Detailed Story of Israel Bond Conflict Abrabaini ' Morse, Elman at
IsraelBond Dinner March 1:

. Continued from Page 1 • had already reprinted an earlier Aaron, Mrs. San" Croll, Isador
invitation which had been deliv
members from New York office ered by the printers and which Sosniek, Mrs. Ralph Davidson,
of the American Financial De- was displayed to those attending Daniel Laven, Samuel Rubiner,
velopment Corporation for Israel the Feb. 10 meeting. From the Samuel Belkin, Max Stollman,
(AFDCI), under whose auspices reprinted invitation were re- Abe Nussbaum, Harry Schumer,
S. Robert Abrahami, Israeli ber of the Board of Education
Israel bond drives are conducted, moved the names of all. local and Irving Schlussel.
Mr. Stollman, as chairman of industrial leader. will report on and the Board of Health in the
the Detroit Israel Bond Execu- leaders and the mailing appar-
tive Committee has declared it- ently was done while the local Detroit's Israel bond drive, while the economic expansion of Israel growing city of Askelon and is
pleading for unity and offering at the dinner-concert for Israel
*elf dissolved:
executive committee was meet- his time and resources for the bonds, next Tuesday, 6 p.m., at managing editor of the regional
newspaper, "Askelon Reborn."
The augmented office staff, ing in an effort to postpone the enrollment of bond buyers, made
in advertisements inserted in dinner. The -next morning. Feb. the point: "If we are not to be the Statler it was announced by THE DINNER COMMITTEE
Peter Goldstein,
Governor G. Mennen Williams
Detroit's daily newspapers to 11, the reprinted invitation reckoned with, when expressing
chairman of the accepted the honorary chair-
popularize the March 1 dinner, reached thousands of Detroit our viewpoints in the conduct
arrangements manship of the March 1 dinner.
used the name "Committee for homes.
of bond drives, why should we
committee.
The reception committee for
the Economic Defense of Israel"
have
an
executive
committee
Retaining hope that the na-
P rincipa 1 Senator Morse is headed by Nat
as the sponsor of the protested tional
bond leaders would listen whose minds are being blanked?"
speaker at the Share and Lester Burton. Serv-
event. and in announcing the to reason
and would concur with A number of members of the
dinner will be ing on the dinner committee are:
installation of what was hither- the
democratic vote of the bond ex e c u t i v e committee
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Allan, Morris
U.S. Senator Baker,
to considered the Women's Divi- DIBEC, another DIBEC meet- promptly sent formal resigna-
Mrs. William Burk. David J.
Wayne Mors e. Cohen, Ernest
sion of the Israel Bond Organi- ing was called for Sunday after- tions to the local office.
5, Curtis, Morris Dickstein,
Dr. Robert Drews, Philip DubrinSky,
Mischa Elman, Reubin
zation the name "Women's noon, Feb. 13, at the Davison
Dubrinsky,
William Gayman,
(The sentiments of the DIBEC
world famous Jacob Gelfand, David Goldberg, Elias
Leadership for j.srael" was used. Jetvish Center. The vote then
were
mtde
public
when
it
be-
Goldberg,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Sam Gottleib,
Jewish violinist, Mrs. Philip Heitman, Mr. and
In none was there reference to was 19 to 6 for postponement of
Mrs. Joseph
came apparent, upon the ap-
%Israel bonds."
will
offer
a
mu-
Katchke, Mrs Harry Kay, Mrs, Rachael
the dinner, with several absten- pearance of advertisements in
Kurtzman.
sical
program
As a result of the crisis over tions. The following telegram, the daily newspapers, that the
Dr. Jack Kutnick, Dr. George Leib,
during the din- Leonard Leonard, Sam Levine, Hyman
the sponsorship of public incorporating t e resolution AFDCI office staff was deter-
Lipsitz, Arnold Michlin, Norman Michlin,
Abraham'
ner.
functions for Israel bonds dur-
adopted at the Feb. 13 meeting, mined to proceed with the March
Harold Nelson, Mrs. Albert Potiker, Mrs.
