Our blessing go out
on the New Year 5715
to our friends, rela-
tives and the entire
community for lasting
happiness and long
life.
Rabbi & Mrs. M. J. Wohlgelernter
& Family
4301 Fullerton
Mr. & Mrs. Meyer Weingarden &
Family
19151 Monica
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Wohlman &
Family
18960 Snowden
Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Willner &
Howard .
19319 Ilene
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Weinbaum &
Family
8851 LaSalle Blvd.
Dr. & Mrs. Israel Wiener & Son
Edward Lee
19360 Coyle Ave.
Mr. & Mrs. Isadore Winkelman &
Family
18684 Birchcrest
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Wittus & Family
23880 Manistee, Oak Park
Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Weisman & Family
4285 Leslie
Mr. & Mrs. Nate Wolok, Sandy,
Darlene
3203 Waverly
Dr. & Mrs. Adolph A. Winkler &
Family
18019 Kentucky
Mr. & Mrs. Alter Wineman &
Family
18312 San Juan
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice A. Winer & Son
20139 Mark Twain
Mr. & Mrs. William Wolok & Linda
23131 Gardner, Oak Park
Mr. & Mrs. Max WasSerman & Family
19178 Indiana
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Weisblatt &
Family
12817 Broadstreet
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Wilner & Daughter
Barbara
18613 Strathmoor
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weisberg & Family
2070 W. Chicago
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry Yudkciff & Family
8221 Marygrove
Mr. & Mrs. Osias Zwerdling & Family
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zwerdling &
Family
401 E. Wayne Ave., Silver
Springs, Md.
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Zwerdling & Family
19170 Ohio
Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Zwerdling
18265. Birchcrest
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Zeldes & Family
18624 Greenlawn
Mr. & Mrs. Abe Zeff & Son
Bernard
3557 Montclair
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Zameck & Family
17132 Monica
Mr. & Mrs. I. Lewis Zuieback &
Family
2845 Cambridge Rd.
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Zeiger & Family
20464 Ardmore
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Zeldes & Sons
17200 Greenlawn
Dr. & Mrs. Meyer B. Zeff & Family
Wyadotte, Michigan
Majority of College Students Oppo:se Fraternity Bias
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Eighty
percent of both college presi-
dents and college students op-
pose racial and religious discrim-
ination in fraternities and soror-
ities, it is disclosed in a survey
by the National Committee on
Fraternities in Education, an or-
ganization of prominent college
educators and community lead-
ers formed to combat discrim-
ination in fraternities.
Prof. Alfred McClung Lee,
president of NCFE and chair-
man of the Sociology Depart-
ment at Br o o k l y n College,
reports that despite the over-
whelming opposition to discrim-
ination in fraternities and soror-
ities, three-quarters of the 125
colleges surveyed had done noth-
ing to decrease such discrimina-
tion.
The survey's conclusions are
made public by Dr. Lee in an
article published in "The Com-
mittee Reporter," publication of
the American Jewish Commit-
tee. "Powerful alumni forces"
were responsible for maintaining
restrictive practices often in op-
position to the wishes of student
fraternity members, Dr. Lee
states, adding that the survey
contradicts a commonly-held be- cut, Princeton, Columbia, Dart-
lief that fraternity discrimina- ' mouth, Wisconsin and the Uni-
tion is gradually disappearing.
versity of Chicago—have taken
"On some campuses," he vigorous steps to eliminate ra-
points out, "80 to 90 percent of cial and religious discrimination
the student body are members from campus societies. The State
of Greek letter societies. Their University of New York and the
membership now totals 400,000, City Colleges of New York City
more than one-fourth of our have eliminated all discrimina-
undergraduates. This pattern is tion from campus groups.
As an example of discrimina-
aped by high school fraternities
where millions of youths are tory rules, Dr. Lee cites the con-
subjected to the same divisive ! stitutional provision of Phi Delta
!Theta fraternity limiting mem-
influences.
"These facts add up to the in- bership to those of "full Aryan
escapable conclusion that a large blood." This was the same yard-
and increasing segment of the ! stick used in "the infamous Nur-
nation's future leadership is be- emberg laws," he declared. He
ing prepared for citizenship in said that the "full Aryan blood
an environment that endorses clause" was adopted in 1910.
racial and religious discrimina-
tion. This pattern of discrim- Fraternity Chapter Resigns
ination is accorded the highest ; From National Group
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.,
social status by the tacit ap-
proval of college administra-1 (JTA)—Phi Delta Theta fra-
tions and distinguished alumni." ternity chapter at Williams Col-
Students have been able to lege here resigned from the na-
achieve and maintain major ad- tional fraternity because the
vances in fighting fraternity dis- local group insisted on pledging
crimination, Dr. Lee declares, a Jewish member, despite a ban
only when reinforced by de- in the national fraternity's
termined college administrators. charter which limits member-
He reports that seven colleges— ship to white students of "Aryan
Amherst, University of Connecti- blood."
