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Women's Division orkers
Report Successful Drive
• Chairmen and workers of the Women's Division of' the
1949 Allied Jewish Campaign are triumphantly bringing to
a close their work on this year's drive.
The women set for themselves the goal of covering
18,169 slips and have to date reported on 11,981 of them,
This represents $542,100 or 65% of coverage.
The Women's Division began its initial fund-raising at
EMMA SCHAVER
BEN-ZION ILAN
Guest Speaker
HON. GEORGE EDWARDS
Juniors Schedule One-Day Clean-Up
Campaign May 22 at Rose Cohen Bldg.
The Junior Division of the
1949 Allied Jewish Campaign
will send volunteer workers out
on Sunday,.May
, 22, to complete
solicitation of prospects. Work-
ers will meet at the Rose Sittig
Cohen Building on Lawton and
Tyler at 10 a. m.
Each worker will be assigned
a maximum of 12 slips within
a single geographic area. All
workers will report back to the
headquarters with their returns
on the same day.
Lawrence A. FleiSchman,
chairman of the Junior Divi-
sion c a m p-a i g n, -stated "we
feel it can be best done by a
one-day campaign and I urge
as many workers as possible to
volunteer for this drive. A few
hours of time an Sunday, May
22, will enable us to close the
1949 appeal successfully." The
Juniors have raised $46,489 to
date. -
Young adults who wish to vol-
unteer for the one-day cam-
paign may call the Junior Div-
ision office, WO. 5-3939.
Division D, headed by Eveleen
Budintzky, and Division M, by
Ruth Magid, had the highest
percentage of slips covered at the
last report meeting, May 9.
Purely Commentary
RABBI MORRIS ADLER
By PHILIP SLOMOV 1 TZ
In the, seating arrangement for the dinner that was given in
New York in hanor of Prof. Chaim Weizmann, President of
Israel, his brOther, Yechiel Weizmann of Haifa, who also was a
gUest in this country, was listed as "Chilik" Weizmann. Asked
for an explanation for using this term, he said: "Between me and
my brother there, is a "chilik" (meaning "a difference"). In
respOnse to a comment that his brother was magnificent that
night he - remarked: "Nu, Chaim kenn nit?" There was no mis-
taking the pride he had in his famous brother.
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Zictn ist . • Moods
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Some very interesting proposals are on the agenda in Israel.
For instance, the. movement is growing for the abandonment of
"Hatikvah" as _the Jewish State's national anthem on the ground
that it no longer suits the purpose now that statehood has been
attained. The suggestion is made that the 126th Psalm—"When
the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, we were like unto
them that dream . . ."—should be adopted as the state's anthem.
SIDNEY SHEVITZ
There also is a clamoring for changes in the Passover Hagga-
Chairman
dah. For instance, it isproposed that the phrase "This year
slaves, next year freemen," should be changed to read 'Next year
the whole house of Israel Freemen."
Drastic" changes undoubtedly will be -made in all ritual ob- Nine-Year-Old Piaiiist
servances and in our prayerbooks. It is inevitable in an historic To Be Featured Artist
era like ours.
With Center Orchestra
Kashrut and the Sabbath
involve civil or religibus• issues? In the very near future a law will be promul-
gated in Israel making.:every . man and Ivoman equal in everything in 'matters of
inheritance, rnaintenan4 and 'juridical rights,. whether before a Rabbinic, Moslem
or Christian -court. . . -
"There will be no legal• discrimination between man and woman. In regard
to marriage and divorce, this Cover/Intent is not prepared to legislate for non-re-
ligious marriage and divorce as such legislation would give rise to a serious cleavage
in Israel. We are of the opinion that there are matters of far greater importance
which call for precedence, such as immigration, housing, settlement, etc. We can
safely permit ourselves to defer such a discussion to a later date.
