Urgency of OA Emphasized at Conference

Large Michigan Delegation
Brings Cash Contributions

Publication Society
Re-Elects Levinthal

PHILADELPHIA — At the 63rd
annual meeting of the Jewish
Publiciation Society here, Judge

Campaign Nears '50 Mark

Honor Father-Son Teams
At Friday's Report Meeting

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The spirit of the opening
Builders, Louis Alper, Abe Green.
Sparked by a report last week Theodore
R. Kelter and Morris Wittus;
session, on Saturday night, was
of well over $4,100,000 and the building financing, Irving Franzel; caulk-
Edward M. M. Warburg, gen- somewhat dampened by the
ing. tiling, asbestos, Julius SarkS; brick-
knowledge
that
enough
of
last
eral UJA chairman, who wel- news that Israel Minister of
laying and masonry, Julius Sarko; plas-
year's pledges are still outstand- tering and lathing. Julius Sarko; paint
comed t h e presentation of Finance Eliezer Kaplan had a
Nathan Soberman and Oscar
ing to put them easily over the stores,
checks to the Prime Minister, heart attack and that Israel
Warren; dairies, Alfred Weiss; health
1950 total, workers in the 1951 services. Dr. Max Rosenfeld.
stated that it was the largest Minister of Labor Golda Myer-
Allied Jewish Campaign are as-
Among the fathers and sons
installment payment of cash on son, who was scheduled to re-
sembling what is anticipated to to be honored at the report
pledges ever brought to a UJA place him as one of the prin-
be the biggest report to date in meeting are Charles N. and A.
gathering and informed Mr. cipal speakers, returned to Is-
preparation for today's meeting Arnold Agree, Solomon and
Ben-Gurion: "What you have rael that afternoon to attend
at 12:15 luncheon, in the Crys- Louis Alper, Maurice and Her
witnessed is another striking the funeral on Monday of her
tal Ballroom of the Book Cadil- bert Aronsson, Julius and Man-
demonstration of the partner- husband, Mar Myerson, 57,
Levin
Levinthal
dell Berman, Jacob A. and Mar-
ship between your people and who was treasurer of Solel E. Levinthal was re-elected to lac Hotel.
The meeting will be in honor tin Citrin, Harry S. and Donald,
American Jewry for the rescue Boneh.
serve a third term as president. of nearly two dozen sets of fath- M. Cohn, Irwin and Avern Cohn,
of hundreds of thousands living
Judge Theodore Levin, of De- ers and sons who are working Nathan and Jack W. Epstein,
Dr.
Joseph
J.
Schwartz
UJA
in lands where they cannot be
troit, was elected one of the together in this year's Allied Arthur and Lawrence A. Fleisch-
a
executive
vice-president,
read
free."
trustees, designated to serve a Jewish Campaign.
man, Morris and Albert Fruman,
Message that was prepared by three-year term.
Reaffirm 4-Point Program
"We have done a magnificent Sam and Richard Gottlieb, Jo-
Mr. Kaplan. The Finance Min-
Unanimous adoption by the ister's brilliant statement frank- 1 Philip Slornovitz, by virtue of job this far," Abe Kasle, Cam- seph and Irwin Toby Holtzman,
conference of a resolution re- ly pointed out hrael'S difficul- his post as president of the paign chairman, said, "and we Ivor J. and Richard Kahn, Jo-
affirming adherence to all the ties. He described the pressure American Association of Eng- are aiming to keep the cam- seph and Jacob L. Keidan, Abe
four points in the program for under which Israel works and , lish-Jewish Newspapers, was re- paign on the same high level by and Leonard Kasle, Theodore,
aid to Israel, calling for Amer- the immediate need for larger elected one of the national hon- visiting every prospect person- Sr., and Theodore Kelter, Jr.,
ican Jewry's support to the tune UJA funds and investment dol- orary vice-presidents of the ally and by giving everyone a Maurice A. and Graham, Lan-
of a billion dollars in the corn- lars that must come from the Jewish Publication Society.
chance to make his best possible dau, Theodore and Charles Lev-
A long range publication pro- gift. There are many people in, Milton K. and Burton Mah-
ing three years, indicated anew sale of bonds and from grants-
gram reflecting the contribution waiting for their Campaign ler, Harry and Arnold Rosman,
that the leaders of the UJA- in-aid.
nationally and in the com-
Dr. Schwartz said that the of the Jew to literature, religion, worker to call. Our workers will Henry and James Wineman and
munities throughout the land— checks that were brought to the culture and scholarship was out- keep faith with them, with our Leon and Stanley Winkelman.
support both the Israel bond conference by representatives of lined.
community and with the Jews
drive as well as the fund that 98 communities "will make pos-
In his report, Judge Levinthal, for whom we work by covering
seeks the "free dollars"—the sible the continuation ' of the reviewed the achievements of every slip that is in our hands." Cornell Denies Claims
contributions that are being airlift and the lifeline for the the last year, and announced
Twenty-two sections in the Of Med School Bias
made through 4-,he UJA and nu- Jews of Iraq, Romania and other that 137,710 books were dis- trades and professions, and one
