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American Jewish Congress Elects
Mrs. Samuel Green Vice President
MRS. SAMUEL GREEN, president of the Michigan Coun-
cil of the American Jewish Congress, and newly elected na-
tional vice president, sits between MRS. ELEANOR ROOSE-
VELT and JUDGE JUSTINE WISE POl t IER, national president
of the Women's Division of the Congress, at the closing din-
ner of the national convention held in New York City, Mrs.
Green was dinner chairman. Other Detroit Congress members
elected to the natioinal administrative committee were: Mr.
William Cohen, Zeldon Cohen, Dr. David B. Gaberman, Mrs.
Barnett Dickman and Mrs. Harry Frank.
Illinois Court Reverses
Verdict Against Sentinel
Continued from Page One
the case. He made it clear in printed on Dec. 21, .1944. The
several instances that he was telegram, issued by a national
not able to remember the evi- organization, and signed by a
number of leading figures in
dence, and accordingly acted public
life, urged the Attorney-
on the novel theory that he General to continue the case
would, leave the propriety of which had ended in a mistrial
the arguments to the jury, and as a -result of the death of the
the self-discipline of counsel. presiding judge.
After a hectic trial in the Su-
"Defendants contended that
perior Court of Cook County,
the anti-Semitic technique prac- presided
over by Judge Donald
ticed by plaintiffs was a part of
the jury awarded a
the conspiracy charged in the McKinlay,
total of $24,100, one of the larg-
indictment against them and est
judgments ever rendered in
that it was used to divide the
libel suit in Cook County.
people of the United States and a
$10,000 was awarded to . Law.:
to- affect their morale. Expres- rence
Dennis of New York, $9,000
sions of anti-Semitism and dis- to Joseph
McWilliams of Chi-
like for the Jews if made in cago, $5,000
to E. J. Parker Sage
furtherance of the conspiracy of Detroit, and
to George
charged would be, in law, trea- E. Deatherage of $100
New
York.
sonable utterances. That the
The case immediately de-
trial court in this instruction
ignored this important principle veloped into an attack on the
Of law intentionally, appears Talmud, Jewish defense agen-
from the following words in the cies, and the Jewish religion
instruction -"also in connection as a whole. Following the ver-
With the claim of the defend- dict, the Jewish community of
ants that anti-Semitism was one Chicago, aroused by the impli-
Of the tenets of Nazism and cations of the case, organized _
one way of proving a person a a committee known as De-
prb-Nazi." By this instruction fense Against Anti-Semitism,
the jury was Practically told Inc., headed by Max Bressler,
that in determining whether well-known • Jewish communal
defendants had proved the truth . leader. Mass meetings were
of the charges the jury should held in numerous temples and
disregard the proof offered by synagogues throughout t h e
defendants as to the anti-Semi- city ,in order to raise the cash
tic propaganda practiced by bond and other monies neces-
sary to carry the case to the
plaintiffs."
Appeal Court. Max Swiren,
Becloud Real Issues
Furtheron, ". . . it is our prominent lawyer of this city,
;‘,
judgment that when plaintiffs agreed to head the legal de-
started to becloud the real is- fense committee, contributing
sues by making violent and out- his services without charge.
rageous attacks upon Jews, their
Catholic Layman
religion, and their organizations,
Maxmillian
St. George repre-
and injecting into the case the
false theory that it was a con- sented the plaintiffs, Augustine
test between Christians and J. Bowe, chairman of the May-
Jews, the trial court should have, or's Commission on Human Re-
sua sponte, taken drastic steps
to protect the rights of defend- lations and outstanding Catholic
ants (.United States v. Grayson, layman, was The Sentinel's at-
166F. 2nd 863, 871) but we regret torney in the original trial.
to state that at no time did he
Max Bressler, chairman of
rebuke plaintiffs or their coun-
sel, or even attempt to restrain "Defense Against Anti - Semi-
them. After a careful study of tism, Inc:," issued this state-
the trial court's opinion and in- ment: "The decision of the Ap-
Struction number 55, that he pelate Court in The Sentinel
g of his own volition, we are case did not come to me as a
tn the conclusion that he surprise. From the beginning, I
disapprove in have had implicit confidence--
*ntiffs nor that justiCe.,,Aoild-4ealk
..:e.'vt. I
heir a` hail_ the' decision as an affirma-
siderC.,1 tion of those principles of
uic of the jury to be a American freedom and equality
conscientious and legal one. We which have made our democra-
are satisfied that there was a cy great.