"The non-religious Jew possesses an advantage. over the religious Jew as the
only alternative which the latter possesses is to eat kosher meat, while the former
can chose either kosher• or non-kosher. The same applies to marriage. It is possible
to love a wife or a husband and have children according to a religious rite. I wish
to make one thing clear—not as Prime Minister but in the name of the party of
-which I have the privilege of being a member. We would have pursued this cause
even if the Religious Bloc had been in the opposition, for we are not of the
opinion that the present juncture is opportune to solve questions which touch so
closely upon Jewish spirit. • -
"I have been asked about kashrut. You have the reply in our program. There
will be no coercion, but as we have done. in the army, we shall do likewise in the
state. Whoever wishes to eat non-komi3er will not be forced to do otherwise."
Israel Club Celebrates
State Day at Banquet
•I
Israel Club of Detroit cele.
brated the first anniversary of
the State of Israel at a banquet,
May 1, at their clubrooms, 10036
Holmur.
Jack Natow was toastmaster,
and congratulatory remarks
were made by the president,
Louis Margolis, and A. Zeff, S.
Dronzek, S. Brown and A. KUrz-
mann. The principal speaker was
Rabbi Leo Goldman.
$6,000 was pledged to the A.1-
lied Jewish campaign.
House for sale? Flat for rent?
Advertise. in the Jewish News
classifieds. Call WO. 5-1155.
By BORIS SMOLAR
Significant Israeli Proposals
As a result of an attempt made by a Haifa policeman to
serve a summons on the Sabbath, the city's Magistrate, J. Manno,
ruled that because of the sanctity of the Sabbath day "no Jew
is obliged to accept a summons on that day and no policeman or
court official may profane the Sabbath." The religious element
had reason to be pleased with this decision.
It is equally interest to know that the importation of non-
kosher meat into Israel has been -stopped . by Israel's Minister of
Supply, Dr. Joseph Dov, and that 400 tons of kosher meat have
just been ordered from 'Poland.
The religious group in Israel received additional comfort re-
cently from a decision handed down by Chief Justice Smoira who
ruled that the issue of alimony is within the competence of .the
rabbinical courts...This appears to give added status to the rab-
binical tribunals. -
Spokesmen for • Mizrachi -and their religious affiliates were
highly pleased with the recent declaration of policy regarding
religious matters in Israel, issued by Prime Minister David Ben-
Gurion, who told Israel's Knesset that .the Jewish State must
serve all , elements. While he refused to be led onto an anti-
religious path, Ben-Gurion's statement assured freedom of action
even to atheists and,ion-observers. His statement is so interet-
ing that we consider' it "important enough to quote:
"1 . -havebeen - itskect'What is the meaning of equal rights for women. Does this
After weeks of bustling activi-
ty in the Campaign offices, Sun-
day, April 24, which the women
had designated as THE DAY,
found 2,000 workers, captains,
division chairmen and division
secretaries either soliciting 14,-
000 prospect slips or waiting at
headquarthrs to tackle the tre-
mendous task of tabulating the
results of this one-day cam-
paign. Of the 14,000 slips 64
per cent were covered, and $50,-
230 was collected.
April 27 and 28 were devoted
to two luncheons which honored
the contributors of $100 or more
and $36.50 or more, respectively.
Between You and Me
The 'Chilik'—Between Weizmann and Weizmann
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the pre-campaign dinner at the
Book-Cadillac Hotel March 29,
at which time $115,201 • was
pledged. This was followed by a
combination meeting on April 6,
when a first report was made
by the special gifts committee,
headed by Mrs. Lewis B. Daniels,
and kits were distributed to
workers in general solicitation.
Additional reports covering
special gifts were made on April
11 at the home of Mrs. Harry
Barnett, while on April 12, Mrs.
Henry Wineman was hostess at
a sherry party for those workers
in Special Gifts. On April 18 Mrs.
William B. Isenberg, 'chairman
of general solicitation, was at
home to receive the results of
general solicitation workers' by
their division chairmen, and on
April 22, Mrs. Sidney J. Allen
held the last report meeting for
special gifts at her home.
• In a joint statement, Mrs. Max
Frank, Mrs. John C. Hopp, and
Mrs. Henry Wineinan,i Chairmen
of the Women's Division of the
Campaign, hoped that every slip
would be covered by today so
that complete reports can be
made at the final report lunch-
eon on Tuesday, May 17, at the
Detroit-Leland Hotel.
