Detroit Women's Bond Committee
Plans Fashion. Show for Early Fall

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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 18, 1952

I DP Commissioner Gets HIAS Award

Collector's Items
From Writer's
Private Mail

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By LEON GUTTERMAN

Copyright. 1952. American Jewish Press

Grouch() Marx: "Cultivate
vices when you are young. and
when you are old they will not
forsake you."
George Jessel: "When a man
flirts with a woman, and she
calls a cop, he is lucky; she
might have called a rabbi."
Lou Holtz: "Be content with
your lot. especially if it's a cor-
ner one."
. HARRY N. ROSENFIELD, Commissioner of the U. S. Displac
Judy Holliday: "Women get
Commission, receives a Scroll of Honor from Mrs. HE
wrinkles in their complexions by Persons
MAN LEFFERT, president of Women's Division of HIAS, at t
worrying about their complex- group's
annual luncheon in New York. Commissioner Rosenfi
ions."
Keenan Wynn: "Everyone was cited for outstanding work in the rescue and resettlement
displaced persons. About 400,000 persons of all faiths and rellgio
has a right to be conceited until
came to the U. S. under the Displaced Persons Act.
he's successful."
Ed Wynn: "Money may not
buy happiness but with it you
can be unhappy in comfort."
Abe Burrows: "Some people
aren't wholly bad: they've only
broken nine Commandments."
Ray Bolger: "If nobody drop-
The ;lancing," Dr. Slawson stated
NEW YORK. (JTA)
ped out before the eighth grade, American Jewish Committee
"Naturally. everybody suppo
I what persons would be found took issue with the Council of 'mprovement in these are
Mrs. THEODORE BARGMAN, Women's Division chairman, to hire college graduates?"
Jewish Federations and Welfare However. the problem before
Gertrude Berg: As long as a Funds over the latter's report on has been the manner in whi
Detroit Israel bond committee; Mrs. ISRAEL DAVIDSON, and
Mrs. IRVING LIPSON, luncheon meeting chairmen (left to right), woman can look ten years youn- evaluative studies of the work such ' improvements can
heard high praises from guest speaker Rabbi CHARLES SHULMAN ger than her own daughter, she of Jewish organizations engaged achieved. The use of such
in fighting for civil rights general term as 'improved.' w
c•f New York, who spoke at the annual meeting of the Women's is perfectly satisfied."
Tony Martin: "Scientists got which was made public recently. tacking on the vague con
Division and complimented Detroit's women both on the excel-
lent job they did during the first year of the Bond drive and for their ideas of evolution from ob- The AJC termed the report "in- usually with division of la
serving peoples' relatives."
attempts to associate meth
complete" and "inaccurate."
their ambitious program for the new year.
Paulette Goddard: "It is easier
•
In a letter addressed to the . division of labor, with the g
ing the first year of the bond for a woman to defend her virtue CJFWF, Dr. John Slawson. AJC eral desire for irnproveme
A fashion show featuring new drive sparked the success of the against men than her reputa- executive vice-president, charged Furthermore. the communi
Creations by Maurice Rentner, women's cailipaign locally. tion against women."
the Council with attempting "to cited constitute only a v
Ben Blue: "The only way to create a bandwagon psychology" small fraction of the total nu
internationally famous designer.
Certificates of award for 25
women how to cook by employing "the steamroller ber of communities.
will be presented Sept. 17 by the Women's Division leaders and teach some
CJFWF Refutes Committ
Ls to burn down all the delica- technique." He added that "the
100
workers
were
also
announced
Women's Division of the Detroit
CJFWF. in replying to cha
use of such technique is danger-
Israel Bond Committee. it was at the meeting. tessen stores."
Jeff Chandler: "Women's styles ous to the entire field of Jewish voiced by Dr. Slawson poin
The first fifty tickets for the
announced at the Division's first
out that membership in
annual meeting, July 9, at. the Rentner fashion show were pur- may change but their designs community relations."
CJFWF is limited to federati
chased by Women's Division remain the same."
Declaring that the Council's and welfare funds and to 0*
Kaaellwood Country Club.
at the meeting. The Lauren Bacali; "No woman statement "gives the erroneous
Admission to the show will be members
all community councils wh
purchase a bond and re- really makes a:' fool out of a
impression that a wave of ap-
Israel Bond purchase or by sell-1 first to
ceive a ticket was Mrs. Samuel man: she merely gives him an proval of the Large City Budget- undertake the broad funct
ing at least $500 in bonds.
of Jewish communal organ
Highlight of the luncheon B. Danto, president of the De- opportunity to develop his na- ing Conference and the Evalu- tion. "Our membership does
capacities."
ative Studies Committee pro- include local community re
meeting was the presentation troit League of Jewish Women. tural
Tony
Curtis:
"The
best
way
to
purchased a bond from Mrs.
posals is sweeping the country," tions agencies which limit the
to Women's Division chairmar ► She
Milton Mahler, arrangements rise to the heights is to stay Dr.
Slawson said that "actually,
Mrs. Theodore Bargman of the
on the level.'
there is considerable difference selves to public relations wo
chairman.
first citation awarded in Michi-
Shelley W i n t e r s: "There's of view among the community the statement said "Local ch
Luncheon
meeting
chairman
gan for outstanding leadership was Mrs. Irving Lipson. Bnai nothing in kissing a girl once:
ters of the American Jew
in the bond campaign.
Brith Women's Council bond it's the second time that counts." organizations themselves." Spe- Committee or of other natio
cifically. Dr. Slawson charged:
The citation was presented by
agencies similarly are not me
who has recruited the ' Sam Levenson: "The rich man
1. The CoUncil of Jewish Fed-
guest speaker. Rabbi Charles chairman,
greatest number of workers in has acute laryngitis but the poor erations
and Welfare Funds. bers of the council.
Shulman, of New York, who de- the Division. man has a cold."
"Dr. Slawson states that
clared that her leadership (Jur-
while using the designation
H ar r y Hershfield: "It's better "community
organizations"
had
Council's
report on the act
to be laughed at for not being
married than to be unable to limited its illustrations to ac: taken concerning the Natio
tions taken on the evaluative Community Relations Advis
p
• laugh because you are."
Council evaluate studies
George Burns: "He who laughs studies only by welfare funds
the posal was limited to illustrati
and
federations.
and
omitted
last is probably the one who in-
member ag
of community relations of action by the
tended to tell the story himself actions
councils "which voted against cies of the council," the sta
Direct .1TA TeletNpe Wire to The Jewish News
corr
a little later."
Billy Rose: "Ignorance of the the Evaluative Studies Commit- ment continued. "That is
NEW YORK—The first. Israel of goods and other basic re-
tee proposal or refused to take since the purpose of the re
was to inform our member ag
exposition ever held in the quirements. It was quite clear law does not prevent the losing positions."
that in all this he was not mere- lawyer from collecting his bill."

