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Two Noted Community Leaders to Address Campaign 'A Race Against
Wonien's Allied Campaign Division Rallies Time,' States Abe Kasle
Mrs. Laemmle at 'Gifts and Dolls'
Luncheon on April 11; Mrs. Pilavin
Will Speak at April 4-6 Sessions
Mrs. Kurt (Alyse) Laemmle,
of Hollywood, national vice-
chairman of the United Jewish
Appeal Women's Division, an
MRS. ALYSE LAEMMLE
Federation,will be guest speaker
at the ''Gifts and Dolls" lunch-
eon launching the women's
phase of the 1951 Allied Jewish
Campaign, at 12:30 p.m., Wed-
nesday, April 11, at the Book-
Cadillac Hotel.
An outstanding speaker, Mrs.
Laemmle returned a short time
ago from an extended study
tour of Europe and Israel. In
Israel she had an opportunity
to see at first hand the use to
which funds of the United Jew-
ish Appeal — major beneficiary
of the Allied Jewish Campaign
—are put. Mrs. Laemmle's hus-
band, a movie exhibitor, is the
nephew of the late motion-
picture pioneer, Carl Laemmle.
Mrs. Abraham Srere and Mrs.
Melville S. Welt are co-chair-
men of the Gifts and Dolls
luncheon. Chairman of pre-
campaign activities for the
Women's Division is Mrs. Harry
Becker. Mrs. Samuel S. Aaron is
chairman of special gifts.
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Mrs. Pilavin to Address
Women's Training Series
MRS. ALBERT PILAVIN
active leader of numerous Jew-
ish philanthropic and welfare
groups, including the Los An-
geles United Jewish Welfare
Fund and the American ORT
In preparation for G-Day, ma-
jor Allied Jewish Campaign
project for general solicitation
of the Women's Division, volun-
teer workers will' meet at a
series of training sessions at
12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Thurs-
day and Friday, April 4, 5 and
6, at the Dexter-Davison Branch
of the Jewish Center and Jew-
ish War Veterans Memorial
Building.
Mrs. Albert Pilavin, of Provi-
dence, a leader inn, civic, social
and philanthropic organizations
and a vice-chairman of the UJA
National Women's Division, will
address the meetings, which are
under the chairmanship of Mrs.
Purely Commentary
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
A. J. Heschel's Credo: 'How to Exalt Our Existence'
Dr. Abraham J. Heschel's "The Earth Is the Lord's" has estab-
lished amply the high rating of this brilliant scholar as an ethi-
cal teacher and as an able interpreter of Jewish values. His new-
est work, "Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion," published
simultaneously by Farrar, Straus and Young and the Jewish Pub-
..:dication Society, elevates his position to an
; even higher rung on the ladder of Jewish
learning.
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Towards the end of his great work, Dr.
'Heschel, whose mysticism is of a type that
'holds the reader entranced by the beauty
of his language and the contents of his
thoughts, states that "our destiny is to aid"
and makes the point that "the greatest
,;. problem is not how to continue but how to
:::exalt our existence."
"The deepest wisdom man can attain .is
to know that his destiny is to aid, to serve."
Many of us think in such terms; few inter-
pret them as this fine thinker does. Thus,
his new book is an affirmation of faith in
the highest conceivable terms.
Dr. Heschel
You don't read "Man Is Not Alone":
you study it; you are elevated through it; you gain new perspec-
tive about religion and "the sense of the ineffable." "It is the in-
effable from which we draw the taste of the sacred, the joy of
the imperishable."
"The universality of reverence" is viewed as part of the argu-
ment for faith. In great style the search goes on and on, and on
each page of "Man Is Not Alone" there is treasure in deep thought.
Faith, wisdom and piety - are intermingled. Out of it all grows an
awareness of great power which dominates all men, although they
are unaware of it. Thus:
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The 1951 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign is being held in behalf of
all of the Jewish causes of con-
cern to the entire Jewish com-
munity — local, national and
overseas.
This year's Campaign is a
"race against time," Abe Kasle,
general Campaign chairman,
emphasized, in announcing the
official opening of the drive.
Overseas causes supported by
the Allied Jewish Campaign are
the United Jewish Appeal (Joint
Distribution Committee, United
Palestine Appeal, United Service
for New Americans, American
Fund for Israel Institutions,
Haifa Technion, Hebrew Shelt-
ering and Immigrant Aid So-
ciety (HIAS), Hebrew University,
Institute on Overseas Studies,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency,
Weizmann Institute.
