RE-ELECT NATOR HOMER us 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- : Abner A. Wolf • Irving Wolfgang - view of Senator Ferguson, and his 10--DETROIT JEWISH NEWS PAO 1•K!