Dr. Slawson Issues AJ Committee's
Blast at CJFWF Evaluative Report

Israel ExpoSition Dedicated to Memory
Of Eliezer. Kaplan by Abba Ehan

United States. including hun-
a
dreds of "Made in Israel" prod- ly responsible for Israel's sources Milton Berle: "If you lend
ucts, was formally dedicated of life but was a central pillar of friend five dollars and you never
Tuesday morning to Eliezer its very existence." see him again. it's worth it."
Eulogizing Mr. Kaplan as a Joe E. Lewis: "The less you
Kaplan. Deputy Prime Minister
man "humble. serene and tran- have to do with some people. the
of Israel who died Sunday.
quil. possessed of a spirit of self- less you are worse off."
The dedication was made by sacrifice, exemplary public ser- Jan Peerce: "A liar can always
Abba Eban, Israel Ambassador to vice and devotion to his people," get another liar to swear he's
the United States, Mayor Vin- Mr. Eban concluded:
telling the truth."
cent Impellitteri, Rudolf G.
Morey Amsterdam: "Life is an
"Externally. it was his func-
Sonneborn, president of the tion to secure for Israel the everlasting struggle to keep
$500.000.000 Israel bond issue, means necessary for defense and money coming in and teeth and
and other leaders of the Israel economic consolidation. Inter- hair from coming out."
bond drive.
nally, he called upon us to re- Sophie Tucker: "At about the
Located in showrooms in alize the mission which devolved time one learns to make the
Rockefeller Plaza, the Israel Ex- upon our generation to struggle most of life, the most of it is
position was opened to the pub- to build and to create not for +gone."
Ben Hecht: "There are three
lic Thursday and will remain ourselves but for the younger
open several months. Tuesday's generation and for posterity, types of modern literature:
ceremony was attended by 300 looking forward to a prosperous erotic, neurotic and tommyrotic."
Jewish leaders, including a num- agricultural and industrial econ- Edward G. Robinson: "You
ber from communities outside omy and to a horizon of scien- can live longer if you cut out
New York.
tific and cultural achievement all the things that make you
Ambassador Eban declared befitting the great effort which want to live longer."
Jack Benny: "Speaking of the
that the "whole family of Israel, brought about Israel's rebirth.
"A man of such achievements high cost of living, the only
state government and people,