grave miscarriage of justice in
"This decision should serve as
this case."
a warning to all those who
1
National Attention
would undermine our American
The case attracted nation- way of life. It affirms the state-
Wide attention two years ago ment made by George Washing-
when 10 of the defendants in ton, father of our country, in
the original Washington mass his address to the Hebrew Con-
"sedition trial" sued The Sen- gregation of Newport, Rhode
tinel, Chicago English-Jewish Island, . . . the government of
:Weekly, for a total of $190,000 . the United States which gives
They charged that they had to bigotry no sanction, to perse-
been libeled as the result of a cution no assistance,' still holds
telegram which The Sentinel re- true."
20—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, November 25, 1949
City Hosts Young
Israel Convention
The public has been invited to
participate in the week-end ac-
tivities of the 19th annual con-
vention of the Midwestern Re-
gion of Young Israel, by con-
vention chairman, Jerome W.
Kelman.
Opening with a Thanksgiving
dinner at the Barium Hotel,
delegates heard greetings from
Kelman. and Detroit branch
president Samuel W. Platt, fol-
lowed with a keynote address by
National Council vice-president
Esther H. Rubins.
A session • will be held tonight
at. the Youth Center, 12521 Dex-
ter, with Young Israel head,
Rabbi Samson R. Weiss giving a
"Report From Israel." An Oneg
Shabbat will follow the forum.
An oratorical contest will be
held Saturday afternoon, fol-
lowed in the evening by a re-
ception at the Barlum. Business-
sessions will be held a tthe hotel
Sunday, ending with a banquet,
at which National Council pres-
ident Elijah Stein and Rabbi
Weiss will. speak. For banquet
reservations call TE. 4-4145.
U.S. Zionist Groups
Open Shekel Drive
NEW YORK (JTA)—All major
Zionist organizations in the U. S.
called on American Jews to "ex-
ercise their responsibilities in
determining the policies and
tasks" of the World Zionist Or-
ganization which will be re-
viewed at the forthcoming
World Zionist Congress in Jeru-
salem to be held in the summer
of 1950. Announcement of the
call was made by Charles Ress,
chairman of . the U. S. Central
Shekel and Election Board.
The traditional nationwide
shekel drive was launched in
preparation for the 23rd World
Zionist Congress with a procla-
mation signed -by leaders of 12
Zionist organizations. The pro-
clamation, noting that the "ini-
tial goal of Zionism"—the exist-
ence of the state of Israel—has
been attained, called on Ameri-
can Jews to buy shekolim so
that they "may be counted
among 'those who will help Is-
rael become in fact a home for
every Jew who needs or wants
to reestablish his life on Israel's
ancient soil."
Histadrut Emissary
Tours United States
NEW YORK—An Israel leader,
who played a vital role in the
formation of the State's Pro-
visional Government, is now in
the United States as head of a
special Histadrut delegation.
Meir Grabow-r
sky, 45-year-old
majority leader
in the Knesset,?.
arrived in this
country recently,
to spur the $10,
000,000 Israel;\
Histadrut Cam m
paign and is
now on a nation
wide tour in be- ,
half of Israel'sMeir Grabowski
labor federation.
In a special interview, Grab-
o w sky expressed apprehension
over conditions in the Middle
East and warned th
must be ever „may for an attack
by pokttlturing Arab States.
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Auction of Cranberries Nets
Histadrut $15,000for Israel'
.
A remarkable demonstration of good will was in evidence,
Monday morning, at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal,
when Jews and non-Jews participated in an auction of a car-
load of cranberries—donated by Harry Becker—which netted
the Detroit Israel Histadrut Campaign the sum of $15,000.
After appeals by Frank N. Isbey, president of Detroit
Fruit Auctibn Co., former head of Michigan War Bond drives,
and Philip Slomo- vitz, who told of the.needs in Israel for the
newcomers who must be provided with homes, nearly every
person present made a purchase of one or more boxes of cran-
berries.
The largest gifts were made by Messrs. Becker and Isbey.
The first 15 boxes were bought by Norman Cattier who will
display the cranberries in his market on Dexter and Davison
and will turn all proceeds over to the Histadrut for housing!
projects in Israel.
