bids r Welfare Fund Reaches $97,000 Figure
In $14 ,000 Drive; Welcomes Envoy from Israel

Harm. Honors Ambassador's Visit
By Naming May 25 as 'Israel Day'

Windsor's Jewish Community
Council scored a triumph Tues-
day by boosting the total tow-

HON. MICHAEL S. COMAY

ards its $140,000 Welfare Fund
goal to $97,000. The announce-
ment of the progress being made
in the current drive was made
at a dinner at Shaarey Sho-
mayim Synagogue after a full
day's activities which marked
the visit in the Border Cities of
Michael Saul Comay, Minister
Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex-
traordinary of Israel to Canada,
and Mrs. Comay.
Harry Vexler, chairman of the
n ds o r Jewish Community
Council, was toastmaster at the
dinner at which many contribu-
tions were announced.
The $9'7,000 sum contributed
thus far was made possible by

the major campaign gifts of
$10,000 each from Robert
Slutzky and Ben Matthews.
Mayor Arthur J. Reume, tak-
ing note of the sixth anniversary
of Israel's establishment and of
the visit in his city of the Israel
Ambassador, proclaimed Tues-
day "Israel Day." He attended
the dinner and personally wel-
comed the distinguished guests.
Ambassador Comay, in his ad-
dress, reviewed the trying era
that preceded Israel's rebirth:
"The stakes for which we were
gambling in the teeth of pres-
sures against us — some from
misguided Jews—were great in-
deed. Our State was declared
because our people had a ren-
dezvous with history. They clung
to their faith and they knew
that the martyrs—a third of our
people who were sacrificed in
Europe — were there as silent
witnesses. The claims of the
living were felt there."
He added that "more history
was made in the last six years
than in any other comparable
period in Jewish history." As-
serting that generosity is a mat-
ter of conscience of each indi-
vidual, the Ambassador said
"your participation in Jewish
history is not a matter in which
we will allow you to be generous
—for, if you are partners, you
must share our efforts with us.
If we look to you for some par-
ticipation it is because we feel
we are entitled to it."
"You and we together can,
in our time, if we so choose,
build the kind of an Israel
which our ancestors dreamed
of—that is the challenge that

Symbols of Community Service:
Two Generations Join Efforts
For '54 Allied Jewish Campaign

faces us tonight," he conclud- 0
ed.
Mrs. Comay addressed a lunch-
eon of the Women's Division of
of the Windsor campaign Tues-
day. The Ambassador and Mrs.
Comay were feted at a reception
Representatives of Zionist or-
and Mr. Comay addressed the ganizations from Detroit, Grand
Kiwanis Club.
Rapids, Flint, Port Huron, Kala-
In addition to Mr. Vexler, par- mazoo and Muskegon, who met
ticipants in the dinner program at the Zionist House here on
included Harry Rosenthal, who Sunday, at the seventh annual
introduced the guest speaker; Michigan Zionist Region con-
Rabbi Samuel Stollman, who ference, adopted a resolution
gave the prayer and made an urging the Zionist Organization
appeal for generous giving; Eli of America "to consolidate all
Goldin, Col. Robert Gilmore and national Jewish agencies to
several other leaders.
form one body in an effort to
The Women's Division has meet with Executive and Legis-
lative bodies of the United
proclaimed the coming Sun-
day as its G-Day, under the States Government in all mat-
chairmanship of Mrs. Irving ters pertaining to the State of
Israel." This step was taken as
Wayne.
A workers' rally will be held a protest against the splinter-
Sunday morning to plan success- ing of Jewish efforts mid the
multiplicity of action by many
ful completion of the drive.
Campaign leaders besides Mr. groups, acting individually, in
Vexler include Harry Rubin matters involving Israel.
The conference adopted a
and David Mechanic, general
solicitations; Ben Matthews and resolution commending Senator
Eli Goldin, top givers; Mrs. I. B. 1Ferguson and Governor Wil-
Ezra, Women's Division; Reuben I hams for their encouragement
Madoff, Michael Sumner and to Israel and their support of
the Zionist movement and in-
others.
vited their continued interest in
Chaim Paltiel is the campaign
the American-Israel friendship
director.
efforts.
At the dinner Tuesday, a
In his presidential address,
musical program was provided Leon Kay • emphasized the need
by Murray Nixon, soloist, and for a strong Zionist movement
Leo Spellman, pianist, both of as means of assuring security
Toronto. Dr. George J. Liban, for Israel and of strengthing
executive director of the Zionist the internal American Jewish
Organizations of Canada, was
among the visiting guests at the efforts for the advancement of
Jewry's cultural values. He also
dinner.
urged that all means be taken
to encourage Zionist youth
activities.
Dr. Sidney Marks, national