both in Israel and in all the
lands of the Diaspora. mourn
one of the founders of our state
—Eliezer Kaplan."
"From the first moment of our
and
independent sovereignty

even before the establishment of
Israel," Ambassador Eban said,
"the nation laid upon the sturdy
shoulders of Eliezer Kaplan the
full and onerous burden of pro-
viding the means for its security.
its political stability. its progress

towards economic development,
the expansion of its agriculture
and industries, the procurement

does not need to have his name thing nowadays that comes
recorded in any conventional down is the rain, and even that
monument. The monument of soaks you."
Sholem Asch: "Marriage is a
his endeavor is written upon the
landscape of the country from beautiful custom in which two
north to south, from east *a people share all the troubles
west, extending ever deeper and which their marriage created."
deeper into the swamps and the Henry Youngman: "Children
desert. His monuments are the are natural mimics: they act
vigorous industrial enterprises of like their parents in spite of
recent years, the settlements on I every effort to teach them good
the land and the agencies which manners."
were set up to mobilize financial i Georgie Price: "Bachelors who
aid for Isiael, both from the have half a mind to get married
great Jewish communities and dont' realize that that's about all
from friendly governments." l it requires."

2. The Council "does not men- cies about actions which
tion" in its report that the Coin- been taken by them throu
country. It is our mem
munity Relations Councils in out the
Milwaukee and San Francisco agencies which finance
disapproved the Evaluative Stu- national agencies and the
dies Committee proposal. It jority of the local commu
councils that bel
also "failed to mention" that relations
Community Relations Councils to the NCRAC. •
"Dr. Slawson complains t
in 12 other localities "met re-
cently but did not endorse the our bulletin creates a b a
wagon psychology.' He does
proposal as such, many of them
refer to erroneous reports t

preferring to send their dele-
gates uninstructed to the Na-
tional Community Relations Ad-
visory Council plenum." The
localities are: Baltimore. Brook-
lyn, Essex. County, Hartford,
Indiana, Indianapolis. Kansas
City. Los Angeles, Norfolk-Phil-
adelphia, St. Louis and Washing-
ton. D.C. #‘'
3 The Council's report "neg-
lects to mention" that actions
taken by the welfare funds in
Detroit, Boston and Milwaukee
"were not paralleled by the
Community Relations Councils in
those c ities " In Milwaukee Dr.
Slawson said, the Community
Relations Council "has taken a
position directly contrary to
that of the welfare funds." He
added that "no recent action
has been taken by Detroit or
Boston community councils."
Commenting on the citation
by the Council of Federations of
20 'additional communities that
"have taken official action call-
ing for improved planning and
coordination, usually with divi-
sion of labor and improved fi:-

have been circulating throu
out the country' that have
at variance with the actual f
concerning the actions w
local federations, welfare fu
and community councils h
taken. The purpose of our
letin was not directly to try,
correct these misconceptions
if it has succeeded in doing.
will have served an additio
useful purpose," the statem
concluded. The message was
sued by Harry Lurie, CJFWF

ecutive director.

2,000 Immigrants Reach israe
Most Come from Arab Count
LONDON (JTA) — Some 2,

immigrants arrived in Israel
month, the London office of
Jewish Agency revealed. It
1,250 came from Tunis, Mor
and Algeria. while 500 came'fr
Persia. The Agency reported t
300 Jews are expected to ar
from Yugoslavia in August
that the migration from Bulg
continues at the rate of 70 to
a months

