American Jewish Congress Attacks
Legion's "All-American Conference"

THE JEWISH NEWS-19

Friday, February 10, 1950

Joan Freeman to Be
Soloist In Concert
Of Jewish Music

In its Feb. 6 issue Congress
Weekly, organ of the American
Jewish Congress, carried an edi-
torial labeling "bizarre" and
"ominous" the American Legion-
sponsored "All-American Con-
ference", held in New York City
Jan. 28-29.
The editorial scored the con-
ference as part of the anti-
communist wave of hysteria, as
a crusade "which carries the
seeds of the most dangerous and
un-American anti-liberal move-
ment this country has witnessed
in a long time."

one known anti-Semitic organi-
zation.
Absent were the American
Civil Liberties Union, American
Veterans Committee, National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People, and
the American Jewish Congress.
The AJC was happy not to
have been invited. It condemned
AFL and CIO for sending dele-
gates, accusing those groups of
being so preoccupied in their
internecine warfare against
communism as to have lost
their perspective in the strug-
gle.
The conference was called to
Labor's co-mingling with such
form a united .front against groups as the NAM and DAR,
communism. It was addressed by who, the editorial said, have
Senator Karl Mundt, co-author never hesitated to sacrifice civil
of the Mundt-Ferguson bill, and liberties for their own prejudices
Jack Tanney, whom the editorial and vested interests, was diffi-
termed an ace witch-hunter. At- cult to understand. "For organ-
tending were such groups as the ized labor has generally re-
National Association of Manu- vealed a deep perception of the
facturers, Daughters of t h e fact that the appeal of totali-
JOAN FREEMAN
American Revolution and the tarian systems is weakened to
Joan Freeman . will be the
Chamber of Commerce; as well the degree in which our free-
as Bnai Brith. the American doms and civil rights are main- piano soloist, Sunday, March 5,
at the concert of music by noted
Jewish Committee and at least tained and expanded."
Jewish composers which will be
given by 45 members of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra in
the Scottish Rite Cathedral of
Masonic Temple.
A graduate of Detroit Central
High School and Vassar College,
ROBERT DUDLEY, the New member of the Mid-Century Miss Freeman received a fellow-
York designer who has created American Rededication Commit- ship for graduate study at the
hats and. other headgear for tee. The commission has been
Juilliard School of Music. She
Mary Martin and other Broad- set up to coordinate existing pro- has appeared as piano soloist
way stars, has announced that grams of the various civic organ- with the Boston Symphony Or-
he will discuss "Getting a Head izations.
chestra in Pop concerts, and has
* * *
Start" with a Detroit Town Hall
Corrective physical education given numerous concerts in De-
audience at 11 a.m., Wednesday,
troit, New York, and other cities.
Feb. 15, in the Fisher Theater. as related to shoes and feet was
Miss Freeman is the wife of
Advance reservations are avail- discussed by DR. MORTON Warren Schwayder and daugh-
HACK of Detroit at Teachers
able at Grinnell's.
College, Columbia University, ter of Dr, and Mrs. Michael W.
* * *
Freeman of Wellesley Dr.
New York, on Feb. 9.
SZYMON WIESENFELD, 51,
Other soloists will be Mar-
* *
was a cowhand in Poland. When
IRVING W. BLUMBERG has guerite Kozenn, soprano, and
heap plied to been elected treasurer of the De- Rose Cooper, mezzo-soprano.
HIAS, to assist troit Association of Insurance Charles E. Feinberg is chair-
him to come to Agents for 1950.
man of the musical event, and
the US, he ex-
Julius Chajes is artistic director.
pressed concern
Tickets are on sale at Grin-
over the fact
nell's and through Jewish or-
that his only
ganizations in the community
relative, a cous-
which are co-sponsors of the
in, lived in
concert with the Hashofar So-
LT. ROY F. GREEN LADIES ciety.
Brooklyn. How
to live near him, AUXILIARY contributed $5 to
and yet work at the Torch Drive. A hospital par-
Just as it is customary to give
herding cows? ty will be held at Dearborn Vet- the poor "Maot Hitim" (money
Wiesenfeld HIAS found him erans Hospital March 2. Favors for wheat) before Passover, so
a job on a farm in the Borough will be distributed and enter- it was a tradition in some Jew-
of Queens, New York City, one tainment will be provided by the ish communities to provide the
