Priority for Israel Is Urged at
Assembly of JewishFederations
Norman Allan Named
'BIG Day Marshal
For Bonds, Dec. 12
ATLANTIC CITY, (JTA) — A racy," he said. "Instead, they
Norman Allan, will head the
powerful appeal to the Jewish spare no effort to harrass it at
city-wide "BIG Day" (Bonds of
communities of the United
States to consider the United every turn by economic block- the Israel Government Day) as
Jewish Appeal as "priority No. ade, by every device of propa- City Marshall, on Dec. 12.
1" in order to strengthen Israel ganda, by continued ara-mili-
Allan, a dia-
and to help the emigration of tary adventures along Israel's rm mond importer
Jews from Morocco was • made frontiers."
and exporter, is
by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, exec-
chairman of the
Israel's security sit; -Ilion, Dr.
utive vice-chairman of the UJA,
membership
addressing the opening session i Schwartz reported, was appre-
commit- tee of
of the four-day General Assem- ciably worsened in the last year
Adas Shalom
bly of the Jewish Federations and the burden of bolstering its
Synagogue. H e
and Welfare Funds.
served as co-
security has fallen upon the
chairman, with
Speaking before more than people and government "at a
Joseph Katchke,
500 Jewish community leaders time when fresh and imposing
of the success-
from all parts of the United human problems cry out for a
*: ful High Holy
States and Canada, Dr. Schwartz solution." Nearly 70,000 immi-
Day Israel bond
—who returned last week from grants, many of them arrivals
Norman Allen campaign in his
a tour of Israel and Europe— of three years ago, still languish
synagogue.
gave the delegates a first-hand in makeshift transit towns. "In
Assisting Allan will be three
account of current developments the light of all this the time has
in the Jewish State and in other come for American Jewish com- vice-marshals : Elias Goldberg,
overseas areas. He said that the munities to think again in terms Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
next five years will be crucial for of essential and long-range pri- Council Israel chairman; Irving
Israel from the point of view of orities," he suggested,
enabling it to become firmly
Charles L. Schottland, Com- Schlussel. chairman of the Zion-
established as a viable state and missioner of Social Security for ist Council, and Harry Schumer,
economy, assuring its ability to the United States Department Labor Zionist leader.
absorb hundreds of thousands of of Health, Welfare and Educa- . At the head of the Bond
Jews in distress areas "who look tion, addressing the opening Women's Division in the special
to it as a beacon of hope and session of the CJFWF, paid
haven."
tribute to the work of Jewish effort to secure investment cap-
"Certainly strenghtening Is- community leaders and to their ital for Israel are : Mrs. Joseph
rael should constitute 'priority determination to provide all Katchke and Mrs. Harry Kay,
No. 1' for the American com- necessary Social services for the Women's Division co-chairmen;
munity for its years immed- community.
Mrs. Samuel Aaron and Mrs.
iately ahead," Dr. Schwartz
Speaking at the Assembly's Philip Cutler, Women's "BIG
emphasized. "This is especially dinner meeting, Dr. Abram L. Day" Marshals. Headquarters for
true since the period of 1948 to Sachar, president of Brandeis "BIG Day" will be at Carmel
1954 saw a majority of press- University, urged that Jews and Hebrew school, 17556 Wyoming.
ing local problems and build-
other minority -groups abandon
Organizations already enrolled for "BIG
. ing programs met. The order "neutralism" and rise to the de- Day" include:
Adas Shalom ' Sisterhood, Bnai Brith
of the day must be: more giv-
fense of democratic values.
Men, Bnai Brith Women, Farband-LZM,
Hadassah, Hebrew Cultural Society, In-
ing in 1955, and greater sup-
Isidore Sobeloff, executive di- fants Service Group, Jewish National
port for Israel to speed the rector of the Jewish Welfare Fund, Jewish War Veterans, Jewish Wom-
young state on the road to full Federation of Detroit, reported en European Welfare Organization,
Landsmanshaften Societies, League of
economic self-sufficiency and
Women's Organizations, Mizrachi
that in the past seven years Jewish
Organization, Mizrachi, Synagogues and
independence."
Jewish community organizations Religious Groups Committee, Mizrachi
The UJA leaders urged the raised more than .a billion dol- Women, National Council of Jewish Wom-
American J e w i s h community lars to meet needs at home and en, Northwest Child Rescue Women, Ort,
Pioneer Women, Poale Zion-LZM, Shaarey
leaders to keep constantly in abroad.
Zedek Sisterhood, Zedakah Club and the
Zionist Organization of Detroit.
mind that Israel is still engaged
"A
strong
American
Jewry
is
in a struggle for its very exist-
ence. "Six and one-half years needed• to meet overseas prob- Elazar to Address
after the establishment of the lems," Sobeloff said, "and there
state, Israel still enjoys no can be no secure American `Behind Headlines'
peace, and hostile neighbors re- Jewry if persecution and sec-
fuse to enter into normal rela- ond-class citizenship are the lot Series Starting Dec. 3
tions with the young democ- of Jews elsewhere."
Israel and recent develop-
Samuel H. Rubiner and Ju-
lian H. Krolik, who have long ments in the Middle East will
been active in Detroit and in be discussed at a "Behind the
national Jewish affairs, have Headlines" series sponsored by
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been elected to the board of the Women's Division of the
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directors of the Council of Jewish Welfare Federation.
GEST' S
Featuring Albert Elazar, asso-
Jewish Federations and Wel-
fare Funds, it was announced ciate superintendent of the
by Julian Freeman, CJFWF United Hebrew Schools, the ses-
sions will be held on three con-
president. Sobeloff will con-
secutive Fridays, beginning Dec.
tinue on the board of directors
.3, at 10:20 a. m., in the Esther
of the Council during 1955.
Berman Building, Schaefer at
The Jewish Welfare Federa- 7-Mile.
tion of Detroit won an award
Mrs. Maxwell E. Katzen is
for the "Best Individual 1954
Campaign Entry" of federation chairman of the committee.
and welfare fund campaign ma- Serving with her are: Mesdames
terials. The award was presente d David Schachter, Carl Schiller,
to the Detroit federation at the Julian Tobias, Theodore Kelter.
Assembly ' Federations.
Three other agencies, the Fed-
CHARLES WEINSTOCK
erations of Hartford, Dallas and
Mor:istown, also have won simi-
Cordially Invites
lar citations for comparabl.e
His Many Friends
work in interpreting campaign
objectives through promotional,
and Customers
publicity and public relations.
To See
The panel of judges which
evaluated the community en-
The Beautiful New
tries was headed by Lewis Wolff
of Paterson. Other members in-
cluded: Fred Shochet of Miami,
chairman of the public relations'
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Greater Miami Jewish Federa-
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