Unifed Effort in Israel's Defense
Urged by Michigan ZO Region Parley

Eisenhower Thanks
Publishers for
Gift of JPS Bible

President Eisenhower sent a
personal message of thanks to
the publishers of English-Jew-
ish newspapers for the gift he
received from them of a spe-
cially-engraved Jewish Publica-
tion Society Bible.
In a letter addressed to Philip
Slomovitz, retiring president of
the American Association of
Enklish-Jewish Newspapers, who
made the presentation of the
Bible at the White House on
May 14, the President wrote:
"Dear Mr. Slomovitz:
"I am most grateful to you
and to the delegation from the
American Association of English-
Jewish Newspapers for bringing
me a Bible, and I am particular-
ly touched by the inscription you
have placed in it. I hope you will
accept for yourself, and to con-
vey to all who joined with you,
my deep appreciation for your
thoughtful kindness.
"With best wishes to all,
"Sincerely,
I Dwight D. Eisenhower."

Nazi Named Chief of
German Capital Police

BONN, (JTA)—Dr. Wilhelm
Tegethoff, former chief of poli-
tical indoctrination for the Nazi
party in Waldenburg, has been
named chief of police of Bonn,
the West German capital.

Cancel Appointment
Of Ex-Nazi to UN

Symbolizing the continuity of community service from one
generation to another are the members of families from two gen-
erations serving in the 1954 Allied Jewish campaign.
Shown at a recent report rally honoring such persons are the
following members of "two-generation" families: Top picture (left
to right: front and back, respectively) MARTIN E. and JACOB A.
CITRIN; HENRY A. and JULIAN H. KROLIK; JOSEPH BEAR-
MAN and Mrs. MARSHALL M. MILLER; N. BREWSTER BRODER
and MRS. HYMAN C. BRODER; Mrs. N. BREWSTER BRODER,
MRS. IVOR KAHN, and (standing) IVOR KAHN.
Bottom picture, (back and middle rows, standing and seated,
respectively: HERBERT and JOSEPH N. KEIDEN; BERNARD R.
and WILLIAM B. ISENBERG; Mrs. MAXWELL KATZEN and
Judge WILLIAM FRIEDMAN; MANDELL L. and JULIUS BERMAN;
Dr. MAXWELL M. and WILLIAM HOFFMAN; JAMES WILKUS;
front row, HAROLD and LOUIS BERRY; JOSEPH and IRWIN
TOBY HOLTZMAN,

LTNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—
Jewish protests against the
West German government's
appointment of Peter Pfeiffer,
a former Nazi diplomat, as
its observer at the United
Nations, have resulted in the
withdrawal of his appoint-
ment. UN Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold was in-
formed by Dr. Hans Riesser,
German Consul in New York,
that the Adenauer govern-
ment has reassigned Herr
Pfeiffer to another position.

