etroiters' Stee Gift Will Aid Israel Housing
Subtle Anti-Semitism Appears
Among Members of Congress
(Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
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WASHINGTON — While there
is more favorable than unfavor-
able reaction to the establish-
ment of Israel among member
of Congress, some Senators and
Representatives, previously
thought to be liberal in outlook,
are now advancing arguments at
various committee meetings
which run along the lines of the
propaganda disseminated by the
American Council for Judaism.
Congressmen from Mississippi,
Texas, Arkansas and South Car-
olina are vocal against Jews
when it comes to discussions on
admission of displaced persons
to the United StateS7Arguments
in favor of admitting more DPs
are met by them with scathing
denunciations of Jews.
Texan Ed Gossett, whose
mouth is as big as his state's
open spaces, is rapidly replacing
Rep. John Rankin (D.-Miss.) as
the leading House rabble-rouser.
Gossett's vitriolic tirades are ap-
plauded by many members who
can't afford to vote his way but
who can, by vigorous applause,
show their scorn for you know
who.
Not all bigots are Southern
Democrats. Rep. Clare E. Hoff-
man, a Michigan Republican,
recently testified before a
House labor subcommittee on
fair employment practices leg-
islation. He said: "In Michigan
we have practically no dis-
crimination. There's no dis-
crimination against the Jews
in this country. They are on
top. Why, they have the world
by the tail!"
An agreement has evolved in
the House and Senate press gal-
leries which causes the suppres-
sion of many slurs. Newspaper-
men have decided not to con-
vey to the public such express-
ions as "lousy kikes" and "dirty
niggers" except in important
stories. It is felt that too many
readers would agree with bigoted
attacks on minorities, therefore
publication would only tpread.
hate.
Rep. Eugene E. Cox (D.-Ga.),
who dislikes "foreign accents"
and who has never expressed
love for the Jews, hit a new low
when he hit Adolph J. Sabbath,
an 83-year-old Democrat from
Illinois. Cox,. who is 69, ran out
of words and resorted to physi-
cal attack on the aged Jewish-
chairman of the House Rules
Committee. Sabath showed his
Jewish Groups Register
Favor for School Aid
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Major
national Jewish organizations
a n d 27 Jewish Community
Councils throughout the coun-
try urged federal aid to public
education, but expressed opposi-
tion to the use of federal funds
for support of schools under re-
ligious control. A letter to this
effect was addressed to the
Congressional Education Com-
mittee by the National Corn-
in.unity Relations Advisory
Council, the coordinating body
of the Jewish groups.
Israeli blood and slugged Cox
back.
The Senate respectably frowns
on anti-Semitic expressions,
striving to remain more fash-
ionable than the House. Yet it
is the Senate which wrote the
anti-Jewish provisions in the DP
Act of 1948 and which has per-
mitted Sen. Pat McCarran (D.-
Nev.) to bottle up a more liberal
bill to amend the act.
A delegation from New York,
representing the American Jew-
ish Congress, called on Sen. Torn
Connally (D.-Tex.) to protest
the failure of the denazification
program. The chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee
looked up from his desk. "We
gave you Israel," he said curtly,
"now what do you want?"
Israeli Youth Educator
Studies U.S. Technique
NEW YORK — The National
Jewish Welfare Board is convey-
ing the techniques and, experi-
ences of the Jewish Community
Center movement in the U.S. - to
the new Staie of Israel. This ,
has been made possible by a just
completed extensive visit and
tour of Jewish centers, YM-
YWHAs, schools, camps and
other recreational and educa-
tional agencies in this country
by Joseph Meyouhas, youth edu-
cation director of the Govern-
ment of Israel.
Meyouhas has visited Centers,
schools, city playgrounds and
recreation departments, camps,
Jewish and non-Jewish organ-
izations and governmental agen-
cies in New York, Washington,
D.C., Cleveland, Detroit, Akron,
Chicago, and Milwaukee. He has
operated out of the offices of
the World Federation of YMHAs
and Jewish Community Centers
and the JWB whose staffs have
made. available to him their re-"
sources and facilities.
MR. AND MRS. A. WEINTRAUB, ac-
tive members of Detroit Galician Aid Society,
are shown checking part of the carload of new
steel sheeting, totaling 35 tons, their gift to
Vulcan Foundaries in Israel. Vulcan Foundry,
established by the Histadrut many years ago
to help Israel's economic development, is the
largest foundry in the entire Middle East and
Labor Zionist Seminar Scheduled
At Farband Camp Aug. 21 to 28
Arrangements are being com-
pleted for the annual Labor
Zionist summer seminar, to be
held this year Aug. 21 to 28 at
Farband Camp, Chelsea, Mich.
boating, camp fires and hay
rides.
Members of the movement
from Chicago, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh and other midwestern cit-
ties are expected to attend. De-
troiters may make reservations
by calling TO. 8-9710 or writing
to the Labor Zionist office,
13722 Linwood.
Better Group Relations
Noted in New York City
ZOA Will Raise Funds
For Projects in Israel
NEW YORK—Daniel Frisch,
.president of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America, upon his re-
turn from a four week mission
to Israel, announced plans for
the launching of a $2,000,000 an-
nual fund by the ZOA to fi-
nance three major American
Zionist projects in Israel.
These projects will embrace
(1) the building of colonies bas-
ed on the principle of private
home ownership. The only ex-
ception will be the land which
is to be public domain allocated
by the Jewish National Fund;
(2) the establishment of a chain
of small loan societies in Israel
the chief purpose of which will
be to assist the small trader and
business man • whom • Frisch
termed as the "forgotten man;"
(3) the erection of housing to
help these same elements.
