Congress Dispute Aired

etroit AJC Appeals Ouster;
State Council Takes Action

- The report which appeared in The Jewish News on June
17 to the effect that the Metropolitan Chapter of Detroit
of. the American Jewish Congress was dissolved by action
of the AJC national executive committee is corroborated in
a statement issued this week by Mrs. Samuel A. Green, new-
ly-elected president of the Michigan AJC Council.

The statement issued this'-t\
week states that "the decision American Jewish Congress, how-
of the executive committee was ever, trained in and devoted to
baSed on results of a formal the militant progressivism of
hearing which confirmed the the late Rabbi Wise, will not al-
charges against the chapter low themselves to be swept into
and its officers." The statement the path of this hysteria.
proceeds to corroborate the por-
"The survival and growth of
tion of the article in The Jewish American Jewry. demands that
News which revealed that the all of us, regardless of political
Detroit Metropolitan Chapter differences, work together to
was appealing against the • oust- smash this horrible pattern,
er decision. The statement which that we weld the kind of unity
was released by Mrs. Green which will achieve the democra-
cy and security necessary for us
reads:
"The Metropolitan Chapter to live.
'Militant Program'
has no authority to function in
"The Metropolitan Chapter
the name of the AJ Congress.
"The Michigan Council of the has never deviated from the
AJ. Congress, which is the co- program, the discipline, or the
ordinating body of Congress principles of the American Jew-
Chapters in Detroit, will admin- ish Congress. We have carried
ister all affairs of the Metro- on a consistent and militant
program on behalf of Jewish
politan Chapter.
"The charges against the of- rights for which we have re-
ficers and executive members ceived national recognition.-
"At present, the chapter is a
of the Detroit Metropolitan
Chapter included deliberate de- legal body. within the American
fiance of constituted authority, Jewish Congress. The revoca-
actions taken without proper tion of charter has been appeal-
clearance, misrepresentations, ed to the national .Administra-
and 'other wilful and grossly tive Committee, and, under pro-
visions of the AJC Constitution,
negligent acts
only the decision of this Com-
Preliminary= Investigation
"The hearing . on which the mittee can be 'final and bind-
decision was made to suspend ing.'
"Despite the action of the
the chapter followed a prelim-
inary investigation held in Jan- AJC Executive Committee and
the unwarranted and bitter at-
uary, 1949."
A lengthy communication no- tacks against the Metropolitan
tifying members of the Metro- Chapter, we are confident that
politan Chapter of the group's the Jewish people are more
suspension was issued from New anxious to fight their enemies
York by Rabbi Irving Miller. than their brothers, and we shall
chairman of the AJC national continue to do our utmost on
executive committee, on June behalf of the civil rights of
17. His letter states that the Met- Jews, Negroes, and other minori-
ropolitan Chapters board mem- ties, on behalf of the new state
bers have been suspended and of Israel, and on behalf of
peace."
concluded as follows:
"I urge the rank-and-file
membership of the former Met- Zwerdling Is Elected
ropolitan Chapter to take their
places in another chapter or Head of State Hillel
chapter of the Congress to be
Osias Zwerdling of Ann Arbor
formed under the direction of
the Detroit Council and to con- was named president of the
tinue to work in the Congress Michigan Bnai Brith Hillel
in a spirit of harmony and co-
operation."
Statement by GIeicher.
Morris Gleicher, president of
the "suspended" Metropolitan
Chapter, in a statement issued
this week, takes issue with the
accusers and denies that the
chapter has been ousted from
the American Jewish Congress,
Since the appeal against the
executive committee's action is
to come before the national ad-
ministrative committee on Sept.
7. In the event the appeal is
denied then, Gleicher and his
associates state that they will
take the case to the convention
of the Jewish Congress. Gleich-
OSIAS ZWERDLING
er's statement follows:
Foundation
in a recent election
"The action of the national
executive of the American Jew- of officers and board members.
Irwin Cohn was chosen vice
ish Congress to revoke the char-
ter of Detroit's Metropolitan president; Herman Osnos, treas-
Chapter is a blow to the dig- urer; and Louis Schostak, sec-
nity and prestige of the AJC retary. All are Detroiters.
Elected to the board were:
and to the unity of the entire
Louis Berry, Aaron Droock, Sid-
American-Jewish community.
ney J. Karbel., Abe.Kasle, Henry
.'Political Issues at Stake'
"The charges against the lo- Wineman and Harry Yudkoff of
car chapter allege 'undisciplin- Detroit; Abe Draisen of Grand
ary actions,' irresponsible be- Rapids; John Merdler of Sagi-
haVior,' and failure to obtain naw; William A. Present of
`proper clearance' for their ac- Lansing; H. 0. Schlager of Ann
tivities. But the real issues at Arbor and Louis Glick of Jack-
stake are political. The prob- son.
lem is whether the American
Jewish Congress is now to re- Optometrists Celebrate
tain the militant, mass-action
.character developed under the Fraternity Anniversary
great leadership of Rabbi Ste-
The 16th anniversary of the
phen S. Wise, or whether the
organization is to be trans- Michigan Chapter of the Mu
formed into a research, statis- Sigma Pi optometric fraternity
tics-gathering body of top-level will be celebrated at a dinner
professionals.
July 17 at Sid's Cafe.
"The American ,Jewish Con-
The following are the new of-
gress, like every organization ficers: Dr. Bernard Maness,
and individual today, has fallen chancellor; Dr. Richard Bluford,
prey to the tremendous, fear- vice chancellor; Dr. Carl Burn-
ful pressure of an hysteria stein, secretary; Dr. Herbert
which has swept the country Firestone, treasurer, and Dr.
and which has already taken a Morey A. Firestone, chaplain.
terrible toll in lost civil liber- Dr. Charles Stolar is the out-
ties. The membership of the going executive officer.

