'Amer.ican Jews Must Make Israel
Prime Objective of Their. Giving,"
Fisher Reports to UJA Conference

A "complete cessation of aid
would mean the collapse of the
State of Israel," Max M. Fisher,

Gather Polio Facts
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Jacob A. Citrin, a member of
the Jewish Welfare Federation
executive committee and chair-
man of the community relations
division, has been named chair-
man of the nominating commit-
tee which will propose a slate of
nine persons for
election to Fed-
eration's board
of governors as
members - at -
large for a term
of three years
each. Election
will take place
a t Federation's
annual meeting,
on Tuesday, Feb.
Samuel H. Ru-
bin e r, Federa-
tion president, J. A. Citrin
made the announcement of Ci-
trin's appointment and listed
the following to serve with him:
Mandell L. Berman, Mrs. John
C. Hopp, Milton M. Maddin and'
Emil T. Stern.

of normal campaign budget-
ing.
"We believe' that the daily
threat of attack and the con-
stant dangers that face both
the people of Israel and the
Jews of North Africa warrant
extra and extraordinary ef-
forts by all American Jews.
"We heard David Ben-Gur-
ion say that the Jews of Bibi-
cal times had made Israel to
live and to flourish. Shall it
be said that 2,000 years later
American Jews could not help
to do the same?
"We heard a minister of the
Israel Government say to us
in the holy city of Jerusalem
that if we do not assure' a
bright future for Israel now,
who knows when we shall get
another chance.
"We who saw the misery of
the Jews in Morocco, and for
a few days shared their sense
of oppression and terror, will
never again be at rest until
we know that these Jews have
been made 'secure and safe.
"This, then, is the Mission's
appeal to American Jewry:
Let us make the most of our
chances, now — while there is
still time."

MAX M. FISHER

treasurer of the Jewish Welfare
Federation of Detroit, told the
national c o n f erence of the
United Jewish Appeal, in New
York, last week, in submitting a
report on behalf of the Study
Mission that toured Israel re-
cently.
"In the light of this situation,"
Mr. Fisher stated, American
Jews must make Israel—a-'prime
objective of their giving." He
pleaded for "higher share of al- Chas. Goldstein Named
locations in 1955" by American Bar Association Director
Jewish communities, and de,
Glared:
Charles L. Goldstein, chair-
"We urge that every Ameri.., man of the Detroit Bar Associa-
can Jew raise his standard of tion's unauthorized practice
giving and call upon every committtee, has been appointed
welfare fund and combined Bar Associattion director to fill
campaign to give the United the vacancy created when James
Jewish Appeal the markedly E. Haggerty resigned because of
increased allocation that needs increased duties as State Bar
and events sharply dictate is Commissioner, Chris M. Young-
necessary, vital and urgent.' john, president of the Detroit '
There is no other way, the Bar Association, a n n o u.n c e d.
Mission believes — if lives are Goldstein was State Par Corn-
to be saved, if Israel is to be missioner from 1952 unttil tthis .
helped to survive."
year.
Goldstein has been a member ,
In his report', Mr. Fisher de-
scribed the needs of communi- of the Illegal Practice of Law
ties which still depend upon the Committee since 1936 and its
chairman since 1938. He has.
Joint Distribution Committee
a beneficiary of UJA for help been chairman of the State Bar
and stated that "the most seri- illegal practice of law commit-
ously in need, as a Mission sub- tee since 1943 and is Michigan
committee was able to see for representative on the American
itself in Morocco, are the 30,- Bar Association's associate and
000 hard-core victims of Hitler- advisory committee to standing
ism in France, Germany, Aus- committee on unauthorized prac-
tria and Italy, and the 90,000 tice of law. •
Born in Detroit, August 17,
Jews of North Africa."
The sub-committee that went , 1896, he received his BA degree
to Morocco, he reported, was from the University of Michigan
heartened by the "miraculous in 1917 and his JD degree from
achievements" of the JDC and j the University of Michigan Law
French and native Jewish or- School in 1919. He served as
ganizations "in seeking to miti- Lieutenant in the Field Artillery
gate suffering, to eradicate dis- in World War I and is engaged
ease, to educate the youth, and in -practice of law with his son,
to overcome the worst effects Alan P. Goldstein.
Goldstein was president of
of bred poverty and overcrowd-
Temple Israel from 1944 to 1947.
,- ing."
He is the treasurer of the Jewish
Speaking enthusiastically on Community Council and secre-
the heroic efforts of the Israelis tary of the Detroit Chapter of
to overcome obstacles in the American Jewish Committee.
path of state - building, Mr.
He resides at 20412 Stratford
Fisher , reported for the Mission: Road with his wife Betty: The
"The Mission is convinced Goldsteins have three children
that Israel's future, and the and ttwo grandchildren.
future of the Jews in North
Africa, cannot be viewed or
Let thy foot be seldom in thy
dealt with in terms of routine neighbor's' house; lest he be
campaign giving, or in terms sated with thee, and hate thee.