merous Zionist funds. Neverthe- lands who are coming to Israel." tributed by the Society. Special major division had bettered
NEW YORK (AJP)—A full-
consideration was given to the their 1950 totals, as the Cam- scale
less, the Israel Prime Minister,
probe delving deep into the
In the most impressive ad- need of a Bible in English more paign stood at 90% of last year's admission of applications to
in his address to the conference,
in
keeping
with
the
present
dress
of
the
entire
conference,
found it necessary to state that
final report going into today's medical schools throughout the
"there is some confusion between Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chair- usage of the English language.
meeting. The groups, and their state was in the offing after
the UJA and the bond issue," man of the American Section
chairmen, include:
spokesman for Cornell Univer-
Mechanical trades division, Joseph sity Medical College denied
adding: "I wonder why you, of the Jewish Agency, declared Search Goes on for
Gendelman; furniture, Louis Tabashnik;
that
"nothing
would
be
more
practical people, can not see the
men's apparel employees, executives, charges by the American Jewish
tragic for Israel than the Lost Israel Plane
Jack M. Citron and Nathan H. Schol- Congress that the medical school
necessity of both."
nick: traveling salesmen, Nathan H.
Fierberg; department store employees, was a ni o n g • the universities
Mr. Ben-Gurion pointed out weakening of the UJA."
Labrador,
(JTA)
GOOSE BAY,
Louis A. Baum and Joseph Sampliner; practicing bias against Jewish
that American Jews pay taxes
Vice-President Barkley, who —Aircraft of four nations, aided cleaning plants and owners, Jack Ellstein
and other minority applicants.
yet are called upon also to buy was given a rousing ovation, by United States Coast Guard and Arnold Rosman.
Cartage and trucking, Edward C. Levy;
The denial followed release of
savings bond s, thus lending said that Israel is not exclusive7 vessels, scoured the icy wastes garages,
William P: Greenberg; metals,
Dubrinsky and Samuel Zeldes; findings by the AJC and the
money to the Government. "We ly a Jewish problem; that it rep- of Labrador and the North At- Philip
scrap metal, Emanuel Fishman and Maur-
in Israel live in a permanent resents a great share in human- lantic for seven days in a fruit- ice Schiafer; factory scrap; Benjamin New York State Committee on
steel, Louis C. Hamburger; Equality in Education of a sur-
emergency," he declared, "and I ity's fight for freedom. He less search for a missing twin- Maltzman;
wiping cloths, Benjamin M. Laikin.
vey dealing • with efforts by
must tell you that both the UJA- heartily endorsed - the various ef- engine converted Mosquito carga
minority students to receive an
and the bond issue will not be forts of American Jewry in be- plane acquired by Israel in the
education in the field of medi-
enough."
half of Israel and in reviewing United States and lost between Follows Forefathers
cine.
Paying tribute to the UJA the gestures of our Government the Goose Bay airbase and its In Becoming Head
Cornell officials' denied the
workers and praising them for in the support of the Jewish scheduled destination in Green-
Of U.S. Boy Scouts
existence of any anti-Semitism
their great contributions to- state. He asked, as a challenge to land.
in the screening of applicants,
The plane, manned by two
wards Israel's upbuilding, the those who raise the false cry of
CHICAGO (AJP) — Pursuing claiming that religion "has
Premier, who was introduced to dual allegiance: "Can anyone Americans, left Goose Bay on the
the gathering by Rudolph Son- say the United States is incon- 700-mile leg of the hop to Green- the scouting trails of his father absolutely no part in determin-
neborn, national chairman of sistent in giving loans to Is- land en route to Israel. When it and famous grandfather, John ing whether an applicant would
failed to report by radio and M. Schiff, a prominent Jewish be accepted or rejected.
the United Palestine Appeal, a rael?"
after its fuel supply was pre- financier, assumed the presi-
A spokesman for the medical
TWA agency, asserted that no
"It is a duty of civilized man sumed exhausted, American and dency of the Boy Scouts of
school told the American Jewish
other people collected such large to see that the vision of those
Canadian planes began a search America at the organization's Press that during personal in-
sums on a voluntary basis.
who look to Israel does not be- of the North Atlantic waters annual meeting.
terviews applicants were not
- "There is no greater purpose come a mirage," he said.
Schiff, grandson of the fam- asked about their religion any-
from Iceland and Greenland
than the UJA," he stated. "You
ous
Jacob
H.
Schiff,
preminent
Mrs. E. Alexander Brailove of bases.
more than they were asked for
have given a new meaning to
An El Al Constellation brought Jewish philanthropist who died such information in their writ-
philanthropy. UJA is not a Elizabeth, N. J., chairman of the
in 1920, is a partner in the New
charity and you have made it UJA Women's Division, present- 24 Israeli airmen and observers York banking firm of Kuhn, ten applications. He claimed