16—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 15, 1949

Standing Committee
To Handle Kosher
Meat Grievances

- In accordance with the re-
cent agreement between the
Kosher Butchers' Association
and representatives of the Jew-
ish Community Council, a stand-
ing committee to deal with any
future grievances concerning
the sale of kosher meat is now
in process of formation.
The committee will include
representatives of the Council,
the Butchers' Association and
the Council of Orthodox Rab-
bis.
The agreenient, which was
reached 'July 1 after a prolong-
ed, controversy on kosher meat
sale
s
also involves
itemizing prices and cuts of
meat on all carry-out and tele-
phone orders, and display of as
many cuts of meat as possible
in butchers' showcases, with
prices and names attached.
Meats not on display are to be
listed, with their prices, in the
showcases.
Any questions or complaints
on the part of housewives con-
cerning kosher meat may be di-
rected to the Community Coun-
cil.
In addition, an educational
campaign on Kashruth will get
under way shortly, directed by
Rabbi Morris Adler, chairman
of the Council's Culture Com-
missions.

Borman Names Aides
For JWV Campaign

Tom Borman, chairman of the
Jewish War Veterans Memorial
Home campaign, has announced
the following members of the
organization's campaign plan-
ning committee:
Samuel J. Rhodes, Harry T.
Madison, Sanford Rothman,
Harold F. Moran, Herman Troy,
Norman Berkley, and Hyman
Safran. The committee will as-
sist Borman in formulating fu-
ture activities relative to the
fund raising campaign for the
building of a memorial in trib-
ute to the Jewish War dead of
our community.
The drive has a quota of $105,-
000 for the Memorial Home,
which is being erected in con-
junction with the Jewish Com-
munity Centers, northwest ex-
tension on Davison between
Petoskey and Holmur.

American Jewish
Committee Chapter
Lists New Officers

At its annual meeting June 8,
the Detroit Chapter, American
Jewish Committee, elected the
following to the Executive Com-
mittee: Mrs. Hyman Broder,
Judge Theodore Levin, Joseph
Davidson, Max Osnos and James
Wineman.
Officers for the coming year
are: Isadore Levin, chairman;
Leonard T. Lewis, vice chair-
man; Charles Goldstein, treas-
urer; Philip Marcuse, secretary.
Other members of the executive
committee are: Ralph Mayer,
Eugene Arnfeld, Maurice Arons-
son, Mrs: Sally Brown, Leo. I.
Franklin, Dr. William Haber,
Victor Klein, Julian Krolik,
Judge Charles Simons, Abe
Srere, Joseph Welt, Oscar Ze-
mon.
Leo M. Butzel is honorary
chairman.

Detroit Group Backs Mercy

Work of Kupat Holim Clinic

An Arab child receives first aid in a Kupat Holim clinic.
With more than 350 such clinics and 10 hospitals in agricul-
tural settlements and cities, Kupat Holim (Histadrut's Sick
Fund) is the largest medical system in the Middle East. It pro-
vides health care for thousands of newcomers and one-half of
Israel's entire population. Mlawer Umgegend Verein is one

of Detroit's first Iandsmanschaften groups to announce its sup-
port for Kupat Holim's $6,000,000 building program.

