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February 18, 1955 - Image 6

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1955-02-18

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Dinner for .Senator Wayne Mor;e
ital to Pressing Israel Needs

"Here TRUE FRIEND
e is one U.S. Senator
who won't vote to trade the
freedom of Israel for one
barrel of Arab oil."

Rabbi Miller,
Zionist Head,
Here Feb. 23

Rabbi Irving Miller, chairman
of the American Zionist Council,
and an ;outstanding leader of
American Jewry will visit De-
troit, Wednesday, February 23.
"
The success of the forthcom- I
He will speak in behalf of the
ing Israel Bond dinner with
Guardians of Israel Program of
Senator Wayne Morse, March 1, B
the State of Israel Bonds at a
at - the Hotel Statler, is vital to
meeting of a group of Detroit's
the fulfillment of the immediate
Heading the list of prominent leading communal and business
and urgent needs of Israel. It
figures at the home of Mr. and
is one of a series of important Americans who have expressed Mrs. Samuel Feldstein, 18460
events currently being sponsored their concern for Israel's welfare Northlawn.'
by the Israel Bond Organization during these troubled times is
in most major American cities our President, Dwight D. Eisen-
as well as in the smallest Jewish' He said:
communities in towns and vil-
"The State of Israel is dem-
lages across the country.
outpost in the Middle
The 1955 campaign for th e I I ocracy's
East. Every American who loves
sale of the State of -Israel De- liberty
must join the effort to
SEN. VVAYNE MORSE
MISCHA ELMAN
velopment Bonds received tre-
secure forever the future
mendous impetus from the I make
of this newest member in the
- highly successful interna t iona l
"
f ons.
ti
Mobilization Conference at Mi-l fam Q na
Sen. Wayne Morse
Mischa Elman Plays
ami Beach, but possibly of j Former President, the beloved
greater importance is the turn ; Harry S. Truman, so prompt to
Independent Fighter
At March .1 Dinner
Miller
Feldstein
We have grown accustomed to of events which have cast a give Israel its recognition im'me-
I
Mischa Elma.n, the world re- reading alongside the name of shadow over the Middle East. diately after its establishment
A man who has distinguished
nowned violinist will perform
himself in so many phases of
""aa-a.aaaa
TENSION HIGH
March. 1 at the Israel Bond Senator Wayne Morse in news-
American Jewish life as well as
Dinner in the Grand Ballroom paper accounts of his ever active
in the pulpit, Rabbi Miller has
career,
the
following,
usually
in
The
heightened
tensions
there
of the Statler Hotel.
crowded many distinguished
parenthesis, Ind-Ore. Even in its - make it necessary for the gov-
achievements into the record of
Famous for his emotional ren- abbreviated form, this is the ernment of Israel to divert a
his busy life. In his current
dition of the classics and be- best description of the man—an great percentage of their - budget
position and as a former presi-
loved for his human qualities by Independent from Oregon.
to defense needs. This has si-
dent of the Zionist Organization
audiences all over the world,
Elected as a Republican, he phoned off from productive use,
of • America, he has identified
this Jewish artist has long been has not hesitated to cross party funds which must be made- up
himself most closely with the
identified with causes dedicated
't measures which by foreign investment capital.
lines
to
suppoi
to the building of Israel.
he was convinced were in the The Israel bonds being sold here as an independent - state not cause of Zionism.
The "Elman Tone," as it is re- public interest. This independ-ihave become the most impor- quite seven years ago, said re-
CONGRESS PRESIDENT
/erred to by his fellow artists ence and incorruptability haveltant source of such revenue, in- cently:
A
delegate to the founding
"I had faith in Israel ,•when,
has long been the envy and won for him the respect of even , deed money derived from the
model for violinists aspiring to his strongest opponents in the sale of Israel Bonds has become as President of the United session of the World Jewish
greatness on the concert stage. Senate as well as in other seg- I the largest single item of Israel's States, I recognized it. I have Congress of 1936, Rabbi Miller
development budget.
faith in. it now. You are right in has also served as president of
He has played many concerts in ments of our national life.
Israel, accompanied by the Is-
As of this week and through giving support to this great new the American _Jewish Congress,
the unanimous choice of Con-
TEACHER AND LAWYER
rael Symphony Orchestra.
the - second week of March, venture in human freedom."
gress members on the death in

