Histadrut, JNF,
Hadassah Drives
Get Agency Okay
Detroit's Largest Delegation at Histadrut Parle
•
COIMInitteewomer
Named for JWF
ivision Activities
Top committee personnel has
been named for the Women's
Division of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, Mrs. Leonard H.
Weiner, division president, an-
The Jewish Agency Committee
on Control and Authorization of
Campaigns has granted author-
ity to Hadassah, to the National
Commit tee for Labor Israel
(Histadrut) and to the tradition-
al collections of the Jewish
National Fund to conduct their
regular annual fund campaigns
in 1950, it was announced by
Dr. Nahum Goldman, chairman
of the American Section of the
Agency.
The three organizations are
the first to be granted such au-
thority by the committee, which
has established a system of "li-
censing" of all organizations
which intend to raise money in
the U. S. next year in behalf of
Israel causes.
nounced.
The committee on commit-
tees, chaired by Mrs. Maurice A.
Landau with Mrs. Benjamin E.
Jaffe as vice chairman, in three
meetings has completed the
major part of its work of secur-
ing personnel for all other Worn-
en's DiviSion committees. This
committee and all committee
chairmen are making a concert-
ed effOrt to secure as wide rep-
resentation as possible in the
Women's Division's activities and ••
ask Detroit women to submit
These Detroiters comprised the largest biner, Mrs. I. Pine. Second row, left to right: names for posts on committees.
Any woman who is interested in
Gonte, Mrs. H. Gonte, A. Weineman, Mrs.
local delegation ever to attend the national
serving on a committee is in- •
Histadrut convention. They participated in A. Weineman, Norman Naimark, Dena Gold-
vited to call Mrs. Landau, UN.
Michlin,
Mrs.
J.
M.
smith,
Max
Brose,
Mrs.
sessions at the Hotel Commodore, New
2-0692, or Miss Mindel, WO.
York, Thanksgiving weekend. First row, left Seder, Mrs. D. Sislin, H. Weiner. Third row,
Major Made Jewish
5-3939.
left to right: Marcia Finn, Philip Shkolnick,
to right: Mrs. I. Cohen, Mrs. Ph. Shkolnick,
Committee Leaders
I. Cohen, D. Wiener,. Mrs. D. Wiener, David
L. Levine, L Levine, Mrs. N. Cottler,
The Program committee is
Affairs Aide to AMG Mrs.
Norman Cottler, Morris Lieberman, Harry Sislin, M. Taica, Morris Chasnick, William
headed. by . Mrs. Abraham Coop-
er, whose -vice chairthen are
Schumer; Morritz Schubiner, Mrs. M. Schu- Selman, Sidney M. Shevitz, Sam Rabinovitz.
Major Abraham S. Hyman,
Mrs. Seymour Simons and Mrs...
Ra,ymond Sokolov. Mrs. Alex-
who has served as assistant' ad-
ander W. Sanders is leader of
visor on Jewish affairs to the
the education committee. Her
Anierican Military- Government
in Germany since August, 1946,
vice-chairmen are Mrs. Harry .
August and Mrs. Isidore Sobel-
has been appointed acting ad-
off. The publicity committee
visor on Jewish
The publisher and staff
chairman,
Mrs. Sidney H. Mar-
affairs to John
At the present time, about wil, is assisted
of The Jewish News wish
Continued from Page 1
by Mrs. Paul
J. McCloy
to
thank
the
many
individ-
10% to 15% of Jewish manpow- Broder. • •
Unit ed States
Elsewhere
in
,
huge
quantities:
uals and organizations in
The campaign structure com-
High - ComMiS-
the country there is bituminous er employed in Israel are en-
the community who ex- lime-slag,
sioner for Ger-
while manganese, gaged in agriculture, about 30% mittee's chairman is Mrs. Hy-
pressed good wishes to the baryte, feldspar and sulplhur in industry and the building man C. Broder. Her co-chair-
many;four -Jew-
man is Mrs. Abraham Srere.
ish organiza-
paper on its removal to are known to be available in
trades, and the remainder in
Other committee chairmen
tions were noti-
new, enlarged offices at commercial quantities.
various services, trades and are Mrs. Sidney J. Allen and
fied yesterday.
708 David Stott Bldg. In
Other of the country's natural
The American
these quarters, The Jewish resources include important white collar occupations. This vice chairmen Mrs. Samuel
Granclon and Mrs. Joseph Kurz-
Jewish Commit-
News continues, and hopes fishing grounds, peat and papy- is not unlike conditions in the man, speakers; Mrs. Lewis Man-
tee, Jewish
United
States,
where
12%
to
rus.
