CoEgress Women's Drive for Israel rked by Gift of 5,000 Diapers THE JEWISH NEWS— 7 Friday, October 24, 1952 At a well-attended meeting The film, "Israel Diary," was of workers and friends of His- shown, after which workers re- A DL Commissioner Here tadrut at the home of Nathan ceived individual kits for the To Discuss BB Stand Shecter, the furniture division all-out drive. The first report of the Detroit Histadrut Cam- meeting will be held on Wed- at the home of Aaron Mrs. Joseph S. Berenson, na- paign formally launched its nesday, Berg. tional commissioner of Bnai 1952-53 drive. Brith's Anti-Defamation League, Following a brief report on JACK B. LIGHTMAN of Wash- will discuss the outcome of the preceding ington, D.C., has been appointed Bnai Brit h' campaign, Shecter introduced director of fund-raising of the withdrawal from guest speaker, Sidney Shevitz, National Conference for Israel NCRAC at a president of the Jewish Com- and Jewish Rehabilitation, ac- program Tues- munity Council, who pointed up cording to an announcement by day, 8:30 p.m.., the vital work performed by Saul Hayes and Rabbi Jesse at Cong. Bnai Histadrut in the past several Schwartz, co-directors of the Moshe. years. National Conference, composed Former Bnai Shevitz also outlined and of the Canadian Jewish Con- Brith national stressed the importance of the gress, the United Zionist Coun- chairman for continuance of this work in the cil, the Bnai Brith and the Israel bonds major fields of endeavor which Canadian Council of Jewish and a former Mrs. Berenson Histadrut has undertaken. Federations and Welfare Funds. president of the New England Region, Mrs. Berenson is the first woman elected to ADL's From a Former Detroiter to Detroiters: executive committee. Her visit here is under the I have been away from my former home in Detroit for auspices of the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith Men's and Women's a few years. But I have watched events in Michigan Councils, of which Maxwell M. with a great deal of inter- Lowe and Mrs. Samuel Gutter- est and I have rejoiced man are presidents. The public that one of my dear friends, is invited to attend. ROSE RITZ and LEE LESSER, employees of the Stork Baby Service look on as members of the American Jewish Congress con- gratulate BEN HERMAN, driver of a Stork truck, on his company's gift of 5,000 diapers toward the AJC all-out drive for Israel. Pic- tured, left to right, are Mrs. DAVID FULLER; chairman, Northeast Chapter, who arranged for the contribution; Herman, Mrs. BEN BAYER, co-chairman, Northwest Chapter; and Mrs. LOUIS RED- STONE, chairman of community service. Off to a good start on its all- sot drive for Israel thanks to a contribution of 5,000 diapers from the Stork Baby Service, members of the American Jew- ish Congress will hold a pick-up day on Sunday. Diapers, .aluminum pots and pans. children's clothes. soaps are items on the must list for pick-up day. Members will call on all houses in the community, and trucks will be stationed at Da- vison Jewish Center, Workmen's Circle and Kroger parking lot, Seven Mile and Livernois. The Congress collected 160.- 000 pounds of clothing for Is- rael last year, which was sent to families in immigration camps. For pickups, call any of the following: Mesdames Ben E. Gelman. UN. 1-5714. diaper chairman: M a x Davis, UN. 3-8992, NW Chapter; Gee Walker to Address final Moshe Bar Mitzvah Club Ex-Tiger ball player Gerald fGee) Walker, will be the guest speaker of the next meeting of the Bnai Moshe Bar Mitzvah Club at 9:30 am., Sunday in the synagogue social hall. Membership in the club is open to teen age boys interested tn. a Sunday morning religious service, a breakfast and an out- standing speaker from sports and government. Maxwell M. LO;We is chairman. Joseph Loomus, UN. 3-9042; Ben Bayer, UN. 3-4277; Central; Leon Hebrew Schools Honor J. Herman, WE. 3-3915; South, Schreiber for Service in Harry Shuman, TO. 8-9023; Northeast David Fuller, UN. Membership Campaign 1-4053. AJ Committee to Hold Conference in Chicago The executive committee of the American Jewish Committee will hold its semi-annual meet- ing this weekend in Edgewater e a c h Hotel, Chicago, with Irving M. Engel, chairman, pre- siding. Engel recently return- ed from Pana- ma where he served by ap- point ment of President Tru- man as a mem- Engel ber of the gov- ernment's special mission to the inauguration of Panama's new president. The meeting opens Saturday night with a report from Jacob Blaustein of Balti- The board of directors of the more, AJC president, and a re- port on the AJC program by Dr. United Hebrew Schools, at its John Slawson, executive vice- last meeting, presented this plaque of appreciation to Na- president. JDA National Council Plans Annual Meeting in Chicago More than 200 members of the Joint Defense Appeal National Council will gather from all parts of the country Saturday at Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chi- cago, for their annual meeting, which will be an integral part of the concurrent meetings of uOic flo te. the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee and Igor Youskevitch is one of the the national commission of the great stars who Anti-Defamation League of Bnai ill be featured Brith. in the Ballet Theater's ap- World Jewry Numbers pearance here at Masonic Tem- About 11,672,000., ple, Nov, 14, 15 WJC Survey Reports .:and 16, aftetT a NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Jews successful s t ay ''at the New York of the world number some 11,- Metropolitan 672,000, distributed in 97 differ- Youskevitch Opera House. ent countries, it was reported by Joseph Levine conducts the sym- the World Jewish Congress on phony orchestra for the Ballet. the basis of a survey of world Jewish population made by the * * * organization. Three nations—the United States, Israel and Russia—ac- count for more than 70 percent of the total, while there are four countries in which less than 100 Jews reside : Indochina, Malta, Siam and the Virgin Islands. The Jewish population of the United States is approximately 5,000,000, some 2,000,000 Jews live in the Soviet Union, and Israel has a Jewish settlement of 1,450,000. Breaking down Jewish popu- lation figures on a continental basis, the survey reports 5,865,- 506 Jews in the Americas, 3,379- 647 in Europe, 1,663,995 in Asia, 707,025 in Africa and 55,845 in Australia and New Zealand, The first Piano Quartet, fea- JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The turing Eabove) Adam el-artier Soviet Union has purchased Poland, Olauco D'Atilli 5,000 tons of citrus fruits from *ow Italy, Prank Mittler from Israel and has option for an Acoatria and the American Ed- additional 10,000 tons from this Atiumt lesson will appear at We year's crop, the Foreign Ministry Itititopale Teintde Oct, 44, announced. Tn . Furniture Group Opens '53 Histadrut Drive . than Schreiber for- his out- standing performance in bring- ing in more than 200 new mem- bers during 1951-52. Mr. Schrei- ber's campaign spearheaded a s u cc e s f ul membership drive which has brought the rolls of the United Hebrew Schools to 1,100 members. Montefiore Lodge to Hold Membership Social Nov. 9 Montefiore Lodge No. 12, Free Sons of- Israel, will hold its sea- son's opening social meeting on Nov. 9, at the Detroit Leland Hotel. The party will honor new members. Mrs. Samuel Roth- stein is chairman, Women in the organization are planning to continue their services to the Downtown USO. In the near future they will service the center with sand- wiches, coffee and doughnuts, NS MI MI s IMI Congressman JOHN DIN- GELL, remains in -the van- guard among the country's leading progressive legisla- tors. I urge my friends to vote for him and to re-elect him by an overwhelming ma- jority. 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