A workers' celebration, similar
to that held at Franklin Hills
Country Club in 1949, • is being
planned after the conclusion of
the Campaign this year at Knoll-
wood Country Club, the date to
be announced later.
Robert Shulman, 9-year-okl
pianist, will be the soloist at a
Mozart Festival next Monday
evening, May 16, at the Jewish
Center, He will play Mozart's D
sMinor piano
:concerto in
three move-
ments including
Cadenzas by
Beethoven f o r
the first move-
ment and by
Julius Chajes
for . the third
imovement. H e
be accom-
I. Rosengard panied by the
Center orchestra, under the di-
rection of Julius Chajes.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Shulman of 3020 Glendale, Rob-
ert has been heard in public
appearances the past two years
during which time he studied
with Chajes at the Center.
Other assisting artists' will be
Wyn Garden, soprano, and Irv-
ing Rosengard, baritone.
The Center orchestra, in addi-
tion to accompanying these ar-
tists, will perform the overture
from "Marriage of Figaro" as
well as "Haffner's" Symphony
in four movements.
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 13, 1949
(Co7right
1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
surprised to hear soon that p eace has been reached
between the leadership of the Zionist Organization of America
and its opposition, organized as the Committee for Progressive.
Zionism ... Serious "peace talks" between the two factions are now
taking place, and both sides are optimistic as to the outcome. The
ZOA leadership is offering the opposition group "appropriate
representation" in the new administration which is to be elected
at the ZOA convention the end of this Ilionth .. . Naturally,'the
presidency of the organization remains reserved by the leader-
ship for its candidate, Daniel Frisch, under all circumstances .
And, I understand that the opposition is inclined to accept Frisch
instead of advancing a candidate of its own at the convention.
Thus, the convention may pass peacefully and see the organiza-
tion re-united.
Who is going to be the next chairman of the American
Zionist CounCil? This is the question that interests many Zionists
in this country inasmuch as the Council represents all Zionist
groups in the United States Abba Hillel Silver has indicated
that he does not intend to hold chairmanship_ of the organization
any longer.
The Central Committee of the Labor ZioniSt Organization
of America decided to start an intensive campaign throughout
the country to combat - the propaganda by Jewish Communists
against the Israeli Cabinet ...The campaign will be carried on by
means of meetings, radio programs and in the press. Orders to
this effect have been sent out by the Central Committee to
every member of the- Labor Zionist Organization in the United
States.
If you are planning to visit Israel, first get a copy of the guide
for American tourists in Israel published by the ZOA, under
the title, "So You're Going to Israel" . It tells you all about the
good time you will have in Israel, but also about the difficulties
you may face there in finding hotel accomodations, in cleaning
your suit and in washing your laundry.
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Men and Deeds
Dr. Ralph Bunche, UN Acting Mediator for Palestine, refused
to be the guest of honor at a planned dinner by the National
Conference of Christians and Jews when he learned that the
charge per plate would be FIFTY DOLLARS . . "Little people
cannot afford $50 to pay for me or anyone else, ' he is said to have
written in declining the invitation . . . The Conference therefore
reduced the cost to a $10-a-plate dinner.
The new edition of the Merriam Dictionary has given "recog-
nition" to Israel by including it in its pages.
A. Tabachnick, night editor of the. Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
is the author of a new book of Yiddish poetry, entitled, "Poets
and Poetry" . Tabachnick is not only one of the outstanding
contemporary Yiddish poets, but ,.is recognized also as one of
tire finest Jewish- literary critics . . . His volume of poetry, illus-
trated by the well-known artist, 1'7 Tofel, was published by the
David Ignatoff Literary Fund.
James N. Rosenberg, prominent Jewish leader who is also a
well-known painter, is now one of the most popular men in
Georgia . .. The Georgia Museum of Art has arranged an exhi-
bition of 60 of Rosenberg's paintings . . They were obtained oy
the U.S. Embassies in London, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro.
Leonard Bernstein, the young composer-conductor, won the
$1,000 Boston Symphony Orchestra merit award for 1949. . He
was given the prize for his second symphony, "The Age of Anxiety,"
which had its first performance about a month ago by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, with Serge. Koussevitsky conducting and
the composer at the piano.
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