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April 11, 1952 - Image 54

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1952-04-11

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Washington Personality -

54—THE JEWISH NEWS

The Career of Joel Wolisohn,
Aide to Secretary of Interior

Fridaj-, April 11, 1952

and daughter, 15, in Chevy
Chase, Md. He helped organize
t h e Bethesda — Chevy Chase
Jewish Community Group, Inc.,
in Montgomery County, Md.
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
A familiar and popular figure
(Copyright. 1952. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)
at the National Press Club,
WASHINGTON — A former' ties in Europe as the first Euro- Wolfsohn has not forgotten the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency cor- I pean director of American Jew- days when he was a struggling
young reporter in Chicago.,
respondent is known in Wash- ish Committee activities.

ington as the man who did a His mission fulfilled in Eu-
"land office business" for the rope. Wolfsohn returned to
government. He is Joel D. Wolf- Washington. Secretary Chap-
sohn who is charged with the man urged him to return to
responsibility of managing the the government service and he
vast public lands of the United became assistant to the secre-
States. As Assistant Commis- tary in May, 1950.
sioner of the General Land Of-
Remembers Zionist Dream
fice. Wolfsohn supervised the
leasing, sale, homesteading. es-
All through his government
tablishing of 'recreation facili- service, Wolfsohn - retained the
ties, and the exploitation of Zionist dream of his youth. He
mineral resources on approxi- participates in doniestic Jewish
mately 500,000,000 acres of gov- affairt He lives with his wife
ernment land.
Wolfsohn is now assistant to
Passover Greetings to
the Secretary of the Interior,
Our Friends and Customers
Oscar L. Chapman. The depart-
ment handbook
KORMENDY'S
describes his job
as - personal - .
HUNGARIAN
aide and confi-
dential adviser
DINING ROOM
to t h e Secre-
Open Doily, 5 to 10 p.m.
tary." He "may
Sundays and Holidays,
act with the
1 to 10 p.m.
authority of the
Coll TR. 3-7444
Secretary on
If no answer, call TR. 1-4485
matters refer-
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red to him for
Jisposition.".
Holiday Greetings
Concerned with
s t r e n gthening Wolfsohn
world democracy through the
Leathernu Cleaners
development of backward areas,
Wolfsohn supervises the Point
Suede Specialists
Four Activities of the Division
City-Wide Service
of International Activities of
the Department. ,
Made Mark in Journalism
7915 Wyoming at Tireman
Old-timers in Chicago recall
WEbster 5-9548
the late Jacob M. Wolfsohn as a
pioneer in Yiddish journalism,
as editor of the Jewish Courier.
Little wonder that his son be-
came inte•r-ested in Jewish af-
Greetings on Passover
fairs. The younger Wolfsohn
filed stories from Chicago for
JTA when still in college. He be-
came acquainted with Boris
Smolar and other important edi-
tors and personalities in the
field of Jewish news.
'',Ifusic b .) .,Affizak -
In January, 1934. Henry Horn-
er, the only Jew to serve as
2617 W. Grand Blvd.
governor of Illinois. called Wolf-:1
TR. 2-1695
sohu to the state capital at
Springfield and asked him tol
handle publicity which would
help advance the cause of good
government in Illinois. Mean-
Passover Greetings
while. the national capital at
Washington was beginning to i
hear of Wolfsohn. The next ;
step was his appointment as
executive secretary of the Na-
Fine Ice Cream
tional Power Policy Committee. ,
an inter - departmental group
2115 Schaefer
established to develop federal
Melvindale. Michigan
policy on power for industry.!
farms. homes, and development.
WA. 8-6610
Helped Implement FDR Policy
i
Under Harold Ickes. then sec-
retary of the Interior, Wolfsohn
aided in the implementation
Season's Greetings
the Roosevelt administration's
liberal program in the field of
natural resources conservation.
He became chairman of the de-
partmental committee on Alas-
Distributors of
ka.
Green Briar Products
Wolfsohn was appointed in
Scalders - Pickers - Tanks
1937 by -Ickes to be assistant to
the commissioner of the Gen-
Fingers - Belts
eral Land Office. In March,
601 East 8 Mile Rd.
1941. President Roosevelt ap-
JOrdan 4-6274
pointed Wolfsohn assistant com-
missioner of the General Land
Office and the appointment was
confirmed by the U. .S. Senate.
Holiday Greetings
During World War II, Wolf-
sohn was concerned with the
availability of natural resources
for defense needs. When the
U.S. grazing service was merged
in 1946 with the land office, to
become the Bureau of -Land
Management, Wolfsohn w a s
806 KALES BLDG.
named its first assistant direc-
tor.
WO. 1-6156
After the war, Wolfsohn left
the government to assume du-

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