Here Is Your Application: Council Aids Absentee Voters: Fill in and Mail Coupan TODAY The Chairman of the Jewish Community Council Committee on Absentee Voting, Rabbi Morris Adler, announced that through the cooperation of the Detroit Election Commission absentee bal- lot applications may be secured from and returned to the Jewish Community Council, 803 Washington Boulevard Building. Empha- sizing the non-partisan nature of the recently-passed amendment to the voting laws, Rabbi Adler urged all Jews to request absentee ballots. To aid in applying for your ballot, a sample blank is printed here and may be used to secure your absentee ballot. In order to apply, you must be a registered voter. If you have voted in the last election, you are registered. If you have not voted in two years, or if your address has changed since you last voted, you must register. Registration may be accomplished in Room 110 of City Hall any weekday and before noon on Saturdays. Community Council Diagram Shows Added Program Service 1947-48 0 This illustra- tion shows how the Jewish C o mmunity Coun cil's pro- gram service -reached almost 14 times as many people in If you are registered, you fill out the application, giving the 1949-50 as it did date of the election s as Sept. 12, 1950. You then give your name as in 1947-48. shown on your voting registration, your address. and your ward and district number. All this is found on your voting registration card. You must indicate that you live at the address you gave. In the space marked "Reason for Absence" put "Jewish Holiday." Next give your occupation, and finally the address to which the ballot is to be sent. Then fill in the date. Applications must be dated after Aug. In 1949-50, the 13, 1950, and before Sept, 9. Then sign your name and mail the Council ar- application to ranged almost THE JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL 7 0 0 programs, 803 Washington Boulevard Building as contrasted Detroit 26, Michigan with less than or to 100 in 1947-48. Thomas D. Leadbetter, City Clerk 1948-49 ,000 People 1949-50 1947-48 Room 110, City Hall Detroit 26, Michigan Remember to exercise your right to vote, as an Ameri- can citizen and a Jew. Apply for your absentee ballot TODAY. For copies of applications, call the Jewish Com- munity Council, WO. 3-1657, AIWA C of D-5•AP APPLICATION FOR ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOTS Oo Not Return This Application More Than 30 Days Prior to the Primary or Election in Which You Desire to Vote 19 FOR THE PRIMARY OR ELECTION TO BE HELD CAUTION—Be sure to give the Detroit address from which you are registered. YOU CANNOT VOTE UNLESS YOU ARE REGISTERED IN DETROIT. illus- These trations are featured in the pamphlet "Pro- file, 1950," pub- lished by the Council and now available to its constituent or- ganizations and their members. 1948-49 = 100 Programs. 1949-50 (Give Nam.) duly qualified elector of Detroit, registered front Detroit ■ fritiCi4i1C4 onel num ► efq Chocked by WARD DIST. City of Detroit, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, expecting to be absent from said city, or being unable to attend the polls on account of physical disability, on the day for holding such primary or election, hereby make application for an official ballot, or ballots to be voted by me at such election. Are you maintaining an actual residence a above address' fa property at above address rented or leased to others during your absence? • Reason for absence JEWISH HOU AY Gov't official or employee Occupation Address vthere "Absent Voter's" ballot xs o be sent: Date Return this application to THOMAS D. LEADBETTER CITY CLERK Room 110, City Hall Detroit 26, Michigan Sign here Must be signature of Absent Voter tequesting ballots THIS APPLICATION NOT VALID LATE* THAN 2 P.M OF THE SATURDAY PRE- CEDING PRIMARY OR ELECTION DAY . ABSENT VOTERS LIST (TO BE FILLED IN BY ELECTION COMMISSION) Serial No,. Ballot No. Date App. Rec'd. Ballot No Date Ballots Mailed Ballot No. Date Ballots Ret'd. Ballot No. Ballots Called for Mailed Remarks Statement By Rabbi Adler In his statement to the community, Rabbi Adler said: "The action of the Michigan Legislature in passing and of the governor of our State in approving a bill which makes it possible for those who for religious reasons cannot vote in primary elections which take place during a religious festival, to cast an absentee ballot, is in the finest traditions of democracy. The religious scruples of a minority are thus respected and no one need be disenfranchised because of the coincidence of an election day with his holiday. It has often been said that the touchstone of a democratic society is to be found in its attitude to its minorities. As long as the rights of a minority are recognized and its opportunities to par- ticipate in the civic, political, and economic life of the country are not restricted, democracy will remain strong and stable, The No Absentee Ballot Privilege for 20,000 Jews in Colorado DENVER (JTA) — Observance of Rosh Hashanah may keep between 20,000 and 25,000 Jews from voting in the Colorado pri- maries on Sept. 12, Jewish lead- ers and election officials dis- closed. Jewish leaders have conferred with the Denver Election Com- mission and the State Attorney General's office seeking a way to allow voting by absentee bal- lots. "The Colorado Constitu- tion and legislative laws