Community Called to Action by Allied Campaign Leaders
Passover Statements Urge
All-Out Effort for Needy
Allied Jewish Campaign leader's, in statements issued
this week, called upon the entire community to join hands
in providing the necessary funds for relief and rehabilita-
tion and for Israel's upbuilding. The statements, issued by
the campaign co-chairmen and the chairmen and president
of the Women's Division, follow:
Reform Jewry to Celebrate
Its 80th Anniversary in April
Mark Dedication of Kronheim Chapel
In New York House of Living Judaism
The year 1953 has a double meaning to Reform Jews
throughout the nation.
In addition to the dedication of the new chapel of the
Modern Symbol of Freedom
House of. Living Judaism in New York, which occured last
By HARVEY IL GOLDMAN
Sunday, Reform congregations will observe the 80th an-
Co-Chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign'
niversay of the birth of the Union of American Hebrew
The symbols and ceremonials of Jewish life are never more Congregations. the parent body of Reform Judaism.
colorful than at Passover time. The special plates, the drinking
cups, the bitter herbs, indeed the entire Haggadah, all remind us of
the never-ending struggle for liberation and happiness.
I deem it a great honor, along with Irving Blumberg, to serve
as chairman of the 1953 Allied Jewish Campaign, particularly as
our great Jewish festival of freedom approaches. It is a further
honor to use the occasion of Passover to relate the holiday theme
to the task that lies before us.
In our hands this year lies the opportunity to keep the life-
lines open to Israel, to. keep open the modern road of liberation
for the thousands already set for emigration, and for large-scale
flight from Eur3pean countries—if that should become necessary.
At Passover, then, let us remind ourselves that freedom, se-
curity and happiness for large numbers of our fellow-Jews, at
home and abroad, depend upon our assistance, as workers in and
as contributors to the Allied Jewish Campaign. We must work
harder and give more generously. The price of freedom is never
cheap. Passover is meaningful to us—and we must make it
meaningful to all those who look to us—and cry out to us—for
help.
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An Ennobling Experience
By IRVING W. BLUMBERG
Co-Chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign
I should like to extend Passover greetings to all of the mem-
bers of the Jewish Welfare Federation, the contributors to the
Allied Jewish Campaign, from all those who benefit from \the work
we are doing and the contributions we make.
It is impossible for the people our gifts help to send individ-
ual messages to all of us who constitute the army of workers and
givers, so you will forgive me if in their behalf, and speaking for
my companion chairman, Harvey Goldman, and myself, I under-
take to convey the sense of appreciation that Jews all over the
world feel for their fellow-Jews here in Detroit.
Who are these people who remember us on Passover?
They are the old folks at the Jewish Home for Aged as they
prepare for the Seder Service. The pleasant surroundings they
enjoy are due to a thoughtful community of givers and they are
happy because we have helped to make them happy.
Who remember us on Passover? The answer can be found in
asking. Whom do we remember during the entire year? Those
to whose needs we give attention are those who in turn bless us
and give a kindly thought to us at Passover and all other occa-
sions of celebration and joy.
As we approach a most important holiday in the Jewish
calendar and as we get ready for another of our annual
Allied Jewish Campaigns, we can feel that we have the bless-
ings of the aged, the sick, the unschooled—the blessings anri
the best wishes of countless of beneficiaries of ours right here
at home in Detroit, all over the United States, in Europe,
and perhaps above all, in Israel.
It is an ennobling experience to be helpful in building lives
and in creating and maintaining a strong Jewish community
everywhere. If they could speak to us directly they would say,
Happy Passover to all of you. So for all of them, may we wish
you all, a happy holiday and a happy year.
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'There ls Still Much More to-. Be Done'
By MRS. LEWIS B. DANIELS and MRS. JOHN C. HOPP
Chairman of AJC Women's Campaign and President of AJC Women's Division
This year, Passover gives us pause. Traditionally a time for
celebration, the Festival of Freedom in 1953 causes us to reflect
upon our present scene.
The Jews of Eastern Europe may be in danger. In North
Africa and other overseas lands, there is still the misery of ghetto
life. At home, we have much to do for our own sick and aged,
for the proper growth of our children in body and spirit, and for
the strengthening of American democracy and human rights.
Giving and working as women, we have done much to help
alleviate these needs. There is still much, much more to be done.
Let us resolve that the help so urgently needed by our broth-
. ers everywhere be given quickly and in sufficient quantities.
OSCAR M. LAZRUS (left) being congratulated by Dr.