As manager of the Yuval Gad Julius Ring, Mrs. Alex Schreier, Morrit'
ing the Allied Jewish Cam- was sent to the AFDCI, and 1 dinner.)
Schubiner, Beryle Walters, Harry Wein-
Pipe Manufacturing Company
paign, a parlor meeting for copies were forwarded to Israel's
berger, Max Weisberg.
(To
the
Jewish
Telegraphic
Askelon
in
Israel,
Mr.
Abrahami
bond sales, which was to have Ambassador Abba Eban and to
Honorary committeemen in-
Agency,
in
New
York,
Julian
B.
occupies
a
key
position
in
Is-
been held on • Feb. 23, at the Israel's Minister of Finance, Levi
clude:
Venezky,
chairman
of
the
execu-
rael's economic development
Mrs. Fred L. Black, president of the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Eshkol:
tive committee of the Israel program. World's largest produc- Women's Division, Detroit Symphony
Feldstein, with Rabbi Irving
DAY LETTER
Orchestra; Warren S. Booth, publisher,
Bond 'Organization, made the er of pre-stressed concrete pipe, Detro4t
News; Max Burns, president, De-
Miller of New York as guest
February 14, '1955
following comment: 'The State Yuval Gad makes pipe of di- troit "Mailer's Union; John C. Dancy,
speaker, was postponed.
A.M.
president,
Urban League; Rt. Rev. Car-
of Israel, through the Israel ameters up to 108 inches to carry roll F. Deady,
superintendent of Paro-
But on Monday, a group of Mr. Henry Montor
Bond Organization, has regis- vitally needed water from the chial Schools, Archdiocese of Detroit;
Detroiters received telegra-
State of Israel Bonds
Judge
George
Edwards; Dr. Louis L.
tered its bonds with the Securi- north of Israel to the Negev Friedland, associate
professor, Wayne
phic invitations, signed by 215 Fourth Avenue
ties and Exchange Commission where ‘it is used for irrigation University; Harlan Hatcher, president,
Peter Goldstein, to meet with New York, New York
University of Michigan; Lee Hills, execu-
of the United States Govern- purposes.
tive edam', Detroit Free Press.
Rabbi Miller, who . is the chair-
Despite a vote of the Detroit ment. In accordance with this
Jame R. Hoffa, Michigan State Con-
A veteran of service in the ference
man of the Arnericar. Zionist
Committee for Israel Bonds re- registration, it is authorized to
of Teamsters; John S. Knight,
Council, for discussion of
questing a postponement of a sell bonds in all parts of the British Army during World War publisher, Detroit Free Press; William S.
Lampe,
managing
editor, Detroit Times;
Israel bond • needs, at the
projected Bond Dinner March Uhited States, including the city II and the Army of Israel during Frank Martel. :president,
Detroit and
Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, on
1st, the Detroit and national of Detroit. The dinner on March the War for Independence, Wayne County Federation of Labor; Louis
C. Miriani, president, Common Council;
the night- originally set for the
representatives of AFDCI an- 1 is being held in Detroit to Abrahami has been decorated Mischa
Mischakoff, - Detroit Symphony
meeting at the Feldstein home. nounced that the dinner would further the sale of State of Israel many times by both govern- Orchestra; Dr. - Joseph G. Molner, commis-
sioner, Department of Health.
ments. He saw action at Dun-
The decisions of the Detroit take place.
