4111, Official Proposes Four Acts
To 'Free South of Ku Klux Klan'

THE JEW I S H NEWS-21

Friday, March 14, 1952

1,4rs.

Jewish Agency Lists 13 Organizations
Authorized to Raise Funds for Israel

D. J. Cohen Cited

NEW YORK — The J e w i s h tion submitted to the Committee
on Control and Authorization Id •
Agency's Committee on Control
Campaigns. -
and Authorization of Campaigns
Following are the organiza-
lists 13 organizations which have tions which received authoriza-
been authorized to conduct cam- tions for 1952:
paigns in this country for the
American Committee for the
mann Institute of Science. Inc.. Arm-ri-
benefit of Israel.
can Friends ,cif the Hebrew Cniver , ity,
American Fund for_ Israel Institutions,
The committee, headed by Dr. American
Red ttogen David for
Nahum. Goldmann, chairman of Inc. (membership campaign only'', Ameri-
the Jewish Agency, was estab- can Teehnion Society, Federated Council
Israel Institutions, Hidassah. the Wont- -
lished three years ago at the re- of
en's Zionist Organization of America. inc.,
quest of the Israel government. Jewish - National Fund (traditional col-
lections unh ti, Material for Israel. Inc.
and has -been instrumental in (materials -only), - MizrachiWome n's
assuring the priority of the Orga- niiation . of America. Nation:' 1 ,orn-
rnittee for Labor Israel c5listadruth cam-
United •Jewish Appeal as the paign'. Pioneer Women, the Noinen - s
major source of philanthropic Labor Zionist Organization of Am,qica,
Inc.,- Wotren's League for Israel. Inc.
1- funds for Israel's immigration, tiew York
absorption and colonization pro-
Agency invites -
The Jewish
contributors to Israel causes to
grams.
been
passed
recently
by
four
`Lithuanian Jetcrv':
Noting that the Committee inquire at its offices, 16 E. 66 St.,
southern states will remedy this
seeks. to avoid duplications of New York. for information con-
A Monumental Rork
evil.
efforts and conflicts in fund- concerning Iund—raising activi-
3. Anti-Cross Burning Laws:
raising• the Agency explained ty on behalf of Israel.
By RABBI MORRIS ADLER
The K an _ i n ti m idates its in-
that authorizations granted were
tended
victims
by
terroristic
Our age is an age of contrasts
based on the complete financial
signs
and
symbols,
especially
MRS.
DAVID
J.
COHEN
hand
and paradoxes. On the one
data and analysis lof. their work
cross
burnings.
The
use
of
these
■-
the state of Israel represents the
of the Ladies of Yeshivath Beth in Israel which each organiza-
pro-
can
be
limited
and
symbols
most constructive step taken by
at 6:30 p.m., March 23,
icittr Expensive
our people in two millenia. • On hibited by an appropriate law Yehudah
in the social hall of Bnai David CenterzSymphony to Present
the other we belong to the gen- such as is now on the books of
Synagogue.
Concert for Youth March 30
eration which tragedy compels Georgia.
Mrs. Cohen, an active worker
Civil Service Laws: The
4
to set up memorials to the great
The Symphony Orchestra of
and
leader
in
activities
for
the
DRAPES
centers of Jewish life and Klan has sometimes infiltrated
ladies, has been in charge of the JeWiSh Community Center.
achievement which have been the law-enforcement machinery. many of the functions which under the direction of Julius
totally destroyed. A whole lit- Police officers who are members have benefited the group's pro- Chajes will give a concert for