MAURICE N. EISENDRATH on completion of chapel in the
House of Living Judaism. (See picture of chapel below).
The chapel was officially presented to the Union last
week by Oscar M. Lazrus in memory of Jacob and Judith
Kronheim, the parents of his late wife, Mrs. Paula Lazrus.
The House of Living Juda-%
ism, which was dedicated last the parent body of 450 liberal
year, is now, for 'all practical congregations, will observe its
purposes, completed. The build-
ing, occupying several stories, is
located at 838 Fifth Ave., New
York. -
At the dedication of the sanc-
tuary, Dr. Maurice N. Eisen-
drath, president of the Union,
who officiated at the special
services, said, "In a world of
turmoil and tumult, when each
individual and each nation must
make momentous decisions daily,
we are in ever greater need of
sanctuaries in which we • can
ponder what the Lord doth re-
quire of us . .."
It was 80 years ago that the
union of Reform congregations
was organized. Its founders, Mo-
ritz Loth and Dr. Isaac Mayer
Wise, president and rabbi of
Cincinnati's B'ne Jeshurun Syn-
agogue, probably never dreamed
of such a monumental structure
which would stand as a tribute
to Reform Jews, such as is per-
sonified by the House of Living
Judaism.
Only 30 congregations_ took
part in the first conference in
Cincinnati, including Detroit's
Temple Beth El. Today its ranks
include temples in all parts of
the United States, Canada, Pan-
ama, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and
Curacao in the Dutch West
Indies.
From April 19 to 23, members
of the Union, the first national
Jewish religious group and now
the National Association of •
Temple Secretaries.
The Union's accomplishments
in its fourscore history will be
evaluated by Dr. Eisendrath, who
is in his 10th year as president.
His address will be titled "State
of the Union."
Eric Johnston,
president of the
Motion Picture
Associa t i o n of
America, will be
guest speaker at
the banquet
meeting which
closes the con-
vention on _ April
22.
Subjects to be
Johnston
discussed at the
parley are education, religious
practices, synagogue financing,
youth programs and methods of
bringing unaffiliated families
into the congregations.
A convention highlight will be
the presentation of the $5,000
Corinne Frieder Literary Award
to David Weiss, whose novel,
"The Guilt Makers," was judged
the best book. on. a Jewish theme
in a contest sponsored by Union
Executive member, Alexander
Frieder of Cincinnati in \ memory
of his wife.
Michigan temples which will
be represented at the Union
conference are Temple Beth El,
Alpena; Temple Beth El, Battle
Creek; Temple Anshe Chesed,
Bay City; Temple Beth El, Ben-
ton Harbor; Temple Beth El and
Temple Israel, Detroit; ,Subur-
ban Temple, Huntington Woods;
Temple Beth El, Flint; Temple
Emanuel, Grand Rapids; Temple
Beth Israel, Jackson; Temple
Bene Israel, Kalamazoo; Temple:
Shaarey Zedek, Lansing; Temple
Bnai Israel, Muskegon; Temple
Beth Jacob, Pontiac; and Tem-
ple Beth El, Saginaw.
80th anniversary in New York.
In addition to marking the
Union's birthday, delegates will
participate in a program cele-
brating the tercentennial of
Jewish settlement in America, at
which Dr. Abba Hillel Silver will
speak.
Meeting simultaneously with
the parent body will be the Na-
tional Federation of Temple Sis- 64 — THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 27, 1953
terhoods, now 40-years-old, and
The interior of the House of Living Judaism Chapel, presented
by Mr. Lazrus and his late wife, Mrs. Paula Lazrus, in memory
of her parents, Jacob and Judith Kronheim.
Israel Bonds at Passover: Keystone of Freedom
The photos, from left: More fertilizers and chemicals will be produced be-
cause Israel bonds are financing the expansion of the great plant at Haifa, where
the raw 2naterial is the phosphate mined in the Negev with Israel bond proceerk.
Copper mining camps at Beer Ora (Well of Light), where Israel bond funds are
enabling the Israel Mining Corporation to exploit the extensive copper deposits
for future export. More power to Israel's industries will be supplied by increas-
ing electric power capacity. Of the $80,000,000 required for power development,
$60,000,000 is expected to come from Israel bonds. All the cement Israel needs
can now be produced as a result of Israel bond dollars allocated for construc-
tion of additional cement plants. Harvesting in the Negev, which is expanding
Israel's agriculture, is helping the newest democracy achieve its economic inde-
pendence.