Detroit Histadrut Announces
300,000 Goal for 1950

Detroit Histadrut Committee has set a goal of $300,000
for 1950, an increase of $30,000 over last year.
Morris Lieberman, leader in the Detroit Jewish com-
munity and labor Zionist movement, was elected to lead
the new campaign.
Two hundred and fifty workers and representatives of

organizations adopted the lar-
ger quota in view of the Israeli
emergency and the important
role of the Histadrut in produc-
tivising the thousands of new-

ing of homes, was contributed
by A. Weintraub. He also report-
ed that 89% of all pledges has
been fully paid.
Lieberman called on workers
for intensified activities in the
1950 campaign. MorriS L. Schav-
er, founder of Detroit's Hista-
drut campaign, was greeted by
his friends at the meeting, on
his recovery from his recent ill-
ness. He was elected as life time
honorary - chairman to honor his
20 years of service to Histadrut.
Philip Imber, outgoing record-
ing se c r e t a r y, and William
Thomson, outgoing financial
secretary, were honored at the
meeting. Max Chafetz, active La-
bor Zionist and Histadrut work-
er for 20 years, also was honored.

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MORRIS LIEBERMAN

corners. American Jews will be
asked to contribute $10,000,000
as their share of the $28,000,000
that the Histadrut must spend
as its part of the rehabilitation
program.
The workers and delegates
also voted to launch the Detroit
campaign on Sunday evening,
December 11, with a city-wide
meeting the Scottish Rite Cath-
edral of Masonic Temple. Frank
Kingdon, nationally known radio
commentator and columnist, will
be the keynote speaker.
$270,000 Raised
Norman Cottler, campaign
treasurer, reported that $270,000
was raised in the last campaign
A carload of steel plate valued
at $5,000, to be used for build-

Other New Officers
Other new campaign officers
are : Harry Schumer. chairman
executive board; co-chairman,
LZOA division, . Norman Nai-
mark; co-chairman, Pioneer
Women, Anna Michlin; co-chair-
man, Farband division, Philip
Goldstein; chairman of organ-
izations, Louis Levine; co-chair-
Man, organizations, Morris Ross;
treasurer, Norman Cottler; re-
cording secretary, ,Simon Rich-
ardson; financial secretary, Na-
than Rose.
The following will represent
Detroit at the national Histad-
rut conference in New York,
Nov. 26 and 27:
Mrs. J. Seder, William Selman,
Philip Skholnick, A. =Weineman,
I. Cohen and Alex Belkin, of the
organizations division ; Mrs. I.
Pine and Mrs. M. Michlin, Pion-
eer Women clubs; Norman Nai-
mark, Labor Zionist division.
Five additional representatives
for the Labor Zionist movement
will be selected.

Program Details Being Arranged
For City-Wide JNF Conference

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, November 11, 1949

Sidney M. Shevitz, president
of the Zionist Council of De-
troit, announces that a meet-
ing, under the auspices of the
Zionist Council, will be held
at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21,
at Central High School.
The purpose of this meet-
ing will be to discuss recom-
mendations, that have been
made by the UN Commission
for the internationalization of
Jerusalem, and to consider
action that should be under-
taken by American Jewish
communities.

Ohel Workers in Jerusalem
Planning 'Biblical Theater'

JERUSALEM, (JTA) — A plan
to set up a "Biblical Theater"
here was submitted by the Ohel
Workers Theater to the Israel
government, the Jewish Agency
and the municipality here, each
of which was asked to contribute
$56,000 toward the construction
of a theater.

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Council Delegates Hear
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New Music Study Club
Members Given Tea

New members of the Music
Study Club of-. Detroit will be
honored at a tea at 1 p.m. Tues-
day, Nov. 15, at the Downtown
YWCA.
All program participants will
be new members.
Florence Weintraub, vocalist;
Marilyn Kaplan, violinist; Adele
Polansky, pianist, and Mrs. Rob-
ert Zell, reader, will be featured.
Mesdames Leonard Hack, Sam-
uel Barr and Ned Krauss will be
accompanists.
Mrs. I. Mendelson
will be
chairman of the day.