Oil
deposits
believed
to
be
to
improve,
its
tradition
of
ning, office; Mrs. I. Irving Bitt-
Agency for. Pal- Maj. Hyman
service to the Jewish com- in the Negev have not yet been 14% of the working population ker and vice chairman Mrs. Mil- •
estine, American JewiSh Joint
munities of Detroit and tapped.
f ollow agricultural pursuits, ton K. Mahler, research; Mrs.
Distribution Committee and
Potentially, Israel has ample while U.,: rest are in manufac- Leo S. Mellen and vice chairman •
Michigan.
World Jewish Congress, have co-
sources of electric power. The turing, construction, the profes- Mrs. Sidney J. Karbel, collec-
operated jointly with the AMG
country has water res -i - rces sions and services.
tions; Mrs. I. Jerome Hauser
and the High Commissioner on Israel Postage Stamps
which, if developed through the
such problems as displaced per-
Israel's occupational distribu- and vice chairman Mrs. Max
proposed Jordan Valley Author- tion follows closely that of such Loewenstein, promotion; Mrs.
sons, emigration and restitution To Be Shown in U. S.
ity or some other power devel- countries as Great Britain, Joseph B. Gaylord, motor corps;
of property looted by the Nazis.
The following have previously
NEW YORK — A philatelist's opment plan, can provide both Switzerland and Belgium, which Mrs. Seymour J. Frank and vice
occupied _the office of advisor on dream—a complete collection of industry and agriculture with are highly industrialized despite chairman Mrs. William B. Isen-
Jewish affairs in Germany: Fed- all postage stamps thus far plenty of power at reasonable their dependence on imported berg, arrangements; Mrs. Tobias
Caron, food; Mrs. Lester Morris
eral Judge Simon H. Rifkind of issued by the State of Israel— cost. At present Israel's' electric raw materials and food. .
New York, N. Y.; Rabbi Phil- will begin a nationwide tour of power is obtained from gener-
The next article in this series will deal and vice chairman Mrs. Nathan
with Israel's economic structure and in- Simons, personnel; Mrs. Max
ip Bernstein of Rochester, N. Y.; Jewish communities next month, ators fed by fuel oils.
Dushkin and vice chairman Mrs.
Judge Louis E. Levrnthal of under the auspices of the JewiSh
Israel is surrounded by or has dustrial expansion.)
Julian Scott, properties.
Philadelphia, Pa., and Dr. Wil- Center Lecture Bureau of the access to countries with mate-
Projection of 1950'
liam Haber, professor of eco- National Jewish Welfare Board. rials which can be obtained at Rubiner Again Heads
Under the chairmanship of
norriics at the University of Zvi Pri-har, Israel's postmaster low transportation cost. Cotton JWB Midwest Section
Mrs. Sidney Marwil, the newly
Michigan, who was succeeded general, officially turned over and manganese ore, phosphates,
formed publicity committee of
last January by Harry Green- the collection to S. D. Gersho- zircon ore, sodium carbonate are
Samuel
H.
Rubiner
of
Detroit
vitz, JWB executive director.
stein of Baltimore.
available in Egypt (transporta;- was re-elected president of the the Women's Division of the
tion distance: 175 miles). In midwest section of the National Jewish Welfare Federation met
last week to hold its organiza-
Cyprus (1'70 miles) are found Jewish Welfare
tional meeting. The committee
large deposits of pyrites, asbes- Boar d, repre-
began planning for the divi-
tos, magnesite, chromium ore.
senting a terri-
sion's annual institute to be
In
Transjordan,
large
deposits
tory
of
13
states
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
_held Jan. 31 and to be entitled
of high-grade phosphate are to between Pitt s-
Israel's Hospitality
"Projection 1950."
be found. Pyrites, asbestos, burgh and Den-
How does Israel manage to take in tens of thousands of manganese, copper, and lead are
The publicity committee plans
ver,
at
the
re-
newcomers and to provide for them in spite of the meager funds also to be bought in Greece -(500
to bring the division's biograph-
cent
convention
that have been provided by the United Jewish Appeal?
ical files up-to-date. Working
miles). Chromium, lead and in Kansas City,
The touching hospitality of the people explains the riddle.
with Mrs. Marwil on the corn-
zinc are available in Turkey Mo.
Wherever one visits in Israel, lie is certain to receive a hearty (280 miles). Nickel can be bought
mittee are Mrs. Paul Broder,
Herman
Ja-
S.
H.
Rubiner
welcome.
vice chairman, Mesdames Rob-
in French Morocco (1,800 miles).