erature has already grown up of the Klan are obviously un-
young people at 2 p.m.. March
113 P'. jaw
which seeks to preserve for pos- qualified either to stop Klan vio- ject, which is sponsorship of the 30 at the Davison Center. Fea-
Beth Jacob School for Girls. Mr.
terity the quality and stop of lence or to dispense equal justice.
tured will be Phyllis Pullberg. 14-
•
Jewish creativity . and spirit This problem can be solved by Cohen will be cited for his self- year-old pianist and Clark Sist.
F.Buttlins leads
for ScrvIcs
which were embodied in the his- legislation providing that each 1 e s s support of the women's 16-year-old violinist.
toric se ttlements of Poland. law-enforcement. officer take f unctions.
Entertainment will include
CLEAPIIINIG SPECIALISTS OK
Lithuania, Galicia, Latvia and periodic oaths that he is not a
Group to Present
member of the Klan or any like Dave Diamond and his orches- Center
• 1-414P SHADES
• CURTAINS
Ukraine.
Dance Program March 22
ler.
tra
and
Cantor
Hyman
J.
Ad
• E.72SPItEADS
• DRAPES
I have no hesitation in saying organization with similar objec- For reservations call TO. 5-1171.
• FL4NKETS'
• SLIP COVERS
-
The Cent e r Dance Group.
that in the very forefront of the tives.
Mr. Miller's program was of- Agency Official on Way to U.S. directed by Fannie Aronson. -at
Cllr mill SobvOln Delivery
books depicting the rich and
its program on March-22 at the
colorful life of the destroyed fered as "more realistic - than To Recruit Skilled Workmen
AVE
Woodward Jewish Center will
cerfters stands the book "Litte" legislation - n o w proposed in
Leon
EM,
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JTA
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—
JERUSAL
multi-
North
Carolina
in
recent
weeks.
12
numbers.
choreo-
34010
which is dedicated to the
Crown, an official of the Jewish present
The measure proposed by At- Agency left for the United States graph`ed,by the group and Miss
dimensional, intellectual. social
torney
General
McMullan
of
Aronson-
Dorothy
Zussman
is
and religious life of Lithuanian
CURTAIN LAUNDRY Fe VIEWERS
to recruit skilled laborers. tech-
Jewry. Its chief editor, the late North Carolina was so broad, nicians and professiena•s who accompanist. Tickets may be ob-
1721 ELAilt11111T, use Broadstreei
un-
--
Mr.
Miller
declared,
that
tained
at
office
of
the
Center
Dr. Mendl Sudarksky, who lived
are greatly needed in Israel.
to see its appearance, literally scrupulous officials might per-
vert
the
same
legislation
at
a
fu-
devoted his life to it. For years
he labored and the result is not ture time to jail political oppo-
only the most complete collec- sition or to outlaw private or
tion of materials about this im- religious organizations or secret
portant section of East European orders such as the Masons." He
Jewish life, but also the largest pointed otit that "it no not asso-
work and physically most at- ciation which is objectionable,
tractive volume in the entire but the illegal acts of those as-
range of Yiddish literature. sociated. Legislation should - be
More than a hundred of the directed to such illegal acts. not
most distinguished Jewish schol- prevent association. It is rela-
ars and writers of our day have tively simple to curb the Klan'S
contributed to this outstanding objectionable activities without
destroying their constitutional
volume.
The history of Lithuanian right of association."

