'Labor and Catholic Articles Cite Salk vs. Jew-Macters:
Detroit Industr•alist's Gift
Pennsylvania Honors Scientist 'with University Chair
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e f ayCost of
The current issue of Detroit constantly in your laboratory there is no hope that the vac-
cine will arrive in time for this
Labor News published in the work, showing you the way."
season, he said, the entire pro-
Announcement
was
made
ram
eis
ITniversity
form of an editorial a tribute to
Chapel at
gram will be delayed until next
Dr. Jonas Salk, signed "The Tuesday by the Detroit
The Protestant Chapel at
Brandeis University, Waltham,
Mass., one of a unique inter-
faith grouping of three chapels
serving the major faiths on
campus, will be named in mem-
ory of a former Supreme Court
Justice, John Marshall Harlan.
Funds to defray the cost of
erecting the Chapel are being
underwritten by a committee
headed by C. Allen Harlan,
prominent Detroit industrial-
ist and descendant of the Jus-
tice. He is a kinsman of John
Marshall Harlan who was re-
cently appointed to the Su-
preme Court by President Eis-
enhower.
Mr. Harlan, who recently
designated a grant. to the Prot-
estant Chapel fund, h a s been
identified with Brandeis Univer-
sity as a life-member of the
Brandeis Associates and by for-
mer grants designated to the
University scholarship fund.
Justice Harlan was a predeces-
sor on the Supreme Court bench
of Justice Louis Dembitz Bran-
deis, for whom the University
was named. Known as the "great
dissenter," Justice Harlan was
responsible for the dictum that
"the Constitution is color blind"
when in the case of Plessy vs.
Ferguson he dissented in the de-
cision which set up separate fa-
cilities for colored and white
in the elementary schools of the
country. Only this Spring the
United States Supreme Court re-
versed itself, upholding Justice
Harlan's stand of 1896.
Justice Harlan was by temper-
ament a fighter, controversialist
and advocate. He wrote the
opinion of the Court in 703 cases
and dissented in 316. His service
was exceeded only by that of
Justice Field and Chief Justice
Marshall.
Appointed by President Ruth-
erford B. Hayes in 1877, Harlan
became a stern defender of civil
liberties believing that the con-
stitutional guarantees in its be-
half should be strictly construed
In one of his most notable
dissents he disapproved strong-
ly in the Civil Rights cases
which held that Congress had
no power under the Fourteenth
Amendment to protect the Negro
against discrimination practiced
by individuals, for he believed
that such protection w a s in-
tended by the framers of the
amendment. He was a bitter op-
ponent of all Jim Crow laws and
held profound reverence for the
jury system and all its attri-
butes.
Leadership Program with League
Heads List of Center Activities
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Among the many events plan-
ned in the coming weeks by the
Jewish Community :Center is the
Leadership Training Project,
conducted jointly with the
League of Jewish Women's Or-
ganizations.
The course, which includes
three sessions, • will begin at 1
p.m., Thursday, in the Davison
Center, with a discussion on
"Board Membership and You,"
conducted by Prof. Arthur Dun-
ham, of the University of Mich-
igan.
Prof. Dunham also will be
featured at the May 19 program
on "Committeess and Their
Functions." The Third session
on May 26 will be led by Mrs.
Dwight M. Gordon, who will
speak on "Your Part in Organi-
zational Leadership."
Registration is currently tak-
ing place. For information, call
Carl Einhorn, TR. 5-8450.
Counsellors and staff mem-
bers at Fresh Air Camp, Bright-
on, Mich., may earn up to six
hours credit from Wayne Uni-
versity for camp work this sum-
mer. Credits will be allowed in
psychology, education, art edu-
cation and physical education.
Phone the camp office, TR.
5-8450, for further information.
Jack Baroff, teen-age super-
visor of the Davison Center, will
be resident director of Camp
Tamarack this summer. Henry
B. Stern will be resident direc-
tor at Fresh Air Camp.
Camp Tamarack will be the
setting for weekend activities of
Center Juniors May 20 to 22. An
outdoor ceremony celebrating
the graduation of the Puddy-
Tats from juniors to tweens will
be featured at the Junior Coun-
cil's final meeting of the sea-
son.
Butcher Workman," under the
heading "So You Don't Like the
Jews!" Describing "the holo-
caust of sadness" among Jewish
masses everywhere, the writer
proceeds:
"Originally from the tene-
ments of the East Side of New
York, there appeared upon the
scene at the University of Pitts-
burgh, the son of a Jewish gar-
ment pressing father and a Jew-
ish seamstress mother, who was
ordained to become the con-
querer of the most evil scourge
afflicting mankind, poliomyeli-
tis, Dr. Jonas E. Salk.
