Jewish Community-Split as Result of
NCRAC Ad6ption of Madver Report
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responsibility" and did not rule
out activity by other organiza-
tions. The resolution as amended
gave the American Jewish Com-
mittee and the ADL primary
responsibility in the areas of
intercultural education and in-
vestigation and counter action,
but otherwise provided for divi-
sion of labor within areas rather
than assignment of areas as a
whole in the evaluative commit-
tee plan.
Toprovide further time for
negotiations, the effective date
for the new program was fixed
as Dec. 1.
Late Monday night, after
_hours of fruitless negotiation
- and discussion, it became clear
that the two dissenting agencies
would not budge from their posi-
tions and would not go beyond
their own proposals. It became
equally clear that the Barr reso-
lution would bring the show-
down and several pleas were
made to the assembly to avoid
any action that v, ould bring
about a split. Just before the
roll call on the resolution, Jacob
Blaustein and Ben Herzberg, of
the American Jewish Cominit-
tee, sounded their final warning
against its adoption, and Philip
Klutznick warned for the ADL
that adoption of the resolution
would transform the NCRAC
from its present status as an
advisory body into,a new agency.
Following the vote, Mr. Klutz-
nick, visibly moved, told the ses-
sion that the Bnai Brith would
have to take action to withdraw
from membership in the NCRAC,
an act he called "a tragedy."
Mr. Blaustein announced similar-
ly that officers of AJC would
recommend withdrawal from
NCRAC.
Frank Goldman, president of
Bnai Brith, told. the conference
A Tale of a
"MAD"
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across the "Mad" Hatter.
lcle tells you that every
shape and color you try on
looks terrific,
• Woe is you, when
you succumb to his flat:-
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home.
• That's when the
girl friend or wife starts
picking . . . Really, there's
no need for all this com-
motion,
• The next time, be-
fore you get into the hands
of the "Mad" Hatter, we
would like the opportunity
of showing you that there
is a CAXTON hat designed
to fit your face.
that its acceptance _of the pro-
posals by its special evaluative
committee would compel the
ADL and the AJC to leave the
NCRAC. He rejected suggestions
by Irving Kanei,. NCRAC chair-
man, that the two organizations
could remain within the NCRAC
even though they dissented from
the reorganization plan. He said
the joint proposals "contain the
maximum to .which at this time
we can go and retain our mem-
bership in this.organization."
The joint proposals called for
establishment of "joint- operat-
ing committees" in each of the
six fields of community relations
work. These committees would
be composed of representatives
of agencies with a ""record of
activity" in the specific fields,
organized on the following basis:
J.* Veterans Affairs Commit-
_ tee, in which the American
Jewish • Committee, ADL and
Jewish War Veterans would
have equal repreientation with
the JWV representative as
permanent chairman.
2. Intercultural Education
Committee, with equal repre-
sentation for the American
Jewish Committee and ADL;
"the only two now operating in
this area," with the possibility
of inclusion of the National
Conference of Christian and
Jews which is not a member
of NCRAC.
3. Interreligious Activities
Committee, with three repre-
sentatives each for the Amer-
ican Jewish Committee and
ADL and six for the Syna-
gogue Council of America which
is not now a member of NCRAC.
4. Labor Committee, repre-
senting the Jewish Labor Com-
mittee, American Jewish Com-
rnittee and ADL.
5. Civil Rights Committee,
with equal representation for
the American Jewish Commit-
tee and ADL. Sponsors of the
plan said it has not been pos-
sible to achieve collaboration
with the American Jewish
Congress but called for_ "prac-
tical steps" to' enlarge the
committee to include this
agency.
6. A committee "to extend
and increase coordination" be-.
tween the Ameriean Jewish
Committee and the ADL in
the field of Mvestigation of
anti-Semitism.
The joint proposals also would
give representation in the Joint
Defense Appeal to the. Council
of Jewish Federations and: Wel-
fare Funds. _
The fireworks in the year-long
battle was centered, -around the
two proposals for division of
functions among the national
organizations the community
relations field with the NCRAC-
in the role of coordinator and
policy-agency, and for a national
budget review commission.
The American Jewish Com-
mittee and ADL, in their bitter
opposition to both proposals
charge that they would lead to
"authoritarianism" and a deteri-
oration of the work being done.
Under the division of func-
tions proposed by the Special
Committee on Evaluative Studies
after studies inspired by the
MacIver Report, maintenance of
relations with labor would be
• We're anxious to
sell you a hat, too .. But
we're more anxious to have
you so satisfied, that you'll
be back for another CAX-
TON Hat,
• Whether
you're
ready to spend $10.00 or
$20.00, you'll find there's .a
CAXTON Hat just for you
STORM
SASH
.
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•
AJC-ADL Joint Proposals
CoMe Under Fire
These proposals came under
immediate attack. David L. Ul-
man, of Philadelphia, NCRAC
treasurer, pointed out that the
plat gave the two dissenting or-
ganizations a majority in each
of these new committees.
In a twelfth hour appeal to
the delegates not to accept the
proposals of the Evaluative
Studies Committee, Mr. Blaustein
assailed them to convert the
NCRAC into a "centralized auth-
oratative overall agency," based
on the concept of a "Jewish
peoplehood constituting a.separ-
ate enclave in the American
communities in which Jews re-
side." He called this a "national
concept."
Isaac Toubin, associate direc-
tor of the American Jewish
Congress, told the conference
that "what is now at issue is
the continued existence and ex-
pansion of forms of community
organization - which we Jews
have come to accept as the
norm in our communal life in
America."
In his plea for agreeMent, Mr.
Kane stressed the advisory na.-
ture of the NCRAC and the . fact
that it could not enforde its de-
cisions- on its participating
organizations. He described the
unsuccessful efforts to achieve
unanimity on- the 'report cover-
ing the recommendations and
exclaimed, "we must put an end
to this seemingly endless Jewish
Panmunlon."
_ ,
Minkoft executive di-
rector of. NCR4C, in. his -report
to the Conference . Stre4ed the
value .of cooperation and .coor-
dination in the community rela-
tions field; He -warned that the
alternatives to cooperation and
coordination were, on the one
ha.nd, authoritarianism and, , on
the otheri- anarchy and chaos.
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