Bnai Brith Asks Council Rescind Reuter Stand

Urge Reconsideration of Stand
On Visit of Mayor of Berlin

On Monday, at a special dele-
gates' meeting, Greater Detroit
Bnai Brith Council decided to
lodge a vigorous protest with
the Jewish Community Council
against the action taken by the
Council delegates' assembly re-
scinding the Community Coun-
cil's co-sponsorship of the- visit
here of Mayor Ernst Reuter of
Berlin.
In a letter to Dr. Shmarya
Kleinman, Victor Bloomfield,
president of the Bnai Brith
Council, pointed out that the
delegates' assembly action was
hardly consistent with the posi-
tion taken previously by the
Jewish Community Council in
the formation of the Citizens
Council for a Democratic • Ger-
many. He urged 'Dr. Kleinman
to take every step necessary for
a reconsideration of the Reuter
affair.
Haskell L. Lazere, Michigan
regional director for the anti-
defamation League of Bnai
Brith presented a detailed re-
port on Ernst Reuter. He quoted
Benjamin R. Epstein, national
ADL director, to the effect that
Reuter as an anti-Nazi and an-
ti-Communist German leader
represents one of our strong
hopes for a democratic Ger-
many. It was on this basis that
he urged the Council to take
action urging the Jewish Com-
munity Council to reconsider the
decision of its delegates.
In his letter, Mr. Bloomfield
asserts that "in order to prevent
Germany from becoming again
a military threat, our State De-
partment should select individ-
uals whose reputation is clear
of any contacts with Nazis," and
adds: "Mayor Reuter is to a
great extent a personification of

Senator Douglas
To Speak March 4

the very democratic forces we
are talking about." The letter to
Dr. Kleinman continues:
"The co-sponsorship of the
Reuter appearance by the Jew-
ish Community Council un-
doubtedly would have added
weight to the democratic forces
to prevent a resurgence of Na-
zism, or swing to the other ex-
tremes of totalitarianism. Our
participation would have added
to the political stature of May-
or Reuter and his groups vis-a-
vis our State Department . . .
While the emotional upheaval
that took place at the delegates'
assembly, kindled by the sacred
memory of 6,000,000 Jews killed
in Germany, is understandable,
it is also quite clear than the
action taken by the delegates'
assembly is most deplorable . . .
"We were always exponents of
the principle of community dis-
cipline. We do not propose to
defy it now by individual spon-
sorship but we do think that the
decision with regard to Reuter's
appearance was not arrived at
on the basis of complete infor-
mation and we request recon-
sideration of the issue."

Senator PAUL H. DOUGLAS
of Illinois will be the speaker
of the Men's Club of Temple
Beth El on Sunday, March 4,
at 8 p.m., in the Main Temple.
Senator Douglas, one of the
top figures in Washington will
have a vital message for his
Detroit audience.
Admission to the lecture
will be open to the general
public at $1.20 and. to college
;tudents at 77 cents.

Leo Pfeffer to Speak HereTwice on
Tension in Church-State Relations

Leo Pfeffer, associate general
counsel of the American Jewish
Congress, authority in the field
of church-state relationship, will
address _two meetings in Detroit
under auspices of the Jewish
Community Council.
Historical background, Church
and Dogma, Religious Liberty
and Separation of Church and
State will be discussed together
with other pertinent parts of
the general topic at the first
session in the social hall of
Shaarey Zedek, Tuesday, Feb.
27, 9 p.m. The session is co-
sponsored by the Shaarey Zedek
Adult Institute and the Business
and Professional Division of the
American Jewish Congress.
The final part of Mr. Pfeffer's
discussion on T e n s i o n s in
Church-State Relations will take
place Tuesday, March 6, 8:30
p.m., at the Young Israel Cen-
ter, sponsored by the Young Is-
rael Adult Institute for Jewish
Studies.
All are invited to both ses-

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Knesset Paves Way for
Deputy Appointments

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Is-.
rael • Parliament adopted a Con-
stitutional amendment provid-
ing for the appointment of De-
puty Ministers.
During a discussion in the
Knesset, Foreign Minister Moshe
Sharett revealed that immed-
iately after the explosion of a
bomb in a Baghdad synagogue,
as a result of which a number
of Jews were wounded, Israel
envoys in London and Washing-
ton informed the Iraqi Govern-
ment that Israel would hold it
responsible for the safety of the
Iraqi Jews.

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THE JEWISH NEWS-7

Friday, February 16, 1951

"

Agency Seeks Doctors,
And Nurses for Israel

As the result of Israel's urg-
ent need for doctors and nurses,
the Jewish Agency for Palestine
announced the formation of a
medical personnel committee
comprising, initially, representa-
tives of the Aliyah Department
of the Jewish Agency, Hecha-
lutz, Hadassah and Kupat-Hol-
im, the medical service of the
Israel Federation of Trade
Unions.
sions.
The committee will maintain
Mrs. Samuel Aaron is chair-
man of Community Council's offices at the Jewish Agency, 16
special sub-committee on Re- E. 66th St. New York.

Totzeret Ha-Aretz

the articles imported are mezzu-
zas, Kiddush cups, spice boxes,
and prayer books with 'beautiful
leather . bindings f r o m t he
world-famous Bezalel School of
Art in Jerusalem.
Oil and soap products from
Israel are sold in America.
Among them are olive oil, soap,
candles, shaving cream and
toothpaste. Most of these items
are manufactured by the She-
men Oil Company in _ Haifa,
largest plant of its kind in the
entire Middle East.
Israel's major markets for
its export commodities are
found, of course, in the less
developed countries of Asia
and the Middle East, South
America, and some parts of
Europe. As Israel's production
for export increases under the
impetus of the S500;000,000 Is-
rael Government bond issue,
that trade will increase tre-
mendously.
There is and will continue to
be, however, a growing demand
for Israel's products in America.
Israel's export commodities are
competitively priced, of high
quality and attractive design,
and can stand on their merits in
An markets. This ex-
panding trade constitutes an
important facet of the close re-
lationship which exists between
these two democratic countries.

ligion in Schools. The Council's
cultural commission under the
chairmanship of Rabbi Morris
Adler, with Morris Lieberman
serving as co-chairman, joined
the Council's Community Rela-
tions Committee whose chair-
man and co-chairman are Harry
Yudkoff and Mrs. Samuel Green
in arranging for Mr. Pfeffer's
lectures in Detroit.

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