Adlai
Stevenson,
former
great
Prior to his entry into politics, events similar to our Wayne
Mr..Elman's program will con-
1949 of their founder and first
sist of violin favorites among Wayne Morse was a noted edu- Morse dinner are being held in Governor of Illinois and Presi- president, Rabbi Stephen S.
-
the classics as well as music by eatar and legal expert. After Cleveland, Ohio; Albany, N. Y.;
aaaaaa
Wise.
W
D. C., Milwaukee,
modern Israel's growing ranks holding teaching positions on Washington,
Hosts to Rabbi Miller will be
of composers. In his concerts, the faculties of the Universities Wis., and St. Louis, Mo.
one of Detroit's most distin-
Elman has done much to dis- of Wisconsin and Minnesota, he
BOND FUNCTIONS
guished Zionist families. Long a
play to the world the develop- became as assistant professor cf
leader of the Zionist 'Organiza,
Other
functions
will
be
held
in
ment of culture in the Jewish law at the University of Oregon
ton of Detroit, Mr. Feldstein
State.
in 1929. Two years later he be- Indianapolis, Ind.; Trenton, N.

recently led that group as chair-
came a full professor and dean J.; Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles,
man of its Balfour Ball, to one
of the law school, a position he Cal.; Seattle, Wash.; Portland,
of its greatest successes. As
Ore.
;Pittsburgh,
Pa.;
Philadel-
U.S. Leaders Speak
held until 1944.
Cash Chairman of the 1952 cam-
Although a R e p u b 1 i can at phia, Pa.; New Haven, Conn.' dent Eisenhower's Democratic paign for the State of Israel
For Israel Bonds
the time, Mr. Morse was ap- Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, rival in the last Presidential Bonds in Detroit, Mr. Feldstein
The appearance here March 1, pointed by the late President Ohio; and Youngstown, Ohio.
race, agrees!
set a record for bringing in the
of Senator Wayne Morse is typi- Franklin D. Roosevelt to the In addition to these import-
"I need not tell you how im- largest amount of cash for a
cal of the enthusiastic support President's Railway Emergency ant events in major cities, there portant is the purchase of Israel period of that duration.
the Israel Bond Drive has re- Board in 1941. From 1942 through will be numerous parlor meet- Bonds to the security as well as
ceived from Americans in all 1944, he served as public mem- ings and house-to-house solici- the economic life of the State
walks of life. ber of the National War Labor tations in less populated areas. of Israel . . . This is an area in
In all, activity for Israel Bonds which American Jewry has been
Indeed, the impressive achieve- Board.
Ever a friend of Israel, Sen- in 1955, spurred on by the ur- especially helpful and must Con-
ments of the Israel Bond Drive
which resulted in the most suc- ator Morse is a leader in the gency of the times and height- tinue to be."
Bnai Brith national sales of
cessful security flotation here by Congress of the fight against ened by the spirit of enthusiasm
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
what he considers to be discrim- exemplified by the huge turnout
Israel Bonds are approaching
a foreign government since ination against Israel, namely I for the Miami conference has
World War II has been attri-
America's grandest lady, wid- the $4,000,000 mark at a rate of
buted in large part to the help the shipment of arms to the reached new and greater inten- ow of our great President Frank- close to a million a month, it
Arab
states,
with
no
similar
sity
than
in
previous
years,
with
lin D. Roosevelt and herself a was reported this week by Mel
of leaders, • Jew and non-Jew
proven friend of Israel through Weisz, president of the Detroit
alike, in every phase of Ameri- provision for aid to Israel. record sales in view.
can cultural, economic, and po-
her deeds as well as her words, Bnai Brith Council and Elias
Goldberg, Israel chairman of the
Senator. His active colleagues ances for Israel Bonds include Eleanor Roosevelt says this:
litical life.
Reps Emanuel Celler and Adam
"As an enlightened industrial Council.
There are economists who un- include Senator Owen Brewster Clayton Powell Jr., New York.
Under. Goldberg's leadership,
