MY Requests Community Support
For Living Memorial to War Dead

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Non - Jewish
patients of the
Dearborn Veter-
ans Hospital in-
spect the site
.. of the JWV Me-
=',417 morial H o m e.
Left to right,
JOHN SCOTT,
ALBERT HAW-
THORNE, JWV
Department
Commander
PHILIP CANT-
OR, NORBERT
CH AJ NACKI
and Department
Auxiliary Pres-
ident MAE
GINSBURG.
With construction progressing rapidly on the Jewish War
Veterans' Memorial Home, at Davison and Petoskey, efforts are
being strengthened toward raising the $105,000 which will cover
costs of the building.
Leaders of the JWV drive for the funds for the home urged the
Jewish community at large to participate in this project as a means
of honoring the community's%
war dead, and as a living testi-
m.ony of the part played ..by
Jewish men in the battle to
protect American liberty.
. Non-Jewish veterans, patients
The newly-appointed chair-
, at the Dearborn Veterans Hos-
,pital, who visited the building man of the Jewish Community
site recently, commented on the Council legal committee, Morris
appropriateness of this type of Zwerdling, and Boris M. Joffe,
war memorial project.
executive director of the Council,
A feature of the home will be were on a delegation of the Mich-
a memorial room, being planned igan Committee of Civil Rights
with the assistance of the Gold to see the Wayne County Pros-
Star Fathers of Detroit, which ecuting Attorney with regard to
will contain pictures and bio- the alleged race discrimination
graphical sketches of Detroit's practiced on the excursion boat,
Jewish war dead.
S.S. Put-in-Bay.
In addition, the home will
The company had advertised
include seven meeting rooms, that moonlight sailings on Mon-
lounges, and an 'administration day are exclusively for Negroes.
office to serve the JWV posts
Nathan J. Kaufman, assistant
and auxiliaries. The building is prosecuting attorney, called a
being constructed in conjunc- conference of the representatives
tion with the Dexter branch of of the Civil Rights Committee,
the Jewish Community Center. which filed a request for action.
The steamship company, con-
Mass. House Okays Fair sequently, changed the 'text of
its advertising, and assured the
Education Practice Bill delegation that no race or creed
discrimination shall be practiced.
BOSTON, (JTA)—The Massa-
chusetts House of Representa-
tives approved the Fair Educa- Army Ships Corry
tional Practices Bill banning Jewish DPs to US
discrimination against students
in this state bacause of race,
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Three
religion or national origin. Under U.S. Army transports left Brem-
terms of the measure, which car- erhaven, Germany, carrying 407
ries no penalties for violations, U.S.-bound Jewish immigrants
the state Department of Educa- who were assisted by the Joint
tion is authorized to order a Distribution Committee. All are
college or university to admit a being admitted to this country
student, if the latter can prove under the DP Act providing for
he has been denied admission the admission of displaced per-
because of discriminatory prac- sons on the basis of employment
tices.
and housing assurances.

KC Action Wins
Over Discrimination

Purely Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Vincent Sheean and the Jesus Myth
About 20 years ago, in the days when the Mufti of Jerusalem
'was haughtily inciting Arabs to riot against Jews in the Holy
Land, Vincent Sheean went to Palestine on a mission for the
Z ionist Organization. He got into a row witp Meyer Weisgal
and other Zionist leaders and made an about-face, turning
propagandist against Zionism.
•
Sheean has been silent for a few years,. on the Jewish issue.
Now, he comes to the fore in a peculiar sort of way.
He was interviewed for the New York Herald Tribune by
John Gunther. Here are some of the preliminary questions and
answers:
JG: Are you a Christian?
Sheean: No,
JG: Are you an atheist?
Sheean: No.
JO: Are you an agnostic?
Sheean: Yes—but much more religious than most agnos-
tics. I asked Mr., Gandhi how people reached the same end by
such different routes, citing the case of Shaw, who arrived
at many of Mahatma's . own conclusions without any similar
or comparable religious motivation. Gandhi replied, "But in
everything I have read by Mr. Shaw, there is a religious
center." Later I repeated this to GBS, and the old man said
: very seriously, "True ... true \ very true!"
What profundity ! What depth! , And people may get ex_ eited
about it.
Then came another gem! Gunther asked Sheean: "Do you
agree with the notion that man kills what he loves most?" And
Sheean replied: "Not individual man. But peoples do. The Jews
killed Jesus, the Hindus killed Mahatma Gandhi."
Such is the tragedy of man's popularity, that the, moment
he writes a few best sellers he becomes an authority on every-
thing! Theologians have disproved that Jesus was killed by
Jews. It has been established that Jesus was crucified by the
Romans, and it is known that Gandhi was killed not by the
Hindus but by a few misguided Hindu politicians. If Jews killed
Jesus, the condition was a similar one: that not an entire people
but members of that people did the killing.
Now, Sheean, anti-Zionist, the man with a grudge against
a few Jewish leaders, revives a libel and a myth—and Gunther
makes a fuss over him! So does the great Herald Tribune—and
people who are easily led to believe canards may add fuel to
a fire that disrupts good will among men.
Sheean has earned another prize—this time for bias.