Hailing the inclusive quality of
the 1951 Allied Jewish Campaign
of Detroit, Henry Wineman, hon-
orary Campaign chairman, who
has long taken an active role in
national Jewish social service
agencies, pointed out that the
Campaign is Detroit Jewry's
"only means for sending support
to the essential agencies of our
Services Division
national Jewish community."
Ready for Campaign
National agencies supported in
the Detroit Campaign include
Headed by hard-working Sam- American Academy for Jewish
uel J. Greenberg, their campaign Research, American Association
chairman, S e r v i c es Division for Jewish Education, American
Jewish Congress, Bellefaire—Re-
gional Child Care Service, Bnai
Brith National Youth Services
Appeal, Conference on Jewish
Relations, Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds,
CJFWF—Regional Office, Drop-
sie College, Histadrut Ivrith
and Jewish Braille Institute.
Other national beneficiaries
are the Jewish Labor Commit-
Sidney J. Karbel, chairman of
general solicitation.
Mrs. Pilavin has been an ac-
tive figure in the UJA Women's
Division since its founding in
1946. She will try to help De-
troit's women make an equal
success of G-Day—A Great Day
for Giving—Sunday, April 29.
Mrs. Pilavin has served as a
member of the board of direc-
tors of Hadassah, the Seminar
of Human Relations of the Na-
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews and the World Affairs
Council of Rhode Island. She
has traveled widely in Israel.
Each workers' training session
will be under the supervision of
a vice-chairman of general so-
licitation, including Mesdames
Benjamin Coggan, David S. Dia-
mond, Arthur I. Gould, Herbert
Frank, Emil D. Rothman and
Raymond Sokolov.
Program arrangements for
the workers' training meetings
are being made by Mrs. Maurice
A. Klein, chairman of workers'
training, and Mr s. Samuel
Grandon, vice-chairman.
tee, Jewish Occupational Coun-
cil, Jewish War Veterans, Joint
Defense Appeal (include t h e
American Jewish committee and
Anti - Defamation League o f
Bnai Brith), Menorah Associa-
tion, National Community Re-
lations Advisory Council, Na-
tional Conference of Jewish So-
cial Welfare, National Jewish
Welfare Board, Training Bureau
for Jewish Communal Service
and Yiddish Scientific Institute.
Opening the 1951 Allied Jew-
ish Campaign gives us another
opportunity to "take stock" of
the fine job Detroit's Jewish
social agencies are doing for the
community, Samuel H. Rubiner,
president of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, sponsoring organi-
zation of the Campaign, stressed
this week. •
Some of the kinds of services
provided by our local agencies
include care of the Aged, Jewish
education, recreation, vocational
and employment guidance, as-
sistance to new Americans and
community relations, Rubiner
remarked. "One gift to the Allied
Jewish Campaignsupports all of
these, plus national and over-
seas causes," he added.
Local beneficiaries of the
Campaign include Camp Chel-
sea, House of Shelter, Jewish
Community Center (supple-
ment), Jewish Community Coun-
cil, Jewish Home for Aged, Jew-
ish Hospital Assodiation, Jewish
Vocational Service, Jewish Wel-
fare Federation, North End
Clinic Hospitalization Fund, Re-
settlement Service, Scholarship
Fund—Council of Social Agen-
cies, Student Training Fund,
United Hebrew Schools, United
Jewish Folk Schools, United
Jewish High School, Workmen's
Circle School and Yeshivath
Beth Yehudah.
Klein Greenberg Isaacs
Food Division Gifts Increased
members are rapidly approach-
ing completion of their top
Campaign organization. Above
(left to right) are Maurice A.
Klein, associate c h a i r m a n,
Greenberg; and John Isaacs,
chairman of the Linen Sup-
pliers' section. Others who have
taken campaign posts in the
Division are Sidney Rosman,
Harry Rosman, Harry Schumer,
Oscar Kaufman, Edward C. Levy,
Jack Ellstein, Arnold Rosman,
Harry Wagman, Abe M. Fein-
berg, Phillip L. Kantor, Rudolf Food Division members increased their average pledge to the 1951
Leaman, Harry Grossman, Mau-
rice Axelrod and Abraham Allied Jewish Campaign by 17.2% over last year's gifts at the lead-
ership dinner, March 20. At the dinner, left to right: MAX LA-
Cooper.
