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2—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 12, 1949
Anti-Semitism Seen
Declining in Canada
MONTREAL — (JTA) — Anti-
Semitism does not present an
immediate menace to the Jew-
ish community of Canada today,
according to a survey made pub-
lic here by Saul Hayes, execu-
tive director of the Canadian
Jewish Congress.
Hayes points out that overt
acts of prejudice are rarer now
than at any time since Hitler
came to power, and, although
there is no immediate cause for
undue concern, the resources of
the Canadian Jewish Communi-
The Jewish War Veterans' Memorial Home on Davison ty are mobilized currently `in
and Petoskey, being constructed in conjunction with the Dexter the defense of the Jewish posi-
Branch of the Jewish Community Center, is progressing rapidly, tion. Among the highlights of
survey are the following:
as shown above. The Memorial Home is dedicated to the 300 the
1. The assumption that anti-Semitism i,
Detroit Jews who died in the last war. A campaign has been
launched for $105,000 to complete the Memorial Home.
Jerusalem Population Hails Arrival
Of First Tel Aviv Train Since Independence
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The pop-
ulation of Jerusalem enthusias-
tically celebrated the arrival on
Aug. 7 of the first train to make
the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem run since
the declaration of Israel's inde-
pendence on May 14, 1948.
In the flag-bedecked station
were hundreds of prominent
guests, including members of the
Cabinet, led by Premier David
Ben Gurion, and members of the
Jewish Agency executive, as well
as local officials. Minister of
Communications David Remez
rode with the train from Tel
Aviv.
Addressing the crowd in the
station., Ben Gurion promised
that "what is now in Tel Aviv
will soon be in Jerusalem." The
crowd applauded wildly after
this statement, as it did' after
another reference by the Prem-
ier to Jerusalem as "our eternal
capital." He called the railroad
"a new powerful link in the
chain of military, political and
economic endeavors to redeem
Jerusalem.'
Pointing out that the Arab
invaders bent their greatest ef-
forts to destroying and captur-
ing Jerusalem, Premier Ben Gu-
rion recalled that the Arabs had
"spared no effort, and with fire
and blood attempted to uproot
Jewish Jerusalem and frustrate
the fight for Jewish indepen-
dence."
Minister Remez disclosed that
a third link—an air line—would
soon be established between
Jerusalem and the rest of Israel.
"This triple link—road, rail and
air—will never fail Jerusalem,"
he pledged. Mayor Daniel Auster
revealed that the train had
brought food supplies for the
city as well as 70,000 books, res-
cued from the Nazis in Europe.
and consigned to the Hebrew
University.
With the reopening of • the
railroad, food costs have already
dropped and are expected to go
still lower. Daily freight runs
are scheduled, as well .as pas-
senger service, as long as the
security situation continues.
Purely Commentary
more prevalent among French Canadians
than among the English-speaking popula-
tion is not valid ; perhaps French-Canadi-
ans are more frank and inclined to admit
prejudice than the Protestant Anglo-Sax-
on element.
2. So far as the bulk of French Cana-
dians is concerned, the Jews are judged
by the extent to which they align them-
selves . with the French Canadians linguis-
tically, culturally andpo 1 i ica 1 1 y.
:3. Jews do occasionally encounter diffi-
culty in buying and renting homes. al-
though this cannot be considered a typi-
cal occurence in Canada.
4. There is no discr.mination in hotels
in Canada except in vacation resorts. Dis-
criminatory practices in Canadian resorts
are roughly eqtal to the situation in the
United States. Such practices appear to
be increasing in frequency both in On-
tario and Quebec.
5. Discrimination against Jews in social
and business clubs again would be best
described as running parallel to similar
practices in the United States. There is
no discrimination against Jews in civic
organizations and public facilities.
In a foreward to the survey,
Hayes mentions that in the
years before the war, under the
stimulus and with the assistance
of f or e i g n anti-democratic
groups, there was waged an ex-
tensive and successful campaign
to separate Canadian Jewry
from the rest of the Canadian
community by arousing hatred
for the Jews. The effects of this
campaign were widespread and
lasted well into the war period.
A strong case also is made in defense of the Negr., The brief
shows that while two Negro tenure applicants were granted posi-
tions, the 100 per cent score can not be taken as evidence of lack
of bias against the colored people. Only seven Negroes are em-
ployed in all categories, including four teachers and three clerical
'workers. "It is well known that professionally trained Negroes
often find it necessary to work at menial jobs for want of pro-
fessional opportunities," the brief states.
It is most unfortunate that such issues should have to be
'discussed and dealt with in free America. But since they do
exist, they should be made known throughout the land, so that
communities which are not plagued by them—if such there are—
should be on guard against the spread of bigotry. And if hell')
can be given to fighters for justice by communities outside New
York, the cause of justice would be aided at CCNY.