The issue arose in 1952 when
the local chapter pledged the
Jewish student. The chapter
was suspended in 1953 and this
week-end's action is the first
move since then. The local
group has renamed itself the
Order of Phi Delta. Since 1952,
when the chapter took its ac-
tion, no fraternity on the Wil-
liams College campus has oper-:
ated under discriminatory bans.
VIZ:112111 I1:112 YU
The
Times Rus'sian. Correspondent Believes
Stalin's Death Was Not 'Natural'
NEW YORK, (AJP)—Return-
ing from a five-year sojourn in
Soviet Russia as the New York
Times correspondent, Harrison
E. Salisbury expressed the be-
lief that Stalin himself was the
creator and the "guiding genius"
behind the infamous purges
against Russian Jews.
In a series of articles cur-
rently appearing in the Times,
Salisbury states that there were
"two obvious and immediate tar-
gets of Stalin's plot: Beria (part
Jewish) and the Jews . . The
first victims were the Jews in
the trading organizations, in
professional posts, doctors, ac-
tors. Any Jew was a fair tar-
get."
Referring to the arrest of the
group of nine doctors, six of
them Jews, charged with plot-
ting against members of the -So-
viet government, Salisbury says
that "this was the most deadly
and • sinister event to occur in
Russia since Stalin had mur-
dered his way to power."
Declaring that the Stalin
mania created suspicions even
amongst the highest officials in
the Kremlin. Salisbury empha-
sized that "every man in the in-
ner circle was threatened—ex-
cept Stalin. "There wasn't a safe
name on the list: Molotov, Beria,
Voroshilov, Bulganin, Kruschev,
Kaganovich, Mikoyan." Asking:
"IS it possible that these power-
ful and able Soviet leaders, to-
gether with their colleagues in
the army, stood idly by and took
no step to halt this creeping
terror that was certain to de-
stroy almost all of them before
it finished," the Times reporter
infers that Stalin did not die a
natural death. "Stalin's death,"
he says, "brought all this and
much more to an end. To repeat
if Stalin died a natural death in
March, 1953, it was the luckiest
thing that ever happened for
every man who was close to
him."
Hebrew Courses for U.S. Orthodox
Jews to be Conducted in Negev
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
first "Ulpan," intensive Hebrew
language courses for foreigners,
1 to be conducted at an agricul-
tural settlement of the religious
movement in Israel, opens on
Nov. 1 at Kibbutz Saad, in the
northern Negev, it was an-
nounced here by the Jewish
Agency.
The Agency's Aliyah Depart-
ment, which handles the regis-
tration of Americans for all
"Ulpanim," reports that. the
courses at Kibbutz Saad have
been arranged in response to
requests from American Ortho-
dox Jews who want to study
Hebrew in Israel. Kibbutz Saad,
established eight years ago, be -
longs to the Hapoel Hamizrachi,
religious-labor Zionist movement.
Its membership is made up of
Americans, South Africans and
Israelis.
"Ulpan" courses for Ameri-
cans are sponsored by the Jew-
ish Agency and the Israel Min-
istry of Education. The courses
are of six months' duration and
are open to persons between 18
and 35, in good health. Room,
board and tuition are free but
students are required to work
half days for the settlement to
meet expenses. Special residen-
tial "Ulpanim" for tourists in
Israel are held throughout the
year at comfortable resort ho-
tels. A fee of about $300 per
person covers room, board and
tuition for five months.
Lillian Held Dies
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Lillian
Michaels Held, wife of Adolph
Held, 'chairman of the Jewish
Labor Committee, died after a
I long illness.
Mother's Gefilte Fish
Demonstration in 2 Stores
Detroiters are invited to a free
sample of that delicious Moth-
er's Gefilte Fish at Meyer's Mar-
ket, Inc., 3347 W. Davison, at
Dexter, and Grunt's Market,
18252 Wyoming, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mother's Gefilte Fish is made
in the spotless kitchens of
Mother's Food Products, Inc., by
master chefs.
"Ma" Grunt's store is closed
on Shabbat and is open Satur-
day night.
to,ran nneb ;11
We Wish to Take This Opportunity
To Extend to You Our Greetings
And Best Wishes For a
Very Happy and Prosperous
New Year
DETROIT RETAIL KOSHER
MEAT CUTTERS ASSOCIATION
and Their Co-Workers
Extend Greetings for a
Healthy and Happy New Year
to Their Many Friends and Customers
Mapam Party Adopts
New Constitution
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Mapam
Party, left Socialist party, de-
cided to end the existence of all
factions . within the party. Two
such factions broke with t h e
party in the last year.
At the first meeting of the
Mapam Council since the L'Ach-
duth Avodah group split away
from the party, the party adopt-
ed a new constitution doing
away with factions. A special
Arab group within the party will
also be abolished and the Arabs
will remain as individual mem-
bers of the party, just as the
Jews.
36—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 24, 1954
4055 Puritan Avenue
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