ed
to
Mrs.
Ben-Gurion
a
repro-
from
Lydda
to
Goose
Bay
to
aid
that figures compiled by the
a constructive work in the
Leob and Co. He entered the
fight for freedom. With UJA duction of the historic liberty in the search and on Premier scouting movement in 1930 when AJC to support its charges of
David Ben-Gurion's personal or-
anti-Semitic practices was "mis-
money you helped Jews to es- bowl created by Paul Revere,
ders, the Constellation was sent he became a member of the Nas- leading."
with
the
inscription
"undaunt-
scape from lands of oppression
sau County Council in Mineola,
to seek the missing plane.
The AJC had charged that
L.I.
to their homeland, you helped ed by the insolent menaces of
the
villains
in
power,"
as
a
re-
Hope
for
the
safety
of
the
crew
Young Schiff's father, the late Jews had to file an average of
them even when they had to
go to Cyprus and from there membrance of Israel's first lady's arose during the search when a Mortimer Schiff, was unani- 8.1 applications • for one accept-
message relayed here from Hope- mously elected national presi- ance; Catholics 6.1; and Pro-
to Israel. This money has built visit in the U. S. •
Dr. Jonah B. Wise, William well, 125 miles northwest of the dent of the B. S. A. shortly be- testants 3.7.
new settlements, has helped
Rosenwald, Julian Freeman and base, quoted Eskimos as declar- fore his death in 1931.
OUT boys and girls in Haganah.
ing they had seen the plane at-
A check for $50,000 intended Dropsie Graduates Non Jews
- It is one of the most construc- a number of other leaders ad- tempting to land near their vil-
to further universal friendship
dressed the sessions.
tive works in our history."
lage.
PHILADELPHIA, (JTA)—Three
was presented by the newly-
Stating that defense, immi-
In addition to Detroit's cash
Christian ministers were among
elected
Boy
Scout
president's
gration and colonization are the gift of,$1,500,000 presented by
father to Robert Baden-Powell, the four graduates of the Drop-
- three major problems faced by Mr. Kasle, the following Michi- Jewish Scientist Wins
Chief Scout of the World, at the sie College for Hebrew and Cog-
Israel, Mr. Ben-Gurion told of gan communities brought cash Guggenheim Award
1929 Boy Scout Jamboree held in nate Learning who received
the dangers still facing Israel gifts to the conference: Flint,
their degrees from the College.
England.
and the need for defensive meas- $35,000; Muskegon, $17,500; Ann
HAHWAH, N. J. (AJP)—A 23
ures; the determination of the Arbor, $5,000. Joseph Holtzman year-old Jewish scientist who
small country to keep her doors of Detroit announced an imme- worked on rocket motor develop-
open for all Jews who wish to go diate remittance of $35,000 from ment for airplanes was named
there; the need for cultivation Pontiac.
one of seven receipients of a new
to help resettle Jews and to
Kasle and Holtzman were research fellowship in the peace-
make them self-supporting.
named to the resolution com- time use of jet and rocket pro-
pulsion.
The Prime Minister pointed mittee.
out that the people of Israel
Arnold Goldburg, a 1949 grad-
Michigan delegates included:
gave twice as much as the Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle, uate of Princeton, was one of a
Jews of America to make pos- Morris Schaver, Edward Levy, group of scientists honored with
sible the great resettlement Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich, Leon a fellowship by the Daniel and
work. He asserted that Israel's Kay; Isidore Sobeloff, Mr. 4 and Florence Guggenheim Founda-
needs embrace all of the four Mrs. George Stutz, Mr. and Mrs. tion. He will study at the Gug-
points in the program adopted Maurice Stein, :rs. Walter Field, genheim Jet Propulsion Center
by American Jewry and in ad- Mrs. Leonard Weiner, Mrs. Max at Princeton and will receive a
dition needs •pioneering and de- Frank, Mrs. Harry Jackson; $2,000 annual grant.
clared that he has full confi- Flint, Morris -D elaven, Philip
Ball Star Abrams Buys Bond
dence that the Jews of America Skorneck; Grand Rapids, Abe
The organizations division of the Allied Jewish Campaign has
NEW YORK (AJP) — Dodger
will fulfill the four-point pro- Draisin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
gram as well as the pioneering Schechter, Max Subar, Aaron baseball star Cal Abrams went secured nearly three-fourths of its final treasury-gift total of last
to bat for Israel last week and year. Among the workers responsible for the results to date are
need.
Stolorow; Kalamazoo, David Da- purchased a bond from Judge (left to right) Rabbi DAVID BAKST, vice-chairman of congrega-
vidoff; Muskegon, Mr. and Mrs. Emil N. Barr to help the young tions; LEON KAY, division chairman; HARRY NATHAN, chair-
20 THE JEWISH NEWS
J. S. Strifling, Dr. and Mrs. Tel- nation win its most important man, American Jewish Congress section; FRED SCHWABE, chair-
Friday, June 1, 1951.
les; Ann Arbor, O. Zwerdling. game: the fight for survival. • man, social, fraternal and cultural section.

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