With austerity the order of
the day in Israel, American
relatives and friends of Israelis
are anxious to supplement the
food rations in the Jewish state
with packages of American deli-
cacies.
To insure that these packages
will be well received and of good
use to the recipients, Alvin. Ro-
senfield, in a recent article in
the New York Post, listed a
number of dos and don'ts com-
piled with the aid of Food Min-
istry officials and experienced
housewives, on sending food to
Israel.
The don'ts include items
which are plentiful - in Israel:
sardines,£ tea, chocolate and
other candy, jams and marma-
lade, flour, cocoa, white sugar
and coffee.
meats, the desirable side are
meats, canned milk and cream,
canned butter, cheese, cooking
fat, egg powder, rice, dehydrated
soups and almost any delicacy.
Such items as prepared cake
and pastry mixes, canned. pine-
apple, dried fruits, mushrooms.
salted nuts—the little things
that put spice into menus—are
almost non-existent in Israel,
and, therefore, much apprecia-
ted.
Prepared food packages con-
taining basic foods are available
in various sizes and their pur-
chase price includes customs
duty. Rosenfeld points out, how-
ever, that these packages are
strictly Kosher and, since many
Israelites do not observe - Kash-
ruth, many Americans may wis
to prepare their own food par
eels.
Israelis are permitted to r
ceive one prepared food pack
age monthly, but there is n
limit on the personally-selectee
foods, although, on the latt
packages, the recipients mu
pay the customs duty themselves
Israel Consulate Lists
Food Gift Restrictions
Duty on all standard foo
parcels sent to Israel must b
prepaid in the U. S., and sue
parcels can be mailed onl
through authorized agencies,
was announced. by the Consu
late General of Israel, 1 . 1 E. 7
St., New York City.
The duty on these parcel
amounts to 30 mils per kil
gram, that is, about 4 cents pe
pound, and will be collected b
authorized agencies, a list o
which may be obtained at th
Consulate. No more than on
parcel may be sent to any on
person within one month.
Self - packed f o o d parcels
which do not conform to th
regulations for standard par
eels, will be limited to 2 kil
grams (4.4 pounds). The dut
on such parcels amounts to 4 1
mils per kilogram, that is abou
51/2 cents per pound, and mus s
be paid in Israel by the recip
ient. No more than two parcel '
may be sent to any one famil
in one month.
Harry Kobel of New York Guest
Artist at Woodhull on Aug. 21
Fund, will be the speaker.
Mr. Kobel will sing Yiddish
and Hebrew folksongs. He will
be accompanied on the piano by
Lillian Fox.
Serving on the committee of
arrangements. are:
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weise-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Gus-
sin, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ain-
binder, J. Lewitzky, Mrs. Philip
Lieberman and Isidore Sosnick.
Between You and Me,
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Discrimination Against Jews and Negroes in CCNY
An interesting example of discrimination is shown in the
recommendations for promotion made by the CCNY Chemistry
Department. The first, second and fifth choices were Jewish,
the third a Negro, the fourth a white non-Jew. The science
personnel and budget committee rejected all but the fourth
choice. The Teachers Union's brief states: "So obviously dis-
criminatory was this action that the review committee felt
impelled to rectify it by restoring the first three candidates to
the list of recommendatiobs."
Americans May Add Spice to Drab
Israeli Menus with Gift Packages
Harry Kobel, noted New York
tenor, will be guest artist at the
"Night of Stars" to be sponsored
on Sunday evening, Aug. 21, at
Woodhull Lake.
Arranged in the interests of
March of Dimes Funds the Jewish National Fund, this
concert . will include a number
Answer Lmergency
of other features and the show-
Created Here by Polio ing of the latest Israeli movie,
"Ani Maamin."
Arthur Shutkin, executive di-
"Dimes and dollars contri- rector of the Jewish National
buted during the March of
Dimes by the citizens of Wayne
County are answering the pres-
ent emergency created by the
record number of polio cases in
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Last May, Teachers Union Local 555, UPW-CIO, (206 W. 15th
St., New York 11), published a brief on discrimination and ap-
pointments at the College of the City of New York. On July 14,
1949, ignoring the protests of. Jewish Congress divisions, Jewish
War Veterans Posts, the National Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People, Justice Hubert T. Delaney and others—
individuals and organizations—the Board of Higher Education of
New York voted to dismiss two Jewish veterans who were active in
the fight on bigotry—Dr. Lee Lorch and Prof. Morris Swadesh.
