Feature Three Religious Leaders
At Bnai Brith Institute on Judaism
Rabbi Lookstein
Rabbi Adler
In 1948, in the mountains of
North Carolina, Bnai Brith con-
vened what it called its first
Laymen's Institute of Judaism.
Eminent scholars and teachers
came to lecture adult students
who were from all walks of life.
Those attending stayed at the
retreat for four days, during
which time they were fully "ex-
posed" to a complete atmosphere
of relaxed living and learning
while they were informed of the
background, heritage and tradi-
tions of the Jewish people.
Since that time North Caro-
lina Bnai Brith has made the
Institute a must each year, and
annually the attendance has in-
creased. Other states have fol-
lowed the example, and success-
ful Institutes were started in
Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi
and Missouri.
This year, even more state
Bnai Brith organizations -.4are
following suit, and Michigan is
among them.
From July 8 to 11, Michigan
Bnai Brith will hold a four-day
Institute, at Waldenwoods, near
Hartland, Mich., when three out-
standing figures in the academic
world will be present to speak
and informally offer information
on Jewish history and tradition.
The three are Rabbi Morris
Rabbi Bamberger
Adler, of Detroit's Cong. Shaarey
Zedek (Conservative) ; Rabbi
Joseph Lookstein, of New York
(Orthodox) ; and Rabbi Bernard
Bamberger, also of New York
(Reform). All three are promin-
ent rabbis and fine speakers.
The entire community, both
men and women, has been ex-
tended an invitation to attend
the Institute by local Bnai Brith
leaders. Hotel facilities and
strict observance of dietary rules
have been insured. Recreational
facilities for leisure time activi-
ties will include swimming and
boating.
For information on reserva-
tions to the program, call Hy
Crystal, Bnai Brith director, WO.
3-7838, or Albert A. Berger, WO.
5-4640.
Offer Medical Scholarship
In Mrs. Aronstam's Memory
The Women's Auxiliary of the
Maimon,ides Medical Society this
week announced the formation
of a scholarship in memory of
Mrs. Sarah D. Aronstam, foun-
der and first president of the
Auxiliary.
The scholarship named for
Mrs. Aronstam will be offered
to needy medical students at the
Wayne University Medical
School.
Introducing Rep. Frances Bolton New
Threat to Israel on House Committee
(Copyright, 1934, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.)
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON — A socially-
pr ominent Congresswoman
emerged as the leading antag-
onist against Israel during
closed door hearings of the
House Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee on pending foreign aid leg-
islation. She is Rep. Frances
Payne Bolton of Cleveland, re-
puted to be the wealthiest mem-
ber of the House of Representa-
tives.
A 1904 product of Miss
Spence's School for Girls and a
card-carrying member of the
Daughters of the American Rev-
olution, Mrs. Bolton is the Re-
publican chairman of the sub-
committee on Near Eastern
Affairs of the House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee.
An estimated 25 per cent of
M r s . Bolton's constituency
is made up of persons of the
Jewish faith. She once pur-
chased a $2,500 State of Is-
rael Bond and otherwise indi-
cated friendly interest in
causes dear to the vast ma-
jority of American Jews.
More recently, however, she
took note of anti-Israel ad-
dresses by Assistant Secretary
.of State Henry A. Byroade be-
fore the anti-Zionist American
Council for Judaism and at Day-
ton, 0.
A transcript of the recent
foreign aid hearings reveals
that Mrs. Bolton accused Is-
rael of having "transgressed"
against the Battle Act by al-
legedly reshipping strategic ma-
terials to the Soviet Union.
Norman S. Paul, regional direc-
tor of the Foreign Operation
Administration, immediately in-
formed her: "I am not aware
that they have violated the Bat-
tle Act." But she nevertheless
asked the F.O.A. and the State
Department to "be gracious
enough to look into the situa-
tion very, very carefully about
the Battle Act."
Mrs. Bolton questioned whe-
ther Israel was really a democ-
racy, "Also," she said, "what
about their being such a bul-
wark against Russia? Haifa was
at one time the center of. Rus-
sian propaganda. I believe there
is a great deal that goes out
from Tel Aviv . . . It troubles
me very much . . ."
Mrs. Bolton accused Israel
of letting its land "lie fallow"
and alleged that Israelis are
no good as farmers and even
avoid such hard work. She
recommended the Arabs as
superior agriculturists. Rep.
Karl M. LeCompte, an Iowa
Republican, observed that "as
far as producing food, those
people are not farmers. I have
never seen a Jew on a farm
in Iowa . . ." Byroade inter-
jected: "That has been one of
the troubles in Israel . ."