Community Council delegates,
assembled at the Jewish Center
Nov. 1, were welcomed by Dr.
Shmarya Kleinman, Council
president.
Mrs. Samuel Aaron addressed
the delegates on the United
Foundation campaign.:
B. M. Joffe, Council executive
director, discussed the Council's
radio series on WDET; a pro-
jected television show; incidents
of discrimination; the Program
Planners' Institute, and the pro-
In 1941 two physicists bom-
ceedings of the National Com-
barded
mercury with atomic bul-
munity Relations Advisory Coun-
lets from a cyclotron and turned
cil.
it into a form of gold.
Mrs. Jacob Sauls of Hadassah,
active on the community rela-
tions committee, was selected to
fill a vacancy on the executive
committee.

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EWISH NATIONAL FUND

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November 20, Fort Wayne Hotel

Prominent Speakers of Natimial

Program details are being com-.,
pleted for the annual city-wide
conference of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund, Arthur Shutkin,
executive director, has an-
nounced.
The meeting are set for 10:30
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
20 at the Fort Wayne Hotel.
Each Detroit organization, is en-
titled to five delegates to par-
ticipate in these sessions.
At the afternoon meeting, the

representatives will hear major
talks by Judge Morris Rothen-
berg, national president of the
Jewish National Fund and co-
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal, and Rabbi Max Kirsch-
blum, executive secretary of the
Mizrach Organization; chairman
of the religious groups contact
department of the JNF, and sec-
retary of the American Zionist
council.
Greetings will be expressed by
representatives of various na-
tional organizations, such as
Bnai Brith, the Zionist Organi-
zation and Hadassah.
Organizations which have not
yet registered their delegates are
BERLIN, (JTA)—The dissemi- urged to do so at once by calling
nation of propaganda designed the JNF office, 11816 Dexter, TO.
to incite race hatred is declared 8-7384.
a punishable offense in Article
6 of the Constitution of the East
Mrs. Rhodes Elected
German Republic.
The clause also states that To JWV National
persons convicted of the propa-
gation of race hatred shall be Ladies Auxiliary
disqualified from holding gov-
ernment posts and shall be dis-
Mrs. Samuel Rhodes of Detroit
enfranchised and debarred from was elected vice president of the
taking any leading post in the National Ladies Auxiliary of the
economic and cultural spheres. Jewish War Veterans at the re-
Dr. Friedrich Wolf, noted Ger- cent convention held hi iMami
man-Jewish author of "Dr. Beach.
Mamlock," has been appointed
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the East German Republic's first
Lt. Eli Levin Ladies Auxiliary,
envoy to Poland, it was an- JWV, met Nov. 1 at the home of
nounced in Warsaw.
Gertrude Hoberman. Reports
were given for \donor luncheon
Israel Will Adhere
and Memorial Home pledges. A
pledge for the DP Milk Fund
To Red Cross System
was made. There will be a
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel will games party at the . home of
adhere ,to the International Red Rose Cantor, 9237 Wildemere,
Cross convention, under a cab- Monday, Nop. 7 for a pledge for
Met decision reached this week, the Memorial Home in memory
of Allen Cantor. A visit to the
it was announced.
Israel will hold certain reser- Marine Hospital will be made
vations, however, in joining the Nov. 21. Next meeting will be
international body, particularly held at. 8 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 15
regarding the rejection last sum- at the home of Frieda Shiff-
mer by the Red Cross of inclu- man, 8575 Dumbarton.
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sion of the Red Shield of David
Ladies Auxiliary of Sholom
as one of its emblems. The cab-
Met decision must be approved Post had a social meeting at the
by the Knesset before it becomes home of Mrs. Alex Kohner on
Nov. 10.

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On Jerusalem Status

Reputation Will Addiess the Conference

German Republic
Bars Race Hatred

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RABBI MAX KIRSHBLUM

Appoint Your Delegates at Once and Mail Their Names

ImmediatelVto The Jewish National Fund Council,

11816 Dexter, or Phone TO. 8-7384

It Is Important That Every Organization,

Congregation, or Landsmanschaft Be

Represented at This Conference

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL
OF DETROIT