In view of the fact that this same Board of Education had
voted earlier to vindicate Prof. William Knickerbocker, against
whom documented charges of anti-Semitism were leveled by
students and faculty members, the issue surpasses local im-
portance. Furthermore, facts and figures compiled by the Teachers
Union charging the practice of discrimination at CCNY compels
a review of the issue by non-New Yorkers.
The Teachers Union shows that, this year, at CCNY, of 24
white non-Jewish teachers completing probation, 23 were granted
tenure and one was dismissed—the percentage of non-JeWs grant-
ed positions being 96. On- the other hand, of 27 Jewish teachers
who completed probation, 14 were granted tenure and 13 were
dismissed, only 52 per cent of them thus being granted positions.
The addition of three Jewish teachers after the compilation of
these figures boosted the Jewish total to 56 per cent.
Other figures quoted in the union's charges include the fol-
lowing: As a result of a cut in the budget, of nine non-Jewish
staff members not yet eligible for tenure, two were dropped and
seven retained—the percentage of those dropped being 22; on
the other hand, 89 per cent of Jews in a similar category were
dropped=only two out of a total of 18 having been retained.
' -44,1111PPIPIlw
Zionist Talks
NATE S. SHAPERO
this community," said Nate S.
Shapero this week. Shapero,
Campaign director of the March
of Dimes for the Wayne County
Chaper of the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
reports that hospital bills for
polio patients are being paid
with March of Dimes funds at
the rate of $600 a day.
In commenting on the present
situation in Wayne County, Mr.
Shapero continued, "We want
the residents of this county to
know that we are prepared to
meet any emergency which the
season's polio incidence m a y
bring. Besides giving financial
assistance to 500 victims of polio
—patients of this and previous
years still requiring treatment—
the Wayne County Chapter of
The National Foundation for In-
fantile Paralysis, in response to
a plea from Herman Kiefer Hos-
pital, secured the services of
three additional physical thera-
pists needed to treat the 70 polio
patients in the hospital, and
rushed an extra respirator from
Boston to Detroit to stand by
when all other respirators were
in use."
,
There is renewed talk in New York of the advisability of
merging all existing Zionist groups in the United States into one
coordinated body . .. This has long been advocatd by David Ben-
Gurion, even prior to the establishment of the Jewish State . .
Now one can hear even more drastic suggestions in circles close
to the Israeli Government • . . These circles advance the idea that
the American Zionist groups should merge into an organization to
be called American Friends for Israel, . .. Such an organization,
they believe, would enjoy the. advantages of also having non-Zion_
ists as members ... While it is not likely that an organization of
this kind will be formed prior to the next Zionist Congress, the
unification of all American Zionist groups in a central Zionist
body may become a matter of serious discussion within a few
months.
Tourist traffic from the United States to Israel is steadily in-
creasing . • . The number of visas issued in this country totalled
5,437 during the first six months of this year . In recent months
tourists have been exchanging foreign currency into Israeli cur-
rency at the rate of $1,500,000 a month.
It is estimated that approximately 100,000 Christian pilgrims
will visit Israel in 1950 ... That year is designated by the Vatican
as a Holy Year ... Since 1475, one year in every 25 is celebrated
by the Catholic Church as a Holy Year . In fact, the Vatican has
already appointed a high., official of the Italian Foreign Ministry
to make arrangements for the pilgrimage to Israel ... Churches,
monasteries and parochial schools in Israel will meet the housing
needs of the pilgrims . The Israel Ministry of Religion has
promised to provide the necessary facilities for the pilgrims.
Community Trends
A process of cementing Jewish community life is now going on
in various parts of the country . . . Buffalo completed reorganiza-
tion of a merger of its central agencies, the United Jewish Fund
and the Jewish Federation for Social Service ... The newly-created
central body will be known as the United Jewish Federation of
Buffalo . . In Waterbury, the Jewish Community Council and the
Jewish Federated Appeal are now working on a blueprint of a
central, unified Jewish organization . In New Britain, the United
Jewish Appeal and the Jewish Community Council merged into the
Jewish Federation . . . A committee of 100 representing all Jewish
organizations and agencies in Troy, N. Y., is considering plans for
the establishment of a Jewish Community Council ... The forma-
tion of a Jewish Community Council as a central agency is also
being considered in Lancaster, Pa . . . In Jacksonville, the Jewish
Community Council adopted new by-laws which were formulated
to make the Council more representative of all groups Within the
community ... In Oklahoma City and Fort Worth committees have
been appointed to analyze the central Jewish organizations in these
two cities .. . Population studies as a step toward more effective
community planning are being conducted in a number of Jewish
communities . . . They include Trenton, Memphis, Elmira and
others . . . A Jewish population inventory is also being considered
in Los Angeles and Nashville.