Dr. Laura Osborne, chairman, Detroit
Bonds."
kirk, in the Western Desert, in Chapter of the American Association for
Israel Bond Executive Commit-
The Detroit Committee for
(From
Miami
Beach,
where
the United Nations; Federal Judge Frank
Burma, and, during the siege of A. Picard; August Scholle, president,
tee (henceforth referred to as Israel Bonds views such actions
DIBEC) in favor of the cancel- by the local manager and of scores of Detroiters are gath- Jerusalem, Was commanding of- Michigan CIO Council; Common Pleas
David Volkes; Mrs. Beulah Whitby,
lation of the March 1 dinner members of the AFDCI from the ered to assist in the. launching ficer of a military hospital there. Judge
acting director, Detroit Commission on
Born in England, and a lead- Comniunity Relations; Dean H. J. Wyn-
were taken at two meetings, on national office as forcing its of the 1955 United Jewish Ap-
garden, dean of the business school.,
Feb. 10 and Feb. 13. They re- dissolution. If we interpret this peal and of Detroit's Allied Jew- ing Zionist there, he is a mem- Michigan
State College.
versed an earlier decision in fa- action correctly, our decision, by ish Campaign, comes word that
vor of the dinner. The original an overwhelming vote, at a Abe Kasle, Michigan's largest
decision in favor of such a din- meeting at the Jewish Center in Israel bond buyer, has been
ner was reached at a DIBEC Detroit, on Sunday afternoon, pleading with Israel's Ambas-
meeting at the home of the Tom February 13, is to accept the sador Eban to prevent harm to
Bormans. The vote- then was 8 verdict with saddened hearts, Israel through a dinner forced
to 2; but before the evening was and we declare our committee upon the community by the
LONDON, (JTA) — An eye- Czechoslovakia is dying out,
over the opposition vote swelled dissolved, while reaffirming our AFDCI.
(It became known this week witness report of the situation Goodman reported. It numbers
to 5. Opposition to the dinner dedication to Israel's needs as
was led by David Safran, chair- they are fulfilled by philan- that Henry Montor, executive of Jews in Czechoslovakia and some 15,000 persons. In Prague
man of the DIBEC, and 'Irving thropy as well as through in- head of the AFDCI, came back Hungary was given here by H. Goodman was told that the
to this country from Italy last A. Goodman, political secretary Chevra Kadisha is the most im-
Schlussel, one of Detroit's most vestments.
Thursday to discuss the issue of the Agudas Israel World Or- portant Jewish organization.
prominent Zionist leaders who
If we are incorrect in our in- with Ambassador Eban. That is ganization, who has just re-
Religious educational facilities
now is president of the Zionist terpretation,
if our services why hope was held out until the turned from a visit to Prague are not available, except for
Council of Detroit. Phillip Stoll- as volunteers and
to be respected, last moment that the conflict and Budapest.
children of registered members
man, chairman of the Detroit we must have are
positive assurance: would be resolved without en-
"No Jewish communal life ex- of the Jewish community — and
Israel bond drives for the past
1. That the action taken here gendering further ill will.)
cept that *associated with the then only upon written applica-
16 months, under whose leader-
AFDCI officers should be re-
Among those who endorsed synagogues or of a purely so- tion and for only one or two
ship Detroit became one of the by
versed.
the steps taken at the Feb. 13 cial and charitable character is hours a week in state schools.
best bond-buying communities
2. That all decisions on Bond meeting . were : Max Osnos, the permitted - in these countries,"
Regarding the situation in
in the country; originally fa- 7
vored holding a dinner on March functions are to be finalized first Israel bond chairman in he said. "All Jewish political Hungary, Goodman expressed
1, but concurred with the op- only by decisions of the local Detroit, and Morris Schaver, who parties, including the Zionists, the opinion that it was more
committee.
chaired a dinner and several of and Agudists are not permitted satisfactory than that in Czech-
position that the question should
Without the Planned Dinner, the bond efforts among - Labor to function, but precisely the oslovakia. It was hard to know
be considered by the entire and
permitted to work for Israel Zionists; Morris Lieberman, who same rule applies to the Christ-
executive committee.
how many. Jews were left in the
in a democratic fashion, we hope voted against the March 1 date ian organizations."
