Committee Resolution Blasts Russia's
`Attacks on Bias' While Purging; Jews
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
American Jewish Committee
adopted a resolution emphasiz-
ing that it "will continue un-
abated its efforts to expose the
striking variance between the
Soviet Union's professed opposi-
tion to racial and religious dis-
crimination and its actual prac-
tices."
The resolution, which was
adopted at the closing session of
the two-day meeting of the AJC
executive, said that the cam-
paign of anti-Semitism in Rus-
sion and its satellites has not
stopped even after Russia's
"open confession of guilt" in the
ease of the 15 physicians.
- The session, attended by
about 100 leaders from all
parts of the country, called
upon the U.S. to support the
United. Nations human rights
program.
against certain nationality
groups. He urged that Presi-
dent Eisenhower ask Congress
to substitute "a sound, Amer-
ican method of selecting immi-
grants, instead of the out-
moded national origins sys-
tem."
Jacob Blaustein, president of
AJC, said that there has been
no evidence of any improvement
of conditions for JeWs or other
religious and ethnic minorities
inside Russia and its satellites
despite official Soviet disavowal
of an open policy of anti-
Semitism. He said that "the
world is still waiting for Russia
to bolster with some honest ac-
tion its professions of innocence
of anti-Semitic charges."
"There has been an increase
of anti-Semitism over the satel-
lite radio broadcasts," he stated.
"While Russian and satellite
publications have switched from
open to subtle anti-Semitism,
Russian officials have publicly
reviled Israel. Anti - Semitism
continues to rage in satellite
East Germany, along with a vio-
lent campaign against Protest-
ant church groups."
Deploring the failure of Con-
gress to respond to widespread
public appeals for revision of
the McCarran-Walter Immigra-
tion Law, the executive commit-
tee, in another resolution, said
that the Administration's re-
quest for legislation to admit
120,000 icon-quota immigrants a
Bodzin Club to Meet
year for the next two years was
The Bodzin Family Club will
"only a first step" in liberalizing meet at the home of the Jay S.
immigration policies.
Bodzins of Sturtevant Ave. on
Irving M. Engel, chairman of Sunday. The family recently en-
the AJC. executive committee,
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Philip
told the session that the pres-
Bodziner, of Savannah, Ga. The
ent immigration laws of the brothers hadn't seen each other
United States are "loaded" for 32 years.
People Make News
John S. Bu- ' Dr. Samuel Belkin, president
gas, Ford Motor of Yeshiva University, will be
Co. vice presi-.
`honored with a
dent, has been
testimonial din-
named president
'tied June 22 on
of United Foun-
the occasion of
dation, which
his tenth anni-
will conduct its
versary. As a
Fifth Annual
tribute to Dr.
Torch Drive Oct.
.Belkin's leader-
Bugas
20 to Nov. 12.
ship, a $500,000
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scholarship fund
At a dinner given in his honor
will be estab-
by the Committee on Religion at
lished at Yesh-
Work in the Community or.
iva University.
Tuesday, Dr. HARRY • J. CAR-
Dr. Belkin Max J. Etra is
MAN, Dean Emeritus of Colum- national chairman of the effort.
* * *
bia College, New York, received
awards and accolades from the
An American educator initi-
National Conference of Christ- ates the first course ever offered
ians and Jews and from the at the Hebrew University of
American Jewish Committee in Jerusalem i n
New York. He received a parch- the history of
ment citation and the silver economics and
Brotherhood Medallion for his economic
decade of work as chairman of thought. Dr. Ed-
the committee on Religion at mund Silberner,
Work in the Community.
newly appointed
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lecturer in that
George Alpert, president of subject, is a for-
the board of trustees of Bran- m e r assistant
deis University, has been named professor of his-
an honorary
' ''' '''''''''' tory at Prince-
campaign chair - , :
ton University.
man .of the Al-
Faculty and stu-
b e r t Einstein
dent exchanges Dr. Silberner
.college of Med-
between the University in Jer-
icine of Yeshiva
usalem and educational institu-
University,
i t
tions in the United States are
was announced
carried through by the American
by New York
Friends of the Hebrew Univer-
State Attorney
sity, the University's sole chan-
general Nath-
nel of support in this country.
aniel L. Gold-
ltein, national
PINHAS LAVON, Israel Cab-
campaign chair-
inet Minister, arrived in New
man, at a re-
G. Alpert
York to participate in a speak-
eeption in his honor in New ing tour for the Israel bond
York City.
drive which will take him to
major cities throughout the na-
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• Zeta Beta Tau, national col- tion. Dr. AVRAHAM BIRAN, Dis-
_ lege fraternity, presented its trict Commissioner of Jerusalem,
New Orleans Trophy to GEORGE who has come to this country to
MACY, Columbia '21, of New visit a number of American
York City, as its outstanding cities for the bond drive, was
officially greeted at New York's
alumnus for 1952.
City Hall by Mayor Vincent R.
Impellitteri.
'Dm
Noel'
filar
JAMES WINEMAN has been
named co-chairman with A. T.
WILSON of the major com-
merce and professional unit of
the fifth annual torch drive,
scheduled for Oct. 20 to Nov. 12.
