biased manner
by it.president,
will make one more step in the :
and the address- by Dr. Haber.
long• investigation of the case
State, National Post
Dr. Haber has served in state, undertaken by the- Federal Com-
and national' posts:. The complete munications: Commission.
record! of' his service takes up: • Almost precisely a year ago the
hallE a, colUmn in "WholS Who in Radio News - ClUb. of Hollywood
America." He is best known . tti filed a complaint with the• FCC
the Detroit community- as pro- charging.. that Richards had: in-
fessor of economics at the Uni- structed members of his news-
versity of Michigan. and. in, the; room staff to slant or play up
role of adViSor to\ Gen. Lucius - some news,. and to. play diawn
Cies: on: Jewish-• affairs:
other items. Former members of
During the war, Dr. Haber Richards' staff filed affidavits
served as director- of the- cliViSion, with the - FCC to the effect that
of manpower liaison. and . co-ordi- he had ordered them to distort
nation for the Offite of War Mb ,- news about the Roosevelt family,
bilization. He also has been exectVr to.- always, try to , link. Jews with
tive director of the National' Ref--
ugee Service and administrator. of Cbmmunisni, to play down news
the State- Ehaergen-cy Welfare •about events:. in Palestine; to acr.
cuse the New Deal of "everything
,under- the. sun" and otherwise tn?
Shameful Policy,-
: In his report on, his European distort the news to conform with .
RichardS' personal prejudices and
experience,. Dr.. Haber • says:
,.."It is clear t-o me that, until political- 'ideas:
Germany has repudiabedi the-
The FCC order of Nov. 12- 1
shameful policy with respect to states that the information re.
Jewsthat Hitler-pursuet it will? :cei.ved: by. them. "raises.• substan-
not have- gained' its - self=respect - liar questions with respect to the
and won its way back into the qualifications of. the. ...„ licensee
ranks of civilized nations,'"
and; of G. A. Richards; cantrolling
Under the titre;. "What r Saw stockholder."
in Europe and Israel—and What
It Means to Us in Detroit," Dr.
Haber will interpret his experi- zlith Feekration Forum
ences in terms of immediate• Next 114kuulay- Features
importance to Jewry.
The 31,000 contributors to. the. Talk on Group Security
Allied Jewish Campaign are eli-
gible to vote in, the election for The fourth session in "Federa-
the board of governors.
tion FOrum—'49", will begin with
The afternoon ft:alums on
ia dessert luncheon at the Jewish
Infinity Relations Services, Over- Home for. Aged ; 11501 Petoskey,.
seas Services, Health and Welfare. Monday, Feb. 28, Mrs. Louis.
Services; and. Educational and Glasier and
Harry B: Au-
Cultural Services are scheduled. gust -will be• co-chairmen of the.
for 3:30 p.m. Reservations for the event which- will feature "Our
forums. and for the buffet supper Stake in Our Rights," a- discus-.
may be made ,at. WO. 5-393 % sign of group security.
extension. 12..
- Leading! the discussion will. be
Mesdames William B. Glazer,.
uits WA Post •Maxwell Katzen; Arthur L. Rob-
bins; Albert. Silber and G. Lionel.
, Willens, with: Mrs. Silber as-
Thidor Coons, chairman.
•
l'cecutive
vice
chairman of
the Reservations may be made at
: United • J e w ish WO. 5.-3939. for this meeting ; and:
Appeal? since itsi the: following. which. will close
Inception; in 1989., the series the following- Monday
and former ex- at the Jewish Community Cen-
ecutive director ter. SUbject for that meeting
of. the- Joint Dis- -will be "Our Stake in Our Corn-
tribution • C o m - munity". Roth. meetings will: be
mittee, has re- followed by a come-and-see- tour
tired from his of the agency - in- which they take-
UJA post.
Coons
place..
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THE JEWISH. NEWS - 5
Friday, February 25. 1949
UHS Opens Drive
For 500 Members
71 to Get Diplomas This Sunday
At UHS Graduation Exercises
Graduation exercises of the education. Each graduate will re--
United• Hebrew' Schools, at which. ceive a- Tanach; the- gift of the
.71 students. will receive diplo- Woman's Auxiliary.
Director of the- play and the
mas, will be- held at 3 p:m., Feb-
ruary 27,. in: they Central High music - is• Shirley Subar. Sklash,
accompanied at the piano by Lil-
School auditorium.
The chairman. of the class, of lian Robbins: .