I. II. GOLDBERG
Labor Zionists may attend for
the entire week, or for the Aug.
26 to 28 weekend.
On Saturday, Aug. 27, the
group will observe American-
Israel Labor Day. Guest speak-
ers for the occasion will be I. H.
Goldberg, vice president of the
millinery union, just return-
ed from Israel, wih o will
speak on "The Labor Common-
wealth in Israel," and Samuel
Jacobs, research associate of the
UAW, who will discuss "Present-
Day Labor Problems in the U.
S." -
Lectures during the week will
be given by Rabbi Morris Adler,
Philip Slomovitz, William Avru-
nin, Harold Silver and Boris
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Dr. Joffe.
Yaacov Tsur, Israeli Minister to
The camping program also
Argentina, presented his cre- features athletics, swimming,
dentials to President Juan Pe-
ron, at the latter's official res- 20 THE JEWISH NEWS
idence.
Friday, August 12, 1949
—
New York City has become a
better, healthier community for
all its many peoples since they
have become increasingly aware
of the need to foster healthy
group relations among Ameri-
cans of every race and creed and
are working actively to chal-
lenge prejudice wherever they
meet it, Col. Harold Riegelman,
chairman of the New York chap-
ter of the American Jewish
Committee, declared in his an-
nual report. -
"The anti-Semitic -rabbi e-
rouser is gone from the streets
of New York," said Col. Riegel-
man. "More and in o r e New
Yorkers—previously barred from
employment because of race,
color or creed—are finding jobs
in banks, utility companies and
insurance firms. 'Gentlemen's
Agreements' — which prevent
certain of our citizens from liv-
ing where they choose—can no
longer be enforced in the
courts."
French Collaborator Sentenced
PARIS (JTA)—Lucien Grand,
known as the "one-armed tor-
turer of Drancy," the chief
Nazi concentration camp for
French Jews during the war,
was sentenced to 20 years at
hard labor for crimes against
the Jews.
.
HOPELESS HENRY
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played a vital role during the war. The Wein-
traub gift will be used for the manufacture
of building fixtures needed for Israel's large
scale housing program. Shown with the
Weintraubs is HARRY SCHUMER (left),
chairman of Detroit's Histadrut Committee,
who cooperated in completing plans.
BY KAULEE
HENnys
'BUY U.S.A.
SI-101-3
We can help
V•nD G-00 ➢g
BOUGH _
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SOLD
Our friends and
neighbors
And improve
Our own lot, too,
If we lower
All the trade walls
Hopeless Henry runs a business, but he
doesn't understand
That to help our country's welfare we tnuat
trade with every land:
He's a hustler—and he'd like to sell his products
far and near,
But he still insists we've gotto keep all foreign.
goods from here.
Hank forgets that for a fellow to have cash
with which to buy,
He must find a ready market for the goods he
can supply:
In the same way, if a country cannot sell to us
today,
Then her people won't have money—which l
will keep our goods away.
But we're not all Hopeless Henrys: we know
every nation's plea
Is to share the many blessings of increased
prosperity:
If the U. S. buys the products other nations have
to sell,
We make certain there'll be buyers•for our
country's goods as well.
Council, Bnai Brith
Fight Prejudice in
Michigan Resorts
The office of the Attorney-
General of the State of Mich-
igan was visited by the repre-
sentatives of the Jewish Com-
munity Council of Detroit and
of the Michigan State Advisory
Council of the Anti-Defamation
League, with a demand to take
measures to prevent anti-Jewish
discrimination in 'several Mich-'
igan up-state resorts.
Two attorneys, Morris Zwerd-
ling, recently chairman of the
Jewish Community Council's Le-
gal Committee, and Hyman Loi-
krec, of Flint, Michigan, mem-
ber of the Executive Committee
of the Anti-Defamation League
State Advisory Council, were ac-
companied on their visit to Lan-
sing by Boris M. Joffe, executive
director of the Jewish Com-
munity Council, a n d Haskell
Lazere, director of the Michigan
State Anti-Defamation League
office of Bnai Brith.
A memorandum was prepared
for the Governor and the At..
torney-General, in which it was
pointed out that the State funds
are being used to advertise re-
sort establishments which dis-
criminate against Jews in their
advertisements, c o n t r a r y to
Michigan Civil Rights statutes,
which outlaw discrimination be-
cause of race or religion by
hotels, restaurants, and other
places of rest, amusement, and
recreation.
The Attorney-General's office
will consider issuance of a direc-
tive and warning to the Mich-
igan Tourist Council to discon-
tinue aiding and abetting the
violators of the. Civil Rights Law.
Folk School Opens
Registration for Fall
Registration for the fall se-
mester at the Jewish Folk School
and Kindergarten, 13722 Lin-
wood, will begin this Monday,
Aug. 15.
Children three and a half to
five may attend the kindergar-
ten, which meets in two ses-
sions, 9 a. m. to 12 • noon, and
1 to 4 p. in. Transportation is-
arranged.
Parents of grade school' chil-
dren are urged to register them
as early as possible, so that the
administration may know how
many classes to organize.
Raise $127 for JNF at
Bris in Grand Rapids
So that business
Can come through.
The sum of $127 was raised
in Grand Rapids, at the Bris of
the new-born son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Cohodas, for the
Jewish National Fund. The ap-
peal for the J. N. F. on this
occasion was made by Daniel
Tenichin of Detroit..