"It was not easy for him to
work his way through medical
college, but he made it. He set
his mind and his heart upon
the seemingly impossible task of
developing a serum which would
make the deadly polio virus im-
potent. The world now knows
the glorius news, and the world
pays tribute to Dr. Jonas E.
Salk, the young Jewish-Ameri-
can scientist who gave his dis-
covery to the suffering world
without any intention of ever
realizing a single penny of per-
sonal profit.
"There is still a lot of intoler-
ance existing in our own beloved
country which is very devastat-
ing to human decency. The next
time yoU hear someone say, "I
don't like the Jews," just tell
him to take a look at one of
these poor kids with their legs
in iron braces, and then remind
him of the glorious accomplish-
ment of a young Jewish sci-
entist which will give sunshine
and laughter and joy to the
children of the world for gen-
erations to come.
"Bless you, Doctor Salk. God
must have been at your side
.
Truman Reveals Plan
Gary Jennings and his pup-
pets will bt featured at Family For Near East Peace
Fun Day at the Woodward Cen-
ter at 2:30 p.m., Sunday. The
CHICAGO, (JTA)—Former
puppet show, "Hansel and Gret-
President Harry S. Truman
el," comes to the Center through
revealed at a press confer-
the Detroit Institute of Arts
ence here that he had met
Puppet Theater, and there is no
in Kansas City with
charge. In honor of Mothers' recently
both Jewish and Arab leaders
Day, all mothers attending with
and presented them with a
their children will receive cor-
plan for tranquility and
sages.
economic survival and inter-
The Teen Drama Club will
dependence in the Middle
present two performances of East. He refused to go into
details of the plan.
"Rumpelstiltskin," the first a
Truman said that while he
closed performance at 4:30 p.m.,
was President he did every-
May 18, and the second open to
thing to help both the State
the public at 4:30 p.m., May 25.
of Israel and the Arab coun-
Both performances are sched-
tries. He advocated the idea
uled at the Davison Center.
that there should be an
In the cast will be Shirley
equality of arms in the Mid-
Weidenfeld, Mark Zussman, Bar-
dle East and that Israel
bara Bragman, Fred Bassoff and
should be part of a military
Marlene Boyd. Sets are by Ron
defense set-up for the region.
Harshman, costumes by Rachel
Horwitz, props by Marlene Boyd
and make-up by Marsha Hor- 28 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 6, 1955
witz.
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—
Mrs. Weizmann Host to Americans
Banker Made Chairman
Of Israel Boys' Town
The appointment of Ira Gull-
den of New York as chairman
of the board of directors of Is-
a e s B o ys'
Town in Jerusa-
1 e in — Metifta
Merom Zion —
has been an-
nounce d. Mr.
::aGuilden is
chairman of the
Trade and Trust
:Bank in New
York.
The encamp-
Guilden ment and school
for a hundred boys who have
emigrated with their parents
from fifteen countries is on a
scenic hilltop suburb of Jerusa-
lem called Bait V'Gan. The age
of the boys is from 12 to 17
years. Only the parents of those
youngsters able to pay for the
'1` training are asked to do so.
Dr. Vera Weizmann, wife of Israel's
first President, and herself President of
Israel's Red Cross service, Mogen Dovid
Adorn, acted as hostess at her home in
Rehovoth, to the' noted American Jazz
leader, Lionel Hampton and his orches-
tra, during a six week sell-out concert
tour of Israel. In behalf of the American
Red Mogen Dovid, Mr. Hampton pre-
sented Mrs. Weizmann an Israel Sev-
enth Birthday gift, a new first aid sta-
tion to be erected in Jaffa.
February.
Israel scientists are attempt-
ing to manufacture anti-polio
vaccine according to the formula
discovered by Dr. Jonas Sai'al.
However, most experts in Israel,
while of the opinion that Israel
Michigan Catholic Says
has the technical facilities to
`Salk Balks Jew-Baiters'
In an editorial in its last is- produce the vaccine, believe that
sue, the Michigan Catholic, un- it would be much cheaper to im-
der the heading "Salk Balks port it.
Jew-Baiters," states that "Dr.
Salk's accomplishment is a dev- Pennsylvania to Establish
astating rebuttal to professional Chair in Honor of Dr. Salk
anti-Semites." It adds:
HARRISBURG, Pa., (JTA) —
"These sick-minded slanderers The State of Pennsylvania plans
find in almost every physical or to establish a Chair of Preventa-
moral evil either a Jewish effort tive Medicine at the University
to destroy Christianity or an at- of Pittsburgh in honor of Dr.
tempt to advance world domina- Jonas Salk, discoverer of the
tion by the Jewish race. It al- successful anti - polio vaccine,
most seems providential that the Gov. George M. Leader announ-
honor of defeating the fearful ced. The Governor revealed that
scourge of polio should have fal- on May 10, at a ceremony at
len to a member of a group so which the bill establishing the
often, and so unfairly, the butt chair would be signed, he would
also award Pennsylvania's Med-
of hate-laden calumny."