'Achievements

Miraculous'

Rabbi Stollman Reports Surprising
But Inspiring Cooperation in Israel

Rabbi Isaac Stollman, back
from a six-weeks' stay in Israel,
describes his stay there as re-
plete with surprises.
"I am inspired—and I am sur-
prised at the extent to which all
groups go to cooperate in state-
building," Rabbi Stollman told
The Jewish News. "The achieve-
ments are noth-
ing short of
miraculOus. Ev-
ery one you
meet speaks of
the miracles
that were
wrought during
the war, of the
inevitability of
Israel's tri -Rabbi Stollman
umph. There is less fear of po-
litical repercussions than I have
heard anywhere else. I am
thrilled by the courage I have
witnessed, and I am enthused
with the spirit that I have
brought back with me from
Eretz Israel."
Pointing out that strict ra-
tioning is in force, Rabbi Stoll-
man said that all are taking it
with dignity, that no one is
starving. He said that Israel's
population .is speaking with
gratitude of American Jewry's
role in the building of the state
and looks forward to large num-
bers of Jewish technical men
settling in Israel as further
means of helping the new na-
tion.
Asked for his views regarding
the religious differences in Is-
rael, Rabbi Stollman said that
he saw no sharp antagonisms,
that inter4grOup understanding
is improving, that there is a
great deal of tolerance among
all elements and that even athe-
ists are tolerant to those who
are strictly observant.
Young people are returning to
destroyed- colonies and rebuild-
ing them speedily, Rabbi Stoll-
man stated. He pointed out that
Mapai and Mapam settlements
are rapidly being reconstructed
but regretted that lack of funds
has slowed similar processes in
Mizrachi colonies.
Describing his visits to border
settlements, in Negba, Saad and
Baroth Itzchok on the Egyptian

border, Rabbi Stollman pointed
out that the settlements, al-
though completely destroyed by
the invading enemy, were never
abandoned, that in one instance
10 young men remained to hold
the ground and that the colo-
nies are beginning to bloom
again. "It is impossible to find
words to describe their heroism,"
he stated.
Rabbi Stollman had - inter-
views with Cabinet members
Ben-Gurion, Shapiro and Slo-
veitchik and in each instance
heard optimistic statements of
Israel's determination to carry
on.
The Detroit rabbi said that he
was amazed by the idealism and
self-sacrifice of American Halut-
zim who are toiling on the soil
and are building with courage.
He echoed the hope of the Is-
raeli citizens that more Ameri-
can Jews will settle in - Israel to
build the Jewish state.

Dr. Alwyn Freeman
Named by President

To International Post

Former Detroiter, Dr: Alwyn
Vernon Freeman, has been ap-
pointed by President Truman as
the United States representative
to the Inter-American Juridical
Committee of the Inter-Ameri-
can Councils of Jurists, Organi-
zation of America.
Dr. and Mrs. Freeman are
sailing July 15 on the Argentina
for Rio de Janeiro, where Dr.
Freeman will take up his new
duties. The Juridical Commit-
tee grew out of the Inter-Ameri-
can Neutrality Committee es-
tablished in 1939 at the first con-
sultative meeting of foreign
ministers of the American- Re-
publics at Panama.
Prior to thiS appointment, Dr.
Freeman was professor of inter-
national law at Ohio State Uni-
versity; assistant to the legal
a d v i s o r, U.S. Department of
State; attorney for the United
States section of the Agrarian
Claims Commission in Mexico;
U.S. attorney for the Maritime
Commission in Washington, D.C.,
and chief of the International
Law Department, Judge Advo-
cate General's office. He is the
author of a recognized text,
"Denial of Justice," and numer-
ous articles in the field of in-
ternational law.
A graduate of the University
of Michigan, Dr. Freeman re-
ceived his law degree at Har-
vard, his master's degree at the
Institut Universitaire de Hautes
Etudes Internationale in Swit-
zerland and his doctorate at the
University of Geneva.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Yemenite Families
Found New Colony

Hebrew Cong. Denies
Ousting Rabbi Lazaron

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Several
hundred Yemenite Jewish fami-
lies established a new settle-
ment in western Galilee. Speak-
er of the Knesset Joseph Sprin-
zak, as well as residents of
neighboring Druze villages, par-
ticipated in the ceremonies
marking the formal opening of
the colony.
Greetings also were extended
to the new settlers, as well as to
the government of Israel, by a
Christian priest, M. Solam from
the nearby village of Pasuta.

The Hebrew Congregation of
Baltimore, Md.,- this week de-
nied that it had ousted Rabbi
Morris Lazaron from his post
as rabbi emeritus. The 'president
of the Baltimore congregation
explained that Rabbi Lazaron's
resignation was accepted with
profound regret after he had
refused to withdraw it. The con-
gregation denied that it had
asked him to submit In ad-
vance texts of his sermons or
that it had tried to censor his
'Alexander- Freeman of Detroit.,
speeches.

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