Non-Cooperation of Kosher
Butchers Hit by Council

Avenue Opened for Further Deliberations on 'Proposed
3-Point Pograrn; Shevitz Reports on Assistance
Given Israel's Upbuilding

THE JEWISH NEWS-5

Friday, March 11, 1949

Krolik Elected
Vice President of
Social Agencies

Boris M. Joffe Becomes Director
Of Jewish Community Council

Boris Matthewson Joffe will committee on ECA cooperation,
assume his duties as new execu- a member of the JDC, admin-
tive director of the Detroit Jew- istrative and executive commit-
ish CommUnity Council April 1, tees and acts as the secretary
Aaron Droock, Council president, for the coordinating committee
announced this week.
of four organizations engaged in.
He will replace Oscar Cohen, DP work. 'He has supervisory •re-
Julian H. Krolik, president of who is leaving Detroit to take
the Jewish Welfare Federation. the post of national director of sponsibility for the research and
overseas personnel departments
was elected vice president of the administration of the Bnai Brith
and for area secretaries to serve .
Council of Social Agencies at its Anti-Defamation League in New
as liaison for every country
annual meeting Friday. He re- York.
where the Joint 'Distribution
places the late Fred M. Butzel.
Joffe comes to the Community Committee operates.
Krolik is also a member of the
Council
from the Joint Distribu
board of the Community Chest,
North End Clinic and the Jewish tion Committee, where he has
been assistant to the executive
Social Service Bureau.
Serving with Krolik are Rob- vice chairman and assistant sec-
ert M. Frehse, president, The retary for overseas operation.
He was educated at the Im-
Rev. Bernard R. Crowley, vice
president, and Mrs. John N. Fail- perial Far Eastern University,
where he studied economics. His
ing, Jr., treasurer.
The Council, a Recl_'_Feather post-graduate work was in pub-
service of the Community Chest, lic administration at the Amer-
ican University. He was circula-
is the central planning and coor-
tion manager Of the San Fran-
dinating body for social services
cisco Call; statistician for the
in Metropolitan Detroit.
Manhattan Garage Owners As-
sociation; assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer of the Amer-
ican Slavic Colonization Trust,
Inc.; research assistant at the
Hoover War Library, Stanford
University; and successively head
and is recognized as one of the research worker, technical advi-
ablest men in the field.
sor, research advisor, planning
His plans are to make a com- supervisor and social ecohomist
plete photographic record of for the Federal Works Agency.
He has published articles in
Israel's achievements, its colo-
nies, industrial ventures and per- the Public Opinion Quarterly,
Foreign Affairs and the Jewish
sonalities.
In addition, Berger has been Social Service Quarterly. His
appointed by the National Law- book, "Youth Serves the Corn-
yer's guild to act as their official munity," was published by Ap-
observer of the Israeli judicial pleton-Century.
Since January, 1947, he has
system. He has been asked to
been
with the JDC Committee. In
present a report of his observa-
tions to the Guild on his return addition to his regular duties he
represents JDC on various Jew-
to the United States.
ish and multi - denominational
Detroiters who have relatives
bodies. He is chairman of the
in Israel may wish to have Mr.
Berger make contacts for them
in the colonies he and his
SIDNEY Z. LEIB, D.S.C.
group will visit. He may be
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF
contacted at his home or office.
HIS OFFICES FOR THE PRACTICE OF
With but 10 days left in which
CHIROPODY
to make preparations for the
SPECIALIZING IN
Passover tour by Air-France,
those who would like to be in
FOOT AILMENTS
Israel for the Feast of Freedom
in the offices with
are urged to secure their pass-
DAVID J. SANDWEISS, M. D., M. H. SUGARMAN, M. D.,
ports at once and to make ar-
and GEORGE V. LIEB, D. D. S.
rangements for the trip imme-
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Reporting to the delegates'
Mr. Lappin stated that any or-
meeting of the Jewish Commun- ganization wishing to know more
ity Council, March 2, at the about this service may obtain a
Jewish Center, on activities speaker for one of its meetings by
undertaken in behalf of Israel,' calling the Council office, CH.
Sidney Shevitz, _president of the 1657.
Zionist Council, told of the joint
In an election to 'fill the un-
efforts of the two Councils in expired term of Diana Rosen-
recent months.
blatt, who resigned from the
Mr. SheVitz announced that the executive board on leaving De-
Community Council published a troit, David Cohen was unanim-