CARD OF THANKS
• The family of the late Morris
Weinberg wishes to acknowledge
with grateful appreciation the
many kind expressions of sym-
pathy extended during its re-
cent bereavement.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5
Friday, May 8, 1953
NCRAC Statement
Asks Nullification
Of Quota System
Abandonment of the "racist"
national origins quota system is
urgently needed as a requisite
to correction of the injustices in
the McCarran-Walter Immigra-
tion Law which President Eisen-
hower has called to the atten-
tion of Congress, a number of
Jewish organizations declared.
The organizations expressed
gratitude that the President
had forwarded to Congress the
complaints which he had re-
ceived of such injustices. His
action, they said, was "a prac-
tical demonstration of his con-
tinued determination to • forge
an immigration policy and law
expressing our best traditions."
The statement was released
through the National Commun-
ity Relations Advisory Council
joint policy - formulating and
coordinating body for Jewish
community relations organiza-
tions including 28 Jewish Com-
munity Councils throughout the
country.
A flexible immigration law
should replace the present law.
the NCRAC statement declared,
to "enable this country to res-
pond quickly and within the
framework of our permanent
immigration laws to such emer-
gency situations as the Presi-
dent described in his message of
April 23 calling for a program
to admit an additional 240,000
persons."
Recalling the President's as-
sertion that "existing legislation
contains injustices and does, in
fact, discriminate," the Jewish
groups called on him to "con-
tinue to give leadership to Con-
gress so that this discrimina-
tion may cease."
Prof. Akzin Named U. of M. Lecturer
Prof. Benjamin Akzin, dean of
the Faculty of Law of the He-
brew University of Jerusalem,
has accepted an invitation to
lecture at the University of
Michigan this summer on the
political and const it u t i o n a 1
framework of Israel, it was an-
nounced by Dr. George S.. Wise,
president o f the American
Friends of the Hebrew Univer-
sity.
Dr. Akzin, who has taught at
Krieger Wins State
Foil, Saber Championship
Harvard University, the City
College of New York, and the
University of Paris, served as
fOreign affairs specialist with
the President's War Refugee
Board and the Library of Con-
gress. Long active in Zionism,
he was political secretary of the
American Zionist Council from
1947 until his departure for
Jerusalem to teach political
science and constitutional law
at the Hebrew University. He
has written widely in the fields
of law and political science.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Max
Snitz wishes to thank its rela-
tives and friends for the many
kindnesses extended during its
recent bereavement.
Byron Krieger, a member of
the 1952 United States Olympic
fencing team, last week success-
fully defended his state foil and
saber titles in a meet at the
Downtown YWCA. The victories
marked the 23rd and 24th titles
Krieger has won since 1941. He
also has 151 medals and trophies.
Krieger will participate this
Saturday and Sunday in the
Chicago Midwest Championship.
He will attempt to regain the
titles he dropped last year. He
holds nine foil and six saber
titles in the 12 years he has been
competing.
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30 Plus Club Plans Cabaret Nite
25th Year With
The 30 Plus Club of the Jewish
Community Center will hold a
cabaret night program at 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, in the D. W. Simons
Center, 4000 Tuxedo. Featured
will be a floor show, Habonim
dance group, charades and a
contest for a new club name.
6164 CASS AVE.
Near G. M. Bldg.
TR. 5-9700
Israelis made '78,000,000 tele-
phone calls in 1952.
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SP:UN
IF you're
400 Youths to Join
In Tag-bay Effort
More than 400 young people
will cover the Jewish community
in a canvass for the sale of tags
on Sunday. This will be the
spring Jewish National Fund
Flower Day in Detroit.
Proceeds of the tags will go
towards the afforestation of
land reclaimed by the JNF in
Israel, and will also provide em-
ployment to many Israeli set-
tlers during slack seasons.
Among the organizations,
whose members will actively par-
ticipate in the Flower Day this
years, are Bnei Akiva, Hasho-
mer, Habonim, Young Judaea,
United Hebrew - Schools and
United Jewish Folk Schools.
Boris Wise is chairman of the
Flower Day committee, and Sel-
ma Friedman is secretary.
Extend an encouraging hand
to the JNF Volunteers on
SPRING
TAG DAY
Saturday Night,
May 9
and
Sunday, May 10
Your Liberal Gift Will
Help Strengthen IsraerN
Economic Position.
If the JN F Volunteer
misses you on Tag Day.,
we urge you to send
your contribution to the
wi s h National Fund
Office., 11345 LinwoocL
Detroit 6.
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'Honor Thy Mother..?
Sunday, May 10
Mother's Day
Is the great occasion on which we give special
thought to MOTHER. Among the major means
of honoring Mother is by
Planting Trees in Israel's Forests
Mother will long remember that you not only
honored her on Her Day, but that you also
helped in Israel's reafforestation.
To plant trees, call the
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
or mail this coupon with your check at the rate
of $1.50 for each tree you plant to
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND.
11345 Linwood, Detroit 6, Mich.
Enclosed please find $
Planting of
Mother
Nafne
Address
for the
trees in honor of