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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 19, 1949

New York Tries
To Bar Soliciting
Of Denver JCRS

NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
State of New York applied for
an injunction to prevent the
Jewish Consumptive Relief So-
ciety of Denver from raising
funds in this state on charges
that the organization has prac-
ticed "deceit" and "misrepre-
sentation" and has failed to
provide adequate, modern medi-
cal services.
The application was filed by
the office of Attorney General
Nathaniel L. Goldstein, which
pointed out that the JCRS was
not associated with either the
National Jewish Hospital or the
National Jewish Home for Crip-
pled Children, both of Denver.
The charges were denied by
Mitchell Salem Fisher, attorney
for the hospital, who labeled
them "plain nonsense" and add-
ed that the Attorney General
has no proof to support them.
Fisher also called the action
another development in an in-
ternal political fight.
The Attorney General's peti-
tion stated that in 1947 the hos-
pital raised $820,000 nationally,
with $327,000 being collected in
New York. It charged that the
funds were obtained because
contributors were led to believe
that "the organization is oper-
completely
ating a modern,
equipped, properly staffed and
medically superior type of insti-
tution for the care and treat-
ment of victims of tuberculosis:"
Asserting that this was not so,
the affidavit said that soliciting
funds under these circumstances
was "tantamount to a fraud on
the public." .
Society Denies Charges,
Threatens Libel Suit
DENVER — A three million
dollar libel suit will be the reply
of the Jewish Consumptives Re-
lief Society to dissident former
New York advisory board mem-
bers of the sanatorium who have
applied for an injunction to
prevent the JCRS from raising
funds in New York, .announced
the board of trustees of the 45.;
year-old institution.
Philip Hornbein, Sr., a vice
president of the institution and
one of its original founders, said
the libel suit will be filed in
New York at the earliest possible
moment against the New York
critics of the sanatorium.
Hornbeim called the accusa-
tions against JCRS "false, fan-
tastic and slanderous — malici-
ously so." He said the New York
group had been attempting for
two years to seize control of the
society but has been defeated
twice in the federal courts in
New York in their efforts to hold
up funds which had, been so-
licited for the upkeep of patients
in the sanatorium.
Delegates from JCRS auxil-
iaries in cities from Seattle to
Miami, convened in Denver, Aug.
12 to 16, were infuriated by the
New York injunction suit and
adopted a resolution condemn-
ing the dissident group

Dr. Aronstain Still
Treasures Personal
Note From Dr. Herzl

The reburial of Theodor Herzl
in Jerusalerri this week recalled
to Dr. Noah E. Aronstam of De-
troit an instance in the early
part of this century when, as
the secretary. of the Detroit
branch of the Knight of Zion,
an affiliate of the Zionist Or-
ganization of America, he wrote
to Dr. Herzl with a question on
Zionism.
Dr. Herzl's reply, which D.
AronStam still treasures, was
writtten in German. Translated
it reads:
Erez Israel.
Bureau of the Zionist Congress.
Vienna, Oct. 26, 1903.
Most Honored Sir:
About such matters I prefer
not to speak. We must not allow
any consideration pertaining to
the common cause to leave our
sight.
With Zion's greetings,
Most respectfully,
Herz).*

Labor Zionists Meet at Far band Camps
Hail American-Israeli Labor Day

Labor Zionists from the Mid-
west area will convene at Far-
band Camp, Chelsea, Mich., Aug.
21 to 28, for their annual sum-
mer seminar. Members of the
movement from Detroit, Pitts-
burgh, Chicago, Cleveland, and
other cities may attend for the
entire period or for the final
week-end, Aug. 26 to 28.
An extensive program of cul-
tural meetings, as well as camp-
ing activities, has been planned,
and will feature such speakers
as Joel Enteen, veteran labor
Zionist educator; Bernard Ja-
cobson, Chicago labor Zionist
educator; B e r n a r d Jacobson,
Chicago labor Zionist leader,

an.d Detroiters Rabbi Morris
Adler, Philip Slomovitz, William
Avrunin., Harold Silver and Eori6
Joffe.
Highlight of the seminar will
be the observance of American-
Israeli Labor Day on Saturday,
Aug. 27, when I. H. Goldberg,
vice president of the military
union, who has just returned
from Israel, will speak. Others on
the program will be Samuel Ja-
cobs, research associate of the
UAW, a. n d Shoshana Brooke
Friedman, noted concert singer.
Reservations for the entire
period or the final week-end
may be made by calling the De-
troit Labor Zionist office, TO.
9-8710.