Pointing out that anti-Jewish al of Meritorious Service, the
propaganda floods are now in-- state's highest honor, to Dr.
undating newspaper offices, the Salk.
The chair, which will be set
editorial declares that "there is
likely to be about the same up in the University's Medical
distribution of good, bad and School, will be supported with
indifferent in any given popula- an annual contribution of $25.-
000 from the state to pay the
tion."
salaries of Dr. Salk, a secretary
and some incidental expenses.
No Innoculations for
Dr. Salk, the Governor said, will
Israel Children This Year
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Israel's be the first holder of the chair
children will not be inoculated and "we hope he will be there
with anti-polio vaccine this year for a long time." Dr. Salk de-
because of the embargo on the veloped the vaccine at the Uni-
shipment of vaccine from the versity of Pittsburgh, with which
United States, a Ministry of he has been associated since
Health spokesman said. Since 1947.
Parks and Recreation. Com-
mission that a park or a
playground in Detroit will
be named in honor of Pr.
Salk.
Around the World
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A digest of current worldwide news reported by the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency.
United States
NEW YORK—A letter of April 16, 1936 from the late Albert
Einstein, urging establishment and support of Jewish-sponsored
institutions of higher learning in America, was released by its
recipient, Rabbi Lazar Schoenfeld. Einstein pointed out that
"capable young Jewish scholars are refused by non-Jewish in-
stitutions of learning on account of their Jewish extraction . . .
It is an absurdity that many thousands of Jewish students con-
tribute their money to institutions which refuse to accept Jewish
teachers." • . . The 7,000 ton Israel motorship "Yehuda" docked
here on her first voyage to the U. S. Built in Germany under the
German-Israel reparations pact, the vessel is designed to carry
cargo and has quarters for 12 passengers . . . Four officers and
founders of the I - srael Bond Organization were honored for lead-
ing the bond campaign and raising $190,000,000 for Israel's eco-
nomic growth in the past four years. They are: Rudolph G. Son-
neborn, pres.; Samuel Rothberg, national chairman; Julian B.
Venezky, chairman of executive committee; and Henry Montor,
chief executive officer.
SAN FRANCISCO—The regional office of the United HIAS
Service here has merged with the San Francisco Committee for
Service to Dmigres. The new group will bear the name of the
San Francisco Committee and carry on all essential immigration
services previously performed by both bodies.
MINNEAPOLIS—Among 11 graduating students receiving di-
plomas from the Minneaoplis Talmud Torah was Rev. Richard
Stoehr, an evangelist with the Hague Lutheran Federation. Rev.
Stoehr, who is studying Hebrew on his own, attended evening
Talmud Torah classes for three years in Hebrew literature, Jewish
history, comparative religion and philosophy.
CLEVELAND—The Maurice Bernon Memorial Fund, financed
by friends of the late Judge Bernon, has been set up to provide'
a merit award and cash prize to an outstanding graduate of Mount
Sinai Hospital's Nursing School upon completing her first year
of service at the Hospital.
WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower declared at his press
conference that he was not satisfied with the present operation of
the Refugee Relief Act and would support legislation introduced in
the Senate to effect liberalization.
PITTSBURGH—Members of the "Panel of Americans," a
group of 30 Carnegie Tech students who have held panel discus-
sions on intergroup problems before church, civic, and similar
groups, have received a $500 check, the Hames and Rachel Levin-
son Foundation Brotherhood Award, for sowing the seeds of racial
and religious understanding here.
SAN FRANCISCO—The American Cancer Society announced
that three Mount Zion Hospital doctors here have made an
important new discovery in the treatment of cancer of the breast.
Israel
TEL AVIV—U.S. Ambassador Edward B. Lawson stated at an
Independence Day meeting that the U.S. recognizes "Israel's press-
ing need for security measures which will effectively dissipate the
dark sense of isolation" and added he was "supremely confident
that those problems are on the way to a solution."
Europe
GENEVA—The Intergovernmental Committee for European
Migration elected Hanan Cidor, Israel representative, as chairman
of a ten-day session of its 26-nation council. Rep. Francis Walter,
co-author of the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act and a member
of the American delegation, spoke against lower immigration bar-
riers.
Canada
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MONTREAL—Justice Arthur I. Smith of Superior Court haa
handed down .a. ruling establishing the validity in Canada- of a
divorce. issued by 2,, rabbinical court in Israel.. . • ,.- . . . - :- .-. ,...