Regional director Norman
Paul of the FOA came to the
defense of Israelis. He told the
committee, "They are learning
to become farmers. I think the
facts on their agricultural yields
are quite impressive."
24—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, :line 25, 1934
Michigan JWV
Attacks Capitol
Investigations
At the 13th annual encamp-
ment of the Michigan Jewish
War Veterans, Henny Littman
was elected Department com-
mander, and Mrs. A. Albert
Sugar was chosen to head the
Department Auxiliary.
Addressing the parley, which
held business sessions at the
Memorial Home on Davison were
Sen. Homer Ferguson, who spoke
on current activities in Wash-
ington, Louis C. Miriani, presi-
dent of the Detroit Common
Council, and State Senator Al-
Blondy.
The delegates adopted several
resolutions, chief among which
was a blast at present investi-
gative procedures in Washing:.
ton. While calling attention to
the necessity of ferreting out
"Communist and Fascist sub-
version," the resolution charged
' Congress with the responsibility
of maturely, intelligently and ef-
fectively carrying out these in-
vestigations.
It resolved that "Congress
adopt a code of fair investiga-
tive procedure to govern the
mehods of conduct of individu-
als and committees charged with
this solemn responsIbililn , "
Other resolutions commended
Israel "on the progress it has
made in building a country that
today is the democratic strong-
hold of the Middle East," and
saluted the Detroit Jewish Com-
munity Council on "accomplish-
ing its objectives in accordance
with the Americanism program
and policy of JWV, enriching
Jewish life in Detroit and the
nation and being effective as a
constructive, interpretative me-
dium to our non-Jewish neigh-
bors."
Chosen to - assist Littman in
the JWV setup for the coining
year were Jack Kraizman and
Gerson Marder, vice-command-
ers; Avery Joseff, quartermas-
ter; Ray Weiss, judge advocate.
Littman also appointed Larry
Gubow as chief of staff and
Louis Buch as adjutant.
Elected along with Mrs. Sugar
in the Auxiliary were Mesdames
Sam Spolan and Morton Oppen-
heim, vice - presidents; Roland
Gottesman, treasurer; Albert
Rosen, • patriotic instructress;
Marvin Spinner,: guard; Lillian
Latzer, chaplain; Sol Hoberman,
conductress, and Miss Harriet
Shear, historian.
Leon Stolzenberg to Appear
In Simultaneous Chess Match
Leon Stolzenberg, f or mer
United States open chess cham-
pion, Michigan state champion
and national postal champion,
will appear in a simultaneous
chess exhibition at 2:30 p.m.,
Sunday, at the D. W. Simons
Jewish Center, 4000 Tuxedo. All
interested parties are urged to
contact the Center, TR. 5-8450.
Montefiore Lodge Presents Check
For Canperships to Fresh Air Society
Mrs. JACK DIAMOND, chairman of the camp scholarship com-
mittee of Montefiore Lodge, Free Sons of Israel, and HORACE
HABER, its president, present a check to IRWIN SHAW, executive
director of the Fresh Air Society. The annual contribution of
Montefiore Lodge will this year provide 50 weeks of camping at
Fresh Air Camp and new Camp Tamarack for children who other-
wise would not be able to enjoy camp life.
NCRAC Urges Immigration Change;
End to Discrimination 'in Our Society'
ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA) —
Resolutions urging President
Eisenhower "to assert his lead-
ership in behalf of enactment
of legislation to revise the Mc-
Carran- Walter immigration
law," and calling upon the Sen-
ate and House Judiciary com-
mittees to hold hearings prOmpt-
ly on all pending immigration
legislation, were adopted here at
the closing session of the four-
day annual conference of the
National Community Relations
Advisory Council, coordinating
body of six national and 32 local
Jewish groups active in the fight
against anti-Semitism and in
the protection of civil rights.
The conference asked Presi-
dent Eisenhower to convene a
meeting of the governors of all
the states to consider what ac-
tion the various states can take
"to eliminate those forms of dis-
crimination that continue to
mar our society."
President Eisenhower was also
asked to appoint a commission
on national security and indi-
vidual liberty, "empowered to
present to the nation a security
program consistent with all our
needs and our traditional liber-
ties."
The conference expressed op-
position to religious holiday ob-
seivances, or joint religious ob-
servances in the public schools.
It asserted the right of Jewish
children to refrain frog partici-
pating in such observances.
Early ratification by the Sen-
ate of the United Nations Con-
vention on Genocide was re-
quested by the conference in one
of its resolutions. Another reso-
lution hailed the recent Supreme
Court decision ending segrega-
tion in the public schools.