of the only two farms left with- Frolic Show Bar and Mickey and poor with "Maot Perot" (money
in metropolitan limits. There he Sammy Wolf. The auxiliary will for fruit) before Hamishah Asar
will supervise the herding of 66 meet Feb. 7 at 14600 Wyoming.
b'Shevat.
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cows.
* * *
SHOLOM POST AND AUX-
SIDNEY M. SHEVITZ, a vice ILIARY, JWV, participated in
president of the Jewish Com- the annual scout night at Cong.
munity Council of Detroit, has Shaarey Zedek Wednesday, Feb.
been selected as a member of 8. Post commander Herbert Bur-
the special NCRAC Committee dick presented medals to Marvin
on Evaluative Studies, according Burke, troop 164, and Richard
to an announcement from Irving Brown, troop 104, as the out-
Kane, president of the NCRAC. standing scouts in their troops.
* *
Mrs. Lillian Panzer, auxiliary
CHARLES ABRAMS, noted president, awarded a medal to
housing authority who was in Shoshanah Geller as the out-
Detroit last week, addressed the standing girl scout and pre-
community relations committee sented a United Nations flag to
of the Jewish Community Coun- the Brownies. * * *
cil. He was critical of the meth-
GENERAL MAURICE ROSE
ods employed by the Detroit
City Administration to meet the AUXILIARY has elected the fol-
Icity's housing needs. Abrams al- lowing officers: Estelle Trubow,
so addressed the Detroit chap- president; Roslyn Citrin, senior
ter of the American Jewish Corn- vice president; Evelyn Skupsky,
inittee and the Detroit Council junior vice president; Lillian
or Better Housing. "Slum clear- Epstein, recording secretary; Lil-
nce," he declared," without de- lian Goodstein, chaplain, Lahore
elopment of new sites to pro- Stone, conductress. A portable
"de for the persons displaced hair dryer was donated by the
'11 only aggravate and not al- auxiliary to the women patients
at the_ Dearborn Veterans' hos-
viate the present housing pital.
roblems."
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* * *
SGT.
MORTON
A. SILVER
PHYLLIS PULLBERG, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pull- MAN POST will meet Monday,
berg, of Calvert Ave., will appear Feb. 13, in its new quarters in
in "Song of Norway," at Mason- the Silverman Room of the JWV
ic Temple, the week of Feb. 13- Home. This meeting room has
been dedicated to the memory
19.
of Sergeant Morton A. Silver-
* * *
JULIUS CHAJES, director of man, for whom the post was
music at the Jewish Community named. At the meeting, plans
Center, will present Beatrice will be made for the formal
rindze, Avren and Toby Fore- dedication of the new room and
man, R.eva Kowalsky, Joan Ma- for the unveiling of the portrait
chin: Estelle Pappas and Diane of Sgt., Silverman which is to be
Roth in a. piano recital on Sun- presented.
Flay, Feb. 12, at the Center.
A memberShip tea is being
Compositions by Bach, Mozart, planned by the CHARLES &
Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel and AARON KOGAN AUXILIARY
IlDhajes are listed on the pro- for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22,
p•am.
at the home of Berte Troy, 1704
* * *
Glynn Ct. Each member is urged
MRS. HARRY .rekt,ANK, presi- to bring a prospective member.
ent of the Women's Division of
e American Jewish Congress
To fill an average size pillow
as been appointed by Gov. G. the feathers from about 18 geese
canen Williams to serve as a must be used..

People Make News

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hand puppets and marionettes, 2,000 Dl's Received
as well as Holgate and Play- Indemnity Payments
school educational toys, and
many others.
NEW YORK—(JTA)—Some 2,-
* * *
000 Jewish displaced persons
Sidney R. Berman has just who emigrated from Germany
been appointed assistant sales during 1949 under the auspices
manager at the ROSE CO., 1833 of HIAS received about 1,000,000
E. Jefferson, dealers in Plymouth West German marks in indemni-
and DeSoto cars. Berman pre- ty payments for personal and
dicts a larger volume of sales this financial indignities and dam-
year, due to the new styling and ages suffered under the Nazi
comfort of these two popular regime.
models.
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NADON'S of DETROIT, spe-
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RV.1.
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teen and other leading fashion
magazines. Nadon's is at 13516
W. McNichols, just east of Schae-
fer.
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