When a visitor brings regards to an Israeli from relatives or Crude oil is in Iraq (175 miles). cobs, director of the Detroit ert Colten, Robert Drews, Jo-
Jewish
Community
Center,
was
friends from America, he is at once invited to tea, or a dinner,
elected secretary - treasurer of seph Gilbert; Bernard Goodman,
Industrial Ignorance
or to share his host's home.
Lester Gruber, Manes Becht,
midwest section.
It is not uncommon to hear the rebuke: "What do you mean,
In 1921 agriculture was by far the
Herbert Levin, Leonard T. Lew-
Rubin
e
r
delivered
one
of
staying at a hotel? Our home is open for you. We have a room the principal activity of the
is, Milton Marx, Bernard May,
the
key
addresses
at
the
con-
for you. We are moving out so that you can move in. What we population in Palestine. At that
vention at which a great up- Michael Michlin, Edward Quint,
have is yours—for as long as you wish."
time it seemed hardly possible
Sidney Rosen, Emil Stern, Julius
This is repeated so often that the tourist soon becomes aware that Palestine could enter the surge of interest in Community Stross and Setta Robinson.
Centers activities was reported.
that this is the country's natural sentiment.
industrial field. Resources and
In the kibutz, the guest is treated to a meal, some one moves raw materials were limited;
out of a cottage to provide lodging for the visitor, and there are electric power was lacking and
no charges. If the tourist desires to compensate his hosts, he is —sad heritage of the backward
handed the most popular object of the most popular fund—the Ottoman Empire — there was
Blue and White Box of the Jewish National Fund, to make a complete ignorance of industrial
By BORIS SMOLAR
contribution not to the settlement but to the popular land- techniques.
Upon my return from Israel, I hear of plans that are being
redemption fund.
However, these obstacles were made in New York to bring about closer contact between Zionists
The hospitality of the people of Israel explains how 300,000 overcome by the "know-how" of and non-Zionists in this country
Informal talks are now be-
people could come to the new-born land, how a small settlement new entrepreneurs; a continual ing held by leaders of the Jewish Agency with leaders of Ameri-
like Givat Brenner could add 450 newcomers to its 700 settlers, influx of raw materials, ma- can non-Zionist groups . .. Louis Lipsky, head of the American
all kibutzim and moshavot having acted in a similar spirit.
chinery and equipment; an in- Zionist Council, is thinking in terms of establishing an advisory
We shall never forget the story of one boy who, at the age creasing availability of electric committee at the Council in which representatives of non-Zionists,
of 10, lost his parents and his entire family and roamed the power; a phenomenal growth of groups should be included ... He also has not given up his idea
forests and underground routes of Eastern Europe during the war population which gave the to have all Zionist groups in this country merged into a single ;
ears. After fighting with the partisans he finally landed in a DP country both skilled workers territorial unit within the world Zionist movement .. ..From
camp, from there was taken with other orphans to Italy and at and consumers; and the stimu- my talks in Israel, I have reason to believe that the Israel Gov
last found haven in Israel. He fought with the Ha,ganah and lation given to industrial enter- ernment would welcome any effort to cement good relations be-,
while in Jerusalem found that there were namesakes of his in prise by World - War II.
tween Zionists and non-Zionists in the United States .
Ramataim. He went there and told them his name. He was
Thus, despite initial handi- GoVernment of Israel is extremely interested in every element of
embraced and was told that he was a nephew, and now he has caps and in the face of the non- American Jewry which can and wants to-be helpful to the Jewistk-
a family.
cooperative attitude of the state ... This is particularly true with regard to non-Zionist eler
This boy's namesake told us: We haven't the slightest idea Mandatory Government indus- ments which can be helpful to Israel both through investments
who the boy is. All we know is that he considers us his name- try emerged in the brief inter- in the Jewish state and through influence in Washington . . •
sakes, that he has been orphaned by Nazi brutality, that he needs val between the two world wars The Government of Israel is not keen on having American. Zionist
a home. Now, our home is his, and for all practical and human as the dominant contributor to groups use pressure methods on. Washington through press cam-
purposes I am his uncle, my wife is his aunt, he is our nephew." the national income of the
paigns or public meetings . . And it can be revealed now that
Where else do you find such humaneness, such hospitality? country.
the American Zionist Council was anxious to start a huge pubbe
Your Commentator could multiply similar examples a thou-
campaign to influence President Truman on the question of itoe
sand-fold. Suffice it for him to say that we have been so deeply
status
of Jerusalem . However, the Israel Government indicated
JEWISH
NEWS
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moved by the hearty hospitableness of the people of Israel that
its opposition to the launching of such st campaign.
Friday, December 2, 1948
we still are working under its spell.
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