RE-ELECT
NATOR HOMER
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R E P U B L I C A
A MAN WHO HAS SPENT
12 YEARS IN THE SENATE
IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF JEWISH AIMS
Senator Ferguson has always
position of seniority influence .in the
taken a deep interest in legislation
Senate has enabled him to accomplish
of importance to the Jewish people
real results in this matter.
and has proved their staunch and
effective friend.
In 1943, his first year in the Senate,
Homer Ferguson was a sponsor of a
resolution condemning Nazi Ger-
many's mass murder of Jews. He urged
the President to formulate immediate
plans "to save the surviving Jewish
people of Europe from extinction at
the hands of Nazi Germany."
In 1944 Homer Ferguson sponsored
a resolution for the establishment of
a Jewish refuge in Palestine.
A Mon Who Gets
Things Done For You
Is A Man Who Should Get
Your Vote
VOTE TUESDAY, NOV. 2, FOR
SENATOR FERGUSON
This Message Sponsored by
I NDEPENDENT CITIZENS FOR
SENATOR FERGUSON
Joseph Holtzman, Chairman
Jason L. Honigman, Treasurer
In 1945 Senator Ferguson reaffirmed
his support for creation of a Jewish
National Home and urged the British
government to increase by 100,000
the number of Jewish refugees it would
Senator Ferguson has been a mem-
ber of the American-Christian Palestine
Committee for twelve years, and he
was the founder of the American-
Israel Society. He was a sponsor of the
Senatorial resolution honoring Israel's
second anniversary in April 1950, and
attended the International Planning
Conference For Israel Bonds in March
of -this year.
During 1951 Senator Ferguson
sponsored legislation which resulted
in Israel's receiving American eco-
nomic aid. It will be recalled that when
the previous (Democratic) administra-
tion failed to recommend aid to Israel,
it was through action co-sponsored by
Homer Ferguson that this aid was
finally granted.
permit to enter Palestine. He and
Senator Ferguson was the ONE
others in the Senate continued their
member of the 83rd Congress who
campaign for an increase in the num-
spoke up vigorously for military aid
ber of admissions to Palestine in 1946,
*to Israel. He was personally respon-
officials in the U. S. State Department
sible in the private committee ses-
being opposed to such increase at the
sions for seeing that Israel received
time.
needed assistance.
In 1947 Senator Ferguson visited
Senator Ferguson has aided thou-
Palestine in person, and on his return
sands of Michiganders with their per-
continued his efforts to have the immi-
sonal problems. When a Detroit Jewish
gration restrictions lifted. Furthermore,
congregation recently requested his
he fought to make sure that surplus
help, he responded immediately so
lend-lease equipment left in the
that immigration red tape was cleared
Near-East after World War H would
and the congregation's rabbi was
not be used in the fighting against
Jewish settlers.
admitted to this country in time for the
high holy days. In acknowledging the
Senator's assistance, the Congregation
He has always been opposed to
wrote: "It is indeed a source of real
the granting of military assistance
-gratification to feel that we can turn
to the Arab states where those arms
to our Senator for his aid and assist-
could be used against Israel. Such
ance in a perplexing problem.
Lawrence Michelson • Royal Oppenheim- • Herman Radner • Abe Shiffman
assistance is directly contrary to the
Homer Fergusoh is indeed a man of
Ben L. Silberstein • Nathan Silverman • Joseph Slatkin • Barney Smith
interests of the United States in the
many 'mitzvot'."
Alan E. Schwartz, Secretary
Maurice Aronsson • Harry Becker • Harry Cohen • Sol Eisenberg
Ben Fenton • Meyer Fishman • Joseph Gendelman • Charles Gershenson
Harvey H. Goldman • Albert Goodman • Maxwell Jospey
Emanuel J. Harris • Norman Hayden • John Isaacs • Sidney Jacobs
Harold Kukes • A. C. Lappin • Harry Madison • Joseph Mellon
C. Wm. Sucher • Cyril Wagner • Clifford Weil • Lew Wiper
r-
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Abner A. Wolf • Irving Wolfgang
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view of Senator Ferguson, and his
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