Anti-Ku Klux Klan legislation
must be designed to strike spe-
cifically at KKK anti-demo-
cratic activities, Alexander F.
Miller, southern regional direc-
tor of Bnai Brith Anti-Defama-
tion League. declared in Atlanta,
Ga. He outlined these four types
of laws that southern states
could pass to - free themselves of
the Klan menace without im-
pairing basic democratic
rights":
1. Secret Society Registration
Acts: Klan members associate
secretly to conspire against the
public order and safety. Secrecy

can be stripped from the Klan By Ladies of Yeshivah
by a secret society registration
act which has been on the law-
Mrs. David J. Cohen and her
books of one state for many husband will be simultaneously
years and which has been up- honored at the annual banquet
held by the United States Su-
preme Court. This act requires
the membership list, the offi-
cials and the finances of certain
secret societies such as the Klan
to be registered with.the Secre-
tary of State and open to public
inspection.
2. Anti-Mask Laws: Klan vio-
lence is usually committed un-
der cover of a mask, hood or
robes. This conceals identity
and prevents arrest. Obviously
an anti-mask law such as has

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CIIRTAINS
and
dori

Jewry, its participation in the
life of the country, its self-gov-

Pro-Arab IIELP
Becomes Inactive

ernment, its daily customs and
characteristics, its schools and
academies. its books and au-
thors. its economic situation_ its
WASHINGTON, (JTAi — The
cities, villages and hamlets are Holyland Emergency Liaison

authoritatively and tenderly de- Program I HELP). which was
scribed. The volume is filled considered one of the Most ac-
with innumerable photographs tive pro-Arab and anti-Zionist
which will stir the heart and groups in the United States. has
memory of every one familiar dissolved. It was also learned
-. with the throbbing and vital life that the Arab Information Ser-
of Lithuanian Jews. Professor vice has also became inactive.
Louis Ginzberg, the outstanding
HELP was established by Dor-
Jewish scholar of our age says othy Thompson, Virginia Gilder-
in his eloquent foreword-:-
sleeve, Kermit Roosevelt, George

"As long as Jewish historical study and
research continues. Lithuanian Jewry will
be a subject of scholarly investigation.
Must of the contributors represented u
this volume however themselves lived in
Lithuania. it forms part of their personal
experience and background. Their articles
and essays are therefore more than
academic researches. They mirror life
itself, in all its dynamic power and color
and movement. The descriptions of the
destruction of this great center come
from the pen of eye-witnesses who bear
upon their own flesh the scars and
wounds of the brutality of which Lithu-
anian Jewry was victim. The varied con-
tents of this book. reflects the history
of seven centuries of achievement. cre-
ativity and influence by Lithuanian Juda-
ism . . . This volume will rescue 'from
oblivion many intimate details of Jewish
life in Lithuania and will serve as a
source book for future students interest-
ed in the life of a center that remained
deeply and (1
reatively Jewish to its last
moment . . .

Every s n of Lithuanian par-
entage, every home in which

Jewish history and life is revered
should possess this unusual and

historic work.
A local committee headed by
Rabbi Morris Adler h: s under-

M. Barakat, Mrs. Mark Ethridge,
Lessing J. Rosenwald. chairman
of the American Council for

Judaism; and others. Alfred
Lilienthal, a Washington attor-
ney who took an active part in
the national organization of the
American Council for Judaism,
was secretary of HELP.
t In a statement to the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, Rosenwald

said that "HET P terminated its
operations in October, 1950,
when other agencies took up the
problem of Arab refugees, which
was its original reason for com-
ing into existence.")
Officials of HELP worked
closely with Arab diplomats and
members of the State Depart-
ment interested in the Arab
states. The organization distri-
buted a considerable quantity of
propaganda matter, in the form
of press releases and publica-
tions.

taken the distribution of this
volume. Mr. M. Goldoftas is
secretary. Among the members
of the Detroit Committee are Haskell Lazere to Be Given
Rabbi Leizer Levin, Rabbi Leo Testimonial Dinner Thursday'
A testimonial dinner honoring
Goldman, William Hordes, J. M.
Mathis, Philip Gilbert, Joseph Ffaskell L. Lazere, Michigan re-
Bernstein, Zvi Tomkovitz, Jack gional director of the Anti-Defa-
Malamut, Nathan Linden, Irv- mation League of Bnai Brith, is
planned for Thursday, at Bel
ing Katz, Philip Slomovitz.
The book may be obtained Aire Terrace.
Reservations may be made by
through the library of Congre-
gation Shaarey Zedek. Inquiries contacting Mrs. Gerald Gold-
will be welcomed by the chair- berg, UN. 1-5385. Reservations
man, Rabbi Adler and secretary, must be in no later than 12 noon,
Mr.' M. Goldoftas. Monday.

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