fact book on Israel for use by ously chosen by the delegates for
speakers, as one of the projects the vacancy. His term expires
designed to improve understand- June 1950.
ing of the subject by non-Jews
A report on the state of anti-
as • well as Jews. This book
Semitism in Detroit was given by
achieved national recognition and
Oscar Cohen, executive director
has been used by the Bnai Brith
of the Council, and Walter Klein,
Anti DefamationLeague and assistant director, who stressed
American Jewish Committee. It
the necessity for fighting anti-
still is available for use by De- Semitism on the broadest possible
troit leaders.
front.
Press Relations
,
Arrangements were made by
the Community Council for visit-
ing Israeli leaders to meet with
the press and with non-Jewish
groups, Mr. Shevitz reported.
f h whom
m such confer-
Leadeis for
Israel is destined to attract
ences were arranged included
Gershon Agronsky, editor of Pal- large numbers of Detroit tourists
estine Post; Yaakov Wayland, during the months to come, judg-
Negba hero; Arthur A. C. Liver- ing by reports received by The
hant and Arieh Zinger of the Jewish News from local travel
agencies.
Israeli Embassy.
Activities of the Internal Rela-
Mobilization of a special group
tions Committee since the last to go to Israel for Passover is
delegates meeting were outlined gaining momentum. A number of
b:- Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, chair-
man. The committee was instru-
mental in assisting the Vaad
Harabonim (Council of Orthodox
Rabbis) in enforcing the laws
pertaining to Kashruth, without
resort to court action. It con-
ducted a meeting on Negro-Jew-
ish Relationships which was ad-
dressed by Dr. Charles Johnson,
president of Fisk University, and
it is negotiating with the Board
of Education to set a suitable
policy on the problem of release
of Jewish children from the pub-
lic schools on Jewish holidays.
Kosher Meat Problem.
Robert Nathans, chairman of
the committee' to investigate
kosher meat prices, reported on
facts gathered and on the meet-
hs., which had been held by them
with representatives of the Kosh-
er Butcher's Association. Mr.
Nathans committee made three
ISADORE ARNOLD BERGER
proposals to the butchers:
local
Jews already have enlisted
1. To put up bulletin boards in
each shop showing the cur- for such a tour.
Among those planning to go
rent prices for each cut of
to Israel for Passover are the
meat.
2. To send itemized bills with Robert Marwils, the D. Zel-
all delivery orders, instead mans, Isadore Arnold Berger,
of writing them on wrappers. the A. DeRovans and others.
3. Kosher Butchers Association
Of special interest in connec-
was to set up a committee to tion with the first group's tour,
meet regularly with the Com- for Passover, is the participation
munity Council and work to-
of one of Detroit's ablest photog-
ward a solution of mutual
raphers, "Iz" Berger.
problems.
A lawyer by profession, Berger
On the night before the dele-
gates meeting the Kosher Butch- has made photography his hobby
ers Association met and rejected
all three proposals. The delegates
thereupon moved the following
resolution: "Resolved that the
Jewish Community- Council go on
record condemning what appears
to be a deliberate effort on the
part of the Kosher Butchers As-
sociation to maintain prices on a
high level."
Arbitration Service
• To all my friends and rela-
A further meeting with repre-
tives who honored me on
sentatives of the Kosher Butchers
.
my 50th birthday .
Association is being arranged for
this week, according to Nathans.
• To the members of Arlaza-
David Krause, business • repre-
roff Branch No. 137 of Jew-
sentative of t h e Association,
ish National Workers Alli-
agreed to another meeting. He
ance, Poale Zion Branch 2,
asked that the butchers, the
Council and the press be repre-
City Committee of Jewish
National Workers Alliance,
sented.
A. C. Lappin, chairman of the
Club I of Pioneer Women,
Arbitration Committee, reported
Jewish National Fund, His-
that since Dec. 9, nine cases have
tadrut Labor Zionist workers, I
been referred for action. As a
Council of Reading Circles ..
result of the committee's work,
three of the complaints were
• To all who have honored me
withdrawn, one was - settled priv-
with gifts and with contri-
ately and two were handled by
. .
butions to our causes
the conciliation method. Three
cases are now pending.

`Iz' Berger, Many Detroiters
Plan Passover Tour to Israel

Hearty
Thanks

China: No. 46

The Chinese Republic last
week became the 46th world
power to recognize the State
"Israel.

• May you be blessed with
many years of continued
work for Medinat Israel.

With warm

greetings,

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