1949, Sharon. Superstine, will be
,introduced, by Albert, Elazar,. as-
Branch , Seven, Meets
saciate superintendent The vale-
Prof. Joseph- Eaton' of Wayne
,dictorianS are Ursula Sitzman. and 'University - will diScuss the - re-
:Fred- Joseph Brainin.. A. gift . will sults, of the' Israel electibris at a
be presented to.- the. UHS by Vi- .rneeting',of Branch Seven, LZOA,
vian. Somberg and'Harold Barron. at 31.3g - p.m: SUnday, Feb: 27, at
The traditional; candle cere- the Labor Zionist' Institute; 13722
mony, in which a lighted' candle;
Linwood:
as symbolic. oftlie• Torah, will be
given- by the pupils of he 1949
•classes- to! the- pupils of the- 1950
classes, will be condUcted.:- by
`FlOrence Gutman and Faith
. Greenbaum, '49; and Rbbert Berg
, and. Rosalyn Mayer, '50:
,
Ibaaes.tb , Speak
Bernard - ISaacs; superintendent
of the UHS, will speak. His talk
will be f011owed by greetings • by
SAMUEL SCHWARTZ%
Isidore Sebelbff of: the JewiSli
A goal of 500 new members. for Welfare Federation; Abe Kasle,,.
1949 has been set by Samuel president of the. UHS; Mrs:. Louis
Schwartz and Joseph• Yolles, Gelfand- president of. the woman's
auxiliary.; Allan L. Weston, pres-
chairmen of the membership en- ident of the - UHS Alumni. and
rollinent committee of the United Rabbi. Motes Lhrman of Bnai
,Moshe, whose- daughter, Blossom;
Hebrew School&
is among the graduates.
At the-last meeting of the coin :.
Feature of the exercises will
•mittee, a discussion was held on be a play, "Medinoth. YiSroel;"
modern trends in Jewish. educa- which • describes the. dramatic
tion. Mr. and. Mrs. Joseph.Yolles days of the United' Nations diS-
were hosts to the committee: Cussion and. their decision: on-- the
Abraham J.: Lachover - is- directing resolution of partitioning Pales-
the enrollment. project,
tine.. !
Awards- to honor students. will
be presented, by a member of the
Feigenson family , SOlOmon Kas-
dan, president of. the. Hebrew
Teachers Organization, and Mrs:
Julius . Ring, president. of the La-
Two more nations have 'dies - Auxiliary of KvutZah- IVrith:
Award' Diplomas
recognize& Israel; boosting
Diplbmas will be awarded by
the total number to 44. They :Maurice-H: Zacrkheim , La-ndau ; as-
.ave: Sweden and Argentina. sociate• chairmen of the , board- of
Sweden, Argentina
Recognize Israel
W elcome
iiraA envoy los ge
THE ENTIRE JtWISII COMMUNNIY OF DETROIT
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IS INVITED TO THE' MEETING I HONOR OF
HON, EMU
EPSTEIN
Israel's First Envoy
to the United States
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First Part of Lodis
Signed by Israelis
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israeli
finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan
on• Feb. 17 sighed a formal agree-
ment for the first $35,000,000 of
the Export,Banla'S 100;000;000'
loan' to the JewiSh, state.
Signing for the Bank was -the-
new chairman of its board: of di ,
rectors, Herbert, Gaston. The--Is-
raeli special representative to the
S., Eliahu Epstein, was present.
The $35,000;01W loan will be
available to Israel until 1952:.
- terest on the loan will' be 31/2 per
cent. The first repayment ow the:.
pi incipal must be made within
three-year& and the entire princi-
pal must be repaid within 15
yews.
iSiieciaT Gif s Woldters-
HON.. ELIAHU EPSTEIN
Monday Evening, February 28, 8:15 o'cicck
of Cong. Shaarey Zedek
In the Main Auditorium
All Defroit Jews are called upon to cancel' meetings and private engage-
ments in order to .participaie in this- historical ► event.
et
`Prepare' ffor Campaigu
ENVOY EPSTEIN WILL.
Two planning and information
meetings: for the special-gifts sec.-•
tion of the Women's Division of,
the Allied. Jewish. Campaign- are
scheduled. f6r March 2.
Mrs, Ben Mbssman will. be-host-
ess to her co-workers at her horne
on Shrewsbury Rd_, and Mrs.
Thebdore Levin will receive in
her home on La Salle Blvd.
At these meetings, special' gifts:
lworkem giVen: a- demow-
Stratibn by crews trained' by the
workers! trairring committee of:
which Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner
is chairman. Lunch will be serv-
ed, followed by the selection- of
prospect slips.
BE GREETED' AT totablIDNY'S. RECEPTION ET:
RABBI' MORRIS MILER, Cong. Sliaarey, Ze.aek
AARON DROOCK, President, Jewish Community Council.
JULIAN H. KROL1K, President; Jewish Welfare Federa+ion.
SIDNEY" SHE-MITI, Chairman.
ENIMA
SCHAVER will present a. group of v‘ocal. selections.
•
Meeting sponsored by ZioniSt. Couneil' and:
if'• affiliate& organ- lations ZiOnist
Organization of Detroit arnl
Miirachi an& ifs affiliatedagroup; all Hadassah
Chapters, Junior Hadassah, Business and Professional Division of Hadassah,. Labor
—
Zioniii.Onganicatior4 Pioneer Wornen,.Miirachi. W.Orrien;
Reviaiianas.
Has- homer Haltrair,'