Harry Cohen Heads Balfour Ball;
Lipsky to Speak Here on Oct. 24

Leon Kay, president of the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
this week announced the ap-
pointment of Harry Cohen as
chairman of the Balfour Ball, 4, - - c
be held in November, at Hotel
Statler.
Dr. Philip Lachman and
Rubin Gold were named co-
chairmen of the Balfour Ball
committee.
Mr. Kay stated that his recent
trip to Israel has impressed
upon him the great need for a
strong Zionist organization and
for increased youth and public
relations activities. He stated

that proceeds of the Balfour
Ball will assist the local organi-
zation in carrying out this pro-
gram.
NORDAU CENTENNIAL
Dr. Bernard Weston, president
of Nordau Chapter, of the Zion-
ist Organization of Detroit, an-
nounces that the Max Nordau
centennial anniversary celebra-
tion will be held at the North-
west Hebrew Congregation, Mon-
day evening, Oct. 24.
The guest speaker will be
Louis Lipsky.
There will be no admission
charge,. All are invited.

Chicago Rabbi Says Detroit Congress
Ouster Was Instigated by Dr. Wise

The highly-disputed ouster of
the Detroit Metropolitan Chap-
ter of the American Jewish Con-
gress was reported, this week, to
have been instigated by the late
Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
Rabbi Morton M. Berman,
president of the Chicago Con-
gress chapter, disclosed that an
investigation of the Detroit
group's alleged flouting of Coun-
cil discipline was directed by Dr.
Wise upon strong protest from
Detroit Congress leaders.
A formal open hearing on
charges against the errant chap-
ter was held by a sub-commit-
tee of the national executive
committee, and the group was
expelled at a meeting of the na-

tional administrative committee
in June. At the same time, the
Jewish People's Fraternal Order
and the American Jewish Labor
Council were dropped from Con..
gress ranks.
Leaders of the Detroit Metro-
politan. Chapter have filed an
appeal. against the ouster de-
cision and have announced their
intention to fight the issue at
the next convention of the Con-
gress in November. They were
reported to have charged that
the ouster was a betrayal of the
ideals of Rabbi Wise, founder
and president of the Congress
until his death last April, a di-
rect contrast to the information
disclosed by Rabbi Berman.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

The American Scene
About 78 per cent of the five million Jews residing in the
United States are concentrated in 15 major cities Approximately
725,000 Jewish children Of school age are eligible for Jewish edu-
cation . .. But only 238,000 were enrolled in Jewish schools last
year . . . The total membership in all. Zionist groups in the United,
States is about 650,000 with approximately 75,000 in Zionist youth
groups . .. About 100,000 Jews engage in farming throughout the
United States .. . And about 300,000 Jews belong to labor unions
. . . Some 40 per cent of the Jews in this country are engaged in
trade and commerce, while 20 per cent are manufacturers ... The
birthrate for Jewish mothers is less than the average for the gen-
eral population . . . For the American-born Jewish mother the
figures are still lower . . . There are about 120,000 Jewish students
enrolled in American colleges and universities ... They represent
10 per cent of the general number of students in institutions
higher learning in the United States . At least 206 American
universities and colleges teach Hebrew, while more than 600 Amer.:
ican schools of higher learning now extend full credit for Hebrevr.
. . . From 1943 to 1948 some 52,000 Jewish . immigrants came to the.
United States . . They represent approximately 11 per cent of
the total immigration into the country ... There are more than
3,000 Orthodox Jewish congregations in America ... There are also
about 360 Reform Temples with a membership of some 150,000
families ... The Conservative Synagogue has about 320 congrega-
tions with a family membership of 75,000 . . All these facts are
culled from a study on Jewish communal life in the United States
prepared by the American Zionist Youth Commission. •
Community Issues
Detailed information is now being gathered by the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds from major national and
overseas agencies on their eXpenditures for fund-raising and pro-
motion with a view to cutting costs on fund-raising and promotion
which last year amounted to more than $8,000,000 . . This sum
is claimed to be over and above. what the communities themselves
spend to run their welfare campaigns . . As soon as the detailed
information has been compiled, a special committee of CJFWF will
invite the agencies involved to a conference at which the question
of a reorganization for 1950 will be discussed . . . This conference
will take place well before the agencies crystallize their campaign
plans and organization for 1950, so that the discussions can have
early results .. . In this connection it can be revealed that one
of the possibilities which the Council is exploring is a community.
sponsored national campaign organization ... Some leaders of the
Council feel that such an organization would provide communities
with national campaign aids in all the fields which the welfare
funds encompass—overseas, national welfare, civic-protective, cul-
tural, recreational and others ... It would be sponsored by 'welfare
funds in cooperation with the national and overseas agencies and
would be geared to welfare funds.

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