A resolution 'expressing "re-
gret and consernation" over the
report of the research director
of the House committee to in-
vestigate tax-exempt organiza-
tions was also adopted.
The conference condemned
the persecution of Jewish lead-
ers in Romania, and declared
i t s determination "to con-
tinue to explore all possible
efforts of expanding the area of
1common planning and coopera-
tive action until the NCRAC
braces all responsible Jewish or-
ganizations engaged in commu-
nity relations activities and call-
ed for the establishment of more
1 local Jewish community • rela-
tions councils.
In an evident reference to the
' American Jewish Committee and
Bnai Brith, both of which with-
drew from NCRAC in 1952, Bern-
ard H. Trager, unanimously re=
elected NCRAC chairman
stated:
"We shall continue to strive for
the involvement in our coopera-
tive enterprise of all agencies of
the Jewish community dedicated
to the same ends. We shall al-
ways regard division as a dis-
service to the common cause. We
shall not cease to labor for unity
of effort within a frame-work
that assures independence of
opinion and action. We shall al-
ways keep open the door to par-
ticipation in our joint process
for any who find themselves out-
side it."
Employment
discrimination
against Jews is more widespread
than is generally recognized,
even in periods when jobs are
plentiful, according to a report
issued to NCRAC.
The report pointed out that
anti-Jewish bias in employment,
which is still strong, frequently
goes unnoticed because of the
high level of employment among
Jewish workers.
It recommended that the
problem, of employment discrim-
ination receive much greater at-
tention from Jewish community
relations agencies and Jewish
vocational services than it is
getting.
Raise Status of Envoys
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Israel
and the Soviet Union have
agreed to raise the rank of their
envoys to each other's govern-
ments from minister to ambas-
sador, it was announced here
this week.
President, Churchill to View Tense Near East Situation
Continued from Page 1
Talks between U.S. Ambassador
Eric Johnston, President Eisen-
hower's personal envoy, and Pre-
mier Moshe Sharett and several
members of his Cabinet on the
American-proposed plan for de-
velopment of the Jordan Val-
ley's resources began here, and
a report was presented to the
Cabinet by Mr. Sharett.
Johnston, arriving in Israel a
week ago, declared that his four
days of talks with. Arab repre-
sentatives in Cairo last week
were exploratory and inconclu-
sive. Beside the American plan,
the Arabs and Israel have each
offered a plan for development
of the region.
In Washington, President Eisen-
hower indicated at a press con-
ference that the Arab-Israel sit-
uation will be discussed when he
meets today and for several days
thereafter with Prime Minister and Saudi Arabia has been ex-
Winston Churchill and Foreign ; pressed by the American Feder-
Secretary Anthony Eden.
' ation of Labor and the Congress
The President did not mention ' of International Organizations.
the Near East specifically, but 1 In letters addressed to Secre-
made it clear that the informal jtary of State John Foster Dulles,
talks will definitely cover all both labor grOups protested
world problems and said that no !against American military aid to
one could mention a subject these countries because, they
said, it would be ineffective in
which will not be discussed.
The .Defense and State De- stopping Communism in the
partments are expediting plans Middle East.
Walter Reuther, president of
to strengthen Iraq militarily. It
was learned that top-ranking the CIO, cited a resolution
Iraqi officers have been invited adopted at the organization's
to the United States.
constitutional convention last
Maj. Gen. Muhammed Rafig November calling on the United
Arif, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi States and the United Nations to
Army, and Brigadier Abbass All pursue a policy leading to peace
Ghalib, commanding general of in the Middle East without im-
the first Iraqi Division, have ac- pairing the legitimate rights of
cepted invitations.
the countries concerned.
The CIO has consistently sup-
Meanwhile, grave concern
over the threat of Middle ported American efforts to de-
East security caused by proposed velop firm defenses around the
American military aid to Iraq world in the face of pos 7 y -
aggression from the forces of
Communism, Reuther continued,
but these defenses would not be
enhanced by granting arms to
Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Matthew Woll, AFL leader,
said that the proposed aid
"would incite violent disorder
and increase the likelihood of
the resumption of military hos-
tilities in the Near East, speci-
fically against the Republic of
Israel. Nothing could give great-
er aid and comfort to the Com-
munist enemies of the free
world than the flaring up of new
trouble in the Middle East."
Woll recalled that both Iraq
and Saudi Arabia "have persist-
ed in violent opposition" to the
Tripartite Declaration of the
U. S., Britain and France which
called for full respect for ex-
isting boundaries and opposition
to an arms race and the use of