In the photograph, left to right, are three of the high
bidders: JOHN E. LURIE, FRANK N. ISBEY and HARRY
BECKER.
Prior to the auction, Mr. Isbey paid tribute to the mem-
ory of the late Harry Schwartz who for years has been a pop-
ular figure at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal.
Temple Israel CornerstOne Rite
Set for Sunday at Building Site
The ceremony of laying the
cornerstone of the building of
Temple Israel, now nearing
completion, will be celebrated at
2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 27, at the
site of the building, Manderson
and Merton Roads.
Harry C. LeVine, president of
the congregation, will preside.
Rabbi Leon Fram will conduct
the religious service and preach
a brief cornerstone sermon. Wil-
liam Edward Kapp, architect of
the Temple, will speak.
The cornerstone is being dedi-
cated to the' pupils of Temple
Israel Religious School. The chil-
dren are conducting a special
campaign for the Temple build-
ing fund. Students in older
classes of the Religious School,
the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cubs
and Brownies, will participate in
the ceremonies. Temple Israel
choir, directed by Karl W. Haas,
and Cantor Robert S. Tulman,
will render Lewandowsky's "Hal-
leluj ah.”
Inside the cornerstone box will
be placed the writings of Rabbi
Frain, letters to the -Religious
School and the congregation of .
100 years hence, the member-
ship list and thee school enroll-
ment as well as the names of all
officers of the congregation,
Men's Club, Sisterhood and
Youth. Group who have presided
since the founding of the
Temple.
The trowel to, seal _the corner-
eTvIII "'Ye wielded by Sol. R.
Colton, chairman of the build-
ing fund committee; Louis H.
Schostak, chairman of the build-
ing committee: Arthur J. Hass,
chairman of the memorial com-
mittee; Harry C. LeVine, presi-
dent, Jacob . A. Citrin, vice-presi-
dent of the congregation and
student leaders.
At the Sabbath Eve service
Friday night, Nov. 25, in the
Lecture Hall of the Detroit In-
stitute of Arts, Rabbi Fram will
deliver a Thanksgiving Sabbath
sermon on the subject, "Religion
in American Life."
Problems to Face
U.S. Jews in '50 on ,
CJFWF Agenda -
NEW YORK (JTA) — Major
problems 'facing Jewish com-
munities in the United States in
1950 will be discussed at the 18th
annual General Assembly of the
Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds, in Cincin-
nati, on Dec. 9.
Community leaders, represent-
ing 800 Jewish communities in
the U.S. and Canada, will come
to grips with these problems,
Stanley Myers, president, said in
his call for ) the General As-
sembly. They will outline plans
for meeting the communities'
total responsibilities, including
Israel, overseas and home front
needs, he stated. He emphasized
importance of collective
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planning and action in mobil-
izing American Jewry's energies
and resources for the "tremen-
dous philanthropic task" in 1950.
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City-Wide Farband Conference This
Weekend at Labor Zionist Institute
Members of all Farb and
branches are awaiting the an-
nual city conference, to be held
this weekend, at the. Labor
Zionist Institute.
Highlights of the conference
are the Oneg Shabbat, sched-
uled for 8:30 p. m. Friday, when
P. Gingold, Farband's national
cultural director, will report on
his visit to Israel; and meetings
Saturday evening, Sunday morn-
ing and Sunday afternoon, at
which reports of activities of all
`Ages -sty Fosters Aliyah
Movement from America
The Aliyah Department of the -
Jewish Agency in America will
foster and organize Aliyah from
America in the following cate-
gories:
Chalutzim, professionals, skill-
e=
ed personnel, persons a b
Chalutz age who wish to parti-
cipate in chalutz work, small
capitalists.
This department will inaintain
closing session. •
H. Mondry, chairman of the an information service regard-
sessions, and M. Goldfotas, sec- ing matters of Aliyah and will
retary, urge all branch members seek ways to facilitate the travel
to be present.
ararngements of - Olim.
branches will be featured.
Delegates from the Farband
central committee, the Pioneer
Women's Council, Haboni m,
Jewish Folk Schools, Farband
Camp, 'Gewerkshaften and Jew-
ish National Fund will bring
greetings to the conferees.
Gingold also will speak at the