28—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, May 28, 1954

executive secretary of the
Zionist Organization of Amer-
ica, in the principal address
of the day, outlined the ZOA's
objectives in the current crisis
in defense of Israel's position.
He said there was a general
awareness of the need for a
strong Zionist movement and
commended the Michigan Re-
gion for its assistance in ef-
forts in behalf of Israel.
Miss Lillian Tron reported
progress in efforts to organize
young adult Zionist groups in
Detroit.
Samuel E. Adinoff of Port
Huron presided at the morning
session. Morris M. Jacobs, De-
troit, was chairman at the
brunch session. David Cohodes
of Grand Rapids presided over
the concluding afternoon ses-
sion.
The conference elected the
following Michigan Zionist Re-
gion officers for the coming
, year:
Honorary president, Morris
M. Jacobs; president, Leon Kay;
vice-presidents, Lawrence W.
Crohn, Detroit; Ben Wepman,
Grand Rapids, Thomas Horo-
witz, Pontiac; secretary, Sam
Feldstein, Detroit; treasurer, A.
C. Lappin, Detroit.
In his report on the Region's
activities during the past year,
Harry Branton, regional direc-
tor, pointed to a rise in mem-
bership, the largest gain having
been made in Detroit.

Between You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright, 1954„ Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

-

Behind the Scenes

The United States and Britain are now interested in a plan to
solve Arab-Israel border disputes outside of the United Nations
. . . This plan was apparently decided upon during the recent
meetings in London between Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden . • It was presented
to the conference of the American diplomats which took place in
Istanbul and at which U. S. envoys from all countries in the Mid-
dle East were present . . . The plan was precipitated by the fact
that the shadow of the Soviet veto looms over United Nations de-
cisions concerning the Arab-Israel problem . In their desire to
reach some kind- of an Arab-Israel settlement, without Soviet ob-
struction, Dulles and Eden seem to have agreed to call a confer-
ence of Israel and Arab representatives to be attended also by
representatives of the United States, Britain and France , .. This
conference is to discuss Arab-Israel border disputes only . I
gather that Israel and Jordan have already been approached un-
officially on this new proposal . . . Jordan has indicated she would
be ready to participate in such talks, provided the parley is also
attended by the other Arab states . . . Israel, of course, always is
willing to enter into direct talks with the Arab countries .
However, the Israelis approach the proposal with caution ... They
are afraid that the proposed Arab-Israel-Western Powers confer-
ence may merely serve as another forum for the Arab front to
demand full implementation by Israel of the United Nations reso-
lutions which have long since lost their meaning . . . They also
fear that the participation of the Western Powers in the proposed
conference may introduce factors external to the Arab-Israel con-
flict, with the East-West struggle influencing the Western Powers
in favor • of the Arabs . . . The Israelis are also of the opinion
that the suggested 'conference is doomed to failure because of the
tendency among leaders of the Arab countries to compete among
themselves as to which can be more extremist in relation to the
Israel issue . . . This opinion is based on the results of previous
attempts to bring Israel and all the Arab countries together at a
round-table parley . To this, the Western Powers reply that
the attempt should at least be made again .. .

Communal Trends

The question of how the fund-raising campaigns in Jewish
communities throughout the country should be bolstered is cur-
rently occupying the attention of professional and lay leaderS
The general opinion is that a campaign is most apt to be success-
ful if it prepares well and "hits hard" on all fronts . .. This opin-
ion was reached at a campaign clinic at which Jewish leaders
from a number of cities came to the following conclusions. 1.
Although big gifts are of vital importance to the success Of the
campaign, they should not detract from the widest possible cover-
age of contributors . . . 2. Greater care should be exercised in
organizing the campaigri structure and the "timid approach"
should be discarded . . . 3. Greater attention should be paid to
the trades and professions, and country club collections which are
still being increased ... 4. More attention should be paid to
women's divisions and more campaign responsibility should be
given to them . 5. A "tailor-made"' approach should be used
for each big contributor through careful selection of solicitors for
specific givers . . 6. Organizational structures of campaigns
should not be disbanded at the end of the drive, but should be
kept intact for future campaigns'. . . It was established at the
campaign clinic that some communities found declines in fund,-
raising to be due more to inadequate coverage than to a drop

in big gifts