A.meeting of the entire DIBEC in the next three weeks to raise
country, he said, but estimated
at
the
Feb.
10
meeting
and
who
was hurriedly convened by $150,000 through new bond sales
He emphasized that Jewish their number at about 100,000.
wired
Mr.
Stollman
that
he
Messrs. Stollman and Safran, at and collections.
One hundred and ten exit
would back him to the limit on communal life is "being carried permits have been granted to
Beauchamps, on Feb. 10. The
on
with
the
full
cognizance
of
We
request
assurances
as
out-
decisions reached at the Feb. 13
vote at that meeting, at which lined.
Jews, almost exclusively elderly
meeting; Israel Davidson, one of the state, which in many cases people,
Leo Bernstein and I. Edwin Gold-
he reported, and a like
renders appreciable support de-
Copies
of
this
statement
are
the
largest
Michigan
bond
buy-
wasser of New York represented being sent to Israel's Ambassa-
spite ideological differences be- number, of exit visas has been
ers,
honorary
chairman
of
the
the AFDCI, was 15 to 6 in fa- dor Mr. Abba
granted to elderly non-Jews.
Eban and to Levi DIBEC, who voted with the tween state and church."
vor of postponing the dinner Eshkol.
When he attended synagogue
The Jewish community of
majority
on
Feb.
10
and
who
until June. The general agree-
services
in Budapest there were
Under no circumstances is the was out of town on Feb.1.3 and
ment at that time was that bond text
of this wire to be made pub- who was so outraged by the Newman, - Rachel Kurtzman and some 600 persons present, and
sales and collections on pledges lic without the consent of the
the atmosphere appeared com-
flouting of the majority opinion Albert Potiker.
for bond sales must continue 12 Detroit Committee. .
pletely- free.
after
.
the
vote
on
Feb.
10
that
Meanwhile,
an
entirely
new
months a 'year. The decision,
The only restaurant in Hun-
SIGNED: -
he
warned
the
AFDCI
officials
list of names was used in an-
however, was against the hold-
Phillip Stollman, David Sa- that they were not in Russia. nouncing an arrangements com- gary not operated by the gov-
ing of public bond functions
ernment is a kosher one, he
Those voting in the minority mittee for the March 1 dinner.
during the Allied Jewish Cam- fran, William Isenberg, Mrs. Wil-
underlined.
liam
Isenberg,
Carl
Schiller,
Mrs.
were
Elias
Goldberg
and
Samuel
But
as
late
as
Wednesday
of
paign.
As an expression of earnest- Carl Schiller, Mrs. Joseph Ehr- Gottlieb and Mesdames Joseph this week, many Detroit lead-
ness, local leaders offered,• at lich, Tom Borman, Sidney She- Katchke, chairman of the worn- ers held on to hope that the 24--DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 25, 1955
the Feb. 10 meeting, to proceed vitz, Philip Slomovitz, Mrs. Sam en's division:, Harry Kay, Joseph dinner would be postponed.
for a period of three weeks, be-
fore March 1, to sell new bonds
and to collect pledges in an
Copyright, 1054. bg Adetterioao Jewish Press
amount of $150,000. Mr. Stollman
Text by DANIEL ELAZAR
Illustrations by MAURICE del BOURGO
offered to advance a personal
check in this amount as a gua-
rantee that it would be sub-
HEBREW DAY
scribed, and he — as backed in
SCHOOL S WERE
ESTAS.L/sHeo
his offer by Da.niel Laven,- a
TH/5
former chairman of one of the
NOWEVeR, WORK-
Israel bond dinners.
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The Feb. 10 decision was im-
LIKE THE CARPEN-
mediately defied, however, and
TER 5' ZAMONSES4A1
Mr. Bernstein said that no votes
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will deter the AFDCI from spon-
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soring the March 1 dinner as
YON foR THEIR
planned. He stated emphatically
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that all bond events are planned
WHEN THESE
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by the national office of AFDCI
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