per- taining to voting are very clear and we have been unable to find anything to solve the prob- lem," said Arthur Cassidy. a member of the Denver Election Commission. Arabs to Open 'Farouk Institute' in Madrid MADRID—(W.J.A.) The news- paper "Madrid" carries a state- ment by the new Egyptian Am- bassador to Spain to the effect that he has been instructed by his government to organize in Madrid a "Farouk Institute for Arab Studies." Council of Jewish Women Initiates Extensive Membership Drive Plans Also announced by Mrs. Dan- An innovation in the annual membership drive of the Na- iels are other committee chair-. tional Council of Jewish Wom- men, as follows: en, Detroit Section, will be made Administration Division: Mrs. I. I, Bittker, vice president in charge: Budget, this year, when the city will Mrs. Harry Krohn; finance, Mrs. Frances be divided into areas and team S. Rosenblatt; policy, Mrs. Regene Freund Cohane; clerical, Mrs. Leon. captains, and workers will be Schembeck; social activities, Mrs. Leon organized under chairmen, vice Landsberg; telephone, Mrs.• Herman Ho- membership conservation, Mrs. chairmen and secrtaries, Mrs. linstat; Louis Marks; dues, Mrs. Oscar Zemon. Fund raising and membership division: Lewis B. Daniels, section presi- Mrs. Dan Krouse, vice president in dent, announced. charge; temporary advisors, Mrs. Sidney Mrs. Joseph Gaylord; resale Officers for the membership Solomon, shop, Mrs. Stanley Akers; membership, Mrs. Abraham Becker: bulletin, Mrs. drive are: Joseph Gilbert; publicity, Mrs. Gabriel • Membership chairman, Mrs. Abraham Becker ; vice chairman, Mrs. Harry Sing- er ; general secretaries, Mrs. Lillian Lewis, Mrs. William Zack; prospect chairman,Mrs. Samuel Willis: area chair- men, vice chairmen, secretaries: Area 1, Mesdames Saul Rose, Morris Marx, Ger- hard Bergman; area 2, Mesdames Samuel Albert, Lester Kovar; area 3, Mesdames Malcolm Lowenstein, Milford T. Stein, Benjamin Kasle; area 4, Mesdames Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Morton Farrel, Herbert Holman; area 5, Mesdames Je- rome Frank, Martin Oppenheim: area 6, Mesdames Murray Schreiber, E. N. Oster- man; area 7, Mesdames Melvin B. Rosen- haus, Herbert Jacob, Robert Moers; area Win. 8, Mesdames Henry J. Modell, Deutsch, George Kayes; area 9, Mrs. Mor- ton Barak. Alexander. welfare and special groups Social Mrs. Joseph Geschelin, vice division: president in charge; Twelfth St. Council Center, Mrs. Maxwell Katzen: Service to Foreign Born, Mrs. David Pollack; Serv- ice for New Americans, Mrs. Harold Schakne; scholarship, Mrs. Stanley Flei- schaker; community cooperation, Mrs. Samuel Danto: volunteer registration and placements, Mrs. Sidney Karbel; tribute Council funds, Mrs. Melvin Kopple: Mrs. Sidney Jacobs; Service Leoague, career group, Mrs. Phillip Nuschc>ltz; ad- visors to Career Group. Mrs. Lawrence Freedman, Mrs. J. Shurly Horowitz. Education and representatives division, Mrs. Emil Rothman, vice president in charge; Mrs. Edward Kahn, coordinator; program, Mrs. Wm. B. Isenberg; interna- tional relations, Mrs. A. Joseph Seltzer; social legislation, Mrs. Oscar D. Schwartz; contemporary Jewish affairs, Mrs. Samuel Aaron; mental hygiene, Mrs, Major Siegel. Another innovation announced by Mrs. Daniels is the creation of the office of assistant to the president. Mrs. H. V. Kreger, a former Council president, will be the first to hold that posi- Prof. Jandy's Tel Aviv Assignment Reconfirmed tion. Jewish Community Council merits the gratitude of all freedom- loving people for initiating the action that led to this law. "While the law applies to all whose religious observances con- flict with their right to vote, it is the Jewish community of Michi- gan which is solely affected this year. The sovereign rights and power of a free people are most eloquently symbolized by the ballot-box. My father of blessed memory regarded voting as so sacred a privilege that he felt a blessing should be devised to be recited when one casts a ballot. "How seriously we, the Jews of Michigan regard this right will be indicated by our response to the opportunity to vote by absentee ballots. To refrain through indifference, neglect or throughtlessness from voting this year is to commit a compound sin, a sin against democracy, and another that will reflect upon our entire Jewish Community. "I earnestly appeal to all Jewish voters to fill out application blanks for ballots. These blanks may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk or at the Jewish Community Council. Let no Jew fail in his duty as a citizen. I trust that the number of votes cast by Jews will reveal a high degree of civic responsibility and interest as well as loyalty to the Jewish traditions as represented by our observance of Rosh Hashanah." The appointment of Prof. Ed- ward Jandy of Wayne Univer- sity as cultural and public af- fairs officer in Tel Aviv, repre- senting the U. S. State Depart- ment, has been reconfirmed. However, Prof. Jandy is not ex- pected to assume his post until after Jan. 1. Due to the housing shortage in Israel and overcrowding at the Tel Aviv U. S. Embassy, Prof. Jandy in the meantime has been assigned to the U. S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethi- opia, as Officer of Public Af- fairs. He leaves for Ethiopia with his family this week-end. 1 6—TH E JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 4, 1950