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,Federation Annual Meeting Feb. 8;
Citrin Heads Nominating Committee

when forced to sell,

A neo-Nazi deputy, Dr. Becher
of the "German Community,"
introduced the resolution. It was
supported by the Social Demo-
cratic chairman of the commit-
tee, Jean, Stock, as well as by the
rapporteur Dr. Bezoid, of the
Free Democratic Party, and by
the co-rapporteur, Dr. Fischer
of the Christian Social Union.
Supporting Dr. Fischer was
Dr. Wuellner of the BHE Refu-
gee Party.
The committee recommenda-
tions are not likely to have prac - .
tical consequences, since Bavaria
is not a party to the Restitution
Law. Nonetheless, it is consid-
ered disquieting that the reso-
lution served to elicit Such argu-
ments and managed to obtain
the unanimous support of all

political parties............
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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-7
Friday, December 24, 1954

Join Our 1955

Christmas Club

Philip M. Klutznick, president
of Bnai Brith, gets the facts
about the war against polio from
pretty, five-year-old Mary* Ko-
sloski, 1955 March of Dimes
poster girl. Lodges and chapters
of Bnai Brith throughout the
country will participate with
other community. service organi-
zations in raising funds to de-
feat polio. Sponsored by the Na-
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, the campaign this
year will run front Jan. 3 to 31.
Local units are now being or-
ganized to sponsor special Bnai
Brith days, when volunteer
workers will be on duty on street
corners ,in theaters, department
stores and neighborhood super-
markets to collect contributions.

A Christmas Club ac-
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Bavarian Parliamentary Body
Seeks. Repeal of Restitution Law

- MUNICH, (JTA) — The 'Legal
Committee of the Bavarian. Par-
liament has adopted a unani-
mous resolution calling for can-
cellation of the Military Gov-
ernment law dealing with resti-
tution of identifiable property,
and demanding reopening of
cases that have already been
closed through return to Jewish
owners of houses, real estate or
business involved.
The resolution describes as
"contrary to public policy and
morals" a principle of restitu-
tion legislation which stipulates
that property taken from the
Jewish owner under Nazi pres-
sure must be returned, regard-
less of the "good faith" of the
present holder, but provided the
Jewish restitution claimant pays
the price he himself received

Citrin also is a member of the
boards of the Detroit Service
Group and the United Jewish
Charities.
Twenty seven members at
large are elected to the federa-
tion board of governors, ,nine
each year. Members-at-large are
limited to two consecutive terms
of three years each.
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include representatives of the
Detroit Service Group trade and
professional divisions, the Junior
Division, Women's Division, 14
member agencies of Federation,
and major organizational group-
ings.
The Federation annual meet-
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financial report, review of the
past year's activities and, for the
'fifth successive year, the pres-
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