derstand best the need for in- of Maine, Senator Hubert H. Newly elected Attorney General democracy, Israel can wield an
vestment capital in the devel- Humphrey of Minnesota, Sen- and former Congressman from influence than can be of ines- with the able assistance of his
opment of Israel's natural re- ator Estes Kefauver of Tennes- New York State, Jacob Javitz is timable value to the good of our co - chairmen Samuel Gottleib
sources and in the realization see, Senator Herbert O'Connor a particularly active Bond work- own country, because today and Rabbi Joshua Sperka, the
of her industrial potential. Ag- of Maryland and Senator Alex- er as is his erstwhile rival, democracy needs the kind of Detroit Council is matching the
showcase Israel provides in the most intensive BB campaigns
ricultural experts marvel at her ander Wiley of Wisconsin.
Members of the lower house; former Rep. Franklin D. Roose- Middle East. There can be little for Bonds in any other major
achievements with irrigation
doubt, therefore, of the import- city. During the latter part. or
and production of mineral fer- - who have made many appear- velt, Jr.
ance of the very impressive aid 1954, over $140,000 in Bonds were
tilizers. Political figures con-
which Americans have rendered sold through their efforts. Plans
stantly emphasize the import-
to Israel through investments in for 1955 promise even greater
ance of having a thriving, de-
results.
State of Israel Bonds."
pendable nation in the Middle
East dedicated to the principles
of democracy. And, of course,
Your Israel Bond Dollars
_there are sociologists and edu-
cators who watch closely the in-
at Work
tegration of a people after thou-
In two years, the capacity
sands of years of separation.
Investors in Israel's security
Haifa Harbor, Israel's principal
through
the
purchase
of
State
JUDGES SPEAK
port has almost quadrupled.
of Israel Bonds should be proud
This is the beginning. We can-
Many members of the bar, led
to know that their dollars have not permit the pressure of Arab
by national figures such as Su-
already started Israel on the threats and the dragging feet of
preme Justices Clark and Doug-
road to economic self suffi- erstwhile friends to deter us is
las have talked at dinners and
ciency.
the unprecedented f or w ar d
Bond rallies. Judge Luther
Fertilizers and Chemicals is progress of the nation we helped
Youngdahl, former Governor of
now exporting their products. bring into being. We owe a
Minnesota, Judge Joseph Gold-
The Yuval-Gad pipe factory, hood to the immigrants ire
berg of Massachusetts, and
the largest of its kind in the brought to Israel. We owe a
Judge Hyman Korn of New York
FARMERS BY DAY ... soldiers at night, guarding their fields and world, is turning out pipe in ever secure future to the children of
City, are others.
their live stock. This constant vigilance against The possibility of increasing amounts, to carry Israel. Through Israel Bonds we
The Congress is represented Arab aggression is a heavy drain on Israel's resources. Funds that water to the desert, to enable can live up to our responsibilit•,
by leaders from both houses and should be used for productive purposes are going for guns. To farming and building . of homes We will not stop until the job is
from both sides of the aisle. strengthen Israel's economic defense and to nullify the effect of for immigrants Yearning to done. We can not stop now.
Recently re-elected to the Sen- Arab boycott, investment capital, obtainable through the sale of leave the camps.
ate, Alben Barkley of Kentucky the State of Israel Development Bonds, must flow in ever increas-
Modern roads now cross and 6—DETROIT JEWtSH NEWS
spoke for the Israel Bond Drive
- . . BUY ISRAEL BONDS ... NOW — TODAY. recross the ancient land, trans-
ing
amounts-to
Israel
many times 'as Vice-preSident
Friday, February 18, 1155
porting people and produce.
and will-- con ti nue - to speak as

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Important Bond •
Events Cross Country

U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse
Ind—Oregon

ke, Harr
ond Supporters

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BB Bond Sales
Near $4,000,000

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