To Ban Trade in Gold
As Curb on Inflation
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Fin-
ance Minister Eliezer Kaplan
told Parliament that he will
soon submit a bill prohibit-
ing free trading in gold. Such
legislation, he said, is imper-
ative to help check inflation.
The Minister made it clear
that the government does not
intend to confiscate gold, but
will offer its owners dollar-
based bonds in exchange. A
carte blanche to combat the
black market in gold and to
halt inflationary tendencies
was given to Mr. Kaplan by
the Israel Cabinet. As a re-
sult, the British gold sover-
eign dropped from 30 Israeli
pounds to 20 in the black
market.
Cincinnati Jews Blast
"Although piety implies a certain spiritual profundity, it Munich Adoption Plan
is not an outgrowth of innate intelligence. Its forces spring from
CINCINNATI (AJP)—The J ews
, purity of heart rather than from acumen of mind. To be pious
does not necessarily mean to be sagacious or judicious. It does, of Cincinnati banded together
however, as a prevailing trend, show features that are peculiar in a fight to the finish against
to wisdom, in the ancient sense of that term. Both piety and a proposal that Cincinnati of-
wisdom involve self - command, self - conquest, self-denial, ficially adopt as a sister-city
strength of will and firmness of purpose. But though these Munich, the birthplace of Naz-
qualities are instrumental in the pursuit of piety, they are not ism.
its nature. It is the regard of the transcendant, the devotion to . The fight, spearheaded by the
God, that constitute its essence. To the pious man, as to the wise Cincinnati Jewish Community
one, mastery over self is a necessity of life. Unlike the wise man, Council, started on Jan. 3 when
city council approved the
however, the pious man feels that he himself is not the autono- the
appointment by Mayor Albert
mous master, but is rather a mediator who administers his life Cash of a committee to work out
in the name of God."
a plan of affiliation between
PIPES, director of "Operation Magic Carpet" for the Joint Distri-
bution Committee, who was guest speaker; ABE BASLE, general
campaign chairman, and GEORGE D. KEIL, division chairman.
Between You and Me
By BORIS SMOLAR
(Copyright, 1951, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Washington Reflections
Some officials in the State Department do not seem to like
the reports on Iraq's cruel treatment of the Jews and are ma-
neuvering to influence the press against the publication of such
reports ... Obviously, this policy has much to do with the military
situation in the Middle East ... American and British officers
at a recent conference at Malta mapped a plan for the defense
of the Middle East . . . It is known here that the plan provides
for the adaptation of air bases in Iraq for American heavy
bombers . . . Underground gas dumps and weather stations are
already being installed in Iraq, Jordan and other countries h
the Middle East ... It would be telling no military secrets by
revealing that any Russian move toward the Middle East would
be met by fast carrier-borne aircraft striking against enemy
troops, supply dumps and other targets within the range of the
Mediterranean .... Simultaneously, medium bombers based along
the Mediterranean corridor would smash at strategic targets in
satellite states while long range bombers would smash deep into
Russia . . . American military circles no longer agree with Herbert
Hoover's recommendations to center our defenses on the British
Isles . . . They insist that the United States and Britain cannot
afford to give up the positions open to them in the Middle East...
Domestic Doings
When Israel's Premier David Ben-G-urion launches the Israeli
bond campaign in New York at Madison Square Garden, he will
receive countrywide initial purchases or pledges amounting to
from 25 to 50 million dollars ... In addition to Ben-Gurion, other
members of the Israeli Cabinet will arrive in the United States
to aid the bond campaign — Some people are wondering why
no member of the Israel Cabinet has•come to the United States
this year to assist the United Jewish Appeal campaign . • Al-
though there is no friction between the UJA and the organization
formed to conduct the drive for the sale of Israel bonds, things
are not smooth.
Herman Pekarsky, executive director of the JowislaiCommunity
Council of Essex County, Newark, was given the surprise of his
Thus—ad infinitum—pearls flow from page to page. Wisdom Cincinnati and "a city in West- life at the opening dinner of this year's UJA campaign in his city
predominates. Dr. Heschel not only has risen to great heights ern Europe."
In an unscheduled ceremony he was presented with a special
himself: he has taken his readers many steps above the com-
citation "for outstanding service" in providing leadership and
monplace into the realm of faith. His "Man Is Not Alone" 2 THE JEWISH NEWS
professional guidance "of the highest order" in the work of the
emerges as one of the great spiritual gifts of our time.
Friday, March 30, 1951
Jewish community.
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